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CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 021 Feb 3rd, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Institute reported that immigrants in the state of Colorado contribute $2 billion in state and local tax
- in the state and local tax revenue<00:47:58.800><c> annually.
- Health care, housing assistance, refundable tax credits, child care subsidies, legal defense funds, and
- Health care, housing assistance,<01:04:24.160><c> refundable</c><01:04:24.799><c> tax</c><01:04:25.119
- ><c> credits,</c> assistance, refundable tax credits, assistance, refundable tax credits, child<01:04
NE
Nebraska 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Morning Session Apr 10th, 2026
Nebraska Unicameral Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Legislative Bill 815, introduced by Senator Brandt, is a bill for an act relating to tax provisions,
- The bill continues with references to tax-related provisions, including changes to the preliminary tax
- garbled and appears to continue discussion of county assessor procedures, notice requirements, and tax
- hearings, public supervision, budget adjustment, income tax purposes, and certain refundable income
- tax credits; it also repeals various sections of the Revised Statutes and declares an emergency.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Day 28 (2-17-26)
Kentucky Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We've rarely waffled, though, in our desire to spend less tax money.
- Section one of the bill allows individuals to contribute their tax refunds to the trust fund.
- 00:38:06.760><c> lowering</c><00:38:07.080><c> our</c><00:38:07.200><c> income</c><00:38:07.520><c> tax
- ,</c><00:38:08.359><c> and</c> related to lowering our income tax, and related to lowering our income
- collected the preceding year from each of the participating taxing districts.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 5 on State Administration May 19th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- And homelessness, taxes, and if we need to do anything from today that we haven't finished, we can take
- And the tax forms and the tax remittance are pending. That's what we are working on.
- The vast majority of insurers and self- Franchise Tax Board and CDTFA.
- The department has two funding sources, the Cannabis Control Fund and the Cannabis Tax Fund.
- The Cannabis Tax Fund does not receive its allocation until mid-November.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Public Service Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Public Service
Transcript Highlights:
- Delayed employer reporting adversely affects our ability to process retirements, refunds, and account
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Public Service
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on several public service and retirement-related bills. Senator Kelly Dooner and Rep. O’Rourke supported a Taunton home rule petition to extend Chief Walsh’s service during the city’s transition to a new public safety facility, citing the need to manage new equipment, cameras, and 911 systems smoothly. Senator Lovely testified in favor of bills expanding retirement savings access through the SMART Plan and the CORE Plan, arguing that automatic enrollment and broader eligibility would help state, municipal, and nonprofit workers save for retirement. No questions were raised on the Taunton petition, and the hearing later moved through the remaining testimony without any votes taken during the transcript.
Mary Waldron of the Old Colony Planning Council and Jeffrey Walker of the Southeast Regional Planning and Economic Development District urged support for legislation protecting regional planning agencies from being required to make retroactive payments to the State Retirement Board for past employer contributions. They warned that the costs would be unsustainable, could force layoffs or closures, and would jeopardize their ability to provide transportation, housing, economic development, and planning services. Bill Keith and Patrick Charles of PEREC testified on several retirement administration bills, including measures to ease statement-of-financial-interest filing rules, require payment for certain creditable service purchases, and clarify the definition of wages to include sick, vacation, and personal time; committee members asked questions about regional transit authorities joining retirement systems and about adding local retirement board representation to a proposed commission.
Jonathan Osimo and Rob Fabino of the Massachusetts Teachers Retirement System supported bills to penalize delinquent pension reporting by employers and to create a special commission to study retirement credit purchases, saying better reporting would improve retirement processing and that a broader review could improve fairness and sustainability. Eddie Boynton of the Braintree Education Association backed the SMART Plan bill, describing how automatic enrollment and low-fee fiduciary oversight could protect educators from high-cost supplemental retirement products. Matthew Nugent testified for a bill to divest public pension funds from firearms and ammunition. After the final witnesses, the chairs asked if anyone else wished to testify, heard none, and then adjourned the hearing.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- And finally, it provides refunds in certain documented cases of fraud. And that is the bill.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2026-02-25 (5:00PM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And finally, it provides refunds in certain documented cases of fraud. And that is the bill.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Agency Performance Review and Budget Request Hearing - Office of Emergency Management Feb 16th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- appropriating from here, or is that new money on top of that that you expect to lose and not be paid or refunded
Summary:
The committee heard a budget presentation from Emergency Management Director Annie Verst for the General Government appropriations budget. She described the agency’s core role as coordinating disaster response, recovery, preparedness, and mitigation, emphasizing that local governments lead initial response while the state supports recovery and resource coordination. Verst highlighted recent activity including wildfire-related declarations, $83 million in public assistance payouts, use of the new state disaster revolving fund, implementation of an Oklahoma resilient recovery strategy, and restructuring efforts that repurposed positions toward regional coordination and reduced administrative overhead.
A major focus of the presentation was uncertainty around federal funding. Verst said FEMA programs and obligations have been delayed or canceled in some cases, including hazard mitigation assistance and disaster case management, and that the agency is seeking state support to cover possible gaps. She outlined requests for a $3.7 million federal funding loss contingency, $1 million for updating the state hazard mitigation plan, $3.8 million for the state emergency fund and 12.5% public assistance obligations, and $800,000 for anticipated other needs/temporary sheltering cost share. She also explained that most of the agency’s large revolving and pass-through balances cannot be used for operating costs.
Members questioned her about Oklahoma Task Force One, including whether it is funded by OEM and whether the agency is shifting toward response rather than mitigation. Verst said Task Force One is used when local capacity is exceeded, that out-of-state deployments are reimbursed, and that the agency sees its role as coordination and recovery rather than replacing local response. She also explained the revolving fund for disaster advances, the timing of reimbursements, and the purpose of the hazard mitigation plan update. No votes or formal actions were taken, and the hearing concluded with thanks and adjournment.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee Jun 24th, 2026
Revenue and Taxation
Transcript Highlights:
- I don't see this tax credit as a liability. I see this tax credit as an investment.
- AB 1519 does not forgive taxes.
- definition of tax elsewhere.
- And that's where the historic tax credits come in. 38 states have historic tax credit programs.
- revoke our state tax-exempt status.
Committee:
Senate Revenue and Taxation
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Executive Departments and Administration (01/30/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- as well so these state and local taxes as well so these are<01:43:36.320><c> all</c><01:43:36.480><c
- I'm coming up on my 20-year anniversary, and it gets tougher and tougher to pay for my property taxes
- </c><01:46:46.560><c> my</c> tougher to pay for my property taxes my tougher to pay for my property taxes
- </c> of an uh an annuity benefit or a refund of an uh an annuity benefit or a refund of<03:36:18.160>
- deferred very similar into savings tax deferred very similar to<04:10:00.399><c> an</c><04:10:01.040
Summary:
The committee first took up House Bill 622, but after the sponsor said further research raised concerns, he asked that the bill be tabled. The committee then moved in executive session and voted unanimously to find the bill inexpedient to legislate, sending it to consent. The committee also retained House Bill 349, the ophthalmologic laser bill, after members said more time was needed for the professions involved to work out training standards and provide additional information; that motion also passed unanimously.
The committee then discussed House Bill 244, a municipal building/fire code recodification measure. Members said the bill needed more review and careful scrutiny because of its length and possible unintended effects, and they voted unanimously to retain it as well. House Bill 534 was then heard; the sponsor said the bill did not do what was intended because of a misunderstanding about current processing, and the committee voted inexpedient to legislate and placed it on consent.
The committee next considered House Bill 233, with an amendment to remove a requirement affecting the New Hampshire Vaccine Association. Supporters argued the bill would reduce an unnecessary burden and improve transparency, while opponents said the committee should not single out one private 501(c)(3) organization. The amendment was adopted 8-5, and the bill as amended then passed 7-6; a minority report was requested. Finally, the committee opened House Bill 536, a proposed 1.5% cost-of-living adjustment for certain state retirees. The sponsor and supporters argued retirees had not received adequate COLAs and that the bill would help offset inflation, while the retirement system testified that the proposal would add significant costs, including an estimated $1.5 million for the state, $6.6 million for political subdivisions, and about $100.7 million in present-value unfunded liability, with the impact reflected in future employer contribution rates.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Apr 27th, 2026
Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And the taxes keep increasing.
- With the $250 million limit, who has been denied tax credits? Who has been denied tax credits?
- With the current cap of $250 million in tax credits, who has been denied to get tax credits?
- We are not to tax the losses.
- And so that tax credit is much different than the refundable tax credit that is outlined in this program
Bills:
SJR50 , SJR51 , SJR52 , SJR53 , SJR54 , SJR39 , SB1290 , HB4028 , HB4029 , HB4073 , HB4074 , HB4075 , HB4076 , HB4077 , HB4078 , HB1250 , HB2951 , HB2961 , HB3151 , HB3581 , HB3705 , HB3970 , HB3972 , HB3980 , HB3981
Summary:
The Senate convened with a quorum, prayer, pledges, and several floor recognitions, including the Doctor of the Day, Psychologist of the Day, and Nurse of the Day. Members also honored the OSBI Cold Case Team for its work on unsolved cases, recognized the 75th anniversary of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and welcomed guests for the Prague-Kolache Festival. The chamber then moved into floor action on multiple measures and conference motions.
The most significant item was Senate Joint Resolution 39, a property tax constitutional amendment. After extensive debate over the impact on homeowners, seniors, farmers, schools, local governments, and future revenue, the Senate adopted House amendments by a 27-19 roll call and then passed the resolution 40-8. However, the motion to order a special election failed 26-20, so the measure did not advance to a special election call. Senators also rejected House amendments to Senate Bill 2 and Senate Bill 215 and requested conference on both.
The Senate passed Senate Bill 1290 unanimously as an emergency measure, and advanced or passed several House bills dealing with ARPA and funding reallocations: HB 4028, HB 4029, HB 4073, HB 4074, HB 4075, HB 4076, HB 4077, and HB 4078. Other approved measures included HB 1250 creating a Public Safety Technology Revolving Fund for local law enforcement grants, HB 2951 renaming Red Rock Prison as the Chief James Smith Correctional Center, HB 2961 creating a Gold Star Survivor tuition benefit, HB 3151 extending the school year to 173 days, and HB 3581 increasing penalties for riot-related offenses. The Senate also took up HB 3705, which would raise the Parental Choice tax credit cap from $250 million to $275 million, but the transcript cuts off during questioning on that bill.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- The problem is that any special taxing district creates a new tax imposed against people's consent, and
- People like the Sanctuary would love to charge the tax.
- Let them collect the tax if that's what they want to do. Why not allow people to opt out?
- And it's essentially going to be a tax.
- It was funded with temporary one-sales tax revenue under Governor Brewer.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Public School Capital Outlay Council Jun 12th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- thinking about because we are this fiscal year, we, um, there was funding that went to the severance tax
- can be done is a best practice because it aligns with the funding cycle for supplemental severance tax
- council approval to adopt the June 2025 certification and resolution to sell supplemental severance tax
- Uh, looking through the key points, the estimated supplemental severance tax bonds proceeds for June
- need to recertify funds looking into old bonds, um, and I'll, I'll have an update about the bond refund
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Ways and Means Mar 9th, 2026
Joint Committee on Ways and Means
Transcript Highlights:
- for a new refundable climate tech tax incentive, and $30 million for the reformed Economic Development
- Relative to tax policy as well in Massachusetts, right?
- How the business community views our tax policies.
- of millions in tax revenue for the Commonwealth each year.
- And your tax at an 80 to 90% tax rate because there's an IRS code called 280E, and you can't deduct ordinary
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Ways and Means
NJ
New Jersey 2026-2027 Regular Session
Assembly Appropriations Jun 8th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- …in state and local taxes, while contributing another $26 million to support local charities.
- We see that in terms of our property tax burdens being...
- So are things like property taxes included in that algorithm?
- I mean, we have the highest property taxes in the country, so...
- acknowledging the fact that the landlord is paying an astronomical amount of property tax?
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Arts, Entertainment, Sports, and Tourism Committee Apr 7th, 2026
Arts, Entertainment, Sports, and Tourism
Transcript Highlights:
- In April 2024, we implemented a non-refundable green fee deposit requirement at the time of booking a
- Current law limits eligibility for the California motion picture tax credit primarily to projects that
- This post-production tax credit is not tied to the $750 million budget of the motion picture tax credit
- of California or be a project that was filmed in California but did not receive the motion picture tax
- the studios, labor unions, and others so that future amendments will ensure that this post-production tax
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Ways and Means Mar 9th, 2026
Joint Committee on Ways and Means
Transcript Highlights:
- for a new refundable climate tech tax incentive, and $30 million for the reformed Economic Development
- Relative to tax policy as well in Massachusetts, right?
- So not just tax policy. There are other expenses that are concerning.
- of millions in tax revenue for the Commonwealth each year.
- And your tax at an 80 to 90% tax rate because there's an IRS code called 280E and you can't deduct ordinary
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Ways and Means
Summary:
The hearing in Barnstable opened with remarks from the House and Senate co-chairs about the importance of holding Ways and Means budget hearings on the Cape, especially given the region’s seasonal economy and infrastructure needs. The committee then heard testimony from Labor and Workforce Development Secretary Lauren Jones on the governor’s FY27 budget proposal. She highlighted funding for workforce programs including the Workforce Competitiveness Trust Fund, Career Technical Initiative, registered apprenticeship, YouthWorks, reentry workforce programs, and services for young adults with disabilities. She also discussed MassHire career centers, the MassHire Innovation Project, and the Department of Unemployment Assistance modernization effort, noting improved call wait times and claims processing, but acknowledging continued challenges and federal funding uncertainty.
Members asked about job-seeker barriers such as child care, housing, and transportation; domestic outmigration of young workers; youth work permits; unemployment insurance costs and the COVID assessment on employers; and the state’s unemployment rate and UI trust fund solvency. Jones and Undersecretary Josh Cutler explained the difference between workforce training funds and the unemployment trust fund, described the statewide trigger that extends unemployment benefits from 26 to 30 weeks when regional unemployment averages 5.2 percent, and said the administration is reviewing the trust fund with labor and business stakeholders. They also said the administration is trying to preserve front-line DUA staffing while shifting resources to customer service and adjudication, including a Friday adjudication pilot and seasonal hires.
Senators and representatives also pressed the administration on regional equity in workforce funding, especially for Hampshire Franklin MassHire, which was described as serving a large rural area with fewer resources than other regions. Administration officials said they are reviewing MassHire funding formulas and modernizing the system with a policy committee and state workforce board input, but did not offer an immediate fix. The committee also heard that early childhood education apprenticeships are expanding quickly, with state funding leveraged to secure federal grants and support new Grow Awards. The hearing then moved to the Executive Office of Economic Development, where Secretary Eric Paley outlined House 2 proposals for economic development, including support for the Community One Stop for Growth, rural economic development, workforce partnerships, life sciences, advanced manufacturing, AI, small business assistance, tourism, and tax incentives. Undersecretary Leila D’Amilia followed with testimony on consumer affairs and business regulation, describing funding for consumer protection, banking oversight, occupational licensure, and public safety inspections.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota Management and Budget Press Conference 2/27/26
Transcript Highlights:
- and corporate franchise taxes.
- As the individual income tax revenues.
- And while this is tax revenues.
- </c> forecast for individual income tax forecast for individual income tax liability<00:14:36.959><c>
- estimates in this biennium, largely as a result of lower spending on property tax refunds.
Summary:
Minnesota Management and Budget officials presented the February 2026 budget and economic forecast, saying the state remains in a strong financial position but faces continued structural imbalance and significant uncertainty. Commissioner Aaron Campbell said the FY 2026-27 balance is now projected at more than $3.7 billion, up about $1.3 billion from November, and the FY 2028-29 planning period is projected to end with a $377 million positive balance. He emphasized that the improvement comes largely from higher projected revenues, especially individual income and corporate franchise taxes, but warned that the state is increasingly reliant on more volatile sources such as capital gains, interest income, and corporate profits.
State Economist Dr. Anthony Becker said the national outlook improved slightly, with stronger projected GDP, consumer spending, and investment, but weaker payroll growth and ongoing trade-policy uncertainty. He noted that the forecast was complicated by missing federal data because of the federal shutdown, and that tariffs, immigration policy, equity markets, and possible AI-related shifts all present risks. Revenue projections were raised for the current biennium, including individual income tax receipts, sales tax revenue, corporate franchise tax revenue, and other revenues, while Becker stressed that federal funding threats, especially involving Medicaid and other entitlement programs, could materially alter the outlook.
State Budget Director Anna Mingi said general fund spending in the current biennium is projected to be $68 million lower than previously estimated, but planning-year spending is up $152 million. The biggest spending changes came from education, where special education costs rose sharply after updated local spending data, and from human services, where a new prepayment review process for certain Medicaid benefits reduced projected spending by $133 million this biennium and $105 million in the next. She also said discretionary inflation is now estimated at $1.04 billion, up $104 million from November.
Campbell closed by saying the state’s reserve remains at a record $3.8 billion and that Minnesota’s AAA bond rating and reserve policy help protect against downturns. He cautioned, however, that the long-term structural imbalance remains about $3.4 billion in the planning years, or $2.3 billion excluding discretionary inflation, and urged policymakers to offset any new spending with reductions. No votes or formal actions were taken; the meeting was a presentation and question-and-answer session on the forecast.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations & Revenue. (7-1-26)
Appropriations & Revenue
Transcript Highlights:
- As Christie mentioned, they only refund one in two.
- As uh Christie mentioned, they only<00:53:53.040><c> refund</c><00:53:53.760><c> one</c><00:53:53.920
- 54.880><c> If</c><00:53:55.080><c> I</c><00:53:55.160><c> called</c><00:53:55.440><c> her</c> only refund
- If I called her only refund one in two.
- settled in that way, then that's when the board starts talking about, you know, bonding and levying taxes
Committee:
Joint Appropriations & Revenue
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
CPC Public Hearing - Wed Mar 19, 2025 @ 2:00 PM HST
Consumer Protection & Commerce
Transcript Highlights:
- money into due diligence; you probably have some kind of initial payment that may or may not be refundable
- may or may kind of initial payment that may or may not<00:32:32.039><c> be</c><00:32:32.519><c> refundable
- um there doesn't seem not be refundable um there doesn't seem to<00:32:35.279><c> be</c><00:32:35.399
- Tax Foundation of Hawaii with comments. Okay, maybe he can come back.
- Let's take tax dollars from people all over the state and allocate it towards lower-income people so
Committee:
House Consumer Protection & Commerce
Summary:
The committee met on March 19, 2025, and first heard SB 137 SD2 HD1 relating to electric utilities. The Division of Consumer Advocacy and the Public Utilities Commission said they stood on their written comments, IBEW Local 1260 supported the bill, and Ulupono Initiative also supported it. Hawaiian Electric supported the intent but asked for an amendment, saying the bill’s definition of “acquiring entity” was too broad and could unintentionally cover purely local utility transactions. A later witness from Life of the Land supported the bill only if the merger/acquisition language were removed, arguing the PUC would not have a workable mechanism to let a cooperative intervene in a utility sale process. Committee members questioned whether the bill could still work without that section, and Ulupono said it was open to clarifying language but did not seek to remove the provision; the discussion ended without a vote in the excerpt provided.
The committee then took up SB 1220 SD2 relating to a renewable gas tariff. The Division of Consumer Advocacy and the PUC again stood on written comments. HGas strongly supported the measure, saying it would create a faster, more cost-effective path for a voluntary renewable gas tariff without requiring a full rate case, while preserving PUC oversight and consumer protections. The Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas also supported the bill, emphasizing that it would expand consumer choice and help Hawaii’s clean energy goals while keeping the program voluntary and shielding non-participating customers from costs.
Henry Curtis of Life of the Land opposed the bill, arguing that HGas already had an active rate case and could have raised the issue there, and that the proposal did not increase renewable gas supply or speed up acquisition; he called it a gimmick. In response, HGas said the bill was mainly a mechanism to speed filing and that the details would be worked out in a PUC docket. Committee members pressed HGas on whether the measure would actually add renewable gas, what source would be used, and whether customers would simply be paying more for the same gas; HGas said it had two projects in development, including banagrass and hydrogen-related work, and that the tariff would be a voluntary opt-in rate for customers seeking renewable natural gas to meet sustainability goals. No vote was taken in the excerpt provided.