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• <00:17:36.799> come million a year or if the revenues come million a year or if the revenues
• Page five. the revenues are better. Um, but they the revenues are better.
• savings or they can in if their revenues savings or they can in if their revenues exceed<00:31:17.679
• for them to collect revenue and go after the people that owe revenue.
• c> owe<00:36:06.160> revenue.

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• <00:19:39.760> to requires the commissioner of revenue to requires the commissioner of revenue
• , state and to and local tax revenue, state and to and local tax revenue, safer<00:48:55.359>
• The decline in tax revenue impact team.
• we actually do have a revenue estimate. we actually do have a revenue estimate.
• :57.440> bit<01:09:57.600> more revenue estimates have a bit more revenue estimates have

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• She got lots of questions. revenue is that that repeal raise? Uh revenue is that that repeal raise?
• Some of them will fall on the revenue side, some will fall on the spending side.
• <00:36:58.320> So of cuts and uh revenue increases. So of cuts and uh revenue increases.
• reductions with some small revenue reductions with some small revenue increases.<00:37:26.079>
• This month alone, revenues surpassed projections by 340.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• How do you verify that it's actually the nexus and the reason the drop in revenue or profitability is
• for long enough to actually show the trend and show the verifiable documentation and reduction of revenue
• , perhaps because of public works construction, they wouldn't be Thank you. turn in revenue, perhaps
• So the drop in revenue may not be attributable to the public works project, but to the failure to enter
• You would have to put, in order to demonstrate the loss of revenue or the loss of income, you would have

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development met to consider a full agenda of bills, beginning with CS/CS/SB 1662, the Department of Transportation agency bill. Senator Collins presented a strike-all amendment that retained creation of the Florida Transportation Academy, clarified the Florida Transportation Research Institute, restored legislative budget commission review for certain work program amendments, adjusted small-business and supply-chain grant provisions, added airport and seaport accountability measures, and allowed special blanket permits for oversized cranes to travel at night under FDOT safety protocols. The committee adopted the amendment and then reported the bill favorably. The committee also favorably reported SB 574, allowing Florida Purple Heart license plate holders to pass tolls free, and CS/SB 824, creating a specialty plate supporting Florida Highway Patrol troopers and scholarships. The committee then took up CS/SB 324, which creates a revolving low-interest loan program at the Department of Commerce for small businesses harmed by significant public works construction. Senator Smith described a local example involving prolonged sewer work in Orlando that hurt businesses in the Lake Ivanhoe district. Members raised concerns about fiscal impact, eligibility standards, proof of loss, business age, and whether financial records should be protected from public disclosure. The bill was amended to remove a hotline, add a webpage, and refine liability language, and the committee reported it favorably. The committee also favorably reported CS/SB 1714, requiring local housing assistance plans to include support for mobile home owners, including lot-rent assistance; CS/SB 766, revising registration requirements for agents and organizations tied to foreign countries of concern; and CS/SB 1024, creating specialty plates for the U.S. Military Academy and U.S. Naval Academy. Additional measures approved included CS/SB 1246, authorizing a Save Coastal Wildlife specialty plate with proceeds going to the Zoo Miami Foundation; CS/SB 1644, expanding warning light use for volunteer firefighters, medical staff, and organ transport vehicles, with discussion focused on Hatzalah emergency services; SB 1152, increasing the Florida Wildflower specialty plate fee to support conservation, research, and native seed industry development; and CS/SB 532, exempting 100% disabled veterans from tolls. An amendment to SB 532 also added Purple Heart recipients to the toll exemption. Several members requested to be recorded voting in the affirmative on selected tabs, and the committee adjourned after all bills were reported favorably.

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• It just allows our voters to decide for themselves if more locally controlled revenue is necessary to
• It just allows our voters to decide for themselves if more locally controlled revenue is necessary to
• We need the revenue option.
• The motion is do pass to the Revenue and Taxation Committee.
• The motion is do pass and re-refer to the Committee on Revenue and Taxation. Curio? Aye.

Summary: The Assembly Local Government Committee heard a long agenda of local government, housing, transportation, and public safety bills. Early items included SB 762, which would give certain local governments a voter-approved path to seek additional local sales tax authority to address fiscal pressures; SB 1400, which would modernize Alameda Health System governance and give Alameda County more flexibility and oversight; and SB 1408, which would authorize Contra Costa County to place a renewal of its transportation sales tax on the ballot. Supporters for those bills included local officials, county representatives, labor groups, fire and police organizations, and transit advocates, while no organized opposition was presented on those measures in committee. The committee also heard SB 1272, which would give homeowners more time to correct certain inherited code violations and allow an affidavit process for buyers who did not know about the violation at purchase. The bill drew support from the California Apartment Association and opposition from code enforcement and county groups, who argued it would reduce local enforcement discretion and create health and safety risks. After questions about disclosure and enforcement, the committee approved SB 1272 as amended and re-referred it to Appropriations. SB 1055, dealing with procurement flexibility for Pajaro flood control and levee repairs, also passed as amended and was sent to Appropriations. Later, the committee approved SB 1379, which would separate the Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner and create an independent medical examiner system. The author and supporters argued the change was needed for transparency and independence in in-custody death investigations, while opponents raised labor, cost, and governance concerns; some opposition was softened after the author agreed to employee-protection amendments. The committee also passed SB 1172, limiting consultant compensation and adding transparency rules for local tax-sharing agreements, and several housing bills from Senator Grayson: SB 1003 on pro-housing infrastructure financing districts, SB 1014 on early disclosure of infrastructure requirements for housing projects, and SB 1169 on extending tentative vesting map validity. The committee took votes on consent items and later add-ons, with most measures passing on bipartisan or unanimous votes and several being re-referred to Appropriations or Housing and Community Development as appropriate.

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• Then Revenue Stabilization did endorse it, and then it was looked at.
• By the Fire Marshal, the Tax and Revenue Department, Department of Health, and it got changed further
• This bill was endorsed by two interim committees, and it has been reviewed by the Taxation and Revenue
• Health, and then it was endorsed in revenue stabilization.
• We estimate revenues. You've heard that word: estimated revenue.

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• Other revenue, student fees and other student tuition and others, to pay for that? Yeah.
• I think lease revenue bonds are a great tool. We use them quite extensively.
• It was about an equal amount of lease revenue bonds and GEO bonds.
• The only issue with lease revenue bonds for deferred...
• We have very strong programs there and the revenue that we get.

Summary: The committee’s first major discussion focused on higher education facilities across UC, CSU, and the community colleges, with Chair Alvarez framing the issue as a final budget hearing before the May Revise. The LAO presented findings that campuses have grown substantially in buildings and square footage, while classroom and lab utilization remains below legislative standards and deferred maintenance backlogs continue to rise. The LAO also emphasized that the state and segments lack comprehensive data on capital renewal spending and recommended better reporting, clearer funding targets, and long-term planning for renewal and maintenance. UC, CSU, and community college representatives each described large five-year capital plans, aging facilities, seismic and deferred maintenance needs, and the role of student housing, while noting that construction costs are rising faster than inflation. Members questioned the segments about debt service, utilization rates, and how projects are prioritized. UC said its debt service tied to state support is about $665 million annually and described a $30 billion five-year capital financial plan, including housing, medical centers, and building renewal. CSU said it has about $31 billion in five-year needs and more than $8 billion in deferred maintenance, with funding coming from a mix of state-related and one-time sources since the state shifted capital responsibility to CSU. Community colleges said their unmet facilities needs total about $33.5 billion and explained their use of a scoring matrix and FUSION system to rank projects. The chair and members pressed all three systems to better distinguish between projects that are truly shovel-ready and those that are long-term needs, and discussed whether facilities condition data, total cost of ownership, and more standardized metrics should guide future bond proposals. The committee then turned to Proposition 2 and the Governor’s proposed community college capital outlay projects. The Department of Finance said Prop. 2 provides $1.5 billion for community colleges and that the Governor’s budget proposes 29 projects, with two continuing Prop. 51 projects also included. The LAO supported the overall use of the funds but raised concerns about the current 65/35 split between modernization and growth, the unusually large share of gymnasium projects, and some scoring metrics that favor larger campuses and certain regions. Community college officials said the scoring system was developed through participatory governance and would take one to two years to revise, but they supported the funding and agreed to follow up on questions about project categories and the rationale for the weighting. Members also suggested giving more weight to modernization, regional access, and intersegmental or collaborative projects. A final item addressed the CalKids program. The Department of Finance proposed $56,000 ongoing General Fund for three positions, while the LAO recommended approving two positions but rejecting a manager position until the current $7.5 million marketing campaign is evaluated. ScholarShare’s executive director said CalKids has enrolled more than 5 million children, with nearly 600,000 claims and over $45 million distributed, and argued that additional staff and outreach are needed to reach a goal of 1 million claimed scholarships by the end of 2025 and to implement AB 2808. Members asked about marketing effectiveness, data sharing, and eligibility rules, and the program said it is expanding partnerships with Cradle to Career and CSAC. No final vote was taken in the hearing, and the chair indicated the facilities item would be held open.

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• <00:35:18.320> yet billion dollar in net revenue yet billion dollar in net revenue yet despite
• He said gaming revenue could be directed toward affordable housing projects, keeping families together
• generated by this Services the revenue generated by this bill<00:39:05.240> offers<00:39:05.599
• <00:39:13.440> can<00:39:13.599> be taxpayers the additional Revenue can be taxpayers
• the additional Revenue can be strategically<00:39:14.599> allocated<00:39:15.079> to<00

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Economic Development and Technology heard testimony on several measures, including HB 671 on Native Hawaiian data tabulation, HB 639 on AI chatbot disclosures and consumer protection, HB 1391 on a proposed Hawaii/Irish trade commission, HB 1361, HB 1384 on an AI advisory council, HB 1292, and HB 1308 on online sports wagering. Testimony on HB 671 focused on clarifying how Native Hawaiian categories should be defined for data purposes, with Eugene Tian noting Census data can tabulate Native Hawaiians alone but not those in combination with other races without special tabulation. HB 639 drew support from DCCA’s Office of Consumer Protection, which said the bill should advance but may need amendments to align with existing consumer protection law and preserve OCP enforcement authority. HB 1384 received support from ETS, which said an AI advisory council would help establish governance and standards for state AI use. HB 1391 drew comments in support from DBEDT and one testifier who urged a broader U.S./Hawaii/EU framing rather than a bill focused on Ireland. HB 1361 was heard with no testimony in the excerpt, and HB 1292 received support from the Hawaii Community Development Authority and opposition from HGA, which warned the measure could open the door to privatizing or outsourcing government services. HB 1308 drew extensive testimony both for and against, with supporters arguing legalized online sports betting could generate revenue for education, housing, health care, child care, and problem gambling treatment, while opponents raised concerns about regulation, oversight, and the social impacts of gambling. Supporters included BetMGM, DraftKings, and the Iron Workers Stabilization Fund, while the Department of Taxation and Office of Information Practices also provided comments. The committee then moved into decision-making and adopted the chair’s recommendations to pass HB 671, HB 639, HB 1391, and HB 1384 with amendments, while HB 1361 and HB 1292 were deferred. For HB 1308, the chair outlined a substantial HD1 with changes including limiting the bill to internet-connected mobile or digital wagering platforms, shifting regulatory responsibility from DBED to DCCA, adding confidentiality language tied to UIPA, and using committee notes to reference other states’ tax percentages and agency testimony; members discussed the need for guardrails, and one member changed from a no vote to reservations, but the excerpt ends before the final vote is shown.

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• Revenues come from sales, leases, fees, and grants.
• Revenues come from sales, leases, fees, and grants.
• Revenues come from sales, leases, fees, and grants.
• <00:42:30.640> for by the department of revenue for by the department of revenue for worthless
• I've not been department of revenue.

Keywords: Finance - Room 216, 3 February, 2026; 10:30 AM, 925, all

Summary: The committee first considered Senate Bill 2191, which would expand the allowable uses of municipal use tax funds. The bill would add sidewalks to the list of eligible projects and remove remaining restrictive language that limited use tax spending to roads and bridges. A senator asked for confirmation that the funds would be limited to publicly owned property of the local government, and the sponsor confirmed that was the intent. The committee approved the bill and reported it out. The committee then took up Senate Bill 2257, the Mississippi Land Bank Act, which would create a local land bank tool for cities and counties to acquire, manage, and return vacant, abandoned, and tax-forfeited properties to productive use. The sponsor said the bill is intended to help address blight, especially properties held at the Secretary of State’s office, and emphasized that land banks would be locally created, subject to public accountability requirements, and barred from using eminent domain. The committee adopted the bill and reported it out. Members also discussed Senate Bill 2828, a committee substitute that would impose a fee on international wire transfers, with a credit available to Mississippi income taxpayers. The sponsor said half of the revenue would go to DPS for 287(g) programs and half to the general fund. An amendment was adopted to exempt certain transactions funded through U.S.-issued debit or credit cards or withdrawn from federally insured accounts. The committee adopted the substitute and reported the bill out. Later bills included SB 2863, creating a Jackson County industrial zone exempt from municipal annexation, and SB 2862, a related annexation measure brought forward with a reverse repealer; both were advanced after brief discussion. The committee also approved SB 2909, which lowers the unreduced retirement threshold in Tier 5 from 35 years to 30 years, and SB 2885, the Mississippi Work and Save program, a voluntary state-treasurer-run retirement savings option for small employers and employees. Throughout, the committee generally asked limited clarifying questions and then voted to adopt committee substitutes and report the bills out.

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• <00:50:58.640> coming 110 has a price tag of oh revenue coming 110 has a price tag of oh revenue
• So is this a um increase to the revenue? revenue? revenue?
• So, we didn't propose static revenues for the House.
• So, as the revenues for the House.
• And so, I revenue with them.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• So plain and simple, we have to talk about revenue.
• So plain and simple, we have to talk about revenue.
• So plain and simple, we have to talk about revenue.
• And these to begin to increase revenue.
• <00:05:16.560> from to look at ways to raise revenue from to look at ways to raise revenue

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: Sen. Erin Maye Quade, Rep. Esther Abad, and other Minnesota DFL legislators held a press event focused on responding to Trump administration and federal Republican actions that they said threaten health care, education, housing, public health, and other state services. Speakers argued Minnesota must not make “false trade-offs” between core services and should instead protect programs like Medicaid, school funding, disability services, nutrition, and public health by raising additional revenue and closing tax breaks for wealthy individuals and corporations. Rep. Abad and others outlined possible revenue options, including a fifth-tier income tax, a corporate rate match, closing tax exemptions for luxury items and second homes, a social media tax, and ending data center tax exemptions. They said these measures would not fully replace possible federal cuts, but could help mitigate harm and preserve services. Several speakers also criticized Republican opposition to tax increases and said the state should ask wealthy taxpayers and corporations to contribute more. Testimony from Olivia Dylan, a laid-off Minnesota Department of Health epidemiologist, described the impact of federal public health funding cuts and MDH layoffs on outbreak response, nursing home support, lab work, and tribal public health. Sean Leaden of SEIU Local 284 described low pay and staffing shortages among hourly school workers and said underfunding has hurt students and employees. Sen. Doran Clark and Rep. Emma Greenman framed the issue as both a budget and democracy question, arguing that federal cuts and attacks on public programs undermine self-governance and community well-being. In response to questions, speakers said Minnesota cannot fully backfill expected federal Medicaid losses, but can use state tools to reduce harm and should press Republicans to identify what services they would cut instead.

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• I do have an updated revenue estimate.
• I do have an updated revenue estimate.
• <00:45:42.559> neutral intent of making it Revenue neutral intent of making it Revenue neutral
• Yeah, so I asked our tax revenue officer to look into that.
• <01:36:22.679> um uh yeah so I um asked our tax revenue um uh yeah so I um asked our tax revenue

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• in seat calculations for revenue in seat calculations for revenue associated<00:36:18.880> with
• You can see the effects of revenue.
• state revenue. state revenue.
• <00:40:48.800> in the TRS which was recorded as revenue in the TRS which was recorded as revenue
• explains increased state revenue explains increased state revenue beginning<00:41:09.920> in<

Keywords: Meeting start 00:00:09 Roll call 00:00:24 Election of Co-Chairs 00:01:11 Office of Education Accountability Annual Report 00:04:41 Office of Education Accountability District Data Profiles, School Year 2024 00:23:50 Update from the Education Professional Standards Board 00:58:19 Adjournment 01:08:00, 958, all

Summary: The subcommittee opened its first meeting with roll call and procedural business, including elections of co-chairs. The House elected Representative Truett as House co-chair, and the Senate elected Senator Denine as Senate co-chair. After the organizational votes, the committee heard the Office of Educational Accountability’s annual report, beginning with Brian Jones and Deborah Nelson describing OEA’s investigations and research divisions and recent staffing turnover. On the investigations side, OEA said it handled complaints only when submitted in writing and generally opened cases only when it had enough facts to evaluate. Jones reported complaint volume declined from 805 in 2023 to 738 in 2024, with 325 in the first half of the current year. He outlined the kinds of matters OEA investigates, including school-based council issues, open meetings, board eligibility, nepotism, conflicts of interest, certification, activity funds, and surplus property, while noting that routine personnel matters, bullying, child interviews, and cases tied to litigation are generally handled locally or referred elsewhere. He also said OEA refers special education, assessment/testing, discrimination, and serious misconduct matters to the appropriate agencies, and that he did not see a need for statutory changes to improve OEA’s work, though he said cases should move more quickly. The research division presentation focused on OEA’s district data profiles and annual research agenda. Nelson explained that OEA reviews KDE-reported data and underlying datasets to verify accuracy, analyze trends, and produce reports for the General Assembly. She highlighted 2024 publications on district governance models and student achievement, and said this year’s agenda includes district data profiles, student discipline analysis, and a review of early childhood regional training centers. She also noted OEA received an NCSL notable document award for its 2023 staffing shortages report, its 10th such award. Sabrina Smith then walked through the district data profiles, which compile demographic, staffing, finance, and performance data for all 171 districts, plus statewide and comparative data. She noted changes in the report format, the continued availability of an online interactive version, and several trends: adjusted average daily attendance declined statewide from 2015 to 2024; the counselor-to-student ratio has improved but has not yet reached the statutory goal of one counselor per 250 students; the share of teachers moving from rank three to rank two has declined; special education identification has risen from 13% to 16%; and starting teacher salaries vary widely by district, with Kentucky’s average starting salary around $40,000 ranking near the bottom compared with surrounding states and the nation. Members asked about the history of the research division and whether the paper copies of the district profiles would continue, and staff said the printed versions would continue unless legislators asked otherwise.

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• any burden on the Department of Revenue. any burden on the Department of Revenue.
• <00:14:56.839> to ability of the Department of Revenue to ability of the Department of Revenue
• > on of Revenue was revenue generation on of Revenue was revenue generation on that<00:37:12.640
• to you that the actual revenue to you that the actual revenue generation<00:37:23.640> is
• are<00:52:32.280> distributed, production tax revenues are distributed, production tax revenues

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Page 9 contains a summary table of revenue and expenses and a more detailed table of revenue.
• And GASB requires these revenues to be reported as non-operating revenue even though they are used for
• Within the methodology area, you know, we perform revenue analytics to ensure...
• Below is a summary of the new activity and revenues those projects have generated.
• a summary of the new activity and revenues those projects have generated.

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• Districts would receive revenues associated with fiscal year 2026.
• Districts would receive revenues associated with fiscal year 2026.
• nine that says compensatory Revenue nine that says compensatory Revenue modification<00:58:47.319
• <00:59:24.599> uh that compensatory Revenue uh that compensatory Revenue uh modification<00
• To flag the unemployment compensation revenue refresh.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• reduced uh $320,000 in special revenue reduced uh $320,000 in special revenue uh<00:30:09.600>
• denied $500,000 special revenue for uh denied $500,000 special revenue for uh model<00:41:11.280>
• special revenue and three FTE. special revenue and three FTE.
• $600,000 special revenue for uh the $600,000 special revenue for uh the replacement<00:42:33.040>
• to move $6 from T0 to special revenue. to move $6 from T0 to special revenue.

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• percentage of the total revenue.
• <00:36:53.640> and you'll see total Medicaid revenue and you'll see total Medicaid revenue
• um these total of the total revenue um these total revenues<00:36:59.319> are<00:36:59.480>
• > I revenues are for Medicaid Revenue as I revenues are for Medicaid Revenue as I mentioned<00
• <00:47:23.520> targeting looking to make up revenues targeting looking to make up revenues

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• First, as mentioned, it makes the R&D credit stackable with industrial revenue bonds.
• coming in, but you've got a tax credit to put against your revenue.
• The bill says for an industrial revenue bond project issued prior to January 1st, 2025.
• And what sort of tax revenue? When do we get tax positive? When do we get economy positive?
• Chair, you know this is a revenue committee.

Keywords: 996, all

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• of revenue sources.
• Three of them had no activity or revenue during the review period.
• So they have no revenue of their own actually coming in.
• There's nothing in statute that specifies what type of revenue, unfortunately.
• So if you get grant revenue, I mean, that is it. But there has been...

Summary: The Joint Legislative Auditing Committee met to consider several audit requests and enforcement items involving local governments and special districts. The committee approved operational audits of the City of Miami Beach, the Delray Beach Downtown Development Authority, and the City of Daytona Beach. In each case, the requesting member described concerns about transparency, financial management, or internal controls, while local officials or representatives generally said they were willing to cooperate and, in Delray Beach’s case, noted that an internal audit had already been completed and that some issues were being corrected. The committee also received a presentation on the statewide review of neighborhood improvement districts. The reviewers reported that 15 of 21 districts were active and six inactive, with common findings including outdated or missing performance plans, weak web presence, inadequate meeting notices, and limited management mechanisms. They said staffing levels often correlated with the ability to meet statutory requirements, and they recommended updates to district governance and transparency practices. On enforcement, staff reviewed local governments and special districts that had failed to file required financial reports or had submitted audit reports missing required information. The committee approved staff recommendations to proceed under the statutory enforcement process for the noncompliant entities, with flexibility for the chair and vice chair to delay action if additional information is provided in good faith. The committee also voted to send a letter to the Union County Legislative Delegation encouraging a local bill to dissolve the Town of Rayford, based on staff’s view that the town lacked employees, services, debt, and a clear reason to continue existing as an incorporated municipality.