Video & Transcript : 'Ex Parte Charrette' :
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VA
Transcript Highlights:
- We are part of that executive board.
- We were a part of that initial briefing.
- We have two units, as you all should be tracking, that have been part of our annual deployment cycles
- As part of that, to answer your question, it is within the federal authority.
- The other part that it is important to note is that your National Guard, your Virginia National Guard
Committee:
House Public Safety
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Hearing Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement and Assembly Public Employment and Retirement Mar 4th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- The investments are a big part of its continued success in providing pensions, and they also help drive
- ... ...are a big part of its continued success in providing pensions, and they also help drive important
- our state relies... ...the Middle East, and we know how much our state relies on energy from that part
- The CPI plays a part because most retirees get a 2% COLA, but then what's...
- So that's part of when Scott talked about having the latest data.
Summary:
The Assembly Committee on Public Employment and Retirement and the Senate Committee on Labor, Public Employment, and Retirement held a joint hearing required by law to receive an independent report from the California Actuarial Advisory Panel on CalPERS. Chair McKinnor and Senator Smallwood-Cuevas opened by emphasizing CalPERS’ importance to retirement security for public employees and to the state budget. Scott Tarando, CalPERS Chief Actuary and a CAP member, presented on the statutory disclosure requirements in Government Code Section 2029, including the use of CalPERS’ 6.8% discount rate and the need to show how changes in investment return assumptions and amortization periods affect liabilities, contribution rates, and budgets.
Tarando explained that lower investment returns increase contribution rates and unfunded liabilities, while higher returns reduce them. He also described CalPERS’ 20-year amortization period for new unfunded liabilities, comparing it to a mortgage and noting that shorter periods raise near-term costs but reduce long-term interest costs. He said the CAP has recommended a 15- to 20-year range and that CalPERS’ current approach is intended to smooth volatility for a large, ongoing plan. Members asked about the meaning of average service lifetime, the timing of valuation data, whether more current data could be used, the effect of AI and workforce changes on assumptions, and whether contribution changes affect retiree benefits. Tarando said retiree benefits do not change with annual valuations, that CalPERS uses audited year-end data because it is the most reliable basis for rates, and that AI impacts are being monitored but are too early to quantify.
Committee members also discussed CalPERS’ funded status, with Tarando saying it had improved from the mid-60% range about 10 years ago to around 79% at fiscal year-end and over 80% more recently, reducing pressure on employers and the state budget. Michael Cohen, CalPERS’ investment operations chief, said CalPERS had complied with federal information requests and that its annual audits are publicly available, but no formal federal review had been released. In public comment, a representative of the California State Association of Counties praised the improved funded status and the role of PEPRA reforms. The chairs closed by reaffirming CalPERS’ fiduciary duty and the goal of protecting retirement security for public workers; no votes were taken.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Joint Hearing Assembly Public Employment and Retirement And Senate Labor, Public Employment And Retirement Mar 4th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- The investments are a big part of its continued success in providing pensions, and they also help drive
- ... ...are a big part of its continued success in providing pensions, and they also help drive important
- I think that's part of it: there's just a later entry into the state workforce at a later age.
- The CPI plays a part because most retirees get a 2% COLA.
- So that's part of when Scott talked about having the latest data.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- And so that's just part of that employer package that they provide to the employees.
- Is the fiscal impact of that part of this bill?
- That is part of the... that is not part of the change for this, so I cannot answer that directly.
- I would see this as just part and parcel of what they already do. You're very honest for follow-up.
- Is that a big concern of yours on the implementation part of it, with all the changes?
Committee:
House Insurance
Keywords:
licensure, criminal history, public safety, occupational certification, rehabilitation, state regulations, insurance, regulations, certification, long-term care, mergers, consumer protection, property safety, vision insurance, optometry, reimbursement, healthcare policy, ophthalmic materials, provider agreements, captive insurance
Summary:
The committee first took up HB 3794 and HB 3796, both Oklahoma Insurance Department request bills. Members adopted PCS drafts for each without objection, heard brief explanations that the measures cleaned up and clarified insurance licensing and other statutory provisions, and then advanced both bills on unanimous or near-unanimous votes.
The committee then considered HB 3928, as amended, which would require optometrists to be reimbursed at Medicare/Medicaid levels and address payment parity for certain vision plans. Representative Tedford raised concerns about premium increases and interference with private contracts, while the author argued the bill would create a fairer level playing field and would not significantly raise consumer costs. The bill passed on a recorded vote and was recommended to the next committee. HB 2955, updating the Oklahoma Captive Insurance Company Act to make Oklahoma more competitive, also passed after OID confirmed a questioned travel reimbursement provision was current law and unchanged.
HB 4453 proposed creating an all-payers claims database board to analyze health care spending, use the health information exchange, and make recommendations to OID. The author described changes to board appointments and reporting language, and members asked about consumer representation, fiscal impact, and the board’s advisory role. The bill passed and was recommended onward. HB 4460, which would shift collection of copays, deductibles, and other cost-sharing from providers to insurers, drew extensive testimony from an emergency physician supporting the measure as a way to reduce medical debt and simplify billing, but members raised concerns about ERISA preemption, premium impacts, implementation, and broader market effects. After discussion, the author laid HB 4460 over for later consideration, and the meeting adjourned.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans Jan 13th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans
Transcript Highlights:
- And so we have, as a part of that policy, security design review pieces, privacy review pieces, and AI
- So we want to ensure that the public purpose and reason of using AI is a part of the consideration when
- And as a part of that inventory, we've asked them to identify when these applications use artificial
- We also have, as a part of our policy, to require agencies to identify the business outcomes they expect
- I would say that a lot of the pieces that are part of the state policy are best practices that industry
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- There's not a single part that you like about it? No, we like the previous.
- Florida has a shortage of animal care professionals, but the large part this is in our large animal care
- food production and rural Part, this is in our large animal care food production and rural areas.
- Wayne Jensen, and I live part-time in Florida, about half a year in Florida.
- Wayne Jensen said he lives part-time in Florida, about half the year, with a home in Vernon and a farm
Committee:
Senate Regulated Industries
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Senate Special Committee on Congressional Redistricting Aug 21st, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- And so, uh, uh, and I, I, my home county is split as well, and, uh, that's just part of the, part of
- Uh, even DHR, Doctors Hospital, which has part of the hospital is in McAllen.
- Uh, you split the parts of one Island School District.
- Uh, that district is also split, uh, and that part of the district runs all the way up to San Antonio
- For the most part. I—I—I don't know how to answer that. I—I—I don't, I think that.
Summary:
The Senate Special Committee on Congressional Redistricting met to lay out House Bill 4, the House companion to Senate Bill 4, and no public testimony was taken at this hearing. Senator King explained that HB 4 was based on the House’s revised congressional map, which he said made only minor changes from SB 4 while aiming to comply with law, improve Republican political performance, and keep districts compact. He noted changes affecting several districts, including moving Fort Bliss into CD 16, placing all of Navarro County into CD 6, and moving Liberty County into CD 9, and said counsel had reviewed the map and found it legally compliant.
Several senators criticized the process and the substance of the map. Senators Alvarado, Miles, and Hinojosa objected that the House substitute had not been subject to a public hearing and argued that communities in Houston, El Paso, the Rio Grande Valley, and South Texas were being split or paired with unrelated areas. They also questioned the compactness of the districts and raised concerns about racial effects, including changes in Black voting-age population in CD 9 and CD 18. Senator King responded that the committee had already heard extensive testimony on redistricting, that the Senate was following its usual companion-bill process, and that he had not relied on racial data but on historical voting patterns and legal review.
After debate, Senator Parker moved to report HB 4 favorably to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass and be ordered not printed. The committee approved the motion by a 5-3 vote, with one absent, and then recessed subject to the call of the chair.
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- I've had them in my scope of practice for 10 years, and I currently do them as part of my practice in
- And in the school reimbursement, soft drinks is not part of the reimbursement.
- We're proud to be a part of the fabric of this great... ...be a part of the fabric of this great state
- The last part is the sub... semicolon.
- The last part is the substantial part where we're going to replace lines 106 through 115 on page four
Committee:
House Health
Keywords:
midwifery, licensed midwives, State Board of Midwifery, licensure fees, professional liability insurance, complaints investigation, emergency care plan, out-of-hospital care, HB491, public schools, K-12, school nutrition, school lunch, cafeteria, artificial dyes, food additives, food coloring, synthetic dyes, Red Dye No. 3, Red Dye No. 40
VT
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> part? Are you ready for the question? part? Are you ready for the question?
- ><c> protecting</c><00:42:23.560><c> Vermont</c> are crucial part of protecting Vermont are crucial part
- And part of my thought process behind this is because of my district.
- And part of my thought process behind this is because of my district.
- And part of my six, I may choose to sue.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
CPC Public Hearing - Tue Mar 3, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST
Consumer Protection & Commerce
Transcript Highlights:
- It's part of their statute. It's part of their regulations.
- It's part of their statute. It's year. It's part of their statute.
- I think we should include workforce as part of that report, which really wasn't part of it in the past
- report which which really wasn't part of report which which really wasn't part of it<01:43:35.760><c>
- Thank you. parts of uh the disposable parts of uh the disposable contribute<01:53:16.760><c> to</c><01
Bills:
HB2323 , HB2324 , HB1509 , HB2164 , HB2165 , HB2367 , HB2619 , HB1765 , HB2187 , HB1864 , HB1452 , HB2314 , HB1898 , HB2558 , HB2319 , HB1643 , HB2121
Committee:
House Consumer Protection & Commerce
Keywords:
workers' compensation, treatment plans, vocational rehabilitation, electronic submission, reporting requirements, occupational safety, hoisting machines, discrimination protection, Department of Labor, safety standards, treatment plan, injured worker, medical treatment authorization, employer response deadline, secure electronic transmission, facsimile, fax, mail submission, denial of care, medical necessity
Summary:
The committee heard several administration bills related largely to workers’ compensation and unemployment insurance. On HB 2323 HD1, which would modernize workers’ compensation notice and filing procedures, DLIR and other agencies testified in support of the original bill language but said HD1 removed key components and weakened the bill’s clarity and continuity. HB 2324 HD1, which would repeal state hoisting-machine certification requirements and the separate crane operator certificate, drew support from DLIR; members asked about whether the change would affect safety or local operators, and DLIR said OSHA-compliant certifications already exist and the union supported the change. HB 1509 HD1, which would require faster employer responses to treatment plans and impose penalties for nonresponse, received support from DLIR and others, while DHRD said it wanted an amendment.
The committee also took up HB 2164 HD1 on compounded prescription drugs in workers’ compensation. DLIR supported the bill as a way to define compounded drugs and curb inflated pricing, but DHRD and a medical provider opposed it and asked for amendments. Testimony focused heavily on whether the definition should include 503B compounding facilities and whether physician dispensing should be limited to the first 30 days after injury. HB 2165 HD1, dealing with unemployment insurance eligibility and removing the two-year limit on recouping overpayments, was supported by DLIR but opposed by Unite Here Local 5, which argued it would make it harder for striking workers and other claimants. Members questioned the impact of changing reporting deadlines from calendar days to business days and raised concerns about future benefit offsets; DLIR said the bill was needed for federal conformity and that the committee would revisit the offset percentage and effective date.
Later, the committee heard HB 2367 on pay transparency, requiring salary ranges in job postings and removing the small-employer exemption. The Hawaii Civil Rights Commission, AAUW, Hawaii Women Lawyers, and an individual testifier supported the bill, saying pay transparency promotes fairness, trust, and pay equity; one testifier described being underpaid compared with a predecessor and said posting ranges would save applicants’ time. HB 2619 HD1, concerning homemade food products and farm kitchens, received generally supportive comments from the Department of Health, which requested an amendment to preserve flexibility in future rulemaking. HB 1765 HD1, on spear-fishing safety warnings, drew support from a safety educator and comments from DLNR; supporters said warning labels would help prevent hypoxic blackout deaths and were low-cost and easy to implement. No votes or final committee actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- We're all part of one community. We all help each other when needed.
- We're all part of one community. We all help each other when needed.
- But I would offer the part: page three, line 23. That's a yes.
- And I would offer that as part of the amendment.
- </c> that as part of the amendment. that as part of the amendment.
Committee:
Senate Revenue
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Gov. Tim Walz's tax bill, HF2437, heard in House Taxes Committee 4/2/25
Transcript Highlights:
- So if you see here that this tax bill is part of the overall governor's budget, the governor's budget
- The governor's overall budget cuts almost $2 billion, and the tax portion of it is part of that.
- It does not impact any other part of the bill, and right now less than 1% actually use the assignment
- </c><00:02:20.560><c> of</c><00:02:20.720><c> the</c> that this tax bill is part of the that this tax
- bill is part of the overall<00:02:21.760><c> Governor's</c><00:02:22.440><c> budget</c><00:02:22.879
Summary:
The committee took up House File 2437, the governor’s proposed tax bill, and first adopted the A25-Z42 amendment to put the bill in the desired shape. Commissioner Paul Marquardt of the Department of Revenue then presented the bill as part of Governor Walz and Lieutenant Governor Flanagan’s budget, describing it as a response to budget pressures that would make the tax system more fair and stable while supporting economic development and jobs.
Marquardt walked through the bill’s major provisions. These included sustainable aviation fuel policy, repeal of K-12 education credit assignment, elimination of the political contribution refund, expansion of the research and development credit, short-line railroad infrastructure modernization, changes to the state airport fund levy, replacement of attachments and appearances with distribution systems, a narrow personal property tax exception for low-income housing tenants, reduced aquatic invasive species aid, and a 34% reduction in PILT payments. He then focused on the sales tax article, saying it would lower the statewide rate by 0.75% while expanding the base to selected professional services such as accounting, banking, brokerage, and legal services, with business-to-business transactions exempt. He said the proposal would be effective for sales and purchases after September 30, 2025, and estimated a first-year rate-cut impact of about $99 million versus $215 million from the service expansion, while arguing that most households would see a net tax cut. He also noted other changes such as landlord penalty adjustments, a 30% reduction in sustainable aviation fuel incentive payments, repeal of local government cannabis aid, and repeal of the tax filing modernization account.
Public testimony began with Kyle Playford of the Financial Planning Association of Minnesota, who strongly opposed the proposed sales tax on professional services, especially financial planning. He argued that financial planning is an essential service for retirement, investment, and long-term financial security, and said the tax would raise costs for consumers, reduce access for middle-class families, small business owners, and retirees, and put Minnesota firms at a competitive disadvantage. The chair then indicated that additional public testimony would continue before member questions.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/19/25
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> I don't consider to be a major part I don't consider to be a major part because<00:09:38.959><c>
- So again, it’s part of the mix of the cafeteria style.
- So again, it’s part of the mix of the cafeteria style.
- </c> chair um what say who Jama plays a part chair um what say who Jama plays a part are<01:13:37.560
- </c><01:17:53.760><c> of</c><01:17:53.880><c> the</c> forward today as part of the forward today as part
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Finance and Policy Committee 3/19/25
Health Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh we uh I as part of the ITU system or Uh we uh I as part of the ITU system or the<00:03:16.640><c>
- uh an uh we see this as part of uh an important<00:04:08.640><c> part</c><00:04:08.879><c> of</c><00
- That part of the market functions really well.
- That part of the and are low cost.
- </c><01:30:29.760><c> of</c> that it's a very meaningful part of that it's a very meaningful part of
Committee:
House Health Finance and Policy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/13/25
Commerce Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- There could be server trainings that are part of that.
- There could be server trainings that are part of that.
- There could be server trainings that are part of that.
- There could be server trainings that are part of that.
- There could be server trainings that are part of that.
Bills:
HF1262 , HF1741 , HF472 , HF1668 , HF2055 , HF1786 , HF1876 , HF1089 , HF1121 , HF509 , HF1545 , HF2027 , HF642
Committee:
House Commerce Finance and Policy
Keywords:
food truck, liquor license, temporary license, community events, catering, municipal regulations, food hall, St. Louis Park, on-sale, intoxicating beverages, food vendors, common seating area, HF472, Mankato, Minnesota State University Mankato, MSU Mankato, Taylor Center, special liquor license, on-sale wine license, malt liquor license
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- It's a healthy part of debate.
- We are a broken- part of that resolve to help him.
- I'm sorry, I couldn't understand that last part.
- I'm proud to be a part of a team.
- You cannot handle one part in a million. So FDA criteria is 1,000 parts per million.
Committee:
Senate State Affairs
Keywords:
Texas Education Code, public schools, school district, open-enrollment charter school, teacher speech, employee speech, biological sex, pronouns, gender identity, retaliation, discipline, workplace protections, school personnel, education policy, LGBTQ, transgender, charter schools, SB 965, religious speech, prayer
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> you Aloha my name is Tong and I'm part you Aloha my name is Tong and I'm part of<00:10:46.519><c
- and farming and food systems are certainly part of it.
- Part of our commitment in the Nāwiliwili?
- I am also a part-time teacher at M. High School.
- </c> sustainability uh I am also a part-time sustainability uh I am also a part-time teacher<01:22:14.000
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Joint Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs Committee, May 4, 2026 - AM
Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Is that part of the saying there? Is that part of the construction?
- </c> of the 370 that are road-centric, part of the 370 that are road-centric, part of<01:13:02.680><c
- And part of the perm mill trust fund.
- </c><01:45:08.160><c> in</c> public purpose investment uh part in public purpose investment uh part in
- </c><03:29:34.280><c> of</c><03:29:34.360><c> the</c> you know, we are part of the you know, we are part
KY
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:14:27.120><c> of</c> and they just implement which parts of and they just implement which parts
- Um, and a lot of are an essential part of local, state, are an essential part of local, state, and<00
- hourly rate as part-time deputies when working at $5 an hour while they're being on call.
- In 2023, we added a second on-call part-time and a third in 2024.
- In 2023, we added a second on-call part-time and a third in 2024.
Committee:
Joint Local Government
SC
South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Jun 25th, 2026
South Carolina House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm not sure which part you're talking about. For the...
- It's up in the northern part of the state. I've already talked to them.
- So the part that I remember is five nanograms of THC and your...
- So the part that I remember is five nanograms of THC in your blood.
- The last part I inserted.