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CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 021 Feb 4th, 2026
Colorado Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- , Juny Joseph, the first Haitian immigrant legislator, Regina English, the first Black woman legislator
- , Juny Joseph, the first Haitian immigrant legislator, Regina English, the first Black woman legislator
- African-American immigrant legislator, African-American immigrant legislator, Juny<00:34:35.440><c> Joseph
- El</c> black woman legislator elected from El black woman legislator elected from El Paso<00:34:41.119
- </c> confirmments on fire police and pension confirmments on fire police and pension association<01:38
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine the nominations of Jonathan Gould, of Virginia, to be Comptroller of the Currency for a term of five years, Luke Pettit, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, Paul Atkins, of Virginia, to be Mar 27th, 2025 at 09:00 am
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Atkins to open our capital markets to all Americans through my legislation, the Empowering Main Street
- the OCC's efforts to implement one of this committee's most significant pieces of recent banking legislation
- SVB's failure was a managerial and supervisory failure, not a regulatory or legislative one.
- And will you commit to vigorous enforcement of this legislation?
- I think this is a matter of concern and I think that as these funds become You know, it's the pensions
Keywords:
financial regulations, SEC, Comptroller of the Currency, Federal Transit Administration, nominees, Empowering Main Street in America Act, capital formation, economic growth
Summary:
The committee meeting focused on several nominees within key financial institutions, including discussions surrounding the SEC, the Federal Transit Administration, and the Comptroller of the Currency. Notable dialogue included concerns over regulatory balance, with various members emphasizing a need to streamline regulations to foster innovation while ensuring accountability and safety for investors. The importance of the proposed 'Empowering Main Street in America Act' was highlighted as a means to facilitate access to capital for small businesses, underlining the current administration's approach towards financial regulations.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance Division I (02/27/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
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- I don't know the status of that legislation, though.
- I have to go get yelled at by a bunch of legislators.
- </c><01:09:41.920><c> right</c> there's no savings unlike pensions right there's no savings unlike pensions
- </c><01:10:06.400><c> no</c> know we don't do that with pensions no know we don't do that with pensions
Summary:
The committee held a work session on the Department of Business and Economic Affairs’ budget, with testimony from division leadership on staffing, funding sources, and program changes. Early discussion focused on vacant positions in the agency, including a senior planner tied to FEMA requirements, a federally funded program assistant, a program specialist to be reclassified during a planning reorganization, and two Housing Champions positions that were authorized but not funded in the current biennium and are requested for 2026-27. The witnesses also explained that temporary welcome center positions are filled as funds allow, and that the agency’s requested general fund increase is driven largely by the Division of Travel and Tourism Development and its formula-based funding.
Members then reviewed rest areas, welcome centers, outdoor recreation, economic development, procurement, and workforce opportunity lines. The department said there are 12 rest areas, with 5.8 million foot counts in FY 24, and that welcome centers are generally open year-round, though Sutton is currently closed and staffing relies on a mix of full-time and temporary employees. The outdoor recreation position is federally funded through USDA and supports business outreach, trade shows, and industry promotion. In economic development, the agency said increased dues reflect participation in the Northern Borders Regional Commission, and that a marketing line item is intended to support recruitment and promotion of growth industries such as advanced manufacturing and life sciences. The Apex Accelerator Program was described as a state-federal partnership requiring a state match and providing government contracting assistance to businesses, while the Office of Workforce Opportunity was explained as a federally funded WIOA-related effort administered through multiple agencies and subrecipients.
A major point of discussion was the proposed reduction to the Small Business Development Center, which members said had generated significant public concern. The department described SBDC as a highly effective technical assistance program for new and small businesses, but said the cut was one of the few places it felt it had room to reduce funding. Members asked about federal support and matching requirements for various programs, and the department said less than half of its overall budget is generally funded by the state and that some programs require state match. The committee also discussed travel and tourism marketing and the Joint Promotional Program, with the department saying those funds support broader advertising campaigns and grants to chambers and trade associations for events such as Bike Week, Restaurant Week, and the Seafood Festival. No votes were taken during the work session.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Higher Education and Workforce Development May 5th, 2026
Higher Education and Workforce Development
Transcript Highlights:
- We want to go on record in support of this legislation.
- that within his language, but also appreciate Representative Wilson for carrying that standalone legislation
- And so with that, we're happy to be in support of this legislation, and hopefully this gets across the
- And that $1.2 million will provide two full-time employees with benefits, pension, and salary.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- San Marcos ISD is in my legislative district.
- But so taking a step backwards with any legislation that impacts x teacher pay as this legislation does
- It's a system of gears locked in place through bad legislation, one after the other.
- Hello, honorable legislator.
- Legislation that you've got that I'm sure we'll hear soon representative Chairman Leach.
Committee:
House Public Education
Keywords:
public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Delivery of Government Efficiency Mar 5th, 2025
Delivery of Government Efficiency
Transcript Highlights:
- Finally is legislative action. So.
- agencies like the State Auditor's Office and the Legislative...
- Last page, title coordination by legislative agencies.
- in and participate in the legislative process.
- Then we'll provide cost estimates for any potential legislation that could have an impact on the. pension
Committee:
House Delivery of Government Efficiency
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:05:49.600><c> oversight</c> out of the legislative oversight out of the legislative oversight
- And it's come out of the Legislative Oversight Committee that that confusion can be eliminated if we
- </c> other postmployment benefits and pension other postmployment benefits and pension liabilities.<00
- If the committee would like to move forward with this legislation, we would like to discuss setting an
- </c> that we should do on any legislation that we should do on any legislation before<02:24:19.040><c
Committee:
House Education Funding
Summary:
The Education Funding Committee met in executive session and reviewed several previously heard bills, but focused its discussion on SB 586 and SB 580. The chair explained that SB 586 would require school districts and school administrative units to publish audit reports after the fiscal year, and that an amendment, 1472H, had been prepared to replace the relevant audit/reporting section. The amendment would add SAUs to the reporting entities, expand the contents of audits to include items such as employee lists, pay, benefits, and pension liabilities, and change the timing so audits are submitted nine months after the fiscal year end, followed by a three-month Department of Education review and then a further correction period before any grant funding could be withheld. The amendment would also require the reports to be posted in searchable electronic form on the web. Committee members discussed whether the bill’s “non-compliance” language referred only to incomplete submissions or also to audit findings, and several members raised concerns about whether the Department of Education had the staff and authority to take on this role, whether the existing DOE25 process would be displaced, and whether the bill should instead remain with the Department of Revenue Administration. One member noted that the fiscal note anticipated the need for additional auditors and significant staffing costs.
The committee also reviewed SB 580, described as a school cooperative purchasing program bill that also contains policy provisions for charter school trustees, school board members, and receivership-related language tied to Claremont. The chair said the committee had previously heard comments from Charlie Arlinghouse on the cooperative purchasing portion and would use a side-by-side comparison prepared by staff when it reached that bill. Other bills on the docket were briefly described but not taken up that day: SB 491, which has committee-requested amendments and a separate non-germane amendment related to curriculum frameworks and academic standards; SB 513, an owner’s project manager bill held as a possible vehicle for future non-germane language; and SB 531, concerning a cosmetology program in Coös County and a possible task force. The chair said the committee would not address 491, 513, or 531 that day and would return to 580 and 586.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Appropriations and Revenue.(2-10-26)
Appropriations & Revenue
Transcript Highlights:
- Look, there’s a lot of data that goes back and forth between the executive branch and the legislative
- :25:46.159><c> affairs</c><00:25:46.480><c> that</c> legislative and regulatory affairs that legislative
- </c><00:37:51.440><c> uh</c> budget, judicial, and legislative. uh budget, judicial, and legislative.
- We're still not out of the pension woods yet, public pensions.
- We're still not out of the pension woods yet, public pensions.
Committee:
House Appropriations & Revenue
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget Finance Subcommittee REVISED: SB1403 - Added Apr 8th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Members, welcome to our one and only finance meeting for the second half of the 60th legislative session
- What's the thought on the impact of the pension, fiscal, and all that?
Summary:
The House Finance Committee met for its only meeting in the second half of the 60th legislative session, with the chair briefly turning the gavel over to the vice chair and later thanking members as his final committee meeting. The committee considered several Senate bills, including SB 1832, which adds a checkbox on driver’s licenses and hunting permits for donations to the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs; SB 44, extending a sales tax exemption from the person hiring the contractor to the contractor purchasing materials; and SB 134, reducing the required waiting period for certain Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System retirees to be rehired from 12 months to 6 months. Members also heard SB 1378 and SB 1400, both described as recommendation bills tied to tax policy, including updates to the Quality Jobs Act and consolidation of aircraft maintenance/manufacturing sales tax exemptions.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Rules Committee Feb 6th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- This is request legislation from the Administrative Office of the Courts that will allow AOC to use some
- Washington State law, the port districts are prohibited from enrolling employees in two separate pension
- done by all parties to address our ongoing challenges with the underground economy, this piece of legislation
Summary:
The committee first approved several package motions: gubernatorial appointments were advanced to the confirmation calendar, a consent calendar package was advanced to the consent calendar, and a regular calendar package was advanced to the floor calendar. Members noted that many of the packaged measures had been worked in advance and included bills from the Minority Caucus.
The committee then advanced a series of individual bills to the floor calendar. These included SB 6086, allowing the Administrative Office of the Courts to use consultants for threat assessments when judicial officers are threatened; SB 5574, requiring instruction in Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, Latino American, and Black American history in social studies curricula; SB 5873, expanding escorted leave and compassionate leave provisions for incarcerated people; SB 5992, creating a youth development fund account for grants to youth programs; SB 5924, expanding pharmacy practice to include limited diagnosing and prescribing; SB 6134, requiring notice to striking workers about possible overpayment issues after retroactive pay; SB 6263, raising school district public bid thresholds; SB 5395, adding guardrails on AI use in prior authorization and requiring medical necessity decisions by licensed professionals; SB 6282, adding behavioral health training to apprenticeship programs; SB 5905, addressing pension enrollment rules for port district employees; SB 5950, adding certain Jewish, Sikh, and Hindu holidays to the list of non-legal state holidays; SB 6074, directing a work group to study reestablishing parole; SB 6226, protecting audiologists’ clinical autonomy in choosing telehealth or in-person care; SB 6096, requiring deferred collection systems for utility connection fees in residential construction; SB 5970, making the property tax exemption for multipurpose senior citizens’ centers permanent; and SB 6269, updating fuel definitions so hydrogen fueling stations can be overseen under weights and measures rules.
One bill drew a brief objection: SB 6302, which would limit the number of independent contractors used for the same type of finishing work on public works projects to address misclassification, was supported by its sponsor but opposed by Senator King, who said it would unduly restrict independent contractors. Despite that concern, the motion to advance the bill carried. All other measures discussed were advanced by voice vote, and the meeting adjourned after no further business.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Local Government (6-24-25) - Reupload
Transcript Highlights:
- that</c> legislation.
- So, the legislation that legislation.
- </c> what what would deed fraud legislation what what would deed fraud legislation look<00:10:51.360>
- Next, we're going to talk about a couple legislative issues, bills may be coming up.
- Next, we're going to talk about a couple legislative issues, bills may be coming up.
Keywords:
Meeting Start: 00:00:00
Roll Call 00:00:11
Discussion of County Clerks’ Land Records Update 00:02:42
Discussion of Area Development Districts 00:22:48
Discussion of Legislative Measures 00:50:09
Discussion of Local Taxing Sources 01:02:33
Adjournment 01:29:16, 958, all
Summary:
The committee first took up an update from the Kentucky County Clerks Association on the transition to electronic recording and land records modernization. Testimony explained that legislation from the 2021 task force created funding and deadlines for counties to provide online search portals and complete a 30-year property record search, with a later move to a 60-year standard. Speakers said the money has been awarded to counties, but much of the work is still in progress because records must be scanned, indexed, and manually verified. They said only a handful of counties are fully compliant with electronic recording so far, while many are still working through staffing and vendor issues. They also noted that the 60-year standard may ultimately be easier and more efficient to complete than the 30-year standard, and that compliance is expected to improve by next summer.
The clerks’ representatives also raised related issues, including deed fraud, the county document storage fee, and KDLA digitization grants. They said online recording can make deed fraud easier to attempt, so they expect to seek legislation next session to address it. They described an existing notification service available in many counties that alerts property owners when a document is recorded, which can help detect suspicious activity quickly. They also said the storage fee and separate county account structure has generally worked well, but that two recent KDLA grant cycles have not released money for clerks, limiting support for digitization work. Another topic was whether, once records are fully digitized and verified, some permanent records should remain publicly accessible or be moved to a safer archive under KDLA control.
Members asked about the balance in the KDLA fund, what the General Assembly could do to help lagging counties, and how much of the $25 million modernization funding had been spent. Witnesses said they did not have the current fund balance but would try to get it, that the main obstacle now appears to be staffing rather than additional money, and that the funds have been awarded but not fully expended because work is still ongoing. They emphasized that counties are helping one another and asked members to alert association leadership if any county is struggling. The committee then heard a presentation from Dan London, executive director of the Lincoln Trail Area Development District, who described area development districts as regional staff extensions and technical resources for cities and counties, and highlighted their role in coordinating regional services and partnerships across county lines.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I am Haley Ewing with the Legislative Budget Board.
- Haley Ewing with the Legislative Budget Board.
- Haley Ewing with the Legislative Budget Board.
- Haley Ewing with the Legislative Budget Board.
- funding and legislative adoption occurs.
Bills:
SB 1
Committee:
Senate Finance
NH
Transcript Highlights:
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- </c><00:39:49.880><c> we</c> contract we should honor the pensions we contract we should honor the pensions
- </c> auditing can be done by the Legislative auditing can be done by the Legislative budget<00:50:09.760
- </c><01:26:56.239><c> isn't</c> no mandate so if the legislation isn't no mandate so if the legislation
- </c><01:48:38.440><c> that</c> speak in support of any legislation that speak in support of any legislation
Committee:
Senate Education
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions Mar 30th, 2026
Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions
Transcript Highlights:
- We saw the Healey administration put forward legislation to kind of manage how the state conform to some
- Or we have commitments to, say, bondholders or a pension funding schedule or things like that.
- And we tax typical wages, salaries, and pensions at, if I was reading... ...and we tax typical wages,
- salaries, and pensions at, if I was reading it right, 5.3% there.
- For over six hours, we heard from invited guests and legislators about the current fiscal reality in
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Legislative Session Day 39 (3-4-26)
Kentucky House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We are currently working with 11 other states on legislation to establish the compact.
- 11 other states on legislation to establish<00:39:20.160><c> the</c><00:39:20.400><c> compact.
- Speaker, I rise to call legislative citation. >> May proceed. >> Would you have the clerk report legislative
- Authority and declaring Public Pensions Authority and declaring an<02:51:15.040><c> emergency.
- House Bill 909, Representative Sharp, an act relating to legislative oversight.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 4/10/25
Commerce Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Chairman, thank you, and let me thank all members for hearing this important piece of legislation.
- I commend the legislature for passing this great legislation, especially the bill author, Liz Ryer.
- I am a proud co-author with you on this legislation. I hope we can get...
- I am a proud co-author with you on this legislation. I hope we can get...
- I am a proud co-author with you on this legislation. I hope we can get... Thank you.
Committee:
House Commerce Finance and Policy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development - Subcommittee on Veterans - 03/03/25
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development - Subcommittee on Veterans
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:08:20.520><c> from</c> important legislation from important legislation from 2017<00:08:22.520
- </c> say there is also the phrase uh pension say there is also the phrase uh pension poacher<00:08:45.519
- the legislative chair for the also the legislative chair for the Minnesota<00:18:03.720><c> Association
- </c> the very individuals this legislation the very individuals this legislation claims<00:28:10.679>
- Christy Jano, the legislative chair for the MACVSO.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Financial Services Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:30 am
Joint Committee on Financial Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Sixteen states have proposed legislation, three have passed legislation, and there are now 10 pilot initiatives
- In June, the Special Legislative Commission to Study Poverty recommended passing legislation to establish
- We can only turn to legislative action for relief. Thank you.
- State legislation can change that.
- This legislation, along with, for example, match savings account legislation, which we also support,
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Financial Services
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Financial Services heard testimony on several bills focused on financial security, banking regulation, and payment-card fees. Treasurer Deborah Goldberg supported the Massachusetts baby bonds proposal (H. 48) and also endorsed bills on matched savings (H. 1158/S. 737) and retirement planning/Secure Choice (H. 1143/S. 722), arguing these measures would help address wealth inequality, build assets, and improve retirement readiness. Supporters of baby bonds included policy experts and health advocates from Children’s Health Watch and Boston Medical Center, who said early-life asset building could improve long-term economic and health outcomes for children in low-income families. AARP also urged passage of the retirement planning bill, citing the large share of private-sector workers without access to an employer retirement plan. Representative Donato testified for H. 1143, describing it as a voluntary retirement-savings opportunity for workers at small employers.
The committee also heard testimony on H. 3933, concerning the Massachusetts Credit Union Share Insurance Corporation, from former Bank Commissioner Mike Hanson, who defended the state’s full deposit insurance system for credit unions and savings institutions as a longstanding consumer-protection model. The Massachusetts Bankers Association raised concerns about the bill’s technical provisions and broader credit union/bank competitive issues, while the Cooperative Credit Union Association supported related legislation allowing modest compensation for credit union directors (S. 821/H. 1338) and flexibility for state financial institutions to grow through partnerships (S. 723). Bankers opposed those credit union bills, arguing they would upset a level playing field and blur long-standing distinctions between banks and credit unions.
A major portion of the hearing focused on H. 1259/S. 688, which would prohibit card interchange fees on the tax and gratuity portions of restaurant transactions. Restaurant owners and the Massachusetts Restaurant Association testified in favor, saying the fees are a significant and growing expense, especially as most customers now pay by card; they argued the bills would save restaurants money without affecting state revenue. Credit union, banking, and payments-industry representatives opposed the bills, saying interchange helps fund fraud protection and payment infrastructure, that the proposal would create compliance burdens and likely litigation, and that it would mainly affect Massachusetts-chartered institutions while national banks could be preempted. Committee members noted that a commission on payment-card fees is being established and said the issue would be studied further. The hearing also included support for a separate bill on virtual credit cards for dental providers, with dentists saying automatic virtual-card payments impose hidden processing fees and fraud risks.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
2026 Legislative Session - Day Thirty Five - Tuesday, March 10 - Morning Session
Missouri House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- This is a piece of legislation that I filed four years ago.
- And it is truly a privilege to get to carry a piece of legislation, sponsor a piece of legislation, discuss
- This legislation is simply put a right to try.
- Okay, I'm going to vote no on this because it's really bad legislation.
- Your committee on legislative review will meet in 10 minutes in Hearing Room 5.
Summary:
The Missouri House met with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the prior House journal, and numerous guest introductions, including a tribute to Harris-Stowe State University President Dr. Latanya Collins-Smith during Women’s History Month. The chamber then took up House Committee Substitute for House Joint Resolutions 173 and 174, which would place on the ballot a constitutional change to gradually eliminate Missouri’s individual income tax and allow the legislature to broaden the sales tax base to services if needed. The sponsor and supporters framed the proposal as a long-term tax reform that would let Missourians keep more of their earnings, spur economic growth, and ultimately let voters decide the state’s tax structure.
Supporters argued that no-income-tax states have stronger growth, more business relocation, and better population trends, and said the resolution includes triggers and revenue-neutral safeguards, including protections for school funding and local governments. Several members said the measure is only a referral to the voters, not an immediate tax change, and emphasized that the plan is designed to phase out the income tax only as state growth allows. Opponents countered that the measure would ultimately require a large sales tax increase on goods and services, shifting the burden onto working families, seniors, renters, and low-income Missourians, while threatening public schools, services, and tax-credit-supported nonprofits. They also criticized the ballot language as misleading and warned that the fiscal impact could be as high as an $8.5 billion revenue loss.
Members debated comparisons to Tennessee, Texas, Florida, Washington, Oregon, and Kansas, with supporters citing those states as evidence that lower or no income taxes can attract growth, while opponents said Missouri’s economy, tourism, and budget structure are not comparable and that the Kansas example shows the risks of tax-cut experiments. The sponsor and several allies repeatedly stressed that the proposal is a constitutional amendment for voters to decide, not a final legislative tax hike, and said the plan is different from Kansas because it uses triggers and a defined path to zero. The transcript does not show a final vote on the resolution in the excerpt provided.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
2026 Legislative Session - Day Thirty Five - Tuesday, March 10 - Morning Session
Missouri House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- This is a piece of legislation that I filed four years ago.
- And it is truly a privilege to get to carry a piece of legislation, sponsor a piece of legislation, discuss
- I think colleagues that worked on this piece of legislation with me before this term. this piece of legislation
- This legislation is simply put a right to try.
- I'm going to vote no on this because it's really bad legislation.