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• Hi, Stanford Carruthers, Hello at District Partners. Thank Hello at District Partners. Thank you.
• What are going to be the taxes... What are going to be the taxes effects?
• Sometimes there is an allocation out of taxes for... ...an allocation out of taxes for affordable housing
• We will have an idea of what are the TAT taxes, total taxes that are going to be generated, uh, GET taxes
• , gambling taxes, licenses, etc.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• I represent District 32, which is just west of here, all the way to Arizona.
• I represent House District 34. Welcome to House District 34.
• This is the most southern portion of the district.
• So the increment will be to 1,000 trucks. That's the expectation.
• It's $150 million of cash for projects in District 1.

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• </c><00:19:22.400><c> increment</c><00:19:22.960><c> financing</c> there are tax increment financing
• school taxes in their own districts, is just not available.
• </c> the school taxes in their own districts the school taxes in their own districts is<00:38:13.839>
• Sections 1, 2, and 16 implement the school district seasonal tax replacement aid.
• </c> Madame Chair, article six is the tax Madame Chair, article six is the tax increment<01:00:14.960

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I have from District 4. Senator Warner has allowed me to introduce our Doctor of the Day, Dr.
• 25 and District 23, respectively.
• increment affordable housing.
• SB 1554, unfair claim settlement practices, chiropractic; SB 1555, property tax increment affordable
• SB 1633, income tax subtraction primary residence. SB 1634, early voters signature comparison, MBD.

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, electronic roll call showing 27 present, and approval of the previous day’s journal. Members then introduced guests, including Dr. Kelly Arari as Doctor of the Day, visitors from Arizona Western College and its health-care programs, a Tempe Leadership participant, a Flagstaff county attorney and city council member who were there to testify on a public safety bill about detox centers, and participants in the Doty London Excellence in Public Service class. The chamber also adopted a legislative proclamation honoring Dr. Daniel P. Korr for his decade of leadership as president of Arizona Western College, citing record enrollment, expanded transfer and dual-enrollment success, financial stability, and broader impact on rural higher education and workforce development. Senators noted ongoing efforts to address rural health-care shortages, including support for a future University of Arizona regional medical campus in Yuma. On the floor, the President announced a temporary committee appointment and referred SB 1176 from Natural Resources to Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency. The clerk then read a long list of bills on second reading, covering topics such as taxes, water, housing, education, public safety, health care, elections, labor, and appropriations, along with two Senate concurrent resolutions. No debate or votes on those measures occurred in this transcript. Committee meeting announcements were made for the following day, and the Senate adjourned until Thursday, February 5, 2026 at 11:00 a.m.

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• The other side of this is that it really addresses that the local taxing districts aren't subsidizing
• And also just to remember that the discount is paid by the taxing districts.
• Well, the bond is passed, and the majority of your property taxes are to the school district.
• And again, like the counties are issuing this tax statement on behalf of all the taxing districts.
• And I believe everyone... ...are issuing this tax statement on behalf of all the taxing districts.

Summary: The subcommittee met with a quorum, approved the prior minutes, and focused primarily on property tax statement issues tied to the primary residence credit and the 5% early-payment discount. North Dakota Association of Counties representatives said the current special-session language creates problems because the discount is being applied even when no taxes are ultimately owed, and because the discount is calculated before the PRC funds are actually received. They recommended reverting to the prior law so the discount is applied after the PRC, and noted that all four programmers said they could revert the software to the earlier version if needed. The committee also reviewed a bill draft to remove the legislative tax relief line item from the required contents of the property tax statement. Members agreed the current line item is not especially accurate or useful on the statement, and several members said the committee should go further by adding clearer taxpayer education, such as a pie chart or other supplemental breakdown of where property taxes go. County officials said some counties already provide supplemental charts or explanatory material, but others would need help with printing, mailing, or formatting. To support that idea, staff presented a second bill draft creating a grant program, administered through the Association of Counties with OMB as a pass-through, to reimburse counties for supplemental property tax statement information and related administration. After discussion, the committee voted unanimously to combine the two bill drafts into one recommendation and forward it to the full Tax Reform and Relief Advisory Committee. The subcommittee then voted to adjourn after directing staff to prepare its summary and recommended bill draft for the interim report.

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• So the chalk talk for me is, is Rawls County in my district the first county in the district, in the
• Yeah, that's a contribution tax credit.
• And we distribute those tax credits.
• And we distribute those tax credits.
• then there's also the state tax credit low-income housing tax credit program.

Summary: The House Budget Committee heard the Department of Economic Development’s fiscal year 2027 budget presentation, beginning with Director Michelle Hadaway and division leaders. The department emphasized that most of its budget is federally funded and walked through requests for regional engagement, international trade and investment offices, business recruitment and marketing, Delta Regional Authority dues, business and community solutions, tax increment financing, MODESA, DRPP, CDBG, disaster recovery, Missouri Main Street, AmeriCorps, Missouri One Start, the Missouri Technology Corporation, semiconductor and API reshoring efforts, SSBCI, and other economic development items. Members repeatedly asked about lapses, one-time appropriations, whether general revenue could be reduced or replaced with other funds, and how the department prioritizes federal and other non-GR sources. Several members also praised regional engagement, Missouri Partnership, and rural economic development efforts. A major portion of the discussion focused on specific one-time or performance-based projects. Members questioned the large GR transfer for TIFs and MODESA, the use of funds for the Urban League plaza renovation, the Northeast Missouri housing fund, the Highway MM corridor, and the Missouri Technology Corporation. Department witnesses explained that many of these amounts are based on projected performance or are tied to multi-year obligations, and that some unspent balances reflect project timing, federal reimbursement timing, or delayed construction. The committee also discussed the Missouri Main Street program, with staff explaining it supports both new and existing Main Street communities and can be adapted for county-wide models. The committee spent significant time on workforce and innovation programs. Missouri One Start described its customized training and upskilling programs, including a statutory fund switch to align with existing law, while members asked for more data on participation and impact. Missouri Technology Corporation explained that reduced funding last year limited some entrepreneur-support programs, and that its venture fund has leveraged state dollars into private capital and jobs. Members also discussed the API reshoring item and semiconductor funding, asking what the money would do, what companies would benefit, and how much federal leverage the state could expect. Witnesses said the API request supports a nonprofit center working with existing Missouri companies to reshore pharmaceutical production, while the semiconductor item is tied to federal matching opportunities that have moved slowly. The committee did not take final action on the budget during the portion of the hearing provided. The chair recessed the committee to go to session, stating that the hearing would resume afterward and that public testimony on House Bill 2007 would follow completion of the department presentation.

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• </c> the Internal Revenue code federal tax the Internal Revenue code federal tax law<00:55:42.119><c>
• Senator Wai then asked about Stanford's interest in tax increment financing as a potential tool.
• The witness said Stanford is looking for tax increment financing as a potential tool here, but it does
• </c> know that um Stanford is looking for tax know that um Stanford is looking for tax increment<00:56
• </c> don't even have the benefit of tax don't even have the benefit of tax increment<00:56:57.640><c>

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard several measures, beginning with SB 1061 on digital equity. Testimony was strongly supportive, including from Rosie Davis of the Maui County Area Health Education Center, who said Molokai and Maui need better digital access for telehealth and clinic services. Members discussed whether the bill should be consolidated with other digital broadband measures and asked about funding; the chair noted the draft used general funds but said federal money was now available for the navigator program. The committee later recommended SB 1061 be passed with an SD1, technical amendments, and an effective date of July 1, 2050, with members voting aye. The committee then heard SB 135 on macadamia nut labeling. Hawaiian Host Group and several supporters argued the bill would help align the industry around a processing solution and support growers and jobs, while the MacNut Association and Hamakua Macadamia Nut Company opposed it, saying the state lacks enough processing infrastructure and that existing law already covers labeling. In questioning, members focused on the lack of a current processing facility and the timeline for a new one on Hawaiʻi Island. After hearing mixed testimony, the committee deferred the bill indefinitely. The committee also considered SB 1657 and SB 1539 relating to the Agribusiness Development Corporation. Testimony on both measures was generally supportive, with ADC describing the Wāhō water system as serving about 5,000 acres and over 70 farmers, mostly small and medium growers, and saying the proposal would help expand service without asking for more water. The committee later voted to pass SB 1657 and SB 1539 with SD1s, technical amendments, and a July 1, 2050 effective date. Finally, the committee took up SB 891 on economic development and gaming. The hearing drew extensive testimony, including support from Boyd Gaming and Stanford Carr Development, and opposition from Native Hawaiian speakers who said Hawaiians must have a seat at the table and raised concerns about self-determination and outside control. Members questioned the scope of the proposed gaming working group, the number and makeup of members, and the need to review prior gaming bills and studies. In decision-making, the committee passed SB 891 with an SD1 and major amendments: adding tourism references, changing expense reimbursement rules so private gaming representatives pay their own expenses, expanding the working group to include Native Hawaiian, social services/behavioral health, DBEDT, law enforcement, and tax/professional expertise seats, deleting one proposed seat, and adding a July 1, 2050 effective date. The committee also reported that the recommendations were adopted by vote.

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• Representative Penner, 31st District. Representative Cotour. Travis Cotour, 35th District.
• , a new tax, removing a tax preference, changes in fees, creating a tax preference, eliminating a fee
• and state tax.
• It's generally the case that the sales tax is a somewhat less volatile tax than the income tax.
• design of your taxes.

Committee: Joint Joint Legislative-Executive Committee on Budget Transparency and Fiscal Sustainability

Keywords: 904, all

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• I am Bedel Duran, representing District 2A.
• Uh Representative Matt Bliss, District Uh Representative Matt Bliss, District 2B,<00:01:39.680><c> uh
• I'm actually supposed to be in a tax committee right now.
• </c><00:04:20.560><c> incremental</c><00:04:21.199><c> change</c><00:04:22.000><c> uh</c> are only increment
• incremental change uh are only increment incremental change uh from<00:04:22.400><c> the</c><00:04:22.919

Keywords: 1183, house

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• For the record, my name is Tim Frost, a licensed pharmacist and a Boise resident in District 16, here
• For the record, Representative Jaron Crane, District 12, in Nampa.
• For the record, Representative Jaron Crane, District 12, in Nampa.
• immigration, then we don't want tax dollars being spent on companies that are employing illegals.
• Again, sort of incrementally move into this.

Committee: House Business

Keywords: 989, all

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• </c> District 17. District 17.
• </c><00:03:30.720><c> They</c> are 100% incremental taxpayers. They are 100% incremental taxpayers.
• </c> and new revenue to our local and tax and new revenue to our local and tax into<00:03:38.640><c>
• Uh, Representative Josh Bray, House District 71.
• tax for equipment.

Committee: House Economic Development & Workforce Investment

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00 Roll Call: 00:38 HB 576 discussion: 01:56 HB 576 voting: 06:54 HB 593 discussion: 08:25 HB 593 voting: 21:58, 958, all

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• </c> school graduate from the Salem District school graduate from the Salem District School,<03:37:44.880
• </c> the equalized valuation of the district the equalized valuation of the district divided<04:03:52.960
• Take Newfoundland for districts.
• </c> based on attendance from that district based on attendance from that district to<04:09:42.000><c
• that attend a cooperative the districts that attend a cooperative district.<04:09:48.000><c> So</c><

Committee: House Education Policy and Administration

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• It also adds transparency districts.
• Salary salary increment fairness.
• </c> to districts across the Commonwealth. to districts across the Commonwealth.
• </c> the triggers for more tax cuts? the triggers for more tax cuts?
• </c><01:54:10.400><c> These</c> school and district websites. These school and district websites.

Keywords: Several minutes after the convene vote and before the introduction failed to properly steam. This version was pulled from a local back up., 958, all

Summary: The House convened with 97 members present, declared a quorum, approved excusing absent members, and suspended the rules to allow co-sponsorships and vote modifications. The journal for February 25, 2026 was approved. The clerk also reported that the Senate had passed Senate Bills 98 and 122 and requested concurrence. The House then received second-reading reports on a range of bills, including measures on prison educational programs, respiratory care, dietitians, wildlife depredation, temporary structures, military families, civil rights, local boards of education, light pollution, controlled-substance prescribing licenses, youth health services, class sizes for exceptional children, the athletic trainer compact, limited commercial driver’s licenses, and Senate Bill 145 relating to the Department of Agriculture and Alcohol Beverage Control. Committee reports moved several bills forward, including the main budget bills House Bill 500 and House Bill 504, along with measures on workforce investment, data centers, domestic violence, guardians ad litem, domestic relations, health delivery and “food is medicine” initiatives, state personnel, open records, and fish and wildlife resources. House Bill 500 and House Bill 504 were taken from the Rules Committee and placed on the orders of the day. House Bill 500, the executive branch budget bill, was then taken up for third reading and explanation. Members presented extensive floor explanations of House Bill 500 and House Committee Substitute 1, describing it as a “good first draft” of the executive budget. Supporters said the proposal emphasizes restrained spending growth, base reductions with exemptions for key areas, employee salary increments, and deposits to the Budget Reserve Trust Fund for future one-time investments. They highlighted funding for K-12 education, postsecondary aid and workforce training, Medicaid and behavioral health, public health infrastructure, pensions, veterans, public safety, economic development, tourism, and state technology and facility maintenance. The budget substitute was adopted by voice vote, and the discussion continued with detailed descriptions of the bill’s provisions; no final passage vote was shown in the excerpt.

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• Some districts have a relatively small amount of money left; some districts...
• increment financing options?
• I think about projects in my district like Morrissey Boulevard, JFK, increment financing options.
• I think when we start looking at tax incremental financing, you know, caps are in place for various reasons
• Within a school district.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Ways and Means

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The hearing focused on House Bill 55, the governor’s FY25 supplemental budget proposal to spend about $1.3 billion in surplus Fair Share revenue. House and Senate chairs framed the bill as a one-time opportunity to invest fairly in education and transportation, while also noting the need to protect the state’s long-term fiscal balance. Administration officials said the proposal should be considered alongside the FY26 budget and related bills, since the governor’s broader Fair Share plan aims for roughly an even split between education and transportation over time. Secretary of Administration and Finance Matthew Gorzkowicz, Transportation Secretary Monica Tibbits-Nutt, and Education Secretary Patrick Tutwiler outlined the administration’s priorities. Transportation funding would go mainly to the MBTA and related reserves, including money for the Federal Transit Administration reserve, MBTA stabilization reserve, low-income fares, winter resilience, RTA workforce support, MassDOT workforce and project delivery, and micro-transit grants. Education funding would support universal preschool expansion, early education and care capacity, early literacy tutoring, adult basic education and ESOL, early college and career technical education, MyCAP expansion, and special education circuit breaker funding. The administration emphasized that many of these investments are one-time or multi-year measures designed to address current needs without creating unsustainable recurring costs. Committee members raised concerns about regional equity, especially the large share of transportation money going to the MBTA versus regional transit authorities and rural areas. Several members asked for more detail on how the proposal would benefit Western Massachusetts and other non-MBTA regions, and whether micro-transit and Chapter 90-related investments would be sufficient. Education questions focused on special education reimbursement shortfalls, federal funding cuts to school districts, and how CTE and vocational investments would align students with workforce needs. The administration said it would provide additional data on MBTA versus RTA investment and explained that the special education circuit breaker and transportation reimbursement changes were intended to improve predictability and relief for districts. After the administration panel, Jessica Tang of AFT Massachusetts testified in support of using Fair Share funds to protect public education amid federal uncertainty and cuts. She argued that schools are facing a fiscal cliff, that vulnerable students would be hit hardest by funding losses, and that the Fair Share revenue should be used to preserve services and support students’ needs.

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• </c><00:28:04.640><c> so</c> the G with essentially is our tax so the G with essentially is our tax so
• </c> in the next biennium that district in the next biennium that district office<01:36:49.040><c> is
• </c> point of having basically these district point of having basically these district offices<01:38:
• increment districts?
• , the tax credits don't become as attractive.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• ><c> and</c><00:08:47.440><c> um</c><00:08:47.760><c> we</c> tax increment financing bill and um we tax
• The total population of the district is 760 people, excuse me, with most of the tax base consisting of
• The total population of the district is 760 people, excuse me, with most of the tax base consisting of
• , community, and district with a refundable<00:21:43.679><c> sales</c><00:21:44.000><c> tax</c><00:21
• A sales tax exemption for a small remote school district like ours is a targeted, meaningful way that

Committee: Senate Taxes

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </c><00:03:31.280><c> of</c> is one of 13 states plus the District of is one of 13 states plus the District
• </c><00:39:56.000><c> uh</c> saying there isn't is no incremental uh saying there isn't is no incremental
• Uh, they don't pay Social Security tax. They don't pay Medicare tax.
• They don't pay Medicare security tax.
• Um they're not ever going to use tax.

Committee: House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Applied only to your county taxes and not to your taxes for schools or other independent districts.
• Could you please explain, with regard to independent special districts, where the taxing authority comes
• Do special taxing districts answer to state or county? Does it differentiate?
• Do special taxing districts answer to state or county? Does it differentiate?
• districts answer to state or county does it differentiate neither they're a special taxing district that

Summary: The Select Committee on Property Taxes met for an educational session focused on how Florida funds public schools and how property taxes are assessed and levied. Dr. Jim Zengali of the Department of Revenue explained the FEFP school funding formula, noting that it is built on weighted student counts, a base student allocation, and programmatic add-ons such as transportation, exceptional student education, school safety, and mental health. He said school funding is roughly split between state general revenue and local property taxes through required local effort, with additional discretionary and capital outlay millages contributing to total school funding. He also described the Department of Revenue’s role in certifying property rolls at fair market value and reviewing them for substantial compliance, including the so-called “nuclear option” if a roll is not approved. Members asked about trends in millage rates, county-by-county funding differences, the effect of growth and enrollment changes, and how property appraisals are reviewed. Zengali said aggregate millage for school funding has declined over the last decade while revenues have still increased, and he agreed to provide additional data on county trends, parcel strata, student growth, and enrollment impacts. He also clarified that school funding is equalized so students receive similar resources regardless of county wealth, and that federal funding plays only a small role in the FEFP. Amy Baker of the Joint Legislative Office of Economic and Demographic Research then discussed existing homestead benefits. She said about half of Florida’s parcels are homestead properties, most fall in the $250,000 to $500,000 value range, and many seniors without mortgages pay property taxes in lump sums rather than through escrow. Baker explained that Florida’s homestead tax burden is middle-of-the-pack nationally and that the main benefits are Save Our Homes and portability on the differential side, plus the $25,000 homestead exemption and related exemptions on the exemption side. She said these benefits reduce taxable value substantially, with homestead properties receiving a large share of the reductions, and noted that the committee requested follow-up data on exemption usage, portability timing, senior exemptions, and county-level patterns. The final presentation, by Lizette Kelly of the Department of Revenue, covered millage rates and the TRIM process. She reviewed the history of truth-in-millage notices, required taxpayer mailings, public hearing notices, and later changes that tied local millage resets to rollback and majority-vote rates. Kelly explained the difference between proposed and adopted millage, the rollback rate, and the majority-vote rate, and described how taxing authorities include counties, cities, special districts, and MSTUs. She also outlined how county taxable value is calculated from just value through assessment differentials and exemptions, and how certain exemptions, such as the additional senior exemption, apply only to the taxing authority that adopted them. No votes were taken during the meeting, but members requested several follow-up data reports for later discussion.

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• But starting then from page 2, just as a way of reminder for folks that are unaware of the tax increment
• District Act.
• If you want to issue bonds against the state's gross receipts tax increment of the new portion that's
• District formation and project.
• property adjacent to the district.

Committee: House New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Committee

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• In Vice Chair Morales' district, we have a job that's F- FEM 1450 in Reeves County.
• This should be applied to the incremental plant costs that are being requested.
• However, landowners in his district have experienced fires starting in these fields for years.
• This is in District 8, by the way.
• Another thing is that the disparity between the... ...between districts eight and all the other districts

Bills: HB2766 , HB2891 , HB3334 , HB3791 , HB3911 , HB4021 , HB4041 , HB4042 , HB4384 , HB4426

Committee: House Energy Resources

Keywords: inactive wells, oil and gas regulation, environmental protection, Railroad Commission of Texas, well plugging, Railroad Commission, penalties, violations, pipeline safety, civil penalties, criminal penalties, wildfire prevention, oil and gas, safety inspections, administrative penalties, excavation, notification, utilities, underground facilities, regulatory compliance