Video & Transcript Research : 'foreign entity'
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AR
Transcript Highlights:
- , let's go, the purpose of this bill is to regulate certain housing arrangements where a business entity
- owns residential property and individual purchase an interest in that entity instead of directly owning
- And again, we want to be sure that people cannot, these business entities, And again, we want to be sure
- that people cannot, these business entities cannot circumvent the fair housing laws, and we want to
- You talk about business entities.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 4 on Climate Crisis, Resources, Energy, and Transportation Apr 9th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- To best allocate those resources, there are a couple of entities that we're considering, but we're still
- The program requires that any entity that receives funding must be able to do the following: they must
- These resources were procured through competitive solicitations led by nearly 40 load-serving entities
- Those 40 entities, of course, are the investor-owned utilities, the community choice aggregators, and
- There are also entities like rail and transportation as well. To go into more...
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, the current tax rate for entities classified as retail or wholesale entities is 0.375%.
- The rate for all other entities is 0.75%.
- number of taxing entities in other states?
- So I imagine they would go to an entity, probably the governor or multiple entities that are currently
- And, and I concur with you in terms of the various taxing entities.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- run by private entities and they can already not spend state dollars to hire lobbyists.
- And that's why MUDs and other taxing entities like that are in this bill. clarification for you.
- That's a private entity.
- Aren't there some entities who can now... still operate? They're kind of exempted from this bill?
- , and also employees of associations to which governmental entity.
Keywords:
hemp regulation, consumable products, cannabinoids, occupational licenses, criminal offenses, SB 11, Texas attorney general, election crimes, election law enforcement, criminal prosecution, Election Code, Government Code Chapter 402, local prosecutors, county attorney, district attorney, grand jury, probable cause reports, state election offenses, voter fraud, election integrity
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 2/25/25
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- We receive applications in response to the RFP from all kinds of entities all across the state.
- We receive applications in response to the RFP from all kinds of entities all across the state.
- We receive applications in response to the RFP from all kinds of entities all across the state.
- We receive applications in response to the RFP from all kinds of entities all across the state.
- We receive applications in response to the RFP from all kinds of entities all across the state.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee Mar 26th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- But tax-free debt and a tax-free entity does have consequences.
- PG&E pays over a billion dollars in property taxes and other taxes to municipal entities in the state
- A tax-free entity is not going to be paying those taxes, which effectively means less money for local
- I would just add that there's another layer of service that these entities are attempting to provide.
- That's a role for an entity like a transmission authority.
Summary:
The committee first heard AB 13, which would restructure the CPUC to increase legislative oversight, add legislative liaisons, require more detailed and timely reporting on rate-setting decisions, and add a public advocate member. The author and supporters argued the bill would improve transparency, accountability, and geographic diversity in CPUC decision-making amid rising utility rates. Witnesses from TURN, San Joaquin County, SDG&E, and former CPUC Commissioner Loretta Lynch offered support or support-in-principle, while no opposition testimony was presented. Members generally praised the bill’s transparency goals, and AB 13 passed 10-0 to Appropriations, with the roll left open for absent members.
The committee then adopted the 2025-2026 committee rules and approved three consent items: AB 61, AB 365, and AB 406. The next bill, AB 99, would cap investor-owned utility rate increases above inflation except for specified costs such as safety, modernization, and fuel/commodity costs. The author and supporters, including a representative of the California Senior Legislature, said the bill was needed to protect ratepayers, especially seniors and low-income customers, from repeated rate hikes. Opposition came from utility labor, utilities, the Chamber of Commerce, and others, who argued the bill was too simplistic, could suppress labor costs, and did not account for major cost drivers such as wildfire mitigation, mandates, and net metering. Several members supported moving the bill forward as a starting point on affordability, while others criticized it as overly blunt. AB 99 passed 11-0 to Appropriations, with the roll left open.
The hearing then shifted to an informational panel on strategies to reduce California transmission costs. A Public Advocates Office staffer described a growing backlog of approved-but-unbuilt transmission projects, rising transmission access charges, and long project timelines driven largely by utility pre-application and construction periods. Panelists from Net Zero California and consulting firms presented research suggesting that public financing or public-private partnership lease models could reduce transmission costs by lowering financing, tax, and capital costs, with estimated savings of up to 57% and as much as $123 billion over 40 years. PG&E’s representative said the utility is already pursuing federal loan guarantees, grants, and a public-private partnership with Citizens Energy, but warned that state ownership could create tax, wildfire-liability, and governance risks. Members asked about the CPUC’s role, the causes of delays, and whether public financing could complement existing competitive solicitation processes.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations & Revenue. (6-3-26)
Appropriations & Revenue
Transcript Highlights:
- Also, um, the limited liability entity tax is a 9 and 1/2 cent per $100 on gross receipts or 75 cent
- Also, um the limited liability entity Also, um the limited liability entity tax,<00:39:44.520>
- and that um prescribes how a uh entity and that um prescribes how a uh entity can<00:42:32.160><
- There are itemized types of entities that are exempt from corporation income tax.
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exempt uh corporation or other entity exempt uh corporation or other entity
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Legislative Commission on Cybersecurity 8/27/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Um per closed entities is kept private.
- There is no government, there's no private sector entity that is immune.
- , but every single entity must face.
- Um we >> um and more vulnerable entities.
- entity, your outside your jurisdiction. entity, your outside your jurisdiction.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Fiscal Policy Apr 22nd, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- That's correct. >> Now with this private entity, this is this an entity that will go through the RFP
- So just for clarification, what every entity, the private entity, they will go through the RFP process
- Senate Cs for SB 1354, in behavioral health, managing entities by Senator Trumbull Senator Trumbull.
- And I think that this is a simple problem, but it's an urgent problem because its government entities
- So by limiting it to entities in which they have a financial interest of air, it narrows the scope of
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- The costs get shared across all entities equally then. Thank you, Madam Chair.
- The costs get shared across all entities equally then. So, you know, that was their request.
- The costs get shared across all entities equally then.
- The costs get shared across all entities equally then.
- The costs get shared across all entities equally then. So, you know, that was their request.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Aeronautics and Transportation Mar 2nd, 2026 at 10:00 am
Aeronautics and Transportation
Transcript Highlights:
- Those funds there passed through and they go to several entities.
- So there's several different entities that's getting a portion of that $550,000.
- , or private individual or entity.
- It's to keep private entities, third-party entities, from going after people flying through certain airspace
- There is another entity involved, if you will.
Keywords:
memorial highways, bridge designations, Oklahoma Statutes, commemorative markers, transportation, uninsured vehicles, reimbursement fund, towing services, commercial vehicles, public safety, memorial, infrastructure, dedication, Toby Keith, aviation, aircraft, surveillance, regulations, fees, Oklahoma statutes
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- It eliminates a 10% local grant, local match requirements which entities who do not have that money can
- Under current law, toll entities can proceed with new toll projects with that guaranteed requirement
- This bill would bypass that protection and apply to all toll entities with the exception of just Tech
- It's almost all the local toll entities that do, and it would allow these local toll entities to do it
- I'm the chairman of the Alamo Regional Mobility Authority and I represent that entity. Um.
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Fiscal Policy Apr 22nd, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- DoH is now contracting with a private entity, am I correct? Thank you, Senator Davis.
- Now, with this private entity, is this an entity that will go through the RFP process, the recruitment
- Okay, so just for clarification, whatever entity, the private entity, they will go through...
- Just for clarification, whatever entity, the private entity, they will go through an RFP process for
- If they do have a financial interest in that entity, and only those entities to which they have financial
Summary:
The committee met and first reported favorably CS for SB 1782, which creates a new offense for dangerous excessive speeding, with support noted from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office and the Florida PBA. It also reported favorably CS for SB 306, which addresses Medicaid managed care provider network access by requiring after-hours and holiday appointment availability and a minimum level of primary care participation. CS for SB 716, imposing mandatory minimum sentences for certain sexual offenses committed by registered sex offenders or predators, and CS for SB 1084, expanding protections against non-consensual dissemination of intimate images and digitally forged intimate images, were also approved.
The committee then approved CS for CS for SB 1604, a corrections package that would require prepayment of court costs for certain inmate lawsuits, shorten the limitations period for confinement-condition claims, allow consecutive sentencing in some cases, and revise mental health treatment procedures in correctional settings. Members discussed constitutional concerns and access-to-courts issues, but the bill was reported favorably. CS for CS for SB 1804, which creates a capital offense for trafficking a child 12 or younger or a mentally incapacitated person for sexual exploitation, drew extensive debate and opposition from the Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops, the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and Floridaans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty; despite objections about constitutionality and ethics, it was reported favorably.
The committee also approved CS for SB 1838, expanding protections for court officials against tampering, harassment, and retaliation, and CS for CS for SB 890, the Emily Adkins Family Protection Act, which creates a statewide VTE registry and requires blood clot screening and training in hospitals and care facilities. Members and public witnesses spoke in strong support of the blood clot bill, including family members and survivors. Finally, the committee reported favorably CS for SB 1252, directing FDLE to study a statewide pawn data database, CS for SB 468, increasing penalties for fleeing or eluding law enforcement and allowing vehicle impoundment, CS for SB 490, expanding off-duty concealed carry eligibility for correctional officers and correctional probation officers, and CS for SB 572, the Pam Rock Act on dangerous dogs, which was amended to refine enclosure, confiscation, euthanasia, and insurance requirements.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
03/18/2026 - Senate Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency
Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency
Transcript Highlights:
- officer of a municipality to disclose whether the person has been a board member or officer of any entity
- that appears before it and disqualifies the person participating in any matter that involves the entity
- officer of a municipality to disclose whether the person has been a board member or officer of any entity
- appears before it and disqualifies the person from participating in any matter that involves the entity
- And so we need to be able to provide that data to the legislature or other entities when necessary.
Keywords:
AHCCCS, lactation care, breastfeeding, health services, healthcare access, HB2324, fire code, fire marshal, state fire marshal, municipalities, cities and towns, county-owned buildings, county buildings, intergovernmental agreement, IGA, fire inspection, occupancy certificate, building inventory, local government, county government
Summary:
The Committee on Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency approved the March 11, 2026 minutes and then heard several bills. HB 2686, a patient-protection measure for outpatient surgical facilities, would require surgeons to file and update a call-coverage plan for hospital complications; the sponsor said it would improve continuity of care and reduce emergency room confusion, and the committee recommended it do pass. HB 2051 would require AHCCCS contractors, subject to CMS approval, to cover breastfeeding and lactation services in multiple settings; supporters described it as a maternal and infant health measure, AHCCCS was neutral and noted a projected state cost of about $1.8 million, and the bill received a do-pass recommendation on a 6-0 vote with one member not voting.
The committee also approved HB 2837, which requires compensation disclosure for testimony or written comments in municipal zoning matters and requires certain municipal board members or hearing officers to disclose and recuse for recent conflicts involving entities they served; the sponsor framed it as a transparency and conflict-of-interest bill, and it passed 6-0 with one not voting. HB 2875, concerning commercial drone delivery systems, was amended to allow local regulation of drone facilities near medium and large hub airports within a 2.5-mile buffer and to require consultation with airports; Zipline and industry groups supported the measure as providing regulatory clarity, and the committee adopted the amendment and recommended the bill do pass.
HB 2324 would let cities with their own fire codes, through an intergovernmental agreement, have city fire inspectors enforce those codes on county-owned buildings in city limits when state enforcement is burdensome; county and fire officials said it would resolve jurisdictional confusion, and the bill passed 6-0 with one not voting. HB 2439 would exempt single-user public or semi-public cold plunges from ADEQ spa rules, and an amendment removed ADEQ rulemaking authority; county health representatives said the change would reduce confusion, but one member raised public-health concerns, and the amended bill passed 4-2 with one not voting. HB 2457 would allow utilities to bypass the certificate of environmental compatibility process for new plants co-located with large electricity users after notice and a public comment session; the Sierra Club opposed it as reducing public review, while supporters said it preserved some local input and improved efficiency, and it passed 4-2 with one not voting. Finally, HB 2953 would cap certain nondisciplinary and civil penalties imposed by the Board of Pharmacy at $25,000 and allow lower penalties based on prior activity; a supporter said it matched limits used in other regulatory contexts, and the committee recommended it do pass unanimously.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
December 10, 2025 - 01:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- And we will partner with various entities to make sure we're blending everything together is as a as
- And we actually in working with other transportation modes transportation and that those entities they
- >> Yes, Florida has a ton of entities that drive visitors here.
- So every state has a tourism marketing entity. And so we want to compete with them.
- I'm talking about an entity that influences you in your mind when you're making a decision.
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Audit and Fiscal Review Committee Mar 24th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- It is difficult to audit an entity that has that kind of authority over you.
- It is difficult to audit an entity that has that kind of authority over you.
- And right now, within some of these entities, they'll have their own counsel.
- The first audit or review of this entity since 2018. May I continue?
- Just in regards to the entities not doing or following through or not, you know, To the entities not
Summary:
The committee met to receive a series of audit presentations, beginning with the statewide Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) for fiscal year 2025. The State Auditor’s Office and OMB reported a clean, unmodified opinion for the state, with strong financial results including a $40.6 billion net position, $30.99 billion in assets, $1.81 billion in liabilities, and continued Legacy Fund growth. OMB also explained the new GASB 101 compensated-absences reporting change and discussed pension-liability fluctuations tied to discount-rate assumptions and investment performance. Members asked about how the state compares to others and about the effect of short-term commodity price swings, and OMB said the report reflects actual fiscal-year results rather than forecasts.
The committee then heard the University System audit, which also received a clean opinion but included four findings: misreporting of Strategic Investment and Improvements Fund revenue, insufficient monitoring of service organizations at CTS, NDSU, and UND, improper bank reconciliations at Dakota College of Bottineau, Dickinson State, and Williston State, and investment/cash reconciliation problems at Bismarck State College related to bond proceeds. University officials agreed with the findings and said corrective actions were underway, including internal review of bank reconciliations. Members raised questions about NDSU’s use of certificates of deposit, and university staff explained that CDs are used to earn interest on funds being accumulated for future projects.
Several other audits were presented, most with clean opinions and no findings, including the State Auditor’s Office, Workforce Safety and Insurance, Housing Finance Agency, Housing Incentive Fund, Job Service North Dakota, the Retirement and Investment Office, PERS, the Center for Distance Education, the Commission on Legal Counsel for Indigents, the Ethics Commission, and the Office of Administrative Hearings. Notable exceptions included a State Fair Association audit with an adverse opinion on the foundation component unit because its financial statements were not available for audit, and a Securities Department performance audit finding that performance-based pay increases and bonuses were issued without required evaluations. The committee also discussed the State Auditor’s future needs, including more staff capacity, data analytics, cybersecurity reviews, possible subpoena authority, independent legal counsel, and whether some audits—such as the Ethics Commission and State Fair—should be handled by independent third parties or under different statutory arrangements.
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 118 May 12th, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- They would not get credit if they moved into a covered entity.
- they are working for at the time is a covered entity.
- Fiscally responsible for those entities as well.
- >
for level and that entity reimbures them for level and that entity reimbures them for those< - But if we cannot cover these costs as a multibillion-dollar entity, forcing them on entities that only
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Audit Commission 1/29/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- wide swath of entities are complying with<00:09:20.160>
law. different several of those entities take different several of those entities take different approaches- responsibility or or are the only entity responsibility or or are the only entity with<00:40:57.839
- <00:49:11.520>
or "Were received by all three entities, or were received by all three entities - It's definitely going to have to have some entity that has some controls.
Summary:
The Legislative Audit Commission heard a presentation from the Office of the Legislative Auditor on its evaluation of the Office of Ombuds for Families (OBFF). Auditors said the office remains important because of Minnesota’s long history of racial disparities in the child protection system, but they found major problems with how OBFF is operating. The report said OBFF’s statutory duties are very broad compared with its small staff and budget, and that the ombuds persons are not carrying out all required duties while spending substantial time on activities not required by law. Auditors also said the office’s recent impact is unclear and that its complaint-handling work has significant deficiencies, including poor documentation, limited data, few policies, inconsistent handling, and failure to follow best practices.
The presentation also focused on oversight and accountability. Auditors said OBFF’s three community boards, which are supposed to appoint and oversee the ombuds persons, have not provided adequate oversight: meeting requirements were often not met, attendance was low, and there was little evidence the boards were fulfilling their statutory duties. The auditors further said OBFF’s unusual structure, with no single designated leader and shared authority among the three ombuds persons, creates unclear lines of accountability. Their recommendations included revising OBFF’s statutory duties to better match legislative goals and resources, improving complaint-handling practices, strengthening board oversight, and establishing a single leadership position for the office.
Members asked follow-up questions about racial disproportionality in out-of-home care, spending on nonrequired activities, and whether the ombuds persons met statutory qualification requirements. Auditors referred members to the report for more detailed data, said the office does not track expenditures by function, and noted that while the ombuds persons have relevant professional backgrounds, the evaluation raised concerns about whether they are meeting their duties as expected. No votes or formal actions were taken during the hearing.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- And so, um, they're kind of—you all determine what the requirements are for those entities.
- And so, um, they're kind of—you all determine what the requirements are for those entities.
- And so, um, they're kind of—you all determine what the requirements are for those entities.
- And so, um, they're kind of—you all determine what the requirements are for those entities.
- And so, um, they're kind of—you all determine what the requirements are for those entities.
Summary:
The Education Policy Committee met to hear a delayed presentation from the Office of the Legislative Auditor on MDE’s oversight of Feeding Our Future, a report released in June 2024. The chair framed the hearing as an oversight review of how the Minnesota Department of Education handled the nonprofit’s participation in the Child and Adult Care Food Program and the Summer Food Service Program, emphasizing that the hearing was not about criminal charges against agency staff. Legislative Auditor Judy Randall and Director of Special Reviews Katherine Tyson explained that their review focused on state oversight, not the underlying federal fraud case, which involved an alleged $250 million scheme and ongoing criminal proceedings.
The auditors concluded that MDE’s oversight was inadequate and created opportunities for fraud. They said MDE failed to act on warning signs before the pandemic, did not effectively use its authority to hold Feeding Our Future accountable, and was ill prepared to respond to problems. Examples included approving applications despite concerns about internal controls and staffing, failing to follow up on earlier review findings, not adequately investigating at least 30 complaints, and in one case referring a complaint back to Feeding Our Future for resolution rather than conducting an independent investigation. They also said MDE deferred serious deficiencies without enough evidence that problems had been fully corrected and approved meal claims despite records showing major inconsistencies.
Tyson said MDE had made progress on all eight recommendations in the report, though one recommendation to the legislature had not yet been addressed because the session had not convened since the report’s release. The auditors recommended that the legislature establish clearer statutory criteria or give MDE rulemaking authority for sponsor applications, and that MDE strengthen verification of sponsor information, focus more on high-risk sponsors, improve complaint procedures, and emphasize program integrity if waivers reduce oversight in the future. In response to member questions, the auditors said MDE’s reported progress was partial in some areas and that further review would be needed to fully confirm implementation. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the hearing.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- When there's a contract with any state, regional, county, or local government entity or department.
- So can I ask right there, if we're moving from TxDOT to those local counties and entities, does that
- So these entities we're talking about are entities that enjoy immunity called governmental immunity.
- It's not the type of immunity of the government entity that's contracting for it.
- In the private entity? You're suggesting...
Bills:
HB 1181, HB3704, HB1363, HB1610, HB1615, HB1620, HB3223, HB1317, HB2884, HB2176, HB4027, HB1664, HB933, HB2613, HB3353, HB2086, HB4101, HB3441, HB4145, HB3455
Keywords:
judiciary, judges, justices, retired, legal assignments, judicial conduct, notary public, criminal offense, education requirements, official documents, record retention, implicit bias, bias training, judicial training, judge education, court personnel, continuing legal education, CLE, state bar, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals