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NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate - Conservation Jan 22nd, 2026 at 09:35 am
Senate Conservation
Transcript Highlights:
- Okay, that is what pays the bills in our state, and provides jobs and flourishes in our communities,
- and pays your teachers' salaries and builds libraries and hospitals, and the list goes on and on.
- In my paying job, I am the CEO and President of the Las Cruces Green Chamber of Commerce.
- And in my non-volunteer dedication time, or my non-paying job time, I live with my wife in our 1948-year-old
- the reasons that this program took so long to get off the ground was because these projects had to pay
Committee:
Senate Senate Conservation
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee Jan 12th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- there are— Well-intended bills that we want to protect our consumers, but they're the ones that are paying
- As you said, we right now pay for both wildfire insurance really and through our costs through the utility
- California residents, as the Senator rightfully said, pay the highest energy rates in the continental
- We need to make sure that the money that people pay for electricity isn't used for political purposes
- And if they hear that the money that is being used to pay for their rates is used for political purposes
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications heard two bills. SB 742 by Senator Perez, the Wildfire and Emergency Management Act, would require investor-owned utilities to inventory and remove permanently abandoned or decommissioned transmission lines, update CPUC General Order 95, and participate more directly in emergency operations centers. The bill was presented as a response to the Eaton Fire and concerns that an unused transmission line may have contributed to the ignition. Supporters, including TURN and a utility wildfire survivor coalition representative, argued that abandoned lines are a serious wildfire risk and that utilities should be required to create removal plans and timelines. Senators raised questions about implementation, CPUC oversight, and ratepayer impacts, but the author and supporters said the bill is designed to reduce future fire and litigation costs. The committee adopted amendments and voted 12-0 to pass SB 742 as amended to Senate Appropriations, holding the roll open briefly before closing it.
The committee also heard SB 327 by Senator McNerney, which would bar investor-owned utilities from using ratepayer funds to oppose municipal utility formation or expansion and would clarify the Public Advocates Office’s authority to inspect utility books and accounts. TURN and California Environmental Voters supported the bill, saying ratepayer money should not be used for political lobbying and that the Public Advocates Office needs clear statutory authority to investigate misuse of funds. PG&E and SDG&E/Southern California Gas opposed the bill unless amended, saying some of the cited lobbying costs were not recovered from ratepayers, that the bill could blur the roles of the CPUC and the Public Advocates Office, and that due process concerns remain. After discussion about clarity and amendments, the committee voted 10-3 to pass SB 327 as amended to Senate Appropriations, and the hearing adjourned.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- How much are we actually using the rainy day fund to invest in infrastructure, to pay for long-term liabilities
- , to pay for public education?
- We are paying for those things that we always paid for before, and then with property tax relief, which
- provides more GR for you to spend under the pay-as-you-go limit, the revenue limit.
- Right, you could have a spending limit that is lower than the pay-as-you-go limit. Yeah. Thank you.
Committee:
House Appropriations
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 098 Apr 21st, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- They're already paying for it.
- Worse, ratepayers are paying twice.
- </c> paying more for yesterday's technology. paying more for yesterday's technology.
- They pay 600 out of it. The Rent's due. They pay 600 out of it.
- </c> doesn't pay them immediately. doesn't pay them immediately.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
House Chamber - Tue Apr 14, 2026, 9:00AM HST - Day 44
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> are able to get this hazard pay. are able to get this hazard pay.
- </c> Businesses often need flexibility in pay Businesses often need flexibility in pay ranges, ranges
- And now we’re all paying the price.
- And now we’re all paying the price.
- And now we’re all paying the price.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Cmte on Rules - Subcommittee on the Federal Impact on Minnesotans and Economic Stability - 09/25/25
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> not taking our money uh to pay for SNAP. not taking our money uh to pay for SNAP.
- </c><01:47:15.840><c> off</c> that investment I believe will pay off that investment I believe will pay
- </c><02:15:21.040><c> their</c> and two kids after they pay their and two kids after they pay their housing
- </c><02:19:18.960><c> And</c><02:19:19.120><c> there's</c> can afford to pay us.
- But the inability to pay housing comes next.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- It's simply that the partnership pays it on behalf of the owner. >> Thank you.
- on behalf of the partnership pays it on behalf of the owner. owner. owner.
- Having the has um to pay for on its own.
- </c><01:08:36.239><c> for</c> transportation will now pay for transportation will now pay for themselves
- </c><01:25:18.800><c> perdam</c> legislators for which we pay perdam legislators for which we pay perdam
Committee:
Senate Taxes
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 02/19/26
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:15:16.520><c> for</c> program will pay for program will pay for prior<00:15:18.040><c> to</c>
- ><c> property</c><00:35:31.240><c> taxes</c> we're already paying via property taxes we're already paying
- The only question left is who pays?
- The only question left is who pays?
- It just changes the mailing... question left is who pays? question left is who pays?
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- If they don't want to pay it, they have 30 days.
- If they don't want to pay it, they have 30 days.
- The revolving fund would be used to pay for work outside the ordinary daily duties of the deputies.
- The revolving fund would be used to pay for work outside the ordinary daily duties of the deputies.
- The revolving fund would be used to pay for work outside the ordinary daily duties of the deputies.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 01/28/25
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- We're not going to pay attention until you guys make it to that exceeded number.
- We're not going to pay attention until you guys make it to that exceeded number.
- DHS pays for health services and provides some direct care and treatment.
- So this is just a formalization of how we pay the new entity that's been merged.
- </c> is just a formalization of of how we pay is just a formalization of of how we pay the<01:43:17.320
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services
SC
South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Jun 25th, 2026
South Carolina House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Who's going to pay for all this?
- You are paying for this. It's you, taxpayers. You are paying for this.
- So this is not the industry paying for it.
- You taxpayers in South Carolina are going to pay for this. Office equipment.
- Taxpayers in South Carolina are going to pay for this. Office equipment, DOR.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Curbing private equity purchases of single-family homes 3/4/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- people are unable to compete with corporate owners who can offer cash and forgo inspection fees or pay
- that people are being closed out of this market because there are buyers there who really can just pay
- </c><00:23:43.920><c> cash</c><00:23:44.880><c> pay</c><00:23:45.600><c> tens</c><00:23:45.840><c> of
- </c> who really can just pay cash pay tens of who really can just pay cash pay tens of thousands<00:23
- </c> can could pay uh something to the state. can could pay uh something to the state.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
2026 Legislative Session - Day Twenty One - Monday, February 16
Missouri House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- He worked in nightclubs, on street corners, and at small venues, often performing for a little pay.
- are paying property taxes.
- We don't know what they pay out, and the consumer doesn't either.
- Just follow all these rules, regulation, pay your taxes, right?
- So there could be somebody who's not paying their taxes.
Summary:
The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then approved the House Journal by roll call vote, 115-6. Members then used points of personal privilege to honor Redd Foxx for Black History Month and to remember former Mayor Frank Klipsch, followed by the introduction of a first-grade special guest page for the day. The chamber also received first readings of three bills on mental health efforts in public schools, public labor organizations, and state contracts with certain telecommunications companies, along with committee reports recommending passage of several bills.
The House then debated and passed several measures. A large vehicle-inspection bill, House Committee Substitute for House Bills 1838, 1692, 1695, 1983, 2036, 2662, and 2743, drew extended debate over whether inspections improve safety or impose unnecessary costs; it passed 104-43. House Bill 1917, a Jefferson County water district bill aimed at removing a local obstacle to a long-planned development, passed 148-2. House Bill 261, as amended, was approved 109-21 to require Missouri schools and universities to adopt nondiscriminatory policies protecting Jewish students from antisemitic harassment, using the IHRA definition as a guide while stating it would not limit First Amendment rights.
Members also passed House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2384, 92-61, which would limit local energy-code mandates and reduce housing construction costs, despite objections that it would preempt local control and roll back newer codes. The chamber then moved into perfection and took up House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2989, a major gaming-regulation bill intended to legalize and regulate video lottery terminals and crack down on illegal machines. Multiple amendments were adopted, including a $250-per-terminal fee dedicated to developmental disability services, local opt-out and operating-hour provisions, a shorter grace period for existing machines, property-tax language, a 21-and-over restricted area requirement, a larger warning label, and a historical funding provision for the steamboat Arabia. Debate continued on the bill and its amendments, with supporters emphasizing regulation, local control, and new revenue, and opponents warning about gambling expansion, enforcement problems, and social harms.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Appropriations and Revenue (2-26-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- Are we paying daily to rent it?
- Are we paying daily to rent it?
- Are we paying daily to rent it?
- Are you still paying for the scaffolding then? Is that a part of the project?
- Are you still paying for the scaffolding then? Is that a part of the project?
Keywords:
Meeting Start 00:00:00
Roll Call 00:00:05
Capitol Renovations Update 00:00:40
Damage from Recent Disaster Discussion 00:33:25, 958, all
Summary:
The committee met for its third meeting of the session and received an update on the Capitol renovation project from Finance and Administration Secretary Holly Johnson and State Budget Director John Hicks. They reported the project budget remains $291.52 million, with Messer Construction as construction manager, and said the temporary legislative chamber completion has slipped into 2025 because of wiring, voting machine, KET camera, and canopy work. They outlined the current bid schedule: site and utility bids due February 27, 2025; roofing and fourth-floor structural work due April 24; major renovation bids due May 23; bid review in late May and early June; roofing and fourth-floor work beginning in late June; and overall construction starting July 7, 2025.
A major focus of the discussion was the project contingency, which officials said is only $10.8 million for an older building with significant unknown conditions. They explained that earlier investigations led to about $60 million in value engineering cuts, including more than $40 million tied to unexpectedly extensive terrace damage on the north, south, and east sides. The terraces were originally expected to need only minor work, but officials said investigations showed reconstruction would eventually be necessary and could not be handled by simple restoration. They also said the mechanical equipment plan changed from a basement location to a vault under the east parking lot, and that the west terrace will still see some ADA-related work.
Committee members questioned why the terrace work was not included in the current budget, whether doing it later would cost more, and why bids and construction planning had taken so long. Officials said the terraces were left out because of cost, that future work would likely be more expensive because of market escalation, and that the timing reflected extensive investigation needed to produce reliable bids. Members also raised concerns about scaffolding and the temporary chambers; officials clarified that the scaffolding discussed was for the separate Capitol Dome project, not the chamber project, and said the Dome scaffolding is part of that project cost and is expected to come down in early 2027. They said the temporary chambers are expected to be used for three sessions, through the 28th session, with a return to the Capitol planned for the 29th session, and that public tours of the Capitol would likely end around June depending on the bid results and construction schedule.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 1/16/25
Energy Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- for the leg and not the rate the utilities pay.
- for the leg and not the rate the utilities pay.
- for the leg and not the rate the utilities pay.
- for the leg and not the rate the paying for the leg and not the rate the utilities<00:26:46.159><c>
- pay</c><00:26:46.440><c> But</c><00:26:46.600><c> ultimately</c><00:26:47.159><c> the</c> utilities pay
Committee:
House Energy Finance and Policy
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Continuing Care Retirement Communities Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- Most residents pay an upfront entrance fee and ongoing monthly charges in exchange for the ability to
- But there are differences, as Ivy has it out, because what we pay is not considered a security deposit
- It doesn't come when it comes to the refund like, because you're not paying rent and a security deposit
- But there are differences, as Ivy has it out because it's what we pay is not considered a because it's
- what we pay is not considered a security deposit and rent.
Summary:
The Special Commission on Continuing Care Retirement Communities held a public hearing focused on studying CCRCs in Massachusetts, including their financial viability, consumer protections, oversight, entrance fee and refund policies, advertising, and procedures for closure or ownership changes. Chair Rep. Tom Stanley and co-chair Sen. Pat Jehlen opened by explaining the commission’s mandate under Chapter 197 of the Acts of 2024 and asked speakers to keep testimony brief. Several commissioners and staff also emphasized the importance of hearing directly from residents, providers, and advocates.
Resident testimony largely centered on two themes: the need for stronger resident representation and the need for clearer, faster refund protections. Multiple residents urged the legislature to require resident seats on governing boards, including full voting rights on national or nonprofit boards, and to make board minutes and meetings more transparent. Several speakers described long delays in receiving entrance-fee refunds after leaving a community, with one family reporting an 18-month wait and financial hardship; they called for a one-year refund limit, vacancy-order systems, escrow or reserve protections, and state oversight or guarantee funds. One resident also argued that CCRCs should be more clearly defined in state law and possibly licensed or certified so only approved communities can market themselves as CCRCs.
Providers and operators generally described CCRCs as valuable models for aging in place and emphasized transparency, resident engagement, and the benefits of nonprofit ownership. Speakers from nonprofit communities said residents often serve on boards or committees, participate in budgeting and planning, and benefit from integrated care, amenities, and financial stability. A for-profit operator also said residents receive disclosure and input, while noting that CCRCs vary widely and that consumer education is important. Commissioners echoed several recurring issues at the end of the hearing, especially the need to define what a CCRC is and to address refund timelines and information sharing. No votes were taken; the hearing concluded with notice that the next virtual meeting would be on June 23 at 10:00 a.m., and written testimony was invited by email.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
06/12/2026 - Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology
Appropriations, Transportation and Technology
Transcript Highlights:
- Chair, if you're at a Christian school, you're paying tuition and presumably it's more than the amount
- that you're given is about... ...school, a Christian school, you're paying tuition and presumably it's
- So in your scenario, a family has money in the ESA account, they pay for their tuition each year to go
- But those families that choose to do that and are still paying their taxes into the system to fund their
- We're not paying our teachers enough.
Bills:
HCR2048
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Status of Persons with Disabilities May 18th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- So we're going to pay you as if you are 100%.
- of the benefits involved, Florida has, if you're 100% service-connected, disabled veteran, you don't pay
- for registration, you don't pay registration for your vehicle, your military professional licensure
- you don't pay for, even down to you don't pay for parking. ...professional licensure you don't pay for
- , even down to you don't pay for parking in any municipal or state-owned parking lot.
Summary:
The Employment Subcommittee of the Massachusetts Permanent Commission on the Status of Persons with Disabilities met on May 18 and approved the prior meeting minutes. The group heard first about the Massachusetts Disability Employment Tax Credit from MassAbility staff, who explained that the credit offers employers an incentive for hiring workers with disabilities, that the certification process is designed to be simple and largely self-attesting, and that outreach is being done through MassAbility’s website, business relations team, flyers, and a dedicated email address. Members asked about employer filing, available data, and whether credits can be carried forward; the presenter said the Department of Revenue handles implementation questions and that the program had recently resulted in its first company receiving the credit, though broader employer uptake remains limited.
The subcommittee then heard from Scott Pitt of the Office of the Veteran Advocate, who described the new independent agency’s role in helping veterans access timely services, investigating problems, and improving coordination across state systems. He focused on veterans’ disability ratings, the fact that VA disability does not necessarily prevent work, and the importance of discharge status for access to benefits such as the GI Bill and state programs. He also highlighted vocational rehabilitation, housing and caregiver supports, and the office’s work on professional licensure barriers, especially in nursing, where Massachusetts is exploring whether military training can be recognized more directly. Members discussed other states’ approaches, the need for more data, and possible connections to workforce and nursing stakeholders.
In the final portion of the meeting, members discussed a lengthy policy brief and the subcommittee’s future work. They identified two main areas of interest: the “benefit cliff” and youth/young adult pathways into employment, including apprenticeships. Members agreed the brief should be revisited at the August 31 meeting and that they may need a more structured format, such as a spreadsheet or landscape map, to organize the information. The chair emphasized that the commission can collect and share information and develop a white paper for appointing authorities, but cannot lobby or legislate, and invited members interested in the benefit cliff work to join follow-up discussions. The meeting then adjourned.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Special Committee on Tax Reform Apr 2nd, 2026 at 08:30 am
Special Committee on Tax Reform
Transcript Highlights:
- HB 2923 relieves the homeowner of paying increased property tax for improvements made to their home for
- It says the state pays back to the taxing districts, A portion in there, it says the state pays back
- house, they double the size of their house, and they're right next to their neighbor, and they're paying
- He who understands it earns it, and he who does not pays it.
- So we take that $120 billion, whatever number you want to use, and that pays for that year's tax liability
Committee:
House Special Committee on Tax Reform
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- money is I am a retired teacher, and I have, when you're retired and you go back to work, you have to pay
- I was like, if I don't get that money back, and that would be part of the law, if I pay that in, which
- is what they pay forward to pay other teachers, if I leave that in the retirement system, I hadn't caused
- But with reference to the teachers, do you change the amount that they have to pay for insurance just
- They are invested; they are paying into the system. So, you know, it's a compromise. What is it?
Committee:
House Retirement
Summary:
The Retirement Committee met on March 26, 2026, with a quorum present. House Bill 24 was voluntarily deferred at the start of the meeting. The committee then heard House Bill 20, which would have allowed retired teachers to return to work under superintendent discretion while drawing retirement benefits. Representative Bagley argued the bill would help address teacher shortages by letting districts hire experienced certified teachers, while Representative Taylor raised broader concerns about how returning retirees are treated. After discussion, HB 20 was voluntarily deferred.
The committee next considered House Bill 25, a technical update to the Teachers’ Retirement System to conform with changes in the Internal Revenue Code, including benefit commencement and surviving spouse election provisions. Catherine Whitney of TRSL said the bill is routine compliance legislation reviewed periodically by the system’s tax attorney. An amendment was adopted, and HB 25 was reported favorably as amended. House Bill 23, a cost-of-living adjustment bill for LASERS retirees, was also amended to raise the benefit cap from $80,000 to $81,201 and then reported favorably as amended.
House Bill 42 proposed a phased retirement program for higher education employees in the Teachers’ Retirement System, allowing partial retirement and part-time work with partial benefits. Bacala said it was intended to help retain talent at universities and was based on prior task force recommendations; an amendment was adopted to set the participation framework for universities, and the bill was reported favorably as amended. House Bill 32, a LASERS cleanup bill addressing disability retiree restoration, administrative errors, and benefit calculations, was described by LASERS as technical in nature and was reported favorably. House Bill 13, a State Police Retirement System reamortization bill, was amended to adjust timing and technical provisions and then reported favorably as amended.
Finally, the committee took up House Bill 41 on the Firefighters’ Retirement System board makeup. A new amendment package replaced earlier amendments and would eliminate term limits, expand elected active-member seats from two to five, remove chief association appointments, and require vacancies to be filled by election. Supporters described it as a compromise intended to better represent the system’s active members, while the Louisiana Fire Chiefs Association objected that chiefs had been left out of the negotiations and said they provide important budget and governance expertise. Despite the opposition, the committee adopted the amendments and reported HB 41 favorably as amended.