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• 59.360><c> business</c> farmers, workers, and small business farmers, workers, and small business owners
• who have built our state's owners who have built our state's successful<00:05:03.919><c> hemp</c><00
• we are here today because this is a pivotal moment for many farmers, workers, and small business owners
• Uh, next up to speak from the retail side of things, we have Melissa Certic, the owner of Certic's in
• Kevin Hillyard, I'm one of the owners of Insight Brewing Company.

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• And to pay and build for stuff.
• , he or she, what they are building.
• So they're building, Mr. Matthews, this is building a new subdivision.
• They could either build them themselves or they can ask us to build them, but that's going to add cost
• to build west?”

Summary: The Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee met for its first meeting of the 2026 session and took up impact fees, with an opening overview from Eric Poole of the Florida Association of Counties. Poole explained that impact fees are one-time charges on new development used only for new infrastructure capacity, not existing deficiencies or maintenance, and must satisfy the dual rational nexus test. He traced their history in Florida and described how comprehensive plans, concurrency, and later mobility fees relate to local infrastructure funding. He argued that impact fees are restricted, tied to capital improvements, and are one tool for paying for growth. Panelists representing counties, cities, builders, and community developers largely agreed that growth creates real infrastructure costs but differed on how those costs should be allocated. County and city representatives said impact fees are a necessary, targeted way to fund roads, water, sewer, fire, schools, and parks without spreading costs across all taxpayers. They pointed to long periods without fee updates, rising construction costs, and examples of large increases justified by studies. Builder and developer representatives argued that fees are often unpredictable, can be doubled or tripled, and contribute to housing affordability problems; they also said the system can be inconsistent across jurisdictions and may encourage sprawl. Several witnesses emphasized that fees must be transparent, proportional, and tied to actual benefits, and some suggested a statewide framework or mobility-fee model with more consistency and peer review. Members asked about how long local governments can hold fee revenue, whether fees can generate profit, what they can be spent on, and whether they can pay for police stations, fire stations, or other public safety facilities. Witnesses said the funds must be used for capital projects and cannot be used for salaries or unrelated purchases, and that refunds may be required if money is not spent within the local ordinance’s timeframe. The discussion also covered examples of local fee increases, the use of impact fees versus direct construction or “pipelining” of infrastructure, and concerns about level-of-service changes and extraordinary-circumstance increases. No votes were taken; the meeting ended after the panel discussion and member questions, with the chair noting the conversation would continue.

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• If we go back to Keith Robertson's presentation, building these communities is incredibly expensive,
• So the structure that exists the way it is, it exists to serve the purpose of building the CCRCs... .
• It exists to serve the purpose of building the CCRCs that exist today.
• And... ...kinds of buildings, right? Or three separate units or residences.
• They don't have to go to an assisted living building.

Summary: The commission met to review its draft final report on continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs), with most of the discussion focused on whether recommendations required unanimous consensus and how to handle disagreements in the report. Members agreed that consensus meant no stated opposition, and several participants argued that unresolved issues should still be described in the report rather than omitted. The chairs said the report would include agreed-upon recommendations, note areas without consensus, and preserve written comments or dissent letters submitted by members. The draft report’s findings and slides were reviewed charge by charge, including CCRC definitions, financial condition, entrance fee refunds, regulatory oversight, advertising practices, and closure/change-of-ownership procedures. Members suggested several factual and wording edits, including clarifying financial data sources, correcting a presenter’s name, refining language about entrance fee use and refund timing, and revising statements about Attorney General authority and CCRC advertising. There was also discussion about the need to distinguish nonprofit and for-profit CCRCs and to better explain how different care levels and licensing structures are described. On recommendations, the commission kept the proposal to advance the disclosure bill (S. 478) and update the consumer guide, but removed a recommendation for annual open board meetings after objections that it was inadequate. The group spent considerable time debating whether to recommend resident representation on CCRC boards, timely refund requirements for entrance fees, and possible state registration or definition changes for CCRCs, but no consensus was reached on those items. The chairs said the final report would be completed by the statutory August 1 deadline, with final written comments due before then and the report and meeting materials posted on the legislature website.

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• Continued learning helps me build confidence and move toward a promotion.
• I do all kinds of work for the picked building cavity garden, and I get paid minimum wage for that.
• It feels like building a company within a company.
• They are focusing more on capacity building.
• And we want folks to come to one area or one building or one place.

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• Because we are not preempting state and federal regulations, the building safety issues, water issues
• An owner must contact the sheriff and file a complaint under penalty of perjury listing the relevant
• Senator Gruters: At the end of the day, it's all about what we can build.
• The kids would do the cleaning and the parents are the owners of these hotels.
• a career and build a family.

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• collected through an automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast system to collect fees from aircraft owners
• as amended by the House Committee on Natural Resources, Energy and Water, prohibits a condominium owners
• original equipment manufacturers from disabling electronic equipment sold or used in the state if the owner
• original equipment manufacturers from disabling electronic equipment sold or used in the state if the owner
• The sponsor said that in the future, markets like Yuma have a wonderful setup and are actually building

Summary: The meeting covered a very large number of bills across multiple committees, with most items presented on consent calendars and several sponsors explaining their measures. Education bills focused on moving statewide testing later in the school year, allowing paper testing by local choice, increasing transparency around district administrator pay, expanding religious excusal policies, creating a school fitness recognition program, and sending a resolution to voters to require sex-based designation of school sports teams and private spaces. Federalism and Government items included bans on foreign contributions to ballot-measure committees, a proposed ballot measure to eliminate voting centers and return to precinct-based voting, memorials urging withdrawal from the United Nations and the IMF, penalties for late agency financial reporting, restrictions on state contracts with China, and a bill limiting use of ADS-B aviation data for fee collection. Commerce bills addressed digital goods disclosure, child influencer trust accounts, liability for river outfitters, marketplace contractor termination rights, utility submetering charges, unemployment eligibility checks, and association-based health plans. Health and human services measures included lactation consultant certification and Medicaid breastfeeding support, a ban on gender transition procedures for minors, a requirement that chief medical officers hold active licenses, technical ambulance definitions, a SNAP waiver request to restrict non-eligible food purchases, hospital collection of patient immigration status, and enrollment verification for AHCCCS-related hospital presumptive eligibility. Judiciary bills included consent-verification requirements for online sexual material, a civil cause of action for DEI policy violations, hate-crime-style enhancements that also cover political affiliation, name-change disclosure rules for sex offenders, penalties for possession of falsified commercial driver’s licenses by unlawfully present persons, penalties for mailing abortion-inducing drugs, speed-inhibiting devices as an alternative to license suspension, longer transition services for inmates, stronger penalties for sexual extortion of minors, and legislative oversight of state shooting range closures. Natural resources and water bills dealt with brackish groundwater recovery and desalination studies, water augmentation authority financing, HOA drought-year watering restrictions, water-rate parity for customers outside city limits, and groundwater transportation from the McMullen Valley basin. Other topics included a ban on PFAS firefighting foam, restrictions on vaccine and mask mandates by governments and businesses, protections against employment or service discrimination based on medical interventions, elimination of long-vacant state positions, consumer protections against device disabling after owner modifications, and restrictions on Chinese-made critical infrastructure. The committee also heard a Space Commission update bill and a continuation of the Arizona Beef Council. Several bills were pulled from consent or flagged for amendments or legal concerns, including the testing-window bill, student directory information bill, river outfitter liability bill, ambulance bill, and others. No final floor votes were taken in the transcript, but many bills were advanced on third-read or consent calendars, while a few were set aside for amendments or further discussion.

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• Jim Steed, owner of Neighborly Pest Management, as well as Max Perry, here to help answer any of the
• My name is Jim Steed, and I am an owner of a small business here in the Sacramento area, Neighborly Pest
• I am Marie Cotman, pharmacist and former owner of Pacific Compounding Pharmacy in Stockton.
• If something were in place, I might be speaking to you as an owner instead of a former owner.
• They're the best staff in the building. The best staff in the building. Thank you all.

Committee: House Business and Professions

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• I just want to make sure I understood your testimony about an owner of a dog who kills somebody being
• My understanding is that there is presumed liability in this state when a dog owner, when a dog bites
• I just want to make sure I understood your testimony about an owner of a dog who kills somebody being
• It would become a bit of a disincentive for cities to build crosswalks and bike lanes and sidewalks if
• these are places that every foot of them you build is going to increase your liability.

Summary: The House Civil Rights and Judiciary Committee held a public hearing on HB 2095, which would create training requirements for law enforcement, prosecutors, and judges on negligent driving involving vulnerable users of public ways, and would establish a rebuttable presumption of negligence in certain civil claims when a vulnerable user is injured or killed in a protected area such as a sidewalk, crosswalk, bike lane, or similar designated space. Staff explained that the bill also allows recovery of actual damages, statutory damages, attorney’s fees and costs, and, in limited circumstances, punitive damages if the defendant has previously injured or killed three or more vulnerable road users. Members questioned the unusual nature of punitive damages, the burden-shifting presumption, the three-incident threshold, and whether the education component was tied to the bill’s purpose. The prime sponsor said the training is meant to improve reporting and understanding of existing vulnerable-road-user laws, and said the bill was intended to narrow liability to protected areas and could be amended further, including on the punitive-damages threshold. Supporters, including a widow whose husband was killed while bicycling, Washington Bikes, trial attorneys, a bicycle commuter advocate, and a physician, argued the bill would better protect pedestrians and cyclists, improve police reporting, and reduce the burden on injured people and families who currently must prove negligence after serious crashes. They said the presumption would encourage safer driving and align Washington with similar frameworks used elsewhere. Opponents, including defense lawyers, the Association of Washington Cities, the Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs, the Washington Trucking Associations, and the Washington Liability Reform Coalition, said the bill would expand litigation, create uninsurable risks through fee shifting and punitive damages, and could draw cities, businesses, and taxpayers into lawsuits. Some opponents also urged narrowing the bill to individuals and clarifying the protected areas and training requirements. No vote was taken; the chair closed the hearing and encouraged follow-up and amendment requests before executive session.

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• It has been a pleasure working with you both, and I look forward to continuing to build a strong and
• I'm the owner of Iron Range Learning Center.
• I'm a very recently retired owner-operator of two Primrose schools here in the Twin Cities, and I've
• Than center owners. And that is a better solution, I believe.
• I'm the owner and director of Eskomani's Child Care and Preschool. Sorry.

Bills: HF2436

Committee: House Children and Families Finance and Policy

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• </c> to own a home or or build your wealth. to own a home or or build your wealth.
• or developer of the or prospective owner or developer of the qualifying<00:37:22.880><c> property.
• </c> developers or or folks who buy buildings developers or or folks who buy buildings that<00:43:02.000
• between co-owners, partition between co-owners, distributions<00:52:36.240><c> by</c><00:52:36.559><
• Columns D and E show the owner taxpayer name and what the facility is used for.

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• take firearms into government parking lots, leave them in our vehicle, and go into the government building
• take firearms into government parking lots, leave them in our vehicle, and go into the government building
• Oahu and the neighbor islands: 80% supported banning high-capacity magazines, including 65% of gun owners
• thank you so much for your gun owners thank you so much for your time<00:16:48.800><c> thank</c><00:
• that have been versions of this build that have been introduced<00:42:20.720><c> year</c><00:42:20.880

Summary: The committee first took up SB 547 on water conservation, a deferred agenda item that had already been considered by the other joint committees and received no public testimony. The chair recommended adopting Department of Taxation and Department of Health amendments, passing the bill, and adding a defective date of July 1, 2050. The committee voted to adopt the recommendation; the vice chair voted yes, two senators were excused, and the recommendation was adopted. The main hearing focused on SB 1030, which would define election fraud intimidation to include carrying any firearm or weapon at or near a voter service center, place of deposit, or polling place. Testimony was overwhelmingly opposed, with speakers arguing the bill duplicated existing sensitive-places law, raised Second Amendment concerns, and could create confusion for lawful concealed carry holders using ballot drop boxes. A smaller number of supporters, including gun violence prevention advocates and labor representatives, argued the measure would improve voter safety. The committee heard more than 1,560 total testimonies for the hearing overall, and for SB 1030 staff noted over 10 in support and over 80 in opposition; no vote on SB 1030 was taken in the portion provided. The committee then heard SB 38, which would extend Hawaii’s ban on high-capacity magazines from pistols to any firearm with a detachable magazine over 10 rounds. Supporters, including the Department of Law Enforcement, Moms Demand Action, Everytown, Brady, and other gun violence prevention advocates, said the bill would close a loophole, improve consistency in the law, and reduce the harm caused by mass shootings. Opponents, including gun owners, veterans, and Second Amendment advocates, argued the bill would criminalize lawful owners, be difficult to enforce, and would not reduce crime. The committee reported receiving over 40 testimonies in support and over 400 in opposition. Finally, the committee began SB 401, which would add rifles capable of firing .50 caliber or higher ammunition to the list of prohibited weapons, excluding antiques and muzzle loaders. HPD and Everytown testified in support, describing the weapons as military-grade and dangerous, while Jerry Yuan and others opposed the bill, saying it was overbroad and would sweep in firearms and ammunition types that are not used in crime. The transcript ends during testimony on SB 401, before any committee action or vote on that measure.

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• </c><00:04:31.080><c> to</c> building building that you according to building building that you according
• of the building.
• They can be a tenant of the building, or they can be another person. They cannot be the owner.
• know</c> in an apartment building I don't know in an apartment building I don't know all<00:10:06.640
• Thank you. uh multif family building representative uh multif family building representative Nash<00:

Committee: House Housing Finance and Policy

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• does not change it at does this build does not change it at all<00:11:00.320><c> it</c><00:11:00.399
• that's not your office building, but it's a client's office building—our recommendation would be if
• that's not your office building, but it's a client's office building.
• uh is then told look we don't building uh is then told look we don't need<00:27:00.520><c> you</c><00
• </c> practice of business owners practice of business owners to<01:01:47.440><c> look</c><01:01:47.680

Committee: Senate Commerce

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• development pays for itself instead of pushing the cost of new development onto existing property owners
• development pays for itself instead of pushing the cost of new development onto existing property owners
• Pushing the cost of new development onto existing property owners or neighbors.
• And then once those are sold, that responsibility is carried over to the owner. All of, if I may.
• That responsibility is carried over to the owner. Follow up, if I may, Mr. Chair. Yes, go ahead.

Committee: Senate Local Government and Taxation

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• And then they basically build in a situation where they're going to be anywhere from $8 to $10 billion
• And just... ...and two business owners were considering leaving the state of Washington.
• sales tax or B&O tax deductions or reductions with the income tax, I mean, I think most business owners
• I've spoken to just are afraid of, you know, I mean, I think most business owners I've spoken to just
• come out of the Senate and reluctance to limit it to the $1 million and above, I think most business owners

Summary: Senate and House Republican leaders held a media availability in Olympia as the 2026 session entered its final full week, focusing heavily on affordability, taxes, and the state operating budget. Senators Braun and Gildon, along with House Republicans Connors and Abbarno, criticized the House and Senate budget proposals as spending billions more than forecast revenue, relying on one-time money, the rainy day fund, and what they called unrealistic assumptions. They argued the budgets would worsen a future deficit and said Democrats were prioritizing special interests over fiscal restraint. A major topic was the proposed income tax on high earners, which Republicans said would likely expand over time and drive businesses and wealthy residents out of Washington. They also discussed other tax proposals they said would hurt affordability, including changes affecting data centers, nicotine products, prescription drug warehousing, retail bags, and bottles. House Republicans said they were working with some Democrats to oppose the income tax and urged the governor to veto it if it reaches his desk. They also said the budget process has excluded Republican input and relied on closed-door negotiations. Republicans also raised several policy issues they said were stalled or killed this session, including juvenile rehabilitation reform, child endangerment and fatality reporting, tort reform, and housing and energy policy. They criticized the House for not advancing measures they said would help with child safety, juvenile justice, housing supply, and energy diversity, and they opposed a data center tax/clawback bill they said could discourage investment and jobs, especially in rural communities. In response to questions, Braun said he planned to raise the income tax, the budget, juvenile rehabilitation, child endangerment, and tort reform in an upcoming meeting with the governor. No votes were taken during the availability.

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• Thank you. ...our current recorded owners before, do they have to be, or do they not have to live there
• And so once they reach a certain percentage, then the developer turns it over to the owners.
• A certain percentage, then the developer turns it over to the owners within that HOA.
• Well, then that goes back to the question of those who own the property, so the owner also cannot be
• And so currently, based on some information provided by another representative in the building, with

Bills: HB1245 , HB2588 , HB3024 , HB3172 , HB3279 , HB3919 , HB3306 , HB3383 , HB3431 , HB3435 , HB4352 , HB3883 , HB3942 , HB4193 , HB4203 , HB4303 , HB4311 , HB4484

Committee: House Government Oversight

Summary: The Government Oversight Committee met with a quorum and heard a series of bills, beginning with HB 3942, which tightens the state’s incentive evaluation process; it passed 11-0. HB 4203, allowing the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission to explore guidelines for small multifamily housing of eight units or fewer and four stories or less, passed 10-1. HB 2588, which requires HOA board members to own and live in the HOA, passed 12-0, and HB 3024, limiting large agency pay raises/stipends to 10% unless reported through OMES, passed 12-0. HB 3383, limiting state employees to 14-hour shifts in a 24-hour period with emergency exceptions, passed 10-2, and HB 3279, a cleanup bill related to last year’s government corruption legislation, passed 12-0. The committee also advanced HB 3919, reducing county fair board size from nine to five members at county option to address quorum problems, and HB 3883, which imposes utility-system inspection, notice, and backflow-preventer-related requirements on governing bodies in exchange for reducing litigation exposure; both passed 12-0. HB 4193, as amended, would restrict state contracts and taxpayer funds from going to foreign adversaries or related entities, with exceptions and purchasing-director discretion; it passed 9-3. HB 3431 expanded foreign-adversary property restrictions to critical rare earth minerals and passed 13-0. HB 3435, a municipal bond single-subject bill, passed 12-0, and HB 4352, a Uniform Law Commission mortgage refinance update, passed 13-0. Later, HB 4484, allowing Corporation Commission employees to take state vehicles home for travel purposes under existing-style oversight, passed 13-0. Committee members then presented HB 1245, moving certain DHS Inspector General law enforcement officers into hazardous pay retirement coverage; it passed 13-0. HB 3172, the Fair Banking Act, would limit adverse banking actions against lawful economic activity at large banks and create a complaint/reason-request process; after extensive questions about thresholds, exceptions, and constitutional issues, it passed 11-3. HB 3306, increasing transparency requirements for campaign statement-of-organization reporting with a $400 threshold and a delayed effective date, passed 14-0. The committee laid over HB 4303 and HB 4311 until the next meeting and adjourned.

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• They're all unique because of the time that that property owner has been under the Save Our Homes cap
• But upon the tenant's death, there should be a change of beneficial owner and a homestead exemption reset
• But upon the tenant's death, there should be a change of beneficial owner and a homestead exemption reset
• But upon the tenant's death, there should be a change of beneficial owner and a homestead exemption reset
• But upon the tenant's death, there should be a change of beneficial owner and a homestead exemption reset

Bills: S0110 , S0434 , S0856

Committee: Senate Finance and Tax

Summary: The committee heard and passed three bills before moving to a staff presentation on the state revenue forecast and the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act. SB 856, by Senator DeSantis? [sic], would require online real estate listing platforms to display estimated property taxes for residential properties using prescribed methods and DOR-developed formulas rather than the current owner’s tax bill. Supporters from county, city, and property appraiser groups said the bill would improve transparency and help homebuyers avoid surprise tax and escrow increases. The bill was reported favorably after debate about making sure the estimate appears on realtor and platform sites for first-time buyers. SB 110, by Senator Arrington, was amended and then reported favorably. The bill clarifies that people holding 98-year-or-longer residential leases remain eligible for the homestead tax exemption even if the lease ends upon the tenant’s death, aligning those leaseholds with life estates for estate-planning purposes. The amendment, supported by the Florida Bar’s real property, probate and trust law section, clarified that lease provisions terminating at death are valid under current law. SB 434, by Senator Leak, was also reported favorably; it would prevent property tax assessments from reflecting increased just value attributable to wind-hardening improvements such as stronger roof attachments, shutters, and roof-to-wall reinforcements. The committee then received an update from staff director Azar Khan on the new general revenue forecast. He said collections had been running slightly above estimate overall, but the Revenue Estimating Conference reduced corporate income tax projections because of weaker recent collections and uncertainty around tariffs, while increasing some other revenue sources. Members then discussed the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which staff said would significantly reduce Florida corporate income tax revenue, with a large first-year impact driven by retroactive provisions such as bonus depreciation, research expensing, and business interest deductions. Senators and the appropriations chair said the forecast and federal changes would affect budget planning, and the committee adjourned after noting the bills had been favorably reported and the meeting was complete.

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• We knew they were in the building because they were just at Ways and Means, but they all still declined
• We knew they were in the building because they were just at Ways and Means, but they all still declined
• We knew they were in the building 3:00.
• essentially said, "I don't know owner essentially said, "I don't know how<00:21:43.919><c> people</c
• And that, to me, is work that I think if we want to, in the long term, build Minnesota up and build the

Committee: House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy

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• and Finance Committee has been working on during the interim and throughout the budget season is building
• So what this item has is it builds in 30 million.
• It builds on existing structures in law that they've used for prior bonding, but right now they don't
• Section 3 is a new and for the first time surcharge for owners of electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid
• What would these owners of these vehicles pay if they and pay in gas tax if they did not drive an EV

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• This will make it harder for local small business owners to get help from a real-life human being.
• In my current capacity as the owner of small businesses, I am too familiar with uncompromising regulators
• I have not been in the building. They have a, I think we call it a Sherpa, who's helped you...
• middle class because they're good-paying jobs, and they help small businesses in that region help build
• Mulligan, small business owners often face a range of challenges and barriers and stuff that we, you

Committee: Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee

Keywords: SBA, small business, nominations, Bill Briggs, Casey Mulligan, regulations, capital access, public support

Summary: The Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship convened to consider the nominations of Bill Briggs for Deputy Administrator of the SBA and Dr. Casey Mulligan for Chief Counsel for Advocacy. The discussions highlighted the critical role of the SBA in promoting small businesses, with emphasis on overcoming challenges posed by excessive regulations and the need for improved access to capital. Several committee members expressed their concerns over recent layoffs within the SBA and the closure of district offices, which they believe undermine support for small businesses across the nation. The committee meeting saw extensive dialogue about the implications of regulations on small business operations and how the nominees plan to address these issues if confirmed. Public support for the nominees was acknowledged through letters from various stakeholders who advocate for small business interests.