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MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> directly I'd like to see some increases directly I'd like to see some increases in<00:24:09.200>
- </c> address them we in we aim to increase address them we in we aim to increase the<01:32:39.600><c>
- We're just seeing increased needs there.
- We're just seeing increased needs there.
- We're just seeing increased needs there.
Committee:
Senate Education Finance
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 04/08/25
Environment, Climate, and Legacy
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, this is a federally increase.
- Line 34 is a increase tied to it.
- </c> the PCA, the air appropriation increase. the PCA, the air appropriation increase.
- fee increase for some of the operating increases in the parks division.
- Line 101 is the increase from the water management account tied to the fee increase.
Committee:
Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee Mar 5th, 2025
Finance and Taxation Education
Transcript Highlights:
- You'll see in the budget some large increases for each.
- All of these things increase liabilities and... ...these things increase liabilities and costs, and so
- We're projecting out large increases through 27.
- ... ...very direct impact on us of increasing, basically shifting the burden.
- So that is driving the largest part of our cost increase.
Committee:
Senate Finance and Taxation Education
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Finance and Tax Mar 26th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- ASSOCIATION OR ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT AND COMMENDS NUMEROUS SESSIONS TO ADHERE TO MOTOR FUELS, IT INCREASES
- HAS EXPERIENCED DAMAGE TO A PREVIOUS FLOOD EVENT, HOMESTEAD PROPERTY GREATER THAN 2000 FT.² BABY INCREASE
- VALUE, HOMESTEAD PROPERTY MAY BE INCREASED UP TO 2000 FT.² AND DURING HIS ELEVATION WITHOUT INCREASING
- SO WE INCREASED FROM 1500 TO 2000 FT.².
- AND LIKE I SAID, WE'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS ABOUT INCREASING THAT.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 38 Apr 9th, 2026
Oklahoma House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It's a longevity stipend increase by 50%.
- It's a 68,000% increase. Right.
- That's the one thing that we did increase.
- Why is it that in order to increase funding... ...or increase teacher pay?
- , not a more than 100% increase.
Summary:
The House convened, completed the roll call, received an invocation focused on grief and remembrance, and heard several special presentations recognizing a brave child, visiting groups, and multiple student-athlete teams and school groups in the galleries. The chamber also introduced the Doctor of the Day and Nurse of the Day. The main business was consideration of the Joint Committee report on Senate Bill 1177, the general appropriations bill, presented by Chairman Caldwell-Trey.
Most of the floor time was spent on extended questions about the budget’s major features. Caldwell-Trey explained the bill as a largely flat or modestly increased budget that includes a $200 million transfer to a new sovereign wealth fund, $225 million in set-asides, a $12.5 million “dream accounts” program for newborns, and funding tied to teacher pay, education, workforce, public safety, agriculture, and health agencies. Members questioned the use of one-time funds for recurring expenses, the reduction in state contributions to the OPRS pension system, Medicaid assumptions, emergency management funding, veterans’ services, child care, school counselors, and the lack of funding for some requested items such as National Board Certified Teacher stipends and veterans’ facility maintenance. Caldwell-Trey defended the budget as transparent, early, and designed to preserve cash reserves while supporting core services.
No final vote on the appropriations report is reflected in the transcript excerpt. The House also heard explanations that the limits bills would be run later in committee, and that the budget negotiations were still ongoing with the Senate and governor on some related items. The session ended with the queue closed after the budget questioning, and the transcript cuts off during additional remarks from Representative Timmons.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 5 on State Administration Mar 24th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Homes like West L.A. have increased that considerably.
- So at the state level, there is no near-term cannabis excise tax increase or licensing fee increase.
- You know, for the first item, will this increase in funding increase some of the response times?
- Are you seeing an increase?
- But to answer your question, yes, we are seeing an increase in complaints.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Civil Rights & Judiciary Jan 21st, 2026 at 08:00 am
Civil Rights & Judiciary
Transcript Highlights:
- I think that this will raise court costs and increase taxpayer burdens.
- of up to 40% or more without increasing quality.
- of up to 40% or more without increasing quality.
- of up to 40% or more without increasing quality.
- As I understand it, this increases oversight.
Committee:
House Civil Rights & Judiciary
Keywords:
litigation finance, legal funding, lawsuit, financial services, access to justice, firearm regulation, manufacturing, safety standards, background checks, license requirements, health care market standards, hospital consolidation, merger review, health care transaction notice, attorney general review, antitrust, provider organizations, hospital systems, contracting affiliation, material change
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Education Study Nov 19th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- in reading proficiency, and increases in the graduation rate.
- increased the sixth grade factor from 1.045 to 1.30.
- Four had an increase exceeding 20%, and one charter school saw an increase in their SEG funding of 36%
- So, every time you mandate, say, a minimum salary increase or a 3% increase, you've essentially taken
- We went one step further than just increasing the at-risk factor.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Health and Human Services Aug 19th, 2025
Legislative Health & Human Services Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- It'll increase the retention and recruitment of health care professionals, and it'll increase actual
- Alcohol-related mortality is increasing.
- So we're increasing the cost of a drink. Big deal.
- Rent can be increased, I'll share a couple of figures with you.
- That just increases spending.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2025-04-09 (1:00PM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- An increase of $62.21 in total funds per student, bringing the average amount to $9,049.88, and an increase
- Well, this year Well, this year's budget increases not only the BSA statewide, but increases the funds
- amount is increasing.
- You know, a couple years ago... ...where the FEFP is increasing, and the per-student amount is increasing
- The increases proposed are not sufficient to address mandatory expenditures, including an increase in
Summary:
The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum present, then adopted the special order report and moved into a series of budget-related bills. The chamber first took up HB 5011/SB 2506 on environmental resource management and natural resources funding, where Democrats argued the bill would reduce recurring support for the Resilient Florida program, the Florida Wildlife Corridor, invasive species removal, and other conservation efforts. Supporters said the change would shift money from recurring to nonrecurring funding so the Legislature could reassess priorities each year and rely more on private-sector stewardship. After a strike-all amendment and conference posture change, SB 2506 passed 97-12. HB 5013, reducing state-funded property reinsurance reserves, passed 108-0, and HB 5501, redirecting documentary stamp tax distributions from housing and transportation trust funds into general revenue, passed 82-26 after extended debate over its impact on affordable housing and transportation funding.
The House also passed HB 5015 on state group insurance, which requires DMS to develop a formulary management system and was described as producing significant savings; members raised concerns about prescription access and implementation, but the bill passed 109-0. HB 5201 on state financial accounting and HB 5203 on the Capitol Center both passed unanimously, as did HB 5009, which creates a Florida Accountability Office and reorganizes audit functions. The chamber then passed HB 7031, a major sales tax reduction bill lowering the state sales tax rate and several related rates; supporters framed it as permanent relief for all Floridians, while opponents said property tax relief would be more meaningful and that the sales tax cut would also benefit tourists and out-of-state visitors. HB 7031 passed 112-0.
The House then began consideration of HB 501, the proposed fiscal year 2025-26 budget, totaling $112.9 billion and emphasizing reduced recurring spending and large reserves. Subcommittee chairs outlined their budget silos: K-12 education at $20.6 billion with teacher raises, school hardening, literacy, transportation stipends, and security funding for Jewish day schools; health care at $47 billion with full Medicaid and KidCare funding, opioid settlement spending, mental health beds, and senior services; transportation/economic development at $18.5 billion; agriculture and natural resources at $5.8 billion with reduced Everglades spending but continued water, resiliency, and land management funding; higher education at $8.7 billion; state administration at $2.9 billion; justice at $7.3 billion; and IT at $529 million for Florida PALM, FX, and other systems. Members then began questioning the K-12 budget, focusing on FEFP funding, proration, voucher growth, stabilization dollars, mental health and school safety funding, and whether districts would be held harmless under the proposed allocations.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement - 03/11/25
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- to that COLA; the board is supportive of doing that. increase that formula the 1% fix to what increase
- That is a 0.75 increase on the employer side and a 0.25 increase on the employee side.
- we have scheduled increases positive 51 we have scheduled increases in<00:57:19.119><c> our</c><00:57
- </c> employer side and a 0.25 increase on the employer side and a 0.25 increase on the employee<00:57
- at the lowest annual increase currently at the lowest annual increase of<01:14:03.520><c> any</c><01:
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
Other - PSCOC Dec 11th, 2025
Public School Capital Outlay Oversight Task Force
Transcript Highlights:
- We are asking for the membership rate for the Lease Assistance Award to increase per statute.
- This change and increase to Lease Assistance Awards will greatly help schools and kids.
- the MEM every year, increase it by the CPI.
- In December of 2024 and April of 2025, the PSCOC approved increases to the awarded funds.
- It seems like, are the costs, are the cost increases from the design fund to move those? Mr.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Finance and Policy Committee 3/19/25
Health Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> increased due to what you're asking. increased due to what you're asking.
- It was also paid for by the pharmaceutical manufacturers. increase health care costs by requiring increase
- </c> entire plan will likely increase entire plan will likely increase premiums<01:05:10.000><c> for<
- </c><01:09:58.320><c> in</c> what's probably a very small increase in what's probably a very small increase
- ><c> quality</c><01:36:16.960><c> interpretive</c> increase access to quality interpretive increase access
Committee:
House Health Finance and Policy
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
TRN Public Hearing - Tue Mar 24, 2026 @ 9:00 AM HST
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> rating increase. rating increase. >> Right.<00:42:52.720><c> Yeah.
- c> increase.
- Uh you have inflationary increase.
- </c> the inflation increases. the inflation increases.
- The numbers will be increasing, and the partnerships are increasing.
Summary:
The committee heard SB 2694 SD2, which would authorize the Public Utilities Commission to create automatic adjustment mechanisms for water carriers, including a water carrier inflationary cost index, and to waive certain requirements under the Hawaii Water Carrier Act. Testimony was sharply divided. The Department of Transportation, Young Brothers, and several shipping, harbor, labor, and business-related supporters argued the bill would modernize regulation, reduce the need for large catch-up rate cases, and help keep rates aligned with rising costs. Young Brothers said its current rate-setting process is expensive and delayed, and that annual adjustments with guardrails such as a 5% cap and periodic full reviews would support sustainable operations and the state’s supply chain. Some supporters also said the company’s less-than-container-load service and required inter-island routes create costs that are not fully covered by current rates.
Opponents, including the Consumer Advocate, the Maui Chamber of Commerce, Hawaii Food Industry Association, restaurant and chamber groups, and other businesses, argued the bill would lead to higher costs for consumers and businesses and should not move forward. Several testified that shipping costs already significantly affect pricing and that automatic increases would worsen the cost of living. The Consumer Advocate said Young Brothers should focus on cost control and implementing its business plan rather than automatic rate increases. The Maui Chamber and others pointed to a recent PUC decision that imposed a two-year stay on rate increases and said the bill would undermine that protection. Some opponents urged the committee to defer to the PUC’s regulatory authority.
The PUC explained that it regulates water carriers as public utilities under existing statute and said it had recently approved a temporary rate increase while imposing a two-year stayout period on further increases, with emergency relief still possible. PUC members said they were still examining whether they have authority to adopt the proposed WICI mechanism by rule and wanted legislative clarity. In response to questions, the PUC said it prefers the current two-year stayout as reflected in its order. Young Brothers also clarified that it serves less-than-container-load cargo, that some routes and services are cross-subsidized because they are not profitable, and that an independent observer is being put in place to monitor implementation of its updated business plan. The transcript ended with the committee still taking questions; no final vote or disposition on the bill was shown.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Energy and Natural Resources (01/27/2026)
Energy and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> that there are costs that are increasing that there are costs that are increasing at<00:35:15.920
- </c> but we do not see the rate of increase but we do not see the rate of increase that<00:39:47.200>
- energy sales to increase revenue.
- energy sales to increase revenue.
- energy sales to projects to increase energy sales to increase<02:23:29.280><c> revenue.
Committee:
Senate Energy and Natural Resources
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee Mar 3rd, 2026
Energy, Utilities and Communications
Transcript Highlights:
- Wildfire costs have been a major driver of rate increases since 2019.
- 57%. requested increase by 57%.
- Because if you get it wrong, it's going to increase rate base.
- been increased utility spending.
- A primary driver of massive rate increases over the last five years has been increased utility spending
Committee:
Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications held an oversight hearing focused on electric rates, utility regulation, affordability, wildfire costs, and the California Public Utilities Commission’s role. Chair and members framed the discussion around the challenge of transitioning to a cleaner grid while maintaining reliability and keeping bills affordable. The hearing also served as the annual update from the CPUC and the Public Advocates Office, with testimony from Professor Severin Borenstein and CPUC President-designate Alice Reynolds.
Borenstein gave a primer on utility regulation, explaining that generation is largely deregulated while transmission and distribution remain regulated, and that most rate-setting follows cost-of-service regulation. He emphasized that the hardest issue is setting the allowed return on equity: too high can raise bills and encourage capital-heavy spending, while too low can deter investment and harm reliability. He argued there is no silver bullet, said performance-based regulation and price caps have limits, and suggested some costs now charged through electric bills—such as climate programs, low-income subsidies, and wildfire-related public policy costs—might more appropriately be paid through the state budget.
Reynolds described the CPUC’s oversight role, saying the commission reviews utility spending through general rate cases, balancing accounts, and other proceedings, and that affordability is addressed through front-end scrutiny, post-spend accountability, and legislative direction. She highlighted wildfire mitigation as a major driver of rate increases, noted recent progress on clean energy procurement and battery storage, and said the CPUC is working on return-on-equity decisions, FERC advocacy on transmission costs, and implementation of SB 254 and other statutes. Members pressed on a range of issues, including wildfire securitization, load growth from EVs and data centers, gas-system stranded assets, balancing accounts, and a water-service dispute in Keene involving Union Pacific. No votes were taken; the hearing was informational, with several follow-up commitments from the CPUC to provide data and updates.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget Judiciary Subcommittee - Afternoon Session Jan 13th, 2026 at 01:00 pm
A&B Judiciary Subcommittee
Transcript Highlights:
- So, that is a 40% increase, which sounds extraordinary.
- My records show that our lease has not increased since then.
- Additionally, with the increased number of complaints that we are investigating, we just have increased
- We increased our automation processes.
- Increase efficiency in processing all applications and dockets.
Committee:
House A&B Judiciary Subcommittee
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Select Committee on School Finance Recalibration, June 25, 2026 - PM
Select Committee on School Finance Recalibration
Transcript Highlights:
- However, a 5% increase only benefits five of the 26 districts.
- The remaining 21 districts had an increase greater than 5%.
- I really do appreciate the increases in the instructional side.
- Next, I wanted to just talk a little bit about the 50% increase split... Okay.
- Um, it will reduce the entitlement payment or increase the recapture... ...payment or increase the recapture
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- But we can guess rate increases, all kinds of issues.
- They can increase rates if they need to do so.
- So when they talk about an increase, they're talking about increasing that factor.
- And the increased risk would be on the specific policy, you know, when we're talking the 40% to 50% increase
- It has to do, can only do that through rate increases.
Committee:
Senate Senate Conservation
Summary:
The Senate Conservation Committee first took up Senate Memorial 3, presented by Senator O’Malley on behalf of Senator Bergman and a group of Rio Doso High School students and Wild Friends. The memorial asks state agencies to participate in a no-cost workshop on insect identification, ecology, monitoring, and management, and to help educate the public about insects. Students, conservation specialists, and an entomologist testified that insects are essential to pollination, ecosystems, agriculture, and biodiversity, while also noting declining insect populations and the need for more public understanding. Some senators raised concerns about the memorial’s wording, including whether it should be broadened from insects to arthropods and whether the Department of Agriculture, rather than Game and Fish, should be involved. The committee discussed timing and implementation, and the sponsor agreed to work on amendments. The memorial passed on a due pass motion by a vote of 8-0, with one excused.
The committee then heard Senate Bill 154, which would require wildfire-related homeowners coverage to include flood damage caused by post-fire conditions for a five-year period. Senator Duhigg and the Office of the Superintendent of Insurance argued the bill responds to the Ruidoso fires and subsequent flooding, noting that many homes were destroyed by mudslides and that flood insurance is often unavailable or inadequate. Supporters, including Ruidoso officials, affected residents, and attorneys, said the bill would help homeowners recover from cascading wildfire and flood losses. Opponents from the insurance industry and business groups warned the bill would be an outlier, could significantly raise premiums, and might reduce availability of homeowners insurance statewide. Committee members questioned how the mandate would work, whether it should be optional, and how costs would be allocated. The bill passed on a 5-4 vote.
Finally, the committee briefly heard Senate Bill 187, which appropriates $202,000 from the general fund to the New Mexico Finance Authority’s Water Project Fund for future water projects authorized by the legislature. The Finance Authority said the funding would help address a gap between available money and the 113 recommended projects, totaling about $522 million, including water conservation, flood prevention, storage, wastewater, and watershed projects. Members asked for more detail on the locations and types of projects, and the Finance Authority said it would provide the list from the companion authorization bill. The committee then moved the bill forward on a do pass motion.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Omnibus tax finance and policy bill, HF9, passed in Minnesota House 6/9/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, we increased the gross receipts tax on cannabis from 10 to 15; that was $146 million.
- The A25 amendment puts a sunset on the 50% increase to the cannabis tax.
- property tax increases or we could<00:12:47.040><c> have</c><00:12:47.200><c> increased</c><00:12:47.600
- ><c> refunds</c><00:12:48.079><c> for</c> could have increased refunds for could have increased refunds
- </c> whose only governing tool is to increase whose only governing tool is to increase lobbies.<00:13