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• So they would not let those buses or that rolling stock deteriorate.
• The school board had to surplus some equipment, and some of the equipment included a stock trailer.
• The school board had a discussion about this to surplus the stock trailer.

Bills: SB6078 , SB6089 , SB5859 , SB5861 , SB6065 , SB5956 , SB5901

Committee: Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education

Keywords: SB 6078, child care, childcare, daycare, licensed child care provider, Department of Children, Youth, and Families, DCYF, prelicensing, licensing support, resource guide, child care center, family home child care, family home provider, outdoor nature-based child care, school-age child care, early learning, provider application, local permit notice, city permit, county permit

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• This lack of protection threatens existing affordable housing stock that SB 79 seeks to increase.
• you to the author for identifying this at the end of this session, because this part of our housing stock
• This part of our housing stock is almost always overlooked. It's the most fragile, let's be honest.

Committee: Senate Local Government

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• that now defines the West. 80% of Lake County has since burned, and we've lost 5.5% of our housing stock
• Other counties can follow this framework, leveraging federal and state grants to harden older housing stock
• We have a very old housing stock, so most of the houses were built before 2008 when they had the higher

Committee: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

Keywords: homeowners insurance, natural disasters, insurance costs, climate change, disaster preparedness, federal policies, bipartisan solutions

Summary: The meeting reviewed critical issues surrounding the rising costs and accessibility of homeowners insurance across the United States, particularly in light of increasing natural disasters linked to climate change. Members engaged in extensive discussions regarding the implications for families and the economy, citing significant increases in premiums and decreasing availability of policies in high-risk areas. Supervisor Peysko highlighted the direct impact of federal policies on local communities, emphasizing the growing burden on homeowners as they face skyrocketing insurance costs amidst a backdrop of environmental challenges and regulatory constraints. The committee expressed a unified call to action for bipartisan solutions, focusing on improving building codes and enhancing disaster preparedness measures.

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• Unfortunately, California's current law makes it unclear whether schools can stock these new delivery
• introduced this measure, AB 228, which would clarify California's law to ensure that schools are able to stock
• an incredibly important, future-focused bill, and I believe it's crucial that we allow schools to stock

Committee: House Education

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• help keep USDA </font> <font color="aaaaaa">funded affordable housing </font> <font color="aaaaaa">stock
• The bill </font> <font color="aaaaaa">funded affordable housing </font> <font color="aaaaaa">stock of
• The bill </font> <font color="aaaaaa">makes a significant investment </font> <font color="aaaaaa">stock

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• If I just keep my assets, if I just keep my money in the stock market, I can borrow against it.
• If I just keep my assets, if I just keep my money in the stock market, I can borrow against it.
• If I just keep my assets, if I just keep my money in the stock market, I can borrow against it.
• Stocks are straightforward, and bonds and other sort of market-based assets are straightforward.
• ><c> bonds</c><00:40:10.360><c> and</c> Stocks are straightforward and bonds and Stocks are straightforward

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee heard presentations on two tax bills: House File 4123, by Representative Agbaje, would expand Minnesota’s net investment income tax to include certain business income, especially income from S corporations and LLCs not subject to federal self-employment taxes, while keeping the current rate and million-dollar threshold; she said it would raise an estimated $88.7 million next year. House File 4616, by Chair Gomez, would impose a 1% annual tax on fortunes above $10 million. Gomez framed the bill as a response to growing wealth inequality and argued that wealthy households and large fortunes should contribute more to public services, while Agbaje said her bill would broaden the tax base and help meet state needs. Public testimony was sharply divided. Supporters, including Nan Madden of the Minnesota Budget Project, Erica Mominee of the Minnesota Association of Professional Employees, Lauren Richards, and teacher Kristen Sinicariello, said the bills would help address wealth and income inequality and provide needed revenue for public health, education, and other public services. They pointed to federal tax cuts for high-income households, cuts to Medicaid and SNAP, and strains on state agencies and schools. Richards said small businesses already pay more than large corporations like Amazon, and Sinicariello argued that higher revenue would support classrooms and help equalize opportunity. Opponents, including Brian Cook of the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce, Dalton Danielson of the Minnesota Business Partnership, and John Beschi of NFIB Minnesota, warned that both bills would hurt business competitiveness and investment. They argued that HF 4123 would effectively create a new higher tax tier for pass-through businesses and that HF 4616 would be difficult to administer, could force sales of illiquid assets, and could discourage entrepreneurship and capital investment. No votes or final committee action were taken in the portion of the meeting provided; the committee moved through bill presentations and public testimony before member discussion.

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• pier where a kid catches their first fish and the fish hatchery where those fish are raised for stocking
• It definitely needs improvement, and you saw that while we um managed to raise fish for stocking there
• Um we could talk about the stocking.
• ><00:14:25.279><c> raise</c><00:14:25.680><c> fish</c><00:14:25.920><c> for</c><00:14:26.160><c> stocking
• </c> managed to raise fish for stocking managed to raise fish for stocking there,<00:14:26.880><c> we

Committee: Senate Capital Investment

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• the single have been pulled out of the single family<00:59:37.920><c> housing</c><00:59:38.319><c> stock
• </c><00:59:38.720><c> for</c><00:59:39.040><c> short-term</c> family housing stock for short-term family
• housing stock for short-term rentals.<00:59:40.319><c> Um,</c><00:59:40.559><c> I</c><00:59:40.799><
• Um, that removes from the housing stock as well.
• So, it's not just that it's not being built; it's that the existing stock is being depleted by an entirely

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Major Tax Provisions in H.R. 1 (Public Law 119-21) 00:02:45 Kentucky’s Workforce 00:33:35, 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes and heard a brief member introduction before taking up an overview of major tax provisions in HR1, referred to by the presenters as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Representatives from the Kentucky Society of CPAs explained new federal deductions for tips, overtime, and car loan interest; a new tax-favored “Trump account” for children; expanded bonus depreciation and Section 179 expensing for businesses; changes to R&D expensing; and a new limit on wagering loss deductions. Members asked several clarifying questions about the duration of the provisions, W-2 and 1099 reporting changes, and how overtime deductions would work. The presenters emphasized that tips and overtime remain subject to payroll taxes and that many of the business provisions are permanent, while the individual deductions are temporary through 2028 or otherwise phased in over time. The discussion then shifted to individual and nonprofit provisions, including the increase in the state and local tax itemized deduction cap from $10,000 to $40,000 with income-based phaseouts, the temporary senior deduction, and a new deduction for car loan interest with income limits and vehicle qualifications. On charitable giving, the presenters described a permanent nonitemizer deduction, new floors for individual and corporate charitable deductions, and a new scholarship-granting organization credit that would allow donors to receive a dollar-for-dollar federal credit up to $1,700, beginning in 2027. Members focused heavily on the SGO provision, asking about state implementation, oversight, whether churches would qualify, and whether the credit could support both public and private education. The presenters said the state would need to establish the mechanism and that additional federal guidance is still pending. After the tax presentation, the committee heard from the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce on workforce issues, with a focus on child care and housing as barriers to labor force participation. Chamber representatives said they were not proposing large new government programs, but rather targeted policy recommendations for the 2026 session. They described Kentucky’s long-term decline in workforce participation since 2000, attributing much of it to demographic change, an aging population, and fewer younger workers entering the labor force. The presentation continued into a broader discussion of workforce trends and the need for practical policy responses, but no votes or formal actions were taken on these informational items.

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• has this very volatile source of revenue, which is taxes levied on the debt. sale of assets like stocks
• Because the stock market can go up and down very dramatically, so can revenues from capital gains.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• custodianship on exchanges, multiple publicly listed SEC-regulated Bitcoin ETFs are now traded on U.S. stock
• Or, you know, stocks that your stockholders are holding that this would be easy for them to lose.

Bills: SB 21 , SB21 , SB72 , SB140 , SB262 , SB370 , SB372 , SB495 , SB627 , SB703 , SB764 , SB842

Committee: Senate Business & Commerce

Keywords: emergency alerts, weather alerts, public safety, local government, municipality, county, website posting, online notice, emergency management, disaster preparedness, evacuation, National Weather Service, NOAA, Texas Division of Emergency Management, TDEM, localized alerts, hazard warnings, severe weather, watch warning advisory, public information

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• someone says like it's investing in when someone says like it's investing in the<00:08:15.479><c> stock
• :08:16.919><c> if</c><00:08:17.039><c> you</c><00:08:17.159><c> put</c><00:08:17.440><c> a</c> the stock
• market you know if you put a the stock market you know if you put a $110,000<00:08:18.319><c> in</c>
• Whether it's the Great Recession or you lose money in the stock market, there's a lot of different ways
• market there's a lose money in the stock market there's a lot<01:07:49.319><c> of</c><01:07:49.480><

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And the nice thing about disappointment is that despair breeds hope.
• thing about disappointment is<05:28:20.638><c> that</c><05:28:21.360><c> despair</c><05:28:22.000><c> breeds
• </c><05:28:23.360><c> And</c><05:28:23.520><c> what</c> is that despair breeds hope.
• And what is that despair breeds hope.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Senator Morris is an act to amend Titles 6 and 12 relative to banks, to provide for certificates of stock

Bills: SR146 , SCR12 , HB378 , HB509 , HB1090 , HB221 , HCR85 , HCR100 , HCR105 , HCR107 , HCR114 , HCR58 , HB723 , SB4 , SB52 , SB57 , SB83 , SB131 , SB143 , SB145 , SB152 , SB194 , SB251 , SB254 , SB279 , SB283 , SB333 , SB353 , SB367 , SB384 , SB389 , SB398 , SB408 , SB431 , SB448 , SB450 , SB465 , SB468 , SB469 , SB484 , SB495 , SB496 , SB509 , SB56 , SCR9 , SCR58 , SB35 , SB65 , SB215 , SB246 , SB249 , SB269 , SB282 , SB296 , SB323 , SB363 , SB369 , SB474 , SB490 , SB492 , SB500 , SB514 , HCR32 , HB59 , HB89 , HB153 , HB243 , HB335 , HB342 , HB407 , HB451 , HB513 , HB595 , HB682 , HB688 , HB690 , HB730 , HB762 , HB802 , HB816 , HB940 , HB1003 , HB1011 , HB1029 , HB1053 , HB1058 , HB1062 , HB1064 , HB1079 , HB1084 , HB1098 , HB1161 , HB1189 , HB1203 , HB1215 , HB1247 , HB1248 , HB1251 , HB1253 , HB1257 , HB1258 , HB17 , HB27 , HB36 , HB41 , HB73 , HB140 , HB166 , HB181 , HB205 , HB211 , HB223 , HB226 , HB259 , HB271 , HB308 , HB337 , HB399 , HB410 , HB487 , HB626 , HB712 , HB740 , HB750 , HB759 , HB775 , HB812 , HB844 , HB906 , HB966 , HB968 , HB979 , HB1006 , HB1009 , HB1018 , HB1036 , HB1038 , HB1081 , HB1086 , HB1107 , HB1112 , HB1155 , HB1220 , HB1242 , HB1252 , HB1256 , SB42 , SB208 , SB217 , SB274 , SB300 , SB341 , SB379 , SB382 , SB387 , SB401 , SB449 , SB487 , HB74 , HB119 , HB134 , HB210 , HB258 , HB468 , HB784 , HB870 , HB953 , HB956 , HB1117 , HB1236 , SB29 , SB43 , SB78 , SB149 , SB441 , HB359

Keywords: SR146, Senate Resolution 146, Louis Thomas Nelson, Thomas Nelson, condolences, memorial resolution, tribute, obituary, public service, St. Martinville, Cade, St. Martin Parish, police juror, mayor, community center, water system, school bus driver, school board, Louisiana Senate, sympathy

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, heard a guest prayer by Pastor Lee Shipp, and conducted routine opening business including journal adoption, receipt of confirmation appointments, and House messages naming conferees on several Senate bill disagreements. The chamber also adopted or recognized several personal privilege resolutions and commendations, including honors for Grady Hazel, the Acadiana Veterans Hockey of Louisiana national championship team, Grambling State University’s 125th anniversary and related athletics/band centennials, the 2026 Governor’s Fellows, and a brief address by special guest Ms. Benson. Members then acted on a series of resolutions and concurrent resolutions. The Senate adopted measures creating or requesting study task forces on child permanency, medical malpractice review panels, driving school fees, the Minimum Foundation Program, and earthquake activity in north Louisiana, and it concurred in House resolutions on illegal dumping, gaming board review, behavioral health crisis center reimbursement, Medicaid incentive payment reporting, and a physician review panel study. Several condolence and commendation resolutions also passed, including those honoring Lewis Thomas Nelson and Josephine Ruth Kennedy, and the Senate adopted a resolution urging local governments to consider generator requirements for unlicensed senior and disability residential facilities. The chamber also took up House Bill 723, a motorcycle traffic-signal bill allowing certain two- and three-wheeled vehicles to proceed through malfunctioning vehicle-actuated signals under specified circumstances; after debate about safety and enforcement, it passed 33-3. The Senate then considered numerous House amendments to Senate bills, concurring in most, including bills on fluoridation/local opt-out, public assistance, nutrition, human trafficking training, bulletproof vests, adult residential care generators, cell-cultured food products, public benefits eligibility, attorney-fee limits in disciplinary proceedings, critical infrastructure protections, debit card surcharges, bank stock certificates, child welfare proceedings, digital student IDs, watershed restoration funding, innovation hubs, sports agent registration, and manufactured housing regulation. It rejected House amendments to SB 283 and SB 408 for further negotiation. The session ended with announcements for committee meetings and a recess until 2 p.m.

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• start looking for jobs at other companies that are still where they could keep their residence, the stock
• start looking for jobs at other companies that are still where they could keep their residence, the stock
• </c> the stock market will look at that. the stock market will look at that.
• 02.440><c> the</c> they could uh keep their residence, the they could uh keep their residence, the stock
• market will look at that and say stock market will look at that and say "Your<00:33:04.600><c> company

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Because their stock price has been driven down and they've been over-diluted.
• Because their stock price has been driven down and they've been over diluted.
• environment and that we're going to be rationing down the rate of return even further, that drives stock
• When they're trading at 13x on P/E compared to 22x of other utilities, you cannot dilute that stock anymore
• environment and that we're going to be rationing down the rate of return even further, that drives stock

Summary: The committee first heard SB 804, the Hydrogen Pipeline Safety Act, from Senator Arreguín. He said the bill would designate the State Fire Marshal as the safety regulator for intrastate hydrogen pipelines and require hydrogen-specific standards, while not mandating any pipeline construction or bypassing environmental review. Supporters included labor groups, utility employees, and the City of Burbank, while Air Products opposed unless amended, citing concerns about the bill’s specificity, fee structure, and the need for a hydrogen-specific rulemaking process. The committee discussed safety, fees, and regulatory certainty, and later passed SB 804 on a 9-0 vote to Emergency Management with commitment to take amendments. The committee then took up SB 905 by Senator Becker, aimed at reducing electricity rates by changing utility incentives. The bill would tie part of executive compensation to keeping rates below inflation, require more performance metrics, and allow the CPUC to consider lower returns on equity for certain lower-risk investments and alternative financing options. Support came from consumer, environmental, agricultural, and large energy user groups, while Southern California Edison, CalChamber, PG&E, and utility labor groups raised concerns that the bill could reduce investment, create regulatory uncertainty, and raise borrowing costs. After extensive discussion about utility affordability, wildfire costs, and capital markets, the committee passed SB 905 on a 7-1 vote to Appropriations. SB 913, also by Senator Becker, would create a clearer pathway for distributed energy resources such as batteries and smart thermostats to participate in the resource adequacy market and compete with utility-scale resources. Supporters said the bill would better use existing grid capacity, lower costs, and build on the state’s Demand Side Grid Support Program; PG&E opposed unless amended, saying the use case was not yet proven and was already being addressed in other rulemakings. After the committee accepted amendments, one opposition group moved to neutral and another said it might do so after reviewing the changes. The bill passed 8-0 to Appropriations and was placed on call. Several other measures were heard and advanced, including SB 1196 on faster utility hookups for small energization projects such as ADUs and EV chargers, SB 931 reauthorizing the Diablo Canyon Essential Services Mitigation Fund through 2028, SB 1158 reducing the frequency of joint reliability assessments from quarterly to twice yearly, and SB 1245 directing further study of California’s gasoline market and potential use of non-CARBOB fuel during supply disruptions. SB 1196 and SB 931 both passed with broad support and no opposition after amendments, SB 1158 passed without testimony, and SB 1245 drew strong support from consumer and environmental advocates but opposition from fuel industry and business groups concerned about costs, confidentiality, and fuel standards.

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• It was a national tragedy, and it rocked our stock market.
• It's a national tragedy, and it rocked our stock markets and all of our investments that year.
• have access to private schools, concierge doctors, and are not realizing the benefits of a higher stock
• So if there's a stock market boom, for example, making the rich richer and raising revenues, under this
• Any year that revenue is slow because it's a recession, because the stock market was down, or because

Bills: H5006 , H5007

Committee: Joint Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions

Keywords: tax revenue, state surplus, taxpayer refunds, budget growth, Massachusetts General Laws, income tax, tax reduction, state law, personal income tax, tax rates, 1212, all

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• We're also talking about increasing their housing stock and housing options.
• We're also talking about increasing their housing stock and housing options.
• We're also talking about increasing their housing stock and housing options.
• We're also talking about increasing their housing stock and housing options.
• We're also talking about increasing their housing stock and housing options.

Committee: House Energy Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• that if you like fishing, you should love wild rice because it really does promote a healthy fish stock
• /c><00:17:56.160><c> a</c><00:17:56.320><c> healthy</c><00:17:56.720><c> fish</c><00:17:56.960><c> stock
• </c> really does promote a healthy fish stock really does promote a healthy fish stock uh<00:17:57.600

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Uh, what happens to, like, their personal documents that are in the safe deposit box, like wills, stock
• that are in the safe deposit box like that are in the safe deposit box like wheels,<00:23:25.919><c> stock
• </c><00:23:26.240><c> certificates,</c> wheels, stock certificates, wheels, stock certificates, you<00

Committee: Joint Business and Financial Institutions

Keywords: Business and Financial Institutions - Room 409, 2 February, 2026; 2:00 P.M., 925, all

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• piles of biomass in the forest that we don't get to burn in time, and they then become massive fuel stocks
• become biomass in the forest that we don't get to burn in time and they then become massive fuel stocks

Committee: Senate Natural Resources and Water

Keywords: 987, senate, all