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LA
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm just trying to figure out if there's a way to educate us better, if there's a way—we've got to pay
- Once we execute a construction contract, we have to be able to pay the contractor's bills to the next
- Quite often, the entity hires an architect or an engineer and designs it and pays for that with their
- To show that their project was ready, they had to go pay for their design.
- Like, we're looking at the constitutional amendment coming up for a teacher pay raise, and it's money
Committee:
House Ways & Means
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- So pay very close attention to these maintenance budgets as they come forward and really think and ask
- So pay very close attention to these maintenance budgets as they come forward and really think and ask
- Give them their pay raise. It's good green light. The question is on House Bill 867.
- So we had to pay the FAST tax collection service.
- So we had to pay the fast tax collection service.
Summary:
The House convened with roll call, prayer, and approval of the journal, then received gubernatorial and Senate messages and committee reports. Several new bills and resolutions were introduced and referred, including measures on taxation refunds, county commissioner vacancies, open meetings, data centers and water use, state historic preservation, and multiple Senate bills on vacancies, administrative rules, abortion trafficking, energy resources, irrigation districts, and education. The House also advanced a number of bills to second and third reading calendars and referred House Concurrent Resolution 35 and House Joint Memorial 21 for printing.
The bulk of the floor action focused on budget and appropriation bills brought up under suspended rules. House Bills 866 and 867, maintenance budgets for constitutional officers and general government, passed after debate over the size of the appropriations, transparency of JFAC’s cuts, and the inclusion of military pay raises and other baseline costs. House Bill 868, for the Public Employee Retirement System, passed after questions about one-time software and disaster-recovery funding. House Bill 869, for the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired, passed amid discussion of using dedicated funds to restore cuts and confusion with a separate deaf-and-blind school budget.
The House also passed House Bill 870, an Office of Information Technology Services enhancement bill centered on cybersecurity hardware and the final phase of IT consolidation from Health and Welfare, despite objections that it represented government growth and relied on federal funds. House Bill 871, funding the State Tax Commission for tax conformity work, property tax education, and seasonal staff, also passed after debate over necessity and spending. House Bill 835, limiting non-cognizable spending by the executive branch and preserving exceptions for emergencies, military facilities, and tuition-related funds, passed as well. The House then moved to announcements and adjourned until Monday, March 16, 2026.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- they pay tuition for, and that is partnered with the state.
- So the state is in partnership with our community colleges and the students paying those tuitions to
- pay tuition for, and that is partnered with the state.
- And then there was the transfer to pay the bonds. So I'm not touching that. It's separate.
- We're still making the transfer to pay the bonds. Okay. And as we should, obviously. Thank you.
Committee:
House Utilities
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- a fiscal impact relative to the House or Senate budget proposals, which did not assume districts paying
- Today's vote doubles down on all three of those issues by compelling objecting Washingtonians to pay
- It also reduces teacher pay. We took away the inflationary increases to the national board bonuses.
- The residents of my district, with every other fee and tax increase that has hit them to pay for the
- And so they would have to be paying a pilt, property in lieu of taxes, if even paying property a pilt
Committee:
House Appropriations
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- paying for the teacher.
- As a dues-paying member to a teacher association, I grew up in a union home.
- I literally pay dues so I can do that work for other educators and my school.
- If you're going to go do union things, have the union support you in your pay.
- You don't get to get tax dollar pay while you're doing it.
Summary:
The House convened with 66 members present, approved the March 3, 2026 journal, and received gubernatorial and Senate messages, including notice that the governor had signed House Bills 502, 533, and 555. Committee reports advanced several bills and resolutions to second reading or printing, and the House introduced a new slate of bills, including measures on community infrastructure districts, auxiliary containers, minimum wage, voter registration at DMV offices, education, tobacco products, and fertility preservation services. The House then moved a number of bills to the Third Reading Calendar, including measures on Medicaid, libraries, insurance, LLCs, transactions, crimes, prisoners, bribery, urban renewal, taxation, reckless driving, state government, child protection, the state controller, and insurance.
On third reading, the House passed House Bills 695 and 697, both dealing with criminal or election-related code revisions; House Bill 727, which sponsors described as strengthening Idaho’s response to sextortion and threats against minors; House Bill 678, aimed at making wolf trapping more effective and humane; House Bill 745, which would bar taxpayer funds from being used for union activities, with debate focused on teacher associations and exemptions for police and fire; House Bill 733, revising partnership tax audit procedures; House Bill 720, lowering the population threshold for district elections in cities, despite concerns about college-town representation; House Bill 723, implementing child welfare and oversight reforms for residential treatment facilities; House Bill 664, addressing differential speed limits for trucks and other vehicles; and House Bill 667, removing a state requirement to offer certain driver licenses to non-citizens, with supporters citing federal uncertainty and trucking safety concerns. Several other bills were held on the calendar for one legislative day.
Debate on the bills was often substantive and partisan, with supporters emphasizing safety, taxpayer protection, local representation, and child protection, while opponents raised concerns about labor rights, college-town districting, truck safety, and the scope of regulation. The House also heard announcements about Idaho Day, America 250 activities, and upcoming committee meetings. The chamber adjourned until 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 4, 2026.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- It's costing us money out of our general fund now to pay for the depredation.
- paying for the teacher.
- As a dues-paying member to a teacher association, I grew up in a union home.
- As a dues-paying member to a teacher association, I grew up in a union home.
- You don't get to get tax dollar pay while you're doing it.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/17/2026 - House Democratic Caucus Calendar #6
Transcript Highlights:
- So is this bill attacking performance pay?
- Thank you. ...performance pay.
- school district governing board members that don't follow those procedures, so awarding performance pay
- You still have to pay your workers, and so if I'm not getting paid but I have to still pay my workers
- But we still do pay taxes on everything, so I just want to attract, you know, how it is on the reservation
Summary:
The caucus reviewed a large number of House bills, mostly on third-read consent or for floor strategy, covering education, health, water, land, energy, housing, taxation, and public safety. Topics included ESA administration funding, AI in schools and legal communications, towing and DUI changes, health facility licensing and nursing records, internationally trained physicians, nurse anesthetist reimbursement, childhood cancer research, cybersecurity encryption, school mental health instruction, superintendent pay and benefits, adoption disclosures in college health settings, anti-Semitism provisions, school safety firearms authorization, coerced abortion penalties, domestic violence testimony standards, border health and terrorism-related bills, and multiple water, land, and state trust land measures. Several members flagged concerns about unfunded mandates, local control, constitutional issues, and special legislation, while others supported bills as technical fixes, public safety measures, or ways to expand access and funding.
A number of bills were pulled from consent for further discussion, including HB 2020, HB 2093, HB 2386, HB 2481, HB 2575, HB 2906, HB 2040, HB 2136, HB 2665, HB 2904, HB 2957, HB 2044, HB 2352, HB 2667, HB 2830, HB 2307, HB 2425, HB 2426, HB 2427, HB 2497, HB 2751, HB 2780, HB 2804, HB 2926, HB 4030, and HCR 2052, among others. Some bills were noted as unanimous or split votes, and several were described as party-line or having constitutional problems. The caucus also discussed committee amendments on multiple measures, including changes to water, land, health, and AI bills.
The meeting ended with a series of remarks on the late Reverend Jesse Jackson and an “affordability award” presentation to Representatives Lorena Austin and Simacek for work on economic justice and working families. The caucus then adjourned.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Feb 15th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- But I do know that the trades have been identified as a high-impact need, high-paying wage job area,
- But I do know that the trades have been identified as a high impact need, high paying wage job area,
- The pay structure by which an intern's pay is covered by contributions from both the organization and
- But I think the wrong person is being made to pay here.
- It's not my constituent shouldn't have to pay for the wrongdoing of a very bad person. Thank you.
Summary:
The committee first heard House Bill 97, which would appropriate funding to the Department of Health for updated shaken baby syndrome, now called abusive head trauma, prevention training and educational materials, including baby models used in demonstrations. Testimony from the sponsor and the New Mexico Injury and Violence Prevention Coalition supported the bill and emphasized that the materials had not been updated since 2016. Members noted the budget already included about $167,000 for this purpose, and the bill was tabled without opposition.
The committee then heard House Bill 280, creating a Youth Internship Pilot Project to support paid internships for youth as a workforce development tool. Supporters from New Mexico Voices for Children said the bill would provide mentorship and relevant work-based learning, while members questioned what occupations would qualify, whether the program would focus on trades and high-demand jobs, and how schools, employers, and Workforce Solutions would participate. The bill was tabled, with Representatives Duncan and Pettigrew recorded in opposition.
The main item of the meeting was House Bill 151, as substituted by the House Appropriations and Finance Committee. The bill would create a compensation fund and commission for survivors of childhood sexual abuse involving public entities, while also allowing a three-year lookback window for claims and preserving private civil claims for private entities. The sponsor explained that the substitute removed a forward-looking statute-of-limitations change, set a $700,000 cap tied to the Tort Claims Act, used an administrative eligibility process with a "more likely than not" standard, and included reporting, confidentiality, and referral provisions. Supporters described the measure as a survivor-centered way to provide compensation while limiting state exposure, but members raised concerns about attorney fees, fund solvency, private versus public liability, rural impacts, and whether the state should pay for claims involving public institutions. After public testimony in support, the committee adopted the substitute but then voted on the bill itself and ended in an 8-8 tie, so the measure remained in committee and was not advanced.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Committee on Post Audit and Oversight Feb 3rd, 2026
Senate Committee on Post Audit and Oversight
Transcript Highlights:
- There are usually people, not necessarily above our pay grade, but certainly different and on the side
- of our pay grade, that look at things if there are accusations of criminality, etc.
- there are clearly policy matters involved when it's a public road and taxpayers and toll payers are paying
- I think it's necessary, but I want to know what I'm paying for, and I don't want it to be supplanted
- And I remember him looking at me and saying, we pay, and I'm paraphrasing, but we are able to pay the
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- in charge of a classroom and be paid unfair wages, to say the least, and then to have to be able to pay
- I have friends that are struggling to pay for their medical bills and some that are leaving the country
- As a result, international grads take an effective pay cut of over $1,000.
- At UNM, for example, an adjunct eligible for benefits has their monthly pay multiplied by 12 to determine
- We're paying for the salary; we're creating a litigious environment for housing insufficiencies, for
Committee:
House House Education
Keywords:
graduate scholarship, higher education funding, New Mexico, appropriation, financial aid, education, documentary, historical figure, Padre Antonio Jose Martinez, Northern New Mexico State School, SB179, Senate Bill 179, UNM, University of New Mexico, medical Spanish, Spanish-language curriculum, health sciences, health professions education, language access, bilingual healthcare
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session (Full Formal with Calendar) Jan 29th, 2026
Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- They cannot afford to pay any more than they already are for education.
- We must train and pay teachers to address stubborn, statewide vacancy rates.
- We're asking our colleagues in local schools to do these screenings; let's pay them for it.
- A very important element of the formula, determining what a community can be expected to pay, what it
- can afford to pay, what it's fair for it to pay in its school district, an important piece, but only
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Public Health Jan 27th, 2026
Joint Committee on Public Health
Transcript Highlights:
- How do we pay for them?
- That's not access, that's a mirage, and women pay for it in delays, co-pays, unnecessary appointments
- That's not access, that's a mirage, and women pay for it in delays, co-pays, unnecessary appointments
- And what... ...pay for this out of pocket because they can.
- Today, I pay over $1,200 a year out of pocket for my medication.
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Public Health
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Public Health held a hearing during a snowstorm, with members participating both in person and via Teams, and the chairs said testimony would be kept open for an additional week. The first bill heard was H.4796, an act relative to organ transplant vehicles. NORA New England testified in support, arguing that dedicated organ transport vehicles need authority to use lights and sirens so time-sensitive organs can be moved more quickly and safely without relying on EMS systems already stretched by 9-1-1 calls. No opposition was heard and the bill was then set aside as the committee moved to the next item.
The bulk of the hearing focused on H.4838, an act expanding access to perimenopause and menopause care. Chair Decker, who filed the bill, said it was the product of a year of meetings with dozens of individuals and organizations and was intended as a starting point to identify gaps in care, training, access, and coverage. Testimony overwhelmingly supported the bill and described widespread misdiagnosis, dismissal of symptoms, limited clinician training, insurance barriers, medication access problems, and workplace impacts. Speakers included patients, clinicians, advocates, the Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association, Blue Cross Blue Shield, the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women, and out-of-state and international experts, many of whom urged better education, public awareness, research, and workplace accommodations.
Several witnesses emphasized that menopause affects whole-body health, including cardiovascular, bone, mental health, and work outcomes, and that Black women and other marginalized groups face greater barriers and worse outcomes. Some speakers noted the bill is important but largely a framework that will need further work to address coverage and access more directly. Blue Cross Blue Shield said it supports the bill and already covers menopause-related care and training, though the chair used the exchange to criticize broader insurer and state decisions on GLP-1 coverage for obesity. The committee took no vote during the hearing, and the chairs closed by thanking witnesses and stating that additional written testimony would be accepted.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
01/27/2026 - Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology
Transcript Highlights:
- And that's the price we pay just for showing up for work. But it's not the whole story.
- Let me know if you think that's a groovy idea to help pay for your roads.
- And yet we're paying the same amount for a gas tax, with a lot of people that have far more efficient
- They don't pay a nickel for driving on the state roadways other than their license plates, so they're
- But people have jobs, they buy things, they pay income tax, they pay sales tax.
Summary:
The committee heard and advanced six measures. SB 1118, as amended, appropriates $3 million to the Department of Health Services for a grant program to help rural hospitals install enhanced radiation protection systems in cardiac catheterization rooms; testimony from an interventional cardiologist emphasized worker safety, reduced radiation exposure, and recruitment/retention of physicians, and the bill passed 10-0. SB 1154 provides $500,000 to ADOT for a traffic and safety study on SR 64 between Williams and the Grand Canyon; local officials, law enforcement, and fire personnel described heavy tourism, rising crashes, and the need for broader roadway improvements, and it passed 6-4. SB 1063 appropriates $10.4 million for safety improvements on U.S. 70 in the San Carlos Apache area; tribal leaders and law enforcement cited high fatality and injury rates, dangerous design features, and limited federal funding, and it also passed 6-4.
The committee then approved SB 1153, which creates a Grand Canyon National Park specialty license plate and fund; the Grand Canyon Conservancy supported the measure as a way to generate dedicated revenue for park programs, and it passed 10-0. SCM 1001, as amended, urges naming SR 260 the Donald J. Trump Highway through the State Board on Geographic and Historic Names rather than ADOT; the memorial drew sharply divided testimony and debate, but it passed 6-4. Finally, SB 1209 exempts homeless individuals and those using shelter addresses from non-operating ID fees and extends the validity period for those IDs to eight years; advocates said the change would help people obtain housing, jobs, and services, and it passed 9-0.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- $10 million... ...electors there and we the taxpayers are paying $10 million for a show election that
- Before that, the counties were paying for all of the general election costs.
- years if the state chooses to pay that.
- What we would ask is the state not choose to ask every county... ...choose to pay that.
- What we would ask is the state not choose to ask every county to pay that burden when they choose to,
Committee:
House Elections
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Science, Technology and Telecommunications Nov 12th, 2025
Science, Technology & Telecommunications Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- This allows us to continue to provide working opportunities to the students and to continue to pay for
- Elective pay is still untouched.
- Elective pay is a way for entities who don't normally pay taxes to be eligible for these federal taxes
- So if PNM has to pay more for natural gas, they pass that cost directly onto the consumers.
- This was figuring out who pays and how to distribute any costs correctly or fairly.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Communications and Conveyance Committee Jun 18th, 2025
Communications and Conveyance
Transcript Highlights:
- It's the fastest way to make a little money quickly, right, when you need to pay a bill next week, is
- These are earnings that otherwise a customer pays, that an Uber driver... can ask, hey, how much did
- you pay for this ride?
- We have not seen a proposal to date that would tie driver pay to drivers and a benefit that could be
- , increased driver pay, but there has no been hasn't been a proposal correlating the two second point
Committee:
House Communications and Conveyance
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Failure of landowners to protest values, uh, unsophisticated property owners do not pay attention to
- the market value on their land as long as they don't have to pay the higher taxes that year.
- While a veteran with a 100% VA disability rating pays 0% in property tax.
- Um, but he still has to pay property tax on that.
- I'm going to have to pay that much more taxes. We want to incentivize Texans to do what we know.
Committee:
House Ways & Means
Keywords:
redistricting, election, Texas legislature, district composition, political representation, congressional redistricting, Texas House of Representatives, U.S. House, Congressional districts, district map, district boundaries, gerrymandering, voting rights, election law, apportionment, representation, special committee, PLANC2308, redistricting plan, elections
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We've set up incentive programs that are attracting industries that provide well-paying jobs for young
- How do they pay the state of Texas back?
- When you say good-paying jobs, you know, what guarantees do we have that the workforce here is going
- Okay, so do they pay union wages or how does that work? Do they pay union wages?
- Is there a union signatory that pays union wages?
Committee:
House Culture, Recreation & Tourism
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- So I'm curious as to know why the communication providers that actually pay for the right-of-way were
- You have the communication folks are paying millions of dollars to have access.
- You have the communication folks are paying millions of dollars to have access to the right-of-way.
- , then do our constituents have to pay for those services?
- Worry about delays, you know, who pays for those.
Committee:
Senate Transportation
Summary:
The Transportation Committee heard and acted on a series of transportation, licensing, and memorial bills. The first major item was CS/SB 462, the Department of Transportation agency package, which included provisions on transportation trust fund revenue for electric vehicles, county project reporting, speed limits, workforce grants, procurement and utility relocation procedures, airport participation, metropolitan planning, and related DOT administration. The committee adopted a substitute amendment after extensive discussion, especially over utility relocation reimbursement, penalties, and whether the bill was too rigid while stakeholders continued negotiating. Testimony came from industry and utility representatives both supporting the need to address delays and opposing the bill’s prescriptive approach. The bill passed 8-3.
The committee then approved several specialty license plate and memorial measures. CS/SB 1024 added a United States Military Academy plate alongside the Naval Academy plate. CS/SB 824 created a Florida Highway Patrol specialty plate. CS/SB 666 created a Miami Northwestern Senior High School alumni plate, with supporters emphasizing the school’s history and scholarship uses for the revenue. CS/SB 916 authorized indemnification and insurance arrangements for commuter rail operations on the Brightline corridor, modeled on SunRail law, and was reported favorably after technical amendments. CS/SB 1290 updated DHSMV rules to conform to IFTA and federal motor carrier standards, raised the crash-damage reporting threshold, and made other registration and email-notification changes; CS/SB 1292 created a public-records exemption for certain email addresses used in motor vehicle and vessel notifications. CS/SB 1408 designated memorial highways for fallen officers Jesse Madsen and Elio Diaz, and CS/SB 1502 authorized FDOT blanket permits for mobile cranes to travel at night under specified conditions. All of these bills were reported favorably.
The committee also received a lengthy informational presentation from FDOT on aggregates and the state’s construction-material supply chain. The witness described aggregate sources, transportation methods, recycling efforts, the importance of the Lake Belt and out-of-state imports, and the department’s supply-chain grant program. Senators asked about long-term reserves, stranded reserves, pricing, and the impact of regulation on future supply, and requested the study and a summary of regulatory impacts for members. The meeting concluded with no further business and adjournment.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Commerce and Tourism Mar 17th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Are they gonna pay? Then the doctor directly?
- They have available and paying through the roof. And my wife is working on the farm with me.
- I went to the ER in the fall because I had kidney stones and I'm still paying back a $5,000 bill from
- Someone's going to pay for this.
- I talented high paying individuals to come work in Florida because they're seeing the trend in.