Video & Transcript Research : 'Tier II'
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CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 3 on Health and Human Services May 20th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- CWS CMS, support new policies and programs such as the Family First Prevention Services Act, the tiered
- change requests, ongoing system releases post-go-live, and required system maintenance, and then the tiered
- management, will be provided to counties throughout the spring so that we are prepared to go live with the tiered
- rates in July 2027. ...with the tiered rates in July 2027.
- forward to continuing our work with CDSS on concerns regarding the residential rates proposed under the tiered
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 2/26/26
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Importantly, the EGIP program will be modeled after that current state program using the same tiered
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same current state program using the same current state program using the same tiered - <00:32:52.399>
This <00:32:52.640>mirroring Tiered cost level design. - It has a pioneering tier network design that promotes the use of cost-efficient care.
- It has a pioneering tier network design that promotes the use of cost-efficient care.
Keywords:
state grants, grant oversight, grants management, executive agencies, Minnesota Department of Administration, commissioner of administration, fraud prevention, waste prevention, grant monitoring, financial reconciliation, grant compliance, state government, public funds, grant recipients, competitive grants, grant administration, administrative oversight, monitoring visits, grant policy, legislative leave
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/5/25
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- proposal introduces an unnecessary level of complexity for state employees who are already subject to a tiered
- As I've testified before, there is essentially a two-tiered system for coverage of the classification
- As I've testified before, there is essentially a two-tiered system for coverage of the classification
- As I've testified before, there is essentially a two-tiered system for coverage of the classification
- There is essentially a two-tiered system for coverage of the classification system for state employees
Keywords:
whistleblower, whistleblower protections, public employees, state employees, retaliation, reporting fraud, misuse of authority, personal gain, state government, state services, state programs, legislative auditor, constitutional officer, public corruption, fraud reporting, government accountability, employee rights, labor law, Minnesota Statutes 181.931, Minnesota Statutes 181.932
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- So, there's many tiers in between. It's all amenity-based. Good morning.
- So, there's many tiers in between. It's all amenity-based.
- So, there's many tiers in between.
- There's a tiered rate of pricing. So, you know, we start at 29. We used to start at 29.
- There's a tiered rate of pricing. So, you know, we start at 29. We used to start at 29.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- It's a big departure from the three-tier system, having alcohol delivered.
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from <00:28:27.360>the <00:28:27.679>three- <00:28:27.919>tier - big departure from the three- tier big departure from the three- tier system,<00:28:28.640>
having - The way our direct shipping program works in the state right now, it is the license permits are tiered
- The way our direct shipping program works in the state right now, the license permits are tiered based
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/09/2026 - Senate Federalism
Senate Federalism Committee of Reference
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services (02/10/2026)
Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
Transcript Highlights:
- So I would say that giving raises to second-tier employees might be a good thing.
- So I would say that giving raises to second-tier employees might be a good thing.
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the But what we found was that when you start to look at adding those additional tiers - But what we found was that depending on how you structured it, how many different benefit tiers you added
- you added um and when you benefit tiers you added um and when you um<02:02:51.760>
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NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Ways and Means (03/18/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- So there are tiers of discounts that doctors can get and negotiating with insurance companies. devastating
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so <02:19:56.720>there <02:19:56.840>are <02:19:57.080>tiers - <02:19:57.640>
of of that vaccine so there are tiers of of that vaccine so there are tiers - constitutional inability to take something called a video lottery terminal and send money from it to Division II
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on House Bill 224, which would redirect most money from New Hampshire’s renewable energy fund back to electric ratepayers. The bill sponsor argued the measure would lower energy costs, noting recent utility rate increases and estimating annual savings of roughly $2.5 million to $7.3 million for ratepayers. Supporters said the fund has accumulated money that should be returned to customers rather than used for subsidies, and they emphasized that the state has already rebated similar funds from RGGI for years.
Opponents, including Rep. Kat McGee, argued the renewable energy fund is a successful, nonlapsing dedicated fund that supports local clean-energy projects, energy resilience, emissions reductions, and private investment. McGee said the fiscal note overstated the benefit of rebates and understated the loss of investment, claiming the average annual rebate would amount to less than $10 per customer while the program has helped leverage significant private dollars and nearly 10,000 projects. She urged the committee to reject the bill as a poor deal for the state and ratepayers.
Committee members questioned the fiscal note, the size of the rebate, whether the bill would set a precedent for other dedicated funds, and whether the program’s incentives amount to picking winners and losers. The Department of Energy testified neutrally, explaining how the renewable energy fund works, including renewable energy credits, alternative compliance payments, and the fund’s use for renewable energy initiatives. No vote was taken in the portion of the hearing provided.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection - 03/05/26
Commerce and Consumer Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- established by the ACA, all products for sale in the individual market must fall into one of four tiers
- , market must fall into one of four tiers, market must fall into one of four tiers, which<00:10:25.600
- /c> order to maintain a product in that order to maintain a product in that given<00:10:34.800>
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WY
Transcript Highlights:
- Would this just add one more tier to that? >> Sure. Or, yes, either one. >> Chairman Lock.
- If we were to have a tiered system where, you know, property, for example, can be very minor in amount
- What do you think about a tiered system for claims?"
- Vice Chairman Styvar: "Representative Lucas, some states do have tiered systems, and you will see in
- think about a tiered system for claims?
Keywords:
veterans, property tax exemption, disabled, service-connected disability, Wyoming, governmental claims, liability limits, inflation adjustment, public safety, local government insurance, HB0127, recreation mill levy, recreational facilities, public recreation, mill levy, property tax, local tax, county commissioners, school district levy, voter approval
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- lodging type uh uh consumers mid-tier lodging type uh uh consumers are<01:21:23.440>
trading < - What we're seeing it is from that mid-tier group and below.
- What we're seeing it is from<01:28:46.239>
that <01:28:46.400>mid-tier <01:28:46.880> - <01:28:47.920>
Um, from that mid-tier group and below. - Um, from that mid-tier group and below.
WY
Transcript Highlights:
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of <02:02:21.960>support, <02:02:22.320>that's multi-tiered - system of support, that's multi-tiered system of support, that's really<02:02:22.760>
student - Do we have MTSS, multi-tiered systems of support, to bring children up when they're identified as having
- Do we have<02:58:54.080>
MTSS, <02:58:54.920>multi-tiered <02:58:55.520>systems < - 02:58:55.880>
of have MTSS, multi-tiered systems of have MTSS, multi-tiered systems of support
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Apr 6th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- President, in the back of the Senate chambers, in the lounge, is a Tier One nominee for Secretary of
Bills:
HB4440, HJR1067, HJR1087, HB4426, HB3704, HB4311, HB3044, HB4191, HB3465, HB3972, HB3759, HB3625, HB1411, HB2980, HB3015, HB3147, HB3277, HB3323, HB3443, HB3882, HB3406, HB2975, HB3977, HB3263, HB2988, HB3404, HB1770
Keywords:
Medicaid, low-income adults, healthcare, eligibility restrictions, constitutional amendment, Medicaid expansion, SoonerCare, health coverage, federal matching funds, FMAP, Article XXV-A, state question, special election, Title 63, public assistance, healthcare funding, federal-state match, Medicaid eligibility, Oklahoma Constitution, ad valorem
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Environment and Agriculture (02/10/2026)
Environment and Agriculture
Summary:
The Environmental Policy Subcommittee took up HB 1621, which would require a baseline environmental impact study before development of certain manufacturing and storage facilities. Members said the concept had merit, but they could not resolve major drafting and implementation issues, including how to define covered facilities, what the study would require, and how enforcement would work at the municipal or county level. Several members expressed concern about unintended consequences and said the proposal was not ready; the subcommittee voted unanimously to recommend inexpedient to legislate (ITL), and the full committee later adopted that recommendation on a 16-0 roll call vote, placing the bill on consent.
The committee then discussed HB 1053, involving electronically submitted pesticide use reports. Representative Comtois presented an amendment creating a department database and protecting confidential information, but said she still needed to check whether it was germane and to review administrative issues with the Department of Agriculture. After hearing from David Russo of the Division of Pesticide Control, the committee agreed to continue work on the amendment and took no action that day.
The committee also reviewed HB 1186 on egg labeling and producer exemptions. Representative Comtois offered an amendment exempting small producers from most requirements except labeling, but Commissioner Sean Jasper asked for more time to review the impact and suggested the state might not need the existing egg law at all if federal USDA rules already cover the field. Members agreed to hold action until the following week. Finally, the committee began discussion of HB 1780 on penalties for violations involving seeds, plants, and nursery stock, focusing on labeling rules and germination-date requirements; testimony from industry and department representatives indicated they were working toward a compromise that would allow multiple relabelings, add production dates, and set a 36-month sale limit, but no final action was taken in the portion provided.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (02/19/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- It is actually, according to the banking industry, a tier one asset established in 2019.
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banking <00:35:13.839>industry <00:35:14.320>a <00:35:14.480>tier - according to the banking industry a tier according to the banking industry a tier one<00:35:15.400
- one asset um established gold as a tier one asset um so<00:35:21.920>
it <00:35:22.040>is< - My understanding now is if I'm in a lower-tier supplemental plan, I might not be able to go to an upper-tier
Summary:
The committee first heard testimony on House Bill 437, which would change New Hampshire law on undischarged mortgages by creating a shorter period after which certain old mortgages would be treated as unenforceable. Prime sponsor Representative Bill Boyd said the bill was developed with input from bankers, lawyers, realtors, the Attorney General’s office, and the Banking Department, and he noted a drafting correction needed on line 18. He explained that the proposal would replace current law with a new framework modeled partly on Massachusetts, including a five-year expiration after a stated maturity date and a 35-year period for mortgages without an expiration date. Supporters said the bill would help clear obsolete title defects, reduce costly quiet-title litigation, and make real estate transactions easier for consumers, attorneys, and conveyancers.
Representative Mary Hakken-Phillips, Susan Cole of the New Hampshire Association of Realtors, and Michelle Coffin all testified in support, describing the bill as a consumer protection measure. They said undischarged or improperly discharged mortgages often surface during title searches, causing delays, legal expenses, and failed or delayed closings. Coffin and Hakken-Phillips emphasized that many of these cases involve old, effectively obsolete mortgages and that the current process often requires expensive court action even when no one contests the title. Cole described a recent transaction in which a title defect caused a buyer to walk away and later restart the financing process, creating costs for both buyer and seller. A committee member asked about notice to mortgage holders; the response was that the lender bears responsibility for recording and extending the mortgage, and that due process rights would remain if a lender later contested the discharge.
Ryan Hill of the New Hampshire Bankers Association said the banking industry had reviewed the bill and was generally comfortable with it, while requesting a delayed effective date so members would have time to adjust their recording practices. He said the bill’s January 1, 2028 effective date reflected that request. After closing the hearing on HB 437, the committee opened a hearing on House Bill 721, the Gold and Silver Legal Tender Act. Representative Juliet Harvey-Bolia introduced it as a bipartisan economic justice bill intended to recognize gold and silver as legal tender, protect against inflation, and address concerns about trust, taxes, and government taking. She argued that gold is a stable store of value and discussed tax treatment in neighboring states, federal history, and digital gold platforms. The hearing on HB 721 was still in progress when the transcript ended, with the chair limiting questions because of time.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Executive Departments and Administration (02/05/2025)
Executive Departments and Administration
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Mar 12th, 2026 at 09:00 am
Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- This establishes tiered ownership frameworks that clearly align value among investors, universities,
Keywords:
SB1696, Oklahoma Talent Attraction and Relocation Program, Oklahoma Talent Attraction and Relocation Revolving Fund, Department of Commerce, economic development, workforce development, community development, relocation incentives, talent recruitment, in-migration, population growth, household relocation, grant program, revolving fund, local government grants, municipalities, counties, nonprofit organizations, economic incentives, residency
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Feb 18th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Members, this is a tier one nomination, so this will be a roll call vote.
Bills:
HCR1006, SB1226, SB1239, SB1309, SB2132, SB1189, SB1344, SB1295, SB1355, SB1998, SB1330, SB1297, SB1338, SB1546, SB1378, SB1859, SB1333, SB1341, SB1377, SB1990
Keywords:
campaign finance, election spending, political spending, money in politics, constitutional amendment, Citizens United, free speech, ballot measures, elections, corruption, dark money, outside spending, foreign influence, special interests, corporations, unions, federalism, self-government, political equality, term limits
NV
Nevada 2025 Regular Session
Assembly Committee on Government Affairs May 31st, 2025 at 09:00 am
Government Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Government Affairs for a major telecom company whose networks spanned across the globe, had a very top-tier
FL