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WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs Committee, February 12, 2026

Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Department of Revenue, Mr. Gil, welcome.
  • Gil with the Department of Revenue on the fiscal note impacts? Anything along those lines?
  • Gil with the Department of Revenue on the fiscal note impacts? Anything along those lines?
  • <00:51:01.599> on Gil with the Department of Revenue on Gil with the Department of Revenue
  • that we'll at least try to commitment that we'll at least try to work<01:10:16.480> on<01:10:
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Taxes Committee 3/13/25

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • Currently, 27% of the solid waste management tax revenue is going into the general fund.
  • force recommended that all tax revenues force recommended that all tax revenues go<00:15:54.399>
  • and even property tax revenue.
  • even property tax revenue counties are even property tax revenue counties are doing<00:20:19.240
  • I couldn't speak to how the um revenues I couldn't speak to how the um revenues that<00:24:39.559
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/23/2026 - Senate Finance

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Also, working through the Department of Revenue is very important.
  • The Department of Revenue needs to issue those forms much sooner than that.
  • The actual year beginning, the less reliable those revenue projections are.
  • By the time Department of Revenue puts out forms in January, the tax filing season has begun.
  • That lease revenue can be used basically in lieu of M&O.
Summary: The Senate Finance Committee approved the minutes from March 16, 2026, then heard testimony on a series of bills, with the chair noting that testimony and votes would be handled in batches because members were coming and going. HB 2939 would raise the rural qualified facilities tax credit from $20,000 to $25,000 per job for certain projects with initial investment under $2 billion. Lucid Motors supported the change as a tool to attract manufacturing jobs to rural Arizona, while opponents questioned whether the higher credit would actually create new jobs and pointed to a fiscal note that could reach $48 million. The committee later passed the bill 5-2. HB 2950 would authorize municipalities and counties to form tourism improvement areas funded by lodging business assessments for marketing and tourism promotion. The Arizona Lodging and Tourism Association and Visit Phoenix supported the measure, describing TIAs as voluntary, locally controlled tools already used in other states and useful for rural destinations; senators pressed on whether the assessments were truly voluntary and how the districts would be formed and administered. The bill passed 5-2. HB 2780, a technical cleanup bill related to property tax lien foreclosure and excess proceeds sales, was described as conforming changes to a prior law creating a mechanism for delinquent taxpayers to recover equity; it passed 6-1. HB 2502 would allow certain ASRS members who are elected officials to retire at normal retirement age without resigning their elected office, with the employer paying the alternate contribution rate. ASRS said it was neutral, and the sponsor and a lobbyist argued the bill would create parity with non-elected members who can retire and return to work; the committee passed it 5-2. HB 2140, as amended by a striker, would let the state treasurer invest up to 10% of trust and treasury monies in physical gold or silver bullion held in secure U.S. depositories. The sponsor and Sound Money Defense League supported it as a diversification and inflation hedge, while opponents argued gold is volatile, costly to store, and not a better use of taxpayer funds; the committee adopted the striker and passed the bill 4-2. HB 2398 would require commercial liability insurance for watercraft rented or hired in Arizona, including peer-to-peer boat-sharing programs, while not affecting ordinary personal boat ownership. The sponsor, insurers, and rental operators said the bill responds to uninsured boats being rented through apps and to safety and liability problems; some members said training should also be addressed. The committee adopted an amendment and passed the bill 6-1. Finally, HB 2999 would create state affordable infrastructure districts to finance public infrastructure for housing through bonds, taxes, and assessments, with unanimous landowner consent and disclosure requirements. Home builders and contractors said the districts could lower upfront housing costs and improve financing, but contractors sought stronger payment protections and some senators worried the bill could add red tape and costs without guaranteeing savings to homebuyers. After adopting a large amendment, the committee passed HB 2999, though at least one member voted no and another passed on the vote.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/27/2026 - House Natural Resources, Energy & Water

Natural Resources, Energy & Water

Transcript Highlights:
  • The commitment to work with the local citizens is here, and I would like Mr.
  • Cities, when they charge impact fees for water, you need to make sure that whatever revenue came from
  • in and take all the water; you need to leave a proportional share for the land uses based on the revenue
  • Cities, when they charge impact fees for water, you need to make sure that whatever revenue came from
  • Pima County, as the single management entity, is committed to the concept of equal service for all users
Summary: The committee first received an update from Arizona Department of Water Resources Director Tom Buschatzky on Colorado River negotiations and post-2026 operating rules. He described the legal framework governing Arizona’s allocation, argued that Arizona and the lower basin have already made substantial conservation cuts, and said the upper basin is pressing positions Arizona views as inconsistent with prior Supreme Court rulings. He emphasized the need to move water from upstream reservoirs to Lake Mead, warned of continued shortage risk, and said the state is seeking an equitable deal through ongoing federal and interstate negotiations. Members asked about outside water use, tourism and recreation impacts, and tribal water rights, including the Navajo-Hopi-San Juan Southern Paiute settlement. Buschatzky said the state’s delegation and bipartisan support have been helpful and urged continued public and legislative backing. The committee then heard House Bill 2758, which would expand McMullen Valley groundwater transportation authority and add related requirements and guardrails, including an amendment increasing the La Paz County transportation cap from 10% to 50% of the annual volume and adding conditions for sales or leases from historically irrigated acres. Supporters, including bill sponsor advocates, the Arizona Municipal Water Users Association, and the Home Builders Association, said the bill would create a lawful, regulated transfer option similar to the Harquahala model, support housing growth, and include oversight through hydrologic studies, pumping limits, and monthly reporting to ADWR. Opponents, including La Paz County Supervisor Holly Irwin’s statement, local residents, Sierra Club, and rural advocates, argued the bill would accelerate aquifer depletion, harm private wells and subsidence conditions, and benefit a New York hedge fund at the expense of rural communities. After debate, the committee adopted the Griffin amendment and then passed HB 2758 as amended on a 6-4 due-pass vote. The committee next took up House Bill 2098, which would modify bonding authority and public hearing notice requirements for county water augmentation authorities and allow local repayment agreements with WIFA. Pinal County Supervisor Stephen Miller and other supporters said the bill would clean up statutory language so the Pinal County Water Augmentation Authority can finance future water augmentation and infrastructure projects, including potential Bartlett Dam-related work, and better prepare for future Colorado River uncertainty. The Home Builders Association also supported the bill, saying it included proportionality protections for private utility water charges. The bill was moved for a due-pass recommendation and the committee proceeded to a roll call vote, with the transcript ending before the final vote result was shown.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Taxes Committee 4/8/25

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • Is that revenue<00:09:52.760> estimate?
  • Or is it or is it for revenue estimate?
  • 25% of the revenue to our general<00:37:16.040> fund.
  • So we are will get none of this revenue.
  • And if we don't get it, then that revenue doesn't come.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee Feb 12th, 2025

Finance and Taxation Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • needing assistance and their caregivers, and they reinforce... ...and they reinforce Alabama's commitment
  • The bill coming up doesn't give away any revenue, but it does bring some clarification to when we pass
  • It also takes revenue from the counties and the CI without having...
Bills: SB1, SB83, SB159, SB160, SB1
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House State Government Committee Feb 18th, 2026

State Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's where the Department of Revenue fuel contractors and sellers have to have a bond, and every five
  • It's where the Department of Revenue fuel contractors and sellers have to have a bond, and every five
  • The language of the bill was drafted by the Department of Revenue with manufactured housing industry
  • The problem that we're solving is the current law prohibits the Department of Revenue from issuing a
  • Thank you. authorized by the Alabama Department of Revenue to issue certificates of title to current
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Tax, Business and Transportation Feb 5th, 2026 at 04:18 pm

Senate Tax, Business & Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • The bonds are repaid using existing tobacco tax revenues already authorized in state statute.
  • Revenue bonds are structured to ensure debt service is covered by pledged revenues without exposing the
  • So I guess I can understand how that's revenue neutral.
  • So it's not really—there's revenue coming in. So it's not revenue neutral.
  • I do want to make sure I committed to having Diane Lundstrom online.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 3/3/26

Public Safety Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • in the state law is committed in the state law enforcement<00:24:48.880> is<00:24:49.600>
  • They believed in the same American promise that we all share, that hard work, a commitment to a better
  • That this commitment will lead to opportunity and growth.
  • Committed horrendous crimes, murders. Sherman County ICE Facility was holding Zakarius Misari.
  • So, that's the committed a felony. So, that's the detainer<01:44:33.920> issue.
Summary: The committee approved the minutes from February 25, 2026, and then took up several Department of Corrections-related bills. House File 3768, as amended by the A1 amendment, would extend the DOC’s graduated licensing and enforcement tools to juvenile detention facilities and state-licensed halfway houses, allowing corrective action plans and conditional licenses instead of only revocation. Commissioner Paul Schnell and Dakota County Juvenile Services Center Deputy Director Matt Bower testified in support, saying the bill would improve consistency, stability, and accountability without changing jail licensing. Members asked about costs and sheriff input; the commissioner said the bill is cost-neutral and that sheriffs were informed but did not provide input. The committee adopted the amendment and recommended the bill to the general register. The committee then heard House File 3769, another DOC technical update bill, which would clarify tuberculosis screening procedures when incarcerated people refuse testing, allow mental health units at more than one facility and short-term stabilization at Oak Park Heights when clinically appropriate, and clarify the department’s substance use disorder treatment programs. Schnell said the changes were technical but important for effective operations. Members again asked about county costs and sheriff support, and the commissioner said the bill affects only DOC facilities and is cost-neutral. The committee approved the motion to re-refer the bill to the Health Finance and Policy Committee. The final major item was House File 3405, the chair’s bill, as amended by the A3 amendment. The amendment broadened the definition of federal agents, made the effective date retroactive, and removed a sexual assault investigation section to eliminate the fiscal note. The bill would require the BCA’s use-of-force unit to investigate deaths caused by federal agents in Minnesota, not just Minnesota peace officers. Chair Mohler argued the bill closes a loophole and ensures state-level, independent investigations; Dr. B.B. Newman testified in support, saying it preserves Minnesota’s investigative authority and public confidence. Deputy Superintendent Scott Mueller said the BCA already investigates deadly-force cases and has handled some federal-related cases, but he did not think the bill was necessary and recommended a no vote. Members debated whether the bill was needed given existing practice, with supporters saying the statute should clearly require state investigation and opponents questioning whether it would change anything. The committee adopted the amendment and continued discussion of the bill as amended.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Revenue and Fiscal May 19th, 2026

Revenue & Fiscal Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is a meeting of the Senate Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs.
  • Revenue and Fiscal Affairs. Madam Secretary, will you please call the roll? Senator Foil: Here.
Bills: HB2, HB3, HB799, HB1039
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • And so that'll be a source of revenue that.
  • Statement no longer it is a potential source of revenue for teachers what they would we would not have
  • In 2023, the legislature committed a total of $1.4 billion in new school safety funding with $11.1 billion
  • But what we can commit at this time is another half a billion dollars on top of the one point one in
  • Thank you for the opportunity to speak today in support of Senate Bill 260. for your ongoing commitment
Bills: SB260, SB263, SB293, SJR18
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Taxes Committee 2/25/25

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • The governor's office continues to do that too, to put more burden on the sales tax revenue.
  • collected each year so state's Revenue collected each year so guess<00:29:43.559> could<00:29
  • because they're less flexible to find increases in revenue.
  • What happens when the state falls short of its commitment to its residents?
  • What happens when the state falls short of its commitment to its residents?
Bills: HF4, HF173
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee Feb 18th, 2026

Ways and Means Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • this is the bill, the same bill, uh, the Senate bill passed, but, um, as you know, bills that affect revenue
  • , bills bill passed, but um, as you know, bills that<00:19:41.120> affect<00:19:41.360> revenue
  • <00:19:41.679> must<00:19:41.919> originate<00:19:42.320> in that affect revenue
  • must originate in that affect revenue must originate in the<00:19:42.559> House.