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• The code ventilation energy package.
• this chamber cheered cheered more taxes this chamber cheered cheered more taxes on<00:39:35.760>
• through strength, and tremendous tax through strength, and tremendous tax cuts.<02:08:27.360>
• Number one, it would rescind the tax hike on low-cost clean energy, and it would restore tax credits
• tax its own citizens for gasoline. tax its own citizens for gasoline.

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

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• raise taxes in our committee.
• raise taxes in our committee.
• raise taxes in our committee.
• raise taxes in our committee.
• raise taxes in our committee.

Bills: HF1049

Keywords: school library aid, education finance, school districts, charter schools, funding eligibility, 1183, house

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• It's not coming from state funding or tax dollars.
• Now they are in 13 states and bringing tax revenue back into Marin.
• the building code, we really use standards to assess... ...to note that throughout the building code,
• But that's where I just separate a standard from the code.
• as well as defensible space codes.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Summary: The hearing focused on home hardening and defensible space as wildfire mitigation tools, with members and witnesses emphasizing that California’s wildfire losses, insurance costs, and affordability pressures require a broader strategy than the status quo. The chair framed the issue as a tipping point for the state and asked witnesses to discuss how to scale mitigation, improve coordination, and make programs more effective and sustainable. Early testimony from the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety explained how embers, flames, structure density, and combustible materials drive community conflagrations, and described the IBHS Wildfire Prepared Home standards, including a base “Prepared” level and an enhanced level. IBHS said California is ahead of other states but still needs standardized, verified mitigation, and noted research suggesting home hardening can reduce losses and improve insurability. The Legislative Analyst’s Office highlighted key policy questions for lawmakers, including the state’s role, intergovernmental coordination, cost-effectiveness, program design, long-term sustainability, and barriers to implementation. Members pressed for practical, lower-cost approaches, and witnesses repeatedly stressed that the first five feet around a home is critical, that many mitigation steps are DIY or relatively low-cost, and that financing will be necessary because many homeowners cannot afford full retrofits. Megafire Action argued that home hardening is a market adoption challenge, not something the state can fully pay for, and recommended a blended model of education, low-interest loans, smaller grants, and insurance discounts to drive mass adoption. Ventura Regional Fire Safe Council and Marin Wildfire Prevention Authority described local programs using assessments, neighborhood-based Firewise efforts, grants, and resident participation, while also calling for better marketing, clearer standards, workforce development, and stronger links between mitigation and insurance benefits. In the later panels, Cal Fire and the State Fire Marshal described the state’s layered approach: parcel-level hardening, defensible space, and neighborhood-scale mitigation. Cal Fire said its defensible space inspection program needs ongoing funding and staffing to remain permanent, and the LAO said the proposal has merit but could be modified depending on budget conditions and alternative funding sources. Cal Fire also described a forthcoming defensible space financial assistance program focused on Zone Zero and vulnerable communities, estimating about $8,000 per home and roughly 3,125 homes served with the proposed funding. The State Fire Marshal clarified that local Zone Zero ordinances cannot be less restrictive than state minimum standards, though local governments have flexibility above that floor. Throughout the hearing, members and witnesses returned to the need for a coordinated statewide marketing campaign, consistent standards, targeted incentives, and sustained funding to move from pilot efforts to mass adoption.

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• Representative Busada, you're recognized to explain Amendment Bar Code 560863. Thank you, Chair.
• It does not weaken the Florida Building Code. It does not eliminate local oversight.
• Representative Balsi is recognized to explain the strike-all amendment, Bar Code 044805.
• Electrical changes, code changes—there's a lot to this. We ask you to vote no.
• It's funded by ad valorem property taxes.

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• tax cuts onto Arizona income taxpayers, that we needed to conform Arizona's income tax code to the changes
• Let's get certainty for the income tax code.
• income tax code.
• cuts to the Arizona income tax code.
• Thank you. “...income tax code.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• And so those items were struck in this section of code and then moved to a new section of code.
• of code, and those exceptions In this section of code, the new section of code, and those exceptions
• Code, Code of Federal Rules, or guidance issued by the U.S.
• When there was an excise tax, I'm sure it's in a taxation section of code that I can help you find later
• What about current code really...

Keywords: 994, senate, all

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• House Bill 444, with House Amendment 1, an act to amend Title 15 of the Delaware Code relating to the
• House Bill 462, an act to amend Title 14 of the Delaware Code relating to school taxes, out of Finance
• House Bill 462, an act to amend Title 14 of the Delaware Code relating to school taxes, out of finance
• relating to the Delaware Hazardous Substance Cleanup Act and the Realty Transfer Tax.
• However, the Delaware Code still contains references to minors engaging in prostitution.

Summary: The Senate reconvened, received House communications and committee reports, and then took up several bills and a resolution. Committee reports covered measures on composting, volunteer background checks, campaign finance, the Delaware John Lewis Voting Rights Act, publication of Public Integrity Commission reports, Cheswold’s territorial limits, child support, alcohol and marijuana, salary supplements, certified registered nurse anesthetists, land use, school taxes, and a constitutional elections amendment. House Bill 344 and House Bill 444 were referred to the Senate Finance Committee. The Senate also confirmed the nomination of Christy N. Vitola as Commissioner of the Family Court by a 21-0 vote. The chamber then recognized several fellows and Girls’ State delegates, with tributes to the Legislative Fellows Program and the Communications Fellowship, followed by House Concurrent Resolution 152 honoring the 2026 Delaware Girls’ State participants. The resolution passed unanimously. Senators and guests spoke about the civic value of the program and introduced the Girls’ State leadership team and delegates. On legislation, the Senate passed House Bill 89, creating a dispute-resolution process for home improvement fraud and strengthening consumer protection enforcement; House Bill 381, requiring notice to the Attorney General of computer security breaches; House Substitute 1 for House Bill 407, making technical and penalty updates to the Hazardous Substance Cleanup Act; House Substitute 1 for House Bill 150, limiting civil arrests at courthouses and Industrial Accident Board offices; and House Substitute 2 for House Bill 94, restricting state and local participation in civil immigration enforcement at sensitive locations such as schools, houses of worship, and health care facilities, with emergency exceptions and reporting requirements. The Senate also began consideration of House Substitute 1 for House Bill 368, which would limit use of state and local resources for federal civil immigration enforcement while preserving exceptions for serious offenses and judicial warrants, but the transcript cuts off before final action on that bill.

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• So, uh, goes a long way in really upgrading our tax code to our new economy.
• <00:30:52.120> code<00:30:52.920> to in trying to modernize our tax code to in trying
• <00:31:08.120> code<00:31:08.480> to really, uh, upgrading our tax code to really,
• uh, upgrading our tax code to our<00:31:08.720> new<00:31:08.920> economy.
• In general, conforming to the federal tax code provides small businesses with greater tax certainty,

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <00:26:05.640> tax it's not just this tax it's property tax it's not just this tax it's property
• and the Minnesota tax code, and that I'm here to fight for working-class people, for people who are
• This is the single most progressive tax in our tax code. ...for regular people who are having trouble
• But this is how it happens. ...this is the single most progressive tax in our tax code, and one of the
• The omnibus tax... in our tax in our tax code<00:36:56.680> and<00:36:57.800> one<00:36

Keywords: 1183, house

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• From the state income tax.
• So I think we're the last one now to give a tax break on our state taxes to veterans.
• So I think we're the last one now to give a tax break on our state taxes to veterans.
• This bill closes that loophole in California's Revenue and Tax Code by preventing organizations connected
• Abusing the tax code in this manner is harmful to our sector by, first, eroding the public's trust.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Furthermore, we noted that the agency paid over $17,000 in error for sales tax liable on four vehicle
• purchases that were tax exempt.
• Can we actually put a lien on an extra employee's taxes to recoup the stuff they stole?
• . the courts can as an then they can hold against their taxes.
• The Attorney General has indicated that he has notified the 100,000... under Arkansas Code 121214.03.

Keywords: 1204, all

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• Our current MCO tax... Our current MCO tax consists of two components.
• We have the AB 19 tax that is subject to Proposition 35 and the increased tax levels authorized by SB
• The current MCO tax imposes most of the tax on Medi-Cal enrollment and very little tax on private insurance
• The current MCO tax imposes most of the tax on Medi-Cal enrollment and very little tax on private insurance
• So I'll start with the MCO tax.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Health held a May Revision hearing covering several health-related budget proposals and broader concerns about the state’s budget structure. The Chair opened by praising some May Revision changes, such as added health IT funding, county administration support tied to Medi-Cal changes, a delay in Medi-Cal cuts for some lawfully present immigrants, and additional support for Covered California subsidies, while criticizing proposed increases in Medi-Cal premiums, changes to senior eligibility, the lack of a Medi-Cal dental solution, and other reductions affecting counties, mobile crisis units, workforce incentives, and physician shortages. The Legislative Analyst’s Office said the state’s budget condition remains weak despite progress on the structural deficit, and the Department of Finance said the May Revision uses a mix of reductions, reforms, revenue proposals, and fund shifts to cut out-year deficits. The committee first heard Department of State Hospitals proposals, including adjustments to county bed billing authority, contract exemption language for online clinical/pharmacy subscriptions, reversion of unspent funds, a revised Metro Central Utility Plant replacement project, electronic health record implementation, and workforce development funded partly through Behavioral Health Services Act resources. DSH also described savings and realignments in incompetent-to-stand-trial and conditional release programs, including extending the independent placement panel program and shifting funds to support additional bed capacity and a mental health rehab center. Members asked about the use of BHSA funds for workforce programs, and the department said the proposal would replace General Fund support with BHSA reimbursements. The Emergency Medical Services Authority proposed funding for statewide behavioral health crisis response guidance and for enterprise system development, and the Department of Managed Health Care proposed modernization of its complaint system and claims-settlement data system to improve oversight and comply with AB 3275. The largest discussion centered on the administration’s BHSA spending plan under Proposition 1, including state-directed prevention, workforce, and other uses, plus General Fund offsets for existing programs. The LAO questioned whether some proposed offsets fit Proposition 1’s non-supplant and eligible-use requirements, while the administration argued the uses were consistent with the measure and that the state-directed share can be adjusted annually. The Commission for Behavioral Health’s proposals drew the most public and member concern. The administration proposed cutting the commission’s Innovation Partnership Fund from $20 million to $10 million and reducing the Community Advocacy Program by $6.7 million, while redirecting BHSA dollars to other state purposes and direct services. Commissioners, advocates, and several members argued the cuts would weaken community voice, reduce support for underserved populations, and disrupt grants already in process; they also objected to using BHSA funds to backfill General Fund commitments. Public commenters, including youth, disability, behavioral health, LGBTQ, tribal, veteran, immigrant, and community-based organization representatives, overwhelmingly opposed the cuts and urged preservation of prevention, advocacy, mobile crisis, and innovation funding. No votes or final actions were taken during the hearing.

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• code does not punish them for receiving disability compensation.
• States that do not tax military retirement pay.
• So I think we're the last one now to give a tax break on our state taxes to veterans.
• Abusing the tax code in this manner is harmful to our sector by, first, eroding the public's trust.
• This includes creative tax and accounting gimmicks to secure various government subsidies and tax breaks

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxation heard several bills focused largely on veterans’ tax relief, disaster-related property tax rules, contractor tax compliance, and nonprofit property tax exemptions. The chair reviewed committee procedures, including the suspense file process for bills with significant revenue impacts, and noted that only one bill would be voted on immediately. Most measures were presented with supportive testimony and then referred to suspense. SB 888 would exclude VA service-connected disability compensation from household income when determining eligibility for the low-income disabled veterans’ property tax exemption. The author argued the bill would prevent disabled veterans from being unfairly penalized and help them remain in their homes; a VFW representative testified in support, and there was no opposition. SB 1053 would allow county boards of supervisors, for disasters declared on or after January 1, 2026, to extend the five-year period for transferring a damaged property’s base-year value by up to three years. Support came from the California Assessor Association, and the bill was also sent to suspense. SB 1407 would exempt the first $40,000 of military retirement pay and surviving spouse benefit payments from state income tax for qualifying filers, with the author and witnesses arguing it would improve veteran retention in California and support the state economy. Multiple organizations and veterans spoke in support, and the committee members expressed strong sympathy for the measure, but it too was referred to suspense. SB 420 would deny charitable property tax exemption to organizations tied to private immigration detention facilities; the author and supporters said the bill would close a loophole that had allowed a detention facility in Imperial County to avoid millions in property taxes. Members voiced strong support and concern about the reported conditions at the facility, and the bill was also sent to suspense. The only bill taken up for a vote was SB 1165, which would improve coordination between the CDTFA and the Contractors State License Board so unpaid tax liabilities by contractors could be used in licensing enforcement, while preserving due process and installment agreement flexibility. After supportive testimony from the author and the California Tax Reform Association, the committee approved a due pass motion to Appropriations on a 7-0 vote. The committee then adjourned.

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• Senate Bill 1084, a bill to amend the Michigan Liquor Control Code of 1998.
• House Bill 4523, a bill to amend the Estates and Protected Individuals Code.
• House Bill 5806, a bill to amend the Income Tax Act of 1967.
• House Bill 5807, a bill to amend the Insurance Code of 1956.
• The bills are 1.03, a bill to amend the insurance code of 1956.

Keywords: 983, senate, all

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• or Administrative Code sections that provide authorization for those plans.
• And that is supported by taxes that are dedicated to that plan. So that's how it's funded.
• That Century Code is linked in your agenda.
• Currently, employees must renew these pre-tax elections each year during open enrollment.
• And I wondered if this was more related to tax code than it was to our health insurance, or maybe Derek

Summary: The Employee Benefits Committee met to approve prior minutes, hear presentations on state employee health insurance, compensation, leave, and related policy issues, and then recess for lunch. PERS reviewed the history and structure of the state health plan, noting the long-standing state-paid family coverage, cost-control measures, wellness incentives, the current grandfathered PPO and high-deductible options, and the effects of recent benefit mandates such as insulin caps, prosthetic coverage, medication management, prescription copay changes, and ambulance balance-billing limits. Committee members questioned the fiscal impact of adding benefits and the possible cost of moving to a non-grandfathered plan, while PERS and HRMS emphasized that health insurance remains the top-ranked employee benefit and that any major plan changes should be considered carefully. HRMS also presented compensation comparisons showing state pay generally below private-market benchmarks, discussed targeted market equity adjustments, identified ongoing recruitment and retention concerns in fields like nursing, IT, engineering, and attorneys, and reviewed leave policies, tuition reimbursement, and family leave comparisons with neighboring states. Job Service provided labor market data showing low unemployment, high labor force participation, and wage growth that still trails some neighboring markets, and OMB explained that prevailing wage requirements apply to federally funded projects under Davis-Bacon, not to ordinary state contracts. After lunch, the committee took up the required process for health insurance mandate bills and adopted an amendment to Joint Rule 211. The amendment clarified that the deadline for submitting mandate measures is intended to allow time for all required reports, including both the cost-benefit analysis and any Employee Benefits Committee actuarial report, while leaving the existing deadline unchanged. The amendment was adopted on a roll call vote, with several members voting yes and a few no votes recorded. The committee then moved into its jurisdiction review of bill drafts, beginning with a bill that would automatically renew pre-tax dental and vision elections; members debated whether it had any actuarial or administrative impact on PERS or the state, and the chair explained that the committee’s role was only to decide whether further analysis was needed before later testimony and recommendations.

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• An act to amend Title 21 of the Delaware Code.
• Senate Bill 287 is a DENREC cleanup bill for Delaware's recycling code.
• Senate Bill 287 is a DENREC cleanup bill for Delaware's recycling code.
• relating to business tax credits and deductions.
• Code relating to local control of retail marijuana stores by counties.

Keywords: 1064, all

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• They get to set a tier one tax rate and a tier two tax rate. taxpayers don't see the difference on their
• tax bill but it a school board controls a tier two tax rate what you'll sometimes hear referred to as
• The Tier 1 tax, you're able to set up to 17%... pennies of tier two taxes.
• Taxpayers should be paying taxes, that's the plan for the districts in which the taxes are paid.
• , vehicle registration tax. gets us to about 67% of the budget which the gas tax state gas tax portion

Keywords: infrastructure, water supply, flood mitigation, Texas Water Fund, community projects, funding allocations

Summary: During this committee meeting, the focus was on discussing critical infrastructure funding, especially related to water supply and flood mitigation projects. Chairwoman Stepney and the Water Development Board presented extensive details regarding the Texas Water Fund, which included $1 billion appropriated to assist various financial programs and tackle pressing water and wastewater issues. Additionally, funding allocations aimed at compromising the state's flood risk and improving water conservation were hotly debated, emphasizing collaboration among committee members and the necessity of addressing community needs in such projects.

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• codes or E&M codes, usually preventive codes or E&M codes, which<01:31:59.760> the<01
• Do they have uniform billing code? They use the same billing codes. Use the same billing codes.
• to align codes, but we codes trying to align codes, but we never<03:39:15.840> seem<03:39:16.200
• services were for billing those codes. services were for billing those codes.
• because they don't even have the codes. because they don't even have the codes.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• The fire code defines a...
• that's in the fire code um the fire code that's in the fire code um the fire code defines<03:21:
• the code is of bedrooms yes the code the code is specific<03:25:42.439> on<03:25:42.560> including
• phrasing this the question fire code phrasing this the question fire code says<03:29:36.399>
• align our ordinance with the fire code align our ordinance with the fire code so<03:39:56.800>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• and the special fuels tax.
• The gasoline tax and the special fuels tax derive their funding from the gasoline tax.
• Tax would give us $350 million. $0.40 tax would give us $350 million.
• And if I may, Madam President, the mental health code is in the developmental disabilities code.
• And if I may, Madam President, the mental health code is in the developmental disabilities code.

Keywords: 996, all