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FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Community Affairs Mar 31st, 2025

Community Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Rebecca O'Hara waving in support. Courtney Mooney waving in support.
  • Alexander Miles waives in support. Colton Middill is waving in support.
  • Lewis Rotundos waves in support. Colton Medill waves in support.
  • Doug Bell waves in support, Carrie Hebrank waves in support, Chris Dawson waves in support.
  • So I can't support it.
Summary: The committee heard and acted on a long agenda of local, housing, education, construction, and claims bills. It first took up SB 1730 on affordable housing/Live Local changes, adopting an amendment that narrowed and clarified several provisions, including density, height, parking, attorney fees, and exclusions for certain protected areas, then reported the bill favorably. It also approved SB 1674, which clarifies that local investment restrictions cannot block Israel bonds, after a clarifying amendment. SB 140 on charter schools was reported favorably after significant debate over school conversion, teacher contracts, local control, and the use of surplus school property for housing or other public purposes; several speakers opposed it as harmful to public schools, while the sponsor said it preserved district authority and added options for municipalities and job creation. The committee also passed SB 96 and SB 4, two local claims bills, and SB 1714, which allows SHIP funds to help mobile home owners with lot rent and requires local housing plans to address mobile home park closures.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Housing Finance and Policy Committee 3/4/25

Housing Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Thank you for the opportunity to testify in support of HF 1268.
  • </c><00:15:48.399><c> homeowners</c> dedicated team that support homeowners dedicated team that support
  • We support these changes to prepare HOAs to be successful in the long term. Thank you.
  • Brooksby mentioned, the rental fee—so again, $100 as a limit on a legal rental with a limit...
  • </c> which made you feel strongly to support which made you feel strongly to support this<01:30:20.360
Keywords: 1183, house
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session May 8th, 2025

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I too rise in support of ACR 39.
  • I rise in support of this bill.
  • It is supported by veterans.
  • I rise in support of this measure, just as I rose in support of another resolution a few days ago.
  • The language is something that is supportable.
Keywords: 988, house, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention - 01/30/25

Housing and Homelessness Prevention

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> restaurant um no longer paid the rental restaurant um no longer paid the rental fees<00:14:09.959
  • within rental housing.
  • I still do support this bill.
  • I support this bill and support it moving to Judiciary. Senator Housley, thank you, Mr.
  • I too support this bill I'm a co-author I too support this bill I'm a co-author I'm<01:29:14.719><c>
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MS

Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

MS Senate Floor - 9 March, 2026; 4:00 PM

Mississippi Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, I can't say if they support it or not, but they've certainly not opposed it. Thank you.
  • Do the clerks support<00:33:23.200><c> this</c><00:33:23.520><c> legislation?
  • </c><00:33:24.680><c> I</c><00:33:25.160><c> haven't</c> support this legislation?
  • I haven't support this legislation?
  • So, I can't say if they support it bill.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Transportation Mar 12th, 2025

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • All right, waving in support. Thank you, sir.
  • FWC data supports that half of the accidents with rental craft are with uneducated renters.
  • We support this bill.
  • So with that, I will be supporting this bill.
  • With that, I'd ask for your favorable support today.
Summary: The Transportation Committee met and considered a series of bills, beginning with SB 266, which would exempt sales and use tax on electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft sold from manufacturers to operators. Senator Harold said the measure is intended to help Florida attract an advanced air mobility industry and create jobs. The committee adopted an amendment clarifying the definition of EVTOL aircraft and excluding drones, then reported the bill favorably. SB 350, by Senator DeSigley, was also reported favorably after a minor amendment; it allows local governments to permit vehicles to travel slowly on flooded streets without being treated as unlawfully impeding traffic. Supporters from the Florida PBA and Florida League of Cities waived in support. The committee next approved SB 706, designating part of U.S. 92/Gandy Boulevard as the Senator James A. Sebesta Memorial Highway. SB 628, Lucy’s Law, was heard with extensive emotional testimony from Lucy Fernandez’s parents and others. The bill strengthens boating safety by increasing penalties for reckless boating, requiring boating safety education after certain violations, and aligning some boating penalties more closely with motor vehicle laws. A substitute amendment was adopted, and the bill was reported favorably. SB 872, dealing with county and municipal price controls for the removal and storage of electric vehicles, was also amended and reported favorably after testimony from towing industry representatives about the added costs and storage constraints posed by damaged EVs; the Florida Insurance Council spoke in opposition. The committee then approved SB 650, which expands hazardous walking condition criteria for elementary school students to include walkways along freeways, ramps, and interchanges, regardless of speed limit. SB 1318, the hands-free driving bill, generated substantial testimony from safety advocates and families affected by distracted driving; it would rename Florida’s texting law as a hands-free driving law and prohibit handheld use of wireless devices while driving. The committee also passed SB 994, increasing driver education requirements for standard and learner’s licenses, and SB 662, designating a portion of West Beaver Street in Duval County as Harry Frisch Street. Several senators recorded affirmative votes on bills after the roll calls, and the meeting adjourned after all listed measures were reported favorably.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Ways and Means (01/21/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • are only motor motor vehicle rentals are only motor vehicle<01:26:18.080><c> rentals</c><01:26:18.600
  • Happy to take questions on M&R breakdown. rentals they have a license for all of rentals they have a
  • Just for clarification, the tax on rental cars or rental of vehicles, that includes, if I rent a truck
  • </c> Auburn New Hampshire I also support Auburn New Hampshire I also support raising<03:58:53.479><c>
  • So I support raising the age to 21.
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The committee received an overview from Chris of the Legislative Budget Assistance Office on how it will estimate unrestricted revenues for the General Fund, Education Trust Fund, Highway Fund, and Fish and Game Fund. He explained that the committee’s work is based on current law, not pending bills, and that the estimates will feed into a House resolution and an amendment to House Bill 1, the operating budget. He also described the broader budget process, including how House and Senate estimates are reconciled, how surplus statements account for revenue changes from enacted bills, and how a committee of conference could resolve differences later in the session. No votes were taken. Members then asked about why the Education Trust Fund was running below plan. Chris said the shortfall appeared to be driven largely by business taxes, including differences in the BET/BPT split and improved tax-processing systems that better track where business tax payments belong. Representative Orr also asked about tobacco tax collections and out-of-state sales; Chris said tobacco revenue was likely overestimated in 2023 based on COVID-era patterns, with more people smoking at home, and noted that e-cigarette tax revenue goes to the General Fund while cigarette taxes are split between the General Fund and Education Trust Fund. He said he did not have a specific estimate for cross-border sales. Commissioner Lindsay St. Pierre of the Department of Revenue then began a deeper dive into the department’s role and the taxes it administers. She reviewed the department’s mission, organizational structure, taxpayer services, and the tax policy and legislative analysis staff who prepare fiscal notes and testify on bills. She noted that the department administers about $2.9 billion in revenue across major taxes such as business taxes, meals and rooms, and utility property tax, and that the figures being discussed were preliminary because the annual report had not yet been issued. The discussion was informational only, with no formal action taken.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Transportation Feb 3rd, 2026

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm definitely in support.
  • I'll support you today.
  • I'll support you today.
  • Bethany McAllister with Walmart, waving in support. Taylor Beale with Zipline, waving in support.
  • The Florida Retail Federation, waving in support. Steve Shale with Waymo, waving in support.
Bills: S0260 , S1220 , S1352 , S1362 , S1370
Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee heard several bills, beginning with SB 1362 on advanced air mobility. Senator Harrell described the bill as a framework for vertiports and eVTOL aircraft, but an amendment removed the sales tax exemptions and narrowed the sovereign immunity provisions to vertiports co-located at airports. Supporters said the bill would help Florida lead in emerging aviation technology, while opponents and some members raised concerns about safety, local control, and extending immunity to unproven facilities. The committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably. The committee also considered SB 260 on storage of damaged electric vehicles. The bill, as amended, would allow local governments to set a daily administrative fee of up to three times the normal rate for storing EVs with visible battery damage or saltwater intrusion, reflecting fire-safety spacing requirements. Testimony from insurers, towing interests, and fleet operators focused on whether the fee was justified, whether cleanup language could lead to cost shifting, and whether more data reporting should be required. The amendment was adopted and the bill was reported favorably. Members then approved SB 1352, which creates a secure online portal for license plate seizures and related DMV functions, preserves disabled veterans’ plate designations, prohibits license plate covers that obscure plates, and routes online license and ID renewals through county tax collectors. SB 1370 was also reported favorably; it closes a loophole so drivers who never obtained a license can still face habitual traffic offender penalties after repeated offenses. Finally, the committee took up SB 1220, a broad FDOT transportation package. After amendment, it retained provisions on trails, SunTrail, seaports, airports, drone delivery, autonomous vehicle protections, and FDOT coordination on federal funding, while removing the digital driver’s license provision and the rapid rail compact language. The committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Local Government (Part II) Apr 24th, 2025

Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • We're here today to express our support for Senate Bill 2354.
  • It doesn't honor the support of the individual property rights.
  • It doesn't honor the support of the individual property rights.
  • I'm in support of the bill.
  • And so we support this bill because it brings clarity and coordination.
Summary: The Senate Committee on Local Government considered and voted on several bills, adopting committee substitutes on Senate Bills 1237, 1708, 1844, 1454, 2520, and 2541. In each case, the committee substitute was explained as narrowing or clarifying the filed bill, and the committee voted to report the substitute version to the full Senate, usually with a recommendation that the filed bill not pass. The committee also recommended each of those measures for the local and uncontested calendar. SB 1237 concerned property tax exemption eligibility for charitable organizations; SB 1844 addressed annexation and disannexation limits tied to city services; SB 1454 clarified housing authority tax exemptions and agreements with districts; SB 2520 dealt with a school district tax ceiling comparison; and SB 2541 reduced the unused increment period from three years to two years. The committee then heard extensive testimony on SB 2354, which would allow developers to hire qualified third-party professionals for plat review, permit review, and inspections if local governments are delayed. Supporters included affordable housing providers, builders, Pew Charitable Trusts, housing advocates, and legal groups, who said the bill would reduce permitting delays, lower costs, and help housing production. A Corpus Christi representative testified as neutral, asking for amendments to preserve city final inspection authority, document sharing, and floodplain enforcement. Urban counties opposed the bill as written, arguing it removed too much local oversight, though they acknowledged work on a committee substitute. SB 2354 was left pending. The committee also heard SB 2703, which would clarify that condominiums are not subdivisions for local platting purposes. Builders and a land use attorney supported the bill, saying it would reduce confusion and duplicative regulation; the bill was left pending. SB 777, dealing with firefighter collective bargaining and impasse procedures, drew support from Austin and Texarkana firefighter representatives and the City of Austin, who said the committee substitute reflected stakeholder agreement and preserved voter-approved local procedures; it was left pending. SB 2965, concerning annexation and emergency service district response obligations, drew support from ESD and fire association witnesses who said it would prevent service gaps after annexation, and opposition from local officials who argued it gave unelected ESD boards too much power and lacked neutral review; it was also left pending. The committee then recessed subject to call of the chair.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Taxes Committee 3/24/26

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um can you explain rental property tax.
  • Is it of the rental refund showing up?
  • At the end of the day, supporting community banks and House File 916 means supporting small businesses
  • <01:31:03.600><c> small</c><01:31:03.920><c> businesses,</c><01:31:04.639><c> supporting</c> supporting
  • small businesses, supporting supporting small businesses, supporting farmers,<01:31:05.520><c> and</
Bills: HF331 , HF916
Committee: House Taxes
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Committee on the Census Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:30 am

Senate Committee on the Census

Transcript Highlights:
  • So we work on support and preparation.
  • the Secretary of the Commonwealth and support the Donahue Institute and support the folks who help those
  • the Secretary of the Commonwealth and support the Donahue Institute and support the folks who help those
  • I really hope that the state continues to support them and support their work.
  • So how to do—how, so census does want unit, does want to know about the rental units, individual rental
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Senate Committee on the Census held a hearing on September 22, 2025 focused on preparations for the 2030 census, with an emphasis on Massachusetts’ role in building a complete address list and improving local participation in census-related address review programs. Chair Brownsberger and witnesses from the Secretary of the Commonwealth’s office, the UMass Donahue Institute, Watertown, and MassGIS described the importance of accurate address data for congressional apportionment, federal funding, and state and local planning. They also discussed the first major upcoming step, the Block Boundary Suggestion Project, and the later Local Update of Census Addresses (LUCA) process, both of which rely on municipalities reviewing and correcting census geography and address files. John Rosenberry of the Secretary of the Commonwealth’s office said outreach to cities and towns is beginning now, with a likely December start for the block boundary process based on the 2020 cycle. He stressed that local officials, clerks, building inspectors, housing authorities, and GIS staff should be engaged early, especially to capture new development and conversions created under the state’s housing policies. Susan Strait of UMass Donahue explained that LUCA allows local governments to compare their address lists with the Census Bureau’s master address file, and that Massachusetts had very high participation in 2020; she cited examples where local review added hidden or newly built housing units and noted that Boston later corrected a group-quarters undercount of about 6,000 students through a post-census review program. In response to questions, she clarified that those corrections affected annual estimates and funding formulas, but not the 2020 apportionment count. Watertown City Manager George Proakis described how local address review is complicated by accessory dwelling units, single-family to two-family conversions, and large multifamily projects, and urged continued state support for local governments doing this work. Dan Marrier of MassGIS then outlined the Massachusetts Master Address Database, explaining that it combines multiple sources, including E911, assessor, voter, and municipal data, to create a standardized residential address repository used for census preparation and other state functions. He said the database has helped improve census accuracy, including by updating more than one million Census Bureau address-point locations before 2020, and noted that local municipalities remain the final authority on addresses even as MassGIS standardizes and reconciles variants across the Commonwealth.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

Finance and Tax Mar 5th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • Those are your second homes or rental property. You know that kind of stuff.
  • They non Homestead, residential rental properties and so on and commercial property, institutional property
  • there's about 4 and a half million parcels that are residential parcels that are second homes, that rental
Keywords: 999, senate, all
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/23/2026 - Senate Finance

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • We support 2140 with this striker.
  • So with that, we'd love your support.
  • I've been in the rental industry 21 years.
  • I've been in the rental industry 21 years.
  • I hope the members will support it.
Committee: Senate Finance
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Committee Apr 9th, 2025

Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • this would provide a framework for some regulation and address some tax policy. ...associated with rental
  • versus, um, excuse me, rental taxes versus sales taxes that have already been paid.
  • Well, I—and I'm in support... out. Well, I—and I'm in support of your bill.
Bills: HB1
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Commerce and Tourism Feb 18th, 2025

Commerce and Tourism

Transcript Highlights:
  • Britton is going to tell us about the good work that the SBDC does in supporting our small businesses
  • Common examples are real estate investors with several rental properties, investment firms with multiple
  • With several rental properties, investment firms with multiple investment strategies.
  • Doug Bell waving in support. Is there debate? Members, seeing no debate.
Summary: The Committee on Commerce and Tourism convened with several members present and Senators DiCeglie and McClain excused. The committee first heard a presentation from Greg Britton, State Director of the Florida Small Business Development Center Network, who described the network’s statewide small-business assistance, including startup support, export and contracting help, disaster recovery, and rural outreach. He highlighted reported 2023 impacts such as $3.9 billion in sales generated, $575.9 million in government contracts, $346.2 million in capital, and support for 2,009 new businesses, including 130 manufacturing firms over the past two years. Members asked about comparisons with SCORE and about measuring rural success, with the chair suggesting jobs and wages in rural areas would be useful metrics; Britton said he could provide job data but was unsure about wage information. The committee then took up SB 320 by Senator Gates, which creates a five-year demonstration project for an alternative licensure pathway for surveyors and mappers. The bill would allow a “first-step” probationary license based on industry certification, apprenticeship, recommendation from a licensed Florida surveyor, and passage of the Department of Agriculture exam within the five-year period, without requiring a four-year degree. Senators asked about the labor shortage, education requirements, foreign workers, and moral character standards. Gates said the shortage is chronic and worsening, the bill has no degree requirement, and anyone meeting the qualifications could proceed regardless of visa status. The committee voted to report SB 320 favorably. Next, the committee considered SB 316 by Senator Berman, which authorizes series limited liability companies in Florida and sets rules for how Florida and foreign series LLCs may operate and transact business in the state. Berman explained that the bill is intended to let businesses isolate liabilities across separate series while providing clearer rules for Florida citizens and businesses dealing with such entities. There were no substantive questions, one appearance form in support, and the committee voted to report SB 316 favorably before adjourning.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • There are several provisions in House File 7 that our members support.
  • And so we very much support that.
  • There are definitely other elements of the bill that we support.
  • There are definitely other elements of the bill that we support.
  • I appear here today in support of House File 7 for two broad reasons.
Keywords: 1183, house
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • .<00:14:06.399><c> The</c><00:14:06.639><c> grant</c><00:14:07.040><c> supports</c><00:14:07.440><c>
  • The grant supports the Parks.
  • The grant supports the replacement<00:14:08.399><c> of</c><00:14:08.800><c> primary</c><00:14:09.600>
  • Um, and you can now rent that, and it'll be a busy rental. So get your name in the hat on that one.
  • So get your name in a busy uh rental.
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The Budget Subcommittee on Economic Development, Tourism, and Environmental Protection received a detailed update from Kentucky State Parks Commissioner Meyer on capital projects funded through HJR 76, HJR 56, and House Bill 6. He said the department is making steady progress on a large portfolio of park improvements, with regular quarterly reporting to the legislature and ongoing coordination with the Finance Cabinet, the Energy and Environment Cabinet, the Commonwealth Office of Technology, and local utilities and governments. He emphasized that ADA accessibility is a priority across projects and noted that many completed items, including campground bathhouse renovations, broadband upgrades, life safety improvements, playground replacements, and some furniture and mattress upgrades, are already drawing positive feedback. The presentation focused heavily on campground, utility, and infrastructure work. Meyer described $40 million in campground upgrades split between western and eastern Kentucky, including projects at Ken Lake, Carter Caves, My Old Kentucky Home, Cumberland Falls, and others. He also outlined $20 million in utility improvements, including a federal matching grant for grid resiliency at Ken Lake and Kentucky Dam Village, plus wastewater and electrical infrastructure work at parks such as Dale Hollow, Blue Licks, Natural Bridge, and Cumberland Falls. Additional categories included building systems, life safety, structural repairs, accommodations and hospitality upgrades, pool and beach work, dam safety, playgrounds, and golf course improvements. Members asked about the status of Lake Barkley utilities, the possibility of transferring upgraded utility infrastructure to local providers after repairs, and how park repair priorities are set. Meyer said park managers report issues through regional directors and that projects are prioritized through a running capital list, similar to a long-range transportation plan. He said the department has already spent the current $20 million allocation and is requesting $40 million in the next budget cycle, adding that the department believes it could spend and complete projects if that amount is appropriated. The commissioner also said the department is managing 284 additional capital projects outside the main funding streams, totaling nearly $70 million.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

WAM-LBT, WAM-TCA, WAM-HHS Informational Briefings 01-16-2025

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • These services are not just to support DeHerd, but to support the entire state.
  • technical support will clerical support technical support will help<00:20:22.720><c> the</c><00:20:22.840
  • We appreciate the support.
  • any</c> support yeah that's support any support yeah that's support any questions<01:36:33.280><c> on
  • cars we expect it and we and on rental cars we expect it and we we<02:43:47.279><c> support</c><02:43
Keywords: 912, senate, all
LA
Transcript Highlights:
  • They all support this resolution that endorses and supports House Bill 573 today.
  • They all support this resolution that endorses and supports House Bill 573 today.
  • Mary Ann Mushat, present in support. Andrew Mall, present in support. Paul...
  • Harrison Jitz, GNO, Incorporated, present in support. GNO, Incorporated, president, and support.
  • Sarah Whittington, present in support.
Summary: The committee met on April 15 at 5:13 p.m. with a quorum present and took up several local and municipal bills out of order to accommodate members’ travel. HB 87, which would increase the per diem for the Livingston Parish Gas Utility District No. 1 board, was presented as a local bill with no opposition and was reported favorably without objection. HB 481, dealing with the cost of publishing official proceedings and public notices, drew extensive testimony from the Louisiana Press Association, the Police Jury Association, and committee members. Supporters said a prior agreement intended a 15% to 20% reduction in notice costs, but a calculation error would instead produce roughly a 40% reduction, threatening small newspapers; opponents questioned the process and impact on local governments. The committee ultimately voted 10-5 to send HB 481 to the floor, with members urging further negotiation and possible amendment. HB 573, a major New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board governance bill by Rep. Hilferty, was amended in committee and then supported by Mayor Helena Moreno and several council members as a way to shift more oversight and accountability to the New Orleans City Council. Supporters argued the current structure diffuses responsibility and that local elected officials need more direct authority over operations, contracts, and transparency. Dr. Tracy Washington of the Louisiana Justice Institute opposed the bill, warning that transferring control could worsen financial strain, blur accountability, and raise equity and human-rights concerns for vulnerable residents. Despite the opposition, the committee voted to report HB 573 favorably to the floor. The committee also advanced HB 162, allowing the Jefferson Place/Bocage crime prevention and improvement district to impose a fee after local approval, and HB 368, which raises penalties for unauthorized demolition in New Orleans historic districts to the greater of $50,000 or 15% of assessed value. Both were reported favorably after brief discussion. HB 441, a cleanup bill clarifying that New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board employees remain in city civil service rather than state civil service, was also sent to the floor without objection. Finally, HB 257, concerning the powers and duties of the police chief of the city of Central, was amended to require consultation with the city attorney before discipline or dismissal and to delay effectiveness until January 1, 2027; after debate over due process and the chief’s authority, the committee voted to report it favorably.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

S/C on Telecommunications & Broadband Mar 31st, 2025

S/C on Telecommunications & Broadband

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm here to testify in support of House Bill 3448.
  • We support local negotiations to occur, but also support solutions to provide actionable solutions when
  • I am testifying in support of House Bill 3448.
  • Um, to support our, our local citizens.
  • Um, 100% support that, but You know, time.