Video & Transcript Research : 'tax code'

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Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Apr 16th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

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Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives May 27th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • development, sharing in the cost of certain public facilities, provides relative to allocation exercise of taxing
  • Madam Clerk, this bill, SB 485 by Senator Edmonds, transfers authority over insurance premium taxes within
  • It clarifies that insurers may only be subject to one local insurance premium tax for that same risk.
  • It clarifies that insurers may only be subject to one local insurance premium tax for that same risk.
  • that if there is a non-public school that has a pre-kindergarten program, if they're not using any tax
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives May 27th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • development, sharing in the cost of certain public facilities, provides relative to allocation exercise of taxing
  • Madam Clerk, this bill, SB 485 by Senator Edmonds, transfers authority over insurance premium taxes within
  • It clarifies that insurers may only be subject to one local insurance premium tax for that same risk.
  • that if there is a non-public school that has a pre-kindergarten program, if they're not using any tax
Summary: The House convened with a quorum and opened with prayer by Archbishop Checchio, the pledge, and the national anthem. Members also used personal privilege to recognize visiting officials, university leaders, grocers, Governor’s Fellows, and several special guests and honorees, including Grambling State University for its 125th anniversary, Tiger Athletics, and the Tiger Marching Band, as well as CASA volunteers and advocates. The chamber adopted a number of ceremonial resolutions and made several conference committee appointments and committee discharge motions. The floor then took up a series of Senate and House resolutions, many of which were adopted without objection or after brief debate. These included resolutions creating or studying task forces on topics such as homeowner catastrophe claims and insurance-related litigation, the Louisiana-Ireland Trade Commission, informed consent laws, fiscal note procedures, K-12 student success pathways, and military funding alignment. Members also adopted resolutions on domestic violence protective-order access, flood risk mapping, seismic activity in North Louisiana, illegal dumping enforcement, toll signage and customer service, and other local or commemorative matters. Several Senate resolutions were temporarily returned to the calendar, while others were adopted by recorded vote, including SCR 29, SCR 33, SCR 37, SCR 63, SCR 30, SCR 65, and SCR 40. The House then considered Senate Bill 259, which authorizes an online application process for civil protection orders and restraining orders for domestic violence victims; it passed 93-0. Senate Bill 312, dealing with public-sector labor organizations and dues/withdrawal procedures, prompted extended debate focused on whether the bill unfairly singled out teachers’ unions and whether teachers already have the ability to opt out; the bill ultimately passed 60-38. Senate Bill 348, allowing the City of St. George to contract for administrative assistance in motor-vehicle crash response, passed 84-9 after questions about citations, reports, and the role of third parties. Senate Bill 485, concerning St. George’s municipal fiscal authority and insurance premium taxes, passed 91-0 after an amendment removed new public facility charge authority. The House also debated Senate Bill 197, which would reduce the number of judges on the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal from 12 to 10 based on a workload and population study by the National Center for State Courts. Supporters cited the circuit’s smaller population and lower per-judge workload, while questions focused on the study’s publication and whether it actually recommended a reduction. The transcript ends during that debate, before final disposition is shown.
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Transcript Highlights:
  • Okay, so once these tax dollars are in the account and we transfer this money to the federal government
  • can't be answered, partly because we're not certain what the federal government's going to do with our tax
  • dollars that are being put into the... ...certain what the federal government's going to do with our tax
  • the federal government level, we don't have clear information on what's going to happen once these tax
  • Oh, how much tax dollars are we going to be losing by the state owning another building?
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Transcript Highlights:
  • It's like it equally applies to their zoning code, whatever they would make person. ...their zoning code
  • There can't be two separate codes applied.
  • or repeal of property tax.
  • or repeal of property tax.
  • It creates a new, non-elected, quasi-government, taxing-like entity with taxing-like powers, superior
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Transcript Highlights:
  • A few years ago, we made military retirement 100% exempt from state income tax.
  • How about the right to actual tax relief instead of decorative language?
  • If you can't afford the tax bill that you received, this is a list of...
  • And low taxes for a long time.
  • Of the House and Hall of the Senate, an act relating to income tax credit.
DE

Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Education Committee Meeting Jun 17th, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • That would then have to form the student discipline code of conduct.
  • So any time a law puts something in, it would have to go through the code.
  • I don’t foresee any school district putting a beverage in the code.
  • And my intent— I don’t foresee any school district putting a beverage in the code.
  • amend Title 14 of the Delaware Code relating to school-based occupational therapists.
Bills: SB293, SB279, SB293, SB279
Summary: The House Education Committee met and first heard Senate Bill 293, the Youth Camp Licensing Act, which would amend child care licensing rules for youth camps. The sponsor said the bill, with amendments, would remove accreditation language, clarify shelter requirements for outdoor camps, and eliminate limits that had restricted the number of children camps could serve, especially for families using purchase-of-care assistance. YMCA and school representatives testified in support, saying the measure would expand access to safe, affordable summer care for low-income working families. The committee voted to release the bill. The committee then approved Senate Bill 328, which would require the Department of Education’s school facility evaluation instrument to be established by regulation and to include lead-based paint hazards in the standard of good repair. The Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Advisory Committee supported the bill, explaining that lead had not been included in the original evaluation tool and that the new language would improve transparency and public comment. Senate Bill 318, updating the Delaware State Education Association special license plate program, also passed after DSEA testified that proceeds support scholarships for educators and students pursuing education careers. House Bill 443, dealing with background checks for education volunteers and mentors, passed as well. The sponsor said it would allow DOE to continue receiving wrapback reports for mentors in the state mentoring program and ensure state and federal criminal background checks remain in place. The committee also released Senate Joint Resolution 15, which directs DOE to reevaluate Delaware’s use of the SAT, modernize the accountability framework, and develop additional measures of student achievement and readiness; supporters argued the SAT does not capture career and technical pathways or other indicators of success. House Bill 459, which prohibits the sale of energy drinks on public middle and high school campuses during school hours or events, passed after discussion focused on whether the bill would affect possession versus sale and whether it could lead to student discipline; DOE said the bill only bans sales, and the sponsor said an amendment would clarify intent. Finally, House Concurrent Resolution 137 passed, directing DOE to review math instruction and MTSS supports statewide; testimony emphasized low math proficiency and the need for stronger, more coherent interventions. The committee also began hearing Senate Bill 279 on occupational therapist salary placement, with discussion centered on aligning OT compensation with other specialist roles and broader salary regulation updates, though the transcript cuts off before final action is shown.
DE

Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Health & Human Development Committee Meeting Jun 17th, 2026

Health & Human Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • Elsewhere in the Delaware Code that would take over. Does that answer your question?
  • This is just making the optional model form that Delaware has in the code.
  • Under the mental health in our code?
  • Is that covered under the mental health section of our code?
  • And if they are, they shouldn't be afraid to have this in code.
Bills: SB274, SB301, SB249
Summary: The committee heard and advanced several measures related to health care, public health, and patient protections. House Concurrent Resolution 148, urging a statewide educational strategy on menopause, was presented as a workplace awareness measure and received supportive comments from members before being released. Senate Bill 274, updating Delaware’s MOST program to POLST and clarifying capacity determinations and documentation for end-of-life orders, also drew supportive testimony from medical and nursing groups and was released. House Bill 458, limiting local backflow preventer requirements for certain low-hazard buildings, was presented as a cost-relief measure for homeowners and small businesses; DHSS expressed concerns but said it was willing to work on amendments and a sunset provision, and the bill was released. Senate Joint Resolution 18, designating August 31, 2026 as International Overdose Awareness Day and ordering flags at half-staff, was released after brief supportive remarks. The committee then considered Senate Bill 339, a technical correction to the advance health care directive form clarifying that an agent’s authority for voluntary mental health admission cannot exceed 72 hours, consistent with existing law. Members asked detailed questions about how the 72-hour limit works and whether it applies to voluntary directives; the sponsor and a Disability Rights Delaware witness explained that the bill only aligns the form with current statute and does not expand authority. The bill was released. House Bill 301, requiring hospitals to create discharge plans for pregnant patients discharged while showing signs of labor, prompted extensive discussion. The sponsor and supporters said it would improve safety, transportation planning, and aftercare, while some members noted Delaware hospitals already do much of this work and questioned whether codifying it was necessary; supporters emphasized maternal mortality disparities and the need for guardrails. The bill was released. Senate Bill 196, creating ownership disclosure requirements for long-term care facilities and resident notice rules after ownership transfers, was presented as a transparency measure for seniors and families and was released after supportive testimony from the Delaware Nurses Association and elder-care advocates. Senate Bill 320, expanding pharmacists’ independent prescriptive authority for certain non-controlled medications and allowing opioid use disorder medications under standing order, with added malpractice reporting requirements in Senate Amendment 2, was supported by pharmacists and nurse practitioners as an access-to-care measure and was released. Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 161, establishing a unified licensing and oversight framework for adult behavioral health providers under DSAM, was presented as a patient-protection measure; providers supported the goal but cautioned that regulations must be workable, and the substitute was released. Senate Joint Resolution 19, directing DHSS to study strategies to reduce health care costs, was released with a note reflecting concerns about broadening the analysis to include additional cost drivers and alternatives. Finally, Senate Bill 249 with Senate Amendment 2, modernizing harm-reduction programs and paraphernalia laws, generated the most extended debate: supporters framed it as life-saving public health policy, while opponents raised concerns about needle litter, community impacts, and whether the approach facilitates addiction. Despite the objections, the bill was released.
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Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Education Committee Meeting Jun 17th, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's an act to amend Title 14 of the Delaware Code related to child care. House Bill 447.
  • It's an act to amend Title 14 of the Delaware Code related to child care.
  • It's an act to amend title 14 of the dollar code related to child care.
  • It's an act to amend Title 14 of the Delaware Code relating to the establishment of a Title IX coordinator
Bills: SB293, SB279
Summary: The Senate Education Committee approved the June 10 minutes and then heard House Bill 447, which would create a framework for voluntary child care cost-sharing partnerships among the state, employers, community sponsors, and families. Supporters said the bill is meant to help make child care more affordable and support workforce participation by using the existing Interagency Resource Management Committee to coordinate planning and funding. Committee discussion focused on how the tri-share model would work, who would participate, and whether it would reach lower-income families; no public comment was offered on the bill. The committee then took up House Bill 300, as amended, which would establish a statewide Title IX coordinator within the Department of Education to provide training, technical assistance, data collection, and oversight for interscholastic athletics in grades 6 through 12. The bill’s sponsor and supporters said the position would help schools comply with Title IX, improve consistency, and make athletic participation and spending data more transparent; opponents or skeptics questioned whether a new DOE position was needed and whether districts were already meeting their obligations. The sponsor and witnesses responded that existing federal data are delayed and incomplete, that some Delaware schools have participation gaps, and that a state-level coordinator would provide needed support and accountability. Public comment on HB 300 included testimony from the Delaware State Education Association, the Delaware Association of School Administrators, the Delaware School Sports Network, and the Office of Women’s Advancement and Advocacy, all generally supporting the bill or its goals. DASA noted it remained neutral but appreciated changes made in House Amendment 1 to reduce reporting burden. After public comment, the chair asked members to sign the bill release forms for the two bills heard, and the committee adjourned.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Land & Resource Management May 8th, 2025

Land & Resource Management

Transcript Highlights:
  • a tax.
  • That is to pay what I would consider a regressive tax.
  • But really, that impact fee is just a tax.
  • But really, that impact fee is just a tax.
  • Section 402.031 in Chapter 21 of the Texas Property Code.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Appropriations Apr 29th, 2025

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • But the portion, a portion of the of the severance tax, it needs to be allocated, and we call this the
  • Roads, $3 billion last year to the state highway fund from the severance tax reductions.
  • The state broadband fund was funded in part from severance taxes a couple of years ago.
  • That's it, over a billion dollars in severance tax revenue last year.
  • By creating a $500 million reinvestment fund with any excess going toward property tax relief.
Bills: HB188, HB 265, HJR35
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

WAM-LBT, WAM Informational Briefings 01-20-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The million dollars is a collection of what employers contribute from the tax fund.
  • what employers uh from the tax um fund. what employers uh from the tax um fund.
  • And then for FY 26 it's the revenue estimates from DOA tax.
  • And so when we are coding and going through it... >> Yeah.
  • And so when we are coding and buckets.
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Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Apr 23rd, 2026 at 09:30 am

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We have no problem when we raise people's taxes to build jumbotrons and football stadiums.
  • Do you have any concerns about our Oklahoma Tax Commission having To both handle the production of these
  • What changed our attitude towards out-of-state tax? Thank you, Mr. President.
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Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Apr 15th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee Mar 10th, 2026

Finance and Taxation General Fund

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is what we have: three provider taxes. This is the first provider tax that we have.
  • The reason we're having these three provider taxes is to comply with federal law.
  • This is the reason we're having these three provider taxes is to comply with federal law so that we don't
  • Any questions on the provider tax? Which one is this? Nursing facilities. Let's take a long roll.
  • The difficulty here is trying to make sure that we do not go afoul of the law and that the provider taxes
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Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Insurance Committee Feb 19th, 2025

Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • If you see line 27 on page one, it's the section code 40-18 that...
  • It's the section code 40-18 that has a comma after 18, which is supposed to be a dash.
  • My understanding is, of course, this bond is only to protect and guarantee the premium tax that we collect
  • , and we do not collect premium... ...collect, and we do not collect premium tax on out-of-state brokers
  • It's a technical revision that just takes some code sections that are cross-referenced in the wrong place