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• <00:38:23.920> least corporate franchise tax can at least corporate franchise tax can at least
• And so, expensive corporate tax breaks.
• tax breaks, which result in many corporations, the largest, most profitable corporations in our country
• And I the large wealthy corporations.
• multinational multi-state corporations multinational multi-state corporations in<01:26:10.719>

Bills: HF3127, HF3816, HF3814, HF3815, HF3817

Keywords: taxation, pass-through entity, qualifying owner, partnership, S corporation, tax return, corporate franchise tax, individual income tax, research expenditures, federal compliance, Minnesota Statutes, income tax, corporate tax, section 179, federal conformity, HF3815, Minnesota taxes, tax conformity, Internal Revenue Code, IRC conformity

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• Whenever there's a corporate tax benefit in front of us, and that's what this is, we are told we have
• > in<00:51:43.920> front<00:51:44.000> of<00:51:44.079> us, corporate tax
• <00:52:53.280> tax from the beneficiaries of corporate tax from the beneficiaries of corporate
• investments, our corporate tax credits. investments, our corporate tax credits.
• critical eye to um to these corporate critical eye to um to these corporate tax<00:55:23.440>

Bills: HF1669, HF4709, HF3531, HF4048

Keywords: tax credits, sustainable aviation fuel, environmental policy, corporate franchise, Minnesota taxation, electricity generation, property tax exemption, renewable energy, incentives, economic development, fuel delivery, tax exemption, retail transactions, diesel exhaust fluid, fuel lubricants, healthcare tax, gross receipts tax, hospitals, chiropractors, healthcare providers

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• assets, including a large airport with over 400 million gallons of annual fuel demand, a robust corporate
• assets, including a large airport with over 400 million gallons of annual fuel demand, a robust corporate
• assets, including a large airport with over 400 million gallons of annual fuel demand, a robust corporate
• You know, this is again—we've been talking kind of about corporate tax expenditures in the tax bill,
• tax expenditures in in uh know corporate tax expenditures in in uh in<01:31:13.400> the<01:31

Bills: HF1126, HF967, HF1066, HF1669, HF926

Keywords: property tax, Indian Tribe, tax exemption, Minnesota, public charity, property tax exemption, Minnesota statutes, unorganized territory, federally recognized, soil conservation, water conservation, local government aid, environmental funding, Minnesota legislation, tax credits, sustainable aviation fuel, environmental policy, corporate franchise, Minnesota taxation, tobacco

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• on the best practices and developing norms in corporate governance.
• Act, as well as developments in Delaware, which is the leading jurisdiction for corporate law.
• called the model business Corporation called the model business Corporation act<00:30:23.159>
• the most current. this is really enabling uh corporations this is really enabling uh corporations have
• <00:35:14.280> act do of the model business Corporation act do of the model business Corporation

Bills: HF747, HF1014, HF320, HF400

Keywords: corporate governance, shareholder rights, beneficial ownership, defective corporate acts, Minnesota Business Corporation Act, Minnesota Insurance Guaranty Association, MIGA, insurance guaranty fund, insurer insolvency, covered claim, net worth threshold, high-net-worth insured, financial information request, insurance claims, self-insured retention, deductible, commercial insurance, insurance regulation, Minnesota Statutes 60C.09, guaranty association

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• Simply put, this bill is a stimulus not to big corporations but to the middle and working classes at
• Simply put, this bill is a stimulus not to big corporations but to the middle and working classes at
• Simply put, this bill is a stimulus not to big corporations but to the middle and working classes at
• areas or whether they live down here today, it happens to be my five-year anniversary of surviving Corporate
• > The people that live and work and want to stay in this community, resorts are one of the few corporations

Bills: HF1359, HF1829, HF290, HF1933, HF926

Keywords: solid waste management, resource management account, environmental fund, taxation, Minnesota statutes, homestead, property tax, classification, disability, resort properties, recreational use, commercial property, tax refund, estimated tax, interest on refunds, income tax, corporate franchise tax, S corporation, partnership, corporation

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• The bill also seeks to prevent manufacturers from bypassing the Florida dealer franchise laws through

Bills: S0888, S1516, S1562

Keywords: professional services, design professionals, contracting parties, indemnification, public policy, caller identification, telecommunications, fraud prevention, STIR/SHAKEN, telecom regulations, call blocking, consumer protection, motor vehicle, franchise, dealership, distribution, licensee, successor, franchise agreement

Summary: The Commerce and Tourism Committee met with all members present and took up three bills. On Senate Bill 1562, as amended by a strike-all, Senator Trumbull explained that the measure would apply only to new vehicle brands and would limit any one dealer or dealer group to no more than one-third of statewide sales after a brand reaches 1,000 vehicles in Florida, with the stated goal of promoting competition and preventing manufacturers from concentrating sales through a single dealer. The committee adopted the amendment and then reported the bill favorably. Senator Smith later asked to be recorded in the negative on this bill, and Senator Yarbrough asked to be recorded in the affirmative on SB 1562 and SB 888. The committee then heard Senate Bill 888 by Senator Martin, which would limit professional services contracts for architects, engineers, surveyors, and landscape architects so they are liable only for their own negligence or that of those under their supervision, extend those protections from public to private contracts, void broader indemnity clauses, require a professional standard of care, and prohibit additional-insured requirements. There was no debate or opposition, and the bill was reported favorably. Finally, Senator Garcia presented Senate Bill 1516 on caller identification information, citing the volume of robocalls and fraud losses among older adults. The bill would prohibit misleading caller ID practices, require telecommunications companies to provide accurate originating number and location information, create penalties for violations, and require STIR/SHAKEN authentication or a comparable framework. Two appearance forms were filed in support from the Elder Law Section of The Florida Bar and AARP, and Senator Smith voiced support during debate. The committee reported the bill favorably. The meeting concluded with closing remarks and adjournment.

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• But other than him, so the funding for this comes from increasing corporate income tax to the tune of
• My name is Ken Ortiz, and I'm with the New Mexico Auto Dealers Association, which represents 120 franchise
• I am Edie Dillman, CEO of B-Public Prefab, a New Mexico woman-owned public benefit corporation specializing
• I am Edie Dillman, CEO of B-Public Prefab, a New Mexico woman-owned public benefit corporation, specializing
• Corporate responsibility is possible, and leadership is good for business in this area.

Bills: SB12, SB36, SB92, SB120, SB133, SB151, SB18, SB96

Keywords: tax credit, physician, healthcare, income tax, rural health, quantum technology, infrastructure, economic development, New Mexico, corporate tax, research and development, innovation, affordable housing, gross receipts tax, tax deduction, construction materials, multifamily housing, low income, journalism, local news

Bills: SB271, HB511

Keywords: SB271, Alabama, municipalities, city fees, town fees, franchise fees, utility franchise, natural gas, manufactured gas, gas utility, public streets, public places, right-of-way, municipal consent, gross receipts tax, license tax, privilege tax, Public Service Commission, PSC, utility regulation

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• The must franchise fee issue and any comments from the committee? Mr.

Bills: HB323, SB271, SB295

Keywords: electric utility, transportation, oversize vehicles, transport permits, state highway system, SB271, Alabama, municipalities, city fees, town fees, franchise fees, utility franchise, natural gas, manufactured gas, gas utility, public streets, public places, right-of-way, municipal consent, gross receipts tax

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• One of those is, you know, what is the franchise fee?
• Counties do not have franchise fees, just cities.
• The franchise fee aspect of it is what varies.
• They currently have a franchise agreement that runs to 2038. franchise agreement that runs to 2038.
• If they can't put a franchise fee until 2038, what... uh put a franchise fee until 2038, what if we talked

Bills: SB271, SB295, SB309

Keywords: SB271, Alabama, municipalities, city fees, town fees, franchise fees, utility franchise, natural gas, manufactured gas, gas utility, public streets, public places, right-of-way, municipal consent, gross receipts tax, license tax, privilege tax, Public Service Commission, PSC, utility regulation

Bills: HB304

Keywords: franchise tax credit, food desert, grocery store, healthy corner store, nutrition assistance, economic development, public health

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• It's a corporations bill. finance bill. It's a corporations bill.
• <00:26:24.080> career<00:26:24.480> corporate I'm uh also a corporate career corporate
• Corporate rights versus corporate powers.
• <01:04:04.400> interest corporations public interest corporations public interest corporations
• <01:04:05.680> corporation<01:04:06.559> entities corporations corporation entities corporations

Bills: HF4133, HF3419

Keywords: homeowner's insurance, peace officer, property damage, just compensation, exclusion policy, corporate powers, entity law, business corporations, nonprofit corporations, LLC, limited liability company, cooperative, partnership, trust, foreign entity, campaign finance, election spending, political spending, ballot measure, ballot initiative

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• Representative, there are 27 bills regarding franchise fees and police jurisdiction. It's like 3%.

Bills: HB606, SB271

Keywords: HB606, Alabama, Department of Transportation, DOT, public highways, utility relocation, right-of-way, state right-of-way, road construction, bridge, tunnel, toll road, interstate highway, defense highway, utility facilities, broadband, telecommunications, cable, electricity, gas

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• Dealer-owned new vehicle franchises will not vanish.
• This hurts local economies and centralizes control in corporate hands.
• I'm a franchise owner in Santa Fe, My name is Nicholas Rose.
• Franchise dealers are not just retail outlets.
• Greenberg, it would be fair to say that franchisers bring significant value... ...franchisers bring significant

Bills: SB22, SB310

Keywords: motor vehicle manufacturers, licensing, dealers, franchise agreements, consumer protection, water supply, sewage improvements, environment, funding, Mora County, 996, all

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• The Senate Corporations Committee will come to order.
• that could be out-of-state corporations.
• Wyoming companies or large corporations Wyoming companies or large corporations that<00:03:23.760
• that could be out of state corporations. that could be out of state corporations.
• <00:15:15.120> a send out to those new corporations a send out to those new corporations a

Bills: SF0082

Keywords: registered agents, corporate governance, entity ownership, business regulations, transparency, 916, all

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• Uh, we have our corporations meeting for Friday, February 13th.

Bills: SF0082

Keywords: registered agents, corporate governance, entity ownership, business regulations, transparency, 916, all

Bills: S0828, S1274, S1310, S1378, S1562

Keywords: sovereign immunity, public transit, contractors, liability, state agents, transportation, traffic signal modernization, seaports, commercial space launch, micromobility, automated license plate recognition, railroad crossing safety, railroad crossings, grade crossing, public railroad-highway grade crossing, rail safety, crossing technology, advanced detection systems, monitoring systems, sensors

Summary: The Transportation Committee took up several measures and adopted amendments on multiple bills. SB 1274, as amended, removed a number of provisions from the original bill and added items including local authority to lower residential street speed limits, clarification on obscured license plates, FDOT funding for certain rural airport aviation projects, limits on yellow-light timing changes tied to red-light cameras, changes to private use of license plate readers, and other transportation-related revisions. After brief questions and supportive testimony, the committee reported the bill favorably. The committee also approved SB 1310, which was converted into a study bill directing FDOT to study advanced detection and monitoring systems at public railroad crossings and report findings and policy options to the governor and legislature. Railroad industry testimony supported the study but raised concerns about interoperability with train safety systems and suggested the study consider additional safety tools such as red-light cameras and wayside horns. The committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably. SB 828, as amended, would extend sovereign immunity protections to private contractors providing public transit services on behalf of governments, with supporters saying it would reduce costs and provide certainty for transit providers, while opponents warned it was an overbroad expansion of sovereign immunity and could conflict with railroad employee protections under federal law. The committee reported that bill favorably as well. The committee then passed SB 1378, which strengthens traffic enforcement by clarifying when vehicles may be treated as abandoned, adding penalties for unlawfully attached plates or stickers, and allowing forfeiture of vehicles used to flee law enforcement even without an immediate arrest. It also approved SB 1562, which aims to prevent manufacturers from concentrating sales of certain vehicle brands through a single dealer group and instead promote competition among independent dealers. In addition, the committee unanimously confirmed a slate of appointees, and members later recorded additional affirmative votes on several bills before adjourning.

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• Members, House Bill 3498 is a modernization of the Oklahoma General Corporation Act and our state's LLC
• It's updating some outdated provisions to better reflect how corporations actually operate in Today's
• It's creating or modernizing our corporate structure so that we can invite Those businesses here and
• This is bringing us in line with today's standards in terms of laws that govern corporations and LLCs
• actually are kind of operating but to actually make the state more competitive with regards to corporations

Bills: HB3081, HB3127, HB3128, HB3498, HB2035

Keywords: fire extinguisher, licensing, public safety, age qualification, State Fire Marshal, medical marijuana, employment rights, safety-sensitive positions, workplace policies, public assistance, workforce development, economic competitiveness, task force, apprenticeships, training programs, training barriers, business growth, industry coordination, business entities, corporation law

Bills: SB223, SB271, SB223, SB271

Keywords: expungement, nonviolent felony, criminal record, restoration of rights, human trafficking, SB271, Alabama, municipalities, city fees, town fees, franchise fees, utility franchise, natural gas, manufactured gas, gas utility, public streets, public places, right-of-way, municipal consent, gross receipts tax

Bills: SB2738

Keywords: tax haven, corporate tax, foreign subsidiaries, income reporting, state revenue, transparency, tax law, penalties, apportionment, economic policy, 912, senate, all

Summary: The meeting reconvened on Senate Bill 2760 during the Tuesday, February 17, 2026 decision-making agenda in Conference Room 229 at the Hawaii State Capitol. The only action discussed was a recommendation to defer action on the measure for one additional day. Members were informed that the committee would reconvene in Room 229 on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, at 10:07 a.m. to consider action on the bill. No vote was taken on the measure at this session. The meeting was then adjourned.