Video & Transcript Research : 'pay'
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AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Feb 17th, 2026
County and Municipal Government
Transcript Highlights:
- You're paying it in your hometown and then you're potentially paying it in the project city.
- Pay it once, not twice.
- You willing to pay that when they go.
- Pay it once, not twice. it. Pay it once, not twice. >> Thank<00:16:11.199>
you. - <00:17:05.439>
that roughly ALDOT's roughly paying that roughly ALDOT's roughly paying that
Keywords:
lottery winnings, lottery prize, state lottery, income tax exemption, tax exemption, gambling, games of chance, prize proceeds, Alabama Department of Revenue, state income tax, tax relief, winnings, jackpot, lotto, Alabama State House, Montgomery, Legislative Council, demolition, state capitol, state capitol building
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Someone has to pay for it: either the state pays for it or the county pays for it.
- Someone has to pay for it: either the state pays for it or the county pays for it.
- Someone has to pay for it: either the state pays for it or the county pays for it.
- about the people who just are paying about the people who just are paying nothing<01:19:20.360><
- <01:19:22.239>
nothing about the people who are paying nothing about the people who are paying
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- going to be struggling to be able to pay going to be struggling to be able to pay the<00:31:08.360
- the state has reneged on that and we pay zero.
- it's and also our town is still paying it's and also our town is still paying back<00:39:41.000>
- federal and state governments would pay federal and state governments would pay because<01:25:45.400
- Who are you paying off this debt?
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 3/12/26
Energy Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- <00:57:21.920>
for we just want to pay pay a fair price for we just want to pay pay a fair - don't have to pay any of that.
- don't have to pay any of that.
- don't have to pay any of that.
- who's going to pay, you pay the linemen?
Keywords:
utilities, rate cases, cost recovery, reporting requirements, gas infrastructure, 1183, house
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 3/17/26 - Part 2
Transportation Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- . saying, "Let's pay what I'm saying. saying, "Let's pay their<00:36:47.839>
fair <00:36:48.160 - And by the way, if you think about the gas tax, you pay less if you drive less and you pay less if you
- would pay $865. would pay $865. a<00:41:45.680>
7% <00:41:46.319>weight <00:41:46.640 - They're already paying an EV fee in lieu of the gas tax, and then they have to pay again when they go
- Minnesota uh supports having EVs pay Minnesota uh supports having EVs pay their<00:46:49.040>
Keywords:
veterans benefits, Secret War, Laos veterans, eligibility process, burial fees, veteran designation, security, protective services, state officials, Capitol complex, state patrol, public safety, legislative protection, threat assessment, transportation, electronic attestation, traffic signals, accident reporting, legislative routes, agricultural aircraft
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- Yeah, so they're basically currently paying money that they shouldn't have to pay to get money.
- Would I be subject to paying state income tax on my earnings?
- Well, White Manor. would I be subject to paying state income tax on my earnings?
- My neighbor goes to Scott for Air Force Reserves, and he pays Missouri taxes.
- If you're active duty, you pay no state income tax. If you are a Missouri resident. Sure.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Health Finance and Policy Committee 4/2/25 - Part 1
Health Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- talk about that some more and we are still paying for it because we're paying that capitated rate.
- talk about that some more and we are still paying for it because we're paying that capitated rate.
- talk about that some more and we are still paying for it because we're paying that capitated rate.
- talk about that some more and we are still paying for it because we're paying that capitated rate.
- <00:32:56.960>
that paying for it because we're paying that paying for it because we're paying
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- So, you know, today we all pay fuel tax.
- electric vehicles are already paying electric vehicles are already paying more<00:44:20.839>
- Minnesota pays about $200 fuel average Minnesota pays about $200 fuel tax<00:44:39.160>
a <00:44 - roads more are paying roads more are paying $75<00:44:48.359>
I <00:44:48.480>think <01:10:32.040>the the ones that usually have to pay the the ones that usually have to pay
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/09/2026 - Senate Military Affairs and Border Security
Military Affairs and Border Security
Transcript Highlights:
- Is that 20 percent also on back pay if the veterans receive back pay? Mr.
- And back pay is real.
- Salaries to pay, you have bills to pay, so forth, so on.
- That's an expensive bill to pay.
- This will help me get my back pay that, frankly, if you don't get the back pay, zero of zero, zero.
Keywords:
outdoor advertising, military compatibility, zoning, electronic signage, permitting, undocumented immigrants, financial services, identification requirements, loans, foreign remittances, transitional housing, military, veterans, grant program, supportive services, SB1511, commercial driver license, CDL, nondomiciled CDL, nondomiciled commercial driver license
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Transportation Infrastructure Revenue Subcommitee Aug 22nd, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Hey there, you know, I'm just paying for insurance. Well, nobody likes having to pay that thing.
- He can either go online and pay a fee, not a fine. There's no taxes.
- being able to continue to pay.
- Because buying, you know, paying an extra five cents a gallon sucks.
- And so Everyone pays when they come through New Mexico.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- paying their staff.
- Are you paying 50% or more?
- Why do I want to pay for that? Why do I want to pay for the cattle?
- Insurance company to go to and who pays what and what they don't pay for.
- Is the company going to pay? What are they not going to pay for?
Keywords:
HB 1818, Texas Insurance Code, Texas Department of Insurance, commissioner of insurance, health maintenance organization, HMO, insurer, utilization review, preauthorization, prior authorization, medical necessity review, health care services, medical care, insurance regulation, insurance examination, regulatory oversight, confidential records, public information exception, Chapter 843, Chapter 1301
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee Jun 29th, 2026
Business, Professions and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- In addition to education and examination requirements, many licensees must pay...
- Too many Californians pay for dental coverage they cannot effectively use.
- In most cases, patients would have to pay the costs up front. policies.
- Too many Californians pay for dental coverage. sponsor AB 1629.
- Too many Californians pay for dental coverage they cannot effectively use.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Electricity as Vehicle Fuel Working Group 9/15/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, and um, people should be able to easily understand what they're paying and why they're paying it.
- Uh, and um, people should be able to easily understand what they're paying and why they're paying it.
- paying it.
- paying it.
- I I just don't paying gas taxes?
Summary:
The meeting was the first session of the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s Electricity as a Vehicle Fuel Working Group. Commissioner Nancy Doenberger opened with introductions from members representing state agencies, legislators, utilities, local governments, industry groups, advocacy organizations, and others. The group then elected its leadership: Senator Anne Johnson Stewart was nominated and unanimously elected chair, and Representative Steve Elkins was nominated and unanimously elected vice chair. Senator Johnson Stewart said she would ensure all viewpoints are heard and asked MnDOT to continue running the meeting for practical reasons.
Austin Turman of the Legislative Coordinating Commission reviewed the authorizing legislation. He explained that the working group must analyze electricity used as vehicle fuel infrastructure opportunities and barriers, develop a roadmap with policy and funding recommendations for sustainable transportation funding consistent with the Minnesota Constitution, and study other states’ approaches to equitable fuel assessment methods for electric vehicles. The group’s report is due February 13 and will go to the governor and legislative transportation leaders. Turman also briefly reviewed open meeting law requirements, noting the group must operate publicly when a quorum discusses official business, though public comment is not required.
Members then discussed the purpose of the group and the need to find a fair replacement or supplement for declining gas tax revenue as EVs increase. Senator Johnson Stewart emphasized balancing system funding needs with user-based fairness, including differences in vehicle weight and road use. Representative Murphy stressed the need to consider rural Minnesota, taxpayer impacts, and current science, including climate and CO2 issues. Drive Electric Minnesota said EV drivers should pay their fair share and not be overburdened, while the Department of Revenue said it wants to administer the new EV charging-station tax fairly. A trucking representative highlighted that passenger vehicles and freight vehicles have very different operating and charging needs, suggesting the group consider those differences in any fee structure.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- And then the cancellations and then the pay not being enough.
- And then the cancellations and then the pay not being enough.
- To me, that's just a way for insurance to go, we're not paying.
- much as what we're paying here in Missouri.
- I mean, there are some criteria in terms of who pays in as a...
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Help to pay for that entitlement.
- . ...pay for TDCJ prison payroll and benefit costs.
- They deserve this pay raise; they need this pay raise.
- Let's not hold their pay raises hostage.
- I say that because not coming through with a pay raise— a much-deserved, much-needed pay raise— will
Bills:
SB1637, SB1, HB300, SB2601, SB37, HB2011, HB3595, HB3071, SB12, HB3372, SB457, HB2067, SB2337, SB447, SB1506, SB1566, SB763, HB3556, SB13, SB2018, SB331, SB379, HB145, SB441, SB2878, HB2885, HB2017, HB5246, SB8, SB2308, SB1540, HB 119, SB1405, SB3059, SB15, SB568
Keywords:
SB 1637, deadly conduct, Texas Penal Code, Section 22.05, firearm, gun, pointing a gun, recklessness presumption, peace officer, law enforcement, police, officer-involved shooting, use of force, justification, self-defense, defense of others, Chapter 9, criminal prosecution, Penal Code amendment, appropriations
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee Apr 21st, 2026
Energy, Utilities and Communications
Transcript Highlights:
- It sounds like consumers pay either way. Is that right?
- We oppose raising rates further to pay for the subsidy.
- Publicly owned utilities do not pay the same taxes. They do not pay shareholders.
- They do not pay the same management salaries.
- We would be paying the non-bypassable charge. Okay, but would you be paying into the wildfire fund?
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Education Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Education
Transcript Highlights:
- All have very different pay scales.
- The regional school pays the town assessments; the local assessments pay 67% of that budget.
- So K through six, are they paying for that student, or are the taxpayers of the home community paying
- They pay for that; they're all set.
- double or more what other taxpayers pay.
Summary:
The hearing focused primarily on H. 517/S. 314, a bill to provide a sustainable future for rural schools, and H. 697, a bill to require full funding of regional school transportation. Witnesses from rural districts, school committees, superintendents, students, and local officials described chronic underfunding, declining enrollment, high fixed costs, special education and transportation burdens, and the loss of programs, staff, and extracurriculars. Several speakers argued that rural aid should be funded at $60 million annually and made non-discretionary, while others emphasized that transportation reimbursement for regional districts has repeatedly fallen short of the state’s promise and is driving budget crises and overrides. A number of students testified in support of rural aid, describing cuts to classes, counselors, and activities, and the impact on their schools and communities. Committee members also discussed whether transportation policy should be revisited to address underlying cost drivers, including bus bidding practices and whether regional districts should have more flexibility in transportation requirements.
The committee also heard H. 515, concerning Hancock Elementary School and a school choice-related exemption from a state requirement that has created a large financial burden for the district. Hancock’s superintendent and Rep. John Barrett explained that a decades-old regulation, recently enforced by DESE, would require Hancock to pay tuition for choice-in students through high school graduation even though the district only serves pre-K through grade 6 and sends its own students elsewhere for middle and high school. They said the rule creates a significant per-student shortfall and has forced Hancock to opt out of school choice. Committee members asked for clarification about how the arrangement works and how the costs fall on Hancock.
Additional testimony supported related transportation bills for non-regional districts, especially Plymouth/Carver and North Middlesex, describing high and rising bus costs, special education and McKinney-Vento transportation expenses, and the strain on local budgets. Speakers repeatedly said that state reimbursement has not matched actual costs and that communities are being forced to choose between transportation and classroom services. No votes or final actions were taken in the hearing; the committee simply received testimony and closed the hearing on the bills discussed.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- currently paying anyway.
- transparent in saying that the back pay transparent in saying that the back pay is<00:32:07.919>
- pay to incoming<00:33:06.880>
teams. - <00:33:21.919>
once would say we we don't have to pay once would say we we don't have to pay - which we are current currently paying which we are current currently paying anyway.<00:33:36.880
Summary:
The House Committee on Higher Education heard several Senate concurrent resolutions related to University of Hawaiʻi programs, audits, and workforce development. Testimony on SCR 50, which urged establishment of a Bachelor of Science in Nursing program at the Maui campus, was strongly supportive, with witnesses citing the state’s nursing shortage and Maui’s acute physician and nurse shortages. The committee later recommended passage with a technical HD1 amendment, and the measure was adopted unanimously by the members present.
The committee also heard SCR 137, SCR 138, and SCR 142, all involving proposed audits. SCR 137 sought a performance audit of the University of Hawaiʻi Foundation; the Foundation opposed it, and the chair recommended deferral after noting the legislative auditor’s view that the office lacks jurisdiction over the private nonprofit. SCR 138 proposed a management and performance audit of the Office of the Vice President for Academic Strategy, and SCR 142 proposed an audit of the UH Mānoa athletics department. UH representatives provided comments on both, with athletics explaining existing NCAA-required financial audits, internal performance evaluations, and a strategic plan that includes self-review. The committee ultimately recommended passage of SCR 138 and SCR 142 with technical HD1 amendments.
For SCR 192, which proposed a veterinary medicine expansion working group, UH and other witnesses discussed the idea of exploring a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program, but the chair said a community college is not the appropriate venue for a doctoral program. The committee recommended substantial HD1 changes removing Windward Community College from the title and shifting the effort to the UH system level, adding the UH president or designee and a Hilo campus representative to the working group; the amended resolution was adopted. The committee also heard SCR 193, calling for community colleges to identify bachelor’s degree and workforce pathways aligned with regional needs, and SCR 203, which sought exploration of an Alzheimer’s disease research center and federal funding requirements; both drew supportive comments and no opposition. The meeting recessed briefly for lack of quorum, then reconvened for decision-making and adopted the chair’s recommendations on the measures considered.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Executive Departments and Administration (02/19/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- 2011 had extra and special duty pay 2011 had extra and special duty pay included<00:11:59.920>
- to happen in addition to duty pay to happen in addition to part-time<00:12:35.360>
pay <00:12:- 35.920>
for part-time pay for part-time pay for retirees<00:12:37.800>um <00:12:38.440>- and I believe that it's inconsistent to pay out benefits based on special and duty pay while exempting
- <01:14:37.159>
any a public service why should it pay any a public service why should it pay - to happen in addition to duty pay to happen in addition to part-time<00:12:35.360>
Summary:
The subcommittee first took up House Bill 702, which would change how extra or special duty pay for retired police officers is treated for retirement and work-limit purposes. Supporters argued the bill would let retirees work more special-duty hours, helping municipalities fill traffic-detail and similar assignments without added state cost, and said it would not prohibit retirees from working but would simply stop those hours from counting toward the return-to-work threshold. Opponents argued the change would be inconsistent with the retirement system’s 2011 reforms, could increase pension liabilities, and would treat the same compensation differently for active employees and retirees. Members also discussed whether the bill would affect current and future retirees, the role of municipalities, and whether the policy amounted to “policing for profit.” The subcommittee ultimately voted 3-2 to recommend inexpedient to legislate (ITL) on HB 702, sending it to the full committee with that recommendation.
The committee then discussed House Bill 581, which would create a Group Three retirement plan for new state employees hired after the bill’s effective date. The chair outlined a housekeeping amendment to delay implementation, moving the effective date to January 1, 2026, and noted a sponsor amendment addressing health insurance group inclusion and medical and surgical benefits so those benefits would not be put at risk for the new group. Testimony and discussion focused on the shift from defined benefit to defined contribution, with supporters citing Michigan examples and arguing the bill would help recruit and retain employees while giving them more flexibility. Opponents said the change could weaken retirement security and increase unfunded liability, though supporters responded that the bill still requires employer contributions toward accrued liability and is intended to keep the state on track to pay off its unfunded liability by 2039. The transcript ends with continued discussion of the bill and no final vote shown on HB 581.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Commission to Study Costs of Special Education (10/29/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- district reports that they they pay out. district reports that they they pay out.
- >> And you pay for travel, too. >> And you pay for travel, too.
- So we are paying for the travel.
- we pay 80% after three and a half times. we pay 80% after three and a half times.
- they um pay for everything from July 1. they um pay for everything from July 1.
Summary:
The commission met to continue its study of the cost of special education, with the chair emphasizing that the group needs to narrow its focus over the coming year toward specific cost drivers, including the IEP process, Medicaid, charter schools, and EFAs. Members reviewed a draft first report due November 1 and agreed it would be a brief synopsis of prior meetings, with minutes attached. The September 30, 2025 minutes were amended to correct the number of federally funded department staff from 234 to 23, and to revise language about Senator Sullivan’s comments so they reflected concerns about IEP advocates and fees charged to families rather than support for the concept. The amended minutes were then approved unanimously, with abstentions noted for members who were absent.
The main presentation focused on how special education costs are handled for students attending charter schools. The DOE representative said there are 804 students with disabilities in charter schools across 88 of the state’s 176 districts, and that the district of residence remains responsible for all services and costs. She explained that students must meet IDEA criteria through district evaluation and parent consent, and that services are determined through individual IEP meetings rather than by a blanket charter-school decision. Members asked how those costs are tracked, whether any students are merely “monitored,” and whether districts separately identify charter-school special education expenses; the answer was that most districts fold those costs into their overall special education budget, though some may break them out as a line item.
The discussion then turned to transportation and mileage costs for staff providing services at charter schools. Testimony indicated that districts may use their own staff, contract staff, or contract with a charter school for certified services, and that travel costs are often either built into contracts or absorbed as part of staff time rather than separately reimbursed. Members questioned whether mileage is reimbursed when staff travel to distant charter schools and whether those costs can be isolated in district budgets; the response was that practices vary by district and are not usually broken out by special education function. Several members argued this makes it difficult to determine the true cost of delivering special education, especially given New Hampshire’s model in which the district of residence pays regardless of where the charter school is located. The chair noted the complexity of the system and compared it to the state’s separate tuition and transportation approach for career and technical education centers.