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• in the Arkansas Financial Accounting Handbook, and this is a Handbook that DESE produces that has codes
• So some of our difficulty is when there's not a fund code or an expenditure code attached to a particular
• And so some of our difficulty is when there's not a fund code or an expenditure code attached to a particular
• item. a fund code or an expenditure code attached to a particular item, and the department produces
• And that is a handbook that's used for analysis purposes to help identify which codes mean what.

Summary: The joint education committee continued its adequacy study with a detailed Bureau of Legislative Research presentation on resource allocation, covering how Arkansas school districts and charters spend foundation and other funds on matrix and non-matrix items. Staff explained the methodology for mapping expenditures, the district and school categories used in the analysis, and key findings showing that districts spend more per student from all fund sources than the foundation amount alone. The presentation highlighted that classroom teachers account for the largest share of matrix spending, while operations and maintenance, student support staff, nurses, and other lines also drew significant attention. Members asked for additional breakdowns by district type, size, rural/urban status, and trend data, and several questions focused on how waivers affect funding and spending, especially for library media specialists and other positions. The committee then discussed non-matrix spending, including instructional aids, non-technology-related facilities, school safety, mental health services, dyslexia support, food service, gifted and talented, career and technical education, and other items not explicitly defined in the matrix. Staff reported that non-matrix spending exceeded $2 billion in 2025, with most of it coming from other fund sources, and that the top superintendent-identified unmet needs over recent surveys were mental health services, school safety, and dyslexia support. Members raised concerns about dyslexia identification and funding, possible over-identification, and whether some support costs are being coded in ways that obscure the true spending picture. There was also discussion of facilities funding, the building fund, and the Department of Education’s partnership program for school construction and maintenance, with staff agreeing to provide more information and potentially bring department officials back for a future meeting. Throughout the meeting, members repeatedly requested more granular data and clarifications, including waiver counts and funding impacts, trend lines for superintendent-reported needs, district-by-district spending spreadsheets, and definitions for certain matrix and accounting terms such as salary enhancement, LEA indebtedness, and other employee health insurance. The chair noted that the committee would continue the adequacy process over the coming months and use the worksheet in the binder to develop recommendations for the next biennium. No votes were taken during this portion of the meeting; instead, the committee received the report, asked for follow-up data, and agreed to continue the discussion at future meetings.

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• and the relevant government code.
• Under state law, you have a mechanism so that property value growth results in property tax rate cuts
• So, you actually got even more property tax compression or property tax relief to your homeowners and
• It's not property tax, right? We've bought down property tax, and then insurance went up.
• Of this last property value study, every school district in our county failed the property value assignment

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• Colorado should be moving toward a simpler, more predictable tax code.
• Sales tax in Colorado applies to tangible personal property. tangible personal property.
• So the question the legislature had to answer was: is downloadable software tangible personal property
• That is a direct payment program routed through the tax code. And Colorado...
• While supporters describe this as a modernization of the tax code, the practical effect is clear.

Keywords: 981, all

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• Or a uniformity of permitting and codes? You're recognized. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
• really familiar with what a private provider does, they are a licensed professional hired by our property
• So when we speak about life and safety measures, they have to abide by the code that Florida has in place
• providers have a vast amount of knowledge more than the building officials that might be at your property
• It is exempt if it's built at a minimum of 10 feet. from the property line, in other words, respecting

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• We have a full agenda at the State Building Code Council update.
• So for transparency’s sake, people impacted by those codes will already know what those codes entail
• outside of the code implementation date change that we just discussed.
• Applicants are figuring out how to use the code.
• these issues through timely code revisions.

Summary: The Local Government Committee met in work session and heard a series of presentations on SEPA, permitting reforms, and building code implementation. Department of Ecology staff gave an overview of the State Environmental Policy Act, explaining its role in state and local decision-making, common exemptions, planned actions, and recent housing-related statutory changes such as transit-oriented development exemptions and SEPA appeals protections for certain local ordinances. Committee members asked about repeated SEPA reviews, cultural and historic resource review, and how SEPA relates to NEPA; Ecology responded that repeated reviews usually occur when proposals change and that programmatic EISs can help front-load analysis. Seattle’s Department of Construction and Inspections described how recent SEPA exemptions reduced residential review volume and supported more housing permits, and said the city is considering raising thresholds further. The State Building Code Council provided an update on code adoption timelines and legislative tasks tied to the 2024 codes, including single-stair housing, multiplex housing, dwelling unit size, and temporary emergency shelter standards. Council staff said the content of the codes is largely set, but administrative timelines have been delayed, prompting a motion to postpone final adoption while pursuing ways to preserve the planned implementation schedule. Members asked about the timing of code changes and the impact on housing costs, and staff said the legislative topics remain on track for inclusion in the 2024 code package. Committee staff then reviewed recent permitting legislation, including SB 5290’s permit decision deadlines and fee-refund provisions, later bills limiting pre-application meetings and clarifying that building permits are excluded from those timelines, and project-specific changes affecting middle housing, ADUs, lot splits, passive house projects, self-certification, transit-oriented development, and parking requirements. Commerce’s Dave Anderson reported on SB 5290 implementation, including guidance on permit fees, studies on staffing and statewide permitting systems, grants to local governments, and the first annual performance report, which showed mixed results and highlighted the importance of digital tools, clear checklists, staff training, and coordination across departments. Local officials from Issaquah and Kitsap County described their own process improvements, including code updates, optional pre-application meetings, new staffing, reporting systems, and a phased “Two by Six” review model in Kitsap, while also noting challenges from staffing shortages, agency coordination, and the burden of implementing multiple new mandates.

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• Senate Bill 704 by Colhorse relating to the process for filling a vacancy on the board of certain property
• Senate Bill 711 by Hughes relating to property owners associations to jurisprudence.
• Senate Bill 773 by Eckhardt relating to the exemption from Avalorum taxation of real property.
• Property owned by certain charitable organizations to local government.
• Senate Bill 785 Florida is relating to the regulation of new H HUD code manufactured housing to local

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• And what this bill will do is apply the Trump tax cuts to the Arizona tax code.
• It is a common-sense, pro-taxpayer bill that conforms Arizona's tax code with the federal tax code and
• , that we now are trying to apply to the Arizona tax code with this bill.
• By conforming Arizona's tax code with the federal tax code, we provide immediate relief to seniors, working
• HB 2173 Property Tax Errors Ways and Means. HB 2174 and Predictive Models.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• and the state code.
• Hearing none, I'd like to call simplifies tax code simplifies tax code administration, administration
• code better than I do. code better than I do. >> Thank<00:22:27.679> you.
• code.
• we refer to the code, is currently fixed at the 2018 code.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Eligible property must be either in an area where raising the property will be necessary to comply with
• Portions of property exceeding 110% or 2,000 square feet.
• Portions of property exceeding 110% or 2,000 square feet will be assessed at just value.
• And finally, property appraisers may require property owners to provide elevation certificates or other
• Code 485-324. I believe this is a technical amendment.

Summary: The Senate Committee on Finance and Tax met and first considered CS for SB 1290, the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles agency package. The bill would align Florida law with IFTA and federal motor carrier rules, raise the crash-reporting damage threshold from $500 to $2,000, define “economically disadvantaged area,” update registration and email-notice procedures, and revise the definition of tank vehicles. An amendment was adopted to allow nonprofits to perform VIN inspections under an MOU and to create a DV-embossed specialty plate option for eligible disabled veterans. The bill, as amended, was reported favorably. The committee then passed SB 1292, which exempts certain email addresses collected by DHSMV for notification purposes from public records disclosure. The committee also considered two flood-resiliency measures by Senator DeSantis/DeSigley. SJR 174 would amend the Florida Constitution to allow the Legislature to exclude from assessed value improvements made to mitigate flood damage, with the proposed amendment to appear on the 2026 ballot. SB 176 provided the implementing details, including eligibility tied to flood-risk areas or prior flood damage, square-footage limits for rebuilt or elevated homesteads, and documentation requirements for property appraisers. Members asked about how rebuilding and square-footage caps would work, and the sponsor explained the intent was to encourage elevation and resiliency without allowing major expansion. A technical amendment was adopted to SB 176, and both measures were reported favorably. After the bills, staff director Azar Khan gave a brief presentation on the latest General Revenue conference results, noting collections were running ahead of forecast and explaining the main forecast adjustments, including increases in sales tax and investment earnings and a reduction in corporate income tax projections. No questions were raised on the presentation. The committee then noted that additional bills were still moving through earlier committees, invited members to follow up with staff, and adjourned without any recorded votes beyond the committee actions on the bills and amendments.

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• <01:14:59.480> to uh modernizing Minnesota's tax code to uh modernizing Minnesota's tax code
• But, really, this is looking at how we can right-size our tax code or sales tax code to an economy that
• changing dramatically, and our tax code changing dramatically, and our tax code is<01:27:37.160>
• There's almost $1 billion in property tax relief passed in that 2023 bill.
• Uh we can't shy away from the tax code.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Should the defendant in an eviction refuse to leave the property or return without permission of the
• property owner, under current law it's only a trespass in the third degree.
• It doesn't require property destruction.
• ISIS purchased some property here. The governor's put out a website.
• However, unbeknownst to us, a hash-match code of those images remained in cloud storage.

Bills: HB2047, HB2136, HB2198, HB2411, HB2662, HB2966, HB2970

Keywords: forcible entry, detainer, writ of restitution, criminal trespass, judgment enforcement, civil terrorism, disorderly conduct, vandalism, political activism, public order, subversion, government security, criminal records, sealing records, civil rights, expungement, rehabilitation, coerced abortion, abortion-inducing drugs, felony

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• <00:21:40.559> Act Defending American Property Abroad Act Defending American Property Abroad Act
• <00:22:13.600> Abroad the Defending American Property Abroad the Defending American Property
• <00:37:29.680> is consequences when American property is consequences when American property
• I urge my stolen American property.
• And in 2022, property.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Friday, March 27, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• That's and making changes to the codes.
• residential building and energy codes. residential building and energy codes.
• It's a tax property tax payment.
• the property tax base. the property tax base.
• recouping that expense and property recouping that expense and property taxes.<01:36:49.280>

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:03 Roll Call 00:00:08 Discussion of Indiana Residential Infrastructure Fund 00:01:27 Discussion of Affordable Housing Trust Fund 00:33:30 Discussion of Urban Infill 01:12:37 Approval of Minutes from July Meeting 01:39:00 Adjournment 01:39:42, 958, all

Summary: The Housing Task Force heard a presentation from Anita Sanford of the Homebuilders Association of Kentucky and Sheri Cybert of Indiana’s Residential Infrastructure Fund about Indiana’s low-interest loan program for local housing infrastructure. They described the program as a voluntary, locally driven model that helps communities finance roads, sewers, sidewalks, traffic lights, turning lanes, and other infrastructure needed for new housing development. Sanford emphasized that infrastructure and regulation are major drivers of housing costs, citing estimates that infrastructure can account for up to 30% of a home’s cost and regulations another 25%, and said the association is studying Kentucky-specific regulatory costs. She also noted that every $1,000 added to new home construction can price out about 2,000 Kentucky households. Cybert explained that Indiana’s program, administered through the Indiana Finance Authority, began in 2023 with $75 million appropriated over two years and has since closed 17 loans totaling $60.7 million, with more than 2,700 projected housing units. The program reserves 70% of funds for rural communities and 30% for urban communities, requires applications from local governments rather than developers, and asks communities to show need through a market study, describe the infrastructure and housing to be built, and provide preliminary engineering plans and a repayment source. She said the loans currently carry an interest rate around 3.5%, reset quarterly, and that the program has generated about $25 million in savings to communities compared with private borrowing. She also described recent Indiana legislative changes that encourage higher density and other zoning reforms, and said a majority of those local ordinance changes must be adopted for an application to be fundable. Members asked about the ordinance requirements, the funding split between rural and urban areas, repayment mechanisms, and whether there were caps on project size. Cybert said repayment is worked out case by case, often through existing or project-specific TIFs, temporary tax agreements, or letters of credit, and that the program has no cap on request size or income/affordability restrictions. She said the largest request funded was $19 million for a 700-unit project. Co-chair Mills and others discussed whether Kentucky could adopt a similar model and what it would cost, while Sanford and Cybert said they were still refining budget estimates. Later, Scott Welch, president of the Homebuilders Association of Kentucky, testified that upfront infrastructure costs are a major barrier in his projects, citing a $1 million pump station and road-widening and utility relocation costs as examples, and said an infrastructure fund would help get projects off the ground.

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• The fund was created in North Dakota Century Code 4.1-01-21.1.
• North Dakota Administrative Code 33.1-16-02.1.
• law in North Dakota and the common law of property.
• So as all of you know, when it comes to property tax, the property tax pie doesn't change, but every
• it gives them some sense of ownership of property.

Summary: The committee opened its third interim meeting with roll call, approved the November 13, 2025 minutes, and the chair reviewed prior committee work, including a denied request for a fertilizer-capacity study and a planned later discussion of the Union Pacific/Norfolk Southern merger issue. Commissioner Doug Goring then presented Department of Agriculture updates on uncrewed aerial systems grants to detect noxious weeds, the state’s irrigation potential, the low-carbon fuels program for ethanol plants, the Environmental Impact Mitigation Fund, model zoning ordinances for animal feeding operations, and fertilizer production and supply in North Dakota. Members asked about funding sources, fertilizer storage and availability, natural gas and water needs for future fertilizer plants, and how the model zoning website would help counties and townships apply setback and odor tools. A substantial portion of the meeting focused on the Department of Water Resources’ economic analysis tool for water conveyance and flood-related projects. Dr. Dwayne Poole explained that the department is proposing changes to better account for end-of-useful-life conditions and updated hydrologic data, while still limiting the model to direct, demonstrable costs and benefits. He said the goal is to make the analysis more realistic and consistent without changing statute, and he provided examples of how project benefits could change as drains age or as rainfall and flood data evolve. Committee members and water-user representatives generally supported continued work on the proposal, while raising concerns about downstream impacts, closed-basin projects, and whether the changes would meaningfully affect project approvals. The committee then heard from John Paskowski, state engineer, on Devil’s Lake, the West End and East End outlets, and the Tolna Coulee control structure. He reviewed lake history, outlet capacities, sulfate and downstream flow limits, and explained that the control structure is intended to prevent a catastrophic uncontrolled release by slowing erosion and head cutting. Members asked about water quality trends, the length of the downstream flow constraint, and whether the Tolna Coulee area had been studied for possible natural overflow or silt buildup. The discussion emphasized ongoing flooding concerns, mitigation for affected landowners, and the need to balance outlet operations with downstream water quality and infrastructure protection.

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• land<00:27:57.800> records property recordation and land records property recordation
• they're foreclosing on the properties. they're foreclosing on the properties.
• There are other codes that also I don't want everyone to think that this is the only code that it's up
• House Bill 1096, property tax credits notice through property tax bill.
• property tax bill. property tax bill.

Keywords: House streaming session for Wednesday, March 11, 2026, 957, house, all

Summary: The House of Delegates met on February 27, 2026, with a prayer, roll call showing 130 members present, and the reading of the previous day’s journal. The chamber then took up several House resolutions recognizing guests and honorees, including Harold Futch Sr. II and his daughter R.V. for their collaboration on the album “Harmony” and R.V.’s status as the youngest Grammy winner; Michelle Eberle for her leadership of the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange; and the Boys & Girls Club of Washington County on its 85th anniversary. Each resolution was read and adopted with applause and congratulations. The House also received Senate Bill 108 from the Senate consent calendar and, by unanimous consent, had it read the first time and referred to committee. In the Economic Matters Committee report, the House adopted favorable reports and sent multiple bills to third reading, including HB 306 on dealer website price transparency, HB 461 on rural readiness and capacity building, HB 573 on fair housing discrimination standards, HB 798 on small minority- and women-owned business capital access, HB 850 on open house disclosure requirements, HB 951 on land records revisions, HB 996 on corporations and associations revisions, HB 1026 on rounding cash transactions, and HB 1312 on legal tender species establishment. HB 306 drew the most debate over its title, which included the “Jack Fitzgerald Price Transparency Act.” One delegate argued the title improperly referenced a private business and should be removed; the floor leader responded that the bill honored consumer advocate Jack Fitzgerald and that the dealership was employee-owned. A motion to special order the bill failed on a roll call vote of 95 no to 38 yes, and the bill was then ordered printed for third reading. HB 691 on permitting efficiency for housing development projects was also special ordered until the next day after members sought more time to review possible amendments. The House adopted amendments and favorable reports on several bills, including HB 243 on comprehensive and general plans, HB 343 on housing counseling services, HB 483 on charitable organization audit thresholds, HB 523 on residential foreclosure restrictions, and HB 243’s amendments clarifying prospective application. Members asked questions about HB 243’s planning requirements and about HB 523’s “zombie mortgage” protections; the floor leader explained that HB 523 would protect homeowners from surprise foreclosures on old debts without forgiving the underlying debt, while HB 243 would modernize comprehensive planning standards without changing local subdivision review processes.

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• Property insurance or for the Committee on Insurance.
• Relating to requiring the seller of an unimproved real property to disclose if the property is in a flood
• HB 4943 by Alders relating to the property owner claims.
• Refer to the subcommittee on Property tax appraisals.
• of the property tax relief to rental households fund and to conclude the payments for the property tax

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• THAT IS AMENDMENT BAR CODE 323356 BY SENATOR COLLINS, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO EXPLAIN THE AMENDMENT. >>
• OBVIOUSLY WE ARE TRYING TO PROMOTE RESILIENCY AND ELEVATION OF THESE HOMES AND THESE PROPERTIES.
• WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THE PROPERTY TAXES WERE CAPPED AND INCENTIVIZE FOLKS TO ELEVATE THEIR HOMES.
• MUST BE EITHER IN AN AREA WHERE RAISING THE PROPERTY WOULD BE NECESSARY TO COMPLY WITH FEMA'S FLOOD
• SQUARE FOOTAGE WITHOUT INCREASING THE ASSESSED VALUE, HOMESTEAD PROPERTY MAY BE INCREASED UP TO 2000

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• The property reclamation division will examine and document cases where land or property was unjustly
• the North Valley Property Owners Association, the Santa Barbara Rental Property Association, and the
• Despite municipal rules and notices, some property owners maintain nuisances on their properties while
• Property owners often don't have legal counsel, face steep fines, must let enforcement onto their property
• Property owners often don't have legal counsel, face steep fines, must let enforcement onto their property

Summary: The committee met as a subcommittee without quorum at first, then later established quorum and continued hearing several bills. SB 27, the annual CARE Court cleanup bill, would require courts to consider CARE referral for certain misdemeanor defendants found incompetent to stand trial, combine some hearings, allow limited data sharing among licensed medical professionals, and expand eligibility to include mood disorders with psychotic features. Supporters said it would clarify the meaning of “clinically stabilized,” streamline the process, and help more severely ill people receive treatment; opponents argued it would expand CARE Court too broadly, strain county resources, and divert attention from housing and voluntary services. The bill passed to the Health Committee on a roll call vote and was placed on call. SB 82, dealing with so-called “infinite arbitration clauses,” would limit consumer contract arbitration provisions to disputes arising from the product or service actually purchased. The author and supporters said the bill would stop companies from forcing arbitration in unrelated claims and would not ban arbitration itself. Opponents from business and banking groups argued the language was too restrictive, could create litigation over related transactions, and should be clarified as prospective only. The committee approved the bill and placed it on call after a roll call vote. The committee then heard two reparations-related bills. SB 437 would direct CSU to develop a genealogical methodology and framework for verifying descendants of enslaved people, with oversight, reporting, and guardrails tied to recently allocated state funding. Supporters said the bill would create a fair, evidence-based process; opponents, including professional genealogists and reparations advocates, argued the work is already well understood, the bill is unnecessary, and it could delay action. SB 518 would create a Bureau for Descendants of American Slavery within state government, with divisions for genealogy, property reclamation, outreach, and legal affairs. Supporters framed it as needed infrastructure to implement reparations recommendations; opponents objected to locating it in the Department of Justice, warned about data privacy and law enforcement control, and criticized the inclusion of broader communities. Both bills were moved to Appropriations and placed on call. The committee also heard SB 52, the End AI Rent Hikes Act, which would prohibit the use of algorithms to collude on and artificially inflate rental prices; the author and supporters described it as a response to AI-assisted rent fixing in California’s housing market.

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• Yeah, they have a statewide code.
• You're going to follow the International Building Code, which is a standard among... Codes.
• Some are up to date, and I believe the International Building Code is sought out, and there's a new code
• Obviously, we have a very diverse state—some that have codes, some that don't want codes, and some that
• Obviously, we have a very diverse state—some that have codes, some that don't want codes, and some that

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• <00:12:31.600> with church building or church property with church building or church property
• The amendment simply— it replaces... code is about digital replicas uh which code is about digital replicas
• I've been dealing with pig problems on our property for the past 15 years.
• They pass disease on to different places and different properties.
• I have seen firsthand the properties.

Keywords: 1136, house, all