Video & Transcript Research : 'homestead'
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FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
FL House Floor Session - 2026-02-19 (10:00AM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 110, a bill to be entitled an act relating to homestead exemptions
- Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 110, a bill to be entitled an act relating to homestead exemption
- Committee substitute for Senate Bill 110, a bill to be entitled in act relating to homestead exemptions
- Committee substitute for Senate Bill 110, a bill to be entitled in act relating to Homestead Exemption
- Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 110, a bill to be entitled an act relating to homestead exemptions
Summary:
The Senate convened with an opening prayer, pledge, and a series of member and guest introductions recognizing visitors, local delegations, and honorees. The chamber then took up a report from the Committee on Ethics and Elections on 42 executive appointments; the report was adopted and the appointments were confirmed by a 36-0 vote. The Senate also adopted a resolution honoring the Ripple Project for childhood cancer awareness and fundraising.
The body then moved through a long special-order calendar of bills, largely focused on public records exemptions, public safety, education, agriculture, health care, and licensing. Measures passed included bills to extend or consolidate exemptions for aquaculture records, trade secrets, and cybersecurity information; a child-abuse reporting statute-of-limitations bill; regulation of commercial driving schools; human trafficking training for nursing graduates; a new injunction for protection against serious violence by a known person and its companion public-records bill; nature-based coastal resiliency and mangrove infrastructure; chiropractic patient trust funds; specialty license plates; waiver of late financial disclosure fines; public school personnel compensation; the Florida Farm Bill/Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services package; homestead exemption clarification for long-term leases; disability presumption clarifications for first responders; reinsurance intermediary manager conformity; patriotic displays in public schools; ADS-B aviation fee restrictions; autism-related law enforcement training and the Blue Envelope program; campus safety policy transparency at public colleges and universities; and veterinary prescription disclosure.
Several bills drew debate or amendments. The Farm Bill received amendments protecting Everglades restoration lands from surplus sale and clarifying biosolids timing, and it passed 38-0 after extensive discussion. The HCSM/nonprofit religious organizations bill prompted debate over whether allowing licensed insurance agents to market faith-based health care sharing ministries would create consumer confusion or free-speech concerns; it passed 32-5. The patriotic displays bill also drew discussion and passed 36-2. The athletics bill allowing coaches to provide good-faith support to student-athletes, prompted by the Teddy Bridgewater situation, passed 38-0. The affordable housing bill clarifying Live Local Act definitions to exclude farms from certain commercial/mixed-use/industrial categories passed 38-0 after a technical amendment. Several other measures were temporarily postponed, and the session concluded with the Senate continuing through the remaining calendar.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Committee substitute for Senate Bill 110, a bill to be entitled an act relating to homestead exemptions
- Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 110, a bill to be entitled an act relating to Homestead Exemption
- Committee substitute for Senate Bill 110, a bill to be entitled in act relating to homestead exemptions
- Committee substitute for Senate Bill 110, a bill to be entitled in act relating to Homestead Exemption
- Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 110, a bill to be entitled an act relating to homestead exemptions
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
January 27, 2026 - 09:30 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- It is non-homestead. Chair: Further questions? Public testimony. Representative Nixon. Rep.
- This could be for properties that don't... it said non-homestead as the statutory language.
- I definitely want to make sure that it does cover that even if they are non-homesteaded.
LA
Bills:
HB37, HB51, HB173, HB180, HB192, HB306, HB366, HB393, HB485, HB516, HB521, HB526, HB638, HB752, HB817, HB976, HB1006, HB1044
Keywords:
HB37, expropriation, eminent domain, property rights, foreign entity, foreign corporation, limited liability company, LLC, reciprocal expropriation agreement, Louisiana property law, land acquisition, utility infrastructure, public utilities, railroad, waterworks, sewerage, natural gas pipeline, electric utility, telecommunications, carbon dioxide pipeline
TX
Bills:
HB 105, HB982, HB1483, HB1508, HB2575, HB3646, HB3993, HB4083, HB4580, HB4725, HB5169, HB5511, HJR73, HJR102, HJR174, HB3746, HB4240
Keywords:
economic development, job creation, energy, tax incentives, technology investment, ad valorem taxes, elderly, disabled, low-income, tax limitation, homesteads, Texas Tax Code, property tax, ad valorem tax, tax exemption, residential real property, home improvement, energy efficiency, energy-efficient upgrades, HVAC
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee Feb 26th, 2025
Ways and Means Education
Transcript Highlights:
- And the language would simply state that the exemption would apply to the homestead claimed by the descendant
- Just remind me, Danny, this is full homestead.
Keywords:
HB226, homestead exemption, ad valorem tax, property tax, property tax relief, widow, widower, unremarried spouse, surviving spouse, senior exemption, elderly, disabled, permanently and totally disabled, blind taxpayer, deed ownership, principal residence, school tax, county tax, municipal tax, Alabama Department of Revenue
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House panel hears proposed expansion of state broadband office 3/19/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- college degree and then a graduate degree while being able to continue participating in my family's homestead
- able to continue participating in my able to continue participating in my family's<00:05:18.600><c> homestead
- /c><00:05:19.600><c> Broadband</c><00:05:20.160><c> allowed</c><00:05:20.400><c> my</c> family's homestead
- Broadband allowed my family's homestead.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- It provides that the transfer of homestead property to a lineal descendant that is named in a will is
- The bill provides that the amount of the property tax homestead exemption for the surviving spouse of
- It provides that the transfer of homestead property to a lineal descendant that is named in a will is
- The bill provides that the amount of the property tax homestead exemption for the surviving spouse of
- Quadriplegics automatically qualify for the full homestead exemption regardless of income.
Keywords:
child welfare, negligence, settlement, injury compensation, Department of Children and Families, motorcycle accident, compensation, Department of Transportation, legal claim, autism, autism spectrum disorder, ASD, special education, exceptional student education, ESE, teacher preparation, educator certification, micro-credential, loan forgiveness, student loan repayment
Summary:
The Appropriations Committee met and considered a large agenda of bills, reporting several measures favorably. Early action included SB 6, a settled claim bill involving the Department of Children and Families and the estate of Leila Estrada and Sapphire Williams, which was approved for $3.8 million. The committee also passed a cybersecurity internships bill creating a Department of Commerce program with Cyber Florida, and SB 532, which lets clerks of court retain the full amount of certain excess revenue and clarifies foreclosure-sale procedures. Veterans housing measures, CS for CS for SB 1602 and SB 1604, were approved to create a pilot program and a related trust fund for vacancy relief and risk mitigation for veteran housing. The committee also favorably reported SB 1110 on Medicaid and insurance coverage for orthotics and prosthetics, with emotional testimony from a student and family describing the high cost and importance of activity-specific prosthetics.
Members also approved CS for CS for SB 1012 after adopting an amendment that removed inmate emergency and specialty medical service compensation provisions while retaining changes to the contractor-operated institutions inmate welfare trust fund. Another bill, CS for CS for SB 1614, was narrowed by a delete-all amendment to focus on limiting the use of excess fees for new building construction by local governments. All of these measures were reported favorably after brief debate, with some support testimony submitted in writing or waived.
The most extensive discussion centered on CS for CS for SB 17, a major Medicaid and public assistance overhaul. The bill would create a Joint Legislative Committee on Medicaid Oversight, allow the Legislature to retain its own actuary, tighten Medicaid program oversight, update encounter-data reporting, set performance standards for managed care plans, revise pharmacy benefit manager rules, and require DCF to implement SNAP fraud-reduction and payment-accuracy reforms, including photo IDs on EBT cards and updated work requirements. It also would direct agencies to seek federal waivers for Medicaid work requirements for able-bodied adults and expanded behavioral health services. After lengthy questioning and testimony, the committee adopted amendments adding a transitional medical benefits glide path for people who gain employment and later lose Medicaid eligibility, and exempting hospice patients with six months or less to live. Supporters argued the bill would improve accountability, reduce fraud, and save money, while opponents warned it would create administrative burdens, increase paperwork, and cause eligible people to lose coverage or food assistance. The committee ultimately reported the bill favorably as amended.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- This article contains the class rate changes for class 1C homestead resorts.
- And lastly, for purposes of property tax, the one-time increase in homestead credit refunds.
- This article contains the class rate changes for class 1C homestead resorts.
- And lastly, for purposes of property tax, the one-time increase in homestead credit refunds would provide
- the commissioner would increase by 14.88% the homestead credit refund otherwise payable to each claimant
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Increasing renter’s credit eligibility, amounts 3/10/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- you know, the conversation today is about bringing the renters credit up to parity with, um, the Homestead
- uh</c><00:08:50.320><c> the</c> renters's credit and and uh the renters's credit and and uh the homestead
- 08:51.839><c> only</c><00:08:52.000><c> a</c><00:08:52.240><c> matter</c><00:08:52.399><c> of</c> homestead
- credit is not only a matter of homestead credit is not only a matter of fairness,<00:08:52.959><c> it's
- And so, like, again, this bill, bringing up parity to the homestead credit would allow folks to start
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- And I want to hand it off to Dan Jensen from Homestead.
- And I want to hand it off to Dan Jensen from Homestead going.
- My name is Dan Johnson, associate director at Homestead.
- We were piloting the development of three dashboards around program integrity and Homestead.
- as a side job, you know, we have applications available. dashboards around program, integrity and homestead
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Mobile County Legislation Committee Jan 28th, 2026
Mobile County Legislation
Transcript Highlights:
- You have to be your homestead and it has to be—you have to live in your house for 5 years and it's 65
- You have to be your homestead and it has to be—you have to live in your house for 5 years and it's 65
- hundred years, assuming there's a five-year residency, they have to be in there and claim it at their homestead
- hundred years, assuming there's a five-year residency, they have to be in there and claim it at their homestead
- hundred years, assuming there's a five-year residency, they have to be in there and claim it at their homestead
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- limitation on total amount of adverarum taxes that the certain taxing units may impose on a resident's homestead
- repeal the requirement that each appraisal district periodically conform the receipts of residents' homestead
- HB 1932 by Lopez and Cameron relating to the exemption of adorum taxation for the residents' homestead
- relating to exemption from adviarum taxation, a part of the appraised value of which the resident homestead
- 2392 by Martinez Fisher relating to the payment and installation of ad volume taxes on a resident homestead
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill relates to the disabled veteran homestead property tax exclusion program.
- </c> to the disabled veteran Homestead to the disabled veteran Homestead Property<01:12:55.280><c> tax
- In that time, the value of property and homesteads has increased greatly according to the Consumer Price
- and homesteads has increased greatly<01:14:04.920><c> according</c><01:14:05.239><c> to</c><01:14:05.400
- The state homestead market value exclusion for disabled veterans is really an important tool for us to
Keywords:
HF169, Minnesota insurance, health plan, summary of benefits and coverage, SBC, patient assistance program, deductible, health insurer, consumer disclosure, out-of-pocket costs, medical assistance funds, copay assistance, health coverage transparency, chapter 62Q, enrollee, HF195, Fairmont, street reconstruction, bonding bill, capital investment
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- We're coming off of a 175% jump in residential homestead valuation two years ago. tax base that sale
- valuation to uh in residential Homestead valuation to uh we're<00:18:34.440><c> coming</c><00:18:34.679
- </c> 175% jump and residential Homestead 175% jump and residential Homestead valuation<00:18:39.200><
- This committee worked to increase the property tax refund, increase the homestead exclusion, work on
- exclusion uh work increase the homestead exclusion uh work on<00:20:07.240><c> the</c><00:20:07.400>
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 110, a bill to be entitled an act relating to homestead exemptions
- states that Individuals holding a 98-year or longer residential lease are eligible for Florida's homestead
- Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 110, a bill to be entitled an act relating to homestead exemption
- Committee substitute for Senate Bill 110, a bill to be entitled in act relating to Homestead Exemption
- Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 110, a bill to be entitled an act relating to homestead exemptions
Summary:
The Senate convened with an opening prayer, pledge, and several introductions recognizing visitors, students, local officials, and professional groups in the gallery. The chamber then took up a report from the Ethics and Elections Committee confirming 42 executive appointments; the report was adopted by a vote of 36-0. The Senate also adopted a resolution honoring the Ripple Project for childhood cancer awareness and funding.
The bulk of the meeting was spent on special-order bills, many of them open-government sunset review measures and policy bills. The Senate passed bills preserving or updating public records exemptions for aquaculture records, trade secrets, and cybersecurity information; a child-abuse reporting statute of limitations bill; a commercial driving schools bill; a human trafficking training requirement for nursing graduates; a new injunction for protection against serious violence by a known person and its companion public-records bill; a nature-based coastal resiliency bill with an amendment restricting dredge-and-fill in Terra Ceia Aquatic Preserve; a chiropractic patient-funds bill; specialty license plate legislation; a one-time waiver for late financial disclosure fines; public school personnel compensation changes; the Florida Farm Bill with amendments protecting Everglades lands and technical corrections; homestead exemption clarification for long-term leaseholders; disability presumption clarifications for firefighters and law enforcement; reinsurance intermediary manager conformity changes; patriotic displays in public schools; ADS-B aviation fee restrictions; autism-related law enforcement training and a blue envelope program; public post-secondary safety policy requirements; and a bill allowing licensed agents to market health care sharing ministries. Several bills were temporarily postponed, including local vessel restrictions, temporary certificates for practice, and domestic animals.
Members debated a number of measures, especially the health care sharing ministries bill, where opponents raised consumer-protection and commission concerns and supporters argued for free speech, religious liberty, and expanded consumer choice; it passed 32-5. Other debated bills included the autism law enforcement bill, the school athletics bill addressing coach support for student-athletes, and the Farm Bill, where senators discussed surplus land safeguards and biosolids timing. Most bills passed overwhelmingly, often 37-0 or 38-0, with a few closer votes such as the patriotic displays bill (36-2) and the health care sharing ministries bill (32-5).
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
March 12, 2025 - 10:15 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- The concern is city, incorporated city to unincorporated area, City of Homestead services the Leisure
- Just, you know, the biggest city in my district is Homestead.
- Just, you know, the biggest city in my district is homestead.
Summary:
The Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee met with a quorum present and considered five bills. The first, PCS for HB 987, was an honorary transportation facility designation bill naming several roads and an overpass for fallen officers, a military service member, and first responders. An amendment added the Sheriff Gary S. Borders Memorial Highway designation in Lake County. Members offered supportive remarks, and the bill passed 17-0.
The committee then heard HB 703, which would require authorities such as FDOT or local governments to pay the costs when they require telecom providers to relocate infrastructure from public rights-of-way. Support came from Charter Communications, Associated Industries of Florida, and Florida Internet and Television, with discussion focused on the communication services tax and the cost burden of relocations. The bill passed unanimously 18-0. HB 1523 followed, addressing municipal utilities serving customers outside their boundaries by requiring public meetings, annual reporting, limits on transfers to general revenue, and reduced or eliminated surcharges for outside-boundary customers. Municipal utility representatives opposed parts of the bill, citing rural impacts, debt obligations, and the need for a glide path, while supporters argued for transparency and fairness to ratepayers outside municipal boundaries. An amendment changed a reporting date to January 31, 2026, and the bill passed 14-4.
HB 867 established a legal framework for commuter rail operations along Florida’s coastal corridor, including insurance and indemnification arrangements for Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties using the Florida East Coast Railway right-of-way. An amendment clarified that Florida East Coast Railway and Brightline are not state entities and do not have sovereign immunity unless expressly provided by law. The bill passed 18-0. Finally, HB 1137 clarified a prior energy preemption law by adding boards, agencies, commissions, and authorities of counties and municipal corporations to the entities covered, aimed at preventing discriminatory energy-source practices by an appointed board. Public testimony included support from the Florida Natural Gas Association and the Florida Home Builders Association and opposition from Florida Student Power. Members noted the bill was a cleanup measure, and it passed favorably.
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Housing, Construction, and Community Development - 05/18/2026
Housing, Construction, and Community Development
Transcript Highlights:
- Senator May, yeah, so I lived in a state that had something called a homestead exemption, where if you
- good I appreciate that perfect Senator May yeah so I lived in a state that had something called a homestead
Summary:
The New York State Senate Committee on Housing, Construction, and Community Development met on May 18, 2026, with a quorum present and several members participating by vote sheet. Chair Brian Kavanagh opened the meeting by noting it was likely the committee’s last meeting of the session and thanked members and staff for their work. Senators also offered brief remarks of appreciation for the chair and the committee’s collaborative process.
The committee advanced four bills. S.2523A (Ramos) would establish a jobs and housing pilot program to create construction jobs and address the housing crisis; it was reported to Finance, with Senator Walsack voting no and Senator Martins voting AWR. S.8612 (Kavanagh) would make clarifying changes to the good cause eviction law; the chair said it had been extensively negotiated with tenant and landlord stakeholders and had broad support, and it was reported with Senators Martins and Walsack voting AWR. S.8918A (Kavanagh) would create the Build Up New York pilot program and a mass timber for affordable housing program, along with related tax credits; it was reported to the floor unanimously.
The committee also considered S.9287 (Hensh), which would create a real property tax exemption for certain full-time residents in certain counties. Members discussed whether the bill would create a new property class or instead shift tax burdens within the one- to four-family home class, and raised concerns about impacts on second homes and local school budgets. Supporters argued it resembled a homestead exemption and could help local residents. The bill was reported to Finance, with Senator Martins voting ADBR. The meeting then adjourned after the final agenda item.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Judiciary Feb 18th, 2025
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Tax Reform and Relief Advisory Committee Mar 17th, 2026 at 09:30 am
Transcript Highlights:
- You have been much better at calculating the homestead tax credit and the veterans disability credits
- The Homestead Tax Credit and the Veterans Credit come first and the primary residence.
- You know, so that if a homestead tax credit takes it to zero, we'd like to know that it was the Homestead
- And yes, in terms of breaking it down, you are also correct in that homestead and the disabled veteran
- He added that they also have a similar occurrence with the Veterans Disability Credit and the Homestead
Summary:
The committee met to continue its tax reform and relief study agenda, approved the December 3, 2025 minutes, and announced a new subcommittee to examine property tax statement issues with counties, auditors, and the tax office. Representative Headland was named chair, Senator Rummel vice chair, and Representatives Dressler and Dr. Dr. and Senator Patton were also assigned. The chair noted the group may need an additional meeting and thanked staff and attendees.
A major portion of the meeting focused on economic development incentives. The Department of Commerce presented on the Renaissance Zone program and TIF districts, describing Renaissance Zones as locally tailored tools that combine local property tax relief with state income tax incentives. Commerce said the program has supported thousands of projects since 1999 and cited examples from Beach and Mandan showing increases in property and taxable value, business retention, housing, and downtown revitalization. Committee members raised concerns that smaller rural communities often lack the staff and expertise to apply, and Commerce said it provides outreach through conferences, office hours, and one-on-one assistance. League of Cities and local officials from Bismarck and Ellendale echoed the capacity issue, discussed how the programs have worked in their communities, and suggested possible reforms or more targeted support for small towns. Ellendale’s mayor also described two TIF districts, one for industrial infrastructure in Oaks and one for housing infrastructure tied to a data center project in Ellendale.
The committee then turned to stripper oil taxation. The Tax Department gave a comparison of oil and gas tax structures in selected states, noting that most have some form of stripper or marginal well provision, while Alaska does not appear to have a specific stripper-well exemption. Members asked for more detail on definitions and North Dakota’s annual adjusted rate. The Department of Mineral Resources followed with a detailed presentation on North Dakota stripper wells, explaining the statutory thresholds, the 12-consecutive-month production test, and the fact that once a well qualifies it remains on stripper status even if production later rises. DMR said about 11,332 stripper wells are active, representing roughly 54% of wells and about 16% of state production, and emphasized that stripper status can extend well life, preserve tax revenue, and reduce orphaned wells. Committee members and industry witnesses discussed refracs, the economics of keeping marginal wells active, and the competitive disadvantage created by North Dakota’s oil price discount. No votes were taken on these informational items.