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TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I didn't add this on here, but the IRS also has all the languages needed to ensure that you're paying
- Why would we want to pay for that and not go after industry? Make industry pay for this.
- If they pollute, they should pay.
- It would reinforce the fair principle that polluters pay.
- When no responsible party can pay, Harris County and ultimately the taxpayers are left holding the bag
Committee:
House Environmental Regulation
Keywords:
translation, environmental quality, complaints, accessibility, multilingual, TCEQ, environmental justice, environmental complaints, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, language access, public information, Texas Commission, multilingual access, administrative actions, environmental regulations, state representatives, state senators, penalty notice, Water Code, legislative notification
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Health and Human Services Apr 16th, 2025
Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- I pay more for two months of a toll road, I think so.
- Sacrifice and body dishonored in front of a paying crowd. Sounds just unimaginable.
- Like, who thinks—who would pay to...
- They pay for that, but when they return the body, they return it...
- They will simply send it to a crematory and refuse to pay.
Committee:
Senate Health & Human Services
Keywords:
body donation, medical science, forensic science, willed body program, informed consent, boarding home, boarding home facility, adult care home, group home, assisted living, county reporting, municipal reporting, annual report, reasonable accommodation, fair housing, disability accommodation, local ordinance, permit requirement, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, HHSC
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Ingram and Kerrville within that county so that wherever somebody is staying within Kerr County would pay
- Come and make an offer on my farm, and yet I have to pay full taxes.
- I have to pay and get them to come out and lower my value. My land value is worth zero. Yes, Ms.
- And don't forget, we vote for you and we pay your salaries, not these guys.
- This program helps Texas communities with paying costs related to preparing for...
Bills:
SB913 , SB1086 , SB1087 , SB1143 , SB1534 , SB1553 , SB1718 , SB1754 , SB2004 , SB2322 , SB2448
Committee:
Senate Economic Development
Keywords:
hotel occupancy tax, municipal revenue, tax code, local government funding, Texas legislation, county taxation, economic development, hotel industry, local government, counties, taxation, tourism, workforce development, youth programs, employment, education, technical training, health physics, higher education, nuclear energy
Summary:
The committee heard a series of bills, mostly related to economic development, tax incentives, and workforce programs. Senate Bill 1534 would direct a study by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the Texas Workforce Commission on health physics education and workforce needs; resource witnesses from the Workforce Commission and Coordinating Board testified, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 1553 would authorize Kerr County to impose a hotel occupancy tax for tourism-related uses, and Senate Bills 1086 and 1087 would authorize similar county hotel taxes for Children’s County and Mason County; all three bills received supportive testimony and were left pending. The committee also heard Senate Bill 1754, which would prohibit county and local tax abatements for renewable energy facilities selling power wholesale, with testimony sharply divided between landowners and policy groups opposing renewable subsidies and industry representatives and some senators arguing the bill would harm clean energy investment and local decision-making; the bill was left pending. The committee then heard Senate Bill 2322, which would exempt dispatchable electric generation facilities from the JEDI program’s compelling-factor test so they could qualify for school district tax incentives; testimony was mixed, and the bill was left pending.
Later, the committee heard Senate Bill 1718, which would add the NRA annual meeting to the state’s major events reimbursement program. The bill’s sponsor and NRA representatives argued the event brings substantial tourism and economic activity, while opponents said it would use taxpayer funds to subsidize an organization that opposes gun safety measures; the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 2004 would add the Arlington Grand Prix to the major events reimbursement program, with the committee substitute exempting it from the usual competitive site-selection requirement because of timing; testimony from the event organizers and Arlington tourism officials was supportive, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 2448 would create a rural workforce development grant program at the Texas Workforce Commission to support college-and-career readiness and technical assistance in rural communities; witnesses from Texas 2036, Collegiate Edgination, and a rural school district supported it, and it was left pending. Finally, Senate Bill 913 would repeal a special requirement that Alpine dedicate at least 50% of its hotel occupancy tax to advertising and promotion, and Senate Bill 1143 would require more coordination and reporting for youth workforce programs serving disconnected young Texans; both bills received supportive testimony and were left pending. At the end of the hearing, Senator Johnson moved that the committee stand in recess, subject to the call of the chair.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We've set up incentive programs that are attracting... industries that provide well-paying jobs for the
- How do they pay the state of Texas back? How do they pay Texans back?
- Studios... likes to say that Fort Worth is the only city he has ever filmed where he hasn't had to pay
- They pay the business owners and the building owners.
- With stronger film incentives, we can keep productions in Texas, create high-paying jobs, and stimulate
Committee:
Senate Finance
Keywords:
Texas, moving image industry, incentive program, film production, grant funding, job creation, economic development, youth camp, summer camp, camp safety, emergency operations plan, emergency preparedness, evacuation drill, camp staff training, volunteer training, camper safety, lost camper, natural disaster, fire safety, mass casualty
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine the nominations of Troy Meink, of Virginia, to be Secretary of the Air Force, Michael Duffey, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary for Acquisition and Sustainment, Emil Michael, of Florida, to be Under Secretary for Research and Eng Mar 27th, 2025 at 08:30 am
Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel
Transcript Highlights:
- think you're ever going to pay them enough compared to what commercial pilots airlines will pay them
- Senator, I think your discussion about, I see that as kind of a quality of service, quality of life, pay
- overblast. blast overpressure and brain health long-term effects, and I hope that's something you'll pay
- I appreciate that because this is a serious problem and ultimately these are investments that will pay
- We need to take a look at pay and compensation packages.
Keywords:
Air Force modernization, fighter aircraft, autonomous systems, air superiority, national security, recapitalization
Summary:
The meeting primarily focused on military procurement and modernization, with significant discussions surrounding the Air Force's capabilities and strategic needs. Key topics included the urgent need for recapitalization of the Air Force's fighter squadrons, as well as the importance of integrating new technologies like autonomous systems to bolster military effectiveness. Several senators raised concerns about the current resources available to the Air National Guard and the potential loss of skilled service members if recapitalization plans are not swiftly developed. There were also discussions on the importance of maintaining air superiority in light of evolving threats, particularly from adversaries like China.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Chamber Meeting Mar 20th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- stripped the way that we would, under their Senate floor amendment, stripped the way in which we would pay
- The same cost that you would pay to a private landowner in the southeast part of the state.
- Speaker, gentlelady, I don't think there's any doubt that operators pay a higher price to operate in
- You're going to pay one eighth royalty attributable to that third track, me the operator.
- So it's one thing to say, okay, look, I can pay 20 or I can pay 25 and the best of the best.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
March 20, 2025 - 08:30 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- I just wanted to pay Representative Muni compliment for... U.S.
- I just wanted to pay Representative Muni compliment for getting this bill through, or hopefully for a
- They're trying to solve waste that these people are paying for. That's in our own house.
- that if, instead of doing all these cuts for efficiency, existing billionaires—existing ones—would pay
- We're here to protect... ...the taxpayers so we don't pass it on to them because they're going to pay
Summary:
The committee heard and approved several measures. HB 735 expanded Florida’s boating improvement program to fund parking for boat trailers at public ramps and offered a 10% sovereign submerged land lease discount for manufacturers using environmental best management practices; it passed unanimously. HB 4021 expanded the North River Ranch Improvement Stewardship District in Manatee County by 640 acres and was reported favorably. CS for HB 371, which promotes nature-based methods and green/gray infrastructure for coastal resilience, also passed unanimously after supportive testimony from resilience and environmental groups and committee members.
The committee then took up HJR 1325, a proposed constitutional amendment to create an elected Commissioner of Government Efficiency (COGE) with authority to audit, investigate, and report on waste, fraud, and abuse in state and local government. The proposal would eliminate the lieutenant governor position, the Government Efficiency Task Force, and the legislature’s current auditor appointment, with many implementation details deferred to a future bill. Members debated the scope of the new office, its relationship to the Auditor General and inspectors general, whether it should cover the legislative and judicial branches, staffing, and the comparison to federal DOGE efforts. An amendment making a minor wording change was adopted, and the resolution passed 23-? with a favorable report after a split vote.
The committee also approved two Gulf of America bills. HB 575 redesignated the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America, and CS for HB 549 required Florida’s academic standards and newly adopted instructional materials to reflect the federal designation for materials acquired on or after July 1, 2025. Both measures drew criticism from members who argued the renaming was politically motivated, historically insensitive, and potentially confusing for students, while supporters said Florida should align with federal action. HB 575 passed and CS for HB 549 passed 18-7. Finally, HB 4071, a local bill adjusting the boundary between Coral Springs and Parkland in Broward County by about 8.7 acres, was amended and reported favorably with support from both cities and the Broward delegation.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Or does that money- So under the order that, in your hypothetical, Dad was ordered to pay mother.
- And they pay for federal benefits such as supplemental security income that the child is entitled to.
- Meanwhile, Texas is paying for all those kids in foster care. does not fix that.
- Children languishing in foster care, for which the state is paying, and it's really not necessary.
- You know, that's probably a... little bit above my pay grade.
Committee:
House Human Services
Keywords:
Medicaid, nutrition support, maternal health, chronic conditions, pilot program, DFPS, Department of Family and Protective Services, child protective services, child abuse investigations, child neglect, child exploitation, advisory committee, Family and Protective Services Council, council abolition, foster care, due process, investigative procedures, child welfare, parental rights, family preservation services
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Health committee considers bill to aid rural ambulance services 2/24/25
Transcript Highlights:
- Our payer mix for Red Wing is 72% government-funded, with the remaining being private and/or self-pay
- These pressures have forced many rural ambulance services to pay their staff.
- :08:42.919><c> ambulance</c><00:08:43.360><c> services</c><00:08:43.719><c> to</c><00:08:43.880><c> pay
- </c> many rural ambulance services to pay many rural ambulance services to pay their<00:08:44.320><c>
- and we have to pay people to do<00:09:23.079><c> this</c><00:09:23.360><c> work</c><00:09:24.360><c>
Summary:
The committee took up House File 337, a bill addressing long-term funding for rural and Greater Minnesota EMS and ambulance services. The author offered the A2 amendment, moved to divide it, and the committee adopted lines 1.2 to 1.19 of the amendment. The bill, as amended, was described as creating a policy framework for identifying ambulance services with operating deficits, requiring financial audits, and setting up a future grant program, with the author emphasizing that the proposal was still being developed and was intended to be a long-term solution rather than a short-term fix.
Testimony was largely supportive. Eric Simonson of the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities said the bill builds on last session’s one-time aid and would target grant dollars using state data, clarify eligible uses, allow audits, address uncompensated care and readiness costs, and require reporting back to the legislature. Mike Warner of the Red Wing Fire Department said his city’s ambulance service operates with a heavy government-funded payer mix and a persistent operating shortfall. Tim Meyer of Sanford Ambulance said low-volume rural services face widening revenue gaps, staffing pressures, and the loss of the volunteer model. Nathan Zacharias of the Association of Minnesota Counties and Kevin Lee of North Memorial Health also supported the bill, citing rising costs, staffing shortages, stagnant reimbursement, and the need for a sustainable statewide funding model.
Members raised concerns about how the bill would work in practice, especially around communities that straddle metro and non-metro boundaries and around local control over grant dollars. Representative Pel asked how the eligibility language would apply to places like Northfield and New Prague; the author and a testifier said eligibility would depend on whether a service area is mostly outside the metro area, but acknowledged more review was needed. Representative Huitt argued the bill should give more local control and should address EMS as a statewide issue, not only a Greater Minnesota issue. Representative Ryer asked whether the bill would eventually include revenue recapture or another funding source, and the author said the proposal was still at an early stage and all options were being considered. The committee laid HF 337, as amended, over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
February 12, 2025 - 03:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- The health plans pay for services that they receive in those buildings.
- The health plans pay for services that they receive in those buildings.
- So that has really members safely into the community, we pay them for it.
- You perform a service, we pay you and reimburse you for that service performed.
- So said another way, instead of you providing a service and me paying you for it, I'm looking at how
Summary:
The committee held a panel discussion focused on how Florida health care organizations are working to improve access, quality, and affordability. Panelists from Florida Community Care/Independent Living Systems, Sunshine Health, AdventHealth, UF Health, and Nemours described their approaches, including Medicaid managed care, value-based contracting, community partnerships, mobile screening units, smart-room technology, telehealth, and specialized programs for maternal health, children, and complex chronic conditions. Several speakers emphasized that managed care and coordinated care can improve outcomes while reducing unnecessary utilization and costs.
Members asked about the impact of Medicare’s V28 changes, mobile cancer screening, urgent care versus emergency room billing, pediatric specialty access, complaint resolution, Black maternal mortality, provider shortages, network adequacy, and the use of AI in prior authorization. Witnesses said V28 has affected providers and revenue, UF Health’s mobile screening program is expanding beyond a few cancer types, and its urgent care model bills patients at the appropriate level rather than both urgent care and ER rates. Nemours said it reduced specialty wait times through scheduling changes, telemedicine, and registry tools, while AdventHealth described postpartum coordination and maternal heart programs to reduce maternal complications and mortality.
On complaints and access problems, panelists said their organizations use patient/member advocates, care managers, call centers, and escalation processes to resolve issues, and Sunshine Health specifically discussed a transportation complaint that was addressed with its vendor and the family. Sunshine Health also said it is not using AI for prior authorization, though it is exploring responsible uses elsewhere, and Florida Community Care said it is not using AI in utilization management. In closing, panelists identified workforce shortages, provider burnout, and high-cost drugs as the biggest ongoing challenges. The meeting ended with thanks to the panel and adjournment after Representative Brackett moved to rise, without objection.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Finance and Policy Committee 4/28/26
Health Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- When combined with self-pay care.
- You can directed pay and eligibility.
- Plans operating in managed care pay medical and drug claims.
- Are these all private pay, or how is that all being worked out? >> Mr.
- </c><01:22:46.560><c> for</c> that this legisl that we pay for that this legisl that we pay for Medicaid
Committee:
House Health Finance and Policy
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Committee to Study Reducing the Number of School Administrative Units in the State (10/29/25)
Transcript Highlights:
- But you have no idea how much BET you're paying, how much BPT you're paying, how much, you know, maybe
- </c> Hampshire or who is paying the bill? Hampshire or who is paying the bill?
- </c> much property tax you're paying, right? much property tax you're paying, right?
- ,</c><00:14:51.279><c> how</c> paying, how much BPT you're paying, how paying, how much BPT you're paying
- </c><00:37:00.400><c> them</c> they're representing don't pay them they're representing don't pay them
Summary:
The meeting focused on reviewing and amending draft minutes and then discussing a draft report on SAU consolidation and school administration efficiency. Members first corrected a disputed statement in the minutes about who starts charter schools, and agreed to mark it as disputed. They also noted a donation figure mentioned in the meeting but not reflected in the notes, and then approved the minutes as amended.
The committee then reviewed supporting materials, including a Census Bureau education spending table and a 1993 report on eliminating SAUs. The chair argued New Hampshire ranks very high in administrative spending and used that as evidence for reducing administrative costs. Other members pushed back, noting that education costs are largely borne locally and that the committee should stay focused on its charge. Several members also objected to characterizations of SAU boards and to relying heavily on an old report or on the School District Governance Association’s proposal.
The draft report itself drew repeated edits. Members objected to language suggesting the testimony from associations was simply that change was not needed, and proposed more neutral wording about concerns over the impacts of changes. There was also disagreement over a proposed model in which a county-level school administrator would be elected; some members said that would be inappropriate and premature, while others argued the committee had not yet fully developed a consolidation model. The discussion ended with a call from some members for more time and for a future joint legislative committee to continue refining any proposal before legislation is introduced.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- This population often has limited resources to pay for fees and to have their licenses restored.
- population often has limited<00:02:22.720><c> resources</c><00:02:23.200><c> to</c><00:02:23.440><c> pay
- /c><00:02:23.920><c> fees</c><00:02:24.800><c> and</c><00:02:25.040><c> to</c> limited resources to pay
- for fees and to limited resources to pay for fees and to have<00:02:25.440><c> their</c><00:02:25.680
- High-paying jobs can get you back on your feet, and a driver's license is required.
Committee:
Senate Transportation
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> remain nameless one of them will not pay remain nameless one of them will not pay the<00:06:35.080
- It's on a 50- or 60-year-old private road, and we get a bill, and you can pay it, not pay it, whatever
- Described: it's on a 50- or 60-year-old private road, and we get a bill, and you can pay it, not pay
- could not pay the difference.
- </c> voucher didn't have enough money to pay voucher didn't have enough money to pay for<01:45:08.639
Committee:
House Housing
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 037 Feb 20th, 2026
Colorado Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> We need to pay for that. We need to pay for that.
- And we all still pay for that. Our health care system still pays for that.
- And we all still pay for that. Our health care system still pays for that.
- And we all still pay for that. Our health care system still pays for that.
- </c> much we were paying. much we were paying. >> $650.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, January 9, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Mr Speaker I rise today to honor to pay Mr Speaker I rise today to honor to pay tribute<00:09:04.480>
- pay pay interest<04:51:54.878><c> which</c><04:51:55.000><c> is</c><04:51:55.240><c> you</c><04:51:55.360
- </c><05:33:30.680><c> for</c> help women to achieve equal pay for help women to achieve equal pay for
- </c> the California FAIR Plan forced to pay the California FAIR Plan forced to pay three<06:09:20.878
- </c> five times as much as they were paying five times as much as they were paying before<06:09:25.878
MI
Michigan 2025-2026 Regular Session
Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety 26-06-18
Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- to ensure over time that we increase the training available for lawyers, that we could increase the pay
- with establishing the system to facilitate appointment, including establishing a standardized rate of pay
- Children and families are paying the cost, and there is a better way.
- fund dollars, would probably be needed to supplement those resources in order to bring the rates of pay
- fund dollars, would probably be needed to supplement those resources in order to bring the rates of pay
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety met with a quorum and adopted the June 4, 2026 minutes. The committee first took up Senate Bill 712, adopting the S-2 substitute, which expands residency requirements to include adjoining districts and removes a provision allowing a district to appoint someone employed by the district. The committee then reported SB 712 to the floor. It also considered House Bills 4025 and 4026, described as safe storage tax exemption bills; the committee heard one supportive written card and reported both bills to the floor, each on a 5-1 vote.
The committee next heard testimony on Senate Bill 885, which would create a statewide Parent and Child Legal Representation Commission and Office within LARA to address child protective legal representation. Senator Singh and Alicia Moon of the Michigan Supreme Court described the current county-by-county system as uneven, with attorney shortages, inconsistent pay, and limited specialized training. They said the bill would set standards for training, caseloads, client contact, and compensation, while requiring public comment and future appropriations before implementation. Testimony and written cards from a broad range of organizations and judges supported the measure, and the committee reported SB 885 to the floor on a 6-0 vote.
The committee then heard extensive testimony on Senate Bills 1015 and 1016, which would create an Office of Community Violence Intervention and Prevention within MDHHS and establish a grant program to support community violence intervention efforts statewide. Sponsors and witnesses from Force Detroit, D-Live, Seize the Smoke, Advance Peace, public health, law enforcement, and advocacy groups described CVI as a public health and public safety strategy that reduces shootings, supports survivors, and saves public costs. Several witnesses cited local data showing reductions in shootings and homicides in Detroit and Lansing, while one witness from the Michigan Sheriff's Association opposed the bills as written. The committee voted to report both SB 1015 and SB 1016 to the floor, each on a 5-0 vote with one pass, and then adjourned after additional testimony and reading of support cards.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee Jun 9th, 2026
Natural Resources and Water
Transcript Highlights:
- make sure that there was a proper investment to people that really needed it and actually had been paying
- make sure that there was a proper investment to people that really needed it and actually had been paying
- water conservation program for the state that's part of an international effort together needs to be paying
- drive through and be really happy with what I see, because sometimes it's not about the ability to pay
- to drive through and be really happy with what I see because sometimes it's not about the ability to pay
Committee:
Senate Natural Resources and Water
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- Because the support fund that we were using for both match dollars and to pay for the oversight of those
- Because the support fund that we were using for both match dollars and to pay for the oversight of those
- Taylor: To it, Louisiana would not have to pay the school system for this service. What service?
- Who pays for that board?
- Who's going to pay for that board in the future? They're already funded. By whom? By the state?
Committee:
House Education
Keywords:
higher education, accountability, curriculum review, faculty governance, disciplinary procedures, SB 28, Act 233, associate educator program, associate teachers, teacher certification, alternative teacher pathway, education workforce, teacher shortage, minimum age, age requirement, Louisiana schools, Title 17, R.S. 17:7.8, educator pipeline, teacher recruitment
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- We pay those admission fees every two hours.
- walks onto our facility and they forget something in the restaurant and go back out to pick it up, we pay
- We pay those admission fees every two hours.
- walks onto our facility and they forget something in the restaurant and go back out to pick it up, we pay
- So the casinos waived that or pay that fee because they want the patron to not be deterred by that, correct
Committee:
House Crime and Public Safety
Summary:
The committee on Crime and Public Safety met with nine members present and held public hearings on three bills. Senate Bill 1652, sponsored by Sen. Angela Mosley, would create a permanent office in the Missouri Department of Public Safety focused on missing and murdered African-American women and girls, including a Phoenix Alert system, data collection, cold-case review, and support for families and community groups. Supporters, including family members and advocates, described disparities in how missing Black women and girls are reported and investigated, often being labeled as runaways and lacking photos or media attention; some members raised concerns about whether the office should be broader, but the sponsor and supporters argued the disparity justified a dedicated office. No vote was taken on the bill in this hearing.
Senate Bill 1572, sponsored by Sen. Mike Henderson, would change the St. Louis Police Retirement System board by staggering the mayoral appointments and limiting three board seats to actively commissioned officers elected by active members, with travel time provided for board duties. The sponsor and witnesses said the change was needed because vacancies and illness had previously prevented a quorum and delayed board action; testimony noted the bill had unanimous support in the Senate and House committee. The hearing then moved to House Bill 3533, which would raise casino admission fees and gaming taxes and adjust related revenue provisions. The sponsor said the bill would generate additional revenue for state funds, while the Missouri Gaming Association and Missouri Chamber of Commerce opposed it, arguing the fee and tax increases would burden a specific industry and could affect investment and competitiveness. The sponsor and some members discussed inflation, illegal gaming machines, and whether the admission fee is effectively paid by casinos rather than patrons; no committee vote was taken in the transcript.