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TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate SessionReading and Referral of Bills Feb 24th, 2025
Texas Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Bill 1007 by Middleton, relating to the cancellation of certain consumer transactions, to Business
- Senate Bill 1036 by Zaffirini, relating to the regulation of residential solar retail transactions, to
- Senate Bill 1036 by Zafarini relating to the regulation of residential solar retail transactions to business
- Senate Bill 1058 by Parker, relating to the exclusion of certain securities transaction payments from
- prohibiting the enactment of a law imposing an occupation tax on certain entities and entering into transactions
Summary:
The Senate met briefly and referred a large number of first-reading bills and resolutions to standing committees. The measures covered a wide range of topics, including hemp regulation, dementia research funding, parental rights and public education, municipal library funding, tax and local government issues, criminal justice, health care, education, transportation, natural resources, and election law. Several constitutional resolutions were also referred, including proposals related to the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas and a severance tax revenue fund.
Most of the transcript consists of the reading of bill captions and committee referrals, with no substantive debate or testimony recorded. The listed measures included proposals on school uniforms, charter schools, Medicaid fraud remedies, insurance practices, occupational licensing for people with criminal convictions, water and sewer utility cybersecurity, agricultural protections, public meeting broadcasting, and various local and state governance matters.
No votes were taken on the bills in this segment. The only formal action reflected was referral of the bills and resolutions to the appropriate committees, followed by adjournment of the Senate until the next scheduled meeting.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
December 9, 2025 - 12:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- SOME OF THEM ARE UP TO 25% AND TRANSACTION.
- IF YOU ARE CONTACTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OR A STRANGER STOPPED THE TRANSACTION.
- IT IMPOSES DAILY TRANSACTION LIMITS, TOO THOUSAND DOLLARS PER CALENDAR DAY SOMEONE WAS TRANSACTED WITH
- IT WILL REQUIRE A REFUND TO THE CUSTOMER FOR THE FIRST VIRTUAL CURRENCY TRANSACTION.
- GOES ACROSS THE STREET TO THE WALGREENS AND IN ONE SINGLE TRANSACTION TOOK THAT $77,000, PUT INTO 1/3
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We've completed. 150 of these transactions valued at more than $5 billion.
- We have not done 394 transactions...
- And this uncertainty issue is not limited... ...to future transactions.
- For instance, we've done transactions where there are very nice market rate properties.
- Well, yeah, when you do one of these transactions, or any transaction, you do...
Keywords:
housing finance, multifamily residential, low income, tax exemption, audit requirements, affordable housing, local government, development bonds, housing assistance, financial assistance, low income housing, community support, affordability, veterans housing, community involvement, air conditioning, tenant support, healthcare, elderly, taxation
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- That is who reviews the transaction.
- They are looking at the transaction. They're reviewing that.
- They are looking at the transaction, they're reviewing the transaction, from the perspective of science
- Speaker, what does it do to your transaction? It blows up your deal, right?
- It expanded the scope of covered transactions.
Summary:
The House convened with a quorum, offered an invocation and pledges, and received several announcements and recognitions before moving to legislation. Members honored the UTRGV chess team for winning a share of the 2025 President’s Cup, educator Jessica Lopez, the late Jennifer Maddenly, Jeanette Valdez Duran and Mobile Blessings from the Heart, TAMAC’s 50th anniversary, and journalist Bernardine Steptoe’s retirement. The chamber also adopted motions allowing committees to meet, setting a local and consent calendar, and suspending posting rules for a Public Health hearing on SB 2721.
The House then considered a long series of Senate and House bills on third reading, with many passing by wide margins. Measures included SB 906 on Ysleta del Sur Pueblo peace officers; SB 1229 designating Veterans Memorial Highway; SB 855 on foster care medical costs; SB 703 on massage therapy licensing and trafficking protections; SB 1025 on tax-increase ballot language; SB 1119 on water park liability; SB 1080 on provisional occupational licenses for people with criminal convictions; SB 929 on lien deadlines; SB 1355 on liquor sales credit disputes; SB 2231 on fee waivers for college applications; SB 1877 on Public Utility Commission data access; SB 1998 on pediatric preceptorships; and several House bills on topics such as bond forfeiture notice, health workforce planning, civil commitment counsel, expunction of contempt records, consumer transactions, nuisance birds, theft venue, military grant applications, AI cancer-detection grants, cybersecurity contract language, military-related tuition, utility recovery mechanisms, psychedelic therapy studies, teacher retirement funding transparency, election procedures, juvenile parole eligibility, and more.
Some bills drew notable debate or amendments. HB 200, creating a “second look” parole process for certain juvenile offenders after 20 years, prompted extended discussion about serious offenses and juvenile rehabilitation before passing 102-4. HB 2298 on AI-assisted cancer detection passed 85-62 after the sponsor emphasized “augmented intelligence” and physician oversight. HB 5247 on utility capital recovery saw a failed amendment to require ratepayer credits, then passed. HB 3045, a franchise tax exemption for spaceport operators, initially failed 73-74 but later passed after verification showed a 70-69 result. SB 2420, regulating app stores and mobile software distribution, was postponed for later consideration after substantial debate over age verification responsibilities. Several other measures were postponed, including SB 888, SB 552, SB 17, and SB 2420, while HB 1128 on election judges carrying concealed handguns passed 85-57 after a withdrawn point of order.
HI
MN
Transcript Highlights:
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- , and that the deputy registers will be kept whole when conducting such a transaction.
- , and that the deputy registers will be kept whole when conducting such a transaction.
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AR
Arkansas 2026 1st Special Session
LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING Mar 13th, 2026
LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING
Transcript Highlights:
- Subsequently, our review of transactions from the parks for the period January 1, 2023, through May 21
- The parks office manager and the assistant director who were employed when these transactions occurred
- Subsequently, our review of transactions from the parks for the period January 1, I don't know. our review
- of transactions from the parks for the period January 1 of 2023 through May 21st of 2025 identified
- The parks and office manager and the assistant director who were employed when these transactions occurred
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- FCIC criminal intelligence analysts have done extensive research on transactions around the state.
- So I wouldn't be at this point overly concerned with the transaction fee.
- Because once the transaction happens, the Do you any good.
- Because once the transaction happens, the victim is there.
- Other states have put transaction limits, stating that you can only put $2,000 in this a day.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Mar 18th, 2025
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- The reason is it is very difficult to complete a water transaction in one year, so there's not enough
- So I believe it would be that transaction. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you, Adam.
- Chair, Representative, the Interstate Stream Commission prioritizes their current transactions based
- Frequently it takes multiple years to complete the water transaction, and so they need the non-reverting
- within a year. transaction within a year.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- proposed committee members are indeed independent and disinterested to review and approve internal transactions
- Over my career, I've advised on more than 250 M&A transactions totaling over 50 billion dollars and executed
- And then based on that outside counsel advice, we proceeded with the transaction.
- We have since been facing derivative action in Delaware on that exact transaction.
- . would come out against us in that regard, we would have restructured the transaction and our review
Bills:
HB32, HB15, HB171, HB421, HB581, HB644, HB745, HB349, HB917, HB204, HB923, HB15, HB171, HB204
Keywords:
eviction, landlord rights, tenant rights, justice court, property law, court procedures, chemical dependency, court-ordered treatment, mental health, health care, treatment facility, juvenile justice, criminal justice reform, deep fake, digital impersonation, age verification, private cause of action, explicit content, consumer protection, HB 581
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Municipal and County Government (02/03/2026)
Municipal and County Government
Transcript Highlights:
- He argued that taxpayers do not always have a seat at the table in land transactions.
- He said the taxpayer does not always have a seat at the table when it comes to a land transaction.
- He said the taxpayer does not always have a seat at the table when it comes to a land transaction.
- If you have the legislative body having a piece of this puzzle, being involved in the transaction and
- If you have the legislative body having a piece of this puzzle, being involved in the transaction and
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Audit Commission 11/4/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- So, it wasn't types of transactions.
- And the other reason is for the transactional or the verifiable transaction of the receipt for multiple
- really simple transactions. It's easy. really simple transactions. It's easy.
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Summary:
The committee heard a presentation from the legislative auditor on a performance audit of the governor’s office and lieutenant governor’s office covering July 1, 2022 through December 31, 2024. The audit reviewed receipts, inventory, payroll, and non-payroll expenditures and found 12 findings, concluding the office generally did not comply with the criteria tested because of internal control deficiencies. The auditor said four of five prior findings that remained relevant were not fully resolved, and that the problems were widespread across financial operations, creating opportunities for waste and fraud, though no evidence of wrongdoing or misuse of funds was found.
The main findings involved weak segregation of duties, late vendor payments, inaccurate reimbursements and vendor payments, missing documentation, and poor receipt management. Auditors said one employee handled purchasing, receiving, payment processing, and inventory functions without adequate oversight; vendors were often paid late, resulting in more than $1,000 in late/reactivation fees; reimbursements and some state airplane payments contained errors; and many vendor payments, reimbursements, and purchasing card transactions lacked required support. The office also failed to collect about $12,000 for events at the governor’s residence, did not fully process several deposits, and lacked documentation for some billed or deposited amounts.
Members reacted strongly to the repeated control failures and the lack of documentation, with several saying the issues were pervasive and concerning even if the dollar amounts were not large. Questions focused on whether the problems reflected different treatment of vendors versus employee expenses, whether restitution was being sought, and whether legislation was needed. The auditor responded that the state already has the necessary policies and procedures, and that the issue is implementation and oversight by the governor’s office, not new legislation. The auditor also said the governor’s office had been receptive and had begun taking steps to address the findings.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
JHA Public Hearing - Tue Feb 25, 2025 @ 2:00 PM HST
Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- This measure imposes a daily maximum of $1,000 on transactions through a digital financial asset transaction
- report for transactions above $1,000.
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,000 <01:23:25.679>< - stacking transactions across multiple kiosk operators.
Summary:
The committee first heard House Bill 302, which would repeal the requirement that a provider-patient relationship for medical cannabis certification be established in person first. The Department of Health said it supported the House Draft 2 version as a way to expand patient access, and several testifiers from the medical cannabis community and dispensary industry supported the bill, especially for patients on outer islands or those unable to travel. One witness asked that earlier language removed in committee be restored to further improve access. Representative Shimizu asked whether follow-up in-person visits would still occur, and DOH responded that this varies by provider, with some continuing in-person care and others moving to telehealth for chronic conditions.
The committee then took up House Bill 712, relating to the federal 340B drug pricing program and contract pharmacies. The Office of Consumer Protection and the Attorney General’s office both said they supported the bill’s purpose but wanted it clarified and possibly moved into a standalone chapter rather than chapter 481B. Supporters, including Hawaii Pacific Health and the Queen’s Health Systems, said the bill is needed to protect safety-net funding and access to discounted drugs, citing large financial benefits from 340B and losses caused by manufacturer restrictions on contract pharmacies. PhRMA opposed the bill, arguing the issue is not access to discounts but accountability and transparency in how contract pharmacies distribute benefits, and said it was willing to discuss amendments. Members asked follow-up questions about whether there was data showing misuse; PhRMA said it did not have numbers, while hospital witnesses said the program is federally audited and used appropriately in Hawaii.
Finally, the committee heard House Bill 1482, HD1, which would tighten hemp and controlled-substance definitions to exclude Schedule I cannabinoids from manufactured hemp products and clarify the treatment of artificially derived cannabis. The Department of Health supported the measure, saying it adds clarity to existing prohibitions. Kūre Hawaii and other supporters said it would close loopholes involving Delta-8 and similar products. An individual testifier urged stronger language to also cover compounds such as HHC, THCA, THCP, and THCO. In response to questions about enforcement against mislabeled hemp products, DOH explained that THC percentages are relative to product weight, that some products can remain under the hemp threshold while still containing significant THC, and that hemp flower is already prohibited from direct retail sale, though enforcement can be complicated and involves both administrative and criminal authorities.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight
Transcript Highlights:
- governs almost any Article 97 property: are we changing the use with whatever the real property transaction
- receiving 110% if this would really take into account the full cost associated with real estate transactions
- A question I’m providing to you: Is that supposed to be covering the costs associated with any transactions
- The purview of Chapter 30B, Section 16, which is the real property disposition, including transactions
- with the Commonwealth and transactions related to conservation land and community preservation land.
Summary:
The Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight held an oversight hearing on draft regulations implementing Article 97 of the Massachusetts Constitution under Chapter 274 of the Acts of 2022, the Open Space Act. Chairs Cabral and Collins framed the hearing as a review of how the new process for dispositions or changes in use of Article 97 land would work, including public notice, environmental justice protections, replacement land, appraisals, and the role of the legislature. Under Secretary Stephanie Cooper and Commissioner Adam Bakke testified for EEA/DCAM, followed later by Deputy Inspector General O’Neill and Deputy Inspector General Giles on appraisal review.
Much of the discussion focused on how the draft regulations would operate in practice. EEA said the regulations would require advance public notice, define “comparable location” for replacement land, and allow the Secretary to make findings on whether an action would adversely affect environmental justice communities. Members pressed for longer public comment periods, clearer notice to local officials, more frequent updates to the site evaluation tool, and a clearer definition of terms such as “limited duration” for permits and licenses. EEA said the regulations are intended to standardize a process that has been handled through policy and case-by-case review, and that the legislature still retains the final authority to approve any Article 97 disposition.
Committee members also questioned whether the draft rules shift too much discretion to the Secretary and whether the proposed “proponent” process could allow private entities to drive Article 97 actions. EEA responded that non-public proponents would still need municipal support and legislative sponsorship, and that the regulations do not create a new avenue to bypass the existing home rule and legislative process. Members raised concerns about the current policy’s unanimous-vote requirements for municipal commissions, the proposed waiver provisions, whether MEPA applies, and the lack of explicit enforcement or penalty language in the act or regulations. EEA and DCAM said the act does not provide an enforcement mechanism and that disputes would generally be handled through the courts or the Attorney General.
The Inspector General’s office explained its role in reviewing appraisals for special legislation, including Article 97 matters, to ensure compliance with USPAP standards and to forward its review to DCAM. The hearing did not include any votes or formal committee action; members indicated that the committee may later issue recommendations to the executive agencies based on the testimony and questions raised.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Licensing & Administrative Procedures Mar 11th, 2025
Licensing & Administrative Procedures
Transcript Highlights:
- But, yeah, thanks for that. to changing the terminals, the other one was changing the amount of transactions
- and five dollars then you can use that hundred dollars to purchase tickets or they'll charge a transaction
- The vendor to identify the software change and we put a limit on the number of transactions per day.
- slow down a 7-Eleven on the corner that has a long line when the jackpot is $2 billion. down the transaction
- Even when the jackpot's at a high level, we're able to... process their transactions with a high level
AR
Arkansas 2026 1st Special Session
REVENUE & TAXATION- HOUSE Jun 17th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- to be a verification process that would be required to ensure that the tax that was owed on that transaction
- And how that typically works is that there is a check... ...cut when the vehicle transaction has been
- dealership or some entity to the Department of Finance and Administration to cover the sales tax on the transaction
- They still owe the sales tax on the transaction. The tax was owed at the time of purchase.
- So barring... ...on the transaction. The tax was owed at the time of purchase.
Summary:
The committee met to approve special expenses and then considered two interim study proposals. ISP 2025-069, by Representative Perry and presented by Representative Eaton, would move vehicle sales tax collection from the current registration-based process to the point of sale. Members asked about the current 60-day registration period, the fiscal and administrative impact on DFA, the burden on dealerships, verification and audit issues, and whether the change could affect tax collection or vehicle pricing. DFA said it was neutral on the proposal, noted programming and process changes would be needed, and said the total tax collected would not change, though timing would. The committee approved the ISP and sent it on for research.
The committee then took up ISP 2025-071, based on House Bill 1636 from the 2025 session, which would phase out the state soda excise tax over five years if Medicaid trust fund revenue triggers are met. Representative Ray said the bill was intended to continue discussion after the underlying bill failed on the House floor. Members asked about the tax’s annual revenue, its dedication to the Medicaid Trust Fund, and whether the revenue would be replaced. Ray estimated the tax brings in roughly $40 million to $50 million annually and said the proposal did not replace that revenue. DFA was asked to explain how withdrawals from the trust fund are authorized and whether the legislature has oversight, and said it would provide that information later. The committee then adopted the interim study proposal.
AR
Arkansas 2026 1st Special Session
REVENUE & TAXATION- HOUSE Jun 17th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- to be a verification process that would be required to ensure that the tax that was owed on that transaction
- And how that typically works is that there is a check cut when the vehicle transaction has been completed
- dealership or some entity to the Department of Finance and Administration to cover the sales tax on the transaction
- They still owe the sales tax on the transaction. The tax was owed at the time of purchase.
- So barring... ...on the transaction. The tax was owed at the time of purchase.
Summary:
The committee first approved special expenses incurred by the committee, then took up interim study proposals. The first, ISP 2025-069 by Representative Perry, would move collection of sales tax on motor vehicles from the current registration-based process to the point of sale at dealerships. Representative Eaton presented the proposal, and members questioned DFA about fiscal impact, dealer implementation costs, verification and audit issues, and whether the change would shift burdens to dealers or consumers. DFA said the overall tax amount would not change, but system programming and timing changes would be needed, and dealers would likely face process changes and possibly added costs. Despite concerns from some members and references to opposition from auto dealers, the committee voted to send the proposal to research and passed the ISP.
The committee then considered ISP 2025-071, based on House Bill 1636 from the 2025 session, which would phase out Arkansas’s soda excise tax over five years if revenue triggers in the Medicaid Trust Fund were met. Representative Ray explained that the bill had passed committee but failed on the House floor in the prior session, and members discussed the tax’s annual revenue, its dedication to the Medicaid Trust Fund, and whether the proposal would replace lost revenue. Questions were also raised about who controls distributions from the trust fund and whether the legislature has oversight. DFA said it would follow up with DHS on the mechanics and provide additional information. The committee then voted to adopt the interim study proposal, and the meeting adjourned.
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
State Bond Commission May 21st, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- There's a double-A-rated transaction.
- There is a AA-rated transaction pro forma that reflects bond insurance and a AAA-rated transaction without
- the ultimate beneficiary, I would note that the Bond Commission will have no participation in the transaction
- However, I would note that the bond commission will have no participation in the transaction other than
Summary:
The State Bond Commission met on May 21 with a quorum present and approved the April 16 minutes. The commission then reviewed and approved a large slate of local government and public authority financing requests, including election propositions for the November ballot, water and sewer infrastructure projects, fire protection and recreation district bonds, school board financing, and several refunding transactions. Most items were found to meet technical requirements and were approved on motions by Speaker DeVillier and seconded by Senator Talbot.
Among the more notable items were the East Baton Rouge City-Parish refunding bonds for the Greater Baton Rouge Airport District, the City of Kenner’s retroactive approval request tied to a convention center agreement with GMB Basketball LLC, a Louisiana Housing Corporation financing increase for the Federal City Building 10 affordable housing project, and preliminary approval for the Northwest Louisiana Finance Authority’s Petro Tower redevelopment in Shreveport. The commission also approved financing for Southern University’s Scott’s Bluff student housing project and the Crescent City Schools/Harriet Tubman Charter School project. The Crescent City Schools item prompted questions about how MFP funds are used; staff explained that lease payments would support the bonds and that MFP funds are generally split between educational expenses and facilities-related costs.
The commission received six monthly cost-of-issuance reports, which required no action, and a status update on the state debt schedule. It also approved Resolution No. 2 authorizing up to $425 million in general obligation refunding bonds to refund the Series 2016 bonds and tender other outstanding bonds for savings, with pricing tentatively set for June 16 and closing for June 30. During other business, New Orleans City Council President J.P. Morel thanked the commission for its role in helping address the city’s fiscal crisis and for approving a charter amendment election item aimed at strengthening budget oversight. The meeting adjourned after no further business.
NV
Nevada 2025 Regular Session
Senate Committee on Revenue and Economic Development May 31st, 2025 at 01:00 pm
Revenue and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- Part of the reason it's necessary is that, in a brick-and-mortar transaction for tobacco excise taxes—and
- In the world of an online transaction, though, these retailers mostly sit in Pennsylvania and Florida
- So they aren't able to charge that excise tax at that upstream transaction because they're not sitting
- There's no actual ability to reach the transaction until a consumer gets by from the state of Nevada,
- but at that point, we're looking at a backwards transaction.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- previously, Article 8, which governs investment securities, and Article 9, which governs secured transactions
- Those investment securities and those secured transactions have always been based on tangible items.
- currently Florida's UCC ...which governs investment securities, and Article 9, which governs secured transactions
- Those investment securities and those secured transactions have always been based on tangible items.
- what it does is it takes vast parts of Article 8, Investment Securities, and Article 9, Secured Transactions
Summary:
The Commerce Committee met with a quorum and heard three bills. First, CS/HB 515 on the Uniform Commercial Code was presented as a Florida Bar-backed update creating a new chapter to address digital assets and ledger technologies, including rules for perfection of security interests and lien priorities involving items such as Bitcoin. The bill drew support from the Florida Bar’s business law section and the Florida Bankers Association, had no amendments or opposition, and was reported favorably after a unanimous roll call.
The committee then heard HB 1427 on rural communities, a broad package creating an Office of Rural Prosperity, a rural resource directory, a Renaissance grant program, a rural arterial road monetization program, housing and school support measures, and new health care grant programs for telehealth, staffing, training, and mobile units. Sponsors and many local officials, economic development groups, chambers, utilities, and other organizations testified in strong support, emphasizing infrastructure, workforce, housing, and health care needs in rural Florida. Members from both parties praised the bill’s focus on rural counties, and it was reported favorably.
Finally, HB 299 on elevator accessibility requirements would allow an additional shorter interior support well in elevators while keeping the existing 42-inch support well requirement, with the goal of improving accessibility and flexibility for building owners. The National Elevator Industry supported the measure, there was no opposition or amendment, and the bill passed unanimously. The committee then adjourned.