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AR
Arkansas 2026 1st Special Session
ARKANSAS LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (ALC) Jun 19th, 2026
ARKANSAS LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (ALC)
Transcript Highlights:
- And whereas Lori McDonald's early roles honed the communication, analytical, and leadership skills that
- And if Class Wallet or any other vendor cannot meet those needs, then we will look at terminating that
Committee:
All ARKANSAS LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (ALC)
Summary:
The Arkansas Legislative Council met and first adopted the previous meeting minutes, then honored Lori McDonald of the Department of Human Services for nearly 28 years of state service. Members read a resolution recognizing her legislative, constituent, and leadership work at DHS, and the council adopted it unanimously. McDonald thanked members for their support, and the Senate also presented her with a citation, a flag flown over the Capitol, and a commemorative coin.
The council then received the May 2026 revenue report, which showed gross adjusted collections of $7.76 billion year-to-date, up 4.4% from the prior year, and net available for distribution of $6.36 billion. The Bureau of Legislative Research noted collections were running above last year and that the updated forecast reflected a surplus. The Executive Subcommittee report was adopted after members were told it had approved captive insurance premiums and deductibles, a claims administration contract, emergency DHS rules, waiver requests, committee fund allocations, and the cancellation of the regular July ALC meeting in favor of only meeting for urgent matters.
Several subcommittee reports were then adopted, including Administrative Rules, Game and Fish and State Police, Hospital/Medicaid/Developmental Disabilities, Lottery Oversight, Occupational Licensing Review, Peer Review, Review, State Insurance Programs Oversight, and Personnel. During the Administrative Rules discussion, members questioned the Department of Education about delays and vendor performance under the ClassWallet contract; department officials said they were meeting regularly with the vendor, keeping expense review in-house, and would consider other options if needed. In Personnel, the Department of Commerce clarified that a reallocation request was part of a broader departmental realignment and shared services move, not the Arkansas Workforce Connection waiver. The council also reviewed and took action on several communications, including filing retirement system investment summaries as reviewed, approving rural community grant funding, giving favorable advice for state park acquisitions/expansion, approving special maintenance funding for state parks, and filing proposed Office of State Technology service rates as reviewed before adjourning.
AR
Arkansas 2026 Regular Session
ARKANSAS LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (ALC) Jun 19th, 2026
ARKANSAS LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (ALC)
Transcript Highlights:
- And whereas Lori McDonald's early roles honed the communication, analytical, and leadership skills that
- And if ClassWallet or any other vendor cannot meet those needs, that we will look at terminating that
Committee:
All ARKANSAS LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (ALC)
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Bill 18 terminates the special rule allowing long-term retirees of the Municipal Employees Retirement
- As we know, the present law, it's a one-year cap to discourage early retirement, limit re-employment
Bills:
SB8 , SB10 , SB11 , SB12 , SB13 , SB14 , SB16 , SB17 , SB18 , SB20 , SB21 , SB22 , SB416 , SB455 , SB456 , SB477
Committee:
House Retirement
Summary:
The Retirement Committee met on April 29, 2026, established a quorum, and heard a series of retirement-related bills, mostly cleanup or technical measures affecting various public retirement systems. SB 22 would extend Municipal Employees Retirement System eligibility to certain positions in the Second City Court constable’s office in New Orleans. SB 17 would create a funding deposit account for cost-of-living adjustments for registrars of voters’ employees’ retirement system. SB 455 would allow certain district and parish courts to participate in the Parochial Employees Retirement System. SB 456 would update compensation rules for assigned retired judges, and SB 8 would add the Louisiana Asset Management Pool as a participating employer in MERS. All of these bills were described as aligning statutes with current practice or expanding participation options, and each was reported favorably without objection.
The committee also heard several Louisiana State Police retirement bills. SB 10 would repeal outdated priority allocation and retiree raise rules and adjust handling of surplus employee contributions; SB 11 would increase the funding cap for benefit increases from 2.5% to 3.5%; and SB 12 would update membership and definition language to reflect the State Police Commission rather than the Civil Service Commission. SB 18 would repeal a special exception allowing certain MERS retirees to return to part-time work while collecting full benefits, while protecting roughly 30 current participants. SB 20 and SB 21 would update actuarial gain/loss and unfunded liability funding rules for school employees’ retirement and LASERS, respectively, in light of the new permanent benefit increase funding structure. Each of these bills was supported by system officials as cleanup or modernization measures and was reported favorably.
The committee spent the most time on education and return-to-work issues for teachers and public employees. SB 16 would reduce annual trustee training requirements for retirement system boards from 16 hours back to 12 hours, which witnesses said would better fit smaller systems and match the original intent of the law. SB 13 would similarly update TRSL’s actuarial funding rules after the sunset of the experience account. SB 14, based on a 2025 study work group, would consolidate and simplify TRSL return-to-work rules and expand options for retired teachers, with witnesses emphasizing teacher shortages and the need to retain experienced educators. All three were reported favorably. Finally, SB 416 would allow certain Department of Public Safety and Corrections retirees to return to critical shortage positions after one year, and SB 477 would classify the chairman of the Louisiana Gaming Control Board as a full-time state employee for retirement purposes. Both bills drew questions and discussion, especially SB 416, and both were reported favorably. The chair announced the committee’s next meeting would be moved from Monday to Tuesday, and the meeting adjourned.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Bill 18 terminates the special rule allowing long-term retirees of the Municipal Employees Retirement
- As we know, the present law, it's a one-year cap to discourage early retirement, limit re-employment
Bills:
SB8 , SB10 , SB11 , SB12 , SB13 , SB14 , SB16 , SB17 , SB18 , SB20 , SB21 , SB22 , SB416 , SB455 , SB456 , SB477
Committee:
House Retirement
Keywords:
Municipal Employees' Retirement System, Louisiana, participation, employer, retirement, SB 10, Act 222, Louisiana State Police Retirement System, state police retirement, retirement system funding, employer contributions, actuarial gains, amortization, Permanent Benefit Increase, PBI account, benefit increase reserve, supplemental permanent benefit increase, public retirement systems, state pension, pension funding
AR
Transcript Highlights:
- When was the chaplain terminated?
- I do know that this claim wasn't filed until early 2025, though.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- And that diploma was being given as early as January and July of 2024.
- And if they refuse that inspection, then that program is automatically terminated.
Committee:
House Education & Employment Committee
Summary:
The Education and Employment Committee met with a quorum and considered one bill, HB 121 by Representative Overdorf, relating to nursing education programs. The sponsor said Florida’s nursing shortage is projected to worsen and argued that low NCLEX passage rates show some programs are not adequately preparing students. The bill would tighten probation for underperforming programs, require program directors to be accountable, authorize Department of Health on-site inspections, require admission criteria and public posting of NCLEX passage rates, and require tuition reimbursement and free remediation for students at programs with passage rates below 30 percent.
Members asked about how the bill would interact with the Board of Nursing, the Commission for Independent Education, and other agencies, and whether it would address fraudulent or low-quality schools. An opponent from the Florida Association of Independent Nursing Schools said current law already requires Board of Nursing and commission review, institutional accreditation, and provisional status for programs on probation, and argued the bill could reduce the supply of nurses. He also said Florida’s NCLEX results had recently improved. A representative of the Florida Nurses Association supported the bill, saying weak programs waste students’ time and money and do not produce licensed nurses.
During debate, several members described concerns about diploma mills, fraudulent programs, student debt, and the need for stronger screening and accountability. Others emphasized that raising standards would improve patient safety and help ensure better-prepared nurses. The chair noted the importance of private nursing colleges in the state’s nursing pipeline. The committee then voted 19-0 to report HB 121 favorably and adjourned.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Select Committee on Pension Policy Sep 16th, 2025 at 12:45 pm
Select Committee on Pension Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- That could also be moved forward even as early as October next month if you're interested.
- And of course, we've devoted a lot of discussion space to mergers, termination restatements, and all
Committee:
Joint Select Committee on Pension Policy
Summary:
The Select Committee on Pension Policy Executive Committee approved the July minutes and received brief updates from legal and actuarial staff. Counsel for the Attorney General’s office said there was no litigation update, and the committee then heard from the Office of the State Actuary about the 2024 actuarial valuation and the upcoming ACFR figures, with emphasis that the funding and accounting reports use different methods and will not match exactly. Members discussed the strong funded status of the retirement systems, the effect of the higher assumed investment return and suspension of unfunded liability payments, and the need to understand implementation timing and IRS issues for any future merger or restatement proposals.
A major portion of the meeting focused on the interim work plan and possible agenda items for October and November. Staff outlined planned topics including DRS benchmarking, updates on the left one study, Ice Miller’s response, possible participation by other agencies and the State Investment Board, the annual DRS and SIB updates, month-of-death, and a forward-looking session item. Members also discussed whether to add an ad hoc COLA item for PERS 1, TERS 1, and related plans, noting that no COLA was provided this year and expressing concern about inflation and purchasing power. The actuary said the prior fiscal note for the ad hoc COLA bill was about $200 million over 10 years, but that the estimate would likely decrease with the higher assumed return and declining eligible population.
The committee approved the draft October agenda after agreeing to streamline some items, including turning the PFC update into an email correspondence item and possibly deferring the December excess compensation presentation depending on whether a December meeting is held. Staff also reported 10 new pieces of constituent correspondence, including messages about PERS 1 and TERS 1 COLAs, the merger bill, and the left one study. In other business, Jacob White of the left two board said his board would soon receive an informational briefing on overtime and excess compensation and would keep the committee informed about any month-of-death action. The meeting then adjourned.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- A little too early for Christmas decorating. Yes, ma'am, it is. Yes, ma'am, it is. All right.
- contract to a buyer, failure to provide the notice that's required could, in fact, Allow the buyer to terminate
Committee:
Senate Natural Resources
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Justice Mar 4th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- IN 2021 TRISTAN FOUND HIMSELF IN AN ILL EQUIPPED TERMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AS A RESULT OF A FELONY LITTERING
- THE PROBLEM THAT WE HAVE IS EARLY INTERVENTION. SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE I AM CLEAR.
- WHAT I WANT EVERYBODY IN THE COMMUNITY TO HEAR FROM ME IS WHAT'S REALLY BROKEN HIS EARLY INTERVENTION
- FAMILY HAS TO GO THROUGH THIS, THAT PEOPLE GET THE TREATMENT THAT THEY NEED, THAT THEY GET DIVERTED EARLY
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee Feb 12th, 2025
Ways and Means Education
Transcript Highlights:
- They must not have been terminated due to disciplinary actions.
- informational of what the TRS retiree population looks like, because we hear a lot about, you know, you've got early
- So, those people, though, maybe retired early. Maybe they retired at 50 and didn't work.
- are a lot of people who are getting retirement from two different situations because they retired early
Committee:
House Ways and Means Education
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session May 29th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- is why we must raise awareness of programs like the 529 college savings plan and the importance of early
- Because the landfill actually set up a relief program and unfortunately terminated it after offering
- assault is made worse when institutions respond with retaliation like sexual harassment, wrongful termination
- assault is made worse when institutions respond with retaliation like sexual harassment, wrongful termination
Summary:
The Assembly convened after a quorum call, prayer, and Pledge of Allegiance, then moved through a long daily file with numerous guest introductions and recognitions, including tributes to outgoing University of California President Michael Drake, student and community advocates, and visitors connected to foster care, military appreciation, and college savings. The chamber also took up several procedural items, including concurrence in Senate amendments to ACR 75 on California Farm Week, which passed 59-0.
Members then adopted AJR 7 on protecting federal special education funding and services for students with disabilities, with broad bipartisan support and a 65-0 vote after 63 co-authors were added. The Assembly also adopted ACR 82 recognizing Foster Care Month and ACR 85 recognizing 529 College Savings Day by voice vote after adding co-authors, and ACR 89 recognizing Military Appreciation Month, also adopted by voice vote after co-authors were added. These resolutions featured testimony and remarks emphasizing support for vulnerable children, foster youth, military families, and access to higher education.
On policy bills, the Assembly passed AB 929 on groundwater and managed wetlands (41-14), AB 1026 on utility connection timelines for housing projects (52-0), AB 1332 on direct shipment of medicinal cannabis under specified conditions (55-0), AB 1356 on follow-up reporting in DHCS death investigations at treatment facilities (54-0), and AB 671 on streamlining restaurant openings through self-certification of certain plans (62-0). The chamber also approved AB 715 on anti-Semitism and school climate after extensive debate and cross-caucus support, 64-0, and AB 33 on autonomous vehicle deliveries requiring a human safety operator, 52-6. Later, AB 5 on election ballot-counting timelines passed 66-0, AB 27 and AB 28 addressing the Chiquita Canyon landfill disaster passed 61-0 and 44-6 respectively, and the Assembly began consideration of AB 43 to extend state authority over wild and scenic rivers.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Working Group on Omnibus Commerce and Consumer Protection Bill - 05/29/25
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- A consumer may terminate a lease at any time in writing or as otherwise provided in the lease.
- A consumer may terminate a lease term.
- is effective no later than 30 days after the date of notice of termination.
- </c><00:25:32.640><c> will</c><00:25:32.960><c> membership</c> termination of an at will membership termination
- </c> after the date of notice of termination. after the date of notice of termination.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee Apr 15th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Because if these firefighters, after giving birth, return back to work early, they put themselves at
- Will I have to come back early or go without pay?
- Well, I have to come back early or go without pay.
- Then she was terminated.
- SEIU Local 1000 has been an early developer and adopter of non-traditional apprenticeships in the last
Summary:
The committee heard and later voted on six labor-related bills. SB 1059 would modernize the Employment Training Panel by allowing electronic record-keeping, digital attendance documentation, and updated training terminology; supporters said it would reduce paperwork and better match current workforce training practices, while no opposition appeared. SB 966 would make permanent 2017 refinery process safety protections, including worker participation in safety reviews and stop-work authority; refinery workers and unions supported it as a safeguard against rollback, while the Western States Petroleum Association opposed it, arguing it conflicted with a settlement and could be preempted by federal labor law. SB 1024 would provide 26 weeks of paid postpartum and recovery leave for firefighters who give birth and require return to the prior position; supporters said it would improve retention and equity in a male-dominated profession, and there was no opposition.
The committee also heard SB 1316, which would strengthen wage theft and workplace safety enforcement by allowing renewal of labor commissioner liens, limiting employers’ late use of records, and requiring Cal/OSHA to report complaints and citations data annually. Supporters said the bill would help workers collect judgments and address long backlogs; there was no opposition, and the bill passed 4-0 on call before the full committee vote. SB 1185 would apply skilled-and-trained workforce requirements to pharmaceutical facility construction and maintenance; supporters from the building trades said these projects require specialized precision to protect public health and supply chains, while contractors opposed the bill as an unnecessary expansion of public-work-style mandates into private projects.
Finally, SB 1227 would create apprenticeship pathways into Department of Industrial Relations enforcement jobs, including Cal/OSHA and the Labor Commissioner’s office, to address staffing shortages and backlogs. The author and supporters said apprenticeships could help fill vacancies while preserving the civil service merit principle and creating opportunities for displaced workers; there was no opposition. After discussion and roll calls, the committee reported all six bills out of committee, with SB 966, SB 1024, SB 1059, SB 1185, and SB 1227 sent to Appropriations, and SB 1316 sent to Judiciary.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- child... ...around water and, of course, the benefits of early childhood swimming lessons, as is being
- I think I realize I already closed by mistake a little early, so you'll hear the phrase from me you don't
- It did occur, and at one point the legislature chose not to bail us out but to end the assessment early
- It did occur, and at one point the legislature chose not to bail us out but to end the assessment early
- But also, as we see by this assessment, and it was terminated, as Mr.
Committee:
Senate Fiscal Policy
Keywords:
injunctions, protection orders, domestic violence, serious violence, court procedures, enforcement, risk protection, statewide communication system, pediatric care, emergency departments, hospital regulations, patient safety, health care standards, public records, violence protection, confidentiality, defamation, specialty license plate, specialty plates, motor vehicle registration
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- SB 608 pushes the opposite direction by normalizing early sexual activity.
- These developments encourage early detection and diagnosis.
- Treatment is the natural next step for an early intervention strategy.
- These developments encourage early detection and diagnoses.
- Treatment is the natural next step for an early intervention strategy.
Committee:
House Health
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 3/25/25
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Transcript Highlights:
- a redirection of Child terminating a redirection of Child Support<00:02:27.920><c> obligation</c><00
- </c><00:02:39.000><c> of</c> language allowing termination of language allowing termination of redirection
- And what we want to do now is just add a provision that allows us to terminate that redirection when
- </c><00:04:06.840><c> that</c> that allows us to terminate that that allows us to terminate that redirection
- </c><00:04:29.080><c> that</c> Authority that they can terminate that Authority that they can terminate
Committee:
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- And then for cruise ship terminals, we in Honolulu, we have two terminals, we have two facilities that
- there's a lot of work that needs to be done both on the waterside improvements as well as the landside terminal
- And then for cruise ship terminals,<00:24:10.240><c> we</c><00:24:10.480><c> in</c><00:24:10.720><c>
- Honolulu,</c><00:24:11.279><c> we</c><00:24:11.440><c> have</c><00:24:11.520><c> two</c> terminals, we
- in Honolulu, we have two terminals, we in Honolulu, we have two facilities<00:24:12.159><c> that</c>
Bills:
SB2816
Committee:
House Tourism
Summary:
The committees heard House Bill 2195, HD1, which would replace the existing transit accommodations tax on cruise ships with a per-passenger infrastructure fee collected by the Department of Transportation and deposited into a new cruise ship special fund. Testimony included support from Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings and comments from the Tax Foundation of Hawaii warning that the bill should remain narrowly tied to harbor-related uses to avoid potential Tonnage Clause issues. The Department of Transportation testified that cruise-related harbor work includes pier repairs, dredging, terminal upgrades, and shore power, and said a dedicated revenue stream would help prioritize cruise infrastructure needs. The Attorney General’s office said it had submitted written comments but did not address questions about the litigation or constitutional background.
Members questioned whether the new special fund was necessary when the existing harbor special fund already finances similar improvements. DOT said the funds overlap and suggested the bill could be amended to use the harbor special fund with a separate cruise subaccount, while still preserving a dedicated revenue stream and separate accounting. DOT also said it currently collects port entry, dockage, and per-head passenger fees from cruise ships and that existing cruise-related expenditures from the harbor special fund have not been challenged. The chair ultimately recommended moving HB 2195 forward as introduced, while continuing discussions about the fund structure and awaiting further clarity from the Attorney General and DOT.
In decision-making, the committees voted to pass HB 2195, HD1, as is. They also voted to pass House Bill 916, HD1, relating to the low-income housing tax credit, which would allow certain state low-income housing tax credits to offset state transient accommodations taxes in the same county and make Act 129 of 2016 permanent. Both the Committee on Tourism and the Committee on Economic Development and Technology adopted the chair’s recommendation to pass HB 916, HD1, unamended. The hearing was then adjourned.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House passes bill to create an independent Office of the Inspector General to tackle fraud May 8th, 2026
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- >> I only had to make it once early and it was<00:24:28.159><c> removed.
- </c><00:32:34.159><c> 2025,</c> transitioned into the BCA in early 2025, transitioned into the BCA in
- early 2025, dedicated<00:32:35.840><c> agents</c><00:32:36.159><c> and</c><00:32:36.399><c> analysts
- You would have been terminated immediately, both parties. But nothing happened.
- </c> terminated immediately, both parties. terminated immediately, both parties.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- They're delayed, they're over budget, and sometimes they're terminated.
- c> they're over budget and sometimes they're over budget and sometimes they're<00:14:10.320><c> terminated
- c> I</c><00:14:11.320><c> see</c><00:14:12.000><c> the</c><00:14:12.160><c> coconut</c> they're terminated
- I see the coconut they're terminated I see the coconut trees<00:14:13.160><c> without</c><00:14:13.440
Committee:
House Finance
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - Part 1 - 03/17/26
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Early evidence also shows that such Senate File 2868. Senate File 2868.
- Um, it codifies the early childhood mental health consultation grant.
- The early childhood mental health consultation grant allows us to get kids into services sooner.
- </c><01:34:12.360><c> childhood</c> Um it codifies the early childhood Um it codifies the early childhood
- ><c> health</c> The early childhood mental health The early childhood mental health consultation<01:35
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services