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• tax credit.
• And then just another comment on the R&D tax credit, in terms of business tax credits, the film tax credit
• support the industry is taking the bottom out of people who pay taxes. and businesses who pay taxes
• Was it direct tax revenues?
• Directly tied to the tax credit.

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• The Clerk: Union Calendar No. 116, H.R. 235, a bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to direct
• They'll remove Federal services from key cities and take away tax deductions and impose their values
• THEY'LL REMOVE FEDERAL SERVICES FROM KEY CITIES AND TAKE AWAY TAX DEDUCTIONS AND IMPOSE THEIR VALUES
• This rips today from the table of those in need to pay for tax breaks for the most wealthy.
• THIS RIPS TODAY FROM THE TABLE OF THOSE IN NEED TO PAY FOR TAX BREAKS FOR THE MOST WEALTHY.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, June 9, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Rightfully so, current ed code requires that classroom educators must be a majority of the participants
• be great for the independent contractor to have great familiarity with current California education code
• and regulations and the reasoning behind those regulations and the education code as they're currently
• and regulations and the reasoning behind those regulations and the education code as they're currently
• The way education code is written is that instructional materials may be submitted for review to the

Summary: The committee heard a series of budget proposals focused on education finance, with repeated questions about whether the state’s investments are coordinated, targeted to the highest-need students, and likely to produce measurable results. On the first item, the administration proposed $1 million for a study of California’s curriculum framework, standards, and instructional materials process, plus $250,000 for supplemental ELA/ELD guidance. CDE and Finance said the study would examine how other states organize standards, frameworks, and adoptions, while the chair and members questioned why California has gone so long without updating some standards, what the study would actually accomplish, and whether the proposal was too vague to justify the cost. The issue was held open. The committee then took up a proposed $25 million statewide literacy network within the system of support. CCEE and CDE said the network would coordinate multiple existing literacy leads, create a clearinghouse of evidence-based resources, and improve coherence across the state’s many literacy initiatives. Members pressed on how a one-time, five-year allocation could support a long-term system, how the work would reach distressed and rural districts, and whether the proposal would translate into classroom change rather than just another layer of coordination. The issue was also held open. Next, the committee reviewed a $500 million proposal to expand literacy coaches and reading specialists and to create a math coaches program. CDE described the existing literacy coach cohorts as producing positive reports from participating LEAs, while the LAO recommended modifications, especially for the math coach portion, including limiting eligibility to elementary schools, setting minimum grant amounts, directing funds to eligible school sites, and making eligibility automatic rather than application-based. Members focused on whether coaches were actually being placed at the schools with the greatest need and whether the state has a coherent long-term strategy for literacy and math investments. The committee also heard a $40 million proposal for training and implementation of K-2 reading difficulty screeners, which the LAO said was reasonable but could be reduced because $25 million had already been provided for training; CDE said the new funds were needed for full implementation, procurement, and sustainability. Finally, the committee heard a $10 million proposal for a developmentally appropriate TK multilingual learner screener, with CDE explaining why the preschool language-identification process is different from K-12 EL assessment and the chair asking staff to explore whether a single, more consistent approach could be developed. The meeting concluded with a presentation on universal school meals and kitchen infrastructure, including a $31.5 million backfill, an $84.1 million increase for projected meal growth, a COLA adjustment, and $150 million for kitchen upgrades and training to support freshly prepared meals.

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• So there's means of ensuring we get what we are paying for with tax dollars that already exist in the
• and that's evidenced by the current Florida statutes 255.20, 337.11, and the Florida Administrative Code
• here have been to increase transparency when it comes to public bid law and ensure that the public's tax
• That's nice, but you're talking about public tax dollars, and that's a completely different ballgame.
• That's nice, but you're talking about public tax dollars, and that's a completely different ballgame.

Summary: The House Transportation Committee met on May 26 and considered several resolutions and one Senate bill dealing with transportation project delivery, vehicle safety, school-zone safety, flooding, and highway signage. The committee first took up SCR 64, which creates a task force to study construction management at risk (CMAR) for public works. An amendment added representatives from Louisiana Associated General Contractors and Associated Builders and Contractors to the task force, and the resolution was reported with amendments. The committee also heard HR 282, which creates a task force to study utility terrain vehicles with Louisiana State Police and other stakeholders; an amendment added the State Fire Marshal, and the resolution was reported with amendments. The most extensive discussion centered on SB 513, which addressed public works project delivery methods and included a proposal for an average-bid award method as well as design-build authority for airports and vertiports. Testimony from a Reason Foundation policy analyst and a Louisiana Associated General Contractors representative opposed the average-bid concept, arguing it lacked U.S. precedent, could encourage collusion, and could raise costs, while airport-related design-build provisions were supported. The committee adopted an amendment in concept to remove the average-bid language, then reported SB 513 with amendments by a vote of 11 yeas and 4 nays. The committee also reported SCR 62 favorably, which urges DOTD to evaluate all school zones on state highways in response to safety concerns and near misses involving crossing guards and distracted driving. In addition, HCR 112 was reported favorably to study flooding on Louisiana Highway 1 in Shreveport, and HR 275 was reported favorably to study an interstate highway signage maintenance and reporting program. The meeting concluded after all items were acted on and the committee adjourned.

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• license or permit, and allows for the suspension of a license for one verified violation of the building code
• There are key guardrails, including no general fund dollars used, no state or local taxing authority
• Madam Witt, members, House Bill 2780 allows the purchaser, their heir, or any assignees of a tax lien
• There are key guard rails including no general fund dollars used, no state or local taxing authority
• Madam Webb members, House Bill 2780 allows for the purchaser or their error or any assignees of a tax

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Summary: The meeting was a caucus-style review of two packets of bills, with staff reading summaries and members briefly explaining several measures. Topics included appropriations for pregnancy resource centers, home- and community-based services for the elderly and people with disabilities, veteran specialty courts, child care grants and infrastructure, language acquisition services for deaf or hard-of-hearing infants and toddlers, ambulance service regulation, short-term rental rules, tourism improvement areas, manufactured home installer licensure, CPR/AED training in schools, veterans’ park fee exemptions, and multiple child welfare and family-court bills. Several Senate bills were also reviewed, including optometry standards, behavior analyst licensure transfer, virtual mental health hearings, and assisted-living residency rules. Members speaking for bills emphasized themes such as supporting aging in place, improving rural ambulance access and reporting, protecting children in DCS cases, preventing poverty alone from being treated as neglect, and expanding access to health screenings and services. Other sponsors described measures to help veterans, strengthen school safety, and create local funding or improvement mechanisms for tourism and child care. Some bills were described as technical or administrative changes, such as post-nuptial agreement rules, tax lien procedures, and local government contract posting requirements. No formal votes were taken in the transcript excerpt, but many bills were noted as being on the consent calendar or third-read consent calendar, while a few had been removed from consent or were not yet on a calendar. The meeting concluded after the final bill on the second packet, HB 4025, was summarized as creating a study committee on gasoline and petroleum refinery feasibility.

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• Currently, the government code requires that the Director of the Texas Military Preparedness Commission
• increase, meaning the economic... ...impact to the community and state on the occasion of a given event in tax
• receipts, which includes the Sales Tax, Hotel Occupancy Tax, Mixed Beverage Tax, and Motor Vehicle Tax
• Number one was reducing the inventory tax on small businesses, for which I want to commend the Senate

Bills: HB2564, HB2760, HB2765, HB2898, HB3260, HB3800, HB4341, HB4396, HB5195

Keywords: Defense Economic Adjustment, grant applications, economic assistance, local government, Evaluation panel, judicial review, Texas Workforce Commission, unemployment compensation, legal proceedings, labor law, rural development, infrastructure, Texas economic fund, private investment, job creation, meteorological evaluation towers, wind resources, aviation safety, regulations, construction notice

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• Currently, the government code requires that the director of the Texas Military Preparedness Commission
• increase, meaning the economic impact of the community and state on the occasion of a given event in tax
• receipts, which is to be sales tax, hotel occupancy tax, mixed beverage tax, motor vehicle tax as determined
• Number 1 was reducing the inventory tax on small businesses, which I want to commend the Senate and the

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• that's—any health, safety, or anything other than zoning restrictions would still apply, so building code
• Vice Chair Griffitts: Last but not least, CS for HB 665 by Representative Daniels and Michael, Sales Tax
• Daniels: House Bill 665 creates a new sales tax exemption for sales of new motor vehicles to disabled
• Dunkley: Rep, thank you for the consideration of this new sales tax exemption for our disabled veterans

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• I'm also chair of the tax and legislation committee for the New Hampshire Society of CPAs.
• I'm also chair of the tax and legislation committee for the New Hampshire Society of CPAs.
• And from our perspective, we're going to say our building code recognizes this.
• say our building code recognizes this. say our building code recognizes this.
• <00:37:04.400> And the state building code. And the state building code.

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• You've probably seen these buildings that look very similar because, frankly, the building codes drive
• and I've seen increase equals more taxes and I've seen this<01:03:47.279> play<01:03:47.520><
• <01:09:20.600> rate they have concerns about their tax rate they have concerns about their
• tax rate and<01:09:21.080> I<01:09:21.199> would<01:09:21.799> personally<01:09
• so at a bare minimum we building codes so at a bare minimum we would<02:11:10.679> request<02

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• is taxed under the gravel tax earth that is taxed under the gravel tax is<01:12:41.280> exempt
• of the timber tax and the excavation tax of the timber tax and the excavation tax is<01:18:27.199
• total tax levy. total tax levy.
• gravel tax. gravel tax.
• taxed, who pays the tax? taxed, who pays the tax?

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• This addressed a particular issue that became somewhat controversial in the Tax Corrections Act.
• keep anything out that is opposed by anybody because it's supposed to be simply corrections to the tax
• code that is brought forward on non-controversial issues.
• So we removed that portion so the Tax Correction Act continues to be simply corrections.
• I call on the Republican majority to release the plan, show Arizona how you plan to pay for your tax

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• <03:35:58.080> to to completely rewriting its code to to completely rewriting its code to
• that property owners are property taxes that property owners are already<04:03:17.279> struggling
• , order to address rising property taxes, order to address rising property taxes, secondary<04:27
• be considered a code of conduct violation. violation. violation.
• education regardless of their zip code. education regardless of their zip code.

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• tax or use tax higher general excise tax or use tax rate<03:29:41.760> to<03:29:42.000> purchases
• Secondly, this singles out rental car companies over other wholesalers in the tax code, and these are
• So there's no tax pyramiding.
• It's called tax of adding tax. It's called tax pyramiding,<03:35:07.920> right?
• policy uh to prevent tax pyramiding. policy uh to prevent tax pyramiding.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs recessed briefly for a joint hearing, then reconvened and took up House Bill 2494, which would limit warrantless arrests for petty misdemeanors and violations, require officers to document arrest justification, expand citation-in-lieu-of-arrest use, and direct the Judiciary to create a standardized citation form. The chair also outlined hearing procedures and testimony time limits. Committee members later received an overview from the Policing Project about national trends in expanding citation use. Testimony was divided. Supporters, including the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission, the Office of the Public Defender, the ACLU of Hawaii, the Drug Policy Forum of Hawaii, and the Policing Project, argued the bill would reduce unnecessary arrests and pretrial detention, lessen jail overcrowding, save law enforcement time, and reduce harms such as job loss, housing instability, family disruption, and recidivism. They also said the bill preserves officer discretion through public-safety and flight-risk exceptions, and several supporters urged the committee to adopt a standardized citation form despite the Judiciary’s request for a delayed implementation date. Opposition came from the Department of the Attorney General, the Judiciary, county prosecutors, Honolulu Police Department, and other individuals. They argued the bill would unduly restrict law enforcement discretion, create administrative and data-processing problems, and make it harder to identify repeat or habitual offenders because of changes to citation information and fingerprinting. The Judiciary requested implementation no earlier than January 1, 2028 and said the citation form would need major changes. Opponents also warned the bill could increase litigation, suppress evidence, and not meaningfully reduce overcrowding because most jail populations are held on felony matters. The chair reported 14 testimonies in support, 21 in opposition, and one with comments; no vote or final action was taken in the portion provided.

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• Committee substitute for Senate Bill 806, a bill to be entitled an act relating to the Florida Trust Code
• committee substitute for House Bill 1173, a bill to be entitled an act relating to the Florida Trust Code
• committee substitute for House Bill 1173, a bill to be entitled an act relating to the Florida Trust Code
• House Bill 1173, a bill to be entitled an act relating to the Florida Trust Code. Is there debate?
• Thank you, and I will ask for your favorable support on this F-Tax package today.

Summary: The Florida Senate convened with a quorum, opening prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions and gallery recognitions, including students, university basketball coaches, and other visitors. The chamber then moved through a long special order calendar of bills, with most measures explained by sponsors, often substituted with identical House companions, and many passing on unanimous or near-unanimous votes. Several bills were temporarily postponed, including measures on the Council on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys, utility services, higher education, pre-arranged transportation services, the Uniform Commercial Code, altered sexual depictions, firearms during emergencies, brownfields, false reporting, health care billing and collection, and motor vehicles. Among the bills passed were measures on the Florida Trust Code, school district reporting requirements for educator arrests and misconduct, debt collection email communications, service of process, public lodging and food service establishments, lien waivers and releases, public records protections for Crime Stoppers personnel, foreign ties affecting health care licensure, diabetes management in schools, platting procedures, fentanyl testing in hospitals and emergency departments, third-party reservation platforms, electronic delivery of landlord-tenant notices, restitution for leaving the scene of a crash, background screening of athletic coaches, and surrendered infants. Debate was especially notable on the surrendered infants bill, where some senators raised concerns about safety, anonymity, and liability, while supporters argued the devices could save lives. The affordable housing/Live Local bill also drew extensive discussion and a late-filed amendment, with the sponsor describing major land-use and permitting changes and the chamber adopting the amendment before final passage. The most contentious floor debate came on the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services bill, where senators argued over its fluoride-related provisions and broader policy package. Opponents criticized the bill as an overbroad preemption and raised public health concerns, while the sponsor defended it as a farm-and-consumer package with multiple unrelated provisions. That bill ultimately passed 27-9. At the end of the session, the Senate agreed to certify all bills passed that day to the House, recognized a resolution honoring Florida’s sister-state relationship with Taiwan, made additional announcements, and then adjourned until the next scheduled meeting.

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• of Taxes...
• Your tax rate should go down if your value goes up to get the same amount of tax revenue coming for the
• And then it is also the mechanism that we use to link up to federal tax code.
• That is not a fair form of tax policy.
• tax credits, and the downtown and village center tax credit, which we had in our construct here in the

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• Pilot tax increment financing program.
• Pilot tax increment financing program.
• Pilot tax increment financing program.
• Pilot tax increment financing program.
• costs across 13 expense codes. costs across 13 expense codes.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Free Conference Committee on the 2026 General Assembly budget met to reconcile differences between the House and Senate versions of House Bill 500. Leaders opened by thanking the other chamber’s work, asking members to turn microphones on and off to avoid feedback, and stressing the need to clearly note decision points so both chambers record the same actions. Staff then walked through the bill page by page, explaining that the committee was comparing only House and Senate differences, not the governor’s proposed budget. The discussion covered a wide range of appropriations and language items, including next generation non-911 services, school safety reporting tools, restored funding for brain injury, epilepsy, veteran service, homeless veterans, and rocket docket programs, debt service changes, rural infrastructure, disaster aid caps, Attorney General and Medicaid fraud funding, agriculture and county fair grants, auditor and pension-related appropriations, school facilities and SEEK funding, and numerous education programs. Members also discussed charter-related funding such as Star Academy, Dolly Parton Imagination Library, school resource officers, school-based mental health providers, AP/IB exams, Governor’s Scholars and Entrepreneurs, and several pilot or initiative programs in economic development, energy, and labor. Several items were described as technical corrections or restorations of language and funding, while others reflected differences in amounts or how funds would be distributed. There were several questions and comments from members about wording such as “implement and carry out,” the absence of the governor’s budget from the comparison document, and whether SEEK funding should be tied to teacher raises. The chair and other members emphasized that the committee’s role was to reconcile the two chambers’ budgets, not to adopt the governor’s proposal. Members also raised concerns about opioid settlement funds and the Dolly Parton Imagination Library match rate, with one senator urging restoration of the House language. No final vote or formal action was taken in the portion provided; the meeting primarily consisted of explanation, questions, and discussion of proposed budget differences.

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• base of mixed use, are able to support, through property taxes, because the state is not meeting its
• <00:33:16.360> base the resources and the property tax base the resources and the property
• tax base to<00:33:17.360> be<00:33:17.560> able<00:33:17.880> to<00:33:18.000><
• You know, things like the code of conduct, the preparation of an annual budget.
• code of conduct. conduct. conduct.

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• Taxes are how Californians care for and protect each other. Thank you. Thank you.
• And some of these tax breaks create jobs, and they create great union jobs.
• But we should also be including what kind of corporate tax breaks are we giving away?
• Instead of tapping into all the tax loopholes. corporations and the wealthy today.
• It will mirror existing aid codes for single-parent families.

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• now aligned with existing tax credits.
• with existing tax credits.
• But, uh, being sensitive, a tax credit is, as I've always said before, tax credit is nothing more than
• There is a definition of employee in the BET tax statute, which defaults to the Internal Revenue Code
• definition of employee in uh the bet tax definition of employee in uh the bet tax statute<00:28:

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