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• This is a long overdue improvement to the tax code, and there you see the benefits.
• is complex enough that more state's code is complex enough that more than<01:02:15.160> half<
• I'm the director of tax, fiscal policy, and elections for the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce.
• uh entities in our code that I'm kind of uh entities in our code that I'm kind of just<01:14:29.320><
• <01:35:53.000> and impact of big money in our elections and impact of big money in our elections

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee took up House File 2437, the governor’s proposed tax bill, and first adopted the A25-Z42 amendment to put the bill in the desired shape. Commissioner Paul Marquardt of the Department of Revenue then presented the bill as part of Governor Walz and Lieutenant Governor Flanagan’s budget, describing it as a response to budget pressures that would make the tax system more fair and stable while supporting economic development and jobs. Marquardt walked through the bill’s major provisions. These included sustainable aviation fuel policy, repeal of K-12 education credit assignment, elimination of the political contribution refund, expansion of the research and development credit, short-line railroad infrastructure modernization, changes to the state airport fund levy, replacement of attachments and appearances with distribution systems, a narrow personal property tax exception for low-income housing tenants, reduced aquatic invasive species aid, and a 34% reduction in PILT payments. He then focused on the sales tax article, saying it would lower the statewide rate by 0.75% while expanding the base to selected professional services such as accounting, banking, brokerage, and legal services, with business-to-business transactions exempt. He said the proposal would be effective for sales and purchases after September 30, 2025, and estimated a first-year rate-cut impact of about $99 million versus $215 million from the service expansion, while arguing that most households would see a net tax cut. He also noted other changes such as landlord penalty adjustments, a 30% reduction in sustainable aviation fuel incentive payments, repeal of local government cannabis aid, and repeal of the tax filing modernization account. Public testimony began with Kyle Playford of the Financial Planning Association of Minnesota, who strongly opposed the proposed sales tax on professional services, especially financial planning. He argued that financial planning is an essential service for retirement, investment, and long-term financial security, and said the tax would raise costs for consumers, reduce access for middle-class families, small business owners, and retirees, and put Minnesota firms at a competitive disadvantage. The chair then indicated that additional public testimony would continue before member questions.

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• We advocate for a strong tax code and a budget sufficient to meet our public investment needs.
• <00:55:42.960> and<00:55:43.080> a advocate for, uh, strong tax code and a advocate
• I'm the director of tax, fiscal policy, and elections for the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce.
• Too many elected officials understand this child care crisis.
• , away with not modernizing the tax code, away with not modernizing the tax code, but<01:40:08.920

Bills: HF4561, HF4343

Keywords: homeless prevention aid, homelessness, housing stability, rental assistance, family homelessness, unaccompanied youth, housing navigation, legal representation, family outreach, county aid, Tribal governments, local government aid, general fund appropriation, unspent funds, aid redistribution, sunset repeal, Minnesota property tax aid, services for persons experiencing homelessness, sales tax, use tax

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• Housing and Urban Development, known as the HUD code.
• elected board of a directors. elected board of a directors.
• A term currently used throughout the code.
• As this is consistency in our tax code.
• Title 17 in the election section has the most proposed amendments.

Keywords: 926, house, all

Summary: The House opened with a devotional reading for St. Patrick’s Day, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance and the reading of a resignation letter from Representative Hooper of Burlington. The letter said the House environment had changed significantly and that he was resigning before the next cycle, while thanking colleagues and urging bold leadership to address major problems facing Vermonters. Members then received first readings and referrals for a large slate of bills. House bills introduced included measures on tax administration, hunting license fees, emergency management, oath and affirmation language in statutes, judiciary procedures, a Vermont homelessness response continuum, paperwork reduction, public utility subjects, municipal regulation of agriculture, miscellaneous agricultural subjects, and municipal permitting of ground-mounted solar arrays. Senate bills referred to House committees included vocational rehabilitation, home improvement and land improvement fraud, advanced metering infrastructure devices, water quality, and fair employment practices. Several other bills on the notice calendar were also referred to Ways and Means or Appropriations because they affected state revenue or carried appropriations. The House adopted two concurrent resolutions on the consent calendar: HCR 214, honoring Irish-American patriots and their role in American independence, and HCR 220, welcoming the USS Vermont’s namesake visit and designating April 18, 2026 as USS Vermont Day. Members also offered announcements recognizing guests from the USS Vermont and related veterans’ groups, remembering former Representative Ken Harvey, and noting upcoming events such as March Madness pools, the Legislative Cabaret, a Rural Caucus meeting, and a NAMI Walks team. On the floor calendar, H. 723 on posting of land was taken up, amended as recommended by the Committee on Environment, and ordered to third reading on a 10-0-1 committee vote. The House then began second reading of H. 757 on manufactured homes and limited equity cooperatives; committee members described manufactured housing as a key affordable housing option in Vermont and said the bill would clarify how these homes are purchased, titled, taxed, and financed, while reducing costs and improving consistency for homeowners, lenders, and municipalities.

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• Twice proving because elections are an odd number of years, um, that elections don't always solve problems
• Twice proving because elections are an odd number of years, um, that elections don't always solve problems
• Twice proving because elections are an odd number of years, um, that elections don't always solve problems
• elected bodies like school departments? elected bodies like school departments?
• <02:15:15.280> and who was going to win the election and who was going to win the election

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• But when it talks about complying with state and state building code and state fire code, the issue is
• , state building code and state fire code, state building code and state fire code, the<01:28:08.320
• and fire codes does it apply?
• code just like any other building that's built must meet those codes.
• Minnesota that are never built to a code Minnesota that are never built to a code because<01:33:

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Unfortunately, the existing penalty statutes are not well suited to address serious code violations,
• Faith Borgias on behalf of the California Association of Code Enforcement Officers, a proud co-sponsor
• The primary goal of code enforcement is compliance with health and safety laws.
• If they choose, they elect. Sure, so their best interest, of course.
• If they choose, they elect. Sure, so their best interest, of course.

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several bills. AB 416 would allow emergency room physicians to initiate 5150 mental health holds, with supporters saying it would reduce emergency room bottlenecks and speed care for patients in crisis. County and behavioral health representatives opposed the bill, and some members raised broader concerns about the 5150 system and juvenile placements. The bill was ultimately approved on a do-pass as amended vote. AB 446, the Surveillance Pricing Act, drew extensive testimony. The author and supporters argued it would prohibit businesses from using personal data to charge different prices for the same product or service, describing the practice as discriminatory and exploitative. Business and industry groups opposed the bill, warning that its language was too broad, could affect discounts and loyalty programs, and would create litigation risk through a private right of action. After discussion about enforcement and possible amendments, the bill passed on a do-pass motion. AB 632 would give local governments a faster way to collect penalties for serious code violations, including unsafe housing, fire hazards, and illegal cannabis activity, by allowing certain fines to become money judgments and clarifying lien authority. It had support from county and city groups and no opposition was voiced in the hearing; the bill passed as amended. ACA 7, a constitutional amendment intended to clarify and limit misuse of Section 31A, also moved forward after brief support testimony. The committee then took up AB 649, which would extend protections for businesses that proactively obtain certified access specialist inspections and fix accessibility violations; the author, a small business owner, and others testified in support, while disability rights groups moved to neutral after amendments. Members discussed the balance between access enforcement and reducing predatory litigation, and the bill was still under consideration as the transcript ended.

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• The amendment is coded A3.
• The amendment is coded.
• The amendment is coded A.
• The amendment is coded A-6.
• The amendment is coded A23.

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• And this is why we have elected officials to make those decisions that we elected them for.
• And this is why we have elected officials to make those decisions that we elected them for.
• our local elected officials.
• our local elected officials.
• And I'm just so sick of the way we treat and what our elected officials do, our local elected officials

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Taxpayers need to know how to comply with our tax code.
• Taxpayers need to know how to comply with our tax code.
• The cities have their own tax codes; they have their own enforcement mechanisms.
• If I have to think about the different tax codes, different tax rates, and everything for all of the
• You know, every city, every county, every elected official could come up with a plan.

Bills: HB2143, HB2273, HB2290, HB2373, HB2784, HB2794, HB4037

Keywords: public safety, retirement system, investments, trust fund, board of trustees, financial report, income tax rebate, Pinal County, taxpayer eligibility, state revenue, financial assistance, transaction privilege tax, business location, tangible personal property, shared vehicle, sourcing, income tax, veterans, donations, tax refunds

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• Speaker, your Government, Elections, and Indian Affairs Committee has been referred...
• I was looking at all the codes.
• There are specific codes that are given, and that's how we address these projects.
• procedures—and not that all abortions are elective procedures—but not just for elective procedures.
• Conservation code.

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• Electricians across our state work tirelessly to ensure that safe code compliant systems are in place
• In the occupations Code chapter 1305, the definition of electrical contractor specifies the business
• Chapters 73.51C of the Texas Administrative Code.
• Chairman and members, um, HB 3012 removes a mandated $3 course fee from the education code.
• Uh, that, that's not the terminology that's used in the code.

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• The Save America Act is centered on an indisputable principle: U.S. elections are for U.S. citizens.
• a long overdue step towards election a long overdue step towards election integrity<00:11:58.480
• The military has elected government.
• Wrangler was first elected to New York.
• Wrangler was first elected to Congress<07:51:20.000> in<07:51:20.398> 1970.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, February 9, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• amendments, a bill for an act to create a new section to chapter 15-11 of the North Dakota Century Code
• amendments, a bill for an act to amend and reenact section 21-10-07.1 of the North Dakota Century Code
• couple of reasons, you know, this is the first time we've listed a specific nation in the Century Code
• And the House took a look at it and they said, well, we're going to set those fees in code.
• This is largely the way the Senate passed it, but it just clarifies it in code.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The Senate met with a quorum present and handled a mix of conference committee appointments, appropriations bills, policy bills, and House amendments. Early in the session, the chamber appointed conference committees for SB 2399 and for House-amended SBs 2213 and 2354, and also named conference committees for HB 103, HB 1308, and HB 1169. The Senate then took up several appropriations measures, including HB 1612, which creates the North Dakota Center for Aerospace Medicine at UND; the Senate adopted an amendment shifting the funding to a one-time $250,000 Community Health Trust Fund appropriation with a required $250,000 match from other sources, and the bill passed 39-7. HB 1193, the “Back the Blue” grant, was amended to make the funding one-time and focus on officer retention, then passed 41-5. HB 1329, a government spending database proposal for school districts, was amended into a legislative study and passed 42-4. HB 1020, the water budget, received extensive amendments reducing and reallocating funding across major water projects, adding studies and oversight changes, and passed 45-0 with the emergency clause. HB 1581, a tribal tourism grant, also passed 40-6. The Senate rejected HB 1330, which would have authorized divestment from direct investments in Chinese companies; after debate over the prudent investor rule, trade impacts, and whether the bill singled out one nation in law, it failed 20-26. HB 1534, limiting property valuation increases, and HB 1266, adjusting the disabled veterans property tax credit, both failed unanimously or nearly so after committee recommendations against them. HB 1566, which would have created a regulatory framework for a product discussed as kratom, was amended on the floor to convert it into a study and then passed 31-15. The chamber also passed HB 2241 on charter schools after a House amendment changed the funding formula to the statewide average from the prior year, and HB 2022, the indigent legal counsel budget, after House changes added funding flexibility, offset lost fee revenue, and included a study on a public defender office. The Senate concurred in several House amendments and then passed a number of Senate bills. SB 2375, allowing joint negotiations between dental providers and insurers under Attorney General oversight, passed 44-2. SB 2251, clarifying that open records requests during state audits should be referred to the audited agency, passed 46-0. SB 2159, related to nuclear energy research, passed 43-3 after House amendments required Industrial Commission approval and consultation with the radioactive waste advisory council. SB 2155, changing gratis antelope license rules, passed 30-16 after debate over landowner rights and tag distribution. SB 251, setting fees and an audit for the Private Investigative and Security Board, passed 44-2. SB 2280, the prior authorization health insurance bill, passed 43-3 with a House-added study and consumer protections. SB 2023, the Racing Commission budget, passed 41-5 after a House change made internship funding one-time. SB 2232, changing prenatal substance exposure reporting requirements and related toxicology rules, passed 44-2. SB 2241, authorizing public charter schools, passed 39-7. The session ended while the Senate was still processing SB 2022’s final passage vote, but the bill had already cleared concurrence on House amendments.

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• The conversation was about updating our tax code and how the economy works now. Exactly.
• code and how the economy works now. code and how the economy works now.
• , can fluctuate with whoever gets elected, can fluctuate with whoever gets elected, and<00:15:56.320
• And those people are elected locally.
• And those people are elected locally.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• This has been a very long time coming and an issue that I first learned about when I got elected back
• Thank you. ...up in zip codes that are underfunded, overpoliced, and underserved are already carrying
• As a Jewish woman and elected official, this date holds deep meaning. Thank you.
• As a Jewish woman and elected official, this date holds deep meaning.
• We are all elected officials and we are responsible to make policy, to protect our community.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, quorum confirmed, and several recognitions, including a moment of silence for retired fire captain Bill Guston and a welcome for guests in the galleries. The Speaker then outlined the House’s budget approach, saying the proposed General Appropriations Act would be lower than both the governor’s proposal and last year’s budget, and announced plans to seek a permanent 0.75% reduction in the state sales tax. The chamber also received the governor’s veto message on portions of HB 5001 and began considering motions to restore several vetoed appropriations. Members unanimously reinstated funding for the Florida Senior Veterans and Crisis Fund, the Rockledge Advanced Water Treatment Phase 1 project, the automated staffing/time management system for the Department of Corrections, and the Baldwin sanitary sewer and water main replacement project. The House also adopted special order and GAA amendment-procedure reports. On the special order calendar, the chamber passed HB 289 on boating safety (“Lucy’s Law”), HB 735 on water access facilities, HB 11 on municipal water and sewer utility rates, CS/HB 85 on hazardous walking conditions, and CS/HB 157 on service of process, all by wide margins. The most debated measure was HB 6017, which would repeal Florida’s “free kill” law limiting wrongful-death damages in medical negligence cases. Supporters described the bill as a long-sought justice measure for families who lost adult children and were barred from suing, while opponents argued it was needed to provide accountability and fairness. The bill passed 104-6. The House then took up HB 759, which would lower the minimum age to purchase or transfer a firearm from 21 to 18. An amendment to keep the age at 21 was defeated, and debate featured strong arguments on both sides about constitutional rights, public safety, Parkland, military service, and data on youth violence; the transcript ends during continued debate on the bill, before final passage is shown.

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• the statewide goals. of our Bilingual Multicultural Education Act and the New Mexico Administrative Code
• PD has to be truly aligned with the expectations And I just put in there the Mexico Administrative Code
• Administrative Code to talk about all these different people that need to have the training, which is
• Elected to Congress, the only person out of the 400 plus people who spoke Chinese.
• Do you look at electives, after-school programs, activities, and.

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• that means is if Senator Dibble, for example, if you had a transponder to use the E-ZPass and you elected
• transponder to use the Easy Pass uh and transponder to use the Easy Pass uh and you<00:03:10.000> elected
• 10.799> the<00:03:11.000> time<00:03:11.280> that<00:03:11.360> you you elected
• at the time that you you elected at the time that you purchased<00:03:12.080> your<00:03:12.519
• uh in federal code great thank you<00:16:45.639> Senator<00:16:46.000> dble<00:16:46.360

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And we election to a statewide election.
• election, but I can't contact them? election, but I can't contact them?
• Do you vote in every election? >> Yes, I vote in every election.
• >> I vote in every election. >> I vote in every election.
• try and uh vote the next election? try and uh vote the next election?

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• So where is all the fraud in the election since 2018?
• elected officials...
• , elected officials...
• 67 supervisors of elections.
• The Office of Elections, Crimes, and Security will be so inundated with election-related...

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a series of member introductions recognizing interns, pages, and a retiring Senate employee. Leadership also announced that budget talks with the House were continuing and that senators should not plan to be in next week, with hopes of sharing more budget news soon. The chamber then moved to third reading and took up a major bill on citizen initiatives and constitutional amendments, with sponsors saying it was needed to address documented petition fraud and to protect the integrity of the process. That bill drew extensive debate. Supporters argued that recent investigations showed widespread fraud in petition gathering, that the measure would add reasonable guardrails, and that it would prevent taxpayer-funded government messaging from being used to influence ballot measures. Opponents said the bill would make it much harder for ordinary Floridians to place amendments on the ballot by adding costs, deadlines, registration requirements, fines, and felony exposure, and they warned it would chill grassroots participation and effectively favor wealthy or corporate-backed campaigns. After debate, the Senate passed the bill 28-10. The Senate then adopted several House amendments and concurred on a series of education and public-safety measures, including bills on stem cell therapy, student-athlete electrocardiograms, cardiac emergency planning in schools, school safety, Bright Futures and other education policy items, and educator preparation. Most of those measures passed unanimously or with overwhelming support, and the chamber also recognized additional interns and a long-serving education advocate before recessing and returning to continue with House messages.

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• Lowenthal; 2652, Sharp Collins; 2693, Alvarez; 2724, Bauer-Kahan; 2766, Evans; 2786, Committee on Elections
• a governor-appointed education commissioner to lead the Department of Education and shifting the elected
• For individuals who have elected to give back to their communities through teaching, AB 2417 provides
• I'm here to present AB 1664, which would require a local agency, political subdivision, or elections
• Adequate notice or legal standing to respond quickly when election materials are seized or subpoenaed

Keywords: 988, house, all