Video & Transcript Research : 'Ways and Means'
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MS
Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Ways and Means - Room 113, Sept. 23, 2025; 1:30 PM
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Transportation and Energy Committee Apr 2nd, 2026
Transportation and Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- Transportation infrastructure and utility infrastructure must coexist in the public right-of-way.
- And what I mean by that is... study this issue study this issue uh<00:13:16.560><c> and</c><00:13:16.760
- </c> uh and to consider uh some of the ways uh and to consider uh some of the ways other<00:13:19.440
- And<00:13:46.640><c> what</c><00:13:46.800><c> I</c><00:13:46.880><c> mean</c><00:13:47.080><c> by</c
- ><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
Bills:
HB542
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 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee May 1st, 2025
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
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Chairman, and I do close, hopefully, over consideration, and we'll get it out quick so we can get it
- I mean, taxing entity employees, and I would not want to be a taxpayer who had to file appraisal protests
- And again, we show you as the Chief Appraiser, and you're here on behalf of the Texas Association of
- And out of ways and means last session, but not out of the Senate this year.
- These changes are practical and reasonable, reduce red tape, and improve efficiency.
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
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
State Committee Meeting - 2025-04-01
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- And that deadline, by the way, was yesterday. And we made it.
- The practice has always been that the Chair of Ways and Means has sort of delegated that authority to
- the fiscal staff so that the Chair of Ways and Means and the Chair of the committees don't have to manage
- Okay, House File 361, and that referral. Is going to be to Ways and Means.
- and Means.
Keywords:
HF627, fiscal note, fiscal notes, Minnesota Legislature, state government, committee procedure, ranking minority member, minority party, standing committee, Ways and Means, Finance Committee, legislative process, budget analysis, fiscal impact, Minnesota Statutes 3.98, committee chair, legislative transparency, HF474, Hubert H. Humphrey, Henry Mower Rice
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 4/1/25
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- fiscal staff so that the chair of Ways and Means and the chair of the committees don't have to manage
- House File 361 and that referral is going to be to Ways and Means.
- </c><00:58:39.200><c> we're</c> Ways and Means I we're justay we're Ways and Means I we're justay we're
- The reason House File 361 is intended to be a vehicle bill that will go to Ways and Means.
- Please proceed to your bill as amended. will go to Ways and Means the reason I'm will go to Ways and
Keywords:
HF627, fiscal note, fiscal notes, Minnesota Legislature, state government, committee procedure, ranking minority member, minority party, standing committee, Ways and Means, Finance Committee, legislative process, budget analysis, fiscal impact, Minnesota Statutes 3.98, committee chair, legislative transparency, HF474, Hubert H. Humphrey, Henry Mower Rice
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee Feb 4th, 2026
Ways and Means Education
Transcript Highlights:
- I mean they have to go ahead and do it.
- And I don't mean to—I think we all are a little confused.
- And I don't mean to—I think we all are a little confused.
- And I don't have a strong opinion either way.
- </c> Well, and and too, I mean, when we pass Well, and and too, I mean, when we pass bills<00:52:56.880
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
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- And we hold our guidance standards to such a high standard that other countries are either on the way
- a way to come and petition for EAL changes, and that all of that came to a head on Red Hill.
- </c> public doesn't have a way to come and public doesn't have a way to come and petition<00:15:43.199
- have an actual way to the senator's point of interfacing and a process and procedure set up?
- have an actual way to the senator's point of interfacing and a process and procedure set up?
Bills:
SB2064, SB2662, SB2862, SB2343, SB2075, SB2781, SB2927, SB3068, SB3015, SB2929, SB2938, SB3230, SB3249, SB3332, SB3216
Keywords:
state architect, construction projects, design approvals, building codes, state agency oversight, government accountability, external consultants, procurement reform, cost efficiency, in-house expertise, gubernatorial appointments, senate confirmation, executive branch, accountability, civil service, SB2343, Hawaii Legislature, regular session, lengthened session, continuous legislature
Summary:
The committee met on February 12, 2026, to take decision-making on measures previously heard earlier in the month. Several bills were deferred indefinitely or set for later discussion, including SB 2064 on the Office of the State Architect, SB 3068 on procurement, and SB 3216 after its contents were moved into another measure. SB 2862 on gubernatorial appointments, SB 2781, and SB 315 were all deferred to Tuesday, February 17 at 3 p.m. in Room 225 for further work. The committee also noted that if technical problems interrupted the meeting, it would reconvene later for outstanding decision-making.
The committee passed SB 2343 on the Legislature with amendments incorporating language from SB 3216, technical changes, and a defective date of 2525. SB 2075 was advanced as a Senate draft 1 after amendments responding to constitutional concerns raised by the attorney general and SPO. SB 2927 on procurement was also passed with amendments clarifying debriefing requirements and adding technical changes, and SB 2938 on search and rescue was amended to place the position in Hima rather than the Governor’s office before being adopted. SB 3249 on procurement protests was amended to remove the term "frivolous," reduce the forfeiture to half the bond amount, and note unresolved issues, then adopted.
The committee also took up SB 3332 on state-funded travel, amending it to remove certain lines, report travel by position number to protect confidentiality, remove subsection G, and add a defective date of 2525; it was adopted. SB 2929 on public notice was amended into a pilot project for counties with populations between 100,000 and 175,000, with a year-end report to the Legislature, and was adopted. Later, the committee returned to SB 2094 on environmental action levels, heard testimony from the Department of Health in support of its current scientific process and from an environmental caucus witness in strong support of the bill’s transparency and petition provisions, and then deferred decision-making to February 17 at 3 p.m. in Room 225.
In the joint hearing portion, SB 3233 on agricultural workforce housing drew generally supportive testimony from ADC, the Farm Bureau, the Chamber of Commerce, the Hawaii Farmers Union, and the State Procurement Office, with concerns focused on clarity, flexibility for smaller farms, and avoiding concentration of benefits in one large operation. The committee ultimately recommended passing SB 3233 with the State Procurement Office’s clarifying amendments and the Hawaii Farmers Union’s amendment to ensure workforce housing incentives benefit multiple farmers, and the measure was adopted.
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure Committee Mar 17th, 2026
Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure
Transcript Highlights:
- I mean, they just bought this and it's in this unincorporated area that they were able to buy.
- And if something moves this fast and it causes damages and it causes problems and you have runoff or
- make sure everything is done the and make sure everything is done the right<00:24:48.880><c> way."
- And this procedure, the way this is done, would not require that company to do that.
- 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
Transcript Highlights:
- And And And so if a person has that happened I mean so if a person has that happened I mean so if a person
- And I mean, somebody looking longterm. And I mean, somebody looking longterm.
- And I mean, I have everything in place. And I mean, I have everything in place.
- everything and and they they run them everything and and they they run them and they they have a way
- Are all of our schools and you went all the way from high and you went all the way from high and you
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
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Part of the Committee on Ways and Means.
- motor vehicle sales and use taxes, for the Committee on Ways and Means.
- to the Committee on Ways and Means.
- Council for the Committee on Ways and Means.
- imposing a penalty, for the Committee on Ways 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
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- May their words and actions reflect truth, fairness, and compassion.
- So these are on the way, and I just want to give you all a heads up.
- Relle Davis and reared by her grandparents Jerry and Fel M.
- Sunny Willington Herford II, and Dr. Herford... Herford II, and Dr.
- family and adoring friends and colleagues by whom she was revered.
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
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Press Conference: Lt. Governor Dan Patrick Feb 12th, 2025
Texas Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- He keeps track of everyone who's killed and who killed them, and if they are out on bail.
- And she was strangled to death; she was assaulted, and she was killed.
- They can go to a small county, and your family, and your children, and your loved ones are in danger.
- And I said, can I bring over these families to you? And he said, absolutely.
- Life and death. These are people who will never forget their sons and daughters.
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
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- and visit.
- a booming area and a place for our families to live. and to be able to have a job and be happy and secure
- President and members please join me in welcoming and in thanking Dr.
- a half years and my daughter Christina and her husband Mark and my two grand sons, Caleb and David,
- And to prepare and plan for their families.
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
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Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure Committee Mar 11th, 2026
Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure
Transcript Highlights:
- Either way, well, Curtis seconded it. And second by Travis. So, um, amendment.
- Transportation infrastructure and utility infrastructure must coexist in the public right-of-way.
- Utilities are granted access to public right-of-way at no cost and often occupy that public right-of-way
- , municipalities and counties have the right to franchise the rights-of-way.
- , municipalities and counties have the right to franchise the rights-of-way.
Keywords:
medical clinic board, clinic board, hospital bankruptcy, Chapter 11, bankruptcy, debt restructuring, municipal indebtedness, municipal bankruptcy, health care provider, acute care hospital, lease property, board immunity, director liability, civil liability, healthcare finance, insolvency, debt readjustment, federal bankruptcy law, Alabama Code 11-58-5.2, library materials
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Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate State Governmental Affairs Committee Feb 25th, 2026
State Governmental Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- . >> Just buy you a paddle and go. >> Okay, it's 1:00 and we'll call the meeting to order.
- Chairman and members. Um, 182 is a bill dealing with our men and women in military.
- Chairman and members. Um >> Thank you, Mr. Chairman and members.
- </c><00:08:29.840><c> and</c> serving on a contract with you and and serving on a contract with you and
- </c> it and send them a letter. Oh, Mr. it and send them a letter. Oh, Mr.
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
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Happy to be back and to be with the Ways and Means Committee. Thank you so much.
- Chairman, members, Vince Perez, research analyst for Ways and Means.
- Blattman, Vince Perez, Ways and Means research analyst...
- Chairman, members, Connor, House Ways and Means intern.
- I'm Vince Perez, research analyst for Ways and Means.
Keywords:
tax penalties, filing, tax returns, administration, Arizona Revised Statutes, agricultural property, classification, county assessor, property inspection, appeal process, property tax, agricultural classification, Department of Revenue, property valuation, inspection notice, inspection report, on-site inspection, full cash value, rural land, farm land
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I was actually committee counsel to Ways and Means in 1979, so I've been around the block a few times
- Seventy-nine, when I was at Ways and Means, each of the taxing units did their own assessment.
- Okay, Rich, besides the obvious benefit— and by the way, congratulations, grandpa!
- That's one way of saying that, and that is Robin Hood exempt dollars, so I think—right?
- It's the most direct way, right? Yeah, and Senator Bretton Cooper.
Keywords:
property tax, homestead exemption, school funding, state aid, constitutional amendment, SJR 2, Senate Joint Resolution 2, 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
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee Apr 30th, 2025
Ways and Means Education
Transcript Highlights:
- We changed things to the United Way umbrella, and there were some groups that... Anyway.
- And the way in which we do that is not revolutionary.
- I mean, I think that if you wanted to redo some of the tiers and put it more on a percentage of poverty
- Cuz I mean, look, just looking at the patterns and you and I, we've talked about this before.
- And I think this is a great way for us to start looking at what can we do to not just talk about quality
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
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We hired contractors, and the feed stores and farmers that grow the hay all benefited.
- And if the state wants to step in and subsidize me, I'm happy to do that.
- And they'll say, hey, just fill out your forms this way to the comptroller. ...and we'll get the revenues
- It's a little early for me, and I drove up a long way.
- 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
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