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• or pay the appropriate rate.
• I think $50,000 a year is what we pay for metrics. And then the industry pays for their tags.
• They pay us day for day by the person who's in residence.
• We ensure the state won't pay first.
• We pay $7,400 a month for someone on Medicaid.

Keywords: 914, all

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• <00:02:55.680> by over a person's ability to pay by over a person's ability to pay by eliminating
• Under family could afford to pay a bail.
• and get released with conditions or pay and get released with conditions or pay a<00:15:33.040><
• If a survivor doesn't pay the demands.
• They are not being able to pay for their medical bills.

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• They may pay a tax depending on their rate, if it's higher. ...they would pay a little bit higher or
• otherwise not have to pay.
• Who pays the dues? Taxpayers. How do I pay dues?
• They pay for it, and then they get to pay for it again when they don't pay.
• And so the taxpayers pay for the insurance and pay for the repairs.

Bills: SB458, SB819, SB1238, SB1642, SB1643, SB1644, SB1791, SB1810, SB1824, SB1825, SB758, SB1455, SB1706

Keywords: insurance appraisal, property insurance, auto insurance, homeowners insurance, residential property, disputed loss, loss valuation, appraisal clause, appraiser, umpire, Texas Department of Insurance, TDI, insurance dispute resolution, claims adjustment, total loss, windstorm insurance, FAIR Plan, surplus lines insurance, policyholder, insurer

Transcript Highlights:

• Medicaid pays for two out of three.
• To college loan borrowers from paying bills that they agreed to pay in the first instance.
• We need to pay for this. to pay for this.
• And who pays? We do.
• Nobody wants to pay."

Transcript Highlights:

• We use $6 billion of it to pay down the UI debt.
• That's what is paying most of the money for.
• And it's also correct that right now we're only paying on interest. We're not paying any principal.
• He was mentioning that the state pays a portion and the federal government pays a portion.
• And, you know, I know you either pay me now or you pay me later.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Summary: The committee held an informational hearing on the Governor’s May Revision proposals for labor, public safety/judiciary, and transportation, and no votes were taken. In Part A on labor, the Employment Development Department reviewed proposals for EDD Next document management system funding, updated UI loan interest costs, disability insurance and paid family leave benefit and administration adjustments, WIOA funding changes, UI administrative and benefit changes, school employee benefit adjustments, an EMT training reappropriation, and a technical correction tied to EDD Next. PERB discussed funding tied to AB 28 and AB 1, including litigation-related workload and new jurisdiction over legislative employees. DIR presented proposals for legal unit reclassifications, two major IT modernization projects, a new Cal/OSHA emerging technologies unit, a COIA reappropriation, and trailer bill language on electronic assessment payments and the DWC director salary cap. CalHR proposed additional funding for a consolidated employee assistance program contract, and CalPERS and CalSTRS presented budget adjustments tied to investment costs and state contribution changes. Members focused heavily on UI debt and interest payments, asking the administration for a plan to reduce the outstanding loan and relieve employers. Finance said no specific repayment plan was included in the May Revision, while LAO said the state’s UI tax structure is structurally insufficient and that any debt payoff should be paired with tax-system reform. Senators also questioned EDD Next costs and timelines, PERB’s caseload and staffing needs, and DIR’s emerging technologies unit, with LAO noting that the unit would appear focused on physical workplace safety rather than broader AI labor issues. CalHR said the new EAP contract would consolidate services, improve access to clinicians, and lower costs relative to the current model. CalPERS defended higher external management fees as part of a strategy to pursue higher net returns, while some members pressed for more transparency about private investments; CalSTRS said it was not prepared to address investment-strategy questions at this hearing. Public comment in Part A was dominated by advocates urging support for an immigration enforcement emergency relief fund, along with comments supporting the Jails to Jobs proposal, the Apprenticeship Innovation Fund, and additional PERB funding. The chair noted that many of the immigration-related requests might fall under other committees and said staff would follow up. In Part B, Finance and LAO outlined judicial branch and DOJ May Revision items, including funding for court interpreter services, appellate court security, lactation room implementation delays, courthouse construction reappropriations, and DOJ budget increases. LAO recommended approving the language-access proposal with a report on reducing interpreter cost growth and reducing the General Fund backfill for state court facilities by $10 million on an ongoing basis.

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• Teachers in other districts only pay 8%.
• Carla, your pay will never keep up with inflation."
• Paul schools, didn't pay into the fund, the teachers, the employees, always continued paying into the
• continued paying into the fund. continued paying into the fund.
• Paul schools is paying And now the St.

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The committee first approved the April 14, 2026 meeting minutes without objection. It then took up Senate File 4860 / House File 4812, the St. Paul Teachers Retirement Fund Association bill, which would reduce the employee contribution rate for coordinated members from 9% to 8% starting after June 30, 2026, raise the retiree COLA from 1% to 1.5% beginning January 1, 2027, and increase the state-funded employer contribution by 2.7%. Staff said the bill’s cost is just over $12 million per year over 15 years. Representative Lilly said the bill was intended to bring parity to St. Paul teachers after prior work in this area left some behind. Several St. Paul teachers testified in support, describing financial strain, burnout, and the difficulty of balancing teaching with family responsibilities. Hannah Geimer said the 1% contribution change would make a meaningful difference in her budget as a single parent. Eric Erickson said he and his wife have spent decades working extra hours and coaching, and argued that St. Paul educators pay more and receive less in retirement than other teachers. Arzoo Faroozan Yazdani, a Central High teacher, said the higher contribution rate and lower COLA make it hard to stay in the district and raise a family. Lisa Hodek said teachers are undercompensated for the demands of the job and that the pension disparity has created frustration and a sense of betrayal. Phil Tensic, the SPTRFA director, summarized the request as seeking an 8% contribution and 1.5% COLA to match TRA, and noted that the plan’s members are spread across legislative districts, not just in St. Paul. Members discussed the history behind the pension disparity. Senator Nelson questioned whether “parity” was the right term given the plan’s funding problems and the legacy of the “big red box,” referring to past underfunding. Tensic and Senator Pappas explained that the state had previously allowed St. Paul schools not to contribute for a period of years, that supplemental district and state aid began in 2018, and that the plan is projected to be amortized by 2039 and must be paid off by 2048. Members also noted that the bill and related pension proposals depend on available funding; Representative O’Driscoll and others said no final financing agreement had been reached, though leadership was continuing discussions. The committee received letters of support from Education Minnesota, the St. Paul Federation of Educators, and 40 individual supporters. No final vote on the bill was taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• So when not pay sales tax in Montana.
• But we're going to pay for it and we're paying for part of it.
• Now we're going to pay not a backfill. Now we're going to pay for<00:49:52.480> it.
• > for going to pay for it and we're paying for going to pay for it and we're paying for part<00
• we're not paying them to do anything. we're not paying them to do anything.

Bills: SF0061, SF0098, SF0110

Keywords: sales tax, motor vehicle, family transfer, tax exemption, Wyoming legislation, veteran, property tax exemption, Wyoming National Guard, honorable discharge, tax benefits, surviving spouse, military service, property tax, residential real estate, tax assessment, primary residence, tax revenue, 916, all

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• and this bill would force people to pay and this bill would force people to pay a<00:14:43.920><
• Thank you. pay for itself and that do has pay for itself and that do has insufficient<00:41:17.200>
• people of Minnesota being forced to pay taxes to pay for political campaigns.
• being forced to pay taxes to pay for being forced to pay taxes to pay for political<01:31:52.520
• Now, I the funds to pay for them.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <00:01:51.119> the dollars are simply going to pay the dollars are simply going to pay the
• taxes that pay for the schools.
• Schools pay Schools pay $44<01:26:15.000> annually<01:26:15.360> on<01:26:15.520><
• a year for Eden Prairie I also pay a year for Eden Prairie I also pay $338<01:32:58.920> a
• in Bloomington I pay in Bloomington I pay $573<01:33:03.719> a<01:33:03.880> year<

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We pay for it.
• We pay for it.
• We pay for it.
• We pay for it.
• We pay for it.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard the Banking Department’s fiscal year 2026-2027 budget presentation from Commissioner Amelia Galeri. She described the department as a self-funded consumer protection regulator overseeing two main areas: the Banking Trust Division, which supervises state-chartered banks, credit unions, and trust companies, and the Consumer Credit Division, which oversees more than 7,000 licensees including mortgage and money transmitter businesses. She said the department’s budget is about 86% salaries and benefits, with 53 positions all filled, and explained that the agency funds itself through fees, fines, and end-of-year assessments on regulated entities. Galeri said the department is facing workload growth from several directions: continued growth in the trust industry, increased fintech supervision, and a new requirement to regularly examine auto dealers that take finance applications, which adds about 300 exams over two fiscal years. She said the department was directed to flat-fund its budget based on 2025 levels but was allowed to increase travel and training. To stay within that limit, she said the department reduced office space, went paperless, converted administrative and licensing positions into examiner positions, and expects to defund an embedded DOJ database administrator position once a new SharePoint system is fully implemented. Members asked about how the department’s revenue and assessments work, including whether fees were increasing and how much existing banks would pay. Galeri said fees are not being raised, most banks pay little or no fines, and assessments are based largely on asset size, with trust companies paying the bulk. She also explained that fines are set by statute, generally capped at $2,500 per violation for consumer credit entities, and said she would not recommend increasing that cap. The committee then voted to accept the Banking Department’s budget proposal as presented in HQ1, with a motion and second and no discussion. The transcript then moved to the Department of Energy budget. Commissioner Jared Chakin and Chief of Operations Lenny Radio discussed federal program funding, including LIHEAP fuel assistance and weatherization. They said the apparent drop in fuel assistance funding from FY 2024 actuals to the budgeted amount is due to the loss of ARPA and CARES Act supplemental funds, while weatherization remains a federally constrained program with a waiting list and limited flexibility. Members also asked about a proposed transfer from the renewable energy fund; staff said the transfer would still allow the department to carry out its statutory duties for the year, though the committee deferred deeper discussion until House Bill 2.

Transcript Highlights:

• paying for that?
• be paying for a pri a closed primary? be paying for a pri a closed primary?
• They pay more money, and so that pay becomes more lucrative.
• they pay more money. they pay more money.
• so that pay They pay more money and so that pay becomes<04:05:24.640> more<04:05:25.040> lucrative

Keywords: 1136, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I need to pay my investors.
• to pay for it.
• to pay for the the medication. to pay for the the medication.
• who can pay—will go there.
• private pay patients, people who can pay private pay patients, people who can pay will<04:43:53.840

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• So they're essentially paying a second person to do all that.
• You cannot pay me enough.
• Like my brother, who doesn't pay it.
• Like my brother, who doesn't pay it.
• If I go in to pay my bill, I pay what I owe. There’s no reduction there. Absolutely.

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• THEY HAVE TO PAY WHAT THEY HAVE TO PAY IN ORDER TO GET WORKERS TO SHOW UP.
• WHAT DOES CASELAW SAY ABOUT HOW MUCH THEY CAN PAY SOMEONE.
• THEY DON'T HAVE THE OPTION NOW TO TRADE PAY FOR A MARKETABLE SKILL.
• WE HAVE TO PAY THE MINIMUM WAGE.
• SUDDENLY THEY WILL BE PAYING SUBPAR MINIMUM WAGES.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• please pay attention. please pay attention.
• Deductibles and co-pays. You guys all pay your deductibles and co-pays.
• I pay a lot of deductibles and co-pays.
• <04:00:59.600> I<04:00:59.760> pay pay your deductibles and co-pays.
• I pay pay your deductibles and co-pays.

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The House convened, led the pledge of allegiance, and established a quorum before approving the corrected journal. The Majority Leader then moved a long list of bills—House Bills 1150 through 1179—to be made special orders for February 11, 2026 at 9:15 a.m., and the chamber agreed without objection. The committee then took up House Bill 1150, a supplemental appropriation for the Department of Agriculture. Representative Serna explained it included technical adjustments tied to other agencies, plus a pilot program to test a biocontrol strategy for the mountain pine beetle infestation in Colorado’s ponderosa pine forests. After brief opposition from a member who said he would vote no on spending measures generally, the bill passed. House Bill 1151, the supplemental appropriation for the Department of Corrections, generated extensive debate. Supporters said the bill was necessary to cover major costs such as medical case loads, outside medical and mental health contracts, local jail payments, prison case load, private prison utilization, and food services, while also addressing staffing and parole/community corrections coordination. Opponents argued the state keeps funding more beds instead of investing in services that reduce incarceration, criticized DOC management and delays, and said the legislature should demand better accountability and efficiency. Supporters countered that DOC does not control the parole board or community corrections, that the prison population is aging, and that the state must pay for required custody and care. The transcript ends amid continued debate over the corrections supplemental, with no final vote on House Bill 1151 shown in the excerpt.

Transcript Highlights:

• We see a facility pay itself and then pay an inflated rent or fee to a related company that is also owned
• They can pay somebody that it shouldn't pay. This is not the tool for that scenario.
• Can you help me gather info on what my company will pay me next Friday and or the following pay period
• The one job is finished and we are mid pay period with the other.
• According to this wording, they have to pay and appeal.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• them and you're paying no benefits.
• employees since you're not having to pay employees since you're not having to pay them<00:11:25.480
• <00:20:02.320> they're not getting an actual pay they're not getting an actual pay they're
• <00:39:32.720> paying well the uh key becomes is paying paying well the uh key becomes is
• you're elderly you don't want to pay pay you're elderly you don't want to pay pay into<00:43:25.800><

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• because they're not sure they can pay because they're not sure they can pay that<03:56:16.000>
• <04:14:24.920> more pay more they're having to pay more pay more they're having to pay more
• payers would be required to pay from what they're paying today.
• payers would be required to pay from what they're paying today.
• California, Colorado pays at 325%. Indiana pays at 400% of Medicare. Louisiana at 325.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House Commerce Committee opened a public hearing on House Bill 310, sponsored by Representative Keith Ammon, which would create a study commission to develop a legal framework for stable tokens and tokenized real-world assets. Ammon described stable tokens as blockchain-based digital tokens backed by U.S. dollars or treasuries, and tokenized real-world assets as representations of ownership in items such as gold, real estate, or artwork. He said the bill is intended to help New Hampshire get ahead of emerging financial markets while waiting to see how federal legislation develops. Committee members asked about the purpose of the bill, the difference between this proposal and Bitcoin, whether state regulation could be preempted by federal law, and whether the commission could be balanced and avoid becoming a vehicle for fraud or money laundering. Ammon said the proposal is blockchain-agnostic, could apply to multiple networks, and is meant to regulate asset-backed tokens rather than create a state-issued coin. He emphasized that the state would not be guaranteeing the underlying assets, but would set rules requiring audits, proof of reserves, and honest representation of backing, with the Secretary of State’s securities office involved in oversight. Several members raised concerns about the risks of stablecoins, including money laundering, tax evasion, and possible harm to the dollar or confusion about whether the state was endorsing a new currency. Ammon responded that the bill would not undermine the dollar and argued that tokenization could actually expand demand for U.S. currency by making it easier to use globally. He also said the state would not be in the business of weighing assets or directly valuing them, only ensuring a valid audit trail and one-to-one backing. The discussion ended with general agreement that the subject is complex and that a commission could help develop future legislation, but no vote or final action was taken in the hearing.

Transcript Highlights:

• If 60% of teachers are paying their dues, is it?
• I don't know, but 60% are paying their dues.
• their dues, or 6% of the class is paying their dues.
• paying the dues for them.
• their dues, and then exactly 60% are actually paying dues.

Bills: S0332, S0464, S0576, S0830, S0964, S0984, S1096, S1296, S1298, S1612, S1656

Keywords: public records, public meetings, property rights, transcripts, settlement negotiations, Veterans Day, K-12 schools, holiday observance, education, Florida statutes, cybersecurity, local government, grant program, data-sharing, Florida Digital Service, ransomware protection, county administrators, city managers, exemption, privacy

Summary: The committee first heard a committee substitute for SB 332, which creates a narrow public meetings and public records exemption for certain pre-suit settlement communications in Bert Harris claims involving local governments and private property rights. The sponsor said the change is intended to allow confidential legal strategy and negotiation during the 90-day pre-suit period while keeping settlements and outcomes public. The strike-all amendment was adopted, supportive testimony was waived in, and the bill was reported favorably. Members then approved several other measures, including SB 464 requiring K-12 schools to formally observe Veterans Day as a school holiday; SB 984 on firefighter cancer benefits and prevention, which was amended to add a statement of important state interest and reported favorably after testimony from firefighters both supporting the bill and urging a longer benefit window; SB 576 on local government cybersecurity, which was amended to route the program through the Florida Digital Service and strengthen state-local coordination; SB 964 clarifying how certain gift and honoraria disclosures are filed with the Commission on Ethics; SB 1612 requiring local governments to accept electronic payments with a delayed effective date; SB 830 creating public records exemptions for certain local government administrators and their families; SB 1096 clarifying the filing deadline for employment discrimination complaints; and SB 1656 designating the SS American Victory as Florida’s official state flagship. All were reported favorably. The committee also considered a slate of appointments, including a separate vote on Jeffrey Aaron to the Public Employees Relations Commission, which was recommended favorably after Senator Polsky objected to the appointment and cited concerns about political ties and prior work. The remaining appointees on tabs 12 through 30 were also recommended favorably. After a recess, the committee took up SB 1296 on the Public Employees Relations Commission, as substituted by a committee PCS. The PCS would change union certification and recertification rules, require stronger showing-of-interest and voting thresholds, limit paid union leave in some cases, require equal access to employer communication spaces, and speed up impasse procedures for state-funded salary increases. The bill drew extensive testimony, with supporters arguing it would improve accountability, transparency, and taxpayer fairness, and opponents—many of them teachers, bus drivers, and other public employees—saying it would weaken collective bargaining, burden workers, and function as union busting. Members raised constitutional concerns about the single-subject rule and collective bargaining protections, and debate was ongoing at the end of the transcript.

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• If it's between 6 and 8, the state will be required to pay 5% of total SNAP benefits.
• If I'm in private, if I'm a solo family doctor in rural New Mexico, what's my pay?
• They don't have caps on damages on economic or pay. They also don't have caps.
• Chair, and I will try to pay attention to whether those are statewide pilot programs.
• And we're going to pay for a portion of those costs.

Keywords: 996, all