Video & Transcript Research : 'lease levy authority'
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AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee Mar 18th, 2026
Public Safety and Homeland Security
Transcript Highlights:
- So the what we worked out with the sponsor was to give the legal authority here to allow us to meet with
- So the what we worked out with the sponsor was to give the legal authority here to allow us to meet with
- So the what we worked out with the sponsor was to give the legal authority here to allow us to meet with
- So the what we worked out with the sponsor was to give the legal authority here to allow us to meet with
- So the what the we worked out with the sponsor was to give the legal authority here to allow us to meet
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Information Technology Oversight Committee (1-12-26)
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm the executive director of the Kentucky Communications Network Authority.
- KEDA issued the bonds, Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority.
- 38.480><c> Finance</c> Kentucky Economic Development Finance Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority
- 40.080><c> loaned</c><00:27:40.559><c> the</c><00:27:40.880><c> money</c><00:27:41.279><c> to</c> Authority
- They loaned the money to Authority.
Keywords:
Meeting Start 00:00:00
KentuckyWired Communications Network Authority 00:01:20
Artificial Intelligence and Free Expression 00:38:40, 958, all
Summary:
The committee questioned KCNA officials about the Kentucky Wired network refresh, focusing on whether the equipment truly needed replacement now and what the vendor end-of-support dates were for the network’s layer 1, 2, and 3 equipment. Senators and representatives pressed for invoices, purchase orders, and vendor documentation, and KCNA staff explained that end-of-support dates vary by specific model and component, not just by broad product family. KCNA agreed to provide a detailed list of components, part numbers, and support dates, and acknowledged that some requested documentation had not yet been produced.
A major point of discussion was the timing of the system refresh. KCNA said the 10-year refresh schedule comes from the project agreement, specifically Schedule 19, Section 2.1B, which requires the first system refresh to be completed by September 3, 2026. Committee members argued the network equipment appears to remain in service life for at least the next two years and questioned why an upgrade would be needed immediately. KCNA responded that failing to complete the refresh could excuse the service provider from contractual obligations and could constitute a material breach or default under the project and bond documents.
Members also asked about network capacity and the impact on schools and state users. KCNA said it would need to check with Quark for an exact utilization figure, while the chair cited prior testimony that schools account for about 80% of traffic and KCNA about 20%. The committee raised concerns about schools not connected to the network and the effect of KCNA’s actions on continuity of service, while KCNA disputed that K-12 service had been put at risk. KCNA also explained the contract and payment structure: the Commonwealth’s project agreement runs through Kentucky Wired Infrastructure Corporation/Quark, with KEDA-issued bonds and funds flowing through Quark in a waterfall structure.
The meeting ended with KCNA agreeing to request underlying vendor invoices from Quark, provide the requested contract documents, and supply information on the status of the wholesaler replacement procurement and related litigation. No formal vote was taken.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- What's your levy for your city and your county?
- They have the same restriction in their property tax levy.
- It's the total levy, yes. How much of it is INS?
- The legislature has already authorized exemptions.
- Which, of course, was authored by Chairman Bettencourt.
Keywords:
property tax, ad valorem tax, voter-approval tax rate, no-new-revenue tax rate, tax rate calculation, Tax Code, local government finance, municipality, county, special taxing unit, sales and use tax, property tax cap, tax rollback, tax levy, maintenance and operations, debt rate, disaster relief rate, Texas Legislature, local taxing unit, school assessment
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry Committee Apr 9th, 2025
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill would authorize... we're on time.
- This bill would authorize the operation of off-road vehicles in a limited use on public waterways and
- Also, wanted to mention that the states that do have this authorized, just in a short survey of some
- If you pull their statute, it says that... you pull their statute, it says that it's authorized, you
Keywords:
HB352, cotton, cotton bale assessment, cotton levy, cotton producers, agriculture, forestry, Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry Committee, per bale fee, commodity assessment, producer referendum, cotton sales tax, Alabama Code 2-8-199, cotton commission, agricultural funding, HB366, Lakyn Canine Act, police dog, K9, K-9
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- This recommendation preserves the authority. autonomy, and the right of an individual to change their
- House Bill 1828 authorizes a correctional officer employed by TDCJ to only withdraw time from the legislative
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 3/25/25
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Transcript Highlights:
- In response, the agencies observed that the bill authorizing that program had authorized certain data
- out of the lease went into law.
- </c> faith to try or block or stop the levy faith to try or block or stop the levy and<01:07:22.000><
- </c><01:19:35.320><c> so</c> there's I'll I'll talk to the author so there's I'll I'll talk to the author
- </c><01:33:51.800><c> to</c> because cvsos aren't authorized to because cvsos aren't authorized to represent
Keywords:
veterans, benefit services, accreditation, consumer protection, civil penalties, disclosure requirements, HF102, Sibley County Road 166, Freedom Drive, Arlington, Sibley County, Minnesota transportation bonds, bonding bill, capital investment, road extension, highway access, intersection improvements, right-of-way acquisition, water main, sewer improvements
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Administrative Rules REVISED: Links Added May 6th, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Administrative Rules
Transcript Highlights:
- HTR 50 is approving a major rule for the Oklahoma Health Care Authority. Moved for adoption.
- Of major rules for the Oklahoma Health Care Authority moved for adoption. You have questions.
- Why are there two different SJRs for the Oklahoma Health Care Authority?
- Healthcare authority rule packet of major. No, it's not.
- It's Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority, isn't it? I can't read on my glasses.
Keywords:
Medicaid, federal funding, state law, healthcare, low-income adults, Oklahoma Constitution, Oklahoma Health Care Authority, OHCA, health care rules, administrative rules, major rule, Title 75, Title 317, Oklahoma Administrative Code, OAC 317:30, health policy, state health programs, provider regulations, benefits administration, rule approval
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Administrative Rules REVISED: Links Added May 6th, 2026
Administrative Rules
Transcript Highlights:
- SJR 50 is approving a major rule for the Oklahoma Health Care Authority. Move for adoption.
- SJR 52 is approving another set of major rules for the Oklahoma Health Care Authority.
- SJR 53 is yet another Oklahoma Health Care Authority rule.
- SJR 53 is yet another Oklahoma Health Care Authority rule. Oh, no, it's not.
- It's Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority, isn't it? I can't read under my glasses. OMMA.
Keywords:
Medicaid, federal funding, state law, healthcare, low-income adults, Oklahoma Constitution, Oklahoma Health Care Authority, OHCA, health care rules, administrative rules, major rule, Title 75, Title 317, Oklahoma Administrative Code, OAC 317:30, health policy, state health programs, provider regulations, benefits administration, rule approval
Summary:
The Administrative Rules Committee met to consider three joint resolutions approving major rules. Chairman Kendricks presented SJR 50 and SJR 52, both related to Oklahoma Health Care Authority rules, and SJR 53, which was clarified to concern the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority. Members asked why the Health Care Authority rules were split into two separate resolutions, and were told they could have been combined but were being handled separately.
Each resolution was moved for adoption, there was little to no debate, and the committee voted to approve them. SJR 50 passed 10-0, SJR 52 passed 11-0, and SJR 53 also passed unanimously. After the votes, members exchanged brief remarks thanking one another for their work during the year and noting the committee’s efforts to reduce bureaucracy.
A member asked whether suggestions should be raised at that time, and was told that was not the appropriate time. With no further business, the committee adjourned.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
S/C on County & Regional Government Apr 7th, 2025 at 10:00 am
S/C on County & Regional Government
Keywords:
noise regulation, criminal offense, public health, residential areas, county authority, Texas, local governance, sheriff's department, civil service, exempt positions, local government, police oversight, fireworks, retail sales, permits, Texas-Mexico border, seasonal sales, election, hospital district, board of directors
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee Mar 5th, 2025
Ways and Means Education
Transcript Highlights:
- sale of aircraft or certain aircraft and aircraft parts from state sales and use tax, and also the lease
- They'll lease a plane to Delta, and Delta will fly it into Birmingham on its last flight.
- let's say AirCap's already got that plane... ...say AirCap's already got that plane either sold or leased
- That change of ownership or lease is the taxable transaction right now in Alabama, while other states
- The second section is for the rental and lease tax.
Keywords:
home school, career and technical education, public schools, K-12 education, enrollment policy, parental leave, state employees, adoption, employee benefits, aircraft tax, aviation tax, sales tax exemption, use tax exemption, lease tax, rental tax, commercial aircraft, air carrier, airline, aircraft parts, maintenance
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Minerals, Business & Economic Development, February 11, 2026
Minerals, Business & Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- The more operators that participate, there is a mill levy that is assessed, so that'll help grow the
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Senate Minerals, Business & Economic Development Committee, February 11, 2026
Minerals, Business & Economic Development
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- Passenger Rail Advisory Committee to be composed of delegations appointed by county legislative authorities
- It sets rail advisory committee member term lengths to three years and grants WSDOT the authority to
- It authorizes the council to adopt a charter that includes rules governing the election of a chair and
- It removes the council's authority to enter into agreements with the Trucking Foundation of Washington
- It removes the council's authority to enter into agreements with the Trucking Foundation of Washington
Keywords:
passenger rail, transportation, committee, advisory, infrastructure, defective license plates, vehicle registration, Department of Licensing, state regulations, route jurisdiction, abandonment, local governance, climate change, commitment act, emission reductions, sustainability, environmental policy, electric bicycles, electric motorcycles, regulation
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- Would the author consider striking the title? Thank you for your question.
- You Chair, I appreciate the author bringing this bill.
Bills:
SB514, SB346, SB1593, SB1782, SB1366, SB1497, SB366, SB1895, SB2048, SB2005, SB2006, SB710, SB1480
Keywords:
SB514, school choice, charter school, virtual charter school, OSSAA, extracurricular activities, interscholastic activities, athletics, homeschool, other means of education, alternative education, student eligibility, student transfer, district policy, public school district, adjacent district, blended learning, virtual learning, school sports, academic eligibility
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- So if this is a work in progress, would the author consider striking title?
- district facilities that are either being sold, leased, or underutilized.
- I mean, if you're already leasing that, you're not going to be kicked out.
- Fortunately for me, maybe unfortunately for the author, we know each other well.
- I appreciate the author bringing this bill.
Bills:
SB514, SB346, SB1593, SB1782, SB1366, SB1497, SB366, SB1895, SB2048, SB2005, SB2006, SB710, SB1480
Keywords:
SB514, school choice, charter school, virtual charter school, OSSAA, extracurricular activities, interscholastic activities, athletics, homeschool, other means of education, alternative education, student eligibility, student transfer, district policy, public school district, adjacent district, blended learning, virtual learning, school sports, academic eligibility
Summary:
The Senate Education Committee met for deadline week and first recognized guests and updates, including a report from Senator Devers on the Elgin school bus crash and recognition of 2025 Teacher of the Year Melissa Yvonne and visiting students from UCO and Darnaby Elementary. The committee then took up a series of education bills, with several authors explaining that some measures were work in progress and striking title on those bills to continue negotiations.
Among the measures advanced were SB 514, clarifying alternative education programming through charter and virtual charter schools; SB 346, expanding school-to-school notification requirements about allegations or investigations involving teachers; SB 1593, updating outdated statutory references for the OSU-Tulsa board; SB 1366, using the Teacher Empowerment Fund to reward top teachers; SB 1497, correcting graduation standards to comply with IDEA and clarify alternate diplomas; SB 366, creating a process for charter schools to be notified about district facilities and lease or purchase opportunities; SB 1895, requiring districts to report whether they participate in the Community Eligibility Provision and why not; SB 2048, allowing the statewide charter school board to pay travel-related expenses for conferences and training; SB 710, allowing multiple grants under the Teach Forward teacher-prep program; and SB 1480, creating a pilot youth apprenticeship program. Most of these bills passed on bipartisan votes, often after questions about implementation, fiscal impact, or scope.
Two of the more debated measures were SB 1782, which would end new tenure plans for higher education employees and move new hires to five-year contracts, and SB 2005, which would restructure the OSSAA board. SB 1782 passed 6-4 after extended debate over constitutional authority, academic freedom, recruitment, and litigation risk, with supporters arguing it would increase flexibility and accountability and opponents warning about legal and retention concerns. SB 2005 failed 4-6 after members split over whether the legislature should intervene in OSSAA governance; supporters said the association was not responsive enough to member schools and families, while opponents argued the issue should be left to the organization and that the bill risked government overreach.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 2/26/26
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:47:14.800><c> to</c> County attorneys have the authority to County attorneys have the authority
- This is an expansion of the typical restitution authority in law.
- </c> typical restitution authority in law. typical restitution authority in law.
- </c><01:10:25.760><c> or</c> sort of disciplinary authority or sort of disciplinary authority or anything
- </c> language, not open-ended authority. language, not open-ended authority.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Senate Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions Committee, February 16, 2026
Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> probably go to the authority. probably go to the authority.
- U WAPA Western Area Power Authority RTO.
- Uh, PSC, OCA, and of course, Energy Authority.
- And as far as course, Energy Authority.
- </c> authority as it as it moves forward. authority as it as it moves forward.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm the State Medicaid Director with the Oklahoma Health Care Authority.
- However, it is authorized by legislation.
- And it seems that it's in line with legislative authority.
- And if the author... in administrative code.
- However, like I said, they have legislative authority.
Keywords:
Medicaid, federal funding, state law, healthcare, low-income adults, Oklahoma Constitution, healthcare regulations, Oklahoma Health Care Authority, permanent rules, joint resolution, OHCA, health care rules, administrative rules, major rule, Title 75, Title 317, Oklahoma Administrative Code, OAC 317:30, health policy, state health programs
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Administrative Rules met with a quorum and considered five Oklahoma Health Care Authority and OMMA rules resolutions. Senate Joint Resolution 50 was presented as a federal-law conformity change allowing licensed professional counselors, LBHPs, and licensed alcohol and drug counselors to work as eligible providers in federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics; despite questions about the fiscal estimate, it passed 9-0. SJR 51 was amended to correct rule citations related to human genome sequencing, then failed on a 4-5 vote after members noted an estimated $860,000 fiscal impact tied to legislation. SJR 52, removing physician visit limits in Medicaid, was described as an access-to-care and rural health measure that could reduce ER use; it passed 8-1.
The committee then took up SJR 53 from the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority, which would align rules with statutes requiring prepackaging of medical marijuana products and other provisions. Members questioned OMMA extensively about the economic impact, the discrepancy between the agency’s estimate and Loft’s much larger estimate, and whether the rules were already being implemented under emergency authority. OMMA said the rules mirrored existing statutes and that the cost would fall on the industry and ultimately consumers, not the agency. After debate about regulatory fairness and the effect on the industry, the resolution passed 5-4.
Finally, SJR 54, a non-major OMMA rule change renaming the adjudicator from administrative law judge to hearing examiner to match the Administrative Procedures Act, drew concerns about independence and whether OMMA should be required to contract for outside adjudicators. The director said the change was only a terminology alignment and would not alter current practice, and Senator Bergstrom said he would pursue legislation next year to require outside contracting. An amendment changed the committee’s position from disapprove to approve, but the underlying resolution still failed 4-5. The committee then adjourned.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- It does not expand the sheriff's authority, but it clarifies authority that's already established under
- Oversight and accountability, not just broad, independent authority.
- This bill moves us in the wrong direction by concentrating authority without really enough checks.
- In cases of substantial emotional emergency, a person may not knowingly rent, lease, or lend a motor
- In cases of substantial emotional emergency, a person may not knowingly rent, lease, or lend a motor
Keywords:
procurement, foreign adversary, China, state contracts, information technology, security, speeding, speed limit, traffic enforcement, driver safety, speed inhibiting device, appropriation, law enforcement, task forces, funding, criminal justice, community supervision, rehabilitation, supervision fee, victim compensation
TX
Texas 89th Regular
S/C on County & Regional Government Mar 24th, 2025
S/C on County & Regional Government
Transcript Highlights:
- What this bill does is designate the commissioners court as that authority.
- In the past, there were different authorities; groundwater did...
- authority and have the resources to take care of the job.
- I'm happy to have the Bandera County River Authority do it if they want to.
- We are a river authority in groundwater conservation.
Keywords:
family leave, leave pool, county employee, sick leave, vacation leave, family care, pandemic, guardianship, fencing, reservoirs, local government, regulation, land use, conservation capacity, property regulation, fence regulation, reservoir safety, county authority, fencing regulations, counties