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NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance (10/30/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- As Representative Weyler said, the employees are paying what the state used to pay.
- more, had to pay more as a result of the state not willing to pay employer contributions, that was an
- </c> bill compared to what they are paying bill compared to what they are paying now.<00:50:47.440><c
- </c> while leaving the clerks and tax pay while leaving the clerks and tax pay taxpayers<01:02:51.599
- </c><02:30:09.040><c> for</c> we'll talk about how to how to pay for we'll talk about how to how to pay
Summary:
The Finance Committee met on October 30 to act on a series of House bills that had been moved during the budget process and, in many cases, were already addressed in the state budget. The chair explained that bills covered by the budget would generally be reported inexpedient to legislate, while some others would be placed on the consent calendar or handled separately. Early votes were largely unanimous, including House Bill 54, which would allow alternate treatment centers to operate for profit; the committee voted 25-0 ought to pass and sent it to the consent calendar.
The committee then recommended inexpedient to legislate on House Bill 97, a wastewater and infrastructure appropriation bill, because the funding had been replaced in House Bill 2 with $2.5 million in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027. Representative Rum opposed the ITL motion, arguing the projects would otherwise burden local property taxpayers and that the funding was important for housing and municipal infrastructure, but the motion passed 14-11. House Bill 111, dealing with the right-to-know ombudsman, was also reported ITL 14-11 on the grounds that the budget already made significant reforms and separate action could create conflicting statutory language.
House Bill 164, creating funding for a local government records manager position in the Secretary of State’s office, received a unanimous amendment appropriating $150,000 for fiscal year 2027 and then passed 25-0 ought to pass as amended, moving to the regular calendar. House Bill 197, the Property Tax Relief Act, drew extended debate over whether restoring a state contribution to retirement system costs would reduce local property taxes; supporters framed it as tax relief for municipalities and school districts, while opponents said the effect would be minimal or offset by other retirement-system changes. The committee ultimately voted 14-11 ITL, with a minority report requested. House Bill 215, requiring landfill permit applicants to submit a report on potential harms and benefits, was amended and then passed 25-0 ought to pass as amended. House Bill 216, which would remove a workers’ compensation-related service-credit limit for certain disability retirement cases, was voted ITL 25-0 after the sponsor said the fiscal impact was too uncertain. Finally, House Bill 219, which would redirect renewable portfolio standard funds and was amended to delay its effective date to July 1, 2027, advanced after debate over electricity costs and renewable energy policy; the committee adopted the amendment unanimously and then voted on the bill as amended.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
WAM-PSM, WAM-AEN Informational Briefings 01-07-2025
Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:34:20.200><c> their</c> what the county uh is paying their what the county uh is paying their
- give to make up the money that we didn’t pay them, and vice versa.”
- </c><01:06:10.279><c> before</c> there's they've been paying before there's they've been paying before
- </c> people and how much they're paying people and how much they're paying because<01:06:15.240><c> I've
- </c><01:14:31.040><c> the</c> additional $1.9 million to pay the additional $1.9 million to pay the federal
Summary:
The committee heard budget testimony first from the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Director Tommy Johnson outlined short-term goals to reduce overcrowding, improve living and working conditions, fill vacancies, expand mental health services, and update the correctional master plan. He said the department is still dealing with severe overcrowding at facilities such as OCCC and HCCC, with 947 people at OCCC against a design capacity of 628, and noted 938 inmates are currently housed on the mainland because of temporary repairs at Halawa. He also reported progress on staffing, saying the correctional officer vacancy rate has dropped from 34.3% to 24% through expanded recruitment. The department’s major budget request was $30 million for planning and design for a new Old Triple C project, along with other requests for re-entry services, identification documents, security systems, radios, sink-toilet modules, and trauma-informed care. Members asked about the timing and scope of the OCCC project, courtroom space in new facilities, and the department’s plan to use the funding to improve re-entry and reduce recidivism.
The committee then heard from the Department of Law Enforcement on a wide range of priorities. The department described requests to expand agricultural crime enforcement, traffic enforcement, illegal fireworks enforcement, and facilities such as a police building at the DKI airport, a state training center, and new police facilities in central and Leeward Oahu. It also discussed a major IT request for a statewide law enforcement and critical infrastructure notification platform, plus funding for grants management, the Wahiawa Civic Center and court complex, the prescription monitoring program, narcotics enforcement operations, and the narcotics lab. A significant portion of the discussion focused on a proposed traffic enforcement program for commercial vehicle inspections, speeding, and DUI enforcement, which the department said would be funded with federal dollars and would operate concurrently with county police. Committee members questioned whether the effort duplicated county jurisdiction and how the program would be trained and staffed.
Members also pressed the department on salary disparities for deputy sheriffs and related vacancies, and the department said the administration was working on a supplemental agreement and placeholder funding to address the issue. Additional discussion covered agricultural crime staffing, the Silver Alert program, and expansion of the forensic lab to handle explosives, firearms, and related evidence. No votes were taken in the portion provided, and the meeting moved from the corrections presentation to the law enforcement budget review with questions and answers throughout.
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- I see because I pay for your phone.
- </c><02:04:45.199><c> cuz</c> point where I won't make them pay cuz point where I won't make them pay
- </c> there more than one way to make them pay there more than one way to make them pay criminally<02:
- </c> need to pay as well. need to pay as well.
- </c> ought to pay as well. ought to pay as well.
Summary:
The Alabama Senate convened with prayer, the pledge, and a roll call establishing a quorum. The chamber approved routine motions to excuse absent senators, dispense with the previous day’s journal, and allow introduction of bills and committee reports throughout the day. The Senate also received several House messages referring bills to committee, including local constitutional amendments for Limestone, Blount, and Mobile counties, a human cloning bill, a Fair Campaign Practices Act bill, a public education bill, a court fees bill, and a physician assistance bill.
Committee reports were then taken up. The Finance and Taxation General Fund, Confirmations, State Governmental Affairs, County and Municipal Government, Education Policy, Banking and Insurance, Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development, Transportation and Energy, and Local Legislation committees all reported a number of bills favorably, many with amendments or substitutes. Several measures were advanced to the calendar for the next legislative day, and the Senate confirmed multiple appointments, including Eileen Meyer and Tiffany Martin to the Alabama Board of Midwifery, Jennifer Ag, Jerry Gross, and Edgar Hower II to the University of West Alabama Board of Trustees, Patricia Sims, Tony Cochran, and Sandy Stimson to the Alabama State Port Authority Board of Directors.
The Senate then adopted a special order calendar under Senate Resolution 34, setting the order of business for the 10th legislative day. The main floor debate centered on House Bill 161, the App Store Accountability Act, which was described as a child-protection measure requiring parental permission, age verification by app stores, accurate app age ratings, and limits on minors entering contracts through app downloads. Senators speaking in support said the bill was needed to protect children from harmful online content and preserve parental control, and they discussed an amendment clarifying the meaning of “act” and preserving compliance with other state age-verification laws. The debate was ongoing in the portion provided, and no final vote on HB 161 appears in this excerpt.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - Part 1 - 03/21/25
Judiciary and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- You won't have to pay the $680 upfront, but you will have to pay it sometime during the duration of the
- You won't have to pay the $680 upfront, but you will have to pay it sometime during the duration of the
- 29:09.600><c> total</c><01:29:09.760><c> of</c> pay by statute a total of pay by statute a total of $680
- </c><01:29:57.679><c> the</c> people, they'll still have to pay the people, they'll still have to pay
- the 680 upfront, but you will have pay the 680 upfront, but you will have to<01:30:05.600><c> pay</c
Committee:
Senate Judiciary and Public Safety
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- to have its name on a company pays to have its name on a stadium<00:38:56.880><c> or</c><00:38:57.079
- We pay for the postage. We swear them in.
- </c> all the work it's all our staff we pay all the work it's all our staff we pay for<01:42:37.599><
- Of that number, only 150 have received IDs, and of the 150, only 32 didn't have to pay.
- We can start bringing the money here, not paying the royalties, and other commercial industries.
Committee:
House Finance
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, December 11, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Right now, under the premium tax credits, you have to pay eight and a half percent of your income for
- or we're going to be mandating that the insurance company pay."
- </c><00:24:24.000><c> End</c> that the insurance company pay." End that the insurance company pay."
- He stole money out of their paychecks and kept it for himself instead of paying their taxes.
- </c> himself instead of paying their taxes. himself instead of paying their taxes.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Select Committee on Tribal Relations, June 16, 2026
Select Committee on Tribal Relations
Transcript Highlights:
- But that's the pay for at our clinic.
- But that's the pay for at our clinic.
- But that's the pay for at our clinic.
- But that's the pay for at our clinic.
- But that's the pay for at our clinic.
Committee:
Joint Select Committee on Tribal Relations
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 112 May 5th, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> we should be prepared to pay for it. we should be prepared to pay for it.
- </c> know, your your big stores to not pay know, your your big stores to not pay tax<01:12:04.600><c>
- Then you could pay extra.
- You pay for the program out of the fines that you impose.
- going to be paying $500 a shot?
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - Part 1 - 03/19/26
Judiciary and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- So, the tenant chose not<01:36:13.040><c> to</c><01:36:13.120><c> pay</c><01:36:13.280><c> their</c><
- We want to make this choice anyway, and we'll just pay the fine. It doesn't matter."
- </c><02:39:28.160><c> for</c> the process of eviction had to pay for the process of eviction had to pay
- So, the owner of the park has to pay increased taxes and that tax goes up 5%. >> Mr.
- </c> So, the owner of the park has to pay So, the owner of the park has to pay increased<03:00:05.920
Committee:
Senate Judiciary and Public Safety
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Resources, Recreation and Development (01/21/2026)
Resources, Recreation and Development
Transcript Highlights:
- And so continue paying for these sites?
- </c><02:08:23.520><c> for</c> of the day, that propertyy's paying for of the day, that propertyy's paying
- </c> just not any state-owned parks that pay just not any state-owned parks that pay for<03:54:34.319
- Um, and he is now paying restitution for that.
- You're going to pay an initial fee of $60. Then you're going to pay a $30 fee every year.
Committee:
House Resources, Recreation and Development
AR
Transcript Highlights:
- So the foundation will pay for the turf, not any funds from state or local tax dollars to the turf.
- And one of the ways we did it, we sold it as: you pay $2,000 a year, you have your name put on the turf
- And one of the ways we did it, we sold it as: you pay $2,000 a year, you have your name put on the turf
Committee:
All ALC-EXECUTIVE SUBCOMMITTEE
Summary:
The committee considered several waiver requests from school districts and a municipal-related waiver tied to a prior law encouraging local governments to use .gov domains. One request was to waive bidding requirements so a high school kitchen damaged in winter storms could be rebuilt quickly; members asked how many bids were received, were told the insurance provider’s process produced two bids, and then approved the waiver. Another request involved a district seeking to use Covington for work; after a brief question about prior experience with the firm, the committee approved that item as well.
The committee then heard from the superintendent of Smackover North School District, who requested a waiver to use TIPS for a football field turf project because the existing drainage had collapsed. Members questioned the funding source, particularly whether education dollars would be used on a football field. The superintendent said the project was intended to be funded through a Buckaroo Foundation with about half a million dollars already pledged, additional donor support being pursued, and no state or local tax dollars planned for the turf. He also said the district had obtained three bids. The committee approved the waiver.
Finally, the committee considered a waiver for Jonesboro related to the .gov domain requirement. Representative Jack Ladyman presented that the city would use .gov for its main website and communications, but wanted to keep its current billing system because converting billing would be expensive and could create software compatibility problems. After brief discussion, the committee approved the waiver. The meeting then adjourned.
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- this teeny tiny cost shift helps them with, there's a portion in one of the granges where they are paying
- rates, we have that amount added in, so it lowers the levy rate that the property taxpayers will be paying
- , because that's a lot. ...lowers the levy rate that the property taxpayers will be paying because we're
Bills:
SB5994
Committee:
House Finance
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Feb 16th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- coupons or other help that is available through pharmaceutical companies or other third parties that help pay
- It is called the Help Co-Pays Act, where HELP stands for Help Ensure Lower Patient Co-Pays Act.
Summary:
The House Health and Welfare Committee met with a quorum and first took up House Bill 558, sponsored by Representative Tanner. The bill concerns Social Security survivor benefits for foster youth and aims to ensure those funds are preserved for the children rather than used by the state for administrative purposes. In response to questions, Tanner said the measure applies to foster youth survivor benefits and can include benefits tied to a deceased veteran as well. He also said there is no specific federal guidance, and described the bill as codifying an existing Idaho executive action. The committee voted to send HB 558 to the floor with a due pass recommendation.
The committee then heard RS 33377 from Representative Cannon, a bill draft to ban copay accumulator practices in health insurance. Cannon explained that these programs prevent third-party assistance, such as manufacturer coupons, from counting toward a patient’s deductible or out-of-pocket maximum, shifting the benefit away from patients. He said the proposal was brought by a constituent, had been worked on with Representative Furman, and would align Idaho with similar laws in other states and with pending federal legislation. Representative Furman moved to introduce the bill draft, and the committee approved the motion.
After the introduction vote, the chair noted the bipartisan sponsorship and the committee adjourned.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance (04/01/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, if we delay the payment of<04:48:13.680><c> the</c><04:48:13.920><c> pay</c><04:48:14.320><c> of<
- of those monthly payments by of the pay of those monthly payments by a<04:48:16.560><c> few</c><04:48
- </c><05:02:47.600><c> the</c><05:02:47.840><c> family</c><05:02:48.240><c> planning</c> pay for this
- care. the family planning pay for this care. the family planning money<05:02:49.840><c> uh</c><05:02:
- </c> $50,000 per person to uh help them pay $50,000 per person to uh help them pay for<05:04:56.878><
Summary:
The committee first considered House Bill 66, a right-to-know measure that would broaden access from “citizen” to “person,” including out-of-state requesters. Members also adopted an amendment removing the current no-filing-fee provision for appeals of unfavorable right-to-know ombudsman rulings, citing budget concerns. The bill was then reported ought to pass as amended on a 16-9 vote, with a minority report requested.
House Bill 187, which would let a parent or guardian seek a protective order on behalf of a minor alleging abuse by someone outside the family or household, was described as a narrow fix with little fiscal impact. It passed unanimously, 25-0, and was placed on the consent calendar. House Bill 215, requiring landfill permit applicants to submit a report on potential harms and benefits, was retained because its policy had been folded into House Bill 2; the committee voted 25-0 to retain it. House Bill 219, dealing with renewable portfolio standard changes and lower renewable energy certificate values, drew opposition from members who said it would weaken renewable energy development and raise concerns about energy costs, but the motion to retain was adopted 14-11, allowing the bill to be moved into House Bill 2.
The committee then retained House Bills 365, 552, 566, 572, 607, 611, and 624, all by unanimous or near-unanimous votes, generally because the relevant policy or funding had been incorporated into House Bill 2 or because the bills were viewed as technical or low-impact. HB 566 was described as a landfill leach-management bill with a fiscal note under $10,000 annually and was sent to consent. HB 572 and HB 607 were retained because their money components were moved into HB 2, though one member objected that HB 607 represented an unfunded mandate for the Hampton Beach Area Commission.
House Bill 511, concerning ICE detainers and county detention practices, generated the most debate. Supporters said the amendment clarified how long counties may hold detainees without a federal contract and compared the detention period to existing bail rules; opponents argued the bill could sanction detention of people not charged with crimes and raised due-process concerns. The committee adopted the amendment 14-11 and then reported the bill ought to pass as amended on another 14-11 vote, with a minority report requested. House Bill 639, involving securities and digital currency issues, was also reported ought to pass after members noted unresolved concerns but said the Secretary of State’s Securities Division was willing to continue working on it in the other body; the vote was 16-10.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs (02/24/2026)
Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- >> Because without the money, they can't pay their staff.
- and they're paying taxes from the<05:23:15.280><c> get-go.
- Um, do the refugees themselves pay for their the costs of resettlement or flying in?
- >> Yes, they do pay back over time.
- going to pay back in time.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee to Hear SAO Performance Audits Jul 15th, 2026 at 02:00 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- case managers assess clients' care needs and authorize the number of hours of care that Medicaid will pay
- This is because some employers recognize certification with a pay raise.
- This is because some employers recognize certification with a pay raise.
- So when the certifications are delayed, so are these aids raises. with a pay raise.
Summary:
The Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee heard a State Auditor’s Office performance audit on the Restoring Quality Home Care Initiative (I-1163), which created home care aide certification requirements, FBI background checks, and an abuse/neglect registry. Auditors said some requirements likely improve safety, especially background checks and training, but the state lacked pre-2011 data to measure outcomes directly. They also found Washington has a long-term care workforce shortage, though its workforce supply ranks better than many states, and that more stringent entry requirements do not appear to reduce workforce participation compared with other states.
The audit’s main concern was that the certification process is slow and burdensome. Auditors reported that most applicants never finish certification, that only about one-third of fiscal year 2025 applicants were certified within the 200-day legal deadline, and that the average time to certification was 463 days. They identified delays between training and testing, limited testing access in some areas, and redundant Department of Health verification of FBI background checks as key causes. The audit recommended streamlining the process by accepting applications later in the process, expanding testing within training programs, and eliminating the redundant background-check verification.
Department of Health and Department of Social and Health Services staff largely agreed with the audit’s findings and recommendations. They said they have already made improvements, including moving exams into more than 110 training programs, increasing credentialing staff, and reducing barriers through rule changes. DSHS noted testing is offered in 13 languages. Committee members asked about testing contract incentives, language access, and whether the agencies would seek statutory or budget changes to implement the recommendations. No public testimony was offered, and the meeting adjourned without any vote or formal action by the committee.
MI
Michigan 2025-2026 Regular Session
Finance, Insurance, and Consumer Protection 26-06-23
Finance, Insurance, and Consumer Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- People pay because they have no other choice.
- People pay because they have no other choice.
- No one should have to pay hundreds of dollars for food, water, first aid supplies, or other essentials
- And the bottom line is this: you shouldn't have to pay more during an emergency just because the company
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Finance, Insurance, and Consumer Protection met with a quorum, adopted the June 17 minutes, and took testimony on several bills. Senate Bill 1053, sponsored by Chair Kavanaugh, would raise the acreage cap for neighborhood enterprise zones from 15% to 20% for certain zones. Supporters from Invest Detroit and the City of Detroit said the change would help make housing and redevelopment projects viable, especially in high-tax areas like Detroit, and the bill was reported to the floor on a 6-2 vote.
The committee also heard Senate Bill 988, sponsored by Senator Santana, which would extend from 30 to 35 days the deadline to appeal a denied poverty exemption to the Michigan Tax Tribunal. The sponsor and Detroit’s property assessment director described it as a technical alignment with the Tax Tribunal Act and a correction to conflicting timelines; the bill drew support from the Michigan Poverty Law Program, the Michigan Chamber, and the Tax Tribunal, and was reported unanimously. The committee then adopted S-1 substitutes for Senate Bills 1041, 1042, and 1043, the price-gouging package sponsored by Senators Moss, Chang, and Kavanaugh.
Sponsors of the price-gouging bills said the package would strengthen Michigan’s emergency price-gouging protections by defining excessive increases during declared emergencies, covering lodging, essential goods and services, and energy products, and giving the Attorney General clearer enforcement tools. Supporters included the Michigan Restaurant and Lodging Association and the Attorney General’s office, while the Michigan Chamber, Mackinac Center, and NFIB opposed the package. Despite the opposition, all three bills were reported to the floor on 5-3 votes. The meeting adjourned after all reported bills were approved.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Public Service Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Public Service
Transcript Highlights:
- At the same time, there is an ongoing effort to have the regional planning agencies pay the State Retirement
- At the same time, there is an ongoing effort to have the regional planning agencies pay the State Retirement
- calculation on post-retirement public sector work, and ensuring the people who benefit from the Equal Pay
- both purchasing credit for out-of-state teaching service that they rendered 20 years ago, they will pay
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Public Service
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on several public service and retirement-related bills. Senator Kelly Dooner and Rep. O’Rourke supported a Taunton home rule petition to extend Chief Walsh’s service during the city’s transition to a new public safety facility, citing the need to manage new equipment, cameras, and 911 systems smoothly. Senator Lovely testified in favor of bills expanding retirement savings access through the SMART Plan and the CORE Plan, arguing that automatic enrollment and broader eligibility would help state, municipal, and nonprofit workers save for retirement. No questions were raised on the Taunton petition, and the hearing later moved through the remaining testimony without any votes taken during the transcript.
Mary Waldron of the Old Colony Planning Council and Jeffrey Walker of the Southeast Regional Planning and Economic Development District urged support for legislation protecting regional planning agencies from being required to make retroactive payments to the State Retirement Board for past employer contributions. They warned that the costs would be unsustainable, could force layoffs or closures, and would jeopardize their ability to provide transportation, housing, economic development, and planning services. Bill Keith and Patrick Charles of PEREC testified on several retirement administration bills, including measures to ease statement-of-financial-interest filing rules, require payment for certain creditable service purchases, and clarify the definition of wages to include sick, vacation, and personal time; committee members asked questions about regional transit authorities joining retirement systems and about adding local retirement board representation to a proposed commission.
Jonathan Osimo and Rob Fabino of the Massachusetts Teachers Retirement System supported bills to penalize delinquent pension reporting by employers and to create a special commission to study retirement credit purchases, saying better reporting would improve retirement processing and that a broader review could improve fairness and sustainability. Eddie Boynton of the Braintree Education Association backed the SMART Plan bill, describing how automatic enrollment and low-fee fiduciary oversight could protect educators from high-cost supplemental retirement products. Matthew Nugent testified for a bill to divest public pension funds from firearms and ammunition. After the final witnesses, the chairs asked if anyone else wished to testify, heard none, and then adjourned the hearing.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee Jun 10th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- nonprofit organizations that protect open space and recreational lands the public can access should not pay
- The resulting exemption of $20,000 of military retiree pay effective for tax year 2025.
- The resulting exemption of $20,000 of military retiree pay effective for tax year 2025.
- Ideally, there would be money in the state budget to pay for this tax credit so that it didn't fall on
Summary:
The Committee on Revenue and Taxation met with a quorum and heard five bills, most of them tax exemptions or credits aimed at housing, veterans, and seniors. SB 1096, as amended, would provide a $1,500 tax credit for certain grandparents and other caregivers for tax years 2026 through 2030, with income-based phaseouts, a seven-year carryforward, and exclusions for dependents receiving foster care payments. Members praised the author’s amendments and the bill passed unanimously to Appropriations.
The committee also heard AB 672, extending a property tax welfare exemption for community land trust projects that create or rehabilitate low-income housing, and AB 1668, extending for five years the welfare property tax exemption for nonprofit land trusts that protect open space and recreational lands. Supporters for both bills emphasized permanent affordability, stewardship of natural lands, and relatively small public costs compared with the housing and conservation benefits. AB 672 and AB 1668 each passed unanimously to Appropriations, though AB 1668 drew one respectful opposition from the California Teachers Association.
AB 2022 would expand the property tax exemption for disabled veteran homeowners, increasing the exemption for low-income veterans to 100% and to 50% of assessed value for others, while preserving current benefits through a loophole-closing amendment. The author and veteran advocates argued the bill would help keep disabled veterans and their families in their homes and make California more competitive with other states. The bill passed 5-0 to the Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs. AB 2641 was placed on the consent calendar and adopted without objection.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee Jun 10th, 2026
Revenue and Taxation
Transcript Highlights:
- nonprofit organizations that protect open space and recreational lands the public can access should not pay
- The resulting exemption of $200,000 of military retiree pay is effective for tax year 2025.
- Commander's Veterans Council, and military officers. exemption of $20,000, $200,000 of military retiree pay
- Ideally, there would be money in the state budget to pay for this tax credit so that it didn't fall on
Committee:
Senate Revenue and Taxation