Video & Transcript Research : 'statutory construction'
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MN
Transcript Highlights:
- I think we're having some very constructive conversations with the LBO, and certainly seek to have constructive
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Summary:
The Senate Finance Committee held a hearing on the fiscal note process, prompted by concerns raised in a prior hearing about the fiscal note for the Paid Family and Medical Leave law. Chair Marty, Senator Pratt, and Senator Wiklund said the goal was not to revisit the bill itself but to strengthen understanding of fiscal note standards, the role of the Legislative Budget Office (LBO), and communication with agencies. They emphasized bipartisan concern that fiscal notes must be respected and that the process should be clearer going forward.
Christian Larison of the LBO explained that the 2024 fiscal note issues stemmed from three main problems: choosing the proper baseline for a program that had not yet started, interpreting the seven-day qualifying event/waiting period, and determining whether DEED could adjust the first-year premium rate. He said the LBO, DEED, MMB, and House fiscal staff ultimately used the October 2023 actuarial analysis as the baseline because it was the most recent and likely most accurate estimate, but that choice meant the fiscal note did not show the difference from the 2023 enacted budget. He also described how DEED later interpreted the seven-day provision as a waiting period and how the premium-rate assumptions affected the fiscal impact.
Larison outlined possible responses, including more assertive early communication from the LBO, providing more detailed analysis in unusual cases, and possibly creating a working group through the LBO Oversight Commission to consider new standards for substantial assumption changes, complex new programs, and third-party actuarial work. He also noted the LBO has authority to issue unapproved fiscal notes if standards are not met, though it has not used that authority. In questions, Senator Murphy asked about protecting the credibility of fiscal notes, and Larison said maintaining independence, objectivity, and consistent standards is central to the LBO’s role. No votes or formal actions were taken at the hearing.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session-Day 2, February 10, 2026-PM
Wyoming House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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- Folks, this is the state funded capital construction.
- I would say that construction in Wyoming never stops.
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NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Education Policy and Administration (05/27/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- bullying under the statutory definition. bullying under the statutory definition.
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violation of conduct into a statutory violation of conduct into a statutory - Representative Cordelli said there are always concerns with some statutory timelines, but he understands
- Well, my understanding of the intent of this amendment is that this is a repudiation of the construction
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Summary:
The committee opened hearings on SB 69, including a germane amendment on school board votes to accept or reject gifts and donations, and a non-germane amendment creating a virtual early childhood readiness family engagement program for preschool children not yet in kindergarten. Prime sponsor Rep. Glenn Cordelli said the literacy program was modeled on earlier HB 671, would be funded through gifts and donations rather than state appropriations, and would include reporting requirements to the governor and legislature. Members questioned changes from the earlier bill, including the move away from center-based language, the lack of a dollar threshold for school board action on donations, anonymous gifts, and whether the amendment preserved enough evaluation data.
Testimony on the donation provisions raised concerns about broad language, timing, and public-meeting requirements. Rep. Timothy Han and Becky Wilson of the New Hampshire School Boards Association both noted that school districts already have policies and asked how the bill would work for routine donations, anonymous gifts, and situations that might require non-public discussion under right-to-know law. Wilson cited examples such as field-trip scholarships, backpack drives, and sports uniforms, and said the association was not taking a position but wanted clearer guardrails. Rep. Han said school boards may need to discuss some gifts in non-public session and that the bill should better address those circumstances.
On the early literacy amendment, Wilson and others questioned whether the program was sufficiently developed, whether it was appropriate to rely on a primarily online model for very young children, and how it would interact with special education services and IEPs. A representative from Waterford.org, Rob Riley, testified in support, saying the program would be supplementary, adaptive, and family-engagement based, and that Waterford could provide devices and internet access for families who need them. He said the program would work alongside school districts and IEP teams rather than replace existing services. No vote was taken during the hearing; the chair said the committee would later exec the bills and try to get reports in for the calendar.
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Protection and Victim Services Committee May 13th, 2026 at 09:00 am
Protection and Victim Services Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- The next section covers some of the statutory provisions already addressing these issues.
- And then the statutory placement, this 15.1-09-61, this is the Human Trafficking and Education Grant
- Whether it’s construction companies, roofing companies, places like that.
- So those industries that really utilize a lot of labor—so construction companies, roofing companies,
- So those industries that really utilize a lot of labor—so construction companies, roofing companies,
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 3/12/25
Transportation Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
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of and Mobility through the construction of and Mobility through the construction - support the use of sustainable materials, through recycling materials and also construction methods
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Rent control has decimated rental rates and building and construction opportunities.
- Rent control has decimated rental rates and building and construction opportunities.
- Rent control has decimated rental rates and building and construction opportunities.
- Rent control has decimated rental rates and building and construction opportunities.
- drivers that are increasing construction drivers that are increasing construction and<01:44:53.520
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 04/07/26
Environment, Climate, and Legacy
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WV
West Virginia 2026 Regular Session
WV Senate Finance Committee in Session Mar 11th, 2026 at 04:01 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- Those parents who drop off their kids beside me—nurses, teachers, construction workers, small business
- Those parents who drop off their kids beside me—nurses, teachers, construction workers, small business
- The bill requires compliance by any virtual currency kiosk with money transmission statutory requirements
Summary:
The Senate Finance Committee met with a quorum present, approved the prior meeting minutes, and then considered a series of House bills and committee substitutes. House Bill 5438, dealing with changes to Step 7 of the school aid formula and allowable uses of certain education allocations, was amended to adopt the Education Committee’s changes and then reported to the full Senate. House Bill 4087 creating the West Virginia-Ireland Education Alliance was also reported, as was House Bill 4191, which expands child care tax credit eligibility for employer-sponsored facilities and changes subsidy payments from attendance-based to enrollment-based reimbursement; senators emphasized its workforce and economic development benefits. House Bill 5074, which reallocates medical cannabis fund balances and future revenues, was amended to increase the Child Protective Commission pilot funding from $3 million to $5 million and remove proposed ibogaine research funding for Marshall and WVU before being reported. House Bill 5353, regulating virtual currency kiosks and money transmission licensure, and House Bill 5527, creating licensure and oversight for wellness reimbursement program administrators, both received strike-and-insert amendments and were reported. House Bill 5687, which phases down the metallurgical coal severance tax and adds a temporary oil and gas tax reduction with county/municipal revenue adjustments, was amended and reported. House Bill 4418, creating an electronic system for municipal business and occupation tax filing and collection with a 1% administrative fee and a participation threshold, was also reported.
The committee then took up House Bill 4245, the Revenue Rules Bundle, which bundles 26 legislative rules from the Department of Revenue and related agencies. The bundle included alcohol, banking, insurance, racing, and tax rules, with several sunset extensions and repeals of outdated rules; the committee adopted a strike-and-insert amendment affecting a lottery consumer protection rule and a pre-need cemetery company rule, then reported the bill. House Bill 5168, providing a $12 million lottery-funded stream for emergency medical services, was amended to clarify the uses of the funds, rename one fund, require a 30% county match for mental health treatment spending, and create two additional county-based EMS funds; senators described it as a needed permanent funding source for EMS, and it was reported. Throughout the meeting, members generally supported the measures, with some discussion on technical details, funding allocations, and the impact of the bills on local services and workforce needs. At the end of the meeting, the chair announced that Senate House Bills 4004, 4006, and 4009 would not be taken up that day, and the committee adjourned.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/05/2026 - House Artificial Intelligence & Innovation
Artificial Intelligence & Innovation
Transcript Highlights:
- guardrails placed on AI are debated openly, voted on by elected representatives, and grounded in clear statutory
- because we talk in the next section where you take that line out that it will—you will look at the construction
- but also developers, industry, anyone else who has an interest in land use, and people seeking to construct
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We've constructed an entire apparatus of criminalization around a plant that was. medicine for millennia
- We've constructed a confusing, ambiguous, and punitive patchwork of bad laws, and we're asking our constituents
- and put them into another branch of government unless we amend the Constitution, because this is a statutory
Keywords:
hemp regulation, consumable products, cannabinoids, occupational licenses, criminal offenses, SB 11, Texas attorney general, election crimes, election law enforcement, criminal prosecution, Election Code, Government Code Chapter 402, local prosecutors, county attorney, district attorney, grand jury, probable cause reports, state election offenses, voter fraud, election integrity
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Regulated Industries Mar 25th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- transfer to be equipped with at least one pool safety feature as we currently already require for new construction
- This amendment seeks to close a loophole in our statutory ethics requirements of the gaming Commission
- how how each building would be addressed based on their, you know, where they are, the type of construction
NV
Nevada 2025 Regular Session
Assembly Committee on Ways and Means May 30th, 2025 at 08:00 am
Ways and Means
Transcript Highlights:
- and I was just informed, the language that exists in the bill that says 2017 is actually existing statutory
- And so we would not need an amendment because that is existing statutory language for the creation and
- We do have statutory timelines applicable to rate cases that take away from us the ability to manage
- outside of the statute. ...take away from us the ability to manage that workflow outside of the statutory
- I don't know where you're at in regards to that statutory cap currently, but based on, I'm assuming,
Bills:
AB568, SB90, SB133, SB147, SB229, SB233, SB240, SB245, SB280, SB378, SB393, SB417, SB434, SB494, SB495
Keywords:
higher education, Nevada System of Higher Education, operational expenses, instructional expenses, public funding, education funding, teacher grants, classroom supplies, instructional support, specialized personnel, civics education, Nevada Center for Civic Engagement, funding, youth programs, civic involvement, Southern Nevada, Clark County, Las Vegas Valley, regional planning, economic resiliency
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee Apr 20th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- on families, communities, and the state's entire economy, including on key industries such as construction
- Scott Governor, on behalf of the Construction Employers Association, in opposition. Thank you.
- Scott Governor Babb of the Construction Employers Association in opposition. Thank you.
- Scott Governor Babb of the Construction Employers Association in opposition. Thank you.
- Under current law, property tax relief during exemption review is limited to projects under construction
Summary:
The Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxation heard several bills, most of them referred to the suspense file because of their fiscal impact. AB 2465 and AB 1675 would deny state grants, loans, tax credits, or other benefits to companies doing business with ICE or related immigration-enforcement agencies; both drew strong support from immigrant-rights, labor, and community groups, and opposition from CalChamber and industry groups that argued the bills were overly broad and could affect unrelated federal contracts. AB 1633 would impose a 50% gross receipts tax on for-profit private immigration detention facilities, with supporters saying it would hold companies accountable for dangerous conditions and opponents warning it was punitive and could disrupt detention operations. The committee also heard AB 2089, which would streamline the welfare property tax exemption process for affordable housing, and AB 2250, a cleanup bill to clarify hemp enforcement laws; both were supported by affected industry and advocacy groups, while county assessors and tax collectors opposed AB 2089 unless amended over workload and implementation concerns.
AB 2172, which would allow counties to use a single-member assessment appeals commissioner for complex property tax appeals, was the only bill taken up for a vote during the meeting. Supporters, including Los Angeles County Assessor Jeffrey Prang, said the change would reduce a large backlog and speed resolution of appeals; the committee adopted amendments and passed the bill 4-0 to the Assembly Committee on Appropriations. The committee also heard AB 2319, creating a proposed post-production tax credit to keep film and television post-production work in California, with support from labor and industry representatives who said jobs and spending were leaving the state; the author said the bill still needed work on labor standards and the annual credit cap.
Finally, AB 2403 was presented to create a commercial production tax credit to keep commercial shoots in California. The author and supporters said commercial production has declined sharply in the state and that other states are winning work through targeted incentives, while labor-backed witnesses argued the bill would protect middle-class jobs and local spending. The transcript ends during the presentation of AB 2403, before any vote or final action on that measure.
WV
West Virginia 2026 Regular Session
Senate in Session Mar 13th, 2026 at 10:19 am
West Virginia Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- These adjustments reflect the simple truth that construction costs today are far higher than when those
- Engrossed committee substitute for House Bill 4010, providing a statutory program for loaning financial
- assistance to local airports for airplane hangar construction in this state.
- The purpose of this bill is to reduce the regulatory burden on utility companies when constructing and
- I know in my district there have been a great deal of concerns about transmission line construction.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 15th, 2026 at 01:32 pm
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- , the most flammable type of construction.
- We also insure the same entities and we do construction. And transportation.
- So, like the ERB building, and through appropriations, buildings that are currently under construction
- Second, this is for completing construction projects in SHARE.
- We just formed this, and the problem with the construction projects in SHARE is we have two systems.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Indian Affairs Aug 14th, 2025
House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- There are builders, there are construction, there are contractors.
- Construction, what does that look like? Resale, what does that look like?
- Increasing inventory and private construction are key.
- Construction in everything from the foundations up to the roof, and I'm very proud of that.
- You have to have approval and be certified to do that construction.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session May 6th, 2026 at 09:30 am
Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting
Bills:
SR44, HCR1027, SJR50, SJR52, SJR53, HB1185, HB1937, HB2035, HB2137, HB2166, HB3148, HB3323, HB3466, HB3498, HB3661, HB3678, HB3710, HB3977, HB3986, HB4104, HB4108, HB4142, HB4191, HB4274, HB4275, HB4322, HB4336, HB4484, HB3880, HB1687, HB3673, HB1170, HB2959, HB3718, HB3021, HB3443, HB3501, HB4143, HB4326, HB2992, HB3660, SB171, SB1325, SB1980, SB2045, HB4422, HB4423
Keywords:
Medicaid, federal funding, state law, healthcare, low-income adults, Oklahoma Constitution, Oklahoma Health Care Authority, OHCA, health care rules, administrative rules, major rule, Title 75, Title 317, Oklahoma Administrative Code, OAC 317:30, health policy, state health programs, provider regulations, benefits administration, rule approval
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Those would be Section 8 new construction and substantial rehabilitation.
- The bill would clarify that HOME's Section 8 new construction and Section 8 substantial rehabilitation
- There have been no new Section 8 new construction projects funded since 1983.
- When a housing authority undertook a Section 8 new construction project, It entered into a long-term
- Municipal Management Districts have broad... statutory powers and exist in a wide variety of settings
Bills:
HB164, HB164, HB411, HB627, HB 1226, HB1677, HB1865, HB1997, HB2985, HB3462, HB4188, HB4685, HB4840, HB5370, HB5424, HB5466, HB5509, HB5660, HB5673
Keywords:
HB 164, HB164, Texas Flood Recovery, Reimbursement, and Reconstruction Program, Texas Division of Emergency Management, TDEM, Hill Country floods, July 2025 floods, flood recovery, disaster relief, flood reimbursement, reconstruction grants, resiliency standards, floodplain, base flood elevation, FEMA, Federal Emergency Management Agency, insurance denial, property damage, tenant assistance, rental property
VT
Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Caucus of the Whole - H.955 report - 2026-04-14 - 11:11AM
Vermont House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- multiple series of task forces to figure out what a path forward was for our school construction.
- And we've asked the school construction division of AOE and the school construction advisory board to
- That school construction language I told you about was part of that.
- Yes, there have been two different school construction task forces. Um, okay.
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Um school construction task forces. Um school construction task forces.
Summary:
The caucus of the whole received an update from Representative Kornheiser on House Bill 955, focusing on the Ways and Means amendment and how it aligns with Act 73 and the House Education Committee’s broader education transformation work. She said the amendment was assembled from separate pieces developed earlier in the session and covers three main areas: planned property tax updates, steps needed for the future education finance system and foundation formula, and policy changes to support collaborative education service agencies and district mergers. She emphasized that the bill is aimed at the future state of the system, with many provisions tied to later effective dates and pending reports.
Kornheiser described the property tax provisions as further defining the new non-homestead/second-home classification so the Tax Department can continue form development and data collection before rates are set, and she said the bill also advances regional assessment districts and a more regular reappraisal cycle. On education finance, she said the amendment adds school construction and school debt provisions, reserve guidance, pre-K funding study language, special education funding protections, and transportation-related follow-up work so those pieces can fit the foundation formula. She also framed the bill as reducing cost drivers in the system, citing health care savings, reference-based pricing, mental health coordination, special education scale, deferred maintenance, and larger-scale school organization.
During questions, members asked about merger support funding, transportation timelines, private equity ownership of school transportation, tuition restrictions for approved independent and public schools, and the timing and finality of the second-home tax definitions. Staff explained that merger support would be reimbursed through AOE for committee expenses and would not count against excess spending thresholds, that transportation and other grant categories will be addressed in future reports and decisions, and that the transportation study does not explicitly name private equity but could encompass staffing and cost issues. They also confirmed that the tuition-related provisions apply to approved independent, in-state public, and out-of-state public schools receiving tuition, but only when the foundation formula takes effect. No votes were taken during the caucus; the update was informational, with the bill noted as having been referred to Appropriations and expected to come up for action later in the week.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- We are in a transaction privilege tax state, and so by the construct of your law that we have in Arizona
- ..discrepancies as to how 5040 was being interpreted, and so we decided that we needed to do our statutory
- For example, we looked at 5005 that talks... ...within the statutory framework.
- taxes on high-dollar purchases, when challenged in court, was found to be outside of the limited statutory
- Statutory homeschool families do not receive taxpayer funding for education; they are committed to paying
Keywords:
public safety, retirement system, investments, trust fund, board of trustees, financial report, income tax rebate, Pinal County, taxpayer eligibility, state revenue, financial assistance, transaction privilege tax, business location, tangible personal property, shared vehicle, sourcing, income tax, veterans, donations, tax refunds