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TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Every year, we pay tax on equipment that we use daily to operate the restaurant, that we pay sales taxes
- And of course, on top of that, we pay sales taxes. Payroll taxes.
- beverage taxes, mixed receipts taxes, all the taxes that we have to pay.
- So we're paying homage.
- So much to our state, we're gonna pay this tax for you.
Keywords:
HB 8, school finance, compressed tax rate, maximum compressed tax rate, MCR, PYMCR, property tax, school district taxes, Education Code, Tax Code, state aid, school funding formula, local school taxes, Texas school finance, tax rate compression, public education funding, ad valorem tax, tangible personal property, income-producing property, business personal property
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Joint Travel, Recreation, Wildlife & Cultural Resources, May 27, 2026 - AM
Travel, Recreation, Wildlife & Cultural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- It is really a user pay system. It is really a user pay system.
- <01:40:42.040>
So, ought to be paying for. So, ought to be paying for. - Somebody is paying does cost.
- or somebody is paying for this. or somebody is paying for this.
- We have to pay salaries. We have trucks. We have to pay salaries.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- What are we paying for?
- What are we paying for?
- disconnected because they couldn't pay disconnected because they couldn't pay their<01:38:41.199
- Because we're talking who pays for the incentives? Who pays for it?
- HEO but the profits from HEO go to pay HEO but the profits from HEO go to pay for<02:16:12.560><
Summary:
The Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee held an informational briefing on the Public Utilities Commission’s performance-based regulation (PBR) framework and the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs’ whistleblower complaint process. Chair Jared Kohole opened the meeting, noted it was informational only with no public testimony, and explained that members would hear presentations and then have an opportunity for questions. The committee heard first from Ulupono Initiative, which provided background on why utilities are regulated, how Hawaii’s cost-of-service model and rate cases work, and why PBR was adopted to shift utility incentives away from a capital-investment bias and toward performance, efficiency, cost control, and policy goals such as renewable energy and reliability.
Ulupono described Hawaii’s PBR structure as a five-year multi-year rate plan with annual revenue adjustments, a customer dividend, a Z factor for extraordinary exogenous events, and an exceptional project recovery mechanism for large projects. It also outlined performance incentive mechanisms tied to renewable portfolio standard progress, interconnection speed, reliability, and shared savings. The presentation said the current docket is evaluating a possible hybrid approach that would combine forward-looking forecasting with historical results, and Ulupono advocated for stronger incentives, arguing the current rewards are too small relative to utility revenues and should be more meaningful to better align utility behavior with legislative intent.
The PUC then presented its own overview, emphasizing that the PBR docket is open and active and that the briefing was limited to the record to avoid ex parte concerns. The commission described the development of PBR in Hawaii through multiple phases beginning in 2018: an initial collaborative phase to set goals, a formal contested-case phase that produced the initial framework, later phases adding scorecards, reported metrics, and additional performance incentive mechanisms, and subsequent refinements including sunset of some mechanisms and adjustments after the August 2023 Maui wildfires. The PUC said the framework is intended to be customer-centric, administratively efficient, and protective of utility financial integrity, and that current work includes evaluating how to balance forward-looking and historical test-year approaches within the rebasing process. No votes or formal actions were taken at the briefing.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- And so when you share that, oh, this taxpayer would have to pay, they would have to pay attorney fees
- , and the taxpayers are paying either way, is what I'm saying.
- And if there are major changes this way, someone pays when these things are shifting.
- And so when you share that, oh, this taxpayer would have to pay, they would have to pay attorney fees
- , and the taxpayers are paying either way, is what I'm saying.
Keywords:
property tax exemption, disability, veterans, widows, income limits, Arizona Revised Statutes, property tax, electronic communication, tax assessment, tax correction, real estate, agriculture, tax classification, land use, nonprofit organizations, transaction privilege tax, tax exemption, textbook rental, education, business leasing
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- That's $270 million we're paying for students. We're paying for students.
- We're paying for students. That's $270 million we're paying for students we can't locate.
- Quit paying and chasing and separately account for every dollar.
- Yes, because instead of paying and then chasing, now we're not going to pay until we know exactly where
- Yes, because instead of paying and then chasing, now we're not going to pay until we know exactly where
Summary:
The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions, including recognition of Alpha Kappa Alpha Founders’ Day and a visiting debate student. The chamber then took up a committee report on 52 executive appointments. After explanation by Ethics and Elections Chair Don Gates, the Senate adopted the report and confirmed the appointments by a vote of 39-0.
The first major bill was SB 250 on rural communities. Senator Simon described it as a broad rural development package creating an Office of Rural Prosperity, a Renaissance Grant Program for counties losing population, housing and transportation investments, additional funding for rural education, and rural health care measures. Two amendments were adopted to remove overlapping health provisions in light of a new federal rural health grant and to update hospital funding estimates. Senators from both parties spoke in support, while also asking about eligibility and access to grant funds. The bill passed 39-0.
The Senate then considered CS/SB 318 on educational scholarship programs. Senator Gates said the bill responds to Auditor General concerns by separating scholarship funding from public school funding, requiring student identification and enrollment verification, reducing administrative fees for scholarship funding organizations, requiring annual audits, and directing the Department of Education to develop a competitive selection and performance plan for those organizations. Three amendments were adopted, including removal of a declining-enrollment provision for later conforming legislation and changes to enrollment documentation and withdrawal procedures. Senators from both parties supported the bill while raising concerns about accountability, student oversight, and school quality. The bill passed 38-0.
Afterward, the Senate waived rules so SB 250 and CS/SB 318 could be immediately certified to the House. The session ended with announcements, including Palm Beach County Day at the Capitol and a reminder about the chamber group photograph, followed by adjournment until the next scheduled meeting.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- That's $270 million we're paying for students. We're paying for students.
- We're paying for students. That's $270 million we're paying for students we can't locate.
- Quit paying and chasing and separately account for every dollar.
- Yes, because instead of paying and then chasing, now we’re not going to pay until we know exactly where
- Yes, because instead of paying and then chasing, now we’re not going to pay until we know exactly where
Summary:
The Senate convened with a prayer, pledge, doctor-of-the-day introduction, and several recognitions, including a Founders’ Day tribute to Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and a welcome to a nationally ranked student debater in the gallery. The chamber then took up a committee report on 52 gubernatorial executive appointments; after explanation by the Ethics and Elections chair, the Senate adopted the report and confirmed the appointments by a vote of 39-0.
The first major bill was SB 250 on rural communities. Senator Simon described it as a broad “Rural Renaissance” package creating an Office of Rural Prosperity, a Renaissance Grant Program, housing and transportation investments, education funding, and rural health care improvements. Two amendments were adopted to remove overlapping health-care provisions in light of new federal rural health funding and to update hospital funding amounts. Senators from both parties spoke in support, emphasizing the bill’s focus on rural infrastructure, health care access, and local flexibility. The bill passed 39-0.
The Senate then considered CS/SB 318 on educational scholarship programs. Senator Gates explained that the bill responds to Auditor General concerns by separating scholarship funding from public-school funding, tightening enrollment verification, reducing administrative fees, requiring student identification numbers, improving reimbursement processes, and directing the Department of Education to develop a business plan for scholarship funding organizations. Three amendments were adopted, including removal of a declining-enrollment provision from the bill, with that issue expected to move elsewhere. Senators discussed transparency, accountability, and protections against overpayments and unverified enrollments, while also noting the need to preserve support for school districts. The bill passed 38-0.
After both bills passed, the Senate waived rules to immediately certify SB 250 and CS/SB 318 to the House. The chamber also heard announcements recognizing Palm Beach County Day at the Capitol and scheduled a group photograph for the following Thursday before adjourning until January 22 or upon the President’s call.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee Jul 7th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Working families end up paying disproportionately higher burdens with a sales tax.
- Matter of fact, the analysis says that they will actually be paying more.
- pay both a sales and use tax at the pump and an annual $100 road improvement fee at registration, a
- As mentioned, we're paying both the zero-emission fee on our registration and the sales and use tax..
- However, we're also paying that registration fee, which was displaced on the battery vehicles.
Summary:
The Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxation heard a series of tax-related bills, with several measures referred to suspense and a few advancing. SB 284 would clarify Proposition 19 rules for inherited family homes in probate, including when the one-year residency clock starts and whether title consolidation among siblings triggers reassessment; supporters included the California Association of Realtors, while county assessors opposed the sibling-transfer language as creating ambiguity. The bill was sent to suspense. SB 863 was taken up on the consent calendar and passed 6-0 to the Assembly floor.
SB 333 would let San Luis Obispo County voters consider raising a local tax rate limit to fund transportation projects; supporters said it would help the county become self-help for major road needs, while opponents argued it would make it easier to raise regressive sales taxes. The committee approved the bill 5-2, as amended with a five-year sunset. SB 376, which clarifies that charitable remainder trusts are not treated as incomplete gift non-grantor trusts for California income tax purposes, drew support from the California Lawyers Association and no opposition, and passed 5-2 to Appropriations as amended.
The committee also heard SB 591, which would replace steep penalties for failing to use electronic funds transfer with fixed penalties of $100 for a first violation and $500 thereafter; supporters said current penalties can be excessive and out of proportion, and the bill was sent to suspense. SB 419 would partially exempt hydrogen fuel from the state sales and use tax while leaving the existing road fee in place; supporters said it would help hydrogen adoption and parity with other clean fuels, while one environmental group opposed unless amended, and the bill went to suspense. SB 587 proposed a state tax credit for local sales tax paid on manufacturing equipment to encourage investment and jobs; it had broad business support and no opposition, but was also sent to suspense. SB 710 would extend and update the property tax exclusion for solar installations, with broad support from clean energy and local government groups and some opposition from large energy consumers; it too was referred to suspense. Finally, SB 663 would extend deadlines and exemptions for wildfire victims and certain nonprofit and disabled veteran properties; it received support from assessors and committee members but was also sent to suspense for further work.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Energy and Natural Resources (03/24/2026)
Energy and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- We pay into it all the time. facility. We pay into it all the time.
- <00:35:16.280>
for homeowner would would have to pay for homeowner would would have to pay - that pays for that removal of the tank. that pays for that removal of the tank.
- The price that we pay is the price that our customers pay.
- you pay $1,000, and that's your cap. you pay $1,000, and that's your cap.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- When an insurance policy pays out, they pay the check both to the policyholder and to the bank for the
- out they pay the check both to the pays out they pay the check both to the policy<00:18:52.640>
holder - <00:18:59.760>
any all the banks are not paying any all the banks are not paying any interest - meals for students that can afford to pay.
- that Doe pays for meals which the cost that Doe pays for meals which will<00:36:26.680>
need <
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- So if you depend on your job to say, pay your rent, if you own a house, pay your mortgage.
- You can't afford to pay a bond.
- us to pay them.
- Pay to go down there. Pay to park. Pay for the test.
- I had to pay a whole bunch.
Keywords:
family violence, global positioning monitoring system, victim resources, electronic monitoring, protective orders, magistrate, criminal procedure, probable cause, written findings, law enforcement, bail bonds, bail fund, charitable bail fund, nonprofit bail organization, public funds, local government spending, political subdivision, county, city, taxpayer lawsuit
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 4/16/26
Higher Education Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- uh we don't want the pay-to-play. uh we don't want the pay-to-play.
- uh, to pay to play. uh, to pay to play.
- Pay to play, pay to play.
- So, pay to play, pay to play.
- specifically around pay to play. specifically around pay to play.
Bills:
HF4252
Keywords:
higher education, student aid, financial aid, grant programs, scholarships, Office of Higher Education, Minnesota State, University of Minnesota, community college, technical college, postsecondary institution, college affordability, student fees, athletic facilities, competitive athletics, developmental education, remedial courses, pregnant students, parenting students, priority registration
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Our pay date is on a Friday.
- Now, we pay our payrolls on Wednesday. Now, we pay our payrolls that<00:37:37.680>
Friday. - Without pay until we get paid. They stood up. They're driving people without pay.
- say, you know, um I'm sorry I can't pay say, you know, um I'm sorry I can't pay you<01:32:20.719
- that they would pay me. that they would pay me.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 4/2/25
Children and Families Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- the low end of my estimates it would pay the low end of my estimates it would pay for<00:04:19.000
- free bus cards and so why would they pay free bus cards and so why would they pay if<00:13:00.199
- We pay $1,200 every month for child care for Dean, and we also pay $1,200 every month for child care
- for childcare for Dean and we also pay for childcare for Dean and we also pay 1,200<00:56:13.000
- car repairs pay their own necessary car repairs pay their own children's<01:20:32.840>
activities
Keywords:
child maltreatment, child abuse, neglect, physical abuse, sexual abuse, sex trafficking, labor trafficking, human trafficking, child protection, local welfare agency, county social services, Minnesota Department of Human Services, judicial review, district court appeal, venue, out-of-state abuse, cross-border investigation, Minnesota child welfare, family assessment, maltreatment determination
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 3/13/25
Higher Education Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- <00:05:01.880>
on <00:05:02.120>those loans and are still paying on those loans and - have to come before the legislature to get a waiver to pay anybody more than the governor.
- legislature to um to get a waiver to pay legislature to um to get a waiver to pay anybody<00:19:
- the primary responsibility for paying paying<01:09:22.279>
for <01:09:22.560>postsecondary - <01:09:23.520>
education <01:09:24.199>in paying for postsecondary education in paying
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
House Executive Committee May 31st, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Sometimes, depending on the details of your lease, you're also required to pay for water.
- You may be paying for phone lines. You may be paying for utilities, electricity.
- And then I do rent for 12 and then I pay my phone bill. That's more than $18,000.
- The condo and you can't pay the dues is what I thought it was. Okay, fair enough. Thank you.
- I know I pay one of the highest rents in the state.
Summary:
The committee met briefly, established a quorum, and adopted the June 3, 2024 minutes without objection. The clerk and executive counsel then gave an overview of the committee’s role in setting and administering the House supplemental expense allowance, explaining that members currently receive up to $1,500 per month for reimbursable office and district expenses such as rent, utilities, printing, postage, travel in district, and certain communications costs. They also explained the existing carryover rules: unused funds may roll forward up to $3,000 generally and an additional $6,000 for printed materials, with any excess remaining in the House budget. Members asked for clarification on how the supplemental interacts with district office rent, mailers, per diem, out-of-state travel, cell phones, internet, and conference expenses, and staff explained which items are currently reimbursable and which are paid directly by the House.
Several members raised the idea of expanding allowable uses of the supplemental to help cover lodging costs during session for members who live more than 50 miles from the Capitol, and one member also asked whether the monthly allowance should be increased because of inflation and rising office costs. Staff said lodging would require an amendment to the resolution and that any increase in the allowance would have to be taken up by the next legislative body, not this committee mid-term. Members also discussed possible tax implications and the need to consult a CPA before changing the rules, with concerns raised about avoiding double-dipping or ethical issues if lodging were reimbursed in addition to per diem. One member withdrew the lodging motion and asked that the committee study the issue further.
The committee took no substantive action beyond adopting the minutes and adjourned after a motion to adjourn was made and approved without objection.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Feb 11th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- If we had some type of objection to rules, having to fight and possibly pay millions of dollars, isn't
- to defend themselves when they are innocent and still pay all those legal fees.
- So, somebody's paying the bill unless they're getting grants.
- The way it is now in the state of Oklahoma, there's two ways to pay.
- There's one company that is paying the state of Oklahoma $300,000, while all these others are paying
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Economic Development and Tourism Committee Mar 5th, 2025
Tourism
Transcript Highlights:
- It was called to my attention that, as consumers, we pay a $3 fee for the disposal of tires.
- Folks who live in the neighborhood are having to actually pay..
- Once they find out about it, then they go and pay it up or whatever they have to do.
- They also have to pay for the improvements as well.
- Okay, and like I said, we want to pay the tax collectors for doing this.
Keywords:
HB145, scrap tires, scrap tire disposal, illegal dumping, ADEM, Alabama Department of Environmental Management, environmental enforcement, Class 2 municipality, municipal court, local enforcement, delegation agreement, primacy, waste management, tire recycling, tire hauling, environmental quality act, misdemeanor penalties, Class A misdemeanor, Class B misdemeanor, Class C misdemeanor
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Education Funding (05/01/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- food because of their inability to pay. food because of their inability to pay.
- New Hampshire pays the state pays<01:47:02.000>
20% <01:47:02.639>of <01:47:02.800>the - Representative Burton, uh, just to point out that I pay my property taxes to pay for the public school
- <02:01:55.599>
to saying you know why are we paying to saying you know why are we paying to - out that I pay my property taxes to pay out that I pay my property taxes to pay for<02:04:48.480
Summary:
The Education Funding Committee met in executive session on a bill concerning school meal access and reimbursement. The bill would address local school districts’ responsibility to provide meals during school hours, reimburse schools for meals served at no cost, and make an appropriation. The committee first moved to retain the bill, with supporters saying it was complex, had uncertain fiscal impacts, and should be considered alongside other related meals bills. Opponents argued the committee already had enough information, that the bill served a small number of students at relatively low cost, and that delaying action would harm children who need food to learn.
The committee also heard from Tim Roar, a Keene school business administrator and co-designer of the bill, who explained that the proposal was intended to be an opt-in program for districts, with rulemaking to set participation requirements. He said the bill was meant to target aid to students between 175% and 200% of poverty, reduce bad meal debt, and avoid spending taxpayer money on families who could afford to pay. He estimated the state cost at about $250,000 in year one, with local taxpayer costs around $8,500 for Keene, and said some districts already have systems for online applications while others do not.
Committee members questioned him about meal debt, online application software costs, and how districts handle students who reach debt limits. Roar said districts still feed students who are hungry, but use other resources and family outreach when meal debt is capped, and he argued that parents should be responsible for providing lunch when they can afford it. Other members pushed back, saying they had seen students go hungry and that teachers sometimes pay for lunches themselves. One member noted the bill would increase eligibility, make it easier to apply, strengthen personal responsibility, and was not a mandate. The discussion ended without a recorded final vote in the excerpt, though the retain motion remained the central action under debate.
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 052 Mar 7th, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- everyone's going to pay them." everyone's going to pay them."
- we want to go ahead and pay dues." we want to go ahead and pay dues."
- <03:55:15.520>
It pays. The second vote's necessary. It pays. - working to increase worker pay. working to increase worker pay.
- and they don't have to pay. and they don't have to pay.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- school is paid paying.
- school is paid paying.
- school is paid paying.
- <01:15:07.120>
to backs that home districts must pay to backs that home districts must pay - actually paying $7,281. actually paying $7,281.
Keywords:
education finance, lease levy authority, graduation ceremonies, school districts, Minnesota Statutes, local revenue, funding increase, education, state appropriation, local control, HF3371, local optional revenue, school finance, general education aid, school district funding, referendum revenue, referendum market value, equalization aid, state aid, property tax levy