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NH
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> or are they not doing that and we're or are they not doing that and we're reimbursing<00:10:53.600
- <c> under</c> districts do not report anything under districts do not report anything under the<00:34
- It's not about whether or not the state's going to pay for it or not.
- So, they're not doing that.
- So, they're not doing that.
Committee:
Senate Education Finance
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Labor, Health & Social Services Committee, February 23, 2026
Labor, Health & Social Services
Transcript Highlights:
- What we're doing is increasing that rate we pay to those ambulance companies.
- High, but uh at certainly at 280.67, you're not going to pay that bill.
- So we're not actually paying, you know, volunteer uh $18 an hour to sit around and wait for a call.
- So we're not actually paying, you know, volunteer uh $18 an hour to sit around and wait for a call.
- And Medicare is not the Medicare pays.
Bills:
HB0004
Committee:
House Labor, Health & Social Services
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Select Committee on Child Care Costs Aug 20th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- And so we have to do something. We have to do something to ensure that not only we do something.
- And so when considering child care, not only do you have to consider, do I feel come... ...And so when
- considering child care, not only do you have to consider, do I feel comfortable, do I feel safe leaving
- But you're coming out of pocket and you're paying for not only the child care, but you're also paying
- So addressing these issues is not just a good thing to do.
Summary:
The California State Assembly Select Committee on Child Care Costs held its first hearing to examine the state of child care access, affordability, and provider compensation. Chair Cecilia Aguiar-Curry and other members described child care as essential infrastructure for working families and the economy, noting that costs are unaffordable for many households and that providers are underpaid. Early testimony came from a San Francisco parent, Quinn Chung, who described the difficulty of finding safe care and the financial and career sacrifices caused by lack of child care, and from Tuolumne County provider Anita Viscini, who detailed her monthly costs, low margins, and the need to work weekends and teach CPR classes to make ends meet. Assemblymembers also emphasized the crisis in rural communities and the need for a long-term strategy.
The first policy panel featured Jennifer Troia of the California Department of Social Services, Laura Pryor of the California Budget and Policy Center, and Alexa Frankenberg of Child Care Providers United. Troia said the state has nearly doubled child care funding in five years, expanded subsidy slots, and reached a new tentative three-year agreement with providers that includes cost-of-living adjustments, stabilization payments, and continued work on an alternative rate methodology and single rate structure. Pryor argued that despite funding gains, child care remains too expensive, only a fraction of eligible children receive subsidies, and provider wages remain far below comparable jobs, worsening racial and gender inequities. Frankenberg said the tentative agreement is progress but not enough, calling for a true cost-of-care system, fair wages, paid time off, better support for emergency and nontraditional care, and stronger integration of family child care into the mixed-delivery system.
Members asked about why the crisis persists, how the alternative methodology will work, how family fees and sliding-scale help are being used, and why middle-income families still struggle. The panel said the problem reflects long-term underinvestment, a broken market, and a system that still leaves many families without access. The committee also heard an economic panel from Ashley Hoffman of the California Chamber of Commerce and Sarah Bone of the Public Policy Institute of California. Hoffman described employer child care benefits and public-private partnership models in other states, including shared-cost programs and local chamber efforts. Bone said child care costs reduce family financial security and labor force participation, especially for mothers of young children, and estimated that if mothers of young children worked at the same rate as mothers of older children, more than 80,000 additional women could be in the workforce each year. In the final panel, parent and provider advocates, including Jennifer Greppie and Black Californians United for Early Care and Education co-founder Keisha Doyle, argued for fully funding child care, ending waiting lists, protecting culturally affirming care, and addressing racial inequities and private equity’s role in the sector.
VT
Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session - 2026-04-30 - 11:00AM
Vermont Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- much more of their income and not providing to people who are paying much less, but they are not going
- much more of their income and not providing to people who are paying much less, but they are not going
- are not going to pay above the they are not going to pay above the stated<00:23:26.080><c> increase.
- pay the increased property transfer tax. not going to use this as my primary not going to use this as
- And it's very clear that if we are not allowed to do that, it won't go forward.
AR
Arkansas 2026 Regular Session
ALC-HOSPITAL, MEDICAID, & DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES STUDY SUBCOMMITTEE Mar 16th, 2026
ALC-HOSPITAL, MEDICAID, & DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES STUDY SUBCOMMITTEE
Transcript Highlights:
- We do not try to do that; we try to have that practice with all of our assessment fees and provider payments
- And do we have any idea what percentage Medicaid is paying for that?
- Again, it's not something that Medicaid can do or help us do.
- Again, it's not something that Medicaid can do or help us do.
- paying what I think... ...know our commercial payers are not paying what I think needs to be paid, and
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- and what makes someone not pay.
- My clients don't come in to me and say, 'Hey, Sam, how do I not pay a bill?'
- I've been doing this for over 10 years, and people want to pay their bills. They're not deadbeats.
- My clients don't come in to me and say, 'Hey, Sam, how do I not pay a bill?'
- That's not what they say. [00:51:40] I've been doing this for over 10 years, and people want to pay their
Committee:
Senate Law & Justice
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
December 4, 2025 - 11:00 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- LEVEL JOB BECAUSE THE PAY IS NOT ADEQUATE IN THAT AREA.
- YOU TOLD US WHAT ALABAMA. >> Speaker: IT IS NOT HIGH IT'S NOT ALABAMA BUT IT'S DOING GOOD.
- BEEN VERY WELL AND GETTING THE PAY RAISES BUT WITH THE PAY RAISES ALL THE STUFF WE ARE HAVING TO DO
- WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING TO GET PAY RAISES.
- I LIKE TO PAY STUDY IDEA. DO ANY MEMBERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
TX
Texas 89th Regular
S/C on County & Regional Government Mar 17th, 2025
S/C on County & Regional Government
Transcript Highlights:
- When I first took office, I'm like, why do my people have to pay extra?
- Why do we not just see the tax rate coming up to fund this?
- The county is set up not to do neighborhood patrol, but to do larger. county-wide patrol.
- And I really do, this is not a pro forma thing.
- I mean, generally, why do we not do this for others?
Committee:
House S/C on County & Regional Government
Keywords:
law enforcement, sheriff, constable, contracts, county governance, HB 554, fireworks, Juneteenth, Juneteenth holiday, retail fireworks permit, Texas Occupations Code, Local Government Code, county commissioners court, drought conditions, Texas A&M Forest Service, fire safety, holiday sales, seasonal fireworks sales, Fourth of July, Independence Day
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- So we do not have a running list of all of those dollars.
- So we do not have a running list of all of those dollars.
- Because that's not what we're doing. **James Kessler**: We're happy to do it.
- Well, I'm not declaring it; okay, we're gonna pay it.
- I'm not declaring it; we're gonna pay it.
Bills:
SB 1
Committee:
Senate Finance
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Apr 14th, 2025
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
Transcript Highlights:
- It's not very long. And so, you know, what do you do? Do you get your insurance done first?
- They're just not. They're not good at it; that's not what they're built to do.
- Not what we're aiming to do here.
- However, most banks do not pay high interest rates, so by Requiring any sort of percentage be invested
- We, in particular, do not serve alcohol and we do not serve dinner, so we don't have the benefit.
Bills:
HB245 , HB700 , HB2783 , HB3526 , HB3900 , HB4061 , HB4124 , HB4166 , HB4395 , HB4534 , HB4609 , HB4641 , HB4736 , HB4738 , HB4739 , HB4945 , HB5015 , HJR175 , HB245
Keywords:
military service, retirement, law enforcement, custodial officer, Employees Retirement System, commercial financing, brokers, registration, disclosures, finance, consumer protection, fees, deferred compensation, automatic participation, county employees, payroll deductions, retirement plans, fiscal transparency, local government, bond issuance
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Ways and Means (03/25/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- Do you know anything about this bill? I really do not. Okay. Thank you.
- I I really do anything about this bill? I I really do not.<00:07:23.120><c> Okay.
- Do the utilities pay business profits tax, as do other businesses? The generators do. Yes. Yeah.
- Do<01:09:43.359><c> the</c><01:09:44.520><c> utilities</c><01:09:45.520><c> pay</c> Do the utilities
- pay Do the utilities pay um<01:09:48.640><c> business</c><01:09:49.120><c> profits</c><01:09:50.279><
Summary:
The hearing focused on House Bill 302, which would allow the state treasurer to invest public funds in precious metals and digital assets. The sponsor was not present, so Representative Urs introduced the bill briefly and said he did not know much about it. No one from the Treasury Department testified, and members repeatedly noted the treasurer’s absence.
Susan Elme testified against the bill, arguing that these investments are highly volatile and contrary to the treasury’s duty to remain stable and liquid. She said the bill should be killed. In questioning, she estimated the 5% cap in the bill would amount to roughly $10 million, depending on available funds, and said such investing would be more appropriate for an individual day trader than for the state treasury.
Members also discussed prior legislative experience with Bitcoin-related proposals and raised concerns about whether the treasury had the staff expertise to manage commodity or digital asset investing. The committee did not take a final vote; instead, it agreed to hold a work session and seek additional information from the treasurer, with a plan to revisit the bill on April 1.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- with that competitive advantage of not having to pay workers' comp and not having to pay liability insurance
- I do not know exactly which ones.
- I do not know exactly which ones.
- They carry the med pay, but they do not carry any UM.
- Uber does offer med pay. It's not a lot.
Committee:
House Insurance
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- And they do not have a cap? Okay, thanks. We do not have a cap. Okay. All right, sir.
- Do you know? I don't know. 2004. Do you know what the rates were in 2003? I do not know. The same.
- We are forced to pay that because of the laws that have been allowed to pass that do not benefit the
- They don't have to pay. The law says they do not have to pay any court costs to file.
- We do not. We do not. We passed law in '22.
Committee:
House Civil Law and Procedure
Summary:
The committee first took up HB 51 by Rep. Villio, a constitutional amendment to prohibit post-conviction bail for people convicted of aggravated offenses against minors. Members adopted a technical amendment to simplify the ballot language, heard a 6.8A report explaining the committee’s authority over constitutional amendments, and then adopted the report and passed HB 51 with amendments. Support was noted from law enforcement and district attorney groups.
The main item was HB 526 by Rep. Dickerson, which would cap general damages in civil cases at $500,000 in most cases and $1 million for severe permanent injury, while leaving economic damages uncapped. The bill drew extensive testimony from trucking, logging, business, and insurance-reform advocates who argued that unpredictable verdicts and “nuclear verdicts” drive up commercial insurance costs and push businesses out of Louisiana. Opponents, including attorneys and victims’ advocates, argued the bill would unfairly limit recovery for seriously injured people and could harm sexual assault survivors and families in wrongful death cases. After debate, the committee adopted an amendment clarifying the cap applies per individual plaintiff rather than to the action as a whole, but then rejected a motion to report the bill; the roll call was 4 yeas and 5 nays, so HB 526 remained in committee.
The committee then heard HB 173 by Rep. Bamberg, which would bar recovery for bodily injury or property damage by a driver who had failed to maintain required auto insurance for at least 30 days before the crash. Supporters said uninsured motorists contribute to higher premiums and should not recover large awards, while opponents warned the bill would punish innocent spouses, children, and other people who may be unaware coverage lapsed. An amendment was adopted to add the 30-day uninsured requirement, and the bill moved to opposition testimony, but the transcript cuts off before any final vote on HB 173.
MD
Transcript Highlights:
- Furthermore, we have not and we do not close power plants.
- </c> rates that constituents pay, not BG&. rates that constituents pay, not BG&.
- /c> do all you want it to do or it might not do all you want it to do or it might not have<00:26:49.679
- The fact that this is not the only thing that we should do does not mean we shouldn't do it.
- The fact that this is not the only thing that we should do does not mean we shouldn't do it.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- I think the taxpayers of Arizona do not want to pay the extra cost of storing gold.
- I think the taxpayers of Arizona do not want to pay the extra cost of storing gold.
- And they're not really doing anything, not showing them exactly what they need to do, just basically
- But we may, if we're not doing any road improvements, we may be paying that road impact fee because we're
- not want to pay.
Bills:
HB2091 , HB2140 , HB2320 , HB2384 , HB2398 , HB2502 , HB2780 , HB2918 , HB2939 , HB2950 , HB2999 , HB4020 , HB4026 , HB4029
Committees:
Senate Finance , Senate Senate Finance Committee of Reference
Keywords:
insurance, financial surveillance, regulations, assessments, Arizona Revised Statutes, investment, state treasurer, gold bullion, treasury management, financial regulations, school districts, lease agreements, school property, tax exemptions, impact aid revenue bonds, retirement, Arizona State Retirement System, elected officials, return to work, benefits
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
01/21/2026 - Senate Public Safety
Senate Public Safety Committee of Reference
Transcript Highlights:
- These codes do not identify criminal activity.
- On the other hand, the privates typically do not dole out additional pay raises in addition to what's
- Do you know if... "Thank you. Do you know what their pay parity is now between the two?" "Mr.
- I do support fair pay for correctional officers and civilian staff..."
- "I do support fair pay for correctional officers and civilian staff.
Summary:
The Public Safety Committee met for its first session, introduced staff and pages, and then heard several bills. SB 1010 would designate Loop 202 as the Charlie Kirk Highway; an amendment to rename it the Freedom of Speech Highway failed, and after testimony both supporting the honor and objecting that it would affect the Ed Pastor portion of the freeway, the bill received a do pass recommendation on a 4-3 vote. SB 1077 would impose felony penalties for operating online services that facilitate prostitution, pandering, or child sex trafficking, and also address harmful sexual material and age verification; with no public testimony, it passed 5-2. SB 1093 would expand the definition of riot to include force or violence causing property damage and add riot to racketeering and conspiracy provisions; the ACLU opposed it as overbroad and harmful to protest rights, but the committee still gave it a do pass recommendation on a 4-3 vote. SB 1058 would create the Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act to bar government firearm registries and restrict firearm-related merchant category codes; gun-rights advocates supported it as a privacy measure, and it passed 4-3.
The committee also heard SB 1035, which appropriates funds for a 5% pay increase for sworn correctional officers and department civilians at ADCRR. The sponsor said the raise is a top priority and part of budget discussions. Correctional employee representatives supported the pay increase but argued it is not enough and urged a larger raise, while private prison representatives and the Arizona Police Association asked that the increase also cover private prison employees to preserve pay parity and retention. Some members raised concerns about the fiscal impact and about whether private prison funds would be directed to salaries rather than profit. An amendment extending the raise to private prison employees under contract with the department was adopted, and the amended bill passed 4-3, with several members explaining their votes based on the need for a footnote or further safeguards and others supporting parity across state and private facilities.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Health and Human Services (04/16/2025)
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- But to come not paying the fair share.
- </c> is not going to say we're going to pay is not going to say we're going to pay you<00:27:03.279><
- do not place an rates are adequate and do not place an additional<00:39:36.240><c> burden</c><00:39:
- To be clear, that was not the insurance company's idea. We did not do the study.
- To be clear, that was not the insurance company's idea. We did not do the study.
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services
AR
Arkansas 2026 1st Special Session
ALC-HOSPITAL, MEDICAID, & DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES STUDY SUBCOMMITTEE Mar 16th, 2026
ALC-HOSPITAL, MEDICAID, & DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES STUDY SUBCOMMITTEE
Transcript Highlights:
- But we have not had any, in general, pushback on paying it.
- Because what we do, when we do pay it quarterly, we're very conscious that we are holding other people's
- And do we have any idea what percentage Medicaid is paying for that?
- Again, it's not something that Medicaid can do or help us do.
- Again, it's not something that Medicaid can do or help us do.
Summary:
The subcommittee met to review Department of Human Services hospital payments in Arkansas Medicaid, with DHS Secretary Janet Mann and Deputy Secretary Misty Eubanks presenting first, followed by Arkansas Hospital Association Executive Vice President Jody Ann Tritt and a brief comment from Arkansas Children’s. DHS outlined the main hospital payment streams: fee-for-service per diem payments, upper payment limit (UPL) supplemental payments, cost settlements, and smaller payments such as graduate medical education and disproportionate share hospital funds. Members asked for plain-language explanations of cost settlements, why per diem rates vary by hospital type, and why UPL applies to private hospitals. DHS said cost settlements and UPL are mechanisms to help offset Medicaid underpayment, with SFY 2025 hospital payments totaling hundreds of millions of dollars and no general revenue used for supplemental payments beyond the state share funded through hospital assessments and related financing structures.
Committee members focused heavily on whether Arkansas hospitals are adequately reimbursed and why rural hospitals struggle. Tritt explained that critical access hospitals, rural emergency hospitals, PPS hospitals, and specialty hospitals operate under different federal and state rules, and said lower per diem rates for some facilities help with cash flow and later cost settlement adjustments. She said Arkansas hospitals are under financial strain, citing a negative patient services margin statewide and noting that Medicaid, Medicare, and commercial payers all contribute to the problem. She also said the association had just authorized a statewide survey of hospital finances and costs, which she expected would take about a year to complete.
A major theme was commercial insurance reimbursement. Tritt argued Arkansas hospitals are paid far less than hospitals in neighboring states even though premiums are similar, and said administrative burdens, prior authorizations, and denials add to the problem. She said hospitals receive about 52 to 53 cents on the dollar for Medicaid costs without UPL and about 78 cents with UPL, still below cost. Members also discussed Medicare wage index issues, Medicare Advantage, and whether hospitals could use technology or alternative arrangements to improve finances. No votes were taken on the hospital presentation.
At the end of the meeting, DHS provided a brief update on Living Choices and assisted living reimbursement. Officials said one assisted living facility, Pillars of the Community in Crossett, had announced closure, with nine waiver clients being transitioned to other settings. DHS said the current cost reporting period was underway and that a new rate study could be ready for review before the end of the fiscal year if reports were submitted on time. Members also asked about the broader waiver plan, and DHS said the next waiver iteration would likely be brought back to the committee in the summer.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Special Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs Apr 8th, 2026
Special Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Okay, be guilty of a felony, pay a fine of not less than $100,000.
- Okay, be guilty of a felony, pay a fine of not less than $100,000.
- This is not for the person that perpetually pays late fees all the time.
- That’s not the right thing to do. That’s not what government’s for.
- paying or not filing a declaration of personal property tax.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Veterans and Armed Forces Feb 24th, 2026 at 12:00 pm
Veterans and Armed Forces
Transcript Highlights:
- his new child as somebody that was not in our Guard or Reserve would be able to do.
- child as somebody that was not in our Guard of Reserve would be able to do.
- they will be kicked out of the service for not doing the minimum requirement.
- So do both your bills call for pay while they're gone? The state... ...pay while they're gone.
- If they are not at work, they do not get paid unless they are on some sort of leave.
Committee:
House Veterans and Armed Forces