Video & Transcript Research : 'longevity pay'
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KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
House Standing Committee BR Sub. on Justice, Public Safety, & Judiciary (3-4-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- Pay is another issue.
- Further, we need to improve the pay to attract more attorneys to do this very important work.
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to further we need to improve the pay to further we need to improve the pay - <00:43:05.160>
the that you received a process to pay the that you received a process to pay
Summary:
The subcommittee met to discuss the guardian ad litem system, including appointment qualifications, training, payment, and whether any changes are needed. Roll was called, the February 25, 2025 minutes were approved, and the chair emphasized that the meeting was informational only and no vote would be taken. Representatives from the Court of Justice, including Chief Justice Deborah Henry Lambert and several family and district judges, testified about how the system has evolved since concerns raised in 2019 about overappointment and fees.
Court witnesses said the judiciary responded to earlier concerns by requiring open appointment lists of trained and qualified attorneys, improving training, and increasing oversight of fee orders. They reported that statewide GAL fees have fallen from a little over $14 million in 2019 to about $12 million, even as caseloads have grown, and said the average payment works out to about $650 per case, with the statutory cap for trial-level GAL fees still set at $500 since 1986. They argued that the current local appointment model works well, especially in rural areas, and warned that moving to a DPA-style regional model would create serious scheduling and conflict problems because of overlapping dockets and related criminal cases.
Judges from rural districts described shortages of available attorneys, high burnout, travel burdens, and the difficulty of finding enough counsel in smaller counties. They also said the Court of Justice cannot seek certain federal Title IV-E reimbursements, but urged the legislature to encourage the Finance and Administration Cabinet and the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to pursue that funding through an MOU. One judge noted that some appointed attorneys are effectively underpaid relative to private rates and that better compensation would help attract and retain lawyers.
The discussion also covered training standards adopted after the 2019 audit. Witnesses said Rule 37 now requires initial training and four hours of multidisciplinary continuing training every two years, with topics including child development, trauma-informed care, substance use, child welfare, forensics, ethics, and communication with clients. They said the Court of Justice has offered in-person regional trainings and remote options, and that the goal is to keep qualified attorneys on the appointment lists while improving representation for children and parents in dependency, neglect, abuse, and termination-of-parental-rights cases.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Opening Day Floor Session 01-15-2025 10:00am
Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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- In 2014, we were paying $150,000 for the superintendent of our public schools.
- Today, we're paying $240,000 for that same position.
- better we just went from paying better we just went from paying $410,000<01:05:12.599>
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CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee Apr 20th, 2026
Revenue and Taxation
Transcript Highlights:
- Workers are detained and unable to support their families and pay rent.
- And if they're going to do that, they should pay for the harm that they're causing.
- So as long as they pay, they can harm the people in custody? Is that the policy?
- It protects good-paying middle-class jobs and the workers who depend on them.
- Good-paying middle-class jobs and the workers who depend on them.
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
January 21, 2026 - 10:00 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- . >> Or the money to ensure that the premium you're paying doesn't have to go up because of that transfer
- adjuster who spends several months preparing and adjusting claims for a client without any interim pay
- adjuster who spends several months preparing and adjusting claims for a client without any interim pay
- The bill mandates that financial institutions pay interest or dividends on the trust account, aligning
- It provides that credit cards cannot be used to pay off deferred presentment transactions.
Summary:
The committee met with a quorum and heard several insurance and banking bills. HB 1399, relating to property insurance affiliates, would increase Office of Insurance Regulation oversight of transactions between property insurers and affiliates, require fair-and-reasonable documentation, review of dividends and asset pledges, contract termination clauses, affiliate registration, and penalties for violations. Members from both parties generally supported the goal of transparency and accountability, though some raised concerns about costs and whether the bill would actually return money to insureds. The bill was reported favorably.
HB 427, on public adjuster contracts, would allow vulnerable adults or their legal representatives to rescind public adjuster contracts without penalty, reflecting the sponsor’s personal concerns about protecting elderly and otherwise vulnerable family members from predatory contracting. Public testimony included support from several industry and elder-law groups, while the public adjuster association warned the bill could unfairly target one profession and urged broader language. Members debated whether the bill should be expanded to cover other solicitations and whether legal representatives should be treated differently, but the bill was ultimately reported favorably.
The committee also approved HB 893, which aligns bank handling of law-firm trust accounts with Florida Supreme Court rules and supports legal aid funding, and HB 767, a transparency bill requiring insurers to provide consumers with plain-language explanations of rate increases and related factors. Members emphasized consumer education and clearer disclosures, and HB 767 passed 2-0. Later, HB 381, the Office of Financial Regulation agency bill, was amended and reported favorably; it updates financial regulation provisions including cybersecurity-related requirements, money services business rules, credit union and financial institution provisions, and fee timing. HB 777, a related public-records bill protecting nonpublic personal information submitted to OFR, was also heard and moved forward without opposition.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session - part 2 May 9th, 2025
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And then those students came in and said, "I am helping my parents pay rent.
- I am getting ready to pay for the rest of my life. I am paying for my car, my insurance." ...we do.
- They're paying their employees really well, and they love being in Minnesota, but they are telling me
- As a proud rank-and-file dues-paying union member, I know that having a union...
- Agreements over the years that currently taxpayers are already paying.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Health Committee Apr 1st, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Are you ever going to actually access the health care you or your employer is paying for?
- Are you ever going to actually access the health care you or your employer is paying for?
- Patients pay for their health insurance, and part of what they're paying for is access to an accurate
- Thanks to the Medi-Cal expansion, I was able to stop paying out of pocket.
- I pay taxes. I contribute to my community. And I need access to care just like anyone else.
Summary:
The Assembly Health Committee heard a long series of health-related bills, with most measures focused on access to care, administrative simplification, and behavioral health. Early items included AB 583, allowing nurse practitioners to sign death certificates; AB 492, requiring DHCS to notify local governments when new alcohol or drug recovery facilities are licensed; and AB 280, which would tighten provider directory accuracy requirements, add enforcement benchmarks, and allow use of a centralized database. Testimony on AB 280 highlighted the harms of “ghost networks,” while insurers and some provider groups opposed the bill as written, arguing it placed too much responsibility on plans and did not fully address provider-side data problems. AB 280 passed on a roll call vote, and several other bills were placed on consent and approved.
The committee also advanced AB 636, expanding Medi-Cal coverage for medically necessary diapers for children up to age 21 and lowering the age threshold for access; AB 1041, streamlining physician credentialing with a uniform form and 90-day review deadline; and AB 787, requiring health plans to help enrollees find in-network providers quickly when directories fail. Supporters of these bills emphasized family financial strain, delays in care, and the burden of administrative red tape, while opponents of AB 1041 and AB 280 raised concerns about provider participation, accuracy, and liability. All three measures were approved and sent to Appropriations.
The committee then took up AB 4 and AB 29. AB 4 would allow income-eligible Californians to buy Covered California coverage regardless of immigration status, and AB 29 would authorize Medi-Cal reimbursement for community health workers and doulas conducting ACE screenings. Both bills drew strong support from immigrant-rights, health access, and community-based organizations, and both passed on roll call votes, with AB 4 receiving some no votes. The committee also approved AB 416, which would allow emergency physicians to place 5150 holds in certain circumstances; supporters said it would reduce delays and overcrowding in emergency departments, while Disability Rights California and others warned it could increase unnecessary involuntary hospitalization and transfers to locked facilities. Despite those concerns, the bill passed and was sent onward for further consideration.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
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the completely fair if you don't pay the completely fair if you don't pay the - That means not only do you have to pay to fix up the apartment, but you have to pay for the lost rent
- That means not only do you have to pay to fix up the apartment, but you have to pay for the lost rent
- and you argue for a discretionary stay, there's a thing called pay to stay: you don't pay, you don't
- don't pay you don't stay you don't pay don't pay you don't stay you don't pay they<02:19:42.160>
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Joint Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources Committee, June 11, 2026 - PM
Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- So for these, they just pay their lease.
- They were paying an amount to use it.
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for people in other states are paying for people in other states are paying - And I pay for what I agreed to use it for this year.
- And I pay for what I agreed to use it for this year.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- We're not paying for teachers. We're not paying for buildings. We're paying for curriculum.
- We're paying for nursing support. We're paying for special ed. We're paying for transportation.
- We're not paying for teachers. students. We're not paying for teachers.
- We're paying for curriculum. buildings. We're paying for curriculum.
- We're paying paying for special ed. We're paying for<02:10:15.119>
transportation.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- paying more than 30% of their income. paying more than 30% of their income.
- pay March. pay March.
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outstanding sold by the county to pay outstanding sold by the county to pay - Um, that's the number that they're paying at these pass-through entities pay two billion.
- Um, that's the number that they're paying at these pass-through entities pay two billion.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services (01/29/2026)
Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
Transcript Highlights:
- around 1% and they're going to be paying around 1% and they're going to be paying that<00:11:02.959
- They're going to pay the fluctuation.
- accurate, now you have to pay us back.
- You'd have no obligation to we pay you when we shouldn't have and we pay you when we shouldn't have and
- That's the way that have to pay us back.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 03/25/25
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- And in this case, a got to pay the bill.
- that in many cases, the patient pays that in many cases, the patient pays more<01:02:04.559>
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and rebates, offer the highest co-pays, and rebates, offer the highest co-pays - enrollies is going to be paying more. enrollies is going to be paying more.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
WTL Public Hearing 03-14-2025
Transcript Highlights:
- I think the employees pay because we all pay, yes, like a tax management.
- I think the employees pay because we all pay, yes, like a tax management.
- I think the employees pay because we all pay, yes, like a tax management.
- I think the employees pay because we all pay, yes, like a tax management.
- I think the employees pay because we all pay, yes, like a tax management.
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on several water, land, and conservation measures. HB 86, which would fund a permanent DLNR Makai Watch coordinator position, drew strong support from DLNR and community advocates. Testifiers said the coordinator is needed to connect community-based nearshore monitoring groups with government, support training and reporting, and provide stable civil-service funding instead of relying on grants and philanthropy. The committee discussed the position’s duties and cost, estimated at about $110,000 with fringe benefits, and noted broad support from organizations including Kuaʻulu, The Nature Conservancy, OHA, and others.
HB 36, relating to state water code penalties, was also supported in principle by DLNR, but the agency proposed amendments to create two tiers of violations, distinguish first-time/non-harmful violations from repeat or harmful ones, and give the commission discretion on whether each day counts as a continuing violation. DLNR said the bill is intended to address egregious cases such as Red Hill while avoiding undue impact on small farmers and others without malicious intent. Testifiers from the Board of Water Supply, Lono Initiative, and others supported stronger penalties and transparency, while Earthjustice raised concerns about broader structural issues and the risk of penalties being applied unfairly.
The committee then heard HB 316, which appropriates funds to continue the Green Jobs Youth Corps program. DLNR, the Hawaiʻi State Energy Office, Kōkua, The Nature Conservancy, and other groups testified in support, describing the program as a workforce pipeline that places young professionals in communities, builds trust, and helps recruit future state employees. Supporters said the program has expanded capacity in watershed and reef management and has drawn extensive public backing.
Finally, HB 506, funding equipment for the Oʻahu branch of DOCARE, received support from DLNR and others. DOCARE said recent recruit classes are moving through training, that the new positions will expand patrol capacity, including nighttime enforcement, and that the Oʻahu-specific funding is tied to priorities such as the Māʻili Bay herbivore rules. The committee also began hearing HB 510 on water shortage and emergency declarations. DLNR proposed limiting shortage declarations to 90 days unless extended, capping groundwater reductions at 20% for lower-priority permits, removing climate-crisis language as a standalone criterion, and moving the process into rulemaking for more public input. The Board of Water Supply supported the bill and the proposed changes, while Earthjustice urged deferral absent broader Water Commission reforms. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion provided; the chair indicated the committee would be decision-making after the hearing on items on the agenda.
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Transportation, Highways and Public Works May 18th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- They still have to pay an enhanced fee.
- It's a gate fee to the company, and they have to pay for the tow.
- Or we pay them when they get there.
- So in this case, where does the pay take place?
- We just got on April 1st of every year you get a pay rate. So it's $34.50 every day.
Summary:
The House Transportation Committee met on May 18, 2026, with a quorum present and first took up Senate Bill 431 by Senator Foil. As amended, the bill requires tow companies handling non-consensual private-property tows to have someone available to release vehicles within 90 minutes on weekends if they want to charge storage fees for Saturday and Sunday. Senator Foil and Louisiana State Police explained the bill was narrowed to address weekend access to towed vehicles while not mandating businesses stay open; if a company does not provide weekend access, it cannot charge weekend storage fees. Committee members asked about how the process would work, and a representative from Riverside Towing opposed the bill, citing safety concerns, the burden on office staff, and the bill’s limited application to private-property tows rather than police-initiated tows. Despite the opposition, the committee adopted a motion to report SB 431 favorably without objection.
The committee then considered House Concurrent Resolution 96 by Representative Adams, which urges the Office of Motor Vehicles to provide educational materials on proper roundabout use. Representative Adams said the resolution was intended to help drivers in smaller parishes and growing areas where roundabouts are common but confusing to many motorists. Representative Spell supported the measure, noting similar issues in his district, and Representative Phelps asked whether roundabout instruction is included in driver education. The committee reported HCR 96 favorably without objection.
At the end of the meeting, members made brief personal remarks recognizing a new DOTD staff member and a visitor from the Florida Women’s Republican group. The committee then adjourned without objection.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- difference in the House bill when it came over is the Senate is working very hard for this teacher pay
- So we wouldn't be talking about the basic allotment if we're talking about a new teacher pay allotment
- And that's what a lot of people are paying attention to.
- But the teacher pay raise at that point would be temporary. And we are hemorrhaging teachers.
- And two quick comments: you're right about teacher pay. It's a critical point.
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Education K-16 met to consider House Bill 2, the major public education and school finance bill. The committee first reconsidered and withdrew the prior committee substitute, then took up a new substitute. Senator Creighton explained several changes, including a correction to the golden penny yield weight, an increase in the special education evaluation incentive cap from $45 million to $67 million, timing changes to avoid a funding gap for Bluebonnet curriculum training grants, narrowed language affecting educator preparation providers, added facility-usage reporting language, incorporation of bilingual allotment language from Senate Bill 2185, removal of the $20 million annual cap on JROTC funding, and a prevailing-clause provision to make HB 2 controlling over conflicting measures.
Members generally praised the bill’s historic funding level but raised concerns about details and future floor debate. Senator Menendez said he appreciated the special education, safety, and teacher pay funding but was not ready to fully support the bill because of inflationary pressures, facilities funding, and district-specific impacts, and indicated he might vote present. Senator Parker strongly supported the bill, emphasizing historic funding, teacher pay, and the need to continue refining the package. Senator Witt also said he would vote present while seeking more refinement, especially on certification issues for public and charter schools. Senator Bettencourt highlighted the bill’s scale, including about $8 billion in new funding and $1.3 billion for special education, while Senator Hinojosa asked for more flexibility in the basic allotment and thanked the author for bilingual education and coastal-area provisions.
The committee then adopted the new committee substitute and voted to report HB 2 favorably to the full Senate. The motion passed 9 ayes and 2 present not voting, with the bill reported as committee substitute do pass and be printed.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- There's a share between the city paying more if it needs to in the future and then the membership paying
- Senator Hall, is this where counties don't have to pay the motor vehicle fuels tax?
- Yeah, it's just having to not pay your taxes on them.
- Senator Hall, is this where counties don't have to pay motor vehicle fuels tax?
- Yeah, it's just having to not pay your taxes on them.
Keywords:
diesel fuel tax, tax credit, auxiliary power units, power take-off equipment, refund, energy efficiency, firefighter retirement, municipal contributions, pension system, retirement benefits, funding ratios, sales tax exemption, exotic animals, game animals, agriculture, livestock, civil liability, motor vehicle, legal protection, removal
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The Alcohol Beverage Code sets timelines and procedures for when a retailer must pay a whole.
- But there is nothing in statute that does the same for when the wholesaler has to pay the manufacturer
- If the wholesaler subsequently does not pay what is owed, the wholesaler would then become delinquent
- The committee substitute also removes the requirement to pay an invoice within 30 days.
- We've now had to let hardworking team members go, we've had to pay vendor partners late, and have had
Keywords:
immigration enforcement, ICE agreements, sheriff grants, law enforcement, county jail, federal immigration law, China, Chinese-affiliated entities, Chinese military companies, People's Republic of China, Chinese Communist Party, divestment, state pension funds, public retirement systems, Teacher Retirement System, Employees Retirement System, Permanent School Fund, Texas Comptroller, foreign investment, national security
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
WAM-GVO, WAM-WLA Informational Briefings 01-13-2026
Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- So, the feds pay for half and we pay for half.
- what's the grant's going to pay for. what's the grant's going to pay for.
- funds paying for the operations. funds paying for the operations.
- to pay for the positions. to pay for the positions.
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the that pay the taxes pay for the that pay the taxes pay for the departments
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Public Employee Retirement Apr 28th, 2026
Joint Committee on Public Employee Retirement
Transcript Highlights:
- These employees also contribute 4% of pay to help offset the cost to the employer.
- That is at 21.3% of pay.
- The actual cost will end up being what we pay each individual in benefits.
- And I haven't seen a listing there on Missouri jobs that pay anywhere near that.
- Missouri jobs that pay anywhere near that.
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Public Employee Retirement held a hearing focused on the Missouri State Employees’ Retirement System (MOSERS) and its long-term financial condition. MOSERS Executive Director Abby Spieler and investment consultant Tim McKinery outlined the system’s structure, membership, funding policy, and investment approach. They reported that as of the June 30, 2025 valuation, MOSERS had a 55.4% funded ratio, about $17.4 billion in liabilities, and about $9.6 billion in assets. They explained that the FY27 employer contribution rate was certified at 32% under the board’s minimum contribution policy, up from 30.25%, and said the increase is tied to a $46 million new decision item in House Bill 5.
The presentation emphasized that MOSERS is a mature plan with more retirees and inactive members than active employees, and that slow or declining payroll growth has made it harder to pay down unfunded liabilities. MOSERS described recent policy changes intended to improve long-term stability, including lowering the investment return assumption over time, updating mortality assumptions, and adopting a minimum employer contribution policy. The board’s 2024 asset-liability study also led to a shift toward more public equity exposure and less fixed income, with the consultant saying asset allocation has been the main driver of relative investment underperformance versus peers in recent years, though recent returns have improved and the portfolio has outperformed its policy index over shorter periods.
Committee members questioned why the funded ratio has fallen over time, whether past investment assumptions were too optimistic, and whether the board had been too conservative in its asset allocation. MOSERS representatives responded that the earlier strategy was a board-approved risk-balanced approach and that hindsight makes the results easier to judge, while stressing that current changes are intended to improve long-term outcomes. Members also asked about the impact of inactive members, the automatic refund proposal for small terminated accounts, and the ongoing Catalyst Capital litigation. MOSERS said the proposed legislation would automatically refund small inactive balances and auto-escalate deferred compensation contributions, and reported that litigation-related attorney fees have been about $20 million so far. No votes were taken, and the committee adjourned after questions and discussion.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on State and Local Government. (2-11-26)
State & Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- So no one outside of that district will be paying for those.
- be paid from that district. actually pay be paid from that district.
- And also the bill be paying for those.
- How we pay for infrastructure in those expansion areas is really important.
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Meeting Start: 00:04
Attendance Roll Call: 00:08
SB 141 Discussion 00:58
SB 141 Vote 07:03
SB 9 Discussion 09:10
SB 9 Vote 19:47
Adjournment: 21:20, 958, all
Summary:
The Senate State and Local Government Committee first took up Senate Bill 141, sponsored by Senator Given, which revises Kentucky’s public notice laws. Senator Given said the bill was the product of negotiations among the Kentucky Press Association, the Kentucky League of Cities, and the Kentucky Association of Counties, aiming to balance transparency with the cost of publication. Testimony described changes to clarify which newspapers may publish legal notices, address publication errors, ensure fair and reasonable rates, update ad size requirements, and provide more practical hearing timelines. Committee members praised the compromise and the bill’s modernization, including expanded online access to public notices. SB 141 passed 10-0 with favorable expression.
The committee then considered Senate Bill 9, sponsored by Senator Mills, and first adopted a substitute that addressed concerns from Farm Bureau and the Kentucky Bankers Association. Senator Mills said Kentucky faces a significant housing shortage and that the bill would give local governments two tools to encourage development without direct state cost: a residential infrastructure development district and a housing development district. He explained that the first tool would help finance infrastructure within a district through bonds repaid by special assessments, while the second would allow local governments to negotiate incentives and streamlined review for larger housing projects. Members asked about public participation, local control, infrastructure financing, and whether the bill required affordable housing set-asides; Mills said the bill leaves those decisions to local governments. SB 9 passed 9-0 with one pass and favorable expression.