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• And I want to circle back.
• When we passed that pay raise, we just calculated the average dollar amount of the pay raise times the
• And so this, regardless of what they're paying, because a lot of those schools are paying above the formula
• that required teacher pay raise, this allows that fund to be utilized by the state department to pay
• for that specific pay raise.

Bills: SB843, SB1733, SB1476, SB1237, SB1410, SB1894, SB1272, SB1204, SB1721, SB1725, SB1735, SB1337, SB1339, SB1461, SB1975

Keywords: school boards, educational governance, conflict of interest, employee relations, Oklahoma statutes, child abuse, reporting requirements, sexual misconduct, law enforcement, school personnel, confidentiality, student safety, land office, land exchange, investment, education funding, real estate management, Teachers' Bill of Rights, education, teachers' rights

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• remitted to pay the actual water bill. remitted to pay the actual water bill.
• back to us to concur. back to us to concur.
• using it to pay for something different. using it to pay for something different.
• and then they don't pay. and then they don't pay.
• Representative Remac may be back? Representative Remac may be back?

Keywords: Judiciary, Division B - Room 409, 25 February, 2026; 9:00 A.M., 925, all

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 611, which would require the Mississippi Board of Law Enforcement Standards and Training to provide discovery to an officer facing suspension of certification. Representative Burch said officers currently may receive only a brief notice of alleged misconduct without access to the underlying information, and the bill would give them the materials related to the infraction. There were no questions, and the committee approved the motion by voice vote. The next measure, House Bill 1142, would modernize notice requirements for judgment nisi and bench warrants by allowing clerks to notify bail agents electronically or by personal notice instead of certified mail. Representative Owen said the change would reduce county costs, align bail-agent notice with the electronic notice already used for attorneys, and had support from the clerks’ association. Senators asked whether notice would still appear on MEC, and Owen said attorneys already receive notice there and bail agents could receive it electronically as well. The committee then adopted the motion by voice vote. The committee then heard House Bill 1404, sponsored by Representative Yates, creating the crime of fraudulent utility conversion. Yates explained the bill was aimed at apartment complexes and other landlords that collect utility payments from tenants as part of rent but fail to remit those funds to the utility provider, citing large unpaid water bills and similar legislation in Louisiana. Senators raised concerns about intent, possible criminal liability for landlords or LLCs when utility bills are delayed, faulty, or disputed, and the severity of penalties, which could reach 20 years in prison for higher amounts. Yates said she was open to adding intentional-conduct language and clarified the bill targets those who collect tenant utility money and do not remit it, not tenants themselves. Members discussed possible amendments, including adding mens rea language and a defense for disputed bills, but no final action on the bill was taken in the portion provided.

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• Main Street retail pays $23 an hour. The wineries pay $25 an hour.
• The overhead rate, or overhead burden, that you use to do the back office is used to pay some of the
• And do you take private pay? We do. The other houses are private pay. Okay.
• And, first of all, I'd like to say that he doesn't pay well. He does not pay well.
• That bomb job doesn't pay well, does it? I know he's not going to pay well.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• This bill will take us back to getting people hope, come back to Minnesota, want to stay in Minnesota
• leaving we this bill will take us back leaving we this bill will take us back to<00:02:29.080>
• <00:02:30.360> to to getting people hope come back to to getting people hope come back to
• forecasted previously as to who's paying forecasted previously as to who's paying it<00:13:45.079
• what an EV driver pays in lieu.

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: House File 5 was heard in the Transportation Committee and moved by the author, Representative Jim Joy, to be referred to the Tax Committee. Joy described the bill as a package to make Minnesota more affordable by fully eliminating the Social Security tax subtraction, ending the motor fuels tax indexing, repealing the retail delivery fee, and studying vehicle registration/license taxes compared with neighboring states. Committee fiscal staff explained the bill’s fiscal effects across the general fund, highway user tax distribution fund, transportation advancement account, and metro county sales tax allocations, including that the delivery fee repeal would reduce Transportation Advancement Account revenue and that the bill would shift some revenue sources to offset losses. Several stakeholders testified. The Minnesota Grocers Association strongly supported repealing the retail delivery fee, arguing it is costly and complex for retailers to administer, especially small businesses, and that the costs are ultimately passed on to consumers. The Minnesota Propane Association also supported repeal, saying the fee is burdensome for propane businesses, that only a small share of deliveries are actually subject to it, and that compliance costs can exceed the fee revenue collected. Fiscal staff noted that delivery fee revenue forecasts have fallen below earlier projections, and explained that the fee is imposed on sellers with several exemptions, including a $100 transaction threshold and exemptions for some sales such as bars, restaurants, nonprofits, and certain small businesses. Opposition came from local government groups. The League of Minnesota Cities said it supported the Transportation Advancement Account and its 2023 funding sources, including the delivery fee and motor vehicle parts sales tax, and warned that the bill would prematurely alter a funding structure that cities rely on for predictable transportation revenue. The Minnesota Association of Small Cities said small cities had long lacked dedicated transportation funding and wanted a stable, ongoing revenue stream, but were neutral on the exact source as long as it was reliable. Metro Cities echoed support for stable, predictable transportation funding for metro-area cities. The committee took testimony and discussion only; no final vote was recorded in the excerpt beyond the motion to refer the bill to the Tax Committee.

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• And with that, I'll yield the time back. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
• You can find it back in the bubble. They need your signature back there.
• Parents pay nearly $800 to $1,400 a month for child care.
• Parents pay nearly $800 to $1,400 a month for child care.
• Our state employees are having difficult times paying their bills, paying for child care, paying their

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• Someone has to pay for it: either the state pays for it or the county pays for it.
• We know, as Senator Utke and I last year, when we had bills to pay back Beltrami and Todd County, I believe
• We know, as Senator Utke and I last year, when we had bills to pay back Beltrami and Todd County, I believe
• and had bills to um pay back Bel trammy and had bills to um pay back Bel trammy and Todd<01:47:22.599
• So actually, John Marty is paying you back half that money from the counties. He still owes me.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And who pays these suppliers when their customers can't pay their bills? It's not the utilities.
• Every subscription that I'm enrolled in, if I was put back or given back to default utility service,
• How does that make any sense when an average person is trying to pay the rent, pay their mortgage, and
• We need consumer protection. ...trying to pay the rent, pay their mortgage, and just need affordable
• We ratepayers, we tax, we pay for it. Their profits are enormous, as we all... We pay for it.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several energy-related bills, with the main focus on H. 3534/S. 2255, which would ban or sharply restrict residential third-party electric suppliers, and on related reform proposals. Supporters included the Attorney General’s office, municipal and regional planning officials, environmental justice groups, consumer advocates, and city officials from Boston and Chelsea. They argued that the residential competitive supply market has produced higher bills, deceptive sales tactics, auto-renewals into higher rates, and disproportionate harm to low-income residents, seniors, communities of color, and people with limited English. Witnesses cited AG reports estimating hundreds of millions of dollars in overcharges over time, described door-to-door and storefront marketing abuses, and said municipal aggregation programs have saved residents money while offering more stable rates. Several supporters said the Legislature should either ban residential competitive supply or adopt strong guardrails such as ending automatic renewals, banning incentive-based commissions, and capping rates relative to basic service. Opponents or industry representatives from the Retail Energy Advancement League, Vistra, and Constellation argued that the market can provide savings, longer-term price stability, and value-added products such as renewable options and time-of-use offerings. They said Massachusetts has already improved consumer protections through DPU proceedings, that complaints are relatively few compared with the size of the market, and that a ban would eliminate consumer choice. They also defended direct sales and commissions as normal features of a retail market, while saying they would support additional protections, licensing, bonding, and stronger oversight of bad actors. Committee members pressed both sides on whether the market truly saves money, whether automatic renewals should be banned, and whether the AG’s proposed reforms would be enough. The committee also heard testimony on H. 3972, a bill to extend utility shutoff protections during extreme heat, with Rep. Mindy Domb arguing that Massachusetts should treat extreme heat like extreme cold and protect customers facing financial hardship. Rep. Barrett also testified for H. 3450, a municipal broadband/right-of-way bill, arguing that communities need easier and cheaper access to utility poles and public rights of way to build municipal broadband. In addition, Senate Majority Leader Creem testified for S. 2239, which would bar utilities from recovering ratepayer funds for lobbying, promotions, trade association dues, and similar expenses. No votes were taken during the hearing.

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• much as what we're paying here in Missouri.
• So this, again, is that allowing the new boards to pay back any boards they borrowed from previously.
• If I, since you took us back, I'm going to...
• That would be data I have to bring back for you, yeah.
• If we let someone go because we were cutting back, If we let someone go because we were cutting back,

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• this number is inclusive of all compensation and not just base pay and then and then we'll get back
• This is your pay. One year of experience, this is your pay.
• Two years of experience, this is your pay. Three years of experience, this is your pay.
• . back again.
• I will never put my foot back. back in there again. I don't want to do that anymore.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Allow me to come back.
• It means that we're already paying back debt to the tune of a hundred and ten million dollars, which
• means that paying back the debt service for 1.5 billion dollars isn't an extension of the debt service
• So we're already paying back that hundred and ten million, sixty million of which comes from our federal
• Borrow and be paying back. We would borrow and pay back, borrow and pay back.

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• And if you keep looking back and back, the graph keeps getting lower and lower.
• Going back.
• Our families are still debating whether to pay for their internet services or pay for food.
• Our families are still debating versus pay their inner services or pay for food.
• Many of them, these reserves, must choose between paying for the internet service or paying for their

Summary: The Assembly Communications and Conveyance Committee held an informational hearing on the state of broadband affordability in California. Chair Tasha Berner said the committee was examining how broadband prices, access, and affordability are affecting households, especially after the end of the federal Affordable Connectivity Program and amid concerns about federal resistance to state broadband regulation. She noted the committee’s continued interest in policy options for 2026 and referenced prior legislation, including AB 353, that would have required affordable home internet as a condition of doing business in California. Industry witnesses from U.S. Telecom and CTIA argued that broadband and wireless prices have generally fallen in real terms even as inflation and other household costs have risen, citing competition, infrastructure investment, and faster speeds as the main drivers. They said California’s higher costs are tied to permitting delays, taxes, copper theft, and legacy obligations such as COLR requirements, and they urged the Legislature to preserve market incentives, reduce fees and regulatory burdens, and support infrastructure deployment. They also discussed fixed wireless access, federal BEAD funding, and Universal Service Fund reform, arguing that more entities benefiting from networks, including tech platforms, should contribute to support programs. Consumer and public-interest witnesses presented a different view, saying California still has a serious affordability and adoption problem, especially for low-income households. Sunny McPhee of the California Emerging Technology Fund said broadband adoption has improved dramatically over time, but about 500,000 households remain offline or underconnected and many low-income households still pay above the FCC affordability benchmark. Ernesto Falcon of the CPUC Public Advocates Office said California’s market is losing its competitive edge, with prices higher than in other states and meaningful price pressure coming mainly from fiber competition at the gigabit tier. He said roughly 4.8 million Californians are limited to one gigabit option and estimated that more competition could save consumers more than $1 billion annually. Both witnesses emphasized the need for stronger transparency, targeted subsidies, and a permanent affordability solution, including extending and refining the CPUC broadband Lifeline pilot and advancing SB 716. Public commenters, including representatives from cable providers, nonprofits, and digital equity organizations, largely supported SB 716 and a permanent broadband affordability program. Several urged the committee to remove a cap on the Lifeline program, expand the CPUC pilot, and invest in digital navigators, outreach, and enrollment assistance. The hearing ended without a vote or formal action, after the chair thanked the witnesses and public commenters for their testimony.

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• YOU CAN SEE HERE A TRENDLINE GOING BACK TO 1928 WITH OVERTIME HOURS.
• BACK TO POSITION.
• AND IN FACT AT A HIGHER PAY RATE AND WE PAY THE MAINTENANCE STAFF. THAT IMPACT OVER TIME AS WELL.
• BUT BACK TO MAINTENANCE.
• THAT IS BECAUSE IN ORDER TO PAY FOR THESE INCREASED COSTS AND IN ORDER TO PAY FOR ADDITIONAL SALARY AND

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• When others were defunding, y'all passed legislation backing the blue, and of course, the pay and the
• So, in the last, if you go back to 2022, you have paid a 31% pay increase to correctional officers.
• Director Collier: ...So in the last, if you go back to 2022, you've given a 31% pay increase to correctional
• Director Collier: ...So, in the last, if you go back to 2022, you've given a 31% pay increase to correctional
• We'll be right back. Chair: ...We'll be right back.

Bills: SB 1

Keywords: campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• Pay me now or pay me later. MEN IN THE U.S.
• PAY ME NOW OR PAY ME LATER.
• If I pay a co-pay with my private insurance, then why can't the expansion population pay a co-pay?
• IF I PAY A CO-PAY WITH MY PRIVATE INSURANCE, THEN WHY CAN'T THE EXPANSION POPULATION PAY A CO-PAY?
• Pay me now or pay me later. Medicare allows me to pay me now.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, June 9, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• they otherwise be paying in premiums. they otherwise be paying in premiums.
• They're paying the bills. They this. They're paying the bills.
• some of the reverse back.
• turn around and pay the plans back<01:46:43.760> to<01:46:44.000> keep<01:46:44.159>
• around and use to pay some of the<01:48:16.560> reverse<01:48:17.440> back.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Part of it is pay.
• I think he said average teacher pay.
• We've got Dallas ISD as well. has had to cut back on some stuff and cut back on some programs as well
• Our unfunded liability stands at about $60 billion, which we can. pay out, we will completely pay off
• Many districts pay more than that. Many districts still pay at that minimum. And it just depends.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• If you don't mind us slipping right back to the vote only, and then we will come right back.
• Everyone pays a minimum assessment of $250. All licensees pay that.
• Everyone pays a minimum minimum assessment of $250. All licensees pay that.
• I'm going to go back to ask a question, if you can clarify. I'm going to go back to ask a question.
• How far back will data be imported? All of it will be imported back. Okay. Okay. Great.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 5 on State Administration heard a series of budget proposals and informational items, beginning with the Department of Housing and Community Development’s HCD Connect system. HCD requested permanent authority for seven existing temporary positions to maintain and expand the system, and also sought funding and positions to implement eight 2025 housing-related bills. Members asked about how HCD Connect will interact with programs moving to the new Housing Development Finance Committee and about the revised implementation cost for AB 1053, which HCD said had dropped from about $6 million to $1.9 million because of shared infrastructure with HDFC and CalHFA. The committee also heard Cal ICH’s request for $339,000 to implement AB 678 on LGBTQ+ inclusive and culturally competent homelessness services, with testimony emphasizing the need for better data and training for a population disproportionately affected by homelessness and discrimination. The Department of Financial Protection and Innovation presented three continuation proposals: funding for the California Consumer Financial Protection Law program, the Debt Collector Licensing Act program, and the broker-dealer/investment adviser continuing education program. Members and public commenters focused heavily on the debt collector licensing fees, the number of licensees, and whether assessments were too high compared with other states; DFPI explained that fees are set on a pro rata basis tied to net proceeds and that the workload remains substantial. Public testimony also supported DFPI’s student loan assistance work and raised a separate request for franchise broker registration funding. The committee then took up a mandate suspension item, voting to suspend a new disclosure mandate related to deferred property taxation, and heard trailer bill language from the Department of Finance on AB 91/MENA data collection, aimed at protecting federal funding, ensuring non-disclosure, and allowing more time for implementation. The Secretary of State presented Help America Vote Act funding for VoteCal and the HAVA spending plan, as well as the Cal-Access Replacement System (CARS), the Notary Automation Program Replacement Project (NAP 2.0), and AB 1392 on confidential voter registration for elected officials and candidates. Members asked about project costs, timelines, user testing, and data migration; the Secretary of State said VoteCal funds would be exhausted in 2027–28, CARS is targeted for completion by November 2026, and AB 1392 would require system modifications and new confidentiality procedures. The committee also heard an informational overview from the California Arts Council, which described its 50th anniversary, the economic impact of arts funding, and the cultural districts program; public testimony strongly urged increasing Arts Council grant funding from $24 million to $50 million and adding support for cultural districts. Throughout the hearing, the committee took multiple vote-only actions approving the items before it, with votes recorded on the HCD, Cal ICH, DFPI, HAVA, CARS, NAP 2.0, and AB 1392 proposals, while some items were held open or discussed without a quorum at earlier points in the meeting.

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• And then when it finally happens, the back pay will accumulate, reaching that benefit of $30,000 for
• We do not touch back pay.
• We do not touch back pay.
• The win-win is that we will back them when they come back a year or two.
• Notably, the only other comparable equal pay act we’re aware of is New Jersey, which has a six-year look-back

Summary: The committee heard several bills, with most drawing support after amendments or ongoing stakeholder negotiations. SB 29, by Senator Laird, would extend a sunset on the law allowing pain-and-suffering claims to survive a plaintiff’s death; supporters, including a family member describing a medical negligence case, labor groups, consumer advocates, and disability and elder organizations, argued it prevents defendants from running out the clock, while hospitals, medical groups, and business organizations warned of higher costs and added liability. After extensive debate about data collection, settlement reporting, and the impact on health care access, the bill passed to Appropriations on a divided vote. SB 294, by Senator Reyes and presented by Senator Laird, would require employers to notify a worker’s emergency contact if the worker is arrested or detained and would create a template to inform employees of state and federal labor rights. Labor and worker advocates said the bill would help workers understand and enforce their rights amid weakened federal enforcement; there was no opposition on file, and the bill passed unanimously to Appropriations. SB 697 would modernize water-rights adjudication by allowing the State Water Board to use technology instead of requiring in-person field investigations; with no opposition, it also passed unanimously. The committee also advanced SB 37 on attorney advertising, SB 645 on peremptory challenges in civil cases, SB 303 on bias-mitigation trainings in public workplaces, and SB 464 on expanding pay-data reporting for specified state workers. SB 37 drew support from consumer and legal groups but concerns from Walker Advertising about joint advertising; members said negotiations were ongoing, and the bill passed. SB 645 would extend anti-bias jury-selection rules to certain civil rights cases; criminal-defense and defense groups said they were close to agreement, and the bill passed. SB 303 and SB 464 were both amended to narrow scope and moved forward after several opponents shifted to neutral or removed opposition. The committee also approved a consent calendar of additional bills, all sent to Appropriations.

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• We need our legislators, leaders like you, to stand up and have our backs. glad that I pay over $700
• fall back on the taxpayers. fall back on the taxpayers.
• back and works for any part of a year or a full year or comes back into service.
• full year or comes back into service. full year or comes back into service.
• you able to come back up? Mr. you able to come back up? Mr.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• to leave and they should pay to come back.
• to leave and they should pay to come back.
• <01:03:01.839> to<01:03:02.000> the have to pay and that goes back to the have to pay
• You have to pay have to pay a penalty.
• <01:33:35.600> for back on a system, you have to pay for back on a system, you have to pay

Keywords: 916, all