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• We also pay state taxes on the gross of all of our events.
• So the tax rate in this bill would only be 15 percent.
• The state's also going to lose $62 million in non-gaming tax revenue, liquor sales, hotel taxes, sales
• tax, income taxes, all the other harm as iGaming's economic harm ripples through the economy and hurts
• The Commonwealth does not currently tax the sale of digital goods, but a purpose-built sales tax on social-plus

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Summary: The committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies, chaired by Rep. Carole Fiola and Sen. Barry Finegold, held a lengthy hearing on a range of gambling-related bills. Testimony first focused on H. 496 to allow the Massachusetts Gaming Commission to authorize Plain Ridge Park Casino to add table games and more slot machines. Supporters, including Rep. Jeffrey Roy, Sen. Finegold, Rep. Barry R. Finegold, Rep. Brian Vaughn, and Plainville officials, argued the change was needed to keep Massachusetts gaming dollars from flowing to Rhode Island, protect jobs, and preserve local tax revenue. They described Plain Ridge as a strong community partner and cited host-community benefits such as municipal infrastructure projects and local aid. Opponents or skeptical witnesses later argued that expanded gambling, especially online, would increase harm and cannibalize existing casinos and local economies. The committee also heard testimony on bills related to sports betting restrictions and online gambling. Sen. John Keenan presented a “Better Health Act” proposal to ban prop bets and in-play bets, require affordability checks, prohibit hosts, raise the sports betting excise tax, expand funding for problem-gambling services, and increase research and data sharing. He and supporters framed the bill as a public-health response to addiction, suicide, bankruptcy, and other harms. Rep. David Nangle, speaking from personal experience with gambling addiction, strongly opposed internet gaming, warning that it would intensify addiction and expose children and families to 24/7 gambling on phones. In contrast, Rep. David Moradian and industry witnesses supported H. 4431 to legalize and regulate internet gaming, arguing it would bring illegal activity into a regulated market, generate new revenue, and include consumer protections such as age verification, deposit limits, self-exclusion, and responsible-gaming tools. The committee also took testimony on H. 4238, which would expand fundraising options for fraternal organizations, especially the Elks. Rep. Bruce Ayers and Elks representatives said the bill would help lodges raise money for scholarships, veterans’ services, and community programs after COVID-related losses and declining membership. On H. 480, Rep. Kathleen LaNatra, Rep. Badger, and representatives of veterans organizations and gaming-machine operators urged allowing qualified veterans groups to participate in certain video gaming activity, saying it would provide a sustainable revenue source to keep posts open and support veterans’ services. Dr. Rachel Volberg testified that expanding gambling, especially online gambling and slot machines at veterans organizations, would likely increase gambling harm, and she urged stronger harm-prevention measures, data reporting, and research funding. Other witnesses, including anti-gambling advocates and industry representatives, sharply disagreed over whether legalization would reduce illegal gambling or worsen addiction and social costs. No votes or final actions were taken during the hearing.

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• , for not paying your income taxes, if you don't pay your mortgage.
• , home for not paying your property taxes, home for not paying your property taxes, for<00:09:07.279
• There is also that provision in the federal code.
• There is also that provision in the federal code.
• There is also that provision in the federal code.

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• And I want you to know that that exact phrase is already in the code from a bill from 2021 that says
• 17.200> the day that exact phrase is already in the day that exact phrase is already in the code
• :03:18.160> a<00:03:18.239> bill<00:03:18.600> from<00:03:18.840> 2021 code
• from a bill from 2021 code from a bill from 2021 that<00:03:20.840> says<00:03:21.440> that
• And, uh, it's just part of the job, and it could be rounding on patients, could be running codes on the

Bills: HB128, SB297, HB128, SB297

Keywords: HB128, Alabama Board of Nursing, Sunset Law, sunset review, nursing board, nurse licensure, registered nurse, RN, licensed practical nurse, LPN, advanced practice nursing, certified registered nurse anesthetist, CRNA, consumer member, board appointments, congressional districts, geographic representation, nursing regulation, nursing education programs, licensure compact

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• Social workers follow a code of ethics that calls on them to stand for equality in every Social workers
• follow a code of ethics that calls on them to stand for equality in every community, uphold human dignity
• 11478, Liquor Policies; 1496, DCS Policies; 1628, Claims Denial; 1631, DCS Extra Regul; 1633, Income Tax
• And also there in Loop is the beginning of the code talkers that was formed with William Johnston and
• They were the first ones that formed the code talkers up in San Diego.

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• <00:08:21.919> code<00:08:22.560> of updating the inheritance tax code of updating
• the inheritance tax code of some<00:08:23.039> things<00:08:23.199> that<00:08:23.440><
• And we now have the first provision in the federal tax code and the Internal Revenue Code that would
• And the idea behind it was we can have that federal tax provision, we can have the state tax provision
• here to answer questions on the tax here to answer questions on the tax credits,<00:12:09.760>

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:01:00 Approval of Minutes 00:02:31 Kentucky Farm Bureau 00:02:42 Kentucky Department of Agriculture 00:28:18 Kentucky Cattlemen's Association 01:48:13, 958, all

Summary: The committee heard first from Kentucky Farm Bureau leaders, who outlined the organization’s current priorities and recent work on farmland transition. Eddie Melton said Farm Bureau is working through 983 county and advisory committee resolutions and highlighted support for the updated selling farmer tax credit, now law through House Bill 775, as well as Senate Bill 28’s agriculture economic development provisions. He said Farm Bureau’s likely priorities include maintaining the 50% share of the tobacco settlement fund for agriculture, protecting funding for the Kentucky Department of Agriculture, preserving sales tax exemptions on farm inputs, keeping property taxes controlled, and exploring additional tools to keep farmland in active farmers’ hands, including possible loan or inheritance-tax changes. He also raised concerns about eminent domain transparency, nuisance deer permits, and access to agricultural inputs and crop protection products. Alita Bots described the farmland transition initiative in more detail, saying the revised state tax credit is generating strong interest and that a new federal tax provision now allows eligible land sales to actively engaged farmers to spread capital gains taxes over time. She said the initiative has reached 22 counties and more than 1,300 people this year through outreach and meetings, and that Farm Bureau is pairing policy work with resources to help farm families plan transitions and prepare wills and other estate documents. Drew Graham added that the effort is also meant to bridge the rural-urban divide and support rural communities, and Farm Bureau invited members to its annual meeting in early December. Members asked about rising insurance costs and deer damage. Farm Bureau representatives said severe convective storms, inflation, and higher repair and material costs have driven insurance rate increases, citing five major storm events since 2021 and a recent Owensboro hailstorm that caused about $350 million in losses; they said the company is moving toward percentage deductibles to help moderate increases. On deer, they said crop-loss totals are hard to quantify but acknowledged the problem and discussed possible coordination with the Department of Fish and Wildlife and Hunters for the Hungry. Commissioner Jonathan Shell then began the Department of Agriculture presentation, reporting gains from the department’s school agriculture outreach program, including a 23% increase in county participation between March and September and improved teacher-reported student learning, before continuing into the department’s legislative priorities.

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• the 2017 tax code changes amounted to, for most income earners, around 1%, or $600.
• My name is Brendan Gray, economist. ...at LFC, work agency code 337.
• And that trend is really driven by the Severance Tax Permanent Fund.
• I also want to highlight the Tax Stabilization Reserve.
• Far eclipsing the amount that comes from oil and gas severance taxes and almost on par with sales taxes

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• with their particular skill set and my brothers and sisters and these locals, they're bringing huge tax
• :04:57.639> they're<00:04:57.800> bringing<00:04:58.199> huge<00:04:58.520> tax
• locals uh they're bringing huge tax locals uh they're bringing huge tax benefits<00:04:59.120>
• on iron commission any reduction in tax on iron or<00:23:12.360> and<00:23:12.480> iron
• The tax base is going up. It’s going to be spread around fewer people.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: House File 3030 was taken up for discussion and amended with the A1 author’s amendment before moving forward. The bill was presented as an Iron Range package with three parts: a 26-week unemployment insurance extension for workers laid off by Cleveland-Cliffs, and two mining-related provisions dealing with safe storage of reactive mine waste and a site-specific sulfite standard. The authors said the bill was intended both to help laid-off workers immediately and to support the long-term future of mining jobs in the region. Testimony was overwhelmingly supportive of the unemployment extension and the broader goal of preserving Iron Range jobs and communities. Representatives of affected workers, union leaders, a county commissioner, a tribal elder, and RAMS all described the layoffs as potentially long-term and warned of broader economic harm to families, local businesses, schools, and the region if mining jobs continue to decline. Several testifiers emphasized that mining is central to the Iron Range economy and argued that the bill would give workers time and hope while also helping keep people in the region. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency testified that it generally supported the bill’s intent but raised concerns about the environmental rulemaking language in Article 2, Section 2. MPCA said the provision would amount to a new major rulemaking, would require significant time and resources, and should be reviewed by the Environment, Natural Resources, Finance and Policy Committee. During member questions, one legislator said there was strong support for the UI extension in Article 1 but expressed concern about the environmental issues in Article 2 and asked why those provisions were not being reviewed by the environment committee. The meeting ended with public testimony closed and member questions beginning; no final vote was taken in the portion provided.

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• dollars, we need to put those tax dollars with the most and just. put those tax dollars with the most
• And yes, my big concern with this is that we aren't taxing alternative nicotine.
• But to clear up some things, yes, I was approached about putting a tax in this.
• My taxes, $4,500. My insurance, my medical insurance, another $20,000.
• tax actually increased the revenue that came into the state coffers.

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• The adjusted gross proceeds is kind of looked at two different ways, before tax and after tax.
• So we do reviews of their Schedule Cs by our tax team.
• So we do reviews of their Schedule Cs by our tax team.
• If you saw, there's three people in the tax team.
• You break down a gaming tax, which is roughly about $25 million.

Summary: The committee met to review the Attorney General’s budget and related agency operations, beginning with Legislative Council staff walking members through compliance reports and a blue-sheet base budget document. Staff highlighted current-biennium items such as FTE changes, one-time appropriations, litigation funding, opioid settlement receipts, continuing appropriations, and major special and federal funds. Members asked for clarification on items including the Missing Indigenous People Grant Fund, the Internet Crimes Investigation Fund, and the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit grant funding. Assistant Attorney General Clare Ness then gave an overview of the office’s structure, staffing, and budget pressures. She emphasized the office’s broad statutory duties, the value of its legal services to state and local government, and concerns about attorney pay lagging behind other agencies. Members discussed whether attorney compensation should be benchmarked more consistently across state government and whether some legal work could be consolidated within the AG’s office. Ness also addressed questions about AG opinion turnaround times, boards-and-commissions training, the new-and-vacant FTE pool, operating expense cuts, office leases, and the state’s criminal justice information systems. The crime lab presentation drew significant attention. Director Jennifer Penner described severe space, safety, and infrastructure problems at the current lab, including cramped work areas, glycol leaks, outdated fire and burglar alarms, air-handling limits, and equipment failures that have delayed toxicology work. She said the 2024 study projected a much larger facility would be needed and that the preferred location would be near the current health department site, but in a new building. Members asked about possible evidence risks, backlog status, and whether the proposed building would solve the current problems; Penner said it would and noted backlogs have improved overall, though some delays remain. The committee also heard from the new Medicaid Fraud Control Unit director, who described the unit’s civil and criminal work, federal-state funding split, and examples of fraud such as billing for services not provided or upcoding. The gaming division reported continued growth in charitable gaming and e-tabs, with members expressing concern about large trust-account balances, site competition, and possible misuse of proceeds. Finally, BCI outlined its caseload, cybercrime work, missing Indigenous persons task force, and the surge in CSAM cyber tips; members asked about AI-generated CSAM, and the AG’s office noted that last session’s law increased penalties and expressly allowed AI-generated CSAM to be prosecuted like other CSAM. No formal votes or actions were taken beyond approval of the minutes.

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• item number two, which is SB 321 with Senate Amendment 1, an act to amend Title 26 of the Delaware Code
• agenda item number one, which is SB 9 with Senate Amendment 1, an act to amend Title 7 of the Delaware Code
• nesting structures, mosquito control activities authorized by DNREC, construction of drainage ditches, tax
• to ask, isn't that also like one of the exemptions I read at the beginning, like if they construct a tax

Bills: SB9

Keywords: wetlands protection, nontidal wetlands, Delaware, environmental sustainability, climate change, carbon sink, permitting process

Summary: The House Natural Resources and Energy Committee met to consider two Senate bills. SB 321, with Senate Amendment 1, would change community solar billing so subscribers receive one consolidated utility bill instead of separate bills from the utility and the solar provider. Supporters said the bill would simplify enrollment and payment, improve customer retention—especially for low-income customers—and include safeguards such as guaranteed savings and an escrow mechanism to prevent cost shifts to other ratepayers. After public testimony from solar developers, the Public Advocate, the Sierra Club, and others, the committee initially lacked enough members present to release the bill, so the vote was circulated to absent members and the bill was later reported out for floor action. The committee then heard SB 9, with Senate Amendment 1, a long-negotiated wetlands protection bill. The sponsor and DNREC explained that it would create a state non-tidal wetlands program with exemptions for certain agricultural, conservation, and routine activities, general permits for some lower-impact projects, and individual permits for higher-value wetlands. Witnesses described the bill as a compromise among environmental, agricultural, development, and local government stakeholders, while some members raised questions about flooding, landowner impacts, wetland delineation, and the role of the regulatory advisory committee. Public testimony was broadly supportive from environmental groups, the Farm Bureau, builders, engineers, and affordable housing advocates. The committee then voted to release SB 9 from committee. At the end of the meeting, members offered thanks and remarks recognizing the chair’s service and leadership on environmental and energy issues. Both bills were ultimately released from committee and reported out.

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• The statutes go on to define what a foreign law is, which means any law, rule, legal code, or system
• Let's let them become aware before the administration sends out audits of the prior four tax years with
• bills to taxpayers who complied with the tax code according to the way that it had historically been

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, guest introductions, and a proclamation honoring the East Valley Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Members also welcomed the Doctor of the Day and several guest groups, including Alzheimer’s Association advocates. The chamber then moved into Committee of the Whole to consider several Senate bills. In Committee of the Whole, the House advanced SB 1037, SB 1233, SB 1290, and SB 1445, adopting committee amendments where offered and giving each a do pass recommendation; SB 1814 was retained. Members discussed SB 1055, which would require reporting certain unlawfully present individuals arrested for crimes to federal immigration authorities, with Democrats raising concerns about profiling and civil liberties and Republicans arguing it simply enforces federal law; it also received a do pass recommendation. SB 1274, relating to transportation and infrastructure, was amended and recommended do pass, SB 1502 also advanced, and SB 1573, concerning foreign or religious sectarian law in state courts, prompted debate over whether it was necessary or duplicative but was likewise recommended do pass. The Committee of the Whole report was adopted, and the measures were assigned accordingly. The House then took up third-reading votes. SB 1168 and SB 1172 passed overwhelmingly, SB 1290 passed after debate about HOA meeting openness, SB 1221 passed on a 32-24 vote after supporters said it would improve tax transparency, and SB 1400 passed 47-9 despite concerns about peer support and counseling protections. SB 1214, a medical practice bill involving stem cell regenerative therapies, failed 25-31 after some members said they were not comfortable with the measure; afterward, a motion to reconsider its failure was adopted, placing it back on the third-reading calendar. The House also granted the Senate permission to adjourn until April 27, and then adjourned until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, April 22, 2026.

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• The statutes go on to define what a foreign law is, which means any law, rule, legal code, or system
• Let's let them become aware before the administration sends out audits of the prior four tax years with
• bills to taxpayers who complied with the tax code according to the way that it had historically been

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• service from an emergency services district, and then remove that area from the ESD, so from their tax
• Remember, this bill removes regulatory barriers to the installation of HUD code manufactured homes.
• Additionally, House Bill 5437 does not create a new taxing authority. Uh, thank you.
• Districts that can be created in the water code.

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• asked, In the 22nd chapter of the Gospel of Matthew, the Pharisees asked Jesus if it was right to pay tax
• certification authority, protections for participating incarcerated individuals, wage deductions for taxes
• thresholds for purchasing a property, grant applications subject to imminent deadlines, small borrowing or tax
• This bill amends the Second Class Township Code to change the date of completion, filing, and publication
• This bill amends the Second Class Township Code to change the date of completion, filing, and publication

Keywords: Scheduler, 973, house, all

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• This bill replaces the Public Welfare Code with the Human Services Code and the Department of Public
• This bill reallocates educational tax credit caps for 2026 to 2027 and replaces the EITC and OSTC programs
• with the options tax credit beginning in 2027 through 2028.
• Virginia is in the process of rejoining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, an energy tax that we
• States that choose to suppress their own generation through carbon taxes or renewable mandates, they

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, guest recognitions, and a quorum call before moving into committee reports and floor action. Committees reported a number of bills and resolutions, including measures from Local Government, Energy, Health, Judiciary, Appropriations, Rules, and Finance. The chamber also announced caucus and committee meetings, then recessed and later reconvened for final consideration of legislation. Several bills passed the House finally, including House Bill 2299 on body cameras for county probation officers, House Bill 167 designating a scenic byway along Allegheny River Boulevard, House Bill 95 requiring disclosure when content or advertising is generated or substantially modified by artificial intelligence, House Bill 1944 expanding medical amnesty and Good Samaritan protections on campuses, House Bill 2443 creating a child victim recovery fund, House Bill 246 updating references from the Public Welfare Code to the Human Services Code, and House Bill 2586 establishing title protection for music therapists. The House also adopted House Resolution 463 recognizing Korean-American Citizenship Day, House Resolution 499 recognizing Juneteenth Independence Day, and House Resolution 547 directing a study of electronic monitoring as an alternative to incarceration. The House spent significant time on amendments to House Bill 133, which concerns reinstatement of parental rights, and House Bill 138, which addresses parental incarceration and termination of parental rights. Both bills received bipartisan amendments adding guardrails and exceptions, and the amendments were adopted unanimously. The chamber also debated House Bill 2224, the Fair Act, with multiple amendments on utility rates, return on equity, and scope; some amendments were adopted, several tied votes failed, and the bill was left amended for reprinting. House Bill 2544, dealing with school administrators’ rights and negotiations, saw an amendment to allow individual bargaining, but that amendment failed and the bill was agreed to. The session ended with a correction to the record on House Bill 1944, a motion to recommit several bills to Appropriations, and adjournment until June 22, 2026.

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• skilled workforce. attracts businesses, driving economic growth, which then... ...then boost the trade, taxes
• Well, workers' tax is workers' compensation.
• It is found in the Workers' Compensation Act, and that's actually in the labor code.
• It's not in the insurance code. In Texas, there's...
• We are funded by a self-leveling maintenance tax just on workers' compensation insurance.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• SB 1764, property tax definitions. SB 1765, event wagering problem gambling fund.
• SB 1799, commerce authority tax incentive certification.
• SB 1800, income tax additional rate schools.
• SB 1799, commerce authority tax incentive certification.
• SB 1800, income tax additional rate schools. SB 1801, event wagering data.

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• It was due to the tax credits that were being put within those regions to germinate and to make sure
• I'm not aware of targeted tax credits in the technical industry, but that point aside, what about other
• credits and tax incentives as part of the program.
• And that federal program has tax credits and tax incentives as part of the program.
• revenues, sales tax revenues, that we can to come back to the state.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• I think that's the reasonable thing we have in our code right now.
• It increases our personal income tax collections.
• It increases our consumer sales tax as more people are working. So, Mr.
• network devised by the state tax commissioner.
• The tax commissioner is not required to implement the system the system would be voluntary.

Keywords: 994, senate, all

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• Agency code 337 will be located behind tab 3 in your binders.
• You can see the land grant permanent fund is currently the strong majority of that The severance tax
• and corporate income taxes combined.
• The Workforce Development Fund. the Tax Stabilization Reserve.
• That's agency code 366 behind tab 3.

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