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NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York State Senate Session - 02/05/2026
New York Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- OPENNESS AND THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT IN COMMEMORATING IS OVER'S INDEPENDENCE DAY -- COULD POLICEMEN RATING
- The bill in chief requires the Public Service Commission to consider the economic impact of utility rates
- to remain unused from the previous year when they could be applied directly to lessen the burden of rate
- OVERSIGHT WHICH UNDERMINES THE PRINCIPLES OF TRANSPARENCY, FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY, AND FAIRNESS TO RATE
- BY CREDITING THESE FUNDS BACK TO RATE PAYERS.
Summary:
The Senate opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and an invocation by Imam Tahir Kukaj of the Albanian Islamic Cultural Center, who offered remarks about gratitude, diversity, and support for Kosovo’s independence. The Journal was approved, and the chamber then took up several previously adopted resolutions, including Resolution 1516 commemorating the 18th anniversary of Kosovo’s independence and Resolution 1317 honoring the Stillwater Girls Varsity Soccer Team and Head Coach Christine Ihnatolya for winning the NYSPHSAA Class C state championship. Both resolutions were adopted, and the sponsors were authorized to seek additional co-sponsors.
The Senate then moved through the calendar and passed a series of bills, including measures on environmental conservation, education, public health, civil service, penal law, public service, labor, and a retroactive real property tax exemption for the Silver Lake Foundation. Most bills passed with broad support, though several drew recorded no votes from a small group of senators. Senator Fahy explained her vote on a bill renaming an OASAS scholarship in honor of Father Peter Young, emphasizing his work on addiction, incarceration, and homelessness.
Two items drew extended debate. On Calendar 141, Senator Walczyk appealed the chair’s ruling that an amendment to a public service bill was nongermane; the Senate voted 21 to overrule the chair, so the ruling stood, and the bill then passed 52-6. On Calendar 213, Senators Kavanagh and Borrello debated a food-safety bill concerning disclosure of certain food ingredients and chemicals; supporters said it would improve transparency and protect children’s health, while opponents argued federal action was already underway and a national standard would be preferable. After the bill was restored to the non-controversial calendar, it passed 56-2. The Senate then adjourned until Monday, February 9 at 3:00 p.m., with intervening days as legislative days.
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Finance and Tax Jan 28th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- platform to calculate the estimated property taxes and to develop countywide aggregate average millage rates
- We don't want to jeopardize what our interest rates look like or anything like that because we start
- seeing throughout the fiscal year between the different tax sources and then adjust out-year growth rates
- And the rate, the corporate income tax rate, was adjusted to account for that increase.
Summary:
The committee took up three tax-related bills and a staff presentation on the state revenue forecast and the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act. SB 856, by Senator DeSigley, would require online real estate listing platforms to display estimated property taxes using state-prescribed methods rather than the current owner’s taxes. Supporters from county, city, and property appraiser groups said the bill would improve transparency for homebuyers, especially first-time buyers and those facing large tax increases after a homestead cap reset. Senators discussed ensuring the estimate appears directly on listing platforms. The bill was reported favorably.
The committee then considered SB 110, by Senator Arrington, which clarifies that people holding 98-year-or-longer residential leases remain eligible for the homestead exemption even if the lease ends upon death, aligning such leases with life estates for estate-planning purposes. An amendment was adopted to clarify that leases terminating at the lessee’s death are valid under current law. The Florida Bar’s Real Property, Probate, and Trust Law Section supported the bill, and Senator Gates noted its importance for long-term leaseholders on barrier islands. The amended bill was reported favorably. SB 434, by Senator Leak, would prevent property tax assessments from increasing because of improvements made to harden homes against wind damage, such as stronger roof attachments, shutters, and secondary water barriers. The sponsor said homeowners should not be penalized for resilience upgrades, and the bill was also reported favorably.
Staff director Mr. Khan then reviewed the latest general revenue forecast, noting collections were running about $230 million above prior estimates through November and that the new forecast added roughly $500 million in the first budget year, with a smaller increase in the second year. He said corporate income tax was the main weakness in the forecast, due to softer collections and uncertainty around tariffs, while other sources were generally stronger. In the second half of the presentation, he explained that the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act would significantly affect Florida’s corporate income tax base if fully conformed to, with an estimated $3.5 billion general revenue impact in fiscal year 2026-27, largely because of retroactive provisions such as bonus depreciation and research expensing. Senators and the appropriations chair discussed the budget implications, including possible ways to limit the impact through decoupling or prospective treatment. No votes were taken on the forecast presentation, and the committee adjourned after members requested to be recorded as voting in favor on SB 856 and SB 110.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- platform to calculate the estimated property taxes and to develop countywide aggregate average millage rates
- We don't want to jeopardize what our interest rates look like or anything like that because we start
- seeing throughout the fiscal year between the different tax sources and then adjust out-year growth rate
- And the rate, the corporate income tax rate, was adjusted to account for that increase.
Committee:
Senate Finance and Tax
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- spreader and we get manure from a local dairy and we spread compost and manure on our farms at very high rates
- actually take on loans that fund our operations and allow us to fund our grower operations that have a rate
- That rate really is designed to be the price floor to ensure that prices are at a level where growers
- Third, there are restrictions on imports relating to tariff-rate quotas, or TRQs, from countries like
- A bit of good news in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act: that loan rate that's designed to set the market
Committee:
House Agricultural Affairs
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Joint Select Committee on Collective Bargaining Jan 20th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- situation regarding callback worse, the hours worked are not even guaranteed to be paid at an overtime rate
- are called back to work outside their regular work hours, they should be compensated at an overtime rate
- situation regarding callback worse, the hours worked are not even guaranteed to be paid in an overtime rate
- are called back to work outside their regular work hours, they should be compensated at an overtime rate
- We're also asking for a 10% pay additive only for the members that work on death rate, a 10% pay additive
Summary:
The Joint Select Committee on Collective Bargaining met for an informational public hearing on several state employee bargaining units at impasse. The Department of Management Services outlined negotiations for the FDLE special agents, security services/correctional officers, sworn law enforcement officers, Florida Highway Patrol troopers, and Florida State Fire Service units. Across the units, the state said most contract articles had been resolved, with remaining disputes centered mainly on wages, hours of work, grievance language, safety, grooming, travel, and other housekeeping items. The state repeatedly emphasized proposed 2% competitive pay increases plus specialty or special pay increases in some units, insurance held harmless with no added employee cost, and its desire to keep current scheduling practices and remove outdated grievance language referencing the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. No votes were taken.
Representatives for the Florida State Fire Service Association argued that firefighters are being asked to perform work far outside their job descriptions, including major construction, and said the state’s work-schedule and on-call practices unfairly avoid overtime and underpay firefighters. They also sought higher on-call compensation, a stronger wage plan with incentives and certification-based increases, restoration of a pay differential for firefighter-EMTs, and added PPE, decontamination, and cancer-prevention protections. The PBA’s Florida Highway Patrol unit said troopers need a larger career development plan, veteran stipends, updated grooming/tattoo rules, safer and newer vehicles, and better pay to address turnover. The PBA’s law enforcement unit focused on vehicle safety, performance evaluation language to prevent case-presentation quotas, and a $7,000 across-the-board raise, while disputing whether certain articles were timely opened. The security services unit said correctional officers, probation officers, and ISS officers need an $8-per-hour starting pay increase, retention bonuses, special pay for death row and close-management assignments, and overtime pay for lieutenants and captains who currently receive comp time and sometimes work beyond their limits. The committee heard the presentations, asked a brief question about correctional officers’ overtime, accepted written materials from the FOP special agent unit, and adjourned without action.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Joint Select Committee on Collective Bargaining Jan 20th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- situation regarding callback worse, the hours worked are not even guaranteed to be paid at an overtime rate
- are called back to work outside their regular work hours, they should be compensated at an overtime rate
- situation regarding callback worse, the hours worked are not even guaranteed to be paid in an overtime rate
- are called back to work outside their regular work hours, they should be compensated at an overtime rate
- We're also asking for a 10% pay additive only for the members that work on death rate, a 10% pay additive
Summary:
The Joint Select Committee on Collective Bargaining met to hear impasse presentations from the Department of Management Services and several bargaining units. The department reported that most articles had been resolved in each of the full-book contracts, with remaining disputes centered largely on wages and a handful of non-economic issues. For the FDLE special agents, security services, law enforcement, Florida Highway Patrol, and Florida State Fire Service units, the state described its wage offers as generally a 2% competitive increase plus a 3% special pay increase, along with various bonuses, retention funds, or career-development funding in some units. The department also said it wanted to keep existing language on work schedules, seniority, grooming, equipment, grievance procedures, and other items, often characterizing its changes as housekeeping or alignment with current practice. The department noted that insurance had been agreed to with no increased employee cost, and it confirmed that correctional officers do receive overtime pay.
Representatives for the Florida State Fire Service Association strongly disputed the state’s position, arguing that firefighters should not be required to perform major construction work, that their work schedules and on-call/callback arrangements unfairly suppress overtime, and that wildfire and fire-rescue employees are underpaid and underprotected. They also pressed for better compensation for EMT/paramedic-certified firefighters, additional protective clothing, on-site decontamination and shower/laundry facilities, and stronger cancer-prevention language. The association said the state had not bargained in good faith and urged the committee to support the union’s proposals.
The Police Benevolent Association’s Florida Highway Patrol unit focused on wages and a career development plan, saying troopers remain underpaid compared with other states and are leaving for better-paying agencies. It also sought a veteran stipend, broader grooming/tattoo language, safety improvements for high-mileage vehicles, and changes to seniority and inflation-related pay. The PBA law enforcement unit raised similar safety concerns about aging vehicles, sought limits on performance evaluations tied to case presentations, and requested a $7,000 across-the-board wage increase. The security services unit, representing correctional officers, probation officers, and ISS officers, said its main issue was wages and asked for an $8-per-hour starting pay increase, retention bonuses, special pay for death row and close-management staff, added pay for SOTEC officers, and overtime pay for lieutenants and captains who currently receive comp time instead. No votes were taken, no public testimony followed, and the committee adjourned after taking the presentations under advisement.
WV
West Virginia 2026 Regular Session
WV Senate Workforce Committee in Session Jan 19th, 2026 at 12:59 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- So you do see higher turnover rates happening, especially on the CNA levels, even though financially
- you kind of want to break down where we've come since 2012, you've seen significant increases in pay rates
- But when you compare it nationally, we have the 19th best rate in the nation.
- Now, where we do see some more lower rate would be in the administrators...
- Now, where we do see some more lower rate would be in the administrators, and a lot of that has to do
Summary:
The committee met with a quorum present and heard a presentation from Marty Wright, CEO of the West Virginia Healthcare Association, on the state’s long-term care system. He described the continuum from home care to assisted living to skilled nursing facilities, emphasizing that these settings increasingly serve short-term rehab-to-home patients as well as older adults needing round-the-clock care. He also outlined the number of facilities in West Virginia, the predominance of Medicaid as the payer for long-term nursing home care, the private-pay nature of assisted living, and the role of OFAC/CMS in regulation.
A major focus of the presentation was workforce shortages and turnover, especially for CNAs, LPNs, and RNs, along with declining interest in nursing careers and the impact of regulatory burden and burnout. Wright said the system is also struggling to serve younger patients with substance use disorder, mental illness, or other behavioral needs, who are often not well suited for traditional nursing home placement but have limited alternatives. Senators raised concerns about where such patients are being housed, the long-term effects of opioid and behavioral health issues, and the gap between school-age special needs populations and adult care needs.
Wright said Medicaid can cover long-term nursing home care for those who meet financial and medical eligibility requirements, but affordability and spend-down requirements remain major barriers. He also warned that Medicare Advantage can create confusion and shorter covered stays for rehab patients, and he urged early planning around long-term care insurance and estate planning. No votes were taken on the presentation, and the committee adjourned after questions and discussion.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- was sitting on—they were still charging that fee, and yet their accounts were growing at a massive rate
- was sitting on—they were still charging that fee, and yet their accounts were growing at a massive rate
- was sitting on, they were still charging that fee, and yet their accounts were growing in a massive rate
- pulled back into the general fund or whether Fish and Game should be encouraged to charge a lower rate
- pulling money back into the general fund or pushing back on Fish and Game by recommending a lower rate
Committee:
House Resources and Conservation
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Banking and Insurance (1-14-26)
Banking & Insurance
Transcript Highlights:
- I believe in here it says it is the 93% approval rate to get the gold card or the carryover.
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Committee:
House Banking & Insurance
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- For example, the commission uses bond financing to provide below-market-rate financing to low-income
- For example, the commission uses bond financing to provide below-market-rate financing to low-income
- For example, the commission uses bond financing to provide below-market-rate financing to low-income
- I just am looking at you're providing below-market-rate financing to nonprofit and other developers for
- I'm looking at you're providing below-market-rate financing to nonprofit and other developers for housing
Committee:
House Housing
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Last year, when we brought on Form 1s, we had a total compliance rate of about 90,000.
- Form 1s, we had a total compliance rate of about 97%.
- the last date of the grace period before people started getting fined, we had an overall compliance rate
- of 98.1 percent before the We had an overall compliance rate of 98.1 percent before those fines started
- But that puts us at a 99.24% compliance rate, and we are really proud of that.
Committee:
Senate Ethics and Elections
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Ethics and Elections met with a quorum present and heard a presentation from the Florida Commission on Ethics on several proposed legislative changes. The commission asked for changes to the Whistleblower Act to better cover ethics complaints, a public records exemption for commissioners’ and staff members’ sensitive personal information, an expanded gift-disclosure family definition to include foster relationships, and a first-time waiver of fines for late financial disclosure filers. Staff also requested technical fixes, including treating a timely postmarked appeal as filed on time, clarifying Form 6 filing requirements for appointees to elected seats, extending ethics-training requirements to municipal appointees filling unexpired terms, and clarifying where Form 10 gift disclosures are filed. Commission staff reported high electronic filing compliance rates, the rollout of automated fines, and an average of 92 days for completed preliminary investigations in 2025. They also updated the committee on two federal court challenges involving the in-office lobbying ban and the Form 6 requirement for elected municipal officers.
The committee then heard from Secretary of State Cord Byrd, who outlined preparations for the 2026 election cycle and several policy proposals. He discussed work with new supervisors of elections, ongoing election-crimes enforcement, cooperation with federal agencies on citizenship verification, and data-sharing agreements with other states. Byrd also proposed a statewide pre-certification audit system with grants for smaller counties, a more streamlined process for checking voter citizenship status after registration, and a modernization fix for voter records affected by randomized driver’s license numbers. Members asked about special elections, election-crimes investigations, returning-citizen voting determinations, chain-of-custody procedures, and interstate data-sharing agreements. Byrd said special election timing is controlled by the governor, the elections-crimes office investigates but does not arrest, returning-citizen applications are resolved within 90 days, and he is confident in current chain-of-custody practices.
The committee also considered gubernatorial nominations. By unanimous vote, members approved a block of nominees, then separately took up Joshua Kellum’s nomination to the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. The committee heard sworn public testimony from Robin Blevins, who urged rejection of Kellum’s appointment and criticized his background and past involvement in FWC-related advocacy. After brief discussion, the committee voted unanimously to approve Kellum’s nomination as well.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Health and Human Services Oct 1st, 2025
House Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- And that also drives up the rates of uncompensated care that our hospitals need to treat.
- are going up very quickly, while the cost of other things are not necessarily increasing at the same rate
- really important at this moment as we have providers... ...providers that rely on those commercial rate
- every health care provider that accepts Medicaid, for example, that they also have some commercial rate
- generating that higher income, I might be able to find a health program that would be more of a group rate
Committee:
House House Health & Human Services
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- During COVID-19, several countries with significantly lower mortality rates than the United States had
- We're releasing A through F ratings every year, channeling disputes through legislative oversight rather
- taxpayer dollars to be used on administrative benchmarks or other issues, releasing these A through F ratings
- are doing, and I want to point out that one of the most litigants for two years in a row had an F rating
- We said students, schools should be rated just like students, A through F.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee May 5th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- I want to start by being very clear that this bill will simply freeze the tax at its current rate.
- It does not decrease the existing tax. ...freeze the tax at its current rate.
- It keeps the excise tax at 15%, which is its current rate, so it doesn't reduce the tax at all.
- It keeps it at its current rate. That's what I want to clear. Thank you.
- recommending an aye vote, and the motion is due pass as amended to apply a five-year sunset, to reduce the rate
Summary:
The Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee met with a delayed start while waiting for quorum, then heard several bills before moving to the suspense file. AB 564 by Assemblymember Haney would freeze the planned cannabis excise tax increase at 15% rather than allow it to rise to 25%; supporters argued the legal cannabis industry is struggling against the illicit market and high taxes, while opponents said the measure would reduce funding for children, youth programs, environmental restoration, and enforcement promised under Prop. 64. The bill was sent to suspense during regular order and later approved out of suspense on a 6-0 vote with amendments, including a five-year sunset and a reduced rate. AB 1265, also by Haney, would extend and expand the state historic tax credit to encourage rehabilitation of vacant historic buildings for housing and mixed-use projects; preservation and housing advocates supported it, and it was also sent to suspense rather than voted on immediately.
The committee then heard AB 1377 by Assemblymember McKenna, which would require studios seeking optional diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility film tax credits to complete the plans they submit to the California Film Commission. Labor supporters said studios should do more than make good-faith efforts, and the bill passed 5-1 to Appropriations. AB 1416 by Vice Chair Ta would clarify disaster-related property tax deferrals for homeowners who have requested installment plans, and it passed 7-0 to the Assembly Floor. Afterward, the chair gave a general warning that the bills on suspense represented large revenue losses and emphasized the committee’s need to weigh tax expenditures against other state priorities.
On the suspense file, the committee approved AB 27, AB 53, AB 97, AB 231, AB 232, AB 429, AB 613, AB 984, and AB 1485, mostly on unanimous or near-unanimous votes, while AB 547 passed 5-1. Several other bills, including AB 386, AB 389, AB 490, AB 6991, AB 814, AB 1057, AB 1219, AB 1282, AB 1354, AB 1431, AB 1435, and AB 1481, were held in committee. The meeting concluded with the committee adjourning after completing the suspense-file actions.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services May 5th, 2025
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Typically, when I'm going for a refinance on my home, it's a rate and term refinance.
- The reason I seek a rate to refinance is to lower my interest rate, and when I go for this type of...
- And I said, "Okay, let me go for that." that so long as your interest rate is fine and allow someone
- The region of Texas continues to grow at an exceptional rate in South Texas.
Keywords:
private activity bonds, housing, residential rental projects, low-income, affordable housing, bond measures, funding equality, political subdivisions, public communications, election fairness, debt collection, consumer rights, disclosures, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, settlement agreements, State Board of Education, group benefits program, health insurance, state employees, dependents eligibility
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House passes bill to toughen requirements for repeat DWIs 5/1/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- comprehensive studies on this topic in Maryland several years ago, compared to drivers with no violations, the rate
- So to increase the participation rate, the bill reduces barriers by not requiring payment of a significant
- So to increase<00:04:04.959><c> the</c><00:04:05.200><c> participation</c><00:04:05.840><c> rate,</c>
- <00:04:06.239><c> the</c> increase the participation rate, the increase the participation rate, the bill
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Apr 22nd, 2025
County and Municipal Government
Transcript Highlights:
- Failure in the management of water systems will lead to unreasonably high rates that oppress residents
- When political action was within the city of Birmingham, you couldn't negotiate rates fairly.
- There couldn't negotiate rates fairly.
- I've never seen this body attempt to take over the power company when the rates skyrocketed beyond control
- Every issue that impacts rates should be addressed and not bamboozled by Senate Bill SB330.
Bills:
SB330
Committee:
Senate County and Municipal Government
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- You have the amount of premiums that they're paying for this windstorm insurance rates in the Tier 1
- was consider... the balance of expenses, especially along the coast for their accelerated windstorm rates
- Windstorm Insurance Association, commercial property insurance rates for coastal properties remain underfunded
- We will still be recaptured for sure, but also understand that we're about ready to change the M&O rate
- So, a couple of examples of what the bill does: If the school district earns an F accountability rating
Bills:
SB2920 , SB2929 , SB2398 , SB865 , SB401 , SB2619 , SB2927 , SB1395 , SB1972 , SB2540 , SB1635 , SB1581 , SB2008
Committees:
Senate Education , Senate Education K-16
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Apparatus, coupled with insufficient and stagnant reimbursement rates that have not changed over some
- However, our reimbursement rate. have stayed the same.
- Because of the current funding structure where the tourist board determines member contribution rates
- in the state, contribution rates may not exceed one-third of the total contributions.
- At the current rate, we need to train 25 new firefighters.
Committee:
Senate Finance
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The limit on the rate of growth of appropriations from state taxes, also known as the tax spending limit
- that was taken this session was the LBB board, in conjunction with the comptroller, adopted a growth rate
- based on an estimated rate of growth of the Texas economy, which was adopted at 8.93%.
- Of that amount, both the House and Senate introduced bills, including $3 billion for additional rate
- It grows government at a rate that would make D.C. Democrats blush.
Committee:
House Appropriations