MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Higher Education and Workforce Development Apr 7th, 2026 at 12:00 pm

Higher Education and Workforce Development

Transcript Highlights:

I'm here to present House Bill 3221.
I respectfully ask for your consideration in support of the concept of House Bill 3221.
We attempted to work with the House side to try to get that language in.
We attempted to try to work with on the House side to try to get that language in on the House.
We reopened our largest residence hall, which houses just over 300 students.

Committee: House Higher Education and Workforce Development

Keywords: 959, house, all

MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Veterans and Armed Forces Apr 7th, 2026 at 11:00 am

Veterans and Armed Forces

Transcript Highlights:

Now I move that we roll the House amendments, House Committee Amendments one and two, into the House
I now move that the House Committee substitute for House Bill 2535 be voted do pass.
I now move that the House Committee substitute for House Bill 2535 be voted do pass.
You voted to pass House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2535. And I'm moving to public hearing.
But that's passed through a House committee. Now it's sitting on the House floor.

Committee: House Veterans and Armed Forces

Keywords: 959, house, all

MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Minnesota House Taxes Committee considers proposed 'wealth tax' 4/7/26

Transcript Highlights:

Representative Agbaje's House File 4123 and my House File 4616.
</c> House File 4123. House File 4123.
It's like a way housing isn't housing.
</c> House File 4123 and House File 4616. House File 4123 and House File 4616.
</c> on House File 4616. on House File 4616.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee heard presentations on two tax bills: House File 4123, by Representative Agbaje, would expand Minnesota’s net investment income tax to include certain business income, especially income from S corporations and LLCs not subject to federal self-employment taxes, while keeping the current rate and million-dollar threshold; she said it would raise an estimated $88.7 million next year. House File 4616, by Chair Gomez, would impose a 1% annual tax on fortunes above $10 million. Gomez framed the bill as a response to growing wealth inequality and argued that wealthy households and large fortunes should contribute more to public services, while Agbaje said her bill would broaden the tax base and help meet state needs. Public testimony was sharply divided. Supporters, including Nan Madden of the Minnesota Budget Project, Erica Mominee of the Minnesota Association of Professional Employees, Lauren Richards, and teacher Kristen Sinicariello, said the bills would help address wealth and income inequality and provide needed revenue for public health, education, and other public services. They pointed to federal tax cuts for high-income households, cuts to Medicaid and SNAP, and strains on state agencies and schools. Richards said small businesses already pay more than large corporations like Amazon, and Sinicariello argued that higher revenue would support classrooms and help equalize opportunity. Opponents, including Brian Cook of the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce, Dalton Danielson of the Minnesota Business Partnership, and John Beschi of NFIB Minnesota, warned that both bills would hurt business competitiveness and investment. They argued that HF 4123 would effectively create a new higher tax tier for pass-through businesses and that HF 4616 would be difficult to administer, could force sales of illiquid assets, and could discourage entrepreneurship and capital investment. No votes or final committee action were taken in the portion of the meeting provided; the committee moved through bill presentations and public testimony before member discussion.

MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Funding for proposed Minnesota Hockey Hall of Fame considered in House committee 4/7/26

Transcript Highlights:

Next up, we have Representative Clardy's bill, House File 4238. Please introduce your bill.
Um, we're introducing House File 4238 today, which is a very exciting bill, and it's not only regionally

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: Representative Clardy introduced House File 4238, seeking a $5 million state general obligation investment for roads and infrastructure in Inver Grove Heights tied to the planned Minnesota Hockey Hall of Fame project, along with a separate requested $20 million cash appropriation for the facility itself. He described the bill as having statewide value and asked to focus first on the $5 million GO request. Mayor Brenda Dietrich and Community Development Director Jason Ziemer testified in support, calling the Hall of Fame a once-in-a-lifetime, transformative project for the city, the Twin Cities region, and the state. They said Inver Grove Heights expects to invest $14 million to $17 million locally for land acquisition and site improvements, and that the state funds would help pay for roads, utilities, stormwater work, grading, and right-of-way needs. They also emphasized that the public investment would support broader economic development in the area and accommodate a future I-494 interchange. Members asked about long-term ownership and maintenance, and were told the facility would be privately owned, with a developer owning about half and the Minnesota Hockey Hall of Fame nonprofit owning the ice arena portion. Another question raised whether the project would compete with the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame; testifiers said it would instead work in tandem, with collaboration on exhibits and a potential benefit to the Eveleth institution. No vote or formal action was taken in the portion of the meeting shown.

CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 3 on Education Finance Apr 7th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:

On housing, emergency housing is offered at all campuses, and 18 campuses utilize the state-funded Rapid
The Rapid Rehousing Program provides emergency grants, rental subsidies, short- and long-term housing
3,000 utilized housing support resources, and nearly 1,000 students were placed in emergency housing
But I assure you, every university has food insecurity programs, housing insecurity programs.
At the same time, students are navigating rising housing and living costs.

Keywords: 988, house, all

VT

Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Session - 2026-04-07 - 10:00AM

Vermont House Floor Meeting

Keywords: 926, house, all

NH