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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 01/21/25
Environment, Climate, and Legacy
Transcript Highlights:
- The examples of buildings in our inventory are 954 showered toilet buildings, including vault toilets
- buildings now these buildings<00:38:08.280><c> many</c><00:38:08.520><c> of</c><00:38:08.640><c> our
- I consider those buildings, right?
- I consider those buildings, right?
- </c> within Minnesota and building within Minnesota and building relationships<02:06:41.040><c> with<
Committee:
Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- . 18 states have broadly Feasible to build.
- And I'll close with some thoughts on building codes.
- Over the last decade, building codes have gotten much more expensive.
- the cost of building new housing.
- Do you favor or oppose allowing property owners more flexibility, allowing them to build smaller homes
Committee:
House Local Government
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> business owner. business owner.
- So we have an idea of total property and buildings tax exempt, but how much is state building, county
- building, municipal building, charitable properties and buildings, and then maybe other potential properties
- building, municipal building, charitable properties and buildings, and then maybe other potential properties
- building, municipal building, charitable properties and buildings, and then maybe other potential properties
Committee:
House Ways and Means
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- House File discharged in buildings.
- </c> is the powers and duties of unit owners is the powers and duties of unit owners associations.
- You can't require them to build whatever else. You can't require them to build whatever else.
- </c> the uh Minnesota Common Interest Owners the uh Minnesota Common Interest Owners I'm<03:46:12.000
- </c> even though she followed all building even though she followed all building codes<04:04:48.560><
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session May 19th, 2026
California Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill creates a clear and accessible pathway for students to build that knowledge.
- I appreciate his work to continue to build on this, so respectfully, I ask for an aye vote.
- As my colleagues know, I'm a strong advocate for building more housing. and counties.
- Please stay in the building and return to the Senate floor promptly in one hour.
- It builds upon itself.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- , we're going to try to reach by phone the gubernatorial reappointment of Bud Tracy to the State Building
- I have enjoyed working with the building authority for several years.
- They build these systems.
- in the building to address security concerns?
- Students are provided alternative sites for learning, buildings for students.
Committee:
Senate State Affairs
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Conservation and Natural Resources Feb 2nd, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Conservation and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- The sponsor responded that it would be a voluntary sale by the owner.
- He said that would keep future owners from ending up in the same situation.
- So I'm not able to connect parks, and I'm not able to build catchments or drainage ways to relieve stress
- legislation would help begin to purchase those properties, provide some relief to those property owners
- legislation would help begin to purchase those properties, provide some relief to those property owners
Committee:
House Conservation and Natural Resources
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Banking and Insurance Committee Mar 19th, 2025
Banking and Insurance
Transcript Highlights:
- You got to have a building, first of all, so you got to pay rent.
- This bill still contains a $10.64 dispensing fee that will be paid to a small group of pharmacy owners
- My name is Jessica Hung, and I'm a pharmacy owner and clinical pharmacist in Sims, Alabama.
- Vote yes today to build 252 as is so that practitioners like myself will thank you.
- I'm just a small business owner.
Committee:
Senate Banking and Insurance
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Health and Human Services (Part II) Mar 5th, 2025
Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- saying, "any port in a storm," and that's what I've done with my court in Tom Green County, and we're building
- is working very hard to listen to what the court is asking for and what the families are needing to build
- For the last 10 years, the cost of health insurance was the number one issue for small business owners
- No, I mean, you're kind of tying the hands of a business owner in the way that any sort of flexible options
- Well, as a business owner, I do.
Committee:
Senate Health & Human Services
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Finance Oct 14th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- So let's say we have a construction company that is hired to build an office building.
- They subcontract with a landscaper to handle all of the work on the grounds around the building.
- of the building who is taking control of the building once it's done.
- And instead, when the owner of the building eventually pays for everything, sales tax would be paid at
- I talk to a business owner on September 30th. A follow-up.
Summary:
The committee first received a presentation from Dr. Reich on the Economic and Revenue Forecast Council (ERFC), including how the council’s joint executive-legislative forecasting process works, the main state revenue sources, and recent economic conditions. He said Washington’s economy is slowing, with weak employment growth, softer taxable sales, and uncertainty from tariffs, federal spending, and the federal shutdown. He also noted that the September forecast was reduced, mainly because of lower sales tax and real estate excise tax collections, and that the state still expects modest growth rather than a recession. Members asked about whether Washington tends to lag national downturns and how forecast information should affect budgeting; Dr. Reich said the forecast is a revenue tool, not a budgeting decision, and that spending choices remain with elected officials.
The Department of Revenue then presented on Washington’s sales and use tax structure and the implementation of Senate Bill 5814, which expands retail sales tax to several services effective October 1, 2025. Steve Ewing explained how sales and use tax are sourced, how reseller permits and the multiple points of use exemption work, and how the new law applies to live presentations, temporary staffing, investigations and security services, IT services, custom website development, advertising services, and custom software. He said DOR held listening sessions, issued interim guidance, and set up a centralized landing page and outreach efforts to help taxpayers understand the changes. He also described a six-month grace period for certain pre-existing contracts through March 31, 2026, but said penalties and interest still apply under the statute.
Committee members raised concerns about how businesses and individuals will know when a service is taxable, who is responsible for collecting and remitting tax, and how sourcing will work for services delivered across multiple locations or online. DOR staff walked through examples involving accounting services, live lectures, virtual events, advertising campaigns, and search engine marketing, including the use of reasonable allocation and pool codes when exact sourcing data is unavailable. Members also questioned the administrative burden on small businesses and professionals newly subject to tax, and whether additional legislative fixes or relief from penalties and interest may be needed. No votes or formal actions were taken in the work session.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Housing committee OKs HF1987, the 'Minnesota Starter Home Act' 3/11/25
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> adus uh duplexes those types of builds adus uh duplexes those types of builds would<00:24:02.960
- By building affordably.
- ><c> and</c> matters that we can build dense and and matters that we can build dense and and creatively
- They aren't always occupied by owners.
- </c><00:43:49.119><c> housing</c> developer isn't going to build housing developer isn't going to build
Summary:
The committee heard House File 1987, the Minnesota Starter Home Act, and first adopted the A1 author’s amendment, which made minor cleanup changes, removed sections two and three, adjusted ADU language, and tweaked density language. The bill authors described the measure as a bipartisan effort to address Minnesota’s housing shortage by allowing more starter homes, duplexes, townhomes, and accessory dwelling units, while also limiting some local zoning barriers and preserving city protections in certain sensitive areas. They emphasized that the state has a large housing gap, rising home prices, and that the bill is intended as one part of a broader housing package.
Supportive testimony came from the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce, Housing First Minnesota, Habitat for Humanity, AARP Minnesota, and Americans for Prosperity. These witnesses argued that workforce and starter-home shortages are hurting families, employers, and economic growth; that restrictive zoning and lengthy approval processes raise costs; and that more middle housing and ADUs would expand options for older adults, caregivers, working families, and people seeking homeownership. Several supporters said the bill would reduce regulatory barriers, lower development costs, and help communities add needed housing supply.
Opposition or cautionary testimony came from city and municipal representatives, including officials from Cambridge, Eagan, and Mankato, as well as the League of Minnesota Cities and related groups. They argued that local governments already are approving substantial housing growth and need flexibility to manage zoning, parking, infrastructure, stormwater, and community input. They warned the bill could weaken local control, remove practical standards, and create unintended impacts such as more rental conversion in some neighborhoods or development without adequate infrastructure. No final vote on the bill itself was shown in the transcript beyond adoption of the A1 amendment.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources Feb 3rd, 2026
House Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- She asked whether the presenters knew the BioPark was going to build a bugarium, which she described
- as a whole program and building around bugs.
- who have abused, but they could be... ...just from owners who have abused, but they could be horses
- , you all can build this... ...but when we get home, like let's build.
- You all can build this kind of advocacy that it takes to impact those chairs of appropriations.
Summary:
The committee first heard House Memorial 26, a student-presented memorial encouraging state agencies to participate in insect education and conservation efforts, including free workshops sponsored by Wild Friends. The young witnesses emphasized the ecological and agricultural importance of insects, especially pollinators, and clarified that the memorial would not restrict fishing bait or other insect use. After brief questions about fishing, the University of New Mexico connection, and a planned BioPark bugarium, the committee approved the memorial on a due pass motion by unanimous consent.
The committee then heard House Bill 243, which would provide more stable funding for shelters that care for homeless, abused, abandoned, or surrendered horses, donkeys, and mules. The bill would appropriate $500,000 to the existing Equine Shelter Rescue Fund, move administration of the fund from the Livestock Board to the Department of Agriculture, strengthen grant and reporting requirements, and create an Equine Welfare Trust Fund seeded with $5 million. Supporters from Animal Protection New Mexico, the Livestock Board, and the Department of Agriculture said the shelters are essential, underfunded, and at capacity, and that the bill would provide a more reliable funding stream. Some public testimony raised concerns about how animals are tracked and whether any horses could end up at auction or slaughter.
Committee discussion focused on whether equine care should be funded through recurring appropriations instead of a trust fund, whether the Livestock Board or Department of Agriculture should administer the money, and whether the bill could affect wild or free-roaming horses. The sponsor and supporters said the bill would not change the Livestock Board’s enforcement role and that the trust fund was intended to create long-term support. A motion to table the bill failed, and the committee then voted 4-4 on the due pass motion, so HB 243 did not advance. One member explained his support but said the bill was not a good long-term solution.
Finally, the committee heard House Bill 109, which would temporarily, through December 2029, allow the New Mexico Finance Authority to award water project funds without separate legislative authorization after projects have already been vetted. The sponsor and NMFA and Water Trust Board witnesses said the current authorization step delays projects for months, increases costs, and especially hurts small rural communities and acequias. They said the bill keeps existing oversight and evaluation processes, adds technical assistance for smaller applicants, and was amended to extend the sunset date to 2029 and remove an unconstitutional two-thirds-extension requirement. The committee approved HB 109 on a due pass motion by a vote of 7-1.
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
January 28, 2026 - 01:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill requires that a municipality that operates utility service allow property owners located outside
- Service to allow property owners located outside its municipal boundaries to connect with or use its
- And while in Broward County, it's not the case, because Municipality A, if you're going to build there
- And third, and most importantly, this legislation builds on Florida's existing investment in SunTracks
- And the hope is that with these new designs, you can build them over and over again, and you can get
Summary:
The Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee considered a full agenda of transportation, utility, aviation, and energy bills. HB 4045, amending the Jacksonville Aviation Authority charter, passed without questions or debate. HB 1075, which would require municipal utilities to allow outside property owners to connect when capacity exists and fees are paid, drew testimony from local government and municipal advocates who warned about conflicts with existing agreements, long infrastructure payback periods, and the risk of subsidizing nonresidents; despite concerns from Rep. Smith and others about municipal boundaries and cost, the bill passed, with Smith voting no. HB 519, as amended, authorizes golf cart crossings at signalized intersections on designated golf cart roads; it passed unanimously after lighthearted debate about golf carts and pedestrian crossings.
The committee then took up HB 919, which creates a state definition for major commercial service airports and preempts airport naming authority, including renaming Palm Beach International Airport to Donald J. Trump International Airport subject to FAA, county, and trademark-related conditions. Palm Beach County supported the bill and an amendment clarifying implementation and trademark language, while Rep. Eskamani and others raised concerns about preemption and the timing of honoring a sitting president; the bill passed with several no votes, including Eskamani, Skidmore, and the ranking member. HB 1093, the Advanced Air Mobility and Infrastructure Act, would support eVTOL/vertiport development through tax exemptions, infrastructure funding flexibility, and statewide siting standards while preserving local zoning; supporters framed it as an economic-development and workforce bill, while Rep. Cheney raised taxpayer concerns. An amendment narrowing liability protections for vertiports co-located with public airports was adopted, and the bill passed with Cheney voting no.
Finally, HB 1461 established a regulatory framework for advanced nuclear reactors, assigning oversight roles to the PSC, DOH, and DEP. Supporters argued the bill would improve energy reliability, affordability, and Florida’s leadership in clean, advanced energy, while an opponent from Deploy US urged strong consumer protections and cautioned against overbroad deregulation. Rep. Eskamani emphasized preserving PSC prudency review for ratepayer protection, and the sponsor said the bill was refined through committee discussion. After an amendment fixing technical issues and clarifying that one section applied to all nuclear, the bill passed favorably. The meeting then adjourned.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- We're in Room 1100 of the Minnesota Senate Building.
- </c><01:29:06.119><c> and</c> billboard you and I pay for building and billboard you and I pay for building
- What we can do is stop building more.
- What we can do is stop building more.
- </c> businesses that pay the taxes that build businesses that pay the taxes that build the<01:54:20.880
Committee:
Senate Transportation
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate Chamber Feb 14th, 2026 at 12:23 pm
New Mexico Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Us to build it.
- But we build microgrids all the time, Mr. President.
- That would be a single building, a small campus, a remote house.
- Tax credits to build geothermal facilities for generation don't exist.
- If the tax credits go away, they will not build this anymore.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- And I've always appreciated the fact that people in this building can sometimes put their differences
- Who is the founder and owner of All She Wrote Books in New Somerville.
- It's about assembling the right to build durable and fair state solutions.
- In March of 2024, we received a bomb threat while our building was full of families.
- I trust our librarians to build libraries that represent everyone, and I appreciate them beyond words
Summary:
The hearing focused on several bills related to access to library materials, including measures addressing book bans and censorship in public and school libraries, as well as legislation on digital library collections and e-book licensing. Committee leaders said testimony would be limited to three minutes and encouraged written submissions. Early testimony from Chair Brian Murray highlighted H. 3595, which would address challenges facing public libraries and digital resource collections by limiting restrictive publisher-library contract terms, protecting patron confidentiality, and creating a special legislative commission to study the issue.
A large number of legislators, librarians, authors, students, publishers, and advocacy groups testified in support of the free expression bills, including H. 3594 and S. 2328, arguing that book challenges in Massachusetts disproportionately target LGBTQ+ and BIPOC titles and that librarians and educators need protection from retaliation and harassment. Witnesses described local incidents of book removals, threats, and pressure campaigns, and several said the bills would create transparent challenge procedures, keep materials available during reviews, and ensure decisions are made by trained professionals rather than political actors. Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley’s office also submitted support, and multiple speakers cited national trends and Massachusetts-specific censorship attempts.
Testimony on the digital access bills emphasized that e-books and audiobooks are essential for readers with disabilities, homebound patrons, students, and others who rely on accessible formats, but that current licensing terms are far more expensive and restrictive than print purchasing. Library representatives said libraries spend millions on digital content, face long wait times for popular titles, and often must repeatedly re-rent the same materials. Legal and library experts supported the proposed commission as a practical step toward fairer licensing and stronger bargaining power for libraries. The hearing ended after extensive testimony; no votes or final committee action were taken in the portion provided.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/09/2026 - Senate Military Affairs and Border Security
Transcript Highlights:
- We all passed five dispensaries on the way into the building today.
- We're building these guardrails to try to help those veterans receive benefits that they did not get
- So that's really our fix here for this private property owner.
- It applies generally that any property owner could apply for that. Thank you. Yes, ma'am. Yes, Mr.
- You're in support of policing the conveyors, the owners, the entrepreneurs of, say, Western Union and
Summary:
The committee first took up SB 1803, which would regulate non-accredited veterans benefits claims assistance by prohibiting unrecognized agents or attorneys from preparing or prosecuting claims, limiting compensation practices, requiring written disclosures and cancellation rights, and making violations subject to Attorney General enforcement. Supporters, including the sponsor and several veterans, said the bill would create needed guardrails against predatory actors while preserving veterans’ choice to use free or paid help. Opponents and some neutral testimony, including a VA-accredited attorney and representatives of the VFW and American Legion, argued the bill still lacked sufficient protections, raised federal preemption concerns, and should require VA accreditation instead. After debate over fees, back pay, and the availability of free services, the committee adopted an amendment and gave SB 1803 a do pass recommendation by a 5-2 vote.
The committee then heard SB 1232, a strike-everything amendment dealing with outdoor advertising signs in military airport and ancillary military facility overlay zoning districts. The bill would allow signs on property with a military compatibility permit in areas otherwise treated as residential under a zoning designation, which the sponsor and property representatives said was needed to resolve an ADOT permitting loophole for a specific parcel near Luke Air Force Base and the Northern Parkway. Members questioned whether the change was narrowly tailored, whether other properties could be affected, and whether ADOT and federal highway beautification rules would be satisfied. After the amendment was adopted, the committee approved SB 1232 on a 4-3 vote, with several members saying they would reserve the right to change their votes on the floor.
Finally, the committee began hearing SB 1511, which would prohibit operation of a commercial motor vehicle in Arizona unless the operator can prove lawful presence in the United States and would allow impoundment if proof is not provided. The sponsor introduced the bill with a lengthy explanation of commercial driver licensing history and concerns about non-domiciled and limited-term CDLs, contrasting them with Canadian and Mexican commercial licensing arrangements. The transcript cuts off before testimony, questions, or any action on SB 1511.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/09/2026 - Senate Military Affairs and Border Security
Military Affairs and Border Security
Transcript Highlights:
- We all passed five dispensaries on the way into the building today.
- We're building these guardrails to try to help those veterans receive benefits that they did not get
- So that’s really our fix here for this private property owner.
- could apply for that thank you yes ma'am It applies generally, so any property owner could apply for
- You're in support of policing the conveyors, the owners, the entrepreneurs of, say, Western Union and
Committee:
Senate Military Affairs and Border Security
Keywords:
outdoor advertising, military compatibility, zoning, electronic signage, permitting, undocumented immigrants, financial services, identification requirements, loans, foreign remittances, transitional housing, military, veterans, grant program, supportive services, SB1511, commercial driver license, CDL, nondomiciled CDL, nondomiciled commercial driver license
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 28th, 2025
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- You know, we try to build bridges and not divide ourselves as a community.
- in statute, the state fair is directed to request funding for that building.
- Physical maintenance of the building, paying the utilities and things like that.
- Absolutely, these buildings have to be maintained in a safe manner.
- Horsemen and owners are reluctant to deal with horses because it's costly to maintain them.
Committee:
House House Appropriations & Finance
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Our most effective treatment building.
- This is not a request to fund buildings. This is not a request to fund buildings.
- </c><00:15:04.360><c> is</c> has mentioned, this build-out is has mentioned, this build-out is critical
- /c><00:17:27.199><c> to</c><00:17:27.280><c> be</c> the whole building needs to be the whole building
- building hope, it's about building hope, opportunity,<00:26:07.720><c> and</c><00:26:07.840><c> a</c
Committee:
House Capital Investment