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• So Skybox revenue, club ticket revenue, especially at Doak Campbell Stadium, real estate sales.
• We have a lot of real estate that has been given to the athletic department and program that we monetize
• So Skybox revenue club ticket revenue, especially at Doke Campbell Stadium, real estate sales.
• We have a lot of real estate that has been given to the athletic department and program that we monetize

Summary: The Higher Education Budget Subcommittee met to hear an overview of State University System finances from the Board of Governors and detailed budget presentations from Florida State University, the University of Central Florida, and the University of North Florida. The witnesses explained how university budgets are organized into fund categories such as education and general, contracts and grants, auxiliaries, local/designated funds, capital projects, and component units such as direct support organizations. They also described carry forward funds, the statutory reserve and spending-plan requirements, the PICO/HECO capital outlay process, and how universities use investment accounts, audits, and board oversight to manage restricted and unspent funds. The universities emphasized that most operating dollars are restricted to specific uses and that state support helps keep tuition low. Members asked about differences in funding levels among institutions, especially why FSU receives more funding than UCF despite lower enrollment. Officials said preeminence funding, performance funding, and special legislative appropriations explain much of the difference, and the Board of Governors noted that Florida now has four preeminent universities, with UCF nearing that status. Questions also focused on what happens to unspent carry forward money, how it is invested, and whether the Board of Governors or Legislature can require funds to be returned; officials said the money is invested conservatively, subject to board and audit oversight, and can roll forward under a detailed spending plan, though the Legislature can change funding levels. The committee also discussed capital projects, with members asking about delays, inflation, and whether more projects should be phased or funded faster; witnesses said PICO funds remain with the state until needed and are reimbursed as construction proceeds. A substantial portion of the discussion covered athletics, research, student fees, and endowments. The universities said athletics is generally expected to be self-supporting, though limited use of auxiliary or carry forward funds may be allowed for projects benefiting the broader student body. They also described the financial pressures from name, image, and likeness changes and new NCAA-related costs, and said institutions are planning for those changes now. On research, the universities explained sponsored research funding, indirect cost recovery, compliance obligations, and tech transfer, but did not provide specific commercialization revenue figures and said they would follow up. Members also asked about student fee increases, student input, counseling and wellness funding, and how housing costs affect affordability; the universities said student committees and boards review fees, and aid packaging is intended to keep student debt low. Endowments were described as being held in separate foundations/DSOs with independent investment committees and used mainly for scholarships, faculty support, and research.

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• Um, I would, not that I would need it, but I'm sure colleagues of mine in the real estate industry, and
• ><00:35:02.320> a<00:35:02.720> licensed<00:35:03.440> real<00:35:03.680> estate
• Now being a a licensed real estate Now being a a licensed real estate practitioner<00:35:04.800>
• <00:36:05.839> real<00:36:06.079> estate<00:36:06.520> industry,<00:36:07.520
• > and real estate real estate industry, and real estate real estate industry, and some<00:36:08.000

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• But real estate is very volatile in terms of what's happening with interest rates, what's happening with
• Commercial real estate is the same way.
• If you have a big downturn, commercial real estate is almost always affected, and so that would feed

Summary: The Select Committee on Property Taxes met for a listening session focused on a presentation by Amy Baker of the Joint Legislative Office of Economic and Demographic Research on local government revenues and expenditures. Baker reviewed statewide financial data for counties, municipalities, and independent special districts, using 2018-19 as a baseline year because it was stable and pre-COVID. She explained that counties rely heavily on taxes, with ad valorem taxes making up about 73% of county tax revenue and about 24% of total county revenues statewide, while municipalities rely more on charges for services and have a lower statewide ad valorem share of about 14.7%. She also noted wide variation across local governments, with some counties and cities highly dependent on property taxes and others using them minimally or not at all. Special districts were shown to be very different from counties and cities, with hospital-related revenues and expenditures dominating many of them, while water management districts were more reliant on ad valorem taxes and focused expenditures on the physical environment. Baker also summarized expenditure patterns: counties spent the largest share on public safety, while municipalities spent the largest share on general government services, followed by physical environment and public safety. She emphasized that local government structures vary widely and that the committee should study what characteristics are associated with greater property tax reliance. She said the next research steps would be to extend the analysis through later years, including the COVID and inflation period, and to examine institutional and legal factors that shape local fiscal structures. Members asked about unfunded mandates, fuel taxes, reserves, school taxes, millage rates, and how property taxes relate to specific services such as police and fire. Baker said the current analysis did not yet account for mandates or school taxes and that further work could examine links between revenues and expenditures, commercial versus residential tax burdens, and other factors. After the presentation, members reported back on local meetings with counties and municipalities. Several described large differences in millage rates, revenue mixes, and the impact of any property tax changes on fiscally constrained counties versus larger, wealthier ones. Concerns were raised about how local governments would replace lost revenue, especially for public safety and emergency response, and members discussed the need to consider both revenue replacement and ways to rein in spending. The co-chairs said the committee would continue gathering information, send members follow-up homework and requests for panel suggestions, and invite additional input from constituents, stakeholders, and local governments. The meeting ended with no votes or formal actions beyond adjournment.

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• Darby's bill relating to the regulation of real estate appraisals and appraisal management companies.
• Harles's bill relating to licensing regulation of certain real estate professionals by the Texas Real
• Estate Commission.

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• The court is trying to find out or figure out what to do with the estate, what to do with the proceeds
• from the estate.
• I mean, I understand your question, but I also recall, and I do not hold myself out as a Wilson Estates

Bills: HB3619, HB3652, HB4572, HB4891, HB4941, HB5103, HB5105, HB5106, HB5224, HB5600

Keywords: surface estate, well plugging, Railroad Commission, landowner rights, liability, strategic reserve, gas supply, petroleum products, disaster response, Railroad Commission of Texas, energy security, emergency planning, oil and gas waste, environmental regulation, waste management, mining pits, groundwater monitoring, regulation, commercial disposal facilities, environmental standards

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• THE DECEASED ESTATE MAY COVER FOR LOST WAGES OR OTHER EARNINGS, MEDICAL AND FUNERAL EXPENSES PAID BY
• THE ESTATE AND THE VALUE OF THE ESTATE COULD HAVE EXPECTED TO ACQUIRE IF THE DECEASED HAD LIVED.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• We have you, Craig Hopper, board member of TREP, Texas Real Estate Probate Institute.
• I'm here appearing in my own capacity though as a trust and estates attorney. OK.
• Uh, I've served as chair of the state bars real estate propane trust law section and was the liaison

Bills: HCR6

Keywords: Meals on Wheels, senior services, nutrition, community support, volunteerism

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• AB 3913 by Harless relating to the licensing and regulation of certain real estate professionals by real
• estate state commission for the Committee of Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
• Corrections HB 3952 by Lambert relating to an exemption for motor vehicles transferred from a decedent's estate

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• So the concern is that has a devaluation on real estate if you have commercial property.
• <03:41:53.600> if that has a devaluation on real estate if that has a devaluation on real
• estate if you<03:41:54.000> have<03:41:54.160> commercial<03:41:54.560> property.
• real estate takes in consideration.
• >> Well, commercial real estate takes in >> Well, commercial real estate takes in consideration

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• I think that anything we can do to stimulate the real estate market that would help homeowners either
• the real estate market that would<00:08:33.320> help<00:08:33.640> home<00:08:33.919><
• And I love using my real estate knowledge because I just, I'm excited.
• And I love using my real estate knowledge because I just, I'm excited.
• And I love using my real estate knowledge because I just, I'm excited.

Bills: HF2715, HF2499, HF3420, HF3657, HF2303

Keywords: HF2715, homestead credit refund, property tax refund, property tax relief, homeowner tax relief, homestead credit, co-pay reduction, Minnesota property taxes, tax rebate, state refund, income thresholds, inflation adjustment, property tax circuit breaker, housing affordability, elderly homeowners, fixed income, taxation, Minnesota Statutes 290A.04, renters credit, income tax

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• The test prep is for med school, law school, graduate school, nursing, teaching, real estate, and the
• The test prep is for med school, law school, graduate school, nursing, teaching, real estate, and the
• The test prep is for med school, law school, graduate school, nursing, teaching, real estate, and the
• The test prep is for med school, law school, graduate school, nursing, teaching, real estate, and the
• , school, nursing, teaching, real estate, school, nursing, teaching, real estate, and<00:15:06.720

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <02:10:25.840> transactions collecting on real estate transactions collecting on real estate
• <02:14:19.360> property It's paid whenever real estate property It's paid whenever real estate
• specifically being used as a real estate specifically being used as a real estate transfer<02:15
• <02:20:07.040> transactions uh related to real estate transactions uh related to real estate
• Is the volume of real estate transactions increased? Real estate transactions have increased.

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The House opened with the pledge, roll call, and approval of the journal. Members then spent much of the morning on announcements recognizing visiting groups, including the Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance, Catholic Lobby Day participants, Vertical Skills Academy students, the Colorado Optometric Association, the Junior League of Denver, Jack and Jill of America, and advocates for HIV/AIDS harm reduction. Representative Gilchrist also highlighted HIV/AIDS and overdose statistics and urged members to meet with advocates. Representative Velasco announced an absence for Monday and Tuesday. The chamber adopted House Resolution 1002, honoring District Wildlife Manager Bob Holder for 50 years of service to Colorado wildlife. Supporters described his long career, conservation work, bear education efforts, landowner relationships, and awards, and members gave him a standing recognition. The resolution passed 62-0 with 3 excused. The House then received committee reports and moved to third reading on several bills. House Bill 1081, concerning electric transmission system optimization, passed 42-20 with 3 excused. House Bill 1228, increasing access to marriage and family therapist licensure, passed 62-0 with 3 excused. House Bill 1120, implementing mobile home taxation task force recommendations and extending redemption protections for mobile home owners, passed 40-2 with 3 excused after debate over its tax policy effects and fairness to seniors and disabled veterans. House Bill 1084, expanding voter transparency requirements for initiated statewide ballot measures, was debated at length with opponents arguing it would burden citizen initiatives and implicate First Amendment rights; the transcript cuts off before a final vote on that bill.

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• get a little bit of schooling on timeshares, but obviously the bulk of the time frame is on real estate
• get a little bit of schooling on timeshares, but obviously the bulk of the time frame is on real estate
• And the basis is that when someone assists in the sale of real estate today, they have to be licensed
• timeshare sales know everything about timeshares, where today it's just a limited part of the real estate
• Just having real estate in a place to put it doesn't make it necessarily successful.

Bills: SB1041, SB1088, SB1118, SB1128, SB1168, SB1176, SB1189, SB1207, SB1250, SB1272, SB1274, SB1286, SB1428, SB1457, SB1461, SB1503, SB1519, SB1537, SB1582, SB1618, SB1654, SB1713, SB1827, SCR1012, SCR1020

Keywords: electronic monitoring, nursing care, assisted living, resident rights, privacy, consent, surveillance, cybersecurity, homeland security, artificial intelligence, state appropriation, VPN security, zero trust, housing, zoning, middle housing, urban development, duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes

Summary: The committee began with Senate Bill 1272, which would provide $5 million for the City of Douglas as a state match for the Douglas Port of Entry project. The chair adopted a Livingston amendment changing the funding source from the General Fund to the Water Supply Development Revolving Fund. Senator Gowen, Douglas Mayor Jose Grijalva, and city staff testified that the project could unlock $678 million in federal funding, create jobs, improve trade and national security, and generate future tax revenue. The bill passed 15-0 with three present and one not voting. Senate Bill 1503 was then amended with a strike-everything to expand the state death benefit for first responders to include pilots employed by law enforcement agencies, retroactive to January 1, 2026, and subject to voter approval. Senator Gowen and DPS Director Colonel Jeffrey Glover said the change would ensure the family of a DPS aviation supervisor killed in a helicopter crash would qualify for the benefit. The committee approved the bill 18-0 with one not voting. Senate Bill 1274 was converted by strike-everything amendment into a timeshare salesperson licensing measure, creating a separate license and training path focused on timeshare sales. Supporters said the change would better prepare salespeople and streamline licensing, while the sponsor said it would make government more efficient. The bill passed 17-1 with one not voting. Senate Bill 1286, dealing with veterinary telemedicine, was also approved after negotiated changes extended most telemedicine prescription periods to 30 days, kept antimicrobials at 14 days with no renewal, and allowed longer flea-and-tick prescriptions; supporters said it would help rural and disabled pet owners. It passed 18-0 with one not voting. The committee next considered Senate Bill 1519 on off-highway vehicles. A hostile strike-everything amendment proposing paid family and medical leave failed 7-11 with one not voting. The committee then adopted a Lopez amendment and advanced the underlying bill, which raises the OHV weight threshold from 2,500 to 3,500 pounds and adjusts registration and funding provisions. Supporters said it reflects newer enclosed and electric vehicles and helps trail funding, while opponents warned of trail damage and said the issue should wait for the study committee. The bill passed 10-7 with one present and one not voting. Senate Bill 1618, which updates the Military Affairs Commission, expands its membership and duties, and creates a military affairs fund, drew mixed testimony about whether it would strengthen Arizona’s ability to attract and retain military missions or shift the commission away from its traditional support role; it passed 10-6 with two present and one not voting. Finally, Senate Concurrent Resolution 1020, which would send to voters a CPI-based annual adjustment to legislative salaries, passed 9-8 with one present and one not voting after members debated legislative compensation, citizen-legislator concerns, and whether the change would broaden access to public service.

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• House Bill 2501, an act relating to real estate appraisal management companies.
• The House Bill 2501, an act relating to real estate appraisal management companies.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• And you know, the utilities currently are not in the real estate business of reviewing real estate sales

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• I've been in the real estate...
• I've been in the real estate business for 33 years, and the pain and struggle right now for families

Bills: HB324, HB252, SB80, HB241

Keywords: sheriffs, term of office, Alabama law, local government, election, residential construction, architectural approval, engineering approval, home building, single family residences, 1136, house, all

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• And so if you had, you know, I agree with you, I think that the underlying concern comes from estates
• And so if you had, you know, I agree with you, I think that the underlying concern comes from estates
• And so if you had, you know, I agree with you, I think that the underlying concern comes from estates
• We hope that we can have a real estate fix this year.
• We hope that we can have a real estate fix this year.

Bills: HF747, HF360

Keywords: corporate governance, shareholder rights, beneficial ownership, defective corporate acts, Minnesota Business Corporation Act, trusts, Uniform Trust Code, probate, estate planning, trust protector, directed trust, investment trust advisor, distribution trust advisor, excluded fiduciary, decanting, power of appointment, revocable trust, irrevocable trust, uneconomic trust, rule against perpetuities

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• But here's what I've heard often is that in some cases real estate agents are really great about making
• <01:11:43.440> agents<01:11:43.800> are in some cases real estate agents are in some
• cases real estate agents are really<01:11:44.280> great<01:11:44.719> about<01:11:45.000
• Purchasers—I'm not a real estate attorney, just to be fair.
• purchasers so I'm I'm not a real estate purchasers so I'm I'm not a real estate attorney<01:15:43.159

Keywords: 1183, house

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• It'll put in place common-sense guidelines around the use of generative AI images and rental real estate
• Wired recently published, 'Real estate is entering its AI slop era,' late last year.
• Popular real estate Reddits are packed with complaints from consumers who've been duped by AI-generated
• Realtors recently published a story entitled, 'Are You Catfishing Buyers with Picture Perfect Real Estate
• The law passed last year applied to real estate listings, and this year we're applying it now to rentals

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• in 2016—it's called the Tucson gun case—decided that the sale and disposition of the city's real estate
• So a city's own real estate—they can actually add other requirements that could be included in this bill
• could be an important addition to explicitly state within this program that, on a city's own real estate
• 2016 it's called the Tucson gun case they decided that the sale and disposition of the city's real estate
• So a city's own real estate, they can actually add other requirements that could be included in this

Bills: HB2014, HB2111, HB2156, HB2165, HB2202, HB2305, HB2321, HB2399, HB2403, HB2416, HB2418, HB2446, HB2601, HB2615, HB2620, HB2812, HB2939, HB2940, HB2955, HB2957, HB2960, HB2992, HB4026, HB4049

Keywords: air emissions, fuel blends, environmental quality, feasibility study, Arizona Department of Agriculture, driver license, examinations, motorcycle awareness, public safety, traffic laws, livestock, compensation, funding, ranching, agriculture, veterans, state parks, admission fees, military exemption, recreation access

Summary: The committee heard House Bill 2615, a strike-everything amendment creating an Independent Oversight Committee tied to the Department of Child Safety, with authority to review DCS practices, request briefings and audits, visit sites, and receive confidential complaints, along with a $2.2 million appropriation. The sponsor and several parents and advocates testified that stronger independent oversight was needed because of serious DCS failures affecting children and families. Some members supported the goal but objected to housing the committee in the Ombudsman’s office or questioned whether the structure was the right approach. The strike-everything amendment was adopted, but the bill itself then failed on a 5-5 vote. The committee then passed House Bill 2620, which provides $300,000 annually for five years to the Arizona Department of Veterans Services to grant funds to emergency shelters serving veterans without requiring scheduled intake appointments. The sponsor and shelter representatives said the money would support trauma-informed case managers, help veterans connect to VA and shelter resources, and move the state closer to functional zero for veteran homelessness. The bill received unanimous support and a do-pass recommendation. House Bill 2321 also passed unanimously. It requires DCS to place a security freeze on the credit reports of children entering foster care, with the freeze remaining until age 16 unless the child later chooses otherwise, and includes a $100,000 appropriation and one ongoing FTE. The sponsor said foster youth are especially vulnerable to identity theft and need automatic protection. House Bill 2601, which directs ADOT to seek federal segmentation for the Interstate 11 project between Casa Grande and Wickenburg, passed 6-4 after testimony from supporters who said it would keep the project moving and opponents who raised environmental, cost, and litigation concerns. House Bill 2992, a pilot program for child sexual abuse and grooming awareness education in six public schools, also passed 6-4 after testimony from a survivor and advocates; supporters framed it as prevention and critics argued it duplicated existing sex education and should be handled through broader curriculum or parent education. Additional bills considered included House Bill 2156, which appropriates $250,000 to the livestock compensation fund and passed 7-3 despite transparency and conflict-of-interest concerns from an opponent; House Bill 2165, which exempts certain veterans and military members from state park admission fees, as amended to narrow the exemption to retired or disabled veterans and similar National Guard members, and passed 6-4 amid concerns about lost park revenue; House Bill 2960, creating a veterans specialty court grant program and requiring better coordination on incarcerated veterans, which passed 8-0; House Bill 2014, directing studies on gasoline blends and emissions modeling, which passed 6-2 despite concerns about cost and limited impact; and House Bill 2957, preserving non-REAL ID driver licenses and restricting biometric collection and data sharing, which passed 5-4 after amendment.