Video & Transcript Research : 'session deadlines'

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  • This is one that I had no intention of actually running until closer to the start of session.
  • And I received a couple emails from some families. ...closer to the start of session, and I received
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Last session, the legislature passed a 5% raise, which did bring state worker turnover down to its lowest
  • We can change it and we must change it this session.
  • A session ago, we've gotten even chinchier, but generally speaking, most of the state workforce is under
  • Last session, we took care of our retired teachers after 20 years.
  • Last session, we took care of our retired teachers after 20 years.
Summary: The committee meeting focused on critical issues facing Texas state employees and retirees, highlighting the need for increased compensation and improved benefits. Senator Sarah Eckhardt and Representative John Busey presented new legislation aimed at addressing these longstanding problems, including proposed House Bills 343 and 247, which seek a $10,000 across-the-board pay increase for state employees. Senator Eckhardt emphasized the growing wage gap between public sector jobs and private sector offerings, which has led to high turnover rates and the loss of institutional knowledge. Public testimonies underscored the urgency of the issue as retirees shared their struggles with stagnant pensions amidst rising living costs.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Mar 19th, 2025

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • It was passed out of the House 136 to 8 in the 87th legislative session. With that, Mr.
  • Yes sir and there have been so many improvements made just in the last couple of sessions and alert,
  • Um, House Bill three last session. that was filed by Speaker of the House Dustin Burroughs.
  • After the last session in Senate Bill 1852, I believe it was.
  • And last session, this bill passed out of Homeland Security. and passed the floor, died in the Senate
KY
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  • is a good deadline for the planning project for the first one, though we were thinking that might be
  • is a good deadline for the planning project for the first one, though we were thinking that might be
  • The agencies so the April deadline is a good deadline for the planning project for the first one, though
  • And I'm just saying that the very first one, though, you know, if you could scooch out the deadline a
  • And I'm just saying that the very first one, though, you know, if you could scooch out the deadline a
Summary: The Investments in IT Improvements and Modernization Projects Oversight Board met for its first meeting, approved the minutes from November 13, 2024, and then discussed BR 355, a bill draft intended to revise and clarify the board’s governing statute based on its first year of experience. The draft would rename the body as the Information Technology Oversight Committee, add or refine definitions for cybersecurity projects/systems and legacy projects/systems, move the annual submission deadline earlier, and require a six-year outline and funding-source information for transition planning. Members and staff said the bill was largely a codification of current practice, with no major controversy. State Budget Director John Hicks and CIO Jim Baird offered technical comments and suggested several drafting changes: using “system” instead of “project” for legacy and cybersecurity references, adjusting the first reporting deadline to give agencies more time if the bill becomes law in March, and clarifying that the statute should ask agencies for estimated expenditures and funding sources rather than implying an electronic link to the budget request. They also suggested that the linkage to the budget process could be handled through budget instructions rather than statute. Members discussed whether the six-year outline should be biennial and agreed that the April timing fit the capital planning process. After the discussion, the board agreed in principle to revise the draft along those lines, including changing the terminology, making the six-year outline biennial, and refining the budget-related language. The board also discussed future meeting dates and agreed to meet on Fridays upon adjournment, with February and March meetings to be scheduled later. The meeting ended with a motion and second to adjourn, which passed.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Appropriations Committee, February 9, 2026

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • Legislator session, 1.15 million. Legislator interim, 2.24 million. Session staff, 575,000.
  • Chairman, for legislators in session and out of session is roughly 2.9 million when you add those both
  • Legislator session 1.15 million. Legislator session 1.15 million.
  • <00:01:53.600> staff<00:01:54.479> 575,000 session staff 575,000 session staff 575,000
  • session and out of session<00:02:08.000> is<00:02:08.640> um<00:02:08.959> roughly<
Bills: HB0105, HB0107, SF0002
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Appropriations Committee, February 9, 2026

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • An exciting first day of session, for sure.
  • exciting first day of session for sure. exciting first day of session for sure.
  • 2025 Wyoming session laws chapter 118<00:07:53.199> section<00:07:53.759> 1<00:07:54.720
  • <00:15:52.160> and here earlier uh before the session and here earlier uh before the session
  • Uh, we have already notified LSO, and that was prior to the budget sessions, or when we met with you
Bills: HB0105, HB0107, SF0002