Video & Transcript Research : 'franchise tax'
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AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House State Government Committee Mar 4th, 2026
State Government
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
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Transportation and Energy Committee Apr 15th, 2025
Transportation and Energy
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- The must franchise fee issue and any comments from the committee? Mr.
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
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Transportation and Energy Committee Apr 10th, 2025
Transportation and Energy
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- One of those is, you know, what is the franchise fee?
- So they don't charge a tax in Birmingham now? Not a franchise fee.
- 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
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
TX
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- responsibilities of the county, especially, uh, either the elections office or the county clerk or the tax
- The court itself could not guarantee transparency requirements normally owed to the public with tax.
- You can still go lie about your opponent and say that your opponent is for raising taxes when they're
- can still stand up and say, you know, this guy wants to cut Medicaid, this guy wants to raise your taxes
- That's, that's, you know, I think this guy is going to raise your taxes.
Bills:
HB304
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure Committee Apr 29th, 2025
Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure
Transcript Highlights:
- Representative, there are 27 bills regarding franchise fees and police jurisdiction. It's like 3%.
- The monies they get for their locals from their local gas tax and so forth is not part of this legislation
- There's a 5% gross receipt tax on contractor payments that generates revenue for the Department of Mental
- think it's great that roads are being widened, that the... that roads are being widened, that the gas tax
MN
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- </c> policy and enough dollars in the tax policy and enough dollars in the tax incentive<00:37:26.960
- </c> investments, our corporate tax credits. investments, our corporate tax credits.
- And this bill is strictly a tax. >> This is just the tax portion.
- </c> strictly a tax. strictly a tax.
- </c> >> This is just the tax portion. Yes. >> This is just the tax portion. Yes.
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
MN
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- year 2031 until tax year 2036.
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- </c><00:42:05.160><c> have</c> as a federal uh tax credit do have as a federal uh tax credit do have
- He said the tax credit is not a forecasted tax credit; it is a tax credit allocated based on a capped
- ><c> a</c><01:24:43.920><c> tax</c> forecasted ta tax credit it is a tax forecasted ta tax credit it
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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
MN
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- versus the corporate franchise tax can at least give a little bit of insight.
- income tax versus the corporate<00:38:22.640><c> franchise</c><00:38:23.200><c> tax</c><00:38:23.680
- ><c> can</c><00:38:23.839><c> at</c><00:38:23.920><c> least</c> corporate franchise tax can at least
- corporate franchise tax can at least give<00:38:24.320><c> a</c><00:38:24.480><c> little</c><00:38:24.560
- It's not a tax cut. It's t Minnesota. It's not a tax cut.
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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
TX
Bills:
SB 32, SB 464, SB 996, SB 1163, SB 1173, SB 1277, SB 1452, SB 1453, SB 1548, SB 1882, SB 1883, SB 2016
Keywords:
ad valorem taxation, tax exemption, franchise tax credit, income production, personal property, fireworks, retail sales, regulation, public safety, holidays, municipal management, continuation elections, districts, debt management, voter approval, charter amendment, home-rule municipality, local government, petition requirements
TX
Bills:
SB 32, SB 464, SB 996, SB 1163, SB 1173, SB 1277, SB 1452, SB 1453, SB 1548, SB 1882, SB 1883, SB 2016
Keywords:
ad valorem taxation, tax exemption, franchise tax credit, income production, personal property, fireworks, retail sales, regulation, public safety, holidays, municipal management, continuation elections, districts, debt management, voter approval, charter amendment, home-rule municipality, local government, petition requirements
TX
Bills:
SB 32, SB 464, SB 996, SB 1163, SB 1173, SB 1277, SB 1452, SB 1453, SB 1548, SB 1882, SB 1883, SB 2016
Keywords:
ad valorem taxation, tax exemption, franchise tax credit, income production, personal property, fireworks, retail sales, regulation, public safety, holidays, municipal management, continuation elections, districts, debt management, voter approval, charter amendment, home-rule municipality, local government, petition requirements
TX
Bills:
SB 32, SB 464, SB 996, SB 1163, SB 1173, SB 1277, SB 1452, SB 1453, SB 1548, SB 1882, SB 1883, SB 2016
Keywords:
ad valorem taxation, tax exemption, franchise tax credit, income production, personal property, fireworks, retail sales, regulation, public safety, holidays, municipal management, continuation elections, districts, debt management, voter approval, charter amendment, home-rule municipality, local government, petition requirements
TX
Bills:
SB 32, SB 464, SB 996, SB 1163, SB 1173, SB 1277, SB 1452, SB 1453, SB 1548, SB 1882, SB 1883, SB 2016
Keywords:
ad valorem taxation, tax exemption, franchise tax credit, income production, personal property, fireworks, retail sales, regulation, public safety, holidays, municipal management, continuation elections, districts, debt management, voter approval, charter amendment, home-rule municipality, local government, petition requirements
MN
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- Right now, this tax is dedicated.
- </c><00:18:28.799><c> tax</c> the solid waste management tax tax the solid waste management tax tax revenues
- and even property tax revenue.
- and our taxes have gone up 67%.
- and our taxes have gone up 67%.
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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
TX
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- tax at the retail tax rate.
- Because we rent, rather than sell, we pay twice as much franchise tax as comparable companies.
- There's only an increase in sales tax if there's an increase in barrel production.
- It's per barrel we get severance tax revenue.
- If you have increased production, you're bringing in sales tax severance tax revenue.
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hydraulic fracturing, sales tax exemption, oil and gas, environmental impact, water reuse, justice, judicial council, centers of excellence, court operations, recognition program, franchise tax, retail trade, tax classification, business regulation, economic impact, SB 2873, Texas Tax Code, electronic filing, e-filing, tax reports
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate State Governmental Affairs Committee Feb 11th, 2026
State Governmental Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- They're using it for tax collection, fee collection, which, you know, I understand is more efficient.
- They're using it for tax around.
- </c> >> Uh the collection of the adorum tax >> Uh the collection of the adorum tax [snorts
- ." tax." tax."
- >> Class action, sir. >> Do they have that tax in now? Yeah. Lord have mercy.
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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
TX
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- Members, Senate Bill 263 is Radio Broadcasters Franchise Tax.
- This clarification law is consistent with the current tax code.
- It's a franchise tax consisting between radio and television broadcasters.
- on the franchise tax side by the big broad net of franchise tax.
- paying taxes on capital gains? Senator West? I don't have any capital gains.
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school safety, Foundation School Program, education funding, student allotment, Texas education, SB 263, Texas franchise tax, cost of goods sold, COGS, broadcasters, television broadcasting, radio broadcasting, media tax, broadcast license, FCC, 47 C.F.R. Part 73, 47 C.F.R. Part 74, film production, television production, tax deduction
TX
Texas 89th Regular
S/C on Telecommunications & Broadband May 2nd, 2025
S/C on Telecommunications & Broadband
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- Only those services that use our right-of-way would be required to pay the franchise fee.
- Sales tax on that as well. If I choose not to buy the sausage, I don't have to pay any sales tax.
- Streaming services would now not have to pay the franchise fee.
- The franchise fee, give me that again. And this is all of them.
- If we just lose the cable franchise— Fee as a result of that bill.
Keywords:
broadband, internet access, digital equity, tax reduction, government funding, rural counties, fiber-optic, state funding, infrastructure, digital divide, economic development, fiber-optic cable, excavation, utilities, civil penalties, municipal regulations, video services, regulation, public right-of-way, franchise authority
TX
Texas 89th Regular
S/C on Telecommunications & Broadband May 2nd, 2025
S/C on Telecommunications & Broadband
Transcript Highlights:
- access from sales and use tax.
- in franchise fees. franchise fees to the cities.
- tax.
- They paid a franchise fee.
- ...and franchise fees annually?
Keywords:
broadband, internet access, digital equity, tax reduction, government funding, rural counties, fiber-optic, state funding, infrastructure, digital divide, economic development, fiber-optic cable, excavation, utilities, civil penalties, municipal regulations, video services, regulation, public right-of-way, franchise authority
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- As Chairman Guerin said, this bill would extend the current R&D credit for franchise tax that's set to
- The bill would extend the franchise tax credit, repeal the sales tax exemption, and tie the franchise
- franchise tax credit becomes. refundable to them, so they would make a claim to the comptroller and receive
- SB 263 confirms existing franchise tax provisions that apply to broadcasting, specifically over-the-air
- So this bill is just trying to synchronize the same franchise tax treatment and the definitions between
Keywords:
SB 263, Texas franchise tax, cost of goods sold, COGS, broadcasters, television broadcasting, radio broadcasting, media tax, broadcast license, FCC, 47 C.F.R. Part 73, 47 C.F.R. Part 74, film production, television production, tax deduction, margin tax, Texas Tax Code, depreciation, amortization, broadcast rights