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NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Rural Development, Land Grants And Cultural Affairs Feb 10th, 2026 at 09:01 am

House Rural Development, Land Grants And Cultural Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • , losing the property tax money, the GRT.
  • METRO redevelopment code and projects. Representative Patahom.
  • This bill deals in a statute called the Metropolitan Redevelopment Code.
  • ...paying the actual tax value of whatever they built in exchange for that property tax abatement.
  • You could do that and then also get the property tax exemption.
Bills: HB310, HB323, HM51, HB194
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 3/10/26

Higher Education Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • state.
  • local taxes in Minnesota? local taxes in Minnesota?
  • local taxes. local taxes.
  • of this state. of this state.
  • receive, uh state aid? receive, uh state aid?
Bills: HF1323, HF3500
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs May 5th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill simply states that a municipal library may not receive state or other public funds if they
  • States suddenly losing power. with no ability to restore it.
  • Had it been color-coded? Oh, that's a good question. I'm not sure.
  • We represent over 76 million acres in the state.
  • It's a big deal to the entire state and, frankly, the world.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Citizens to ensure that justice in Lone Star State starts and ends with public safety.
  • report child abuse is a Class A misdemeanor. when the actor is professional, as defined by family code
  • Under this section is a state jail felony.
  • I think it's a great one and I'm gonna state on the backside of this and the child custody issue When
  • increases the criminal penalty for purchase or selling human organs from a Class A misdemeanor to a state
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs Mar 12th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Insurance prices across the state are growing with...
  • that particular state to provide property insurance.
  • We have them all over the place. the state now.
  • Thank you for all your you do for this state, you have been a force for positive change. in this state
  • We neither levy taxes nor receive state appropriations.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs Mar 12th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's about the election code. Again, this bill is solely within the election code.
  • And is that something y'all talked about or other states addressing this to your knowledge other states
  • What are other states doing in that regard?
  • rest of the state.
  • Over to the state, do you have any idea?
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Education REVISED Apr 7th, 2026 at 10:00 am

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • We passed a variety of tax cuts. I can't name all the tax cuts.
  • with a final choice tax credit.
  • The good thing is we live in the United States of America, and there's 49 other states that are doing
  • has it becomes a state asset if the state has made that investment into that, so it would become a property
  • of the state at this Point.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select Aug 22nd, 2025

Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select

Transcript Highlights:
  • of Texas but the state itself.
  • The 2020 state flood plan... ...state flood plan notes that one in six Texans live or work in flood hazard
  • We would note that one of the major recommendations of the 2024 state flood plan was to raise codes and
  • The 2024 state flood plan was to raise codes and standards.
  • We can just state your name once again.
Summary: The committee met in special session to hear a series of flood, preparedness, and youth-camp safety bills, with members repeatedly noting that many of the measures were intended as planning, warning, or authority-clarifying bills rather than direct spending bills. House Bill 254 would expand eligibility for the Rural Infrastructure Disaster Recovery Program to include Kerr County and 18 other flood-affected counties by raising the GDP cap and lowering the poverty threshold; it drew no opposition and was left pending. House Bill 68 would direct a study of flood mitigation in flatland areas, especially in the Rio Grande Valley, to develop cost-effective drainage and infrastructure recommendations; local officials and advocates supported it, and it was also left pending. The committee then heard several youth camp bills tied to the recent Hill Country flooding. House Bill 75 would impose flood-aware building and site standards for youth camps near floodplains, and House Bill 71 would require camps and youth activity entities to submit emergency preparedness plans to TDEM, coordinate with local responders, and maintain readiness protocols; both bills were supported by safety advocates and camp representatives, and both were left pending. House Bill 171 would require campgrounds near flood-prone waters to give written flood-risk notice to campers and obtain signed acknowledgment; it was presented as informed consent and left pending. Testimony on these bills emphasized Camp Mystic and other recent flood tragedies, with some witnesses urging broader building-code and floodplain reforms. The committee also heard House Bill 117, which would let counties regulate impervious cover for flood mitigation in unincorporated areas. Supporters, including county officials, environmental groups, and residents, argued that rapid development in the Hill Country and other growing areas is worsening runoff and downstream flooding; opponents from the builders’ association said counties already have substantial authority and warned about overreach into rural property use. After extensive testimony, the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 18 would streamline permitting for certain flood control districts to repair dams and reservoirs and build small holding areas, and it was left pending after supportive testimony from Plum Creek Conservation District. Senate Bill 3 would create a state-backed outdoor flood warning siren program for identified flood-prone areas, funded through a grant program; witnesses generally supported it, though some cautioned that sirens are not sufficient by themselves and may not be heard indoors or in overnight storms. It too was left pending. The committee also began hearing House Bill 149 on public-safety radio interoperability, but the transcript cuts off before the bill’s full testimony or action is shown.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee Mar 19th, 2025

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • One of you would like to come forward and state your name, please. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
  • The registry is already the law in the state of Alabama; it is not being enforced.
  • If they meet the federal premarket criteria, they can get on our state premarket registry.
  • So I can go through it line by line or simply state the amendments.
  • We needed to put that guy on a color code... needed to put that guy on a color code and we needed to
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee Mar 19th, 2025

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • In Alabama, we're cutting taxes.
  • We don't need to create a state law and blanket the whole state with all of this.
  • or any state, whether it be the state of Alabama.
  • in the state.
  • I mean, you know, I think it saves the state money. Know, I think it saves the state money.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Health and Human Services Oversight REVISED: SB1304 - Added Apr 15th, 2026 at 03:00 pm

Health and Human Services Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • know more about what's in our state than in another state, so why would we want someone from the outside
  • of our state telling people where services are if they're not from the state?
  • states.
  • It hadn't paid taxes in five years and filing taxes for five years, but they're ongoing OMMA didn't even
  • So, if that's the case, how much of the state as far as square miles of the state would this bill actually
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • State law is going to prohibit...
  • Right now, a couple of blue states have acted on this.
  • Texas will be one of the largest states and the largest red state to lead on this issue, and we do believe
  • This isn't about, you know, command-and-control taxes. We're not talking about soda taxes.
  • Texas is the eighth most obese state in the country.
Bills: SB 25, SB25, SB314
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • If I may ask you, could you state who you're with as well? I'm with the non-profit Health Code.
  • As I stated, I'm the CEO of Homestyle Direct.
  • To access detailed nutritional information via QR codes.
  • So, what you see in front of you is the state of Texas ice.
  • If you would state your name, who you're with. I'm Dr. Dijon.
Bills: SB 25, SB25, SB314
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

EEP Public Hearing - Thu Feb 19, 2026 @ 9:45 AM HST

Energy & Environmental Protection

Transcript Highlights:
  • But this is not a producer's tax credit. This is a distributor's tax credit.
  • the state.
  • and outside the state.
  • the state.
  • affordability and energy security tax. affordability and energy security tax.
Summary: The committee on Energy and Environmental Protection heard testimony on three measures related to cleaner fuels. On HB 1986, which would require the Department of Transportation to adopt rules for a clean fuel standard by January 1, 2028 and include reporting and public informational sessions, testimony was largely supportive from state commissions, fuel companies, airlines, and other industry and advocacy groups. Supporters said the bill would create a long-term framework for reducing emissions and developing cleaner fuels in Hawaii. Opposition came from Energy Justice Network, which argued that so-called clean fuels are not carbon-free, would be costly, and could delay a needed transition to electrification. The department later said it was monitoring the bill and was concerned about costs. No vote or final action was taken in the hearing. The committee then heard HB 1694, a sustainable aviation fuel tax credit bill that would provide a per-gallon credit for SAF, cap annual credits at $20 million, require reporting, and sunset in 2035. The Department of Taxation testified on administration, while the Department of Transportation said it supported the measure as a short-term strategy to jump-start SAF until the clean fuel standard ramps up. Airlines, fuel companies, the Hawaii Food Industry Association, the Hawaii Renewable Fuels Coalition, and others supported the bill, saying it would send a market signal, help close the cost gap with conventional jet fuel, and encourage local production and investment. Opponents, including Energy Justice Network, Life of the Land, and Ted Metros, argued the bill would be expensive, could lock in a transitional fuel system, and would not produce enough fuel to meet demand. Committee members asked about the likely impact and the share of total fuel demand the credit could support; DOT said the supported gallons would be only a very small percentage of annual demand and that the credit was intended to work alongside the future clean fuel standard. Finally, the committee took up HB 1695 HD1 on renewable fuel, which expands the renewable fuels production tax credit. Testimony was again mixed but generally supportive from the Department of Transportation, Department of Taxation, Island Energy Services, airlines, the Tax Foundation, Pana Pacific, and the Hawaii Farm Bureau. Supporters said the measure would encourage local feedstock production, create agricultural opportunities, and help attract investment in renewable fuels. Pana Pacific requested an amendment to explicitly include camelina in the definition of renewable feedstocks. Opponents, including Energy Justice Network and Life of the Land, repeated concerns about cost, imported feedstocks, and the risk of undermining full electrification goals. The hearing transcript does not show any vote or final committee action on HB 1694 or HB 1695 HD1.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

AEN-HOU Public Hearing 02-12-2026

Agriculture and Environment

Summary: The committee heard SB 2006, which would clarify that a farm dwelling permit in an agricultural district may include a single-family farm dwelling with an accessory employee housing structure, subject to restrictions. Testimony was largely supportive, with comments from the Department of Agriculture Biosecurity, DPP, Hawaii Farm Bureau, Hawaii Realtors, Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, Hawaii Farmers Union, Housing Hawaii Future, and several individuals. The chair noted there were nine in support, two opposed, and four offering comments. In decision-making, the chair recommended passing the bill with OPSD-suggested amendments to clarify the definitions of farm employee housing and bona fide agricultural services. The chair also referenced opposing testimony that raised concern the original draft could limit tourism activities that provide supplemental income for bona fide farming operations. The proposed amendments were intended to make clear that farm employee housing is only for workers and not visitor accommodations, while allowing tourism activities on the same parcel if they are secondary and incidental to a bona fide agricultural operation, do not occur in employee housing units, and comply with county ordinances. The committee adopted the recommendation and voted to pass SB 2006 with amendments. The recorded votes showed the chair, vice chair, Senator Rhoads, and Senator Awa in favor, with Senator DeCoite excused. The same pass-with-amendments recommendation was then made to the housing committee and adopted there as well, with Senator Elephante voting aye and Senator Favella excused.