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US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, July 2, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The House will be in order.
- </c><00:09:12.640><c> respective</c> on ways and means or their respective on ways and means or their
- The question before the House is whether the House should now consider House Resolution 566.
- It means you bill will mean for them.
- I mean, what's that all against it. I mean, what's that all about?
Keywords:
House of Representatives, Clerk, Sergeant-at-Arms, Chief Administrative Officer, appointment, H.Res. 566, HR566, House resolution, rule, special rule, procedural resolution, floor procedure, budget reconciliation, reconciliation bill, H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill, Senate amendment, House Concurrent Resolution 14, H.Con.Res. 14, Budget Committee
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Representative Seth Blattman, LD 9, West Mesa, Ranking Member on House Ways and Means Committee.
- Blattman, Vince Perez, Ways and Means research analyst...
- Chairman, members, Connor, House Ways and Means intern.
- Chairman, members, McConnor-Sakata, House Ways and Means research intern.
- I'm Vince Perez, research analyst for Ways and Means.
Keywords:
HB2288, foreign dividends, corporate income tax, Arizona tax, A.R.S. 43-1122, subtraction, gross income subtraction, multinational corporations, GILTI, global intangible low-taxed income, subpart F income, IRC 78 gross-up, foreign-source income, international tax conformity, corporate tax base, tax deduction, tax exemption, House Ways & Means, held in committee, taxation
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Is there anyone present wishing to testify on House Bill 5578? Thank you, Mr.
- The sub was on the Senate side and there is no House sub, so with that, I close.
- Is there any way we could make an amendment to your...
- I mean, certainly, a school district should not...
- And out of ways and means last session, but not out of the Senate this year.
Committee:
House S/C on Property Tax Appraisals
Keywords:
ad valorem tax, property tax, incomplete structure, human occupancy, tax exemption, HB 5578, Texas Tax Code, Section 6.062, appraisal district, county appraisal district, chief appraiser, budget hearing, public notice, notice of hearing, newspaper publication, website notice, social media notice, online newspaper, county government, property appraisal
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, May 21, 2025 - Part 2)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The Ways and Means provision makes real tax relief.
- THE WAYS AND MEANS PROVISION MAKES REAL TAX RELIEF.
- RANKING MEMBER OF THE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS, MR. DOGGETT.
- The Ways and Means Committee investigated, given the school's massive tax benefits.
- In the Ways and Means Committee, this is scripture.
Keywords:
veterans, VA, Department of Veterans Affairs, suicide prevention, mental health, emergent suicide care, Columbia Protocol, Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale, Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program, No Wrong Door for Veterans Act, title 38, adaptive prostheses, prosthetic devices, recreational activities, sports prosthetics, pension payments, veterans benefits, Veterans Affairs Committee, suicide screening, crisis care
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, May 21, 2025 - Part 2)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The House will be in order.
- The House will be in order.
- House of Representatives and the U.S.
- House will be in order.
- consideration in the House.
Keywords:
veterans, VA, Department of Veterans Affairs, suicide prevention, mental health, emergent suicide care, Columbia Protocol, Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale, Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program, No Wrong Door for Veterans Act, title 38, adaptive prostheses, prosthetic devices, recreational activities, sports prosthetics, pension payments, veterans benefits, Veterans Affairs Committee, suicide screening, crisis care
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee May 1st, 2025
Finance and Taxation General Fund
Committee:
Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund
Keywords:
state employees, meal allowance, per diem, travel expenses, Alabama law, HB542, district attorney, prosecutor, supernumerary district attorney, Employees' Retirement System, ERS, Alabama retirement, public employee retirement, pension, retirement benefits, post-retirement employment, salary cap, dual participation, double dipping, District Attorneys' Plan
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Transportation and Energy Committee Apr 2nd, 2026
Transportation and Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- The private right-of-ways right-of-ways.
- </c> uh and to consider uh some of the ways uh and to consider uh some of the ways other<00:13:19.440
- ><00:13:47.240><c> that</c><00:13:47.520><c> is</c> And what I mean by that is maybe there's a way that
- ,</c> that's using the state right-of-way, that's using the state right-of-way, that<00:16:28.480><c>
- . right-of-way. right-of-way.
Committee:
Senate Transportation and Energy
Keywords:
HB542, district attorney, prosecutor, supernumerary district attorney, Employees' Retirement System, ERS, Alabama retirement, public employee retirement, pension, retirement benefits, post-retirement employment, salary cap, dual participation, double dipping, District Attorneys' Plan, assistant district attorney, deputy district attorney, state pension, survivor benefits, Office of Prosecution Services
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- For taxpayers who own properties in multiple counties, this This means learning 254 different ways to
- The house lays out House Bill 2133.
- If those renters, nearly half, are considered housing cost burdened, meaning they spend more than 30%
- Way to finish strong, sir. If there's no objection, House Bill 2133 will be left pending.
- Hearing none, the House Committee on Ways and Means stands adjourned, subject to the call of the chair
Bills:
HB485 , HB1367 , HB1370 , HB1827 , HB1879 , HB2032 , HB2133 , HB2357 , HB3581 , HB3830 , HB4060 , HB4085 , HB4270 , HB4979 , HB5217 , HB5268 , HB5478 , HJR96 , HJR97 , HJR119 , HJR195 , HJR209 , SB4 , SB23 , SJR2 , SJR85 , SB 4 , SB 23 , SJR 2
Committee:
House Ways & Means
Keywords:
healthcare, insurance, access, affordability, public health, emergency services district, sales tax, gas and electricity, residential use, tax exemption, emergency services, gas, electricity, HB 485, ESD, use tax, residential utilities, utility tax, local option tax, Texas Health and Safety Code
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I mean, these are hard-working, good people.
- If there's no objection, House Bill 2575. The chair lays out House Bill 5169.
- We oppose House Bill 1508.
- House Bill 1508 is left pending.
- The Chair recognizes Representative Troxclair is present. ...and calls on Ways and Means star member.
Bills:
HB 105 , HB982 , HB1483 , HB1508 , HB2575 , HB3646 , HB3993 , HB4083 , HB4580 , HB4725 , HB5169 , HB5511 , HJR73 , HJR102 , HJR174 , HB3746 , HB4240
Committee:
House Ways & Means
Keywords:
economic development, job creation, energy, tax incentives, technology investment, ad valorem taxes, elderly, disabled, low-income, tax limitation, homesteads, Texas Tax Code, property tax, ad valorem tax, tax exemption, residential real property, home improvement, energy efficiency, energy-efficient upgrades, HVAC
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- Calling the Ways and Means Committee to order on Tuesday, February 24th, 2026.
- </p><p>Good afternoon, Chair Robinson, members of the Senate Ways and Means Committee.
- Robinson and members of the Senate Ways and Means Committee.
- Tomorrow's Ways and Means will be moving out the operating budget, and then we will plan to adopt the
- Ways and Means will be moving out the operating budget, and then we will plan to exact the capital budget
Committee:
Senate Ways & Means
Keywords:
capital budget, funding, infrastructure, state projects, budget allocation, HB 2353, predesign thresholds, capital construction, major capital projects, Office of Financial Management, OFM, Washington state, state agencies, infrastructure planning, construction costs, inflation adjustment, capital facilities, project review, allotments, lease approval
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, March 24, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The House will be in order.
- This will mean more water shutoffs.
- more water shut offs it this will mean more water shut offs it will<02:11:08.520><c> mean</c><02:11:
- </c> time the question is will the house time the question is will the house suspend<03:41:38.399><c>
- the house last Congress and through the house science<03:57:53.800><c> committee</c><03:57:54.640><c
Keywords:
resolution, death of a representative, honor, adjournment, Raul Grijalva, Raúl M. Grijalva, Arizona, House resolution, memorial resolution, condolence resolution, death of a member, adjournment in memory, tribute, obituary, congressional memorial, House of Representatives, committee funding, budget allocation, government expenditures, Congress
WA
Committee:
House Finance
Keywords:
HB 2431, Washington property tax, nonprofit exemption, public assembly hall, meeting place, fundraising activities, charitable organizations, property tax exemption, RCW, tax exemption, nonprofit hall, event venue, scheduled fundraising, limited use, rental of exempt property, loan of property, sunset clause, temporary tax law, Ways & Means, Finance Committee
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- H.J.R. 4 was voted unanimously out of the Ways and Means Committee.
- Part of the Committee on Ways and Means.
- and Means.
- and Means.
- and Means.
Keywords:
occupation tax, securities, financial regulation, tax exemption, legislative amendment, capital gains tax, realized gains, unrealized gains, investment income, asset sale, capital assets, wealth tax, estate tax, trust tax, tax limitation, constitutional amendment, Texas Constitution, Article VIII, property tax, sales tax
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Senate in Special Session C Feb 11th, 2025
Florida Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- FLORIDA LEGISLATURE JOINT PROCLAMATION TO THE HONORABLE MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA SENATE AND FLORIDA HOUSE
- AND NOW THEREFORE, SENATE PRESIDENT ALBRITTON AND DANIEL PEREZ, SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- SECTION 3 THE COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES OF EITHER HOUSE OF THE LEGISLATURE ARE AUTHORIZED TO CONSIDER
- I AM SUPPORTIVE OF THE ENHANCEMENTS SUGGESTED BY THE GOVERNOR, THE HOUSE, THE COMMISSION OF AGRICULTURE
- THAT MEANS THAT EVERYONE IS THINKING FOR THEMSELVES AND TRYING TO COME UP WITH THE BEST SOLUTION.
Bills:
SJR36 , SJR2 , SB4 , SR45 , SR47 , SR63 , SR66 , SR70 , SR85 , SCR14 , SB10 , SB11 , SB10 , SB11
Keywords:
SJR 2, Senate Joint Resolution 2, constitutional amendment, homestead exemption, property tax relief, school property tax, ad valorem tax, residence homestead, school district taxes, Texas Constitution Article VIII, public school finance, homeowner exemption, elderly exemption, senior tax relief, disabled exemption, tax year 2025, voter approval, November 2025 ballot, local government, Ways & Means
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure Committee Mar 17th, 2026
Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 566. Any comments or questions? All right.
- All oppose like signs of House Bill 566 passes. Mr.
- I don't want to mislead you in any way.
- I we only geted one chance right way."
- And this procedure, the way this is And this procedure, the way this is done,<00:38:49.760><c> this</
Keywords:
HB542, district attorney, prosecutor, supernumerary district attorney, Employees' Retirement System, ERS, Alabama retirement, public employee retirement, pension, retirement benefits, post-retirement employment, salary cap, dual participation, double dipping, District Attorneys' Plan, assistant district attorney, deputy district attorney, state pension, survivor benefits, Office of Prosecution Services
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate State Governmental Affairs Committee Feb 25th, 2026
State Governmental Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:06:14.960><c> Representative</c> call is House Bill 182.
- Representative call is House Bill 182. Representative Mars. Mars. Mars.
- Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Uh, House Bill 136, Representative Pringle.
- House Bill 213. Representative Lomax. >> Thank you, Chairman.
- House Bill 213. >> All right. House Bill 213. Representative<00:09:29.519><c> Lomax.
Committee:
Senate State Governmental Affairs
Keywords:
HB213, Calhoun County, board of registrars, registrar compensation, county commission, local legislation, election administration, county general fund, expense allowance, officeholder compensation, public officials pay, county election officials, Alabama Code 45-8-110, Teacher's Retirement System, TRS, DROP, Deferred Retirement Option Plan, retirement benefits, teacher retirement, classroom teacher
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- House Committee on Ways and Means will now come to order. The clerk will call the roll.
- Good morning, Chairman Meyer, distinguished members of the Ways and Means Committee. It's my...
- House Bill 2481 is left pending. The Chair lays out House Bill 1035.
- Enter House Bill 8.
- Hearing none, the House Committee on Ways and Means stands adjourned subject to the call of the chair
Bills:
HB511 , HB972 , HB 1035 , HB2481 , HB2723 , HB2742 , HB2894 , HB2962 , HB3077 , HB3093 , HB3307 , HB3684 , HJR67 , HJR72
Committee:
House Ways & Means
Keywords:
ad valorem taxation, caregiver exemption, Medicaid, long-term services, tax relief, assisted living, housing support, property tax exemption, caregiver support, residence homestead, tax exemption, unpaid caregiver, state tax code, property tax, caregiver, waiting list, intellectual disability, developmental disability, ad valorem tax, family support
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- Substitute House Bill 2322... One second.
- I don't think that's an appropriate way to go.
- moving and not House Bill 2224.
- Madam Chair, I think you just mean substitute. Oh, sorry, substitute. I did just mean substitute.
- By your vote, Substitute House Bill... Oh, sorry, substitute. I did just mean substitute.
Bills:
HB2713 , HB2730 , HB2297 , HB2487 , HB2382 , HB2089 , HB2431 , HB2451 , HB2590 , HB2325 , HB2278 , HB2224 , HB2322
Committee:
House Finance
Keywords:
private detention facilities, business tax, occupation tax, financial impact, state revenue, aerospace, tax preferences, effectiveness, economic impact, grocery stores, underserved communities, food access, incentives, economic development, insurance tax, state regulation, insurers, taxation, budget impact, excise tax
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee Feb 4th, 2026
Ways and Means Education
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> when we say subject to does that mean when we say subject to does that mean they<00:22:41.840><c
- So I'd be fine either way.
- </c> I'd be fine either way. I'd be fine either way.
- And so, it's a House bill.
- I do lean for opinion either way.
Committee:
House Ways and Means Education
Keywords:
HB187, court fees, docket fee, sheriff's fund, sheriff's office, jail operations, law enforcement, county sheriff, court filing fees, Alabama Code 12-19-312, solicitor's fund, clerk's fund, forensic services trust fund, budget flexibility, public safety, municipal court, district court, circuit court, cosmetology, makeup application
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee Apr 30th, 2025
Ways and Means Education
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 218 by Representative Rafferty.
- I mean, it's been a really good thing.
- I mean... ...still people that aren't working. I mean, I get it.
- I mean, I think that if you... It is.
- I mean, it's true. Yeah. I mean, my... ...I mean, it's true. Yeah.
Committee:
House Ways and Means Education
Keywords:
entertainment, film, music, production incentives, Alabama Film Office, tax rebates, media industry, economic development, Baptist convention, tax exemption, sales and use tax, Alabama, nonprofit, HB203, High Socks for Hope, nonprofit tax exemption, sales tax, use tax, state tax exemption, local option tax exemption