Video & Transcript Research : 'Legacy Amendment'
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CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee May 5th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- This motion is a do pass as amended to the Appropriations Committee.
- This is due pass as amended to the Committee on Appropriations.
- On AB 564, the motion is due pass as amended to Appropriations.
- On AB 547, the motion is due pass as amended to Appropriations.
- The motion is due pass as amended to the Committee on Appropriations.
Summary:
The Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee met with a delayed start while waiting for quorum, then heard several bills before moving to the suspense file. AB 564 by Assemblymember Haney would freeze the planned cannabis excise tax increase at 15% rather than allow it to rise to 25%; supporters argued the legal cannabis industry is struggling against the illicit market and high taxes, while opponents said the measure would reduce funding for children, youth programs, environmental restoration, and enforcement promised under Prop. 64. The bill was sent to suspense during regular order and later approved out of suspense on a 6-0 vote with amendments, including a five-year sunset and a reduced rate. AB 1265, also by Haney, would extend and expand the state historic tax credit to encourage rehabilitation of vacant historic buildings for housing and mixed-use projects; preservation and housing advocates supported it, and it was also sent to suspense rather than voted on immediately.
The committee then heard AB 1377 by Assemblymember McKenna, which would require studios seeking optional diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility film tax credits to complete the plans they submit to the California Film Commission. Labor supporters said studios should do more than make good-faith efforts, and the bill passed 5-1 to Appropriations. AB 1416 by Vice Chair Ta would clarify disaster-related property tax deferrals for homeowners who have requested installment plans, and it passed 7-0 to the Assembly Floor. Afterward, the chair gave a general warning that the bills on suspense represented large revenue losses and emphasized the committee’s need to weigh tax expenditures against other state priorities.
On the suspense file, the committee approved AB 27, AB 53, AB 97, AB 231, AB 232, AB 429, AB 613, AB 984, and AB 1485, mostly on unanimous or near-unanimous votes, while AB 547 passed 5-1. Several other bills, including AB 386, AB 389, AB 490, AB 6991, AB 814, AB 1057, AB 1219, AB 1282, AB 1354, AB 1431, AB 1435, and AB 1481, were held in committee. The meeting concluded with the committee adjourning after completing the suspense-file actions.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 02/04/25
Environment, Climate, and Legacy
Transcript Highlights:
- Members, the Outdoor Heritage Fund is one of the four funds under Legacy and was passed by voters in
- 2007 to amend the state constitution on clean water, land, and Legacy.
- and passed by fourth fund under Legacy and passed by voters<00:01:12.600>
in <00:01:13.600> - outstate voters in uh 2007 to amend outstate voters in uh 2007 to amend outstate constitution<00
- addition the conservation partner Legacy addition the conservation partner Legacy of<00:02:38.080
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- We love building Minnesota, the legacy it leaves, the pride it puts in our workforce to say they were
- We love building Minnesota, the legacy it leaves, the pride it puts in our workforce to say they were
- prepare amendments should it be needed. prepare amendments should it be needed.
- The D.E. amendment is the A7, which has also been posted.
- The A7 is the D.E. amendment, and those have been posted.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - 04/21/25
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, I am a descendant of that legacy. They were all farmers that came to Minnesota to contribute.
- Uh, I am a descendant of that legacy. They were all farmers that came to Minnesota to contribute.
- Our farm is a legacy farm.
- Our farm is um<01:30:58.560>
a <01:30:58.800>legacy <01:30:59.280>farm. - My relatives came from um a legacy farm.
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Feb 4th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- We do have an amendment.
- We do have an amendment.
- We're back on the bill as amended. Any questions on the bill as amended?
- Senators, we have an amendment to the amendment, amendment barcode 721-228 by Senator Bernard.
- That amendment has been withdrawn. So we are now back on the bill as amended.
Summary:
The Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development met with a quorum present and considered three bills. First, SB 214 by Senator McLean, described as a targeted rural access bill, would allow special districts in rural communities and areas of opportunity to receive certain state and federal financial assistance payments by invoice rather than reimbursement. An amendment expanding the benefit to independent special districts in those rural areas, including water and wastewater projects, was adopted, and the bill then passed favorably. Support was noted from representatives of water and sewer cooperatives, a water and sewer district, Resiliency Florida, and the Florida Association of Special Districts.
The committee then took up CS for SB 1266 by Senator Kalata on cybersecurity internships and workforce readiness. The bill was substantially revised by a delete-all amendment creating a cybersecurity experiential learning opportunity and clearance readiness program within the Department of Commerce, working with Cyber Florida at the University of South Florida and participating institutions to provide certification and clearance-related training. A proposed amendment to the amendment was withdrawn, and the committee reported the bill favorably.
Finally, the committee heard CS for SB 694 by Senator Bracey Davis, which would provide compensation to the descendants of the Groveland Four—Charles Greenlee, Walter Irvin, Samuel Shepard, and Ernest Thomas—for wrongful convictions and related harms. Senator Bracey Davis and a supporter testified about the history of the case, prior legislative apologies, pardons, and exonerations, and the need for compensation as a final step. Members spoke in support, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee then adjourned.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- SB 2233 violates the First Amendment by requiring public universities...
- As such, the bill is plainly overbroad and plainly unconstitutional under the First Amendment.
- Nonimmigrant visa holders have largely the same First Amendment rights as everybody else when they are
- In addition, The very views the First Amendment and the state of Texas espouse to protect.
- This bill is building on something, a legacy that all of us have been a part of...
Summary:
The Senate Education K-16 Committee heard several bills before recessing to the floor, with most measures left pending subject to the call of the chair. SB 2986 would allow public schools and universities to permit after-hours facility use by religious groups on the same terms as other nonprofits, and SB 1032 would open the Governor’s University Research Initiative to private and independent universities; both had committee substitutes adopted and were left pending after brief testimony. Supporters of SB 1032 from Rice and Baylor said the change would help Texas recruit top researchers and strengthen the state’s research economy. The committee also heard SB 2058, which would require the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to publish annual data on nursing clinical training sites to improve placement coordination, and SB 2683, which would bar public colleges from giving benefits or recognition to student organizations that receive support from foreign entities of concern; both were left pending after testimony.
A large portion of the meeting focused on SB 2233, which would require public institutions of higher education to adopt policies prohibiting students or employees on nonimmigrant visas from publicly supporting terrorist activity or organizations, with enforcement through investigations, reporting to Homeland Security, and possible Attorney General action and fines. The author said the bill was intended to reinforce existing federal definitions and campus safety, while senators questioned the bill’s scope, the definition of terrorist activity, and the clause tied to U.S. policy or practice. Public witnesses, including civil rights advocates, law students, and others, argued the bill was vague, overbroad, unconstitutional, and likely to chill protected speech and increase surveillance of international students and Black and brown communities; several Jewish witnesses also said the bill misused Jewish safety concerns and could be used for viewpoint discrimination. SB 2233 was left pending after public testimony.
The committee then took up SB 735, which builds on prior Holocaust education legislation by funding optional age-appropriate and bilingual curriculum, museum field trips, teacher preparation partnerships, annual reporting, and regional collaboration with Holocaust museums and education service centers. The author and invited witnesses said the bill responds to survey findings showing uneven Holocaust instruction and a need for better teacher training and accountability. A fifth-grade teacher and the director of the Holocaust Memorial Museum of San Antonio testified in support, emphasizing the need for accurate, age-appropriate instruction and professional development. The committee recessed before finishing the agenda, and SB 735 was set to resume after the floor session.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- Number one is a technical amendment.
- So that's what the amendment does.
- Does anybody have any questions on the amendment? I'll make a motion to adopt amendment set 36, 46.
- That amendment set is adopted. Amendment set 3646, in opposition, that amendment set is adopted.
- Do we have any amendments? No, no amendments. Okay. Good morning, Representative Glorioso.
Summary:
The Senate Insurance Committee met on May 13, 2026, adopted the May 6 minutes, and then took up several bills dealing with pharmacy benefit managers, prescription access, behavioral health coverage, and Citizens Property Insurance. HB 938, as amended, was the main PBM reform measure. After the committee adopted a large amendment set that narrowed the bill, members heard extensive testimony in support from Mark Bloom, Justin Joseph of Capital Rx, and Kathy Ue of Pontchartrain Cancer Center, all emphasizing transparency, pass-through pricing, reverse auctions, and patient access. Supporters described savings from reverse auctions and administrative models, while the cancer center testified that PBM-owned specialty pharmacy requirements can delay cancer medications and create financial hardship. The committee reported HB 938 favorably with amendments.
The committee also heard HB 1154, which prohibits prior authorization for certain generic medications prescribed by qualified physicians, with a $250 cap discussed as a safeguard against higher-cost generics. The bill was supported by representatives from Ochsner Health and the Louisiana State Medical Society and was reported favorably. HB 909, which requires commercial coverage for behavioral health crisis services, was amended to clarify the insurers covered and then reported favorably with support from the Office of Behavioral Health and several outside groups. Testimony on HB 909 focused on reducing emergency room and law enforcement burdens and expanding crisis response capacity across the state.
HB 1187, dealing with excess emergency assessment funds from Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, was explained by the Insurance Commissioner as a way to transfer remaining Katrina-era assessment funds to the Fortified Roof Program. The committee reported the bill favorably. Finally, SB 511 and SB 512 were deferred and converted into a study resolution approach because there was not yet consensus on the underlying issue. The meeting then adjourned.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Rodgers, has presented an amendment, which the clerk will read. Mr.
- Rogers moves to amend the bill by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting the text of
- The question comes on adoption of the amendment. The question comes on adoption of the amendment.
- The ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted.
- and be able to share that legacy with students at Salem State.
Summary:
The Senate took up House No. 62, an act extending certain COVID-19 measures adopted during the state of emergency. Senator O'Connor spoke in support, praising the continued flexibility for municipal meetings and public participation, including remote attendance and testimony, and expressing hope the changes could eventually become permanent. The chamber adopted Senator Rodgers’ amendment striking and replacing the bill text with Senate Document No. 2506, then passed the bill to be engrossed.
The Senate later adopted the emergency preamble by standing vote, with three in favor and none opposed, allowing final passage of the bill. The bill was then passed to be enacted and ordered signed by the President and laid before the Governor. Separately, Senator Tarr recognized a guest from Salem State University and spoke about the Frederick Berry Institute of Politics and its alternative spring break program.
The Senate also adopted a motion to adjourn in memory of former Representative John Stasik, followed by a moment of silence. Finally, the Senate adopted an order to meet again the following Monday at 11 a.m., and then adjourned.
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Apr 11th, 2025 at 12:30 pm
North Dakota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The amendment on...
- the amendments and the...
- along on the amendment in context.
- Engrossed House Bill 1613 with Senate amendment, a bill for an act to amend and reenact section 29 of
- The amendment has failed. 25 nays, one absent not voting. The amendment has failed.
Summary:
The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum call showing 46 members present. It then took up multiple House messages and amendments, appointing conference committees on several measures, including SB 2007, SCR 4007, SB 2374, SB 233, and House bills 1029, 1218, and 1022. The chamber also considered a series of House bills on the sixth and 14th orders, often adopting committee amendments before final passage or, in some cases, rejecting the bill outright.
Among the major policy items, the Senate passed HB 1524 on regional planning council grants, HB 1143 increasing a food bank appropriation to $10 million, HB 1126 modernizing cosmetology licensing and inspections, HB 1542 making student applications for admission exempt records, HB 1613 regulating law enforcement use of robots, HB 1582 directing a study on false reports and accusations, HB 1214 revising school transportation funding, HB 1448 creating a study on advanced technologies, HB 1280 on drainage project voting rules, HB 1499 protecting records related to federal judges, and several Senate bills returned from the House, including SB 2221, SB 2117, SB 2198, SB 2120, and SB 2214. The Senate also adopted amendments to HB 1541 on septic systems before rejecting it on final passage.
Several high-profile bills failed after debate. HB 1566, dealing with kratom regulation, saw an amendment to convert it to a study fail on a 21-25 vote, after which the chamber laid the bill over for one legislative day rather than take final action. HB 1283, which would have eliminated cost-sharing for diagnostic and supplemental breast exams in the state employee plan, was defeated 22-24 after extensive debate over cost, precedent, and insurance impacts. HB 1527, requiring Holocaust education in statute, also failed 22-24, with supporters emphasizing the importance of the subject and opponents arguing curriculum belongs in standards rather than statute. The Senate adjourned after announcements, scheduling its next meeting for Monday, April 14, 2025.
AL
Alabama 2026 1st Special Session
Alabama House State Government Committee Feb 11th, 2026
State Government
Transcript Highlights:
- We have an amendment. >> Mr.
- Okay, we heard the amendment. Any questions or comments? >> All for that amendment.
- No, we already passed the amendment. >> Okay, the bill passes as amended.
- amendment? amendment?
- All in favor of the amendment say aye. >> Any opposed? Okay. So, we're on HB 381 as amended.
Keywords:
business taxes, annual reports, Alabama Tax Tribunal, tax appeals, local government, 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
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Jun 1st, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Parts of the committees will be deemed read and amendments deemed adopted.
- And today that legacy continues in business, public service, education, the arts, and our military.
- family and friends of John Wesley Finney, Jr. in celebrating and revering the accomplishments and legacy
- Let us honor Deputy Vargas' legacy by remembering his dedication to public service, his strength of character
- Let us honor Deputy Vargas' legacy by remembering his dedication to public service, his strength of character
Summary:
The Assembly convened with a quorum call, prayer, and Pledge of Allegiance, then handled routine procedural business including approval of the previous day’s journal, several consent motions, and re-referral or removal actions on a few bills. Members also introduced guests, including a high school hydrogen car team, family visitors, and former legislator George Runner.
The main floor action focused on several heritage and awareness resolutions. ACR 185 recognized June as Portuguese Heritage Month; members spoke about the contributions of Portuguese Californians, and the resolution was adopted with 51 coauthors. ACR 197 declared October as Italian American Heritage Month and was adopted with 54 coauthors. ACR 205 designated June as Congenital Cytomegalovirus Awareness Month and was adopted with 55 coauthors. SCR 177 proclaimed May 31, 2026 as World No Tobacco Day, highlighting tobacco-related harms and California’s flavored tobacco restrictions; it was adopted with 49 coauthors.
The Assembly also heard adjournments in memory for John Wesley Finney, Jr., a longtime educator and community leader, and Deputy Levi Vargas of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, with brief tributes from members and a moment of silence for Finney. The session concluded with announcements of upcoming committee and floor schedules and adjournment until Thursday, June 4, 2026, at 9 a.m.
AL
Alabama 2026 1st Special Session
Alabama House Ways and Means General Fund Committee Feb 11th, 2026
Ways and Means General Fund
Transcript Highlights:
- Who's offering the amendment? I've got the amendment, Mr. Chair.
- Who who who's offering the amendment? amendment? amendment?
- That's that's in your amendment. amendment. amendment. >> That's<00:07:15.280>
correct. - as amended twice. as amended twice.
- . amendment. amendment.
Keywords:
impoundment, driver licenses, vehicle redemption, local identification cards, law enforcement, HB285, TJ's Law, traffic infraction, traffic ticket, uniform traffic ticket and complaint, minor driver, juvenile driver, parent notification, guardian notification, emergency contact, citing agency, traffic citation, driver safety, youth safety, Alabama traffic law
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- It's almost if I being legacy.
- The bill is passed as amended by the conference committee.
- as amended by the conference<01:35:16.480>
committee. - and that the bill be repassed as amended by the conference committee.
- interlock program, the floor amendment interlock program, the floor amendment here<01:37:55.920>
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Informal House Session 89 Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Walsh of Peabody offers an amendment in the hands of the clerk. Mr.
- Walsh of Peabody moves to amend the bill by striking out Section 2.
- The ayes have it; the amendment is adopted.
- The ayes have it; the bill is passed to be engrossed as amended.
- The ayes have it; the bill is passed to be engrossed as amended.
Summary:
The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance led by the Wellesley High School girls tennis team, which was recognized for winning its second consecutive Division I state championship. The chamber then adopted several resolutions, including one commending the Lobular Breast Cancer Alliance for recognizing October 15, 2025 as Lobular Breast Cancer Awareness Day and another congratulating Topsfield on its 375th anniversary. The House also suspended Joint Rule 12 to allow several petitions to be referred, including proposals related to law enforcement masks, a sick leave bank for a Department of Correction employee, Agent Orange Awareness Day, and an orange star license plate for veterans exposed to Agent Orange.
The House next took up scheduling and advanced several local and private bills. House Bill 667 on school absences, House Bill 4381 regarding the Norwood town moderator term, and House Bill 4565 establishing a sick leave bank for Marie Latendry were ordered to a third reading. House Bills 3914 and 3963, concerning disability retirement for a Randolph police officer and retirement for a former Westfield firefighter, were also advanced to third reading. The chamber then passed House Bill 360, which further regulates on-premises alcohol licenses in Holyoke, to be enacted.
After a moment of silent tribute to Clara Fallon of Fall River, the House continued with third-reading action on several bills, passing Senate Bill 2566 on fisheries commission matters, House Bills 3899, 42010, 4348, and 4514 to be engrossed, and House Bill 4243 on Ipswich’s town manager residency requirement. On House Bill 4243, Representative Walsh offered and the House adopted an amendment striking Section 2 before passing the bill as amended. The House also adopted an order to adjourn and then adjourned to meet Monday at 11 a.m. in an informal session.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session (Full Formal with Calendar) Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I hope the amendment is adopted. The noes have it. The amendment is not adopted.
- Amendment number 226, the same senator has an amendment; the clerk will read.
- The question now comes on adoption of the Ways and Means amendment as amended.
- The ayes have it, and the Ways and Means amendment is adopted as amended.
- amendment is adopted as amended and our question now comes on adoption of ways it means amendment is
Summary:
The Senate took up Senate House No. 4010, a fiscal year 2025 supplemental appropriations bill funded largely by surplus Fair Share revenues. The Ways and Means chair described the bill as a $1.28 billion package, with major investments in education and transportation, including special education circuit breaker aid, higher education deferred maintenance, career technical education capital grants, school construction relief, high-dosage tutoring, English language learning grants, MBTA reserve replenishment and safety training, commuter rail maintenance, Chapter 90 local road aid, regional transit authority support, ferry and micro-transit funding, and a small World Cup transportation appropriation. Members from both parties generally praised the bill’s one-time, regionally balanced approach while emphasizing fiscal discipline and the limited, surplus-based funding source. The minority leader and others questioned the fund balances and the use of the education and transportation innovation and capital fund, the Student Opportunity Act trust fund, and the transitional escrow account; the chair said the bill would zero out the innovation and capital fund, leave about $430 million in the SOA trust, and about $200 million in the escrow account.
Several members highlighted specific priorities. Senator Cronin and Senator Feeney strongly supported the $100 million career technical education investment, arguing it would expand vocational opportunities in comprehensive high schools and help meet workforce needs. Senator Feeney also emphasized MBTA funding, special education, local road repairs, English language learning tied to workforce needs, and World Cup preparations in Foxborough. Senator Comerford praised the bill’s regional equity, higher education maintenance funding, special education support, and transportation investments, while also noting the need for broader future work on Chapter 70 and school finance. Senator Tarr supported the bill but repeatedly stressed that the spending was a unique one-time opportunity and that the Commonwealth should preserve fiscal reserves and continue to address school funding inequities and MBTA finances more broadly.
The chamber then considered numerous amendments. Amendment 1 on tariff pricing transparency was withdrawn after brief remarks, and Amendment 14, proposing a DESE study on educational outcomes for young men and boys, was rejected. Amendment 182, funding Worcester Regional Transit Authority capital expenses, was adopted. Amendment 228, adding $500,000 for Free Period to expand access to menstrual products in schools, was adopted. Amendment 257, funding Springfield Public Schools communication and safety systems, was also adopted. Other amendments, including Tarr amendments on supplemental district aid, MBTA reporting, and the Foundation Budget Review Commission, were rejected. Amendment 308 concerning MBTA Communities and Milton was withdrawn, after which Senator Driscoll began a presentation arguing Milton was being misclassified under the MBTA Communities Act and should be treated fairly under the law.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session May 5th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- , 527 with amendments, 1156 with amendments, 1188 with amendments, 333 with amendments, 367 with amendments
- , 1113 with amendments, 699 with amendments, 8 with amendments, 1253 with amendments, 46 with amendments
- amendments, 695 and 63 with amendments, 1204 with amendments, 1454 with amendments, 731 with amendments
- with amendments, 1021 with amendments, 1112 with amendments, 523 with amendments, 648 with amendments
- , 698 with amendments, 769 the amendments, 782 with amendments, 743 with amendments, 1349 with amendments
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Day 40 (3-5-26)
Kentucky Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- the sponsor of the amendment. the sponsor of the amendment.
- Senate Bill 137 as amended. Senate Bill 137 as amended.
- floor amendment amendment two, Senate floor amendment three,<01:00:26.240>
and <01:00:26.480>< - three, and Senate floor amendment four. three, and Senate floor amendment four.
- Clerk, please introduce any floor amendments to the body. >> Senate floor amendments.
Summary:
The Senate convened, opened with an invocation and pledge, established a quorum, excused absent members, and approved the journal. The House clerk then announced that the House had passed several bills and requested concurrence. The chamber also received second-reading reports for a number of bills and resolutions, which were referred to the Rules Committee, and committee reports from the Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor Committee and the Judiciary Committee recommending passage of several measures. New resolutions were also introduced, including one honoring Michael Mingi, Amanda Maize, and Senator Maize Bledsoe, and another designating March 31, 2026, as Kentucky Transitional Science Day.
The Senate then took up Senate Bill 145, relating to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. The chamber concurred in House Committee Substitute 1 and House Floor Amendment 1, then passed the bill as amended by a roll call vote of 35 yeas and 2 nays. The Senate next considered Senate Bill 59, relating to prohibited uses of tax dollars and resources. After adopting Senate Committee Substitute 1, members debated whether the bill’s enforcement provisions were needed to prevent public funds from being used to influence ballot questions; supporters cited prior school-related advocacy, while one opponent raised concerns about possible uneven treatment of schools receiving federal funds. The bill passed 28-9.
Finally, the Senate took up Senate Bill 137, relating to a provisional license to practice medicine. Supporters described Kentucky’s physician shortage, especially in rural areas, and argued the bill would help recruit foreign medical graduates by allowing a path to licensure based on prior residency and work experience. A floor amendment was offered to preserve standards by emphasizing U.S. residency pathways and cautioning against lowering the standard of care, but the amendment was withdrawn after discussion. The bill remained under consideration at the end of the transcript.
VA
Transcript Highlights:
- I move the committee amendments. Shall the committee amendments be agreed to?
- Speaker, I move the amendments. Shall the committee amendments be agreed to?
- I move the committee amendment. Shall the committee amendment be agreed to?
- Shall the Senate amendment be adopted? Shall the Senate amendment be adopted?
- The Senate amendment...
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 4/9/25
Children and Families Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- the DE1 amendment? the DE1 amendment?
- . amendment. amendment.
- To your amendment. amendment. Perfect. To your amendment.
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this <00:43:04.160>amendment the A18 amendment and this amendment the A18 amendment - >
is <00:52:19.520>on amendment or if the amendment that is on amendment or if the amendment
Bills:
HF2436
Keywords:
child welfare, economic assistance, child care, grant program, video security cameras, 1183, house
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Amendment that was enacted in 2009.
- Amendment rate is divided between different Legacy funds.
- As I said, the 0.375% portion is deposited into various Legacy funds.
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Amendment attributable to the Legacy Amendment attributable to the Legacy Amendment - Legacy Legacy funds<00:49:19.280>
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Summary:
The House Tax Committee met for an organizational and orientation session. Members and staff introduced themselves, with several lawmakers noting their districts, business backgrounds, and interest in tax policy. Chair Greg Davids then opened the committee’s first substantive item: a presentation from House Research and House Fiscal staff on how the committee works and on basic tax concepts.
House Research staff Sean Williams and Chris Clayman explained their roles in drafting bills and amendments, writing bill summaries, answering legal and policy questions, and modeling tax proposals. They also described the committee’s key documents, including partisan and nonpartisan bill summaries, revenue estimates, fiscal notes, and supporting materials. Their presentation covered core tax concepts such as tax bases, rates, deductions, exemptions, credits, tax revenues, and tax expenditures, emphasizing that tax expenditures function like spending through the tax code and are reviewed by a legislative commission.
The staff then reviewed Minnesota’s major taxes, focusing on the individual income tax and business taxation. They explained that Minnesota’s individual income tax starts with federal adjusted gross income, then applies state additions, deductions, subtractions, and credits, and that the state’s income tax brackets and rates are set separately from federal law. They also outlined the difference between corporate franchise taxes for C corporations and individual income tax treatment for pass-through entities, and discussed how the federal SALT cap led Minnesota and other states to adopt pass-through entity taxes so businesses could preserve federal deductibility of state taxes. Members asked questions about a duplicate “marriage penalty” entry on a slide, the purpose of Minnesota’s marriage penalty credit, comparisons with other states, and the timing and effect of the pass-through entity tax; staff answered that the duplicate was a mistake, the credit offsets bracket-related marriage penalties, and the pass-through entity tax was adopted in response to the federal SALT cap.