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NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Investments and Pensions Oversight Jul 18th, 2025
Investments & Pensions Oversight Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- And then on the other side, you go to Moriarty, Edgewood, all the way out to Kline's Corners.
- So we look at, and by the way, there are ranges around that that are allowable.
- We don't think that's a reliable way to produce returns for the fund.
- It just didn't say one way or another.
- One of the ways we need to mitigate fees is through internal management.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Apr 23rd, 2025
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
Transcript Highlights:
- We want to evaluate if there are ways that we can prioritize staffing. ...make sure that our employer
- In a way, it does look at different ways that the state can make sure that our fund is sufficient.
- Once these members become trained, we have to have a way to keep them there.
- This bill does not lock down cities in any way.
- Some other ways to improve...
Bills:
HB886 , HB1514 , HB2434 , HB2688 , HB2802 , HB3161 , HB3221 , HB4029 , HB4339 , HB4591 , HB4774 , HB4802 , HB4853 , HB5627 , SB1737
Keywords:
retirement, supplemental payment, benefits, Employees Retirement System, eligible annuitants, legislation, annuity, service credit, Employees Retirement System of Texas, employee benefits, pension reform, public retirement systems, municipality pensions, firefighters, police officers, retirement age, DROP program, actuarial studies, pension benefits, municipal retirement
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- And modeling is one of the best ways of teaching new teachers how to teach.
- Well, in what way? Why aren't they comfortable?
- Well, in what way? Why aren't they comfortable?
- They don't feel there's a safe pathway way for them.
- There's no great way to know.
Committee:
House House Education Committee of Reference
Summary:
The Committee on Education first heard a presentation from Dr. Victoria Dyson Homer on the Arizona Teacher Residency Program. She argued that Arizona faces a teacher retention and certification crisis, with high attrition and many uncertified or underprepared teachers, and said research shows practice-based residencies improve retention, teacher confidence, and student outcomes. She described the Arizona Teacher Residency as a year-long, cohort-based, district-partnered program with mentoring, coursework, and induction support, and said its early data show very high retention and positive student and teacher feedback. Committee members asked about how the program differs from traditional student teaching, salary schedules, and whether residency graduates outperform traditional preparation pathways; the presentation was generally well received.
The committee then took up SCR 1006, a ballot referral dealing with school restroom and locker room accommodations and pronoun/name use for students. The sponsor framed it as a parental rights and student safety measure, while opponents from education, legal, and advocacy backgrounds argued it was discriminatory, unnecessary, and harmful to transgender and non-binary students. After public testimony and member debate, the committee approved SCR 1006 on a 7-5 vote. Members then considered SB 1126, which would require schools to provide certain student records and information to Department of Child Safety caseworkers and prohibit schools from blocking staff from speaking with DCS during abuse or neglect investigations. DCS testified neutral, saying the bill would help clarify information sharing and support child safety; the committee passed the bill 10-0 with two members present.
Finally, the committee heard SB 1210, which would require certain out-of-state private postsecondary institutions offering fully online programs to Arizona residents to register with the state board unless they participate in a reciprocity agreement, and to comply with student tuition recovery fund requirements if they collect prepaid tuition. Supporters said the bill closes a regulatory loophole and protects students and the state’s oversight of online providers. The committee approved SB 1210 on an 11-1 vote. The meeting then adjourned.
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- And I don't want to kick those farmers on their way out the door.
- Many, many studies show that kids do way better in a two-parent home, and we don't want to discourage
- But that's the way of the world.
- Oh, and none of them were robots, by the way, on the millionaires tax, income tax.
- Oh, and none of them were robots, by the way, on the millionaires tax, income tax.
Committee:
House Finance
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Mar 30th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- So there's incentives both ways.
- I think we're like way off the reservation. plans during the Red Scare.
- I think we're, like, way off the reservation here.
- And yet it's the only way we make progress as a society.
- So that's like a broad way of saying arrested and handed over to the feds.
Summary:
The committee first considered RS-33841, a draft related to Idaho’s library/obscenity laws and pending litigation. Senator Todd Lakey said the proposal, developed with the Attorney General’s office, would update definitions such as “adolescent youth” and “harmful to minors,” clarify what is and is not obscene, and strengthen the law’s defensibility. After a brief question about Mason’s Manual and active litigation, the committee voted to send the RS to print.
The committee then heard House Bill 896, a civil enforcement measure aimed at public officials who allegedly violate state law. Lakey said it would allow specified state or local leaders to request Attorney General review, provide notice and a chance to cure, and, for willful violations, allow a court to bar an official from office for up to five years. Testimony from city and county representatives and sheriffs raised concerns about local control, possible weaponization, partisan referrals, administrative burden, and the disqualification provision. Supporters said it was about accountability and enforcing the law. The committee voted to send HB 896 to the floor with a due pass recommendation; Senators Wintrow and Ruchti were recorded as voting no.
Finally, the committee took up Senate Bill 1442, which would require reporting on refugee resettlement services, prohibit certain assistance to people unlawfully present, and require law enforcement to verify and record immigration status for arrested individuals. Senator Kelly Anthon said the bill was about transparency and accountability and that the reporting would compile existing information. Sheriffs and county representatives testified that much of the data is already collected, but they objected to wording they said could require reporting on people merely investigated or detained, create duplicate reporting, impose administrative burdens, and risk liability. Some senators also questioned the refugee-related provisions and the funding-withholding enforcement language. The committee ultimately voted to send SB 1442 to the floor with a due pass recommendation, with Senators Shippee, Ruchti, and Wintrow recorded as voting no.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- I was born and raised here in Arizona and the product of local public schools all the way through high
- These two scholars right here, Gold Harbor and Little, actually did a study in one state, and they looked
- And modeling is one of the best ways of teaching new teachers how to teach.
- Well, in what way? Why aren't they comfortable?
- There's no great way to know.
Committee:
House Education
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education Apr 15th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- You don't have you don't have kids from Al Harbor and Sunny Isles.
- First up, we will take Allen Romero, speaking against all the way from Sarasota.
- The same way is not opportunity that's in here. And that's that's imbalance. That's injustice.
- And the way I read it, don't you read to interpret the same way that the school poking at use of those
- But that's not the way the law works.
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- equitably, and I believe that the bill does that to the best of our ability, given the now unusual way
- equitably, and I believe that the bill does that to the best of our ability, given the now unusual way
- Does this bill inadvertently advantage them in some way? You'd have to talk to the wholesaling.
- There are four different ways that the contractual—there's a contract in this.
- Most will look for other ways to purchase.
Committee:
House Finance
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Finance Mar 4th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- equitably, and I believe that the bill does that to the best of our ability, given the now unusual way
- Does this bill inadvertently advantage them in some way?
- There are four different ways that the contractual—there's a contract in this.
- Most will look for other ways to purchase.
- Most will look for other ways to purchase.
Summary:
House Finance held public hearings on three Senate bills. SB 6129 would raise cigarette taxes, replace current nicotine/vapor product taxes with a 95% tax on nicotine products, and adjust revenue distributions to the Andy Hill Cancer Research account, the Foundational Public Health Services account, and a youth prevention account; staff and supporters said it would correct an unintended loss of public health funding and reduce youth nicotine use, while opponents argued it would be highly regressive, harm retailers and wholesalers, and push sales into illicit markets. SB 6231 would repeal the data center sales tax exemption for refurbishment and end replacement server equipment eligibility; the sponsor and staff said it would raise roughly $200 million and remove an obsolete preference, while labor, port, business, and data center representatives opposed it, citing lost jobs, reduced investment, and concerns about upsetting existing contracts and rural economic development. SB 6228 would repeal the preferential B&O rate for warehousing and reselling prescription drugs and create a lower preferential rate for critical access pharmacies; the sponsor said it would restore horizontal equity in the tax code and offset impacts on rural pharmacies, but pharmacy groups, wholesalers, retailers, and business organizations warned it would raise medication costs, worsen pharmacy closures, and be passed through to patients.
The committee heard extensive public testimony on all three bills. Supporters of SB 6129 included public health, cancer, pediatric, and emergency medicine advocates who emphasized youth prevention, cessation funding, and long-term health savings; opponents included tobacco, vape, retail, and business groups who said the bill would increase black-market activity and burden small businesses. SB 6231 drew opposition from construction trades, ports, local governments, chambers, and data center interests, who argued the tax preference supports ongoing construction, permanent jobs, and local tax bases, while committee questions focused on whether the bill would affect existing refurbishment contracts. SB 6228 was opposed by pharmacy associations, independent pharmacists, wholesalers, grocery retailers, and AWB, who said the tax increase would be passed through and could accelerate pharmacy desert conditions; the sponsor and supporters framed the bill as a correction to an outdated preference and a way to protect critical access pharmacies. No votes were taken; each hearing was closed, and the chair announced amendment requests were due Thursday at 5 p.m. and amendments posted by Friday at 5 p.m.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Finance Feb 27th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- And I don't want to kick those farmers on their way out the door.
- Many, many studies show that kids do way better in a two-parent home, and we don't want to discourage
- But that's the way of the world.
- Oh, and none of them were robots, by the way, on the millionaires tax, income tax.
- Oh, and none of them were robots, by the way, on the millionaires tax, income tax.
Summary:
House Finance met in executive session on Gross Substitute Senate Bill 6346, the proposed “millionaires’ income tax” package. Staff reviewed the bill and a long list of amendments affecting the new income tax, related business tax changes, and several exemptions and implementation provisions. The committee adopted amendments to exempt diapers from sales tax, allow certain tribal income treatment clarifications, create an advisory group to help implement the tax, move up the repeal date for some business tax changes, and require the measure to go to the voters; several other amendments on federal conformity, agricultural income, pass-through entities, and the marriage threshold were rejected or withdrawn. The committee then adopted the striking amendment as amended and advanced the bill on a 9-6 do pass vote, with supporters arguing it would fund education, health care, child care, and tax relief, and opponents warning about competitiveness, capital flight, and the state’s spending growth.
The committee then held a public hearing on Senate Bill 6097, which would add federally recognized Indian tribes as eligible entities for county Conservation Futures Program funding. Staff said the bill would not change the tax levy structure and would have no state revenue impact, while tribal witnesses said it would improve voluntary conservation partnerships for habitat, farmland, and open space. Members asked about the bill’s scope, and staff confirmed it applies only to federally recognized tribes.
House Finance also heard Senate Bill 6162, a property tax reform measure that would consolidate the state school levy, expand senior and disability property tax exemptions, raise income thresholds, and simplify the application process with a standard deduction. The prime sponsor and county assessors supported the bill as a way to help seniors, disabled persons, and disabled veterans stay in their homes and reduce administrative burden, while several testifiers opposed it as a tax shift that would raise costs for others and potentially strain local revenues. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 6113, an administrative and technical tax cleanup bill related to last year’s tax changes; the Department of Revenue supported it and noted a possible clarifying amendment, while nonprofits, schools, libraries, health care groups, workforce training providers, and trade associations asked for additional exemptions for live presentations and related educational activities. The chair announced that Senate Bill 6097 would be added to Monday’s executive session, Senate Bill 6114 was removed, and amendments for Monday’s bills were due by 5 p.m. that day.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- So there's incentives both ways.
- I think we're, like, way off the reservation here.
- And yet it's the only way we make progress as a society.
- So the way I—I mean, I think it's pretty plain. I mean, you can respond to this or not.
- So that's like a broad way of saying arrested and handed over to the feds.
Committee:
Senate Judiciary and Rules
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Friday, September 19, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- evidence-based way.
- evidence-based way.
- evidence-based way.
- evidence-based way.
- evidence-based way.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Health Committee Jun 9th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- While some plans may choose to structure their benefits in this way, there's an important...
- While some plans may choose to structure their benefits in this way, there is an important distinction
- But if there's a way that we can do that and work with the opponents, we will do that.
- And now there are, in a major significant way, and notwithstanding the cuts, We'll continue to work,
- Today, California has an opportunity to chart its own path in a new and critically important way.
Summary:
The Assembly Health Committee heard several bills on June 9. SB 1023 by Senator Laird would require insurers that cover injectable HIV PrEP under the medical benefit to also cover it through the pharmacy benefit, with supporters saying the change would reduce reimbursement delays and expand access, while health plans opposed it as an unnecessary mandate that interferes with benefit design. SB 964 by Senator Smallwood-Quivas would limit prior authorization for certain dose or frequency adjustments to covered medications, especially for chronic complex conditions; medical supporters said it would prevent harmful delays in care, while insurers argued it weakens safety and utilization controls. SB 1323 by Senator Rubio, as amended, would strengthen protections for people in immigration custody receiving medical care by requiring hospitals and facilities to inform staff how to respond to requests and allowing patients to notify family members of their location; it passed with one no vote. SB 1099 by Senator Reyes would clarify local governments’ authority to provide state and local public benefits to all residents under federal PRWORA rules, with supporters saying it would reduce legal uncertainty for safety-net services; it passed, though one member later changed a vote to no on the add-on roll call.
The committee also took up SB 895 by Senator Wiener, a proposed $12 billion science research bond for the November ballot that would create a California scientific research funding institute. Supporters from UC, UAW, hospitals, and advocacy groups said the measure would help offset federal cuts, protect research jobs, and sustain California’s leadership in biomedical and other research; there was no opposition, and the bill passed on a party-line style vote with two no votes. SB 944, also by Senator Wiener, would stabilize Medi-Cal coverage for acupuncture, which supporters described as a cost-effective, non-pharmacological treatment for pain and other conditions that has repeatedly been threatened in the budget process; it passed unanimously. The committee also approved consent items SB 918 and SB 1202, and later cleared the remaining measures on call after roll votes and add-on votes were taken.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- HARBOR AT THE INVITATION OF REPRESENTATIVE ANDERSON.
- WE CANNOT SPEND OUR WAY OUT OF A SPENDING PROBLEM. WE MUST REMOVE THE TEMPTATION TO SPEND.
- Because of impulse issues, and by the way, they don't need a background check.
- We have a long way to go in the mental health crisis in America.
- He just turned 21, by the way.
Keywords:
sales tax reduction, budget cuts, boating safety, water treatment, municipal utilities, school safety, medical malpractice, firearm purchase age, cursive writing instruction, first responder support, veto overrides, veterans funding, infrastructure projects
Summary:
The Florida House convened for regular business, with Speaker Perez announcing historic budget plans including the largest state tax cut in Florida history - a permanent 0.75% sales tax reduction from 6% to 5.25%, saving Floridians nearly $5 billion annually. The House will propose a budget lower than both the Governor's proposal and last year's budget. Several bills passed including Lucy's Law (boating safety), water access facilities funding, municipal utility rate corrections, hazardous walking conditions for schools, and medical malpractice 'Free Kill Law' repeal. The controversial firearm purchase age bill (HB 759) passed 78-34, lowering the minimum age from 21 to 18, despite emotional opposition citing the Parkland shooting. Other bills addressed cursive writing instruction, peer support for first responders, and government sunset reviews. Multiple veto override motions were approved unanimously, reinstating funding for veterans programs and infrastructure projects.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- You shouldn't be doing it this way, or we'll get accused, and we try in a very polite way to explain
- </c><00:26:20.799><c> you</c> say why are you doing it this way you say why are you doing it this way
- </c> following the law by doing it this way. following the law by doing it this way.
- And I just don't see it that way.
- ><c> made</c> and that's the way most guns are made and that's the way most guns are made around<02:36
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:37:02.160><c> and</c><00:37:02.320><c> they</c> way as described in the law. and they way as
- That gap is just way too much.
- </c> the way that he did? Oh, that's amazing. the way that he did? Oh, that's amazing.
- </c> improve its chances in ways and means. improve its chances in ways and means.
- </c><01:45:15.280><c> of</c> 98% of the cases go by way of 98% of the cases go by way of negotiation<
Committee:
Senate Public Safety and Military Affairs
Summary:
The committee heard extensive testimony on Senate Bill 433, which would restrict the carrying of “bladed weapons” and related items. The Office of the Public Defender, Honolulu Police Department, the Hawaii Firearms Coalition, Knife Rights, and many individual testifiers opposed the bill, arguing it is overbroad, vague, and likely unconstitutional. Common concerns were that the term “bladed weapon” could sweep in ordinary tools such as pocketknives, Leathermans, multi-tools, fishing and camping gear, and items used by farmers, ranchers, hunters, divers, and martial arts practitioners. Several speakers also warned that the bill could burden lawful self-defense and create an affirmative-defense scheme that shifts costs and proof burdens onto defendants.
Supporters and opponents alike focused on the need for a clearer definition, with HPD saying a narrower definition would help distinguish ordinary tools from dangerous weapons used in assaults. Opponents repeatedly urged the committee to defer or kill the measure, citing pending and related court cases and the risk of new constitutional challenges. Some testifiers tied the bill to Native Hawaiian gathering rights and subsistence practices, saying it would interfere with hunting, fishing, and food gathering, while others argued it would do little to deter criminals and instead penalize law-abiding residents and visitors.
After finishing testimony on SB 433, the committee moved on to Senate Bill 2575 relating to firearms. The transcript shows the start of that item with the Office of the Public Defender and other agencies being called, but no substantive testimony or action on SB 2575 is included before the excerpt ends. No votes or final committee actions are reflected in the portion provided.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (04/22/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- Got a quick question, but the way I Yes.
- </c> choose that, there's any number of ways choose that, there's any number of ways to<00:43:53.599>
- Don't we have a better way to describe what these things are?
- I don't know that they've defined it in that exact way.
- Um, I I think several of that exact way.
Summary:
The committee held a public hearing on Senate Bill 25, which would allow New Hampshire state-chartered credit unions to choose, by member vote, to compensate their board members. Prime sponsor Senator Dan Innis said the bill is enabling only, does not require compensation, and is intended to align New Hampshire with other states that already permit this. He argued that credit union board service now requires more time and expertise, and that compensation could help attract stronger candidates and improve governance.
Representatives from the Cooperative Credit Union Association and St. Mary’s Bank testified in support. They said the change would not create salaries, but could cover modest compensation or reimbursements such as daycare, education, cybersecurity, or accounting training. They emphasized that credit unions remain nonprofit and member-driven, that board members must be credit union members and elected by members, and that any compensation decision would be made by the membership at an annual meeting or through the credit union’s voting process. Witnesses also said the bill would help with recruitment and retention, especially as credit union operations have become more complex and digital, and noted that similar authority exists in 16 other states, including Rhode Island.
Committee members asked about the historical reason credit unions were excluded, the amount and structure of compensation, whether there would be a cap, and how voting would work. Witnesses said the bill does not set a statutory maximum, but in practice the amount would be disclosed to members and set through the vote; they also described St. Mary’s Bank’s ballot process and said proxy or ballot procedures depend on each credit union’s bylaws. One witness noted that federally chartered credit unions are subject to different limits. After testimony and questions, the chair closed the public hearing on Senate Bill 25 and then moved on to Senate Bill 26.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 03/11/25
Environment, Climate, and Legacy
Transcript Highlights:
- , and monsters were not only delightful, which they were, but it was also really an age-appropriate way
- um to work with kids age appropriate way um to work with kids for<00:05:02.919><c> children</c><00:05
- Thanks to your continued support, these efforts have paved the way for something even greater.
- </c><01:26:52.400><c> through</c> can just make it make your way through can just make it make your way
- </c> major ecological systems and they Harbor major ecological systems and they Harbor some<01:37:39.960
Committee:
Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (04/22/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- Got a quick question, but the way I Yes.
- </c> choose that, there's any number of ways choose that, there's any number of ways to<00:43:53.599>
- Don't we have a better way to describe what these things are?
- I don't know that they've defined it in that exact way.
- Um, I I think several of that exact way.
Summary:
The committee first held a public hearing on Senate Bill 25, which would allow state-chartered credit unions to compensate board members if the membership approves it. Prime sponsor Senator Dan Innis said the bill is enabling only, intended to help credit unions recruit and retain qualified directors and align New Hampshire with other states that already allow such compensation. Credit union representatives from the Cooperative Credit Union Association and St. Mary’s Bank supported the bill, saying board service has become more complex because of cybersecurity, asset-liability management, and other regulatory demands, and that compensation could be modest and take forms such as meeting fees or educational reimbursement. In response to committee questions, they said compensation would be set by the membership, disclosed in advance, and subject to bylaws and internal policies; they also noted that board members must be credit union members and that voting procedures vary by institution, with some using mailed ballots rather than proxy voting.
Members raised questions about why credit union boards were historically excluded, what kinds of compensation were contemplated, whether there would be a cap, and how voting and confidentiality would work. Testimony explained that the historical rationale was the nonprofit, volunteer mission of credit unions, but witnesses argued that the modern environment and competition for talent justify a change. They also said the bill would not mandate compensation and would not create a salary structure comparable to banks, but would allow members to approve modest compensation or reimbursements. After no further testimony, the chair closed the public hearing on Senate Bill 25.
The committee then opened a public hearing on Senate Bill 26, sponsored by Senator Howard Pearl, concerning the definition of deposits in land sales and escrowed accounts. Pearl said the bill would clarify that buyer funds for upgrades and luxury items in new-home construction are not treated as refundable deposits that must be held in escrow, arguing that the current Attorney General interpretation raises builder costs, increases home prices, and can limit buyer choices. He said the proposal would allow those upgrade funds to be paid directly to builders for construction, with signed disclosures making clear that the buyer requested the items and bears the risk if financing falls through. The hearing on Senate Bill 26 had just begun when the transcript ended.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, May 1, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I don't mean in a violent way.
- :11:28.240><c> Pearl</c><03:11:28.479><c> Harbor</c> Pearl Harbor with a Pearl Harbor Pearl Harbor with
- Get in the way.
- Get in the way. As John Lewis property. Get in the way.
- You may get in the way and you may way.