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HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • Um we'll stand also alternate language.
  • at it to see if maybe that language at it to see if maybe that language should<00:44:27.200>
  • Um, does the department is okay with that language or— >> We support that language. >> It is broad and
  • having them included in this language. having them included in this language.
  • We'll insert language from section 3 of HB 2323 to replace language on page 11, line 2 of HB 1514.
Bills: SB3082, SB3110, SB3251
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • <01:05:54.039> related language uh also adopt language related language uh also adopt language
  • So this omnibus e-bike language was worked out of the language that was put forward by the working group
  • <01:07:55.200> was Omnibus ebike language was Omnibus ebike language was worked<01:07:56.400
  • <01:10:59.239> that uh we will add language that uh we will add language that non-standing
  • <01:15:19.440> for forth classifications uh language for forth classifications uh language
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The House Committee on Transportation heard a 10 a.m. agenda covering a range of transportation, liability, harbor, and bicycle-related bills. Testimony was mixed on several measures: HB 263, which would exempt full-time college students from vehicle weight tax, drew opposition from the Department of Transportation and others; HB 135, authorizing general obligation bonds to purchase property on the North Shore of Oʻahu, had support; HB 860, granting immunity to the state or county for repairs on roads with disputed jurisdiction, drew support from DOT, DLNR, and the City and County of Honolulu but opposition from the Hawaii Association for Justice; and HB 996, which would abolish joint and several liability for government entities in highway-related civil actions, also drew strong opposition from the Hawaii Association for Justice and support from the Attorney General’s office and DOT. The committee also heard HB 1167, an emergency appropriation for motor carrier enforcement, and HB 1259, which would remove the need for an engineering study before reducing speed limits within 10 mph of the current limit; both had support from DOT and related groups. HB 1156 and HB 960, both related to harbor financing and capital advancement contracts, were supported by DOT, with DOT explaining that higher bond and contract ceilings were needed because project costs have increased since the limits were set decades ago. HB 142, exempting certain nonprofit community-based transportation providers from motor carrier regulation, and HB 914, creating a water carrier inflationary cost index mechanism and allowing PUC exemptions, also received support from multiple stakeholders, with the Consumer Advocacy Division noting that the inflationary adjustment issue was already active in a rate case. The committee also took testimony on several electric bicycle and micromobility bills. HB 486 would restrict where electric bicycles may operate, prohibit unsafe operation and removal of speed-limiting devices, and fund a safety education campaign; it drew opposition from the Hawaii Bicycling League and several individuals, with one supporter. HB 435 would redefine and classify electric bicycles, raise the minimum operating age, and add registration and use rules; it was supported by DOT and the Hawaii Bicycling League, with one individual opposing. HB 958 would regulate motorized bicycles and electric micromobility devices, require helmets for minors, and fund a coordinated education campaign; it drew support from the City and County of Honolulu, Council Member Tyler Dos Santos-Tam, and the Hawaii Bicycling League, but opposition from Moped Doctors and others, who argued the bill could harm the moped industry and that more study was needed. After testimony, the committee recessed and then reconvened for decision-making. In decision-making, the committee deferred HB 263 and HB 996. It passed HB 135, HB 860, HB 1167, HB 1259, HB 1156, and HB 960 with amendments, generally adopting HD1 versions, making technical changes, and setting effective dates to July 1, 3000 for the amended measures. The chair explained that HB 263 was deferred because a blanket tax exemption for one class could create inequities and a tax credit might be a better approach. HB 996 was deferred because the chair said the state’s long-standing policy of ensuring safe roads and maintaining accountability for highway design and maintenance remained important. For HB 960, the chair said the current contract caps were too low for modern harbor projects and that higher limits would improve flexibility and efficiency. The committee also noted Representative Cochran was excused for the remaining votes.
AR

Arkansas 2026 Regular Session

JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE Apr 21st, 2026

JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE

Transcript Highlights:
  • Members, we'll start with B item B1 is special language committee report. Thank you.
  • Without objection, item C, 1 through 10, or all have special language.
  • We'll refer all those without objection to special language.
  • Seeing no objection, and those are referred to special language.
  • We have bills about being filed today with special language, and special language that would be filed
Summary: The committee first took up the Special Language Committee report, which adopted nine amendments tied to Governor’s Letter 7 and HB 1005, and then approved several items for due pass as amended, including HB 101 (Department of Corrections), HB 1017 (Department of Agriculture promotion boards), HB 1009 (Department of Public Safety), and SB 10 (Department of Commerce, Division of Workforce Services). A question was raised about the $10 million unemployment insurance modernization item in SB 10, and Commerce staff said it was a continuation of a previously approved appropriation rather than a new increase. The main discussion centered on the Treasurer’s budget request, especially salary increases. Committee members questioned why the office had already received substantial raises in 2025 and whether additional funds would go to lower-paid staff or mainly to top leadership. Treasury staff said the request was intended to retain talent, that the office’s investment team manages an $11.5 billion portfolio, and that the state benefits from those returns; they also said the treasurer would be open to discussing a cap on raises. Members expressed concern that prior funds had not gone where expected and that the treasurer was not present to answer directly. Representative Lundstrum moved to hold the Treasurer’s budget until the treasurer could return and provide more information, and the motion passed. Representative Kavanaugh also asked about a $150,000 preparedness and safety appropriation, and staff said it would support IT and security upgrades related to a move from AIS to S4 HANA and a cloud-based system. The committee then batched and passed a series of supplemental and reappropriation bills, followed by individual due-pass votes on multiple House and Senate bills, all of which were approved without objection. The meeting ended with procedural guidance about filing special-language items and a request to release a hold on HB 1064, after which the committee adjourned.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • Section two: the House and Senate language match. The language is the same.
  • <00:19:56.559> the<00:19:56.720> same language match the language is the same language
  • Section 6: House-only language.
  • Section 7: House-only language.
  • language has that contingent<00:23:19.280> effectively Section 10: House-only language.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
Summary: The committee reviewed a side-by-side comparison and fiscal analysis of Senate File 3472, a reinsurance-related bill affecting the premium security plan account, MinnesotaCare, and related health care funding. Staff explained the Senate and House versions of the bill, including how the Senate proposal extends reinsurance for five years and uses a projected $1.087 billion general fund transfer to fully fund claims and administrative costs through fiscal year 2028, while the House version conditions continuation of the program on federal approval of the state innovation waiver. The fiscal presentation also covered appropriations for MNsure, a mental health parity and substance abuse office, and House provisions for delivery reform and a public option study, along with a House transfer of $110.674 million to the health care access fund. Members debated the budget horizon and whether costs should be forecast beyond fiscal year 2025. Representative Schultz argued that the spreadsheet understated the broader fiscal impact of reinsurance and warned about future funding cliffs for MinnesotaCare and other health programs, while other members and staff noted that the state’s standard forecast ends in fiscal year 2025 and that the fiscal note only estimated reinsurance costs through the five-year extension. Supporters said reinsurance was the best available option to reduce premium increases, especially in rural areas, and some pointed to a public option as a longer-term alternative. Opponents argued reinsurance does not address underlying health care costs or deductibles and urged consideration of other reforms. House Research then walked through the policy differences. House-only provisions would change Minnesota Comprehensive Health Association board membership, require platinum plans in certain markets, expand postnatal coverage, require a prescription drug benefit in some plans, set a minimum actuarial value for MinnesotaCare, create an Office of Mental Health Parity and Substance Abuse Accountability, and direct reports on delivery reform and a public option. The shared provisions would extend the premium security program to 2027 and delay the transfer of remaining premium security plan funds to the health care access fund until 2029, with the House language again contingent on federal waiver approval. No formal vote was taken in the excerpt; the chair closed discussion after hearing no further questions and indicated members would be contacted about next steps.
FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

Senate in Session May 2nd, 2025

Florida Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • removing that language.
  • removing that language.
  • It addresses the incinerator language by reinserting the Senate's incinerator language that limits its
  • County, and regarding the auxiliary container language, it reinstates that language.
  • County, and regarding the auxiliary container language, it reinstates that language.
Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions, then moved into a series of special-order bills and House messages. Early floor action included passage of a claim bill for Mandy Penny Lemon (HB 6503) and bills on sewer collection systems (HB 1123) and farm products (HB 211), all passing unanimously. The chamber also took up an ad valorem tax exemption resolution for agricultural tangible personal property (CS/HJR 1215), which passed 37-0. Several other measures were temporarily postponed before the Senate recessed and later returned to House messages and additional special orders. The Senate then addressed multiple House amendments and conference-style motions. It concurred in amended versions of SB 994 on driver safety, SB 180 on emergency preparedness and response, and HB 1609 on waste incineration/auxiliary containers after extended debate over hurricane recovery rules, local government restrictions, and plastic container preemption. The chamber also concurred in CS/HB 1205 on citizen initiative petitions, increasing the number of petitions a volunteer may carry from 2 to 25, and in CS/HB 733 on Brownfields. Other House amendments were rejected or sent back, including SB 234 on offenses against law enforcement, SB 116 on veterans policy, SB 168 on mental health, and HB 1101 on out-of-network provider referrals. Later, the Senate approved CS/HB 1255 on education and CS/HB 875 on educator preparation, with discussion focused on school readiness, teacher training, and changes to certification and testing requirements. It also concurred in CS/HB 1427, a broad health care bill, after the House added a major nursing education amendment that tightened Board of Nursing oversight, required standardized evaluation and remediation, and imposed accountability measures tied to NCLEX pass rates and program performance. Several members raised concerns or praised negotiated compromises throughout the day, but the recorded actions were mainly concurrence motions, refusals to concur, and final passage votes on the bills considered.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Elections Mar 27th, 2025

Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Secretary of State's office can review that language.
  • is fine," then the language would be fine.
  • Court dispute over ballot proposition language.
  • When reviewing ballot language that they personally dislike.
  • Other than the language that was on the ballot.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • language.
  • services unit in the Senate language. services unit in the Senate language.
  • , language, language, even<00:15:59.400> paragraphs<00:16:00.040> that<00:16:00.200>
  • appropriations, and the House language appropriations, and the House language has<00:16:33.920><
  • would happen under this language. would happen under this language.
Keywords: 918, senate, all
Summary: The Safety and Security Conference Committee met on May 13, 2026, with a quorum present and no immediate vote taken. Chairs explained the committee was working ahead of a possible target so it could act quickly later if needed, then proceeded with member introductions and a reminder about committee decorum. Staff noted a microphone delay and said the meeting would include a side-by-side walk-through of the House and Senate policy language and a review of the fiscal spreadsheet. Fiscal staff summarized major differences in court, public safety, and legislative security funding. The House and Senate proposals differed on safety and security funding for the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, and District Courts, as well as on courthouse grants, capital security enhancements, and a new legislative/protective services unit. Staff also reviewed Senate-only and House-only items, including a Senate proposal to require removal of insignia from public safety vehicles sold to the public, and House provisions for a security services task force and member security costs. Total general fund impacts were reviewed, with the House total corrected to include an open appropriation that had been omitted from the spreadsheet totals. Nonpartisan staff then walked through the policy differences. The Senate language focused on a Protective Services Unit and security for principal state officials, while the House language focused on a Legislative Services Unit and security for legislators. Both bills included provisions on Capitol Complex Security, reporting requirements, and reimbursement arrangements with local law enforcement, but differed on details such as whether elected officials must provide contact information to DPS and how requests for personal protective services are handled. The House-only amendment A8 was presented for discussion; it would revise emergency contact provisions, replace the House’s personal protective services request language with a more detailed threat assessment and mitigation framework, direct implementation of the new unit, and make related reimbursement and technical changes. Judge Richard Kyle, president of the Minnesota District Judges Association, testified in support of stronger judicial and court safety measures. He described rising threats against judges, citing survey results showing high rates of judges limiting personal information, receiving inappropriate communications, changing personal behavior, and experiencing threats to themselves and family members. He said the association supports legislative authorization and funding for home security and personal data protections for judicial officers, and emphasized that safety concerns for judges and court staff have become more serious in recent years.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 04/10/25

Environment, Climate, and Legacy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Line 1.15 to language.
  • I would point out that the language in A11 is the language that's in Senate File 107, which is the language
  • <01:05:42.559> still language this language is need still language this language is need still
  • .” language.
  • The PCA is okay with the language. Stakeholders are okay with the language.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
FL

Florida 2026 4th Special Session

February 16, 2026 - 01:30 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • On page five, the language that is stricken on lines 105 to 109, why is that language being stricken
  • Why is the language stricken? >> Rep. Abbott: Thank you.
  • ON PAGE SIZE LANGUAGE IS STRICT ON   222 PAGE 5, THE LANGUAGE THAT IS STRICKEN ON LINES 105
  • we are striking substantial language from statute.
  •   328 BECAUSE WE ARE STRIKING SUBSTANTIAL LANGUAGE FROM  STATUTE SO WHAT LANGUAGE IN THE BILL
Summary: The State Administration Budget Subcommittee met to consider four conforming committee bills tied to the proposed 2026-27 House General Appropriations Act. Rep. Maggard presented PCB SAB 26-04, the annual retirement bill, which updates Florida Retirement System contribution rates based on the annual actuarial study and was said to produce a $31.7 million state savings. He also presented PCB SAB 26-02, which addresses collective bargaining impasses for state employees by tying resolution to spending decisions in the appropriations act or implementing legislation. Both bills drew brief questions, mainly from Rep. Gantt, and both passed favorably on roll call. Rep. Miller presented PCB SAB 26-03, which reorganizes state audit functions and creates the Florida Accountability Office, consolidating legislative audit work into four divisions and adding whistleblower protections and reporting requirements. Rep. Gantt asked whether the bill changed the use of outside auditors and whether it had a fiscal impact; Miller said the work would be absorbed within existing resources and that the Legislature would retain responsibility. A taxpayer witness supported the bill and urged stronger local-government audit standards and broader whistleblower coverage. The bill passed favorably. Rep. Abbott presented PCB SAB 26-01, a broader appropriations conforming bill focused on the State Employee Health Insurance Trust Fund, prescription drug formulary changes, a health insurance assessment on agencies and vacant positions, the $3 traffic violation surcharge for the State Law Enforcement Radio System, Capitol complex space management, and changes to the Office of Supplier Diversity. Much of the discussion centered on whether a closed formulary would make medications harder to obtain, with Abbott saying prior authorization would still allow access and that the change was needed to control costs and protect the trust fund. Rep. Gantt and Rep. Robinson raised concerns about employee health benefits and the repeal of supplier diversity provisions, arguing the committee lacked data on the impact to minority- and women-owned businesses; Abbott said the changes would still allow small businesses to compete and that the bill was intended to save money and modernize procurement. PCB SAB 26-01 also passed favorably, and the meeting adjourned after all agenda items were reported out.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Education Policy Committee 3/19/25

Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill language within this bill.
  • for the languages that their families for the languages that their families speak.<00:56:40.480>
  • 28.480> screening<00:59:28.960> for languages around uh screening for languages around
  • review, but we feel that the language review, but we feel that the language added<01:02:55.359><
  • <01:08:50.319> and detail than the existing language and detail than the existing language
Keywords: 1183, house
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Conference Committee on HF2432 5/16/25

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, and that is primarily the amendment and the language. language lines starting at 10.4 4 and as language
  • . language. language.
  • Chair Latz. staff has the has the language. So we staff has the has the language.
  • believe the council has the language. believe the council has the language.
  • That's the sunset language. out. That's the sunset language.
Keywords: 919, house, all
Summary: The conference committee met late on Friday evening to discuss the Public Safety and Judiciary budget agreement, beginning with a brief exchange among members about concerns that the executive branch had been delaying the committee’s work by waiting to approve legislative decisions. Members emphasized that the legislature should retain its independence while still allowing normal collaboration with the governor’s office. The committee then moved through several outstanding policy items and adopted them without opposition, including the A38 amendment addressing data-sharing concerns involving disability-related information, a study of firefighting services by the state fire marshal, and an A46 amendment governing access to unredacted portable recording system data in collision investigations, with guardrails on disclosure and use. The committee next reviewed the spreadsheet and budget targets. Fiscal staff explained the judiciary side of the agreement, including funding for court operating costs, a one-time Justice Partner Access Program appropriation, forensic exam rate increases, guardian ad litem funding, public defense, human rights, the competency attainment board, the cannabis expungement board, and fee increases for civil filings and motions. On the public safety side, staff described the target as well as the discretionary items funded, including nonprofit security grants, BCA staffing changes, fire marshal initiatives, a 10-year arson statute of limitations, prosecutor training grants, legal representation for children, E911 funding for critical infrastructure, Philando Castile Training Fund support, corrections-related savings from the Stillwater phased closure and sentence-to-serve elimination, a mandatory minimums task force, a victims of crime account transfer, a decommissioning study, in-service use-of-force training, and extensions of several expiring appropriations. The committee also noted a correction to a spreadsheet label related to the Stillwater closure item. After the spreadsheet walkthrough, the committee took testimony from Chief Justice Natalie Hudson and State Court Administrator Jeff Shorban on behalf of the Minnesota Judicial Branch. Hudson thanked the committee for its work and said the agreement covers some unavoidable costs, including insurance, lease expenses, forensic examiner pay, and the new access system, but argued it does not adequately address the judiciary’s most urgent problem: staffing and judicial compensation. She said court employees are leaving for better-paying jobs, judicial salaries are frozen for two years, and applicant pools for judgeships have declined, especially in greater Minnesota. She also said the judicial branch was not meaningfully consulted on the budget target and urged lawmakers to recognize the courts as a constitutional obligation rather than a discretionary program.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs Committee, February 10, 2026

Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • that expands availability to numerous people. language target that you only get language target that
  • It seems to me this current language.
  • So, the new language will be stricken.
  • Association to come up with language Association to come up with language that<00:37:30.400>
  • The amount language will be stricken.
Bills: HB0032
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Judiciary (03/10/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:39:47.720> of um uh I don't think that the language of um uh I don't think that the language
  • <00:45:09.280> of and and as you'll see the language of and and as you'll see the language
  • That’s my language, so I can answer that a little bit.
  • That’s my language, so I can answer that a little bit.
  • Bill into HB 2, and also if if we pass HB 2 with this language and our other bill with our other language
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 313 and, on motion by Representative Perez, voted to retain the bill because members felt it needed further work and was not ready for final action. The motion passed 18-0, and no further action was taken on the bill. House Bill 391, an anti-SLAPP measure, was then discussed; supporters said it addressed a real problem and should move forward, while opponents raised concerns that it was too broad, could affect criminal cases, and might create procedural complications. The committee voted 18-0 to retain HB 391 as well, and it was placed on consent. The committee next considered House Bill 462, establishing a cause of action for unwarranted video imaging of residential properties. Representative McFarland moved OTP, saying the bill raised First Amendment and property-rights concerns. The motion passed 18-0, and the bill was also placed on consent. The committee then turned to House Bill 509, which would require reporting on forfeitures. Supporters argued the information was useful for future legislation, while opponents said the reporting would be costly, duplicative, and potentially split data across fiscal years. The committee voted 11-7 to recommend OTP, with a minority of members opposed. House Bill 520, authorizing Department of Education hearing officers to issue subpoenas, drew the most extended debate. Supporters argued DOE needed the same tools other agencies have, while opponents said DOE already had access to needed information, the Attorney General could handle subpoenas, and the bill would create an unbalanced process and raise due process and student-record concerns. Representative Tur offered Amendment 0842H to shift subpoena power from DOE hearing officers to the Attorney General; after debate, the amendment failed 10-8. The transcript cuts off as the committee begins the roll call on the underlying bill after rejecting the amendment.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Conference Committee on HF2432 5/13/25

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:08:02.680> lines R17 house language lines R17 house language lines 48.1<00:08:05.759><
  • adoption of article 4 R17 House language adoption of article 4 R17 House language lines<00:09:14.000
  • in essence taking the house language in essence taking the house language that<00:09:51.200>
  • I move adoption of the language in the amendment coded SCS609A3 and direct council to insert the language
  • Um, and this language also just date.
Keywords: 919, house, all
Summary: The Public Safety and Judiciary Conference Committee met on May 13, 2025, with a quorum present and heard emotional testimony on Senate File 281, the coercion crime bill. Jamie Bumth testified about her son Carter’s death by suicide after being targeted in an online sextortion scheme, describing how the perpetrator groomed, shamed, and extorted him and urging lawmakers to hold offenders accountable and better protect children online. Members thanked her for sharing her story, and the committee then moved on without further discussion of that item. The committee next adopted several agreed-upon policy items. It approved Article 4, R17 House language, which extends consecutive sentencing to local jail inmates who assault a sheriff’s correctional officer, mirroring existing law for state correctional inmates and limiting the scope to first- through fourth-degree assault. The motion passed unanimously. Members also adopted Article 5, R1 Senate language with changes: replacing “preserve and protect” with “document,” removing a disputed provision related to fleeing individuals for future work, and inserting “active” so the language refers to facilitating the active search for a missing person. The committee then adopted the A3 amendment concerning felony murder resentencing, clarifying that when eligible individuals are resentenced, the predicate felony or lesser-included offense is redesignated for the felony murder charge while preserving the original conviction date, and applying the clarification to resentencings from August 1, 2023. All motions passed, and the committee adjourned after concluding its formal agenda.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee 3/2/26

Elections Finance and Government Operations

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, it has been the same language we've had for about a year now, and it is the same language that passed
  • . language. language.
  • However, outside of these language.
  • Um it's not the local language.
  • other ways to improve the language. other ways to improve the language.
Summary: The committee took up House File 2614, a bill aimed at preventing local governments from requiring or effectively mandating homeowners associations (HOAs) as a condition of residential development approval. The committee first approved the February 25 minutes, then adopted the DE1 amendment to HF 2614 before hearing the bill. The authors said the measure is a bipartisan piece of a larger HOA reform effort and that the language was negotiated with the League of Minnesota Cities and other stakeholders; they emphasized that developers could still choose to create HOAs, but cities and counties could not require them. Testimony in support came from Housing First Minnesota and the Minnesota Homeownership Center. Supporters argued that unnecessary HOAs raise housing costs, reduce affordability, and are often used to shift public infrastructure costs onto homeowners. They said HOAs remain appropriate for shared-wall housing, shared amenities, and other situations where common property is truly needed, but should not be imposed for single-family developments or minor features. Several members shared examples of HOA overreach and asked for clarification on how the bill would work, including whether developers could still request neighborhood signs or other features; staff and the authors said that would still be possible if the developer requested it rather than the local government requiring it. A significant portion of the discussion focused on stormwater ponds and other infrastructure. One member said the bill should not prevent cities from requiring stormwater facilities because maintenance costs and water-quality responsibilities can be substantial and should not be shifted to all taxpayers. The authors responded that the amendment language was intended to balance concerns about unnecessary HOA mandates with the need to address maintenance, noting that some maintenance responsibilities could remain with cities or be handled through developer agreements. A member requested a roll call on the bill, but the transcript does not include a final vote or disposition beyond the discussion and amendment adoption.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • And we don't have a position on the language.
  • don't have a position on the language. don't have a position on the language.
  • So, the new language will take care of that then, you think?
  • would this change in the budget language would this change in the budget language allow<00:08:30.479
  • And I believe the current language, the most recent language, which I'm not sure you have in front of
Summary: The committee met with a quorum, approved prior meeting minutes, and then took up a single agenda item involving the Property Valuation Administrator (PVA) salary schedule and payroll administration. Finance Cabinet representatives Dale Clemens and general counsel Barbie Dickens testified that the cabinet’s role is to administer PVA payroll and that it needs clear statutory language to do so without interpretation. They said the salary schedule is set in statute, not regulation, and explained that the last update they were aware of was in 2020, with later changes tied to CPI and then updated in 2024 through House Bill 122. Members asked whether PVA salaries had effectively doubled under the 2024 update, how the schedule had been adjusted before 2024, and whether the cabinet could update the schedule administratively. The Finance Cabinet responded that the current language would apply the same increment given to other state employees rather than a CPI-based increase, and that the schedule itself remains in KRS 132.590. The chair and members discussed proposed budget language, including references to the Kentucky Association of PVAs and issues arising since the 2022 budget, with the goal of cleaning up the language so the cabinet could make necessary adjustments. The chair indicated the most recent language appeared to be in the newly dropped HB 500 budget bill and asked whether the PVA representatives could live with it; the PVAs appeared agreeable. No formal vote was taken on the substantive issue during the meeting, and after concluding there were no further questions, the chair adjourned the meeting.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Senate Capital Budget (01/21/2026)

Capital Budget

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:06:35.039> is the uh in HB25 is where this language is the uh in HB25 is where this language
  • /c><00:10:26.480> capital boilerplate language in every capital boilerplate language in every
  • That's the boilerplate language that governs how CCS&H manages these projects.
  • That's the boilerplate language that governs how CCS&H manages these projects.
  • floor and puts in in uh place language floor and puts in in uh place language for<00:15:55.360><
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Edpol Committee Meeting - 2025-03-19

Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • I support the change in the language.
  • Well, Lines 1.13 is language that was passed last year, so that is not new language within this bill.
  • feedback that charter schools already have language access plans that account for the languages that
  • receptive language as part of that.
  • Thank you, Chair Jordan, for carrying the language.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • language, please? language, please?
  • It's more specific in the Senate language. Does Met Council have a position on the language at all?
  • um on either Senate or House language? um on either Senate or House language?
  • Um the language<01:15:00.480> that language that language that um<01:15:02.159> was<01:
  • Um the first of those I language.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session-Day 15, February 26, 2026-PM

Wyoming House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:28:00.640> and establishes the Wyoming language and establishes the Wyoming language and
  • <00:28:21.360> disorder, developmental language disorder, developmental language disorder,
  • In my opinion, removing this language In my opinion, removing this language with<00:33:54.320>
  • they were not present in the language they were not present in the language and<00:54:39.680>
  • little bit about my proposed language little bit about my proposed language because<01:05:36.319
Keywords: 916, all