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TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Human Services Apr 22nd, 2025

Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • Under the Human Resources Code Title 12, subtitle C, Chapter 242, Section 010, we require background
  • When determining the allocation of parental responsibilities, House Bill 1106 amends the Family Code
  • He pays his taxes, he wouldn't hurt anybody.
  • The Family Code defines abuse.
  • It's the family code definition of abuse that this hearing would try to change.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Human Services Apr 1st, 2025

Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • from a local district attorney in House District 1 to address several inconsistencies that exist in code
  • the prosecutor's office, being unable to turn over all evidence in the case as required by current code
  • House Bill 2665 amends the Family Code to mandate that DFPS notify the appropriate county or district
  • important of these is that it assists us as prosecutors, uh, in complying with our duties under Texas Code
  • Because the ones who are being taxed are the most productive of our, of our country.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/25/25

Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • than $5 million in tax revenue for the<00:13:11.839> state.
  • million in tax revenue for Minnesota. million in tax revenue for Minnesota.
  • <00:14:41.760> dollars how much is from outofstate tax dollars how much is from outofstate
  • tax dollars versus<00:14:42.639> those<00:14:42.959> dollars<00:14:43.279> that
  • The sales tax revenue clearly works.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Transportation Apr 22nd, 2025

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • I had to go and pull Chapter 66 of the Transportation Code to really understand it.
  • We appreciate this cleanup bill to clarify the code. ...codes that apply to the industry.
  • I am the Nueces County Tax Assessor-Collector, and I am for this bill.
  • Furthermore, the tax code does not fully address or define the scope of navigation.
  • In accordance with Chapter 2254 of the Government Code, there are currently additional changes being
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Insurance Apr 17th, 2025

Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • HB4877 makes technical and clarifying changes to Chapter 462 of the Insurance Code relating to the Texas
  • It relocates a whistleblower provision from Chapter 521 to Chapter 701 for clarity and consistency.
  • 35 of the Texas Penal Code.
  • They code them one through five, right?
  • And look, I'm a patient that probably was coded as a level 5 once.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships Mar 24th, 2025

S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's been in the code now. Excuse me.
  • You ask about time limits on the criminal code.
  • harm or assaulting them, but it violates the penal code.
  • Domestic abuse is a violation of the penal code.
  • It is in 153.004 in our Title V Code. Title V cases.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • regarding the um tax issue? regarding the um tax issue? >> Yes. >> Yes.
  • Tom Yamamaica from Tax Foundation.
  • Uh, but the bill proposes a new tax. Uh, it puts it in chapter 237, but it's still a new tax.
  • Uh, but the bill proposes a new tax. Uh, it puts it in chapter 237, but it's still a new tax.
  • accommodations tax. accommodations tax. Uh<01:40:56.000> same<01:40:56.400> story.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • Tom Yamashikica from Tax Foundation.
  • I appreciate the Hawaii chapter.
  • :37:26.720> fund are collected per section 245 tax 3 fund are collected per section 245 tax 3
  • <02:40:29.200> Tobacco of millions in tax revenue. Tobacco of millions in tax revenue.
  • Tom Yamamaica from Tax Foundation.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • A stretch code is a type of building code.
  • A stretch code is a type of building code that a city or town can choose to adopt to exceed the requirements
  • of statewide code.
  • The intent of the Chapter to complete and it's just not applicable the intent of the chapter 91 is to
  • That's not just raising taxes, although taxing is one of the solutions with the Head Act that Senator
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The hearing focused on the Healey-Driscoll administration’s Mass Ready Act, a $3 billion environmental bond bill. Administration officials said the bill would fund climate resilience, clean water, land conservation, parks, PFAS remediation, food security infrastructure, and coastal and inland flood protection, while also streamlining permitting for housing, restoration, and other resilience projects. They emphasized that the bond authorizes spending but does not itself obligate it, and said the proposal includes deauthorizations as housekeeping. Committee members asked about the new Resilience Revolving Fund, flood and drought management, MVP funding, land acquisition, Chapter 61 right-of-first-refusal changes, salt marsh carbon sequestration, and how the bill would help smaller municipalities and offset expected federal funding losses. Officials said the revolving fund would be managed through EEA and the Clean Water Trust, with criteria aimed at directing aid to communities most in need, and noted that drought issues would continue to be handled through existing DEP and drought commission tools. Several committee members and witnesses discussed specific policy provisions, including flood disclosure requirements for homebuyers and renters, expanded authority for regional planning and small-town access to grants, and permitting reforms that would exempt or expedite certain environmental restoration and priority housing projects from more time-consuming review processes. Administration witnesses defended the reforms as a way to achieve the same environmental outcomes faster and with more certainty, while some advocates argued the bill should go further, especially on Chapter 91 and restoration permitting. The administration also described investments in DCR facilities, water and wastewater systems, open space, agricultural easements, and a new focus on blue carbon and salt marsh restoration. Public testimony largely supported the bill. Mass Audubon, the Trustees of Reservations, the Environmental League of Massachusetts, The Nature Conservancy, MAPC, the Massachusetts Municipal Association, municipal officials, and others praised the bill’s resilience, conservation, and water infrastructure investments. Some witnesses urged additional funding for land protection, coastal resilience, buyouts, and restoration, and several called for stronger or simpler permitting reforms. Municipal witnesses from Boston, Beckett, Beverly, Conway, and regional planning organizations stressed the need for flexible financing, especially for small and rural communities facing costly infrastructure and climate adaptation projects. No votes were taken during the portion of the hearing provided; the committee heard testimony and asked questions before moving on to additional panels.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's proving the need for maltreatment coding.
  • specific code recognizing the abuse and neglect of LGBTQ youth.
  • Currently, Massachusetts lacks a standardized maltreatment coding system.
  • A robust maltreatment coding system would serve two vital functions.
  • The tax cream came back in six weeks. We didn't hear anything. The U.S.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on Children, Families, and Persons with Disabilities held a hybrid hearing on a series of child welfare bills focused on DCF, foster care, mandated reporting, educational records, and family support. Chair Kennedy and Chair Livingstone opened with accessibility and testimony rules, then heard testimony on bills including S.127 on expanding mandated reporters, S.107/H.235 on a Foster Children’s Bill of Rights, S.106/H.228 on transferring foster care review from DCF to the Office of the Child Advocate, H.258/S.125 on an electronic backpack for foster children’s educational records, H.205 on kinship foster care background checks, H.246/H.266 on minimizing trauma in care and protection cases, and S.159 on support for families after sudden unexpected infant death. Supporters of the mandated reporter bill, led by Sen. Feeney and Foxborough advocates, described a local model that trains all adults who work with children and argued the state should scale that approach statewide to improve recognition and reporting of abuse. Testimony on the foster care bills emphasized the need for clearer rights, better notice to children and attorneys, stronger remedies, and independent oversight. Advocates, youth with lived experience, and legal organizations described placement instability, delayed notifications, abuse in care, poor educational continuity, and the need for rights around safety, family contact, culture, language, and access to records. Several witnesses urged that the Foster Children’s Bill of Rights include enforceable court remedies, not just reporting requirements. On the oversight bill, supporters argued DCF should not review its own foster care system and pointed to poor outcomes, high placement instability, and recent investigative reporting as evidence for moving review responsibilities to the Office of the Child Advocate. On the electronic backpack bill, testimony focused on the need for real-time data sharing and a centralized system so schools can receive foster students’ records quickly and support continuity. On the trauma-minimization bill, Rep. Miskin framed the proposal as a set of practical changes to reduce harm during removals and court involvement. On the SUID bill, Sen. Lovely said families should be given information about available grief and support resources after an infant death. No votes were taken during the hearing; the committee primarily received testimony and questions.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am

Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • It does not raise taxes or fees.
  • That's increasing on taxes. When you tried to tax RT, we got frisky.
  • Imagine what's going to happen when you try to tax our THC.
  • That's not taxed, and that's not regulated.
  • ... ...their expenses on their federal tax returns.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on Cannabis held a hearing on a package of cannabis bills focused on equity funding, delivery expansion, advertising restrictions, medical use, first responders, and ownership limits. Testimony strongly supported S. 87/H. 184 to direct a larger share of cannabis revenue into the Cannabis Social Equity Trust Fund and related equity programs, with speakers arguing the current funding is insufficient and that automatic transfers would better support businesses and communities harmed by the war on drugs. Several witnesses also backed H. 145/S. 89 to allow licensed cannabis delivery into municipalities that ban retail sales and to hotels, saying current rules unfairly limit social equity delivery operators and consumer access. There was also support for H. 176 on medical cannabis eligibility and S. 76 on cannabis use by first responders, while H. 177/H. 178 on new taxes drew opposition from several business owners who said the industry is already heavily burdened and overtaxed. A major point of debate was S. 94/H. 157, which would prohibit billboard advertising for non-prescription marijuana. Public health advocates, parents, and neuroscientists argued that cannabis billboards normalize use, are seen by youth, and are difficult to regulate effectively under the current 85% adult-audience standard. They urged a public health approach similar to tobacco restrictions. In contrast, several industry witnesses opposed further advertising limits, saying cannabis businesses already face strict marketing rules, billboards are privately owned, and additional restrictions would hurt small operators and raise First Amendment concerns. Some witnesses also criticized the proposed increase in ownership caps and consolidation provisions in the broader cannabis bill, warning they would favor large multistate companies over small and social equity businesses. Committee members asked questions about billboard ownership, enforcement of the current advertising rules, and the legal basis for restricting sign content. Witnesses and members also discussed the Cannabis Control Commission’s role, the difficulty of enforcing audience-composition standards, and whether delivery should be treated more like alcohol. No votes were taken during the hearing, and the chair noted that written testimony would continue to be accepted.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 2/13/25

Human Services Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • What we're planning to do here is to establish six new billing codes for counseling, psychoeducation,
  • disaggregate into the six billing codes disaggregate into the six billing codes um<00:52:25.559>
  • the<00:52:25.640> billing<00:52:25.960> codes<00:52:26.240> would<00:52:
  • 26.599> then<00:52:26.760> be um the billing codes would then be um the billing codes would
  • year um as far as health care taxes year um as far as health care taxes salary<01:03:44.480>
Keywords: 1183, house
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/18/2026 - Senate Government

Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • , not in codes, not in standards, or any of that, on a separate project, right?
  • , that's not in codes, not in standards, or any of that, on a separate project, right?
  • My utilities are in Chapter 30 here, Title 30-1101. These are the electric co-ops.
  • My utilities are in Chapter 30 here, Title 30-1101. These are the electric co-ops.
  • I'm the director for Sierra Club's Green Canyon Chapter, which is the Arizona chapter, and we are supportive
Summary: The committee first heard SB 1825, which would shift precinct committeeman vacancy applications in certain cases from county party chairs to legislative district chairs and require the list of nominees to be submitted within five days. Supporters said the bill would streamline a bottlenecked process and better reflect local party leadership, while the County Supervisors Association said it had no issue with the basic structure but objected to the five-day deadline. The bill received a do pass recommendation on a 5-0 vote, with two members not voting. The committee then considered SB 1566, a measure aimed at preventing municipalities, counties, the state, and state agencies from maliciously delaying permits or approvals, with enforcement by the Attorney General and civil penalties. After a strike-everything amendment narrowed the bill mainly to single-family residential construction and clarified terms, the sponsor and home builders argued it would deter intentional delays that increase housing costs, while one member raised concerns about breadth and public safety or planning issues. The amended bill passed 3-2, with two not voting. SB 1571, as amended, would bar monopoly utilities with a defined customer base from passing marketing, sponsorship, community relations, and similar costs through to ratepayers, and would require annual public reporting and an attestation that such costs were not passed on. Support came from the sponsor, the Home Builders Association, and environmental advocates, while a municipal power users representative warned the language could be too broad for small public utilities and emergency communications. The committee adopted the strike-everything amendment and then gave the bill a do pass as amended recommendation by a 4-2 vote, with one not voting. Later, the committee approved SB 1501, which expands the Administrative Rules Oversight Committee’s review authority to include whether agency rules or policies exceed statutory authority, and SB 1805, which requires county recorders to verify that a notary on a quitclaim deed is actively commissioned before recording the deed. It also passed SB 1808, as amended, to prohibit HOAs and condominium associations from banning flags of nations designated as major non-NATO allies, and SB 1688, as amended, to require certain membership associations receiving public dues support to disclose fees and allow opt-outs. SB 1246, as amended, increased the delinquency thresholds and time periods before HOA/condo foreclosure on common expense liens, and passed unanimously. Finally, SB 1428 was introduced to expand county boards of supervisors in larger counties, with debate focused on representation, cost, and the differing constitutional roles of counties and cities; the transcript cuts off before any final action on that bill.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • made, whether or not the hospital informed the parent or guardian of the child in question, and any code
  • The other bone to pick we have, though, is that this deals with hospitals licensed under Chapter 241.
  • I mean, I understand your point, but those records will come out of the billing records, and the codes
  • They're living in a house that's probably on a tax roll for $25,000 or less.
  • You all have chapters in Texas. "Do No Harm Action is from..." "Registered in Virginia."
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • The committee sub adds a provision to the new Chapter 104A. to preserve DISH's ability to collect data
  • Yes, so we've discussed the bill. with HHSC and we would rely on their billing code data so when there's
  • to attempt suicide compared to children in the general population. this bill changes how the family code
  • Code.
  • Policy already requires this federal law. but I think by putting it in the family code, it's going to
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Senate May 11th, 2026

Louisiana Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • 289 with amendments; Senate Bill 220 with amendments; Senate Bill 404 with amendments; Senate Bill 351
  • Senate Bill 180 by Senator Foil is a joint resolution to amend Article VII relative to ad valorem tax
  • Senate Bill 424 by Senator Foil is an act to amend the Code of Civil Procedure relative to service of
  • Senate Bill 476 by Senator Pressly is an act in the Code of Civil Procedure relative to garnishments.
  • So it requires basic information, names, tax identification numbers, subsidiaries, et cetera.
Bills: SCR63, SCR12, HB89, HB451, HB595, HB617, HB621, HB730, HB1064, HB1125, HB221, HCR58, SB106, SB206, SB248, SB441, SB104, SB122, SB180, SB260, SB424, SB476, SCR9, SCR30, SB57, SB414, SB525, SB35, SB65, SB135, SB215, SB246, SB249, SB269, SB276, SB282, SB296, SB323, SB363, SB369, SB474, SB484, SB490, SB492, SB500, SB501, SB513, HCR31, HB462, HB547, HB613, HB691, HB712, HB720, HB723, HB728, HB735, HB747, HB759, HB825, HB845, HB846, HB903, HB904, HB907, HB923, HB929, HB941, HB962, HB965, HB1036, HB287, HB370, HB515, HB521, HB570, HB1200, HB29, HB39, HB58, HB67, HB73, HB76, HB77, HB82, HB112, HB121, HB125, HB132, HB134, HB151, HB154, HB155, HB161, HB166, HB187, HB191, HB207, HB211, HB224, HB238, HB241, HB242, HB250, HB260, HB265, HB275, HB300, HB320, HB338, HB339, HB349, HB379, HB399, HB427, HB463, HB464, HB468, HB545, HB550, HB551, HB565, HB588, HB639, HB725, HB782, HB805, HB808, HB834, HB847, HB853, HB858, HB861, HB883, HB916, HB937, HB977, HB1012, HB1027, HB1044, HB1054, HB1091, HB1117, HB90, HB127, HB138, HB150, HB201, HB268, HB273, HB285, HB315, HB354, HB355, HB360, HB376, HB445, HB506, HB606, HB649, HB665, HB681, HB721, HB746, HB757, HB781, HB835, HB844, HB857, HB872, HB886, HB889, HB892, HB982, HB987, HB1037, HB1068, HB1072, HB1078, HB1085, HB1132, HB1137, HB1167, HB1174, HB1232, HB1238, HB23, HB136, HB17, HB21, HB51, HB55, HB74, HB106, HB108, HB133, HB140, HB159, HB168, HB215, HB226, HB263, HB296, HB299, HB322, HB364, HB519, HB535, HB538, HB568, HB571, HB622, HB635, HB676, HB772, HB784, HB1006, HB1018, HB1033, HB1034, HB1043, HB1070, HB1134, HB1237, HB1239, HB36, HB119, HB126, HB129, HB245, HB271, HB280, HB337, HB351, HB677, HB726, HB789, HB850, HB956, HB966, SB149, SB382
Summary: The Senate convened with 32 members present, heard a guest prayer from Pastor Dr. Michael Linton, and proceeded through routine journal approval and legislative bureau reports. The chamber received numerous House messages on passed Senate bills and House bills, introduced several resolutions and concurrent resolutions, and recognized Former Legislators’ Day with remarks honoring deceased former members and welcoming back past legislators and other officials. The Senate also adopted SCR 63, which asks the Legislative Auditor to review how fiscal notes are developed and prepared, after an amendment clarifying the study’s scope and a 33-0 vote. The body then took up a series of Senate bills returned from the House. It concurred in House amendments to SB 106 (crime scene recordings/public records), SB 206 (blood pressure testing in schools, narrowed to athletes), SB 248 (polling place closures for very small precincts), SB 104 (highway memorial designation), SB 122 (bridge preservation), SB 180 (disabled veterans’ homestead exemption transfer language), SB 260 (youth athletics safety training/Coach Safely Act), and SB 476 (garnishment service wording). It rejected House amendments to SB 441 on pre-kindergarten programs. SB 57 on nutrition cleanup, SB 414 on medical debt protection, SB 525 on unclaimed property purchases, SB 501 on postsecondary health information postings, and SB 276 on bail bond producer affidavits all advanced or passed, with SB 57 and SB 414 ultimately passing and SB 525 and SB 501 also receiving final passage. The Senate also adopted SCR 30, a resolution urging Congress to ensure accountability and release of Epstein-related files, and later took up SB 513, a pilot program involving average bid/design-build contracting for certain airport-related projects, which passed 25-10 after extended questioning about its purpose and safeguards. SB 484, revising higher education governance and removing LUMCON language in favor of a study commission, passed 36-1. In personal privilege remarks, senators recognized Louisiana Arts Day and introduced guest Ed Tillman. The chamber then began a long series of House bills, including HB 462 on the Capital Area Road and Bridge District board composition, HB 547 on photographing voter registration information, HB 613 on marking driver’s licenses with citizenship status, HB 691 on voter-roll verification through the federal SAVE system, and HB 712 waiving certain OMV fees for homeless individuals; several of these bills were explained and moved toward final passage as the session continued.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Constitution, Campaigns and Elections Committee Mar 4th, 2026

Constitution, Campaigns and Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • This chapter shall be called the Alabama Fair Campaign Practices Act.
  • had a representative come in and he wanted initiative, referendum, but he banned he couldn't raise taxes
Bills: HB433, HB443
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Taxes Committee 2/24/26

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • tax law changes<00:19:13.280> in<00:19:13.520> chapter<00:19:14.080> 13<00:19:14.320
  • So the subtotal for the property tax refunds portion of chapter 13 in fiscal 26 and 27, we have a cost
  • So the subtotal for the property tax refunds portion of chapter 13 in fiscal 26 and 27, we have a cost
  • What you see is the summary that we provided reflects the tax changes in chapter 13 only.
  • <00:31:28.720> changes tax changes tax changes in<00:31:30.640> chapter<00:31:31.279>
Bills: HF9
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

AGR Public Hearing - Fri Jan 30, 2026 @ 9:30 AM HST

Agriculture & Food Systems

Transcript Highlights:
  • Where they don't even pay any taxes. So that is one good way to go at that and address 51%.
  • divisions should they even property tax divisions should they even have<00:28:56.640> enough<
  • , You guys are like, "We're here on tax, not on this."
  • <00:33:14.320> 205 bill is proposed as amending chapter 205 bill is proposed as amending chapter
  • discussion, not just about the tax discussion, not just about the tax concern,<00:33:39.760>