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• In Senator Dornink's district, Green Acres Milling is constructing a farmer-owned oat mill to build a
• In Senator Dornink's district, Green Acres Milling is constructing a farmer-owned oat mill to build a
• We've invited people from Greeners Milling, which I'm really excited to see being built in Albert Lea
• [snorts] that kind of before I reconnected with that kind of before I reconnected with Levi<01:33:56.639
• <01:33:58.239> And Levi from my hometown. And Levi from my hometown.

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• The victory capped an undefeated 26 and 0 season for Levi.
• As the number one seed season for Levi.
• I congratulate his I congratulate Levi.
• <00:14:44.399> Layman's feed mill and farm supplies.
• Layman's feed mill and farm supplies.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• If you stay forces about 75,000 acres, it's in Levy County and I used to personally work on this for
• And it's not just a Florida issue, but it's an issue in the southeast because we've had Mills close in

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• Now, there is also a quality control tax that the state... ...chemist's office puts on the feed mills
• that some entities have abused their ability to utilize this additional tax revenue and have not levied
• governing bodies of taxing units to exercise fiscal restraint when setting a rate. ...to bank additional levy
• This has created some confusion among city units and taxpayers regarding calculations of levies.
• The end use increment creates a shock wave for taxpayers when a penny of taxation is banked as levied

Bills: SB467, SB325, SB867, SB994, SB1052, SB1237, SB1449, SB1531, SB2063, SB2172, SB2173, SB2520, SB2529, SB2538, SB2541, SJR46, SJR84

Keywords: SB 467, Texas property tax, ad valorem tax, homestead exemption, residence homestead, fire damage, house fire, destroyed home, temporary tax relief, appraisal district, chief appraiser, local taxing unit, tax rollback, tax refund, Tax Code Chapter 11, prorated exemption, homestead improvement, disaster relief, property tax exemption, residential property

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• It does not require new taxes or fees of any sort to be levied.
• So, we have a local ... those local taxes can raise a mill levy. They can do something.
• <01:21:22.920> levy.
• <01:21:23.200> They<01:21:23.360> can<01:21:23.520> do raise a mill levy.
• They can do raise a mill levy.

Keywords: 981, all

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• You know, there when the tree is harvested and goes to the landing and goes to a mill, that tree never
• goes to a mill goes to a mill that<00:47:45.680> tree<00:47:46.040> never<00:47:46.360
• the question I have is: can the legislature change the current use so that if you harvest timber or levy
• <01:06:16.840> a<01:06:17.120> carbon<01:06:17.480> sequestration levy a carbon
• sequestration levy a carbon sequestration over<01:06:20.120> that<01:06:20.320> acreage

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The meeting opened with a quorum present and approval of the April 17 minutes. The commission then heard a presentation from attorney Jacob Rhodes of Cleveland, Waters and Bass on the history and legal basis of New Hampshire’s timber tax, explaining that timber was historically treated as part of real property, that a 1913 case confirmed that view, and that a 1949 constitutional amendment created a separate timber yield tax to discourage clear-cutting and support forest conservation. He described the tax as a tax on the yield when timber is severed, not an income tax, and noted that towns are reimbursed through a system based on Department of Revenue Administration market data and local reports of cut. Members and guests asked how “yield” is defined, how the timber tax interacts with current use, and whether carbon sequestration could be treated similarly. Testimony explained that current use generally is not affected by harvesting timber, that towns can tax standing timber under RSA 79:5 but rarely do because it is labor-intensive, and that carbon credits might be valued using a similar market-data approach. Several speakers discussed a prior bill drafted with DRA input that would have treated carbon more like timber, but noted it never fully advanced in the General Court and that the version ultimately discussed by the House differed from the earlier DRA-comfortable draft. The discussion also covered whether carbon sequestration agreements are effectively long-term leases or transfers of timber rights, with Rhodes suggesting that 99-year arrangements could be taxable transfers of real property under DRA rules, though he had not reviewed specific agreements. DRA staff said they do not currently have a timber-like survey mechanism for carbon and would likely need access to proprietary market data or a subscription service to build one. No formal vote was taken beyond approving the minutes; the commission appeared to agree to revisit the carbon/timber valuation issue and the draft bill at a future meeting.

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• ones in the panhandle because they have the same number of constitutional officers as Dixie County in Levy
• ones in the panhandle because they have the same number of constitutional officers as Dixie County in Levy
• And so when I asked myself the question, why is this terrible mill moving so fast?

Summary: The committee heard and acted on a long agenda of environmental and natural resources bills. It reported favorably SB 1784 on sewer collection systems, allowing municipal sewer revenues to be used for expansion; SB 1388 on vessels, which prohibits random vessel inspections without probable cause, creates a five-year safety decal, bars local fuel-type boat bans, and expands funding options for boat ramps and marinas; and SB 880, which designates the American flamingo as Florida’s state bird and the Florida scrub jay as the state songbird. SB 946, as amended, was also reported favorably; it restricts certain waste facilities and incinerators near the Everglades, with the amendment narrowing the focus to the Broward/Miami-Dade area near the C-9 impoundment project. SB 1792 on dry sandy beaches was reported favorably after amendment, creating a pilot and process to inventory beaches and explore voluntary public access or conservation arrangements with private owners. SB 866 on anchoring limitation areas was reported favorably despite opposition from cruisers and boaters who argued existing law should be used instead of new county-specific restrictions. SB 832 on former phosphate mining lands was reported favorably with amendments that removed language about the necessity of phosphate mining and clarified that landowners requesting a radiation study must pay for it. The committee also reported favorably SB 1326 on hurricane evacuation clearance times and permit allocations in the Keys, and SB 1580, after a delete-all amendment, which authorizes DEP to use public-private partnerships for coastal resiliency projects. Finally, SB 1300 on oil and gas drilling permits was introduced to require DEP to consider potential harm from accidents or blowouts to natural resources when reviewing drilling permits, but the transcript cuts off before final action on that bill. The committee also took up confirmations, temporarily postponing the vote on Rodney Barreto’s FWC reappointment after public criticism of his leadership, while recommending favorably the other listed appointments.

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• I mean, we could run the mill levy and figure it out, but it's going to be different in every county.
• , Mill Levy's amendments. >> Representative Campbell, two minutes. >> Thank you, Mr.
• levy to better support their fire districts.
• levy to better support their fire districts.
• levy to better support their fire districts.

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• So, if you can levy a mill, basically, it's the Department's job to map those on a yearly basis as new
• If they're not in compliance, um they are not able to levy a mill.
• <00:38:24.400> a<00:38:24.440> mill.
• they they are not able to levy a mill. they they are not able to levy a mill.
• for whatever tax that they cannot levy for whatever tax year. year. year.

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• I mean, so in order for the school to make up the shortfall would have to probably raise their mill levy
• It will actually help those schools so they won't have to raise the mill levy.
• You use that as an example for Mills that, helping the recover costs. Around 300,000, you said.
• We don't levy, we don't appropriate the funds locally, of how they're going to spend it.

Bills: HB1623

Keywords: HB 1623, North Dakota, rural health, rural health transformation program, medical facility infrastructure loan fund, medical facility infrastructure loan program, rural health loan program, Bank of North Dakota, Department of Health and Human Services, HHS, federal grant, health care infrastructure, rural hospitals, critical access hospitals, nonprofit health care providers, gap financing, loan fund, public health funding, healthcare financing, Medicaid

Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 1624, the “Universal Lunch Bill,” from Rep. Mike Nathie. He argued the proposal should be placed in Century Code rather than the Constitution so future legislatures can adjust it if state finances tighten, and said the bill would start the program a year earlier with a $65 million appropriation for one school year. DPI testified that the estimate did not include nonpublic schools that do not participate, and members questioned the impact on Title I, free-and-reduced applications, private-school accountability, breakfast mandates for schools that do not currently serve breakfast, and whether the funding could come from the DPI budget or other sources. Supporters, including North Dakota United, the North Dakota Catholic Conference, a pediatrician, and the American Heart Association, said universal meals improve student health and learning, reduce family costs, and are better handled in statute than by constitutional amendment. No opposition testimony was offered, and the chair closed the hearing for later work-session action. The committee then took up House Bill 1627, introduced by Rep. Tye Dressler, which would raise the income threshold for the state-funded school lunch program from 225% to 300% of poverty, with an estimated cost of about $7 million for 2026-27. Dressler said the bill is intended as a targeted, budget-friendly alternative to the ballot measure and emphasized that the state should maximize federal meal dollars while improving participation in the current program. Members questioned whether raising the threshold would actually increase utilization, whether a dollar amount would be clearer than a percentage, and how the change would affect federal reimbursements and application rates. DPI said it could quickly calculate additional percentage levels, and the chair closed the hearing, directing DPI to prepare more numbers for the work session. Finally, the committee opened Senate Bill 2403, presented by Sen. Schiable, to create a short-term bridge-loan program for financially distressed hospitals, centered on Jacobson Memorial Hospital in Elgin. The bill would authorize up to $5 million per loan, with a $10 million appropriation available on a first-come, first-served basis, and would run only through June 30, 2027. Schiable said the hospital’s debt and operating problems threaten local health care, ambulance service, and the community’s economy, and that the proposal was designed narrowly with Bank of North Dakota review to avoid creating a broad precedent. Committee members asked whether the appropriation could be reduced and whether the bank would still apply commercial feasibility and repayment standards; Schiable said yes, the bank would still evaluate the loan and could reject it if it was not sound.

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• The more operators that participate, there is a mill levy that is assessed, so that'll help grow the
• That decision left the city of Mills without fire EMS services.
• That decision left the city of Mills without fire EMS services.
• <00:36:24.800> informed Uh in 2019, the mayor of Mills informed Uh in 2019, the mayor of Mills
• the city of Mills. the city of Mills. >> Thank<00:38:19.839> you.

Bills: SJ0001, SF0017

Keywords: mineral leasing, federal lands, Wyoming, energy policy, local control, federalism, forestry management, good neighbor authority, state lands, employee funding, donations, revolving account, 916, all

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• Default judgments can have devastating consequences for defendants leading to garnished wages, levy bank
• They've lost their livelihoods, their. their homes and their loved ones in the catastrophic Dixie and Mill
• Assembly Bill 429 exempts settlements for losses for the Dixie and Mill fire wildfires from state tax

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• forest, and their timber sales and their forestry are an important source of raw material for our mills
• time, I will open the executive session on House Bill 625, relative to enabling municipalities to levy
• relative to enabling<04:21:39.159> municipalities<04:21:40.040> to<04:21:40.239> Levy
• <04:21:40.680> payments enabling municipalities to Levy payments enabling municipalities to
• Levy payments against<04:21:42.000> nonprofit<04:21:42.600> profits<04:21:43.000> at

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• FMLA act, legislation that the Mill FMLA act, legislation that honors<02:19:50.319> the<02:19
• <02:20:12.880> Mill adequate support when duty calls.
• Mill adequate support when duty calls.
• Mill FMLA<02:20:14.160> act<02:20:14.800> fixes<02:20:15.359> this<02:20:15.680>
• Trump argues that levying<03:24:20.319> uh<03:24:20.479> tariffs<03:24:21.279> on

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, May 8, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• market value of a property may be claimed as a homestead right if the debt for which the attachment or levy
• is<00:26:08.720> sought<00:26:08.960> as<00:26:09.200> a the attached or levy
• is sought as a the attached or levy is sought as a result<00:26:09.520> of<00:26:09.679> unpaid
• A recent example that just opened in 2024 was the former Manchester Mills property, owned by Ben Gamos
• 2024 was the former Manchester Mills property<01:06:32.079> owned<01:06:32.480> by<01:

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Yeah, we would, we do a lot of hydraulic dredging, $50 million, $100 million projects, levy projects,
• Scott Kerpatrick with the Association of Levy. Scott, I'm out to work on you. Maybe it's agencies.
• Levy something on another. We all, Mr. Michael has already turned his in.
• Paulette Wilson with LMA; Ty Bromel with the Beauregard Parish Police Jury Association; Jean Mills with

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and considered several bills, mostly dealing with open meetings, public records, election administration, and local government notice requirements. Senate Bill 1 by Sen. Jenkins would authorize electronic voting under the Open Meetings Law and apply retroactively to validate prior electronic votes; after brief discussion and support from the Louisiana Municipal Association, it was reported favorably. House Bill 1052 by Rep. Spell would exempt certain child advocacy center and multidisciplinary team work product, forensic interviews, and related sensitive records from public records disclosure to protect child abuse investigations; testimony from child advocacy organizations emphasized the need to prevent misuse of records and preserve court-controlled access, and the bill was reported favorably. Senate Bill 289 by Sen. Abraham, concerning confidentiality of certain university records and negotiations, was amended to clarify protections for proprietary research, donor confidentiality, and limited confidentiality for industry negotiations, then reported favorably as amended. Senate Bill 218 by Sen. Talbot, allowing alternative certification programs for election officials if approved by the State Board of Election Supervisors, and Senate Bill 220, a technical correction regarding the official journal of the state, were both reported favorably. Senate Bill 161 by Sen. Seaball, repealing a requirement that certain high-salary unclassified state employees register vehicles in Louisiana, was also reported favorably after questions about its scope and purpose. The committee then took up House Bill 1193 by Rep. Sawyer, which authorizes the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority to use indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity construction contracts for maintenance and emergency work. CPRA officials said the model would speed small repairs and pre-construction tasks, improve efficiency, and mirror a similar DOTD approach; an amendment narrowed the public-records language and excluded design-build contracting. Members raised concerns about public records transparency and inclusion of minority and small contractors, but the bill was reported favorably as amended. House Bill 249 by Rep. Green, a constitutional amendment creating an independent compensation commission for elected officials and tying adjustments to CPI, drew extensive debate over removing the legislature from setting salaries, the appointment structure, and whether the state could afford automatic increases. After opposition from several members and a roll-call vote, the bill failed to be reported, 6 yeas to 9 nays. Because HB 249 failed, the companion enabling bill, House Bill 248, was deferred. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 997 by Rep. Edmondson, which would let parishes, municipalities, and school boards use their own websites as an alternative to newspaper publication for public notices. Supporters from the Police Jury Association argued the bill would reduce duplicative costs, preserve all existing notice requirements, and simply add a third option alongside newspaper publication and newspaper-hosted digital publication. An amendment narrowed the bill to parishes, municipalities, and school boards, removing other political subdivisions. Members questioned transparency, enforcement, record retention, and whether the change would undermine newspapers; supporters said courts would still enforce notice requirements and that local governments already maintain the records. The bill remained under discussion at the end of the transcript, with no final action shown in the excerpt.

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• >> Does the fire district have levy authority? >> Yes, it does, Madam Chair.
• So it's um I mean this is very levy.
• Plan B is essentially to increase the property tax levy within our district.
• <01:00:37.839> It local levy to pay that bond payment.
• It local levy to pay that bond payment.

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• $3,000 a month on a posh mill $3,000 a month on a posh mill conversion.<01:43:08.000> And
• I think you may be referring to the Colony Mill. No, I wasn't. The Mills of Troy. There you go.
• Colony Mill. Colony Mill. >> No,<01:46:42.480> I<01:46:42.719> wasn't.
• ; the Mills of Troy, >> the Mills of Troy, >> there<01:46:44.560> you<01:46:44.800
• And they can levy that for schools, they can levy for roads, they can anything they want.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee heard public testimony on HB 1065, a housing bill that would clarify when multifamily and mixed-use housing may be allowed on commercially zoned land, define infrastructure standards, and preserve municipal discretion over where such development can occur. Prime sponsor Representative David Priest said the bill is intended to help address the housing shortage by using already developed commercial areas without overriding local planning. The New Hampshire Municipal Association, through Brody Dees, said it supports the bill and views it as a priority, but noted it is still discussing related language with stakeholders and wants clearer definitions for multifamily development, infrastructure, and adaptive reuse while preserving local control over commercial land use. Testimony was mixed. Ivy Van, a certified planner, opposed the bill because she said the infrastructure language is too restrictive and could exclude properties served by private utilities or septic systems. Chris Freeman, a housing provider, was generally supportive but recommended technical changes, arguing the infrastructure definition may be too broad and that the adaptive reuse language could unintentionally block useful building modifications. He said the bill should be clarified so it does not discourage reuse projects. The committee then moved to discussion of an accessory dwelling unit bill, with Representative Turkot describing changes that would shift some ADU approvals from a matter of right to conditional use or special exception, allow municipalities more control over attached versus detached units, set parking standards tied to single-family dwellings, and adjust size limits. He argued the bill would restore local discretion and prevent ADUs from becoming primarily rental units. Representative Reed pushed back, saying detached ADUs can help meet housing needs and provide opportunities for small landlords, while other members questioned how the bill would affect existing detached structures and breezeways. No votes were taken in the excerpt, and the chair also noted a recess and time limits for later testimony.

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• and the case of misconduct or failure, deferred funds would be used to cover the cost of any fines levied
• At Mills College, she served as a leader, and she mentored Countless young women and gave her heart to

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, June 25, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• I read here authorized community improvement districts to levy property taxes just for that reason.
• I read here authorized community improvement districts to levy property taxes just for that reason.
• I read here authorized community improvement districts to levy property taxes just for that reason.

Bills: LB815A, LB838A, LB912A, LB972A, LB1126A, LB962A, LB1114, LB921, LB937, LB803, LB803A, LB1032, LB1032A, LB1075, LB1075A, LB889, LB878, LB933, LB304, LB304A, LB1096, LB1096A, LB1165, LB1165A, LB958, LB958A, LB762, LB1187, LB966, LB929, LB962, LB753, LB788, LB913, LB1055, LB1195, LB429, LB721, LB722, LB727, LB743, LB745, LB749, LB778, LB787

Keywords: LB815A, LB815, appropriation, appropriations bill, Nebraska Department of Revenue, Motor Fuel Tax Enforcement and Collection Cash Fund, motor fuel tax, gas tax, fuel tax, tax enforcement, tax collection, cash fund, budget, state spending, per diem, salaries, fiscal year, enrollment and review, final reading, Nebraska