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NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (01/23/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
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rent job to just pay the pay their basic rent job to just pay the pay their - <01:15:56.040>
the you if the asss are needed to pay the you if the asss are needed to pay - Someone's got to pay for that.
- Someone's got to pay for that.
- And so, but we pay for that.
Summary:
The committee first heard testimony on House Bill 167, which would add ski, snowboard, and boat wax containing PFAS to the state’s consumer-product restrictions. The sponsor argued the product is already banned in many places, has PFAS-free alternatives, and is used in ways that can directly contaminate water rather than landfills. She cited high PFAS levels in several New Hampshire lakes and said the bill was a simple extension of prior PFAS legislation. A witness also described a personal experience where a liquid ski wax disappeared from the market and later returned, likely because of PFAS concerns. The chair then closed the hearing on HB 167 without a vote.
The committee then opened a hearing on House Bill 312, dealing with college athletes’ name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights. Representative Moffett said the bill was modeled on New Jersey law and intended to let student-athletes earn compensation from NIL without losing institutional scholarships, while also requiring licensed representation and setting limits on certain endorsements. He described the measure as proactive because NIL rules are evolving and could create conflicts among schools and future lawsuits. Members questioned whether the bill should apply to two-year institutions, whether it should exclude firearms and weapons, and whether the scholarship protections would cover need-based or academic aid as well as athletic scholarships. Moffett said the scholarship language was intended to protect scholarships generally, but not need-based aid specifically, and he acknowledged discomfort with some of the endorsement restrictions.
Public testimony on HB 312 was mixed. One supporter, a former Division III athlete and coach, backed the bill but urged removal of a section allowing institutions or athletic bodies to use an athlete’s NIL without compensation, arguing most New Hampshire athletes do not receive NIL money and should not have to work extra jobs to cover basic expenses. The chair also raised concerns about the bill’s contractual and identity-rights implications, referencing prior committee work on a J.D. Salinger-related identity case and noting the committee had previously declined to get involved in similar contractual disputes. No vote was taken during the hearing.
WY
Transcript Highlights:
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taxes, <00:09:24.240>and pays benefits, collects taxes, and pays benefits, collects taxes - There is a cost to going from the '22 pay tables to the '24 pay tables.
- '22 pay tables to the '24 pay tables. '22 pay tables to the '24 pay tables.
- paying these?
- states as far as our game warden pay. states as far as our game warden pay.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- So, I would respectfully disagree, Senator, that people are not paying attention.
- So, I would respectfully disagree, Senator, that people are not paying attention.
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I <00:19:27.360>I people are not paying attention. - I I people are not paying attention.
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the these districts that are paying the these districts that are paying the
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Hearing Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Human Services and Budget Subcommittee No. 3 on Education Finance Apr 23rd, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- They have challenges with staffing because of low pay.
- The topic I want to talk about is delinking the subsidy rate from private pay, which all pay is already
- New Mexico increased providers' pay and based pay on the true cost of care, and as a result the percent
- And as Julia was saying, you know, we need fair pay.
- Finally, we want to prioritize paying our providers.
Summary:
The joint hearing focused on California’s child care, preschool, and transitional kindergarten oversight, with chairs emphasizing the state’s Master Plan for Early Learning and Care and the need to break down silos between programs. CDSS and CDE reported progress toward the plan’s goals, including universal access to TK for all four-year-olds next school year, expanded access for low-income three-year-olds, and more children with disabilities being served in state preschool. They also noted ongoing work on quality rating/review reform, funding structure changes, and the need to address rates, workforce shortages, and federal uncertainty around Head Start.
Testimony from advocacy groups and providers largely supported expanding access while simplifying the system. Children Now, Every Child California, and the California Budget and Policy Center argued that California still has uneven access, especially for infants, toddlers, and three-year-olds, and urged investments in mixed delivery, inclusion, full-day options, and a cost-of-care rate methodology. Every Child California recommended consolidating part-day and full-day contracts, streamlining eligibility priorities, making the two-year-old option permanent, and funding staffing incentives. Parent testimony highlighted how child care gaps and county-to-county transfer delays can disrupt work, safety, and children’s stability, and providers described low reimbursement rates, the need for health and retirement benefits, and support for delinking subsidy rates from private pay.
The second panel addressed universal transitional kindergarten. The Learning Policy Institute reported rapid TK expansion, with most districts now offering TK, but said access still depends on facilities, staffing, and whether programs are available at all school sites. The Department of Finance said the governor’s budget would fully implement TK by adding funding for all eligible four-year-olds and lowering the adult-to-child ratio from 12:1 to 10:1. The Legislative Analyst’s Office said the administration’s enrollment and cost assumptions were optimistic and estimated lower TK enrollment growth and lower costs for the ratio change. CDE supported the expansion and urged continued funding for UPK coordinators, teacher development, and mixed-delivery planning grants. Members questioned facilities shortages, staffing competition, and how to ensure TK expansion does not displace CSPP or Head Start classrooms. No formal votes or actions were taken in the hearing.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
S/C on Telecommunications & Broadband Mar 31st, 2025
S/C on Telecommunications & Broadband
Transcript Highlights:
- Our members have to pay to fix it. It's not the pole attacher that pays to fix it.
- They're, they're paying higher, uh.
- It comes down to who pays and what do we pay.
- So GVEC Internet division pays the same cost that our broadband customers are being asked to pay for
- We have to pay our bills, we have to pay our utility, our employees.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Science, Technology and Energy (02/11/2025)
Science, Technology and Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- them instead to pay the SWEPT tax.
- or not pay.
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so <00:17:03.319>I <00:17:03.480>- the the property taxes that CBR pays the the property taxes that CBR pays would<00:22:35.080>
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after paying now and what they would pay after paying now and what they would - the the property taxes that CBR pays the the property taxes that CBR pays would<00:22:35.080>
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate - 03/23/26
Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate
Transcript Highlights:
- or are struggling to pay their energy cost.
- remember anyone not be willing to pay remember anyone not be willing to pay their<01:04:29.200><
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their we got more people can't pay their we got more people can't pay their - Everybody pays taxes. This isn't wealthy.
- Thank you, Senator Green. the taxes are going up to pay for the the taxes are going up to pay for the
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
MS House Floor - 15 April, 2026; 1:00 PM
Mississippi House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Section 4M, providing $1 million to the city of Jackson to pay costs associated with renovations and
- Section 4BZ, providing $500,000 appropriation for the city of Greenville to pay costs associated with
- Section 4HV, providing $300,000 appropriation to the Department of Finance and Administration to pay
- Section 4HV, providing $300,000 appropriation to the Department of Finance and Administration to pay
- To pay costs associated with construction and development of a downtown green space.
Keywords:
commendation, sports, team achievement, high school, state championship, suffrage, restoration of voting rights, conviction, probation, law-abiding citizen, congressional term limits, constitutional amendments, Article V, state resolution, political reform, Jackson State University, Veterans Memorial Stadium, economic growth, property tax, multi-purpose facility
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
February 5, 2026 - 04:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- They're doing a great job in paying our educators.
- Florida ranks near the bottom nationally in average teacher pay.
- Florida is roughly 49th in teacher pay.
- Legislators in the audience to pay attention, get involved.
- , I would like to say we do not pay our teachers enough.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Could ask for a rescreening and pay another fee for that.
- tenant then like gives them if they pay tenant then like gives them if they pay rent<00:09:20.240
- You're going to pay 6 months in advance.
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additional If we are required to pay additional If we are required to pay additional - >> So let's say the tenant pays the first month's rent, you pay the security deposit, a nonprofit pays
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement - 03/10/26
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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out than uh a pension that pays out than uh a pension that pays out throughout - have to pay for it. have to pay for it.
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out executive director of PERA to pay out executive director of PERA to pay - believe is right for their pay. believe is right for their pay.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Energy and Natural Resources (03/18/2025)
Energy and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
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that - the someone to pay actually pay for the someone to pay actually pay for the damage<01:48:14.360>
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they someone continues to fail to pay they someone continues to fail to pay - and the restitution they'd end up paying and the restitution they'd end up paying both<01:51:34.840
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Environment and Agriculture (02/04/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
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the insurance company doesn't pay the insurance company doesn't pay the claimant - <00:31:06.240>
the responsible to pay the responsible to pay the bill<00:31:08.799>right - I think that you should incur a $1,000 fine. don't pay it for almost two months and don't pay it for
- We’re paying millions.
Summary:
The Environment and Agriculture Committee met in work session on several bills, beginning with HB 153, which would require two or more law enforcement officers in each county to receive animal cruelty training. Members said the bill had been sent to the Animal Protection and Licensing Subcommittee, where Representative Kuttab is expected to schedule a meeting soon to consider possible amendments based on testimony and other ideas. The committee later returned to HB 153 and confirmed a work session was planned for February 14, with discussion also including whether to explore a task force concept raised in testimony.
The committee also discussed HB 215 and HB 566, both related to landfill permitting and leachate or harm/benefit reporting. Representative Gerana said he had met with the DES director and was working on amendments that would add a preliminary screening phase for determining net public benefit and expand the list of benefits beyond capacity need to include items such as economic and infrastructure benefits. HB 566 was said to be in the same posture as HB 215, and both were slated for subcommittee review the following Tuesday morning. HB 171 was also added for subcommittee discussion, with members saying the changes would be technical rather than substantive.
HB 240, which removes forfeiture penalties for non-payment of dog licenses, drew support for a simple amendment changing a statutory “shall” to “may” so municipal officials would have discretion about issuing a warrant. Representative Bixby said OLS advised that this was the cleanest way to provide flexibility, and he reported that the sponsor was agreeable to the change. The committee also discussed HB 179, concerning hazardous waste accident fees, where the sponsor proposed a revised amendment imposing a $1,000-per-day penalty after 90 days of non-payment. Members raised concerns about homeowners, hobby farmers, and whether the bill could unfairly burden people who were not negligent or whose insurance claims were delayed. The sponsor and others said the intent was to recover costs from responsible parties, especially businesses, and to protect local taxpayers and fire departments from bearing the cost of damaged hazardous materials equipment. No votes were taken; the bills were left for further subcommittee work and amendment drafting.
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Budget Section Commerce and Legal Service Division Jun 24th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- the agency that can pay attorneys more.
- and pay for ice time, which makes no sense to me.
- So when we talk about expenses, it's paying staff, it's paying for the ETAB leases or ownership, and
- So when we talk about expenses, it's paying staff, it's paying for the ETAB leases or ownership, and
- They're paying them minimal money.
Summary:
The committee met as the Commerce and Legal Services Division and first approved the minutes, then received a Legislative Council overview of the Attorney General’s current budget status and a blue-sheet summary of the AG’s base budget for the next biennium. Staff highlighted compliance with legislative intent items, including FTE changes, one-time funding updates, litigation pool spending, opioid settlement receipts, and continuing appropriations. Members asked about specific funds such as the Missing Indigenous People Grant Fund and the Internet Crimes Investigation Fund, and staff explained the statutory basis and status of those items.
The Attorney General’s office then presented an extensive overview of its divisions and budget pressures. Chief Deputy Attorney General Clare Ness described the office’s 14 divisions, the role of the office in defending the state and recouping funds, and concerns about attorney pay, recruitment, and retention. Members discussed whether attorney salaries should be benchmarked across state government and whether more legal work could be centralized in the AG’s office. The office also described challenges with the new-and-vacant FTE pool, operating expense cuts, leased office space, and the criminal justice information systems used to connect law enforcement, prosecutors, and courts.
The Crime Laboratory director gave a detailed update on space and infrastructure problems, saying the current lab is overcrowded and outdated, with safety, workflow, air-handling, glycol leak, alarm, and maintenance issues that can delay casework and risk evidence integrity. She said a 2024 study projected a need for a much larger facility and that the preferred option would be a new building on the current health department site, at an estimated cost of roughly $40 million to $45 million. She also reported that backlogs have improved significantly in DNA, firearms, fingerprint, and drug cases, though toxicology had recently developed a small backlog after an air compressor failure.
The Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, gaming division, and BCI also provided updates. MFCU’s new director said the unit is federally funded 75/25, focuses on fraud, abuse, and neglect, and is seeking two attorney hires while continuing to work with federal partners on cases and recertification. Gaming staff reported continued growth in charitable gaming and electronic pull-tab activity, with concerns about site competition, large trust balances, possible ineligible expenditures, and the need for more scrutiny as revenues have grown. BCI outlined its staffing, drug task forces, ICAC work, and the Missing Indigenous Person Task Force, which is using its $250,000 appropriation to help tribal nations develop emergency response plans and purchase alerting tools such as IPAWS. No formal votes were taken beyond approval of the minutes.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Select Committee on School Finance Recalibration, June 24, 2026 - PM
Select Committee on School Finance Recalibration
Transcript Highlights:
- So the more meals they provide, the more the local is on the hook to pay for the difference.
- Um, and risks rewarding inefficiencies if you're just paying for what's happening now.
- this $8. pay this $8.
- It says the state needs to step up and pay for lunch so the districts are not doing that.
- When you divide that into what you're paying for divide that into what you're paying for your labor costs
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance Division III (03/17/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- How do you think about having to pay for this? How do we pay for this?
- How do you think about having to pay for this? How do we pay for this? Mr. Barr, sure.
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of <01:07:13.240>Last should be the pay of Last should be the pay of - pay because they have the ability to pay pay because they have the ability to pay versus<01:17:46.000
- appeal would be required or that pay appeal would be required or that pay that's<01:49:28.639>
Summary:
Division 3 Finance held a work session to move through five bills before noon, noting one member’s early departure and adjusting the order of bills accordingly. The first item, HB 54, would allow some alternative treatment centers in the medical cannabis system to operate for profit. Members discussed a fiscal note showing a one-time $133,000 cost, which was described as a Division 1 budget item to be handled through HB 2 rather than directly in Division 3. After discussion about keeping Division 1 informed and the distinction between retaining a bill versus funding it, the committee voted unanimously to retain HB 54 for further finance work and conversion into HB 2.
The committee then took up HB 547, concerning reimbursement to counties for enhanced FMAP funds during the COVID period. The chair summarized the issue as federal enhanced Medicaid matching funds that were received by the state before authority existed to pass them through to counties, creating a disputed amount owed to counties. County representatives said the money should have gone to counties and clarified the relevant time period, while the department did not take a position. The chair proposed retaining the bill and moving it into HB 2, with discussion of a possible four-year repayment structure in equal annual installments. The committee agreed to retain the bill for continued work in the budget process.
During the HB 547 discussion, members also clarified the fiscal and accounting details, including that the fiscal note had not been widely available and that some figures in the note should be treated as county revenue rather than county expenditure. Testimony explained that the enhanced FMAP increased from 50 percent to 56.2 percent, and that the state’s and counties’ shares of claims were affected by the timing of the federal change and the later state authorization. The committee emphasized that the issue was complex and budget-dependent, and that retaining the bill would allow further negotiation and incorporation into HB 2 rather than immediate final action.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Veterans and Military Affairs Division 3/19/25
Veterans and Military Affairs Division
Transcript Highlights:
- They shouldn't have to pay salaries.
- Anyone supporting a a pay-to-play Anyone supporting a a pay-to-play company<00:41:43.119>
is< - Uh again, uh we touch their back pay.
- If a pay us is completely voluntary.
- The thing was, he would not have to pay out of pocket.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- , or it's also called elective pay.
- , or it's also called elective pay.
- , or it's also called elective pay.
- So that is what the issuer is pledging to pay back, what sources the issuer is pledging to use to pay
- to use to pay back those bonds so to pay to use to pay back those bonds so General General General obligation
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Appropriations Committee May 21st, 2025
Appropriations
Transcript Highlights:
- Meanwhile, solar customers get to avoid paying 82% to 91% of their share of costs.
- As retail electricity rates go up, that NEM subsidy they also get to avoid paying that retail rate for
- So customers on the NEM tariff get to avoid And so when NEM customers avoid paying the retail rate for
- all of the energy they consume, they avoid paying for a large majority of it.
- , they pay bills.
ND