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TX
Texas 89th Regular
Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Apr 9th, 2025
Trade, Workforce & Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- The chair lays out HB 621 as. pending business.
- The chair lays out HB 1006 as pending business.
- HB 1926 as pending business.
- HB 3698 as pending business.
- SB 3699 as pending business.
Bills:
HB74 , HB175 , HB460 , HB576 , HB2271 , HB2294 , HB2874 , HB3016 , HB3133 , HB3191 , HB3458 , HB3929 , HB4063 , HB4115 , HB4394 , HB74 , HB175
Keywords:
Puerto Verde, Port Authority, eminent domain, bonds, tax assessments, economic development, infrastructure, transportation, public welfare, child care, certifications, Texas Rising Star Program, grant program, disability inclusion, family income, affordability, economic impact, state study, cost analysis, government support
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine the nomination of William Briggs, of Texas, to be Deputy Administrator, and Casey Mulligan, of Illinois, to be Chief Counsel for Advocacy, both of the Small Business Administration. Mar 12th, 2025 at 01:30 pm
Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- The Small Business Administration is intended to support small businesses by providing capital, contracts
- Like many Americans, my belief in the power of small businesses is strong. Business is personal.
- Two of my sisters currently run a small business today, and I have owned and operated two small businesses
- note about the fact because you're a government agency designed to help businesses yet most businesses
- Start a small business ecosystem.
Keywords:
SBA, small business, nominations, Bill Briggs, Casey Mulligan, regulations, capital access, public support
Summary:
The Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship convened to consider the nominations of Bill Briggs for Deputy Administrator of the SBA and Dr. Casey Mulligan for Chief Counsel for Advocacy. The discussions highlighted the critical role of the SBA in promoting small businesses, with emphasis on overcoming challenges posed by excessive regulations and the need for improved access to capital. Several committee members expressed their concerns over recent layoffs within the SBA and the closure of district offices, which they believe undermine support for small businesses across the nation. The committee meeting saw extensive dialogue about the implications of regulations on small business operations and how the nominees plan to address these issues if confirmed. Public support for the nominees was acknowledged through letters from various stakeholders who advocate for small business interests.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine certain pending nominations. Apr 29th, 2025 at 08:30 am
Subcommittee on Personnel
Transcript Highlights:
- We need to grow those and take advantage of small businesses as well.
- As I formally founded and ran and sold multiple small business businesses, I know the pain of difficulty
- I want to move on to small business defense production because Mr.
- Policies, priorities, and a focus on small business.
- Trust me, that ground would shake like nobody's business once a month. This era.
Keywords:
defense industrial base, small business, workforce development, acquisition processes, national security, cybersecurity, critical minerals
Summary:
The meeting of the committee revolved around critical discussions on enhancing the defense industrial base, focusing on small business engagement and the importance of streamlined processes in defense contracting. There was a significant emphasis on the need for more investment in the defense manufacturing sector, particularly in the face of competition from countries like China. Some members expressed frustration over the treatment of small businesses, citing barriers that prevent these innovative companies from effectively participating in defense contracts. The need for a workforce capable of meeting the common challenges posed by evolving technologies and geopolitical threats was also highlighted throughout the meeting.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine reforming SBIR-STTR for the 21st century. Mar 5th, 2025 at 01:30 pm
Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- For decades, the Small Business Innovation Research Program, or SBIR, and the Small Business Technology
- and small business owners.
- in Nevada are small businesses.
- The Small Business Technology Council.
- Rothside, every day I hear from small businesses in North Carolina, particularly small businesses with
Keywords:
SBIR, STTR, Innovate Act, small business, innovation, legislative reforms, economic growth, funding, technology transfer
Summary:
The meeting focused on the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Programs (SBIR-STTR), emphasizing the critical reforms necessary to enhance their effectiveness. Chair Ernst introduced the Innovate Act to streamline processes, ensuring funding is awarded based on merit and addressing existing abuses within the system. The discussion was robust, with numerous members expressing concerns about phase transitions and the need for targeted funding to support impactful technological innovations. The conversation also highlighted the program's importance in fostering economic growth, particularly for small businesses in rural areas, and the urgency for legislative changes as the program's authorization approaches expiration.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- As a matter of business, members, item number 6, House Bill 3920 will be laid over.
- A lot of them, a lot of businesses don't meet the number of jobs.
- The well, maybe a better way to word my question would be I understand that if you have a business in
- a municipality of 50,000, you're more likely to meet these constraints than if you have a business in
- How this is an expense, and an expense is already deducted from the cost of doing business from a tax
Committee:
Senate Revenue and Taxation
Keywords:
veterans, tax refund, Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs, capital improvement, donations, Oklahoma Emission Reduction, incentive, taxation, environment, revenue, investment, school funds, treasurer, education funding, financial policy, income tax, scholarship, tax credit, Oklahoma Tax Commission, school funding
MN
Committee:
House Ways and Means
Keywords:
omnibus, state government, local government, elections, campaign finance, voter registration, absentee voting, election administration, electronic rosters, lobbying, lobbyist disclosure, state budget, appropriations, biennial budget, Minnesota Secretary of State, Minnesota Management and Budget, state personnel, civil service, affirmative action, disability employment
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
A joint hearing with the House Committee on Small Business to examine prosperity on Main Street, focusing on keeping taxes low for small businesses. Apr 8th, 2025 at 09:00 am
Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- true small businesses.
- We as small business, truly small businesses, don't have the negotiating power that a large business
- And small businesses agree.
- Some of those businesses are going to go out of business. Thank you for that.
- And it's going to put some of the small businesses out of business. It sure will.
Keywords:
joint hearing, small business, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, economic recovery, tax relief, job creation
Summary:
In this joint hearing of the House Committee on Small Business and the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, the primary focus was on the importance of making the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) permanent. The chair emphasized that small businesses are crucial for the nation's economic recovery, especially in the wake of current federal policies perceived as detrimental. Witnesses shared their experiences and highlighted how the tax cuts facilitated job creation and business expansion, stressing the need for continued support through ongoing tax relief measures. The meeting included discussions about the economic implications of the TCJA's potential expiration, with members voicing their concerns regarding how this could impact small businesses and the broader economy.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine managing risk for the long-term in the 7(a) loan program, focusing on hearing from lenders. Feb 26th, 2025 at 01:30 pm
Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- . small business owners.
- , 47% to women-owned businesses, and 17% to veteran-owned businesses.
- Bank to assist businesses across Arkansas with 7A and other small business loans.
- Business Outreach Centers, Small Business Development Centers, business centers and the like.
- Brewery business? Is that a word?
Keywords:
SBA, 7A loan program, underwriting standards, loan defaults, Community Advantage Program, small business funding, testimony
Summary:
The committee meeting focused on discussions regarding the SBA's 7A loan program and its implementation challenges. Members raised significant concerns about recent changes to the underwriting standards, which have been criticized for leading to an increase in loan defaults. Ranking members expressed a desire for a return to stronger guidelines to protect taxpayers and ensure the program remains a viable source for small businesses struggling to secure funding. Testimonies from community lenders highlighted their efforts to support underserved communities and stressed the importance of the Community Advantage Program.
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- of business activities conducted within the state without any deduction for the cost of doing business
- By way of background, Washington's business and occupation tax is imposed on the gross receipts of business
- By way of background, Washington's business and occupation tax is imposed on the gross receipts of business
- business.
- Seeing no further business before the committee, we are adjourned.
Committee:
House Finance
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- relating to misclassification, which is a real concern, uh, um, exploiting employees but also fellow businesses
- exploiting</c><00:04:18.880><c> u</c> Real concern, uh, um, exploiting employees but also fellow businesses
- And again, there's other business mandates that have need to be worked on and maybe in other areas, not
- And again, there's other business mandates that have need to be worked on and maybe in other areas, not
Committee:
House Ways and Means
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- AAA is notorious for doing this on a business side.
- That's great business.
- But, you know, when you look at small businesses, the federal designation of a small business is different
- than how LED looks at a small business.
- So I think that's one way to lower the cost for small business.
Keywords:
Louisiana Auctioneers Licensing Board, auctioneer licensing, professional licensing board, board membership, gubernatorial appointments, consumer members, public at large, Public Service Commission district, East Baton Rouge Parish, venue, domicile, licensure requirements, licensed auctioneer, occupational licensing, state board governance, Act 138, home inspectors, licensing, term limits, Louisiana State Board
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Agriculture REVISED: HB3902 - Added Feb 16th, 2026 at 03:00 pm
Agriculture
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill will allow local food entrepreneurs to expand their businesses in new ways, and it will provide
- This bill will allow local food entrepreneurs to expand their businesses in new ways, and it will provide
Committee:
House Agriculture
Keywords:
raw milk, unpasteurized, farm sales, Oklahoma Milk and Milk Products Act, local producers, advertising, animal welfare, commercial pet breeders, licensing, animal cruelty, labor, employment definitions, agricultural services, Oklahoma Workforce Commission, confidentiality, data access, right to repair, agriculture, OEM, repair providers
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- As a business, to reduce their tax burden, you're bound to see more. business, and more people moving
- The way I explain it and they've explained it to me is if you took your small business or any business
- And I'm happy to talk with Representative Bernal about this, you know, a lot of small business. businesses
- , really, in the state of Texas, particularly small businesses, but for so many small businesses, it
- You're dramatically reducing tax exposure for business personal property. for so many small businesses
Committee:
House Ways & Means
Keywords:
HB 8, school finance, compressed tax rate, maximum compressed tax rate, MCR, PYMCR, property tax, school district taxes, Education Code, Tax Code, state aid, school funding formula, local school taxes, Texas school finance, tax rate compression, public education funding, ad valorem tax, tangible personal property, income-producing property, business personal property
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans Feb 4th, 2026 at 08:00 am
Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans
Transcript Highlights:
- Our BEAD program is now going to connect 166,000 homes and small businesses in Washington.
- Disadvantaged Individual for the purpose of Business Enterprise State Certification, aka WMBE.
- the things that this bill does, one of them is that it allows the Office of Minority and Women's Business
- This amendment generally requires that rules adopted by the Office of Women and Business Enterprises
- We want to avoid jeopardizing the ability of business to qualify for a federal program or work, urge
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Trade, Workforce & Economic Development May 14th, 2025
Trade, Workforce & Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- Business to handle, okay. Okay, where are they? Oh, just... Only in white? No. Thank you.
- Okay, the chair lays out SB140 as pending business.
- SB1343 is pending business.
- SB2121 is pending business. Members, you remember this bill by Senator.
- Johnson relating to the regulation of certain business entities that act as data brokers.
Keywords:
DNA privacy, genetic privacy, genetic testing, genetic material, DNA ownership, property right in DNA, genetic consent, biological sample, genomics, genetic data, HIPAA, health information privacy, health care provider, research ethics, human subjects research, law enforcement DNA, forensic DNA, paternity testing, medical examiner, genetic discrimination
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Feb 11th, 2025
County and Municipal Government
Transcript Highlights:
- Y'all know my background is as a small business guy, and I have listened to small business folks across
- Businesses could take that as the assumption that they're good to go ahead and do business without having
- And 45 days in a small business time frame is a long time, and so if...
- I think these businesses have a lot of safeguards on them.
- Are we referring to these businesses?
Committee:
Senate County and Municipal Government
Keywords:
competitive bidding, procurement, disclosure statements, state contracts, contract protest, board governance, occupational licensing, Sunset Law, public accountability, training requirements, SB40, Houston/Hunter Act, firearm hold agreement, gun storage, temporary firearm storage, firearms dealer, federal firearms licensee, FFL, civil immunity, gun owner
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Economic Development and Tourism Committee Feb 11th, 2026
Economic Development and Tourism
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Mar 19th, 2025
Trade, Workforce & Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- The backbone and the foundation is small business, and you sit by a small business owners in your churches
- Members, there are three million small businesses in Texas made up 99.8% of all businesses in the state
- And so these small businesses, emerging companies, have the ability to go to the Small Business Research
- competitiveness. grants through the small business innovation research and small business technology
- Competitive in attracting business and competitive in keeping and helping the small businesses that we
Keywords:
social media, children, account verification, data privacy, parental control, property owners' association, residential watering restrictions, vegetation, fine limitations, drought, technology, innovation, economic development, grants, Texas Economic Development, business funding, HB 1395, private passenger vehicle rental, car rental, vehicle rental
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security Feb 11th, 2026
Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security
Transcript Highlights:
- Is there any other business? None? Senator Burgess? Yes, sir? Senator Burgess? Audible.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/27/25
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- business people.
- business people.
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Keywords:
teacher apprenticeship, registered apprenticeship, teacher licensure, teacher shortage, workforce development, education finance, K-12 education, higher education, Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, PELSB, Tier 3 license, teacher preparation, mentor teacher, school district, cooperative unit, teacher pipeline, alternative licensure, apprenticeship program, labor and industry, union representation