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AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Financial Services Committee Feb 19th, 2025
Financial Services
Transcript Highlights:
- The amendment that you're about to see, gentlemen, is in your packets, making this retroactive to January
- 1, 2024. ...making this retroactive to January 1, 2024.
- Chairman, I don't know if you... the amendment's simply the retroactive part.
- This bill would also provide for a retroactive effect.
- Replace line 36 on page two with the following: 2022 and to provide for a retroactive effect.
Bills:
HB163
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- And lastly, and most excitingly, um, we made the legislation around transfer on death deeds retroactive
- And we intended for it to be retroactive but mistakenly didn't.
- <00:29:12.600>
which <00:29:12.720>we on death Deeds retroactive which we on death - Deeds retroactive which we passed<00:29:13.279>
last <00:29:13.559>year <00:29:14.480>- but mistakenly didn't but retroactive but mistakenly didn't but fortunately<00:29:28.880>
for - but mistakenly didn't but retroactive but mistakenly didn't but fortunately<00:29:28.880>
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- That's why it looks a little funny in 2026. >> And it's not retroactive at the effective date.
- It's retroactive in the date of the assessment.
- retroactive retroactive to<00:39:55.440>
the <00:39:55.760>evaluation <00:39:56.480> - So that allows this to be retroactive<00:40:00.960>
so <00:40:01.119>that <00:40:01.280> - not retroactive at the effective date. not retroactive at the effective date.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee 3/23/26
Elections Finance and Government Operations
Transcript Highlights:
- the way to address this was to come before this committee and the legislature for approval of a retroactive
- Paul's lot coverage rules render development practically infeasible, even if legal on paper.
- <00:58:05.839>
Paul's <00:58:06.240>lot <00:58:06.559>coverage ratio of 0.5 - Paul's lot coverage ratio of 0.5 or St.
- Paul's lot coverage rules<00:58:07.440>
render <00:58:07.839>development <00:58:08.400><
Keywords:
public utilities commission, Lake City, port authority, Red Wing, terms of appointment, local government, elections, open meeting law, transparency, public engagement, social media, government accountability, voter access, polling place, ballot, unexpected needs, election judge, public information, political parties, HF4295
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
06/02/2026 - House Democratic Caucus Calendar #21
Transcript Highlights:
- you were never actually getting contributions or making expenditures, this would allow you to retroactively
- you were never actually getting contributions or making expenditures, this would allow you to retroactively
- They modified the retroactivity. The original bill was retroactive to December of 2021.
- This makes it retroactive to July of 2016, which was when the legislature made a big change to all the
- So it's making it retroactive to those statutory changes, and it added back in the emergency clause.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The retroactivity of the bill is an issue.
- First is that retroactive legislation damages investor confidence.
- It could be phased in in a way that addresses retroactive concerns.
- Everybody argues retroactive, and we phase it in to address that issue.
- It could be phased in in a way that addresses retroactive concerns.
Keywords:
electric generation, reliability, ERCOT, Public Utility Commission, penalties, performance requirements, energy policy, construction contracts, compensatory damages, government delays, contractor, legislation, nonprofit donor privacy, membership lists, supporter confidentiality, volunteer privacy, association rights, public records exemption, Texas Public Information Act, government transparency
Summary:
The committee first took up pending business and favorably reported several bills without objection or by recorded vote, including SB 783, SB 1238, SB 1706, SB 1791, SB 458, SB 1644, and SB 1810, with some of them also sent to the local and uncontested calendar. The committee then moved into hearings on additional bills.
SB 1968, by Senator Schwertner, would update the Real Estate License Act by repealing subagency, requiring written buyer-agent agreements before showings, and clarifying when a formal buyer representation agreement must be signed. Texas Realtors testified in support, saying the bill modernizes agency rules and increases transparency, while a committee substitute corrected drafting issues. SB 2411, the annual update to the Texas Business Organizations Code, was also laid out and left pending after supportive testimony from the Texas Business Law Foundation and drafting committee representatives.
The committee also heard SB 2321, which would codify ERCOT’s current practice of notifying TCEQ when backup generation needs enforcement discretion for grid reliability; Sierra Club and a chamber of commerce witness supported it with suggestions for clearer emissions reporting, and the bill was left pending. SB 2077 would broaden eligibility for the Texas Mutual Insurance Company board by narrowing conflict restrictions tied to insurance-related interests; Texas Mutual supported the change and the bill was left pending. SB 1405, a broadband bill, would align state law with FCC standards and streamline Broadband Development Office processes; it was left pending after supportive testimony. SB 1299, protecting nonprofit donor privacy, drew support from privacy advocates and concerns from one witness about transparency for publicly funded nonprofit operations; it was left pending.
The committee then heard SB 776, which would bar government construction contracts from shifting delay damages to contractors when delays are caused solely by the public owner. Contractors, surety representatives, and water infrastructure advocates supported the bill, arguing it would improve fairness and reduce inflated bids, while water utilities and critical infrastructure entities opposed it, warning of more litigation and higher costs; the bill was left pending. Finally, SB 715, which would apply reliability requirements retroactively to all generation resources in ERCOT, drew opposition from renewable and storage groups and support from some critics of renewable subsidies, with witnesses split over whether it would improve reliability or raise costs; testimony was underway when the transcript ended.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, May 14, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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application The retroact the retroactive application The retroact the retroactive application - apply retroactively apply retroactively to<03:57:21.920>
get <03:57:22.080>at <03:57 - It does become retroactive.
- It does become retroactive. month. It does become retroactive.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services (01/27/2026)
Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
Transcript Highlights:
- The bill also has a retroactive application section, which would retroactively nullify sections of existing
- It was also mentioned the retroactive impact on contracts that also raises constitutional concerns with
- It was also mentioned the retroactive impact on contracts that also raises constitutional concerns with
- It was also mentioned the retroactive impact on contracts that also raises constitutional concerns with
- It was also mentioned the retroactive impact on contracts that also raises constitutional concerns with
Summary:
The committee first reviewed House Bill 1150, which would require disclosure of complaints to public employees within five business days. Members said the sponsor was still working on an amendment, so the bill was held for another week with the understanding it would be executed next week if no amendment was ready. The chair also outlined the committee’s schedule, including upcoming floor reports and the goal of finishing the remaining committee bills on time.
The committee then took up House Bill 1168, concerning employer documentation requirements. Supporters argued the bill would give employers more time to gather payroll records, especially when claims arise years later, and said the current system should be adjusted for fairness to businesses. Opponents, including several members, said payroll records are usually electronic and should be produced quickly so workers waiting on wages are not delayed. The Department of Labor deputy commissioner testified that employers can already request extensions and that further extensions could still be requested under the current process. The committee voted 11-9 to ought to pass HB 1168.
Next, House Bill 1250, dealing with notice, documentation, and job reinstatement requirements for leave related to childbirth, postpartum care, and pediatric appointments, was considered. Members said the statute was newly enacted, had been carefully negotiated, and should be allowed to work before being revised. The committee voted 20-0 to recommend inexpedient to legislate, and the bill was placed on the consent calendar.
Finally, the committee heard House Bill 1043, which would allow private employers to adopt their own minimum pay policies for report-to-work situations instead of being bound by the current two-hour minimum, so long as the policy is established in advance. The sponsor said the bill would modernize an outdated law and preserve the current default if no policy is adopted. Members raised questions about collective bargaining agreements and whether the bill could weaken existing worker protections, while the sponsor and supporters said it was intended to provide flexibility rather than a mandate. The hearing continued with questions and discussion, but no final vote was taken in the portion provided.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
March 20, 2025 - 11:30 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- My next question goes into retroactivity. Was there any consideration for what is here?
- So my question is, has there been any consideration to make it retroactive?
- So making it retroactive would make these apply to it in the past.
- Make it so it's not retroactive. That's what I want. Make it so it is not retroactive.
- Make it so it is not retroactive, any consideration. Got it. Is there a, you have a question?
Summary:
The Ways and Means Committee met on March 20, 2025, and first approved HB 4025, creating the Duke Farm Stewardship District in Lee County, on a 17-0 vote. The committee then advanced HJR 1215, which proposes a constitutional amendment to exempt agricultural tangible personal property from property tax, after extended debate about the fiscal impact on counties, especially rural and fiscally constrained ones; it passed 16-1. HB 411 also passed unanimously after an amendment, extending affordable housing tax exemption treatment to certain nonprofit projects on leased land, including Habitat for Humanity projects. The committee likewise approved CS/HB 669, allowing local governments to purchase certain unrated bonds, and CS/HB 4017, codifying the Vermont Drainage District charter in Charlotte County, both without opposition.
The committee also approved HJR 1039, which would let the Legislature prevent assessed-value increases for homestead properties that are improved to mitigate flood damage, and the related implementing bill HB 1041; both passed 17-0. Public testimony on these items included some opposition to the flood-related amendment, but no floor debate changed the outcome. The final major item was CS/HB 1221 by Rep. Miller, which would require local option taxes to be renewed by voter referendum every eight years, with longer terms allowed for bonded projects. That bill drew the most extensive testimony and debate, with counties, tourism groups, and local officials warning about impacts on tourism funding, infrastructure, schools, and public safety, while supporters argued for taxpayer accountability and periodic review. After debate, the committee reported the bill favorably on a 13-4 vote.
AL
Alabama 2026 1st Special Session
Alabama House State Government Committee Feb 11th, 2026
State Government
Transcript Highlights:
- Lines 165 and 166 say that this act shall be retroactive to January 1, 2025.
- Why couldn't it just we be retroactive?
- So we are, in my position, being retroactive is what gets me.
- <00:25:00.880>
It being retroactive is what gets me. - It being retroactive is what gets me.
Keywords:
business taxes, annual reports, Alabama Tax Tribunal, tax appeals, local government, board governance, occupational licensing, Sunset Law, public accountability, training requirements, SB40, Houston/Hunter Act, firearm hold agreement, gun storage, temporary firearm storage, firearms dealer, federal firearms licensee, FFL, civil immunity, gun owner
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Human Services - 03/11/26
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- it's $150,000, whatever<00:18:20.480>
your <00:18:20.640>lifetime <00:18:21.120>coverage - <00:18:21.560>
is, whatever your lifetime coverage is, whatever your lifetime coverage is, - >> so<00:20:24.520>
there's <00:20:24.640>no <00:20:24.840>retroactive. - 20:25.720>
If <00:20:25.880>you're <00:20:25.960>not >> so there's no retroactive - If you're not >> so there's no retroactive.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- relating to certain trade practices related to life insurance annuity contracts and accident and health coverage
- HB 1201 by Manuel, relating to a pilot program to provide Medicaid coverage of doula services.
- adjournment in Room E2.016 to consider House Bill 1980 by Hickland relating to a court order for retroactive
- child support, including retroactive child support beginning on the date of the child's conception.
Summary:
The House convened with a quorum, offered an invocation, led the pledges, and approved a series of routine motions, including excusing absent members and granting permission for several committees to meet while the House was in session. Members also adopted several memorial and recognition resolutions, including H.R. 1023 honoring Christian Beerbill, H.R. 1033 recognizing International Bereaved Mother’s Day, and H.R. 877 recognizing Urban League Advocates Day. The House also recommitted SB 17 and HB 4211 to committee and postponed SCR 27 and HB 2145 for later consideration.
The chamber then took up a long third-reading calendar of bills covering a wide range of topics, including Sunset review measures, health care workforce and pricing, child custody and family law, Medicaid, rural ambulance grants, energy reporting, public information requests, trail development, virtual meeting disruptions, occupational licensing, protective orders, county leave pools, animal cruelty, infrastructure, and higher education. Most bills were explained briefly by their authors and passed with broad support, though several drew notable opposition, including HB 5265, HB 2402, HB 3000, HB 3237, HB 3326, HB 1056, HB 281, HB 3308, HB 1043, HB 1234, HB 1193, HB 294, HB 809, HB 334, HB 2037, HB 285, HB 1353, HB 3960, HB 4044, HB 4264, HB 2807, HB 3349, HB 4406, HB 1593, HB 1899, HB 1201, and others.
Several bills prompted extended debate or amendments. HB 3237, extending public energy-use reporting for state and higher-education buildings, passed after questions about its public-sector-only scope and energy savings. HB 3326, addressing public service loan forgiveness credit for adjunct professors, initially failed on a 69-70 vote but later passed after verification and machine corrections. HB 3211, concerning optometrists in managed care plans, adopted a Buckley amendment before passing. HB 2213 on Texas Windstorm Insurance Association board composition adopted a Metcalf amendment requiring certain board members to be Texas residents. HB 412, dealing with harmful materials and sexual performance of a child, generated extensive questioning about its scope, existing legal standards, and effects on educators and medical professionals; the excerpt ends during that debate.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 2/24/26
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Transcript Highlights:
- constitutional prohibitions in some cases against retroactive effective dates.
- can be retroactive in some situations. can be retroactive in some situations. uh<00:53:13.760>
- <00:53:19.839>
effective some cases against retroactive effective some cases against retroactive- <00:54:23.200>
in road of making law that's retroactive in road of making law that's retroactive- to not have this be retroactive to not have this be retroactive is<00:56:19.760>
to <00:56 - <00:53:19.839>
Keywords:
civil rights, law enforcement, federal collaboration, accountability, state law, constitutional rights, color of law, 42 U.S.C. 1983, section 1983, civil action, damages, injunctive relief, attorney fees, law enforcement task force, federal-state cooperation, intergovernmental agreement, federal agency partnership, Minnesota Constitution, U.S. Constitution, police accountability
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Agriculture and Water Management Committee Mar 31st, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- So the second lightest coloration is the coverage that we're looking at today.
- legislator adopted the 99 standard, and the Supreme Court said you can't apply that 99 standard retroactively
- And here they went in 1976 and then made it a criminal case and then went retroactive back and included
- If you read that middle part, it says the legislature may not adopt a retroactive definition of navigability
- If you read that middle part, it says the legislature may not adopt a retroactive definition of navigability
Summary:
The committee opened its third interim meeting with roll call, approved the November 13, 2025 minutes, and the chair reviewed prior committee work, including a denied request for a fertilizer-capacity study and a planned later discussion of the Union Pacific/Norfolk Southern merger issue. Commissioner Doug Goring then presented Department of Agriculture updates on uncrewed aerial systems grants to detect noxious weeds, the state’s irrigation potential, the low-carbon fuels program for ethanol plants, the Environmental Impact Mitigation Fund, model zoning ordinances for animal feeding operations, and fertilizer production and supply in North Dakota. Members asked about funding sources, fertilizer storage and availability, natural gas and water needs for future fertilizer plants, and how the model zoning website would help counties and townships apply setback and odor tools.
A substantial portion of the meeting focused on the Department of Water Resources’ economic analysis tool for water conveyance and flood-related projects. Dr. Dwayne Poole explained that the department is proposing changes to better account for end-of-useful-life conditions and updated hydrologic data, while still limiting the model to direct, demonstrable costs and benefits. He said the goal is to make the analysis more realistic and consistent without changing statute, and he provided examples of how project benefits could change as drains age or as rainfall and flood data evolve. Committee members and water-user representatives generally supported continued work on the proposal, while raising concerns about downstream impacts, closed-basin projects, and whether the changes would meaningfully affect project approvals.
The committee then heard from John Paskowski, state engineer, on Devil’s Lake, the West End and East End outlets, and the Tolna Coulee control structure. He reviewed lake history, outlet capacities, sulfate and downstream flow limits, and explained that the control structure is intended to prevent a catastrophic uncontrolled release by slowing erosion and head cutting. Members asked about water quality trends, the length of the downstream flow constraint, and whether the Tolna Coulee area had been studied for possible natural overflow or silt buildup. The discussion emphasized ongoing flooding concerns, mitigation for affected landowners, and the need to balance outlet operations with downstream water quality and infrastructure protection.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Energy and Natural Resources (01/28/2025)
Energy and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- do that that to impose that retroactive do that that to impose that retroactive date<01:11:58.040
- <01:13:03.239>
and facts if this bill was retroactive and facts if this bill was retroactive - I'd be glad to take a question. retroactive retroactive it<01:14:25.639>
shouldn't <01:14:26.120 - amended to certainly not be retroactive amended to certainly not be retroactive and<01:14:40.040
- prospective date and not a retroactive prospective date and not a retroactive date<01:16:31.199>
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
06/02/2026 - House Democratic Caucus Calendar #21
Transcript Highlights:
- you were never actually getting contributions or making expenditures, this would allow you to retroactively
- They modified the retroactivity. The original bill was retroactive to December of 2021.
- This makes it retroactive to July of 2016, which was when the legislature made a big change to all the
- So it's making it retroactive to those statutory changes, and it added back in the emergency clause.
Summary:
The caucus reviewed several bills and Senate or conference committee amendments, with members generally noting whether the sponsor intended to concur. HB 2749 would let courts enter a Class 1 misdemeanor conviction for certain lower-level felony convictions, with the Senate amendment requiring at least five years since completion of sentence before eligibility. HB 2082 would create a childhood cancer and rare childhood disease research commission and adjust funding rules, including a five-million-dollar threshold tied to appropriations or federal grants. HB 2096 would allow counties to seek WIFA assistance for cesspool remediation, with the Senate adding an alternative compliance path using ADEQ’s nonpoint source management plan. HB 4001 would regulate alternative nicotine products through the Department of Liquor Licensing and Control; members discussed whether some tobacco-related products remain outside the bill, tribal enforcement limits, and the absence of a tax provision. The presenter said the AG and governor support the bill.
The caucus then shifted to conference committee bills. HB 2003 would lower the learner’s permit age from 15.5 to 15 and increase supervised driving time, but several members raised safety concerns and questioned whether the change was needed; the conference amendment would let current instruction permit holders qualify for a license after six months, while still requiring age 16 for licensure. HB 2133 would impose content-verification requirements for commercial websites publishing sexual material, with conference changes exempting pre-effective-date motion pictures and television programming. Members noted the Motion Picture Association still had concerns, though the changes addressed some retroactivity issues.
HB 2874 would change campaign finance penalty rules, including a five-day publication requirement for committees owing late-filing penalties, a $5,000 cap on penalties per late report, and retroactive relief for certain inactive committees that filed no-contribution/no-expenditure reports and later terminated; one member said they still had not received the outstanding fee totals requested on the floor. HB 2010 would regulate digital goods sellers and refunds for revoked access to licensed digital content; the conference version kept a five-year refund structure but changed the refund amount to 20% per year, clarified refund procedures, and removed the refund requirement if alternative access is provided. The caucus took no votes in the transcript and ended after the bill presentations and questions.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services (02/04/2025)
Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Ways and Means General Fund Committee Mar 19th, 2025
Ways and Means General Fund
Transcript Highlights:
- The amendment that you're about to see, gentlemen, that's in your packets, makes this retroactive to
- Chairman, I don't know if you Chairman, I don't know if you have the amendment's simply the retroactive
- This bill would also provide for retroactive effect.
- Replace line 36 on page two with the following: 2022 and to provide for retroactive effect.
Keywords:
judicial compensation, salary adjustments, district attorneys, Judges, local officials, district attorney, compensation, constitutional amendment, job security, Alabama Constitution, tobacco tax, heated tobacco products, heated tobacco, cigarettes, nicotine, vape alternative, smokeless tobacco, snuff, cigars, excise tax
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Finance Division II (02/09/2026)
Transcript Highlights:
- It would be a retroactive changing of the rules. It's not fair.
- It would be a retroactive<00:28:11.600>
changing <00:28:11.919>of <00:28:12.080>the< - <00:28:13.279>
It's retroactive changing of the rules. - It's retroactive changing of the rules. It's not<00:28:13.760>
fair. - rather than trying to retroactively rather than trying to retroactively again<00:28:25.520>
apply
Summary:
The Finance Division met to consider two bills: HB 112 and HB 1399. On HB 112, members debated a proposal tied to civics education requirements for public higher education. Supporters argued the measure would reinforce basic civic knowledge and noted that a similar high school requirement had already been enacted with little apparent fiscal impact. Opponents said the legislature should not dictate university curriculum and raised concerns about administrative burden and precedent. The committee voted 5-3 to recommend ought to pass.
The committee then heard testimony on HB 1399, which concerned Claremont and retroactive school building aid related to past construction during the state moratorium on building aid. A Claremont representative explained the district’s history, estimated the lost state aid, and said any funds would likely be used for contingency, tax relief, or future liabilities, while preferring normal building aid participation going forward. Members discussed whether the issue reflected state policy, local governance, or both, and whether the bill would create an unfair retroactive precedent or a broader statewide obligation.
After discussion, the committee voted on an ITL motion for HB 1399. The motion failed, and the committee instead approved the bill 7-1. The chair then closed the hearing and adjourned the meeting.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Courts, Corrections and Justice Nov 6th, 2025
Courts, Corrections & Justice Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Chair, members of the committee, thank you for taking interest in this issue and for reading the coverage
- it's hard because I have never seen, and especially now as a legislator, a bill that takes effect retroactively
- This is the only bill that went retroactive, which I know victims were beside themselves.