Video & Transcript Research : 'textbook rental'

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AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/28/2026 - House Ways & Means

Ways & Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • by any bookstore that are required by any state university or... ...renting textbooks by any bookstore
  • So essentially, the tax treatment has always been that these textbooks are not exempt from TPT sales
  • This would clarify that digital textbook rentals are also included? Yes. Very good.
  • This bill brings equity to the sales of rental versus physical books. Andrea, Mr.
  • This bill brings equity to the sales of rental versus physical books.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/09/2026 - Senate Finance

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chair, members, House Bill 2786 exempts the gross income derived from renting required college textbooks
  • from a bookstore from the transaction privilege tax personal property rental classifications.
ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Appropriations - Education and Environment Division Apr 10th, 2025 at 02:30 pm

Appropriations - Education and Environment Division

Bills: HB1329
Summary: The division first discussed Senate Bill 1540 and related amendments involving implementation mechanics, procurement exemptions, and an emergency clause. Bank of North Dakota representatives explained that, based on a timeline review with DPI, the project would be very difficult to implement for the 2026-27 school year without exemptions from state purchasing and IT oversight rules and without an emergency clause; they said the normal procurement process could take about 240 days and that a 15-month implementation window would likely push the start to 2027-28 if those changes were not adopted. Members also raised a separate policy question about a criminal penalty placeholder in the bill, and the committee agreed that the sentence was unnecessary and should be removed. The committee deferred means-testing questions and fiscal-note issues to the next morning, with the understanding that the bill would be drafted in a way that made it workable if it advanced. The committee then turned to the water budget bill and reviewed the latest amended version, which included changes to the Water Topics process, Southwest Pipeline line of credit provisions, Red River supply funding, Mouse River project amounts, general water funding, studies on Missouri River intakes and water governance/finance, and a carryover/transfer adjustment. Chris Cattermas of the Department of Water Resources said most of the carryover funds were already obligated, with the largest unobligated amount in flood control. After review, Senator Thomas moved a do-pass recommendation on the bill as amended, the motion was seconded, and the committee approved it unanimously. The chair noted that other bills would be taken up the next morning, including 1013, 1014, and 1540.
ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Appropriations - Education and Environment Division Apr 10th, 2025 at 09:30 am

Appropriations - Education and Environment Division

Bills: HB1329
Summary: The Education Division met with all members present and first took up House Bill 1329, which would create a transparency database and website for school spending information. Senator Schaible offered Amendment 0204 to turn the bill into a study, citing concerns that the proposal would impose major data-collection burdens on 168 school districts, require new data standards and privacy protections, and likely cost far more than the $500,000 in the bill. Several members supported transparency but agreed the implementation costs and technical feasibility were unclear. The committee adopted the amendment 4-1, then passed HB 1329 as amended on a 5-0 vote, with Senator Shively to carry the bill. The committee then discussed House Bill 1540, the education savings account/voucher bill. Representatives from the Bank of North Dakota and the Department of Public Instruction explained that they had not been consulted on the original drafting and outlined needed administrative changes, including clarifying the Bank as administrator, using a third-party program manager, involving DPI in rulemaking, adding audit and appeal procedures, and adjusting language on eligible purchases and school disqualification. They also said the current timeline was likely too aggressive to launch by the 2026-27 school year and estimated the program would require about 15 months to implement, with a fiscal note now around $5.1 million. Members also discussed policy-related amendments on means testing and application timing. Senator Shively proposed a 300% of poverty-level means test and a sign-up period to reduce costs and limit open-ended enrollment, while Senator Axman proposed a tiered approach that would keep all students technically eligible but phase in funding levels by income, preserving access for students who qualify for other federal supports. DPI said it could not currently disaggregate some data by family income and that the appeal process and procurement timeline still needed work. The committee did not move HB 1540 out that morning and instead recessed to continue discussion later after members had time to review the administrative and fiscal issues separately from the means-testing proposals.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/11/26

Commerce Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • It was a guarantee that if something got damaged during the rental and they could not retrieve it back
  • contract, if a guest or Under the rental contract, if a guest or a<00:10:47.520><c> renter</c><00:10
  • So, the Minnesota statutes are currently silent on guarantees specifically for rental properties like
  • So, the Minnesota statutes are currently silent on guarantees specifically for rental properties like
  • I have had damage in my short-term rental property. This is a problem. Your bill addresses it.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Mar 19th, 2025

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • Currently, the tax code defines a rental as up to 180 days.
  • Which is currently practiced in the rental car industry.
  • We oversee Enterprise, Alamo, and National Car Rental. I'm here.
  • We support over 30 day rentals are happening more and more often.
  • That if a rental is returned early or the damage waiver is canceled earlier than thought.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 3/17/25

Transportation Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • We have more than 50 rental car locations.
  • We have more than 50 rental car locations.
  • They would be for rental car companies only, and it is an option.
  • Yes, it's a specific rental car license plate for rental... constantly the repercussions of not constantly
  • </c> Representative Joy asked whether the rental car license plate would be for rental car use only.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Housing Finance and Policy Committee 2/18/26

Housing Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:10:02.560><c> assistance</c> able to be used for rental assistance able to be used for rental
  • </c> government rental assistance program. government rental assistance program.
  • </c> government rental assistance program. government rental assistance program.
  • </c> additional governmental rental additional governmental rental assistance,<01:15:46.000><c> I</c>
  • </c> began receiving requests for rental began receiving requests for rental assistance<01:22:51.280>
Bills: HF3403, HF3410, HF3424
VA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Welcome to the June 16th, 2026 meeting of the Virginia Housing Commission's Fees and Residential Rental
  • We believe that applies to rental housing as well.
  • Are these prices in single-family or multi-family rentals?
  • of the rental agreement.
  • And then now you're bound by the duty to mitigate damages under the rental contract.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Housing Finance and Policy Committee 3/4/26

Housing Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • The area of single-family rentals.
  • To the question of the rental market, I mean there will still be a rental market.
  • To the question of the rental market, I mean there will still be a rental market.
  • To the question of the rental market, I mean there will still be a rental market.
  • To the question of the rental market, I mean there will still be a rental market.
Bills: HF3806, HF2687, HF497
Summary: The committee first approved the March 3 minutes, then heard House File 3806, a bill to authorize $200 million in housing infrastructure bonds. Chair Howard said the funding would help address Minnesota’s housing shortage by leveraging state dollars to build thousands of affordable homes, and testifiers from Alliance Housing, Luna Minnesota/North Dakota, and the Southwest Minnesota Housing Partnership described how prior housing infrastructure bonds helped finance supportive housing, preserve and rehabilitate apartments, and leverage local, federal, and private dollars, especially in greater Minnesota. Members generally expressed support for the tool, while also raising questions about the state’s debt load, the current outstanding principal on housing infrastructure bonds, regional distribution, and whether manufactured housing could be included; staff said the outstanding principal was about $474.465 million. The bill was laid over for possible inclusion. The committee then took up House File 2687, as amended by a DE1, which would prohibit private equity firms from buying single-family homes and limit corporations and partnerships to owning no more than 50 single-family homes, with enforcement by the attorney general. Representative Vang said the bill was intended as a first step to return homeownership opportunities to individuals and families, citing research and reporting suggesting corporate ownership is concentrated in lower-income neighborhoods and can disadvantage first-time buyers. Testimony from the Family Housing Fund supported the bill, saying its research found that renter experience declines as single-family rental portfolios grow, with larger landlords associated with higher rents and more repair problems. The bill was discussed but not voted on; members indicated it would be held over for action at a later hearing.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

TRS-LBT, TRS-EDT, TRS Public Hearings 02-10-2026

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's for port entry, dockage, and rentals of our facilities. Um, and other fees like storage.
Summary: The joint committees on Transportation, Labor and Technology, and later Transportation and Economic Development and Tourism, heard several bills. SB 2573 would allow administrative driver’s license revocation hearings to be held by interactive conference technology such as Zoom and permit electronic exchange of evidence. The chief adjudicator for the ADLRO supported it as a non-mandatory option that has worked well since 2021, improving attendance and saving time and money; DOT also supported it. The committees voted to pass SB 2573 with technical, non-substantive amendments. SB 3215 would make permanent the requirement that securing mooring lines at commercial docks be performed by labor subject to collective bargaining by repealing the sunset date in existing harbor safety law. DOT did not submit testimony, and the chair noted support from longshore labor. The committees voted to pass SB 3215 unamended. The committees also heard SB 2693, which authorizes $15 million in general obligation bonds for planning, design, and construction of a 50,000-square-foot aerospace hangar and related facilities at Hilo International Airport. A Phoenix Space executive testified in support, saying Hawaii and Hilo have geographic advantages and that the project could support aerospace investment and jobs; several other organizations and individuals submitted supportive testimony. Committee members questioned whether federal matching funds or airport capacity existed, and DOT said it had no assurance of federal participation and would need to check on capacity and potential users. The hearing then moved to SB 2698, which would create a cruise ship special fund and impose a per-passenger head fee on cruise ships docking in state commercial harbors while repealing the existing cruise ship TAT framework effective January 1, 2026. DOT supported the bill but requested amendments to clarify that the new fee is in addition to existing passenger, port entry, and dockage fees and to raise the fee from $6.50 to $10; DOT said the higher amount would better fund harbor improvements such as shore power. Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings testified in support but said the added fee would significantly increase costs, while a local ship supply business supported the cruise industry and opposed the TAT approach, saying cruise activity benefits local farmers and jobs. No final vote on SB 2698 was taken in the excerpt provided.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Housing Finance and Policy Committee 3/11/26

Housing Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> method we use to pay for this rental method we use to pay for this rental assistance<00:07:16.240
  • ><c> not</c><00:19:17.440><c> just</c> Emergency rental assistance is not just Emergency rental assistance
  • case turns them into rentals.
  • ><c> into</c><00:52:48.480><c> rentals.
  • Would that be They turn into rentals.
Bills: HF3403, HF2687, HF2381
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Housing Finance and Policy Committee 3/25/26

Housing Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • brick-and-mortar costs, so gap financing, new construction, and rehab for both home ownership and rental
  • and rehab for both home<00:04:09.920><c> ownership</c><00:04:10.480><c> and</c><00:04:10.799><c> rental
  • </c> home ownership and rental projects. home ownership and rental projects.
  • In 2021, the legislature passed a bill to address the practice of shortened leases, which is a rental
  • Um it lists rent terms a uh rental term.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Housing Finance and Policy Committee 2/25/26

Housing Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • And emergency rental front of us.
  • Again, rental assistance is assistance.
  • </c> rapid rehousing, temporary rental rapid rehousing, temporary rental assistance<00:30:26.080><c>
  • </c> rental assistance with intensive rental assistance with intensive wraparound<00:30:54.000><c> services
  • Um a lot of who own rental properties.
Bills: HF3425, HF3424, HF1385
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Ways & Means Apr 21st, 2025

Ways & Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • This means that industries such as tuxedo rentals tour rentals, party and event supply rentals, furniture
  • So, tuxedo rentals pay .375%.
  • businesses, including formal wear rent. rentals, tools, party and event supplies, and furniture rentals
  • , airline, car rental booking transactions is purely ancillary to the functionality of our sites.
  • I'm the Director of Government Affairs for United Rentals.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Housing Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/25

Housing Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Without these protections, landlords can exploit public dollars to increase the value of their rental
  • More than half of our statewide call volume relates to housing, utility, and rental concerns.
  • More than half of our statewide call volume relates to housing, utility, and rental concerns.
  • More than half of our statewide call volume relates to housing, utility, and rental concerns.
  • More than half of our statewide call volume relates to housing, utility, and rental concerns.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources Committee, February 19, 2026

Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • And then it talks about the renewal amount in addition to the annual rental amount.
  • which shall be established by the board, and shall not exceed 50% of the annual animal unit month rental
Bills: HJ0002, SF0118, SF0016