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FL
Transcript Highlights:
- SPB 7046 is the Senate tax package. The bill contains the following provisions.
- And senators, SPB 7046 is the Senate tax package. The bill contains the following provisions.
- But this is a comprehensive total package bill, and there's some good things in here.
- Kahn and Chair Avila may have had discussion, and it isn't in the House tax package.
- But short of the charter language, obviously, I'm not going to vote against the tax package.
Summary:
The Finance and Tax Committee met with a quorum and considered two Senate proposed bills. The first, SPB 7046, was the Senate tax package. It included changes to Live Local property tax exemptions, charter school distributions from voter-approved property tax levies, limits on special assessments for RV parks, revisions to fiscally constrained county funding and eligibility, a permanent sales tax exemption for small propane tanks, a hunting/fishing/camping sales tax holiday, restrictions on governmental net zero policies, and new voting thresholds for certain local millage actions. Staff estimated the bill would reduce general revenue by about $77 million in FY 2026-27 and about $50 million recurring. An amendment making the charter-school distribution change prospective starting July 1, 2026, was adopted. A late-filed amendment by Senator Gaetz on disability tax exemptions was withdrawn for lack of a fiscal analysis.
The charter school provision drew the most debate. Senator Jones and Senator Bernard raised concerns that expanding eligibility to charter schools authorized through alternate authorizers could reduce funding available to traditional neighborhood public schools and that the effective date did not give districts enough time to plan. Senator Avila argued the change corrected an omission from earlier legislation and ensured public schools, including charter schools, were treated equally. Several speakers supported the fiscally constrained county provisions, while the Florida Association of Counties urged grandfathering for counties that could currently opt out of the Live Local exemption and asked the committee to review language on millage thresholds and net zero provisions. SPB 7046 was ultimately reported favorably as a committee bill by a roll call vote.
The committee then took up SPB 7048, which updates Florida’s conformity to the Internal Revenue Code as of January 1, 2026, and partially decouples from federal changes in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The bill addresses federal changes to bonus depreciation, Section 179 expensing, research and experimental expenses, business meals, and business interest deductions, with some provisions phased in or adjusted over time. The Florida Chamber testified in support of continued conformity but expressed concerns about administrative burdens and the bill’s partial decoupling structure. After brief debate, the bill was reported favorably as a committee bill by roll call vote, and the committee then adjourned.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Government Contract Review Committee (9-9-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- They may have had the best, in your judgment, the best package of pulling everything together.
- And secondly, under the SNAP outreach arrangement, all organizations have to do a 50% match.
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do <01:24:06.040>a <01:24:06.120>50% <01:24:06.920>match - organizations have to do a 50% match. organizations have to do a 50% match.
Summary:
The committee first approved the August 12 minutes and then handled a large agenda of 355 contracts totaling about $278.7 million. It agreed to defer three Office of Energy Policy items to the October 2025 meeting and reviewed a deferred Kentucky Educational Television contract without objection. The main substantive discussion centered on two University of Louisville legal services PSC amendments and a Seven Counties Services MOA item.
For the University of Louisville items, members questioned a large increase in hourly rates and the scope of the legal services, especially complex litigation work and a Colorado estate matter. University officials said the contracts followed an RFP, involved specialized litigation, included local counsel where required, and were expected to be offset by savings in other PSCs and by a potential financial recovery in the Colorado matter. The committee also discussed whether the $125 hourly rate was a statutory requirement or committee policy; the chair later said staff would verify whether it was an executive-branch regulation or statutory rate. Both University of Louisville items were ultimately approved, though Senator Meredith voted no on one and Senator Douglas explained his support while urging future adjustments and more information sharing.
The Seven Counties Services contract drew questions about how the $18.7 million would be used and whether federal changes could affect future funding. Cabinet officials described 988 crisis response, outpatient mental health and substance use treatment, prevention, recovery, and harm-reduction services, and said they were monitoring federal developments daily. Representative Petrie and Senator Thomas pressed the cabinet on the long-running Seven Counties bankruptcy and the need to push for resolution; officials said the matter was pending on a motion for reconsideration and that they would try to help move it along. The contract was approved.
At the end of the meeting, the committee approved the remaining agenda items as reviewed without objection, but Senator Meredith voted no on the blanket approval motion because of numerous retroactive contract requests and what she said were insufficient explanations such as administrative error or staff being on conference. She said retroactive approvals should be rare and supported stronger internal controls.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The hourly wage in the community should match the hourly wages paid at the supported living centers.
- It has a 90-10 federal match. clients of all the women's health programs.
- We recommend the SB1 rider that continues to expand WICOTS; however, we recommend matching the House's
- strengthening the 988 call center by doubling staffing and improving technology infrastructure, as well as matching
- As you'll see in the package, I've got several messages between me and CPS where they have made continuous
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Press Conference: Media Availability on Vote on Gun Violence Prevention Package - 05/04/26
Transcript Highlights:
- have just completed a debate, a very, I think, important, comprehensive debate on a gun violence package
- I am grateful for my colleagues who stepped up and led with their hearts and voted for this package today
- We've put together a comprehensive package that includes mental health funding, school safety aid, and
- It has to be a comprehensive package, and we saw that heard on the floor today.
- violence package across the finish line. violence package across the finish line.
Summary:
Senate leaders and bill authors held a post-debate press availability after completing floor debate and passage of a comprehensive gun violence package developed in response to the Annunciation school shooting and other recent violence. They described the package as combining mental health funding, school safety aid, and gun restrictions, including an assault-weapons ban, and said it reflected months of work with families, advocates, law enforcement groups, and members from both parties. They emphasized that the approach was intended to address both access to firearms and the people involved in violence, along with prevention, intervention, and consequences.
The speakers said the bill reached 34 Senate votes after extensive conversations with colleagues, including some who had personal connections to Annunciation or concerns about their districts. They framed the vote as historic and said it showed Minnesotans where lawmakers stand. They also urged the House to take up the measure, warning that avoiding a vote would signal that politics were being placed ahead of public safety. They said they would continue lobbying House members and expected negotiations with House and gubernatorial leaders in the coming weeks.
Mike Moyski, a family member of an Annunciation victim, praised the Senate action as meaningful and lasting for children and communities, while also criticizing a floor speech he said repeated the shooter’s name and platformed the attacker. In response to questions, senators said they remained open to further talks with House Republicans and Democrats, but stressed that the families wanted a comprehensive package. They said if the House sends over separate school safety legislation, the chambers would conference the bills to resolve differences.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Select Committee on Tribal Relations, January 28, 2026
Select Committee on Tribal Relations
Transcript Highlights:
- Funding has not necessarily matched that. McKin-Vento is for our homeless youth.
- It talks about aid specifically for Native students, and our scholarship packages are open to anyone
- It talks about aid specifically for Native students, and our scholarship packages are open to anyone
- It talks about aid specifically for Native students, and our scholarship packages are open to anyone
- It talks about aid specifically for Native students, and our scholarship packages are open to anyone
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 05/01/25
Environment, Climate, and Legacy
Transcript Highlights:
- It's in your package and also posted online.
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So you know, as letter or as package. - So you know, as letter or as package.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
AEN-EDT DEFER, AEN DEFER Public Hearings 02-12-2025
Agriculture and Environment
Transcript Highlights:
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requirements child resistant packaging requirements child resistant packaging - a THC concentration of not more than 2.5 milligrams per serving and not more than 25 servings per package
Summary:
The committee met on February 12 in Room 224 and via videoconference to consider several measures. First, it heard Senate Bill 547 on water conservation, which would create an income tax credit for gray water recycling systems and atmospheric water generators, along with a rebate program and building code standards. The chair recommended passing the bill with amendments from DOA and the Department of Health and deferring the effective date to July 1, 2050; the recommendation was adopted unanimously by the members present.
The committee then considered Senate Bill 1633, a Green Building tax credit measure tied to the use of Hawaii-grown hemp in primary structures, and also addressing hemp and cannabinoid product regulation, including age limits, packaging requirements, THC limits, and a separate hemp program within the Department of Health. The chair recommended passing the bill with DOA amendments and a further amendment allowing hemp processors to sell certain edible or beverage cannabinoid products with limited THC content, plus a deferred effective date of July 1, 2050. The motion passed with five votes in favor.
Finally, the committee took up Senate Bill 391 on recycling, which would expand the Electronic Device Recycling and Recovery Act to cover certain lithium-ion batteries and require manufacturers to ensure their safe collection and recycling. The chair instead recommended amending the bill into a working group under the Hawaii State Energy Office to study battery end-of-life management, costs, safety, environmental impacts, in-state versus out-of-state recycling options, and related feasibility questions, with a report due before the 2026 regular session and dissolution on June 30, 2026. That amended approach was adopted unanimously, and the hearing concluded.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill requires, this is the corrections package.
- How many more people like Pam will die by just doing their job, delivering mail packages and knocking
- and as something that will save the lives of other people who are delivering mail or delivering packages
- It matches up with federal training requirements, which require 75 hours, of which 20 hours must be very
Summary:
The committee took up a series of criminal justice, health, and public safety bills, with several measures reported favorably after brief sponsor presentations and mostly no opposition. CS for SB 1782 on dangerous excessive speeding, CS for SB 306 on Medicaid provider network access, CS for SB 716 on mandatory minimums for certain sexual offenses by registered offenders, CS for SB 1084 on intimate image dissemination and digitally forged images, and CS for CS for SB 1604 on corrections-related litigation and sentencing changes all passed the committee. Members also approved CS for SB 1838, which increases protections for court officials from tampering, harassment, and retaliation, and CS for SB 1252, which directs FDLE to study a statewide pawn data database. CS for SB 468 on fleeing or eluding, CS for SB 490 on off-duty concealed carry for certain officers, and CS for SB 890 on blood clot screening and treatment also received favorable votes, with SB 890 drawing supportive testimony from the bill sponsor, medical and patient advocates, and family members affected by blood clots.
The most extensive debate centered on CS for CS for SB 1804, which would create a capital offense for adults trafficking children under 12 or mentally incapacitated persons for sexual exploitation. Senator Martin defended the bill as a response to especially heinous crimes and argued it fit within constitutional punishment principles, while several members raised concerns about the Eighth Amendment, the risk of lengthy and costly litigation, and the possibility of retraumatizing victims. The Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers testified in opposition, citing moral objections, due process concerns, and constitutional precedent; the bill nevertheless was reported favorably. The committee also approved CS for CS for SB 572, the “Pam Rock Act,” which tightens dangerous-dog rules, adds enclosure, microchip, insurance, and penalty requirements, and allows stronger enforcement actions after serious attacks. The Rock family and animal control supporters testified in favor, describing the bill as a response to fatal dog attacks and urging stronger accountability for owners.
For SB 572, members discussed insurance requirements, the role of local authorities in classifying dangerous dogs, and whether the bill would affect ordinary pet insurance or only liability coverage after a serious attack. The sponsor said the measure is not breed-specific and is aimed at dogs that have already caused significant harm. The committee also heard testimony from family members of Pam Rock and other victims, along with supporters from animal control and sheriff’s offices. All of the bills taken up in the meeting that were voted on were reported favorably, and no roll-call votes failed.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House DFL Media Availability 5/16/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- we are approaching our 39th hour of holding the floor in our sit-in to ask the Speaker to bring a package
- Speaker to bring a package of a very commonsense gun violence prevention that our friends in the Senate
- There's a lot of stuff in that package, and that's why it was so special.
- , There's a lot of stuff in that package, There's a lot of stuff in that package, and<00:09:14.800
- to reduce gun violence as a package. to reduce gun violence as a package.
Summary:
Minnesota House members and gun-violence prevention advocates described an ongoing floor sit-in aimed at pressuring Speaker Lisa Daudt to bring a Senate-passed gun violence prevention package to a vote before the end of session. Speakers, including Reps. Kristi Pursell, Zaina Mohamed, Julie Green, Samantha Sencer-Mura, and Emma Greenman, said the sit-in had lasted about 36 hours and framed the effort as a response to recent shootings, especially the Annunciation tragedy, and to demands from families, survivors, students, doctors, clergy, and other Minnesotans for action.
The proposed package was described as the most comprehensive gun-violence reduction legislation Minnesota has considered, including an assault weapons ban, high-capacity magazine limits, restrictions on binary triggers and unserialized 3D-printed ghost guns, safe-storage requirements, school safety measures, and mental health supports for children in crisis. Speakers argued that red flag laws and background checks passed in 2023 were already saving lives, and that the new package would extend those protections. They criticized House leadership for not bringing the bill forward and said refusing a vote denied legislators and voters a chance to take a public position.
Sen. Ron Latz, chair of the Senate Judiciary and Public Safety Committee, said the Senate passed the package 34-33 and sent it to the House, and he urged the House to act. He also said the red flag law had been used more than 400 times and noted that Speaker Daudt herself had benefited from a red flag order, arguing she should extend similar protections to others. Maggie from Protect Minnesota echoed the call to listen to the public and said the state was watching to see whether lawmakers cared enough to act. No vote was taken during the exchange; speakers said they would continue the floor action and urged Minnesotans to call the House and demand a vote.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, June 3, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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permanent. - It covers their match and then they're sticking money in their general fund from our borrowed money.
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FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Finance and Tax Feb 5th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- BEEN AND WHAT THE CURRENT FORECAST IS IN THE FORECASTING PROCESS AND A OF RECENT HISTORY OF TAX PACKAGES
- BEFORE 2022 OUR TAX PACKAGES USED TO BE 100 TO 200 MILLION DOLLAR RANGE.
- Bernard: THE LAST QUESTION IN REGARDS TO SEEING INCREASES IN THE TAX PACKAGES.
- AND SUBMITTING PART OF WHAT WE PASSED LAST YEARS TAX PACKAGE, THIS IS TAKING THAT INTO ACCOUNT.
- TAX PACKAGE, THIS IS TAKING THAT INTO ACCOUNT. THIS IS NOT A RESULT OF ANY BASELINE ACTIVITY.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- SPB 7046 is the Senate tax package.
- The tax package also incorporates provisions in Senate Bill 1628 which establishes Florida's net zero
- Jones in voting against it because I don't understand it today, but this is a comprehensive total package
- I know I should not talk about the other chamber, but this language is not included in their tax package
- Senator: I want to thank staff for working so hard on this tax package. This is a labor of love.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Press Conference: Lawmakers and Leaders Announce Yes to Homes Housing Package - 03/04/25
Transcript Highlights:
- I am proud to be carrying the Starter Home Act portion of the package.
- The entire bill package today is the culmination of ideas and policies that, when combined, will accomplish
- I am proud to be carrying the Starter Home Act portion of the package.
- Is that part of the package? That's not part of this package, but there will be a bill for that.
- package that's not part of this package package that's not part of this package but<00:25:52.799
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Finance Dec 12th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- there's significant opportunity for the state and for you to enact a budget and the capital outlay package
- We have a package that you can tell you and, I mean, the public, that this project is funded... ...tell
- You see the compensation package on page 10, and you see on page 11 some adjustments that have been made
- to the compensation package on page 10 to the final recommendation.
- And then also taking advantage of the opportunity to use cash for some of your capital outlay package
Summary:
The committee heard a final wrap-up presentation from Director So Lee on the Legislative Finance Committee’s budget framework for the upcoming session. He said the state remains in a strong fiscal position, though revenue estimates are lower than earlier projections and available nonrecurring funds have declined by more than $1 billion from the prior session. He emphasized that the recommendation still preserves reserves above 30 percent and supports targeted investments in the committee’s three priorities: increasing per capita earned income through education and workforce development, improving access to high-quality health care and behavioral health, and enhancing quality of life through infrastructure, water, parks, trails, and other community amenities.
Director Lee highlighted several major funding areas, including a proposed expansion of the UNM medical education program, water projects, capital outlay for state agency assets, and use of a mix of severance tax bonds, general obligation bonds, and cash for capital needs. He also noted continued pressure from health insurance, liability, and compensation costs, and said the committee would keep using pilot programs for new initiatives. Members broadly praised the staff, interim travel, and budget analysis work.
During member comments, Senator Woods focused on school funding stability, liability costs, and fraud or waste in state agencies, arguing the state should take more claims to court to establish precedent and better protect taxpayers. Other members thanked staff and leadership for their work and collaboration. The committee then adopted the catch-up cleanup items and the overall LFC budget framework, with Senator Woods recorded in opposition, and created a technical committee with members from both chambers to resolve any final technical issues before the January session.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Formal House Session 58 Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- A rules package that most of the public, were not working for the members of this legislature or for
- A rules package that most of the public, That is in front of us here today, a rules package that most
- This joint rule package contains more than technical changes as to how we do business.
- I encourage my colleagues to vote for this proposed rule package today. Thank you. Mr.
- I must again mention that several key provisions of this increasingly transparent rules package originated
Summary:
The House received a gubernatorial message requesting certain fiscal year 2026 appropriations before final action on the general appropriation bill, and referred it to the Committee on Ways and Means. It also adopted several congratulatory and honorary resolutions, including recognitions for retiring members and public servants, and later welcomed a number of guests and honorees to the chamber.
The main legislative business was House Bill 423, establishing a sick leave bank for James Caruso of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. After the Public Service Committee reported the bill ought to pass, the House suspended the rules, gave it a second reading, and ordered it to a third reading. Later, the House also took up House No. 1590, a sick leave bank bill for Eric Inakwick of the Trial Court, adopted an amendment adding an emergency preamble, and passed it to be engrossed as amended.
A major action of the day was adoption of the conference committee report on the joint rules for the 2025-2026 legislative session. Members from both parties spoke in support, emphasizing reforms intended to improve transparency, public access, committee notice, live streaming, posting of votes and summaries online, and more efficient handling of legislation. The report was adopted by roll call, 147-2. The House also approved an order transferring matters from the Joint Committee on Agriculture to the Joint Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries, and from Elder Affairs to Aging and Independence.
The House briefly questioned quorum several times, then recessed and later adjourned to meet Monday at 11 a.m. in informal session. The chamber also recognized the retirement of Chief Court Officer Gene DePersio, with remarks entered into the record.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- current forecast is, and the forecasting process, and a quick overview of a recent history of tax packages
- current forecast is, and the forecasting process, and a quick overview of a recent history of tax packages
- The last slide provides a little bit of history on tax packages that the Legislature has considered.
- Before 2022, our tax packages used to be in the $100 million to $200 million range.
- initial discussion in regards to what tax packages we're looking at for this year?
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Finance and Tax convened with a quorum present, heard an introductory presentation of committee staff, and then received a staff briefing from Azar Khan on Florida’s state tax structure and revenue outlook. The presentation covered fiscal year 2023-2024 revenues, noting more than $127 billion in total state revenue, with general revenue exceeding $48 billion and sales and use tax making up the largest share. It also compared Florida’s tax burden to other states, highlighted Florida’s low per-capita revenue ranking and strong business formation numbers, and reviewed major and minor revenue sources, tax rates, and the revenue estimating conference process.
Members asked about what drives revenue growth, including population, tourism, construction, and auto sales, and about Florida’s regressivity, corporate income tax participation, and investment earnings on state balances. Khan said the state’s revenue picture remains positive and stable, but that future growth is slower than during the COVID-era spike; he also explained that some negative forecast changes were tied to legislative actions such as the insurance premium tax credit, while others reflected lower tobacco consumption and severance activity. He noted that revenue and spending forecasts are separate and that budget-side growth is driving concerns raised in other state economic projections.
The committee also discussed possible tax package ideas for the upcoming session, including tax holidays and homeowner relief, but no specific proposals were acted on. The chair announced the committee would not meet the following week and that the next meeting would be in week three of February. The meeting concluded with no objections to a motion to adjourn.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs (02/24/2026)
Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
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what know that the language here matches what know that the language here matches
MI
Michigan 2025-2026 Regular Session
Finance, Insurance, and Consumer Protection 26-06-23
Finance, Insurance, and Consumer Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- I want to make note, before I pass it off to my colleagues who have other bills in this package, that
- I'm grateful to have the opportunity to also speak about this bill package and specifically Senate Bill
- And similar to the other bills in the package, a price disparity is defined as more than 20% between
- And similar to the other bills in the package, a price disparity is defined as more than 20% between
- And on all three bills in the package, Ashley Stephan, Office of Attorney General, supports.
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Finance, Insurance, and Consumer Protection met with a quorum, adopted the June 17 minutes, and took testimony on several bills. Senate Bill 1053, sponsored by Chair Kavanaugh, would raise the acreage cap for neighborhood enterprise zones from 15% to 20% for certain zones. Supporters from Invest Detroit and the City of Detroit said the change would help make housing and redevelopment projects viable, especially in high-tax areas like Detroit, and the bill was reported to the floor on a 6-2 vote.
The committee also heard Senate Bill 988, sponsored by Senator Santana, which would extend from 30 to 35 days the deadline to appeal a denied poverty exemption to the Michigan Tax Tribunal. The sponsor and Detroit’s property assessment director described it as a technical alignment with the Tax Tribunal Act and a correction to conflicting timelines; the bill drew support from the Michigan Poverty Law Program, the Michigan Chamber, and the Tax Tribunal, and was reported unanimously. The committee then adopted S-1 substitutes for Senate Bills 1041, 1042, and 1043, the price-gouging package sponsored by Senators Moss, Chang, and Kavanaugh.
Sponsors of the price-gouging bills said the package would strengthen Michigan’s emergency price-gouging protections by defining excessive increases during declared emergencies, covering lodging, essential goods and services, and energy products, and giving the Attorney General clearer enforcement tools. Supporters included the Michigan Restaurant and Lodging Association and the Attorney General’s office, while the Michigan Chamber, Mackinac Center, and NFIB opposed the package. Despite the opposition, all three bills were reported to the floor on 5-3 votes. The meeting adjourned after all reported bills were approved.
NE
Nebraska 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Morning Session Apr 7th, 2026
Nebraska Unicameral Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- That seems to be the only change in Section 74 of the original committee priority package.
- That seems to be the only change in Section 74 of the original committee priority package.
- Yeah, and it got admitted into our other committee package.
- Okay, and what's that committee package number? 1135.
- Senator Bostar's bill from the package.
Bills:
LB815A, LB838A, LB912A, LB972A, LB1126A, LB962A, LB1114, LB921, LB937, LB803, LB803A, LB1032, LB1032A, LB1075, LB1075A, LB889, LB878, LB933, LB304, LB304A, LB1096, LB1096A, LB1165, LB1165A, LB958, LB958A, LB762, LB1187, LB966, LB929, LB962, LB753, LB788, LB913, LB1055, LB1195, LB429, LB721, LB722, LB727, LB743, LB745, LB749, LB778, LB787
Keywords:
LB815A, LB815, appropriation, appropriations bill, Nebraska Department of Revenue, Motor Fuel Tax Enforcement and Collection Cash Fund, motor fuel tax, gas tax, fuel tax, tax enforcement, tax collection, cash fund, budget, state spending, per diem, salaries, fiscal year, enrollment and review, final reading, Nebraska
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Capping Property Taxes / Resuming the Fight Against Fraud / A New Senator Takes Her Seat Mar 13th, 2026
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- maybe that package? maybe that package?
- Some Republicans have their own package on how to do that, but that doesn't have a lot of bipartisan
- Some Republicans have their own package on how to do that, but that doesn't have a lot of bipartisan
- Some Republicans have their own package on how to do that, but that doesn't have a lot of bipartisan
- Some Republicans have their own package on how to do that, but that doesn't have a lot of bipartisan
Summary:
The segment focused heavily on affordability and fraud prevention in the Minnesota Senate. Senator Michael Kreun discussed his proposal to cap city and county property tax growth at the rate of inflation, with a small allowance for population growth, and to require voter approval by referendum for increases above the cap. He said property taxes rose by nearly $1 billion statewide last year, blamed part of the increase on unfunded state mandates, and said the bill would curb surprise double-digit hikes. Kreun said the proposal has been well received by constituents and homeowners, while cities and counties are concerned about losing revenue; he also said relief could begin as soon as the next property tax statement if the bill passes this year. He noted related affordability ideas, including increasing disabled-veteran exemptions and deferring property taxes for seniors, and said he is open to bipartisan work on other measures such as ending taxes on tips and overtime and reducing tab fees.
The program also highlighted climate and infrastructure funding. Senator Ann Johnson Stewart argued that worsening weather is driving costly infrastructure damage and said a proposed climate superfund would shift some of those costs from taxpayers to major polluters. She said the fund could support storm sewer upgrades, pavement reinforcement, and erosion prevention, and noted that Senate File 4126 is awaiting a hearing in the Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy Committee.
On fraud prevention, Senator Julia Coleman’s bipartisan bill would require at least one unannounced, on-site inspection for state grants over $10,000, with recurring check-ins for grants lasting more than a year. The bill is pending in the Senate State and Local Government Committee. Senator Heather Gustafson then discussed her push for an independent Office of Inspector General, saying it would provide oversight over any public or private entity receiving public dollars. She said the Senate previously backed the idea with 60 votes, that the governor’s coordinated council is only an interim step, and that she has not yet seen a Republican fraud package to review. The segment also noted that the Senate unanimously passed Senator Johnson Stewart’s school bus safety bill, Senate File 3623, by a 67-0 vote, clarifying that drivers must stop when school bus lights flash even if the stop arm is only partially extended; the bill now awaits House action.