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MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Economic Development Feb 10th, 2026
Joint Committee on Rural Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- And so will the Office of Childhood do some research in terms of the impact of this bill, hopefully once
- rates or then the parents can't afford it, even though their inputs are also increasing because of inflation
- the decades, just think about how much workforce and trends in everything in our lives has been impacted
Summary:
The Committee on Economic Development met with a quorum and first heard House Bill 2409 from Rep. Brenda Shields, which would create three child care-related tax credit programs to help address Missouri’s workforce and child care shortages. Shields said the bill is aimed at expanding affordable, reliable child care through community partnerships involving businesses, nonprofits, and providers, with credits for contributions to child care facilities, employer-provided child care assistance, and provider facility improvements. She and supporters cited child care deserts, high costs, and lost economic output, arguing the bill would help parents work and businesses recruit and retain employees. Witnesses in support included the Missouri Chamber, Kids Win Missouri, Associated Industries of Missouri, local chambers, economic development groups, and child care-related organizations; there was no opposition testimony.
The committee then moved into executive session and approved House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2508 and House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2517, both by unanimous 12-0 roll call votes and both sent do pass on consent. The 2508 substitute dealt with series LLC language, including searchable records and stand-alone certificates of good standing. The 2517 substitute addressed wholesaling, adding a 14-day disclosure period and changing Attorney General enforcement language from “shall” to “may.”
Finally, the committee heard House Bill 2654 from Rep. Knight, which would create a Missouri Works capital investment track for projects with at least $50 million in investment, offering a 2.5% tax credit without requiring new job creation. The sponsor and Department of Economic Development said the proposal is modeled on programs in other states and is intended to help Missouri compete for large investments, especially in manufacturing and automation. Many business and economic development groups testified in support, emphasizing retention, expansion, and regional competition; several members asked whether the $50 million threshold could be lowered, and the sponsor said he was open to discussion. No opposition testimony was offered, and the committee adjourned after the hearing.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- wastewater operators, it is our duty to scrutinize changes to operational licensing code that may impact
- Is it just because these are really, really old fee increases and inflation has devalued the dollar to
- licensees that are currently grandfathered in have a license of a higher level, so there's no negative impact
Committee:
Senate Health and Welfare
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Mar 5th, 2025
Trade, Workforce & Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- This slide gives you some insight into our office's activities. during 2024 and the impact during the
- I wanted to ask you what impact do you think will the recent tariffs have on our economic development
- This is not adjusted for inflation.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services (04/14/2026)
Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> American Recovery Act and the Inflation American Recovery Act and the Inflation Recovery<01:04:20.880
- The economic impact of PLAs can be significant.
- </c> leave this extremely high inflated leave this extremely high inflated economy.<03:10:16.880><c>
- This will have a severe impact. “This will have a severe impact on my life.”
- This would very much negatively impact my income, and I firmly disagree with this bill.
Summary:
The committee opened its labor hearing on SB 655 and outlined the day’s schedule, including a later working session on SB 416 and an executive session planned for 2:30 p.m. Senator Dan Innis introduced SB 655, describing it as a technical bill affecting employee leasing companies/professional employer organizations (PEOs), workers’ compensation coverage, and a Senate-added minimum wage exemption for minor league baseball players covered by a collective bargaining agreement. He said the PEO change would let either the PEO or the client business hold workers’ comp coverage, while still requiring coverage, and argued it would align New Hampshire with most other states and reduce barriers for small businesses and multi-state employers. He also said the baseball provision would clarify wage treatment for minor league players and support the Manchester team.
Justin Warell of Insperity testified in support of the PEO portion, explaining that PEOs provide HR, payroll, benefits administration, and workers’ compensation administration through a co-employment model. He said the bill would preserve mandatory coverage while allowing flexibility for the client or PEO to maintain the policy, which could help clients who already have preferred coverage or who face cost or administrative issues in multiple states. He noted that most clients would still remain under the PEO’s policy and said Insperity would submit written comments. Committee members asked about how the arrangement would work, whether the client or PEO would pay, and whether the bill would affect liability insurance packaging; Warell said the employer still bears the cost and that the bill mainly gives larger clients an option. One member asked him to remain available for possible follow-up after hearing from the labor department.
Stephen Gonzalez of Major League Baseball testified in support of the minor league baseball exemption. He said MLB and the MLB Players Association negotiated a collective bargaining agreement that already provides players with salary, housing, meals, per diems, health and retirement benefits, disability continuation, tuition assistance, and signing bonuses. He argued that treating players as hourly workers creates impractical time-tracking problems because players do work-related activities on their own time, and said the bill would recognize them as salaried workers and avoid litigation over what counts as hours worked. Committee members questioned why the exemption was needed if players are already salaried and whether MLB could simply amend its CBA; Gonzalez said the bill would help prevent wage-and-hour lawsuits and noted that similar exemptions have been enacted in other states. No vote was taken during the hearing, and the chair indicated the bill would be considered for executive action later that afternoon.
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 116 May 9th, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- When I think by that I'm not impacted.
- </c> developing, but any potential impacts developing, but any potential impacts and<02:19:41.200><c>
- </c> openly with legislators and impacted openly with legislators and impacted folks.<04:31:38.159><c
- But the impact, as I said, are real.
- </c> which would increase rateayer impacts which would increase rateayer impacts and<05:49:06.320><c>
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Care & Wellness Jan 16th, 2026 at 08:00 am
Health Care & Wellness
Transcript Highlights:
- My constituent whose family suffers with this disorder, and I've gotten to know really the impacts of
- Please consider the cumulative premium impact of all mandate bills being considered this session.
- The fiscal impact of HB 2196 is challenging to quantify because of the population size here.
- As a primary care physician, I have the role of impacting each child and family one-on-one.
- So... the potential impacts of this bill. Thank you. Thanks. Whoever's next, please proceed.
Committee:
House Health Care & Wellness
Keywords:
patients' rights, healthcare information, medical confidentiality, health data security, healthcare access, abortion, medications, reproductive health, access, healthcare, PANDA, PANS, treatment access, mental health, legislation, preventive services, state authority, definitions clarification, public health
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Care & Wellness Jan 16th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Please consider the cumulative premium impact of all mandate bills being considered this session.
- The fiscal impact of HB 2196 is challenging to quantify because of the population size here.
- The fiscal impact of HB-2196 is challenging to quantify because of the population size here.
- As a primary care physician, I have the role of impacting each child and family one-on-one.
- So. the potential impacts of this bill. Thank you. Thanks. Whoever's next, please proceed.
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on three health care bills. HB 1496 would cap charges for electronically stored medical records at $50 for patients and certain authorized recipients, while removing a free-copy provision tied to SSI/SSDI appeals and changing attorney fee language to “prevailing patient.” Supporters, including patient advocates, attorneys, and injured workers, said current record fees can reach thousands of dollars and block access to justice; opponents, including hospitals, home care providers, and records vendors, argued the bill would not cover the labor and HIPAA compliance work involved in large third-party requests and could shift costs to providers and patients. The bill remained in hearing with testimony continuing after the committee moved through other bills.
HB 2182 would change how the Department of Corrections distributes its stockpile of mifepristone and misoprostol, removing the requirement that the medications be sold at cost plus a $5 fee and instead allowing, but not requiring, payment while directing DOC and the Department of Health to coordinate distribution to providers and facilities. The prime sponsor and supporters said the bill is needed so the state’s stockpile does not go unused or expire and to remove barriers to access for abortion and miscarriage care; opponents argued the bill subsidizes abortion, raises legal and taxpayer concerns, and should be rejected. Public testimony on HB 2182 was closed after hearing from both supporters and opponents.
HB 2196 would require certain fully insured health plans to cover IVIG for PANS and PANDAS, with initial and medically necessary follow-up courses, and would bar denials based on prior treatment, age, out-of-state care when unavailable in Washington, or treatment guidelines that only address psychiatric symptoms. The sponsor, families, and physicians described severe, sudden-onset symptoms in children and said IVIG can be life-changing after other treatments fail, while insurers warned the mandate could add to already rising premiums and noted the treatment can be very expensive. HB 2242 would shift vaccine and preventive-service recommendation authority from federal bodies to the Department of Health, while preserving no-cost coverage for preventive services and updating the reference date for protected services; the governor, insurance commissioner, public health officials, and many physicians supported it as a way to preserve access amid federal instability and rising vaccine-preventable disease, while questions focused on whether the bill would change school or daycare requirements, which staff said it would not.
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
House of Representitives Mar 9th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill by Representative Mandy Landry, Victims' Rights, contradictory hearing, victim impact statements
- House Bill by Representative Jordan: eligibility requirements for the high-impact jobs program; ineligibility
- by Representative Lecombe, regulation and safety of amusement rides and devices; registration of inflatable
- by Representative Turner, regulation and safety of amusement rides and devices; registration of inflatable
Summary:
The House convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and then received and processed multiple resignation notices and special-election proclamations for vacant seats. The chamber later recognized and swore in newly elected members Doyle Boudreaux, Reese Broussard, Chassity Verrett-Martinez, and Edwin Murray after no objections were raised to their qualifications. The House also appointed committees to notify the Senate and the governor that it was ready to conduct business for the 2026 regular session, and it adopted the proposed standing committee meeting schedule and referred prefiled bills to committee without objection.
The bulk of the meeting was devoted to the introduction and reading of a very large number of House bills and resolutions across many subject areas. Measures included the annual appropriations bill, a proposed constitutional convention, carbon dioxide sequestration and pipeline permitting, retirement-system changes, criminal justice and public safety proposals, education and workforce measures, local government and district creation bills, insurance and liability reforms, and numerous commemorative resolutions. Several prefiled bills were withdrawn, and many introduced measures were assigned to committees or allowed to lie over under the rules.
The House then entered a joint session with the Senate for the governor’s address. Governor Jeff Landry outlined his administration’s priorities and praised recent legislative actions on taxes, insurance reform, transportation, education, and fiscal discipline. He urged support for Amendment 3 on teacher pay and retirement, called for further workforce and health initiatives, defended insurance and transportation reforms, and pressed for judicial reform, especially in Orleans Parish, citing the death of Jacob Carter and failures in electronic monitoring as examples. He also promoted replacing the vehicle inspection sticker with a QR code system and highlighted economic growth, lower taxes, and infrastructure investments.
The joint session also included a presentation of the colors by the Louisiana National Guard and a Distinguished Flying Cross ceremony for Technical Sergeant Adam W. Brister, recognizing his 2018 rescue mission in Alaska. After the governor’s remarks and the military honor presentation, the joint session concluded and the House resumed introducing additional bills, continuing to file measures on topics such as health care, education, ethics, elections, local districts, and constitutional amendments.
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 035 Feb 18th, 2026
Colorado Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- 20.960><c> need</c><00:57:21.280><c> right</c><00:57:21.520><c> now</c> That would have a tremendous impact
- I talk a lot in this well about social inflation, and this is exactly a piece of that.
- 00.160><c> social</c> I talk a lot in this well about social I talk a lot in this well about social inflation
- due<01:06:17.039><c> to</c><01:06:18.000><c> other</c><01:06:18.400><c> factors</c> Because this impacts
NV
Nevada 2025 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Jun 2nd, 2025 at 12:00 pm
Nevada Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Amendment restores inflation. Any further remarks on the amendment?
- I previously had given a very passionate speech regarding freestanding emergency rooms and the impact
- At the core of the issue is a regulatory bottleneck due to inflation and rising costs of replacing insured
- This impacts every agency of the state of Nevada.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 2/10/25
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- We just saw some of the impacts coming over the weekend in agriculture, and I think that it is going
- </c><00:02:59.680><c> by</c> already being impacted by already being impacted by uh<00:03:00.959><c>
- I'm curious about the impact that the Inflation Reduction Act had on SAF production in general. renewable
- How would that impact farmers here in the state?
- credit through the inflation reduction credit through the inflation reduction act<01:02:16.799><c> known
Committee:
House Agriculture Finance and Policy
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Public Pension Oversight Board (6-1-26)
Transcript Highlights:
- So one of the things that they pointed out was that you have three systems with three different inflation
- c> different</c> have three systems with three different have three systems with three different inflation
- <00:21:57.360><c> assumptions</c> inflation assumptions inflation assumptions right<00:21:59.360><c>
Summary:
The meeting began with quorum, approval of the prior minutes, and an announcement that the June meeting had been canceled and replaced by this combined May/June meeting; the next official PPOB meeting was announced for July 21 at 2:30. Staff then gave an overview of the Public Pension Oversight Board’s required actuarial audit process, explaining that House Bill 238 requires a review every five years of the retirement systems’ actuarial assumptions and methods, funded by the systems themselves. The presentation distinguished this audit from a financial or forensic audit, described the three possible audit levels (full replication, limited/spot review, or basic review), and noted that the last audit in 2021 was a level one performed by Milleman Consulting at a cost of about $190,000. Members discussed timing for the next audit cycle, with a request to LRC likely needed in July or August to target the June 30, 2026 valuation, and several members expressed interest in another level one review. Questions also addressed whether prior audits found major issues; staff said the 2021 review was generally clean but recommended more consistency in reporting and assumptions across systems.
The committee then welcomed new staff and interns, including Odet Guanzi of KPPPA and Team Kentucky intern Amamira Bowman. Bo Barnes of the Teachers Retirement System presented an overview of the statutory framework for reemployment after retirement under KRS 161.605. He explained that the law is intended to let retirees return to help with staffing needs, do so in an actuarially sound way through required contributions, and keep TRS compliant with federal tax rules for a qualified plan under section 401(a). Barnes described the required breaks in service and earnings limits for retirees returning part-time or full-time, including the three-month or 12-month break depending on the employer, the 6,900-day limit, and the daily wage threshold based on years of service. He also noted a lightly used critical shortage program that allows school districts to hire retirees without a wage cap, while still observing the break-in-service rules.
Members asked questions about who decides the scope and level of the actuarial audit, how the audit would treat leave balances and other benefit-related items, and whether the prior level one audit identified substantial problems. Staff said the committee would request the audit, but LRC would handle contracting, and that the audit scope could include items like sick leave and annual leave costs if requested. On the reemployment topic, Barnes emphasized that the rules are designed to avoid pre-arranged retire-and-return arrangements that could jeopardize TRS’s tax-qualified status. No formal votes were taken beyond approving the minutes, and the meeting concluded with the presentations and discussion of these pension oversight issues.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session-Day 20, March 5, 2026-AM
Wyoming Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- first step to taking care of what we needed to take care of, which was, you know, the matter of inflation
- which was you know the the<01:19:26.239><c> matter</c><01:19:26.480><c> of</c><01:19:26.719><c> inflation
- and</c><01:19:27.840><c> how</c><01:19:28.000><c> it</c><01:19:28.159><c> has</c> the matter of inflation
- and how it has the matter of inflation and how it has affected<01:19:28.640><c> our</c><01:19:28.880
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, January 6, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Because when inflation is crushing families, we won't let big corporations squeeze people who are just
- to hold them accountable.<00:47:37.839><c> Because</c><00:47:38.160><c> when</c><00:47:38.400><c> inflation
- Because when inflation is accountable.
- Because when inflation is crushing<00:47:40.240><c> families,</c><00:47:41.119><c> we</c><00:47:41.359
Keywords:
gridlock, policy priorities, House resolution, legislative process, procedural motion, house meeting hours, legislative schedule, government procedure, House of Representatives, quorum, business proceeding, legislative procedure, government functionality, Congress, notification, Presidential communication
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House passes SF2298, the housing finance bill 4/29/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Prices have leveled off, too, and are tracking with inflation rather than outpacing it by two or three
- <00:33:58.799><c> tacking</c><00:33:59.279><c> with</c><00:33:59.919><c> uh</c><00:34:00.159><c> inflation
- </c><00:34:00.799><c> rather</c> are tacking with uh inflation rather are tacking with uh inflation rather
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - 02/05/25
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- that we're being paid today aren't really that much better than, you know, you look at it with an inflation
- you know you you look at it in<00:26:22.279><c> with</c><00:26:22.399><c> an</c><00:26:22.600><c> inflation
- </c><00:26:23.240><c> Factor</c><00:26:23.640><c> figured</c><00:26:24.039><c> in</c> in with an inflation
- Factor figured in in with an inflation Factor figured in we're<00:26:25.360><c> pretty</c><00:26:25.640
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, February 12, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I rise today to recognize extraordinary Black luminaries from Central Florida for their work and impact
- Inflation is the lowest it's been in four years.
- Inflation is the lowest it's been in four years.
- And that's what we had impacts policy.
- </c> the fact that there are unique impacts the fact that there are unique impacts uh<03:49:01.520><c
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 5 on State Administration Mar 24th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Distribution is one of the places that we have the ability to make the most impact, and we're focusing
- this point because that is the choke point where we think our focused efforts will have the most impact
- we need their information and intelligence to push our investigations further and make a greater impact
- We try to focus on the highest harm and highest impact cases that involve the highest impact to the illicit
- The impact that we're having to legitimate businesses is the whole point that we worked on with voters
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Local Government Committee Apr 29th, 2026
Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- Sounds like a horrible, horrible problem that really impacts you personally.
- This bill will negatively impact the most vulnerable members of our county. Thank you.
- And so I don't think it's going to impact the good work that people are trying to do out there.
- I want. ...housing groups about the potential impacts of this policy on housing production.
- These standards directly impact the quality and durability of the housing we are building.
Committee:
Senate Local Government
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Local Government met to hear a long agenda of local government, housing, labor, and transparency bills. The committee first adopted the consent calendar for SB 1187 and SB 1388, then heard SB 983, which would authorize the Port of San Diego to use job order contracting for repairs and repetitive maintenance work. Supporters said the bill would speed emergency and small repairs and reduce costs, while opponents raised concerns about construction definitions and project labor agreement language. The bill was ultimately moved forward on a 2-2 vote after discussion of amendments and labor negotiations, and later the committee’s final roll call showed it passing out on a 5-2 vote.
The committee also heard SB 1256, aimed at limiting duplicative litigation over a San Diego County housing project, and SB 992, which would make permanent and expand a small special-district audit flexibility by raising the revenue threshold from $150,000 to $250,000. SB 1256 drew support from the author and project counsel, who argued the project had already been litigated and was delaying needed housing, while opponents said the bill would interfere with wildfire and subdivision-map review. SB 992 had support from county auditors and special districts, with no opposition, and was approved 5-0. SB 1115, addressing governance failures at the Tulare County Public Cemetery District by allowing county supervisors to remove an individual trustee for cause, also passed unanimously after testimony describing serious dysfunction and opposition from the California Special Districts Association.
The committee then took up SB 1193, which would impose transparency and approval requirements on Alameda County discretionary funding to nonprofits and other entities. The author and supporters described the bill as a response to grand jury findings and alleged conflicts of interest, while Alameda County argued its current process is already transparent and that the bill would add burdens and could harm services. After amendments and discussion, the bill passed 5-0. SB 1383, a density bonus law bill clarifying that local labor standards cannot be waived through density bonus concessions, was supported by labor groups and moved forward despite no opposition, with the final roll call showing it passing out 5-1. SB 1361, intended to prevent local governments from undermining transit projects because of SB 79 density concerns, also passed after support from L.A. Metro and labor and no formal opposition, with the final vote recorded as 5-2. The committee later resumed to hear SB 1272, the CASH Act, which would limit certain sanctions on homeowners for prior unpermitted work by previous owners; the transcript cuts off before that bill’s full testimony and vote.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Apr 10th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Hope's mission is to empower students to impact the world.
- Hope's mission is to empower students to impact the world.
- So today, as we recognize Sylvia Mendez's profound impact, I...
- Their impact is quiet, but powerful.
- And when it's not, that means vulnerable people get impacted.
Summary:
The Assembly met after a quorum call and prayer, then handled a series of procedural motions, guest introductions, and floor actions. Members welcomed student groups from Hope International University and Vacaville High School, and later recognized several guests connected to public safety dispatch. The chamber also adopted multiple re-referrals and procedural requests, including moving bills between committees and taking up AB 100 on concurrence from the Senate.
A major portion of the session was devoted to ACR 34, designating April 14 as Sylvia Mendez Day. Assembly Member Ta and several colleagues spoke in support of honoring Sylvia Mendez and the Mendez v. Westminster case as a landmark in civil rights and school desegregation. The resolution drew extended partisan debate over the framing of the measure and broader issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion, but it ultimately passed on a roll call vote, with the resolution adopted.
The Assembly also recognized Dolores Huerta on her 95th birthday through guest introductions and celebratory remarks, then moved through several bills and resolutions. AB 471 on air district board compensation, AB 677 on pupil records and access to screenings for housing-insecure students, ACR 31 designating California Public Safety Telecommunications Week, and AB 1150 on airport customer facility charges all passed. HR 30 recognizing Khmer New Year also was adopted with broad support.
The most contentious policy action was AB 100, the early action budget bill. Supporters said it provided funding for wildfire prevention, hospital payments, Medi-Cal, and recovery in Los Angeles fire areas, while opponents criticized the bill for health care spending and high-speed rail. After a failed attempt by Assembly Member DeMaio to amend the bill and an unsuccessful appeal of the chair, the Assembly concurred in the Senate amendments and sent AB 100 to the Governor. The day ended with consent calendar approvals and adjournments in memory for several community members, including Larkin Carol Wells, Carmen O. Perez, and Oscar B. Ramos.