Transcript Highlights:

• water plan.
• We've developed plans.
• , from the RGV plan, from the Nueces River's plan that is planned, and the other desalination plans along
• Regional plans rely on it.
• into the state water plan.

Committee: Senate Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• </c> don't act uh don't get insurance plans don't act uh don't get insurance plans that<00:48:08.720>
• the CIP um the state plan um the state<00:48:31.280><c> employee</c><00:48:31.760><c> plan</c><00:48
• Um all under the state insurance plan.
• And it also requires that DHS manage care plans and county-based purchasing plans to integrate data with
• You're planning to go been to judiciary. You're planning to go to<01:15:42.000><c> judiciary.

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• —to make changes to these plans.
• or opting into the state plan.
• </c> plans or opting into the state plan plans or opting into the state plan while<00:42:51.000><c> some
• </c> requires significant time and planning requires significant time and planning as<00:48:15.119><c
• </c><00:58:58.599><c> and</c> and I'm concerned about plans and and I'm concerned about plans and programs

Committee: House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• 36.159><c> state</c><01:58:36.560><c> plan,</c> self-funded plans, the state plan, self-funded plans,
• 55% of people have employer-sponsored plans or group plans, and those plans may or may not cover our
• Harvard Pilgrim covers NDs under individual plans and group plans.
• Anthem covers us under individual plans as mandated, but group plans are plan-dependent.
• </c> you guys change the plan at all? you guys change the plan at all?

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I didn’t plan on talking today, but I had a couple of questions.
• The bill promotes effective emergency planning and coordination by providing a planning framework while
• Like, what is the plan in an emergency?
• So you can plan and plan and plan— In the heat of an incident, there's always going to be something.
• So you can plan and plan and plan, but it never goes as planned, unfortunately.

Committee: House Emergency Management

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We are well underway in implementing the plan.
• If you look at the plan, I mentioned that our initial plan was to deliver these projects to construction
• And so we did that research and began planning it out.
• , a corrective action plan, and continue to evolve and improve. ...effective action plan and continue
• But due to the planning purposes, or whatever may have happened in terms of planning for a lot of these

Summary: The Committee on Transportation received a presentation from the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles on Florida’s camera-based traffic enforcement programs: red light cameras, school bus stop-arm cameras, and school zone speed cameras. The department explained how the programs work, including human review of recorded violations, issuance of civil notices to vehicle owners, and escalation to uniform traffic citations if unpaid or uncontested. Officials also outlined the fee structure and reported preliminary data showing 42 red light camera jurisdictions, 496 red light cameras, and more than 923,000 notices of violation in fiscal year 2024-2025, along with growth in school zone and school bus programs. Senators asked about camera placement, signage, review procedures, and whether reviewers or vendors receive revenue from citations; several questions were left for follow-up because the witness did not have all statutory or operational details. The committee then heard an update from FDOT Secretary Jared Perdue on the Moving Florida Forward Infrastructure Initiative, funded by a $4 billion general revenue investment leveraged into a $7 billion program for 20 major projects. He said the initiative is advancing high-priority congestion relief projects across the state, with 80% of the plan expected to be underway by the end of 2026 and the remaining projects in 2027. Perdue highlighted new delivery methods such as modified phased design-build, voluntary acceleration, and structured acceleration, along with workforce and supply-chain efforts, including regional hiring events and aggregate planning. He cited projects such as I-4 congestion relief lanes, Golden Glades, I-95 at US-1, I-75 auxiliary lanes, and I-275 improvements as examples of the program’s progress. Members questioned FDOT about traffic management during construction, subcontracting opportunities for small businesses, public transit planning, contractor safety and fatalities, bridge strikes, logistics access near ports and airports, aggregate supply, local government coordination, and federal funding uncertainty. Perdue said FDOT continuously reevaluates traffic control plans, works with local governments and industry partners, uses small business participation targets, and requires contractors to be in good standing with OSHA and to implement corrective action plans after incidents. He also said Florida’s transportation revenues are flat, the state remains largely state-funded, and additional resources are the main need for future transportation delivery. The committee adjourned after the chair requested FDOT staff provide senators with district-specific project information.

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• . plan. plan.
• . plan. plan.
• </c> management plans. management plans.
• </c> action plan. action plan.
• </c> 2022 that they plan to revisit. 2022 that they plan to revisit.

Committee: Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This the Sheriff's and Deputies Pension Plan.
• This plan is not a state retirement plan per se.
• Well, the summary is that it's consistent with other plans.
• That's our total concentration: the long-term future of the plan. And we plan everything.
• And we plan everything around that.

Committee: House Retirement

Summary: The Retirement Committee met on March 19, 2026, adopted prior meeting minutes without objection, and then heard a series of retirement-system bills. Representative Wiley presented three bills for the Louisiana Sheriffs’ Pension and Relief Fund: HB 33 would expand the back deferred retirement option program from four to five years for members with 35 years of service; HB 34 would allow certain members to retire at age 50 with an actuarially reduced benefit instead of waiting until 55; and HB 35 would allow up to 3% of employer contributions to be credited to the fund’s deposit account to help manage future costs and benefit increases. Witnesses for the sheriffs’ fund described its strong financial condition, including assets over $6 billion and a funded ratio above 90%, and said the bills were intended to reward long service, aid recruitment and retention, and provide flexibility in managing the fund. All three measures were reported favorably without objection. Representative Baralt presented HB 15 and HB 47 for the Assessor’s Retirement Fund. HB 15 sets procedures for correcting administrative errors in benefit payments, including interest on underpayments and repayment terms for overpayments. HB 47 revises the fund’s cost-of-living increase rules and funding deposit account provisions; Baralt noted the system has no unfunded liability and that the changes are tied to pre-funded COLAs. Both bills were reported favorably without objection. Representative Ilg presented HB 17, HB 18, and HB 19 for the District Attorneys’ Retirement System. HB 17 adds the Louisiana District Attorneys Association to the definition of employer and addresses reemployed retirees, with amendments removing a local funding restriction, requiring reporting of reemployed retirees, and adding a sunset in 2031. HB 18 staggers trustee elections so no more than two board seats are up in a year, and HB 19 removes references to the State Medical Disability Board because the system now works directly with physicians. All three bills were amended where applicable and then reported favorably. Representative Bacala presented HB 8, HB 48, and HB 22. HB 8 allows legislative staff designated by the committee to attend executive sessions of state and statewide retirement boards for a term-based authorization. HB 48 allows Louisiana Supreme Court court criers commissioned with the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office to participate in the Sheriffs’ Pension and Relief Fund, with amendments allowing an election between systems and clarifying employer responsibilities. HB 22 revises the Clerks of Court Retirement and Relief Fund’s COLA rules, raising the maximum COLA to 3% under certain funding conditions and tying increases to the fund’s deposit account; a technical amendment adjusted the timing language. All three bills were adopted favorably, with amendments where offered.

Transcript Highlights:

• The sheriff's and deputies pension plan.
• This plan is not a state retirement plan per se.
• And as such, And as such, we are on or about a $6 billion plan.
• Well, the summary is that it's consistent with other plans.
• And we plan everything around that.

Committee: House Retirement

Keywords: 965, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We have proposed an incentive-based pay plan.
• The difference is last year we requested a career development plan, which now is in the governor's plan
• Hawaii has a police department, and they have a career development plan. is in the governor's plan.
• That's why the career development, so in year two, we have a plan.
• That's why the career development, so in year two, we have a plan.

Summary: The Joint Select Committee on Collective Bargaining met for an informational public hearing on several state employee bargaining units at impasse. The Department of Management Services outlined negotiations for the FDLE special agents, security services/correctional officers, sworn law enforcement officers, Florida Highway Patrol troopers, and Florida State Fire Service units. Across the units, the state said most contract articles had been resolved, with remaining disputes centered mainly on wages, hours of work, grievance language, safety, grooming, travel, and other housekeeping items. The state repeatedly emphasized proposed 2% competitive pay increases plus specialty or special pay increases in some units, insurance held harmless with no added employee cost, and its desire to keep current scheduling practices and remove outdated grievance language referencing the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. No votes were taken. Representatives for the Florida State Fire Service Association argued that firefighters are being asked to perform work far outside their job descriptions, including major construction, and said the state’s work-schedule and on-call practices unfairly avoid overtime and underpay firefighters. They also sought higher on-call compensation, a stronger wage plan with incentives and certification-based increases, restoration of a pay differential for firefighter-EMTs, and added PPE, decontamination, and cancer-prevention protections. The PBA’s Florida Highway Patrol unit said troopers need a larger career development plan, veteran stipends, updated grooming/tattoo rules, safer and newer vehicles, and better pay to address turnover. The PBA’s law enforcement unit focused on vehicle safety, performance evaluation language to prevent case-presentation quotas, and a $7,000 across-the-board raise, while disputing whether certain articles were timely opened. The security services unit said correctional officers, probation officers, and ISS officers need an $8-per-hour starting pay increase, retention bonuses, special pay for death row and close-management assignments, and overtime pay for lieutenants and captains who currently receive comp time and sometimes work beyond their limits. The committee heard the presentations, asked a brief question about correctional officers’ overtime, accepted written materials from the FOP special agent unit, and adjourned without action.

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• </c> they're moved around for estate planning they're moved around for estate planning purposes<00:31
• and we talk about small group plans, and we talk about MinnesotaCare plans and we talk about Medicaid
• and we talk about small group plans, and we talk about MinnesotaCare plans and we talk about Medicaid
• </c><00:59:16.000><c> or</c> buying through a a commercial plan or buying through a a commercial plan
• of questions that plans answer.

Bills: HF747 , HF1014 , HF320 , HF400

Committee: House Commerce Finance and Policy

Keywords: corporate governance, shareholder rights, beneficial ownership, defective corporate acts, Minnesota Business Corporation Act, Minnesota Insurance Guaranty Association, MIGA, insurance guaranty fund, insurer insolvency, covered claim, net worth threshold, high-net-worth insured, financial information request, insurance claims, self-insured retention, deductible, commercial insurance, insurance regulation, Minnesota Statutes 60C.09, guaranty association

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• plans.
• MSRS has both pension plans that they oversee, as well as defined contribution plans.
• </c> plan known as the unclassified plan plan known as the unclassified plan that<00:29:58.919><c> is
• Some of these plans are defined contribution plans, and some of them are defined benefit plans.
• plans are like a pension plan but they plans are like a pension plan but they all<00:33:55.760><c> pretty

Committee: House State Government Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• They're the people that were responsible for accepting the plans.
• We have a plan check denial process, and in the last four years there have been 16 plan check denials
• sent into us, and of that, 14 were resolved favorably for the plans to be submitted.
• I do permit-ready plans for residential at this time in my career.
• In January 2025, the board used feedback to help develop its latest strategic plan.

Summary: The joint Assembly and Senate business committees held a sunset review hearing for five California regulatory entities: the Respiratory Care Board, the California Council for Interior Design Certification, the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Board, the Board of Occupational Therapy, and the Board of Naturopathic Medicine. Each board or council described its licensing, enforcement, modernization, and consumer-protection work since the last review, and committee members focused on workforce access, transparency, fee authority, and whether current regulatory structures are appropriately tailored to public safety. For the Respiratory Care Board, the main issue was a proposal to move toward a bachelor’s degree requirement for licensure. Board representatives said the change would better align education with the complexity of care and could help the profession’s long-term status and reimbursement prospects, but Assembly Member Addis and others raised concerns about rural access, staffing shortages, and added barriers to entry. Public commenters, including respiratory therapists, families, and congregate living health facility operators, strongly opposed the degree mandate and urged continued use of LVNs for certain respiratory tasks in community settings. The board also discussed its ongoing work on LVN respiratory care issues, updated suctioning guidance, digitized licensing and enforcement systems, and fee cleanup language. The interior design item drew the most debate. CCIDC leaders defended the current title-act certification model, arguing it establishes competency without evidence of public harm and avoids the disruption a full licensure system could cause. Several committee members questioned the lack of enforcement authority, the private nonprofit structure, Bagley-Keene compliance, and whether certification meaningfully improves plan acceptance or public safety. Public testimony was split: supporters said the system works and preserves flexibility, while opponents argued the model lacks accountability, creates confusion, and does not reliably prevent plan-check denials or protect the public. The speech-language pathology/audiology board reported major modernization gains, including a new online licensure system, faster processing, continuing education audits, and updated supervision and advertising rules; it also received support for creating a new audiology assistant license category, while a consumer group urged more public members, proactive inspections, and faster discipline. The occupational therapy board reported growth, improved enforcement and licensing performance, and a need for additional fee authority to address rising costs, while public testimony supported reducing advanced practice hand therapy training hours. The final naturopathic medicine item began at the end of the transcript, but no substantive discussion was captured before the excerpt ended.

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• transmitted the plan for approval within 7 days of receipt of the plan.
• Thank you. >> Uh, Mike Pekco on Zoom. treatment plan, burden of proof and treatment plan, burden of proof
• </c> on workers compensation treatment plans. on workers compensation treatment plans.
• </c> identified for succession planning identified for succession planning purposes.
• </c> seems to me succession planning seems to me succession planning typically<00:30:22.960><c> occurs

Committee: Senate Labor and Technology

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Committee on Labor and Technology heard testimony on several labor-related bills. SB 2567 would allow public employers to seek temporary restraining orders against harassment of employees; the Judiciary, DHS, DOE, and others supported it, with some asking that coverage be broadened to all public employees. The Judiciary said it would not oppose expanding the bill’s scope. The chair deferred decision-making on SB 2567 to February 13, 2026, to allow further discussion with the Judiciary and Attorney General’s Office. SB 2386 would expand pay-transparency requirements for job listings and lower the small-employer exemption threshold from 50 to 25 employees. Testifiers largely supported the measure, citing transparency and retention benefits, while one opposition was noted. The committee voted to pass SB 2386 with amendments, including changing the effective date to January 1, 2077. SB 2389, the Warehouse Workers Protection Act, drew support from labor advocates but concerns from DLIR and the Attorney General’s Office about enforcement and a prosecutorial provision; after questions about quota tracking and recordkeeping, the chair deferred the bill. SB 2663 would require employers to respond in writing to workers’ compensation treatment plans within seven days and establish related penalties. DLIR opposed the bill as drafted, citing fairness and existing statutory conflicts, while injured workers and labor representatives supported it and described long delays in treatment approvals. The committee voted to pass SB 2663 with amendments, including directing fines to the special compensation fund, clarifying enforcement, and setting the effective date to January 1, 2077. SB 2555 would allow retirees to work in succession-planning positions without losing retirement benefits; ERS supported the intent but suggested an annual reporting requirement and noted existing rehire mechanisms. The committee voted to pass SB 2555 with amendments, including an annual report requirement and the same January 1, 2077 effective date. The meeting then adjourned.

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• So our 10-year plan might become a seven-year plan, five-year plan. Thank you. Mr.
• How do you plan 51%? 50% of our network said, we can't plan, we're going to put everything on hold.
• So that 10-year plan, without the Section 199A coming back.
• And if it's permanent, it makes it a lot easier to make that decision. 10-year plan into a 20-year plan
• Think about the estate planning that has to go. to that.

Committee: Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee

Keywords: joint hearing, small business, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, economic recovery, tax relief, job creation

Summary: In this joint hearing of the House Committee on Small Business and the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, the primary focus was on the importance of making the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) permanent. The chair emphasized that small businesses are crucial for the nation's economic recovery, especially in the wake of current federal policies perceived as detrimental. Witnesses shared their experiences and highlighted how the tax cuts facilitated job creation and business expansion, stressing the need for continued support through ongoing tax relief measures. The meeting included discussions about the economic implications of the TCJA's potential expiration, with members voicing their concerns regarding how this could impact small businesses and the broader economy.

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• </c><00:34:43.599><c> board,</c> but it was actually the planning board, but it was actually the planning
• planning? planning?
• board as an alderman appointee on a planning board. >> So, uh, I was 13 years on a planning board as
• </c> engineers before site plan approval. engineers before site plan approval.
• </c> planning board. planning board.

Committee: Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• , which are basically maintenance plans that are planned through 2030 and are over $37 million in addition
• </c> costs that are planned and planned costs that are planned and planned through through through 2030
• plans, Northstar?
• We need to have a plan.
• We need to have a plan.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee took up House File 269 and House File 749 together, both aimed at ending Northstar Commuter Rail service. The bill author described HF 269 as directing the Metropolitan Council and MnDOT to request a federal waiver and discontinue Northstar operations, with HF 749 setting performance requirements that would trigger a similar termination request. Supporters argued Northstar has low ridership, high operating subsidies, and large maintenance costs, and said the agencies now agree with the intent to terminate the line and possibly replace it with bus rapid transit. The chair moved HF 269 to the general register while also laying HF 749 over in committee, and testimony was heard on both bills at once. Testimony split sharply. Supporters of termination, including the bill author and Annette Meeks, said Northstar has consistently underperformed ridership projections, has required large taxpayer subsidies, and should be ended rather than extended. Opponents, including Jesse Cook, Darwin Scherlan, Joel Mueller, Katie Nicholson, and Annie Buckle, argued the line still serves riders, workers, and communities, that low frequency and underinvestment are the real problems, and that the state should improve service rather than shut it down. Several opponents emphasized Northstar’s role for commuters, special events, and future growth, especially the St. Cloud corridor. Met Council Chair Charlie Zelle and MnDOT Commissioner Danenberger said they support carefully evaluating alternatives to commuter rail and acknowledged the subsidy is not acceptable, but they also said the agencies are working with the federal government and BNSF on possible next steps. Zelle said the agencies believe bus service could provide more frequent and direct service, and when asked directly, he confirmed they are in favor of terminating Northstar and replacing it with bus service if feasible. No final disposition beyond the motion on HF 269 and the laying over of HF 749 was recorded in the excerpt.

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• The piece start to pick up on watersheds plans start to get finalized.
• Pavelka could step up and just explain the comp plan process.
• So that's why I kind of had questions that month about the comp plan.
• We out the operating plan was written without much or involvement.
• We out the operating plan was written without much or involvement.

Committee: House Legacy Finance

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• So we plan to work for the travelers.
• </c><00:39:08.840><c> your</c> easier so you could plan your easier so you could plan your appointments
• So, we we need a plan and we the plan.
• </c> funds, but try to make sure and plan funds, but try to make sure and plan things<01:14:43.520><c
• State plan or federal funding because the county has not materialized a plan for funding.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Transportation Committee met on March 31 and heard a series of resolutions focused on roadway safety, transportation access, and infrastructure coordination. Early measures included HCR 104/HR 96 on advancing coastal trails on O‘ahu’s North Shore and HCR 63/HR 57 on clarifying responsibility for Honouliuli Bridge and addressing safety, wildfire, and emergency access concerns. The Department of Transportation supported both, and a resident testified that the Honouliuli bridge is a single-lane emergency replacement on state land that has limited access for fire protection, heavy vehicles, permits, and repairs. DOT said it was working with DLNR and that jurisdiction may ultimately lie with the County of Maui, with research ongoing. The committee also heard HCR 62/HR 56 on alternative vegetation management along Hana Highway, HCR 43/HR 39 on raised crosswalks near Ala Wai Elementary, and HCR 52/HR 48 on integrating the safe system approach into county road design; these drew support testimony and no opposition. The committee then considered HCR 120/HR 112 on regulating transportation network companies under motor carrier law. DOT and the Public Utilities Commission offered comments, while Lyft opposed, arguing the legislature already created a TNC-specific framework in 2022 and that motor carrier law is not a good fit for app-based ride platforms. In questioning, PUC explained that TNCs would fall under both PUC motor carrier jurisdiction and DOT permitting, and DOT said it would follow up on enforcement questions. Members also discussed HCR 119/HR 111 on an indirect traffic disruption grant program, with the chair asking DOT to clarify how it enforces penalties when contractors or others fail to follow road closure requirements. Other measures discussed included HCR 96/HR 88 on moving to a demerit-point driver licensing system, which DOT supported; HCR 128/HR 120 on coordinating capital improvement planning for Hawaiian Home Lands developments, which DOT and DHHL supported; HCR 127/HR 119 on a state highway police force, which DOT supported; and HCR 125/HR 117 on a statewide plan for derelict utility poles and lines, which drew support from DOT, Hawaiian Electric, and Hawaiian Telcom, with DOT acknowledging it lacks current statutory authority to force immediate removal. The committee also heard HCR 58/HR 54 on school crosswalk safety for Mililani Elementary, HCR 55/HR 51 on using artificial intelligence to mitigate traffic and improve road safety, and HCR 54/HR 146 on expanding the Hele-On Shared Ride program on Hawai‘i Island. Supporters of the Hele-On measure said expanded service would help rural residents, kupuna, and people with disabilities reach medical appointments and daily activities, while noting cost and technology-access concerns; they said missed or delayed appointments are a real issue in remote areas. The final item discussed in the excerpt was HCR 64/HR 58 on minimizing rumble strip dimensions on Kūhiō Highway on Moloka‘i, with DOT saying it had already removed some strips where large emergency vehicles were affected on narrow curves.

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• This is the emergency instructions plan.
• The plan was written and posted.
• I mean, they needed to get to higher ground, but it wasn't a plan. It wasn't a safe plan.
• plan, assigned responsibilities as part of an evacuation plan, and knowledge of where the evacuation
• Because they had no plan. It just is deadly because they had no plan.

Committee: House The July 2025 Flooding Events, General Investigating

Keywords: 1184, house, all