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AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/10/2026 - House Commerce

Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • In fact, when we started with this, we wanted to hit all special taxing districts, including community
  • The bill applies Swedish rounding to a final total transaction amount of a cash transaction after taxes
  • The problem is that come tax time, they're going to Just however you feel, the problem is that come tax
  • mean, they said that people, because it's a lot of farmers, they come in and pay cash for property taxes
  • It means they're out there spending that money in the economy, which creates tax revenue as well anyway
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Regulated Industries Jan 20th, 2026

Regulated Industries

Transcript Highlights:
  • And so Texas found themselves in the same position. And they passed this bill.
  • I would say Texas rivals Florida as the tort reform champion of the United States.
  • In regard to Florida's public utility code, the bill creates...
  • Tax-wise?
  • We just saw Google pledge to do this in Texas and Microsoft across the nation.
Summary: The Committee on Regulated Industries considered several bills and took final action on each. SB 986, by Senator Gruters and presented by Senator Rodriguez, would prohibit smoking or vaping marijuana in public places and in certain indoor spaces; restaurant and lodging representatives supported adding marijuana and vaping to clean indoor air rules but asked to preserve designated smoking areas on private property, while cannabis advocates warned the bill was overly broad and could affect patients and property rights. The committee voted the bill favorably. SB 678, by Senator Mayfield, would restore statutory authority for DBPR to continue allowing alcohol distributors to deduct unsellable alcohol from monthly excise tax calculations; the committee adopted a strike-all amendment and reported the committee substitute favorably. SB 800, also by Senator Mayfield, increases penalties for repeated unlicensed engineering practice and creates an engineering student loan assistance program for engineers working for state agencies and water management districts; after adopting an amendment clarifying eligibility, the committee reported the bill favorably. The committee then heard SB 408, by Senator Grall, which would create a Florida cause of action against vaccine manufacturers that advertise in the state, allowing injured individuals to sue in Florida courts. Supporters argued the bill would rebuild public trust and hold manufacturers accountable, while opponents from the Florida Justice Reform Institute, American Tort Reform Association, BIO, the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform, and several medical and business groups argued the field is largely preempted by federal law, that existing federal compensation programs already address vaccine injuries, and that the bill raises First Amendment and policy concerns. After debate focused on vaccine injury data, compensation rates, and liability, the committee voted SB 408 favorably. The committee also considered SB 484 and SB 1118, both by Senator Avila, dealing with data centers. SB 484 would preserve local planning authority, bar nondisclosure agreements that prevent disclosure of potential data center development, require the PSC to set large-load tariff requirements so data centers pay their own costs, and limit consumptive use permits for large-scale data centers absent no harm to water resources and compliance with local zoning; supporters emphasized ratepayer protection and economic development, while some witnesses urged flexibility for behind-the-meter projects and confidentiality in negotiations. The bill was reported favorably. SB 1118 would create a time-limited public records exemption for county or municipal information about data center siting and protect proprietary business information; Senator Pizzo raised concerns about how the exemption would affect disclosure of competing projects and local officials’ ability to speak, but the sponsor said he would work on clarifying the language. The committee also passed SB 1050, by Senator Calatayud, which requires veterinarians to provide pet owners with written prescriptions and information about pharmacy choice while preserving veterinary judgment and emergency dispensing authority. The meeting concluded after all bills were reported favorably and members recorded additional votes on prior items.
AL
Transcript Highlights:
  • proposed license will promote tourism, contribute to our economic development, and generate additional tax
  • A tax rate so low... protection, members.
  • A tax rate so low could lead to statements and products that are likely to go the route of a Z or bottles
  • We have been the tax collectors, the tax remitters, the rule followers, the high-paying employers, the
  • It would generate added tax revenue, and as it mentions in the bill, it's actually for educational purposes
Bills: SB312, SB316, SB90
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Healthcare Committee Mar 19th, 2025

Healthcare

Transcript Highlights:
  • And, you know, a tax on it will be able to provide the regulation... will be able to provide the regulation
  • , the enforcement of it, as well as a ton of money for other tax uses.
  • Alcohol and tobacco bring in billions of tax revenue and have powerful lobbying groups.
Bills: HB194, SB87, SB237
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • please join me in welcoming Senator Aubrey McCarthy to the great House of the People of government to tax
  • You know, it's not right for government to tax unrealized gains from... ...them having fun with their
  • So net is zero; I still have to pay taxes on the $83,000, correct? That's exactly correct.
  • We pay fees; we pay taxes that essentially fund these services.
  • That's her in the north side of the gallery over here, and her mom is in from Texas.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • a group of CPAs with the Oklahoma Society of CPAs, and if today is the day for you to get some free tax
  • And I would say academic outcomes don't suffer because of it, based on studies in Texas.
  • University of Texas did I got For one more follow-up, and ask you back in the queue. Thank you, Mr.
  • And Texas University of Texas studied this, and student results did not decline as a result of these
  • But let's talk about something else that operates in Texas with one I'm familiar with.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House and Governmental Affairs May 12th, 2026

House and Governmental Affairs

Summary: The House and Governmental Affairs Committee met on May 12 with a quorum present and took up several measures. It first heard HCR 74, which would establish a Louisiana-United Kingdom Trade Commission modeled after the existing Louisiana-Ireland commission. The author said the commission would serve as an umbrella group to promote exchanges in trade, academics, financial services, economic development, and the arts, with no compensation for members. After brief questions and supportive testimony from a member familiar with the Ireland commission, the committee reported HCR 74 favorably. The committee then considered SCR 38, which repeals Joint Rule No. 7 related to the Atchafalaya Basin Program Oversight Committee. The author explained that the repeal was tied to a separate study commission on Atchafalaya Basin water quality, aimed at addressing sediment buildup, stagnant hypoxia, and harm to the fishing industry. Members discussed sediment management and water quality concerns, and the committee adopted a technical amendment to the title before reporting the resolution favorably, as amended. Finally, the committee began hearing Senate Bill 495 on campaign finance disclosures. The author described a series of changes, including raising the threshold for unitemized individual contributions to $200, adjusting when a PAC is considered to be participating in an election, extending the annual report deadline from February 28 to March 15, and allowing leadership PAC funds to cover replacement or repair of items damaged in connection with public office. The transcript cuts off during the bill presentation, so no final action on SB 495 is shown.