Video & Transcript Research : 'CPA certification'
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MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 3/12/25
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- It allows the MDA to accept a payment for a food certificate at the time of application.
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Keywords:
Minnesota agriculture budget, Department of Agriculture appropriation, Board of Animal Health, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Office of Broadband Development, farm bill, rural development, agricultural grants, soil health, livestock compensation, crop damage, meat inspection, poultry inspection, county agricultural inspectors, biofertilizer, nitrogen management, commercial nitrogen fertilizer, water quality, farm down payment assistance, beginning farmers
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Business and Commerce (Part II) Feb 18th, 2025
Business & Commerce
Transcript Highlights:
- Chairman, I just want to mention again, the CPA and legislature; we have an obligation, and the CPA has
- Senate Bill 262 provides a third path for a CPA candidate to obtain a certificate.
- It's a bill that allows us to address the CPA pipeline.
- CPAs play a vital role in the Texas economy.
- The current pathways to CPA licensure will remain in effect.
Keywords:
emergency alerts, weather alerts, public safety, local government, municipality, county, website posting, online notice, emergency management, disaster preparedness, evacuation, National Weather Service, NOAA, Texas Division of Emergency Management, TDEM, localized alerts, hazard warnings, severe weather, watch warning advisory, public information
LA
Bills:
HB82, HB143, HB145, HB160, HB222, HB430, HB445, HB490, HB603, HB619, HB670, HB672, HB763, HB773, HB781, HB810, HB874, HB981
Keywords:
DWI, driving under the influence, vehicular homicide, penalties, criminal justice, inmates, department of public safety, per diem, local correctional facilities, jail funding, firefighters, law enforcement, medical expenses, dental expenses, disability benefits, domestic violence, domestic abuse, battery of a dating partner, domestic abuse battery, strangulation
UT
Utah 2025 Regular Session
Business and Labor Interim Committee - November 19, 2025
Business and Labor Interim Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- The mandatory certification registration... Law to dispense them.
- It could be mandatory certification. It could be voluntary certification, whichever it is.
- And that is just because of our discussion of licensure versus certification.
- It also amends provisions governing the surety bonds and certificates of deposit.
- Governing the surety bonds and certificates of deposit.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Public Health REVISION 2- Meeting moved to room 4S5 Apr 1st, 2026 at 09:00 am
Public Health
Transcript Highlights:
- And it just outlines a procedure for which they can obtain a certificate of their infant's death.
Bills:
SB206, SB904, SB933, SB1436, SB1500, SB1553, SB1557, SB1567, SB1644, SB1645, SB1651, SB1794, SB1833, SB1849, SB1984
Keywords:
SB206, emergency medical services, EMS, ambulance, 911 response, emergency response, essential services, federal funding, grant funding, public health, health care facility, municipality, county, ambulance service district, tribal entity, public entity, contract ambulance service, Oklahoma, 63 O.S. 2021 Section 1-2502, emergency clause
MN
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of that failed to submit a certificate of that failed to submit a certificate - These add a definition of credit certificate for purposes of the certification and transfer provisions
- These add a definition of credit certificate for purposes of the certification and transfer provisions
- These add a definition of credit certificate for purposes of the certification and transfer provisions
- cuts to um CPA. Do we regret them? Yes. cuts to um CPA. Do we regret them? Yes.
MN
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of want to get those uh certificates of want to get those uh certificates of - for renters to receive the certificate for renters to receive the certificate rent<00:47:25.760>
- We also support the provision to ensure that renters receive their certificates of rent paid.
- I'm Gino Fragnito, and I'm the government relations director at the Minnesota CPA Society.
- organization of over 7,000 CPAs working organization of over 7,000 CPAs working across<01:14:43.199
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Licensing & Administrative Procedures Apr 8th, 2025
Licensing & Administrative Procedures
Transcript Highlights:
- My name is Doctor Tracy Miller, and I speak here on behalf of Texas Society of CPAs.
- CPAs currently have. same system.
- House Bill 1764 is a further step to address the CPA pipeline.
- TXCPA has been working with national CPA groups and state CPA societies to develop a coordinated approach
- We've got to have equal fairness on our certifications as the union side does.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Business and Insurance Apr 9th, 2026 at 09:30 am
Business and Insurance
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 4317 is actually lessening the requirements for being able to sit for the CPA exam.
Bills:
HB4248, HB4429, HB2588, HB3472, HB4317, HB3462, HB2035, HB3501, HB3127, HB3143, HB3144, HB3260, HB4321, HB3011, HB3522, HB3530
Keywords:
HB4248, hemp beverage, hemp drinks, THC beverage, cannabis beverage, intoxicating hemp, age restriction, under 21, minor possession, youth access, public health and safety, Title 63, Oklahoma Statutes, retail sales, alcohol-style regulation, controlled substances, beverage regulation, proxy advisory services, shareholder rights, financial transparency
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- vulnerable like so many other of our funds to being held hostage to budget execution purposes, budget certification
Keywords:
cryptocurrency, bitcoin, investment reserve, economic resilience, financial security, vehicle rental, damage waiver, consumer rights, business regulations, refund policy, telephone solicitation, telemarketing, text message marketing, SMS marketing, robotext, spam text, consumer protection, deceptive trade practices, DTPA, Business & Commerce Code
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 27th, 2025
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- The executive recommendation funds a 4.5% increase for CPA training and certification, which is slightly
- The rules to sit for the CPA are getting too onerous.
- Certifications, but we keep adding local public bodies.
- We cannot currently hire CPAs.
- The CPAs, excuse me. You want to take that? Mr.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm with the firm of Gladstone Strum and Company in South Florida, a CPA firm.
- I'm with the firm of Gladstone Strum and Company in South Florida. or CPA firm.
- We're a CPA firm. Currently I am on the FICPA's Council.
- What is that typical timeline from the time the certification is finished to the from the time the certification
- What about when you're doing the estoppel certificate?
Summary:
The committee on Regulated Industries convened with a quorum and began a panel discussion focused on condominium milestone inspections and structural integrity reserve studies (SIRS), with members framing the topic as part of Florida’s post-Surfside condo safety reforms. The chair and panelists reviewed how the state got here, emphasizing that the problems predated Surfside and were driven by long-term deferred maintenance, underfunded reserves, and aging buildings. Panelists included representatives from Florida Realtors, engineering and reserve-study firms, a CPA, a community association attorney, and Broward County’s building safety official, all of whom described their roles in inspections, reserve planning, and code enforcement.
Testimony centered on what inspectors are finding in the field. Panelists said the most common problems are not subsidence but wear-and-tear and maintenance failures, especially in stairways, balconies, roofs, parapet walls, waterproofing, and corrosion. They described examples of buildings with hidden deterioration, hurricane-exposed damage, and associations that were underfunded despite prior inspection regimes in Miami-Dade and Broward. Dr. Barbosa explained that Miami-Dade’s recertification program began in the 1970s and Broward’s in 2005, with current timelines generally requiring notice, a first milestone review, and then time to begin substantial repairs; she said the program has improved compliance but that SIRS has added confusion.
Members also raised concerns about the cost and implementation of SIRS, including whether reports are being used to generate unnecessary work, whether contractors or firms have conflicts of interest, and whether the law’s use of “fully funded” is being misunderstood. Panelists said the statutory reserve requirement is better understood as baseline funding, not having all money in the bank immediately, and suggested clearer definitions and possibly changing the terminology to “adequately funded.” They also discussed the need to separate required structural items from optional or cosmetic items in reserve reports, improve transparency for buyers and lenders, and ensure associations provide documents through websites and other portals.
No votes were taken. The committee used the meeting as an information-gathering session and signaled that more panels and discussion would follow, with members and witnesses agreeing that the state may need further clarification, education, and possible statutory adjustments to reduce confusion while preserving building safety.
AL
Alabama 2026 1st Special Session
Alabama Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Committee Feb 18th, 2026
Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- So, uh, but I represent the Society of CPAs and, uh, we are blessed to be represented by a fantastic
- Of course, recognized nationally for, you know, every state licensing CPAs and the and the things that
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WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Management Audit Committee, June 18, 2026 - PM
Management Audit Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- As far as the additional certification for CPAs auditing government entities, there is no requirement
- The Director began to give an example using the CPA exam.
- Um so where we're at is the CPA firm already verified that um those CPA firm already verified that um
- So, why was a CPA brought in to do this?
- and they have a CPA-approved audit, and it has to be...
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Bill 522 is about CPA processes between states.
- Senate Bill 522 ensures that out-of-state CPAs who want to practice...
- as a CPA must be an active certificate from that state.
- An individual wishing to testify is Tracy Miller from the Texas Society of CPAs.
- I'm an accounting professor, and I represent Texas. of CPAs today.
Bills:
SB483, SB522, SB783, SB1239, SB1254, SB1255, SB1259, SB1341, SB1664, SB1762, SB1856, SB1877, SB1977
Keywords:
utility, proprietary information, customer data, data protection, electric service, customer information, emergency communication, electric utility, privacy, certification, public accountants, interstate licensing, accounting, regulatory amendment, energy efficiency, construction regulations, building codes, Texas, sustainability, cost-effectiveness
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Business and Commerce Mar 25th, 2025 at 08:00 am
Business & Commerce
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Bill 522 is CPA reciprocity between states currently.
- CPA must be an active certificate coming from that state.
- Coming into the state to do business, a CPA must be an active certificate coming from that state.
- There is one individual who should testify: Tracy Miller, Texas Society of CPAs.
- I'm an accounting professor, and I represent Texas Society of CPAs today.
Bills:
SB483, SB522, SB783, SB1239, SB1254, SB1255, SB1259, SB1341, SB1664, SB1762, SB1856, SB1877, SB1977
Keywords:
utility, proprietary information, customer data, data protection, electric service, customer information, emergency communication, electric utility, privacy, certification, public accountants, interstate licensing, accounting, regulatory amendment, energy efficiency, construction regulations, building codes, Texas, sustainability, cost-effectiveness
Summary:
The Senate Business and Commerce Committee met with a quorum and first took up pending business, voting out several bills. Senate Bills 1697, 1569, 1202 as substituted, 1029, 1364, 1185, 924, 1008 as substituted, 264, 1376, and 1358 as substituted were reported favorably, with some sent to the local and uncontested calendar. The committee also adopted a substitute for SB 1202 and later corrected votes on several measures. SB 924 and SB 1376 drew some opposition, while the rest of the pending bills were reported without dissent or with limited nays.
The committee then heard testimony on SB 1856, which would create an annual capacity-cost recovery rider for Entergy Texas customers in the MISO region. The author and Entergy argued the bill would better match rates to actual capacity costs and improve transparency, while the Texas Association of Manufacturers and the Public Utility Commission raised concerns about the short 10-day review period, rider proliferation, and the preference for full rate cases over piecemeal adjustments. The bill was left pending. The committee also heard and left pending SB 522 on CPA reciprocity, SB 1664 requiring TDUs to provide clearer, standalone rate-change disclosures, SB 1877 expanding OPUC’s access to market data, SB 1254 and SB 1255 as TDLR cleanup bills on professional employer organizations and mold assessors, SB 1341 updating manufactured housing rules, SB 1239 on sovereign debt and Texas governing law, and SB 1259 streamlining the surveyor-in-training licensing process.
Additional bills discussed included SB 1977, which would cap recoverable legal expenses in electric, water, and sewer rate cases; OPUC and some consumer advocates supported the idea as a way to reduce ratepayer costs, while utility representatives warned it could discourage participation and increase rate shock. The committee also heard SB 1762 clarifying that geothermal energy conservation wells are not battery resources, and SB 783 allowing SECO to proceed with future energy-code rulemaking for state-funded buildings. Both drew supportive testimony from industry and environmental groups. All remaining bills heard during the meeting were left pending, and the committee recessed subject to the call of the chair.
AR
Arkansas 2026 Regular Session
LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING-COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES Mar 12th, 2026
LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING-COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES
Transcript Highlights:
- been for probably about four or five, four years, I think, now that we've turned those over to the CPA
- firm, and the CPA firm is handling that, so we haven't had any actual late payments to the IRS since
- And then we've actually engaged the CPA firm to take care of... ...our receipting and posting to our
- Page 18, we have the Compton Water Association, 2004, which is a private CPA report.
- All of them have been through the board certification... ...the board certification school, and I just
Summary:
The committee approved the February 12 minutes and received updates on delinquent municipal water and sewer reports for 2022 and 2023, noting continued progress toward compliance and reinstatement of turnback funds for several cities. It also deferred several matters to the June 4 meeting, including Fargo’s municipal accounting noncompliance report, Jericho’s street-fund misuse issue, Biggers and Holly Grove deferred reports, and a group of private water and sewer reports lacking proper responses.
Members then heard and filed a detailed report on the City of Strong, which involved repeat findings on undeposited receipts, improper use of solid waste funds, unsupported spending, late payroll tax payments, accounting control problems, and fund balance issues. Mayor Darrell Howell described corrective steps, including new internal controls, outside CPA assistance, repayment of misapplied funds, budget amendments, and efforts to address the findings; the committee commended the city’s efforts and filed the report. The committee also filed reports on Thornton Waterworks, Calhoun County, Salem, Briarcliffe, Compton Water Association, Montgomery County Regional Public Water Authority, Camden, Johnson County, and Sparkman, while deferring several private water reports and other unresolved items.
A major portion of the meeting focused on the Pulaski County Regional Solid Waste Management District and other regional solid waste districts. The audit found issues in Pulaski County involving unapproved payroll items, missing credit card documentation, unapproved contracts, vehicle and cell phone documentation problems, lack of competitive bidding, and weak internal controls; members questioned the district’s practices and deferred the report to June while requesting district representatives appear. The committee also reviewed a statewide report on six regional solid waste management districts, with findings in Pulaski, Faulkner, and Benton counties and no findings in three others; that report was likewise deferred for Pulaski County questions. The meeting ended after a lengthy discussion with Cross County Rural Water System about overdue audit posting, water quality problems, grant-funded improvements, board notice practices, and the broader challenges facing rural water systems, after which the committee filed the report and adjourned.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Working Group on Omnibus Taxes Bill - 05/21/25
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- So if LGA and CPA had been indexed for inflation in 2002, CPA would be nearly $500 million today.
- position on an increase to LGA and CPA position on an increase to LGA and CPA in<00:02:34.080>
- million per year um each in LGA and CPA. million per year um each in LGA and CPA.
- Um, so if if if LG so if LGA uh and CPA Um, so if if if LG so if LGA uh and CPA had<00:04:40.880
- about about making cuts to LGA and CPA. about about making cuts to LGA and CPA.
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Joint Legislative Committee on Public Accounts Apr 17th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Y'all hire some private CPA firms to help you out when we were down or why don't we let some private
- CPA firms do some of these audits?
- Bigger CPA firms that responded to our RFP.
- certificates.
- I do like to have a good number of CPAs at the office. I think it helps... the office.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
April 15, 2025 - 10:30 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- We're from EFI CPA information. Only welcome, Shelley. >> My same joke.
- To be Clear, CPA is very much agree with making licensing more efficient and streamlining processees.
- Throughout last summer we did a full comprehensive review of our CPA processees and found some areas
- We are CPA is and frankly, we don't know any other way but to be efficient.
- Don't make me follow the CPA CA. >> Carol Bowne Associated Builders and contractors.