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WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Capital Budget Feb 6th, 2026 at 08:00 am

Capital Budget

Transcript Highlights:
  • briefing you on House Bill 2551 sponsored by Representative Fye, which relates to maintaining the financial
  • are met, including a demonstration by the school district that the sale is necessary to restore financial
  • bill is intended for school districts that are on the edge of coming into binding conditions and financial
  • My focus was really to make sure that, in situations where it gets tight financially for school districts
  • So we're having the financial challenges of so many of you are facing right now.
Bills: HB2514 , HB2551 , HB2236 , HB2470
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Minerals, Business & Economic Development, February 16, 2026

Minerals, Business & Economic Development

LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Insurance May 6th, 2026

Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • By establishing these limits, House Bill 1151 ensures that Louisiana's insurers maintain the financial
  • This bill reinforces the financial health of the insurance market at a critical time for insurance reform
  • Louisiana, this bill reinforces the financial health of the insurance market at a critical time for insurance
  • There's going to be a contract between the health plan or the client as to the PBM's compensation and
  • So if patients are having to make these decisions based on financial need, is it going to be in their
Committee: Senate Insurance
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Business and Insurance 2ND REVISED Mar 5th, 2026 at 09:30 am

Business and Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • These numbers are really targeted at our extremely large financial institutions.
  • Members, much like the last bill, we are working in the space of financial freedom for our small businesses
  • Just like the last bill, we are trying to not harm our small local financial institutions.
  • This summer, and so we're just trying to make sure that we are focusing on larger financial institutions
  • deceptive websites, fake tickets, bots, and bad actors that leave both customers and Oklahoma venues financially
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Business and Insurance 2ND REVISED Mar 5th, 2026

Business and Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • These numbers are really targeted at our extremely large financial institutions.
  • Members, much like the last bill, we are working in the space of financial freedom for our small businesses
  • Just like the last bill, we are trying to not harm our small, local financial institutions.
  • And so we're just trying to make sure that we are focusing on larger financial institutions and not harming
  • deceptive websites, fake tickets, bots, and bad actors that leave both customers and Oklahoma venues financially
Summary: The Business and Insurance Committee considered a series of bills focused on credit card interchange fees, insurance regulation, alcohol licensing, utility contractor authority, medical marijuana bonding, and business liability. Senators Thompson’s SB 2102 and SB 1940 sought to limit swipe fees on large financial institutions and on taxes and tips, respectively; both passed after questions about the asset thresholds and their impact on merchants and banks. SB 1625, by Senator Fricks, would let the Oklahoma Insurance Department prepare impact analyses on health benefit plan legislation, and passed unanimously. SB 1442, by Senator Dossett, lowered distiller licensing fees, created a microdistillery license, and restored a liability insurance proof requirement through an amendment; it passed 11-0. SB 1623, by Floor Leader Daniels, would revise the state credit union charter and passed 11-0. SB 1242, by Senator Hamilton, increased the bond required for medical marijuana grows from $50,000 to $100,000 and passed 10-0. The committee also heard SB 1949 from Senator Logan, which would allow utility contractors to work closer to buildings on private property, up to five feet from structures, instead of stopping at the property line. The bill drew extended questioning from Senator Brooks about permitting, training, liability, and the relationship between utility contractors and plumbers; an industry representative testified that utility contractors already do much of the work under licensed plumbers and that the bill would reduce costs and speed projects, especially in rural areas. SB 1949 passed 8-2. Senator Reinhardt’s SB 1592 and SB 1913, both insurance-related committee substitutes, were described as ongoing negotiations aimed at homeowner insurance transparency and consumer protections; members were told the bills were still being refined, but both passed, 9-1 and 10-0, respectively. Additional measures included SB 592, which would let distributors issue credits to retailers after repeated product replacements, aimed at reducing losses from poor inventory control at large retailers; it passed 9-0. SB 992 would provide civil liability protection for businesses and property owners when violent criminal acts occur on their premises, except in cases of gross negligence; it prompted debate over gun-free zones, security, insurance, and whether the bill would reduce incentives for safety measures, but passed 5-3. Finally, SB 1241 created the Oklahoma Fraud and Ticketing Accountability Act to address fake tickets, bots, deceptive resale websites, and venue liability in the live-event market; supporters included arts venues, and the bill passed 8-0. The committee adjourned after completing its agenda.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Appropriations Apr 15th, 2025

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • HB 3745 addresses a gap in the Crime Victims Compensation Program.
  • HB3745 removes specific restrictions on emergency compensation.
  • Families suffering loss during a declared emergency are often left in financial crisis.
  • This bill does not expand eligibility for the Crime Victims Compensation Program.
  • It does not increase the overall amount of compensation available.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/26

Transportation Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • We support compensating the offices for the work that they do.
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  • And so, their compensation contracts.
  • It ensures state law enforcement compensation remains competitive with comparable agencies.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Housing Jan 15th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Housing

LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House and Governmental Affairs Mar 31st, 2026

House and Governmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 205 by Representative Bacala provides for compensation for election commissioners.
  • They deserve to be recognized and fairly compensated for that responsibility.
  • Currently, we have an emergency compensation provision.
  • ... ...have an emergency compensation provision for elections that are going to require more.
  • Not everyone is willing to work 14, 16, 18 hours of that long day for such little compensation.
Bills: HB65 , HB67 , HB73 , HB205 , HB225 , HB339 , HB550
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • The proclamation calls for merit-based compensation programs, not compensation based on national certifications
  • Employment compensation dollars.
  • How do these dollars figure into teacher compensation?
  • The additional compensation not only... recognized my work and reduced financial strain, but it also
  • Educators need real, permanent, and equitable compensation.
Bills: SB26 , SB 26
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • They get financial aid, state-based financial aid, and they get private scholarships.
  • It requires institutions to include in their common application the financial aid displacement notice
  • to meet, maximize, and protect their financial aid awards.
  • EmPOWER gives me the chance to grow academically, socially, and financially.
  • Well, the financial aid is very difficult and different for CTP programs.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee Apr 9th, 2025

Finance and Taxation Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Line 403 is a big item, and that is to help with provider compensation in the mental health world to
  • Our assistant and full principals were not being adequately compensated. ...were not being adequately
  • compensated.
  • Pulford behind us, but in this budget, we included the workers' compensation, the maternity leave, and
Bills: SB305 , SB109 , SB122 , SB111 , SB114 , SB113 , SB150 , SB112 , SB289 , SB303
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • Financial returns are in the best interests of the citizens and the systems that are supposed to support
  • that the top priority should be the return and the long-term stability of the system and a real financial
  • proxy advisors if you are making a recommendation for or against that and it's based on a written financial
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Government Oversight REVISED - HB3852 -Added Mar 5th, 2026

Government Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • Financial returns, best interests of the citizens in the systems that's supposed to support.
  • that the top priority should be the return and the long-term stability of the system and a real financial
  • The long-term stability of the system and a real financial consideration, as opposed to using some other
  • If you are making a recommendation for or against that, and it's based on a written financial analysis
Summary: The committee opened with prayer, laid over House Bill 1784 as dead, and then heard a long series of measures, many related to pensions, retirement systems, elections, and state procurement/reporting. Early bills included HB 3588 on debtor-creditor law updates, HB 3748 on county partnerships with four-year institutions, HB 4303 extending the municipal ordinance publication deadline from 15 to 30 days, HB 4311 increasing the treasurer’s share of the unclaimed property administration fee from 4% to 6%, and HB 3028 allowing CareerTech to charge processing fees. All of these advanced on due pass votes, with some opposition on HB 3588, HB 4311, and HB 3028. A major block of the meeting focused on retirement and pension policy. The committee advanced HB 4428 and HB 4429 on proxy advisor transparency and fiduciary voting standards for retirement systems, with the author arguing they would improve transparency and keep pension decisions focused on financial returns rather than ESG/DEI considerations. Other pension-related bills that passed included HB 4132 creating a cybersecurity safe harbor for local governments, HB 1889 fixing a COLA gap for certain retired police officers and firefighters, HB 3265 defining “mental health specialist” for disability applications, HB 1739 reinstating a half-pay provision in the state law enforcement retirement system, HB 3313 changing the Retirement Freedom Act by raising contribution and match rates and eliminating vesting, HB 2116 expanding eligibility for State Fire Marshal officers, HB 2206 allowing newly hired school resource officers to join OLEERS, HB 3625 expanding school district investment options, and HB 3721 creating a survivor-benefit election for children of certain public safety officers. Most of these passed with little or no debate, though HB 1739 drew questions about actuarial “safe harbor” language and pension funding. The latter part of the meeting centered on a package of government contracting and transparency bills from Representative Strom. HB 3413, HB 3414, HB 3415, HB 3416, HB 3417, HB 3418, and HB 3420 would require more detailed reporting of contracts, subcontractors, consulting services, and post-contract assessments; create public posting and reporting requirements through OMES and Central Purchasing; revise bidding rules for state, county, and municipal entities; require vendor ownership disclosures; allow live-streamed bid openings; and add misdemeanor penalties for violations of Central Purchasing rules. Strom said the package was intended to improve accountability, documentation, and protection of taxpayer dollars. The committee also passed HB 3852 clarifying poll worker list requirements for county election boards, HB 4434 requiring gubernatorial notice when out of state, and HB 2939 removing fax-machine references from statute. Most measures were adopted with policy recommendations and passed on strong votes, and the meeting ended with Chairman West thanking members for their work and adjourned the committee.