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• And they have large areas to cover at a fairly low tax rate which generates enough revenue to really
• That hydrological condition includes the TERS estimates that are provided by us that we calculate to
• Is there a revenue basis there that's... May I clarify really quickly?
• They made those calculations with the groundwater availability models.
• No real sustainable revenue, hardly any source of income, then any threat becomes existential.

Committee: House Natural Resources

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• of revenue growth.
• Is that a revenue source that has been the prior revenue source for the workforce development BHSA funding
• I'm sorry, are you asking if it's the proposed revenue source, or has it been the prior revenue source
• revenues.
• The revenue stream kind of is exhausted, then it's just fully relying on ISRP revenues.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• The bill has some language about calculating the year-end balance of outstanding...
• Your calculation of 391%—can you tell me how you come to that calculation? Thank you.
• So the year is the right way to calculate.
• So the year is the right way to calculate.
• You brought up some really good points about some other sources of revenue to help them.

Bills: SB5976 , SB6111 , SB6250 , SB6257 , SB6289 , SGA9060 , SGA9169 , SGA9265 , SGA9266

Committee: Senate Business, Trade & Economic Development

Keywords: commercial email, spam regulations, online marketing, privacy, consumer protection, SB 6111, Washington Protecting Children Online Act, online child safety, minor privacy, age verification, parental consent, social media regulation, digital platforms, user-generated content, content moderation, online harms, youth protection, data privacy, geolocation, targeted advertising

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• You can think of output as revenue to businesses.
• The value I was actually very interested in the way that you calculated value.
• I'm surprised that's a large number, 511 million of revenue impact.
• For water conservation, we do our annual GPCD calculator.
• There's non-revenue. We have increased disinfection and electric costs.

Committee: House Water & Natural Resources Committee

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• Offsetting local property tax revenues.
• We arrived based on updated revenue in Prop. 98 estimates, and we calculated a figure that could be supported
• I can talk about how it's calculated if that would be helpful.
• With Prop 98 revenue up, they urge you to find the money to make this happen. Thank you.
• With Prop 98 revenue up, we just urge you to find the money to make this happen. Thank you.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• of the revenue spike.
• So depending on the timing of these one-time revenue gains, the overall trend for the share of revenue
• I wonder if they need to have an adjusted revenue number rather than just total revenue.
• And that's something that the Department of Revenue, our understanding is, Revenue is working with the
• They accounted for 0.2% of total HST revenue.

Committee: Joint Citizen Commission for Performance Measurement of Tax Preferences

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.

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• This is the Joint Committee on Revenue.
• Good afternoon, chairs and members of the Joint Committee on Revenue.
• I urge the Joint Committee on Revenue to support...
• The occupancy tax revenue has increased by 60%.
• Seventy-six percent of the revenue, an estimated $300 million in new revenue brought in by the tax, would

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Revenue

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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• So that doesn't go into the calculation on... ...doesn't go into the calculation on Medicaid.
• form, where you say this is how much money I make, how much money mom makes, and the judge will calculate
• And you know, this would not affect child support at all; the judge won't calculate this into...
• The judge won't calculate this into your child support, and if you cannot afford insurance, you're going
• And then the last one is line 149 on page six, replacing it with the agency and Department of Revenue

Bills: HB37 , HB187 , HB177 , SB63 , HB82 , SB48 , HB33 , HB37 , HB33

Committee: House Ways and Means General Fund

Keywords: judicial compensation, salary increase, court system, Alabama legislation, judges, HB187, court fees, docket fee, sheriff's fund, sheriff's office, jail operations, law enforcement, county sheriff, court filing fees, Alabama Code 12-19-312, solicitor's fund, clerk's fund, forensic services trust fund, budget flexibility, public safety

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• </c> ancillary markets all forms of Revenue ancillary markets all forms of Revenue that<00:10:10.839>
• Revenue loss by the changes because Revenue loss by the changes because that's<02:41:09.600><c> what<
• </c> would cover the projected Revenue would cover the projected Revenue loss<02:42:11.479><c> for</c
• </c> would not result in a net revenue would not result in a net revenue increase<02:43:22.760><c> to
• last few years, and the revenue has been quite good.

Committee: Senate Energy and Natural Resources

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Our revenues.
• And so, that's also the calculation or the form...
• We have normalized revenues now.
• Revenue expenditures have typically grown at a slower rate, while revenues have actually tended to grow
• growth, or at least to match our revenue growth.

Committee: House Budget

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• liabilities and have a different number for calculating these annuities?
• </c> When it comes to calculating When it comes to calculating um um um basically<00:25:33.880><c> the
• </c><00:30:22.200><c> The</c> PERA accrual was calculated. The PERA accrual was calculated.
• </c><00:31:42.480><c> work,</c> between the way those calculations work, between the way those calculations
• So the uh the section three of Revenue.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And those again are from the DVS operating account special revenue fund.
• </c> special revenue fund. special revenue fund.
• </c><00:14:34.680><c> for</c> then there's a um related uh revenue for then there's a um related uh revenue
• I think there's some real problems with this, but just how we calculate it.
• how much revenue that brings in?

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I would say... ...what the revenue drivers were on university campuses.
• And when I say cost, it's really a loss of revenue associated with the university.
• It doesn't cost; it's just forgone revenue to the institution.
• And when I say cost, it's really a loss of revenue. $21,000.
• It's just forgone revenue to the institution.

Committee: Senate Appropriations Committee on Higher Education

Summary: The committee held an informational hearing on higher education funding, focusing on how Florida’s university system should be financed and whether a new funding model is needed. University system financial officers and Chancellor Ray Rodriguez discussed major cost drivers, including wages and benefits, utilities, maintenance, financial aid, research, and the effects of geography, institutional mission, and student mix. UF highlighted the cost of research and graduate programs; UCF and FAU pointed to growth, location, and cost of living; FAMU emphasized recruiting top-tier talent while relying on other revenue sources; and UNF noted the challenges of growth and long-term planning. Members also discussed the role of internal controls and audits in addressing excessive spending and questioned whether out-of-state tuition should be adjusted to help offset costs. On revenue sources beyond state appropriations and tuition, the panel described auxiliaries, restricted funds, capital projects, and component units such as foundations and health systems. Several universities noted that some revenues are restricted to specific purposes and cannot be used for general operations. FAMU explained that a large share of its capital project funding reflected active campus construction, while UF said its component-unit revenue is largely tied to UF Health. The Chancellor emphasized that the system’s low tuition and strong state support are central to Florida’s national standing, but also noted that some auxiliary revenues are pledged to debt and must be managed carefully. When discussing the current funding process, witnesses praised Florida’s performance-based funding model for aligning incentives with student success, transparency, and accountability. They also raised concerns about non-recurring appropriations, rising employee benefit costs, unfunded mandates, deferred maintenance, and the difficulty of multi-year planning. Suggestions for improvement included more recurring funding, better coverage of mandated costs, greater flexibility in fee-setting, and possible weighting for mission, geography, and institutional type. The Chancellor said the Board of Governors is considering a “version 3.0” of performance-based funding that would benchmark institutions against peers and Carnegie classifications, but any changes would require legislative action. On out-of-state tuition, most universities said they would prefer local board flexibility, while the Chancellor cautioned that increasing out-of-state enrollment or fees could affect future state support and should be balanced carefully.

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• ferry district so that we can provide for greater visibility in accounting for our ferry system's revenue
• The bill defines a fifth-wheel travel trailer for purposes of this calculation as a vehicle primarily
• The bill defines a fifth-wheel travel trailer for purposes of this calculation as a vehicle primarily
• The fiscal note reveals an indeterminate decrease in revenue from registration renewals that are withheld
• The fiscal note reveals an indeterminate decrease in revenue from registration renewals that are withheld

Summary: The committee began with a work session on transportation planning for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Western Washington. April Putney of the Seattle FIFA World Cup 26 Local Organizing Committee described the event as a statewide, 39-day tournament with six Seattle group-stage matches, additional possible matches, fan zones across the state, and major transportation impacts centered in the Seattle area, including street closures, increased I-5 traffic, and heavy use of transit, shuttles, ferries, and active transportation. She said the goal is safe, seamless mobility with 80% of stadium attendees arriving by non-personal vehicle, and noted coordination with federal agencies on border crossings and security. WSDOT’s Travis Phelps outlined roughly $25.65 million in World Cup-related funding for tunnel maintenance, traffic operations, signage and digital messaging, public transit support, ferries, and related staffing and training, emphasizing use of existing staff, overtime, and current fleets rather than new hires or vehicles. Senators asked about border staffing and ferry capacity, and WSDOT said it would follow up on ferry staffing concerns. The committee then held public hearings on several bills. SB 5839 would remove the “passenger only” limitation for county ferry districts, allowing them to support vehicle ferries; supporters from Whatcom County and the Association of Counties said the change would help aging ferry systems, improve funding flexibility, and support essential island access, while some testimony was opposed. SB 6032 would amend the secure-your-load law to allow vehicles with mud, rocks, or debris on them to be covered instead of cleaned before being towed on paved highways; the sponsor and industry witnesses said it would save time and water for construction equipment operators, and the hearing closed with strong support and little opposition. SB 5824 would clarify how fifth-wheel travel trailers are measured, allowing up to 46 feet measured from the kingpin to the rear of the trailer; RV industry, dealer, and business groups supported it as a safety-neutral clarification that would align Washington with other states and improve competitiveness, and the hearing closed with overwhelming support. Finally, SB 5864 would create an online motor vehicle insurance verification system at the Department of Licensing, require insurers to provide policy data, and use the system at registration renewal beginning in 2029 after a pilot period. The sponsor and supporters from insurers and law enforcement said the bill would reduce uninsured driving, improve roadside verification, and lower costs shifted to insured drivers, while county auditors and vehicle subagents supported the policy but warned that implementation must be technically reliable and adequately funded so renewals are not slowed. The public hearing closed with substantial support and some operational concerns raised, and the committee adjourned after the final hearing.

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• I've recently seen calculations that show when fully implemented, we could be looking at 50 cents per
• I spent about 2 days in the last 2 days, calculating where we stand on the compact this year.
• By my calculation, we have burned through.
• In addition to that, they also dismantled their special revenues division.
• There's no people that are assigned to the special revenues division.

Committee: House Water & Natural Resources Committee

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• Amendments; SB 1432, Committee on Elections and Constitutional Amendments; SB 1436, Committee on Revenue
• SB 1117 will reduce barriers to ADU production by ensuring that local impact fees are calculated fairly
• Contrary to what we in the legislature have intended some local governments are calculating impact Fee
• The special districts specifically are impacted by these policies, often have limited revenue pathways
• Revenue pathways, and these types of fees are specifically dedicated just to servicing that increased

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• House Bill 891 and 897 were referred to the Revenue and Taxation Committee.
• It creates a process for calculating that.
• It gives JFAC the choice of how they want to appropriate this or not, or take it into the calculation
• All this is doing is saying, make the calculation. And that is not tying the hands of JFAC.
• hands of JFAC to decide what they want to do with that calculation.

Keywords: 989, all

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• We can stack the revenue streams. We can bring in project financing.
• There's revenue streams that will come to the state through this entire economy.
• So we could lease out state trust land and bring that revenue to trust beneficiaries.
• an enormous impact on net GHG emissions calculations.
• And they can have an enormous impact on net GHG emissions calculations.

Summary: The committee held an interim work session focused first on carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration (CCUS), then on hazardous waste and extended producer responsibility (EPR). On the CCUS topic, industry and nonprofit presenters described point-source capture, direct air capture, mineralization, and geologic sequestration, emphasizing Washington’s basalt formations and state trust lands as strong candidates for storage. They argued that CCUS can help hard-to-abate industrial sectors, support jobs and investment, and provide a pathway for compliance, while also noting the need for clearer permitting, subsurface rights, pipeline authority, and storage infrastructure. Ecology and Commerce staff explained current state policy touchpoints, including Cap-and-Invest offsets and exemptions for permanently stored CO2, the public comment process underway to define “thousand-year” permanence, and how CCUS might fit within the Clean Energy Transformation Act without counting emitting generation as non-emitting. Some presenters supported more state action and primacy over federal permitting, while others warned about costs, energy use, uncertain capture performance, and the need to ensure real net greenhouse gas reductions and long-term liability protections. Members asked about public meetings, whether mineralized carbon would qualify as exempt under the Climate Commitment Act, the timeline for Ecology guidance, aquifer and water-quality concerns, energy intensity of capture systems, and liability if storage later proves problematic. Responses said Ecology’s guidance process is already underway, public meetings will be virtual, mineralized carbon would likely qualify if it meets the permanence standard, and EPA rules require storage in deep saline formations below drinking water aquifers. Industry speakers said capture energy use varies by source and concentration, and one presenter noted that some states use trust funds funded by injectors to address long-term liability. The second half of the session shifted to hazardous waste and EPR. Ecology staff reviewed existing product stewardship programs for electronics, paint, batteries, and mercury lights, and described moderate risk waste and household hazardous waste management in Washington. They highlighted that E-Cycle and PaintCare are producer-funded, that the battery stewardship program will begin in 2027, and that the mercury lamp program is in transition after its prior stewardship organization exited, prompting enforcement notices and a pending replacement plan. Ecology recommended best practices for future EPR programs, including clear producer and product definitions, full producer funding, convenience standards, annual reporting, and strong agency enforcement and plan approval authority. Local government speakers from King County and Douglas County described rising collection costs, equity and access barriers, rural travel distances, and the need for stable funding and flexible local implementation. King County said it collected over 3 million pounds of hazardous products in 2025 and supports EPR as a way to shift costs from ratepayers to producers, while Douglas County emphasized that rural residents will participate when services are accessible and that future systems should account for geography and local infrastructure.

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• It is instead calculated on gross premium costs.
• It is instead calculated<01:03:53.520><c> on</c><01:03:53.839><c> gross</c><01:03:54.160><c> premium<
• </c> calculated on gross premium costs. calculated on gross premium costs.
• I think that, well, I'm not a tax lawyer or from the Department of Revenue, so I can't comment about
• </c> Green, it's not calculated yet. Green, it's not calculated yet.

Committee: Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The allocation should be calculated and when it should be dispersed, and the like.
• We clean up any kind of ambiguities in terms of calculations and timing of disbursements, you know, in
• those regions So, incorporation as a municipality wouldn't really bring them gross receipts tax revenues
• So that means that in addition to their additional new industry that may be taking place revenues will
• also go up over the years as revenues from the oil and gas industry decline.

Committee: House House Taxation & Revenue

Keywords: 996, all