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NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (01/30/2026)

Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:42:05.599> WUR state police site, Facebook, um WUR state police site, Facebook, um WUR alerts
  • . alerts. alerts.
  • On the night of his arrest, the WMUR alerts popped up all over our phones. The word spread.
  • So those are some of the repercussions of what happens when those alerts go out prior to a conviction
  • Um, is that something that do alerts?
Keywords: 1189, house, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session May 7th, 2026

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • This body has been instrumental in championing issues such as the Feather Alert and forming positions
  • And because of his leadership, we have the Feather Alert and so much more.
  • I know the Feather Alert, and I know there's been other things to show some progress to this population
Keywords: 988, house, all
Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, prayer, and pledge, then handled a long daily file with several procedural motions and guest introductions. Members also adopted a resolution recognizing CASA volunteers and welcomed student, school, sports, and community groups to the chamber. The body approved a motion to suspend rules for several procedural purposes, including moving bills between committees and allowing a bill to be heard on shortened notice. On the floor, the Assembly concurred in Senate amendments to AB 1389, which ratifies and extends a tribal-state gaming compact with the Yurok Tribe through December 31, 2026. Members then passed a series of bills on third reading, including AB 1632 on removing the notarization requirement for trespass letters, AB 2380 on county pest control fee authority, AB 2080 on county investment delegation, AB 2149 on reporting pupil achievement gaps, AB 1625 on Sacramento Regional Transit board meeting and stipend changes, AB 2179 on expanding e-filing for workplace violence restraining orders, and AB 2753 barring registered sex offenders from running for or holding elected office. AB 2636, AB 1544, AB 1637, AB 2534, and AB 2595 also passed, addressing juvenile firearm possession, court access, medical record integrity, forced marriage protections, and local e-bike restrictions for children under 12 in San Mateo County. The Assembly adopted several resolutions, including ACR 173 reaffirming California’s sister-state relationship with Jalisco, ACR 163 designating May as Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Awareness Month, ACR 180 designating Compost Awareness Week, and ACR 182 establishing Youth Mental Health Awareness Week. These resolutions drew extensive supportive remarks from members across caucuses, with strong emphasis on Indigenous justice, mental health, agriculture, and environmental stewardship. AB 108, a budget bill providing up to $25 million in emergency bridge funding for distressed hospitals, received broad bipartisan support and was sent to the Governor immediately after concurrence in Senate amendments. The chamber also added coauthors to multiple resolutions and removed AB 2512 and AB 1956 from the consent calendar at the author’s request.
FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

Senate in Session Feb 20th, 2026

Florida Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • . $6.4 million to continue providing school districts access to a mobile panic alert system that is capable
  • first responder agencies. $3.4 million to continue providing school districts access to a mobile panic alert
  • management coordinators. $3.4 million to continue providing school districts access to a mobile panic alert
Summary: The Senate took up the 2026-2027 budget package, beginning with an overview of the $115 billion General Appropriations Bill (SB 2500/HB 500). Appropriations Chair Hooper said the budget is smaller than last year’s, maintains strong reserves, and includes a 3% pay raise for all state employees and 5% raises for state law enforcement, firefighters, correctional officers, and park rangers. Committee chairs then highlighted major spending in their areas, including $34.9 billion for Pre-K-12 education, $11.9 billion for higher education, a $2.1 billion-plus increase in health and human services, $7.9 billion for criminal and civil justice, $16.8 billion for transportation/tourism/economic development, and major environmental and regulatory investments such as Everglades restoration, water quality, and land acquisition. Members asked detailed questions about several items. Topics included the Emergency Management Trust Fund, arts and cultural grants, Florida Forever land acquisition versus conservation easements, teacher salaries and charter school funding, New College funding, ADAP/HIV drug assistance, Medicaid rate reductions for non-critical access hospitals, DOC operational deficits and inmate health/food costs, judicial staffing, and school enrollment supplements. Chairs explained that some reductions reflected shifts in how scholarship and categorical funds are tracked, that the ADAP appropriation would take effect immediately upon enactment but would only cover part of the year, and that hospital reductions were tied to a broader DPP funding increase. Questions also covered lottery staffing, concealed carry licensing workload, and whether vacant positions were being eliminated as part of budget right-sizing. After the budget discussion, the Senate substituted House bills for the Senate budget bills and adopted amendments placing the Senate language onto the House vehicles. The chamber then passed HB 500, HB 503, and HB 5201, and agreed to conference on each. It also passed SB 7028/HB 5205 on retirement, SB 2506 on fuel taxes, SB 2508 on the state agency law enforcement radio system, SB 2510/HB 5401 on court trust funds, SB 2512 on judgeships, SB 2514 on K-12 education, SB 2516 on higher education, and SB 2518 on health, with each bill passing by unanimous or near-unanimous votes and then being sent to conference or requested of the House for concurrence.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Courts, Corrections and Justice Sep 24th, 2025

Courts, Corrections & Justice Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • I just want to alert committee members that if you have questions, you'll be able to ask her questions
  • I might be alert or not, but I do want to participate, obviously.
  • Maybe I'll be better if I'm not alert. I don't know. Nancy and I will take note.
PA

Pennsylvania 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Session (Jun 25 2026)

Pennsylvania Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • ...for those persons convicted of felony murder who are on the less serious end of the spectrum.
  • And we're focusing on the lower end of the spectrum because that is where the injustice occurs.
  • And so I certainly agree that those at the most serious end of the spectrum should remain in jail for
  • I agree that those at the most serious end of the spectrum should remain in jail for life, and all versions
  • But we need to make sure that we also address that issue on the lower end of the spectrum for those who
Keywords: Scheduler, 972, senate, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • we're going to be very clear and explicit about what is allowed and what's not allowed, there's a spectrum
  • we're going to be very clear and explicit about what is allowed and what's not allowed, there's a spectrum
  • Yeah, and I think something important to point out is that we've got a spectrum and a prioritization
  • But there's a lot more room on that end of the spectrum than there is trying to figure out the kids'
  • Like, why are we in that on the spectrum of a bottle of wine from Napa versus a breakfast cereal?
Summary: The Joint Legislative Audit Committee heard an audit on the Department of Cannabis Control’s oversight of cannabis packaging and labeling, focused on whether products attractive to children are being kept out of the legal market. The auditor said the department’s rules are often vague or subjective, leading to inconsistent enforcement, and that the state relies heavily on licensees to self-police because there is no upfront review before products reach the market. The audit cited examples involving cartoon-like images, bright colors, flavor references, candy-like imagery, strain names, and beverage packaging, and recommended clearer statutory standards, possible pre-approval of packaging, better enforcement tools, and stronger tracking of repeat violators. Assemblymembers and senators largely agreed that child safety is the priority, but differed on the best policy response. Some members argued for clearer legislative limits and even plain packaging, saying products like root beer, cherry pie, and cereal-like designs are plainly appealing to children. Department officials said they had already begun reforms, including a centralized label-review team, a rubric, improved databases, and more attention to repeat violations, while also emphasizing that the illicit and intoxicating hemp markets are major sources of youth exposure and that resource constraints limit inspections. They said they are open to working with the Legislature on more specific standards and additional funding. Public witnesses split between public health and industry perspectives. A pediatrician and public health advocate urged stronger restrictions, including plain packaging, limits on flavors and potency, and a pre-market review system, arguing that vague rules have failed children. Industry representatives said they support youth protections but want bright-line, objective standards so compliant businesses can know what is allowed; they argued that most youth-targeted packaging is in the illicit market and that the legal market needs clearer rules rather than broader bans. No formal vote or committee action was taken during the hearing.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate State Governmental Affairs Committee Jan 21st, 2026

State Governmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • I have a bonus son who is on the autism spectrum and he just drove on December the 20th for the first
  • I have a bonus son who is on the autism spectrum and he just drove on December the 20th for the first
  • I have a bonus son who is on the autism spectrum and he just drove on December the 20th for the first
  • I have a bonus son who is on the autism spectrum and he just drove on December the 20th for the first
  • I have a bonus son who is on the autism spectrum and he just drove on December the 20th for the first
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • As I alluded to those products earlier, will CBD or CBG be full spectrum?
  • So full spectrum is not legal under Senate Bill 5.
  • This is a full-spectrum product. Full-spectrum products are not synthetic.
  • A full-spectrum test of a product costs less than a hundred bucks in the private market.
  • We want naturally occurring, full spectrum hemp products.
Bills: SB5, SB11, SB12, SB 5, SB 11, SB 12
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Legislative Health and Human Services Oct 8th, 2025

Legislative Health & Human Services Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, no surprise, it's a red alert that 49% of health councils are focusing on behavioral health.
  • The council has launched this year in collaboration with their county EMS for a medical alert program
  • And so when there's an emergency and the medical alert button.
  • That's where the medical alert program that they are leading, the health council is leading in Katron
TX

Texas 89th 1st C.S.

Senate Session Aug 12th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • we're really adding an auditory component in these river flood watersheds to go along with the system alerts
  • One is that Texans have learned to turn off their alerts about 29.5 percent of the time.
  • Texans have learned to turn off their alerts 29.5 percent of the time; that's six times more than Vermonters
  • After that discussion, look, I was, in my mind, relentless in getting the answer to: are these river alert
Summary: The Senate opened with a quorum call, invocation, and approval of the previous day’s journal, then observed a moment of silence after Senator Eckhardt referenced a mass shooting in Austin. The chamber also agreed to postpone reading and referral of bills until later in the day. Early procedural business included a motion not to print Senate Bill 3, which was adopted without objection. Later, Senator Mendez raised a parliamentary inquiry about moving flood relief bills to the top of the calendar, but the presiding officer said the order of business was up to the chair. The main floor action centered on Senate Bill 4, the congressional redistricting bill. Senator King laid out the bill, describing it as the companion to the House version, based on 2020 census data, and arguing it was legal, race-blind, more compact, and likely to elect more Republicans. Senators asked extensive questions about the process, public hearings, and the map’s effects on districts and communities. The Senate voted to suspend the regular order of business and the three-day rule, then passed SB 4 to engrossment and finally passed it, with the recorded votes showing 19 yeas and 2 nays. The Senate also took up Senate Bill 6, relating to abortion and civil liability for the manufacture and provision of abortion-inducing drugs. Senator Hughes argued the bill was needed to stop illegal abortion pills being mailed into Texas and harming women and unborn children. The Senate suspended the regular order of business and the three-day rule, passed the bill to engrossment, and then finally passed it, with the recorded votes showing 18 yeas, 10 nays, and one present not voting. A lengthy discussion followed on the committee substitute for Senate Bill 14, which would standardize law enforcement personnel and departmental files statewide. Senator King said the bill codifies a TCOLE model policy and limits public access to personnel files to substantiated misconduct, commendations, and evaluations, while keeping other records available through other legal processes. Senators Eckhardt, West, Hinojosa, and others questioned how the bill would affect transparency, meet-and-confer agreements, civilian review boards, and access to unsubstantiated complaints. An amendment by Senator Hinojosa of Dallas to narrow the bill to unfounded complaints failed, and SB 14 was then passed to engrossment on a vote of 18 yeas and 10 nays. The final major item was Senate Bill 1, the natural disaster omnibus bill responding to the July flooding. Senator Perry said the bill addresses camp and RV park safety, evacuation plans, emergency rooftop access, lines of succession for local emergency management, annual drills, volunteer management, drone restrictions over disaster areas, small-business recovery loans, and a statewide data hub for flood and weather monitoring. Senators Menendez, Eckhardt, and Kolkhorst asked about autopsies, volunteer background checks, liability, warning systems, floodplain mitigation, and coordination with FEMA and local governments. Perry said the bill focuses on preparation, response, and recovery, while broader prevention and mitigation issues may be addressed later. The transcript ends during this extended discussion, before final action on SB 1 is shown.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Education Policy Committee 2/26/25

Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:
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Keywords: 1183, house
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

March 12, 2025 - 10:15 AM

Transcript Highlights:
  • this amendment opens it up to all students with disabilities, including those who are on the autism spectrum
  • It uses including those who are on the autism spectrum.
  • Back home, we have a couple of organizations that work with individuals on the spectrum.
Summary: The subcommittee met with a quorum and considered three bills. House Bill 1145 by Representative Shoaf would clarify that public charter schools may participate in the CAP grant program and expand the number of eligible programs under the money-back guarantee workforce education provision from three to six. Supporters said it would broaden access and encourage outcomes-focused training; members asked about fiscal impact and repayment concerns. The bill passed 16-0 and was reported favorably. House Bill 127 by Representative Kendall addressed exceptional student education and workforce credentialing. A strike-all amendment broadened the bill to include all students with disabilities, use the term micro-credential, involve the Department of Education, the Florida Center for Students with Unique Abilities, and OSHA, and add validation by special education staff and an IEP team member. Public testimony included support from Goodwill and others, while one witness raised concerns about IDEA compliance, voluntariness, and funding. Members debated those issues, with supporters emphasizing that the bill was not mandatory and would help transition students into work; the amendment was adopted and the bill then passed 15-0. House Bill 571 by Representative Kendall would expand career planning and work-based learning opportunities for students, require the Articulation Coordinating Committee to evaluate apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs for postsecondary credit, allow more flexible work-based learning, provide career days for students age 16 and up, guarantee transfer of certain credits to the Florida College System, and require annual review of personalized academic and career plans. Several industry and education groups appeared in support, no one spoke in opposition, and the bill passed 15-0 and was reported favorably. The meeting then adjourned.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 2/24/26

Higher Education Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • So students with the uh spectrum.
  • <00:32:42.159> Um lowest end of the um SAI spectrum.
  • Um lowest end of the um SAI spectrum.
  • I would think that would represent a pretty significant spectrum.
  • I would think that would represent a pretty significant spectrum.
Keywords: 1183, house
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Day 35 (2-26-26)

Kentucky Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Whereas while the entire spectrum deserves recognition and support, profound autism is a term intended
  • <00:47:15.960> Whereas<00:47:16.560> while heterogeneous spectrum.
  • Whereas while heterogeneous spectrum.
  • Whereas while the<00:47:16.840> entire<00:47:17.320> spectrum<00:47:17.800> deserves
  • <00:47:18.320> recognition the entire spectrum deserves recognition the entire spectrum deserves
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The Senate convened with an invocation and Pledge of Allegiance, then established a quorum, approved the prior journal, and excused absent members. The chamber received second readings of several bills and resolutions, including measures on ad valorem taxes, planning and zoning, tax-dollar restrictions, provisional medical licensing, Medicaid oversight, environmental regulations, municipal financial reporting, nuclear workforce development, and county law libraries. Committee reports advanced bills on economic development, education, judiciary, and veterans/public protection, and the body also received a list of newly filed bills and resolutions covering topics such as rural revitalization, athletics, SNAP eligibility, diaper tax exemption, domestic violence, middle school math, pedestrian bridges, constitutional amendments, education, and several honorary resolutions. The Senate then took up House Bill 314, which would reorganize the Kentucky Communications Network Authority (Kentucky Wired) by moving it under the Commonwealth Office of Technology, restructuring its board, and adding members representing cities and counties. Supporters said the bill was an administrative change, not a funding measure, intended to focus the network on students, teachers, and public users while awaiting an audit. Critics argued the project has been a costly taxpayer burden and called for stronger oversight. The bill passed final passage 32-6. The chamber also passed Senate Bill 157, which aligns Kentucky law with federal mortgage rules so that certain rate buy-down payments do not count against borrower fee caps, with supporters saying it would help housing affordability and reduce costs for borrowers. Senate Bill 214 also passed unanimously; it allows the Kentucky Department of Agriculture to accept non-federal funding for grants without routing those funds through the Department of Finance. The Senate later adopted several resolutions, including Senate Resolution 61 recognizing Links Incorporated Day, Senate Resolution 114 commemorating the 80th Southern Legislative Conference, and Senate Resolution 118 honoring Joseph H. Mattingly Jr. Additional remarks highlighted a Black History Celebration event and a lengthy floor speech criticizing the Kentucky Hospital Association’s reserves and urging investigation, followed by consideration of Senate Resolution 55 on Profound Autism Day in Kentucky.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Business and Commerce (Part I) Apr 1st, 2025

Business & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • we've worked policy related to electric grid security with a specific emphasis on electromagnetic spectrum
  • we've worked policy related to electric grid security with a specific emphasis on electromagnetic spectrum
  • Chairman, on electromagnetic spectrum threats is because there's a reason for it, and that's because
  • HB 2555 did not specify electromagnetic spectrum threats when it came to resilience initiatives by the
  • made is if it can be specified by the legislature that the utilities can include electromagnetic spectrum
Summary: The committee first took up pending business and favorably reported several bills without objection or by recorded vote, including SB 783, SB 1238, SB 1706, SB 1791, SB 458, SB 1644, and SB 1810, with some of them also sent to the local and uncontested calendar. The committee then moved into hearings on additional bills. SB 1968, by Senator Schwertner, would update the Real Estate License Act by repealing subagency, requiring written buyer-agent agreements before showings, and clarifying when a formal buyer representation agreement must be signed. Texas Realtors testified in support, saying the bill modernizes agency rules and increases transparency, while a committee substitute corrected drafting issues. SB 2411, the annual update to the Texas Business Organizations Code, was also laid out and left pending after supportive testimony from the Texas Business Law Foundation and drafting committee representatives. The committee also heard SB 2321, which would codify ERCOT’s current practice of notifying TCEQ when backup generation needs enforcement discretion for grid reliability; Sierra Club and a chamber of commerce witness supported it with suggestions for clearer emissions reporting, and the bill was left pending. SB 2077 would broaden eligibility for the Texas Mutual Insurance Company board by narrowing conflict restrictions tied to insurance-related interests; Texas Mutual supported the change and the bill was left pending. SB 1405, a broadband bill, would align state law with FCC standards and streamline Broadband Development Office processes; it was left pending after supportive testimony. SB 1299, protecting nonprofit donor privacy, drew support from privacy advocates and concerns from one witness about transparency for publicly funded nonprofit operations; it was left pending. The committee then heard SB 776, which would bar government construction contracts from shifting delay damages to contractors when delays are caused solely by the public owner. Contractors, surety representatives, and water infrastructure advocates supported the bill, arguing it would improve fairness and reduce inflated bids, while water utilities and critical infrastructure entities opposed it, warning of more litigation and higher costs; the bill was left pending. Finally, SB 715, which would apply reliability requirements retroactively to all generation resources in ERCOT, drew opposition from renewable and storage groups and support from some critics of renewable subsidies, with witnesses split over whether it would improve reliability or raise costs; testimony was underway when the transcript ended.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • regulations speaks to the fact that there needs to be homogeneous results within a particular framework or spectrum
  • needs to be homogeneous results and there needs to be, within a particular framework or a particular spectrum
  • needs to be homogeneous results and there needs to be, within a particular framework or a particular spectrum
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  • framework or a particular um spectrum framework or a particular um spectrum that<00:14:27.240>
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The committee met with a quorum and took up Senate Bill 202, adopting a committee substitute before hearing testimony. Senator Julie Rocky Adams explained that the substitute would require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to promulgate regulations by January 1, 2026 for intoxicating hemp-derived beverages, direct the University of Kentucky to study manufacturing, testing, distribution, sales, and consumer effects of those beverages, and impose a moratorium on their sale until July 1, 2026. Supporters, including Rep. Matt Cook, said the measure was intended as a consumer-protection step rather than a ban, citing concerns about youth access, inconsistent labeling, and the need for a clearer regulatory framework. Members asked about the legal status of the products, whether the bill could unintentionally sweep in non-intoxicating hemp beverages, and whether there was evidence of harm. Senators were told the products are legal under the federal farm bill loophole, but that testing has shown THC levels on sampled cans did not match labels and that current regulations do not specifically address intoxicating hemp-derived beverages. Senator Higdon said CHFS had already been authorized to regulate hemp products and was moving forward with regulations and enforcement, while Senator Meredith questioned whether a moratorium would unfairly punish businesses that had already invested in the market and suggested setting a THC standard instead. Public testimony then shifted to industry opposition. Jim Higdon of Cornbread Hemp said his company had invested heavily in a beverage line and argued the moratorium would function like a ban and harm small businesses. Dee Taylor of 502 Hemp and the Kentucky Hemp Association also opposed the moratorium, saying existing rules already require age limits, behind-the-counter sales, and licensed retailers, and arguing that a cap on milligrams would be preferable to a shutdown. He said retailers were seeing approved and unapproved products in the market and urged work with the Cabinet and ABC rather than a moratorium.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs (01/29/2025)

Health, Human Services & Elderly Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
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Keywords: 1189, house, all
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Health and Human Services Feb 11th, 2026 at 08:33 am

House Health & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is one more step in comprehensive, full-spectrum reproductive health care. Thank you.
  • This is one more step in comprehensive, full-spectrum reproductive health care. Thank you.
  • around the state, we have been able to increase access to sensitive health care services across the spectrum
  • It's like, how do we make sure that we have access to information on the other end of the spectrum?
  • It's like, how do we make sure that we have access to information on the other end of the spectrum?
Keywords: 996, all
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Select Committee on Pension Policy Jun 16th, 2026 at 12:40 pm

Select Committee on Pension Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • And you can do your job as well in notifying, getting new members alerted to the need for a COLA, and
  • Alerted to the need for a COLA and doing our work here on this committee, if you think we should pass
Keywords: 904, all
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Select Committee on Pension Policy Jun 16th, 2026

Select Committee on Pension Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • And you can do your job as well in notifying, getting new members alerted to the need for a COLA and
  • Alerted to the need for a COLA and getting, doing our work here on this committee, if you think we should
Summary: The executive committee approved the May minutes by roll call vote, then received an actuarial update from Sarah Baker of the State Actuary’s Office. Baker explained the office’s annual work, including the DRS pension actuarial evaluation, support for state financial reporting, cash flow analysis, a six-year pension contribution outlook, interim support for GIT and WAL CARES, and an upcoming actuarial evaluation of the volunteer firefighters pension plan. She also responded to questions about bills allowing members to transfer into PERS, noting that such transfers have historically increased PERS costs and that any added cost would be borne by PERS members and employers depending on bill structure and affected demographics. Kate Adams of the Attorney General’s office reported no new developments in the cases the committee is monitoring. She said the Dawson case is still in its early stages, with a judge assigned and a discovery plan due at the end of July. The committee asked for continued updates on that litigation. The committee then discussed interim work planning, focusing first on animal control officers’ eligibility for PERS and asking staff to continue researching definitions, comparable treatment in nearby states, and the cost and service-credit implications for affected employees. Members also discussed Plan 3 issues, including comparisons of Plan 2 and Plan 3 membership and data, and possible future briefing topics. The largest discussion centered on Plan 1 COLAs: members and retiree representatives debated whether to pursue a permanent COLA or an ad hoc COLA, and whether budget language should require future budget writers to consider a COLA. Retiree groups said they preferred a permanent COLA but were open to further discussion; staff was asked to continue work on possible language and policy options. The committee reviewed correspondence on four topics: Plan 1 COLA requests, a request to study LEOFF 2-style medical reimbursements for Washington State Patrol survivors, and a request to allow certain members to change survivor option elections after the federal Social Security Fairness Act. The committee agreed to bring the State Patrol medical reimbursement issue and the Social Security Fairness Act issue back for July, with staff to gather more information and provide an informational briefing. The July agenda was approved and includes the OSA annual update, the LEOFF 2 Board annual update, a PERS/TRS Plan 1 ad hoc COLA item, and the two survivor-related topics.