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• We require the legislature to have a position on those TIF boards, so...
• And I will say that TIF has actually overperformed every ...overperformed every expectation.
• boards so and I will say that TIF has actually overperformed every on those TIF boards.
• And I will say that TIF has actually overperformed every expectation.
• So, Senator Perry, you know, POA's TIFs today, and I've seen legislation, I believe, that we were going

Bills: SB438, SB512, SB647, SB648, SB1495, SB2121, SB2145, SB2154, SB2167, SB2184, SB2211, SB2268, SB2349, SB2443, SB2629, SB2702, SB2902

Keywords: SB 438, Texas, State Office of Administrative Hearings, SOAH, administrative law judge, ALJ, public information act, open records, confidentiality, privacy, home address, home telephone number, emergency contact information, social security number, family members, Government Code 552.117, Government Code 552.1175, Tax Code 25.025, public records, government transparency

Summary: The Senate Committee on Business and Commerce met with a quorum and first voted out several pending bills. Senate Bill 1612 was reported favorably to the full Senate with objections sent to the local and contested calendar. The committee then adopted committee substitutes and favorably reported Senate Bills 2717, 1468, 1642, and 1789, with 1642 and 1789 sent to the floor. SB 2717 would create the Texas Energy Efficiency Council and add agencies to it; SB 1468 and SB 1642 were discussed as changes affecting utility and insurance-related structures; and SB 1789 would establish pole standards, with the author saying it would clarify PUC authority and create more practical statewide standards. The committee also heard an ERCOT update from Pablo Vegas, who said Texas load growth remains strong but ERCOT is adjusting its large-load forecast downward using historical delays and realization rates for data centers and other large loads. He said the adjusted forecast is still very high, but more realistic for planning, and members discussed reliability, generation timelines, demand response, and the role of Senate Bill 6 in helping model large data centers as flexible load. The committee then took testimony on a series of bills and left most pending after public comment. SB 2629 would allow condominium and property owners associations to hold meetings and vote electronically; testimony supported it as a way to improve access, though some members expressed concern about overuse of virtual meetings. SB 2702 would let nationally certified professionals test backflow prevention assemblies instead of requiring a separate TCEQ license, and was supported as a workforce and public health measure. SB 2167 would let TDLR pause new massage-establishment license applications when an applicant is subject to a human trafficking emergency order or pending SOAH case. SB 2349 would exempt short-term residential leases and certain leasebacks from floodplain disclosure requirements while allowing the notice to be included in the lease packet. SB 2121 would tighten the data broker registry law from the prior session, and SB 2443 would allow TDLR to use electronic delivery for notices and contested-case documents. Additional bills focused on consumer protection, housing, and regulatory administration. SB 2902 would help victims of coerced debt and identity theft stop collection efforts by requiring proof such as a court order or FTC report; advocates said it would protect survivors while still preventing fraud. SB 512 would bar money transmission license holders from fining users for terms-of-service violations in a way that forfeits account funds, and supporters framed it as a protection against private financial penalties. SB 2145 would allow public improvement districts and tax increment finance districts to meet virtually with at least one member physically present, while SB 2268 would give the PUC flexibility to extend Texas Energy Fund loan deadlines in certain cases. SB 1495 would create an advisory board for electric vehicle supply equipment standards, SB 2154 would extend statewide regulation to delivery network companies, SB 2184 would lower the age for pyrotechnic operator and fireworks display licenses from 21 to 18, SB 438 would expand confidentiality protections for SOAH administrative law judges, SB 2211 would treat digital products and desalinated water as industrial products to support combined energy-water projects, and SB 647 would strengthen title-theft protections by improving notice and clerk authority to reject fraudulent filings. Most of these bills were left pending after testimony, and several drew support from industry, consumer, or advocacy witnesses along with some member concerns about electronic meetings, licensing, and data accuracy.

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• Why are we not spending the money out of the TIF? Please proceed, Mr. Chair, Vice Chair.
• Again, we do have, well, we had 5 FTE for capital outlay and TIF, but we're out of position right now
• Even in the TIF, right?
• I think that TIF generally does a little better than capital outlay, quite honestly.
• But I think we do a good job at TIF.

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• Cloud TIF district extension to the St.
• Article 5 is the tax increment financing, or TIF, article.
• I'm going to jump around with some of these special TIF authorities.
• Cloud with respect to certain named TIF districts.
• Um, we're talking about the Opus TIF District.

Bills: HF2730, HF2257, HF2768, HF1932, HF2437

Keywords: local government debt, municipal bonds, county bonds, capital improvements, public financing, bond issuance, public hearing, notice period, bond guarantee, Minnesota Public Facilities Authority, volume cap, private activity bonds, housing finance, residential rental bonds, LIHTC, low-income housing tax credits, redevelopment, courthouse financing, jail financing, law enforcement center

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• These three designated areas request a 26-year redevelopment TIF district.
• These three designated areas request a 26-year redevelopment TIF district.
• We believe to help close that gap, we will not be able to do that but for the TIF legislation that's
• We believe to help close that gap, we will not be able to do that but for the TIF legislation that's
• Thank you very much. ...with that redevelopment, that would not occur but for the TIF.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• works is, uh, right now only 10% of the taxable area for commercial areas in Mobile can be part of a TIF
• that process works is the city council of Mobile will decide where those areas will be for the new TIF
• have to work with the city council and the mayor to get the boundaries that you prefer for that new TIF
• that's something that's worked really well in the downtown area that could be implemented in the new TIF

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• out over and over again that one of the biggest problems that the city has suffered from is terrible TIF
• Louis City TIFs and St.
• Louis Region TIFs show a pattern of missing cost-benefit analyses, poor strategic planning, overestimated
• Louis City TIFs and St.
• As I was saying, I'm totally committed to getting into the TDD, CID, and TIF statutes and cleaning that

Summary: The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and approval of the House Journal for the prior day by a vote of 118-1. The rest of the session was dominated by points of personal privilege, including farewell remarks from several outgoing members. Those speeches focused on service, family, staff, veterans, law enforcement, integrity, and concerns about lobbyist influence, with members also thanking legislative assistants and recognizing guests and family members in the chamber. The chamber then took up several bills. Senate Bill 1019, dealing with hospital finance and investment authority, was amended to align workplace violence, telehealth, prior authorization, physician licensure, and Lyme disease language, then passed 110-31. Senate Bill 1572, a pensions bill affecting police retirement, MOSERS, EMPERS, and related board provisions, drew extended debate over how to handle retirement overpayments; amendments were adopted to address technical and policy issues, and the bill passed 129-14. Senate Substitute for Senate Bill 1196, concerning workforce diploma programs, Fast Track Workforce Incentive Grants, workforce Pell Grants, higher education funding, and university board residency rules, was amended and passed 115-20, but its emergency clause failed 2-132. The House also granted further conference on Senate Bill 1020. Committee reports were read on several other measures, including bills recommended to pass by Fiscal Review. Later, the House began considering Senate amendments to House Bill 2508, an LLC-related bill involving certificates of good standing, court dissolution of LLCs in limited circumstances, and a St. Louis County property-management affidavit process for repeated ordinance violations.

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• <01:12:59.600> This<01:12:59.920> 10-year<01:13:00.320> TIF<01:13:00.719>
• This 10-year TIF duration is for.
• Chaska TIF District No. 23 was created to fulfill this vision.
• Chaska TIF District No. 23 was created to fulfill this vision.
• Just to add to that, when did TIF District 23 originate?

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• This is kind of the default assumption under the TIF Act that interest on increment is increment.
• I'm the TIF division director at the Office of the State Auditor.
• We very much value TIF as a financing tool, using it judiciously to support this work.
• temporary TIF is so very important.
• Um, this is more of an extension of a TIF. So the TIF has already been moved forward.

Bills: HF2048, HF2360, HF2006, HF950, HF912, HF3140, HF2931

Keywords: individual income tax, retirement contributions, tax corrections, annuity contracts, tax year attribution, tax credit, economic development, community investment, data disclosure, Minnesota regulations, tax increment financing, municipal authority, job creation, transferred increment, public hearing, nonresident employees, income tax exemption, Minnesota taxation, employment duties, tax withholding

Bills: SB1277, SB1531, SB2452, SB2520, SB2521, SB2529, SB2538, SB2539, SB2541, SB2873

Keywords: municipal sales tax, street maintenance, local option tax, Tax Code Chapter 327, sales and use tax, street repair, sidewalk maintenance, water infrastructure, wastewater system, stormwater system, local election, ballot language, reauthorization, municipal finance, infrastructure funding, Texas municipalities, street and sidewalk tax, special district tax, public works, property tax

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• TIF districts are important economic tools for municipalities.
• > economic TIF districts are important economic TIF districts are important economic tools<00:
• TIF has been around in New Hampshire since 1979.
• The City of Concord has been a user of TIF since 1979.
• Our TIF districts are relatively small in Concord.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• It's not a land of perpetual TIF. This is not a religion.
• Since that time, there have been 224 special legislative requests for TIF exceptions.
• And also, there's the thing that's commonly known as the year six rule in the TIF law.
• I'm the TIF division director at the Office of the State Auditor.
• I'm the TIF division director at the Office of the State Auditor.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Miss Hagler: Um, so, Article 4, the TIF article, contains special legislation for the cities of Ramsey
• <00:14:49.760> article, Um, so, Article 4, the the TIF article, Um, so, Article 4, the the
• TIF article, contains<00:14:51.560> special<00:14:51.959> legislation<00:14:52.839>
• <00:15:46.680> districts together some ideas on how TIF districts together some ideas on how
• TIF districts should<00:15:47.320> be<00:15:47.440> done.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• On those TIF boards. And I will say that TIF has actually overperformed every expectation.
• Pretty much with what you just said in concept, but on some very unique local boards, typically a TIF
• board that's way into the maturity of the TIF, we have two required meetings per year: one to develop
• So, Senator Perry, you know, POAs, TIFs today, and I've seen legislation.

Bills: SB438, SB512, SB647, SB648, SB1495, SB2121, SB2145, SB2154, SB2167, SB2184, SB2211, SB2268, SB2349, SB2443, SB2629, SB2702, SB2902

Keywords: SB 438, Texas, State Office of Administrative Hearings, SOAH, administrative law judge, ALJ, public information act, open records, confidentiality, privacy, home address, home telephone number, emergency contact information, social security number, family members, Government Code 552.117, Government Code 552.1175, Tax Code 25.025, public records, government transparency

Summary: The Senate Committee on Business and Commerce met with a quorum and took up several pending bills, voting favorably on SB 1612, SB 2717, SB 1468, SB 1642, and SB 1789. SB 1612 was reported favorably with objections to the local and contested calendar, while SB 2717, SB 1468, SB 1642, and SB 1789 were reported favorably, with SB 1642 and SB 1789 sent to the floor. SB 2717 would create the Texas Energy Efficiency Council; SB 1642 would add an executive director to the Texas Department of Insurance structure; and SB 1789 would establish pole standards and clarify PUC authority and remedies. The committee also heard an ERCOT update from CEO Pablo Vegas on the updated long-term load forecast, which showed a much higher unadjusted growth projection driven largely by data centers. ERCOT described an adjusted forecast using historical delays and lower realized build rates, and members discussed reliability, generation timelines, and the importance of SB 6 for demand response and flexibility. The committee then heard and left pending SB 2629, which would allow condominium and property owners’ association meetings and voting by electronic means; SB 2702, which would let nationally certified professionals test backflow prevention assemblies without a separate TCEQ license; SB 2167, which would let TDLR pause new license applications tied to human trafficking emergency orders or pending SOAH cases; SB 2349, which would exempt short-term leases and certain leasebacks from flood disclosure requirements; SB 2121, which would tighten the data broker registry law; and SB 2443, which would authorize TDLR electronic delivery of notices and other documents. Testimony generally supported these bills as cleanup, modernization, or workforce-streamlining measures, with some members expressing caution about electronic meetings and emphasizing in-person accountability. The committee also heard SB 2902 on coerced debt and identity theft, with testimony from a law professor and family violence advocates supporting stronger protections for survivors and suggesting a police report as an additional proof option. SB 512, a refiled bill restricting money transmission license holders from fining users for terms-of-service violations, also received supportive testimony and was left pending. Later, the committee heard SB 2145 on allowing certain TIF boards to meet virtually in narrow circumstances, SB 2268 on extending Texas Energy Fund loan deadlines in some cases, SB 1495 creating an EV supply equipment advisory board, SB 2154 regulating delivery network companies under a statewide framework, SB 2184 lowering the age for pyrotechnic operator and fireworks display permits from 21 to 18, SB 2211 on combining data centers, power generation, and produced-water desalination projects, and SB 647 on title theft protections and clerk authority to refuse fraudulent filings. Most of these bills were left pending after brief testimony and questions, with members focusing on reliability, regulation, and safeguards against fraud.

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• bonds, is funded, it's identical to the Colonial Infrastructure Fund and those other funds, like the TIF
• We've had TIF, which is a receiver of 4.5 off the top from severance tax funds. Polonius is 4.5.
• And TIF, and that's my area.
• I represent a predominantly Native American district, and what happens with TIF is that it's a long process

Keywords: 996, all

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• Sections one through two deal with TIF districts.
• Sections 15 through 18 deal with a TIF that had expired and allow for reauthorization of an old TIF that
• Senator Webb: As one of the original drafters and presenters of the original TIF legislation that was

Keywords: Meeting start 00:00:00 Roll Call 00:00:02 HJR 53 Discussion 00:00:35 HJR 53 Vote 00:03:52 HB 622 Discussion 00:06:52 HB 622 Vote 00:12:55 HB 775 Discussion 00:13:50 HB 775 Vote 00:22:15, 958, all

Summary: The committee first reconsidered House Joint Resolution 53, which concerns releasing previously appropriated funds for Kentucky State University. Kentucky State University President Kofi Aapo testified in support, describing significant enrollment growth, a balanced budget, and a $5 million fund balance since his arrival, and asking for continued support. Members praised his leadership while noting the institution still has work to do. The motion to reconsider passed, and the resolution then received favorable expression by a 9-2 vote. The committee next took up House Bill 622, a compromise bill involving the Kentucky Nonprofit Network and the Finance and Administration Cabinet. Testimony explained that the bill is intended to improve prompt payment practices for grants and contracts, including partial payments on undisputed invoice items within 30 days and a process for disputed items. The bill also included several appropriation-related corrections and adjustments, including a fix to an allocation for Elizabethtown water and sewer projects, a change in an economic development recipient, revisions to school resource officer language, and additional contingency authority for the Capitol renovation. The committee adopted a title amendment and passed the bill with favorable expression by a 10-1 vote. House Bill 775 was then discussed as a broad tax and economic development measure. The bill covers TIF districts, electronic filing for craft brewers, pipeline property tax treatment, bourbon barrel tax cleanup, staged income tax reductions, extension of the Metropolitan College incentive, tourism and lodging incentives, reauthorization of an expired TIF, taxation and licensing of cannabis-infused beverages, alternative fuels and jet fuel tax credit review, entertainment event incentives, the selling farmer tax credit, IRC conformity, data center incentives, the first audit of the Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation, and limits on additional electronic charity gaming locations until regulations are adopted. Members raised questions about the beverage tax structure, TIF impacts, and the income tax reduction provisions; some expressed concern about making future tax cuts easier, while others supported the bill’s TIF and agriculture provisions. The bill passed with favorable expression by a 7-2 vote with two pass votes, and the committee then adjourned.

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• They're up to the point of expiration of their TIF district.
• in and how, when you have to eliminate the districts after they're used, extending to 11 years the TIF
• expiration they're um up to the point of expiration of<00:50:54.080> their<00:50:54.360> TIF
• Uh actually, I of their TIF district.
• extending um to 11 years the TIF extending um to 11 years the TIF district<00:51:28.320> uh

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• out over and over again that one of the biggest problems that the city has suffered from is terrible TIF
• Louis City TIFs and St.
• Louis region TIFs show a pattern of missing cost-benefit analyses, poor strategic planning, overestimated
• And the senior gentleman from Jeffco and myself are committed to working on the TD, CID, and TIF law
• As I was saying, I'm totally committed to getting into the TDD, CID, and TIF statutes and cleaning that

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• That, per current law, a zone must be at least 50% the size of the tax increment district, uh, or the TIF
• Current law also does not specify that the TIF revenues may be used to reimburse the cost of the land

Bills: HB626, SB265

Keywords: tax increment district, economic development, manufacturing zone, local governance, ad valorem tax, data processing centers, tax abatements, construction related taxes, energy infrastructure, 1136, house, all

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• with regard to some projects because they're public projects, and that's not, uh, people can't use TIF
• with regard to some projects because they're public projects, and that's not, uh, people can't use TIF
• with regard to some projects because they're public projects, and that's not, uh, people can't use TIF
• We have entered into a TIF agreement. status of it. Uh we do have a developer status of it.
• Um, like I said, we entered into the TIF agreement. We are happy to see that it is being staked.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Petersburg Community Redevelopment dollars through the TIF funding.
• like to see an expansion providing opportunities for more youth because our funding comes through the TIF

Bills: S0534, S7020

Keywords: food insecurity, hunger, college students, nutrition assistance, pilot program, open government, sunset review, aquaculture, public records, exemption

Summary: The committee met, called the roll, and opened with the Pledge of Allegiance. It first considered the appointment of Melanie Ressler to the Florida Citrus Commission. No appearance forms were requested, and the committee voted unanimously to recommend her confirmation favorably. The committee then took up SPB 7020, which reenacts a public records exemption for certain aquaculture production records held by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Senator Trunow explained that the exemption protects shellfish and submerged land lease records, supports compliance with federal partners and statutory requirements, and helps protect marketplace competition. A representative from the Department appeared in support, and the bill was moved as a committee bill and reported favorably. Next, the committee heard SB 534, Senator Bernard’s hunger-free campus pilot program bill. He described a pilot within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to identify campuses with high numbers of Pell-eligible students, develop a survey with the Hunger Task Force, designate staff to help students enroll in SNAP, expand campus food access, and require reporting on outcomes and future funding. The bill had one appearance form in support and was reported favorably without debate. The committee also received a presentation from the St. Pete Youth Farm, led by Carla Bristol and youth ambassadors. They described the farm as a youth-led community project on city-owned land that addresses food insecurity while providing leadership, financial literacy, career readiness, mental wellness programming, composting, aquaponics, and community events. Senators praised the program, asked about possible expansion into a culinary kitchen and partnerships with schools, and the presenters said they hope to expand youth opportunities, food preparation training, and related programming. The meeting concluded with adjournment.