Video & Transcript Research : 'longevity pay'
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TX
Transcript Highlights:
- So if you depend on your job to say, pay your rent, if you own a house, pay your mortgage.
- You can't afford to pay a bond.
- us to pay them.
- Pay to go down there. Pay to park. Pay for the test.
- I had to pay a whole bunch.
Keywords:
family violence, global positioning monitoring system, victim resources, electronic monitoring, protective orders, magistrate, criminal procedure, probable cause, written findings, law enforcement, bail bonds, bail fund, charitable bail fund, nonprofit bail organization, public funds, local government spending, political subdivision, county, city, taxpayer lawsuit
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 4/16/26
Higher Education Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- uh we don't want the pay-to-play. uh we don't want the pay-to-play.
- uh, to pay to play. uh, to pay to play.
- Pay to play, pay to play.
- So, pay to play, pay to play.
- specifically around pay to play. specifically around pay to play.
Bills:
HF4252
Keywords:
higher education, student aid, financial aid, grant programs, scholarships, Office of Higher Education, Minnesota State, University of Minnesota, community college, technical college, postsecondary institution, college affordability, student fees, athletic facilities, competitive athletics, developmental education, remedial courses, pregnant students, parenting students, priority registration
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Our pay date is on a Friday.
- Now, we pay our payrolls on Wednesday. Now, we pay our payrolls that<00:37:37.680>
Friday. - Without pay until we get paid. They stood up. They're driving people without pay.
- say, you know, um I'm sorry I can't pay say, you know, um I'm sorry I can't pay you<01:32:20.719
- that they would pay me. that they would pay me.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 4/2/25
Children and Families Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- the low end of my estimates it would pay the low end of my estimates it would pay for<00:04:19.000
- free bus cards and so why would they pay free bus cards and so why would they pay if<00:13:00.199
- We pay $1,200 every month for child care for Dean, and we also pay $1,200 every month for child care
- for childcare for Dean and we also pay for childcare for Dean and we also pay 1,200<00:56:13.000
- car repairs pay their own necessary car repairs pay their own children's<01:20:32.840>
activities
Keywords:
child maltreatment, child abuse, neglect, physical abuse, sexual abuse, sex trafficking, labor trafficking, human trafficking, child protection, local welfare agency, county social services, Minnesota Department of Human Services, judicial review, district court appeal, venue, out-of-state abuse, cross-border investigation, Minnesota child welfare, family assessment, maltreatment determination
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 3/13/25
Higher Education Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- <00:05:01.880>
on <00:05:02.120>those loans and are still paying on those loans and - have to come before the legislature to get a waiver to pay anybody more than the governor.
- legislature to um to get a waiver to pay legislature to um to get a waiver to pay anybody<00:19:
- the primary responsibility for paying paying<01:09:22.279>
for <01:09:22.560>postsecondary - <01:09:23.520>
education <01:09:24.199>in paying for postsecondary education in paying
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Education Funding (05/01/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- food because of their inability to pay. food because of their inability to pay.
- New Hampshire pays the state pays<01:47:02.000>
20% <01:47:02.639>of <01:47:02.800>the - Representative Burton, uh, just to point out that I pay my property taxes to pay for the public school
- <02:01:55.599>
to saying you know why are we paying to saying you know why are we paying to - out that I pay my property taxes to pay out that I pay my property taxes to pay for<02:04:48.480
Summary:
The Education Funding Committee met in executive session on a bill concerning school meal access and reimbursement. The bill would address local school districts’ responsibility to provide meals during school hours, reimburse schools for meals served at no cost, and make an appropriation. The committee first moved to retain the bill, with supporters saying it was complex, had uncertain fiscal impacts, and should be considered alongside other related meals bills. Opponents argued the committee already had enough information, that the bill served a small number of students at relatively low cost, and that delaying action would harm children who need food to learn.
The committee also heard from Tim Roar, a Keene school business administrator and co-designer of the bill, who explained that the proposal was intended to be an opt-in program for districts, with rulemaking to set participation requirements. He said the bill was meant to target aid to students between 175% and 200% of poverty, reduce bad meal debt, and avoid spending taxpayer money on families who could afford to pay. He estimated the state cost at about $250,000 in year one, with local taxpayer costs around $8,500 for Keene, and said some districts already have systems for online applications while others do not.
Committee members questioned him about meal debt, online application software costs, and how districts handle students who reach debt limits. Roar said districts still feed students who are hungry, but use other resources and family outreach when meal debt is capped, and he argued that parents should be responsible for providing lunch when they can afford it. Other members pushed back, saying they had seen students go hungry and that teachers sometimes pay for lunches themselves. One member noted the bill would increase eligibility, make it easier to apply, strengthen personal responsibility, and was not a mandate. The discussion ended without a recorded final vote in the excerpt, though the retain motion remained the central action under debate.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- school is paid paying.
- school is paid paying.
- school is paid paying.
- <01:15:07.120>
to backs that home districts must pay to backs that home districts must pay - actually paying $7,281. actually paying $7,281.
Keywords:
education finance, lease levy authority, graduation ceremonies, school districts, Minnesota Statutes, local revenue, funding increase, education, state appropriation, local control, HF3371, local optional revenue, school finance, general education aid, school district funding, referendum revenue, referendum market value, equalization aid, state aid, property tax levy
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs (03/04/2026)
Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- if we can just do diligence and pay if we can just do diligence and pay attention<01:31:35.800><
- The state doesn't pay these benefits. The federal government is paying them.
- pays in benefits.
- The state doesn't pay pays in benefits. The state doesn't pay these<01:50:07.240>
benefits. - So, we are going to have is paying them.
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- >
and <00:28:50.559>fees You're paying your tuition and fees You're paying your tuition - for experience, how much extra they want to pay for education.
- Um, and then it pays out from that average.
- for experience, how much extra they want to pay for education.
- been doing for years, Robin Peter to pay been doing for years, Robin Peter to pay Paul.<01:07:41.280
Bills:
HB0159
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Families & Children (2-25-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- for those services, but in terms of paying for a residential, I think of paying for a residential, I
- And so, some of those people are paying private pay or partial private pay or sometimes their insurance
- 08.480>
pay <01:20:09.320>or <01:20:09.520>sometimes pay or partial private pay - or sometimes pay or partial private pay or sometimes their<01:20:10.400>
insurance <01:20:11.040 - insurance companies to pay. insurance companies to pay.
Keywords:
Roll Call - 00:10
Discussion on SCR 61 – 01:46
Vote on SCR 61 – 11:33
Discussion on SR 18 – 12:30
Vote on SR 18 - 30:01
Discussion on Ky Residential Autism Services – 32:34
Questions & Comments – 56:56, 958, all
Summary:
The committee met with a quorum and first considered Senate Concurrent Resolution 61, sponsored by Senator Shelley Funke Frommeyer and Representative Matt Lockett. The resolution, as amended by committee substitute, would create a legislative task force tied to the MAHA (Make America Healthy Again) framework to study Kentucky health policy, including Medicaid drug approvals, preventive and alternative therapies, holistic health education, oversight and transparency in health care, and research into integrative approaches. Supporters said the goal was to address chronic disease and reduce over-medication, while emphasizing the effort was not intended as an attack on agriculture or the pharmaceutical industry. The resolution received favorable expression and passed the committee 9-0.
The committee then heard Senate Resolution 18 from Senator Neal, urging Kentucky to maximize participation in the federal SNAP Employment and Training (SNAP E&T) program. Testimony from Jessica Klein of the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy and Secretary Eric Friedlander explained that SNAP E&T provides job training, education, and support services for SNAP participants, and that the program is federally matched and does not require additional General Assembly funding in the normal course. Members discussed how the program works, whether it could create new state costs, and how it fits with efforts to connect food assistance, workforce development, and local agriculture. Questions also focused on whether SNAP spending can be steered toward healthier foods and farmers markets, including Kentucky’s Double Dollars program, which was described as helping participants buy produce, meat, and dairy at participating markets and some retailers.
Several members expressed support for the workforce goals but asked for more information on fiscal impacts and purchasing data. Secretary Friedlander said the SNAP E&T funds are separate from nutrition benefits, and that the state match generally comes from employer, university, or workforce partner contributions rather than new state appropriations. Senator Herron explained her vote in favor by saying the program could help people gain education and employment and reduce reliance on SNAP over time. Senate Resolution 18 was then adopted by the committee.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- You pay them back over time.
- Now, there are two ways you pay them back.
- And if we pay... ...program through these private investors or pay them back, and if you pay them back
- You’re going to have to pay for the relocation of our businesses.
- You’re going to have to pay for trench plate up and down our streets.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- and has a history of not paying willfully to be held in contempt and potentially jailed.
- Generally, this isn't a way a judge gets someone to come in to pay restitution.
- I'm paying attention. Thank you, Senator Bolick.
- They have to pay that $20.
- Number one, they can't pay it, and it stays on the court's record.
Bills:
HB2028, HB2047, HB2136, HB2244, HB2364, HB2406, HB2415, HB2557, HB2573, HB2589, HB2720, HB2749, HB2825, HB2861, HB2862, HB2870, HB2970, HB4070, HB4117, HCR2004, HCR2051
Keywords:
community restitution, homelessness, indigence, court assessments, monetary obligations, forcible entry, detainer, writ of restitution, criminal trespass, judgment enforcement, civil terrorism, disorderly conduct, vandalism, political activism, public order, subversion, government security, evictions, judgment satisfaction, tenant rights
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 052 Mar 7th, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- everyone's going to pay them." everyone's going to pay them."
- we want to go ahead and pay dues." we want to go ahead and pay dues."
- <03:55:15.520>
It pays. The second vote's necessary. It pays. - working to increase worker pay. working to increase worker pay.
- and they don't have to pay. and they don't have to pay.
Summary:
The House opened with the pledge, roll call, and approval of the journal. Members then spent much of the morning on announcements recognizing visiting groups, including the Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance, Catholic Lobby Day participants, Vertical Skills Academy students, the Colorado Optometric Association, the Junior League of Denver, Jack and Jill of America, and advocates for HIV/AIDS harm reduction. Representative Gilchrist also highlighted HIV/AIDS and overdose statistics and urged members to meet with advocates. Representative Velasco announced an absence for Monday and Tuesday.
The chamber adopted House Resolution 1002, honoring District Wildlife Manager Bob Holder for 50 years of service to Colorado wildlife. Supporters described his long career, conservation work, bear education efforts, landowner relationships, and awards, and members gave him a standing recognition. The resolution passed 62-0 with 3 excused.
The House then received committee reports and moved to third reading on several bills. House Bill 1081, concerning electric transmission system optimization, passed 42-20 with 3 excused. House Bill 1228, increasing access to marriage and family therapist licensure, passed 62-0 with 3 excused. House Bill 1120, implementing mobile home taxation task force recommendations and extending redemption protections for mobile home owners, passed 40-2 with 3 excused after debate over its tax policy effects and fairness to seniors and disabled veterans. House Bill 1084, expanding voter transparency requirements for initiated statewide ballot measures, was debated at length with opponents arguing it would burden citizen initiatives and implicate First Amendment rights; the transcript cuts off before a final vote on that bill.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- They're already paying.
- Um, and as far as paying for it, I mean, I pay registration on my car.
- Um, and as far as paying for it, I mean, I pay registration on my car.
- Um, and as far as paying for it, I mean, I pay registration on my car.
- Optional pay-in.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Ways and Means (01/28/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- <00:23:45.120>
someone rate is I'm sure they be paying someone rate is I'm sure they be paying - find Qualified workers trying to pay find Qualified workers trying to pay them<01:11:33.239>
- pocket to keep up with hiring to pay pocket to keep up with hiring to pay their<01:13:08.000>
- making sure the companies were paying making sure the companies were paying their<01:28:27.159><
- business the the the utilities to pay business the the the utilities to pay this<03:23:24.319>
Summary:
The committee held a public hearing on HB 135, introduced by Representative Michael Harrington. He said the bill would codify a portion of the New Hampshire Constitution to bar New Hampshire businesses from being required to collect sales or use taxes for other states unless Congress mandates it, arguing that the U.S. Supreme Court’s Wayfair decision created an onerous compliance burden for businesses. He described the patchwork of state and local sales tax rules, thresholds, and product exemptions as extremely complex and said the bill was intended to push the issue back toward Congress and the courts.
Members questioned whether the bill’s reference to a “foreign government” would apply to other U.S. states, whether the proposal would conflict with the Supremacy Clause, and whether it would create standing for businesses to challenge Wayfair. Harrington responded that “foreign government” meant any government other than New Hampshire, that he believed the state could challenge the decision in court by passing a law contrary to Wayfair, and that businesses were already being harmed by compliance costs. Some members raised concerns about whether the bill was an unfunded mandate or simply a private compliance burden, and Harrington argued that the state itself would not be collecting the taxes, but businesses would still face recordkeeping and administrative costs.
Sam Garland of the Department of Justice then testified. He said the department was not taking a formal position on the bill, but offered technical comments. Garland acknowledged that Wayfair created significant compliance burdens and noted that states have become somewhat more uniform, with all states now having a $100,000 economic nexus threshold, though not all use the 200-transaction threshold and local tax variation remains substantial. He said the department’s concerns were legal, describing the issue as uncharted constitutional territory involving both vertical and horizontal federalism. No vote or final action was taken during the hearing.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Public Service Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Public Service
Transcript Highlights:
- She would now be required to pay that $720.
- I receive no benefits at all, and most importantly, I pay taxes on everything I work.
- I receive no benefits at all, and most importantly, I pay taxes on everything I work.
- I receive no benefits at all, and most importantly, I pay taxes on everything I work.
- I pay taxes on everything I work.
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Public Service heard testimony on a wide range of bills affecting public employees, retirees, and public safety personnel. Early testimony focused on House Bill 2859, which would make Massachusetts Department of Correction industrial instructors permanent civil service employees after years of provisional status, and House Bill 2995, which would reduce the Boston Fire Cadet Program service requirement from two years to one year. Supporters of the Boston fire cadet bill argued it would improve equity, expand opportunities for Boston residents, and help diversify the Boston Fire Department; committee members asked about the current makeup of academy classes and the effect of a hybrid model, and the Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association was described as neutral on a separate age-related police bill.
The committee also heard several proposals related to post-retirement earnings and civil service rules for police and fire retirees. Testimony supported bills including H. 2903 and H. 2966, which would loosen earnings limits for retired public safety workers returning to work, and related measures affecting civil service exemptions and professional services for retirement boards. Speakers argued the current limits are confusing, discourage experienced workers from filling needed municipal jobs, and can create safety issues on public works and construction sites. One witness from Worcester Police supported raising the police academy age limit from 32 to 39 to improve recruitment, especially in BIPOC communities, while Boston City Councilor Gabriela Coletta Zapata supported a separate bill to raise the Boston Police Academy age cap from 39 to 45.
A substantial portion of the hearing was devoted to H. 2812 and S. 1817, which would increase the pension COLA base from $13,000 to $18,000 and freeze certain retiree health insurance contribution rates, with additional testimony about capping out-of-pocket health costs for some retirees. Educators and union representatives said the current COLA structure has eroded pension value and leaves retirees struggling with rising costs, while one witness described long delays and confusion in navigating retiree health coverage. The committee took no substantive votes on the bills during the hearing and adjourned after hearing all testimony.
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
January 27, 2026 - 03:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- Doesn't this exacerbate the situation for the new home buyer, meaning they would pay even more and have
- had portability, doesn't bring anything with them, that initial market price, they are going to be paying
- Nancy Bowen: Freezing assets while inflation continues means cities are forced to pay higher costs with
- You can't cut your budget and keep paying and providing the things you've always provided. Rep.
- We haven't talked about how we passed on the expense to the counties to pay for Medicaid expenses for
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Finance and Tax Apr 15th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- THE SENATE BILL 674 PERMITS PROPERTY APPRAISERS IN ADDITION TO TAX COLLECTORS TO BUDGET FOR AND PAY A
- RATHER IT IS ALLOWING PROPERTY APPRAISERS THE FLEXIBILITY WITHIN THEIR BUDGETS TO BUDGET FOR RETENTION PAY
- STATE AND I APPLAUD THIS BILL AND THE INITIATIVE TO GIVE THE POWER BACK TO VOTERS OVER THE TAXES THEY PAY
- , BUT TAX CUTS COST MONEY AND HOW WE CHOOSE TO PAY FOR THE MATTERS.
- WOULD ENSURE BIG CORPORATIONS FINALLY PAY WHAT THEY OWE.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Apr 7th, 2025
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Now imagine overcoming that hardship, paying off all the debts, and securing a new lease.
- First, the tenants have to fully pay their debt to the landlord.
- him, pay them, pay the coerced debts.
- Okay, let's pay attention. Thank you, Chairman Lambert, Vice Chair Plesa, and committee members.
- Sometimes it can be a lot costlier if you've got to pay late fees and things like that.
Keywords:
HB 3803, Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 712, perpetual care cemetery, perpetual care trust fund, cemetery regulation, financial confidentiality, confidential records, regulatory examination, Texas Department of Banking, commissioner disclosure, interagency information sharing, state agency enforcement, federal agency disclosure, trust fund oversight, burial services, cemetery trust, consumer protection, state banks, Texas Finance Code
ND
Transcript Highlights:
- Sometimes it's to pay out accrued leave, right?
- Of course, we'll pay it off as soon as we can.
- So we'd be roughly $520,000 to $530,000 that we would have to pay.
- And then what happens is we have the contract, we pay the vendor, and then the school districts pay us
- We're paying it as a state to save funding.