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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Taxes - 04/10/25

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • not be able to get that money refunded not be able to get that money refunded in<00:58:56.079>
  • refund opportunity.
  • annual refund to a quarterly refund annual refund to a quarterly refund opportunity.<01:02:53.119
  • <01:09:38.400> So for the um u property tax refund. So for the um u property tax refund.
  • . sales tax exemption.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

Community Affairs Nov 18th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • Instead of receiving the exemption at the register, the amendment will convert the exemption to a refund
  • Eligibility for the refund is limited to homeowners who have site-built homesteads.
  • Eligibility for the refund is limited to homeowners who have site-built homesteads with a just value
  • So the amendment specifies the refund process and caps the amount of tax that may be refunded for each
  • The amount of tax that may be refunded for each property is capped at $500,000, and this refund will
Summary: The Committee on Community Affairs met with a quorum present and heard three bills. First, the committee considered Senator Osgood’s home hardening products bill (CS/SB 78). The sponsor offered and the committee adopted a strike-all amendment that changed the sales tax exemption for impact-resistant doors and windows into a refund program. The refund is limited to homeowners with site-built homesteads valued at $700,000 or less, requires application to the Department of Revenue with proof of eligibility, caps the refundable tax at $500,000 per property, and runs for two years beginning July 1, 2026. The bill, as amended, was reported favorably after a roll call vote. The committee then took up Senator McLean’s land use and development regulations bill (SB 208), which would redefine compatibility, define infill residential development, allow administrative approval in certain cases, and set standards for local development-related fees. Members and stakeholders discussed concerns about the compatibility definition, the scope of administrative approval, and whether 100 acres is too large to qualify as infill. Testimony came from Audubon Florida, the Florida Association of Counties, the Florida League of Cities, Highland Homes, 1,000 Friends of Florida, and others, with supporters emphasizing housing supply and affordability and opponents warning about sprawl, reduced public participation, and impacts to rural lands and the Florida Wildlife Corridor. The sponsor said he would continue working on the language, and the bill was reported favorably. Finally, the committee heard Senator Truenow’s bill on special assessments for recreational vehicle parks (SB 118). The bill clarifies that if a local government levies a special assessment on an RV park space or campsite, the assessment may not exceed the maximum square footage allowed for an RV site. An amendment clarified that maximum as 400 square feet, resolving confusion about the cross-reference in current law. After brief discussion and one appearance form in support, the committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably. The meeting then adjourned.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Committee on Climate Change and Global Warming Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am

Senate Committee on Climate Change and Global Warming

Transcript Highlights:
  • So the refund and refundability must go not... ...in refundability must go not to the occupant of a multi-unit
  • expended nothing to be refunded.
  • Well, refundability then for residential solar...
  • But who gets the refundable?
  • So the refundable, so I'm just saying the refunded money in that case does not go to the tenant.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The hearing focused on ways Massachusetts can accelerate solar deployment, lower costs, and preserve reliability as electricity demand rises and federal support for solar and other renewables changes. Chair Creem opened by emphasizing solar’s role in meeting climate mandates and peak demand, citing June heat-wave data showing behind-the-meter solar reduced wholesale prices and saved ratepayers money. Commissioner Elizabeth Mahoney of DOER said Massachusetts has grown from 3 MW of solar in 2008 to 3.5 GW today, highlighted SMART 3.0 as a flexible, evergreen incentive program, and said DOER is working on updated rates, interconnection reforms, flexible interconnection, net crediting, and a petition to the DPU to speed implementation. She also said Massachusetts joined the lawsuit over canceled federal Solar for All funding. Committee members and witnesses discussed several policy changes to speed projects before federal tax credits expire, including automated permitting, remote inspections, faster interconnection, and changes to caps on municipal and regional solar development. Senator Barrett pressed Mahoney on whether the 10 MW municipal cap and regional caps should be lifted, and on whether the state should increase its solar tax credit to offset the loss of the federal residential credit. Mahoney said the municipal cap should be revisited and that interconnection cost allocation and other market issues need to be worked out before lifting broader caps. She also said DOER is open to automated permitting and is already developing a permitting portal under the 2024 climate law. Industry and advocacy witnesses largely supported streamlining measures. Sunrun’s Bronte Payne urged removal of a proposed requirement that all net-metered facilities enroll in SMART, and recommended automated permitting, remote inspections, flexible interconnection, better hosting-capacity information, consumer protections, and continued support for Connected Solutions and virtual power plants. Permit Power’s Hannah Bernbaum and Solar App’s Matthew McAllister argued that smart permitting and remote inspections can significantly reduce soft costs and delays, with McAllister saying Solar App now operates in over 320 jurisdictions and saves about three weeks on average. They said remote inspections are already common and can be done safely with photos, video, and qualified third parties. Community solar and clean energy advocates, including CCSA’s Kate Daniel and Vote Solar’s Lindsay Griffin, supported a 10 GW solar target by 2035, a higher refundable state tax credit for low-income households, interconnection reforms, flexible interconnection, and preserving the option to build outside SMART so projects can retain renewable energy certificates. No votes were taken; the hearing was informational, and members requested follow-up materials and draft language from witnesses.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • um the renewal fee is refundable or not. um the renewal fee is refundable or not.
  • Yeah, so uh the the refundable<00:43:27.359> or<00:43:27.599> non-refundable<00:43:28.400
  • > striketh refundable or non-refundable striketh refundable or non-refundable striketh through
  • refunded um inserting non-refundable isn't it doesn't really make a difference.
  • <01:21:42.480> runs rate, um, I believe the exemption runs rate, um, I believe the exemption
Keywords: 918, senate, all
Summary: The conference committee received a nonpartisan walkthrough of the House and Senate side-by-side for higher education-related legislation, with staff identifying Senate-only, House-only, identical, and technical-difference provisions. Topics included paid blood donation leave for Minnesota State employees, a revised higher education attainment goal, athletic fee restrictions, developmental course disclosures, American Indian Scholars Program eligibility, protections and definitions for pregnant and parenting students, online program management contracts, student aid reporting, work-study and dual training grants, private and out-of-state postsecondary education regulation, private career school licensing and data privacy, college savings plan changes, and several University of Minnesota-related provisions. House-only items also included an unemployment insurance aid adjustment, a $1.5 million ongoing appropriation for an identity verification system to combat enrollment fraud, and $5,000 for Bemidji State University reforestation; Senate-only items included Board of Regents appointment language, limits on for-profit control of medical school curriculum, and reporting on for-profit funding in medical education. After the walkthrough, the committee moved to adopt the same and similar provisions and direct staff to make technical corrections. A senator asked about proposed adjustments to the pregnant and parenting student language, and the chair said amendments would be considered after adopting the same and similar provisions. The motion to adopt prevailed. During public testimony, Sydney Spre of the Minnesota Association of Professional Employees supported the Senate’s paid blood donation leave language, saying it would create parity for Minnesota State employees and encourage blood and plasma donation. Commissioner Dennis Olsen of the Office of Higher Education thanked the committee for adopting most of the agency’s proposed language and said he was available to help clarify remaining differences. In response to questions, he explained the Senate’s higher education attainment goal proposal, saying it would extend and broaden the existing goal, raise the target from 70% to 75%, expand the age range, and use additional metrics and partner agencies; he also said the overall attainment rate had been 63.5 under the prior goal. The transcript ends as the commissioner was being asked whether the proposal would require additional appropriations.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Taxes Committee 4/15/26

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • gets a set amount of federal tax-exempt gets a set amount of federal tax-exempt bonds.<00:02:17.920
  • , but we were not able to refund up to almost $100,000.
  • <00:43:26.360> for ends the sales tax exemption for ends the sales tax exemption for preferred
  • It is a sales tax exemption on college or on stadium suites.
  • It is a sales tax exemption on college or on stadium suites.
Summary: The committee first adopted the April 14, 2026 minutes as amended, correcting a misspelling in the reference to Chair Davids. It then heard House File 4234, a tax-exempt bonding/affordable housing bill from Representative Rey Rower, and adopted a technical A1 amendment before laying the bill over for possible inclusion in the 2026 tax bill. The bill would conform Minnesota law to recent federal changes to low-income housing tax credit rules by lowering the amount of tax-exempt bonds needed for projects to qualify, with the stated goal of spreading bond allocations across more projects and increasing affordable housing production without additional state funds. Testimony in support came from the bill author, the Greater Minnesota Housing Fund, and Mary Tingerthal, who said the change would increase efficiency in the use of federal bond authority and could raise the number of funded housing projects from about 16 to 25 per year, bringing in roughly $120 million more annually for housing. Members discussed where the benefits would be felt statewide, including greater Minnesota and larger metro areas, and the author said the bill would help address shortages in affordable and senior housing. The committee took no final vote on the bill, instead laying it over. The committee next heard House File 3697 from Vice Chair Norris, which would change Minnesota’s tax refund claim timelines to better align with federal law and most other states. The author and a tax attorney testifier said the bill would reduce confusion and help taxpayers, especially vulnerable individuals who may overpay or be overassessed and then miss the current deadline to seek refunds. The Department of Revenue said it had no concerns with the language and did not oppose the bill, and the committee laid the bill over for possible inclusion in the 2026 tax bill. Finally, the committee began hearing House File 4738 from Representative Keeler, a Safe Harbor funding proposal for victims of sex trafficking and sexually exploited youth. The author described Safe Harbor as a statewide program serving youth across Minnesota and said the committee should consider creative funding options, but Chair Davids stated the proposed funding source would not work because it would take money from women’s sports scholarships. Testifiers from Lake House in Duluth and a former Safe Harbor youth described the program’s impact on homeless and trafficked youth, including shelter, mental health services, education, and transition to adulthood. The hearing continued with testimony, but no action was taken in the portion provided.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection Committee Jun 22nd, 2026

Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection

Transcript Highlights:
  • And then, of course, there's exemptions for unforeseen circumstances, a number of exemptions in the bill
  • But we're trying to get a business-to-business exemption.
  • We're working on a business-to-business exemption.” “Okay.
  • a refund.
  • you're refunding the full price.
Keywords: 987, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee 2/17/25

Elections Finance and Government Operations

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:08:26.400> charity what makes you a tax uh exempt charity what makes you a tax uh exempt
  • <00:08:51.440> from know that 501 c3s which are exempt from know that 501 c3s which are exempt
  • <00:09:40.120> dollars are actually raising tax exempt dollars are actually raising tax exempt
  • <01:22:25.199> for allowing sort of of an exemption for allowing sort of of an exemption for
  • that publicly financed donor refund that publicly financed donor refund programs<01:27:31.719>
Bills: HF72, HF66, HF69, HF73
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Taxes Committee 2/20/25

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • exclusion would be completely uh exempt exclusion would be completely uh exempt from<00:12:48.240
  • the targeted property tax refund, which is a lesser known but equally important refund and also helps
  • <00:20:04.240> uh increase the property tax refund uh increase the property tax refund uh
  • on the targeted property tax refund on the targeted property tax refund which<00:20:09.039> is
  • <01:14:54.320> um there is no pilt for that exemption um there is no pilt for that exemption
Keywords: 1183, house
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Finance Dec 4th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • Our average refund per application was $722.
  • The average refund, I believe, was $750.
  • They tend to have a smaller refund amount than families.
  • The legislature also exempted sales of these services between affiliated entities.
  • We need to be exempt from this. Thank you so much.
Summary: The House Finance Committee held a work session that began with welcoming new member Rep. Janice Zahn, who introduced herself as representing the 41st Legislative District. The Department of Revenue then gave an update on the Antio-related legislation following the Washington Supreme Court decision and the 2025 session changes. DOR explained its voluntary disclosure program and the new expanded voluntary disclosure agreement for taxpayers with unreported investment income, including broader eligibility and interest/penalty relief, but said utilization has been minimal so far because additional implementation questions remain unresolved. The committee next received the annual update on the Working Families Tax Credit. DOR reported record participation in 2025, with about $205 million refunded through October and a major increase in applications after TurboTax added the credit to its filing software. Officials said most dollars went to households with children, outreach efforts remained important, and community partners and state agencies helped increase uptake. Members focused heavily on fraud concerns, especially tax preparers allegedly filing claims without applicants’ knowledge or diverting refunds; DOR said it is using fraud detection tools, training preparers, and trying to make applicants whole, but current law does not provide direct penalties against preparers. The final portion covered implementation of engrossed substitute Senate Bill 5814, which expanded sales tax to certain services. DOR described the new tax framework, its guidance process, and the large volume of ruling requests and outreach since the law took effect October 1. Committee members asked about fiscal assumptions, the scope of taxable services, and whether the department had revised its implementation estimates; DOR said the fiscal note assumed broad application absent explicit exemptions and that no expenditure revision had been made. In stakeholder testimony, Expedia and T-Mobile argued the law creates complexity and competitive disadvantages for Washington businesses, while a construction training provider said the tax raises tuition for workers seeking required certifications. School and nonprofit representatives said the tax will increase costs for special education services, arts programming, and other public-facing activities, and urged exemptions or further legislative fixes. The chair closed by noting the committee would revisit 5814 in the next session and then adjourned the meeting.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

No tax on tips or overtime 3/3/26

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • available<00:15:24.320> to The tip exemption is available to The tip exemption is available
  • <00:34:29.280> child all that money into the refundable child all that money into the refundable
  • refundable credit, by $500 per child. refundable credit, by $500 per child.
  • <00:53:22.240> credit file and claim this refundable credit file and claim this refundable
  • best way to do that is a refundable best way to do that is a refundable credit.<00:53:47.440>
Keywords: 1183, house
Summary: The committee took up House File 3524 and House File 3525 and laid both over for possible inclusion in the omnibus tax bill, with no amendments adopted and no vote taken at this stage. HF 3524 would conform Minnesota law to the federal overtime tax deduction, and HF 3525 would conform to the federal tip-income deduction. The author argued both bills would help workers keep more of their earnings, simplify tax filing, support labor-force participation, and provide relief to workers in hospitality, trades, health care, and other industries. The committee heard testimony in support from a restaurant owner, Sandra Weiss of the Finnish Beastro in St. Paul, who said the bills would help tipped workers keep more of their income and would support hospitality businesses. She described her staff as roughly half men and half women, including students and long-term employees, and said front-of-house tipped workers and back-of-house workers face different pay levels. She also said Minnesota’s tip rules and lack of a tip credit create challenges for the industry. During questioning, members discussed wage disparities, the makeup of her workforce, and the practical effects of the proposals. Opposition testimony came from Nan Madden of the Minnesota Budget Project and Eric Bernstein of We Make Minnesota, both of whom argued the bills are regressive, poorly targeted, and costly. They said the deductions would mainly benefit higher earners, violate horizontal equity by treating similar incomes differently, and could encourage compensation restructuring. They also warned the combined cost would exceed $500 million over the 2028-29 biennium and could pressure funding for health care, education, and other public services. Mark Havenman of the Minnesota Center for Fiscal Excellence similarly criticized the bills on tax fairness and administrative grounds, noting the federal tip deduction framework is still under development and could create enforcement issues. Nonpartisan staff provided revenue estimates showing HF 3524 would reduce general fund revenue by about $365.9 million in fiscal 2027 and HF 3525 by about $126 million in fiscal 2027, with smaller ongoing impacts in later years. Members also raised questions about how the bills would be paid for and what income would qualify under the overtime deduction.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Working Group on Omnibus Taxes Bill - Part 1 - 05/22/25

Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Refundability was not the agreement.
  • the R&D credit refundability the R&D credit refundability um<00:02:35.200> and<00
  • But the a refundable Minnesota. Fine.
  • <00:04:38.000> was spreadsheet, but the refundability was spreadsheet, but the refundability
  • or it's not refundability.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • refunding of of an existing bond. refunding of of an existing bond.
  • What happened was it was originally approved as tax-exempt.
  • Once we sell it, we'll know for sure on the refunding, but the $12.5 million goes to refunding, but the
  • bonds. um in the refunding um in the refunding but<00:52:45.200> the<00:52:45.520> premium
  • As you said, this is an informational item. was tax exempt at a tick of 4.719 was tax exempt at a tick
Summary: The committee first handled routine business, including approval of the February meeting minutes and several information items. Those items covered university equipment purchases, school district and transportation-related debt issuances, Northern Kentucky University’s planned construction-manager/general-contractor delivery method for the medical examiner/crime lab relocation project, a lease-space advertisement, postsecondary asset preservation allocations, and lease-law compliance reports. Members then discussed the Northern Kentucky crime lab project in more detail; staff explained that the memorandum of agreement would cover the construction portion while the lease would cover operations, and members were told the project should move forward without procurement problems. The committee approved a Kentucky Community and Technical College System project to modify the fire academy maintenance building after the related dormitory project was set aside because of major cost overruns. KCTCS said the dormitory would be about $3 million over budget, so it would not be bid; instead, the maintenance building would be expanded to add showers and restroom/locker facilities, bringing that project from $2 million to about $3.2 million. The committee also approved a Transportation Cabinet project for the Hardin County I-65 southbound commercial motor vehicle station relocation, with members asking about the estimate, the lack of a direct prior example, and the fact that the loadometer equipment itself would be purchased separately and was not included in the construction estimate. Finance and Administration Cabinet lease items were then considered. The committee approved a Department of Public Advocacy lease in Christian County and a Transportation Cabinet vehicle regulation lease in Kenton County, both negotiated down from initial asking prices and both including utilities. Two lease modifications were reported without action: a Department of Revenue fit-up in Jefferson County and an expanded vehicle regulation lease in Adair County. Members also approved a package of Kentucky Infrastructure Authority items, including four loans and six Cleaner Water Program grant reallocations, covering sewer and water projects such as MSD’s Patty’s Run flood pumping station, Paducah-McCracken County’s wastewater treatment plant, Mount Washington’s lift station replacement, and Eminence’s wastewater plant expansion. Finally, the committee heard a batch of Kentucky Product Development Initiative economic development grants and approved the action items in one vote. The projects included due diligence and infrastructure work for industrial and site-development projects in multiple counties, with local match requirements and KEDFA approvals described for each. The committee also received three line-item water grants from House Bill 1 that required no action, and the meeting ended after the grant presentations and approvals.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Taxes - 04/08/26

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • Conversely, refundable credits and property tax refunds are among the most progressive tax policies we
  • And then the property tax refunds, as we talked about, especially the renter refund, which has a pretty
  • Um, conversely, refundable credits and Um, conversely, refundable credits and property<00:33:07.080><
  • property tax refund. property tax refund.
  • move of the renter property tax refund move of the renter property tax refund from<00:50:26.760>
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • Kentucky's incentive is stronger because it's refundable.
  • <00:08:37.880> in stronger because it's refundable in stronger because it's refundable in
  • then<00:15:21.160> the went to a non-refundable and then the went to a non-refundable and
  • refund refund upfront<00:23:46.000> so<00:23:46.520> Wrigley<00:23:47.240> is<00
  • Anything here, you have to generate something to be taxed to get a refund.
Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 1, which would create a Kentucky Film Office and a Kentucky Film Leadership Council to promote film production in the state. Sponsors said the bill is intended to expand Kentucky’s use of film tax incentives, improve marketing and infrastructure, and attract productions that could generate jobs, tourism, and broader economic development. They noted a committee substitute made two changes: adding a salary cap for the film office executive director and correcting a date. Members asked about whether the office should instead be housed in the Economic Development Cabinet, how Kentucky’s refundable credit compares with Georgia’s transferable credits, the bill’s obscenity language, the size of the current incentive cap, and whether there should be reporting on the program’s results. Supporters cited a University of Louisville study estimating about $200 million in industry revenue in 2022 and argued the state is not fully using existing credits; an outside witness, Andrew McNeel, opposed the bill, calling the incentives subsidies, warning that Georgia’s uncapped program could lead to pressure to raise Kentucky’s cap, and arguing the bill could subsidize films with little lasting local benefit. After debate, the committee adopted the substitute and passed Senate Bill 1 as amended by House Committee Substitute 1 with an expression of opinion that it should pass. Several members explained their votes, including concerns about transparency, local hiring, and the need for further review. The committee then moved on to Senate Bill 76, which would raise the threshold for a retainage/escrow requirement in certain real estate improvement contracts from $500,000 to $2 million. The sponsor said the change is meant to reflect construction cost inflation since the statute was enacted in 1990. The transcript indicates a motion and second were made, but the discussion was cut off before any final action on the bill is shown. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 162, a simplified bill on unemployment insurance fraud. The sponsor said it would require suspected fraud to be referred to the appropriate state or federal law enforcement authorities, including the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, county or Commonwealth’s attorneys, and, where applicable, the U.S. Department of Justice, to create a clearer process and accountability. The transcript ends during the presentation, before any vote or committee action on SB 162 is recorded.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Minnesota House passes omnibus tax package, HF2438 - Part 1 5/17/26

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • There is a four-year tax exemption for Professional Golf Association tickets.
  • The Lake City Levy Authority, Representative Altendorf, is in prop two property tax exemptions for the
  • <00:02:27.959> That's<00:02:28.280> a credit property tax refunds.
  • That's a credit property tax refunds. That's a $125<00:02:29.280> million.
  • <00:02:52.880> for There is a four-year tax exemption for There is a four-year tax exemption
Keywords: 919, house, all
Summary: The House considered the conference committee report on House File 2438, the 2026 tax bill. Representative Gomez outlined the main provisions, saying most fiscal changes were tied to federal tax conformity. He also described several other items in the report, including a two-year extension of the pass-through entity tax workaround, a sustainable aviation fuel provision, a one-time $125 million increase in homestead credit property tax refunds, a one-year removal of the cap on the beginning farmer tax credit, a four-year tax exemption for PGA tickets, permanent aid to certain school districts, a direct file program, changes related to homestead resort classification thresholds, local property tax and income tax provisions, local government aid for the new city of Northern, a four-year extension of local homeless prevention aid, and Department of Revenue policy, technical, TIF, local, and public finance items. After the report was presented, the House adopted the conference committee report and ordered the bill repassed as amended by conference. The clerk then gave the bill its third reading as amended. Following third reading, Representative Niska moved to lay House File 2438 on the table. The motion prevailed, and the bill was tabled.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Committee on Taxes - 04/24/25

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • Therefore, the sales tax refund it.
  • and all of those refunds were provided. and all of those refunds were provided.
  • <00:47:42.480> for sales tax exemption for sales tax exemption for um<00:47:45.359> uh<
  • law have provided sales tax exemptions law have provided sales tax exemptions for<00:49:37.119><
  • property taxes on the court exempted property taxes on the court exempted properties<01:00:40.960
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Taxes - 03/11/26

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • Subdivision 7 provides for refundability of the credit.
  • /c><00:20:50.600> or seven provides for refundable or seven provides for refundable or refundability
  • refundability of the credit. refundability of the credit.
  • why does it need to be a refundable why does it need to be a refundable credit?
  • . exemption. exemption.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all