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  • This is about 77 percent of our M&O taxes collected locally.
  • For the current 24-25 school year, Port Aransas ISD assessed $39 million in local M&O property taxes
  • Are either one of y'all not recapture districts because of that tax bill?
  • We're just on the cusp of recapture, so it's just now, yeah, with all the tax compression.
  • Real fast, but if it's in combination with a property tax cut, maybe not. So Mr.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/27/25

Human Services Finance and Policy

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  • Representative Noor said it was Article 2, Section 12, line 8.17, regarding the Life Safety Code for
  • Ubie. mechanical electrical and fire codes not mechanical electrical and fire codes not having<01:24:
  • <01:38:37.760> oversight county and fire code oversight county and fire code oversight mechanisms
  • <01:41:52.800> since disabilities through zoning codes since disabilities through zoning codes
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Natural Resources Mar 19th, 2025

Natural Resources

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  • Water Code 13.255 is specific for a municipality who is requesting be singly certificated to an area
  • the economic regulations and CCNs in particular, and things like decertification under Texas Water Code
  • The bill seeks to amend Chapter 28. 8a of the Texas Water Code by implementing, implementing planning
  • Currently, the Texas Water Code establishes floodplain regulations, but in Enforcement of these regulations
  • The district would not have the authority to impose taxes, charge fees. ease, or exercise eminent domain
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Natural Resources Mar 19th, 2025

Natural Resources

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  • closing that funding gap by constitutionally dedicating $1 billion. dollars per year from state sales tax
  • L3 generates revenue by selling electricity, transmission, and water services. neither levy taxes nor
  • The fact that the districts were going to be financed through property taxes became a problem and we
  • Oh, okay, um, do y'all have as a PUA have tax authority or just the entities within the PUA?
  • And only two of those actually have taxing authority.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs Mar 17th, 2025

S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 1078 would amend the Labor Code to require the Workforce Commission to create in collaboration
  • contact information for the Texas Veterans Commission. information on the Veterans Crisis Hotline, tax
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House State Government Committee Feb 26th, 2025

State Government

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  • leadership on the AI task force over the summer, we talked about some of the needs for updates to state code
  • This bill would modernize and update the code to include cybersecurity explicitly, with all the definitions
Bills: HB320, HB207, HB208, HB290
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  • What about being a watchdog for our tax dollars?
  • In order for us to send tax dollars, there are regulations they have to follow.
  • It only tells the state that we don't care about where your tax dollars are going.
  • House Bill 4273 by Miller of the House and Rader of the Senate, an act relating to income tax.
  • House Bill 4273 by Miller of the House and Rader of the Senate, an act relating to income tax.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Jun 1st, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

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  • and the campaign finance code.
  • Purely technical amendments: citation, Civil Code 1423 should have been 1424.
  • If you look at the report on the amendments, it changes Civil Code 1423; it should have read Code of
  • And what happens is they go up for property tax sale.
  • much in taxes to be able to fund the operations of the parish.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Jun 1st, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, opened with prayer, the pledge, and a national anthem performance, then moved through several personal privileges and recognitions. Members welcomed a student cancer survivor and entrepreneur, Bella of Brave Bella Bead Company, and also recognized a new legislative assistant, a page leaving for college, and a resolution honoring National Mississippi River Day. The chamber also received conference committee reports and enrollment reports, and returned some previously failed measures to the calendar, including H.R. 119 and H.B. 410. The main floor action centered on a series of Senate concurrent resolutions, most of which were adopted overwhelmingly. These included SCR 59 on re-evaluating flood maps and insurance rates tied to the Comite River Diversion Canal, SCR 61 urging higher reimbursement for behavioral health crisis centers, SCR 62 calling for review of school-zone safety and speed limits, SCR 68 creating a blockchain and digital innovation task force, SCR 69 encouraging continued research to reduce sugarcane burning, SCR 70 supporting the Major Richard Star Act for medically retired combat-wounded veterans, SCR 54 supporting the Mississippi River Basin Fishery Commission Act, SCR 55 designating the Peggy Martin Rose as the official state rose, SCR 64 creating a construction manager-at-risk task force, SCR 75 studying a Louisiana maneuvers museum and trail, and SCR 80 creating a task force on the minimum foundation program and long-term teacher pay funding. Most passed with little or no opposition, with SCR 84 on earthquake seismic activity in several parishes amended to adjust task force membership before final adoption. The House also heard a personal privilege statement honoring the late Ponder P.C. Clinton Jr., a noted Black farmer, cattleman, and community leader in Shreveport’s Cedar Grove neighborhood, and expressed condolences to his family. Later, members received a hurricane-season reminder from Rep. Jay Galle about disaster response procedures and the need to work through parish emergency offices. The transcript ends as the House moves into additional concurrent resolutions returned from the Senate with amendments.
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Legislative Session Day 59 (4-14-26) - Part 1

Kentucky House Floor Meeting

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  • Property rights exist alongside fire codes, building codes, and safety standards.
  • Property rights exist alongside fire codes, building codes, and safety standards.
  • We're elected to serve our constituents and to do our best for our constituents and to spend our tax
  • <01:09:14.719> dollars and to spend our tax dollars and to spend our tax dollars to<01:09:
  • Senate Bill 59, an act relating to prohibited uses of tax dollars and resources. Senator Rawlings.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

CPC Public Hearing - Wed Mar 18, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST

Consumer Protection & Commerce

Summary: The committee heard SB 1166 SD2, a bill on insurance and climate-related damages that would authorize the Hawaii Property Insurance Association and, in amended versions discussed during testimony, other public and private entities to pursue civil actions to recover losses tied to climate disasters and extreme weather. DCCA’s Insurance Division and the Department of the Attorney General raised legal concerns, saying the bill’s scope may not fit the insurance code section being amended, that it could create subject-matter and title issues, and that some subrogation language may be duplicative of existing rate-filing practice. Lawyers for Justice opposed the measure, arguing it conflicts with existing subrogation law and recent Hawaii Supreme Court rulings that treat the judicial lien process as the exclusive remedy. The American Petroleum Institute also opposed, warning the bill would add liability and litigation risk for companies operating under existing permits and could undermine energy reliability and investment. Supporters said the bill would help shift climate-related insurance costs away from residents and onto fossil fuel companies and other responsible parties. Testimony in support came from the Polluters Pay Hawaii Coalition, Center for Climate Integrity, Hawaii Island Council, Our Hawaii, Sierra Club of Hawaii, and others, who described recent flooding, storm damage, rising premiums, non-renewals, and underinsurance as evidence of a worsening climate-driven insurance crisis. Several supporters urged amendments to give the Attorney General explicit authority to recover insurance-related losses for the Hurricane Relief Fund, HPIA, and private insurers, and to ensure recovered amounts benefit policyholders. Committee members questioned whether HPIA is a private entity, whether the Attorney General could represent it, whether the bill could create double recovery or affect pending climate litigation, and whether insurers would have standing or damages if they are only paying contractual claims. The committee then took up SB 888 SD2, a consumer protection bill that would restrict smart household security device operators from sharing user data with law enforcement without consent or a judicial order, and would bar conditioning device use on such consent. The Office of Consumer Protection testified in support and said an Illinois law could serve as a useful template for exceptions to the warrant requirement. An individual supporter said the measure would protect immigrant communities, judges, and others from surveillance and misuse of private data. No vote was taken during the portion of the meeting provided, and the chair noted additional written testimony submitted in support of SB 1166.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee Mar 4th, 2026

Finance and Taxation General Fund

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  • in a debt-to-income ratio calculation if the veteran doesn't have to pay ad valorem taxes because they've
  • in a debt-to-income ratio calculation if the veteran doesn't have to pay ad valorem taxes because they've
  • in a debt-to-income ratio calculation if the veteran doesn't have to pay ad valorem taxes because they've
  • in a debt-to-income ratio calculation if the veteran doesn't have to pay ad valorem taxes because they've
  • in a debt-to-income ratio calculation if the veteran doesn't have to pay ad valorem taxes because they've
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

AEN-WLA, AEN Public Hearings 02-11-2026

Agriculture and Environment

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  • can be claimed in getting the tax can be claimed in getting the tax credit?
  • tax. tax. tax.
  • establishing the carbon emissions tax establishing the carbon emissions tax and<01:03:33.599>
  • refundable high mileage driving tax refundable high mileage driving tax credit<01:03:47.359>
  • tax over time,<01:04:52.079> it<01:04:52.400> substantially<01:04:53.119> increases
Summary: The committee heard several measures related to agriculture, invasive species control, trees, reef protection, and land use. SP 2489 would require Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity leases to include access, invasive-species control, and termination provisions; DAB and DLNR supported it, as did several outside groups, while the Hawaii Farm Bureau and Hawaii Cattlemen’s Council raised concerns about notice, cooperation with lessees, and placing penalties on leaseholders for preexisting infestations. The chair noted six testifiers in support, one opposed, and three with comments. SP 2310 would appropriate funds to remove overgrown vegetation from the Kohola stream. DAB supported the bill but explained that the work already completed by its contractor stopped at a DOT boundary, and that the affected parcel appears to be a DOT highway segment on ceded lands; the committee discussed whether the appropriation should instead go to DOT. SP 2372, on exceptional and significant trees, received support from DNR and Outdoor Circle, with testimony describing trees as critical infrastructure and suggesting technical amendments to committee membership and the process for recommending trees to county councils. SP 2426, which would authorize DNR to contract with private parties to maintain sunscreen dispensers at state beaches and promote mineral-based sunscreen as reef-protective, drew support from DNR and reef advocates, while another witness questioned the science behind claims about mineral versus chemical sunscreens and urged broader environmental solutions. SP 2334 would impose a land conversion fee on agricultural land converted to other uses, create a fee fund for programs including healthy soils, and require state agricultural lands to use a conservation metric. DAB offered comments, and testimony from climate and farm groups generally supported the conservation goals but questioned references to programs not yet in place and objected to language excluding solar and wind uses, with one witness urging that agri-voltaics remain allowed. SP 2925, concerning coconut trees, would recognize them as food, water, and cultural resources, require signage for landscape palms, set labeling standards, and create a tax credit for naturally managed consumable coconut trees. DAB shifted from opposition to comments, DNR supported, and testimony from cultural and subsistence advocates strongly backed the bill as a response to coconut rhinoceros beetle impacts; committee questions focused on enforcement of signage, inspection resources, and the proposed tax credit.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Fiscal Policy Feb 5th, 2026

Fiscal Policy

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  • , and most of you've heard it before, it brings Florida into compliance with the International Fuel Tax
  • The re-employment program was funded by employers paying taxes on wages of employees and history with
  • Businesses are the ones that are paying the tax. U.S.
  • They had paid into it through years of labor, taxes, caregiving, and service.
  • This bill closes that gap by giving tax collectors the tools needed to protect customers.
Summary: The Committee on Fiscal Policy met and first postponed SB 524 and SB 1156. It then heard and favorably reported several bills, including SB 488 and SB 490 by Sen. Massullo, which update Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles procedures, raise the crash-reporting threshold, expand email use, and create a related public-records exemption. The committee also favorably reported SB 892 by Sen. Martin on enhanced sentencing for repeat offenders, SB 124 by Sen. Rodriguez updating Florida Virtual School statutes, and SB 584 by Sen. Yarbrough strengthening oversight of commercial driving schools and tax collector authority. SB 656 by Sen. Bradley, codifying the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and related grant program, and SB 816 by Sen. Bradley, formally establishing the University of Florida Diabetes Institute, also passed unanimously or near-unanimously. The most extensive debate centered on SB 216 by Sen. McLean, which would tighten unemployment assistance eligibility by adding job-search requirements, more frequent verification, and fraud-reporting measures. Supporters argued the bill would reduce fraud and improve program integrity, while opponents from labor groups and several senators warned it would burden claimants, especially rural residents, seniors, and workers facing layoffs, and could sharply reduce access to benefits. Despite those objections, the committee reported the bill favorably on a divided vote. The committee also considered CS/SB 382 by Sen. Truenow on electric bicycles, requiring riders to yield to pedestrians, sound an audible signal before passing, and limit speed near pedestrians, while creating a task force to study broader regulation of e-bikes and related devices. A mother whose son was killed on an electric scooter urged the committee to restore scooters to the bill, and several members expressed support for further work on that issue. The committee reported the bill favorably. At the end of the meeting, members recorded additional affirmative votes on selected tabs, and the committee adjourned.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Jan 21st, 2026

Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development

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  • This particular bill brings Florida in compliance with the International Fuel Tax Association.
  • Members, representing the Miami-Dade Tax Collector, is waving in support.
  • We call them a tax now. That pot of money is used to give unemployed workers spending power.
  • They're paying less in taxes, right?
  • collectors in order to authorize the county tax collectors...
Summary: The committee met with a quorum and considered ten bills, beginning with SB 594 on local housing assistance plans. Senator Burton explained that the bill would make residents of mobile home parks and manufactured housing communities eligible for SHIP rental assistance and, in some cases, repair or rehabilitation funds, recognizing that many own their homes but rent the lot. Supporters from AARP and the Federation of Manufactured Homeowners said the bill would help seniors and low-income residents remain housed. The bill was reported favorably by a roll call vote. Members then approved two Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles measures: SB 488, the agency package updating Florida’s motor fuel tax compliance with IFTA, allowing online filing and private license plate agencies to act as agents, raising the crash-damage reporting threshold, expanding email communications, and updating tank vehicle compliance; and SB 490, a related public records exemption for email addresses collected for renewal notices. Both were reported favorably without opposition. The committee also passed SB 246, creating a specialty license plate for the UFC Foundation, despite concerns raised that the foundation is based out of state and that the plate was politically motivated; the bill was approved on a split vote. The committee gave favorable reports to SB 216 on reemployment assistance eligibility, which would tighten job-search requirements, require more frequent eligibility verification, and add reporting on fraudulent claims. The bill drew substantial opposition from labor and policy advocates who argued it would add barriers for unemployed workers, especially in rural and skilled-trades jobs, and that the state’s unemployment system remains difficult to navigate. Supporters said the bill was aimed at fraud prevention and ensuring claimants remain eligible. SB 356 on utility terrain vehicles generated extensive debate over safety, local control, and whether UTVs should be allowed on certain roads; supporters emphasized rural utility and law enforcement benefits, while opponents cited manufacturer warnings and crash risks. The sponsor ultimately temporarily postponed the bill. The committee also reported favorably SB 528 on manufacturing, which expands the Department of Commerce’s manufacturing responsibilities, codifies the chief manufacturing officer position, and creates workforce development grant support; SB 584 on commercial driving schools, which authorizes DHSMV agreements with county tax collectors to help enforce school regulation; and SB 388, which raises the annual use fee for the Florida Wildflower specialty plate from $15 to $25 to support the Florida Wildflower Foundation. The final bill, SB 470 on the Fraternal Order of Police specialty plate, was introduced as a measure to broaden eligibility for the existing plate and stabilize funding for law enforcement memorial efforts, but no final action on that bill was reached in the portion of the transcript provided.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Culture, Recreation & Tourism Apr 15th, 2025

Culture, Recreation & Tourism

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  • And are these hunts taxed or not taxed? I couldn't speak to that.
  • And are these hunts taxed or not taxed? I couldn't speak to that.
  • And are these hunts taxed or not taxed? I couldn't speak to that.
  • And are these hunts taxed or not taxed?
  • Tax, motor vehicle tax, hotel occupancy tax, and mixed beverage tax.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Judiciary Committee Apr 9th, 2025

Judiciary

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  • But there's not a United States Code section... Not a United States Code section under five.
  • under Alabama Code 43-8-110.
  • The exempt property under Alabama Code 43-8-110.
  • Alabama Code 43-8-11 and the family allowance under Alabama Code 43-8-112 and 43-8-113.
  • The Law Institute felt that updates were necessary within the code section.