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TX
Transcript Highlights:
- And it's not right for a new buyer to have to pay for something and then go to court to try to recoup
- And so the experience of paying taxes doesn't change a whole lot.
- Well, at the state level, some of those companies are also paying franchise tax.
- Good paying jobs.
- That's what I'm paying attention to quite a bit.
Bills:
HB249
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2025-02-13 (9:00AM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- They can contribute to Florida's economy and pay taxes for decades.
- We're paying for them but we are not paying for a 20-year-old kid? With a 4.0 GPA, 1300 SAT score.
- We were paying for their housing.
- We are paying twice for same service that the federal government should be handling.
- We will pay for that too.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Select Committee on Pension Policy Jul 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am
Select Committee on Pension Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- And then the board also endorsed legislation for standby pay as basic salary.
- So right now that's currently not considered with their pay. Thank you. Oh, yeah. Okay.
- Now, generally, you have to pay into Social Security in order to receive Social Security.
- And the way to do that is to pay into Social Security for at least 10 years.
- work in that new job for the entire rest of their career, never paying into Social Security.
VT
Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session - 2026-05-28 - 10:00AM
Vermont Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- plans, or the plans that exist for individuals and small businesses, those who can least afford to pay
- for health care. ...those who can least afford to pay for health care.
- So having those prices come down will help all of us as we try to pay for those services.
- our premiums on paying our premiums on our health care.
- we're going to pay 56 miles out of 2,700 this year.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee Apr 15th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Will I have to come back early or go without pay?
- Well, I have to come back early or go without pay.
- pay someone's salary for six months of that.
- How would they pay for it? No.
- This is paying them what they're owed.
Summary:
The committee heard and later voted on six labor-related bills. SB 1059 would modernize the Employment Training Panel by allowing electronic record-keeping, digital attendance documentation, and updated training terminology; supporters said it would reduce paperwork and better match current workforce training practices, while no opposition appeared. SB 966 would make permanent 2017 refinery process safety protections, including worker participation in safety reviews and stop-work authority; refinery workers and unions supported it as a safeguard against rollback, while the Western States Petroleum Association opposed it, arguing it conflicted with a settlement and could be preempted by federal labor law. SB 1024 would provide 26 weeks of paid postpartum and recovery leave for firefighters who give birth and require return to the prior position; supporters said it would improve retention and equity in a male-dominated profession, and there was no opposition.
The committee also heard SB 1316, which would strengthen wage theft and workplace safety enforcement by allowing renewal of labor commissioner liens, limiting employers’ late use of records, and requiring Cal/OSHA to report complaints and citations data annually. Supporters said the bill would help workers collect judgments and address long backlogs; there was no opposition, and the bill passed 4-0 on call before the full committee vote. SB 1185 would apply skilled-and-trained workforce requirements to pharmaceutical facility construction and maintenance; supporters from the building trades said these projects require specialized precision to protect public health and supply chains, while contractors opposed the bill as an unnecessary expansion of public-work-style mandates into private projects.
Finally, SB 1227 would create apprenticeship pathways into Department of Industrial Relations enforcement jobs, including Cal/OSHA and the Labor Commissioner’s office, to address staffing shortages and backlogs. The author and supporters said apprenticeships could help fill vacancies while preserving the civil service merit principle and creating opportunities for displaced workers; there was no opposition. After discussion and roll calls, the committee reported all six bills out of committee, with SB 966, SB 1024, SB 1059, SB 1185, and SB 1227 sent to Appropriations, and SB 1316 sent to Judiciary.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
03/16/2026 - House Public Safety & Law Enforcement
Public Safety & Law Enforcement
Transcript Highlights:
- question got opened up to, you know, the podcaster not really realizing that firefighters are actually paying
- They pay, depending on the station, they pay $20, $30 here and there, each person.
- And so we were talking, and I essentially wanted to create a grant program to be able to pay for this
- We think this is a really novel idea to help with firefighters across the state who are paying money
- Chairman and members, Senate Bill 1493 requires an employer to pay all taxable costs and attorney fees
Keywords:
trauma, public safety, counseling, mental health, employee benefits, law enforcement, stress management, suicide prevention, workforce readiness, disciplinary action, appeals, termination, superior court, investigative process, reinstatement, immigration, data sharing, federal government, undocumented immigrants, visa overstays
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Mar 9th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Now, as league presidents, I help our policy advocates decide which of more than a thousand RSs to pay
- The county property taxpayers have to pay the difference because it actually costs us more.
- Property taxpayers have to pay the difference because it actually costs us more than the, soon to be,
- So even this legislation doesn't pay us in county jails what the state is paying an outside facility
- So if jails and prison are necessary, then we better pay for them.
Summary:
The Senate Judiciary and Rules Committee first approved a motion to print RS 33676 without taking testimony, noting it would receive a hearing in another committee. The committee then heard SCR 114 from Senator Guthrie, which would limit the number of bill drafts legislators may request in a year, with exemptions for appropriations, amendments, trailer bills, interim committee legislation, and additional drafts approved by legislative leaders. Guthrie and supportive testimony from the League of Women Voters argued the measure would reduce legislative overload and improve quality; the resolution was sent to the Senate floor with a due pass recommendation.
The committee next considered SB 1330, sponsored by Senator Galloway, to raise the small claims court limit from $5,000 to $15,000. Galloway and a constituent testified that the current limit is too low for common disputes and burdens small businesses and individuals. Administrative Office of the Courts counsel Jason Spillman said the courts expected additional workload and noted the bill could affect magistrate court jurisdiction; Galloway said he would take the bill to the 14th order to add an amendment removing the $25 cap on attorney fees in small-claims appeals. The committee voted to send the bill to the 14th order for possible amendment.
House Bill 556, carried by Senator Foreman, would increase state reimbursement to counties for housing state inmates in county jails from the current $55/$75 daily structure to a flat $80 per day. County officials and sheriffs testified that counties are still subsidizing the state, that actual costs are higher than reimbursement, and that overcrowding and delayed transfers create safety and operational problems. Several senators supported the bill while also raising broader concerns about Idaho’s incarceration rates and sentencing policies. The committee sent HB 556 to the floor with a due pass recommendation.
The committee also advanced HB 540, presented by Representative Bingham, which would extend public-records protections and related safety/security exemptions to the Idaho Department of Juvenile Corrections similar to those already available to the Department of Corrections. No opposition was offered, and the bill received a due pass recommendation. Finally, HB 688, presented by Senator Kaiser, would update Idaho’s airbag laws to define counterfeit and non-functional airbags, prohibit knowingly selling or installing them to mislead buyers, and set misdemeanor penalties. Testimony from the automotive industry supported the bill as a consumer-protection measure addressing counterfeit airbags; the committee sent HB 688 to the floor with a due pass recommendation before adjourning.
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Mar 2nd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- This is really more of a fine, and this is for people who go into the parks and they don't pay.
- They utilize facilities, and even though we try to find them and get them to comply, they don't pay,
- It would be cheaper for them to pay than to try and avoid paying. Ms. Buxton. Ms.
- It's going to be easier and cheaper for them to pay than it is to try and avoid paying.
- for themselves, they're paying their way, because Parks and Rec is mostly a dedicated fund agency.
Summary:
The committee first approved minutes from February 9 and February 11, 2026. It then heard Senate Bill 1328 from Senator Harris, a cleanup bill related to the Department of Lands’ authority to use its own general counsel under the 2024 changes in Senate Bill 1292. Harris said the bill aligns statutes with current practice by replacing references to the Attorney General in multiple land-management and enforcement provisions, while preserving some AG involvement. The Attorney General’s office, through Phil Skinner, opposed the bill as unconstitutional, arguing it strips core duties from a constitutional officer and transfers sovereign litigation authority to agency attorneys. Department of Lands Director Dustin Miller and General Counsel John Richards testified in support, describing confusion and overlap in recent cases. After debate, a substitute motion to hold the bill in committee failed 2-7, and the original motion to send the bill to the floor with a do-pass recommendation passed 7-2.
The committee then considered three Idaho Department of Fish and Game rule dockets. Docket 13-0103-2501, covering public use of Fish and Game lands, added definitions and restrictions related to camping, leashes, exploding targets, and air guns; it was approved unanimously. Docket 13-116-2401, on trapping and fur-bearing animals, clarified bait definitions, adjusted reporting and reimbursement provisions, and added allowances or restrictions tied to snow-covered routes, bridges, wildlife crossings, and wolf trapping; it was also approved unanimously. Docket 13-119-2501, governing licensed vendors, revised selection and termination criteria, lowered the active vendor ceiling, barred new out-of-state vendor applications, and allowed vendors to pass through credit card processing fees; it was approved unanimously.
Finally, the committee heard Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation Director Susan Buxton on docket 2601-2501. She proposed fee increases for motor vehicle entry, commercial vehicle entry, boat launching, moorage, and reservation-related charges, while asking the committee to reject two sections: one adding employee enforcement language and one increasing campsite fees, which she said should be revisited later to better protect affordability for Idaho residents. The committee agreed to reject those two sections and approved the remainder of the docket, with members noting the changes were intended to focus fee increases more on non-residents and align with prior legislative intent.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Utilities -continued- Feb 4th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Keep schools solvent, improve teachers' pay, and fund essential county services.
- So they're paying $6,000 per megawatt total, period.
- that are for customers who want to pay extra for solar in business and residential.
- And they need to pay the fair share, not a cut rate down to the 12% that's been proposed.
- And they need to pay the fair share, not a cut rate down to the 12% that's been proposed.
Summary:
The House Utilities Committee resumed and then concluded a hearing on HB 2402 and HB 2816, both dealing with utility-scale solar development. The chair asked witnesses to testify for informational purposes where they supported some provisions but opposed others, and the discussion centered on setback distances, taxation, cropland conversion caps, local control, and decommissioning/oversight. Several witnesses described concerns about large solar projects encircling farms, impacts on neighbors, glare, fire risk, wetlands, and property values, while others emphasized the need for reasonable statewide standards and the importance of preserving Chapter 100 agreements and county flexibility.
Testimony from landowners and advocacy groups largely urged stronger protections: higher setbacks, more local authority, lower caps on cropland conversion, and higher tax rates than the bill’s proposed $2,500 per megawatt. Some witnesses argued solar should be taxed as commercial property rather than agricultural land, while others raised constitutional concerns about changing agricultural assessment. A county commissioner described local regulations his county adopted, including road agreements, decommissioning bonds, hydraulic studies, and buffering, and said counties need clearer rules, especially where there is no zoning.
Industry and utility representatives said the bills were generally workable but wanted further discussion on setbacks and tax treatment. They argued tax comparisons should account for the full package of taxes and incentives, not just nameplate taxes, and said higher taxes can raise electricity costs for customers. Ameren Missouri said most of the bill was acceptable, but cautioned about how real property would be assessed and noted its current and planned solar buildout. The committee took no vote; after hearing the final witness, the chair closed testimony on HB 2402 and HB 2816 and adjourned the committee.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Ways & Means Jan 19th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Businesses not directly paying the premium tax would no longer be exempt from paying the B&O tax.
- Premera is a not-for-profit health insurance carrier, but make no mistake, we pay taxes.
- Premera did not pay it, and the Supreme Court ruled that we were right in not doing so.
- All of our companies pay health insurance. When you—health insurance is already heavily taxed.
- Would there be a way to define the insurance that's paying the premium tax and ...that's paying the premium
Summary:
The Ways and Means Committee held a public hearing on nine bills. Senate Bill 5872 would create the Pre-K Promise Account to receive philanthropic donations for ECAP preschool slots; supporters, including DCYF, the governor’s office, and early learning advocates, said it would help expand access to high-quality pre-K with a 10-year Ballmer Group commitment for up to 10,000 new seats annually. Senators asked how the money would flow, and staff and witnesses explained it would be governed by an MOU and deposited annually; no vote was taken. Senate Bill 5879 would eliminate two JLARC studies, one on lodging tax reporting and one on training benefits; supporters said the reports were duplicative and burdensome, while the hospitality industry warned against losing transparency, and no action was taken. Senate Bill 6047 would permanently codify various capital budget administration rules, including minor works flexibility and early learning grant changes; testimony focused on technical cleanup and on provisions affecting co-located child care and community projects, with no vote taken. Senate Bill 5988 would authorize the Department of Health to charge fees for accrediting opioid treatment programs, with support from DOH and tribal/nontribal providers who want the state to continue providing the service; no vote was taken. Senate Bill 5923 would allow Island Hospital in Skagit County to qualify as a critical access hospital, with local hospital leaders and residents supporting the measure to improve reimbursement and sustain rural care; no vote was taken. Senate Bill 5832 would raise the Lemon Law arbitration fee from $3 to $6 to fund the Attorney General’s consumer protection work, and the AG’s office, dealers, and the sponsor said the program is effective and underfunded; no vote was taken. Senate Bill 5970 would make permanent the property tax exemption for multipurpose senior citizen centers, with AARP supporting the bill as a benefit to seniors and caregivers; no vote was taken. Senate Bill 5994 would preserve timber tax distributions for school districts that recently had qualifying levies, and forest industry witnesses supported the bill while suggesting a possible amendment for state forest transfer lands; no vote was taken. Senate Bill 5949 would narrow the B&O tax exemption for insurance-related businesses so it applies only to the entity paying the insurance premiums tax, retroactive to 2019; the Department of Revenue and bill supporters argued it restores tax equity, while insurers, health plans, and business groups opposed it as retroactive, ambiguous, and likely to raise premiums. The committee heard extensive testimony on that bill, but the transcript ends with adjournment and no recorded vote or executive action.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Communications and Conveyance Committee Jul 16th, 2025
Communications and Conveyance
Transcript Highlights:
- If you've talked to your ride share driver ever and they've asked you, well, what are you paying?
- We're trying to make sure more of what we pay gets in the driver's pockets.
- Pay no more than $11 out of pocket for speeds of 100 up, 20 down.
- My telephone bill dropped by 63% for what I was paying into the Universal Service Funds Bank.
- So there are 53.5 million access lines today, all of us users paying in.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- property appraisers, simply permits property appraisers, in addition to tax collectors, to budget for and pay
- Property appraisers, in addition to tax collectors, to budget for and pay a hiring or retention bonus
- property appraisers in Florida the flexibility within their respective budgets to budget for retention pay
- But tax cuts cost money, and how we choose to pay for them matters.
- We should be making corporations pay what they owe.
Summary:
The Finance and Tax Committee met and first heard SB 674, which would allow county property appraisers, like tax collectors already can, to budget for and pay hiring or retention bonuses if approved in their Department of Revenue budget. Support came from property appraiser representatives, who said the bill would help them compete for specialized staff without requiring new funding. The bill was reported favorably.
The committee then considered SJR 318, a proposed constitutional amendment on tangible personal property used on agricultural land, along with an amendment clarifying the exemption’s scope and allowing the Legislature to set conditions by general law. Farm Bureau and the Florida Chamber supported the measure, and the committee adopted the amendment and reported the joint resolution favorably. Members also took up CS for SB 1664, which would require voter reapproval of local discretionary taxes when they expire; an amendment changed the bill to require expiration dates and tied reapproval to tax expiration rather than a fixed eight-year cycle. Local government and tourism groups raised concerns about impacts on tourist development taxes, transportation surtaxes, beaches funding, and long-term financing, while supporters argued voters should periodically affirm local taxes. The committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably.
Next, the committee considered SJR 1510 and its implementing bill SB 1512, both dealing with a homestead-style property tax benefit for certain long-term leased residential properties. After multiple amendments narrowed the proposal substantially, limiting it to one qualifying property and then to single-family homes, mobile homes, and condominium units, counties and cities still opposed the measures as a tax shift to other taxpayers. The sponsor said the changes reduced the scope and fiscal impact, and both measures were reported favorably.
Finally, the committee heard SPB 7034, the Senate tax package, which includes permanent sales tax exemptions, multiple tax holidays, motor vehicle fee reductions, a property tax study, rural investment tax credits, a freeze on local communications services tax rates, and other tax changes, with an estimated $2.1 billion revenue reduction. Testimony was mixed: property appraisers supported the property tax study, while many public commenters opposed the firearm and ammunition tax holiday and urged inclusion of gun safes and locks instead. County, city, tourism, and lodging representatives raised concerns about tourist development tax limits and other local revenue impacts, while supporters emphasized tax relief and the study’s value. After debate, the committee adopted a motion to submit SPB 7034 as a committee bill and reported it favorably.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Joint Travel, Recreation, Wildlife & Cultural Resources, May 27, 2026 - AM
Travel, Recreation, Wildlife & Cultural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> It is really a user pay system. It is really a user pay system.
- </c><01:40:42.040><c> So,</c> ought to be paying for. So, ought to be paying for.
- Somebody is paying does cost.
- </c> or somebody is paying for this. or somebody is paying for this.
- We have to pay salaries. We have trucks. We have to pay salaries.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- What are we paying for?
- What are we paying for?
- </c> disconnected because they couldn't pay disconnected because they couldn't pay their<01:38:41.199
- Because we're talking who pays for the incentives? Who pays for it?
- </c> HEO but the profits from HEO go to pay HEO but the profits from HEO go to pay for<02:16:12.560><
Summary:
The Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee held an informational briefing on the Public Utilities Commission’s performance-based regulation (PBR) framework and the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs’ whistleblower complaint process. Chair Jared Kohole opened the meeting, noted it was informational only with no public testimony, and explained that members would hear presentations and then have an opportunity for questions. The committee heard first from Ulupono Initiative, which provided background on why utilities are regulated, how Hawaii’s cost-of-service model and rate cases work, and why PBR was adopted to shift utility incentives away from a capital-investment bias and toward performance, efficiency, cost control, and policy goals such as renewable energy and reliability.
Ulupono described Hawaii’s PBR structure as a five-year multi-year rate plan with annual revenue adjustments, a customer dividend, a Z factor for extraordinary exogenous events, and an exceptional project recovery mechanism for large projects. It also outlined performance incentive mechanisms tied to renewable portfolio standard progress, interconnection speed, reliability, and shared savings. The presentation said the current docket is evaluating a possible hybrid approach that would combine forward-looking forecasting with historical results, and Ulupono advocated for stronger incentives, arguing the current rewards are too small relative to utility revenues and should be more meaningful to better align utility behavior with legislative intent.
The PUC then presented its own overview, emphasizing that the PBR docket is open and active and that the briefing was limited to the record to avoid ex parte concerns. The commission described the development of PBR in Hawaii through multiple phases beginning in 2018: an initial collaborative phase to set goals, a formal contested-case phase that produced the initial framework, later phases adding scorecards, reported metrics, and additional performance incentive mechanisms, and subsequent refinements including sunset of some mechanisms and adjustments after the August 2023 Maui wildfires. The PUC said the framework is intended to be customer-centric, administratively efficient, and protective of utility financial integrity, and that current work includes evaluating how to balance forward-looking and historical test-year approaches within the rebasing process. No votes or formal actions were taken at the briefing.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Energy and Natural Resources (03/24/2026)
Energy and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- We pay into it all the time. facility. We pay into it all the time.
- </c><00:35:16.280><c> for</c> homeowner would would have to pay for homeowner would would have to pay
- </c> that pays for that removal of the tank. that pays for that removal of the tank.
- The price that we pay is the price that our customers pay.
- </c> you pay $1,000, and that's your cap. you pay $1,000, and that's your cap.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- When an insurance policy pays out, they pay the check both to the policyholder and to the bank for the
- out they pay the check both to the pays out they pay the check both to the policy<00:18:52.640><c> holder
- </c><00:18:59.760><c> any</c> all the banks are not paying any all the banks are not paying any interest
- meals for students that can afford to pay.
- that Doe pays for meals which the cost that Doe pays for meals which will<00:36:26.680><c> need</c><
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- So if you depend on your job to say, pay your rent, if you own a house, pay your mortgage.
- You can't afford to pay a bond.
- us to pay them.
- Pay to go down there. Pay to park. Pay for the test.
- I had to pay a whole bunch.
Keywords:
family violence, global positioning monitoring system, victim resources, electronic monitoring, protective orders, magistrate, criminal procedure, probable cause, written findings, law enforcement, bail bonds, bail fund, charitable bail fund, nonprofit bail organization, public funds, local government spending, political subdivision, county, city, taxpayer lawsuit
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- So it shows that we have a higher percentage of people in Oklahoma, workers, or child support paying
- seen to avoid that conflict between families trying to reduce overnight so that they don't have to pay
- There's been a couple that introduced that involved Also not paying any child support, so they would
- And that they are the only parent paying it.
- and not paying.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- The question we have is whether raising what carriers have to pay would cause premiums to increase for
- Like I said, I believe most of those others are paying similar levels, so I don't think it's going to
- a premium because the insurance company is essentially going to pay all of my bills.
- Just automatic refusals to pay and down codes that just happen sort of on you know, unilaterally.
- It's a sort of a reflex of refusal to pay for care already delivered and not even really being subject
Keywords:
licensure, criminal history, public safety, occupational certification, rehabilitation, state regulations, insurance, regulations, certification, long-term care, mergers, consumer protection, property safety, vision insurance, optometry, reimbursement, healthcare policy, ophthalmic materials, provider agreements, captive insurance
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Appropriations Jun 5th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- WE HAVE A LIMIT OF 7 PERCENT BUT WE HAVE BEEN PAYING IT DOWN SO WELL WHEN WE HAVE SOME EXTRA REVENUES
- THIS SHOWS EVIDENCE OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS WE HAVE BEEN PAYING DOWN THE AVAILABLE DEBT LEVEL.
- NOW AS PART OF THE BUDGETING PROCESS WE MAKE A CHOICE WILL WE PAY DOWN OR RETIRE SOME DEBT EARLY.
- WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT DOING RIGHT NOW, LET'S SAY YOU COULD NOT PAY THE RENT.
- A COUPLE MONTHS GO BY AND YOU CAN'T PAY THE RENT AND YOU TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO.