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HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

JDC-LBT, JDC DEFER Public Hearings 02-05-2026

Judiciary

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Bills: SB2841, SB2533
Summary: The joint Judiciary, Labor, and Technology Committee heard two bills in the morning session and later took up two Judiciary decision-making items. SB 2841 would require human trafficking awareness training for transient accommodation workers. Testimony was generally supportive from the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, the Department of Law Enforcement, and the Hawaii Hotel Alliance/American Hotel and Lodging Association, which also proposed amendments to preserve existing industry training programs and broaden coverage. Members clarified that the administration wanted DLE to be the lead agency instead of DLIR, while the Attorney General would still handle approval of training programs. The committee recommended passage with amendments, including coverage for third-party contractors and implementation dates, and the measure was adopted with no recorded opposition. SB 2533 would adjust the salaries of the Campaign Spending Commission’s executive director and associate director to better align with comparable enforcement/compliance positions. The commission supported the bill, saying its salaries lag behind similar offices by about $30,000 and that recruitment and workload have become more difficult, while one testifier opposed the proposal. Members questioned why the bill used the Department of Health as the salary comparator and whether Ethics would be a better benchmark; the committee agreed to revise the bill to peg the salaries to the Ethics Commission instead, blank out the dollar amounts for further review, and note the requested appropriation in the report. The committee recommended passage with amendments, and the measure was adopted. In the Judiciary decision-making agenda, SB 2203, concerning the use of masks or personal disguises by law enforcement officers, was amended to allow exceptions for officers who are unmasked nearby or who are supporting undercover operations, to change the term to “facial covering,” and to add definitions covering federal, state, and county law enforcement. The committee also set a far-future effective date and passed the bill with amendments. SB 2442, relating to judiciary purchase-of-service contracts with community-based organizations, was also passed with amendments; the committee added a far-future effective date, clarified the consumer price index reference, and noted a recommended appropriation amount of $4.26 million in the committee report. All measures were adopted without recorded no votes or reservations.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Mar 26th, 2026 at 12:10 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's not just property taxes.
  • The amount of taxes being paid by our consumers are still increasing. Taxes.
  • That tax rate is going on their tax bill just like everybody else.
  • That tax rate is going on their tax bill just like everybody else.
  • That tax rate is going on their tax bill just like everybody else.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Mar 26th, 2026 at 08:30 am

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • They would never be able to get the money back because they've already had a tax deduction.
  • They get a charitable deduction on their taxes for giving that money, and that's the reason they get
  • Follow up: how much avalom taxes does the CLO pay the schools in Imron County?
  • As we already stated, they do not pay out-of-county tax in the county, which costs the schools.
  • Having received 11 'aye' votes in 33 'nay' votes, I declare Senate Bill 1476 to have failed.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

EEP Public Hearing - Tue Feb 17, 2026 @ 9:30 AM HST

Energy & Environmental Protection

Transcript Highlights:
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  • Tax financing to claim the tax credit.
  • If you are looking at lower incomes, tax credits as far as offsetting tax liability might be less tax
  • If you are looking at lower incomes, tax credits as far as offsetting tax liability might be less tax
Summary: The committee heard testimony on a bill to expand the solar energy tax credit for single-family residential properties by removing certain cap amounts and raising the adjusted gross income limits for taxpayers to elect a refund of excess credits. The Hawaii State Energy Office and Department of Taxation both said they were standing on written testimony, while industry and advocacy groups largely supported the measure. Members questioned whether the income thresholds were set appropriately, how many taxpayers would be affected at different income levels, and how many would qualify for refundable treatment; Taxation said it did not yet have the requested numbers but was preparing a fiscal estimate. A major issue raised was drafting and administration: witnesses said the bill appears to apply differently to owner-purchased systems versus third-party leased systems, and Taxation said it likely could not easily verify household income for leased systems or cross-reference different taxpayers. Discussion also covered whether the credit should remain refundable, whether credits should be limited to amounts actually expended, and whether the bill should instead be structured to keep the credit with the system owner or lessor, with concerns about equity, market effects, and possible incentives to lease rather than buy. The committee then moved to HB 2316, which would align state restrictions on lead materials in drinking water infrastructure with federal Safe Drinking Water Act requirements. The Department of Health and other supporters testified in favor, and there were no questions from the chair. Next, HB 1566 on energy efficiency would require state agencies to use energy-efficient lighting, with the Hawaii State Energy Office providing technical assistance and a compliance survey prioritized for first responder facilities; testimony from state agencies and advocates was in support, and again there were no questions. For HB 1926 on Red Hill, the Department of Land and Natural Resources, the Board of Water Supply, and multiple organizations and individuals supported funding for remediation studies, environmental monitoring, groundwater research, independent testing, and a public dashboard, with DLNR emphasizing that decades of work remain necessary even after defueling and that the bill supports ongoing university and community partnerships. The committee then heard HB 1673 on landfill units. The Department of Health initially said it was in support but later corrected the record and stated it strongly opposes the measure, saying the bill would undo protections enacted last session that keep landfills out of areas over aquifers; the Board of Water Supply also opposed repeal of those protections, while the City and County of Honolulu supported the HD1 version that leaves siting decisions to the counties. Sierra Club of Hawaiʻi and the Energy Justice Network opposed the bill, arguing the original protections should remain and that the amended version had confused commenters; supporters of the original version urged restoring it and considering additional language on ash.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee Feb 11th, 2026

Finance and Taxation Education

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  • It's basically we won't tax the 3%.
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AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate Education Policy Committee Feb 4th, 2026

Education Policy

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  • When I was 11 years old and in fifth grade, a letter was sent home regarding sex education.
  • When I was 11 years old and County.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Transportation Funding Mar 31st, 2025

S/C on Transportation Funding

Transcript Highlights:
  • We start with the motor fuels tax.
  • The chart there shows you both the state tax rate as well as the federal tax rate.
  • Texas Central wants to skirt paying local property taxes that are owed but use local property tax dollars
  • of the Transportation Code.
  • Oil and gas severance taxes are not road user fees.
NV
Transcript Highlights:
  • My name is Olivia Tanager, on behalf of the Sierra Club Toiyabe Chapter, for the record.
  • Doug Unger, UNLV chapter president, Nevada Faculty Alliance.
  • Doug Unger, UNLV chapter president, Nevada Faculty Alliance.
  • Senate Bill 431, as amended, imposes the live entertainment tax on...
  • And we have nays from Assembly Member Coding, Assembly Member Dickman, Assembly Member O'Neill, From
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Criminal Justice May 20th, 2025

Criminal Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • Core costs are supposed to be reimbursements, not punitive taxes, unlike fines.
  • Please do not raise this discretionary regressive tax backed by incarceration.
  • The current penalty scheme for the penal code is based on weight.
  • This is called deadly conduct under the Texas Penal Code.
  • As you probably know, criminal negligence is already defined in the penal code.
Summary: The Senate Committee on Criminal Justice met with a quorum and heard a long agenda of bills on criminal justice, public safety, mental health, victims’ rights, and related administrative issues. Early bills included HB 47, the omnibus sexual assault survivors bill, which would expand post-assault care, require courts to consider delays for adult survivors, bar sex offenders from rideshare driving, allow lease termination regardless of where an assault occurred, and require more reporting from sexual assault response teams. Testimony was generally supportive, though one witness raised concern that the bill’s reporting requirements could jeopardize county grant funding. HB 171, the Annel Borrego Act, would set a minimum period for court-ordered chemical dependency treatment; NAMI Texas supported it. HB 908 would require missing children reports to be sent to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children within two hours, and HB 1443 would criminalize possession and promotion of childlike sex dolls; both drew supportive testimony and were left pending. HB 567, changing juvenile board chair selection in Parker County, and HB 4263, a TJJD workforce retention bill, were also heard and left pending after brief discussion and adoption of committee substitutes where applicable. The committee also heard several bills focused on jail and prison safety, court process, and victim protection. HB 2282 would raise the arrest warrant fee from $50 to $75; constables supported it as a cost-recovery measure, while the Texas Fair Defense Project opposed it as a regressive fee that burdens low-income defendants. HB 3464 would increase penalties for correctional employees who bring drugs or alcohol into prisons, with support from Harris County jail officials and a formerly incarcerated advocate who described the dangers of contraband and retaliation. HB 285, “Poncho’s Law,” would add criminal negligence to non-livestock animal cruelty offenses; animal welfare advocates said it would close a loophole that lets pet service businesses avoid accountability, and the bill was left pending. HB 2355 would keep certain Crime Victims Compensation records confidential when held by the Attorney General, and HB 2637 would standardize jury exemption ages and clean up jury disqualification reporting; both were left pending after limited testimony. Mental health and competency-related bills received significant attention. HB 305 would require a pretrial hearing within 14 days after a defendant is restored to competency, aimed at reducing repeated decompensation and the forensic waitlist; NAMI Texas supported it. HB 1741 would tighten procedures for not-guilty-by-reason-of-insanity outpatient commitments by requiring a stronger nexus to the receiving county and clearer supervision authority; law enforcement and mental health witnesses said it would improve public safety and treatment success. HB 2492 would make the four-hour family-violence post-bond cooling-off period mandatory rather than discretionary, and HB 1445 would allow a managed assigned counsel director to designate someone to approve certain payments for indigent defense attorneys; both were left pending. HB 1024 would require prompt execution of warrants for parole violators on superintensive supervision, and HB 1306 would extend first-responder-style benefits to death investigation professionals; neither drew opposition in the hearing. The committee also heard a series of public integrity and technology bills. HB 449 would expand the deepfake sexual content statute to include sexually explicit images, with Public Citizen supporting the change as necessary to address a rapidly growing problem. HB 1902 would create a new offense for “jugging,” or following bank or ATM customers to rob them; the Texas Bankers Association supported it. HB 2697 would require sureties to notify prosecutors before surrendering a felony defendant’s bond, and HB 2001 would sharply increase penalties for misuse of public information for financial gain and related coercion, with prosecutors and Texas Rangers describing bid-rigging and public corruption investigations as difficult to prove under current law because of short limitations periods and limited penalties. HB 1866 would grant Texas peace officer authority to National Park Service rangers within Texas park boundaries, and HB 4996 would increase penalties for fraudulent liens filed against public servants. Throughout the hearing, most bills were left pending after testimony, and several committee substitutes were adopted without objection.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Thus, a parent's tax dollars pay both for their children's attorneys arguing the case against the child
  • I am watching my tax dollars being washed down the drain, frankly, in fights against families who have
  • Aledo ISD has coded my child as the most disabled in order to get the most funding, and yet they have
  • The reason they lie in the legal profession, in my mind, is something called the Texas Education Code
  • property taxes and state funds are already intended to cover.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Ways and Means General Fund Committee Apr 1st, 2025

Ways and Means General Fund

Transcript Highlights:
  • If you drop down to number 11, underneath the pro tem office...
  • settlement funds. ...from additional tax settlement funds for the fiscal year ending September 30th,
  • Chairman Lee, this bill would extend the hospital provider tax through the fiscal year of 2028.
  • HB 182 is the same provider tax; this being for...
  • The same provider tax, this being for the Emergency Medical Transport providers, the assessment period
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations May 18th, 2026

Appropriations

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  • It requires any remaining severance tax funds collected from sand and stone mining, after constitutional
  • It requires any remaining severance tax funds collected from sand and stone mining, after constitutional
  • If it makes you feel any better, there's only one thing in the Napoleonic Code that fits the definition
Bills: SB143, SB367, SB388, SB398
Summary: The House Committee on Appropriations met on May 18, 2026, and considered four Senate bills. SB 143 would create a special protective equipment fund for bulletproof vests for peace officers, with the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement to regulate distribution; an amendment was adopted to standardize fund language, and the bill was reported favorably as amended. SB 367 would create the Watershed Restoration and Conservation Fund and direct remaining severance tax revenue from sand and stone mining into it; an amendment was adopted to align it with HB 802, and the bill was reported favorably as amended. Members discussed the bill as a way to support watershed and flood-related restoration efforts, including the Amite River Basin. SB 388 would authorize review of state contracts involving foreign adversary nations or terrorist organizations and remove a trigger clause from a prior law; members noted it carried no fiscal note and that the Division of Administration said the review could be done at no cost. The bill was reported favorably. SB 398 would reorganize manufactured housing regulation by moving oversight from the fire marshal’s office to the Contractors Board, consolidating residential housing oversight, moving licensees to Title 37, and increasing inspection rates statewide; an amendment was adopted to conform fund language, and the bill was reported favorably as amended. The committee then adjourned.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Housing Finance and Policy Committee 4/8/26

Housing Finance and Policy

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  • Uh, we just again, I guess I'll go to the energy tax or the energy code that we just passed or we're
  • Representative Myers: Uh, we just again, I guess I'll go to the energy tax or the energy code that we
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

EIG Public Hearing 02-05-2026

Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs

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Bills: SB2671, SB2902
Summary: The Senate Committee on Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs heard two measures. SB 2671, relating to essential permitting positions, drew no oral testimony beyond written comments from the Department of the Attorney General and the Office of Planning. The chair said the bill was intended to make government more efficient and reduce red tape in the permitting process. SB 2902, relating to renewable energy, received testimony from the Division of Consumer Advocacy, the Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission, the Public Utilities Commission, Kauai Island Cooperative, Bright Saver, and 350 Hawaii. Supporters described the bill as a way to expand access to plug-in or balcony solar, lower electricity bills, improve resilience, and broaden access for renters and apartment residents. Several testifiers urged amendments to avoid limiting the measure to condominiums, to remove condominium board approval language, and to eliminate utility or PUC registration requirements. The PUC said registration could help with safety, linemen protection, and circuit hosting-capacity concerns, and noted that improper installation or oversizing could create problems. After a brief recess, the committee voted to recommend both bills for passage with amendments and deferred each to April 19, 2042. The recommendations were adopted without objection.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Commerce and Tourism Jan 28th, 2026

Commerce and Tourism

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 1672 creates the home buyer workforce tax credit, authorizes certain employers to claim 100%
  • of a tax credit for specified monetary contributions paid to eligible employees to help with the first-time
  • It allows an eligible taxpayer to receive at least $1,000, limits the employee tax credit and the employer
  • tax credit to $5,000, allows the credit to be applied against corporate income taxes, caps the total
Summary: The Committee on Commerce and Tourism considered several bills. SB 1338 by Senator Burton would strengthen enforcement of written endowment agreements for charitable gifts and require legislative approval for new filing or reporting requirements on charities. The sponsor and Philanthropy Roundtable testified in support, emphasizing donor intent and protections for nonprofits; the bill was reported favorably. SB 1324, which was expected to address principal offices of LLCs, was temporarily postponed. The committee also passed CS/SB 1080 by Senator DeSigley, which directs FDOT to adopt rules allowing direct payments to first-tier subcontractors in specified circumstances. A transportation industry representative supported the measure, saying the situations are rare but need a statutory remedy. CS/SB 1582 by Senator Yarbrough, as amended, requires secondhand dealers, secondary metal recyclers, and pawnbrokers to submit transaction data to FDLE for statewide sharing through systems such as LInX; the amendment and bill were both reported favorably, with one witness from the Florida Recycler’s Association opposing the amendment. Senator McLean’s SB 1672, creating a home buyer workforce tax credit for employer contributions to help employees with first-time Florida home purchases, was reported favorably with support from the Florida Chamber of Commerce. SB 1112 by Senator Garcia, relating to the Florida Labor Pool Act, drew extensive testimony from workers, reentry advocates, and supporters who argued it would prohibit placement fees when workers are hired permanently, require annual registration of labor pools, improve accountability, and support stable employment and reentry; the bill was reported favorably. The committee then adjourned after recording votes and other closing business.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Education Policy Committee Apr 2nd, 2025

Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • High School to start an FCA chapter there, which we had... start an FCA chapter there, which we had our
  • There's a size here; I think it's 11 by 14. It's 11 by 14 in size.
  • Don't waste our time and tax money. Block this bill. Thank you, Missan.
  • The only people I've heard from are the ones actually paying the bills, paying the taxes, sending their
  • The taxes sending their students have exposed a lot of stuff that was happening in the classroom that
Bills: SB211, HB96, SB215, SB257, SB13, SB13
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Health Finance and Policy Committee 3/24/25

Health Finance and Policy

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OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Apr 22nd, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • President, so my question: We talked about this briefly regarding the compact supplement on top of page 11
  • promotional credits, 4) general accepted associated operating costs, and 5) any associated federal excise taxes
  • This is simply a new chapter in the novel of the gaming compact.
  • Page 10, and it says, I guess, line 11.
  • Sports gambling is a revenue generator, but those tax contributions are relatively small when compared