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MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Committee on Climate Change and Global Warming Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am
Senate Committee on Climate Change and Global Warming
Transcript Highlights:
- cases. and this is because Leak-prone pipe should be recovered in base rate cases.
- And this is because rate cases allow the department and stakeholders to consider GSEP spending in the
- The bar chart to the right shows cumulative GSEP capital spending since the company's last rate case,
- The bar chart to the right shows cumulative GSEP capital spending since the company's last rate case,
- The figure to the left shows a gas rate case, which was in 2020.
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on two related issues: gas utilities’ climate compliance plans filed with the Department of Public Utilities and the recent DPU orders reforming the Gas System Enhancement Program (GSEP). Chair Creem and other senators emphasized that Massachusetts must reduce gas use, shrink the gas distribution footprint, and move customers to alternatives such as heat pumps, network geothermal, and non-gas pipeline alternatives (NPAs). DPU Chair Jamie Van Nostrand said the new GSEP orders lower the annual revenue cap from 3.0% to 2.5%, phase it down toward 1.5%, eliminate carrying charges, require more rigorous risk prioritization, and push utilities to consider advanced leak technology, relining, repairs, and NPAs. He also described the climate compliance plans as the start of a longer process covering decommissioning, stranded costs, line extension allowances, integrated energy planning, and targeted electrification demonstrations.
Senators pressed the DPU and utility witnesses on the lack of specificity in the climate compliance plans, especially the absence of numeric goals for gas usage reduction, customer conversions, and near-term deployment of NPAs. Utility representatives from Eversource and National Grid said their plans include NPA frameworks, integrated energy planning, targeted electrification pilots, network geothermal, and workforce transition efforts, but argued that implementation takes time, requires customer participation, and depends on coordination with electric utilities and communities. They said some NPA and electrification projects are being evaluated now, while larger-scale deployment is expected later in the decade. Senators also raised concerns about line extension allowances, with utilities explaining that new customers may be charged based on whether existing ratepayers would otherwise be harmed, while National Grid said it has begun increasing customer contributions to send stronger price signals.
Attorney General Mary Gardner supported the DPU’s GSEP reforms and said the office favors eventually stepping the GSEP cap down to zero by 2030, with repair and replacement costs recovered in base rate cases instead. She argued that the utilities’ plans still rely too heavily on business-as-usual approaches, do not adequately quantify scope 3 emissions, and leave unresolved questions about the obligation to serve and the future of line extension allowances. Advocacy witnesses from the Conservation Law Foundation and Acadia Center were more critical, saying the plans lack the detailed modeling, targets, and transparency needed to show how the utilities will help meet the Commonwealth’s heating and cooling sublimits and broader climate goals. No votes were taken; the hearing consisted of testimony and questioning.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Public safety committee considers HF765 3/5/25
Transcript Highlights:
- We have seen a dramatic increase not only in the rate of felony cases sentenced, but also in the rate
- Minnesota has experienced a 98% increase in the rate of felony cases sentenced for person crimes; that
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AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- So how these cases start, how these cases start, the court...
- And so, well, no, a case manager would have—sorry, in my cases.
- And these cases can last one, two years. Who could pay for that at my rate of $450 an hour?
- This is a case in which...
- The case manager assigned to the case was excellent—one of the best I worked with.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 02/26/25
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- and Behavioral Health home rates to the DHS study calculation, as these rates do not have an equivalent
- These rates have fallen too far behind, and when rates can't keep up, services are cut, communities are
- These rates have fallen too far behind, and when rates can't keep up, services are cut, communities are
- rate?
- target case management field.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Judiciary (6-10-25)
Transcript Highlights:
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- It’s really a combination of our arrest free rate and our appearance rate.
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Meeting Start: 00:00:00
Roll Call: 00:00:01
Recognition of New Members: 00:01:17
Disaster Response: 00:01:41
Pretrial Discussion: 00:31:25, 958, all
Summary:
The committee first established a quorum, approved the minutes from the November 7, 2024 meeting, and then heard an update on disaster response and courthouse recovery efforts after the April flooding. Representatives from the Administrative Office of the Courts, the Franklin County Circuit and District Court Clerk’s office, and the Franklin Circuit Court described damage in Perry, Hardin, and especially Franklin counties. Perry County had limited roof and water infiltration issues with no operational impact. Hardin County’s justice center basement took about 18 inches of water, affecting court records and mechanical/electrical equipment, and court operations were briefly suspended. Franklin County’s courthouse was far more severely damaged, with about four feet of water on the first floor, forcing relocation of court operations to temporary sites, including AOC space and the regional jail for custody proceedings.
Witnesses said damaged files from Hardin and Franklin counties were removed, sent to an out-of-state vendor for drying and remediation, and would be returned or destroyed as appropriate. They estimated combined costs for file restoration, building repair, and remediation at about $11 million, with insurance through KCOJ/KO expected to cover only part of the losses and FEMA reimbursement still pending a federal disaster declaration. They also said the Franklin County courthouse’s first floor remains gutted, electrical panels and HVAC systems need major replacement, and the second and third floors may be used temporarily once power and data are restored. Members asked about roof damage in Hardin County, the status of FEMA applications, digitization of court records, and whether Senate Bill 25 restricted funds could be used to cover the funding gap; staff said the funds cannot be spent without General Assembly authorization.
The committee also discussed broader record-retention and e-filing issues, with members noting the limits of paper filing and the need for better digitization as a backup in emergencies. AOC staff said they are working with the Supreme Court and state law librarian on what records can be digitized and how long hard copies must still be retained. After the disaster-response presentation, the committee moved on to a separate informational presentation on pre-trial services, with introductions from the executive officer of pre-trial services, the president of the Kentucky District Judges Association, a circuit judge, and the manager of pre-trial services, who began explaining how the pre-trial system works for newer committee members.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 2/12/25
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- within the rate study.
- Eight of the nine SUD rates were identified as needing a rate increase.
- within the rate study.
- Eight of the nine SUD rates were identified as needing a rate increase.
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to <01:24:49.400>be for a rate study waiting for rates to be for a rate
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- case processing times and the backlog of overage cases.
- as they're coming in at the rate they are now?
- And disposing of the cases that should be disposed of.
- But I am concerned about the case in particular, and probably because it's such a big case and national
- case, And probably because it's such a big case and national case, I need to dig into that some more
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Public School Capital Outlay Oversight Task Oct 10th, 2025
Public School Capital Outlay Oversight Task Force
Transcript Highlights:
- In this case, the three-mile radius was $74,000.
- However, I do not anticipate this number would be lower in a lot of cases.
- In this case, everything else stays static except the sales price goes up.
- sales price of that area and still make a profit or a gain in this case.
- It's also coming from an agricultural seller in most cases.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Feb 11th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- I would say that those all contribute to retention rate surgery. >> Thank you.
- I just had a question you gave us this CPI vacancy rates in the API vacancy rate in terms of percentages
- I know how difficult it has been and you're talking about increase base rate.
- The daily board rate of the bq Itp is 3.95.
- It truly is case-by-case and very specific are it depends on the type of placement that the child may
MN
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um MCAS uh or the mtas in this case um MCAS uh or the mtas in this case um - Opt-out rates have risen dramatically in recent years.
- Opt-out rates have risen dramatically in recent years.
- the reported academic achievement rates the reported academic achievement rates in<01:10:46.239>
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Finance Dec 9th, 2025 at 08:40 am
Transcript Highlights:
- And we have increased rates.
- So that data has now all come in, and when we set the rate, the capitation rates for calendar year 2026
- So there was a rate study. We did increase the rates in FY25.
- We do expect the rate study, the final rate study, to be completed by the end of this month.
- The rate study will, through this rate study, will there be identifiers to help with?
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 23rd, 2026 at 12:42 pm
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- And so we have to take cases. What that level is. And so we have to take cases that come to us.
- Is the $360 per case, regardless of the length of the case?
- Where is really the success rate?
- rates.
- , of those simple cases.
Summary:
The committee first heard an Aging and Long-Term Services Department budget presentation comparing the LFC and executive recommendations. The main differences were in the Aging Network, Adult Protective Services, Program Support, and Long-Term Care Division, especially the executive’s proposed $10 million infusion into the Kiki Savadra Senior Dignity Fund and $6.2 million for expanding New Mexico Care. LFC staff explained that the committee recommendation was lower in general fund and fund-balance use, while the executive emphasized rising senior population needs, meal and transportation costs, and the cost savings of keeping older adults at home. The secretary also reviewed the department’s special requests, including the conference on aging, outreach, emergency preparedness, and the Kiki fund, and described New Mexico Care’s growth, its evaluation results, and the department’s plan to separate Kiki into its own accounting fund.
Members largely focused on senior services, rural meal delivery, transportation, caregiver support, and the Kiki fund. Several members urged stronger support for non-metro aging providers and for New Mexico Care, citing its role in keeping seniors out of nursing homes and the program’s reported savings and outcomes. Questions also covered eligibility, background checks for caregivers, respite care, dementia and Alzheimer’s screening, and whether Kiki funds can support home modifications such as ramps. The committee then voted to adopt the LFC recommendation with one executive language change: adding the executive’s page 14 language allowing an additional 12.5% distribution for initial payments to aging network providers at the start of FY27. Representative Dow opposed the motion.
The committee then moved to the Attorney General’s budget. LFC staff explained that the office’s budget relies heavily on the Consumer Settlement Fund, with both recommendations reducing general fund revenue while increasing settlement-fund use, and that performance measures were in consensus. The Attorney General said the office was not seeking more general fund, but wanted greater ability to use funds it recovers. He highlighted major consumer and public safety work, including litigation against major social media and AI platforms, a case involving Snapchat and child exploitation/extortion, the statewide crime gun intelligence center, efforts to address oilfield theft, work on missing and murdered Indigenous persons, and efforts to protect federal funds coming into New Mexico.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- we post online, with what the current rate is as well as what it would cost to do like a 1% rating.
- But you said a lot of the, 40% of the cases were because of rapper cases.
- I think with rate modernization, moving to that new rate structure is it does include a rate increase
- Back to the case, cases.
- that not the case?
Keywords:
budget, House Bill 1, public education, healthcare, border security, federal funding, spending limits
Summary:
The meeting primarily focused on reviewing the proposed budget for the upcoming biennium, with substantial discussions around House Bill 1 and its implications for public education, healthcare, and border security. The Comptroller presented a revenue overview indicating a total of $194.6 billion available for general purpose spending, which reflects a slight decrease compared to previous years due to fluctuating economic conditions. Members raised questions regarding spending limits and the impact of federal funding on state programs, highlighting concerns about the sustainability of funding in light of potential changes at the federal level.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Federal Funding Stabilization Subcommittee Jul 1st, 2025
Federal Funding Stabilization Subcommittee
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm going to talk just briefly about our payment error rate.
- Our current payment error rate is 13.45% in overpayments. Our underpayment rate is less than 1%.
- We also have agency-caused payment Error rate.
- do a good job with cases and be accurate.
- Chair, what is your current vacancy rate? Mr.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Science, Technology and Energy (01/29/2026)
Science, Technology and Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- They are quite different from a traditional rate case.
- It was 12 million, and it went up to the 19 million that was part of our most recent rate case, which
- It was 12 million, and it went up to the 19 million that was part of our most recent rate case, which
- It was 12 million, and it went up to the 19 million that was part of our most recent rate case, which
- rating uh phrase in there in in the case rating uh phrase in there in in the case of<05:15:59.200
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Government Contract Review Committee (9-9-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- . rate. rate.
- So, when we do have, um, legal cases that are not as comprehensive, we try to utilize these lower rate
- So, when we do have, um, legal cases that are not as comprehensive, we try to utilize these lower rate
- statutory rate. statutory rate.
- the case with seven counties? the case with seven counties?
Summary:
The committee first approved the August 12 minutes and then handled a large agenda of 355 contracts totaling about $278.7 million. It agreed to defer three Office of Energy Policy items to the October 2025 meeting and reviewed a deferred Kentucky Educational Television contract without objection. The main substantive discussion centered on two University of Louisville legal services PSC amendments and a Seven Counties Services MOA item.
For the University of Louisville items, members questioned a large increase in hourly rates and the scope of the legal services, especially complex litigation work and a Colorado estate matter. University officials said the contracts followed an RFP, involved specialized litigation, included local counsel where required, and were expected to be offset by savings in other PSCs and by a potential financial recovery in the Colorado matter. The committee also discussed whether the $125 hourly rate was a statutory requirement or committee policy; the chair later said staff would verify whether it was an executive-branch regulation or statutory rate. Both University of Louisville items were ultimately approved, though Senator Meredith voted no on one and Senator Douglas explained his support while urging future adjustments and more information sharing.
The Seven Counties Services contract drew questions about how the $18.7 million would be used and whether federal changes could affect future funding. Cabinet officials described 988 crisis response, outpatient mental health and substance use treatment, prevention, recovery, and harm-reduction services, and said they were monitoring federal developments daily. Representative Petrie and Senator Thomas pressed the cabinet on the long-running Seven Counties bankruptcy and the need to push for resolution; officials said the matter was pending on a motion for reconsideration and that they would try to help move it along. The contract was approved.
At the end of the meeting, the committee approved the remaining agenda items as reviewed without objection, but Senator Meredith voted no on the blanket approval motion because of numerous retroactive contract requests and what she said were insufficient explanations such as administrative error or staff being on conference. She said retroactive approvals should be rare and supported stronger internal controls.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Health and Human Services Aug 18th, 2025
Legislative Health & Human Services Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- We have 11 cases still pending with the court.
- We just looked at those cases.
- As we lose Medicaid rates and have higher uninsured rates, there is no guarantee that those hospitals
- the inflation rate is two to four percent.
- Vacancy rate; other counties, including some of yours, have a 100% vacancy rate.
WI
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- . ...care entry rates are going down in our country, but maltreatment mortality rates are going up.
- They are, but the rate is going down at a rate faster than the mortality rate is going up.
- children or rates of removal and general treatment of salary rates per 100,000.
- Yeah, rates of removal and child maltreatment mortality rates per 100,000 children.
- Foster care entry rate is going down and maltreatment mortality rates are going down.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- Of those cases you were talking about, META suing META, how many cases do you have pending in that category
- We don't have a current case against Roblox.
- And yesterday, there were 30 cases in Gallup.
- Right now, we have about a 40% vacancy rate.
- The rates are fair market value.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Health and Human Services (02/05/2025)
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
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um rate or close to that Medicare rate um rate or close to that Medicare rate - Well, the nursing home rates are adjusted twice a year, and they're based on what's called case mix,
- Well, the nursing home rates are adjusted twice a year, and they're based on what's called case mix,
- Well, the nursing home rates are adjusted twice a year, and they're based on what's called case mix,
- Well, the nursing home rates are adjusted twice a year, and they're based on what's called case mix,