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• Unauthorized entry, occupancy, sale, rental, lease, advertisement for sale, rental, or lease, or convenience
• 2460 by Harris relating to the right of a purchaser or determinate a contract of the purchase of the sale
• to the Committee of Land and Resource Management HB 2481 by Carrie relating to the exemptions from sales
• HB 2547 by Kane relating to prohibited manufacture and sale of motor vehicles equipped with a remote
• constitutional amendment providing the federal authority to regulate the manufacture, possession, sale

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• canals drilling to certain reimbursements and discounts allowed for the collection and repayment of sales
• for sale, rental, or lease, or convenience of real property including the removal of an unauthorized
• to the Committee of Land and Resource Management HB 2480 by Carey relating to the exemption. from sales
• offense or for the Committee on Human Services, HB 2511 by Turner, relating to the exemption from sales
• HB 2547 by Kane, when prohibited manufacturing and sale of motor vehicles equipped with a remote vehicle

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Prosecution, the criminal offense of the sale, distribution, and display of harmful material to a minor
• Relating to the unauthorized entry occupancy sale, rental, lease, advertisement, or for sale, rental,
• by Harris, proposing a constitutional amendment to dedicate a portion of the revenue to the state sales
• Raymond, proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the taxation or sale or use of certain food
• 79, by Raymond, proposing a constitutional amendment limiting the rate and application of states' sales

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• </c> tax and sales tax. tax and sales tax.
• </c><00:31:40.799><c> And</c> both sales tax and excise tax. And both sales tax and excise tax.
• electricity sales.
• On top of that, you have electricity sales tax.
• So some of the challenges with sales.

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• To properly source a sale, you need a properly sourced sale; you need a nine-digit ZIP code, and this
• ><c> on</c><00:14:33.800><c> motor</c> parts these uh the sales tax on motor parts these uh the sales
• ><c> to</c> addresses the the sourcing of sales to addresses the the sourcing of sales to properly<00
• :15:04.120><c> need</c><00:15:04.279><c> a</c> properly Source a sale you need a properly Source a sale
• </c><00:15:32.360><c> and</c> code this is effective for sales and code this is effective for sales and

Committee: House Taxes

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Thank you, Madam Chair. 1877 is the point-of-sale bill.
• CMS estimated that point-of-sale rebates would cause a 15% decline in rebates.
• </c> to premium costs and point of sale to premium costs and point of sale rebates<01:07:54.799><c> are
• ,</c> rebates at the point of sale, rebates at the point of sale, manufacturers<01:08:13.200><c> would
• Point of sale rebates, on the money.

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So they wouldn't be getting city sales tax on that piece of it.
• I know we get as General Assembly state house members, like a letter that says sales tax is exempt.
• So the sales tax exempt letter, it states.
• So the sales tax exempt letter it states.
• tax, and then 94.570, which is the city transportation sales tax.

Committee: House Special Committee on Tax Reform

Summary: The Special Committee on Tax Reform heard three measures focused on property tax relief and tax administration. House Bill 2869, sponsored by Rep. Mike Jones, would authorize counties to offer up to a 100% property tax credit on the primary residence of 100% permanently and totally disabled veterans, with a $500,000 value cap, surviving-spouse carryover, no stacking with other credits, and protections for bonded indebtedness. Jones and supporting witnesses from Missouri veterans organizations said the bill is a practical, county-option approach that recognizes veterans’ service and could help keep federal retirement and disability income in Missouri. The Department of Revenue noted the bill could reduce eligibility for the existing property tax credit and urged timely fiscal-note review. No opposition testified. The committee also heard H.J.R. 115, sponsored by Rep. Dave Griffith, which would place a constitutional amendment before voters to exempt 100% disabled veterans from personal property tax and homestead-related taxes, with surviving-spouse protections. Griffith said the measure has been pursued for years, would affect a relatively small number of veterans, and should be treated as a common-sense benefit for service-connected disabilities. Veterans’ groups strongly supported the resolution, describing it as overdue relief for veterans on fixed incomes and urging the committee to move it forward. Several members discussed whether the policy should be in the Constitution or statute, but all testimony was in favor. Finally, the committee heard HB 3303 from Rep. Cecily Williams, a cleanup bill to clarify that state and local sales or use taxes are exempt when the General Assembly purchases goods or lodging for official business and is reimbursed with public funds. Williams said the current statute lists outdated tax categories and leaves some local taxes on reimbursable expenses, causing the state to pay unnecessary taxes. Members generally supported the concept, and the Department of Revenue testified only on the need for timely fiscal-note requests and said the fiscal impact appeared minimal. No one testified in opposition to any of the three bills, and the committee concluded its hearing without taking final action or votes in the transcript provided.

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• would amend the Alcoholic Beverage Code to allow the City of Garland to hold open elections on the sale
• That's right, elections on the sale of alcoholic beverages.
• Some areas permit the sale of alcoholic beverages while others maintain... ...significant restrictions
• tax revenue. ...equating to about $50 million in lost sales.
• We specialize in farm and ranch sales.

Bills: SB2101 , SB2334 , SB2633 , SB2637 , SB2713 , SB2781 , SB2782 , SB3059 , HB1130 , HB256 , HCR19

Committee: Senate State Affairs

Keywords: minors, sexually explicit materials, public libraries, age verification, civil penalties, library collection review, alcohol storage, airline permits, beverage regulations, airport, commercial flights, alcoholic beverages, local option election, zoning regulations, municipality control, land use, state law, social media, bot accounts, misinformation

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• That's the percent of 0.375% of the sales tax that is the Legacy Fund out of the 6.875%.
• This is a relatively unique line on the sales and tax return. It's for any taxpayer who pays...
• That's in lieu of tax, and we have reviewed with our legal department any other items in the sales tax
• Yes, we've reviewed with our legal team as well as the Sales and Use Tax Division all of the sales tax
• chapter to ensure there is no other entity, like the lottery, that is paying only the general sales

Committee: House Legacy Finance

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• construction in a very unique and ultimately a... a burdensome manner with among, if not the highest sales
• results in a roughly double tax burden, even though our GRT rates can be a little bit lower than... sales
• It's only if the house is $525,000 or less from a sales price. Okay. Does that make sense?
• The current section relates to the sale of real property.
• If that next level doesn't exist, that starter home never comes for sale.

Committee: House House Taxation & Revenue

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• and a private sale.
• and a private between a commercial sale and a private sale<00:02:45.080><c> under</c><00:02:45.480><
• </c> kind of tell us about the firearm sales kind of tell us about the firearm sales ironically<00:29
• </c> criminals are going to do private sales criminals are going to do private sales and<00:30:37.519
• </c> our books prohibiting sales to felons our books prohibiting sales to felons Ste<05:15:18.280><c>

Committee: House Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Any sales tax levied in accordance with this subsection 5 is in addition to any other sales tax imposed
• Any sales tax levied in accordance with this subsection 5 is in addition to any other sales tax imposed
• Any sales tax levied in accordance with this subsection 5 is in addition to any other sales tax imposed
• Any sales tax levied in accordance with this subsection 5 is in addition to any other sales tax imposed
• Any sales tax levied in accordance with this subsection 5 is in addition to any other sales tax imposed

Keywords: 981, all

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• We do prior-year sales.
• Prior-year sales.
• We collect the sales data by those strata except for ag.
• I mentioned the timber sales.
• I mentioned the timber sales.

Summary: The Select Committee on Property Taxes met for an educational session focused on how Florida funds public schools and how property taxes are assessed and levied. Dr. Jim Zengali of the Department of Revenue explained the FEFP school funding formula, noting that it is built on weighted student counts, a base student allocation, and programmatic add-ons such as transportation, exceptional student education, school safety, and mental health. He said school funding is roughly split between state general revenue and local property taxes through required local effort, with additional discretionary and capital outlay millages contributing to total school funding. He also described the Department of Revenue’s role in certifying property rolls at fair market value and reviewing them for substantial compliance, including the so-called “nuclear option” if a roll is not approved. Members asked about trends in millage rates, county-by-county funding differences, the effect of growth and enrollment changes, and how property appraisals are reviewed. Zengali said aggregate millage for school funding has declined over the last decade while revenues have still increased, and he agreed to provide additional data on county trends, parcel strata, student growth, and enrollment impacts. He also clarified that school funding is equalized so students receive similar resources regardless of county wealth, and that federal funding plays only a small role in the FEFP. Amy Baker of the Joint Legislative Office of Economic and Demographic Research then discussed existing homestead benefits. She said about half of Florida’s parcels are homestead properties, most fall in the $250,000 to $500,000 value range, and many seniors without mortgages pay property taxes in lump sums rather than through escrow. Baker explained that Florida’s homestead tax burden is middle-of-the-pack nationally and that the main benefits are Save Our Homes and portability on the differential side, plus the $25,000 homestead exemption and related exemptions on the exemption side. She said these benefits reduce taxable value substantially, with homestead properties receiving a large share of the reductions, and noted that the committee requested follow-up data on exemption usage, portability timing, senior exemptions, and county-level patterns. The final presentation, by Lizette Kelly of the Department of Revenue, covered millage rates and the TRIM process. She reviewed the history of truth-in-millage notices, required taxpayer mailings, public hearing notices, and later changes that tied local millage resets to rollback and majority-vote rates. Kelly explained the difference between proposed and adopted millage, the rollback rate, and the majority-vote rate, and described how taxing authorities include counties, cities, special districts, and MSTUs. She also outlined how county taxable value is calculated from just value through assessment differentials and exemptions, and how certain exemptions, such as the additional senior exemption, apply only to the taxing authority that adopted them. No votes were taken during the meeting, but members requested several follow-up data reports for later discussion.

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• Since then, alcohol sales in Utah have actually increased by 28%.
• Since then, alcohol sales in Utah have actually increased by 28%.
• Since then, alcohol sales in Utah have actually increased by 28%.
• </c> took effect alcohol sales in Utah have took effect alcohol sales in Utah have actually<00:31:55.760
• in fact Utah's alcohol alcohol sales in fact Utah's alcohol sales<00:35:06.839><c> have</c><00:35:07.000

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Transportation Committee met on February 11, 2025, and heard a series of bills focused on transportation funding and roadway safety. HB 1154 would cap Central Services assessments from the state highway, airport, and harbor funds, with a CPI-based process for additional deductions; the Department of Transportation supported it and the Department of Budget and Finance offered comments. HB 1164 would restore highway revenue bond authorization for DOT capital projects, and HB 1286 would prohibit pedestrians from walking along interstate and certain state highways except for authorized duties; both drew DOT support, with Ulupono Initiative and an individual offering comments or support on HB 1286. HB 1162 would require motorcycle instruction permit applicants, beginning July 1, 2026, to complete an approved basic rider course before becoming eligible, and HB 537 would require helmets and chin straps for all operators and passengers of two-wheel motorized vehicles; both had DOT support, with HB 537 also drawing support from AAA Hawaii and Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, and opposition from one individual. The committee then took up HB 387, which would expand negligent injury in the first degree to include injuries negligently inflicted by intoxicated drivers. The Office of the Public Defender opposed the bill, arguing current law already covers drunk driving and that the proposal would turn alcohol-caused negligence causing injury into a felony; prosecutors from Honolulu and Hawaiʻi counties and DOT supported it, saying serious injuries short of “substantial bodily injury” are not adequately punished and that circuit court would better handle restitution and related proceedings. Members asked about data on cases that might fit the new felony category, and prosecutors said they did not have exact numbers but could try to provide more information. The committee also heard HB 1084 and the related HB 1387, both of which would lower Hawaiʻi’s per se DUI blood alcohol limit from 0.08 to 0.05. Support came from DOT, police departments, the Department of Health, prosecutors, the Governor’s office, MADD Hawaii, the Hawaii Public Health Institute, the Hawaii Alcohol Policy Alliance, AAA Hawaii, and the National Transportation Safety Board, all citing research that lower BAC limits reduce impaired driving and fatalities. The Public Defender opposed the change, and some testimony raised concerns about enforcement and the need for an amendment in HB 1084. Several individuals and advocates gave emotional testimony about crashes and losses tied to impaired driving, while supporters emphasized that a 0.05 standard would save lives and would not harm alcohol sales or the tourism economy. No votes were taken during the portion of the hearing reflected in the transcript.

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• water sales.
• Members, House Bill 599 by Representative Schamerhorn prohibits the sale of Louisiana running surface
• So that addresses this, but it also opens the door to any future sales.
• So that addresses this, but it also opens the door to any future sales.
• To contracts for out-of-state water sales. Chairman, answer any question?

Committee: House Natural Resources & Environment

Keywords: 965, house, all

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• How we took care of that was we took the sales tax exemption for electricity from data centers; that
• How we took care of that was we took the sales tax exemption for electricity from data centers; that
• Can we do a sales tax exemption for this favored group, for this company, for this corporation?
• Can we do a sales tax exemption for this favored group, for this company, for this corporation?
• Can we do a sales tax exemption for this favored group, for this company, for this corporation?

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Those amendments now make the sale and distribution of it...
• Chief Counsel, those amendments now make the sale and distribution of products with unnatural levels
• For the purpose of SB 758, the purpose is to restrict the sale of these dangerous drugs.
• We are proud to be among about 20 cities that have passed ordinances prohibiting the sale of nitrous
• possession, sale and distribution.

Summary: The Senate Committee on Public Safety heard two bills. SB 99 by Senator Blakespear, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Defense, would improve coordination between civilian and military law enforcement in domestic violence cases involving military protective orders (MPOs). The bill would require courts to check for MPOs in the NCIC system when considering restraining orders, allow MPOs to be admissible evidence, require civilian officers to notify military law enforcement of possible MPO violations, and allow local agencies to enter MOUs with the military. Supporters said the bill would close jurisdictional gaps that can leave survivors unprotected; the ACLU opposed it unless amended, citing due process concerns because MPOs are issued by commanders without court process. The committee discussed amendments to make notification and MOU provisions less automatic and to broaden local agency participation, then passed SB 99 to Judiciary on a 5-0 vote. SB 758 by Senator Umberg, as amended, would make the sale or distribution of products with unnaturally concentrated 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) a misdemeanor and would restrict nitrous oxide sales by tobacco retailers while preserving legitimate culinary and medicinal uses. Supporters, including local governments, law enforcement, and public safety advocates, described widespread misuse of nitrous oxide and 7-OH, especially among youth, and cited poisonings, injuries, and deaths. Opponents argued the bill would criminalize adults using kratom-related products for pain relief or harm reduction, questioned the scientific evidence, and urged a regulatory or public health approach instead of prohibition. Committee members largely agreed the issue raised public health questions and supported moving the bill forward with amendments; SB 758 passed to Appropriations on a 5-0 vote.

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• And what this bill does is requests a tax exemption on the sale of EV toss from the manufacturer to the
• And currently where we are earning 0 in tax revenue from the sale of EV tolls.
• It ties the definition sale to an existing definition in sales law sales tax law and provides the sale
• He's exempt from sales tax and sales paying use tax. Thank you.
• is a new industry we're gonna bring for Florida and Florida should be the leader in it having this sales

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• It is to promote the sale of lottery products and the scholarship beneficiary message.
• It is to promote the sale of lottery products and the scholarship beneficiary message.
• On our retail sales, Pulaski County continues to be the highest.
• So, we generate revenue with the sales of our tickets, we pay out the prizes, we pay out our vendors
• That included the sale of the draw prizes, the sale of the instant games, and then other retailer fees

Committee: All ALC-LOTTERY OVERSIGHT SUBCOMMITTEE

Keywords: 1204, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Furthermore, we noted that the agency paid over $17,000 in error for sales tax levied on four vehicles
• On finding number three, with the sales tax on the vehicles that were purchased, that kind of seems like
• We were denied and required to pay the sales tax.
• Since that time, we have implemented a point-of-sale system and a reservation system that allows for
• Yes, with that point-of-sale system that has been implemented instead of a manual system, it does allow

Committee: All LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING-STATE AGENCIES

Summary: The committee first approved prior meeting minutes by motion and voice vote. It then took up audit reports, with several reports without findings filed without objection. The main discussion centered on the FY24 Department of Human Services audit, which contained three findings: alleged fraud involving disaster SNAP and Medicaid benefits, a delayed notification of a nearly $610,000 altered state warrant, and asset-control issues including missing or misidentified equipment and improper sales tax paid on vehicle purchases. DHS representatives said some fraud cases had been resolved with restitution, others were pending or dismissed, and they described corrective steps such as updating internal notification procedures and asset controls. Committee members questioned the missing assets, the notification delay, and the sales tax issue, and the report was deferred to the next meeting so DHS could return with written policy changes. The committee also reviewed the FY24 Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism audit, which had two findings: loss of nearly $3,500 in museum receipts and cash-control exceptions involving $100 missing from a park camping drawer and an $80 overage at War Memorial Stadium. Agency officials said the museum loss was believed to be theft, that controls had since been strengthened with a point-of-sale and reservation system, and that the stadium issue reflected the unique mix of cash and bank balances used for events. Members asked about the investigation, reimbursement through the bond board, and whether the employee’s final paycheck could be withheld. The chair later relayed that the prosecutor’s office said the Parks and Tourism investigation remained open and that additional information had been requested from the agency, so the report was also deferred to the next meeting.