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HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 04-17-2026 11:30am

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • ><c> informs</c> House Communication No. 780 informs the Senate that the House has disagreed to the amendments
  • proposed by the Senate to various House bills.
  • House Communication No. 781 returns Senate Concurrent Resolution 31 that was adopted in the House unamended
  • House Communication No. 782 returns Senate Concurrent Resolution 110 HD1 that was adopted in the House
  • Standing Committee Report No. 3836 referenced in House Communication number referenced in House Communication
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 04-16-2026 11:30am

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Communication No. 599 informs the Senate that the House has disagreed to the amendments proposed
  • by the Senate to various House bills.
  • House Communication Nos. 600 to 779 return Senate bills that passed third reading in the House in an
  • :01:27.600><c> informs</c> House Communication number 599 informs House Communication number 599 informs
  • ><c> in</c><00:01:50.560><c> House</c><00:01:50.800><c> Communications</c> bills referenced in House
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Apr 1st, 2026

County and Municipal Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • But I noticed I used to sleep out of the house. He didn't know his client is so bad. And she went.
  • Representative Sales, you have House Bill 568, sir. Welcome. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
  • Next up, we have House Bill 433 by Representative Hassell.
  • Representative Sales, you have House Representative Sales, you have House Bill<00:10:10.320><c> 568,<
  • Bill 433 by Next up, we have House Bill 433 by Representative<00:10:42.960><c> Hassell.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Education Policy Committee Mar 5th, 2025

Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • For our K-12 partners, we've also amended this bill on the house floor to not count the students who.
  • We amended this bill on the house floor to ensure that students who are pursuing their non-traditional
  • It went to the House and eventually died, but I would like to try again. The concept is simple.
  • other faiths, and this privileging drained vitality from this tradition and drove people from its houses
Bills: HB266, SB85, SB166, HB266, SB85, SB166
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber - Tue Feb 10, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 12

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Will the House come to order? Will the House come to order? Will the House come to order?
  • of</c> Welcome to your House of Welcome to your House of Representatives.
  • </c><00:15:44.240><c> of</c> Welcome, Illeia Gian to your House of Welcome, Illeia Gian to your House
  • </c> &gt;&gt; Madam Speaker, I move that this house &gt;&gt; Madam Speaker, I move that this house stand
  • The House stands adjourned carried.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Local Government Apr 14th, 2025

Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • I think that's... ...I just don't think that's very fair.
  • That's not durable, and I also don't think it's fair.
  • , stable, and fair.
  • I am the Vice President of Housing Development for the Housing Authority of the City of Austin, and I'm
  • These housing finance tools.
Summary: The committee heard several local government and property tax bills, with most testimony focused on appraisal disputes, tax administration, and development rules. Senate Bill 1052 by Senator Hinojosa would address coastal county appraisal litigation by requiring property owners in certain large-value disputes to report an uncontested taxable value while appeals are pending, so taxing units can base truth-in-taxation calculations on more realistic revenue. Nueces County, Del Mar College, and Corpus Christi ISD testified in support, describing major budget shortfalls caused by refinery valuation disputes; the committee substitute narrowed and clarified the bill’s scope. No opposition was heard, public testimony closed, and SB 1052 was left pending. The committee also heard Senate Bill 1531, which would require local tax collectors to accept common electronic property tax payments such as credit cards, debit cards, and e-checks. Witnesses supported modernizing payment options and the committee substitute removed ACH/electronic funds transfer language to avoid bank-account disclosure concerns. Public testimony closed and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 325, by Senator Perry, would restore platting and groundwater-certification requirements that were unintentionally weakened by prior legislation; supporters from county government, water groups, and builders’ representatives debated whether the real issue was groundwater protection or road standards for private roads. The bill was left pending after extensive testimony and no vote. The committee then took up Senate Bill 994 and SJR 46, which would exempt certain livestock feed inventory from property tax and provide the constitutional amendment needed for that change. Feed store and Farm Bureau witnesses supported the measure as relief for seasonal inventory taxes, and the bills were left pending. Senator Paxton presented SB 467 and SJR 84 to create a temporary property tax exemption for homes completely destroyed by fire, with refunds or corrected bills based on the date of loss; both were left pending. SB 1237 would clarify charitable property tax exemptions for senior housing and retirement communities, with testimony from Catholic and Baptist retirement organizations and a resident describing rising costs and exemption revocations; it was also left pending. The committee later voted 6-0 to report SB 2073, a pending bill on appraisal district authority to purchase or finance real property, and recommended it for the local and uncontested calendar. Finally, the committee heard SB 2172, SB 2173, and SB 2063, all related to property tax administration. SB 2172 would limit when appraisal districts can require homeowners to reapply for homestead exemptions, requiring a specific reason and written notice; SB 2173 would protect new homeowners from surprise tax liabilities caused by prior owners’ erroneous homestead exemptions, with testimony describing large back-assessment bills; both were left pending. SB 2063 would bar appraisal districts from using market-value evidence in unequal appraisal protests, and testimony sharply divided between taxpayer advocates, who said market data improperly overwhelms equity claims, and appraisal district representatives, who argued market value is inherently tied to equal-and-uniform taxation and cited a recent Texas Supreme Court decision; the bill was left pending after testimony.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Business Apr 7th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Business

Transcript Highlights:
  • The bill provides that you don't have to sign a contract with a real estate agent just to tour a house
  • among a growing number of states that is saying That you don't have to sign this before you go see a house
  • It is a mirror bill to House Bill 3498 that has already passed this committee.
  • This bill is substantially the same language that passed off the house floor unanimously last session
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Business Apr 7th, 2026

Business

Transcript Highlights:
  • It provides that you don't have to sign a contract with a real estate agent just to tour a house.
  • among a growing number of states that is saying that you don't have to sign this before you go see a house
  • It is a mirror bill to House Bill 3498 that has already passed this committee.
  • This bill is substantially the same language that passed off the House floor unanimously last session
Summary: The committee met with a quorum present and heard several bills, mostly business, licensing, and economic development measures. HB 1277, presented by Rep. Hill, updated OESC job-search requirements and added flexibility for rural residents; it passed 8-0. SB 1217, an OREC request bill presented by Rep. Osborne, would allow a person to tour a house without first signing a contract with a real estate agent; after questions about federal real estate settlement issues and buyer-agent compensation, it passed 7-1. SB 1826 would eliminate the sunset on the Oklahoma Enterprise Zone Incentive Leverage Act and passed 8-0. SB 1824 updated the Oklahoma General Corporation Act as a mirror to a House bill and passed 8-0. SB 1813 would allow the governor to enter athletic trainer licensure compacts with other jurisdictions and passed 7-1. SB 1326 modernized self-storage facility operations and passed 7-0. The committee then took up SB 1937, the Taxpayer Dollars Protect Workers Act, which would condition economic development incentives on labor-practice requirements intended to preserve secret-ballot organizing, employee privacy, and employer rights. Rep. Blancett raised concerns that the bill could harm the film, entertainment, and Olympic-related industries and undermine economic diversification, while Rep. Lepak argued it was aimed at preventing coercive organizing tactics and said similar measures had passed in other states. After a brief debate, the bill passed 5-1-2. Finally, SB 1641, requiring an email address in LLC articles of organization filed with the Secretary of State, passed unanimously. The committee then adjourned.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

PSM-HWN Informational Briefing 04-13-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Those focused on programming, site design, staff spaces, housing modules, and transition housing.
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  • , some other type of separated housing, some other type of separated housing. housing. housing. 60<00
  • </c> that could be used for housing that could be used for housing individuals<01:17:27.480><c> who</
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Local Government (Part II) May 26th, 2025

Local Government

Summary: The Senate Local Government Committee briefly convened and then immediately moved to recess. Senator Paxton made a motion to recess subject to the call of the chair, which was accepted. No bills, testimony, or substantive policy issues were discussed during the meeting. With no other business before the committee, it stood in recess subject to the call of the chair.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Local Government (Part I) May 26th, 2025

Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 4308 is not... Mr.
  • To House Bill 4308.
  • For, or against House Bill 5663?
  • We worked on the House side.
  • Last week, we heard House Bill 23 in this committee as it was received from the House.
Summary: The committee heard and discussed several local-government-related bills, mostly with committee substitutes. House Bill 2731 would let certain border counties regulate roadside vendors selling live animals in unincorporated areas and along public rights-of-way; the substitute narrowed the bill to live animal sales only and excluded livestock and other roadside commerce. House Bill 3483 would streamline TCEQ review of special utility district revenue bonds by removing tax-bond requirements that do not apply to SUDs. House Bill 4308 would create a county industrial development district framework, limited in the substitute to certain counties including Fort Bend County, to help finance industrial sites and related infrastructure. House Bill 5663 would create a Wood County Hospital District memory-care-focused district with no taxing power, intended to help pursue grants and other funding for a new facility. House Bill 4582 addressed attainable housing in Dallas and Tarrant counties, allowing local reimbursement tools for developers under a uniform, optional framework. House Bill 5509 would let municipalities suspend or revoke a hotel’s certificate of occupancy if law enforcement and a criminal court both find probable cause of human trafficking, with the substitute adding due-process protections. House Bill 1532 created a Lake Houston dredging and maintenance district funded by revenue from dredged material sales and revenue bonds, with no taxing authority or eminent domain. House Bill 23, heard as pending business, would revise the process for local governments to rescind development documents and adjust third-party reviewer liability and eligibility rules. House Bill 4580, concerning property tax exemptions for charitable organizations such as the Houston Rodeo, was amended to remove language about exempting revenue from property use and instead focus on land used for agricultural, youth, and educational support. Public testimony was generally supportive on the bills heard, with witnesses including county officials, utility and water association representatives, hotel industry representatives, and housing developers. Several speakers emphasized the need for faster financing or permitting tools, flood mitigation, housing affordability, anti-trafficking enforcement, or local economic development. Some members raised concerns about scope, precedent, consultation with affected senators, and due process, particularly on House Bill 4582 and House Bill 5509, but the committee largely accepted the committee substitutes as improvements. No public testimony was offered on several bills, and most measures were left pending before later being voted out. The committee took recorded votes on multiple pending bills and reported them favorably, often with committee substitutes adopted in lieu of the filed versions. House Bills 1532, 2731, 3483, 5509, 5663, and 4580 were reported out, with 1532 and 5663 passing unanimously and 3483, 2731, and 5509 also receiving favorable votes despite one present-not-voting on 3483. House Bill 23 and House Bill 4582 were left pending subject to call of the chair. The committee then recessed until adjournment or later.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Veterans and Military Affairs Division 3/25/26

Veterans and Military Affairs Division

Transcript Highlights:
  • ><c> personnel</c><00:01:04.519><c> are</c> Troopers and house safety personnel are Troopers and house
  • </c> Representative Olson for bringing House Representative Olson for bringing House File<00:03:01.880
  • is House The last bill on our agenda is House File<00:21:30.680><c> 4171.
  • Through the Housing First Minnesota Foundation, our industry has completed impactful housing projects
  • Through the Housing First Minnesota Foundation, our industry has completed impactful housing projects
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Finance and Tax Feb 12th, 2026

Finance and Tax

Transcript Highlights:
  • counties, municipalities, and special districts consider the occupancy rates of RV parks to ensure fair
  • counties and municipalities and special districts consider the occupancy rates of RV parks to ensure fair
  • years of the University of Florida Schimberg study data in quantifying whether existing workforce housing
  • we do have one appearance form, and that is Jeff Sharkey with the, I want to say that's Landlord Housing
  • But with this bill, she provides a solution that answers this question in a fair and appropriate way
Summary: The Committee on Finance and Tax met with a quorum present and heard several bills, most of them focused on tax policy and property-related exemptions. CS/SB 118 clarified how non-ad valorem special assessments apply to recreational vehicle parks, and an amendment removed a requirement that local governments consider RV park occupancy rates when apportioning assessments. The bill was supported by a Florida Retail Federation representative and was reported favorably. The committee also reported favorably on SB 1520, which modifies Live Local Act property tax exemption provisions by extending the vesting period for the missing middle exemption and expanding the data used for local government opt-outs; SB 678, which reestablishes the framework allowing distributors to deduct unsellable alcohol from monthly excise tax; and CS/SB 680, which creates a sales tax exemption to address double taxation on electricity used at EV charging stations. Each of these bills had support from industry or trade groups, and CS/SB 680 drew comments from Senator Gaetz praising the bill as a solution to prior tax collection confusion. The committee then approved CS/SB 450, which updates property tax exemption rules for surviving spouses of permanently and totally disabled veterans by allowing transfer of a larger portion of the exemption to a new homestead; an amendment raised the transferable amount to up to 120% of the prior exemption. The final bill, CS/SB 1074, was amended to establish uniform rules for rounding cash transactions to the nearest nickel in light of the Federal Reserve’s suspension of penny distribution, while preserving tax calculations and providing liability protections; it also included safeguards for pawn and recycling transactions. All bills considered were reported favorably, Senator Gaetz asked to be recorded as voting yes on all bills, and the committee adjourned without objection.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

CPC Public Hearing - Thu Feb 5, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST

Consumer Protection & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • Basically, search for housing for ever.
  • 43:27.839><c> discourage</c> House Bill 1647 would discourage House Bill 1647 would discourage businesses
  • We were in strong support of House Bill 2198.
  • </c><01:03:50.799><c> Bill</c> were in strong support of House Bill were in strong support of House Bill
  • </c> shortly. and whether the White House shortly. and whether the White House spokesperson<01:05:20.000
Summary: The committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce met on February 5, 2026, and heard testimony on several bills, beginning with HB 227 relating to eviction records. Supporters, including the Public First Law Center and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, argued the bill would help people who prevail in eviction cases avoid long-term housing harm from online court records, while the Public First Law Center said keeping records off eCourt Kokua would not violate the First Amendment because the records would still be available in person. Members discussed access-to-justice concerns, and a witness said legal aid attorneys could still access the records through the attorney-only Jeff’s system and the court’s access-to-justice room. The chair also asked about precedent, and a witness cited a Hawaii Supreme Court case as supporting removal from the online database rather than sealing records entirely. The committee then took up HP 1775 relating to foreclosures, but the transcript only shows in-person opposition comments from the Hawaii State Bar Association Collection Law Section, the Hawaii Credit Union League, and the Hawaii Bankers Association. The credit union and banking groups said they had concerns about broader negative impacts on mortgage lending and other requirements, but no detailed discussion or action was captured before the committee moved on. The next measure, HB 1560 relating to consumer protection, drew support from the Office of Consumer Protection and cryptocurrency companies including Coinflip and America Digital, which said they already use wallet-pinning and other safeguards to prevent fraud. AARP Hawaii did not take a formal position but said the bill addressed a real problem, noting that Hawaii residents, especially in Kona, had lost more than $920,000 in 2024 to cryptocurrency ATM scams and arguing that stronger oversight was needed. The committee also heard HB 1642, which would ban cryptocurrency kiosks. The Office of Consumer Protection supported the ban as the best way to protect consumers from fraud, while Coinflip, Bitcoin Depot, and America Digital opposed it, arguing kiosks provide cash-based access to crypto, especially for unbanked or underbanked consumers, and that targeted regulation would be better than an outright ban. AARP Hawaii took no formal position but strongly emphasized the harm caused by scams, saying victims are often frightened into acting quickly and that kiosk transactions currently lack enough friction or intervention. Finally, HB 1647, also on consumer protection, would impose liability on host businesses that provide space for crypto kiosks. The Office of Consumer Protection warned small businesses might not understand the liability, while Coinflip, Bitcoin Depot, and America Digital opposed the bill, saying it would unfairly shift enforcement duties to host stores and could discourage businesses from hosting kiosks, effectively creating a de facto ban. No votes or final committee actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Ways & Means Jan 26th, 2026 at 04:00 pm

Ways & Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • I think it's fair to say... I'm going off script here.
  • I think it's fair to say that revenue diversion, Title 49, is Byzantine.
  • Double taxation is not fair to small communities. This is half of a person's job in my community.
  • Senate Bill 6220 modifies the property tax exemption for nonprofit low-income housing.
  • The temporary... income housing.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Intergovernmental Affairs Apr 1st, 2025

Intergovernmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • I want this house."
  • Obviously, we are lacking housing inventory, particularly affordable housing.
  • State laws, such as the Fair Housing Act, prohibit housing discrimination based on a person's disability
  • While the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Fair Housing Act prohibit housing discrimination
  • According to the National Fair Housing Alliance, complaints of discrimination based on disability status
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Taxes Committee 3/20/25

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
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  • First up is House File 2254.
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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 3/3/26

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:03:49.760><c> File</c> Feist has agreed to present House File Feist has agreed to present House
  • ,</c><00:52:51.359><c> and</c> education, health care, housing, and education, health care, housing,
  • House File 2380 can change that.
  • fair prevailing wage fair things around fair prevailing wage fair wage<01:20:20.640><c> um</c><01:20
  • </c> take up House File 3468. take up House File 3468.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Apr 28th, 2025

Pensions, Investments & Financial Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 3015 fixes that.
  • House Bill 3521 is definitely a retention bill. This is what this is.
  • Is there anyone else who wishes to testify for or against House Bill 3521?
  • House Joint Resolution 182.
  • Wishes to testify on, for, or against House Joint Resolution 182.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber - Fri Feb 13, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 15

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • So welcome all to your House of lawyer. So welcome all to your House of Representatives.
  • </c> you to your House of Representatives. you to your House of Representatives.
  • Welcome to your House of recognized.
  • </c><00:23:30.400><c> of</c> welcome to your House of welcome to your House of Representatives.<00:23
  • </c> or you're going to be on the House." or you're going to be on the House."