Video & Transcript Research : 'legislative expenses'
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TX
Texas 89th Regular
S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships May 5th, 2025
S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships
Transcript Highlights:
- As written, the bill assumes that judges are qualified to understand that the research this legislation
- This bill ensures that a father receives credit for any expenses that have been previously paid.
- Excuse me, postnatal expenses are approximately $20,000 per mother.
- If you want to draft legislation that is in the best interest of the child... we should work on legislation
- As you all know, I am a former foster child, so it is my honor to bring forward this legislation.
Keywords:
judicial bond, guardianship, probate law, county judge, statutory county court, estates, inheritance, representative duties, court authority, personal representative, retroactive child support, parentage, genetic testing, family code, child's conception, incapacitated persons, court proceedings, guardianship fees, estate management, probate
TX
Keywords:
probate court, statutory judge, reimbursement, court costs, court proceedings, judicial assignments, judge assignment, cost reimbursement, judicial expenses, estate management, statutory requirement, court expenses, estates, inheritance, representative duties, court authority, personal representative, real property, deed fraud, title fraud
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- That should help our courts with expense and the burden of providing personal service alone and allow
- It is consensus language from the workgroup that has been collaborating on this legislation.
- Property owners can often face expensive legal fees just to clear these fraudulent claims.
- So, again, the idea behind this was to avoid the expense of that defrauded individual.
- Well, in the 87th legislative session, it gave clerks the ability to require a driver's ID.
Keywords:
probate court, statutory judge, reimbursement, court costs, court proceedings, judicial assignments, judge assignment, cost reimbursement, judicial expenses, estate management, statutory requirement, court expenses, estates, inheritance, representative duties, court authority, personal representative, real property, deed fraud, title fraud
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- So, uh, that should help our courts, um, with expense and the burden of providing personal service alone
- It is consensus language of a work group that's been working on this legislation.
- Property owners can often face expensive legal fees just to clear these fraudulent claims.
- Yes, we had um in, in the the eighty-eighth session, well, in the eighty-seventh legislative session,
- Uh, the process can be, can be challenging and expensive for handling title, and so we had an excellent
Keywords:
probate court, statutory judge, reimbursement, court costs, court proceedings, judicial assignments, judge assignment, cost reimbursement, judicial expenses, estate management, statutory requirement, court expenses, estates, inheritance, representative duties, court authority, personal representative, real property, deed fraud, title fraud
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- to have more HJRs by that point in time, and we'll see if there's going to be any other kind of legislation
Keywords:
wildlife, conservation, Oklahoma, regulations, permanent rules, administrative procedures, guidance documents, transparency, public inspection, rulemaking, rulemaking authority, specific authority, legislative review, agency rules, judicial rules, public safety, state agencies, legislative approval
Summary:
The committee first considered Senate Joint Resolution 49, as amended, which revokes an Oklahoma Wildlife Department rule requiring oil and gas companies to post a surety bond. Senator Murdoch explained that the change was intended to eliminate what he described as duplicate regulation, since the Corporation Commission already requires security bonds, and said the Wildlife Department had agreed to the revision. Senator Merritt’s amendment narrowing the resolution to the surety bond provision was adopted by voice vote, and the resolution then passed 6-0.
The committee then heard House Bill 3281, described by Senator Bergstrom as the same measure previously passed as Senate Bill 1433, the Guidance Transparency Act. It was advanced without questions or debate and passed 6-0. House Bill 4319 followed, requiring agencies to have explicit statutory authority for each rule and to inventory existing rules within three years so noncompliant rules would be automatically repealed by January 1, 2030; it passed 7-0 after a due-pass motion.
Finally, House Joint Resolution 1086 was approved, which ratifies rules from the Board of Tests for Alcohol and Drug Influence, the Attorney General, the Department of Public Safety, the State Fire Marshal Commission, and the State Board of Licensed Social Workers. Senator Bergstrom said committee concerns had already been addressed in prior hearings, and the resolution passed 7-0. The chair then announced a meeting for the following Wednesday at 11:30, urged members to continue reviewing rules and raising concerns promptly, and adjourned the meeting.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- It allows the legislative auditor to do this work with LDH, and honestly, the legislative auditor's sole
- This will be strictly information that the legislative auditor provides to LDH.
- Same with Brent McDonnell, legislative auditor. We don't have any green cards.
- We have passed legislation that requires the state to conduct... ...do.
- I see it says political advisor and legislative liaison.
Keywords:
HB 9, HB9, Act 527, Shreveport, Stuffed Shrimp Capital, state symbol, Louisiana symbols, municipal designation, honorary title, cultural designation, tourism, local pride, seafood, shrimp, stuffed shrimp, cuisine, city branding, Louisiana Revised Statutes 49:170.26, court reporter, official court reporter
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee 3/18/26 - Afternoon Meeting
Elections Finance and Government Operations
Transcript Highlights:
- :23.920><c> dollars</c><00:02:24.319><c> to</c> legislation will put public dollars to legislation will
- </c><00:03:24.720><c> Under</c> proposed legislative approach. Under proposed legislative approach.
- c> Connecticut recently enacted legislation Connecticut recently enacted legislation requiring<00:04:
- </c> publishers, we oppose this legislation publishers, we oppose this legislation uh<00:16:08.240><c
- </c><00:19:21.760><c> include</c> opposition to this legislation include opposition to this legislation
Keywords:
libraries, electronic books, digital audiobooks, licensing agreements, public access, campaign finance, elections, political contributions, disclosure, reporting thresholds, economic interest statements, financial disclosure, ethics, public officials, local officials, metropolitan governmental unit, metropolitan area, candidate filings, principal campaign committee, political committee
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- Legislator session, 1.15 million. Legislator interim, 2.24 million. Session staff, 575,000.
- </c> Legislator session 1.15 million. Legislator session 1.15 million.
- ><c> million</c> Legislator interim 2.24 24 million Legislator interim 2.24 24 million session<00:01:
- </c><00:02:06.719><c> out</c><00:02:06.880><c> of</c> legislators in session and out of legislators in
- . $34,000 to pay, um, for new legislators to attend the new legislator training after they're elected
Keywords:
K-12 education, school facilities, security improvements, public funding, state appropriations, school construction, local government funding, sales tax distribution, municipal funding, economic equity, state revenue, Wyoming Legislature, legislative appropriations, Legislative Service Office, LSO budget, general fund, biennial budget, legislative branch, legislator travel, per diem
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:03:20.879><c> The</c><00:03:21.120><c> remaining</c> legislative action.
- The remaining legislative action.
- school lease expenses for school year<00:04:44.560><c> 2026</c><00:04:45.680><c> to</c><00:04:46.080
- for charter schools for expenses for charter schools for operation.
- </c> source of funding from a legislatively source of funding from a legislatively determined<00:46:37.040
Keywords:
K-12 education, school facilities, security improvements, public funding, state appropriations, school construction, local government funding, sales tax distribution, municipal funding, economic equity, state revenue, Wyoming Legislature, legislative appropriations, Legislative Service Office, LSO budget, general fund, biennial budget, legislative branch, legislator travel, per diem
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- And so we support legislation that would promote a culture of life in Texas, and we believe House Bill
- You know, I think that for us as legislators, we always look at the fiscal note.
Bills:
HB18, HB742, HB754, HB1644, HB2187, HB1887, HB 1275, HB37, HB1503, HB1699, HB1700, HB2735, HB1741, HB1731, HB1675, HB18, HB37
Keywords:
rural health, hospital funding, healthcare access, mental health services, financial stability, human trafficking, first responders, health care, training, reporting, protection, trafficking prevention, medical assistant training, health care facilities, hospital compliance, clinic compliance, anti-retaliation, whistleblower protection, employee reporting, good faith report
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Administrative Rules 2nd Revised Apr 9th, 2026 at 11:30 am
Administrative Rules
Transcript Highlights:
- will be more HJrs by that point in time and we'll See if there's going to be any other kind of legislation
Keywords:
wildlife, conservation, Oklahoma, regulations, permanent rules, administrative procedures, guidance documents, transparency, public inspection, rulemaking, rulemaking authority, specific authority, legislative review, agency rules, judicial rules, public safety, state agencies, legislative approval, 914, all
NV
Nevada 2025 Regular Session
Assembly Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections May 29th, 2025 at 01:00 pm
Legislative Operations and Elections
Transcript Highlights:
- Welcome to the Assembly Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections.
- during the next biennial legislative session.
- Long before the Legislative Commission had the authority to approve regulations, the legislative committee
- Generally, at the Legislative Council Bureau, we defer to a manual called Mason's Manual of Legislative
- provisions relating to legislative affairs.
Keywords:
election reform, voter accessibility, conditional ballots, voter registration, mechanical voting systems, election audits, voter access grants, provisional ballot, voting technology, AB562, Nevada, Secretary of State, elections, elections management system, HAVA, Help America Vote Act, automatic voter registration, AVR, election technology, state appropriations
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- of expenses subject to allowable rules.
- My question is, as you're aware, there's legislation that's affecting the per diem aspect of this.
- On page one, at the beginning of line 13, delete 'expenses' and insert the following: 'Expenses, including
- This is not just legislation; this is prevention.
- This legislation is not abstract to me. It is not policy. It is protection.
Keywords:
legal representation, attorney general, elected officials, defense, legislative acts, judicial review, judiciary, election, judges, 19th Judicial District Court, East Baton Rouge, precincts, coroner, retention, body, mortuary, investigation, missing persons, Amber Alert, Endangered Missing Child Advisory
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Housing Jun 18th, 2026
Joint Committee on Housing
Transcript Highlights:
- This is the Joint Committee on Housing's 12th hearing this legislative session, and we look forward to
- In addition, LIS, Legislative Information Services, and the Housing Committee staff are on hand should
- In addition, LIS, legislative information services, be taken out of turn.
- In addition, LIS, legislative information services and the Housing Committee staff are on hand, should
- If I might add, this legislation is needed to help preserve middle-class affordable housing.
Bills:
H5314
Keywords:
condominium conversion, co-owned property, tenants in common, two-unit building, duplex, partition action, Land Court, chapter 183A, chapter 241, master deed, shared ownership, housing, property law, real estate, easements, common areas, common expenses, condominium ownership, small multifamily housing, 1212
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 2/27/25
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- in this legislation.
- in this legislation.
- So we have 2,011 legislators, you’re saying 12 hours.
- You’re talking about tracking legislative work.
- </c><01:04:31.039><c> work</c> talking about tracking legislative work talking about tracking legislative
Keywords:
redistricting, Bipartisan Commission, Minnesota Constitution, census, legislative districts, HF412, Minnesota legislature, education committee, K-12 education, school observation, teacher observation, administrator observation, legislative transparency, legislator accountability, House rules, Senate rules, Legislative Reference Library, public reporting, education finance, education policy
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Mar 19th, 2025
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
Bills:
HB 298
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee Feb 18th, 2026
Public Safety and Homeland Security
Keywords:
HB454, Alabama, local law, local legislation, legal notice, public notice, legislative notice, publication requirements, Section 106, constitutional notice, tampering with legislative record, criminal offense, Class A misdemeanor, House Judiciary, bill advertising, sponsoring legislator, unauthorized alteration, legislative process, new crime, publisher liability
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Public Pensions Oversight Board (4-24-23)
Keywords:
KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dk8pg0icLIk, 2026-06-21T07:17:04+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00:00
Attendance Roll Call: 00:00:09
Investment, Cash Flow, Legislative, and Actuarial Update (JFRS): 00:01:38
Investment, Cash Flow, Legislative, and Actuarial Update (KPPA): 00:23:22
Investment, Cash Flow, Legislative, and Actuarial Update (TRS): 01:05:18
Adjournment: 01:27:30, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Public Pension Oversight Board (1-16-26)
Transcript Highlights:
- If you'll recall last year, we passed a piece of legislation codifying the language from the court ruling
- Uh, I'll be glad to answer any questions. >> Well, I will ask you one: Is your legislation written tight
- I just want to make sure that we're covering the folks that this legislation is targeted to. >> It will
- be written tight enough your legislation be written tight enough that<00:02:58.000><c> it</c><00:02:
- </c> year with another piece of legislation year with another piece of legislation to<00:09:22.240><c
Keywords:
Meeting Start: 00:00
Attendance Roll Call: 00:11
Legislative Proposal:
Representative Blanton: 01:12
• House Bill 220
Approval of Minutes: 10:07
Legislative Proposal:
Senator Nunn: 10:24
• Sick Leave Flexibility for School District Employees
Adjournment: 34:35, 958, all
Summary:
The committee first took up Representative John Blanton’s bill on pension spiking and Kentucky Public Pension Authority administration. Blanton said the measure would make a prior court-related pension-spiking fix retroactive to July 1, 2022, so employees who retired between that date and the court ruling would be treated the same as those covered by the earlier legislation. KPPPA staff said they did not think the bill would go beyond the Court of Appeals ruling, but noted it could prompt requests from people who retired before July 1, 2022. Members asked about how many retirees might be affected, whether the language was narrow enough, and whether the bill could open the door to additional claims; Blanton estimated roughly 1,000 retirees would need review, with fewer actually impacted. No vote was taken on the bill in the excerpt.
The committee then heard Senator Matt Nunn and Scott County Schools Superintendent Billy Parker present a proposal allowing school districts to offer teachers and other employees a voluntary payout for unused sick days. Supporters said the idea could improve attendance, reduce substitute costs and classroom disruptions, help retain younger teachers, and potentially lower long-term retirement-related costs because the payout would not count toward pension compensation. They emphasized the program would be optional for districts and employees, would require teachers to keep at least 15 sick days in reserve, and would be district-funded rather than a state cost. Members raised questions about budget impact, tax treatment, pension effects, and whether the incentive would actually change behavior; the bill sponsor and witnesses said the payout would be taxed like other compensation and would not affect TRS or CERS benefits. One member requested reporting on how the program would be used, and the sponsor said he would be open to adding that. The sponsor also noted a later committee-substitute change would allow use of accumulated sick leave for observance of religious holidays not otherwise on the school calendar, with a personal statement from the employee.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- That should help our courts with expense and the burden of providing personal service alone and allow
- It is consensus language of a work group that's been working on this legislation.
- Property owners can often face expensive legal fees just to clear these fraudulent claims.
- However, that language in the 87th legislative session said if the person refused to show their ID, we
- The process can be challenging and expensive for handling title, and so we had an excellent solution
Keywords:
probate court, statutory judge, reimbursement, court costs, court proceedings, judicial assignments, judge assignment, cost reimbursement, judicial expenses, estate management, statutory requirement, court expenses, estates, inheritance, representative duties, court authority, personal representative, real property, deed fraud, title fraud
Summary:
The committee heard several probate, family law, judicial, property, and contract-related bills. Senate Bill 1335, relating to decedents’ estates, would remove outdated references to a clerk’s certificate, allow courts to remove personal representatives on their own motion with notice by qualified delivery method, and add independent administrators to provisions that referenced only independent executors; an estate-planning attorney testified in support, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 1760, concerning guardianship transfer fees and procedures, was described as setting a $45 filing fee for transferred guardianship cases and clarifying completion and dismissal procedures; it received no testimony and was left pending. Senate Bill 2127 would shorten the eligibility period for retired judges to serve as visiting judges from eight years to six, restrict practice in their assigned region for two years, and require conflict-related certification; it also was left pending without testimony. Senate Bill 302 would shift the cost of a traveling probate judge to the requesting estate or parties rather than the county; one witness registered in favor, no one testified, and the bill was left pending.
The committee then considered a committee substitute for Senate Bill 252, which would clarify the parental presumption in conservatorship cases, require non-parents seeking relief against a parent to file an affidavit showing significant impairment to the child if relief is denied, require courts to state specific findings when overcoming the presumption, confirm the clear-and-convincing standard, and clarify that agreed prior orders do not defeat the presumption. The substitute was explained as consensus language from a work group, public testimony was reopened, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 1734, on deed fraud, would create a streamlined ex parte process for property owners to have fraudulent deeds declared void, modeled on the fraudulent lien statute; county clerk and title association representatives testified that it would provide a low-cost self-help remedy for a growing problem, and the bill was left pending subject to the chair. Senate Bill 1975 would prevent Texas contractors from being forced to litigate disputes in foreign jurisdictions and require disputes to be handled in the county where the project is located; it was presented as a repeat of a previously vetoed bill and was left pending.
Finally, the committee took up a substitute for Senate Bill 1940, concerning transfer-on-death style beneficiary designations for manufactured homes. The substitute would allow one or more beneficiaries instead of only one, transfer the interest to surviving designated beneficiaries who survive by 120 hours, extend the application period for transfer to 365 days, void the designation if not timely filed, and require mailing by certified or registered mail with return receipt requested. The substitute was adopted without objection. The committee then recessed subject to the call of the chair.