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NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Taxation and Revenue Feb 11th, 2026 at 08:37 am
House Taxation & Revenue
Transcript Highlights:
- It lowered the cost on everything. It brought it down to $5 million and $3 million.
- It lowered the cost on everything. It brought it down to $5 million and $3 million.
- Let's roll it until we can table it on Friday when you bring it back. Thank you.
- Let's roll it until we can table it on Friday when you bring it back.
- It goes in, and all it does is fund the bond.
Committee:
House House Taxation & Revenue
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Is it an amended?
- So the question is, is it well tailored? Is it doing the thing we want it to do?
- So the question is, is it well tailored? Is it doing the thing we want it to do?
- So the question is, is it well tailored? Is it doing the thing we want it to do?
- It does not change the intent of the original language, but it defines it further to add clarity.
Committee:
House Education
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Ways & Means Jan 15th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- work without it.
- work without it.
- I haven't fact-checked it, but it said it was $143 billion of total state and local debt.
- So with this institution, if we were to start it up—and granted it will take some time to get it up and
- You give it a dollar, it can loan out 90 cents. It has to keep 10 cents in reserve.
Summary:
The committee first received a JLARC work session on the 2025 tax preference performance reviews, covering nine tax preferences and recommending legislative action on eight. JLARC reviewed natural gas transportation fuel preferences, travel agent and tour operator B&O rates, a property tax exemption for nonprofit low-income housing developers, and several shorter reviews including senior center property tax relief, a disabled veteran adapted housing remittance, trade convention nexus treatment, wholesale sales of fertilizer/pesticides/seed, a hazardous substance tax exemption for pesticides stored for out-of-state shipment, and three energy-related preferences for a silicon smelter. JLARC generally recommended continuing preferences that met stated or inferred objectives, modifying some to improve reporting or performance metrics, and allowing the unused silicon smelter preferences to expire. The Citizen Commission endorsed JLARC’s recommendations, and committee members asked a few clarifying questions, including about trends in travel agent/tour operator beneficiaries and the housing exemption’s performance metric and data issues.
The committee then heard a work session and public hearing on Senate Bill 5754, which would create a Washington State public bank. A presentation from California public banking advocates and the Bank of North Dakota described public banks as government-owned financial institutions intended to keep public funds working locally, support lending for housing, infrastructure, and community development, and partner with community banks and credit unions. Committee questions focused on leverage, liquidity, constitutional issues, and how the model would interact with existing state investment and debt structures. Staff summarized the bill’s structure, including activation conditions, governance, powers, and fiscal impacts, noting the fiscal note was largely indeterminate and startup costs could be significant.
Public testimony on SB 5754 was divided. Supporters included statewide elected officials, county and city officials, labor, educators, community advocates, and residents, who argued the bank could lower borrowing costs, improve access to capital, keep public money in Washington, and help finance infrastructure, housing, and disaster resilience. Opponents included community bankers and county treasurers, who warned about risks to safety and liquidity of public funds, questioned the need for a new institution given existing programs, and argued the proposal lacked a proven track record in Washington. The hearing concluded with no vote taken in the transcript.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
October 15, 2025 - 11:30 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- And so it didn't you just plug it into the on the backside.
- how it works.
- But we have had it in case we needed it.
- Is it itemized?
- Is it in part?
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Special Committee on Tax Reform Apr 2nd, 2026 at 08:30 am
Special Committee on Tax Reform
Transcript Highlights:
- It says the—so the other part in it, it says, there's a portion in there.
- It is not. It is for any home improvements. No, sir, it is not.
- He who understands it earns it, and he who does not pays it.
- It tracks in the fund. It tracks the market.
- Do you have it, please? Pull it open here. Oh, is it on the bottom of page two, maybe?
Committee:
House Special Committee on Tax Reform
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Mar 26th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- and use it unless I'm misreading it.
- It appears like you can't do that. >> I I do not read it the same way and I read it in a way that you
- You wouldn't be able to hold it or have it on your body.
- But I agree this law does make it better or this proposed law does make it better and it will make it
- That's it.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Regulating Artificial Intelligence – Senator Eric Lucero Mar 17th, 2025
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- What inspired you to create it, and what is it hoping to accomplish?
- c><00:01:34.759><c> hoping</c> you to create it and what is it hoping you to create it and what is it
- Is it being stored? What's the retention? How is it being deleted? Is it being shared with anybody?
- Is it being data mined?
- </c> it being shared with anybody is it being it being shared with anybody is it being data<00:04:25.199
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Children and Senior Advocacy Committee Feb 4th, 2026
Children and Senior Advocacy
Transcript Highlights:
- I'll talk to the sponsor offline. does it detail and why is it being does it detail and why is it being
- </c> to remove it. to remove it.
- We worked on it and got it out of the House. >> Is it exactly the same?
- >> I mean, it should be a part of it.
- So, I >> It is. It is very pressing. It is.
Committee:
House Children and Senior Advocacy
Keywords:
Ebony Alert, missing youth, public safety, law enforcement, racial equity, HB170, supplemental appropriations, Education Trust Fund, Alabama education budget, school funding, K-12 education, local boards of education, textbook adoption, school buses, school safety, charter schools, summer programs, afterschool programs, reading intervention, college and career readiness
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Special Committee on Tax Reform Apr 2nd, 2026
Special Committee on Tax Reform
Transcript Highlights:
- Because it sounded like they thought it was just for catastrophic, and the way it was written.
- It says the other part in it, it says there's a portion in there.
- It is not. It is for any home improvements. No, sir, it is not.
- He who understands it earns it, and he who does not pays it.
- It tracks in the fund. It tracks the market.
Committee:
House Special Committee on Tax Reform
Summary:
The committee first heard House Bill 2923, which would give homeowners a temporary property tax exemption of up to four years on qualifying home improvements between $7,500 and $75,000, so long as the property is the owner’s homestead and the required intent and completion forms are filed. The sponsor said the bill is meant to encourage reinvestment in homes, including after catastrophic events, and said the fiscal note showed no impact. Members asked about the bill’s effect on assessors, taxing districts, school districts, the definition of homestead, and whether the state would reimburse lost revenue. Testimony in support argued the bill would reduce ambiguity in new-construction assessments, encourage repairs and improvements, and help homeowners avoid being penalized for fixing damaged homes. Concerns were raised about routine maintenance, the four-dwelling language, possible burdens on assessors, and whether the bill could affect senior tax freezes. The hearing on HB 2923 ended without a vote.
The committee then went into executive session on House Bill 3256, adopted a committee substitute, and voted the substitute do pass by a roll call of five yes and one no. Discussion focused on criminal penalties in the bill, with the ranking member objecting to those provisions and noting that other states do not include them. The sponsor explained changes in the substitute, including broader retail-establishment language, explicit coverage of sports venues and concert halls, and removal of banks and credit unions from the bill. Members suggested further floor amendments and additional review of other states’ statutes.
Finally, the committee heard Senate Joint Resolution 95, which would create the Show Me Prosperity Fund as a constitutional endowment intended to eventually replace all state-imposed taxes with investment earnings. The senator said the fund would be seeded by a one-time appropriation, managed by the treasurer, audited by the auditor, and protected from borrowing or diversion, with distributions capped at 3 percent. Supporters said the proposal would use compound growth to create long-term tax relief and eventually make Missouri the first state to eliminate state taxes; one witness called it straightforward and honest. Members questioned the size of the needed appropriation, how the fund would work if state income tax changes separately, whether state law allows the needed investments, and how the fund would avoid becoming unstable if distributions begin before it is large enough. No opposition testimony was offered, and the hearing concluded without action on SJR 95.
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
House and Governmental Affairs Mar 25th, 2026
House and Governmental Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- it was not a local.
- It did have Calcasieu in the title, but is... It was not a local.
- I thought it was in these amendments, but if not we can include it.
- It shouldn't exist.
- They can do it if they feel like it, and if they don't feel like it, they don't have to.
Committee:
House House and Governmental Affairs
Keywords:
human rights, individual liberties, Magna Carta, constitutionalism, free speech, voter identification, election integrity, federal elections, public confidence, election security, SAVE America Act, Louisiana, election fraud, job advertisement, salary transparency, civil service, employment notification, applicant rights, legislative attendance, task force
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Public Works and Highways (01/27/2026)
Public Works and Highways
Transcript Highlights:
- > um</c> constrained plan, it it uh it does um constrained plan, it it uh it does um pose<00:09:29.519
- So if it if it we bought it<00:58:13.359><c> for</c><00:58:13.599><c> 100,000</c> it for 100,000 it for
- :39.839><c> it</c> really doesn't help us but it I guess it really doesn't help us but it I guess it
- </c> uh, well, it it Oh, yeah. 485C. uh, well, it it Oh, yeah. 485C.
- </c><03:14:03.040><c> it</c> represent Rottmore just said, it it represent Rottmore just said, it it
Committee:
House Public Works and Highways
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Elementary and Secondary Education Jan 15th, 2026
Elementary and Secondary Education
Transcript Highlights:
- May have needed it. You needed it. Dr. Beth Winton: No, no, no. He deserved it.
- It would be a good idea to try to promote it.
- It also has a piece in it there.
- So, okay, I get it. I get it.
- It has the potential to reach 50 if we can do it.
Committee:
House Elementary and Secondary Education
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 13th, 2026 at 09:32 am
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- In fact, we welcome it because we need it.
- So if we're able to operate that and have it full of events, it makes it a lot easier for us to justify
- We can build it into the cost and make it still affordable.
- Does it start very, very early? Is it high school? Is It, you know, middle school?
- it so much.
Committee:
House House Appropriations & Finance
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- Is it friendly?
- And I get it.
- Yeah, we're happy to give it to you and you can take a look at it.
- They can fill it out and drop it in.
- It got immediately tabled without debate. So it was just not done right. They tabled it.
Committee:
House House Judiciary
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Licensing and Occupations (2-25-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- But it is effective. It is used wisely by the cabinets most of the time.
- </c> if we do it versus if we don't do it if we do it versus if we don't do it Senator<00:08:23.800><
- or it it does carve funding as a result or it it does carve out<00:09:36.079><c> for</c><00:09:36.279
- </c><00:20:26.440><c> previously</c> does is it it takes what was previously does is it it takes what
- c> unilaterally cancel it and it lead it unilaterally cancel it and it lead it left<00:21:31.120><c>
Summary:
The Senate Standing Committee on Licensing and Occupations met with a quorum and first heard Senate Bill 20, sponsored by Senator Matt Nunn, which would bar state agencies from adopting administrative regulations with implementation and compliance costs above $500,000 over a two-year period unless an exception applies. Nunn said the bill is intended to increase legislative oversight, reduce burdensome regulation, and preserve agency authority for routine rules, with exceptions for emergency actions, loss of federal funds, express legislative authorization, and health facility/service matters. Senators asked about the definition of “major economic impact,” whether broader societal costs were considered, and how the legislature could respond quickly to year-round agency rulemaking; Nunn said the bill is meant to force those larger policy choices into the legislative process. Several members voiced concern that the threshold was too low and could tie agencies’ hands, while others supported the bill as a check on regulation. The committee voted to report SB 20 favorably, with some members voting no or passing.
The committee then took up Senate Bill 127, sponsored by Senator Shelley Frommeyer, concerning real estate license reciprocity. Frommeyer and representatives from Perry Real Estate College explained that the bill would codify Kentucky’s current education and licensing standards for out-of-state real estate licensees, rather than relying on bilateral agreements that can be terminated by other states. They said the measure was prompted by the end of reciprocal agreements with states such as Ohio and West Virginia, which left students and licensees uncertain, and argued that codifying the standards would provide stability, help military spouses, and support Kentucky’s real estate industry. Senators questioned whether a compact would be better, whether the bill would disadvantage Kentucky licensees seeking to practice elsewhere, and whether it would weaken Kentucky’s leverage in future negotiations. Supporters said the bill only fixes Kentucky’s side of the process and could encourage other states to adopt similar standards; opponents worried it was unilateral and might not produce reciprocity from other states. The committee ultimately reported SB 127 favorably, with several members explaining yes, no, or pass votes, and then adjourned.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- They may not, but it at least puts meat in it.
- as it is.
- as it is.
- I think part of this addresses it, but I think part of it actually makes it worse.
- I think part of this addresses it, but I think part of it actually makes it worse.
Committee:
House Judiciary, Rules and Administration
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- it it gets rid of the sunset really it it it gets rid of the sunset that<00:03:41.440><c> uh</c><00:
- Is it is it April 1st? Is out typically? Is it is it April 1st?
- </c> that that voice is who it says it is. that that voice is who it says it is.
- </c> Um it it is not my it my interpretation Um it it is not my it my interpretation this<00:54:26.640
- ><c> from</c> >> So it it it basically cuts it out from >> So it it it basically cuts it
Bills:
HB0045
Committee:
House Revenue
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (01/28/2026)
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- Canada, it is 100% it is 100% legal.
- </c><00:06:39.120><c> If</c> they support it, they'll pass it. If they support it, they'll pass it.
- I've lived in other states and been it you know it seems it seems like folks it you know it seems it
- </c> around it. around it.
- I haven't experienced >> How quick is it? I haven't experienced it. it. it.
Committee:
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Children and Family Law (04/01/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- It didn't it wasn't a document in blank.
- Um, but it could be, especially if it.
- It it may have occurred and I occurred.
- </c> happy to look into it if you need it. happy to look into it if you need it.
- I think it that it doesn't happen.
Summary:
The subcommittee met to continue its review of recommendations for New Hampshire’s family court, with the chair emphasizing a collaborative approach and noting that the group would focus on the origins of the family division, recurring problems identified in earlier reports, and comparisons with other states. Members discussed organizing testimony into three broad topics: the court hearing process and pro se litigant preparation, mediation/arbitration/counseling, and the interaction of domestic violence issues with family court and related criminal proceedings. The chair also noted that the subcommittee would not meet again for two weeks and encouraged members to review materials from Judge Michael Mace and NCSL research on other states’ family court systems.
Attorney Heather Culp, senior administrator for the judicial branch’s circuit court, testified about New Hampshire’s ADR programs. She explained that the Office of Mediation and Arbitration, created by statute in 2007, oversees more than 12 statewide ADR programs across the Supreme, Superior, and Circuit Courts, including family division programs such as divorce-parenting mediation, neutral case evaluation, guardianship, termination of parental rights, and voluntary adoption mediation. She said the divorce-parenting mediation program is the largest family division ADR program, with about 3,400 mediation sessions in 2023 out of roughly 6,700 cases, and that most cases involving minor children are referred to mediation soon after the first appearance session.
Culp described the family division process as beginning with a first appearance session led by a case manager, who provides information, helps with paperwork, and schedules mediation, usually within 30 to 45 days. She said mediation is strongly encouraged in parenting and divorce cases, but there is no requirement to reach agreement, and parties may settle some issues while leaving others for court. She also explained that mediation is prohibited or limited in certain domestic violence cases: cases with active civil protection orders may proceed only with both parties’ consent and possible safeguards, while cases involving criminal protective orders are not sent to mediation. Mediators in court-referred family cases are contracted with the court and must be certified by the executive branch’s mediator certification board; mediators do not communicate with judges, except through a brief ADR report noting whether the case settled or what the next procedural step is. Members asked about referrals, timing, and the meaning of “neutrals,” and Culp said the court uses in-house contracted neutrals for family division ADR and does not refer divorce-parenting cases to outside providers.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- If they wanted it, they can collect it themselves.
- I'm happy to do it right now. All right. Let's go for it.
- It is not a handout. It's earned, and it creates long-term wealth where it normally wouldn't exist.
- It was a small business when it started. It started as an ESOP, so it grew with employee owners.
- It was a small business when it started. It started as an ESOP, so it grew with employee owners.
Committee:
House Judiciary