Video & Transcript Research : 'foreign entity'
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NH
Transcript Highlights:
- office to partner with this new entity office to partner with this new entity that<01:14:00.000>
- either entity to start initiating action either entity to start initiating action that<01:17:29.760><
- that they would knew about that entity that they would report<01:17:47.040>
it <01:17:47.199>< - c> to<01:17:47.360>
that <01:17:47.520>entity <01:17:47.760>and <01:17:47.920 - >
that <01:17:48.159>the report it to that entity and that the report it to that entity
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs May 7th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- I think they wanted to see more planning or more continuity from these entities with them.
- they have to take into account the guidelines offered by the historic district just like a private entity
- Senate Bill 458 provides for local ethics entities. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
- basically, it says any tax levied and imposed by a local government subdivision for a local ethics entity—that
Summary:
The House Municipal, Parochial, and Cultural Affairs Committee met and advanced a series of local bills, mostly by unanimous voice vote after brief questions. SB 430 by Sen. Jenkins renewed the Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau’s 1.5% hotel occupancy tax for 12-year periods by voter approval, with discussion about continued planning and coordination among tourism entities. SB 286 by Sen. Duplessis updated the New Orleans Downtown Development District statute by clarifying its status as a political subdivision, streamlining tax collection, removing staggered board terms, and clarifying bond renewal voting boundaries.
The committee also favorably reported SB 198 by Sen. Mizell, requiring government projects in historic districts to follow local historic district rules for new construction; SB 172 by Sen. Luneau, expanding a planning-commission waiver process for certain property divisions to municipalities below 150,000 population; and SB 439 by Sen. Gerald Boudreaux, adding pre-screening for esophageal/Barrett’s cancer for firefighters and fire service employees. Testimony on the firefighter bill emphasized the health risks from carcinogen exposure and the value of early detection, and members expressed strong support.
Additional bills advanced included SB 458 by Sen. McMath, creating a mechanism for local ethics-entity tax revenues in St. Tammany Parish to be transferred to the district attorney’s office if an inspector general office is created; SB 447 by Sen. Bass, changing Bossier City Police Department promotions from competitive to promotional seniority; SB 281 by Sen. Barrow, expanding the Baker Economic Development District boundaries to include additional commercial areas; SB 385 by Sen. Harris, changing appointments to the City Park Improvement Association board and allowing City Park to opt out of certain ORM insurance coverage; HR 84 by Rep. Walters, urging Shreveport to create an interest-free loan program for TSA workers during federal shutdowns; and SB 417 by Sen. Allain, adding two members to the St. Mary Parish drainage district board. All of these measures were reported favorably, with one member recusing himself from the City Park bill due to board membership. The committee then recessed briefly, noting several remaining bills would be deferred if sponsors did not arrive soon.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- They are the only entities in Texas permitted to dismantle or salvage non-repairable vehicles and to
- vehicles for which the seller has a title in their possession at the time of the sale to a recycling entity
- growth in the illegal sales of untitled vehicles at locations operated by unlicensed and unregistered entities
- A vehicle can be purchased by a recycling entity if certain information on the vehicle and the seller
Keywords:
memorial highway, U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, Archer County, highway designation, vehicle weight, ports of entry, Texas Transportation Code, truck regulations, load limits, Adopt-a-County Road, funding, road maintenance, county partnership, public recognition, memorial designation, highway, Sergeant Mark Butler, transportation, Brazos County
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Citizen Commission for Performance Measurement of Tax Preferences May 7th, 2025
Citizen Commission for Performance Measurement of Tax Preferences
Transcript Highlights:
- broad definition and largely captures almost all records possessed by a state or local government entity
- transferred by a legal representative of a person with developmental disabilities to a qualified entity
- Washington Film Works is the entity that manages the motion picture competitiveness program.
- It's been working on implementing Washington Film Works is the entity that manages the motion picture
Summary:
The Citizen Commission for Performance Measurement of Tax Preferences met on May 7, 2025, with quorum present. The commission approved the October 22, 2024 meeting minutes and then received its annual open government refresher from the Attorney General’s office, which reviewed key requirements under the Public Records Act and Open Public Meetings Act, including record retention, response deadlines, exemptions, and meeting notice rules.
Staff then provided a 2025 legislative session update, noting that the legislature passed 23 tax-preference-related bills, with several signed by the governor and others pending. Highlights included bills that extended or repealed certain preferences, added reporting requirements for newspaper and digital content exemptions, authorized JLARC to adjust its work plan when data is unavailable, and created a new exemption for zero-emission buses. The commission approved updates to the 2026 tax preference review schedule, which includes eight preferences in seven reviews, and approved unchanged testimony questions for 2025.
The commission also received the 2025 expedited preference review report covering 52 tax preferences, presented as an interactive table drawing on prior JLARC reviews and Department of Revenue studies. Staff then outlined the process for developing the next 10-year review schedule for 2027-2036, including surveying the legislature, incorporating new and repealed preferences, and considering a possible rolling 10-year schedule. No public comment was registered. The meeting ended with acknowledgments of Ron Buing’s long service on the commission and an announcement that the next meeting would be held August 6, 2025.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention - 03/17/26
Housing and Homelessness Prevention
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national business, corporate entities, national business, corporate entities - Since that time, the entity that had been doing the data collecting on this was defunded.
- <00:51:02.600>
or <00:51:02.760>if out if we can find another entity or if out if we - can find another entity or if we<00:51:03.000>
can <00:51:03.160>find <00:51:03.400> - or some money to fund either an entity or some money to fund this this this before before before we<
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- personal information through a public record request from using that data to solicit individuals or entities
- Simply, that'll be the appropriation of funds and then the shared cost between these two entities to
- shared cost between these two entities shared cost between these two entities to<00:13:10.079>
- Generally, those two entities work in lockstep, is been my experience over the last 12 years.
- And right now, all of those entities get money before the victim does.” “Yeah.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
AEN-WTL-EDT-EIG, WTL-AEN Public Hearings 03-19-2025
Agriculture and Environment
Transcript Highlights:
- inviting other entities into farming. inviting other entities into farming.
- And the intent of this bill as I read it is to help agricultural entities maintain a cash flow so you
- entities entities maintain<00:29:12.200>
a <00:29:12.280>cash <00:29:12.640>flow <00:39:44.720>- a lot of it really kind of comes down to having the ability to case-by-case basis regulate these entities
- ,
including regulate these entities, including regulate these entities, including
Summary:
The joint committees met on March 19, 2025, to hear HB 966 HD2, which would create statewide standards for agricultural tourism in counties that adopt ag-tourism ordinances. The bill would require registration with county planning departments, require ag-tourism to remain tied to an active farming operation, and end the activity when the agricultural use stops except in limited circumstances. Testimony from the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, the Agribusiness Development Corporation, the Department of Agriculture, the Hawaii Tourism Authority, Kualoa Ranch, and the Hawaii Cattlemen’s Council was generally supportive of the bill’s intent, with several witnesses emphasizing that agritourism can help farm viability, food security, and public education about agriculture.
The Hawaii Farm Bureau and several other testifiers supported agritourism but urged strong guardrails, minimal statewide standards, and deference to county home rule. They said agriculture should remain the primary activity, warned against adding burdens to farmers and ranchers, and suggested better enforcement and agricultural expertise within county planning departments. Phil Weber and others argued for objective standards, such as minimum revenue or work-performed thresholds, annual reporting, and clearer compliance tools, and cautioned that the bill’s termination exemption could be too broad if not tightened.
A substantial portion of the discussion focused on whether the bill should apply to Department of Agriculture lands, especially ag park lands, and to DLNR lands. Department of Agriculture staff explained that ag park lands currently do not allow agritourism, while non-ag park lands under Act 90 allow limited related activity tied to farm production, with revenue limits and other conditions. Members and witnesses debated how to define and measure agritourism, how to enforce county rules, and whether to exempt ag park parcels or otherwise clarify that existing DOA rules would control. No vote or final action was taken during the hearing, and the chair requested follow-up language from DOA to address possible exemptions and clarify the bill’s application.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Carbon Sequestration Programs Study Commission (11/18/2025)
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- <00:52:20.000>
over greenhouse gases and those entities over greenhouse gases and those entities - by other entities, which I'll mention<01:03:12.799>
in <01:03:13.040>a <01:03:13.200>- New Hampshire on taxation, are you then allowed to also sell the carbon credits to a third-party entity
- <01:06:14.880>
almost <01:06:16.079>double to a third party entity almost double to- And this uh entity, uh, which is based in Europe, uh, has developed core carbon principles, and while
Summary:
The meeting was called to order, the Pledge of Allegiance was led, and the clerk called the roll, establishing a quorum. The committee approved the prior minutes after correcting the date and changing a reference so that a draft-legislation note attributed to Representative Wlette was corrected. After that, the chair introduced a carbon presentation by Mr. Charlie Lebec and invited members and guests to move closer to view the slides.
Mr. Lebec’s presentation focused on forest carbon science and forest carbon offset markets, with emphasis on how forests store, sequester, and emit carbon. He explained greenhouse gases and the relationship between atmospheric CO2 and temperature, then defined key terms such as carbon storage, sequestration, flux, sinks, and sources. He also described forest carbon pools, noting that soils contain a large share of forest carbon, and discussed how forest age affects storage and sequestration, arguing that younger forests often sequester carbon faster while older forests store more carbon overall. He also addressed how harvested wood products can continue to store carbon, responding to a question from a member about mass timber and carbon sinks.
The presentation included regional comparisons showing New Hampshire’s forest density, carbon storage, and sequestration relative to other New England states, and noted that New Hampshire forests offset more than 30% of the state’s annual greenhouse gas emissions from nonforest sources, while Maine and Vermont offset even larger shares. Mr. Lebec said eastern forests are generally carbon sinks, unlike some western forests affected by wildfire, and stressed that forest management, soil protection, and forest age all influence carbon outcomes. No votes or substantive policy actions were taken beyond approving the minutes; the meeting was primarily informational.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 2/12/25
Transportation Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- been an element of the program where there's an open call for interested stakeholders and local entities
- And then local entities in the filtering and review process, area transportation partnerships or the
- And then local entities in the filtering and review process, area transportation partnerships or the
- <00:36:02.640>
uh <00:36:02.839>in submitted and then local entities uh in submitted - and then local entities uh in the<00:36:03.240>
in <00:36:03.359>the <00:36:03.480>
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- are going to take all of these entities are going to take any<01:01:01.680>
income <01:01:02.319 - uh entities are not necessarily<01:01:11.200>
going <01:01:11.359>to <01:01:11.480> - PSNH, or Urce, divested themselves of generation, and generation is now its own private entity.
- So we're going to move them like every other commercial entity in the state.
- rules that every other commercial property in the state is subjected to, and no other commercial entity
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Judiciary Committee Meeting - 2026-03-26
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, so, you know, we are creating a really important entity, but it's also a very broad entity with a
- Um, so, you know, we are creating a really important entity, but it's also a very broad entity with a
- Um, so, you know, we are creating a really important entity, but it's also a very broad entity with a
- Um, so, you know, we are creating a really important entity, but it's also a very broad entity with a
- Um, so, you know, we are creating a really important entity, but it's also a very broad entity with a
Bills:
SF1750, HF2700, HF1606, HF3356, HF3946, HF3970, HF3658, HF3875, HF2627, SF856, HF1268, HF1338
Keywords:
common interest community, CIC, homeowners association, HOA, condominium, planned community, cooperative, unit owner, association board, declarant, declarant control, special declarant rights, assessment lien, foreclosure, late fees, fines, attorney fees, resale disclosure, annual report, maintenance plan
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
MS Senate Floor - 5 March, 2026; 10:00 AM
Mississippi Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- reserve these facilities and tie them up and not allow them to be able to utilize it for private entities
- to come in and pay the private entities to come in and pay the full<00:18:42.160>
cost <00:18: - of this entity decided that the best recipient of these funds was they on sales.
- And I find out we've got this this this this this this this this this entity entity entity which<02:57
- <02:57:46.080>
decided <02:57:47.160>that this entity decided that this entity decided
Summary:
The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with an invocation by Dr. Ryan Wade and the Pledge of Allegiance, and then handled routine business by dispensing with the reading of the journal and committee reports. Several guests were recognized, including Leadership Jackson County, Farm Bureau members, a doctor of the day, adult educators, and other visitors in the gallery. Senator Brumfield also announced support efforts for Senator Warren Barnett, asking members to contribute to him through Ms. Anita Jackson.
The chamber then considered a series of House bills, most of them taken up with strike-all amendments and passed by use of the morning roll call. Measures included HB 1390 on personal services funding allocations, HB 1571 on ARPA funds and unexpended balances, HB 1655 on the State Aid Road Construction director’s personnel status, HB 1650 on dormant state accounts and pooled investments, HB 1651 on state agencies using other agencies’ facilities and charging 50% of fair market value, HB 1345 on administrative forfeiture of illegal cigarette and vaping products, HB 1386 on allowing sidewalks as an eligible use of municipal infrastructure funds, HB 671 on alcoholic beverage delivery responsibility ending when retailers transfer possession to delivery services, and HB 1385 on eliminating paper-original homestead exemption submissions. Members asked questions on several bills, especially about whether the fairgrounds language in HB 1651 would affect youth livestock shows and whether HB 1386 or other measures would change county revenue; sponsors generally said the bills were intended to address state-agency use, municipal reporting, or administrative efficiency rather than alter those programs.
The Senate also advanced HB 898, creating a sales tax diversion study committee to review misallocated municipal sales tax revenues, assess impacts, examine technology and oversight, and recommend reforms by the 2027 session; Senator Hill questioned whether counties should be included, but the sponsor said that would be a separate policy decision. Later, the Senate reconsidered HB 1265, the Mississippi Debt Management Services Act extended repealer, adopted an amendment to remove the repealer instead of extending it, and then passed the bill. The body also took up SB 2632, the local governments disaster recovery emergency loan program, and voted not to concur and to invite conference. Finally, HB 1142 on bench warrant notices was called up; the sponsor explained a strike-all that would replace certified mail with personal service or electronic transmission and include a reverse repealer for further conference work.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Health and Human Services Apr 10th, 2025
Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- the grounds that the information is subjectively false and refines the criteria by which national entities
- now refers to employees and volunteers, including caregivers providing services on behalf of the entity
- These protections mean entities can now only be held liable if failure to comply with safety requirements
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- on the grounds that information is Subjectively false and refines the criteria in which national entities
- language now refers to employees, volunteers, and caregivers providing services On behalf of the entity
- Entities can now only be Held liable if failure to comply with safety requirements was a contributing
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Mar 24th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- CHARITABLE TRUST IN MANY FORMS THE RED CROSS AS AN EXAMPLE BUT WE HAVE OTHERS DO NOT NAME A SPECIFIC ENTITY
- NUMBER VICE PROVISION APPLIES TO CHARITABLE ENTITIES AND NAMELESS CHARITIES WITH THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
- THEY CHOOSE TO DO SO THEY WOULD REPRESENT QUALIFIED UNNAMED BENEFICIARIES OF THE TRUST BUT THAT ENTITIES
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Sunset Advisory Commission Jan 15th, 2025 at 08:01 am
Transcript Highlights:
- the management actions in October 2024, assessing 37 selected management actions from nine state entities
- Sunset Compliance Report assessed recommendations from the previous legislative session, impacting 24 entities
- Overall, Sunset staff found that the affected entities fully implemented 68% of the 163 changes requiring
Keywords:
Sunset Advisory Commission, Texas Ethics Commission, recommendations, Angelina River Authority, Natchez Valley Authority, public testimony, legislative session
Summary:
The meeting of the Sunset Advisory Commission served as a concluding assembly for the current biennium, where various agencies were reviewed. Notably, the Commission focused on staff recommendations and modifications regarding the Angelina and Natchez River Authority, Lower Natchez Valley Authority, and Texas Ethics Commission. After discussing various modifications, the members voted unanimously on multiple recommendations aimed at improving operational efficiency and accountability within these agencies. The Chair emphasized the collaborative effort of the Commission members and staff, acknowledging their hard work throughout the biennium.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- the management actions in October 2024, assessing 37 selected management actions from nine state entities
- The Sunset Compliance Report assessed recommendations impacting 24 entities, including 159 statutory
- Overall, Sunset staff found that the affected entities fully implemented 68% of the 163 changes requiring
Summary:
The Sunset Advisory Commission met for its final meeting of the biennium, established a quorum, approved the December 11, 2024 minutes, and then voted on recommendations for several agencies reviewed earlier in the cycle. It adopted all recommendations for the Angelina and Nettus River Authority, the Lower Nettus Valley Authority, and the Trinity River Authority of Texas, with no modifications offered for those agencies.
The Commission then considered the Texas Ethics Commission. Members adopted staff recommendations with modifications, including changes to lobby compensation thresholds and rounding of inflation adjustments. The Commission also adopted a series of new recommendations addressing TEC customer service staffing, late-filing penalties, post-election reporting penalties, waiver of penalties when notice cannot be shown, review of the “substantial compliance” standard, review of the “principal purpose” definition, more prominent public posting of delinquent penalties, and clearer training and guidance on filing and lobby-registration requirements. The Commission also adopted two previously omitted Texas Department of Criminal Justice recommendations, 6.5 and 6.6.
By recorded vote, the Commission unanimously forwarded all recommendations adopted during the biennium to the 89th Legislature, with nine ayes. Sunset staff then reported on implementation of 2023 Sunset recommendations, saying the State Auditor found 89% of selected management actions fully implemented and Sunset staff found 68% of statutory and related changes fully implemented, with the remainder mostly in progress. The Commission also noted receipt of a January 6 evaluation of the Texas Lottery Commission, including a study of potential regulation of lottery ticket courier companies, but no further action was taken on that item. The meeting concluded with closing remarks and a motion to recess subject to the call of the Chair.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Sunset Advisory Commission Jan 15th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- the management actions in October 2024 assessing 37 selected management actions from nine state entities
- The sunset compliance report assessed recommendations impacting 24 entities, including 159 statutory
- Overall, sunset staff found that the affected entities fully implemented 68% of the 163 recommendations
VT
Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session - 2026-05-08 - 11:30AM
Vermont Senate Floor Meeting
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- I mean, what does entity mean in this context?"
- entity President, does entity mean<00:10:46.240>
uh <00:10:46.720>or <00:10:47.440>a - , what does entity mean in this context?
- <00:12:11.680>
It's <00:12:12.000>not corporation or an entity. - It's not corporation or an entity.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Conference Committee on S.F. 2370 - Cannabis Omnibus - 05/16/25
Transcript Highlights:
- We also are seeing cuts to local public health entities to do education work specifically on cannabis
- We also are seeing cuts to local public health entities to do education work specifically on cannabis
- We also are seeing cuts to local public health entities to do education work specifically on cannabis
- um entities to do education<01:13:00.400>
work <01:13:00.640>specifically <01:13:01.040 - It would not require that. entities to be seeking accreditation entities to be seeking accreditation