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• Despite the existence of the vape directory managed by the Alabama Department of Revenue, illegal sales
• It imposes a tax of $0.10 per milliliter on vape products, and this has nothing to do with the sales
• tax that is… Nothing to do with the sales tax that is on these products.
• Sales will go down severely in my stores if this is taxed at $10 a bottle, and so will tax money coming
• We do not engage in third-party sales or white labeling.

Committee: Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development

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• to a lesser rental motor vehicle for use a rental motor vehicle sale set a sale at wholesale imposes
• to a lesser rental motor vehicle for use a rental motor vehicle sale set a sale at wholesale imposes
• </c><02:41:56.880><c> tax,</c> because that would be like a sales tax, because that would be like a sales
• price and that the rebates would be for cars beneath a certain sale price.
• </c> for cars beneath a certain sale price. for cars beneath a certain sale price.

Summary: The committee first heard HB 2021, a transportation measure creating a framework for electric bicycle and micromobility regulation. The bill would define electric bicycle and electric micromobility device, set age and helmet rules, restrict class 3 e-bikes from sidewalks, allow limited sidewalk use for class 1 and 2 bikes, prohibit high-speed electric devices and certain nonconforming devices in specified locations, update county tax definitions, and change related terminology. Testimony was largely supportive from DOT, police, Honolulu officials, Hawaii Bicycling League, AAA Hawaii, the Hawaii State Teachers Association, and several individuals, while DCCA’s Insurance Division asked for clarity on whether insurance would be required. Committee discussion focused on safety, enforcement, and the fact that no insurance market currently exists for these e-bike classes; members also discussed the need to target bad actors rather than ordinary riders. The chair then proposed and the committee adopted amendments to HB 2021, including clarifying that road-legal, permitted, classified electric bicycles are not subject to insurance requirements at this time; allowing properly classified electric bicycles on sidewalks at 10 mph or less subject to county restrictions; barring high-speed electric devices and other nonconforming devices from public roadways; authorizing impoundment of non-road-legal or improperly registered devices; and requiring direct parental supervision for riders under 16 on class 2 or 3 e-bikes. The committee also made technical and effective-date changes. The recommendation to pass HB 2021 with amendments was adopted unanimously by the members present. The committee next took up HB 1641, a related transportation bill addressing high-speed electric devices. The chair explained that the measure would prohibit the sale, lease, rental, distribution, possession, or operation of high-speed electric devices and establish penalties, but the committee’s version would narrow the focus to devices covered by HB 2021. The amended bill would prohibit offering high-speed electric devices for lease or rent, require sellers to comply with the new regulatory framework, ban operation on bicycle lanes, highways, roadways, and streets, and set a civil penalty of $250 to $1,000 per violation. After no further questions, the committee voted to pass HB 1641 with amendments, and the recommendation was adopted. The meeting then moved to HB 1709, which would transfer regulation of the Hawaii Water Carrier Act from the Public Utilities Commission to the Department of Transportation and make conforming changes with an appropriation. DOT testified in support, while the PUC and DCCA’s Consumer Advocacy Division raised concerns about preserving consumer protections and the complexity of moving the regulatory framework. Young Brothers supported the bill and said the current system is outdated, but the discussion remained ongoing; the transcript cuts off before any final action on HB 1709 is shown.

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• We have in-store sales as well.
• We have in-store sales as well.
• We survive on in-store sales, and even if you use an electronic device to pay, at least we're making
• Well, it's because they can't generate enough income just off of fuel sales.
• So I do appreciate the online sale aspect of things.

Committee: House Special Committee on Tax Reform

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• The bill as filed requires the Board of Trustees to notice for the sale and acquisition restoration..
• The bill as filed requires the Board of Trustees to notice for the sale and Acquisition and Restoration
• of Trustees publish the required information at least 30 days prior to their meeting to review the sale
• as file requires the Board of Trustees to notice for the sale and acquisition restoration counsel to
• It strengthens transparency, public disclosure, and due diligence requirements for the sale and exchange

Summary: The Committee on Environment and Natural Resources heard and approved several bills. SB 636 by Sen. Leek would create additional pathways for counties and municipalities to obtain critically eroded beach or area of critical state concern designations, with the sponsor and supporters describing it as a forward-looking beach management approach that could improve access to state and federal funding. Questions focused on whether the bill imposed an unfunded mandate and how it would affect existing designations; the sponsor said it was voluntary and not retroactive. Pepper Uchino of the Florida Shore and Beach Preservation Association supported the proactive concept but stressed that funding remains the central issue. The bill was reported favorably. The committee also considered CS/SB 544 by Sen. Truenow, which transfers the Golf Course Best Management Practices Certification Program from DEP to FDACS. The sponsor said the move would improve continuity and encourage more golf courses to enroll in BMPs, while maintaining existing environmental requirements and enforcement through DEP if problems arise. Senator Smith and an opponent from the Florida Springs Council questioned whether golf courses are truly agricultural and raised concerns about water quality protections and possible tax or land-use implications; supporters from the Florida Golf Course Superintendents Association said the bill does not change taxation or existing nutrient reporting requirements. After a technical amendment, the bill was reported favorably, with Senator Smith voting no. CS/SB 848 by Sen. Truenow, dealing with stormwater treatment and water quality enhancement areas, was also amended and reported favorably. The sponsor said the bill clarifies the difference between permanent, secured water quality credits and stormwater allocations, and the amendment would allow WQEAs to address new stormwater rule requirements until rulemaking is complete and make public-land reviews forward-looking only. A representative of Resource Environmental Solutions supported the measure and said it would help create a reliable market for water quality credits. The committee then approved CS/SB 546 by Vice Chair Mayfield, which strengthens public notice requirements for the sale or exchange of state conservation lands and extends similar notice requirements to water management districts; conservation groups and Sen. Smith supported the bill as a transparency measure. Finally, DEP presented its State Park Amenities Report, estimating nearly $759 million in repair and maintenance needs over 10 years and $1.39 billion in contemplated new construction and development across the state park system. The committee took no further action and adjourned.

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• The bill would also create a new sales and use tax exemption for grooming and hygiene products.
• Senator Binky. a new sales and use tax exemption for grooming and hygiene products.
• It was essentially unduly, to a certain extent, the exemption on real estate sales.
• It will likely face litigation and does not replace sales or property or B&O taxes.
• It does not replace sales tax, excise, or B&O tax. It just adds another tax on top.

Summary: The Ways and Means Committee met on February 6, 2026, and first voted to suspend the five-day notice rule for all bills on the agenda. Senators Braun and Gildon objected, arguing the bill needed more public review and that the fiscal note had only just been released, but a roll call vote passed 15-9 and the committee proceeded to Senate Bill 6346. Staff briefed SB 6346 as a proposal to create a 9.9% income tax on Washington taxable income above a $1 million per-household standard deduction, with a $50,000 charitable deduction, apportionment rules for nonresidents and certain professions, quarterly estimated payments, and credits for capital gains tax and certain business taxes. Staff said the tax would begin in 2029 and eventually raise about $3.5 billion annually from roughly 30,000 taxpayers. The bill also would expand the Working Families Tax Credit, create a sales tax exemption for grooming and hygiene products, increase the small business B&O tax credit and filing threshold, and end the B&O surcharge on high-grossing businesses one year early. Members questioned the bill’s constitutionality, its exemption from referendum, treatment of student athletes, natural-resource industries, and whether real estate gains would be captured. Public testimony was sharply divided. Supporters, including labor groups, educators, health care advocates, counties, child care workers, and some business owners and high-income individuals, said the bill would make the tax code more progressive and provide stable funding for health care, education, child care, public defense, and other services, while expanding the Working Families Tax Credit. Opponents, including many small business, construction, housing, and taxpayer advocates, argued the measure would function as a tax on pass-through businesses and retained earnings, harm housing production and investment, encourage wealthy residents and businesses to leave the state, and violate the state constitution or the will of voters. No final action on SB 6346 was taken during the hearing.

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• </c><00:15:59.680><c> of</c> SB229 relative to the sale of SB229 relative to the sale of uninspected<
• Do I hear a motion for SB 229, relative to the sale of uninspected bison, red deer, and elk meat?
• </c><00:18:34.799><c> of</c> SB229 relative to the sale of SB229 relative to the sale of uninspected<
• less than $10,000 in sales gross revenue in 2022.
• had less than $10,000 in sales gross revenue in 2022.

Summary: The committee first took up a Senate message on HB 179, relative to hazardous waste accident fees. Members reviewed the Senate amendment, which would cap the daily non-payment penalty at no more than $1,000 per day and limit the cumulative penalty to 25% of the cost, with no additional daily penalty if the responsible party is following an agreed payment plan. Members discussed the change from the committee’s earlier version, which had allowed penalties up to 100% of the damages, and agreed the revised language was reasonable. The committee voted to concur with the Senate amendment and indicated the bill could be placed on consent. The committee then recessed SB 302, requiring background checks for solid waste facility owners, because a late request for an additional change had not yet been fully reviewed. It next voted on SB 229, relative to the sale of uninspected bison, red deer, and elk meat. Supporters said the bill would expand retail access to these meats, support New Hampshire farms, and improve food security. Members also noted the Department of Agriculture did not object, that the bill would remove a sunset and keep more workable inspection rules in place, and that the animals involved are largely from closed herds. The committee voted unanimously to pass SB 229 and agreed to place it on consent. Finally, the committee considered SB 50, establishing a committee to study the regulation of private animal boarding facilities. Members described disturbing testimony about missing, injured, or dead dogs and the lack of clear oversight, licensing, or even a reliable list of kennels in the state. They discussed possible study topics including licensing, inspection authority, standards, penalties, and protections for both pet owners and boarding operators, including disclosure of medical conditions. The committee voted unanimously to pass SB 50 and also agreed to place it on consent. After the executive sessions, the committee heard a presentation from the New Hampshire Food Alliance on the state’s first food and agriculture strategic plan, introduced by director Nicole Cardwell, with participation from advisory committee members including Rep. Bixby and Commissioner Sean Jasper.

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• 00.000><c> even</c><00:08:00.319><c> disregarding</c><00:08:01.280><c> higher</c><00:08:02.000><c> sales
• </c> second, even disregarding higher sales second, even disregarding higher sales tax<00:08:02.639><
• </c><00:38:41.920><c> um</c> as well as the auto parts sales tax. um as well as the auto parts sales
• Senate File 3237 is a proposal to allow a sales tax exemption.
• Um, if you look at sales tax exemption.

Committee: Senate Taxes

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• Bill 273 by Representative Freiberg, certain parishes, to repeal authorization for distribution of sales
• tax revenue collected on the sale of admission tickets to certain events.
• House Bill 273 by Representative Fryberg, certain parishes for repeal authorization for distribution, sales
• , tax revenue collected on the sale of admission tickets to certain events.
• certain treasury funds, use of monies in the East Baton Rouge Parish Riverside Centralplex Fund, state sales

Bills: HR119 , HR120 , HR121 , HR122 , HR123 , HR124 , HR125 , HR126 , HR127 , HR128 , HR129 , HR130 , HR131 , HR132 , HCR53 , HCR54 , HCR55 , HCR56 , HR115 , HR116 , HR117 , HR118 , SCR19 , SCR26 , SB102 , SB222 , SB255 , SB270 , SB273 , SB314 , SB418 , SB420 , HB21 , HB24 , HB29 , HB31 , HB39 , HB45 , HB49 , HB77 , HB136 , HB150 , HB211 , HB263 , HB273 , HB299 , HB315 , HB324 , HB376 , HB377 , HB422 , HB431 , HB444 , HB450 , HB519 , HB533 , HB538 , HB549 , HB559 , HB562 , HB663 , HB664 , HB715 , HB717 , HB805 , HB822 , HB823 , HB834 , HB864 , HB867 , HB1011 , HB1017 , HB1018 , HB1068 , HB1134 , HB1137 , HB1234 , HB1235 , HB1236 , HB310 , HCR6 , HCR19 , HCR10 , HR74 , HCR26 , HCR35 , HCR7 , HB51 , HB82 , HB143 , HB145 , HB160 , HB180 , HB192 , HB393 , HB430 , HB445 , HB506 , HB515 , HB521 , HB565 , HB590 , HB614 , HB638 , HB670 , HB672 , HB685 , HB692 , HB752 , HB773 , HB781 , HB799 , HB860 , HB874 , HB887 , HB917 , HB937 , HB956 , HB965 , HB972 , HB977 , HB982 , HB1006 , HB1010 , HB1044 , HB1072 , HB1088 , HB1179 , HB1200 , HB76 , HB132 , HB181 , HB210 , HB250 , HB265 , HB275 , HB291 , HB322 , HB342 , HB475 , HB486 , HB616 , HB635 , HB639 , HB690 , HB740 , HB757 , HB761 , HB774 , HB808 , HB855 , HB872 , HB883 , HB886 , HB903 , HB949 , HB962 , HB996 , HB1003 , HB1036 , HB1054 , HB1071 , HB1076 , HB1078 , HB1113 , HB1132 , HB1146 , HB1232 , HB1233 , HB140 , HB750 , HB911 , HB52 , HB154 , HB400 , HB463 , HB570 , HB631 , HB637 , HB870 , HB952 , HB961 , HB399 , HB868 , HB905 , HB401 , HB901 , HR20 , HB9 , HB58 , HB151 , HB193 , HB284 , HB459 , HB476 , HB577 , HB582 , HB605 , HB615 , HB682 , HB733 , HB915

Summary: The House met on April 9, 2026, established a quorum, and opened with prayer and the pledge. Members then spent much of the morning recognizing visiting groups and honoring individuals and teams, including Louisiana Emergency Preparedness Day, social workers, Black Women’s Health Initiative and My Sister’s Keeper, the Knock Knock Children’s Museum, and several championship school teams. The House also received committee reports and introduced a number of resolutions and Senate bills before moving into House bills on second reading and final passage. A large block of bills focused on taxation, procurement, transportation, public safety, and administrative modernization. The House passed measures on prompt payment for contractors, fleet vehicle registration, electronic bidding forms, cooperative purchasing by local governments, and use of federal procurement rules for buses and paratransit vehicles. Members also approved bills related to ad valorem millage rules and a constitutional amendment proposal to change legislative session dates, though that session-date measure was sent to Appropriations. Other bills passed addressed brick manufacturing and wood pellet manufacturing as economic development priorities, boiler inspection authority, the Fire Marshal’s role in child care center inspections, and the Louisiana Wallet digitized credentials program. Several public safety and social policy bills also advanced. The House passed bills increasing penalties for repeat DWI offenders with serious prior driving-related convictions, providing medical expense assistance for injured law enforcement officers and firefighters, creating a green/blue envelope program for drivers with autism or mental illness, and establishing a workplace violence measure for retail food service establishments. Members also passed bills on domestic violence, homelessness-related court programs, non-compete restrictions for interns and preceptors, pharmacy benefit managers, and health coverage for prosthetic and orthotic devices. One bill on jury trial reassignment in criminal cases failed on reconsideration by a vote of 50-49 and returned to the calendar. Most of the bills considered on final passage were approved by wide margins, with several receiving unanimous or near-unanimous support. A few measures were temporarily returned to the calendar or recommitted, including some domestic violence, insurance, and retirement-related bills. The House also adopted multiple amendments during debate, and several members requested co-authors on measures after passage.

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• My favorite career development event was participating with my team in agricultural sales.
• career development events, and these are events such as forestry or, as I was involved in, agricultural sales
• members and then my favorite career development event was participating with my team for agricultural sales
• career development events, and these are events such as forestry or myself was involved in agricultural sales
• where teams or individuals can or myself was involved in agricultural sales where teams or individuals

Committee: Senate Education

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• We have contacted Honda, and they are saying they would like to increase their sales.
• earlier, we have contacted Honda Corporation, and they have indicated they would like to see increased sales
• Despite warning labels affixed to the vehicles, plus dealer instruction at the time of sale, these vehicles
• And to your point, yes, they do want to increase sales.
• manufacturer on how to prevent this, to provide safety instruction to the customers at the time of sale

Committee: Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development met with a quorum present and considered two bills. The first, CS for SB 88 by Senator Wright, would create a framework for local governments to allow or prohibit utility terrain vehicles (UTVs) on certain low-speed roads, define UTV equipment and driver requirements, and make violations noncriminal traffic infractions. An amendment was adopted to correct the insurance requirement to match automobile-style minimums of $10,000 personal injury and $10,000 property damage liability. Testimony on SB 88 was divided. The Florida Justice Association and the Recreational Off-Highway Vehicle Association opposed the bill, arguing UTVs are designed for off-road use, do not meet federal safety standards, and could increase crash risk on public roads; Honda’s letter was cited as opposing road use. Supporters, including the sponsor and agencies waiving in support, argued the bill would address an existing loophole, provide insurance and licensing requirements, and help rural users and law enforcement by creating a clear legal pathway. Senators raised concerns about nighttime visibility, taillight spacing, speed limits, and whether the bill should be more restrictive, but the committee ultimately voted to report CS for SB 88 favorably. The committee then heard SB 274 by Senator Arrington, which designates a portion of International Drive in Orange County as Harris Rosen Way in honor of hotelier and philanthropist Harris Rosen. The sponsor and several senators praised Rosen’s business success, philanthropy, and support for education, cancer research, veterans, and the Central Florida community. There was no opposition, and the bill was reported favorably by roll call vote. The meeting then adjourned.

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• tax and motor vehicle sales tax outcome.
• For 24, it was roughly— $8.3 billion, so that's the total growth sales.
• The agency only uses about 3.5 of that total amount of sales for a miniature.
• That was in anticipation of sales, so we stopped that process from occurring again.
• The rule will give us, it will add a definition under prohibited sales.

Committee: House Appropriations - S/C on Articles VI, VII, & VIII

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• THE HOUSE DID NOT PROPOSE A SALES TAX CUT BECAUSE WE HAVE A SALES TAX PROBLEM.
• THE STATE'S BUDGET HAS GROWN AT AN EXPONENTIAL RATE AND THE SALES TAX IS THE PRIMARY DRIVER OF THAT GROWTH
• BUT THE SALES TAX CUT WAS A MEANS NOT AN END.

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• already taken measures to prohibit this, and as Representative Hernandez mentioned, many modern point-of-sale
• on this bill, New Mexico's restaurants process an estimated $3.2 billion. billion dollars in annual sales
• Because what happens is, you said it perfectly, the point of sale software sometimes, if you get your
• receipt, it calculates it based on your sale plus your tax and all that, right?

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• On housing, we're fully funding the sale and ship program.
• The bill makes the following changes to the sales and use tax.
• First, it shifts the dates of the annual back-to-school sales tax holiday to align with the start of
• It permanently exempts sales of propane tanks with a capacity of 20 pounds or less.
• It also creates a three-year refund process for property owners to receive a refund on sales tax paid

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• Most fans already pay sales tax on tickets and concessions, but our current tax code exempts purchases
• pay sales tax on tickets<00:21:08.440><c> and</c><00:21:08.560><c> concessions,</c><00:21:09.400><c>
• </c><00:21:36.240><c> tax</c><00:21:36.480><c> base</c> the sales tax base the sales tax base to<00:21
• Um, but paying sales tax on that means that folks like we have heard from today get the help that they
• It is a sales tax exemption on college or on stadium suites.

Summary: House File 4738 was laid over for possible inclusion in the 2026 tax bill. Representative Keeler presented the bill as a funding source for Minnesota’s Safe Harbor program, arguing that trafficking and sexual exploitation are statewide problems and that current shelter and housing resources are insufficient. She and several supporters emphasized that the program serves youth across greater Minnesota, not just the metro, and that state and federal funding pressures make additional support necessary. Testifiers from Place Called Home/Life House, The Link, the City of Minneapolis, and a survivor all described the impact of Safe Harbor and related shelter programs. They cited data on youth served, bed nights, mental health services, and high unmet need, including waitlists and youth turned away because programs are full. Testimony stressed that stable housing and trauma-informed services help survivors recover and move toward education, employment, and family stability. One committee member, Representative Davis, objected to the proposed funding source, saying he would not support taking money from women’s sports scholarships and urging a different source. The bill’s tax mechanism was described as ending the sales tax exemption for preferred seating, suite licenses, and related amenities at athletic and entertainment events. Alec Williams of We Make Minnesota supported the proposal as a fair way to raise revenue from high-end discretionary purchases for a public purpose. Committee discussion also focused on the size of the revenue estimate and the breakdown of the impact, with nonpartisan staff saying roughly 85% would come from suite licenses, 10% from collegiate seating, and 5% from amenities. Representative Smith and others framed the issue as both a tax and moral question, and the chair moved the bill to be laid over.

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• It restricts sales to adults 21 and older.
• , I acknowledge there is more work. who represent the very real harms caused by the unregulated sale
• They prohibit the sale of the concentrated seven-hydroxymitragynine.
• This legislation does not prevent the sale of unsafe kratom.
• Sales to juveniles have no criminal penalty in this legislation.

Committee: Senate Health and Welfare

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• Because in your last version of the bill, I believe that the Attorney General could force sale of, if
• But, is it forced sale through the Attorney General as was in the last iteration of the bill?
• But, is it forced sale through the Attorney General as was in the last iteration of the bill?
• But, is it Is it forced sale uh might.
• </c> certain number of private equity sales certain number of private equity sales would<00:34:41.520

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• Our sales tax does fluctuate. It goes up. It's been flat a couple of years, but sales...
• Sales taxes are volatile, just like the economy.
• A specific purpose M&O, which is not irregular; we have that on sales tax.
• We leverage PAYGO dollars in terms of excess sales and use tax dollars.
• That drives and funds the sales tax. So in closing, our motivations are all the same.

Bills: HB17 , HB23 , SB 10

Committee: House Ways & Means

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• It is a sales tax exemption on college or on stadium suites.
• It is a sales tax exemption on college or on stadium suites.
• It is a sales tax exemption on college or on stadium suites.
• It is a sales tax exemption on college or on stadium suites.
• It is a sales tax exemption on college or on stadium suites.

Bills: HF4234 , HF3697 , HF1183 , HF4738

Committee: House Taxes

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• sales were omitted for some reason.
• By including the language or any other statutes criminalizing the possession, sale, transportation, or
• By including the language or any other statutes criminalizing the possession, sale, transportation, or
• ,</c><00:41:26.720><c> not</c> consumer. at the point of sale, not consumer. at the point of sale, not
• </c> population you have to allow uh the sale population you have to allow uh the sale of<00:53:54.480