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• The only what's very clear after listening to this for the last, I don't know how many sessions we've
• We know the town, county that the properties are in, we know acreage, but we don't know the length of
• of such commitment program, the length of such commitment and<01:31:27.720> any<01:31:27.920>
• of those agreement registry the length of those agreement uh<01:31:58.200> agreements.
• out of for that, so I I get a session out of for that, so I I agree. agree. agree.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The meeting opened with a quorum present and approval of the April 17 minutes. The commission then heard a presentation from attorney Jacob Rhodes of Cleveland, Waters and Bass on the history and legal basis of New Hampshire’s timber tax, explaining that timber was historically treated as part of real property, that a 1913 case confirmed that view, and that a 1949 constitutional amendment created a separate timber yield tax to discourage clear-cutting and support forest conservation. He described the tax as a tax on the yield when timber is severed, not an income tax, and noted that towns are reimbursed through a system based on Department of Revenue Administration market data and local reports of cut. Members and guests asked how “yield” is defined, how the timber tax interacts with current use, and whether carbon sequestration could be treated similarly. Testimony explained that current use generally is not affected by harvesting timber, that towns can tax standing timber under RSA 79:5 but rarely do because it is labor-intensive, and that carbon credits might be valued using a similar market-data approach. Several speakers discussed a prior bill drafted with DRA input that would have treated carbon more like timber, but noted it never fully advanced in the General Court and that the version ultimately discussed by the House differed from the earlier DRA-comfortable draft. The discussion also covered whether carbon sequestration agreements are effectively long-term leases or transfers of timber rights, with Rhodes suggesting that 99-year arrangements could be taxable transfers of real property under DRA rules, though he had not reviewed specific agreements. DRA staff said they do not currently have a timber-like survey mechanism for carbon and would likely need access to proprietary market data or a subscription service to build one. No formal vote was taken beyond approving the minutes; the commission appeared to agree to revisit the carbon/timber valuation issue and the draft bill at a future meeting.

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• I really envy what you have to do this session.
• ,<01:11:10.960> is proposed in this legislative session, is proposed in this legislative session
• length length SB84.<02:25:16.840> And<02:25:17.840> the<02:25:18.080> bill<02:25
• And then we go to a town deliberative session; same thing happens.
• ,<02:39:22.560> same to a town deliberative session, same to a town deliberative session,

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Likewise, Senator Pappas was ready with the bill last session, and she's ready to do a bill this session
• I spoke at length with a woman who has a fully disabled husband who's a Vietnam veteran.
• It will guide our work for the last month of the session.
• I spoke at length with a to Medicaid.
• But I think motans month of the session.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• And I know we had an opportunity to talk about this bill at length, and I think the conversations are
• I spoke with Senator Rasmusson last session and then earlier this year as well.
• So again, I think I covered this length of hospitalization variable. No problem.
• <00:41:24.240> of length of length of hospitalization<00:41:26.200> and<00:41:26.319>
• <00:42:49.119> of think I covered this length of think I covered this length of hospitalization

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I remind you that last session is when we really passed a fairly significant money service businesses
• It was about a 65-page bill last session, so Just to give you a little bit more historical reference
• Do they have a limit on the length of the term of the bond? **Ms. Parker:** Forty years.
• Every session, and if we do this one, it'll be the third session in a row where we've started to do this
• Because next session, they're going to come back and change it again.

Bills: SB512, SB1024

Keywords: SB 512, Texas Finance Code, money transmission, money services business, money transmitter, money transmission licensee, terms of service, consumer protection, civil penalty, attorney general enforcement, account closure, refund of balance, financial services regulation, payments industry, fintech, prepaid accounts, remittance, licensee compliance, local government debt, municipal finance

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• Past session, the parameters changed.
• Instances going into the next session.
• Well, I know people had asked for that before the last session.
• Yeah, 800 feet, 800 feet in length, 1,000 feet in length versus, you know, now we're up to four miles
• Yeah, 800 feet, 800 feet in length, 1,000 feet in length versus, you know, now we're up to four miles

Summary: The Tax Reform and Relief Advisory Committee met with a quorum, approved the March 17, 2026 minutes, and heard a lengthy update from Tax Commissioner Brian Croshys on property tax relief programs. He reviewed the Homestead Property Tax Credit, Disabled Veteran Credit, and Primary Residence Credit, noting increased relief after House Bill 1158 and House Bill 1176, but also discussing how some households “income adjust out” of eligibility over time. Members asked about indexing income thresholds, expanding eligibility by age alone, simplifying administration, county-level notices, and whether the county and state systems could be streamlined. Croshys said the programs are heavily used, largely administered at the county level, and that the department is still refining compliance and reporting; he also said there were no material findings or overarching concerns in the latest review. The committee agreed more detailed PRC information would likely come back in a September meeting, and the chair announced an afternoon recess for lunch before later reconvening. Shelly Myers then presented the statewide property tax increase report, the zero-growth report, and a statistical report on property values and tax levies by class. She explained how county auditors report levy and valuation data, how increases and decreases are counted, and identified counties and cities with the largest percentage changes in growth or decline. She also summarized recent trends: agricultural values remain relatively flat, while residential, commercial, and centrally assessed values have risen over the last five years; in 2025, residential property accounted for the largest share of statewide property tax levies, followed by commercial, agriculture, and centrally assessed property. Committee members asked about unusual zero-growth figures, the effect of annexation and land-use changes, and whether the 3% levy cap was forcing political subdivisions to use reserves or defer spending. Myers said many counties complied by using reserves, delaying capital projects, or limiting increases, and that some counties had not used their full cap. The committee then moved to the stripper oil extraction tax exemption. Commissioner Croshys reviewed the state’s oil tax structure and estimated the revenue impact of keeping stripper wells exempt from extraction tax while still paying production tax. He said the exemption saves operators hundreds of millions of dollars over a biennium, while the state still collects production tax on those wells. He also discussed projected impacts if the exemption were changed for future wells and noted that future outcomes depend on oil prices, production declines, and technology such as CO2 enhanced oil recovery. Nathan Anderson of the Department of Mineral Resources briefly explained the historical difference between the 35-barrel and 30-barrel thresholds for certain wells, citing differences in completion costs and lateral lengths. The committee then heard from EERC CEO Charles Gorecki, who presented an analysis of oil well life cycles and said most oil is produced before wells reach stripper status, but that refracturing or other reinvestment can significantly extend production and keep wells above the threshold for years.

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• So, during the 2027 legislative session.
• <00:09:20.480> of projects that have a shorter length of projects that have a shorter length
• Um by my over the last couple sessions.
• So, we have to know the length of the project in miles.
• <01:03:49.440> If the upcoming legislative session. If the upcoming legislative session.

Keywords: 958, all

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• So this became an issue in the city of Concord years ago when we put a maximum length, and at the time
• as<00:28:13.600> to<00:28:13.760> impede<00:28:14.080> development road length
• as to impede development road length as to impede development provided<00:28:14.880> that<00:
• and at the time I had a maximum length and at the time I had no<00:28:36.159> I<00:28:36.480>
• It's going to happen executive session.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee on SB 170 opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and then worked through the bill section by section, focusing first on a housing-related provision that would prohibit municipalities from requiring occupants to be related by blood or marriage. The chair proposed adding “school enrollment status” as a protected class to prevent towns from limiting where students may live, especially in Durham. Members debated whether that phrase was too vague and whether “educational status,” “enrollment status,” or “school enrollment status” was the best wording. Public testimony raised concerns that adding a new protected class could have broader implications under the state’s anti-discrimination law and could also affect municipal zoning authority, while supporters argued the bill was aimed at preventing local rules that restrict student housing and group living arrangements. The subcommittee did not take a final vote on that language during the discussion. The committee then turned to land-use and subdivision provisions. The Department of Environmental Services testified that its test-pit and related land-development rules are already protective of groundwater and surface water, and that municipalities sometimes impose stricter setbacks or other requirements locally. Builders and housing advocates argued that more stringent local requirements for test pits, well siting, and related approvals add time and cost and can impede housing development, while some municipal concerns were raised about aquifer and wellhead protection overlay districts and local groundwater safeguards. Public testimony also supported making state standards uniform across municipalities, though one speaker noted that local and state review processes can differ and that the bill could simplify approvals. The subcommittee also discussed a road-length provision, with one member supporting limits on municipal caps that could impede development and another suggesting a possible water-and-sewer-capacity qualifier. Additional sections were explained as allowing utilities and infrastructure to be placed in subdivision open spaces or perimeter buffers, and requiring municipalities to act quickly on plan changes after initial review. The chair indicated support for several of the sections as drafted, and the discussion ended with the committee moving through the remaining provisions without recorded final votes in the transcript.

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• Senate Bill 1607 that passed Business and Commerce unanimously and passed the Senate 29 to 2 last session
• For those of you who are new, I'll just remind you that last session is when we really, uh, passed, uh
• It was about a 65 page bill, uh, last session.
• Right now, there is a limit and we changed it last session. Uh, we went from 1 year to 3 years.
• Because next session, they're going to come back and change it again.

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• They were lucky that they weren't in session. They were lucky that their session hadn't started.
• Oh, I think their sessions are all—well, no, most of their sessions are three main one-month sessions
• session.
• SB 1 in the first session, SB 2 in the second session handled a large part of the incident control, handled
• SB 1 in the first session, SB 2 in the second session handled a large part of the incident control, handled

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• Um, I think the legislature will have the ability to respond uh in the next session uh and make that
• <00:18:42.400> of<00:18:42.640> home Senator Case asked about the average length of
• The<00:33:36.720> average<00:33:37.039> length<00:33:37.360> of<00:33:38.320>
• the average length of home ownership. >> Yes, Mr.
• . session. session.

Keywords: 916, all

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• Past session, the parameters changed.
• Well, I know people had asked for that before the last session.
• Well, I know people had asked for that before the last session.
• Yeah, 800 feet, 800 feet in length, 1,000 feet in length versus, you know, now we're...
• Yeah, 800 feet, 800 feet in length, 1,000 feet in length versus, you know, now we're up to four miles

Summary: The committee met to receive updates from the Tax Commissioner’s office on property tax relief programs and related compliance work. Commissioner Brian Croshys reviewed the Homestead Property Tax Credit, Disabled Veteran Credit, and Primary Residence Credit, noting that the Homestead program expanded significantly after HB 1158, that some households are “adjusting out” of eligibility as incomes rise, and that the committee may want to consider indexing income thresholds. Members asked for additional data on bracket breakdowns, possible costs of eliminating income limits for seniors, and how many households are zeroed out by the combined programs. Croshys also discussed the simpler administration of the disabled veteran credit, the growth in participation, and the heavy workload and auditing safeguards built into the new primary residence credit system. He said the department found no material compliance findings and that the program is designed to be digital-first, with county auditors and the Tax Commissioner’s office both involved in review and notification. The committee recessed for lunch and later reconvened, with the chair noting that more detailed PRC information would likely be available at a September meeting. Shelly Myers then presented the statewide property tax increase, or “zero growth,” report and the 2025 statistical report. She explained how county auditors report levy and valuation data, how increases and decreases are counted, and which jurisdictions showed the largest percentage changes in countywide, citywide, school district, and park district levies. In the statistical report, she summarized recent trends in assessed values: agricultural values remained relatively flat, while residential, commercial, and centrally assessed property values increased over the past five years. She also reviewed statewide tax levies by property class and clarified that centrally assessed growth figures were annual averages. Members discussed how shifts in land use and annexation can make it appear that tax burdens are moving from ag to residential/commercial property. Myers then summarized the interim study on the 3% levy limitation under HB 1176, saying most counties complied without budget changes, while some used hiring freezes, deferred purchases, or reserve funds; 23% of counties had to reduce levies, and the affected funds were mainly general, road and bridge, and weed control. She said 12 counties reported zero new growth in the data and that 35 counties reported not using all of their cap. The committee also received an oil tax presentation from Croshys on the stripper well extraction tax exemption. He outlined the number of active stripper wells, the production and revenue implications of the exemption, and projections for future biennia under different tax scenarios. He said the exemption represents substantial savings to operators but also corresponds to production tax revenue that would otherwise be collected, and he emphasized that future outcomes depend on oil prices, well counts, and technology such as CO2 enhanced oil recovery. Nathan Anderson of the Department of Mineral Resources briefly answered a question about why Red River wells have a different production threshold than Bakken wells, explaining it was tied to completion costs and lateral length. The committee then heard from Charlie Gorecki of the EERC, who presented an analysis of typical Bakken well decline curves and argued that most oil is produced before a well reaches stripper status, but that keeping wells open and investing in refracturing or other interventions can recover additional production. No votes were taken during this portion of the meeting; the main actions were receiving reports, asking for follow-up data, and scheduling further discussion for a later meeting.

Transcript Highlights:

• That's the cumulative appropriation up to this beginning of the session.
• I follow and I see the I toured the border wall earlier this session.
• of easement right now where this length hand owner, what do y'all think?
• Last session when we passed HB59.
• Double the TEF, basically, in this session. It went to $10 billion.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• We want it to be for the length of the business, the length of the farm, and make sure that those things
• We want it to be for the length of the business, the length of the farm, and make sure that those things
• We want it to be for the length of the business, the length of the farm, and make sure that those things
• We want it to be for the length of the business, the length of the farm, and make sure that those things
• We want it to be for the length of the business, the length of the farm, and make sure that those things

Bills: HF3508, HF3548, HF3549

Keywords: dairy assistance, agriculture, investment, relief initiative, farm support, farm assistance, down payment, state funding, loan modification, grain indemnity, financial security, crop insurance, Minnesota agriculture, 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Municipality shall not limit the maximum road length as to impede development provided that the proposed
• So this became an issue in the city of Concord years ago when we put a maximum length and at the time
• as to impede development road length as to impede development provided<00:28:14.880> that<00:
• and at the time I had a maximum length and at the time I had no<00:28:36.159> I<00:28:36.480>
• It's going to happen executive session.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee opened discussion on SP 170 and worked through the bill section by section, focusing first on housing discrimination language and then on land-use and development provisions. On the housing section, members discussed adding “school enrollment status” or a similar term as a protected class to prevent municipalities from steering students into specific zones, especially in Durham. Some members questioned whether “status” was too vague and suggested “enrollment status” or “school enrollment status” for clarity. Public testimony raised concerns that adding a new protected class could have broader implications beyond this bill and could affect municipal zoning authority, while supporters argued the language was needed to prevent discrimination against students in housing access. The committee then heard testimony on provisions limiting municipal authority over septic test pits and well-siting requirements. DEES officials and a builder testified that state standards are already protective of groundwater and surface water and that some local requirements are more stringent than the state’s, adding cost and delay to housing projects. Supporters said uniform state standards would make housing development faster and more predictable. Opponents warned that local rules can protect aquifers, wellhead areas, and drinking water in specific communities, and that removing municipal flexibility could weaken those protections. The subcommittee appeared comfortable keeping these sections, though members discussed whether to clarify the language and whether some local review authority should remain. The meeting also covered road-length limits, caps on the number of lots on dead-end roads, and subdivision design rules. Members generally supported prohibiting municipalities from using maximum road length or lot caps to block development, with one amendment suggested to allow such limits where adequate water and sewer capacity is lacking. The committee also discussed allowing utilities and infrastructure such as septic systems, wells, electric systems, drainage structures, and shared leach fields to be placed in subdivision open space or perimeter buffers when those areas are not protected wetlands or shoreland. Finally, the committee reviewed a provision requiring municipalities to stamp and accept plan changes within three days after initial review, with members explaining that the goal is to prevent repeated, incremental changes from dragging out the approval process. No final votes were taken in the portion of the meeting provided, but members indicated general comfort with several sections as amended or clarified.

Transcript Highlights:

• This is the Joint Committee on Housing's eighth official hearing this legislative session.
• We have a formal House session going on upstairs, so you may see members of the House heading upstairs
• bank, no funding mechanism was passed last session.
• bank, no funding mechanism was passed last session.
• New this session is the limit on pet rent.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Housing heard testimony on several housing bills, with much of the discussion focused on seasonal communities and funding for year-round housing in places like Martha’s Vineyard, Nantucket, Cape Cod, and the Berkshires. Speakers supported bills including H. 4410/S. 966 and related seasonal communities legislation, which would allow local option real estate transfer fees and expand tools for towns to preserve and create affordable housing. Testimony emphasized severe housing shortages, high home prices, workforce displacement, and impacts on public safety, schools, health care, and local businesses. Many witnesses said the transfer fee would provide a sustainable local revenue stream, citing prior land bank models on Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard as proof the approach can work. The committee also heard testimony on H. 3989 regarding seasonal community designation, with supporters arguing that towns should be included automatically or through a simpler opt-in process, and on H. 4568 to expand the Family Self-Sufficiency Program, which would broaden access to a federal voucher-based savings and self-sufficiency model. Senator Edwards testified in support of a bill to create training for municipal board members, describing it as a toolkit to improve informed local decision-making. Senator O’Connor testified for a bed bug bill, saying it would create clearer landlord and tenant notification and treatment requirements and provide needed legal guidance after his family’s experience with an infestation. Senator Lovely also testified for the Homeworks program, which provides transportation so homeless children in motels and shelters can attend after-school activities. The committee further heard testimony on a bill to fund housing in seasonal communities through a transfer fee and on a companion measure to expand the seasonal communities toolkit, with repeated calls for favorable reports. Witnesses from public safety, health care, housing nonprofits, schools, and local government described staffing shortages and housing insecurity as urgent problems. Later, the committee took testimony on H. 1559/S. 102 to maintain stable housing for families with pets, with animal welfare groups supporting protections against eviction, breed discrimination, and excessive pet rent. They said housing-related pet surrenders are a major driver of shelter intake. The hearing also included testimony on H. 1498 to limit criminalization of homelessness, which would restrict citations, fines, and related consequences for outdoor camping tied solely to homelessness.

Transcript Highlights:

• The question before the House is suspension of House Rule 60A, setting the minimum lengths of time...
• House Rules 41A and B, and House Rule 60 are suspended for the duration of the special session.
• Sherry Stacks, to notify the Senate that the House is in session and ready for business, followed by
• the notification to the governor that the House is in session and ready for business.
• Followed by the notification to the governor that the House is in session and ready for business.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum call showing 96 members present. Members granted several leaves of absence and recognized guests, including Arkansas State Troopers and the nurse of the day. The clerk then read the governor’s proclamation calling the General Assembly into extraordinary session. The governor’s call said the special session was convened to consider tax relief measures, specifically lowering the top individual income tax rate to 3.7% effective January 1, 2026, and reducing the top corporate income tax rate to 4.1% effective January 1, 2027. The call also included payment of House and Senate expenses and per diem for the special session. The Speaker reminded members that only matters within the governor’s call could be considered. The House adopted motions to suspend House Rules 41A and 41B, which normally require bills to be on the desk for 24 hours before final passage and limit how soon bills can be placed on committee agendas, as well as Rule 60A on committee meeting notice requirements, for the duration of the special session. House Bill 1001, titled “Revenue and tax,” was read twice. The House then notified the Senate and governor that it was ready for business and adjourned until 9:30 the next morning, with the Revenue and Tax Committee scheduled to meet later that day.

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• Please read the bill at length. 21%.
• The bill shall be read at length.
• The transcript then moves into session header text: 'Regular session, 75th General Assembly, State of
• Hearing the motion, the bill will be read at length.
• I think the session should be the rules...

Keywords: 981, all

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• For the last several sessions, we have proposed several measures to simplify and streamline our Human
• someone at a cbhh or a NOA their length someone at a cbhh or a NOA their length of<00:24:10.720>
• typically where someone whose um length typically where someone whose um length of<00:24:15.360>
• So we’re redoing work. our perspective are um the the length of our perspective are um the the length
• Every session, we hear concerns about the cost of health insurance.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• longer. very very tiny length longer. very very tiny length difference.<01:44:11.119> Um,
• We'll going to exit the exec session.
• So, I'd hope we during a session day.
• <03:26:48.960> this Um, well, we don't have session this Um, well, we don't have session this
• This adjourns the executive session. This adjourns the executive session.

Keywords: 1189, house, all