Transcript Highlights:

• And that is the opportunity to purchase.
• So right now we opportunity to purchase.
• So proposed purchase options for the outdoor recreation endorsement.
• Through a mail-in or through a car dealer at a time of purchase.
• Proposed purchase options for the outdoor recreation endorsement.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <00:29:23.760> And<00:29:23.919> the the city and purchasing things.
• And the the city and purchasing things.
• We're just dealing consumer purchases.
• <01:42:39.600> of is would this tax apply to a purchase of is would this tax apply to a purchase
• So, you would have an obligation to remit use tax on that purchase if you purchased it out of state,

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• This program allows us to purchase those items directly from Louisiana producers, This program allows
• Now that they can't afford to purchase this stuff.
• So there's not fresher produce available, even if you're purchasing at a store.
• I wanted to just bring up a handout that you have. ...purchasing at a store.
• The House Bill 312, $500,000 Feed Louisiana for food banks, and $100,000 local food purchase. Okay.

Keywords: 974, senate, all

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• Suites are a high-end discretionary purchase.
• Most fans already pay sales tax on tickets and concessions, but our current tax code exempts purchases
• The way we allocate these funds associated with ticket purchases goes directly to scholarship seating
• is directly towards ticket purchases is directly towards scholarships. scholarships. scholarships.
• <00:46:28.080> stadium going to the people purchasing stadium going to the people purchasing

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: House File 4738 was laid over for possible inclusion in the 2026 tax bill. Representative Keeler presented the bill as a funding source for Minnesota’s Safe Harbor program, arguing that trafficking and sexual exploitation are statewide problems and that current shelter and housing resources are insufficient. She and several supporters emphasized that the program serves youth across greater Minnesota, not just the metro, and that state and federal funding pressures make additional support necessary. Testifiers from Place Called Home/Life House, The Link, the City of Minneapolis, and a survivor all described the impact of Safe Harbor and related shelter programs. They cited data on youth served, bed nights, mental health services, and high unmet need, including waitlists and youth turned away because programs are full. Testimony stressed that stable housing and trauma-informed services help survivors recover and move toward education, employment, and family stability. One committee member, Representative Davis, objected to the proposed funding source, saying he would not support taking money from women’s sports scholarships and urging a different source. The bill’s tax mechanism was described as ending the sales tax exemption for preferred seating, suite licenses, and related amenities at athletic and entertainment events. Alec Williams of We Make Minnesota supported the proposal as a fair way to raise revenue from high-end discretionary purchases for a public purpose. Committee discussion also focused on the size of the revenue estimate and the breakdown of the impact, with nonpartisan staff saying roughly 85% would come from suite licenses, 10% from collegiate seating, and 5% from amenities. Representative Smith and others framed the issue as both a tax and moral question, and the chair moved the bill to be laid over.

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• Purchasing a deadly weapon, anything that can kill people, should be trained in how to use that safely
• I will note, according to the bill, that training must occur within one year of purchasing the firearm
• So depending on when that training happens, if they are age 11, that wouldn't account for purchasing
• Minnesota Gun Caucus and other special interest groups, they would've also gone after the straw purchase
• We limit purchases to no more than one gun per month.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And that's why they were able to purchase the individual product.
• <00:23:51.760> their<00:23:52.000> own<00:23:52.159> affordable to purchase
• their own affordable to purchase their own affordable coverage<00:23:53.039> when<00:23:53.280
• <00:24:35.120> the they were able to purchase the they were able to purchase the individual
• of this particular um the purchase of this particular product<00:31:09.120> is<00:31:09.360><

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• some individuals uh when they purchase some individuals uh when they purchase coverage<00:13:06.440
• So they are covered under HMOs or county-based purchasing plans that contract with DHS.
• based purchasing plans that contract<00:15:15.440> with contract with contract with DHS<00:15
• with hmos or County based purchasing with hmos or County based purchasing plans<00:15:42.240>
• The department regulates county-based purchasing organizations, which, as Ms.

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The meeting was an informational walkthrough for the Health Finance and Policy Working Group, focused on committee structure, budget basics, and major health-related accounts and programs. Staff explained the roles of House Research and House Fiscal, then reviewed key funds used by the committee, including the general fund, government special revenue fund, federal funds, the health care access fund, remediation account, and drinking water revolving fund. They also outlined the committee’s main budget areas, noting that medical assistance is the largest general fund item and that the Department of Health is a substantial agency funded by a mix of federal, general fund, and special revenue dollars. A major portion of the presentation covered subsidized health coverage programs. Staff described Medical Assistance (Minnesota’s Medicaid program) as an entitlement for eligible Minnesotans, with no premiums or cost sharing, and explained its managed care and fee-for-service delivery systems. MinnesotaCare was presented as a separate federal-state basic health program for people who are not eligible for MA, with income limits, premiums for adults age 21 and older, and cost-sharing requirements; staff noted that federal premium tax credit changes affect MinnesotaCare premium ranges. The presentation also summarized MNsure’s role in the individual market and in determining eligibility for premium tax credits, cost-sharing reductions, MinnesotaCare, and MA. The committee also received an overview of health-related licensing boards and occupational regulation. Staff said Minnesota has 16 health-related licensing boards, funded mainly through the state government special revenue fund and subject to legislative appropriation, and explained that health occupations may be regulated by the Department of Health, the Office of Emergency Medical Services, or the boards under chapter 214. Interstate licensure compacts were briefly noted as a way to ease practice across states. No bills were debated and no votes or formal actions were taken during the meeting.

Transcript Highlights:

• Amendment 7 by Swanson, relating to the purchase of online library resources for primary and secondary
• Miller relating to the purchase or acquisition of a title of real property by certain foreign entities
• Public Education, HB 223 by Capriglione, relating to the exemptions to competitive requirements to purchase
• For the purchase of the attendance credit under the public school finance system referred to the Committee
• Adabola, relating to an annual study by the Texas A&M, Texas Real Estate Research Center on the purchase

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Chairman Ferman, isn't it true that in present law, banks can purchase these boldly products already
• And it says, Boley is a bank-owned life insurance policy, is a policy purchased by a bank, not owned
• It's purchased by the bank. It's actually owned—split dollar plans are owned by the individual.
• So they purchase it, they pay for the premiums, the individual, whether it... ...purchase it, they pay
• So it actually happens in the form of a loan, not a direct purchase from the bank.

Bills: HR320, HR321, SCR55, SCR69, SCR75, SCR77, SCR78, SCR79, SB259, SB295, SB312, SB348, SB444, SB485, HR73, HR118, HR144, HR196, HR237, HR249, HR260, HR267, HR272, HR278, HCR85, HCR100, HCR105, HCR107, HCR114, HR245, SCR5, SCR29, SCR33, SCR37, SCR63, SCR30, SCR40, HB62, HB193, HB210, HB220, HB246, HB364, HB420, HB475, HB584, HB622, HB772, HB784, HB949, HB953, HB1043, HB1070, HB1092, HB1134, HB1162, HB1176, HB1196, HB1214, HB119, HB129, HB233, HB283, HB538, HB789, HB850, HB870, HB1236, HB1241, HB54, HB137, HB321, HB368, HB386, HB414, HB431, HB552, HB555, HB578, HB590, HB593, HB618, HB638, HB670, HB692, HB707, HB708, HB715, HB718, HB732, HB741, HB748, HB776, HB796, HB807, HB822, HB848, HB856, HB887, HB888, HB917, HB921, HB1082, HB1243, HB1246, HB378, HB509, HB1090, HB1259, SB80, SB131, SB143, SB251, SB254, SB279, SB367, SB384, SB388, SB389, SB398, SB408, SB431, SB468, SB469, SB496, SB4, SB52, SB57, SB83, SB145, SB152, SB194, SB276, SB319, SB333, SB448, SB450, SB465, SB484, SB501, SB509, SB149, HR168, HB463, HB998, SB123, SB353, SB479, SB495, SB82, SB97, SB283, SB326, SB518, SB197, SB268, HB901, HR20, HR74, HCR65, HCR71, HCR98, HB284, HB306, HB341, HB366, HB393, HB458, HB577, HB603, HB605, HB614, HB625, HB646, HB733, HB752, HB773, HB798, HB911, HB955, HB996, HB1035, HB1069, HB1113, HB1140, HB1180, HB1191, HB1240, HB1255, SB89, HB74, HB134, HB258, HB359, HB468, HB956, HB1117, SB29, SB42, SB43, SB78, SB208, SB217, SB274, SB300, SB341, SB379, SB382, SB387, SB401, SB441, SB449, SB487

Keywords: Arsenal, Arsenal F.C., Premier League, English football, soccer, football club, Mikel Arteta, Emirates Stadium, North London, Tottenham Hotspur, Gunners, sports resolution, commendation, celebration, championship, silverware, Louisiana House Resolution, ceremonial resolution, domestic violence, forensic medical examinations

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• For cooperative purchasing construction services for the Stuttgart School District.
• This transfer request was due to the purchase of a building, and the existing lease went on for an extra
• It is $3.38 million for Office of Personnel Management, OPM, and utilizing a state contract to purchase
• This is a one-time purchase. I think it's on page 22. I think it's on page 22 in the packet.
• So we purchased a license for the application that you're using now? Yes, ma'am.

Summary: The council opened with a prayer, approved the prior meeting minutes, and received the February 2026 Monthly Revenue Report from Carlos Silva of the Bureau of Legislative Research. He reported gross revenues of $5.36 billion and net collections of $4.5 billion, both above the prior year to date, and said the updated forecast now shows a larger expected surplus. Members asked about declines in some tax categories, natural gas severance fee fluctuations, inflation, and economic development incentives; Silva attributed several changes to timing, refunds, tax cuts, weather, and price volatility, and generally described the state’s revenue trend as positive. The Executive Committee, Administrative Rules, Claims Review, Game and Fish, Higher Education, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Medicaid studies, Occupational Licensing Review, State Insurance Programs Oversight, and other subcommittee reports were adopted. The Medicaid studies report drew extended discussion about DHS staffing and contract nursing costs at state hospitals and human development centers; DHS officials said they were working on a recruitment and retention plan, reported significant vacancies and turnover, and said the state was not at risk of overspending the contracts. Several members urged reducing reliance on contract labor and moving staff onto state payrolls. The Review Subcommittee report prompted questions about a Department of Public Safety aircraft maintenance item and a Department of Shared Administrative Services contract for Deloitte to implement performance and goals management software tied to the state’s new personnel system. After discussion, the aircraft maintenance item was held briefly and then withdrawn from the hold, while the shared services contract was explained as a one-time integration/configuration project for a system that will support employee evaluations and performance-based pay; the report and the separate contract vote were approved. The Personnel Subcommittee also heard testimony from Commerce Secretary Hugh McDonald about reductions in force at the Division of Services for the Blind, which he attributed to funding shortfalls and fiscal mismanagement; members questioned the impact on blind and visually impaired clients, the status of board appointments, and whether federal funds could be at risk. The report was adopted with immediate consideration, and the meeting ended after filing the remaining APER report and adjourning.

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• “For cooperative purchasing construction services for the Stuttgart School District.
• The transfer request was due to the purchase of a building, and the existing lease went on for an extra
• This is a one-time purchase. I think it's on page 22. I think it's on page 22 in the packet.
• So we purchased a license for the application that you're using now? Yes, ma'am.
• So we will be purchasing—once they figure out how to integrate the system with the new with the old system

Summary: The meeting began with a prayer, approval of the prior minutes, and a February 2026 revenue report from Carlos Silva of the Bureau of Legislative Research. He reported gross revenues of $5.36 billion and net collections of $4.5 billion, both above the prior year, and said the updated forecast showed a larger expected surplus than before. Members asked about declines in some tax categories, natural gas severance fees, and possible effects of inflation and international conflict; Silva generally attributed the changes to timing issues, prior tax cuts, refund activity, and price fluctuations, and said he could not speculate on future impacts. The committee then heard and adopted several subcommittee reports, including the Executive Committee, Administrative Rules, Claims Review, Game and Fish State Police, Higher Education, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Hospital/Medicaid/Developmental Disabilities, Occupational Licensing Review, State Insurance Programs Oversight, and APER filings. Most reports were approved without objection. One budget classification transfer for the Commissioner of State Lands was reviewed and failed. The review report also led to discussion of several contracts, including DHS staffing contracts and a Department of Education security contract, with some items held or separated for individual votes. A major portion of the meeting focused on DHS and state staffing contracts for the Human Development Centers, Arkansas State Hospital, and related facilities. DHS officials said the contracts were on track against seven-year projections, but members expressed concern about heavy reliance on contract labor, vacancy rates, and the need to move workers onto state payrolls. Officials said they were preparing a recruitment and retention plan and described staffing levels, vacancies, and turnover. Members also questioned contract projections and federal-state funding matches, and several urged faster action to reduce contract labor costs. The committee also discussed a Department of Commerce reduction-in-force affecting the Division of Services for the Blind and Employment and Training. Secretary Hugh McDonald said the cuts were driven by funding shortfalls, over-obligation of funds, and federal issues, and that 27 positions would be permanently eliminated while furloughed employees would be recalled. Members raised concerns about service impacts, board appointments, and the division’s fiscal management. The meeting ended after the personnel report was adopted and APER was filed as reviewed, followed by adjournment.

Transcript Highlights:

• That threshold for purchases made by municipalities under that section of code was last updated in 2007
• issues have really significantly increased prices, and those increased costs have resulted in those purchase
• This is not trying to get around anything but to expedite the process on those small purchases, allowing
• You know, it went straight to the landlords to purchase whatever was needed.
• We did the purchasing for the households.

Bills: HB158, HB714, HB 1198, HB1630, HB1998, HB3509, HB3788, HB3875, HB3948, HB3977, HB4097, HB4313, HB4314, HB4317, HB158

Keywords: housing, veterans, surplus government property, affordable housing, funding sources, housing assistance, homeless prevention, landlord incentives, rural housing, domestic violence, community development, tenant readiness, program participants, financial assistance, homelessness, rental support, Texas Tenant Readiness Program, tenant assistance, housing stability, Texas Department of Housing

Transcript Highlights:

• Potassium is a key element in crop fertilizers, and it's typically supplied by purchasing potash.
• I think we should know where these are and potentially people who... purchased should know if this happened
• Redundancy: CWD disclosures are already required in the purchase agreement in subdivision 7.
• You know, the rationale here is, again, for the buyer to know what they're purchasing.
• I would think anyone purchasing property would notice that.

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• And then item 10 is a request for capital budget authority. to purchase land and property up to $1 million
• Funding to purchase a new learning management system, 2B.
• Funding to purchase a Wellness application, 1.8 million. 20.1 million in funding to purchase a redesigned
• D, 2.1 million in funding to purchase new equipment for a training center. 2E. 2.3 million to provide
• C, funding to hire two clerical assistants, $200,000, and D, $375,000 in funding. funding to purchase

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Line 61 is a local food purchasing assistance program.
• Page R18 has a similar appropriation to a local food purchasing grant program.
• a local food purchasing grant program. a local food purchasing grant program.
• But that local food purchasing program is used in all parts of the state.
• <00:59:27.200> assistance local food purchasing assistance local food purchasing assistance

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The Agriculture Conference Committee met for an initial organizational and comparison session on House File 2446, the agriculture broadband and rural development bill. Members introduced themselves, noted that no conference target had yet been set, and agreed to begin with a side-by-side review of House and Senate positions. No oral testimony was taken; instead, the chair listed written testimony submitted by a wide range of agricultural, environmental, local government, food bank, and industry groups. Nonpartisan fiscal staff walked through the major funding differences. Both bills included some shared items such as operating adjustments, wolf and elk damage compensation, and certain technical changes, but they differed on several major appropriations. The House generally proposed larger increases for meat inspection, local food purchasing, and the Board of Animal Health, and added items such as county inspector grants, biofertilizer innovation, a biosolids/PFAS-related study, a soil health study, broadband installation study funding, an Agri Works program, an Agri Support program, a milk grant program, and several House-only transfers and grants. The Senate included items such as a climate coordinator position, biofuel-related reductions and policy changes, livestock processing funding, farm-to-school and urban agriculture changes, MARL funding, cottage foods licensing updates, and several Senate-only pass-through grants and transfers. Staff also noted differences in the agriculture emergency account transfer approach and in how the two bodies handled the Second Harvest Heartland and related food distribution provisions. House Research then reviewed the policy language differences in the bill. The House language included provisions allowing more flexible use of grant administration funds, unpaid prior-year claims, county inspector grants, and updates tied to its own policy article, while the Senate language included the climate coordinator, PFAS-related commercialization language, cooperative development grant permissive language, and other Senate policy changes. The committee did not take any votes or final actions at this meeting; the session was informational and focused on identifying differences for later negotiation.

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• actually... ...insured on a contractor's insurance policy, even if that public entity didn't actually purchase
• However, it wasn't clearly stated in statute the definition of, quote, purchase.
• that it's very clear that sovereign immunity is not waived if a public entity actually goes out and purchases
• In fact, there are many cases, depending on what insurance I have, that they require me to purchase that
• And that's what I was talking to you about, Rep., is that if we are talking about purchase or additional

Summary: The Commerce Committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 916, which would limit contractor liability on Missouri Department of Transportation projects when contractors are following approved plans and standards, and would also clarify that contractors are not required to indemnify the state as a condition of bidding or beginning work. Senator Berger and several supporters argued the bill would align responsibility with control, reduce unnecessary litigation, and lower insurance and project costs for contractors who are sued for conditions they did not create. They emphasized that the bill would not protect negligence, defective workmanship, or concealment, and the sponsor described examples of contractors being drawn into lawsuits before work began or after projects were complete. Supporters included representatives of construction firms, the Missouri Asphalt Payment Association, the AGC of Missouri, the Missouri Municipal League, the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and engineering groups. Contractors described cases where they were sued over alleged design issues or incidents occurring after completion, saying they had no ability to change the design but still incurred legal and insurance costs. One municipal league witness also explained a separate provision clarifying that a public entity does not waive sovereign immunity merely by being named as an additional insured on a contractor’s policy. MoDOT’s deputy director testified for informational purposes, warning that removing indemnification could expose the state to more litigation during construction. After the committee established a quorum in executive session, a motion was made to vote Senate Bill 916 do pass. The committee approved the bill unanimously, 8-0, and then adjourned.

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• IS THE CURRENT STANDARD THAT ONCE A STATE OF EMERGENCY IS DECLARED LOCALLY THAT THE PURCHASE AND SALE
• ANY LOCALLY DECLARED STATE OF EMERGENCY THAT THERE SHOULD NEVER BE A PROHIBITION ON THE SALE OR PURCHASE
• WHAT WAS THE JUSTIFICATION THAT THE CITY OFFICIALS GAVE WHEN THEY PROHIBITED THE PURCHASE OF FIREARMS
• THEY ARE DOING IT AND THEY ARE SAYING THAT YOU CANNOT PURCHASE A FIREARM OR GUN.
• WHETHER IT'S LOCAL, STATEWIDE, HURRICANE OR SOMETHING LIKE COVID-19 OR LOCALLY UNREST, YOU CANNOT PURCHASE

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• various<00:49:31.280> classes<00:49:31.599> of Suppliers can meet these targets by purchasing
• One of the issues that we ran into is, yes, the bulk of the cost of the bill, I'd say two-thirds or so

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Finance Committee met on October 30 to act on a series of House bills that had been moved during the budget process and, in many cases, were already addressed in the state budget. The chair explained that bills covered by the budget would generally be reported inexpedient to legislate, while some others would be placed on the consent calendar or handled separately. Early votes were largely unanimous, including House Bill 54, which would allow alternate treatment centers to operate for profit; the committee voted 25-0 ought to pass and sent it to the consent calendar. The committee then recommended inexpedient to legislate on House Bill 97, a wastewater and infrastructure appropriation bill, because the funding had been replaced in House Bill 2 with $2.5 million in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027. Representative Rum opposed the ITL motion, arguing the projects would otherwise burden local property taxpayers and that the funding was important for housing and municipal infrastructure, but the motion passed 14-11. House Bill 111, dealing with the right-to-know ombudsman, was also reported ITL 14-11 on the grounds that the budget already made significant reforms and separate action could create conflicting statutory language. House Bill 164, creating funding for a local government records manager position in the Secretary of State’s office, received a unanimous amendment appropriating $150,000 for fiscal year 2027 and then passed 25-0 ought to pass as amended, moving to the regular calendar. House Bill 197, the Property Tax Relief Act, drew extended debate over whether restoring a state contribution to retirement system costs would reduce local property taxes; supporters framed it as tax relief for municipalities and school districts, while opponents said the effect would be minimal or offset by other retirement-system changes. The committee ultimately voted 14-11 ITL, with a minority report requested. House Bill 215, requiring landfill permit applicants to submit a report on potential harms and benefits, was amended and then passed 25-0 ought to pass as amended. House Bill 216, which would remove a workers’ compensation-related service-credit limit for certain disability retirement cases, was voted ITL 25-0 after the sponsor said the fiscal impact was too uncertain. Finally, House Bill 219, which would redirect renewable portfolio standard funds and was amended to delay its effective date to July 1, 2027, advanced after debate over electricity costs and renewable energy policy; the committee adopted the amendment unanimously and then voted on the bill as amended.

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• Exemption certificates are provided by customers to substantiate tax-exempt purchases.
• By taxing purchasers, the bill raises costs for all entities trying to use modern advertising tools.
• Our members, wholesalers, who have the responsibility of purchasing and affixing tax stamps to packs
• Tobacco is often purchased with gasoline, food, beverages, and other items by adult consumers.
• They lose the entire basket of goods that the customer would have purchased at our store, so we lose

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Revenue held a long hybrid hearing on a wide range of tax bills, with testimony covering cigarette and tobacco taxes, nicotine pouches, contractor rental equipment exemptions, aircraft sales tax exemptions, rolling stock, advanced sales tax payments, a gun and ammunition excise tax, a digital services tax, and a psilocybin cultivation/tax proposal. Committee chairs outlined the hearing process and noted that 39 House-filed sales and excise tax bills were being heard for required reporting by November 28. No votes were taken during the hearing. On tobacco-related bills, supporters including Senator Keenan, the American Heart Association, the American Cancer Society, and Tobacco Free Mass backed higher cigarette taxes and closing the synthetic nicotine loophole, arguing the measures would reduce youth initiation, encourage cessation, and offset health care costs. Retailers, wholesalers, and convenience-store groups opposed the increases, warning of smuggling, out-of-state purchasing, and harm to small businesses; premium cigar representatives argued cigars should be treated separately from cigarettes. The committee also heard testimony on H. 3067 and related bills concerning nicotine pouches, with public health advocates supporting taxation and industry witnesses urging a lower, more competitive rate. Several other bills drew sharply divided testimony. United Rentals supported H. 3065 to simplify contractor rental equipment exemption paperwork, while airport and aviation groups opposed bills to repeal the aircraft sales tax exemption, saying it would hurt airport competitiveness and jobs. The Transportation Association of Massachusetts backed rolling stock tax exemptions, saying the current tax discourages fleet investment and interstate commerce. Restaurant industry representatives supported repealing advanced sales tax payments and changing penalty rules, saying businesses were hit with retroactive penalties after unclear pandemic-era changes. On H. 3082, an excise tax on guns and ammunition, gun violence prevention advocates, Roca, and Giffords supported the bill as a dedicated funding source for prevention and survivor services, while sportsmen’s groups opposed it as unfair to lawful gun owners and harmful to conservation funding. The committee also heard testimony on H. 3208, a digital advertising services tax, with Representative Paulino supporting it as a way to capture revenue from online advertising and fund public needs, while the Chamber of Progress opposed it as costly and burdensome for small businesses and campaigns. Finally, multiple witnesses testified on H. 4050 regarding psilocybin cultivation and taxation: advocates from Mass Healing, Roca, the Reason Foundation, and individuals describing personal medical benefits urged a regulated, permit-based system, while the hearing ended after all signed-up speakers were heard and the chair adjourned the meeting.

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• First, VDACS previously administered the Local Food Purchase Assistance Program that worked to connect
• Child Care Cooperative Agreement, which was managed by VDACS in Virginia and provided funding for purchasing
• secretary was engaged in successful legislation that will make it easier for Virginia schools to purchase
• that loss of federal funding, we are not able to provide grants to local producers to be able to purchase
• Because of the loss of this grant, those school divisions now cannot afford to purchase that produce.

Keywords: Virginia Commission to End Hunger, 976, house, all