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MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
MS House Floor - 12 February, 2026; 10:00 AM
Mississippi House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, the code sections here are only the code sections either on the House or the Senate side.
- Uh, the code sections here are only the code sections either on the House or the Senate side.
- filed had nothing but the code sections. filed had nothing but the code sections.
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section offense as defined in the code section offense as defined in the code - Um, so this bill regards tax-forfeited property, real estate tax-forfeited property, real estate tax
Summary:
The House convened with a prayer led by Reverend Lewis Dixon of Crystal Springs and then recited the Pledge of Allegiance. Members also welcomed several guest groups, including the Hazerhurst Middle School girls basketball team, the Mississippi Society of Radiologic Technologists and students from several colleges, and Oakdale Elementary students visiting the Capitol.
On the calendar, the House first took up several rules-calendar items and adopted them overwhelmingly, including a Senate concurrence resolution and multiple resolutions, with votes such as 118-0 and 121-0. The chamber also tabled House Bill 965. Later, House Bill 517, the Mississippi Charter Schools Act, passed 88-10 after members explained it was a technical bill with no substantive changes. House Bill 644, an Administrative Procedures Act measure requiring agencies to report rules or actions costing over $100,000, passed 114-0.
The House then approved House Bill 1015, which replaces an inactive member on the Title 5 Advisory Council, by 119-0. House Bill 1314, dealing with contractor bonding and procurement thresholds, was amended to raise a bond amount from $25,000 to $75,000 and to increase a bidding threshold from $10,000 to $15,000; it passed 119-2. House Bill 1468, which narrows public-records access by excluding certain personal information, was amended with a reverse repealer to allow further work on the language and passed 118-1. House Bill 1529, a peer bill with a reverse repealer, passed 128-0. House Bill 1640 authorized DHS to use automated wage verification services and passed 115-2. House Bill 1754 created a fast-track option for cyber security software and hardware emergencies and passed 121-0.
The House also adopted a strike-all amendment to House Bill 1218, extending the MyKids youth-court software authority for one year, requiring a progress report, and allowing continued use of MyKids or a replacement system; the bill passed 128-0 after questions about the system’s outdated nature and the need to keep AOC accountable. Finally, House Bill 1225, concerning non-consensual towing, was explained as requiring tow operators to identify who requested the tow and to provide VIN and lienholder information so certified notices can be sent; the discussion was still underway at the end of the transcript.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
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Summary:
The House Health Committee held its first hearing of 2025, with Chair Greg Takayama and Vice Chair Representative Leoy opening the meeting and outlining housekeeping rules, including a two-minute limit for testifiers and Zoom etiquette. The committee first heard HB 303 on health care preceptors. The Department of Health, Department of Taxation, University of Hawaiʻi, Hawaii State Center for Nursing, and several health care organizations supported the bill, saying the existing preceptor tax credit program has been successful and that expanding eligibility to additional professions and students would help address workforce shortages. In response to questions, the Department of Health said the annual tax credit cap is $1.5 million, about 650 to 670 credits are currently used each year, and the bill applies only to unpaid preceptors. The committee then moved on to HB 441, which would raise cigarette taxes. The Attorney General, Department of Health, University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center, Hawaii Public Health Institute, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, and others supported the measure as a way to reduce smoking, especially among youth, and to support tobacco control and cancer-related programs. Opponents, including the Taxpayers Protection Alliance and the Cigar Association of Hawaii, argued the tax is regressive and unreliable as a revenue source. The Department of Health noted the last cigarette tax increase was in 2011, and one witness urged a larger increase than proposed. No vote was taken on either bill in the portion of the hearing provided.
The committee also heard HB 557 on telehealth. The Department of Health supported the bill so long as it did not displace executive budget priorities, and the Hawaii State Health Planning and Development Agency and Hawaii Primary Care Association supported it. HPCA said the bill would conform state insurance law to recent Medicare changes expanding audio-only telehealth coverage beyond mental health services, and it emphasized access for rural residents, kupuna, and people with disabilities. HMSA opposed the bill as written, saying it strayed from the intent of Act 107 and that audio-only telehealth should remain limited because of quality-of-care concerns, though it supported continued access and asked for a different amendment approach. A telehealth provider also testified that payment disparities limit provider expansion and that audio-only access remains important for patients with serious illness. The hearing ended in the excerpt before any committee action or vote on HB 557.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- No zip code is immune. Thank you, Sherry Lopez, for bringing this important topic...
- HB 2004, income tax credit. HB 2005, vaccination status policies. 2026 sample by committing date.
- HB 2011, end of tax subtraction. HB 2012, vehicle registration.
- HB 2120, property tax exemption. HB 2121, electronic equipment.
- HB 2153, international revenue code. HB 2156, construction equipment and farm equipment.
Summary:
The House opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved the Journal, and welcomed Dr. Andrew Carroll as Doctor of the Day. Members also heard a proclamation recognizing January 13, 2026, as Arizona Human Trafficking Awareness Day, with remarks highlighting the work of the Arizona Human Trafficking Survivor Coalition and the importance of survivor-led prevention and awareness efforts. The chamber also offered brief personal remarks honoring former Senator Barbara Lange and noting Representative Khyl Powell’s recovery.
The House then took up procedural business, including two motions related to adjournment: granting the Senate consent to adjourn after Thursday, January 15, 2026, until Tuesday, January 20, 2026, and requesting the Senate’s consent for the House to do the same. Both motions passed by voice vote. The House also received a long list of first- and second-reading bill referrals covering a wide range of topics, including elections, water, education, health care, criminal justice, agriculture, transportation, and several memorials and resolutions.
No substantive floor debate or final votes on individual bills occurred in this transcript. The House also announced committee schedules and cancellations for the day and following days, including meetings for Commerce, Education, Natural Resources, Judiciary, and Ways and Means. The chamber adjourned by motion until 1:15 p.m. on Wednesday, January 14, 2026.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- The Committee on Finance and Tax will now come to order. Stephanie, please call the roll. Here.
- It brings Florida into compliance with the International Fuel Tax Association.
- Code 485-324. I believe this is a technical amendment.
- But for this cycle, sales tax and earnings on investments were increased, and corporate income tax forecast
- The two biggest forecast changes were sales tax and earnings on investment.
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.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- YOU MENTIONED THE FACT THAT THEY PAY TAXES.
- ANY QUESTION ABOUT TAXES, I AM HAPPY TO HELP ANSWER.
- IF YOU OWN A BUSINESS, YOU ARE PAYING TAXES. IF YOU USE OUR TOLLWAYS, YOU PAY TAXES.
- IF YOU BUY SOMETHING AT ANY STORE, YOU ARE PAYING TAXES. IF YOU WORK, YOU ARE PAYING TAXES.
- THESE ARE FAMILIES WHO PAY TAXES.
Keywords:
immigration enforcement, unauthorized alien entry, death penalty, capital felonies, 287G agreements, in-state tuition, undocumented students, DACA, TPS, Venezuelan immigrants, law enforcement funding, immigration detention, federal preemption, equal protection, constitutional challenges, immigration status determination, school resource officers, conscientious objection, clergy protection, teacher protection
Summary:
The Florida House passed two immigration enforcement bills during a special session. Senate Bill 4C creates new state offenses for unauthorized alien entry/reentry into Florida and mandates the death penalty for unauthorized aliens convicted of capital felonies. Senate Bill 2C establishes a state immigration enforcement board, provides $300+ million for local law enforcement immigration cooperation, creates a $1,000 bonus program for officers participating in federal immigration enforcement, and repeals in-state tuition for undocumented students effective July 1, 2025. Multiple amendments were proposed but failed, including protections for Venezuelan TPS holders, DACA recipients, students in critical professions, and conscientious objection provisions for clergy and teachers. Debate included constitutional concerns about federal preemption, equal protection violations, and mandatory death penalty provisions. The session also included a memorial urging DHS to provide 287G agreement training opportunities.
NH
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- codes.
- Uh, code As a part of this bill.
- Where Provisions like this appear in the penal code?
- We would establish a specific title code for jugging.
- Uh, we're just adding one element into the, the current code.
Bills:
HB316
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, May 19, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- , and tax on Social Security, and permanently extends President Trump's 2017 tax cuts, which ushered
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- The proposal would weaponize the tax code to exacerbate wealth inequality, ignore the expertise of economists
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code <07:25:10.558>to would weaponize the tax code to would weaponize the tax
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Commerce and Tourism Mar 17th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- . >> Florida has not yet adopted article 12 of the Uniform Uniform Commercial Code and current Florida
- opportunity to ask questions after the bill as amended you're recognized to explain Amendment bar code
- Amendment bar code 1, 6, 7, 7, 5, 6, Thank you, Mr.
- There is One Amendment Amendment bar code 4, 4, 5, 7, 8, 4, by Senator Lee Senator leak.
- I was is a good tax cut package. We have some concerns.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine the nomination of Paul Lawrence, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Feb 19th, 2025 at 08:30 am
Senate Veterans' Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- This weekend, we learned the White House is attempting to grant access for a Musk. employee to the IRS tax
- Now we know that's actually not true, that they were looking at code in the payment system to try and
- When veterans use veterans preference in the hiring process, OPM codes them, may code them as probationary
- And so, individuals can also be... be coded as probationary if they have recently been promoted.
- I do not know about the tax systems. I do not know about Medicare assistance.
Keywords:
veterans affairs, VA modernization, employee layoffs, mental health, suicide prevention, transparency, senate committee, bipartisan support, oversight
Summary:
The meeting involved detailed discussions on various veterans' issues, particularly focusing on the challenges faced by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) amidst a backdrop of significant staffing changes. Members expressed deep concerns over the recent layoffs of over 1,000 VA employees, emphasizing the crucial nature of these positions in the context of mental health support for veterans, particularly amid rising suicide rates. Senators articulated the need for transparency and effective communication between the VA and Congress to avoid further breakdowns in services. The session also spotlighted the ongoing modernization of VA systems and the urgent need to streamline processes to benefit veterans effectively.
VT
Transcript Highlights:
- Tax Credit program. Tax Credit program.
- these tax credits have given able. these tax credits have given able.
- And that relates to the village and, uh, the tax credit system, the town tax credit system, which is
- All the codes will have for each code. All the codes will have been<01:29:40.680>
evaluated. - of cannabis tax revenue. of cannabis tax revenue.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, February 2, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Code.
- IN 1962, CONGRESS GRANTED THE CORPS A CONGRESSIONAL CHARTER UNDER TITLE 36 OF THE US CODE.
- He has cut our health care while giving tax breaks to billionaires.
- Unemployed Californians had their benefits stolen, and taxpayers were taxed to fund criminals.
- Taxpayers were taxed to fund criminals.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Taxation and Revenue Feb 16th, 2026 at 08:33 am
House Taxation & Revenue
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill was in the tax committee in the Senate, and they should consider rolling it into a tax package
- Because this was not part of a tax package.
- side through their tax committee is what they do.
- Chair, Madam, the tax credit doesn't have an income test.
- . credit, and then we piggyback on that tax credit.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee (5-13-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- plans reviewer 1 and building code field inspector 1.
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- code field inspector<00:04:10.000>
one. - It just made sense to make those all consistent throughout. board of tax appeals.
- So that actually board of tax appeals.
Keywords:
0:16 – CALL TO ORDER
0:20 – ROLL CALL
0:56 – ELECTION OF CO-CHAIRS
1:54 – APPROVAL OF MINUTES
2:10 – OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
3:28 – PERSONNEL BOARD
4:30 – EDUCATION AND LABOR CABINET, BOARD OF EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
5:18 – PUBLIC PROTECTION CABINET, OFFICE OF CLAIMS & APPEALS
12:03 – PUBLIC PROTECTION CABINET, DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL
12:54 – CABINET FOR HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES, DEPARTMENT FOR MEDICAID SERVICES
14:54 – CABINET FOR HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES, DEPARTMENT FOR COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES
31:44 – NEXT MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT/ADJOURNMENT, 958, all
Summary:
The Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee met to reorganize its leadership for the new term, renewing Representative Derek Lewis as House co-chair and Senator Steven West as Senate co-chair. The committee then approved the minutes and moved through a series of agency regulations, generally adopting staff-suggested amendments without objection.
Among the regulations reviewed were an Attorney General rule changing how a commission reviews and distributes funds and how grant reporting is handled; Personnel Board changes abolishing and renaming certain job classifications and adjusting probationary periods; an Education and Labor Cabinet rule removing references to local board of education members; several Public Protection Cabinet rules covering Board of Claims and Crime Victims’ Compensation procedures; an Alcoholic Beverage Control rule on direct-to-consumer shipping forms; and a Medicaid Services emergency regulation establishing the Kentucky Trauma Hospital Rate Improvement Program for rural hospitals serving many Medicaid patients. The committee also heard that the Board of Claims and Crime Victims’ Compensation regulations included both staff and, in one case, an agency amendment, which were approved.
The most extended discussion came on the Department for Community Based Services’ regulation increasing per diem rates for private child-placing therapeutic foster care levels 2 and 3. Committee members questioned the estimated $10 million biennial cost, the source of the funding, and why the cabinet had not yet filed regulations implementing Senate Bill 151 on kinship care. DCBS staff said the rate increase was discretionary and intended to address placement crises for children with high needs, while acknowledging they could not personally explain the budget decisions. A kinship caregiver testified in support of the rate increase but urged the cabinet to also implement SB 151 and expand support for kinship families. The committee expressed frustration over the lack of SB 151 implementation but stated the rate increase itself was appropriate and allowed the regulation to proceed.
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Artificial Intelligence and Data Center Committee Jul 15th, 2026 at 09:00 am
Artificial Intelligence and Data Center Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- And I also have a definition here very similar from California government code.
- And then eventually it goes to a code enforcer or someone hears about it.
- code a little bit too.
- code a little bit too.
- But basically what happens is sort of like property taxes in a sense.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Executive Departments and Administration (02/11/2026)
Executive Departments and Administration
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- We don't tax gasoline loyalty points. We don't tax credit card loyalty points.
- We don't tax when I use my Hilton Honors code and points. We don't tax those.
- My Hilton Honors code and points. We don't tax those. And so promotional play is the same thing.
- The state of Mississippi does not tax free play." "Okay. Thank you."
- "The state of Mississippi does not tax free play." "Okay. All right. Excellent.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Community Affairs Feb 4th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- I HAVE THE MINDSET THAT WE WANT TO KEEP PROPERTY ON THE TAX ROLLS AT THE CITY AND COUNTY LEVEL AND WE
- , FOR EXAMPLE, AT EEOC THAT WE ARE BUILDING HERE IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA THE WIND CODE IS TO BUILD IT
- WE BUILT A PORTION TO 200 THAT'S CODE PLUS INSTRUCTION WHICH IS AVAILABLE AS MITIGATION.
- THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE HAS IMPACTED THIS BUSINESS.
- FLORIDA BUILDING CODE NOW REQUIRES A CERTAIN NUMBER OF TIEDOWNS ON BRAND NEW MANUFACTURED HOME.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session May 21st, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- AB 2110, a bill that provides local governments with the authority to establish tax increment financing
- Now, this has caused a problem for a lot of our retailers in the state of California because our code
- Retailers in compliance with our own code.
- This bill will help all of us be aware of the state assets and where the tax dollars are spent.
- And finally, updating relevant code sections by replacing binary language with gender-neutral language
Summary:
The Assembly met on May 7, 2026, after an initial delay due to lack of quorum, then proceeded through a long House of Origin deadline session focused mainly on floor votes for dozens of bills. The day opened with prayer, a moment of silence for victims of a hate-motivated shooting at an Islamic Center in San Diego, and a warning to visitors about disrupting proceedings. Leadership repeatedly urged members to be on time and at their desks as the chamber worked through a large daily file.
The bills considered covered a wide range of topics, including artificial intelligence, community college trustee compensation, transit camera enforcement and privacy, taxation and excess proceeds claims, HOA rules, hepatitis C treatment access, child care planning, greenhouse energy standards, consumer lending, housing and homelessness, pet spay/neuter access, local financing for workforce housing, student financial aid, DUI penalties, senior housing, foster youth, behavioral health licensing, transit stop data, disaster response for child welfare, elections notices, safe surrender for infants, college enrollment and leave policies, insurance regulation, fair funding, school safety, environmental labeling, cash rounding, park passes through libraries, grocery access, pregnancy protections in education, swatting, domestic violence protective orders, farmworker housing, juvenile justice, cervical cancer screening, Medi-Cal transitions, disability certification, and home protection products. Most authors described their bills as cleanup measures, consumer protections, access expansions, or targeted fixes to existing law.
Testimony from authors and supporters emphasized access, safety, affordability, and administrative simplification, while a few bills drew policy concerns or opposition, especially AB 1751 on townhome development and labor standards. That bill prompted extended debate over wages, prevailing wage, and stakeholder engagement, but it ultimately passed. Other notable discussion included AB 1628 to extend California’s safe surrender window for infants, AB 1902 on juvenile detention extension hearings, and AB 1925 on permanent disability certification, each framed as addressing difficult real-world gaps in current systems.
The chamber took many roll-call votes, with most measures passing overwhelmingly and several by unanimous or near-unanimous margins. A few bills were temporarily passed, retained on file, or moved to the inactive file, and AB 1534 required the call to be lifted and then passed on a 54-8 vote. Overall, the session was dominated by floor action on the daily file rather than committee reports or gubernatorial messages, and the Assembly advanced a large number of bills on a deadline day.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee Jun 10th, 2026
Housing and Community Development
Transcript Highlights:
- the Blue Sky Consulting Group, we have built models that allow us to understand how changes in fees, taxes
- HCD to gather the information on each of these different fires, on the various aspects of building codes
- Aspects of code, I mean, building codes and other related regulatory items, so that they are considered
- We not only purchased the building, renovated it, made sure it was up to code and everything else, and
- When you consider that ADUs do not trigger property tax... ...reassessments, so there's no way for a
Summary:
The Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee heard several housing-related bills, with most of the discussion focused on streamlining housing production, preserving affordable housing, and reducing barriers to ADUs and EV charging in HOAs. SB 457 would direct HCD to develop statistical formulas based on historical development data to help cities complete housing element site inventories; supporters said it would replace costly parcel-by-parcel analysis with a more realistic, data-driven approach, while the California Building Industry Association raised concerns. SB 1091 would create a Community Anti-Displacement and Preservation Program to help acquire and preserve unsubsidized affordable rental housing; it drew broad support from housing nonprofits, local governments, and committee members who emphasized prevention and preservation, and it was advanced with a motion and second. SB 1117 would clarify that ADU impact fees above 750 square feet are charged only on the portion above that threshold; supporters said current practice creates a fee cliff that discourages ADUs, while cities, counties, special districts, and fire groups opposed it over infrastructure and service funding concerns. The committee members were split, but the bill ultimately advanced on a 10-0 vote with two not voting.
The committee also considered SB 904, which would codify and expand reporting and coordination practices used after wildfire disasters to speed rebuilding and identify permitting or code barriers. The author and supporters argued that future wildfire recoveries should not depend on ad hoc executive orders, while some members questioned whether the bill was duplicative of existing streamlining laws; it passed on a roll call after discussion. SB 1267 would require EV charger installers in HOAs to indemnify associations during installation and make homeowners liable for costs arising from use of a privately owned charger; HOA representatives and EV advocates supported it, the California Association of Realtors said it would remove opposition once amendments were in print, and the bill advanced unanimously. SB 1361 would prevent local governments from taking actions to avoid SB 79 transit-oriented housing requirements at existing or planned transit stops; L.A. Metro, labor groups, and housing advocates supported it as protecting transit investments and jobs, while the City of Burbank opposed it, and it was approved on a 9-0 vote. The committee also took up consent items SB 722 and SB 1426, which were approved without controversy.