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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 3/25/26
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Committee:
House Agriculture Finance and Policy
Keywords:
pesticides, wild rice, environmental protection, agriculture, water quality, pollinators, training, management plan, fertilizer research, education grants, Minnesota Agricultural Council, technology transfer, agricultural productivity, HF4372, Minnesota agriculture, meat processing, meat processing training, retention incentive grants, grant extension, project deadline extension
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee Feb 11th, 2026
Ways and Means Education
Committee:
House Ways and Means Education
Keywords:
school safety, emergency response, training, public safety, Alyssa's Law, law enforcement, scholarship, tuition assistance, dependent education, Alabama, blackout license plate, HB360, Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday, sales tax holiday, firearms, guns, ammunition, bullets, primers, gun accessories
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I mean, it's wildfires, droughts, hurricanes, tornadoes, floods—you name it. 100%.
- So if you have a city that adopts a sales tax for property tax relief, and then the Attorney General,
- So you have voters approving sales taxes for property tax relief that end up in the state's coffers because
Committee:
House Intergovernmental Affairs
Keywords:
municipal management district, bonds, assessments, property taxes, economic development, eminent domain, special district, SB 427, local government, political subdivision, state loan, state grant, financial reporting, annual financial statement, annual report, county report, municipal finance, water district, municipality, county auditor
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I am going to move to table this amendment. aligned with the Senate in the amount of business tax relief
- This exemption cost about $560 million, and so what we're trying to do is have a package of tax relief
- this get increased, then we would naturally have to take... from HV8, from the other property tax relief
- , it would shift from our individual. residents the property tax relief we want to provide them.
- And so the only relief, the only thing that we can do that touches the mom and pops that we can do in
Bills:
HJR1 , HJR2 , HB9 , HB22 , HB908 , HB1392 , HB195 , HB 13 , HB143 , HB135 , HJR1 , HJR2 , HB9 , HB22 , HB908 , HB1392
Keywords:
constitutional amendment, property tax, ad valorem tax, tax exemption, tangible personal property, income-producing property, business personal property, equipment exemption, machinery, local government finance, school district revenue, county taxes, Texas Constitution, Article VIII, tax relief, commercial property, death tax, inheritance tax, estate tax, property transfer
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- The governor also did not want to reduce anything that provides direct property tax relief to homeowners
- </c><00:58:53.920><c> uh</c><00:58:54.079><c> to</c> direct property tax relief uh to direct property
- tax relief uh to homeowners<00:58:54.799><c> or</c><00:58:54.960><c> renters.
- And I would add to that that about $1 billion in direct property tax relief through the homestead credit
- </c><01:20:41.520><c> and</c> direct impact on property tax relief and direct impact on property tax
Committee:
Senate Taxes
Keywords:
property tax, exemption, leased land, public use, commercial property, HF632, Minnesota property tax, conservation easement, conservation restriction, assessed value, property valuation, tax assessment, real property, land conservation, farmland preservation, natural areas, riparian buffer, water quality, water quantity, county assessor
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Mar 12th, 2025
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
Keywords:
firearm acquisition, gun smuggling, criminal offenses, ammunition, terrorism, public safety, Texas criminal procedure, federal law enforcement, state arrest authority, search and seizure, felony offenses, federal air marshal, Transportation Security Administration, Department of Defense police, military police, Homeland Security, Public Safety, veterans affairs, federal officers, joint law enforcement authority
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 4/8/26
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> targeted relief, not a blank check. targeted relief, not a blank check.
- </c> not unintentionally excluded from relief not unintentionally excluded from relief opportunities<
- </c> constituents paying for this relief? constituents paying for this relief?
- </c> when you aren't providing relief when you aren't providing relief to<01:24:37.080><c> people</c>
- <01:38:58.800><c> Uh</c> relief? Uh relief?
Bills:
HF4477
Keywords:
Minnesota business recovery loan program, small business loan, zero-interest loan, forgivable loan, business recovery, economic development, small business emergency loan account, Minnesota Initiative Foundations, nonprofit lenders, greater Minnesota, Twin Cities metro, seven-county metropolitan area, immigration enforcement, business interruption, revenue loss, job preservation, business stabilization, state appropriation, forward fund, loan forgiveness
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans Feb 25th, 2026 at 08:00 am
Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans
Bills:
SB6046
Keywords:
SB 6046, Civil Air Patrol, Washington Military Department, Washington Division of Civil Air Patrol, volunteer air patrol, search and rescue, disaster relief, cadet training, communications support, cyber security, emergency response, governor call-up, active state service, federally chartered Civil Air Patrol, Washington Wing, Title 38 RCW, military department, tribal cooperation, public safety aviation, aerospace cadets
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans Feb 20th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans
Transcript Highlights:
- the state Civil Air Patrol into active service to provide cadet training, communications, disaster relief
- , cybersecurity missions, search and rescue missions or assistance... ...relief, cybersecurity missions
Bills:
SB6046
Keywords:
SB 6046, Civil Air Patrol, Washington Military Department, Washington Division of Civil Air Patrol, volunteer air patrol, search and rescue, disaster relief, cadet training, communications support, cyber security, emergency response, governor call-up, active state service, federally chartered Civil Air Patrol, Washington Wing, Title 38 RCW, military department, tribal cooperation, public safety aviation, aerospace cadets
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture & Natural Resources Feb 3rd, 2026 at 10:30 am
Agriculture & Natural Resources
Committee:
House Agriculture & Natural Resources
Keywords:
anadromous fish, environmental conservation, state coordination, wildlife recovery, fisheries management, forest management, natural resources, collaboration, forest practices, sustainability, aviation, wildland fires, funding, disaster relief, emergency response, timber sales, land sales, process efficiency, legislation, department language
NM
Committees:
Senate Senate Judiciary , Senate House Judiciary
Keywords:
Immigrant Safety Act, immigration detention, civil immigration violations, ICE, federal immigration enforcement, sanctuary policy, public bodies, local government, sheriff's department, school district, higher education, deputization, 287(g), 8 U.S.C. 1357(g), 8 C.F.R. 287.7, intergovernmental services agreement, detainer, immigration cooperation, public property, attorney general enforcement
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- So, the governments are clamoring for relief.
- I'm just saying there should be some way to be able to fund this. because people are clamoring for relief
Committee:
House House Judiciary
Keywords:
Immigrant Safety Act, immigration detention, civil immigration violations, ICE, federal immigration enforcement, sanctuary policy, public bodies, local government, sheriff's department, school district, higher education, deputization, 287(g), 8 U.S.C. 1357(g), 8 C.F.R. 287.7, intergovernmental services agreement, detainer, immigration cooperation, public property, attorney general enforcement
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Military and Veterans Affairs Committee Jan 21st, 2026
Military and Veterans Affairs
Committee:
House Military and Veterans Affairs
Keywords:
homestead exemption, disabled veterans, tax relief, annual verification, property tax, state holidays, federal holidays, public holidays, legal holidays, office closures, state employees, personal leave, compensatory leave, bank closures, school closures, Mardi Gras, Mobile County, Baldwin County, Rosa Parks Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day
TX
Committee:
House Public Education
Keywords:
parental rights, public education, Texas Education Agency, TEA inspector general, school grievance process, student records, teacher certification, human sexuality instruction, parental consent, library materials, school transparency, educator misconduct, child abuse reporting, neglect reporting, school safety, charter schools, district of innovation, home school, private school, open-enrollment charter school
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee Feb 18th, 2026
Finance and Taxation Education
Committee:
Senate Finance and Taxation Education
Keywords:
sales tax exemption, use tax exemption, diapers, baby supplies, baby formula, baby bottles, baby wipes, breast pump, breast milk pumping equipment, lactation, nursing bra, nursing pads, maternity wear, pregnancy clothing, postpartum clothing, menstrual products, tampons, sanitary napkins, panty liners, menstrual cups
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
01/20/2026 - Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology
Appropriations, Transportation and Technology
Transcript Highlights:
- of this, the federal government over the last year has not been as willing to fund state disaster relief
- that the state invest in a project that delivers statewide, regional, and local benefits: congestion relief
Keywords:
roadable aircraft, registration, vehicle title, license plates, aviation safety, corrections oversight, funding, state budget, criminal justice, reform, appropriation, Department of Transportation, right turn lane, traffic improvement, infrastructure funding, transportation funding, authorization, road improvements, intersection safety, transportation
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Human Services Jan 13th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- And then, custody staffing relief: operating 24/7 facilities means you have to have people in shifts
- And so it's a requirement that we be funded for more than just the post, but also the relief factor to
- The governor has proposed helping us out in that regard with, I believe, $6 million in custody relief
- Unfortunately, the results of the bill we passed have not yielded the intended relief that was expected
- The prosecutor is required to review the sentencing documents and make a motion for relief, or the individual
Committee:
Senate Human Services
Keywords:
incarcerated individuals, escorted leaves, criminal justice, rehabilitation, state law, healthcare, incarcerated, extraordinary medical placement, criminal justice reform, medical care, persistent offender, three strikes, resentencing, juvenile conviction, youth offender, juvenile sentencing, life without parole, LWOP, most serious offense, sentencing reform
IA
Committee:
Joint Commerce
Keywords:
expungement, investment adviser, commissioner of insurance, regulatory process, financial services, loans, interest rates, consumer credit, regulations, debt management, debt settlement, debt relief, consumer finance, credit counseling, creditor negotiation, fee regulation, third-party compensation, trust account, dedicated account, licensee requirements
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 3336 isn't about just our tax relief. It's about supporting that kind of connection.
- It proposes excise tax relief for brewers who donate spent grain byproducts to Texas farmers.
- For brewers, why should we get the tax relief?
- But our industry desperately needs some relief.
- Then I applied for property tax relief under Texas Tax Code, Chapter 11, Section 11A.
Bills:
HB249 , HB 1186 , HB2313 , HB2408 , HB2508 , HB2730 , HB2974 , HB3045 , HB3232 , HB3336 , HB3710 , HB4044 , HB4236 , HJR133 , HB249
Committee:
House Ways & Means
Keywords:
ad valorem taxes, property taxes, homestead exemption, disabled veterans, senior citizens, tax payments, installment payments, municipal tax revenue, hotel, convention center, tax code, economic development, local government, municipality, tax revenue, qualified projects, municipal taxation, hotel project, municipality funding, veteran
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- And yet what we're doing is offering with this bill some relief from the oppressive taxes that keep coming
- The people who are struggling, who need relief. I love this bill. I think it should be bigger.
Committee:
House Taxes
Keywords:
property tax, tax refund, taxpayer relief, Minnesota taxation, one-time payment, taxation, property valuation, Tax Court, evidentiary standards, Minnesota Statutes, disparity reduction, aid payments, local government, funding, Fillmore County, education funding, managed forest land, classification, forest management plan, agricultural land