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MN
Transcript Highlights:
- "Do you have an amendment?" "No amendment." "Okay, very good." "Good morning, Mr.
- No amendments." "No."
- Would you and there is an amendment.
- No amendments. you like that. No amendments. >> No. >> No. >> No.
- </c><00:53:26.720><c> to</c> Minnesota. we don't have to conform to Minnesota. we don't have to conform
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 4138, as amended, is referred to engrossing. Excuse me, there was no amendment.
- Tax conformity is important.
- Tax conformity, and I usually am for tax conformity. I'm not going to lie.
- Amending Section 5572, A.R.S.
- House Bill 4152, amending Sections 22 and 24, relating to taxation.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Senate in Special Session E May 12th, 2026
Florida Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Other amendments? On the desk, Mr. President. Read the first amendment.
- Other amendments? On the desk, Mr. President. Read the first amendment.
- Other amendments? On the desk, Mr. President. Read the first amendment.
- Other amendments? On the desk, Mr. President. Read the first amendment.
- As mentioned, this is the House conforming bill for DMS, and this amendment deletes everything and inserts
Summary:
The Florida Senate convened in special session for budget conference work, opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and moments of silence honoring Coral Springs Vice Mayor Nancy Mateer and former Senator Bill Posey. The Secretary read the joint proclamation calling the special session, which was limited to budget and related conforming legislation, including appropriations, implementing bills, collective bargaining/state employees, retirement, law enforcement radio system, health, higher education, K-12 education, government administration, correctional facilities, judges, documentary stamp tax distributions, petroleum cleanup, fuel taxes, and taxation. Senators also heard Chair Hooper outline the process for moving identical Senate bills and House companion bills into conference posture.
The Senate then took up and passed several Senate bills and House companion bills, generally by 32-0 votes, after adopting delete-all/insert-nothing amendments to place the Senate language onto the House vehicles. Bills addressed fuel taxes and Inland Protection Trust Fund distributions, the state agency law enforcement radio system surcharge, judicial certification, K-12 education conforming changes, retirement, higher education, health care, collective bargaining/state employees, government administration, correctional facilities financing and capital improvements, documentary stamp tax distributions, petroleum cleanup programs, and taxation. In debate on the tax bill, Leader Berman urged consideration of suspending the motor fuel tax to provide relief at the pump, but the House-passed tax bill did not pass as received, and the Senate requested conference instead.
The chamber also processed the main budget measures: Senate Bill 2500E and House Bill 5001E for the General Appropriations Act, and Senate Bill 2502E and House Bill 5003E for the implementing bill. After substituting the House bills and adopting conforming amendments, the Senate passed them and requested conference. For the remaining House bills, the Senate either passed them as amended and then acceded to or requested conference on the House request. The session concluded with a motion to waive rules for publishing the Special Order Calendar for the remainder of the special session, an announcement that the Special Order Calendar Group would not meet on May 12 or 13, and adjournment upon the call of the President for committee meetings and other Senate business.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> we'll call mechanical conformed items. we'll call mechanical conformed items.
- </c> don't conform to federal uh rules. don't conform to federal uh rules.
- </c> when you're making conformity decisions. when you're making conformity decisions.
- </c> would be taxable if we did not conform. would be taxable if we did not conform.
- </c> from income if we conformed. from income if we conformed.
Keywords:
January 6 insurrection, pardon, law enforcement, violent crimes, public safety, justice system, political accountability, Blaine, local sales tax, special tax, restaurant tax, lodging tax, admissions tax, amusement tax, hotel tax, redevelopment, capital improvements, municipal finance, bonding authority, tourism tax
KY
Transcript Highlights:
- This will conform with the Senate.
- This will conform with the Senate.
- This will conform with the Senate.
- This will conform with the Senate.
- This will conform with the Senate.
Keywords:
Convene 00:00
Motions, Petitions, and Communications 04:28
Election and Swearing In of Constitutional Officers 04:35
Introduction of New Bills and Resolutions 06:51
HR 1 08:08
HR 2 08:40
HR 3 17:11
Impeachment Petitions reported 18:33
Introduction of New Bills and Resolutions 20:27
Stand at Ease 20:54
Introduction of New Bills and Resolutions 28:30
Adjournment 33:05, 958, all
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Coordinating Commission 11/10/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- ><c> to</c> conform confirmation or conforming to conform confirmation or conforming to that<00:29:42.559
- He said that is what the amendment represents. He then asked Ms. Urick to go through the amendment.
- </c> motion uh to adopt the A1 amendment? motion uh to adopt the A1 amendment?
- </c> this actual amendment. this actual amendment.
- </c> the amendment. Thank you. the amendment. Thank you.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- We had two conformity bills, and the state had two conformity bills in 2023.
- </c> right now there's no the last Conformity right now there's no the last Conformity bill<00:36:24.160
- How long have we not conformed, and what would it take to conform? Mr.
- How long have we not conformed, and what would it take to conform?
- </c> attributable to the Legacy Amendment attributable to the Legacy Amendment rate<00:49:15.480><c>
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Revenue Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am
Joint Committee on Revenue
Transcript Highlights:
- He noted that Massachusetts does not conform in the same way for personal income tax, but does conform
- More recently, the Commonwealth's rushed conformity process led to revenue losses from flawed conformity
- Eight years later, you're still working to correct your incomplete conformity.
- The first piece is that eight rolling conformity states, automatic conforming states, have already acted
- And you've got a lot of static conformity states there, right?
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Revenue held a public hearing on H. 4975, Governor Healey’s bill to manage the impact of the federal “One Big Beautiful Bill” (OB3) on Massachusetts tax law and state revenues. Administration officials, led by Secretary of Administration and Finance Matt Gorowitz, said OB3 would otherwise reduce FY26 revenue by about $442 million and argued for a phased-in conformity approach that would preserve the current-year budget while still adopting selected federal business tax provisions over time. The proposal would phase in the research and experimental expenditure deduction first, delay other major corporate provisions for two years, extend the pass-through entity excise to income subject to the 4% surtax, add a one-year delay mechanism for future federal tax changes over $20 million, limit opportunity zone benefits to Massachusetts investments, and make smaller technical changes to DFML contributions and casino reporting thresholds. Committee members questioned the rationale for phasing in rather than fully decoupling, the effect on the budget if the bill did not pass, and the treatment of opportunity zones, the surtax, and future federal tax changes.
Public testimony was split. MassBudget, Progressive Massachusetts, and several labor and public-sector groups urged the committee to permanently decouple from the federal corporate tax changes rather than delay them, arguing that the bill would still send state revenue to corporate tax breaks, often for investments outside Massachusetts, and that the state should protect funding for schools, health care, human services, and other public services. The Massachusetts Society of CPAs supported the administration’s timing and the research-and-development provisions, citing filing deadlines and the importance of certainty for businesses and startups. Business and tax experts also testified that rushed conformity can create revenue losses and that the governor’s review-and-delay framework was a prudent improvement, though some said decoupling should be the default if the Legislature does not act.
Unite Here Local 26 testified against sections 3 and 4, which would raise the slot-machine jackpot reporting threshold from $1,200 to $2,000, arguing the current threshold helps with problem-gambling intervention, preserves slot attendant jobs, and generates revenue. Several union leaders, including the Massachusetts Teachers Association, AFT Massachusetts, SEIU 509, the Massachusetts Building Trades, the AFL-CIO, and 1199 SEIU, urged permanent decoupling, warning that OB3’s federal tax cuts and related spending reductions would worsen budget pressures, harm public services, and shift costs onto workers, patients, and schools. No votes were taken at the hearing.
MN
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Revenue Feb 12th, 2026
Joint Committee on Revenue
Transcript Highlights:
- Fixing the flawed conformity.
- More recently, the Commonwealth's rushed conformity process led to revenue losses from flawed conformity
- Eight years later, you're still working to correct your incomplete conformity.
- The first piece is that eight rolling conformity states, automatic conforming states, have already acted
- The interesting point is that there are 16 static conformity states, those that conform as of a date
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Revenue held a public hearing on H. 4975, Governor Healey’s bill to manage the impact of federal tax changes from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OB3) on Massachusetts. Secretary of Administration and Finance Matt Gorowitz said the bill would phase in selected corporate tax changes over time, avoid a $442 million FY26 revenue hit, preserve the current-year budget, and add a few related changes, including expanding the pass-through entity excise to income subject to the 4% surtax, delaying large federal tax changes over $20 million by one year, limiting opportunity zone benefits to Massachusetts investments, adjusting DFML contributions to match IRS guidance, and aligning casino slot-winnings reporting thresholds with federal law. Committee members questioned the administration about why it chose phased conformity rather than full decoupling, the effect on the budget if the bill does not pass, the purpose of the pass-through entity change, opportunity zones, and the slot-machine threshold and family leave provisions.
Public testimony was sharply divided. MassBudget, Progressive Massachusetts, and Don Griswold of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities urged the committee to go further and permanently decouple from the five most costly OB3 corporate tax provisions, arguing that automatic conformity is fiscally risky, rewards investment outside Massachusetts, and has already caused or could cause large revenue losses. Labor and public-sector witnesses, including leaders from the Massachusetts Teachers Association, AFT Massachusetts, SEIU 509, the Massachusetts AFL-CIO, and building trades unions, also called for permanent decoupling, warning that the federal law will deepen state budget pressures, harm schools, health care, human services, and infrastructure, and shift costs onto workers and public programs. Several speakers said Massachusetts should not adopt federal corporate tax cuts that mainly benefit wealthy individuals and corporations.
Other testimony focused on specific provisions. Unite Here Local 26 asked the committee to strike the casino slot-winnings threshold change from $1,200 to $2,000, saying the current limit helps identify problem gambling, creates an opportunity for intervention, and supports union jobs. The Massachusetts Society of CPAs supported the administration’s phased approach, especially the research and experimental expense deduction, citing the importance of certainty for business filers and Massachusetts’ strong R&D economy. Greater Boston Legal Services testified on the paid family and medical leave sections, explaining that the bill’s changes would align PFML payroll contributions with new IRS guidance and, if paired with administrative action, would be cost-neutral for workers and employers. No votes were taken during the hearing.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Senator Farnsworth, the amendment is amended. Mr.
- I move the floor amendment in my name be adopted. Explanation: It's conforming.
- I move the floor amendment in my name be adopted. Explanation: It's conforming changes. Sir, okay.
- Carroll, the amendment as amended. Thank you.
- Carroll, the amendment as amended. Thank you.
Summary:
The meeting began with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, attendance, and a guest introduction for Deputy Frank Sloop. The Senate then moved through multiple Committee of the Whole calendars, with most measures receiving do-pass recommendations after brief explanations and, in several cases, floor amendments. Topics included public records, capital outlay review, local government, taxation, state budget implementation, higher education appropriations, utility regulation, towing regulation, homeowners association disclosures, nursing board regulation, veteran services, criminal justice, human services, K-12 education, state property management, and the continuation of the Arizona State Board of Nursing.
Several bills were amended on the floor before receiving favorable recommendations. House Bill 2114 on motorcycle-related provisions was amended to require that at least one registered owner be legally licensed to operate a motorcycle in Arizona. House Bill 2397 on HOA/condominium disclosures was amended to change disclosure timing and fee rules and make other conforming changes. House Bill 2408 on nursing board regulatory action was amended to remove a clear-and-convincing-evidence burden in disciplinary matters and clarify complaint-sharing procedures. House Bill 2957 on driver’s license/handheld provisions, House Bill 2305 on towing regulation, and House Bill 2321 on DCS-related reporting also received amendments before do-pass recommendations.
The largest item was Senate Bill 1847, the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act. Senators offered extensive floor amendments affecting agriculture, corrections, criminal justice, school safety, law enforcement equipment, vehicle theft task force funding, liquor licensing, and other budget items. During third reading and debate on the budget, Democratic senators praised negotiated gains such as funding for aging services, food assistance, civil legal aid, school meals, heat relief, and a three-year moratorium on new data center tax incentives, while criticizing border-related funding, ESA/voucher policy, and cuts to higher education and adult education. One member’s remarks were ruled dilatory after repeated off-topic comments, and the ruling of the chair was sustained by a 16-12 vote. The transcript ends with additional budget-related explanation of votes continuing after the budget’s third reading.
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Highways and Transportation - Room 216, 30 January, 2026; 10:00 AM
Highways and Transportation
Transcript Highlights:
- that amendment now, but if this passes we'll do some research and see maybe if that could be amended
- </c> if if that [clears throat] amendment if if that [clears throat] amendment couldn't<00:15:20.560>
- </c> would they be would they have to conform would they be would they have to conform to<00:18:35.280
- So, would they had to conform unlimited. So, would they had to conform to<00:18:52.960><c> this?
- </c><00:19:05.760><c> to</c> radar, would they have to conform to radar, would they have to conform to
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- And we have an amendment, a simple amendment to get in the order that I would prefer.
- Do you have an amendment? No amendment. Okay, very good. Chair Robbins. Good morning, Mr.
- No amendments.
- Would you and there is an amendment.
- No amendments. you like that. No amendments.
Keywords:
taxation, pass-through entity, qualifying owner, partnership, S corporation, tax return, overtime compensation, tax deduction, income tax, federal regulations, tax reform, tip income, federal tax deduction, Minnesota Statutes, individual income, employer contributions, Trump accounts, federal law, gross income exclusion, 1183
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Senate in Special Session E May 12th, 2026
Florida Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Other amendments? On the desk, Mr. President. Read the first amendment.
- Other amendments? On the desk, Mr. President. Read the first amendment.
- Other amendments? On the desk, Mr. President. Read the first amendment.
- As mentioned, this is the House conforming bill for DMS, and this amendment deletes everything and inserts
- Other amendments? On the desk, Mr. President. Read the first amendment.
Summary:
The Senate convened in special session for budget conference work, opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and moments of silence honoring Coral Springs Vice Mayor Nancy Mateer and former Senator Bill Posey. The Secretary read the joint proclamation calling the special session, which was limited to the budget, implementing bill, collective bargaining/state employee issues, retirement, DMS, law enforcement radio system, health, higher education, K-12 education, government administration, correctional facilities financing, judges, documentary stamp tax distributions, petroleum cleanup programs, fuel taxes, and taxation. Chair Hooper outlined the process for moving Senate and House budget conforming bills into conference posture, noting that conference meetings would be on one-hour notice.
The Senate then took up and passed a series of Senate conforming bills and House companion bills, generally by unanimous 32-0 votes, with delete-all amendments used to place Senate language onto House bills or to clear bills for conference. Measures addressed fuel taxes, the state agency law enforcement radio system, judges, pre-K through 12 education, retirement, higher education, health care, government administration, correctional facilities financing and capital improvements, documentary stamp tax distributions, petroleum cleanup programs, state employees/collective bargaining, and the implementing bill for the 2026-27 budget. Senators repeatedly moved that, when the House version was not passed as received, the Senate request conference or accede to the House’s request for conference.
The General Appropriations Bill was handled by substituting House Bill 5001E for Senate Bill 2500E, amending it with Senate substance, and passing it 32-0 before requesting conference. House Bill 7031E on taxation was also amended and debated; Senator Berman used the debate to urge consideration of suspending the motor fuel tax for summer relief, but the bill ultimately passed and the Senate requested conference after failing to pass the House version as received. The session ended with a motion to waive rules for publishing the Special Order Calendar for the remainder of the special session, followed by adjournment upon the call of the President for committee meetings and other Senate business.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Senate in Special Session E May 12th, 2026
Florida Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Are there amendments? On the desk, Mr. President. Read the first amendment.
- Other amendments? On the desk, Mr. President. Read the first amendment.
- Other amendments? On the desk, Mr. President. Read the first amendment.
- Other amendments? On the desk, Mr. President. Read the first amendment.
- As mentioned, this is the House conforming bill for DMS, and this amendment deletes everything and inserts
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- and then Wednesday, we'll take that bill back up for the purpose of testimony, discussion, and amendments
- for submitting title transfer application. uh on line three amends the definition uh on line three amends
- Section 41 on line 28 is a conforming change related to section 40.
- </c><00:42:56.440><c> change</c> uh, makes a conforming change uh, makes a conforming change related<
- to</c><00:43:18.960><c> uh,</c><00:43:19.440><c> the</c> conforming change related to uh, the conforming
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
04/29/2026 - House Democratic Caucus Calendar #20
Transcript Highlights:
- So that’s what we typically call straight conformity.
- That was the first conformity bill that was passed by the legislature and vetoed by the governor.
- So those help offset the cost of tax conformity listed on line 5.
- So those help offset the cost of tax conformity listed on line 5.
- The Senate amendment requires a retailer to keep all kratom products behind the counter.
Summary:
The meeting began with a JLBC presentation on the state budget proposal. Staff reviewed revenue changes from the April forecast, which lowered expected growth slightly, and then walked through major tax policy provisions. Those included full conformity with HR1 for the current tax year, a shift to the provisions of SB 1106 for future tax years, new deductions for retirement/pension distributions and Roth IRA contributions, an increase in the dependent credit, and a child and dependent care subtraction. Staff said the tax changes had an overall fiscal impact of about $1.4 billion over four years. They also described offsets from repealing several tax credits and exemptions, including solar-related tax breaks, a renewable energy production credit, a new employment tax credit, a refundable R&D credit for smaller employers, and a pollution-control device credit, totaling about $75 million in added revenue. Another budget item would redirect Arizona Commerce Authority Competes Fund lottery distributions to the general fund. Members asked questions about the budget’s effect on ACCESS eligibility checks, state employee health insurance funding, and cuts to one-time funding for area agencies on aging and Alzheimer’s programs.
The committee then moved to caucus items on several bills. HB 2249, as amended by the Senate, would expand the parents’ bill of rights to include access to a child’s complete educational record and notice if school staff facilitate social transitioning, and would require investigation of prior violations; the sponsor concurred with the amendment. HB 2035 would require DCS and courts to identify and consider extended family for kinship foster care placement, with Senate changes shortening a reporting deadline and adding adopted family members to the definition. HB 2170 would bar state contracts for electronic or IT goods with PRC-controlled companies, with a certification requirement added in the Senate. HB 2573 would remove a waiting period for ignition interlock restricted licenses after DUI revocation and adjust psychotherapy language. HB 2415 on kratom would classify synthetic kratom as a narcotic drug and add advertising, packaging, and retail restrictions, but the sponsor intended to refuse the Senate changes. HB 2873 would let local petition sponsors withdraw municipal referendum petitions retroactively, which members noted could affect the Marana data center petition effort.
The final bill discussed, SB 1798, would create a Financial Aid Awareness Program in the Department of Education to recognize schools that support FAFSA completion. Members questioned whether the department would need additional staff or resources, but no fiscal note had been provided. The meeting ended with recognition of interns and a brief photo opportunity before the caucus moved into closed session.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
March 20, 2025 - 06:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- The brief amendment simply conforms the House bill to the Senate bill, and, like I say, it provides a
- That's the amendment. Any questions of Representative Maney on the amendment?
- Seeing no debate on the amendment, Representative, you are recognized to close on the amendment.
- All in favor of the amendment, by saying aye. Aye. So the amendment is adopted.
- Floor amendments to the implementing bill and conforming bills must be filed with the House bill drafting
Summary:
The House Rules Committee met on March 20, 2025, with a quorum present and moved quickly through a full agenda. The committee first heard HB 399 by Representative Maney, an ethics bill aimed at prohibiting employees, candidates, and public officers from falsely claiming military service or decorations for material benefit and establishing civil penalties. An amendment was adopted to conform the House bill to the Senate version and clarify collection of penalties, including delinquency after 90 days and Attorney General collection authority. Carrie Stillman of the Commission on Ethics testified in support, saying the added civil-penalty language would improve enforcement. The bill was reported favorably by a 16-0 vote.
The committee then adopted the special order letter for the March 26 session and approved special amendment deadlines and procedures for the General Appropriations Act and related bills. The budget procedures set deadlines for publication of the proposed GAA and related bills, committee amendment filing, and floor amendment filing, and required amendment requests to come from the sponsoring member or a House employee with written authorization. The chair also noted that some line-item veto reinstatements recommended by work groups would be considered on March 26.
Finally, the committee considered four proposed committee bills sponsored by Vice Chair Barrero: PCB REC-25-01, the Adoption Act for recent statutes and reviser changes; PCB REC-25-02, a directive bill updating statutory references from the Division of Investigative and Forensic Services to the Division of Criminal Investigations; PCB REC-25-03, a cleanup bill repealing inoperative or expired provisions; and PCB REC-25-04, the annual general reviser bill making technical, non-substantive, and conforming changes. None drew questions, testimony, or debate, and all four were reported favorably by unanimous 16-0 votes before the meeting adjourned.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Our section on the bill begins on your amendment. Thank you very much for your amendment.
- Thank you for the amendment.
- Thank you for the amendment.
- or not conform.
- Chair, there's one amendment. The five-page amendment in your name. Mr.
Bills:
HB2091, HB2140, HB2320, HB2384, HB2398, HB2502, HB2780, HB2918, HB2939, HB2950, HB2999, HB4020, HB4026, HB4029
Keywords:
insurance, financial surveillance, regulations, assessments, Arizona Revised Statutes, investment, state treasurer, gold bullion, treasury management, financial regulations, school districts, bonds, financial advisors, elections, municipal advisors, cost of borrowing, lease agreements, school property, tax exemptions, impact aid revenue bonds
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Human services policy bill clears committee 4/3/25
Transcript Highlights:
- I would like to move, uh, we have a couple of amendments. First, the DE2 amendment.
- We have DE2 amendment before us, members.
- The amendment is now adopted to the bill as amended. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
- The A2 amendment to DE2 is now adopted to your bill as amended. Thank you, Mr. Chair and members.
- </c> policy Bill house file 2115 as amended policy Bill house file 2115 as amended um<00:05:23.000><c