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• Unlike traditional districts, we do not have the option to go back to our community through a levy to
• schools are not only responsible for all students and have far more costly mandates that require public levies
• schools are not only responsible for all students and have far more costly mandates that require public levies
• schools are not only responsible for all students and have far more costly mandates that require public levies

Bills: HF3493, HF4114

Keywords: safe schools, charter schools, nonpublic schools, Tribal education, funding increase, special education, funding, education finance, appropriations, budget, cross subsidy

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• It's simply shifting more of the cost onto property taxes through our local levies or taking more resources
• 01:28:06.760> through<01:28:07.080> our<01:28:07.240> local<01:28:07.560> levies
• property taxes through our local levies property taxes through our local levies or<01:28:08.719>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• In an ideal world, the counties would have very little levy need to fund the programs that we have here
• the the counties would have<01:35:22.520> very<01:35:22.800> little<01:35:23.640> levy
• need<01:35:24.720> to<01:35:24.880> fund<01:35:25.120> the have very little levy
• need to fund the have very little levy need to fund the programs<01:35:25.640> that<01:35:25.800

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• original, suburb of Minneapolis, our aging infrastructure is such that our utility fees and general tax levy
• utility fees and is such that our utility fees and general<00:27:04.960> tax<00:27:05.280> levy
• <00:27:05.560> go<00:27:05.760> towards<00:27:06.080> the general tax levy go
• towards the general tax levy go towards the replacement<00:27:06.640> of<00:27:06.720> those

Bills: HF4470, HF2418, HF3417, HF3365, HF3463

Keywords: HF4470, Melissa Hortman, memorial, statue, memorial garden, State Office Building, Capitol Mall Design Framework, capital investment, appropriation, Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board, Department of Administration, public art, commemorative monument, landscaping, artist selection, family consultation, Minnesota legislature, state building site, capital appropriation, political subdivisions

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• Because charter schools cannot levy and face persistent funding inequities, these requirements increasingly
• Because charter schools cannot<00:57:22.920> levy<00:57:23.200> and<00:57:23.320> face
• <00:57:23.520> persistent<00:57:24.160> funding cannot levy and face persistent funding
• cannot levy and face persistent funding inequities,<00:57:25.440> these<00:57:25.640> requirements

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Hennepin County currently levies $38 million per year in property taxes to mitigate these costs, and
• Hennepin<00:58:07.640> County<00:58:08.120> currently<00:58:08.560> levies<00:58
• :09.240> $38 Hennepin County currently levies $38 Hennepin County currently levies $38 million

Bills: HF4343

Keywords: sales tax, use tax, advertising tax, taxable services, digital advertising, online marketing, marketing services, search engine marketing, lead generation, internet advertising, ad agency, media buying, campaign planning, Minnesota tax law, service tax, broadening tax base, web advertising, promotional services, 1183, house

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• They just raise a levy and extend more taxes on the remaining people that are there. to a county commissioner
• They<01:35:43.920> just<01:35:44.080> raise<01:35:44.320> a<01:35:44.480> levy
• ><01:35:45.280> and<01:35:45.679> extend<01:35:46.159> more They just raise a levy
• and extend more They just raise a levy and extend more taxes<01:35:46.880> on<01:35:47.040>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• He also said people are seeing property taxes, school levies, and other costs becoming unaffordable.
• at your property taxes or seeing looking at your property taxes or seeing school<01:26:08.000> levies
• <01:26:08.800> what's<01:26:09.040> being<01:26:09.199> leveraged school levies
• and what's being leveraged school levies and what's being leveraged back<01:26:09.840> against

Bills: HF1323, HF3500

Keywords: undocumented, financial aid, state policy, higher education, noncitizen eligibility, funding, storm damage relief, Bemidji State University, reforestation, state appropriations, 1183, house

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• whole conversation, we talked about these pregnancy centers and we talked about threats that were levied
• 00:32:01.600> threats<00:32:02.000> that<00:32:02.240> were<00:32:02.399> levied
• we talked about threats that were levied we talked about threats that were levied against<00:32:

Keywords: 916, all

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• I was at Levi Jackson yesterday. Kent, Boonboro I... for calculating some things.
• <01:44:13.199> I<01:44:13.360> was<01:44:13.440> at<01:44:13.600> Levi
• I was at Levi state parks all the time. I was at Levi Jackson<01:44:14.560> yesterday.

Keywords: Discussion of SB 126 (2025 RS) 00:05:13 Discussion of HB 16 (2025 RS) 00:15:40 Kentucky Department of Parks – Overview 01:05:06, 958, all

Summary: The committee met jointly for State Government, State and Local Government, and Elections and Constitutional Amendments, approved the minutes from the September 23 meeting, and then took up discussion of Senate Bill 126, a proposed constitutional amendment to restrict the governor’s pardon power. Senator Chris McDaniel said the measure was prompted by concerns over pardons issued in 2019 and would bar pardons for 60 days before a gubernatorial election through the swearing-in of a new governor, leaving the power otherwise intact. Members who spoke generally supported the proposal as a way to increase accountability, and McDaniel said he intended to place it on the 2026 ballot. No vote was taken on the bill during the discussion. The committee then moved to House Bill 16 on water fluoridation. Representative Hart and Senator Greg Elkins said the bill would remove Kentucky’s fluoridation mandate and give local water districts the choice to add fluoride or not. They emphasized that the revised draft also adds immunity language to protect districts from civil litigation regardless of their decision. Dr. Jack Call, a Louisville dentist, presented against fluoridation, arguing that the main dental benefit is topical rather than from drinking water and citing studies and reports he said linked fluoride exposure to reduced IQ in children and other health concerns. Cindy Batson, a nurse and parent, also supported the bill and said she had testified on the issue for years. During questions, Senator Rollins raised concerns about fluoride being an industrial byproduct and described fluoridation as forced medication. The discussion remained focused on the bill’s local-control and immunity provisions, with sponsors saying they were not trying to relitigate the broader science but wanted to remove the mandate. The transcript ends while questions and testimony on HB 16 were still underway, and no final committee action is shown.

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• distinct advantage of being a state entity, with the ability to assess the insurance industry, maybe even levy
• assess the insurance industry<00:18:04.640> maybe<00:18:04.880> even<00:18:05.039> Levy
• c><00:18:05.520> tax<00:18:06.240> after<00:18:06.640> an industry maybe even Levy
• a tax after an industry maybe even Levy a tax after an event<00:18:07.080> occurs<00:18:08.039

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• Northshore Health to maintain these losses is not sustainable, even with an almost $1.9 million tax levy
• 00:16:01.319> tax even with an almost $1.9 million tax even with an almost $1.9 million tax levy
• 03.120> all<00:16:03.360> know<00:16:04.040> nursing<00:16:04.440> home levy
• as you all know nursing home levy as you all know nursing home reimbursement<00:16:05.319> does

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Gina Clive Lake Superior school<01:13:20.320> district While the referendum was designed to be levy
• while the referendum was designed<01:14:47.760> to<01:14:47.880> be<01:14:48.040> Levy
• <01:14:48.360> neutral<01:14:48.719> and designed to be Levy neutral and designed to
• be Levy neutral and sustainable<01:14:49.560> for<01:14:50.120> at<01:14:50.320> least

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Senate Bill 267 seeks to address this imbalance through a proven approach: fines and fees levied on those
• Senate Bill 267 seeks to address this imbalance through a proven approach: fines and fees levied on those
• through a proven approach fines<00:30:10.559> and<00:30:10.760> fees<00:30:11.679> levied
• on<00:30:12.360> those<00:30:12.519> who<00:30:12.720> buy fines and fees levied
• on those who buy fines and fees levied on those who buy sex<00:30:13.720> this<00:30:14.000><

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• The office can also issue cease-and-desist orders and levy fines.
• The office can also issue cease-and-desist orders and levy fines.
• <00:55:17.880> desist<00:55:18.280> orders<00:55:18.720> and<00:55:18.880> Levy
• issue cease and desist orders and Levy issue cease and desist orders and Levy fines<00:55:19.680

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• here's what the issue is: you formed a district, you had to go out and you vote to assess it a mill levy
• c> Here's what the issue is: you formed a district, you had to go out and vote to assess it a mill levy
• But within that section, the way they do that is they assess mill levies.
• And<02:05:07.199> and<02:05:07.520> it<02:05:07.760> doesn't assess mill levies
• And and it doesn't assess mill levies.

Keywords: 916, all

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• So the state fine is $100 and then there's additional fees that are levied by the county.
• So the state fine is $100 and then there's additional fees that are levied by the county.
• So the state fine is $100 and then there's additional fees that are levied by the county.
• additional fees is $100 and then there's additional fees that<01:51:07.679> are<01:51:07.840> levied
• <01:51:09.440> So that are levied on by the county. So that are levied on by the county.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard several housing, landlord-tenant, and condominium-related measures. Senate Bill 62, relating to the Hawaii Public Housing Authority, would allow HPHA-owned parcels and related areas such as parking lots to be closed to the public with posted signage; HPHA strongly supported the bill, saying it would help reduce loitering, drinking, and other problems, and no further testimony was offered. Senate Bill 822, relating to the landlord tenant code, would create a three-year working group in the Department of the Attorney General to study and improve the residential landlord-tenant code. The Judiciary supported the measure but said the scope should be narrowed; the Attorney General opposed leading the group and suggested another agency should do so; Hawaii Realtors and the Hawaii Worker Center supported the concept and suggested moving the chairmanship to the Judiciary and including Legal Aid participation. The Judiciary said it could chair the group if the bill were narrowed to matters within the court’s purview. Senate Bill 38, relating to housing, would limit counties from imposing stricter conditions, AMI requirements, or fee-waiver reductions on certain affordable housing proposals if those changes would increase project costs. HHFDC supported the bill, saying county changes after state approval create uncertainty for developers, while the Hawaii State Association of Counties opposed it as an intrusion on local authority and a restriction on county safety and infrastructure conditions. Members asked about whether existing county review periods were sufficient, and the county association said the main concern was the bill’s language limiting counties from making cost-increasing conditions. Senate Bill 146, relating to condominiums, would revise alternative dispute resolution procedures for condo disputes, including evaluative mediation and binding arbitration. The Hawaii Real Estate Commission said it took no position overall but supported a $150 mediation fee and asked for a similar arbitration fee; Community Associations Institute supported the bill with suggested amendments; however, most testimony was strongly opposed by condominium owners and advocates, who said the bill had been changed to the detriment of owners and would increase costs and reduce protections. The committee noted 44 testimonies on the bill, with 2 in support, 37 in opposition, and 2 with comments. Senate Bill 253, relating to condominium reserves, would require a detailed budget summary to stand on its own, remove a good-faith defense for certain noncompliant budgets, and clarify standing and the association’s burden regarding substantial compliance. Hawaii Realtors and Community Associations Institute supported the measure as improving transparency and giving owners and buyers a clearer picture of association finances. Greg Msakian also supported it, arguing it would help owners and describing problems he experienced with budget committee exclusion and budget noncompliance in his own association. The discussion ended while testimony on the bill was still underway, with additional witnesses expected.

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• H. 3126 and H. 3224 would levy a 6.25% tax with limited exemptions for the first $500,000 and $1 million

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Revenue held a hybrid hearing on a large slate of bills related to advertising, economic development, tourism, digital advertising, delivery taxes, and alcohol taxation. The first panel supported H. 3249, which would create a high school trade partnership program linking public schools with private employers, especially in manufacturing, and would offer employers a tax credit for participation. Representative Soder, Uxbridge High School leaders, and others argued the bill would strengthen career pathways, build a skilled workforce, and keep students and jobs in Massachusetts. The committee then heard testimony on H. 3031 and S. 2003 to modernize the Massachusetts Tourism Trust Fund by dedicating an additional share of hotel occupancy tax revenue to tourism promotion. Tourism and hospitality representatives from Cape Cod, Southwick Zoo, and Indian Ranch said the proposal would not raise taxes but would reinvest existing visitor-generated revenue into marketing that supports jobs, local businesses, and municipal tax receipts. A tech-industry coalition opposed several digital advertising tax bills and a delivery tax bill, warning they would raise costs, create uncertainty, and burden consumers, small businesses, and delivery workers. The largest portion of the hearing focused on S. 2029, which would raise the alcohol excise tax by 10 cents per drink and dedicate the revenue to public health programs. Public health experts, advocates, a student prevention leader, and representatives from Jane Doe, Inc. argued the tax would reduce alcohol-related harms, address decades of inflation-driven erosion in the tax, and generate substantial new funding for prevention, treatment, domestic violence services, and community schools. Committee members asked questions about the current tax structure, inflation, and how the proposal compares with neighboring states. No votes were taken during the hearing, and the chair adjourned after public testimony concluded.

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• It clarifies that this change continues to be levied against the reauthorized Maricopa County transportation

Keywords: 1182, all

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• It clarifies that this change continues to be levied against the reauthorized Maricopa County transportation

Summary: The meeting covered a series of fiscal year 2027 budget and budget-related bills, beginning with the general appropriations and tax package. Staff and the chair highlighted a budget built around about $1.4 billion in tax cuts, a one-time 2.5% agency reduction, major funding for state employee health insurance, corrections, flood and wildfire relief, and other supplemental appropriations. The chair repeatedly urged support for the package, emphasizing the size of the tax cut and noting that the committee’s joint vote had only three no votes out of 28 members. Members then reviewed several smaller budget implementation bills affecting racing and gambling, capital outlay, commerce and defense innovation, corrections, environment and water policy, higher education, human services, K-12 education, county finance, tax administration, state data governance, and state office rent rates. Key provisions included extending or modifying funds and fee structures, transferring surplus or unneeded monies, creating or revising oversight boards and pilot programs, increasing K-12 funding by 2% for inflation, adjusting university retention limits, expanding SNAP and housing-related requirements, and changing tax conformity and credits. Several members asked clarifying questions about specific items such as electric vehicle charging funds, mobile home relocation payments, university funding, and the new health insurance oversight board. The chair also explained the tax bill’s major changes, including conformity to federal tax law, a larger dependent tax credit, changes to deductions, repeal of certain tax credits, veteran property tax relief, limits on data center tax incentives, and provisions affecting manufacturing infrastructure and unemployment insurance administration. The committee discussed the Budget Stabilization Fund, debt repayment, and education rollover balances, with the chair arguing for using surpluses to pay down debt. The final item discussed was a behavioral health bill creating a home and community-based services program for adults determined to be seriously mentally ill, with a stated FY 2027 total fund appropriation of $7.8 million contingent on federal approval and matching funds. The meeting ended with a reminder that floor action would begin the next day at 10 a.m.