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CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee Jun 22nd, 2026
Revenue and Taxation
Transcript Highlights:
- That is money that would otherwise enter our local economies, fund businesses, create jobs, generate
- Remember, these men and women, when they retire, take the job skills and this retirement pay elsewhere
- It keeps jobs in California.
- But if he’s fortunate enough to get a job at, say, $80,000 here in California, that puts him over some
- To get a job at, say, $80,000 here in California, that puts him over some other threshold.
Committee:
House Revenue and Taxation
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Session Jun 21st, 2026 at 06:00 pm
Massachusetts Joint Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- They're worried about their families, their job, their health care, their rights.
- Making our schools even better for our kids, driving a strong economy that creates good jobs in every
- And with Phil Eng, with Bill Eng on the job, the service and the vibes have never been better.
- And that's why, when it comes to competing for jobs, my bet is always going to be on this state.
- These aren't just jobs and labs and offices.
Summary:
The joint convention of the Massachusetts Legislature convened to receive the Governor’s State of the Commonwealth address. The session began with procedural motions to appoint committees to notify the lieutenant governor, constitutional officers, Executive Council, and Governor, followed by an invocation from Archbishop Richard G. Henning, the posting and retiring of colors, the Pledge of Allegiance, and the national anthem. The Governor was then formally admitted to the chamber and delivered the address, with a benediction afterward by Rabbi Elaine Zacker.
Governor Maura Healey’s address focused on affordability and public services. She highlighted actions and proposals on housing, including faster permitting, use of state land for housing, accessory dwelling units, down payment assistance, and expanded programs to help first-time buyers. She also discussed energy affordability, saying she would oppose utility rate hikes, pursue an energy affordability bill, and temporarily reduce electric and gas bills. On health care, she described efforts to cap costs, prevent prior authorization for insulin, ban medical debt reporting to credit agencies, and form a health care affordability working group. She also proposed making subscription cancellations easier, improving transportation through bridge repairs and transit investments, and strengthening protections for children on social media.
The Governor also emphasized education, workforce development, and economic competitiveness, citing the state’s top national education ranking, expanded pre-K and child care, literacy and tutoring investments, early college opportunities, and a goal of 100,000 apprentices over 10 years. She praised Massachusetts’ response to federal actions, including support for vaccines, food assistance, abortion access, and research funding, and she criticized the Trump administration on tariffs, health care cuts, and immigration enforcement. She also noted public safety and veterans’ issues, including new assisted-living protections after the Gabriel House fire and the rebuilding of veterans’ homes. No substantive votes on legislation were taken beyond adoption of the ceremonial orders and the final adjournment motion.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Republican Leaders Media Availability Mar 3rd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Abbarno said, rather than looking at trying to bring jobs and innovation into Washington State right
- don't seem to understand is that in addition to all the construction investment, the construction jobs
- , the long-term jobs, these are very high asset value structures."
- Yeah, and I don't have any facts of whether or not there are members that are drunk doing their job.
- There are many facts of whether or not there are members that are drunk doing their job, but I think
Summary:
Senate and House Republican leaders used the weekly media availability to criticize the Democratic majority’s budget and tax proposals, framing the session around affordability and fiscal restraint. They said the operating budgets rely on unsustainable one-time money, rainy day funds, and an income tax proposal they argued is unconstitutional and likely to drive businesses and wealthy residents out of Washington. They also said House and Senate Republicans offered budget amendments aimed at property tax relief, restoring money to public works, and reducing reliance on new taxes, but those efforts were rejected.
The lawmakers also highlighted several bills they said failed to advance, including juvenile rehabilitation reforms, child endangerment/child fatality reporting measures, and tort reform. Braun said he plans to raise those issues, along with the income tax and budget concerns, in a meeting with the governor, and asked whether the governor would veto the income tax if his conditions are not met. Connors and Abbarno added that Republicans are still working with some Democrats, including on a constitutional amendment approach to any income tax, but said the majority is moving too quickly and without adequate safeguards.
Other topics included the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on California transgender policies, which Republicans described as a win for parents’ rights and potentially relevant to Washington school policy, and a House bill affecting data centers, which they opposed as harmful to jobs, energy innovation, and local tax bases. They also criticized additional taxes under consideration, such as nicotine, prescription drug, bag, bottle, and data-center-related taxes, arguing these would worsen affordability. The session ended with Republicans saying they had little influence in the budget conference process and vowing to keep fighting the income tax and other tax increases through the final days of the session.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
9-1-1 Management Authority Feb 5th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- second piece is to direct them to a landing page on the state website where applicants can view the job
- They can click on your links to go to the job description. They could see the hourly rate.
- Have we considered getting like a domain like Oklahoma 911 job suck go we Could we talk to OMES about
- Great job, Edmond 911. I'm glad to see that all of the great things that dispatchers do.
- So good job. And then last, we'll give an update about this.
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Finance and Tax Jan 28th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- But thank you for the job that you're doing. Thank you.
- So there are provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that the bill extends.
- This was what we looked at last time under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act also.
- So what that... ...last time under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act also.
- There were bonus depreciation provisions in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that we decoupled from.
Summary:
The committee took up three tax-related bills and a staff presentation on the state revenue forecast and the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act. SB 856, by Senator DeSigley, would require online real estate listing platforms to display estimated property taxes using state-prescribed methods rather than the current owner’s taxes. Supporters from county, city, and property appraiser groups said the bill would improve transparency for homebuyers, especially first-time buyers and those facing large tax increases after a homestead cap reset. Senators discussed ensuring the estimate appears directly on listing platforms. The bill was reported favorably.
The committee then considered SB 110, by Senator Arrington, which clarifies that people holding 98-year-or-longer residential leases remain eligible for the homestead exemption even if the lease ends upon death, aligning such leases with life estates for estate-planning purposes. An amendment was adopted to clarify that leases terminating at the lessee’s death are valid under current law. The Florida Bar’s Real Property, Probate, and Trust Law Section supported the bill, and Senator Gates noted its importance for long-term leaseholders on barrier islands. The amended bill was reported favorably. SB 434, by Senator Leak, would prevent property tax assessments from increasing because of improvements made to harden homes against wind damage, such as stronger roof attachments, shutters, and secondary water barriers. The sponsor said homeowners should not be penalized for resilience upgrades, and the bill was also reported favorably.
Staff director Mr. Khan then reviewed the latest general revenue forecast, noting collections were running about $230 million above prior estimates through November and that the new forecast added roughly $500 million in the first budget year, with a smaller increase in the second year. He said corporate income tax was the main weakness in the forecast, due to softer collections and uncertainty around tariffs, while other sources were generally stronger. In the second half of the presentation, he explained that the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act would significantly affect Florida’s corporate income tax base if fully conformed to, with an estimated $3.5 billion general revenue impact in fiscal year 2026-27, largely because of retroactive provisions such as bonus depreciation and research expensing. Senators and the appropriations chair discussed the budget implications, including possible ways to limit the impact through decoupling or prospective treatment. No votes were taken on the forecast presentation, and the committee adjourned after members requested to be recorded as voting in favor on SB 856 and SB 110.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Higher Education Jan 28th, 2026
Appropriations Committee on Higher Education
Transcript Highlights:
- I think he's going to do a spectacular job. Thank you. Any further comments or questions?
- I think those are the things at UNF we do a tremendous job and continue to do better.
- We need to continue to focus on job creation.
- UCF, I think, has a We need to continue to focus on job creation.
- And it was really a ratification of the outstanding job that the college does.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- But thank you for the job that you're doing. Thank you.
- So there are provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that the bill extends.
- So there are provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that the bill extends.
- This was what we looked at last time under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act also.
- There were bonus depreciation provisions in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that we decoupled from.
Committee:
Senate Finance and Tax
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Local Government Jan 26th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- Karen did a great job of explaining it.
- get a retail sales and sales tax and have somebody with a good job.
- get a retail sales and sales tax and have somebody with a good job.
- If you really want to level the playing field, create a job, collect the tax.
- We think this bill does a good job of highlighting a couple of issues for counties.
Committee:
Senate Local Government
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Status of Persons with Disabilities Jan 26th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- We provide homes, jobs, and therapeutic day supports for adults with disabilities.
- And I've long believed that a job is the best form of community inclusion that we can ever accomplish
- We founded it in 1971 with the specific purpose of getting people with disabilities jobs.
- Entrepreneurship offers flexibility, independence, and job creation.
- They can get job experience. They could be youth. So they'd be in that transition.
Summary:
The Disability Employment Subcommittee met with SEED (the State Exchange on Employment and Disability) staff for a presentation on state disability employment policy options and possible collaboration with Massachusetts. After roll call, the committee approved prior meeting minutes and heard an inspirational quote from Jane Goodall emphasizing that every individual matters and can make a difference. Members then introduced themselves and described their roles in disability employment, accessibility, state government, and advocacy.
SEED staff Katya Alpanis and Dina Klumkina explained that SEED provides technical assistance, research, peer-state examples, and policy resources to help states advance disability employment. They outlined seven policy areas, including career readiness and work-based learning, behavioral health and retention, stay-at-work/return-to-work supports, employer recruitment and accommodation tools, disability-owned business development, interagency coordination, and state-as-model-employer strategies. They shared examples from other states such as Kentucky, Virginia, Alaska, Washington, Minnesota, New Jersey, Illinois, Colorado, New York, and others. In response to questions, they clarified that PEAT has been refunded and is expected to return online, and that SEED’s role is policy support rather than implementation of accessibility requirements.
Committee members discussed Massachusetts-specific interests, including digital accessibility, existing state efforts, and prior SEED engagement with Massachusetts agencies and legislators. Members raised concerns about upcoming Medicaid work requirements and the risk that people with disabilities could fall through the cracks, and asked whether SEED could help inform state policy responses. The group identified two likely project areas: a Massachusetts state-as-model-employer roadmap and a youth/young adult employment and volunteer pipeline, potentially linked to transition supports and civic engagement. SEED agreed to follow up with briefs and a questionnaire, and the committee planned an offline follow-up discussion to narrow priorities and develop a scope of work. No formal votes beyond approving the minutes were taken.
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Joint Select Committee on Collective Bargaining Jan 20th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- members remain among the lowest paid firefighters in Florida, and after three to five years on the job
- members remain among the lowest paid firefighters in Florida, and after three to five years on the job
- Corwin did a great job. He did it in less than five minutes.
- Today they can walk across the street, have a less dangerous job, the staffing is higher, and the pay
- Their families suffer, and there's areas where correctional officers have to take on second jobs.
Summary:
The Joint Select Committee on Collective Bargaining met for an informational public hearing on several state employee bargaining units at impasse. The Department of Management Services outlined negotiations for the FDLE special agents, security services/correctional officers, sworn law enforcement officers, Florida Highway Patrol troopers, and Florida State Fire Service units. Across the units, the state said most contract articles had been resolved, with remaining disputes centered mainly on wages, hours of work, grievance language, safety, grooming, travel, and other housekeeping items. The state repeatedly emphasized proposed 2% competitive pay increases plus specialty or special pay increases in some units, insurance held harmless with no added employee cost, and its desire to keep current scheduling practices and remove outdated grievance language referencing the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. No votes were taken.
Representatives for the Florida State Fire Service Association argued that firefighters are being asked to perform work far outside their job descriptions, including major construction, and said the state’s work-schedule and on-call practices unfairly avoid overtime and underpay firefighters. They also sought higher on-call compensation, a stronger wage plan with incentives and certification-based increases, restoration of a pay differential for firefighter-EMTs, and added PPE, decontamination, and cancer-prevention protections. The PBA’s Florida Highway Patrol unit said troopers need a larger career development plan, veteran stipends, updated grooming/tattoo rules, safer and newer vehicles, and better pay to address turnover. The PBA’s law enforcement unit focused on vehicle safety, performance evaluation language to prevent case-presentation quotas, and a $7,000 across-the-board raise, while disputing whether certain articles were timely opened. The security services unit said correctional officers, probation officers, and ISS officers need an $8-per-hour starting pay increase, retention bonuses, special pay for death row and close-management assignments, and overtime pay for lieutenants and captains who currently receive comp time and sometimes work beyond their limits. The committee heard the presentations, asked a brief question about correctional officers’ overtime, accepted written materials from the FOP special agent unit, and adjourned without action.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Special Committee on Tax Reform Jan 15th, 2026 at 08:00 am
Special Committee on Tax Reform
Transcript Highlights:
- Kosovo, Job, Keithley, Poucher, Warwick. All right.
- And because that person typically is working a job somewhere...”
- Someone who perhaps has hired a contractor who's dragging their feet on their job.
- But at the same time I'm not trying to make the job harder for the assessor.
- You did a very good job. Again, it's on this bill.
Committee:
House Special Committee on Tax Reform
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- You're doing a great job.
- This bill's vision of getting more students ready for high-wage, high-skill jobs is bold and promising
- The name of this commission is to find out teacher job satisfaction and how to retain teachers.
- Our teachers are as diverse as the state is. increase their job satisfaction and retention.
- You know, having to go to work with them at their job six and seven days a week.
Committee:
Senate Education
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Press Conference: Majority Leader Erin Murphy End-of-Session Availability - 05/19/25
Transcript Highlights:
- into one day, if that's an impossible task, I would rather spread it out a little bit so we can do the job
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- Well, leader, the uh immigrant the job.
- But yes, there were a number of job.
- And despite that, I hope Minnesotans can see that we have taken our job seriously and we've done the
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee May 5th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- That is not a sustainable framework. 12,600 jobs were lost in 2022, 5,000 in 2023.
- I am here to explain to all of you and help this committee understand that these are union jobs.
- So those are jobs that we would be losing.
- That's over 500 jobs that are unionized under a UFCW contract.
- It is important that the industry provides equitable job opportunities in our communities.
Summary:
The Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee met with a delayed start while waiting for quorum, then heard several bills before moving to the suspense file. AB 564 by Assemblymember Haney would freeze the planned cannabis excise tax increase at 15% rather than allow it to rise to 25%; supporters argued the legal cannabis industry is struggling against the illicit market and high taxes, while opponents said the measure would reduce funding for children, youth programs, environmental restoration, and enforcement promised under Prop. 64. The bill was sent to suspense during regular order and later approved out of suspense on a 6-0 vote with amendments, including a five-year sunset and a reduced rate. AB 1265, also by Haney, would extend and expand the state historic tax credit to encourage rehabilitation of vacant historic buildings for housing and mixed-use projects; preservation and housing advocates supported it, and it was also sent to suspense rather than voted on immediately.
The committee then heard AB 1377 by Assemblymember McKenna, which would require studios seeking optional diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility film tax credits to complete the plans they submit to the California Film Commission. Labor supporters said studios should do more than make good-faith efforts, and the bill passed 5-1 to Appropriations. AB 1416 by Vice Chair Ta would clarify disaster-related property tax deferrals for homeowners who have requested installment plans, and it passed 7-0 to the Assembly Floor. Afterward, the chair gave a general warning that the bills on suspense represented large revenue losses and emphasized the committee’s need to weigh tax expenditures against other state priorities.
On the suspense file, the committee approved AB 27, AB 53, AB 97, AB 231, AB 232, AB 429, AB 613, AB 984, and AB 1485, mostly on unanimous or near-unanimous votes, while AB 547 passed 5-1. Several other bills, including AB 386, AB 389, AB 490, AB 6991, AB 814, AB 1057, AB 1219, AB 1282, AB 1354, AB 1431, AB 1435, and AB 1481, were held in committee. The meeting concluded with the committee adjourning after completing the suspense-file actions.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- These activities are an economic engine for Texas, producing thousands of jobs and commercial activity
- The two things that drive housing growth anywhere are job growth and population growth, and Texas has
- Somebody's got to do that and these jobs are there and they're high paying jobs.
- It's not just a skill and a job, it's a career.
- These are great jobs. We're very big on CTE.
Committee:
House Land & Resource Management
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- These activities are an economic engine for Texas, producing thousands of jobs and commercial activity
- The two things that drive housing growth anywhere are job growth and population growth.
- Somebody's got to do that, and these jobs are there—they're high-paying jobs or high-paying careers.
- It's not just a skill and a job; it's a career.
- These are great jobs. We're very big on CEDAW.
Committee:
House Land & Resource Management
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Press Conference: DFL and Republican Media Availability - 02/03/25
Transcript Highlights:
- You know, not only am I president, but I'm also chair of Jobs and Economic Development.
- Dibble, was to work much more closely with Senator Dreim, who's our lead in jobs.
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- We know that there are things coming from Washington, D.C., right now that make that job harder, and
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Health Care Financing Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Joint Committee on Health Care Financing
Transcript Highlights:
- Without his job, he lost his health insurance.
- No U.S. residents, no U.S. health insurance, no U.S. job.
- and they have unstable jobs and income.
- Workers are still wed to jobs.
- If you lose your job, you lose your health insurance.
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Health Care Financing held a public hearing on 16 bills, with the chairs noting a busy legislative day and asking speakers to keep testimony brief. The committee first heard testimony on Senate 860/House 1405, the Medicare for All bill, with Sen. Jamie Eldridge and many advocates, clinicians, municipal officials, and patients arguing that a single-payer system would make care a right, reduce administrative waste, lower costs, and protect residents from rising premiums, medical debt, and hospital closures. Several speakers cited the Steward hospital crisis, affordability problems, and polling or ballot questions showing public support for single-payer coverage. No vote was taken during the hearing.
The committee then took testimony on S. 863, a bill on non-opioid options for chronic pain. Pain specialists, patients, and advocates said the bill would improve care coordination for MassHealth members, expand access to non-opioid medications, require provider education, and collect data on chronic pain. Testifiers described long delays in diagnosis and treatment, stigma toward pain patients, and the need for multidisciplinary care and transportation support. Again, the committee heard testimony only and took no action.
A large portion of the hearing focused on H. 1360/S. 869, which would prevent discrimination against people with disabilities in health care. Disability advocates, clinicians, and patients described being denied or delayed care, pressured into DNR orders, or treated based on assumptions about quality of life rather than medical facts. Speakers referenced COVID-era crisis standards of care, discriminatory metrics, and personal stories involving canceled procedures, inadequate accommodations, and poor treatment in hospitals. Committee members thanked speakers for their testimony and said they would review the bill and its implications, but no vote was announced.
The committee also heard testimony on H. 1399, an individual Medicare marketplace option for municipal retirees, where supporters said it would give cities and towns a lower-cost alternative for retiree health benefits through HRAs and individual Medicare plans. The hearing then returned to Medicare for All testimony, with additional supporters repeating arguments about cost, access, municipal budget pressure, and the need for global budgeting and universal coverage. The transcript ends with continued testimony and no recorded committee vote or final action on any bill.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House bill aims to align transit, road projects and housing development 4/14/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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- Great job presenting a big concept. I think there's some merit to some of this stuff.
- Transit projects themselves create thousands of good-paying jobs in Minnesota by leveraging billions
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 3/2/26
Transportation Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- And, like, I talked to a lot of moms who are like, you could not pay me enough money to do a job that
- And, like, I talked to a lot of moms who are like, you could not pay me enough money to do a job that
- And, like, I talked to a lot of moms who are like, you could not pay me enough money to do a job that
- That's not their job and that around.
- And I think that was one of their jobs.
Committee:
House Transportation Finance and Policy
Keywords:
pedestrian safety, traffic safety, roadway improvements, nonmotorized transportation, crosswalks, sidewalks, bike lanes, complete streets, Vision Zero, Toward Zero Deaths, MnDOT, Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, local road authority, county roads, city streets, tribal transportation, capital improvements, safety design solutions, grant program