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TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Mar 19th, 2025
Trade, Workforce & Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- The backbone in the foundation is small business.
- And you sit by small business owners in your churches. At ball games.
- Each year, the Small Business Administration.
- SBA provides about $4 billion in grants through the Small Business Innovation Research SBIR and the Small
- And so these small businesses, emerging companies have the ability to go to the Small Business Research
Bills:
HB 186
Keywords:
public funds, lobbying activities, political subdivisions, government expenditure, transparency, local government, political subdivision, county, city, municipality, special district, taxpayer-funded lobbying, lobbying restriction, registered lobbyist, government association, county association dues, Texas Legislature, injunctive relief, attorney's fees, Chapter 556
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Citizen Commission for Performance Measurement of Tax Preferences Aug 6th, 2025
Citizen Commission for Performance Measurement of Tax Preferences
Transcript Highlights:
- Staff found that in 2023, the small business credit further reduced the B&O tax for small beneficiaries
- An average of 89% of small beneficiaries used the small business credit from 2019 to 2023.
- And in fiscal year 2024, small beneficiaries saved $1.2 million.
- This difference in trends between small and large beneficiaries is also present in the number of small
- Just a quick question about the small, the decline in the small operators.
Summary:
The Citizens Commission for Performance Measurement of Tax Preferences met on August 6, 2025, with five commissioners present and a quorum. The commission approved the May 7, 2025 meeting minutes and welcomed new commissioner Scott Edwards, who introduced himself. Staff also confirmed the September meeting date had been changed to September 22, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. to accommodate his schedule, and noted that testimony questions for the public hearing would be used at that meeting.
JLARC staff then presented preliminary 2025 tax preference performance reviews covering nine preferences. For natural gas used as a transportation fuel, staff said the preferences reduce fuel costs but do not meet emissions-reduction goals, and recommended continuing the public utility tax and natural gas use tax exemptions while modifying reporting requirements; they also recommended continuing the marine-use LNG sales tax exemption and considering the Department of Revenue work group’s findings. For travel agents and tour operators, staff said the small-beneficiary rate appears to support smaller firms, while the larger-beneficiary rate should be reviewed and both should have clearer objectives and metrics. For nonprofit low-income housing development, staff said the preference is helping produce housing but the current metric does not align well with the objective, data/reporting problems remain, and the legislature should decide whether to continue and possibly modify the exemption, including considering annual renewal.
Staff also reviewed the multipurpose senior citizen centers exemption, concluding it meets its objective and recommending continuation, with possible consideration of making it permanent. For disabled veteran adapted housing, staff said the preference has very low uptake despite eligible veterans and recommended continuing it but modifying it in consultation with the Department of Veterans Affairs to improve use. For trade convention attendance, staff said the preference aligns Washington with other states and recommended continuation. For agricultural fertilizer and seed wholesaling, staff said the exemption reduces tax layering and recommended continuation, with clarification on whether it is exempt from expiration/performance-statement requirements. For agricultural crop protection products, staff said the preference met its revenue-growth metric and recommended extending it while considering better metrics or recategorizing it as tax relief. Finally, for energy sales to a silicon smelter, staff said the preferences were unused because the facility was never built and recommended allowing them to expire. The meeting ended with reminders about written testimony and the September public testimony session.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House/Senate Press Conference 2/24/26
Transcript Highlights:
- thing, but I could do it's such a small thing, but I could do this
- If you have a balcony, a deck, a patio, a small backyard space, uh, you can participate.
- So, these systems are small, um, about the same wattage as a household blender.
- So, these systems are small, um, about the same wattage as a household blender.
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Summary:
The meeting was an announcement and support event for a Minnesota plug-in solar bill led by Rep. Larry Craft and Sen. Rob Coop. Craft described plug-in solar as a way to expand access to affordable solar for renters, people with shaded or unsuitable roofs, and others who cannot install traditional rooftop systems. He said the bill would define plug-in solar devices as up to 1,200 watts, allow storage, require certification to UL 3700 safety standards, and exempt these devices from utility interconnection agreements and submetering requirements.
Sen. Coop said he was excited to sign on after hearing from a constituent interested in deck solar and after learning Craft already had a bill. He framed the proposal as both an affordability measure and a way to democratize solar access, especially for lower-income households and apartment residents. Supporters including Bobby King of Solar United Neighbors and Patty O'Keefe of Vote Solar said interest in plug-in solar is statewide, the policy would lower barriers and energy bills, and the systems are simple, safe, and well-suited to small spaces like balconies, decks, patios, and yards.
John Gouki, an electrician from Duluth, submitted a statement supporting the bill on safety and resilience grounds, saying 1,200 watts is a safe limit for UL-listed plug-in solar and that the systems can provide backup power while reducing grid consumption. Craft and Coop also pointed to examples from other places, including Utah and Germany, as evidence that the technology is already spreading. The event ended with expressions of support and enthusiasm for moving the bill forward; no vote or formal committee action was taken in the transcript.
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Commerce, Economic Development and Small Business - 03/04/2026
Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business
Transcript Highlights:
- Welcome to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Economic Development, and Small Business.
- So we just don't really have a—well, it's a great small business support bill, so I'll move the bill.
- a small business owner to be.
- businesses through the establishment of a small business regulatory nexus by certain agencies.
- . information to small businesses through the establishment of small business regulatory nexus by certain
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Commerce, Economic Development, and Small Business held its first meeting of the 2006 legislative session, chaired by Senator April Baskin, with Senator Dean Murray and other members present. The committee took up six bills focused on small business, economic development, and related regulatory issues. Senators generally expressed support for the committee’s mission and for measures aimed at helping businesses grow and reducing red tape.
The committee reported Senate Bill 1052, directing the Department of Economic Development to move the Central New York Welcome Center to the Equal Rights Heritage Center in Auburn, to the calendar, with one opposed. Senate Bill 1613A, directing plans for mixed-use development and redesign on part of the Haremont campus, was reported to finance. Senate Bill 2051, allowing bed and breakfast establishments to sell cider, liquor, beer, and wine, was reported to the calendar after members said it had passed the Senate in prior years and supported it as a small business measure.
The committee also advanced Senate Bill 3561, which would require a study of kitchen incubators in New York State; Senator Borrello spoke in favor, citing a successful incubator example in his district, and Senator Zellner voted without recommendation, sending the bill to finance. Senate Bill 6010, creating more access to small business loans for micro-businesses, was reported to finance with broad support. Finally, Senate Bill 7332, establishing a small business regulatory nexus to provide regulatory information to small businesses, was reported to the calendar as a transparency and anti-red tape measure. The meeting concluded after all legislative items were acted on and members were reminded to submit voting sheets.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 2/11/25
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- challenges that all these small challenges that all these small businesses<00:09:56.839>
are< - If you put a lot of strain on small businesses, you don't have small businesses, and you take opportunities
- If you put a lot of strain on small businesses, you don't have small businesses, and you take opportunities
- So if you think of our Small Business Development Center Program, if you think of our Small Business
- M uh uh McKinnon talked about small M uh uh McKinnon talked about small business<00:59:00.680>
Summary:
The committee held an introductory organizational meeting for the newly named Workforce and Economic Development Committee, with Chair Dave Baker noting a quorum and that no votes or formal actions were scheduled. Members and staff introduced themselves and described their districts, backgrounds, and priorities. Several members emphasized worker protections, labor experience, small business concerns, rural economic issues, and the importance of balancing employer and employee interests. Others highlighted education-to-workforce pathways, affordability, support for seniors, and opportunities for immigrant and refugee communities.
Chair Baker said he wants the committee to find a balance between protecting labor and ensuring a strong employment base, fair rules, and fair taxes, while also acknowledging concerns about recent policy trends and the need to get proposals right before they leave the committee. Members from both parties echoed themes of collaboration and economic opportunity, though some Republicans criticized past rules and regulations as burdensome on small businesses. The committee also welcomed nonpartisan staff and DFL/GOP staff, including the committee administrator, legislative assistant, House Research, and fiscal analysis staff.
The committee then received an overview from DEED Commissioner Matt Varilek and deputy commissioners. Varilek described DEED’s mission as empowering growth of the Minnesota economy for everyone, increasing prosperity and extending it broadly, and coordinating with other agencies such as Labor and Industry to avoid duplication and use taxpayer dollars efficiently. He said DEED focuses on business attraction, retention, and expansion, workforce development, and helping Minnesotans—including people with disabilities—prepare for jobs and independent living. A deputy commissioner began outlining the economic development division’s structure and operations, but the transcript cuts off before the full presentation was completed.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Cmte on Rules - Subcommittee on the Federal Impact on Minnesotans and Economic Stability - 12/18/25
Transcript Highlights:
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- And these are not small hits.
- Um, we're a small in Northfield.
- multiple other American-owned small multiple other American-owned small businesses<01:02:52.240>
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- homes to sometimes small fees and fines. homes to sometimes small fees and fines.
- Some of them are small. Um, positions. Some of them are small.
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TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Now I know I'm a small community. I'm a small MUD.
- Your specialty is in your areas, you primarily build small homes?
- Many people would be happy to have a small or medium house on a small lot that they could afford, but
- You could build as small as you want on a 5,700.
- You're telling me that people could not have built small. ...small houses if they wanted to, and that
Keywords:
affordable housing, land use, zoning, urban planning, community development, housing crisis, mixed-use development, sustainability, municipal utility district, board of directors, qualifications, land ownership, Texas, taxation, residency, municipal approval, subdivision plans, local governance, plats, local government
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, February 10, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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businesses and harming American small businesses and harming American small - We've all heard not only from small businesses that are in the real estate business or in some small
- roughly 32 million 600,000 small roughly 32 million 600,000 small businesses<04:49:29.120>
in - <04:52:04.558>
businesses <04:52:05.400>small unintentional small businesses small - <05:02:57.798>
businesses <05:02:58.638>small relief for small businesses small relief
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Mar 19th, 2025
Trade, Workforce & Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- As a small business owner, I would appreciate your support of House Bill 1096.
- The backbone and the foundation is small business, and you sit by a small business owners in your churches
- Research, SBIR. and Small Business Technology Transfer, STTR programs.
- And so these small businesses, emerging companies, have the ability to go to the Small Business Research
- competitiveness. grants through the small business innovation research and small business technology
Keywords:
social media, children, account verification, data privacy, parental control, property owners' association, residential watering restrictions, vegetation, fine limitations, drought, technology, innovation, economic development, grants, Texas Economic Development, business funding, HB 1395, private passenger vehicle rental, car rental, vehicle rental
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee Mar 10th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Small business owners observe all potential risk themselves when running their businesses.
- Business Majority, who understand the vital role small businesses play in our state.
- Notably, only 16% of small business owners disagree with the sentiment.
- One measure to give small businesses an edge is this tax credit.
- The small business focus is really attractive in this bill.
Summary:
The Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxation held its first regular hearing of the 2025-26 session, adopted its proposed committee rules on a 5-0 vote, and reinstated a suspense file for bills with fiscal impacts over the committee threshold. The chair explained that only AB 418 would be eligible for an immediate vote, while several other measures would be held for suspense consideration because of budget constraints. AB 330 was pulled by the author.
AB 418 by Wilson, which would create a clearer process and administrative remedy for county Chapter 8 tax sales, received support from county tax collectors and housing and taxpayer groups. Supporters said the bill would add transparency, due process, and a noticed public hearing for negotiated sales of tax-defaulted properties, while helping counties dispose of low-value or problematic properties more efficiently. The committee voted 6-0 to send AB 418 to Appropriations.
Several other bills were heard and then referred to suspense: AB 27 by Chau, which would exclude Chiquita Canyon landfill relief payments from gross income and protect recipients’ eligibility for public benefits, drew strong support from affected residents and environmental advocates; AB 258 by Conley would increase funding for California fairs, with supporters emphasizing fairs’ emergency-response role; AB 397 by Gonzalez would expand the California Young Child Tax Credit into a broader child tax credit for older children; and AB 398 by Aaron would set a $300 minimum refundable Cal EITC benefit. The committee also heard AB 231 by Tye, which would offer a tax credit to microbusinesses that hire formerly incarcerated people, and it too was referred to suspense after supportive testimony from reentry and small-business advocates.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Commerce and Tourism Feb 4th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- When you talk to a company small or large, that's risk, there's risk involved in that.
- Most are small businesses.
- So many factory is a small business sector and thinking through what we can do as a state.
- It bows reinforces that that manufacturing is a is a small business entrepreneurial field.
- measures to protect sensitive data and systems can significantly burn small businesses.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, May 7, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- sizes as few as as small as a few dozen. sizes as few as as small as a few dozen.
- We all talk small business.
- small businesses.
- This week is small small businesses.
- a massive tax hike on small businesses. a massive tax hike on small businesses.
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 027 Feb 10th, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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business if you need if you're a small business if you need if you're a small - positive step provides for the small positive step provides for the small businesses<00:51:18.160
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we're talking about small businesses, we're talking about small businesses - Well, I got an answer back first that says, "Well, the Small Business Administration doesn't do small
Summary:
The House convened, established a quorum, and approved the journal of Friday, February 6, 2026. Members then proceeded out of order to consider Senate Joint Resolution 8, honoring Colorado’s 2026 Winter Olympians and Paralympians. The resolution was read at length, and members spoke in support of Colorado athletes, training communities, families, and facilities. An amendment correcting an athlete’s state affiliation was adopted, and the resolution passed 63-0 with two excused. Representative Bottoms then asked to co-sponsor the resolution.
The chamber also set several bills as special orders for February 9, 2026. It then considered House Bill 1020, concerning colorimetric field drug tests in drug possession cases. Sponsors said the bill addresses unreliable field tests and had support from the Judiciary Committee and stakeholders. The committee report and the bill both passed without opposition.
House Bill 1040, concerning the sterilization rights of a person with intellectual and developmental disabilities, was also taken up. Sponsors said the bill seeks to undo a historical harm by removing language that allowed sterilization against a person’s wishes. Two amendments to the committee report were adopted: one narrowing language around an imminent threat to life or health, and another adding a petition clause. The committee report and the bill then passed.
Finally, the House considered House Bill 103, which modernizes the Colorado Small Business Recovery and Resiliency Loan Fund. Sponsors said it would better support small businesses facing higher costs and access-to-capital challenges. One amendment to direct 30% of funding to rural counties, veteran-owned businesses, and minority-owned businesses was debated but failed after the sponsor urged a no vote, saying the bill already included distribution metrics and that a fixed percentage was not workable in statute. The bill itself was then discussed further, with concerns raised about state lending programs and the use of the term “equitable,” but the transcript cuts off before final action on the bill is shown.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine opportunities to strengthen water infrastructure programs, focusing on the IIJA's successes. Apr 30th, 2025 at 09:00 am
Environment and Public Works Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- And to go along with that, many small communities already stretched their dollars.
- You mentioned in your testimony small communities in Nebraska are having a similar problem.
- Small Cities Legislative Committee. Say hi to Lynn for me. I will do that.
- A lot of small rural communities, they stretch. every dollar they have.
- Can you speak to how critical IIJA's infusion of federal funding is to small systems?
Keywords:
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, water infrastructure, lead service lines, federal reauthorization, sustainability, cybersecurity
Summary:
The meeting primarily focused on discussions surrounding the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and its implications for local water systems. Various witnesses highlighted the transformative impact of the bipartisan infrastructure law, which has provided an unprecedented amount of funding to help address long-standing issues in drinking water infrastructure, particularly concerning lead service line replacements and sustainability in water management. The discussions emphasized the urgent need for federal reauthorization to continue supporting these initiatives, as many rural and disadvantaged communities still face substantial barriers in upgrading their water systems. Additionally, cybersecurity risks were noted, raising concerns over the vulnerability of water systems across the nation.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Future of Payments and Sales Transactions by Credit Card and the Impacts for Small Businesses Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- today, regarding the future of payments and sales transactions by credit card and the impacts for small
- today, regarding the future of payments and sales transactions by credit card and the impacts for small
- The commission shall report on the impact on small businesses operating in the Commonwealth and provide
- The commission is tasked with studying and reviewing: one, the cost of small businesses operating in
- I am a small business owner based on Martha's Vineyard. Welcome, India. Thank you.
Summary:
The House and Senate chairs opened the first organizational meeting of the special initiative commission created by Chapter 238 of the Acts of 2024 to study the future of payments and sales transactions by credit card and the impacts on small businesses. They explained that no testimony would be taken at this meeting; instead, the commission would begin its work, introduce members, and prepare for future hearings and a final report with recommendations on credit cards and other payment methods.
The chairs outlined the commission’s charge: to examine payment trends, cashless transactions, credit card fees, mobile payments, buy now, pay later financing, and the effects of section 28A of chapter 140D on small businesses. They said the commission would likely organize hearings around business and consumer impacts, the legal and regulatory landscape, and policy options such as transparency measures, reporting requirements, and possible limits. Members discussed the importance of hearing from retailers, restaurants, banks, small businesses, and possibly experts, and suggested considering cryptocurrency and whether hearings should be held outside the State House or include regional access.
Several commissioners and stakeholders introduced themselves, including representatives from the Attorney General’s office, the House, the Executive Office of Economic Development, the Commissioner of Banks, retail and restaurant associations, a banking representative, and two small business owners. The chairs said interested parties could sign up to testify or receive notices, written testimony would be accepted, and the first hearing was tentatively set for April 8 in Gardner Auditorium. The meeting ended with a motion to close, which passed unanimously.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
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- Uh, NFIB represents over 10,000 small Uh, NFIB represents over 10,000 small independently<00:40:
- um wanting to fight for the small um wanting to fight for the small businesses<01:00:52.400>
- changes will also provide small changes will also provide small businesses<01:17:16.000>
in vital to support our small businesses. vital to support our small businesses.
Keywords:
taxation, pass-through entity, qualifying owner, partnership, S corporation, tax return, corporate franchise tax, individual income tax, research expenditures, federal compliance, Minnesota Statutes, income tax, corporate tax, section 179, federal conformity, HF3815, Minnesota taxes, tax conformity, Internal Revenue Code, IRC conformity
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Commerce and Economic Development Feb 3rd, 2025
House Commerce & Economic Development Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- I appreciate and have a copy of the Small Loans Act next to this.
- Loans are still very much covered under the Small Loans Act. Thank you.
- In 2022, the legislature capped interest rates on small loans at 36%.
- Most of this language in the rest of the effort comes from the Small Loan Act. Act.
- Like I said, I have the Small Loans Act printed out right here; I've looked...
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 2/13/25 - Part 1
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- state or national programs to small state or national programs to small businesses<00:07:20.039>
- public and private many of which small public and private many of which are<00:11:23.959>
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to family and no employer is too small to family and no employer is too small
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/24/26
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
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- small and mid-size businesses. small and mid-size businesses.
Keywords:
airport workers, wage standards, labor rights, minimum wage, economic equity, surveillance, price discrimination, wage discrimination, consumer rights, automated decision systems, Minnesota Statutes, suitable seating, employee seating, workplace seating, occupational safety, workplace safety, labor standards, employer requirements, chair, stool