Video & Transcript Research : 'additional benefits'
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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 2/18/26
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Again, chair, members, subdivision five allows the employer to use the benefits in the computation of
- Again, chair, members, subdivision five allows the employer to use the benefits in the computation of
- which is the charging of benefits which is the charging of benefits section.<00:10:05.680>
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in the employer to use um the benefits in the employer to use um the benefits - c><00:15:47.920>
about these unemployment benefits is about these unemployment benefits is about
Bills:
HF3393
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Government, Elections And Indian Affairs Jan 28th, 2026 at 08:36 am
House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- So there should be no changes, additions, or removal of regulation jurisdiction.
- , but also provide a small benefit also for the rest of New Mexicans that are working really hard.
- You know, I think my major concern is extending this benefit to out-of-state residents.
- You know, it has so many more benefits to the individual and to the community.
- You know, it has so many more benefits to the individual and to the community.
Keywords:
Public Regulation Commission, PRC, utility oversight fund, public utilities, utility regulation, commissioners, commission staff, chief of staff, ethics, Gift Act, revolving door, post-employment restrictions, consumer complaints, telecommunications, pipeline safety, natural gas pipelines, oil pipelines, license fees, regulatory oversight, administrative cleanup
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee Feb 5th, 2025
Finance and Taxation General Fund
Transcript Highlights:
- An additional 500 million in bonds are coming. An additional 500 million in bonds are coming.
- or retirement benefits from the employer.
- You can see more details on page two... ...benefits or others you see on page two.
- The lines there around line 40 show the different types of benefits we're talking about here.
- be... ...establish some benefits that would be portable.
Bills:
SB86
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
HUS Public Hearing - Thu Apr 13, 2023 @ 9:15AM HST
Keywords:
HI House YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hCON1UyQfM, 2026-07-02T01:22:46+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, House Agenda:
https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/hearingnotices/HEARING_HUS_04-13-23_.pdf
13:59 - Introduction
14:21 - SCR6, SD1
16:38 - SCR51
17:28 - SCR55
18:36 - SCR88 (additional testimony at 22:15 )
19:58 - SCR132
24:27- Decision Making, 910, house, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Veteran and Military Affairs REVISED: Links added Feb 5th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Veteran and Military Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Chief Oklahoma state level benefits yield for questions and move for adoption. Thank you, Mr.
- as if it was a service-connected injury, but currently, for the Oklahoma state level benefits, it is
- , just as they are for the federal-level benefits.
- That mirrors compensation of the active duty paying benefits for state employees.
- Also states that they can't access benefits into all the federal education benefits that they may have
Keywords:
veterans, disability benefits, federal law, Oklahoma Statutes, military service, veterans benefits, workplace poster, human resources, employment law, mental health resources, educational resources, HB3043, Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs, ODVA, seasonal employees, project labor, pro rata jobs, unclassified service, state personnel law, state employee benefits
AL
Keywords:
business regulation, nonprofit entities, electronic filing, merger agreements, limited liability companies, partnerships, property transfer, termination fees, SB84, agricultural nonprofit, farm bureau, nonprofit agricultural organization, health benefits, member benefits, family coverage, health insurance exemption, insurance regulation, Title 27, Alabama insurance code, risk transfer
LA
Bills:
HR2, HR37, HR61, HCR11, HCR64, HB89, HB183, HB341, HB371, HB451, HB480, HB520, HB541, HB579, HB597, HB816, HB1004, HB1064, HB1165, SB44
Keywords:
transparency, accountability, Justice Department, FBI, Jeffrey Epstein, victim protection, investigation, public trust, HR37, House Resolution 37, Honduras veterans, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, military medal, veteran recognition, Congress memorialization, U.S. veterans, foreign deployment, 1981 to 1992, military service awards, combat support
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Veterans and Military Affairs Apr 9th, 2026 at 11:00 am
Veterans and Military Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- directly to the agency from an income tax proceeds that you were directing there, or would this be an Additional
- Will there be additional questions on The bill. Additional questions? Seeing none.
- Additional questions on the bill? Additional questions? Seeing none. Will there be debate?
- I'm just concerned about increasing temporary employees and increasing folks who aren't getting benefits
- And I'm worried about that for us in terms of Oklahomans having access to benefits and stable employment
Keywords:
Oklahoma National Guard, compensation, education assistance, career technology, military benefits, veterans, donations, Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs, state agency, executive branch, HB3043, ODVA, seasonal employees, project labor, pro rata jobs, unclassified service, state personnel law, state employee benefits, paid leave, paid holidays
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Business and Insurance 2ND REVISED Feb 26th, 2026 at 09:30 am
Business and Insurance
Transcript Highlights:
- That subject is pharmacy benefit managers.
- But does not include a flexible benefit plan provided pursuant to section 1342 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma
- The measure does not mandate any new coverage that requires each health benefit...
- Plan that already covers prosthetic benefits to fulfill their contracts with the patients in an equitable
- Referential favorable treatment to bidders whose pharmacy benefit managers do not own health insurance
Keywords:
prosthetics, health insurance, medical necessity, patient rights, insurance liability, pharmacy benefits manager, healthcare providers, claims processing, reimbursement, insurance regulation, employees insurance, contract awarding, certifications, state procurement, insurance plan, mental health, substance use disorders, utilization review, benefit coverage, pharmacy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Veterans and Military Affairs Division 2/25/26
Veterans and Military Affairs Division
Transcript Highlights:
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with benefits, services and programs with benefits, services and programs with - to be available solely for those who have not forfeited the rights to benefits.
- to be available solely for those who have not forfeited the rights to benefits.
- <00:29:02.720>
We benefits, services, and programs. We benefits, services, and programs. - MDVA is confident in our benefits.
Keywords:
veterans rights, employment discrimination, human rights, Minnesota laws, protected classes, veterans, Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs, veterans affairs, Secret War in Laos, SGU veteran, Hmong veterans, Laotian veterans, honor guard, military funeral honors, state veterans cemetery, burial eligibility, veterans home, temporary closure, state active service, National Guard
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Commerce Committee Meeting - 2025-04-01
Commerce Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- If they do respond, we would again consider any additional information they have provided.
- This requirement also adds unnecessary paperwork without delivering meaningful animal welfare benefits
- Is it just an additional set of paperwork?
- Zellhofer, any additional comments? Thank you, Chair Herr. Thank you, Representative Cha.
- So the added information is just additional documentation paperwork. I mean, I am opposed to it.
Keywords:
garnishment, wage garnishment, earnings levy, bank levy, execution, judgment debtor, judgment creditor, exemption notice, exempt property, bank account freeze, financial institution levy, employer disclosure, garnishee, writ of execution, debt collection, consumer debt, collections, bankruptcy exemptions, public benefits, means-tested benefits
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 4/1/25
Commerce Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Zellhofer, any additional comments?
- Zellhofer, any additional comments?
- It's just additional documentation, paperwork, so I mean I am opposed to it.
- It's just additional documentation, paperwork, so I mean I am opposed to it.
- It's just additional documentation, paperwork, so I mean I am opposed to it.
Keywords:
garnishment, wage garnishment, earnings levy, bank levy, execution, judgment debtor, judgment creditor, exemption notice, exempt property, bank account freeze, financial institution levy, employer disclosure, garnishee, writ of execution, debt collection, consumer debt, collections, bankruptcy exemptions, public benefits, means-tested benefits
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Vets Committee Meeting - 2026-03-04
Veterans and Military Affairs Division
Transcript Highlights:
- additional designation. additional designation.
- Um, so I just don't see that there's a public benefit to spending these additional dollars just to have
- benefit to spending these additional benefit to spending these additional dollars<00:52:40.000><
- Are you getting your benefits? Are you having issues with your benefits?
- Are you getting your benefits? Are you having issues with your benefits?
Keywords:
veterans benefits, Secret War, Laos veterans, eligibility process, burial fees, veteran designation, veterans affairs, food insecurity, homelessness, suicide prevention, state resources, reporting requirements, agency initiatives, veterans, educational assistance, tuition waiver, spouses, children, military service, benefits
Summary:
The committee first approved the minutes, then heard an update from Metro Meals on Wheels on a veterans home-delivered meals grant funded by the committee in 2023. Testifiers said the program has served more than 82,000 meals to over 500 veterans, but funding is running short; enrollment was stopped in July 2025 and meal service was reduced to five per week to stretch dollars. They said the program is serving 168 veterans as of January 31 and will likely run out of funds in July unless additional money is provided. Members asked about eligibility and how the program ensures the grant is used only for veterans who do not qualify for other services; the organization said referrals come through county veteran service officers, MACV, hospitals, and other partners, and that it can provide confidential tracking information. No vote was taken on funding, but members expressed support and interest in more documentation.
The committee then took up House File 3919, which implements recommendations from a task force on benefits for SGU veterans and irregular forces who served in the secret war in Laos from 1961 to 1975. The Department of Veterans Affairs said the bill largely reflects the task force report and technical recommendations, including adding SGU veterans to the burial fee statute so burial costs in state cemeteries can be covered, while noting there is still an unresolved issue about headstone costs for spouses and dependents. A testifier from the task force supported the bill but objected to creating a separate SGU veteran designation on driver’s licenses, arguing it could create two classes of veterans and add administrative costs; he urged using a single veteran designation instead. Other public testimony emphasized the service of Hmong, Lao, Cambodian, Vietnamese, and other allies in Laos and urged the legislature to adopt the recommendations broadly. The committee discussed the burial fee language and the purpose of the designation, but no final action or vote on HF 3919 was taken in the portion provided.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine S.124, to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for disciplinary procedures for supervisors and managers at the Department of Veterans Affairs and to modify the procedures of personnel actions against employees of the Dep Mar 11th, 2025 at 09:30 am
Senate Veterans' Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Service of the Veterans Benefits Administration.
- benefits, as well as survivor benefits, and that does include those changes.
- And it's allowed to keep her benefits.
- With over 30,000 additional survivors, now eligible for benefits, increased regulatory oversight is crucial
- Veterans should not have to pay future benefits.
Keywords:
Department of Veterans Affairs, disciplinary procedures, accountability, personnel actions, whistleblower protection, cancer, military, aircrew, veterans, health study, toxins, morbidity, mortality, service members, mental health, community care, accessibility, treatment programs, substance abuse, appointments
Summary:
During the meeting, various members engaged in extensive discussions surrounding 15 proposed bills related to veterans' affairs. Notably, concerns regarding recent VA workforce changes sparked debates, particularly about potential cuts and their implications for veterans' care and benefits. Chairman Moran emphasized the need for thoughtful reforms and coordination with stakeholders, urging responsible measures to prevent negatively impacting service delivery. The meeting highlighted a significant bipartisan effort to enhance veterans' access to essential health services, particularly in light of recent challenges faced by the VA workforce. Senator Blumenthal's assertions about the urgent plight of veterans due to cuts in personnel drew strong reactions, showcasing the deep concern among committee members regarding the current state of veteran services.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Additional question. That they receive the full 5%. Thank you. Of course. Additional questions.
- Additional questions. Anybody else? We do have a wonderful question.
- Additional questions. Anybody else? We do have a wonderful question. Anybody else?
- I take additional medications on top of that. This program is a lifeline.
- I truly appreciate the governor's help on the additional funding in corrections.
Bills:
S7010
Keywords:
Roth contributions, deferred compensation, retirement savings, Florida Statutes, tax benefits
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Appropriations met to take up SB 7010 by Senator Mayfield, which would authorize Roth post-tax contribution options in state and local deferred compensation plans. The bill was briefly explained, received one appearance in support, had no debate, and was reported favorably by roll call vote.
The committee then heard a lengthy presentation from the Governor’s Office of Policy and Budget on the governor’s recommended $117.4 billion “Floridians’ First Budget.” The presentation highlighted major spending areas including education, health care, public safety, transportation, environmental restoration, and economic development. Key proposals included increased FEFP funding for K-12 schools, teacher salary funding, higher education support, Everglades and water quality funding, emergency preparedness reserves, corrections staffing and pay increases, law enforcement recruitment bonuses, cybersecurity, and affordable housing and infrastructure investments.
Members asked extensive questions about property tax reserve planning, litigation funding, emergency response fund balances and expenditures, the use of federal reimbursement for the Everglades detention facilities, the animal abuse hotline, Hope Florida, corrections staffing, and the proposed reduction in ADAP eligibility for HIV/AIDS medication assistance. A member of the public also testified at length about concerns that the ADAP changes would harm access to life-saving medications and alleged improper shifting of program funds. Committee members and the presenter acknowledged follow-up questions on several items, but no additional votes or formal actions were taken beyond the favorable report on SB 7010 and adjournment.
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee Mar 19th, 2025
Ways and Means Education
Transcript Highlights:
- So many of the without benefit is. So many of the without benefit is.
- What a portable benefit is is for people What a portable benefit is is for people What a portable benefit
- An additional here's where it gets additional here's where it gets additional here's where it gets complicated
- We added additional assistant principles through additional assistant principles through additional assistant
- additional additional 5,2500.
Keywords:
parental leave, state employees, local education agencies, adoption, work-life balance, family support, portable benefits, portable benefit account, independent contractor, gig worker, 1099 worker, freelancer, app-based worker, rideshare, delivery driver, worker benefits, health insurance, retirement benefits, life insurance, income replacement insurance
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Any additional questions? I appreciate your testimony, thank you.
- to an injured employee. benefits to a discharged employee.
- or comparable health benefit plan coverage for the first three years of their retirement.
- The bill would also adjust the amount for the benefit for inflation. 10 years.
- Two additional people on that list got a diagnosis while they were working.
Keywords:
peace officers, firefighters, employment protection, worker's compensation, job security, maximum medical improvement, government employment, firefighter cancer benefits, emergency medical technicians, compensation claims, cancer exposures, firefighting hazards, workforce training, rural development, grant program, job-specific training, Texas Workforce Commission, child care, single-parent, subsidized
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Veterans and Military Affairs Apr 16th, 2026 at 11:00 am
Veterans and Military Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- HB3257 requires any state benefits available for 100% disabled veterans through aer connected disability
- incident at a VA and that was deemed 100% disabled at the federal level, that there's some state benefits
- And So what this is doing is it's bringing those same kind of benefits that the federal government recognizes
Bills:
HB3257
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Workforce Development Committee Meeting - 2026-04-16
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- On top of the regular 26 weeks of unemployment benefits, an applicant is eligible for additional weeks
- additional benefits because they already have extra benefits.
- On top of the regular 26 weeks of unemployment benefits, an applicant is eligible for additional weeks
- additional benefits because they already have extra benefits.
- mining additional unemployment benefits. mining additional unemployment benefits.
Bills:
HF3732
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Chair, if there are additional questions Chair, if there are additional questions about<00:12:56.360>
- OIG would need to hire additional staff. OIG would need to hire additional staff.
- <01:29:06.040>
So of Minnesota's veterans benefits. So of Minnesota's veterans benefits. - there's a limited set of benefits here. there's a limited set of benefits here.
- forward in additional in addition to the forward in additional in addition to the um um um some<
Keywords:
grooming, child protection, student safety, sexual exploitation, educator licensing, teacher discipline, mandatory reporting, mandated reporter training, school misconduct, predatory offender, child abuse, sexual abuse, sex trafficking, child sexual abuse material, child pornography, position of authority, school employee, school administrator, license revocation, license suspension