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HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

RM 329 Conference AM - Thu Apr 30, 2026

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

RM 329 Conference PM - Thu Apr 30, 2026

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 04-30-2026 12:00pm

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 016 Conference AM - 05-01-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 229 Conference PM - 04-30-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • used it all down to the point where last year they came in and they wanted us to give that raise the tax
  • so they could get more money, and we did raise the tax to go to the mortgage or to the hospital.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 224 Conference PM - 04-30-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 016 Conference AM - 04-30-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

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Transcript Highlights:
  • This is a tax credit, so from that perspective, it's not an appropriation.
  • Do they bring in money into the state in terms of tax revenue?
  • We've done that with tax policy.
  • Who currently qualify and utilize the parental choice tax credit?
  • Tax recognized, explained the bill.
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Transcript Highlights:
  • This is a tax credit, so from that perspective it's not an appropriation.
  • Do they bring in money into the state in terms of tax revenue?
  • We've done that with tax policy.
  • It's not going to save us a bunch of tax money.
  • Montana on the tax credit scholarships, and Carson v. Makin.
Summary: The House recognized several visitors and groups during the day, including the Norman North High School Cheer and Stunt Team, a student page, Bartlesville Day at the Capitol, and Leadership Elk City. The chamber then took up a long series of Senate amendments and final passage votes on a wide range of measures, with most amendments adopted without objection and many bills passing by wide margins. Topics included advanced health care directives, the Oklahoma Rural Jobs Act, motor vehicle and insurance changes, food truck fire suppression, foreign adversary land ownership restrictions, plumbing licensing reform, probate procedure, financial institutions, riots, Medicaid, court reporters, public finance, district attorney recruitment incentives, child care, the Oklahoma Brine Development Act, adjunct teachers, workers’ compensation, and other technical or policy updates. Several bills drew substantive debate. The Oklahoma Rural Jobs Act prompted questions about the additional $15 million funding tranche, return on investment, and the use of out-of-state fund managers; supporters said the program had created thousands of jobs and generated strong tax revenue, while opponents criticized the lack of independent ROI data and transparency. House Bill 3500 on probate procedure also drew questions about a nine-month deadline for successor affidavits, with the author saying the change would prevent a “gotcha” that could defeat a decedent’s wishes. House Bill 3660 on natural organic reduction was the subject of extended debate, with supporters arguing for personal freedom and rejecting claims about misuse of the resulting material, while opponents raised concerns about the practice and its regulation. The House passed most measures by comfortable margins, including bills on advanced health care directives, professions and occupations, motor vehicles, Medicaid, insurance, child care, court reporters, public finance, and criminal law. A few measures failed or were reconsidered: Senate Bill 1916 initially failed on a 46-39 vote, but the House later voted to reconsider and then passed it on reconsideration. Several bills also carried emergency clauses, which were adopted where required by two-thirds votes. The session ended with the House still considering debate on House Bill 3660 after the chamber had recessed and returned to order.
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Summary: The House convened, completed the roll call, prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, and recognized Eileen Cooper Grubbs as Nurse of the Day. The chamber then took up several procedural items, including second-reading referrals of Senate Joint Resolutions 50, 52, and 53 to Administrative Rules. Speaker Hilbert also announced the House would continue working despite uncertainty about action in the other chamber, and members were told dinner had been ordered for a long day of floor work. On legislation, the House rejected Senate amendments to House Bill 1728 and House Bill 3021 and requested conference on both. It adopted Senate amendments to House Bill 2137, a criminal procedure bill, and then passed the bill. The House also approved a motion by Speaker Hilbert to override the governor’s veto of House Bill 4432, with a recorded vote of 68-15, allowing the bill to become law notwithstanding the governor’s objections. The House then adopted House Concurrent Resolution 1028, which authorizes the House or Senate to modify legislative deadlines for the remainder of the 60th Legislature. Members discussed that the change was intended to keep legislation moving while the Senate was not meeting and to preserve the ability to hear bills and return them between chambers. The resolution passed after a recorded vote of 77-4. Finally, the House suspended certain rules for the rest of the session by a 68-15 vote and recessed until 1 p.m., with a reminder that the rural caucus would meet in Room 206.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Taxes Committee 2/24/26

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, sections 13 through 15 pertain to property tax refund certificates of rent paid.
  • Um, sections 13 through 15 pertain to property tax refund certificates of rent paid.
  • Um, sections 13 through 15 pertain to property tax refund certificates of rent paid.
  • As you can see, there is the R&D refundable tax credit was modified.
  • 24.880><c> tax</c><00:19:25.200><c> credit</c><00:19:25.600><c> was</c> the R&amp;D refundable tax credit
Bills: HF9
Committee: House Taxes
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

AGR Public Hearing - Fri Jan 30, 2026 @ 9:30 AM HST

Agriculture & Food Systems

Transcript Highlights:
  • Where they don't even pay any taxes. So that is one good way to go at that and address 51%.
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HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

EEP Public Hearing - Tue Feb 17, 2026 @ 9:30 AM HST

Energy & Environmental Protection

Transcript Highlights:
  • So if we raise refundable tax credit?
  • So, maybe we'll just make those not refundable, just claimed against tax liability. >> Okay.
  • So, maybe we'll just make those not refundable, just claimed against tax liability. >> Okay.
  • we should consider whether the tax credit should be refundable.
  • whether the tax credit should be be be refundable. refundable. refundable.
Summary: The committee heard testimony on a bill to expand the solar energy tax credit for single-family residential properties by removing certain cap amounts and raising the adjusted gross income limits for taxpayers to elect a refund of excess credits. The Hawaii State Energy Office and Department of Taxation both said they were standing on written testimony, while industry and advocacy groups largely supported the measure. Members questioned whether the income thresholds were set appropriately, how many taxpayers would be affected at different income levels, and how many would qualify for refundable treatment; Taxation said it did not yet have the requested numbers but was preparing a fiscal estimate. A major issue raised was drafting and administration: witnesses said the bill appears to apply differently to owner-purchased systems versus third-party leased systems, and Taxation said it likely could not easily verify household income for leased systems or cross-reference different taxpayers. Discussion also covered whether the credit should remain refundable, whether credits should be limited to amounts actually expended, and whether the bill should instead be structured to keep the credit with the system owner or lessor, with concerns about equity, market effects, and possible incentives to lease rather than buy. The committee then moved to HB 2316, which would align state restrictions on lead materials in drinking water infrastructure with federal Safe Drinking Water Act requirements. The Department of Health and other supporters testified in favor, and there were no questions from the chair. Next, HB 1566 on energy efficiency would require state agencies to use energy-efficient lighting, with the Hawaii State Energy Office providing technical assistance and a compliance survey prioritized for first responder facilities; testimony from state agencies and advocates was in support, and again there were no questions. For HB 1926 on Red Hill, the Department of Land and Natural Resources, the Board of Water Supply, and multiple organizations and individuals supported funding for remediation studies, environmental monitoring, groundwater research, independent testing, and a public dashboard, with DLNR emphasizing that decades of work remain necessary even after defueling and that the bill supports ongoing university and community partnerships. The committee then heard HB 1673 on landfill units. The Department of Health initially said it was in support but later corrected the record and stated it strongly opposes the measure, saying the bill would undo protections enacted last session that keep landfills out of areas over aquifers; the Board of Water Supply also opposed repeal of those protections, while the City and County of Honolulu supported the HD1 version that leaves siting decisions to the counties. Sierra Club of Hawaiʻi and the Energy Justice Network opposed the bill, arguing the original protections should remain and that the amended version had confused commenters; supporters of the original version urged restoring it and considering additional language on ash.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Housing Feb 4th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Housing

Transcript Highlights:
  • I've had roles as a construction lender for affordable housing developments and a low-income housing tax
  • that uses the property for low-income persons and receives or otherwise qualifies for the property tax
  • exemption and provides effective dates for the new tax exemptions.
  • I do appreciate the acknowledgement that taxes do drive up the cost of housing... ...acknowledgement
  • that taxes do drive up the cost of housing, so creating that tax exemption could provide some incentive
Committee: Senate Housing
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Higher Education Apr 1st, 2025

Higher Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • The plan design, we don't have to meet state mandates, we don't have to pay premium taxes.
  • you're buying from Aetna or not, but you want this to be exempt so you get save some money on on the taxes
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Insurance Mar 26th, 2025

Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Texas consistently leads the nation as the best state for business and has one of the lowest tax burdens
  • So the state of Texas paid $82,000 of our tax money for something that should cost less than $40,000.
  • I mean, imagine if we were doing our taxes every three years; it might be harder. and more engaged than
  • And just to clarify, if we were taking votes on whether I want to do my taxes every one year or three
  • This is not me. sitting down with my wife for an evening and doing my taxes.
Committee: House Insurance
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Insurance Mar 26th, 2025

Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Think of it: it's got a convenience store in it, a tax preparation center, and a dry cleaner.
  • In our own business, we're looking at moving into the self-funded market because the tax-regulated market
  • To reduce regulations, fees, and taxes on small businesses so that they could prosper even more than
  • And also, if y'all could end up clarifying, I can come talk to Greer about if those tax credits would
  • I've seen people who were a tax burden become taxpayers.
Committee: House Insurance
NV
Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 431, as amended, imposes the live entertainment tax on...
  • Senate Bill 431, as amended, imposes the live entertainment tax on the resale of admission to live entertainment
  • trailer to be registered for five years and to pay, at the time of registration, all applicable fees and taxes
  • Additionally, the bill requires the trailer to be assessed for the governmental services taxes for the