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Transcript Highlights:
- But if there's a district judge retirement after a filing deadline, district judges stand for election
- But if there is a district judge retirement after the filing deadline, or close enough that the regular
- He's been chairman of the rural planning and zoning and other duties and whatnot.
- system; relating to the disbursement to the public employee retirement fund; relating to the transfer
- system, to revise a date and to remove a sunset provision regarding the re-employment of certain retired
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Appropriations Committee Aug 13th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- She's going to be retiring after working within the Assembly for a long time.
- She's going to be retiring after working in the Assembly for 30 years here in the Legislature, 12 of
- SB 1407, Archuleta, retirement pay income exclusion, holding committee.
- SB 925, McNerney, fusion strategic plan, do pass with author amendments to eliminate reference to fusion
- SB 1423, Stern, standardized spatial planning data sets, due pass as amended to delay implementation
Summary:
The Assembly Appropriations Committee held its August 13, 2026 suspense-file hearing on Senate bills, with the chair opening by thanking staff and recognizing consultant Jennifer Swenson’s retirement after 30 years in the Legislature. The committee explained that it was weighing the fiscal impact of 293 bills and that some would move forward while others would be held because of cost, duplication, or competing budget priorities.
The committee then took up the suspense file in alphabetical order and acted on a large number of measures, sending many to the Assembly floor as due pass or due pass with amendments. Examples included bills on battery recycling, wildfire resilience loans, mobile home park disaster assistance, price gouging, veterans’ property tax exemptions, housing and insurance issues, energy and utility regulation, election procedures, criminal justice, health care, education, housing, environmental protection, and artificial intelligence. Many bills were amended to narrow scope, delay implementation, add reporting requirements, clarify definitions, or reduce costs; others were held in committee.
Among the notable actions, several bills were advanced on roll calls while others were held, including measures related to water quality, utility rate information, juvenile detention, CARE Court, and various housing and energy proposals. The committee also moved a number of sunset and technical cleanup bills, and several members requested to be added as principal or joint authors on amended measures.
At the end of the hearing, the chair noted that the committee had moved a large number of bills to the Assembly floor, usually with amended language, and that the amended versions would be posted online. The hearing then adjourned.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- And have that time in order for them to develop their planning. Right?
- And have that time in order for them to develop their planning. ...and their scheduling.
- First, as the daughter of a retired Navy veteran...
- First, as the daughter of a retired Navy veteran.
- Third, as the spouse of a Navy retired veteran.
Committee:
Senate Education Pre-K - 12
Keywords:
public records, open government, sunshine law, education assessments, testing materials, exam security, assessment instruments, test items, answer keys, scoring rubrics, item banks, developmental materials, workpapers, student testing, academic dishonesty, cheating, Florida Department of Education, State Board of Education, Board of Governors, Florida College System
Summary:
The Education Pre-K through 12 Committee considered and reported favorably several bills. SB 1036 on school counselors was amended to clarify certification exemptions and passed, with support focused on addressing counselor shortages and student mental health needs. SB 1136 on dental screenings for K-12 students was converted by delete-all amendment to place the screening definition in the School Health Services Act and to require written parent notice and exemption procedures; it passed with support from PTA and other advocates. SB 920 on mathematics education passed after discussion of applied algebra courses tied to career pathways, while preserving Algebra I standards, end-of-course testing, graduation requirements, and university admission eligibility. SB 178 on athletics and public K-12 schools also passed after amendment adding a $15,000 annual cap on coach-provided personal support per team and discussion of guardrails to prevent recruiting abuses; members emphasized the role coaches play in supporting students. SB 1216 on public school personnel compensation passed with broad support for giving districts more flexibility on pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and advanced degree compensation. The committee also approved SPB 7022, a public records exemption bill extending protections for examination and assessment instruments to 2031 and clarifying coverage for district and school materials. SB 464 on observance of Veterans Day in K-12 schools passed after debate over whether schools should be closed or use the day for programs, with supporters arguing for statewide consistency and honoring veterans. Finally, SB 538 on physical education passed after a delete-all amendment establishing standardized extracurricular participation rules for public, private, virtual, and home education students, addressing coach compensation at the district level, and clarifying participation limits across schools. The committee recessed briefly for Senator Avila’s arrival, postponed SB 430, and adjourned after recording one additional favorable vote on SB 1036.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- The teacher that I made lesson plans for, the educational assistant, she got it.
- The teacher that I made<00:15:17.920><c> lesson</c><00:15:18.160><c> plans</c><00:15:18.440><c> for</
- Those teachers who have since retired would not get paid. Not under this current draft.
- And you might try by looking with a teacher that may be from here that is thinking of retiring.
- And you might try by looking with a teacher that may be from here that is thinking of retiring.
Committee:
Senate Education
Keywords:
teacher pay, teacher salaries, salary step increase, annual increment, longevity step, public school teachers, public charter school teachers, collective bargaining, Hawaii Department of Education, teacher retention, teacher recruitment, cost of living, educator compensation, public employee bargaining, appropriation, salary schedule, school staffing, teacher shortage, HB1888, Hawaii
Summary:
The committees heard three measures, beginning with HB 1890 HD3, which would provide automatic step increases and a COVID-era retention bonus for teachers. Supporters included HSTA, the Democratic Party’s Education Caucus, and a student who said higher pay and predictable salary growth would help retain teachers in Hawaii. The Department of Education supported the intent but asked that the bill be expanded to cover all department employees. The Attorney General’s office said the draft needed clarification to avoid conflict with Chapter 89 and to make clear any funding was subject to legislative appropriation. The Office of the Public Defender and B&F testified in opposition, and committee members questioned whether the step increases were already in the current contract and whether the bill was needed. HSTA said the current contract includes automatic step increases subject to funding, but argued the bill was still needed because funding is not guaranteed and the measure would codify the policy. HSTA also said the COVID bonus would apply only to active teachers who worked during the pandemic and estimated the total cost at roughly $150 million to $200 million over four years. No vote was taken in the portion provided.
The committee then took up HB 1888 HD3, which would require DOE and charter schools to report harassment incidents and strengthen penalties for harassment of educational workers from a petty misdemeanor to a misdemeanor. DOE supported the bill and suggested narrowing language about assisting workers with temporary restraining orders, saying that function would be better handled through the Attorney General’s pilot program. The Office of the Public Defender opposed the bill, arguing the harassment language was overly broad, vague, and potentially unconstitutional, and that existing assault and terroristic threatening statutes already protect educational workers. HSTA, the State Commission on the Status of Women, and several individual testifiers supported the measure, describing increased intimidation and harassment of teachers and other school staff, especially since COVID. The Special Education Advisory Council opposed the bill’s language on “disrupting and interfering” with school functions, saying it could chill parents of students with IEPs from advocating for their children. Testimony was split, with the chair noting 20 in support and 16 in opposition in the portion shown.
A final witness, Michelle Pestana, testified in opposition based on her family’s experience with special education services, describing alleged seclusion and restraint of her daughter and expressing concern that DOE testimony in prior hearings had targeted special education parents. Her remarks were cut off as time expired. The transcript ends before any committee action or vote on HB 1888 was taken.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- Can you tell me what the makeup of this planning group is?
- Blackstone also plans to invest $3.5 billion.
- I addressed it in many, many briefs before the PRC, before I retired.
- We're very focused on long-range plans for our community.
- I had 30 years when I retired.
Committee:
Senate House Rules & Order Of Business
Keywords:
youth violence, violence prevention, violence intervention, community violence intervention, credible messengers, peer support, restorative justice, violence interrupters, juvenile justice, at-risk youth, high-risk youth, public safety, Department of Health, New Mexico, statewide summit, data collection, reporting, interagency coordination, community-based organizations, law enforcement
Summary:
The committee first considered the appointment of Mary Patricia Roman to the State Investment Council. Senator Campos presented her as highly qualified, citing more than 34 years in global investing, leadership at J.P. Morgan, and prior service on the SIC investment committee. Roman described her experience with asset allocation, fiduciary responsibility, and the SIC’s vetting process. Senators asked about the council’s role in pension investments, staffing levels, and whether personal values could influence decisions. Roman said the SIC process is robust, heavily staff-driven, and insulated from individual value judgments. The committee reported broad support and voted 8-0 to advance her nomination to the full Senate.
The committee then heard the reappointment of John F. Bingaman to the SIC. Senator Worth praised his leadership as SIC chair and his background in private equity, public service, and economics. Bingaman emphasized the growth of New Mexico’s sovereign wealth funds to more than $70 billion, the importance of staffing and asset allocation, and the SIC’s role as a fiduciary for New Mexicans. Senators asked about protecting the funds in a weaker market and about the Blackstone/PNM matter; Bingaman declined to comment on the memorial because he had not read it. The committee voted 9-0 to send his reappointment to the full Senate.
The committee next took up Senate Memorial 20, calling for a statewide youth violence summit. Senator Lopez and an expert from the Council of State Governments said New Mexico lacks a cohesive statewide infrastructure for youth violence prevention and intervention, limited data collection, and enough evidence-based services. Supporters from the ACLU, behavioral health organizations, youth-serving nonprofits, and youth advocates backed the memorial as a way to center lived experience, community engagement, and research-based solutions. Some members raised concerns that victims’ families were not explicitly included in the planning group, but the memorial passed on a 6-3 vote.
Finally, the committee debated Senate Memorial 9, which asked the Legislative Finance Committee to study whether New Mexico should invest in equity stakes in PNM and New Mexico Gas Company and requested that the PRC pause consideration of the private-equity acquisitions while the study was completed. Supporters argued the state should examine whether utility ownership value could remain in New Mexico, protect ratepayers, and diversify revenue, while opponents from PNM, Blackstone’s representatives, chambers of commerce, and utility advocates said the proposal would duplicate the PRC’s review, create uncertainty, and risk higher rates and delayed investment. The committee adopted an amendment removing references to the PRC, but the memorial then failed on a 4-4 tie after a motion for due pass as amended.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Government, Elections And Indian Affairs Feb 7th, 2026 at 10:15 am
House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- A lot of people are retired.
- But if I wanted to now that I'm retired, wanted to go back and teach, so the minimum is that even if
- But I appreciate on page five you have something that develops a written plan for the student.
- Reading plans for the lowest-performing K through 2 students. This bill delivers on that.
- Another area is the read-at-home plans.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Business meeting to consider S.331, to amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and the nomination of Kashyap Patel, of Nevada, to be Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Departmen Feb 13th, 2025 at 08:00 am
Senate Judiciary
Transcript Highlights:
- He soon retired after he harassed a young female subordinate.
- He falsely claimed that the FBI was planning January 6th for a year before it happened.
- Patel has been open about his plans to dismantle the FBI and seek retribution.
- Suggested that the FBI planned the January 6th insurrection and attack on the Capitol.
- And this committee, if it pleases you, plans to conduct any oversight. It must do so now.
Bills:
SB331
Committee:
Senate Senate Judiciary
Keywords:
fentanyl, controlled substances, drug trafficking, public health, research regulations, law enforcement, Kash Patel, FBI director nomination, S331, Fentanyl Act, committee meeting, legislative discussion
Summary:
In this committee meeting, the primary focus was on the nomination of Kash Patel for the position of director of the FBI, which had sparked considerable debate over the past week. Members discussed the extensive vetting process Patel underwent, including a lengthy hearing where he addressed numerous questions, which emphasized his qualifications and the support he received from various law enforcement organizations. The meeting included significant arguments from both sides, reflecting the polarized nature of the nomination, especially regarding the allegations made against Patel by some committee members. As discussions continued, the committee decided to hold off on the Fentanyl Act, listed as S331, until the next meeting, indicating a prioritization of the nomination vote over new legislative measures at this time.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Autonomous vehicles regulated 3/4/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:09:52.720><c> manager</c> vehicle policy and planning manager vehicle policy and planning manager
- I retired from Minnesota State Patrol in February 2026. The plan was to take a vacation to Arizona.
- Then I saw the glow on his face, before I retired, I was the top call before I retired, I was the top
- The plan was to take a February 2026.
- I retired my last guide dog in January of last year.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Committee on the Census Jul 7th, 2026
Senate Committee on the Census
Transcript Highlights:
- Voting age is needed when evaluating redistricting plans for compliance with the Voting Rights Act.
- There have been staff hiring freezes and retirements.
- They're planning on the citizenship question.
- But that's also where, as I recall, one acting director retired very recently.
- You have a township municipality, a city with a planning department of two or three people.
Committee:
Senate Senate Committee on the Census
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Economic and Rural Development Sep 4th, 2025
Economic & Rural Development & Policy Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Consider places that you determine to live or retire.
- And then, Mayor, any plans for passenger rail, or is this, or maybe Mr.
- I was having a conversation with a retired general last night.
- That allows a retired law enforcement officer to get back in.
- And then when they decide to leave us for retirement or whatever reasons.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Keeping immigration enforcement activity out of schools without a warrant 3/26/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Especially if you don't plan on doing anything that happened.
- Especially if you<00:03:19.800><c> don't</c><00:03:20.000><c> plan</c><00:03:20.200><c> on</c><00:03:
- 20.320><c> doing</c><00:03:20.600><c> anything</c><00:03:20.960><c> that</c> you don't plan on doing
- </c><00:03:47.360><c> church</c> college students to retired church college students to retired church
- Members, take your conversations to the alcoves or to the retiring room.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Informal House Session 30 Mar 30th, 2026
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The House bill relative to replacement plans, House No. 3517.
- An act relative to replacement plans, House No. 3517.
- 512, reports recommending that the accompanying bill authorizing the City of North Adams to appoint retired
- are suspended; second reading of the bill: An act authorizing the City of North Adams to appoint retired
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Conference Committee on SF3045 5/12/25
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> of certain retired state employees. of certain retired state employees.
- The healthy aging healthy aging plan.
- </c> multi- sector and multi- agency planning multi- sector and multi- agency planning process.<00:18
- The healthy aging plan will process.
- </c> aging plan. aging plan.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session May 12th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Members should retire to the rear of the chamber as I call your name.
- The goal of this bill is to ensure that Californians are not... planning to taxation.
- I don't know. in the event that an individual requests an installment plan.
- File item 100, AB 1510 by the Committee on Public Employment and Retirement. The clerk will read.
- Madam Speaker and members, AB 1510 is the Assembly Public Employment and Retirement Committee bill.
Summary:
The Assembly met in session, established a quorum, and opened with an Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month ceremony. Members adopted House Resolution 35 recognizing May as AAPI Heritage Month, with extensive floor remarks from caucus leaders and members highlighting AAPI history, contributions, and solidarity with other communities. The chamber then honored 14 AAPI honorees from across the state, including public servants, advocates, artists, health professionals, and community leaders, before moving to the regular file.
On the floor, the Assembly passed a series of bills on social media harms to minors, labor privilege, foster care family-finding, low-impact camping areas, student body association governance, drink-spiking prevention at music festivals, behavioral health access, greenhouse gas recapture, physical therapy access, housing enforcement, insurance licensing, density bonus clarification, water district proxy voting, park district updates, secured transactions, and property tax relief during emergencies. Most measures passed with broad or unanimous support; notable votes included AB 2 on social media platform accountability passing 59-0, AB 1109 on union communications privilege passing 45-4, AB 409 on student body association open meetings passing 55-6, AB 518 on low-impact camping passing 55-0, AB 668 on drink-spiking protections passing 72-0, AB 348 on behavioral health access passing 69-0, AB 663 on HFC recapture passing 71-0, AB 574 on physical therapy access passing 68-0, AB 712 on housing enforcement passing 57-1, AB 943 on insurance pre-licensing reform passing 63-0, AB 87 on density bonus law clarification passing 63-0, AB 523 on Metropolitan Water District proxy voting passing 62-1, AB 769 on park district code cleanup passing 68-0, AB 771 on secured transactions passing 69-0, and AB 1416 on property tax installment deferrals passing 66-0.
The Assembly also took up AB 446, the Surveillance Pricing Protection Act, which would prohibit businesses from using personal data to charge different prices for the same product or service. Supporters described the practice as predatory and discriminatory, while noting ongoing concerns about preserving legitimate discounts and loyalty programs. The bill was presented as a consumer protection measure aimed at preventing hidden price discrimination and reducing cost-of-living pressures. The transcript ends amid repeated and partially duplicated readings of AB 446, without a final vote shown for that item.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Higher Education Mar 26th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Our goal is to take our strategic plan and implement, which will fuel technology and engineering to a
- My parents had a home there with the family home up until about 8 years ago until they fully retired.
- Our accountability plan towards my focus is that there's there's no reason that I have.
- I am a retired chief judge of the 9th Judicial circuit that consists of on July.
- The five-year plan that they submitted to the board of Governors. I guess back in 23.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
Senate - Health and Public Affairs Oct 1st, 2025
Senate Health & Public Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- We plan to align our coverage with what's recommended by the Department of Health for Medicaid members
- is for some reason, one of the fires says that the bill may conflict with the Federal Employment Retirement
- Retirement pensions. And so I didn't understand that comment.
- ERISA goes through retirement benefits, but self-employed employers do not come under state regulation
- The bill, but we do work very closely with our Medicaid partners, so we do have contingency plans if
Committee:
Senate Senate Health & Public Affairs
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee Aug 5th, 2026
Utilities and Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- and an eight-year business plan.
- With our other PAs and planning to limit duplication.
- and so what that is is or early retirement.
- And they play a crucial role in California's strategic energy and climate plans.
- And they play a crucial role in California's strategic energy and climate plans.
Committee:
House Utilities and Energy
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Ways and Means Mar 31st, 2026
Joint Committee on Ways and Means
Transcript Highlights:
- Colleagues received fair wages for their labor, fair access to health insurance, a fair pension plan,
- I sincerely and respectfully hope that you agree that it is better for the legislature to plan now to
- They have no retirement, no health insurance benefits, no car replacement, mileage replacement.
- My name is Tom Myers, and I'm a retired public school teacher, as well as a proud member still of the
- into the retirement system, and the right to a dignified retirement, but it will also provide significant
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Ways and Means
Summary:
The hearing focused heavily on the FY27 state budget and related funding priorities across health care, housing, education, disability services, and public higher education. Multiple witnesses urged restoration or increases in funding for MassHealth Community Partners and complex care management for homeless and medically complex patients, the DMH rental subsidy program, the Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program, the DeafBlind Community Access Network, and the Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Testimony also highlighted the need for fair pay and wage equity for community college faculty and staff, as well as support for early childhood vouchers, cash assistance, and nutrition education programs affected by federal cuts.
Several witnesses described how funding gaps affect real people: nurses and care managers said patients with homelessness and severe medical needs lose coordinated care, leading to missed treatment and hospitalizations; early childhood educators said long voucher waitlists leave families without child care; community college staff said low salaries and increased workloads from MassEducate leave workers struggling to afford housing and basic expenses; and housing advocates said cuts to rental subsidies and vouchers push vulnerable people toward shelters or more expensive crisis systems. DeafBlind advocates asked for restored funding, more interpreter access, and better provider support, while a witness also supported hearing-aid coverage legislation.
Education funding was another major theme. Boston, Framingham, Triton, and other districts described Chapter 70 and other formula-driven aid as failing to keep up with inflation and actual costs, forcing layoffs, program cuts, and local overrides. Speakers also called for fully funded charter reimbursements, special education circuit breaker funding, transportation aid, school building investments, and relief tied to enrollment declines driven by federal immigration enforcement. Committee members asked several clarifying questions about program status, funding mechanics, and the meaning of terms like “death by housing,” but no votes or formal actions were taken in the transcript.
WV
West Virginia 2026 Regular Session
Senate in Session Mar 14th, 2026 at 05:55 pm
West Virginia Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Officers' participation and EMS retirement system. The message will be received.
- Also amends Senate Bill 774, which also deals with the EMS retirement system. I urge adoption.
- It expands the definition of portable benefit plan to include unemployment benefits.
- It expands the definition of portable benefit plan provider to include a bank, investment management
- God bless you, and I wish you best of luck in your retirement. Thank you, Mr. President.
Summary:
The Senate first handled several House amendments to Senate bills and passed them, including SB 194 updating the definition of disabled veteran taxpayer, SB 499 requiring toxicology tests in auto accidents, SB 672 on Real Estate Commission licensing discipline, SB 724 on home confinement officers and the EMS retirement system, SB 897 on alcohol and drug counselor licensure, and SB 982 creating the Neighborhood Access Road Program. In each case, the chamber agreed to the House changes and then passed the bill, with some measures also given effective dates, including SB 724 effective July 1, 2026 and SB 648 effective from passage. The Senate also concurred in amendments to SB 197, doubling penalties for sex crimes against minors, and SB 648, which removed restrictions on foreign entities in the Strategic and Critical Resources Act.
The chamber then took up a series of additional bills and conference actions. It appointed a conference committee on HB 4588 after refusing to recede from its amendment. The Senate passed HB 4009, the Portable Benefit Account Act, after adopting a Banking and Insurance committee strike-and-insert amendment that moved the program to the Division of Labor, expanded portable benefit definitions, and made technical changes. Later, the Senate also passed SB 182 on annexation by minor boundary adjustment after amending the House changes to allow one annexation per year instead of one every two years, and it passed HB 5101 increasing strangulation penalties, HB 4364 on juvenile offender bail and counsel language, HB 4412 on age verification for certain websites, HB 5564 on deputy sheriff vacation carryover, HB 4138 on sex offender registration fees, HB 4951 after receding from its earlier amendment on continuing education, SB 4 after receding from its amendment, SB 389 after refusing to concur in a House amendment that would have stripped the bill, SB 927 on beekeeping and municipal regulation, and HB 5214 on drug testing for parents before reunification.
A major portion of the meeting was devoted to Senate Resolution 67 honoring Senator Michael Andrew Woelfel and Senate Resolution 68 honoring Senator Charles Houston Clements. Numerous senators gave extended remarks praising Woelfel’s legal skill, candor, mentorship, and service, and Clements’s long service, institutional knowledge, steadiness, and friendship. Both resolutions were adopted by roll call votes, with SR 67 passing 34-0 and SR 68 passing 33-1. After the resolutions, the Senate recessed briefly to present the outgoing senators with resolutions and flags flown over the Capitol.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Revenue Stabilization and Tax Policy Dec 15th, 2025 at 01:04 pm
Revenue Stabilization & Tax Policy Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Thirty-nine of our doctors are over 60 and expected to retire by 2030. So, where are we?
- For the Texas A&M University system, and you retired from the job after just...
- You've been retired since September.
- It sounds like retirement is really retirement in quotes, like many of those who are retired.
- And they've always got a plan, and it always involves incentives.