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• They're still paying their full share. They're just paying less towards those variable costs.
• So in this case, they would be paying 65 cents instead of a dollar.
• All they're doing is instead of paying a dollar towards those fixed costs, they're paying 65 cents towards
• Those folks are also paying their electric bill.
• Those folks are also paying their electric bill.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• Then the city will pay to have it torn down and put a lien against the property.
• Why are we still having to pay to lodge the record to the appeals court?
• Their attorneys have to pay. It adds to the cost of litigation.
• So when you get the notice of paying the cost, you now have a larger period of time.
• It just seems like a really lot for our citizens to have to pay. It is. It is.

Bills: HB135, HB142, HB170, HB194, HB215, HB216, HB226, HB284, HB292, HB297, HB609

Keywords: exemption, motor vehicles, health savings accounts, debt relief, bankruptcy, civil procedure, abandonment, default judgment, court costs, notice requirements, construction contracts, jurisdiction, dispute resolution, public policy, Louisiana law, professional engineer, peremptive periods, construction, architect, real estate developer

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• Because they cannot afford to pay them off, they often pay down on the interest month after month after
• I have to pay all these loans. And he was doing payday loans as a regular part of his life.
• back the money or cannot pay back the money as a ratio to those you loan to.
• Pay it back. So how does that work in your business model? Help me understand that. Mr. Madsen: Mr.
• It was mentioned earlier that one loan is paid, is taken out to pay off another.

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The House Business Committee first approved several sets of meeting minutes, then heard House Bill 707, which would create a simple administrative land-division process for properly permitted accessory dwelling units when a lender requires parcel separation for financing. Sponsor Rep. Josh Wheeler said the bill was intended to remove a financing barrier without increasing density or enabling serial lot splits, and members confirmed it would be optional for cities and counties. The committee voted unanimously to send HB 707 to the floor with a do-pass recommendation. The committee then took up House Bill 800 on manufactured housing. Rep. Jordan Redman said the bill, based on interim housing recommendations, would allow manufactured duplexes to be treated as multifamily homes and would clarify that single-section and multi-section manufactured homes could be placed on appropriate lots, while removing earlier language on covenants and preserving local control. Testimony included strong support from the manufactured housing industry and the Pacific Legal Foundation, concerns about durability and neighborhood impacts, and opposition from one witness who urged the committee to consider 3D-printed homes instead. After debate, the committee approved HB 800 on a roll call vote of 11 ayes, 6 nays, and 1 absent/excused, sending it to the floor with a do-pass recommendation. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 649, which would cap payday and title loan rates and fees at 30% or 10% above prime, whichever is higher. The sponsor and supportive witnesses argued the bill was needed to curb predatory lending and debt traps, while industry testimony warned that rate caps would eliminate legal credit options and push borrowers toward illegal offshore lenders. Members debated whether the bill would actually affect the intended lenders, whether the current fee structure already fit within the cap, and whether the proposal would drive the industry out of business. The original do-pass motion was withdrawn, and the committee instead voted to send HB 649 to general orders for further work.

Transcript Highlights:

• Because they cannot afford to pay them off, they often pay down the interest month after month after
• I have to pay all these loans.' And he was doing payday loans as a regular part of his life.
• back the money or cannot pay back the money as a ratio to those you loan to.
• back the money or cannot pay back the money as a ratio to those you loan to.
• It was mentioned earlier that one loan is paid, is taken out to pay off another.

Summary: The House Business Committee first approved several sets of meeting minutes, then heard House Bill 707, which would create a simple administrative land division process for properties with properly permitted accessory dwelling units when a lender requires parcel separation for financing. Supporters said it would remove a financing barrier without increasing density or enabling serial lot splitting, and the bill passed unanimously with a due pass recommendation. The committee then took up House Bill 800, a housing measure to reduce barriers for manufactured homes. The bill would allow manufactured duplexes to be treated as multifamily housing and clarify that certain single-section and multi-section manufactured homes may be placed on appropriate lots, while preserving local control through zoning, design standards, historic districts, and private covenants. Testimony was split between supporters who described modern manufactured homes as high-quality, affordable housing and an opponent who urged more attention to 3D-printed homes and raised safety concerns. After debate, the committee voted 11-6 to send the bill to the floor with a due pass recommendation. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 649, which would cap interest and fees on payday and title loans at 30% or 10% above prime, whichever is higher. The sponsor and supporters argued the bill would curb predatory lending and protect vulnerable borrowers, while industry representatives warned that rate caps would eliminate legal credit options and push consumers toward illegal offshore lenders. Members questioned how the cap would affect existing payday loan practices and whether the bill’s math would effectively end the industry. The committee initially moved toward a due pass recommendation, but after further discussion withdrew that motion and instead sent the bill to general orders for further consideration.

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• This bill does have a fix for that issue by not having them pay both taxes on the same inventory.
• I believe they will be paying a preferential rate because right now they're exempt.
• the same B&O rate that every other wholesaler is paying in the state.
• So those pharmacies today pay the 0.461% retailing rate, and they will now pay a 0.25% preferential rate
• They profit, and we all pay now and later.

Keywords: 904, all

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• Is there funds in this bill to pay for that?
• I’m thinking about teacher pay raises, support staff pay raises, more money into the funding formula.
• Retain and pay the ones they have.
• That's who's paying for it.
• We're already paying for it. Sometimes there's duplicate.

Summary: The committee met for a very long session and considered a large number of bills, with the chair noting the meeting would run late and providing pizza and a recess. Early measures included HB 1752, authorizing the AG’s office and district attorneys’ counsel to buy vehicles with available funds, and HB 2961, a tuition waiver for Gold Star recipients; both advanced with strong support, though HB 2961 drew a question about its estimated annual cost of roughly $312,000 to $520,000. Members also approved HB 2967, exempting certain family vehicle transfers from motor vehicle excise tax, and HB 2973, requiring school districts to use a specific accounting code to show how state-appropriated dollars are spent. Several education and transparency bills also moved forward, including HB 3031 on common course numbering, HB 3057 centralizing statutorily required reports with LOFT, and HB 3052 codifying child welfare procedures related to fentanyl exposure cases. The committee then took up a series of public safety, health, and infrastructure measures. HB 3242, which would create a framework for student prayer during non-instructional time, generated extensive debate over whether it was a mandate, whether it could create fiscal and supervision burdens, and whether it raised local control and constitutional concerns; it passed 17-10. Other bills approved included HB 3066 creating a revolving fund tied to rural behavioral health workforce dollars, HB 3086 requiring the DOC director to brief the board annually on budget and inmate deaths, HB 3175 creating an Oklahoma Advanced Nuclear Energy Office, HB 3177 letting the Oklahoma Corporation Commission set salaries for its court reporters, HB 3178 establishing standard depreciation tables for farm equipment, HB 3429 creating an alternative funding mechanism for career tech capital projects, HB 3548 encouraging youth-run small businesses, HB 3638 directing Oklahoma to participate in the federal Summer EBT program, and HB 3704 expressing intent to opt into a federal tax credit for scholarship-granting organizations. Later, the committee approved HB 1590 creating an education infrastructure linked deposit program for charter and nonprofit schools, HB 3759 requiring temporary school allocations to be set before June 30, HB 3831 recognizing and funding Oklahoma Task Force One after federal support declines, HB 3904 unbundling Medicaid maternal health payments, and HB 4092 creating a protected 988 mental health trust fund and related oversight. After a brief recess, the committee continued with HB 1979 creating a task force to study a centralized early childhood office, HB 1983 requiring a middle school course on online scams and digital safety, HB 1242 expanding agricultural sales tax exemptions to deer and elk, HB 1250 creating a law enforcement public safety technology revolving fund, HB 2952 changing motor vehicle excise tax treatment for trade-ins, HB 3404 setting up a prescribed burn association fund, HB 3671 allowing experienced teachers to carry career teacher status to a new district with approval, HB 3920 extending a tax exemption to organ transplant nonprofits, HB 4118 creating a nonrefundable caregiver tax credit, HB 3944 cleaning up the State Finance Act, HB 3969 renaming a correctional facility after a former sheriff, HB 3973 creating a revolving fund tied to reopening Swojack, HB 3975 and HB 3976 creating mechanisms for oversight and potential funding of rural health initiatives, HB 3978 updating the Oklahoma World Jobs Act, HB 3983 serving as a placeholder for tobacco tax negotiations, and HB 3984 creating a mechanism to recruit productive new residents. Most bills passed on strong votes, while HB 1983 failed in committee 13-14 and was not reported out.

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• You have to pay up front. And you're paying for all this construction, this $800,000 house.
• But until then, the ratepayers would be paying the cost and they would be paying increased costs in order
• to make sure that that construction would be paying the cost, and they would be paying increased costs
• And somebody might live in a town where that would be a would be paying the cost, and they would be paying
• Like, ratepayers are paying the cost of this.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• I said, so uh, we pay these off. Are the districts still in control of school buses?
• This pays off the a 5-year period.
• I said, so uh we pay these rabbit hole.
• This is that large appropriation to pay for the entitlement school districts and to pay out those costs
• </c><00:14:54.480><c> to</c><00:14:54.720><c> pay</c><00:14:54.880><c> out</c><00:14:55.040><c> those

Bills: HB0150

Keywords: Wyoming business council, economic development, task force, evaluation, policy reform, 916, all

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• That's what everybody has to pay for their Part B.
• higher premiums than they're paying now as well.
• Are they going to be paying quite a bit more?
• Will their amount they pay every month increase? Will their amount they pay every month increase?
• Visa to go to school here and can still work to pay off their loans.

Bills: SB101, SB21, HM52, HB132, SB14, SB20

Keywords: SB 101, Health Care Delivery and Access Act, repeal of repeal, sunset repeal, delayed repeal, health care, healthcare, access to care, medical services, provider regulation, state health law, New Mexico, SB 21, Medicare supplement, Medigap, open enrollment, guaranteed issue, birthday month enrollment, health insurance, insurance regulation

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• Who will pay for it is the number one question.
• Immigrants pay taxes.
• Immigrants are paying into a system and are not getting the rewards or benefits of paying into the system
• They want to know why they're having to pay more.
• It drives up uncompensated care costs that taxpayers ultimately pay for.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• Do the pay stubs have verification?
• They don't have their pay stubs with them. And then you might not ever see them again.
• pay?
• They don't have their pay stubs with them. And then you might not ever see them again.
• cash pay?

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The Health and Welfare Committee met with a quorum present and no minutes to approve. Representative Jordan Redmond introduced RS-33-454, which would restore and expand state treatment of short-term medical plans, including allowing coverage up to 36 months as in prior rules. Members asked about how the bill would interact with federal regulation, what the plans typically cost, and what benefits they lack compared with ACA plans. Redmond and others described them as less expensive, more limited stopgap coverage for people between jobs or unable to afford ACA plans. The committee voted to introduce RS-33-454. The committee then heard RS-33-456 on Medicaid presumptive eligibility for hospitals. Redmond said the bill would add guardrails to prevent abuse of hospital presumptive eligibility, citing a statement that many presumptively eligible patients are later found ineligible for Medicaid. The proposal would create a three-strike quality assurance system, allowing the Department of Health and Welfare to discipline hospitals that misuse the program by losing the ability to presume eligibility after repeated violations. Members discussed how the process would work in emergencies and whether hospitals should verify eligibility more carefully, with Redmond explaining that treatment would still occur first and eligibility would be checked afterward. The committee voted to introduce RS-33-456, then adjourned.

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• But if they pay for it on a medical credit card, it can harm their credit with real consequences.
• So now I'm back to paying a lot more interest instead of it going to my principal.
• And if this is going to offer a way to pay for your medication, pay for diapers, pay for whatever it
• You can't control... ...that this is not indicative of your ability to pay regular debt, right?
• But I also do know that there are producers that pay for placement as well.

Summary: The committee heard several health-related bills. AB 1825 by Krell would clarify California’s offenders with mental health disorders program by tightening the standard for determining “substantial danger of physical harm,” improving exit planning, and expanding Medi-Cal access for people released after a successful challenge. Supporters, including psychiatrists, prosecutors, and medical groups, said the bill would close gaps in care and protect public safety; county behavioral health directors and Disability Rights California registered concerns. AB 1696 by Stephanie would state that nurse midwives do not need physician supervision when providing care within their existing scope, including EMTALA-related evaluation in labor and delivery settings. Nurse midwives and nursing groups supported the bill, while emergency physicians opposed it unless amended, arguing emergency department screening should remain under physician supervision; the author said she would keep working on the issue. AB 1949 by Lee would make acupuncture a separate Medi-Cal benefit and allow up to 24 visits per year. The author and supporters from acupuncture, health access, and integrative medicine groups said the current monthly cap is too restrictive and that acupuncture is an effective, cost-saving alternative for pain management and other conditions. There was no opposition. AB 2330 by Patterson would create a distinct regulatory category for cold spas, with standards for construction, operation, and disinfection. Fitness and wellness groups supported the bill, environmental health administrators had no formal position but thanked the author for amendments, and a committee member raised concerns about local officials interpreting the bill to require separate enclosures from saunas; the author said she would continue working on the language. AB 2000 by Aguirre-Curry would limit mid-year changes to prescription drug formularies and add notice, exceptions, reporting, and enforcement provisions. Family physicians, chronic care advocates, nurses, pharmacists, and patient groups supported the bill, citing non-medical switching and treatment disruptions; health plans and insurers opposed it, warning of higher costs, reduced flexibility, and premium increases. AB 1929 by Ortega would require health plans to disclose investments, including in private prisons and immigrant detention centers. Supporters framed it as a transparency measure tied to patient premiums and public values, while opponents argued the bill was duplicative, burdensome, and potentially harmful to investment confidentiality. AB 2746 by Schiavo would classify medical credit card debt as medical debt so it would not appear on credit reports. Consumer advocates and legal aid groups supported the bill, describing abusive marketing and housing harms; banks, debt collectors, and industry groups opposed it as unworkable and privacy-invasive. The committee took roll on AB 2746 and passed it on a due pass motion to Banking and Finance, with several members voting aye and a few no votes recorded.

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• And one of our main concerns is if the feds swap and they start paying the 30% and requiring us to pay
• So, forcibly, you're paying for a third party's benefit.”
• all of the cost, pay the fees that this clerk might have to incur by validating the votes, and pay the
• I think that's all you're paying for as well.
• And you're paying for it, and we need to know who's paying for it. I see this as transparent.

Bills: HB88, HB181, HB210, HB250, HB486, HB529, HB544, HB639, HB996, HB1036, HB1071, HB1113

Keywords: local law, special bill, legislative process, transparency, election amendment, Medicaid, SNAP, fraud detection, income tax, legislative auditor, data sharing, state revenue, lobbying, public service, ethics, statewide officials, compensation, disclosure requirements, government employment, financial disclosure

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• They pay $1.2 trillion dollars in taxes. exploitation of labor as wrong.
• </c><00:09:55.200><c> They</c><00:09:55.360><c> pay</c> Americans who are born abroad.
• They pay Americans who are born abroad.
• </c> engage in immigration enforcement pay engage in immigration enforcement pay Minnesota<00:36:33.520
• not paid for doing that work, so they do not have to pay income taxes on protesting.

Bills: HF3611, HF3659, HF3909

Keywords: taxation, income tax, damage awards, sexual harassment, abuse claims, immigration enforcement, taxpayers, file income tax return, Minnesota-source income, tax regulations, detention facilities, gross revenues, private prisons, Minnesota law, 1183, house

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• Velasquez what are we paying park rangers?
• We're also using that to pay for what we are calling energy navigators.
• more so that those on community solar can pay less?'
• I used the money that I was paying for my electric bill To pay my loan, and then eventually, I paid my
• And you said that the utility that El Paso Electric pays for that.

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• It's not the pole attacher that pays to fix it; it's our members that pay. to fix it.
• They are paying higher electric bills, and they are paying their property taxes as property owners.
• It comes down to who pays and what do we pay, and that's the issue ultimately that I think we want to
• We also don't want to pay above cost.
• We have to pay our bills; we have to pay our utilities. our employees.

Bills: HB3445, HB3448

Keywords: telecommunications, electric cooperative, rights-of-way, infrastructure, provider access, right-of-way, pole attachment, regulatory access, 1184, house, all

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• eliminating taxes for tens of thousands in our state, and building a system where the lowest earners pay
• If we don't pay these bills, growing numbers of children and seniors will face hunger.
• So if you want families to pay more, just be honest and tell them how much more they need to be paying
• Tell them you want them to pay $2,000 a year more.
• Tell them you want them to pay $4,000 a year more, or $5,000 a year more.

Keywords: 1204, all

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• Occasional sellers are exempt from paying sales tax on different things, and then there's a bunch of
• So we just clarified that if you're buying items from a store, you're still paying sales tax, whether
• Did you then pay it on everything? Go back and pay that sales tax on every dollar that you sold?
• If you do hit that $5,000 mark, you're going to start paying sales tax on anything above $5,000.
• So regardless of location, we don't count that. to pay that sales tax.

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: House Revenue and Taxation met on February 24, 2026, approved the minutes from February 17 and 19, and then took up two revenue-related RS measures. The first, RS 33370 C1, would clarify Idaho’s small seller and yard sale sales-tax exemptions, including how the $5,000 annual threshold works, how multiple yard sales are treated, and that retail purchases still remain taxable. Members raised questions about who counts toward the limit in multi-family yard sales and about a possible drafting issue in the threshold language. At the sponsor’s request, the committee withdrew the introduction motion and returned the RS to the sponsor for further work. The committee then heard RS 33474, a low-income and affordable workforce housing property tax exemption measure. Representative Weber said the proposal would give county commissioners a local option to exempt qualifying developments, and a lobbyist for Dominium explained it is a go-forward provision tied to projects that keep rents affordable for households at 60% of area median income, with annual certification required. Members asked about the fiscal impact, whether the exemption would actually lower housing costs, and whether counties would opt out project by project or across the board. Despite some reservations about the lack of a precise fiscal estimate, the committee voted to introduce the RS. The meeting then adjourned.

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• My senior homeowner in Texas no longer pays school taxes for the rest of their life.
• We have to pay for it.
• you're going to tell them they've got to pay 25 cents on everything they buy?
• Yes, we can eliminate all property taxes, but then how do you pay for anything?
• Just tell me how we pay for everything. Yeah.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• </c> Minnesotans are paying for this program. Minnesotans are paying for this program.
• We and are paying their CEO $5 million.
• Everybody would have to pay more.
• Well, the answer was have to pay more.
• </c> rebasing, which is the rates that we pay rebasing, which is the rates that we pay for<01:08:50.040

Keywords: 1187, senate, all