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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection - 03/11/25
Commerce and Consumer Protection
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as drugs that are not rated as drugs that are not rated as interchangeable< - It's a very high adoption rate, and the savings generated by the high adoption rate is clear.
- There's been a high adoption rate of generic drugs.
- It's a very high adoption rate, and the savings generated by the high adoption rate is clear.
- There's been a high adoption rate of generic drugs.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Some districts on the rate project.
- and uniform in rate. and uniform in rate.
- high school dropout rates. high school dropout rates.
- Online applications decrease error rates and lower administrative costs.
- Online applications decrease error rates Online applications decrease error rates and<04:42:57.200
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, February 24, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- rates are down for home building. rates are down for home building.
- And only recently has that inflation rate started to ebb.
- Only recently has that inflation rate started to ebb.
- People are rating for this president.
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Energy pressure on utility rates. Energy pressure on utility rates.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- New Hampshire already has one of the highest electric rates.
- New Hampshire already has one of the highest electric rates.
- and our contact rate was less than 3%. and our contact rate was less than 3%.
- But still our tolls rate per mile will be where it is now, the lowest in the country by a lot.
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and see an increase in their toll rate and see an increase in their toll rate
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- on Commerce to which was referred Senate Bill 176-FN, an act relative to the state minimum hourly rate
- on Commerce to which was referred Senate Bill 176-FN, an act relative to the state minimum hourly rate
- on Commerce to which was referred Senate Bill 176-FN, an act relative to the state minimum hourly rate
- In Wisconsin, there is a 20% exit rate back into the public schools, and academic performance improved
- The committee amendment adjusts the tax rate from 40% to 35% of gross revenue.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session May 21st, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Rent now pay later loans with high interest rates and junk fees can be a dangerous predatory, especially
- The current rate is $16.90. That is the floor we're talking about. The current rate is $16.90.
- According to the Legislative Analyst's Office, electricity rates in California soared by about 47% between
- That's nearly three times the rate of inflation.
- That's nearly three times the rate of inflation.
AR
Arkansas 2026 Regular Session
EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE AND HOUSE May 18th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- The map here is showing you each district's ESA rate for the '25 school year.
- Items such as, I think, the graduation rates of students, like how many students have been returned.
- When asked which forms of PD were most useful, collaboration with other educators and staff was rated
- That was rated highest, followed by conferences and workshops.
- I had to double-check myself, but we have a few different breakouts, but those are the highest rating
Summary:
The committee approved the March 9 and 10 minutes and then heard a presentation from the Arkansas Department of Education on the Arkansas Excellence in Teaching Fellowship, featuring three third-grade teachers from Cabot, Poyen, and Drew Central who are also teacher merit pay recipients. The teachers described the fellowship as a year-long Zoom-based collaboration with about 23 educators statewide, focused on sharing classroom strategies, data use, and professional support. Members asked about the teachers’ experience, how they share what they learn with their districts, the range of grades represented in the fellowship, and the relationship between the fellowship and merit pay. The teachers emphasized building relationships with students, using data to drive instruction, early intervention, and collaboration across grade levels, while the secretary said the program is intended to identify and elevate high-performing teachers and spread their practices.
A major portion of the discussion focused on third-grade reading, retention, and the new ATLAS testing system. Teachers and the secretary said students are screened and progress monitored throughout the year, families are notified early if students are at risk, and schools are using interventions, tutoring, and individualized reading plans. They said ATLAS results are now available much faster than in the past, often within 24 hours or a few days, allowing teachers and parents to respond quickly. Members asked about the impact of poverty, trauma, foster care, DHS involvement, IEPs, and critical shortage areas; teachers said relationship-building, small-group instruction, and coordination with counselors and special education staff are key. The secretary said the fellowship is a small subset of a broader merit pay program, that participation was voluntary, and that the state is trying to build a coherent system with literacy coaches, high-impact tutoring, and clearer standards rather than teaching to the test.
Members also discussed broader policy issues, including the need for more positive public messaging about public education, teacher input in decision-making, and support for early childhood education. Several legislators asked whether the state should expand funding for early learning and whether more literacy or academic coaches are needed in districts that improve and then lose eligibility for state support. The secretary said the state has committed literacy coaches to D and F schools and is still working through how to sustain support as schools improve. He also said the administration would look at data and return on investment before supporting additional funding, and he encouraged legislators to help recruit eligible teachers into future fellowship cohorts. After the teacher panel concluded, the committee moved on to the adequacy resource allocation study, where Bureau of Legislative Research staff began a presentation on state and local education funding sources, categorical funds, and district spending patterns.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session-Day 21, March 6, 2026-PM
Wyoming Senate Floor Meeting
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- estimating attrition and cut back our budget expenditure accordingly, and every now and then we'll miss the rate
- ; the rate of attrition will be higher than statistics expected and people will get laid off.
- then we'll accordingly and every now and then we'll miss<02:53:39.520>
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will miss the rate the rate of attrition will miss the rate the rate of attrition
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Day 32 (2-23-26)
Kentucky Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The other guardrail: a sick day can be cashed in for 30% of their current daily rate.
- consistent with existing statute that allows employees to cash in sick days at 30% of their daily rate
- 30% of their can be cashed in for 30% of their current<00:53:26.480>
daily <00:53:26.960>rate - Um, this is also current daily rate.
- at the end of 30% of their daily rate at the end of their<00:53:35.200>
career.
Summary:
The Senate convened with a prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then established a quorum, excused absent members, and approved the journal from Friday, February 20, 2026. The chamber also announced caucus meetings during recess and received notice that the House had passed House Bills 111, 527, and 555. New Senate bills were introduced, including SB 220 on small farm wineries, SB 221 on abuse of a corpse, and SB 222 on environmental covenants and an emergency declaration.
The main floor debate centered on Senate Bill 52, which concerns fair permitting and licensing practices. The sponsor described the bill as a response to delays and subjectivity in agency permitting, saying it would require clear standards, set deadlines, and provide meaningful appeals without eliminating existing requirements. Opponents argued that a fixed deadline could be too short for complex environmental and public-safety reviews and could pressure agencies with limited staffing; one senator also warned it could benefit large businesses at the expense of workers and communities. Supporters countered that the bill would improve accountability and help businesses, child care providers, and other applicants get timely decisions. After floor amendments were withdrawn, SB 52 passed as amended by a vote of 30 yeas to 5 nays.
Before that vote, the Senate also returned SB 50 from the Appropriations and Revenue Committee to the Rules Committee under suspension of the rules. After SB 52, the chamber took up Senate Bill 124, relating to sick leave for school district personnel, and heard the sponsor’s explanation that it was intended to address classroom absences in a cost-effective way that would benefit students and taxpayers. The transcript cuts off during the discussion of SB 124, before any final vote on that bill is shown.
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Economic Development and Tourism Committee Jan 21st, 2026
Economic Development and Tourism
Transcript Highlights:
- Currently, foundries are having to dump their used sand into landfills and have to pay higher rates of
- of others, such as harmful effects of CO2, which causes confusion, rapid breathing, increased heart rate
- of others, such as harmful effects of CO2, which causes confusion, rapid breathing, increased heart rate
- of others, such as harmful effects of CO2, which causes confusion, rapid breathing, increased heart rate
- of others, such as harmful effects of CO2, which causes confusion, rapid breathing, increased heart rate
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Select Committee on Effective Postsecondary Career Technical Education and Workforce Development Programs Dec 11th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- CPL students complete at nearly double, and I repeat, at double, the rate of their peers.
- The program has an 85% success rate and over 500 graduates working in the field today.
- Again, one of the things that we want to also focus on is the unemployment rate that continues to rise
- Nationwide, the recidivism rate for people who graduate with a B.A. while in prison is only 5.7%.
- Nationally, the recidivism rate for everyone, anyone that has a bachelor's degree, is around 5%.
Summary:
The hearing opened the Select Committee on Effective Postsecondary Career, Technical Education, and Workforce Development Programs at Santa Ana College, with Assemblymember Mike Fong emphasizing the need for affordable, accelerated pathways into high-demand careers and noting his bill AB 1098 creating the California Interagency Education Council. Chancellor Marvin Martinez welcomed the committee and urged changes to AB 927 to remove the “duplication” barrier for community college bachelor’s degrees, arguing that applied baccalaureate programs can lead to high-wage jobs and expand access for low- and middle-income students.
The first panel focused on statewide workforce trends and policy. California Community Colleges Vice Chancellor Anthony Cordova highlighted credit for prior learning, Strong Workforce funding, dual enrollment, and apprenticeship growth, asking the Legislature to restore and increase Strong Workforce funding and expand applied baccalaureate degrees. LAEDC’s Josep Bilayo described regional labor market data showing growth in health care, education, construction, bioscience, and clean energy, while stressing the need for employer-led, data-driven programs, wraparound supports, and flexible funding. Andrew Gonzalez of the Building and Construction Trades Council argued that registered apprenticeship must be paid, combine classroom and on-the-job training, and end in a portable credential; he also promoted apprenticeship readiness programs, community workforce agreements, and stronger exposure to trades starting in K-12. Eric Morrison Smith of the Alliance for Boys and Men of Color discussed the California Opportunity Youth Apprenticeship Grant Program and related youth apprenticeship recommendations, including bridge programs, intermediary infrastructure, reduced employer barriers, and better coordination of state funding.
A later panel highlighted Santa Ana College’s fire technology and firefighting academy programs. President Annabelle Neri and Vice President Jeffrey Lamb said the college is one of the state’s largest fire training providers, with strong partnerships with local fire agencies, law enforcement, and the U.S. Forest Service, and with high job placement and six-figure starting salaries for some graduates. They also described related certificates, advanced officer training, wellness services, and workforce preparation such as mock interviews and sponsorships. Throughout the hearing, members and panelists repeatedly stressed the importance of aligning education with labor market demand, expanding apprenticeships and work-based learning, and using regional collaboration to connect students to living-wage careers.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Even then, the rate is less than 1 percent of SNAP expenditures. names, because there are names on them
- That 11% rate you hear is not fraud.
- This is a payment error rate committed by SNAP implementation agencies.
- For example, Texas's error rate was 6 percent, well below the federal average of 11.
- With the increased alarming rate of sexual abuse, comes an increase of alarming rate of false allegations
Keywords:
biological sex, gender identity, public facilities, civil penalties, local government, EBT, electronic benefits transfer, food stamps, SNAP, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, TANF, temporary assistance for needy families, welfare benefits, benefit card fraud, fraud hotline, card replacement, photo ID, recipient photograph, HHSC, Health and Human Services Commission
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Even then, the rate is less than 1% of SNAP expenditures. names, because there are names on them, and
- That 11% rate you hear is not fraud.
- This is a payment error rate committed by SNAP implementation agencies.
- For example, Texas's error rate was 6%, well below the federal average of 11. expensive and ineffective
- With the increased alarming rate of sexual abuse. comes an increase of alarming rate of false allegations
Keywords:
biological sex, gender identity, public facilities, civil penalties, local government, EBT, electronic benefits transfer, food stamps, SNAP, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, TANF, temporary assistance for needy families, welfare benefits, benefit card fraud, fraud hotline, card replacement, photo ID, recipient photograph, HHSC, Health and Human Services Commission
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee was established in 2013 to review findings and statewide. rates
- legislature created this committee because Texas had and continues to have have an unacceptably high rate
- Since 2013, the committee's work has been instrumental in addressing the state's maternal mortality rate
- In the past decade, youth suicide rates in Texas have... steadily risen, with nearly one in five high
- And they ask all these questions to rate your points on how homeless you are. Have you been raped?
Keywords:
healthcare, maternal health, reporting requirements, Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee, health provider immunity, workplace violence, nurses, grant program, healthcare facilities, safety measures, safety, nursing, grants, healthcare safety, verbal abuse, physical abuse, nurse empowerment, occupational therapy, licensure, interstate practice
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Energy and Natural Resources (02/20/2025)
Energy and Natural Resources
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- And um that if we put this 500 rate in there, it would raise concerns about that basic bifurcation being
- on the cost shifting, um, but I thought maybe it would be fair to say, okay, if why not have a SE rate
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HI
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- the share that the employer pays for the medical plan because we don't have any means to either our rate
- the share that the employer pays for the medical plan because we don't have any means to either our rate
- the share that the employer pays for the medical plan because we don't have any means to either our rate
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uh ...employees, not to mention the state being subject to this contribution rate - of an employees usual pay the the rate of an employees usual pay the employer<00:53:30.760>
shall
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - 02/05/25
Judiciary and Public Safety
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- 10,000 active, but now we have over 11,000 retirees, and currently the active member contribution rate
- currently the active member retirees and currently the active member contribution<00:05:14.600>
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of <00:20:57.919>inflation with the uh rate of inflation with the uh
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Consumer and Public Affairs Feb 4th, 2025
House Consumer & Public Affairs
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- , and I think that especially in a state... ...like ours that has one of the highest gun ownership rates
- Currently, we have a very high rate.
- that's the defining thing, wouldn't you think that having a concealed carry would lower our crime rates
- Yes, Madam Chair, it's safe to say that we have some of the highest firearm death rates in the state,
- Number two, who, as we've established as well, Madam Chair, we have a high gun ownership rate, as it
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Motion to suspend rules in order to debate gun control, gun violence prevention package 5/14/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
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and Representative Duran: Some of the highest crime rates and death rates according - high rate of gun violence, an alarmingly high rate of school shootings. we have a uniquely American
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in If you look at gun violence rates in If you look at gun violence rates in - <01:44:18.239>
of the US has an alarmingly high rate of the US has an alarmingly high rate - rate of school<01:44:20.719>
shootings.
Summary:
The House took up a motion to suspend the rules so House File 5140 could be recalled from committee, given second and third readings, and placed on passage. Representative Long and Representative Greenman argued the bill was an urgent, comprehensive gun violence prevention package that had already passed the Senate and should be acted on immediately in response to recent shootings, including Annunciation School, Burnsville, and Accent Signage. They said families, students, survivors, doctors, and community members had been pressing legislators to act, and Greenman described the bill as including mental health, intervention, anonymous threat reporting, bans on weapons of war, ghost guns, and binary triggers.
Representative Heintzeman opposed the urgency motion and focused on specific bill language, arguing that parts of the proposal were unclear or overly broad. He questioned whether the language on protruding grips would effectively ban all handguns, whether the penalties section could turn lawful gun owners into felons for possessing multiple noncompliant items, and whether the firearms assembly language could criminalize routine cleaning and reassembly of guns. He said these issues should have been addressed in committee and argued members needed clearer answers before voting on urgency.
Greenman responded that the language was intended to target additional protruding grips, not ordinary handgun grips, and said she was willing to adopt an amendment to clarify that point. On the penalties and assembly questions, she said the bill was aimed at certifying existing weapons, banning ghost guns, and preventing harm, and repeatedly urged members to vote for the urgency motion so the full bill could be considered. The exchange remained focused on the motion to suspend the rules and on the substance of the gun violence prevention package; no final vote or other action is shown in the transcript excerpt.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Education Funding (01/28/2025)
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- It has a huge impact on local property tax rates, which again is a big part of this discussion.
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to classes to teacher turnover rates to classes to teacher turnover rates to - <01:04:58.039>
but <01:04:58.240>they <01:04:58.319>are rate but they are rate but - year it would be reimbursed at that rate year it would be reimbursed at that rate but<01:28:05.880
- Health income outcomes including rates Health income outcomes including rates of<01:45:17.560>
Summary:
The committee took up HB 651, a school-funding bill that would raise the base cost of an adequate education and increase differentiated aid for students in poverty, English language learners, and special education. The chair opened with housekeeping notices about parking and eating in committee spaces, and noted a revised fiscal note would be distributed. Representative David Luneau presented the bill as part of a broader package of public school funding measures, explaining that HB 651 builds on HB 550 and is intended to respond to court rulings and the ongoing school-funding litigation by adjusting both the base adequacy amount and equity-based funding factors.
Luneau said the bill would raise the state’s adequacy grant from about $4,100 to $7,351 per student and increase differentiated aid, while also updating statutory language so future recalculations include the court-identified resource elements. He argued the measure is about fairness and shifting more of the burden from local property taxpayers to the state, not about increasing overall education spending. He reviewed fiscal-note figures indicating the bill would add roughly $576 million to the state share of school funding, bringing the total state share to about $1.65 billion, and said the note also mentions possible effects on charter schools and vouchers.
Committee members asked about the evidence supporting higher costs for low-income and English learner students, how long ESL funding should continue, why free-and-reduced-lunch aid remains higher than special education aid, whether the formula is based on enrollment or average daily membership, and whether the bill is truly equitable across districts of different sizes and needs. Luneau and later witness Zach Shen of the New Hampshire School Funding Fairness Project said the bill is supported by research and court findings, that the current formula relies heavily on local property taxes, and that shifting more funding to the state would reduce property-tax pressure and help address disparities among districts. Shen also cited broad public support for the related HB 550 testimony and said HB 651 is intended as a step toward a more equitable funding system. No vote or final action was taken in the portion provided.