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TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Without the trucking company's authority or approval, they raise their rates because they settled the
- These are the drivers, and by the data, is what's driving insurance rates, not. Not lawsuits.
- And we've got 30 years of data that show that each time this happens, it does not lower rates.
- The idea that this is going to lower our rates or make our lives better is non-existent.
- They've been hoarding cash, they've doubled their reserves since 2004, and jacking up our rates.
Keywords:
commercial motor vehicle, truck liability, motor carrier, trucking, civil liability, respondeat superior, negligent entrustment, negligent maintenance, negligent loading, negligent repair, bifurcated trial, exemplary damages, punitive damages, personal injury, collision, employer liability, vicarious liability, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, Texas tort reform, commercial truck accident
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (03/12/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- on what your in network contracted rates on what your in network contracted rates are<03:33:03.120
- Depending on the billing code, there are a number of different rates, and each one of those rates has
- Our rates are set on what happened, like my 2025 rates are because of what happened in 2023.
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annually <04:52:23.160>due and our rates are adjusted annually due and our rates - Gathering numbers everything our rates Gathering numbers everything our rates are<04:52:34.280><
Summary:
The subcommittee first took up several bills and repeatedly chose to retain or table them rather than advance them. House 167, dealing with past wax, was voted ought to pass; House 312 was retained because members said NCAA-related advertising and uniform policy issues were still unresolved; House 434, requiring insurers to provide rental cars for at least seven days, was voted inexpedient to legislate; and House 454, on biodegradable packaging claims, was also voted inexpedient to legislate after members said the proposal lacked a workable enforcement mechanism and would likely be only a symbolic state-by-state measure. House 721, making gold legal tender, was retained, with members saying the bill needed more work and that the issue was less compelling in New Hampshire because the state has no sales tax.
The committee then discussed House 310, which was amended to create a study commission on blockchain and related regulatory issues. The amendment expanded the commission’s charge to include legal, regulatory, financial, technological, and environmental considerations, added review of federal developments, included blockchain-based trust and stable token issues, broadened membership, and extended the repeal and report dates by a year. Members said the commission would help New Hampshire develop expertise and a report for future legislation, while also noting that federal action could affect the state’s role. The amendment was adopted 8-1, and the bill itself was then retained.
Finally, the subcommittee heard a revised amendment to House 406 on business filings and registered agents. The Secretary of State’s office explained that the amendment, drafted with input from the Business and Industry Association, narrows the bill to address fraudulent or unauthorized entity filings after a written complaint and sworn statement, sets minimum requirements for registered agents, bars use of commercial mail-drop addresses as registered offices, and allows removal or cancellation of fraudulent filings with penalties for false filings. Members asked about which entities must maintain registered offices and how the rules would affect home-based businesses; the sponsor said most New Hampshire business entities must have a registered office, with some exceptions such as domestic nonprofits and trade names. The discussion emphasized concerns about synthetic entities, identity misuse, and the need for a physical in-state registered agent address.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- keeps pace with the fuel tax rate by indexing the fee.
- keeps pace with the fuel tax the rate keeps pace with the fuel tax rate<00:35:09.839>
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I locations could set their own rates. - I locations could set their own rates.
MN
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by operating referendum tax rate by operating referendum tax rate by 31.4%< - The approval rate of a recent capital referendum renewal election provides further evidence of public
- The approval rate of a recent capital referendum renewal election provides further evidence of public
- The approval rate of a recent capital referendum renewal election provides further evidence of public
- The approval rate of a recent capital referendum renewal election provides further evidence of public
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 2/19/25
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, as Representative Kosnik shared, yes, we have a 98% success rate, and success rate in our eyes is
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I can speak to success rate.
- So at 0.88, then the small employer premium rate would be 0.66.
- representative um while the premium rate representative um while the premium rate is<01:19:42.040
- then the small employer premium rate then the small employer premium rate would<01:20:11.560>
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- I think you can ask some of the driving schools, but I estimated one percent like failure rate to show
- I think you can ask some of the driving schools, but I estimated one percent like failure rate to show
- I think you can ask some of the driving schools, but I estimated one percent like failure rate to show
- um and and as far as making a rates um and and as far as making a smaller<00:42:11.040>
program - We looked at our online exams and the success rate that happened during COVID; there were no failures
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- And if we're looking to incentivize in a higher incentive base rate, then go with, you know, what the
- , then go with higher incentive base rate, then go with um<00:11:39.360>
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Summary:
The committee heard testimony on several measures related to Hawaii’s film tax credits, timeshare registration, and a Hawaii Technology Development Corporation matching program. For HB 1939, witnesses from the Governor’s office, DBEDT, the Department of Taxation, the Attorney General’s office, film industry groups, neighborhood boards, and others discussed changes to film tax incentives, including local hire requirements, indigenous content, and possible bonus credits. Supporters said the bill would diversify the economy and strengthen local jobs, while DBEDT and others raised operational, fiscal, and legal concerns about administering the multiple bonus options, defining indigenous content, and tracking compliance. The committee noted strong support in testimony and moved the bill forward with a Senate draft, including an amended effective date and a change to apply the bill to costs incurred rather than taxable years.
HB 1941, also relating to taxation and film incentives, drew mixed testimony focused on the interaction between physical production and post-production credits. DBEDT, the Honolulu Film Office, and the Hawaii Film Alliance said the bill’s structure could discourage productions, especially because many productions complete post-production elsewhere and because the measure would be difficult to administer and verify. They urged keeping physical production and post-production separate or addressing post-production through workforce development instead. After hearing the testimony, the chair deferred HB 1941 for further work rather than advancing it.
The committee also heard HB 1946 on timeshare registration, which had support from industry representatives and DCCA. The bill was advanced with a Senate draft incorporating DCCA’s requested language providing that renewal applications are deemed approved after 30 days unless a deficiency letter is issued. Finally, HB 2545 on HTDC’s matching program for federal SBIR/STTR awards was advanced with a technical amendment clarifying that the federal awards are separate and should be referenced in the alternative. All three of those measures were adopted unanimously by the members present.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- hunters because of that change, as well as assess wounding loss between those two weapon types, success rates
- Based on the mail survey, we also found virtually no difference between success rates, wounding rates
- The presenter said they had looked at the difference in wounding rates between the two weapon types and
- in wounding rates between the two<00:28:47.080>
weapon <00:28:47.400>types <00:28:47.960 - <00:29:01.120>
um we saw the same uh wounding rates um we saw the same uh wounding rates um
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Feb 10th, 2026 at 08:32 am
House Energy, Environment & Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- This could increase pressure on customer rates.
- Chairman, you're saying there shouldn't be a rate increase for anyone? Yes. Okay. Thank you.
- What is the rationale for the 15% load, that rate? So the 15% of peak demand. Why is it 15%?
- As a result of the ETA, I don't know whether rates increase.
- I know electrical rates generally trend up.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate - Conservation Jan 31st, 2026 at 09:07 am
Senate Conservation
Transcript Highlights:
- Just a quick note on how rates are determined, because I came from that side.
- Rates take into account an average of about two tons per year per capita.
- Every time P&M wants to raise their rates, we are screaming.
- Every time anybody wants to raise their rates, we are screaming.
- Madam Chair, whenever you are talking about raising the rates on— now I've lost my place.
Keywords:
food recovery, composting, waste management, solid waste surcharge, organic waste reduction, environment, grants, advisory group, bosque management, Rio Grande, environmental protection, water resources, fiscal appropriation, drinking water, well owners, water testing, water treatment, public health, agriculture, New Mexico Department of Agriculture
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Transportation Infrastructure Revenue Subcommitee Nov 3rd, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- We get 20 to 30 years of affordable rates.
- And in fact, our bonding ability ties directly to our rating as an agency.
- We went from a vacancy rate of 20% when I first arrived to 14%.
- So would this bonding bill hurt our rating or would it help it?
- The estimated completion for that is March 2029 at the rate we're going.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Housing Sep 16th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- That cash flow is your market-rate rents, subtracting out all of your expenses.
- what's the affordable rent and what's the rent they could be getting otherwise, what's the market-rate
- That doesn't really reflect market rate for new construction. We use a multiplier.
- Difference between what you get with the PILOT or what you would get in market rate otherwise.
- It's just a kind of Class A market-rate developer. Yeah.
Summary:
The Senate Housing Committee heard presentations on a range of housing finance, permitting, and affordability tools. Chattanooga described its affordable housing PILOT program, which uses a per-unit property tax abatement tied to the rent loss from providing affordable units, with a 15-year term and annual compliance monitoring. Committee members asked about the program’s structure, whether it had been used elsewhere, and who was participating; the presenter said the first mixed-income project would bring 278 units with 42 affordable units and that the model was attracting private market-rate developers. Shoreline then described its MFTE and inclusionary zoning approach, emphasizing that longer tax exemption periods and station-area zoning changes had helped spur development, with most current pipeline projects concentrated near light rail stations.
The committee also heard from the Municipal Research Services Center and the Department of Commerce on tax increment financing, proportional impact fees, and permit timelines. Commerce explained that TIF can fund public improvements such as roads, utilities, broadband, and some affordable housing or child care facilities, while proportional impact fee guidance is intended to help jurisdictions charge fees more closely aligned with actual project impacts. On permit timelines, Commerce presented its first annual report under recent law changes, using 2024 as a baseline year and noting that reported timelines were generally longer than statutory goals; members asked about outliers, paper versus electronic processing, and whether back-and-forth between applicants and staff was driving delays. Commerce said it would follow up with more data, including on CHIP funding and permit reform practices.
Several local governments then shared permitting process improvements. Auburn reported relatively short review cycles and described its move to fully electronic permitting, internal performance standards, and a stock plan program that speeds review for repeated home designs. Bellevue described an AI permitting pilot with a local startup to help with pre-application questions, document triage, and plan review, aiming to reduce incomplete applications and revision cycles. Seattle presented a pilot for accessory dwelling unit co-development in which a mission-driven partner would help homeowners split lots, finance, build, and manage ADUs, with the homeowner eventually buying out the partner and retaining ownership; committee members asked about rent setting, management fees, and default risk, and staff said they would follow up. The committee also heard brief overviews of community land trusts and limited equity cooperatives as permanent affordability models, with presenters urging continued state and local funding support and policy recognition for these approaches.
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Governmental Oversight and Accountability Mar 18th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill establishes the contribution rates paid by employers for each class of employee participating
- It also updates the required employer retirement contribution rates for each membership class to address
- With these modifications to employer contribution rates, the FRS Trust Fund will receive roughly $310
- The 3% employee contribution rate is not changed by this bill.
- At any rate. They did a lot of work in New Orleans. I am a white senior citizen and a Christian.
Summary:
The committee first confirmed Heather L. Turnbull to the Florida Commission on Community Service without debate. It then took up SPB 7022, which sets Florida Retirement System employer contribution rates beginning July 1, 2025, updates rates to address unfunded liability, and preserves the 3% employee contribution rate. Senator Fine said the bill would increase FRS Trust Fund revenue by about $310 million annually and also gives certain elected officers an option related to DROP accumulations. An amendment was adopted, the bill was submitted as a committee bill, and it was reported favorably.
The committee then heard SB 1710, a bill by Senator DeSantis/DeSigley to prohibit state agencies, vendors, and grant recipients from using state funds for DEI-related policies, trainings, and programs, and to impose related restrictions on medical institutions of higher education. Senator Polsky and others questioned the bill’s broad and vague language, its effect on health-related work, public-facing agency positions, private contractors, and medical school admissions. The sponsor said the bill was intended to stop DEI from influencing state agencies and that the medical-school portion would likely be amended out later. Public testimony was overwhelmingly opposed, with speakers arguing the bill would harm health care, education, access, and minority communities; a few supporters said DEI is ideological and should be removed from government and public institutions. After debate, the bill was reported favorably on a party-line style vote, with Senator Errington voting no.
The committee then began SB 1678, relating to entities that boycott Israel, with a delete-all amendment. Senator Leak said the bill would expand Florida’s anti-BDS framework to cover nonprofits, foreign educational institutions, foreign government funds, academic boycotts, political subdivisions, and certain grants, while the amendment aligned the bill with existing law and clarified procurement and divestment provisions. Testimony included support from proponents who said Florida should not do business with entities engaged in boycotts of Israel, and opposition from speakers who argued the bill would restrict academic freedom and conscience. Debate continued as the transcript ended, with no final vote shown in the excerpt.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
House Standing Committee BR Sub. on Justice, Public Safety, & Judiciary (2-25-25)
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on I'll go on to the graduation rate on I'll go on to the graduation rate on - They're incurring the same thing that we're doing with dropout rates.
- They're incurring the same thing that we're doing with dropout rates.
- They're incurring the same thing that we're doing with dropout rates.
- They're incurring the same thing that we're doing with dropout rates.
Summary:
The House Standing Committee on Justice, Public Safety, and Judiciary met to approve the February 18 minutes and then heard first from Kentucky State Police Commissioner Philip Burnett Jr. on recruitment, Trooper Academy classes, and the Kentucky Emergency Warning System (KQES) lease program. Burnett said KSP had submitted the House Bill 6 recruitment and retention reports, and he reviewed Cadet Classes 104 and 105, including application numbers, age ranges, and the mix of applicants by education, military, and law enforcement background. He said attrition is driven largely by physical fitness failures and homesickness from the resident academy model, but noted KSP has expanded recruiting and mentoring efforts, including college-credit partnerships and targeted recruiting in western Kentucky. Members asked about academy credit, the physical test, dropout reasons, whether applicants can reapply, and where recruits are coming from; Burnett said some do return successfully and that most candidates come from central and eastern Kentucky, while staffing remains hardest at posts in Mayfield, Madisonville, Henderson, Campbellsburg, and Dry Ridge.
Burnett also updated the committee on KQES and the broader radio replacement effort. He described KQES as a 153-tower microwave backbone supporting state and local public safety communications, including DEMA, KET, and seismology equipment, and said KSP is renewing long-term private land leases that were set to expire in the coming years. He reported progress using master agreements and outside leasing firms, with eight leases out for bid and eleven more to follow, plus new interagency leases with the Transportation Cabinet and a site move in Wolf County to Forest Service land. He said about 997 leases still remain to be executed, though some tower sites involve multiple leases, and he expressed optimism that the new process will protect the system’s assets. In response to questions from Representative Sharp, Burnett said he could not give a firm completion date for the new radio system but estimated 18 to 36 months depending on tower construction, and said phase three equipment has already been procured for parts of Posts 8, 11, and 14, including Boyd and Lawrence counties.
After KSP’s presentation and questions from Representatives Sharp, Carney, and Decker, the committee turned to the Kentucky Court of Justice. Zach Ramy, director of the Administrative Office of the Courts, introduced himself and began the court system’s budget overview, but the transcript provided cuts off before that presentation continued.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Task Force Jun 25th, 2026 at 09:00 am
Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Task Force
Transcript Highlights:
- You know, one of our greatest outcomes at Into Action Is our recidivism rates.
- While HIV infection rates in the United States remain stable, HIV infection rates specifically among
- It is the same way for substance use disorder; the relapse rate is about 40 to 60 percent.
- For opioid use disorders, the rates have come up thanks to Dr.
- Winnegrat's efforts and For opioid use disorders, the rates have come up thanks to Dr.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- are in keeping with rates that are supported by the National Institutes of Health.
- are in keeping with uh with those rates are in keeping with uh with rates<00:47:54.000>
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- , or pass rate on the American Board of Medicine exam.
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or to have a 100% uh graduation rate or to have a 100% uh graduation rate or
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Williams also mentioned, it has a rate of 2.54% in fiscal 26 and 27 and 1.59% in 2829.
- Williams also mentioned, it has a rate of 2.54% in fiscal 26 and 27 and 1.59% in 2829.
- Williams also mentioned, it has a rate of 2.54% in fiscal 26 and 27 and 1.59% in 2829.
- Williams also mentioned, it has a rate of 2.54% in fiscal 26 and 27 and 1.59% in 2829.
- Williams also mentioned, it has a rate Williams also mentioned, it has a rate of<00:32:42.000>
Keywords:
local government debt, municipal bonds, county bonds, capital improvements, public financing, bond issuance, public hearing, notice period, bond guarantee, Minnesota Public Facilities Authority, volume cap, private activity bonds, housing finance, residential rental bonds, LIHTC, low-income housing tax credits, redevelopment, courthouse financing, jail financing, law enforcement center
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Housing Finance and Policy Committee 2/11/25
Housing Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
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agencies so we work with uh the ratings agencies so we work with uh the ratings - But now at 7%, I mean, home interest rates are really at what historically had been an average rate.
- future you know when interest rates future you know when interest rates stayed<00:33:41.679>
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in historically had been an average rate in historically had been an average rate - years ago remember when interest rates years ago remember when interest rates for<00:34:01.880><
Summary:
The committee met for an agency overview from Minnesota Housing Commissioner Jennifer Ho. After member and staff introductions, Ho described Minnesota Housing’s mission, structure, and role as a mission-driven financial institution that issues bonds, uses earnings to support operations, and works across the housing continuum from homelessness prevention to homeownership and preservation. She emphasized that the agency is not a builder or regulator, but funds and partners with developers, local governments, nonprofits, and lenders. She also noted the agency’s four divisions, including a new local government housing programs division created after the 2023 legislative session expanded the agency’s responsibilities.
Ho reviewed funding and program activity, saying Minnesota Housing spent $1.96 billion in fiscal year 2024 and helped more than 73,000 households. She highlighted that the agency’s work is heavily competitive and often oversubscribed, with many projects selected through RFPs and grants but more applications than available resources. She discussed 2023 and 2024 investments, including homeownership, rental, and manufactured housing projects, and said roughly half of competitive dollars have gone to Greater Minnesota over the last several years. She also explained the difference between funds committed and funds actually disbursed, noting that construction and rehabilitation projects can take many months to close and draw down funds.
The commissioner also updated members on new programs created in 2023 and 2024, including first-generation down payment assistance, the Greater Minnesota Workforce Housing Development Program, public housing rehabilitation, state housing tax credits, and other local and regional initiatives. She said some programs are already closed out, while others remain in early implementation or are still accepting applications. Ho mentioned a forthcoming technical amendment to adjust a high-rise sprinkler program after eligibility issues limited participation. She closed with examples of projects preserved or funded, including a St. Louis Park preservation deal, public housing preservation in Greater Minnesota, a St. Cloud challenge project, and the first-generation down payment assistance program, which distributed $50 million to about 1,450 first-time buyers, most of whom were Black, Indigenous, or people of color. No votes or formal committee actions were taken.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance Division I (02/24/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- Lenny Radio: The indirect cost rate is approved.
- Those payment rates are set in statute and indexed to inflation for each of the classes.
- represent the interests of the rate represent the interests of the rate payers<01:44:05.080>
- That's really came from rate card—we were able to reduce our rate cards a bit, and that resulted in some
- card we were able to rec reduce our rate card we were able to rec reduce our rate<03:33:38.199>
cards
Summary:
The committee first heard the Banking Department’s fiscal year 2026-2027 budget presentation from Commissioner Amelia Galeri. She described the department as a self-funded consumer protection regulator overseeing two main areas: the Banking Trust Division, which supervises state-chartered banks, credit unions, and trust companies, and the Consumer Credit Division, which oversees more than 7,000 licensees including mortgage and money transmitter businesses. She said the department’s budget is about 86% salaries and benefits, with 53 positions all filled, and explained that the agency funds itself through fees, fines, and end-of-year assessments on regulated entities.
Galeri said the department is facing workload growth from several directions: continued growth in the trust industry, increased fintech supervision, and a new requirement to regularly examine auto dealers that take finance applications, which adds about 300 exams over two fiscal years. She said the department was directed to flat-fund its budget based on 2025 levels but was allowed to increase travel and training. To stay within that limit, she said the department reduced office space, went paperless, converted administrative and licensing positions into examiner positions, and expects to defund an embedded DOJ database administrator position once a new SharePoint system is fully implemented.
Members asked about how the department’s revenue and assessments work, including whether fees were increasing and how much existing banks would pay. Galeri said fees are not being raised, most banks pay little or no fines, and assessments are based largely on asset size, with trust companies paying the bulk. She also explained that fines are set by statute, generally capped at $2,500 per violation for consumer credit entities, and said she would not recommend increasing that cap. The committee then voted to accept the Banking Department’s budget proposal as presented in HQ1, with a motion and second and no discussion.
The transcript then moved to the Department of Energy budget. Commissioner Jared Chakin and Chief of Operations Lenny Radio discussed federal program funding, including LIHEAP fuel assistance and weatherization. They said the apparent drop in fuel assistance funding from FY 2024 actuals to the budgeted amount is due to the loss of ARPA and CARES Act supplemental funds, while weatherization remains a federally constrained program with a waiting list and limited flexibility. Members also asked about a proposed transfer from the renewable energy fund; staff said the transfer would still allow the department to carry out its statutory duties for the year, though the committee deferred deeper discussion until House Bill 2.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Health and Human Services (04/09/2025)
Health and Human Services
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- fact, voluntary vaccination rates, fact, voluntary vaccination rates, depending<01:58:55.040>
on voluntary vaccination rates are pretty voluntary vaccination rates are pretty high.<02:05- > pretty
- particular threat to the overall rates particular threat to the overall rates of<02:05:26.800>