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CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee Jun 15th, 2026
Revenue and Taxation
Transcript Highlights:
- It's a small amount. It's just closure of a tax loophole. We need to make sure it happens.
- the new shell company language goes too far, and we feel that it risks placing legitimate California small
- Many small businesses are single-member LLCs, family entities, holding companies, consultants, and investment
- the new shell company language goes too far, and we feel that it risks placing legitimate California small
- the new shell company language goes too far, and we feel that it risks placing legitimate California small
Summary:
The Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxation met as a subcommittee and heard several tax-related bills, with initial items identified as suspense candidates because of their fiscal impact. SB 881 would extend the farmer-to-food-bank tax credit and the Emergency Food for Families voluntary tax contribution; the author and supporters from food banks, agricultural groups, local governments, and climate organizations said it would reduce food waste, help farmers donate surplus produce, and address rising food insecurity. No opposition was presented, but the bill was ultimately referred to suspense. SB 1406 would target the so-called Montana tax loophole used to avoid California taxes on luxury vehicles and similar purchases; supporters said it would recover revenue and improve fairness, while a business group opposed it unless amended, warning the shell-company language could affect legitimate small businesses and passive owners. That bill was also sent to suspense.
SB 1349, which directs the Legislative Analyst’s Office to review major existing tax expenditures and evaluate whether they are meeting their goals, drew support from the California Teachers Association, tax reform advocates, school employees, local governments, and others who argued that California needs more accountability for billions in tax breaks. The committee later took a quorum and passed SB 1349 on a due pass as amended motion to the Assembly Committee on Appropriations. The committee also approved two consent items, SB 1436 and SB 1437, sending them forward on the agreed motions.
SB 1249 would provide a $3,000 tax deduction for seniors ages 86 to 90 through 2032, with the author and LeadingAge California describing it as targeted relief for older adults facing rising costs. The bill received supportive comments from a committee member but was referred to suspense. SB 1151 would codify the sales tax exemption for infant formula by expressly defining it as a food product; the author said this would remove uncertainty for families, and members cited the high cost of formula and the need for clarity. The committee passed SB 1151 on a motion to the Assembly Committee on Appropriations. After completing the remaining business, the committee adjourned.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Those look like small changes, but they're actually quite consequential.
- So there are two small changes that are very consequential. The first...
- It's only because of small changes that took place in the statute in 2017 that it became more established
- as a way to collect very small consumer debts.
- It might take time, and in JP court, they're not doing it for small consumer debts, but for commercial
Keywords:
HB 1193, informal marriage, common-law marriage, declaration of informal marriage, confidentiality, privacy, county clerk, vital statistics unit, Family Code, Health and Safety Code, marriage records, public records, personally identifying information, PII, legal representative, Texas marriage law, child enrollment, parent rights, managing conservator, education
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Banking and Insurance Committee Mar 19th, 2025
Banking and Insurance
Transcript Highlights:
- Well, in 1968, the cost of prescription drugs was very small, and at that time, most of the corporations
- That's an expense of a little small bottle that has gone from 5 cents to about 30 or 40 cents.
- We are overlooking the broader small business community in Alabama.
- Ninety-nine percent of businesses are small entities.
- I'm just a small business owner.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- This creates new opportunities for small and mid-sized farmers, allowing them to diversify their income
- Fairly punished for small mistakes. How can we make this even better?
- And make sure penalties aren't too harsh for small mistakes that's focused on education and compliance
- The cost for small and independent farmers. unreachable. Now this will help the corporate people.
- But it will hurt and drive out of business, and we're losing our small farms.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- So for our small honey producers, having to do more work.
- So we just wanna align it, same standards, so we can help our small producers.
- It removes some moot language from the small honey producer's exemption regarding the requirement. for
- These lots are very small. The homes are close together. My front yard is 20 feet deep.
- That are very close together and may not be reasonable to to allow on these small. All lots.
Keywords:
food production, property owners' association, home gardening, cottage food, urban agriculture, livestock, community standards, renewable energy, ethanol, biodiesel, incentives, agriculture, grants, honey production, beekeeping, food safety, local regulation, energy efficiency, tax exemption, residential properties
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Appropriations - S/C on Article II Feb 26th, 2025
Appropriations - S/C on Article II
Transcript Highlights:
- He was, uh, criminalized because he broke a small little window and uh the lady that I the window my
- Um, and because of its really small size, it's easy to think of my, my town and my school is irrelevant
- Um, I tell you this not to criticize the small town lifestyle at all, but to show you how truly small
- the circle of influences, and because that circle of influence is so small, every interaction that we
- And for so many of the people in small towns like mine, it's exactly like this.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Rural Development, Land Grants And Cultural Affairs Feb 4th, 2025
House Rural Development, Land Grants And Cultural Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Hatch is a small town of San Diego.
- Joe Wellborn, and I apologize if I mispronounce your name; it's like an eye test, it's kind of very small
- That is our person who runs this program that we give money to rural small local public bodies.
- Like I talked about, the universe of the small local public bodies is unknown.
- There are small local businesses, particularly outside of urban areas.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- So there's absolutely nothing wrong in saying we have a relatively small number, maybe an even very small
- Administrative burdens will fall unevenly, and small communities could be harmed.
- Since, of course, but it's been a small number compared to over 18 million individuals.
- First is very small precincts with very few voters in them with low turnout.
- So they barely get any money in the small counties, which needed the help the most.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 2/13/25 - Part 1
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- We understand the critical need to be a strong, active partner with businesses, large and small, who
- small small who want business large and small small who want to<01:18:55.760>
invest <01:18:56.040 - of last minute if you have small of last minute if you have small children<01:36:17.880>
it's - And you said that the small and medium-sized businesses are your intention.
- right and and you said that the small right and and you said that the small and<01:58:18.920>
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- small and large both. small and large both.
- doing that and it was just a uh a small doing that and it was just a uh a small uh<00:57:21.160>
- You can't And I'm a small own business.
- <01:01:39.080>
weakens That harm of small business weakens That harm of small business weakens - A win for a for small businesses.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Arts, Entertainment, Sports, and Tourism Committee Nov 12th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- As somebody who runs a small production company that's deeply tied to public media, we produce a lot
- That's a small-market station, combination, just like here, television and radio.
- I mean, when I started in radio, every small town had a radio station, had a news department, and we
- We do this with a small but mighty team of staff, and volunteers.
- We more than recovered the funding that was lost, and we did it primarily with small-dollar donors.
Summary:
The hearing focused on the impact of the federal rescission of Corporation for Public Broadcasting funding on California public media, with Assemblymember Chris Ward and Senator Akilah Weber Pierson framing public media as essential civic infrastructure for education, local news, arts, emergency alerts, and underserved communities. Local officials from San Diego and La Mesa voiced support, emphasizing public media’s role in trusted information, children’s programming, and community arts access.
Panelists from PBS SoCal, KCRW, Rebuild Local News, NPR, KPBS, Radio Bilingüe, and KVPR described significant budget losses, layoffs, reduced programming, and threats to rural and specialized services. They highlighted impacts on children’s educational content, local journalism, arts coverage, science and documentary production, and emergency alert systems. Several speakers noted that smaller stations in rural or low-broadband areas are especially vulnerable, while larger stations are also cutting staff and delaying projects. They also discussed possible responses such as shared services, cost reductions, philanthropy, and state support, while warning that one-time bridge funding is not a long-term fix.
Committee members asked about operational changes, alternative revenue sources, the role of state programs, and whether public pressure could restore federal funding. Witnesses said the loss is already being felt, that restoration appears unlikely in the near term, and that any state support should be structured to protect editorial independence and provide stable, timely funding. The hearing concluded with a shift to labor and production testimony and then to station-specific testimony from KPBS, Radio Bilingüe, and KVPR, followed by public comment.
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- Estates Act. relating to the Small Estates Act.
- Members, this is an Alabama Law Institute bill that revises the Alabama Small Estates Act.
- This is only dealing with small estate acts. is only dealing with small estate acts and this is about
- So, it's going to make that process simplified, both the process of distributing a small estate and the
- with the small estate.
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 101 Apr 24th, 2026
Colorado Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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businesses exemption uh to many small businesses exemption uh to many small - These are small area, small school districts, just, you know, very small.
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Summary:
The Senate met with a quorum, approved the previous day’s journal, and received committee and conference reports. Committee actions included favorable reports on several appropriations and local government bills, postponement of some measures indefinitely, and a conference committee report on House Bill 1357 concerning the teacher recruitment, education, and preparation program and related appropriations. The chamber also received a House message indicating House Bill 140 had been postponed indefinitely.
The main floor action was consideration of Senate Joint Resolution 24, designating May 2026 as Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month. Supporters described motorcycle riding as part of Colorado culture and emphasized safety, rider education, and sharing the road. The resolution was adopted 33-0, and ABATE of Colorado was recognized in connection with the measure.
The Senate then moved into special orders and took up Senate Bill 116, which as amended focused on property tax changes, including setting the business personal property exemption ceiling at $58,000 without future inflation adjustment and aligning dates for the portable senior property tax exemption pilot. Senator Weissman argued the changes simplified administration and were fiscally prudent, while Senators Pelton and Frizell opposed the bill, saying the business property tax cap would hurt small businesses and that the portable senior exemption’s sunset would raise taxes for affected seniors. The debate continued as the bill was considered in committee of the whole.
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- Chairman, a couple more small things we heard about.
- Chairman, a couple more small things we heard about.
- Chairman, a couple more small things we heard about.
- Chairman, a couple more small things we heard about.
- Chairman, a couple more small things we heard about.
Bills:
SF0101
Keywords:
Second Amendment, firearm regulation, state legislation, public safety, civil penalties, 916, all
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Health and Human Services Oversight Committee (10/24/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- There may be another small amount of money that comes to us, but we don't know that yet.
- If you turn to the next page, there's a map that's kind of small with a lot of small dots on it.
- If you turn to the next page, there's a map that's kind of small with a lot of small dots on it.
- You can see here, if it's small, kind of call them out.
- <00:46:36.560>
In it's small kind of call them out. In it's small kind of call them out.
Summary:
The committee first approved the draft minutes from September 26. Senator Gray then raised the idea of creating a continuing subcommittee or recurring agenda item on palliative care and hospice, noting that the issues are evolving and suggesting the committee revisit the idea in coming months.
The bulk of the meeting focused on Department of Health and Human Services updates. Officials described contingency planning for SNAP amid the federal shutdown, including a USDA notice that November benefits may not be fully funded, letters to participants warning of possible delays, and coordination with the New Hampshire Food Bank and local pantries. They said New Hampshire serves about 42,000 SNAP households, with average benefits around $300 a month, and that the department is also preparing to transfer funds for a special fiscal committee meeting. WIC was discussed separately: officials said WIC benefits had been extended through November 7 using additional USDA funds, but that some community agency-based WIC services may need to pause while money is redirected to food benefits.
Officials also outlined New Hampshire’s rural health transformation grant application under the federal One Big Beautiful Bill, describing a potential five-year, up-to-$1 billion opportunity focused on critical access hospitals, small rural hospitals, federally qualified health centers, community mental health centers, and EMS. Members asked about transportation, workforce, and nursing retention; officials said transportation is included in the proposal, housing is not, and workforce supports may include lower tuition or awards but not loan repayment or traditional scholarships. They also said the final application would be submitted in early November and that priorities would be adjusted depending on the eventual federal award.
Finally, Medicaid director Henry Lipman gave a quarterly postpartum coverage update. He said postpartum coverage is now nearly universal nationwide, and in New Hampshire 2,351 women had used the benefit through May 2025. He reported that mental health services were the most frequently used postpartum service, followed by preventive care, substance use disorder treatment, and cardiovascular-related care, and noted that Medicaid women have experienced a disproportionate share of maternal deaths. Committee members asked about rural distribution and the share of women receiving mental health services, and Lipman said the department would follow up with additional data. The meeting then moved into the annual update on New Hampshire’s 10-year mental health plan, with staff describing progress toward a more integrated continuum of care and improved data infrastructure.
VT
Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Caucus of the Whole - 2026-05-29 - 11:15AM
Vermont House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It can be used for scholarships or capital projects, but 2 million is a small percentage of a bigger
- have the language right here in front of me to tell you, but what I remember is that it has to be a small
- We also added a small...
- We also added a small bit of intent language that we are interested in continuing to move purchase and
- In linking up slightly differently so that small and large... differently so that small and large businesses
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislation proposes centralized certified payroll reporting portal 4/9/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, when I spoke with county officials about this legislation, they saw this as a small step to make
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- but we do think from those counties, but we do think it's<00:05:09.680>
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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Increasing Access to Mental Health Services – Senator Judy Seeberger May 19th, 2025
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And it provides an exemption to small family farms of five or fewer employees who work 28 days or less
- in a year and very, very small businesses, our micro businesses, that have three or fewer employees,
- family farms of five or fewer small family farms of five or fewer employees<00:09:45.440>
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US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, February 26, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- But the good news is that many heart conditions are preventable through small, everyday choices.
- There are about 9,000 small and midsized independent petroleum drillers in the United States.
- United States these mostly small United States these mostly small operations<02:27:04.880>
are - <02:47:43.880>
polluters this was um attacks on small polluters this was um attacks on small - I was a small aircraft operator and captain of a research vessel.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The increase in fees is anti-small business, for example.
- , which Texas is all about small business, or at least that's what I heard. ...want to run a small business
- But he believed firmly in small government.
- I wanted to particularly talk about small agencies.
- Talking about small agencies is going to go even smaller.
Keywords:
hemp, consumable hemp, hemp-derived cannabinoids, CBD, cannabidiol, CBG, cannabigerol, delta-8, delta-9, intoxicating hemp, hemp gummies, hemp vape, edibles, cannabinoid regulation, hemp licensing, retailer registration, product registration, QR code labeling, child-resistant packaging, minor access
Summary:
The committee first took up Senate Bill 8, the Texas Women's Privacy Act, and heard extensive public testimony both for and against the measure. Supporters, including representatives of Texas Values and Texas Values Action, argued the bill was needed to protect women’s privacy and safety in restrooms, locker rooms, showers, prisons, domestic violence shelters, and other government-controlled spaces, and said it would provide clear, sex-based rules. Opponents, including many transgender Texans, civil rights advocates, clergy, business and public safety voices, and others, argued the bill would invite harassment, gender policing, lawsuits, and invasive inspections, while harming trans, intersex, and gender-nonconforming people as well as cisgender women who do not fit stereotypes. Several witnesses said the bill would conflict with federal law or prison standards, worsen safety in shelters and prisons, and hurt Texas’s reputation and economy. The chair repeatedly noted the compressed special-session schedule and said flood relief remained the session’s top priority. Public testimony on SB 8 was eventually closed, and the bill was left pending.
The committee then moved to Senate Bill 6, dealing with consumable hemp product restrictions. Testimony on SB 6 focused on whether the bill went too far in restricting hemp-derived THC products. Opponents argued hemp and THC have medical and economic value, that the bill would criminalize conduct and burden courts, and that regulation—not prohibition—was the better approach. Some witnesses supported tighter rules such as testing, child-resistant packaging, and limits on marketing to children, but still opposed the bill’s broad THC ban, higher fees, and age restrictions. Several speakers emphasized benefits for veterans, chronic pain patients, and small businesses, and warned that prohibition would push consumers toward the illicit market. The committee heard the testimony and then continued with additional witnesses, with no final vote or disposition reported in the excerpt.