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• Was there any consideration around, like, a break on gas, like some sales tax relief around gas?
• stuff about gas previously.
• when we've done stuff about gas previously hey y'all when we've done things about gas previously people
• No, they're saying, I can't afford gas. Public's groceries are going up because of gas prices.
• Gas is $1 million U.S.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, a moment of silence for former Senator Donnell C. Childers, the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognition of Officer Antonio Richardson as law enforcement officer of the day. A quorum was announced, the journal was approved, and the Speaker said the chamber would take up 11 budget conference reports, with debate and final votes on each report. The first report considered was HB 7031E, the tax package, followed by HB 501E, the state budget appropriations bill. On HB 7031E, Chair Duggan explained that the conference report included a range of tax reductions and tax-related changes, including sales tax holidays, property tax and homestead-related provisions, reductions in certain taxes and fees, and new exemptions or administrative clarifications. He said the package also added items such as sales tax relief for certain university construction projects, a tennis admissions exemption, and changes to agricultural property tax treatment, and that the amendment reduced state and local tax revenues by $272.2 million. Members questioned the bill about the child care tax credit reduction from three years to one, the homestead exemption provision for certain diplomats and foreign service personnel, the absence of gas tax relief and combined reporting, and the inclusion of firearm accessories and tennis tickets in sales tax holidays. After structured debate, the House adopted the conference report and passed HB 7031E by a vote of 88-11. The House then began the conference report on HB 501E, the $114.5 billion budget for fiscal year 2026-2027, which was described as below the prior year’s spending level and leaving more than $14 billion in reserves. Subcommittee chairs outlined major allocations across education, higher education, IT, health care, transportation and economic development, justice, state administration, and agriculture/natural resources. Highlights included increased FEFP funding and veteran teacher raises, full funding for Bright Futures, major IT modernization projects, Medicaid and behavioral health funding, transportation and local infrastructure spending, correctional and law enforcement investments, fire station and emergency response funding, and large environmental and water-quality appropriations. Members asked detailed questions about school voucher fraud oversight, scholarship funding, teacher raises, preeminence funding, ADAP changes, SNAP data tools and error rates, Medicaid rate changes, prison wastewater monitoring, and other budget items, but the transcript ends during the budget questions before final action on HB 501E is shown.

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• And then, related to grid modernization, I do want to say something about gas pipelines and pipeline
• A lot of houses are still in gas, cocker lateral, you name it.
• pipelines uh and something about um gas pipelines uh and pipeline<00:16:08.079> infrastructure.
• lateral, you are still in gas, cocker lateral, you name<00:16:20.959> it.
• So, um, natural gas, it would downfalls.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Speaker, families are struggling to pay for groceries, gas, rent, health care, and what are Republicans
• Policies which have led to high gas prices and made life more expensive.
• ,<00:11:40.160> rent,<00:11:41.040> healthc pay for groceries, gas, rent, healthc pay
• Policies which have led to high gas Policies which have led to high gas prices<00:15:10.000>
• <03:35:28.560> to bringing this creative solution to bringing this creative solution to preventing

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, June 8, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• University of Louisville, and Eastern Kentucky University to coordinate a search for actionable solutions
• But I think the solution being proposed in this bill is missing the mark.
• <01:24:09.880> being<01:24:10.120> proposed But I think the solution being proposed
• But I think the solution being proposed in<01:24:11.000> this<01:24:11.200> bill<01:24
• House Bill 844, Representative Bray, an act relating to municipal interlocal gas utilities.

Keywords: 958, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I've never really understood how do we tax natural gas in the production numbers?
• How do we compare to other states in that tax structure with natural gas production?
• I'd have to refresh my memory on how to explain the taxes on gas.
• Not a significant revenue stream in terms of the on gas.
• Not a significant revenue stream in terms of the total mix of oil and gas taxes.

Keywords: 908, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I've never really understood how do we tax natural gas in the production numbers?
• How do we compare to other states in that tax structure with natural gas production?
• I should, I'd have to refresh my memory on how to explain the taxes on gas.
• Not a significant revenue stream in terms of the on gas.
• Not a significant revenue stream in terms of the total mix of oil and gas taxes.

Summary: The Budget Section met to approve prior minutes and receive a series of budget, revenue, and program updates from OMB, the Tax Department, DOT, DMR, and DPI. OMB reported that general fund revenues through May were about $76 million below the legislative forecast, driven mainly by individual income tax and sales tax shortfalls, though the biennium is still projected to end with a positive balance. OMB also reviewed oil price and production assumptions, the budget stabilization fund transfer above its cap, Legacy Fund performance, federal grant applications, fiscal irregularities, tobacco settlement proceeds, budget guidelines for agencies, vacancy savings, and the DAPL settlement, noting that most of the settlement funds had been deposited but a small amount of accrued interest would require a future deficiency request. The committee then considered Emergency Commission requests. It approved requests for Public Service Commission abandoned mine lands federal authority, an Attorney General FTE and related funding for criminal investigator work tied to the Office of Guardianship and Conservatorship, and a DPI transfer for bridge software costs. After discussion, the committee also approved DPI’s request for a $500,000 transfer for the food vendor program, despite questions about the program’s savings and cash-flow structure. Later, the Tax Commissioner presented the primary residence credit program, reporting that current biennium costs are expected to exceed the appropriation by about $22 million and explaining how the credit interacts with homestead and disabled veteran credits and the 3% property tax levy cap. The Legacy and Budget Stabilization Fund Advisory Board reported strong returns for both funds, and DOT sought and received approval for two flexible fund highway projects on ND 49 and ND 31. DOT also updated members on Highway 85 construction and said remaining flex fund dollars were essentially fully allocated. DMR reported on the abandoned well plugging and site reclamation fund, noting North Dakota’s relatively small orphan well inventory, current and projected fund balances, rising remediation costs, and a possible need to adjust the fund cap in future sessions. Finally, DPI outlined the new integrated formula gap funding program, explaining that it compensates school districts that cannot reach the assumed 60-mill local contribution because of the 3% levy cap; the first year’s gap funding totaled about $1.8 million, with future costs expected to grow.

Transcript Highlights:

• I've never really understood how do we tax natural gas in the production numbers?
• How do we compare to other states in that tax structure with natural gas production?
• I should, I'd have to refresh my memory on how to explain the taxes on gas.
• Not a significant revenue stream in terms of the on gas.
• Not a significant revenue stream in terms of the total mix of oil and gas taxes.

Summary: The Budget Section approved the March 18 minutes and received an OMB update showing the general fund is still ahead of the budgeted starting point, but revenues through May are now about $76 million below the legislative forecast, driven mainly by individual income tax and sales tax shortfalls. OMB also reported the budget stabilization fund is above its cap, meaning a transfer to the general fund is expected, and reviewed oil price/production assumptions, noting continued volatility. Members asked about the income tax netting process, the sales tax decline, oil price discounts/premiums, natural gas taxation, and when the executive branch would present its revenue forecast. The committee then acted on several Emergency Commission requests. It approved, as a group, requests for federal mine reclamation funds for the Public Service Commission, an additional criminal investigator FTE and funding for the Attorney General’s office, and a DPI transfer for bridge software costs. It separately approved DPI request 2164 for $500,000 to support the food vendor program after debate over whether the program’s savings were known and whether the money was simply a pass-through. OMB also reported on federal grants, fiscal irregularities, tobacco settlement proceeds, budget guidelines for agencies, FTE pool usage, vacancy savings, and the DAPL settlement, noting the settlement funds had been deposited and that a deficiency appropriation may be needed later to cover remaining accrued interest. Tax Commissioner Brian Kroshus presented on the primary residence credit program, saying participation has grown sharply and that the current biennium will likely need about $431 million, roughly $22 million above the appropriation. He explained how the credit interacts with homestead and disabled veteran benefits, how the 3% property tax cap works, and why county valuations and mill rates vary. The committee also received a Legacy Fund/Budget Stabilization Fund report showing strong returns, and DOT Director Ron Henke received approval for two Flex Fund highway projects on ND 49 and ND 31. Henke also explained remaining Highway 85 funding and said the department is exploring uses for leftover state dollars. Finally, the Department of Mineral Resources reported on abandoned well plugging and site restoration, noting North Dakota remains in relatively strong shape compared with other states, and DPI began a presentation on gap funding tied to the 3% levy cap, reporting 24 districts received $1.8 million in the first year and projecting higher future needs.

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• Madam Chair, members, Article 9 is the taxation of gas products chapter.
• Madam Chair, members, Article 9 is the taxation of gas products chapter.
• Um, Article 9 is the taxation of gas products chapter.
• Um, Article 9 is the taxation of gas products chapter.
• general fund from the production of gas general fund from the production of gas products.<01:16:

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Centrally assessed property are pipelines, railroads, wind farms, electric and gas companies, and air
• And in case of Bakken wells, natural gas, which have their own associated costs.
• I would really argue more towards the reinvestment into oil and gas that can help prevent production
• programs and oil and gas research through OGRP and CERCA.
• tax dollars from oil and gas taxes as if it's coming from the average everyday person's pocket.

Summary: The committee met to receive updates from the Tax Commissioner’s office on property tax relief programs and related compliance work. Commissioner Brian Croshys reviewed the Homestead Property Tax Credit, Disabled Veteran Credit, and Primary Residence Credit, noting that the Homestead program expanded significantly after HB 1158, that some households are “adjusting out” of eligibility as incomes rise, and that the committee may want to consider indexing income thresholds. Members asked for additional data on bracket breakdowns, possible costs of eliminating income limits for seniors, and how many households are zeroed out by the combined programs. Croshys also discussed the simpler administration of the disabled veteran credit, the growth in participation, and the heavy workload and auditing safeguards built into the new primary residence credit system. He said the department found no material compliance findings and that the program is designed to be digital-first, with county auditors and the Tax Commissioner’s office both involved in review and notification. The committee recessed for lunch and later reconvened, with the chair noting that more detailed PRC information would likely be available at a September meeting. Shelly Myers then presented the statewide property tax increase, or “zero growth,” report and the 2025 statistical report. She explained how county auditors report levy and valuation data, how increases and decreases are counted, and which jurisdictions showed the largest percentage changes in countywide, citywide, school district, and park district levies. In the statistical report, she summarized recent trends in assessed values: agricultural values remained relatively flat, while residential, commercial, and centrally assessed property values increased over the past five years. She also reviewed statewide tax levies by property class and clarified that centrally assessed growth figures were annual averages. Members discussed how shifts in land use and annexation can make it appear that tax burdens are moving from ag to residential/commercial property. Myers then summarized the interim study on the 3% levy limitation under HB 1176, saying most counties complied without budget changes, while some used hiring freezes, deferred purchases, or reserve funds; 23% of counties had to reduce levies, and the affected funds were mainly general, road and bridge, and weed control. She said 12 counties reported zero new growth in the data and that 35 counties reported not using all of their cap. The committee also received an oil tax presentation from Croshys on the stripper well extraction tax exemption. He outlined the number of active stripper wells, the production and revenue implications of the exemption, and projections for future biennia under different tax scenarios. He said the exemption represents substantial savings to operators but also corresponds to production tax revenue that would otherwise be collected, and he emphasized that future outcomes depend on oil prices, well counts, and technology such as CO2 enhanced oil recovery. Nathan Anderson of the Department of Mineral Resources briefly answered a question about why Red River wells have a different production threshold than Bakken wells, explaining it was tied to completion costs and lateral length. The committee then heard from Charlie Gorecki of the EERC, who presented an analysis of typical Bakken well decline curves and argued that most oil is produced before a well reaches stripper status, but that keeping wells open and investing in refracturing or other interventions can recover additional production. No votes were taken during this portion of the meeting; the main actions were receiving reports, asking for follow-up data, and scheduling further discussion for a later meeting.

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• We were able to, uh, make sure to protect our greenhouse gas mitigation bill that was passed in 2024,
• and so there's no change to current law on the greenhouse gas mitigation.
• Um, and so, greenhouse gas mitigation.
• Um, we were able to protect the nation-leading greenhouse gas mitigation program.
• protect the nationleading greenhouse gas protect the nationleading greenhouse gas mitigation<00:

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The gas prices are now at the pump. The gas prices are higher than I can ever remember.
• Um, and uh, you know, we could do a gas price holiday, but I don't think that would actually work very
• The gas prices are now at the pump.
• The gas prices are higher<00:02:52.600> than<00:02:53.080> I<00:02:53.200> can<00
• Um, and uh, you know, we could do a gas Um, and uh, you know, we could do a gas price<00:02:58.440

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The interview focused on the Minnesota Senate DFL’s end-of-session accomplishments and frustrations. The senator said the caucus entered the session expecting little to get done in a divided, election-year legislature, but instead passed a range of major measures, including emergency rental assistance, immigration enforcement, gun violence prevention, an independent Office of the Inspector General, consumer protections for homeowners associations, and a $1.2 billion bonding/infrastructure bill for water, roads, and bridges. He said the bonding bill was a success but criticized the limited funding for lead pipe replacement, noting only $15 million was included. He also discussed affordability measures, especially a vehicle tab fee reduction negotiated in connection with the bonding bill, saying Democrats wanted the relief to take effect sooner but Republicans pushed implementation to January. He described other unfinished or blocked items, including a small business relief package tied to Metro Surge and efforts to protect Medicaid and SNAP from federal changes. He said many Senate proposals were developed through committee hearings and were meant to be negotiated publicly, but argued the House often failed to do comparable work, leading to last-minute deals and more party-line votes. The senator was sharply critical of federal actions under the Trump administration, saying cuts and mandates were harming states, counties, Medicaid, and SNAP, and weakening the state-federal partnership. Looking ahead, he said interim work will likely focus on procedural changes and health care, including stabilizing HCMC and supporting rural hospitals. He said the session’s work was aimed at serving Minnesotans first, and expressed optimism about the upcoming election season and the possibility of changing legislative practices next session.

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• So this is an expensive and ineffective solution to resolve that remaining 1 percent.
• Solution 68, seeing and hearing none. Public testimony is closed.
• Opponents of this bill said we didn't need to do it in 2017, and that was a solution.
• There was never trying to find a real solution, which is what I think you guys are trying to do. try
• So while on trip, one of my cousins stopped at a gas station to use the bathroom.

Bills: SB240, SB1183, SB1184, SB1577, SB2043, SB2051, SCR42, SJR68

Keywords: biological sex, gender identity, public facilities, civil penalties, local government, EBT, electronic benefits transfer, food stamps, SNAP, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, TANF, temporary assistance for needy families, welfare benefits, benefit card fraud, fraud hotline, card replacement, photo ID, recipient photograph, HHSC, Health and Human Services Commission

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• absolutely because you know it's one thing and I'm not going to, you know, putting ethanol at every gas
• And so that's not a pot of money, and it's no real solution.
• <01:07:13.119> to not a solution to not a solution to one.<01:07:14.920> Um<01:07:15.920
• <01:11:31.520> to the state and developing solutions to the state and developing solutions
• If we can figure out how to nab some of those fees, maybe there'll be some other solution.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• . >> I would say I'll try to if I have to go on fumes to get into Limestone County by gas, because we
• had a 36-gallon tank. >> I said buy your gas in Limestone if you care about our roads. >> Yeah. >> And
• into Limestone go on fumes to get to into Limestone County<00:06:46.240> by<00:06:46.319> gas
• County by gas cuz we had a 36 gallon. County by gas cuz we had a 36 gallon.
• in Limestone if you >> I said buy your gas in Limestone if you care<00:06:50.800> about

Bills: SB282, SB282

Keywords: virtual currency, cryptocurrency, tax exemption, state tax law, digital assets, manufactured homes, certificate of title, Alabama Department of Revenue, law amendment, 1999 models, 1136, house, all

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• Nitrous oxide, laughing gas.
• labeled for commercial use in kitchens to make whipped cream, but their flavor such as the ones galaxy gas
• As we just discussed, basically nitrous oxide is known as laughing gas, we use it in a lot of dental
• It's easy accessibility at gas stations and vape shops along with with social media promotion has made
• was just looking online last night to see how easily I could. go purchase this if I wanted to in the gas

Bills: SB18, SB19, SB666, SB688, SB707, SB888, SB 18, SB 19

Keywords: municipal libraries, state funding, gender identity, public events, children's literature, SB 19, Texas, political subdivision, local government, county, city, municipality, taxpayer-funded lobbying, lobbying ban, public funds, registered lobbyist, Chapter 305, Government Code, Local Government Code, county association dues

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• Bill 3142 by Cornwell of the House and Green of the Senate, an act relating to liquefied petroleum gas
• LP gas seemed to not be manned to do all the inspections across the state.
• So, this bill increases the demand for LP gas.
• To clarify, the last session, we passed the fire code, and LP gas was not manned to be able to do the
• They wanted to be able to inspect the LP gas tanks. That's all they really needed.

Bills: HB2979, HB3790, HB3142, HB3463, HB4143, HJR1086, SB392, HB3087, HB3037, HB3581, HB4058, HB2959, HB4227, HB2997, HB4125, HB1453, HB3521, HB3691, HB2015, HB2940, HB1016, HB3267, HB3695, HB3697, HB3045, HB3662, HB3453, HB3053, HB3301, HB3495, HB3584, HB3586, HB3587, HB3845, HB4198, HB4425, HB2970, HB3338, HB3443, HB3783, HB3800, HB3818, HB1242, HB1752, HB2961, HB2967, HB2973, HB2988, HB3031, HB3240, HB3047, HB3052, HB3066, HB3086, HB3175, HB3177, HB3178, HB3429, HB3548, HB3638, HB3404, HB3704, HB1590, HB3759, HB3831, HB3904, HB4092, HB1979, HB1983, HB1250, HB2952, HB3671, HB3920, HB4118, HB3944, HB3969, HB3973, HB3975, HB3976, HB3978, HB3983, HB3984, HB3942, HB4203, HB2588, HB3024, HB3383, HB3279, HB3919, HB3883, HB4193, HB3431, HB3435, HB4352, HB4484, HB1245, HB3172, HB3306, HB4294, HB3880, HB2929, HB3128, HB2956, HB3015, HB3114, HB3567, HB3749, HB4229, HB4237, HB4253, HJR1046, HJR1084, HB3411

Keywords: HB2979, Talyn Bain Act, school zone, school safety, speed limit, 45 mph, state highway, Department of Transportation, ODOT, flashing beacons, traffic enforcement, speeding violation, public school, private school, K-12, drop-off, pick-up, highway safety, municipal maintenance, county commissioners

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• Before taking this office and once sworn in, Allan provided me wise counsel, sharing pragmatic, solutions-oriented
• Before taking this office and once sworn in, Allan provided me wise counsel, sharing pragmatic, solutions-oriented
• Oil and natural gas production has surged, and gas prices are at their lowest level in four years.
• Oil and natural gas production has surged, and gas prices are at their lowest level in four years.
• Oil and natural gas production has surged, and gas prices are at their lowest level in four years.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• requests, but let's just look at Workforce Solutions.
• Okay, on line 141, this 750,000 it says for Personnel Workforce Solutions—implementing changes due to
• And I'm just wondering if it's not at Workforce Solutions. Where is it?
• I think this is really critical, such as abandoned gas stations that are just sitting there.
• Health care is an issue everywhere in New Mexico, and this is part of the solution, I believe, right

Keywords: 996, all

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• HP1219 isn't solutions exist though.
• I've drilled it into their heads. >> So that's the solution. Follow up." "So that's the solution.
• >> So that's the solution. Follow up. >> So that's the solution. Follow up.
• >> Representative<05:19:48.560> Gas, >> Representative Gas, >> Representative
• Gas, >> yes.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Centrally assessed property are pipelines, railroads, wind farms, electric and gas companies, and air
• And in case of Bakken wells, natural gas, which have their own associated costs.
• You know, great examples of some reinvestment from a state perspective: our work from the Oil and Gas
• programs and oil and gas research through OGRP and CERCA.
• And oftentimes, at least right now, in oil and gas... ...it's drilling another well, as long as they

Keywords: 908, all