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• Claim process through TRD, where you can claim and be paid the credit as you have tax liability, and
• So you can have a balance of credit on your account if you don't have tax liability to offset it.
• So this would not be necessarily a tax credit against tax liability.
• It would be a credit, just a direct credit, without tax liability.
• , by the previous discussion, your belief that priority would remain with the county to have tax liability

Keywords: 996, all

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• House Bill 2279 exempts a commercial river outfitter from liability for an injury to or the death of
• Additionally, it declares the limited liability exemption does not apply to a commercial river outfitter
• My understanding was that the liability—it took away all liability, but they had waivers that you could
• sign off, but it had to do with liability.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The meeting covered a large number of bills and resolutions across education, federalism, government, health, commerce, and judiciary-related topics. In education, members heard bills on moving the statewide testing window later, allowing paper-based testing in more cases, posting school administrator compensation data, expanding who may receive student directory information, reviewing duplicative ADE reporting requirements, requiring religious excusals, creating a school fitness recognition program, and a proposed ballot measure on sex-designated school sports and private spaces. In federalism, the committee discussed banning foreign nationals from funding ballot-measure committees and a proposal to eliminate voting centers and return to precinct-based voting. Other items included memorials urging the U.S. to withdraw from the United Nations and the IMF, and a government bill penalizing agencies that fail to submit financial reports on time. Health and human services bills focused on lactation care, a state certification program for lactation providers, prohibiting gender transition procedures for minors, requiring chief medical officers at state agencies to hold active licenses, clarifying air ambulance statutes, seeking a SNAP waiver to restrict non-eligible food purchases, and collecting hospital patient immigration-status data for reporting. Sponsors generally framed these as consumer protection, public health, or administrative cleanup measures, while some members raised concerns about cost, privacy, and possible legal conflicts. In commerce, the committee heard bills on digital goods disclosure, protections for child content creators, liability limits for river outfitters, landlord utility billing transparency, appraisal management company definitions, unemployment eligibility verification, and association-based health plans. Several measures were pulled from consent or flagged for amendments. The judiciary portion included bills creating a civil cause of action for violations of anti-DEI laws, expanding hate-crime-style penalties to include political affiliation and expression, adding reporting requirements for name changes by sex offenders, penalizing possession of falsified commercial driver’s licenses by unlawfully present individuals, adding penalties for mailing abortion-inducing drugs, allowing speed-limiting devices as an alternative to license suspension, extending inmate transition services, increasing penalties for sexual extortion involving older teens, requiring legislative approval to close state shooting ranges, and advancing an Article V convention resolution for congressional term limits. Several sponsors emphasized public safety, parental rights, election integrity, or government accountability, while some members raised constitutional or implementation concerns, particularly on liability, voting systems, and the term-limits resolution. Multiple bills were reported as being on consent calendars, with some pulled for amendments or further discussion.

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• Wyoming entity the unlimited liability Wyoming entity the unlimited liability company<01:04:20.160
• <01:04:36.200> a<01:04:36.280> great liability company could be a great liability company
• Yeah, unlimited liability company. We're still evaluating our official position on that, but Mr.
• So, that's why it's called an unlimited liability company.
• So, that's why it's called an unlimited liability company.

Keywords: 916, all

Summary: The chairman opened by explaining that the committee would hear proposed interim topics and then rank them by written submissions rather than debating them one by one. The Public Service Commission presented two topics: an educational session on small water utilities, citing maintenance needs, water-quality compliance, and difficulty accessing capital, and a review of civil penalties for pipeline safety violations because Wyoming’s statutory penalties are far below federal levels and could affect compliance and funding. Members and outside presenters then outlined a range of additional topics. Representative Campbell proposed work on fire protection districts and EMS districts, focusing on financial stability, mill levies, and possible county authority to combine districts and levies. He also raised public records at meetings, corporate filing fees, and fraudulent corporate filings. The Community College Commission proposed updating annexation statutes so communities can join community college districts more easily, especially where current mill-levy rules create funding issues. Senator Crago supported the fraudulent corporate filings topic and noted related technology-based solutions and overlap with blockchain issues. Other proposals included CPA “Pathways” licensing changes to address a shortage of accountants, a review of public meetings and public records laws, continuation of the electricity study with emphasis on grid reliability and large-load capacity constraints, and a broader review of the public meetings and records act. Ashley Harpstreith of the Wyoming Association of Municipalities supported extending municipal audit deadlines and described a statewide shortage of auditors and CPAs. Healthy Wyoming proposed studying health coverage options for low-income working adults, including state-sponsored or cooperative models. Representative Chestek proposed making most nonpartisan county offices elected on a nonpartisan basis. No votes or final selections were taken in the portion provided; the committee mainly heard testimony and discussed whether topics should be assigned to this committee or another one.

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• Right now, they are showing up on the state's books as a liability.
• And I will tell you, well-plugging liability over $600 million.
• of those wells can turn a liability column item into a revenue stream.
• Remember that $600 million liability I showed you.
• So the liability becomes infrastructure. National momentum.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The Energy Development and Transmission Committee met in interim session and approved the November 6 minutes. Chair Novak outlined the committee’s study agenda, including large energy users such as data centers, geothermal, landowner relations, wind and solar, and other energy topics across the state. The meeting was framed as informational only, with no bills or formal legislative action taken beyond the minutes approval. Testimony focused first on landowner relations. Oliver County Commissioner Dave Berger described the county’s energy history and local support for coal and related development. North Dakota Farmers Union President Matt Perdue emphasized proactive, face-to-face communication with landowners, respect for property rights, and the need for developers to be transparent about tradeoffs; he also discussed insurance and liability concerns tied to easements. Committee members asked about eminent domain, local versus state authority, and how communities can better understand the revenue and infrastructure implications of energy development. Department of Agriculture Deputy Commissioner Tom Bodine then described the department’s ombudsman programs for pipeline restoration and reclamation, wind restoration, and royalty oversight. He said the programs provide confidential, third-party assistance on reclamation and royalty disputes, but do not provide legal advice. Senators raised concerns about post-production deductions in royalty leases and whether the ombudsman can explain them; Bodine said the program can clarify statements and deductions but cannot resolve legal disputes. He also said the department has not received requests related to fiber lines. Representatives from Grid United and One Oak described their project development and landowner engagement practices. Grid United’s Brent Johnson discussed the North Plains Connector transmission project, its route selection process, voluntary acquisition approach, and efforts to avoid eminent domain by working closely with regulators, counties, townships, and landowners. One Oak’s Danette Welsh and Tom Giltner described the company’s midstream operations, extensive North Dakota footprint, and emphasis on direct landowner communication, consistent local regulation, careful construction practices, and post-construction reclamation. Members asked about setbacks, zoning consistency, invasive species prevention, outside advocacy groups, and eminent domain use; One Oak said it has not used eminent domain on its North Dakota projects, largely because most gathering lines are negotiated easements.

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• Neither the program administrator nor the municipality has any liability for the loan.
• has any liability for the<00:29:22.920> loan.
• 34:31.560> affect<00:34:31.919> a<00:34:31.960> taxpayer's<00:34:32.600> liability
• <00:34:33.879> or<00:34:34.040> a to affect a taxpayer's liability or a to affect a
• taxpayer's liability or a municipality's<00:34:34.840> responsibility<00:34:35.600> for

Keywords: 926, house, all

Summary: The House opened with a devotional performance by four Vermont music therapists, followed by remarks recognizing music therapy as an evidence-based profession and welcoming the performers to the chamber. The body then handled several referral and procedural matters: Senate Bills 212 and 328, and Senate Bill 325 after an Environment Committee report, were referred to Ways and Means under House Rule 35A because of revenue impacts. The House also read HCR 263, congratulating the 2026 Mount Mansfield Union High School Division 1 championship girls basketball team, and members offered brief congratulations and announcements, including a birthday greeting for the Chief of Staff, notice of an art social, and a reminder about the House Adjournment Pool benefiting Good Samaritan Haven. The House voted to move Senate Bill 206, relating to licensure of early childhood educators, from Government Operations and Military Affairs to Human Services. It then took up House Bill 951, the state budget bill, suspended rules to consider it immediately, and voted not to concur with the Senate’s proposal of amendment. The House requested a committee of conference and appointed Representatives Shay, Feltes, and Lumley to serve on the House side, then suspended rules again to message its action to the Senate forthwith. In the orders of the day, the House passed House Bill 902 on amendments to the City of Barre charter, and passed Senate Bills 142, 179, 227, 230, and 298 in concurrence with proposals of amendment. Action on Senate Bill 223, relating to water quality, was postponed for two legislative days. The House then considered Senate Bill 327 on economic development, hearing detailed testimony from the Commerce and Economic Development, Ways and Means, and Appropriations committees. The bill would support small businesses, repeal the VEGI sunset, create hospitality and culinary workforce initiatives, revise the Rural Industrial Development Grant Program, authorize cash rounding when pennies are unavailable, and establish a C-PACE financing program. Ways and Means offered nine amendments, including changes to VEGI limits, grant language, rounding notice provisions, and C-PACE timing and tax clarifications; the House adopted the amendments and proposed the bill back to the Senate as amended.

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• their last year's salary in determining their high three or high five, which does add an unfunded liability
• their last year's salary in determining their high three or high five, which does add an unfunded liability
• c> >> That's just, you know, looking at the >> That's just, you know, looking at the liability
• :01.200> it,<00:25:01.600> you<00:25:01.760> know,<00:25:02.280> how liability
• aspect of it, you know, how liability aspect of it, you know, how how<00:25:03.240> do<00:25:

Keywords: 958, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This This is not a judicial directive.
• It is not a judicial form.
• Uh it is a post-judicial determination.
• But what we are is not a judicial form.
• released by a judicial officer or you released by a judicial officer or you are<03:36:27.920> released

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• The background check, the minimum liability insurance is much different.
• The background check, the minimum liability insurance is much different.
• The background check, the minimum liability insurance is much different.
• The background check, the minimum liability insurance is much different.
• The background check, the minimum liability insurance is much different.

Keywords: 958, all

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• That responsibility is not only a huge liability but unfair for our administrators.
• but unfair for our only a huge liability but unfair for our administrators.<00:02:23.360> We<
• . liability. liability.
• They don't want the authority or the liability to make the decision on whether or not they choose who
• to make the authority or the liability to make the decision<00:56:24.559> on<00:56:24.880>

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• It's about the liability clause.
• Representative Clouston: I don't think that would create the liability for the federal government.
• Representative Clouston: I don't think that would create the liability for the federal government.
• rails for uh doing background checks on some of these doctors so there's a little bit less of a liability
• doctors so there's a little bit less of doctors so there's a little bit less of a<00:43:08.160> liability

Bills: HB0143, HB0129

Keywords: health care providers, free speech, discrimination, governmental agencies, civil remedies, physician access, internationally trained physicians, medical licensing, provisional license, healthcare workforce, 916, all

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• Pennsylvania regarding its 2025 annual report; an annual report from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Judicial

Keywords: Scheduler, 973, house, all

Summary: The House convened at noon with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then proceeded to routine floor business. The chamber accepted committee reports on several bills, including Transportation Committee reports on House Bill 2227 and Senate Bill 1377, and Judiciary Committee reports on House Bill 1434, House Bill 2273, Senate Bill 45, Senate Bill 111, Senate Bill 1235, and Senate Bill 1259. In each case, the House agreed to the committee action, with some bills reported as amended and others as committed. The House also referred a number of measures to committees, including Senate Bill 482, House Bills 2671-2674, House Resolution 580, Senate Bills 1206, 1212, 1273, and 1400, and House Resolution 581. Several reports were received and read into the record, including a Joint State Government Commission report on recruitment and retention challenges for police, corrections, and prosecutors, annual reports from the Pennsylvania Ireland Trade Commission, the Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing, the General Building Contractors Association, the Affordable Housing Center of Pennsylvania, and the Judicial Conduct Board, plus reports under the Intergovernmental Cooperation Authorities Act. The House also received notice that the Senate had amended House Bill 1667 and requested concurrence. The Majority Leader moved to recommit House Bill 2460 to Appropriations and to remove House Bill 2146, Senate Bills 971, 972, and 1259, and House Resolutions 165 and 462 from the tabled calendar to the active calendar. Finally, on motion of Representative Ledbetter, the House adjourned until Saturday, June 27, 2026, at noon, unless sooner recalled by the Speaker.

Transcript Highlights:

• c><00:08:14.800> board<00:08:15.000> is<00:08:15.159> very<00:08:15.479> judicious
• have to and the board is very judicious have to and the board is very judicious about<00:08:16.440
• won't say it's informal, but it's not so formal as to be a court filing and subject to a lot of judicial
• to<01:10:38.000> a<01:10:38.120> lot<01:10:38.280> of<01:10:39.040> judicial
• And not subject it to a lot of judicial oversight.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• They've got criminal liability. >> Okay.
• They've got criminal liability. They've got criminal liability. >> Okay. >> Okay.
• So, this bill doesn't affect the liability or who would be at fault.
• So, this bill doesn't affect the liability or who would be at fault.
• Doesn't affect the liability or who would be at fault.

Keywords: 958, all

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• And those numbers have been creeping up, and it's a liability on the state. ...for businesses that have
• And those numbers have been creeping up, and it's a liability on the state.
• Anybody who had more money than 500% in their account of their liability, they were mandated the state
• ,<00:17:30.640> they<00:17:30.880> were account of their liability, they were account
• of their liability, they were mandated<00:17:31.760> the<00:17:32.000> state<00:17:32.240

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Senator Coleman-Madison, he said he understood and agreed that there could be some on the civil liability
• ><00:28:51.760> civil could be some on the on the civil could be some on the on the civil liability
• Um I'm I have a concern liability side.
• c> but<00:34:30.480> I'm<00:34:30.720> concerned<00:34:31.280> that has liability
• , but I'm concerned that has liability, but I'm concerned that I'm<00:34:32.240> concerned<00:

Bills: HB63, HB19, HB80, HB41, HB20, HB60, HB100, HB71, HB91, HB93, HB63, HB19, HB80, HB41, HB20, HB60, HB100, HB71, HB91, HB93

Keywords: paternity, child custody, joint custody, parental rights, family law, domestic violence, shared parenting, Ebony Alert, missing youth, public safety, law enforcement, racial equity, human trafficking, victim restitution, civil action, criminal prosecution, labor servitude, sexual servitude, class A felony, class B felony

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• Approximately $512,000 is in the 200 category for our liability rates and our health care rates.
• Can you tell me why your Liability went up so high.
• Just give me the liability. Question. That's the main. Thank you very much, Mr. Vice Chair.
• At the end of FY 24, the authority had unfunded liabilities at one point.
• Although that's significantly better than where we were a decade ago when the liability was about $3.4

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• the reclaimers to get that information, and then, of course, the reclaimers can lie and there's no liability
• the reclaimers to get that information. and then, of course, the reclaimers can lie and there's no liability
• And then, of course, the reclaimers can lie, and there's no liability for the reclaimers lying.
• But it just seems, I mean, it just, I'm just wondering whether the reporting obligations and the liability
• it was reported or that it came from some country, but then that could be made up and there's no liability

Summary: The committee first established a quorum, adopted the consent calendar for SB 423 and SB 581, and then heard a series of bills, most of which were presented as streamlining or safety measures tied to transportation, climate, public lands, health care, and higher education. SB 71 by Senator Wiener would extend and expand a CEQA exemption for sustainable transportation projects, adding modes such as microtransit, paratransit, shuttles, and ferries, while also accepting committee amendments that narrowed a Tier 4 diesel rail provision, restored existing right-of-way language with utility protections, and set a new sunset date. Support came from transit agencies, local governments, and advocacy groups; some members raised concerns about the diesel rail language and possible interactions with housing-related legislation, but the bill advanced on a due pass vote as amended. The committee then heard SB 614 by Senator Stern on carbon dioxide pipeline safety. The bill would direct the State Fire Marshal to adopt safety standards for intrastate CO2 pipelines, building from federal draft rules and adding state discretion and possible enhanced protections such as planning zones and more detailed exposure modeling. Supporters argued California needs to fill a federal regulatory gap to advance carbon capture and climate goals, while environmental justice and conservation groups opposed unless amended, citing risks from CO2 leaks and asking for stronger siting restrictions and more specificity. The bill passed on a due pass vote to Appropriations, with members noting the need for continued work on the safety provisions. Senator Arreguín also presented SB 304, which would temporarily lift public trust use restrictions on specific land at Jack London Square to allow the Port of Oakland more leasing flexibility under conditions and annual reporting. The measure was described as a limited, time-bound effort to address high vacancy and revitalize the waterfront, and it drew support from Oakland city and county representatives with no opposition in the room. The committee then approved SB 304 on a due pass vote. Arreguín’s SB 830 followed, creating CEQA streamlining for Sutter Health’s new Emeryville hospital campus and designating the City of Emeryville as lead agency; supporters said it would preserve East Bay hospital access before seismic deadlines, and the bill passed with broad support and no opposition. Finally, Senator Caballero presented SB 486, a higher education planning bill intended to align UC and CSU enrollment growth with regional sustainable communities plans and to remove the need to analyze a no-project alternative in certain long-range development plans. Supporters said the bill would better integrate university enrollment forecasting into regional planning, while opponents warned that eliminating the no-project analysis could weaken accountability for housing and infrastructure impacts around campuses. Committee members expressed mixed views and asked for further clarification, but the bill was moved out on a due pass as amended vote to Appropriations. The transcript then shifted to SB 629, a fire response and rebuilding bill, with the author describing amendments to apply fire safety requirements in wildfire-burned areas, update fire mapping, and require annual defensible space inspections, though the discussion was cut off before any final action was shown.

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• They're a real liability, and they should be handled in a school as they would be anywhere else, whether
• They're a real liability and expense.
• They're a real liability and they<00:12:14.720> should<00:12:14.959> be<00:12:15.240>
• So it's framing it in a way that frames it as just a liability, and it's not.
• <00:34:12.800> and that frames it as just a liability and that frames it as just a liability

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• These arguments are nothing more than a red herring by an industry seeking to ensure that their liability
• Think about when you’re flying on an airplane, the old tickets that used to have the levels of liability
• associated with negligence, Without removing liability associated with negligence, that that could mean
• While Section 230 may shield platforms from civil liability, courts are still deciding whether online
• platforms have a duty of care under theories of product liability.

Summary: The committee heard several privacy and consumer protection bills, with most of the discussion focused on AI and social media. AB 1405 would create a state registry for AI auditors and set basic transparency, ethics, and qualification standards for those auditors; supporters said it would build trust and provide a foundation for future AI oversight, while some members questioned whether government should define auditor qualifications instead of industry groups. The bill was moved out on a 5-1 vote to Appropriations, with the roll left open. AB 2, by Assemblymember Lowenthal, would impose enhanced financial penalties on large social media companies when their negligence causes harm to children and teens. Supporters, including a grieving parent and Common Sense Media, argued the bill would create accountability for harmful algorithms and design choices, while opponents from TechNet, EFF, CCIA, and CalChamber warned it was vague, could chill speech, invite censorship, and raise Section 230 and First Amendment concerns. Committee members debated private right of action versus public enforcement, possible shakedown lawsuits, and whether the bill should be narrowed; the bill passed 6-0 to Judiciary with the roll left open. AB 410 would expand California’s bot disclosure law so bots must identify themselves up front and truthfully if asked, rather than only prohibiting deceptive bots in limited commercial or election contexts. Supporters said the measure would help users, especially youth and vulnerable people, know when they are interacting with AI and reduce deception online; one privacy group withdrew opposition after amendments, and other industry groups said they were no longer opposed or had no formal position. The bill passed 9-1 to Appropriations with the roll left open. The committee also approved AB 1327, which lets consumers cancel home improvement contracts by email instead of only by mail and requires phone assistance for cancellations; the Contractor State License Board withdrew opposition after amendments, and the bill passed 11-0 to Judiciary with the roll left open.

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• /c><00:14:47.839> tax Minnesota's individual income tax Minnesota's individual income tax liability
• is total wage and salary liability is total wage and salary income<00:14:51.639> as<00:14:51.839
• We now know the tax liability for tax year 2023, and it forms the base for this forecast.
• <00:20:37.159> for<00:20:37.360> tax we now know the tax liability for tax we now know
• the tax liability for tax year<00:20:38.200> 23<00:20:39.200> and<00:20:39.360> it<

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: Minnesota Management and Budget presented the February 2025 budget and economic forecast, with Commissioner Aon Campbell, State Economist Anthony Becker, and Budget Director Anam Mingi outlining updated revenue, spending, and long-term balance projections. The state’s FY 2026-27 general fund outlook remains positive but weaker than in November, with an ending balance of $456 million, down $160 million from the prior forecast. Looking ahead, the planning years FY 2028-29 show a projected deficit of just under $6 billion, driven largely by spending growth outpacing revenues. Officials emphasized that discretionary inflation is a major factor in the forecast, but also noted that those amounts are not automatically appropriated and would require legislative action. Becker said the national outlook has changed since November, with higher expected inflation, higher interest rates for longer, and slower growth in later years. He highlighted uncertainty around tariffs, trade policy, immigration policy, federal spending, and possible changes to tax and debt-ceiling policy, all of which could affect Minnesota’s economy and revenues. Minnesota’s labor market remains tight, with low unemployment and rising wages, and the revenue forecast was revised upward overall for FY 2026-27, including higher income and sales tax receipts, though corporate tax revenue was slightly lower than previously projected. Mingi said projected general fund spending is up $79 million in FY 2026-27 and $960 million in FY 2028-29 compared with November. The largest increases are in education and health and human services, especially due to inflation, higher pupil counts, special education costs, long-term care, and higher Medical Assistance spending. She noted that higher utilization of weight-loss drugs also raises Medicaid costs, and that a smaller assumed bonding bill helps offset some debt service costs. The commissioner and staff repeatedly warned that federal policy changes, especially possible Medicaid reductions, pose a major risk; they said Minnesota could face billions in lost federal funding, including a potential $2.4 billion hit if the enhanced Medicaid match for adults without children were eliminated. No votes or legislative actions were taken in the presentation.