Video & Transcript Research : 'pay scale'
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CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Environmental Safety Committee and Toxic Materials Committee Jul 15th, 2025
Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials
Transcript Highlights:
- I just find it hard to believe that someone in a small scale should have to operate in a large scale,
- especially when the larger scale they're doing. hazardous waste treatment which therefore they should
- so having DTSC think it's a regulatory framework that they can work with that makes sense and that paying
- PFAS cleanup is costly, it's burdensome, it's on the rate-paying public, and at this time, even if we
- And then holding these poor folks accountable, with us all having to pay the cost to get it out of the
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- And lastly... 1281, the committee substitute, alters the punishment scale to state that the first offense
- and locks, recognizing that these items are often used by men and women. used to facilitate large-scale
- About two years ago, we actually wrote checks during the campaign. to pay for certain services, but they
- So I'm pretty familiar with that. scam that's used and it's just amazing because you pay to a legitimate
- You need to pay the bill to obtain again. Thank you. I understand.
Keywords:
mail theft, postal theft, package theft, identity theft, negotiable instrument, check theft, mail receptacle key, mailbox lock, postal key, delivery service, courier, USPS, United States Postal Service, fraud, property crime, elderly victims, disabled victims, identity information, rebuttable presumption, felony enhancement
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- I pay ocean safety, I pay judges, and then I get some outside sponsorship, but those are based on what
- I I pay uh ocean safety<00:27:01.720>
I <00:27:01.880>pay <00:27:02.200>uh <00:27 - The DOE pays for this bus program.
- self-sustaining because the compan pay self-sustaining because the compan pay for<03:18:17.479><
- Mahalo for the opportunity to testify. framework that can be scaled up in framework that can be scaled
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - 03/02/26
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- Consumers may be paying $6 per pound of hamburger at the grocery store.
- And so we need to make sure that those funds are used to ideulate projects that can be scaled and it
- that can be scaled and it really<00:37:18.720>
does <00:37:18.960>require <00:37:19.359 - So they're willing to pay more for it, but it's in the form of a tier 2 tariff.
- So they're willing to pay more for it, but it's in the form of a tier 2 tariff.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, March 18, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- That puts a thumb on the scale for massive spending cuts rather than ensuring that billionaires pay their
- That puts a thumb on the scale for massive spending cuts rather than ensuring that billionaires pay their
- That puts a thumb on the scale for massive spending cuts rather than ensuring that billionaires pay their
- That puts a thumb on the scale for massive spending cuts rather than ensuring that billionaires pay their
- That puts a thumb on the scale for massive spending cuts rather than ensuring that billionaires pay their
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, February 25, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Instead of a pay for it.
- pay them.
- pay them.
- without pay, but we ought to pay them. without pay, but we ought to pay them.
- They experience it as a choice between paying the utility bill and paying for groceries.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- And so that's based on the number pay.
- are scale, zoning, constraints are scale, zoning, infrastructure,<01:44:15.199>
and <01:44:15.360 - who talked about the economies of scale who talked about the economies of scale that<01:59:42.400
- These places are deeply human in scale.
- a room for 3 months, uh, just paying a room for 3 months, uh, just paying upfront<03:55:17.920><
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- I mean, high paying in the difference.
- <01:06:47.520>
for region that benefit from this pay for region that benefit from this pay - Senator Greg, involved or who's paying?
- They need a range of this scale for the rifle, for other kinds of training.
- They need a range of this scale for the rifle, for other kinds of training.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- It also allows them to pay whatever they want, which is not consistent with our equal pay for equal work
- It also allows them to pay whatever they want, which is not consistent with our equal pay for equal work
- It also allows them to pay whatever they want, which is not consistent with our equal pay for equal work
- It also allows them to pay whatever they want, which is not consistent with our equal pay for equal work
- It also allows them to pay whatever they want, which is not consistent with our equal pay for equal work
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- So, pay our teachers to do the job. Yes.
- pay housing and<00:37:24.880>
childare. - So we're legally bound to those contracts and to pay what are we paying on those contracts?
- sitting there but what are we paying sitting there but what are we paying escalation<01:31:57.280
- Historically, you get the money to pay the escalation cost.
Keywords:
telecommunication devices, student use, public schools, student engagement, educational outcomes, confiscation policy, mental health, statewide policy, community literacy, education, Title I funding, reading proficiency, underserved communities, family engagement, tutoring, literacy support, adult education, community education, literacy programs, workforce development
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Health and Human Services (Part II) Mar 5th, 2025
Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- On a smaller scale, as courts have themselves engaged community resources and community supports, in
- solving some of these problems within our own community, then if we can get this right on a smaller scale
- Having been a citizen watching what happens between the city and county and who’s going to be paying
- A PBM is... ...not allowed to pay its affiliated pharmacy more than another provider.
- They would pay about $1,800 less for that very same prescription than the PBM paid themselves.
Keywords:
SB 502, Texas peace officers, Health and Human Services Commission, HHSC Office of Inspector General, OIG investigators, law enforcement classification, Schedule C, state employee benefits, injury benefits, peace officer status, commissioned officers, state auditor classification, Government Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, human services, health and human services, law enforcement compensation, public employee benefits, Texas state law enforcement, child welfare
AK
Alaska 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session Jul 16th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Alaska House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We pay 57% higher utility costs than the lower 48. We are indeed feeling a significant squeeze.
- nearly the highest tax in the country, and the LLC is not paying enough.
- corporate income tax, not paying what the C-Corps pay.
- If your profit is less than one million, then you would have zero tax to pay on that income.
- Their export customers would have to pay for.
Summary:
The House met with a quorum, approved the journal, and received messages from the governor and Senate, including notice that the governor vetoed CSHB 16 and allowed HB 14 to become law without signature. The chamber then took up the conference committee report on HB 381, a major Alaska LNG-related bill that revises the project’s tax and regulatory structure. The conference report was explained as a compromise package that, among other things, changes required local contribution language, expands disclosure and notice requirements, adjusts foreign ownership reporting, extends the Phase 1 construction deadline, adds a $10 million workforce development/community impact fund, modifies project labor agreement provisions, and exempts the Alaska LNG project from the new pass-through entity tax while still requiring an informational tax return in 2027. The Speaker also announced the governor had issued a proclamation calling the legislature back into session on July 27, 2026, and said sine die would be moved after debate.
Debate on HB 381 was sharply divided. Supporters argued the bill is necessary enabling legislation to improve the project’s financial viability, protect Alaska’s interests, and move the North Slope gas line toward final investment decision, while also adding transparency, foreign ownership safeguards, and labor and workforce provisions. Several members said the conference committee process was collaborative and that the bill reflects hard-fought compromise with the developer, AGDC, labor, and the administration. Opponents focused on the addition of the pass-through entity/S-corp income tax and related reporting requirements, arguing it is a separate tax policy issue that should have been considered in its own bill, creates uncertainty and litigation risk, could harm existing oil and gas and Cook Inlet production, and may discourage investment. Multiple members also criticized the process as rushed and insufficiently transparent, especially the limited opportunity for the minority and the absence of Department of Revenue testimony during conference.
No final vote on the conference committee report is shown in the transcript excerpt. The debate continued with members alternating between support for the gas line project itself and opposition to the tax provisions and process used to advance HB 381.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Insurance Committee Jul 16th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- I will pay for your Uber.
- Who should have to pay?
- And over time, it scaled. And, you know, it's scaled.
- A couple issues is, first, the question of who does pay for this.
- If you're an association of First, the question of who does pay for this?
Summary:
The committee heard several insurance-related bills. SB 371 by Senator Cabaldon would lower uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage requirements for rideshare companies from the current $1 million level to $100,000 per person and $300,000 per incident, with added transparency and data-reporting provisions. Uber, Lyft, and several business groups supported the bill as a way to reduce fares and improve affordability, while consumer attorneys, labor groups, and others opposed it as a major cut in protection for injured passengers and drivers. Committee members raised concerns about whether savings would actually reach riders and drivers, but the bill was approved on a do-pass vote to the next committee, with one member not voting.
SB 487 by Senator Grayson would change how settlement or judgment proceeds are distributed when peace officers or firefighters are injured by a third party, ensuring they receive at least two-thirds of the at-fault party’s liability insurance limits in certain cases. Supporters, including public safety unions and an injured deputy sheriff, said current law can leave injured first responders with little or no recovery after employer reimbursement, while opponents representing cities, counties, and public agencies argued the bill would reduce recovery of taxpayer-funded workers’ compensation costs and lacked sufficient data. The committee members who spoke largely supported the bill, and it passed on a do-pass vote to Appropriations, with one member not voting.
SB 616 by Senator Rubio would create an independent community hardening commission within the Department of Insurance to develop statewide wildfire mitigation recommendations and a post-catastrophe reporting process. The Department of Insurance, local governments, consumer groups, and fire-related organizations supported the measure as a way to improve wildfire resilience and insurance availability, while water agencies opposed provisions touching water infrastructure and warned of litigation and ratepayer impacts. The bill advanced on a do-pass vote to Appropriations, with some members not voting and one member voting no. The committee also heard SB 547 by Senator Perez, coauthored by Senator Rubio, which would extend wildfire-related insurance cancellation/nonrenewal moratoriums to commercial properties; insurers removed their opposition after amendments, and the bill passed to Appropriations on a do-pass vote.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Energy and Natural Resources (06/10/2025)
Energy and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- Who pays for it and how does it work?
- So couldn't a new developer just pay the old developer?
- upgrade is the one who ends up paying upgrade is the one who ends up paying the<00:31:18.320>
- So couldn't a new developer just pay the old developer?
- So couldn't a new developer just pay the old developer?
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- The school funding formula pays for the operational pieces of schools.
- This is not capital; this does not usually pay for building schools.
- That goes directly to school districts and charter schools to pay for the things they do every day.
- When you provide that funding, essentially what you're paying for is people.
- Again, there's a page about school and district size units that accounts for some economies of scale,
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- fall back on, and they wind up in the same trap that they were working in before, only on a broader scale
- . ...that they were working in before, only on a broader scale.
- Right now they don't have... okay, they shut them down, they pay the fine, don't ever show up for court
- They must pay the renewal fee, all late fees, and a reinstatement penalty not to exceed $200.
Bills:
HB3239, HB4317, HB4321, HB4322, HB3832, HB3673, HB3783, HB3800, HB2956, HB3960, HB2471, HB3338
Keywords:
veterinary medicine, definitions, animal husbandry, board of veterinary examiners, telemedicine, veterinarian-client relationship, accounting, CPA, licensure, educational requirements, reciprocity, professional conduct, elevator safety, inspections, Department of Labor, safety standards, regulatory compliance, funeral services licensing, funeral director, embalmer
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Board (9-9-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- So regardless of their ability to pay.
- <00:54:37.040>
for that money falls a person can pay for that money falls a person can pay - So, if we pay for two, this would pay for three.
- Or we pay for a pair of glasses every six months or every year, they could pay for an extra pair of glasses
- Um what wage you can pay with wages.
Summary:
The Medicaid Oversight Advisory Board’s fourth meeting focused primarily on a presentation from University of Kentucky and University of Louisville health leaders about the state university directed payment program. Mark Birdwhistle and Ken Marshall described the program as a long-running, value-based Medicaid arrangement that began in 2019, uses university-provided matching funds rather than provider taxes, and ties a portion of payments to quality outcomes. They said the program has improved measures such as tobacco cessation, diabetes control, depression screening, and cancer screening, while supporting access to specialty care, medical education, and workforce training. They also emphasized that Kentucky’s model is nationally notable and has helped improve health rankings and generate cost savings.
A major topic was the federal reconciliation bill signed July 4, which the presenters said will reduce directed payments by 10% annually for 10 years beginning in 2028. UL Health estimated a first-year loss of about $75 million and a cumulative loss of about $600 million over the decade; UK estimated about $100 million in the first year, for a combined first-year impact of roughly $175 million. Both speakers warned the cuts could affect access to care, training capacity, and the sustainability of Kentucky’s value-based model, though they expressed hope that congressional action could alter or delay the changes. They also noted that 340B drug pricing changes could further strain already thin operating margins, but did not provide exact figures during the meeting.
Committee members responded positively to the program’s reported outcomes and the institutions’ role in Kentucky health care. Senator Berg praised the quality of care and shared a personal example of being advised to stay at UofL for breast cancer treatment. Representative Moer highlighted Kentucky’s strong cancer-control score and asked for more explanation of the value-based payment structure; the presenters said the system is built around ongoing measurement, accountability, and collaboration with the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. No votes or formal actions were taken beyond approving the amended August 27 minutes by voice vote.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 02/06/25
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- This was basically a sliding scale which placed more weight on entities that had smaller call volumes
- <00:18:48.360>
um <00:18:48.559>were cover uh less economies of scale um were cover - which um placed more sliding scale which um placed more weight<00:19:05.280>
on <00:19:05.559> - <00:19:30.799>
and <00:19:30.919>then not always uh to the same scale and then not - Insurance plans typically default to Medicare guidance when deciding whether to pay a charge.
Summary:
The Health and Human Services Finance and Policy Committee met on February 6, 2025, for an update on emergency medical services (EMS) policy and implementation. Senator Seberger described the work of the EMS Task Force, which traveled statewide to hear concerns from providers about staffing, reimbursement, and retention. She said the task force led to the Sprint Medic model and two innovation zones in Otter Tail and St. Louis counties, and she urged continued monitoring and possible reconstitution of the task force to evaluate what is working and what could be expanded statewide. She also said future EMS work should continue to explore alternative response models and telemedicine, but that the most immediate need is additional funding, especially to address unpaid non-transport calls.
Dylan Ferguson, director of the newly formed Minnesota Office of Emergency Medical Services, gave a detailed update on the office’s structure and priorities after the transition from the Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board. He described the office’s three divisions, the appointment of deputy directors, the first meetings of the advisory councils, and work on a statewide EMS strategic plan. He also reviewed the $24 million emergency ambulance aid program, explaining its 40-40-20 formula, the emphasis on rural services, the reporting and spending deadlines, and the positive response from ambulance providers. He noted that the $6 million Sprint paramedic grant program is underway, with Otter Tail County moving forward and St. Louis County still finalizing its application.
Ferguson also outlined the office’s budget request for modest staffing and contract-cost increases, two rulemaking efforts to update outdated ambulance vehicle standards and expand medication options for basic life support services, and ongoing data collection on workforce needs, violence against EMS providers, and ambulance crashes. He highlighted the paramedic scholarship program administered by the Office of Higher Education, saying nearly 300 scholarships have been awarded. Members and Senator Seberger praised the EMS reforms and emphasized that non-transport calls create significant unreimbursed costs, especially for rural and volunteer services, but no votes or formal committee actions were taken during the meeting.
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Tax Reform and Relief Advisory Property Tax Div. Jun 24th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- paying, you know, throughout the year.
- And then that's what the taxpayer pays.
- If we take the discount off, then when the state pays the county, they're paying the full amount.
- Let's say 90% pay to take advantage of the early pay discount, but 10% don't, or 5% don't.
- will pay the full tax amount.
Summary:
The subcommittee of the Tax Reform and Relief Advisory Committee met to begin its study of whether the content of the real estate tax statement should be revised to improve transparency. Legislative Council staff reviewed the study directive from HB 1176 and the statutory requirements for tax statements, including required line items such as true and full value, mill levy, legislative tax relief, primary residence credit, legacy fund share, discounts for early payment, and special assessments. The Tax Department then explained how the current uniform statewide statement is prescribed and approved, and noted that changes are typically driven by statute and implemented collaboratively with counties and vendors.
County officials from NDACO, including auditors from McKenzie and Richland counties, described the full annual property tax timeline from budgeting through mailing final statements. They explained how counties gather budgets, calculate levies, verify taxable values, handle centrally assessed property, and prepare required notices and statements. They also said public attendance at budget hearings is generally very low, though the notices and statements generate some calls, mostly about whether attendance is required or why taxes are changing. Several members questioned the usefulness of the legislative tax relief line and the complexity of the 5% discount calculation, and county officials said the current process can be confusing and depends on manual data entry and coordination among counties, vendors, and taxing districts.
The committee also discussed assessment frequency, valuation equalization, the 3% cap, and whether more frequent reassessment would reduce large jumps in taxable value. County officials said they try to use rotating reassessments and sales-ratio reviews to keep values within statutory tolerance, but staffing, training, and local market changes make the work difficult. NDACO staff estimated, based on a small county survey, that tax statement preparation and mailing costs average about 74 cents per statement, with outsourcing generally cheaper than in-house printing, and said HB 1176 added some mailing and administrative costs even if the tax statement itself did not change dramatically. Software vendors from CPT and Tyler then began presentations showing how their systems handle budgeting, valuation notices, tax statement generation, primary residence credit processing, and levy worksheets, emphasizing that many of the required calculations and reports are still manually entered or verified by county staff.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 12th, 2026 at 01:34 pm
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- have enough to pay for a nurse for every school.
- Existing funds to pay for some of those things that districts have been unable to pay for in the way
- I don't wanna pay if kids are not in school.
- So, you got parents paying taxes. Those taxes go to their school district. They pay for that.
- Within the CTE line item, we also pay for other things.