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• tax bill this last year, at least in our parish, that's when assessments went out, they are getting sticker
• The assessments went out, and they are getting sticker shock because all of a sudden they get a major
• Sticker shock. You know that as well as I do when that reassessment comes that year. Correct.
• trying to do here is my constituents are calling asking for some type of relief when it comes to the sticker

Bills: HB287 , HB340 , HB412 , HB440 , HB514 , HB515 , HB521 , HB543 , HB553 , HB570 , HB961

Committee: House Ways & Means

Keywords: HB 287, Louisiana Tax Commission, ad valorem, property tax, property assessment, assessment fees, fee extension, sunset extension, public service property, utility property, insurance company property, financial institution property, tax administration, R.S. 47:1838, Act 296, reappraisal, ad valorem tax, valuation, Louisiana tax law, homestead exemption

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• AND I THINK THAT IS A VALID QUESTION THAT WE SHOULD ASK. I WILL NOT SUPPORT THE BILL TODAY.
• YOU HEAR A BUMPER STICKER VIEW IN THE LOT OF THESE DEBATES WHICH IS I HAVE FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS.

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• women workers who are here in support, as well as on your desk from Team Koloza are pink shovels and stickers
• women workers who are here in support, as well as on your desk from Team Koloza are pink shovels and stickers

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• And you see the sticker on the gas pumps.
• Hopefully someday you'll see the sticker on the EV charging stations.
• Uh and you see the sticker on the pump.
• Uh and you see the sticker on the gas<00:09:52.320><c> pumps.
• </c> the sticker on the EV charging stations. the sticker on the EV charging stations.

Committee: Senate Finance

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• Tier one says a valid ID is a Florida driver's license, a state ID, a passport, and U.S. uniformed services
• You can't validate this in real time. There's no way you can do this.
• of habitual traffic offender to include repeated convictions for driving a motor vehicle without a valid
• After three no-valid or after three suspensions, you can be deemed a habitual traffic offender and be
• It also repeals requirements for license plate validation stickers.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opening with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a series of recognitions for interns, staff, and guests. Members also honored a retiring Senate staffer and a wounded veteran, then moved into returning House messages and special order bills. Several measures were taken up and either concurred in or sent back to the House, with multiple unanimous or near-unanimous votes on noncontroversial bills. Among the bills addressed were SB 118 on recreational vehicle park assessments, SB 572 on ethics for public officers and employees, and HB 991 on election integrity. SB 118 and SB 572 were amended to reflect House changes and passed 38-0. HB 991 drew extensive debate over voter registration and identification requirements, with opponents arguing it would burden students, seniors, disabled voters, and others, while supporters said it would strengthen election security and streamline verification; it passed 27-12. The chamber also approved bills on historic cemeteries, chickee regulation, habitual traffic offender designation, military affairs, and a Department of Health package. The Department of Health bill (SB 902/HB 733) was the subject of detailed amendment work, including changes to medical marijuana rules, NICU educational materials, Early Steps, dental loan repayment, and pediatric trauma center designation. The Senate adopted an amendment to the amendment and then passed the bill 37-0. Other measures included a funeral services bill, which the Senate refused to concur in because the House strike-all would redefine cremation to include composting, and a veterans-related bill that was temporarily postponed. The Senate also recessed briefly, then returned to continue the calendar and additional recognitions.

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• Tier one says a valid ID is a Florida driver's license, a state ID, a passport, and U.S. uniformed services
• You can't validate this in real time. There's no way you can do this.
• of habitual traffic offender to include repeated convictions for driving a motor vehicle without a valid
• After three no-valid or after three suspensions, you can be deemed a habitual traffic offender and be
• It repeals requirements for license plate validation stickers.

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• RETIRED MILITARY OR DISABLED MILITARY WE OFTEN HAVE THE DV MONITOR ON OUR PLATE AND THIS PROVIDES A DV STICKER
• AS OPPOSED TO THE DV STENCIL OR IMPRINT SO YOU CAN PUT THE STICKER ON ANY PLATE GIVING FLEXIBILITY TO

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• And so, this whole campaign, this new awareness and sticker campaign that will be on all the trucks here
• The information to contact me for stickers is on our website and in the press release.

Bills: SJR36 , SB2 , SR9 , SR10 , SR16

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• That could be added to that login process to perform that validation right there.
• These are publicly available data points that can be validated.
• The risk limiting audit is designed to validate that you have the right outcome.
• It's been a very successful validation tool, which is why we want to do this.
• They handed out stickers when people walked out. Everybody loved it. So that was...

Committee: House Elections

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• Once the scale passes inspection, I'll put an approval sticker on the scale that shows it's been tested
• So, you can always look for that Commerce Department approval sticker when you go to your local grocery
• Once the scale passes inspection, I'll put an approval sticker on the scale that shows it's been tested
• So, you can always look for that Commerce Department approval sticker when you go to your local grocery
• ,</c><00:31:54.080><c> which</c> tested and found correct stickers, which tested and found correct stickers

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• And I might add, at a relatively affordable level, as the average sticker price for private college in
• And I might add at a relatively affordable level, as the average sticker price for private college in
• response rate of at least 65% for each child care subsidy rate region in order for it to be considered valid
• if DCYF did not achieve the 65% participation rate, then the survey may not need to be considered valid
• retrospective denials, when an enrollee or provider was able to demonstrate that a prior authorization was valid

Summary: The committee heard public testimony on Substitute Senate Bill 5828, which would restore and adjust Washington College Grant and College Bound Scholarship award levels for students attending private, not-for-profit four-year institutions. Staff explained the bill would set the awards at 90 percent of the regional and state college rate rather than 50 percent of the research rate, with an estimated fiscal impact of $3.3 million in fiscal year 2027 and $18.6 million over four years. Testimony was largely in support from private college presidents, students, and school counselors, who said the bill would help low-income and first-generation students and preserve access and enrollment choices; some public college student representatives said they did not oppose the bill but argued that cuts to public-school aid should be restored first. The committee also heard Substitute Senate Bill 5911, which would prohibit DCYF from using benefits or funds of youth in extended foster care as reimbursement for their cost of care beginning in 2027, while requiring support for benefit management and payee arrangements and allowing protected accounts such as ABLE accounts. Staff estimated a net fiscal impact of $608,000 in fiscal year 2027 and $2.2 million per biennium thereafter. Testimony in support said the bill would end the practice of withholding SSI and other benefits from youth in care and better support disabled youth transitioning to adulthood. Members asked questions about fiduciary responsibility and representative payee arrangements. In executive session, the committee adopted amendments and advanced several bills. It adopted Amendment Clark 350 to House Bill 2689, raising the required provider response rate for the child care market rate survey to 65 percent, and then reported the bill out with a due pass recommendation by a vote of 18-11, with two excused. It adopted Amendment H-3743.1 to Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill 5395 on retrospective prior authorization denials and reported that bill out unanimously. It also adopted Amendment Pool 272 to Senate Bill 5420 and reported that bill out unanimously. For Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill 5496, the committee adopted several amendments clarifying scope and penalties but rejected amendments that would have delayed the bill or replaced it with a study; the bill was then reported out with a due pass recommendation. The committee also heard amendment briefings on other bills, including 5981, 6026, 6160, 6184, and 6211, but deferred action on some items heard that morning.

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• It allows food trucks to go to fire marshals and get a sticker that's good for six months for them to
• So, now you're telling me that when they come, they got this state fire marshal sticker, right?
• They have a state and sticker, right?
• , and those who are utilizing the handicap sticker illegally.
• sticker who are utilizing the handicap sticker illegally.<01:49:33.680><c> That's</c><01:49:33.880><

Summary: The Alabama Senate convened with prayer, the pledge, and a quorum present, then quickly handled routine motions to excuse absent senators, dispense with the prior journal, and allow bills and committee reports throughout the day. The chamber first took up House amendments to Senate Bill 19 on insurance, including a changed start date and a bill name honoring David McHanie and Roy Johnson. On a long roll, the Senate concurred 22-0 with one abstention. Senator Singleton then used personal privilege to present a Black History observance highlighting Nat King Cole, Louis Armstrong, Benjamin O. Davis Sr., and Mahalia Jackson. Committee reports followed, with the Senate confirming Brandy Williams to the Alabama Fire College and Personnel Standards and Education Commission and Lynn Brewer to the Alabama Board of Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Contractors. Senator Singleton spoke at length in support of the trades-related confirmation, emphasizing the importance of skilled labor, contractor oversight, and workforce training, while also discussing the need to support such professions and the role of boards in protecting consumers. The Senate also received favorable reports from Judiciary, Education Policy, Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development, Tourism, and Local Legislation on a range of bills, many with amendments or substitutes, and placed them on the next day’s calendar. In motions and resolutions, Senator Elliott recommitted Senate Bill 310 to local legislation and introduced Senate Joint Resolution 50 honoring Coach Tim Carter, which was sent to rules. The Senate adopted Senate Joint Resolution 51 mourning Junior Harold Sorrells and several House resolutions from the Rules Committee, including recognitions for the Alabama State Games, Mack McCutcheon’s retirement, the Black pioneers of Macon County, Alicia Cannon, Joseph William Jones Jr., and Louis Vuitton the Pitbull Day. The chamber also recognized several school leaders in the gallery and then moved into local bills, beginning with Senate Bill 266, a proposed constitutional amendment regarding Covington County, for which a bill reading was requested using the previous roll.

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• They are just like a fancier sticker.
• As someone who worked in retail, you know, we would go and change the stickers for the different sales
• Yep, somebody missed a sticker, go back, get a manager to come, change that.
• Yep, somebody missed a sticker, go back, get a manager to come, change that.
• These electronic shelf labels eliminate that whole waiting online while I go back and check the sticker

Summary: The Assembly Budget Committee met on June 28, 2026 and considered a long list of budget and policy bills, reporting many of them out of committee, often with amendments. Early measures included AB 2550 on continued dependent health coverage for certain adults with disabilities, AB 4794 allowing tax data sharing with the New Jersey Innovation Authority and Secure Choice Savings Board, and AB 3381/SB 1493 updating occupational therapy licensure requirements. The committee also advanced AB 4014, creating a social media research center at a public four-year institution, though one member opposed it as unnecessary spending given existing research on social media harms. Another bill, AB 5048/SB 1281, would ban certain apparel and diaper products with intentionally added PFAS; some members opposed it over safety and cost concerns, especially for firefighter gear, but it was reported. The committee also moved AB 383, which promotes volunteerism to help FamilyCare and SNAP recipients meet eligibility requirements, and AB 4357, extending telehealth pay parity, though one member objected to parity between telehealth and in-person care. The committee then took up several energy, environmental, and housing-related bills. AB 5188, the Advanced Grid Technologies Act, was released despite opposition from some members and labor interests. AB 2524 would let dual-use solar projects participate in community solar, and AB 5236 would strengthen pediatric psychiatry and behavioral health services; both were reported. AB 5348, allowing temporary use of open-space and related funds for certain municipalities, drew sharp criticism as a diversion of preservation money to fill budget holes, but passed. AB 5280 returned unexpended county appropriations to Hudson County and authorized supplemental operating aid; it also passed despite objections about prior bidding violations. AB 5347 provided certain motor vehicle-related funding to municipalities and was reported, as was AB 5334/SB 4423, appropriating Green Acres and CBT revenues for local open space and park projects. A major portion of the meeting focused on tax and business-related bills. AB 5329 increased the child tax credit for 2026-2028, with testimony urging that the expansion be made permanent; it was reported. AB 3899, the General Contractor Licensing Act, also passed. AB 5310/SB 4406 clarified sentencing under certain circumstances and was reported. AB 5330, allowing temporary transfers in the pension system, drew testimony from NJEA warning that the State Health Benefits Program was in crisis and asking for a longer repayment period to avoid rate spikes; the bill was still reported. AB 1326 created a higher education governance and funding task force and was amended to add a Talmudic institution or theological seminary representative. Later, AB 5333/SB 4424 appropriated additional Green Acres and CBT funds for recreation and conservation projects and was reported. The committee also advanced several business and alcohol-related measures, including AB 5235 establishing the School-Based Partnership for Access and Resilience for Kids program, AB 5325 reducing business formation fees, AB 4836/SB 2368 on portable solar devices, AB 4881 establishing an advanced nuclear energy procurement program, AB 3974/SB 3183 revising renewable energy incentive and solar interconnection rules, AB 4013 creating a social media research center focused on addictive behavior, AB 5225 making temporary alcohol beverage provisions permanent, and AB 5295 revising alcoholic beverage licensing laws. The most contentious debate came on AB 4085, the Fair Price Protection Act, which would restrict “surveillance pricing” and regulate grocery pricing practices. Consumer advocates supported the bill as a protection against individualized pricing, while retailers and chambers of commerce argued the language was too broad and could undermine loyalty programs, discounts, and electronic shelf labels. Despite those objections, the committee voted to report the bill after amendments. Finally, AB 4530/SB 3739 on EV supply equipment standards was reported, and AB 5322 imposing a temporary cap on net operating loss deductions under the corporate business tax sparked strong opposition from business groups and a policy debate over whether legitimate losses and investment-related deductions should be limited; the bill was still moved out of committee.

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• But essentially, the way that the calculation of the luxury vehicle tax works is that you take the sticker
• price, if you... ...vehicle tax works is that you take the sticker price, if you will, and you take

Committee: Senate Transportation

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• House Bill 533 by the Transportation and Defense Committee, an act relating to vehicle registration stickers
• , to remove a provision regarding registration stickers.

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• We didn't want to sticker shock people. So we're going to eat this elephant one bite at a time.
• Candidly, I wouldn't mind the sticker shock.

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• we're going to be using some of the funds from the appropriation to have the Veterans Crisis Line sticker
• we're going to be using some of the funds from the appropriation to have the Veterans Crisis Line sticker
• we're going to be using some of the funds from the appropriation to have the Veterans Crisis Line sticker

Bills: HF3727 , HF3684 , HF3467

Committee: House Veterans and Military Affairs Division

Keywords: veterans property tax, homestead exclusion, disabled veteran, totally and permanently disabled, service-connected disability, property tax relief, market value exclusion, surviving spouse, family caregiver, county veterans service officer, Minnesota property tax, assessment year 2027, homestead tax benefit, veterans tax exemption, DD214, VA disability rating, veterans, veterans affairs, Department of Veterans Affairs, grant standards

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• and<00:14:18.959><c> just</c><00:14:19.199><c> change</c><00:14:19.440><c> the</c><00:14:19.760><c> sticker
• </c><00:14:20.399><c> is</c><00:14:20.639><c> that</c> and just change the sticker is that and just change
• the sticker is that saves<00:14:21.279><c> money.

Bills: SB211 , SB305 , SB300 , SB211 , SB305 , SB300

Committee: Senate Education Policy

Keywords: school safety, local law enforcement, superintendent, complaints, school bus regulations, education funding, RAISE Act, student outcomes, public schools, local education agencies, accountability, weighted allocations, special education, English language learners, gifted students, tax exemption, ad valorem tax, tangible personal property, business incentives, economic impact

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• Revenue for this fund is derived from the invasive species sticker that is required for all watercraft
• foresight again to see how are we going to pay for prevention, and that was the initiation of the sticker
• foresight again to see how are we going to pay for prevention, and that was the initiation of the sticker

Summary: The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee heard presentations on the Idaho State Department of Agriculture and the State Liquor Division. For Agriculture, legislative staff reviewed the agency’s structure, staffing, dedicated funds, and FY 2026–2027 budget requests, including pay adjustments, replacement items, IT hardware, a reappropriation for the Resilient Food Systems Grant, and two major one-time requests: a deficiency warrant for exotic pest response and a supplemental appropriation for quagga mussel treatment. Director Chanel Tewalt emphasized the history and urgency of Idaho’s invasive species program, described the state’s rapid response to quagga mussels, and explained how the program uses inspections, stations, chemicals, and other tools to reduce risk. Members asked about grant timing, vehicle replacement, signage costs, research into alternative treatments, chemical costs, possible use of sturgeon, and whether budget cuts would affect inspection stations; the director said some station openings or hours could be delayed or reduced, but priority would be given to border crossings and higher-risk locations. The committee then reviewed the State Liquor Division budget. Staff outlined the division’s dedicated-fund operations, personnel levels, statutory distributions, and FY 2027 requests for inflation, replacement items, and IT/security equipment, all recommended by the governor. Director Andrew Arulenandum said his priorities were safety, legal exposure, and operational continuity, citing a store shelving collapse and warehouse safety needs as reasons for some requests. Members asked about a policy proposal to restrict bulk lottery ticket purchases by out-of-state syndicates, the division’s pricing and markup structure, and whether Idaho might move away from a state-run liquor model. The director and his staff said the lottery restriction would not have a fiscal impact, that the markup is standardized, and that while the division remains open to efficiency ideas, the current control-state structure is intended to support revenue and temperance. The meeting ended with notice that the committee would return the next day to take action on FY 2027 maintenance budgets.

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• Many states have eliminated this sticker and revised the verification system.
• We've received phenomenal feedback and confirmation law enforcement rarely if ever relies on the sticker
• this is a great common sense bill and I was surprised to hear how many cars were targeted and these stickers