Video & Transcript Research : 'cost of service study'
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MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 2/20/25
Energy Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
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of conducting a comprehensive cost of conducting a comprehensive cost of service - At the very least, we would request a cost-of-service study to work with data.
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study <00:52:54.280>to <00:52:54.799>work - <00:52:55.040>
with <00:52:55.280>data service study to work with data service study
Bills:
HF845
Keywords:
net metering, distributed generation, solar energy, rooftop solar, renewable energy, utility rates, electric cooperatives, municipal utilities, public utilities, Public Utilities Commission, net billing, bill credits, cost of service study, standby charge, qualifying facility, energy policy, clean energy, customer generation, interconnection, Minnesota Statutes 216B.164
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Committee to Study Extended Producer Responsibility (10/16/23)
Keywords:
NH House of Representatives Committee Streaming, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=en1FT41qJHA, 2026-07-02T03:39:48+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Committee to Study Extended Producer Responsibility in order to provide relief to the cost of municipalities in solid waste disposal, 928, house, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Committee to Study Extended Producer Responsibility (09/18/23)
Keywords:
NH House of Representatives Committee Streaming, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bh9csDIvafo, 2026-07-02T03:39:47+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Committee to Study Extended Producer Responsibility in order to provide relief to the cost of municipalities in solid waste disposal, 928, house, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/12/26
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
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under Department of Human Services under Department of Human Services under specific - of human services because department of human services because that<00:04:46.720>
process <00: - loss of housing that provided services loss of housing that provided services through<01:04:47.440
- continued services in a transition of continued services in a transition of care<01:10:12.960>
- service consequence of um cessation of service consequence of um cessation of service for<01:34:45.040
Keywords:
background study, disqualification, set-aside, permanent disqualification, Office of Administrative Hearings, chief judge, human services licensing, substance use disorder treatment, SUD treatment, chemical dependency, recovery, rehabilitation, abstinence, foster care, child foster care, vulnerable adults, caregiver background check, license holder, direct contact, risk of harm
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- Kurt Lager, Chief of the Honolulu Ocean Safety Department of the City and County of Honolulu.
- Um, they study police and fire and EMTs and all of that, but they don't study lifeguards and what happens
- study and all of that, but they don't study lifeguards<00:11:40.240>
and <00:11:40.360>what - chain of survival. chain of survival.
- chance of survival. chance of survival.
Bills:
HCR112
Keywords:
HCR112, House Concurrent Resolution, DHRD, Department of Human Resources Development, civil service, classification system, compensation system, salary study, pay scale, job classification, position classification, state workforce, vacancy rate, hard-to-fill positions, labor shortage, recruitment, retention, public employees, state agencies, labor organizations
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/16/2026 - Senate Military Affairs and Border Security
Military Affairs and Border Security
Transcript Highlights:
- consent of the American people to change the condition of our nation from one of peace to one of war
- Chair and members, the National Guard is one of the most cost-effective and battle-proven forces our
- I was a commander of the kind of drug task force.
- And so... ...of it, it's about the funding side of it and the political side of it.
- of the board.
Keywords:
National Guard, active duty, combat, Arizona, declaration of war, state law, military service, property tax, exemptions, veterans, disabilities, widows and widowers, Arizona Revised Statutes, immigration enforcement, local law enforcement, federal cooperation, law enforcement training, public safety, military affairs, funding
Summary:
The committee first approved the February 9, 2026 minutes and then took up Senate Bill 1618, which would restructure the Military Affairs Commission by changing membership, adding defense and industry expertise, expanding advisory roles, requiring more frequent meetings, and directing the commission to focus on sustaining and attracting military missions and defense-related economic activity. After testimony in support from the Southwest Mission Acceleration Center and a DEMA representative, the committee adopted the Gowan amendment and gave SB 1618 a do-pass recommendation by a 6-1 vote.
The committee then heard Senate Bill 1047, the “Defend the Guard” bill, which would bar Arizona National Guard members from being sent into active-duty combat overseas unless Congress has declared war or otherwise expressly authorized the action. Supporters, including veterans and activists, argued it would restore constitutional limits and protect Guard members from unauthorized wars; opponents warned it could harm Guard readiness, federal funding, and the Guard’s role in state missions. After extended debate, the committee passed SB 1047 on a 4-3 vote.
Next, Senate Bill 1474 was heard, which would require state and local law enforcement to cooperate with federal immigration authorities, prohibit restrictions on such cooperation, and require sheriff’s offices to enter 287(g) agreements under the amendment. The bill drew strong opposition from clergy and community members who argued it would increase fear, racial profiling, and unfunded mandates, while supporters said it would improve cooperation and public safety. The committee adopted the amendment and gave SB 1474 a do-pass recommendation by a 4-3 vote.
The committee also considered Senate Bill 1620, which would revise the Arizona Space Commission by reducing governor appointments, adding the lieutenant governor as chair, and making legislative and executive leaders nonvoting advisory members. The sponsor said the changes would better align the commission with Arizona’s growing aerospace and space interests. The bill received a do-pass recommendation on a 5-1 vote. Finally, the committee began consideration of Senate Bill 1365, which would remove the income cap for the property tax exemption available to disabled veterans on their primary residence; discussion focused on the fairness of eliminating the cap, and the committee moved to adopt the strike-everything amendment before the transcript cuts off.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Retirement and Government Resources REVISED Feb 17th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Retirement and Government Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- for cost of living adjustment for retired firefighters.
- of the Department of Human Services, office of Inspector General and the Resident Care Specialist for
- of service.
- It's purely based on years of service.
- specific types of services and products.
Bills:
SB134, SB1356, SB1407, SB1611, SB1639, SB169, SB1722, SB182, SB1870, SB2039, SB432, SB609, SB715, SB716
Keywords:
retirement, public employees, reemployment, benefit adjustment, Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System, state government, OMES, Office of Management and Enterprise Services, Department of Labor, Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Rehabilitation Services, civil service, human capital management, state employee disputes, whistleblower, veterans employment, veterans placement, fleet management, state fleet, motor vehicles
AL
Alabama 2026 1st Special Session
Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Mar 17th, 2026
County and Municipal Government
Transcript Highlights:
- Because one of them is budget and I don't know if he counts. >> He doesn't count.
- It is permissive legislation that allows a municipality to adopt a Firefighters Bill of Rights.
- that are insurers for municipalities that have a lot of concerns, and I just wanted to let you know
- I wanted to make sure we got your bill given the timing now, got it in committee and probably out of
- municipalities that have a lot of municipalities that have a lot of concerns<00:03:54.640>
and
Keywords:
service of process, funding, Marion County, fees, legal documents, firefighters, rights, personnel procedures, state law, public safety, HB468, local commissions, local authorities, municipal planning commission, planning commission, zoning, land use, municipal official, municipal officer, city council
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- Next, we have HJR241 by Representative Lommax, establishing the joint study commission on advanced air
- Next, we have SJR67 by Senator Albritten, supporting the acquisition and secure storage of uranium 233
- Next, we have SJR69 by Senator Beasley, naming a portion of State Route 81 in Montgomery County, the
- Next, we have SJR69 by Senator Beasley, naming a portion of State Route 81 in Montgomery County, the
- we have SJR73 by Senator Coleman, recognizing April 15th, 2025, as Jackie Robinson Day in the state of
Keywords:
Troy Regional Medical Center, rural health, hospital performance, healthcare recognition, community service, commendation, Coach of the Year, sports, education, Tuscaloosa Academy, Jackie Robinson, civil rights, baseball, Alabama, April 15, equality, inclusion, church anniversary, community, faith
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Finance and Policy Committee 2/23/26
Health Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- the cost to the state of know what's the cost to the state of Minnesota?
- submit a request to DHS for reimbursement adjustments when the cost of providing services has increased
- for these services to be built into our rates through this traditional path of cost reporting and rate
- for these services to be built into our rates through this traditional path of cost reporting and rate
- for these services to be built into our rates through this traditional path of cost reporting and rate
Keywords:
massage therapy, Asian bodywork therapy, massage therapist, Asian bodywork therapist, licensure, professional licensing, health occupations, Department of Health, commissioner of health, advisory council, protected title, unlicensed practice, scope of practice, consumer protection, background check, professional liability insurance, continuing education, credentialing examination, state preemption, municipal regulation
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Mar 18th, 2025
County and Municipal Government
Transcript Highlights:
- The goal is that they have full notice of the cost of buying debt, and many times you... ...the cost
- This piece of legislation is not going to take down the cost of eggs.
- Not going to take down the cost of eggs.
- If you retire, you have received your cost of living or whatever, but you're...
- Cost of living or whatever, but you're retiring, and a new person is brought in.
Keywords:
vehicle registration, disability access, fines, law enforcement, public accommodation, bond financing, municipal bonds, county debt, local government debt, debt service schedule, bond disclosure, public finance, bond underwriter, county commission, city council, refunding bonds, swap agreements, interest rate swaps, derivatives, fiscal transparency
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Business and Commerce Mar 25th, 2025 at 08:00 am
Business & Commerce
Bills:
SB 483, SB 522, SB 783, SB 1239, SB 1254, SB 1255, SB 1259, SB 1341, SB 1664, SB 1762, SB 1856, SB 1877, SB 1977
Keywords:
utility, proprietary information, customer data, data protection, electric service, customer information, emergency communication, electric utility, privacy, certification, public accountants, interstate licensing, accounting, regulatory amendment, energy efficiency, construction regulations, building codes, Texas, sustainability, cost-effectiveness
TX
Bills:
SB 483, SB 522, SB 783, SB 1239, SB 1254, SB 1255, SB 1259, SB 1341, SB 1664, SB 1762, SB 1856, SB 1877, SB 1977
Keywords:
utility, proprietary information, customer data, data protection, electric service, customer information, emergency communication, electric utility, privacy, certification, public accountants, interstate licensing, accounting, regulatory amendment, energy efficiency, construction regulations, building codes, Texas, sustainability, cost-effectiveness
AL
Alabama 2026 1st Special Session
Alabama House Economic Development and Tourism Committee Mar 4th, 2026
Economic Development and Tourism
Transcript Highlights:
- Chair, members of the committee.
- SB 251 is the same bill that this committee passed out of his House bill and kind of changed.
- is their line of credit.
- advantage of not not charging consumers. advantage of not not charging consumers.
- and and carry this piece of legislation. and and carry this piece of legislation.
Keywords:
decentralized nonprofit association, unincorporated nonprofit association, blockchain, distributed ledger technology, smart contract, digital asset, crypto, web3, DAO, decentralized autonomous organization, nonprofit governance, digital membership, consensus mechanism, ledger, Alabama nonprofit law, entity formation, liability protection, service of process, real property, winding up
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- the cost of them.
- Because of the cost of them, but although I might be able to do it a little bit with the regular ones
- The cost-benefit analysis, as part of a business plan, would include all the other ingredients of that
- There has not been a comprehensive fiscal analysis of what it will cost the Department of Children and
- There has not been a comprehensive fiscal analysis of what it will cost the Department of Children and
Keywords:
child welfare, negligence, settlement, injury compensation, Department of Children and Families, motorcycle accident, compensation, Department of Transportation, legal claim, autism, autism spectrum disorder, ASD, special education, exceptional student education, ESE, teacher preparation, educator certification, micro-credential, loan forgiveness, student loan repayment
Summary:
The Appropriations Committee met and considered a large agenda of bills, reporting several measures favorably. Early action included SB 6, a settled claim bill involving the Department of Children and Families and the estate of Leila Estrada and Sapphire Williams, which was approved for $3.8 million. The committee also passed a cybersecurity internships bill creating a Department of Commerce program with Cyber Florida, and SB 532, which lets clerks of court retain the full amount of certain excess revenue and clarifies foreclosure-sale procedures. Veterans housing measures, CS for CS for SB 1602 and SB 1604, were approved to create a pilot program and a related trust fund for vacancy relief and risk mitigation for veteran housing. The committee also favorably reported SB 1110 on Medicaid and insurance coverage for orthotics and prosthetics, with emotional testimony from a student and family describing the high cost and importance of activity-specific prosthetics.
Members also approved CS for CS for SB 1012 after adopting an amendment that removed inmate emergency and specialty medical service compensation provisions while retaining changes to the contractor-operated institutions inmate welfare trust fund. Another bill, CS for CS for SB 1614, was narrowed by a delete-all amendment to focus on limiting the use of excess fees for new building construction by local governments. All of these measures were reported favorably after brief debate, with some support testimony submitted in writing or waived.
The most extensive discussion centered on CS for CS for SB 17, a major Medicaid and public assistance overhaul. The bill would create a Joint Legislative Committee on Medicaid Oversight, allow the Legislature to retain its own actuary, tighten Medicaid program oversight, update encounter-data reporting, set performance standards for managed care plans, revise pharmacy benefit manager rules, and require DCF to implement SNAP fraud-reduction and payment-accuracy reforms, including photo IDs on EBT cards and updated work requirements. It also would direct agencies to seek federal waivers for Medicaid work requirements for able-bodied adults and expanded behavioral health services. After lengthy questioning and testimony, the committee adopted amendments adding a transitional medical benefits glide path for people who gain employment and later lose Medicaid eligibility, and exempting hospice patients with six months or less to live. Supporters argued the bill would improve accountability, reduce fraud, and save money, while opponents warned it would create administrative burdens, increase paperwork, and cause eligible people to lose coverage or food assistance. The committee ultimately reported the bill favorably as amended.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Now, many patients fear the financial costs of medical care, which is a barrier to care.
- costs that they were not aware of, do not agree on, or cannot afford.
- In a 2024 study of imaging services in San Francisco, if patients could shop both in-network and for
- cash prices, savings per service would be about two-thirds of that.
- statistics unit of the Department of State Health Services to share the death rate. record information
Keywords:
e-cigarettes, marketing prohibition, youth protection, criminal penalties, public health, school funding, education reform, state budget, property taxes, equity in education, health care, licensing, complaint procedure, disciplinary action, law enforcement, death records, vital statistics, healthcare, trauma facility, Medicaid
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- the transfer of the Anatomical Board of the State of Texas to the Texas Funeral Service Commission (
- Do funeral homes provide any of these services that we're talking about of supplying these specimens?
- And that study I referenced is one of the foundational studies that shows, at that arbitrary point of
- I mean, to me, it's somewhat of a—tax is too strong of a word—but they're getting a service provided
- A more recent study, the 2017 study of rheumatologists found that up to 75% felt MOC was a waste of time
Keywords:
e-cigarettes, marketing prohibition, youth protection, criminal penalties, public health, school funding, education reform, state budget, property taxes, equity in education, health care, licensing, complaint procedure, disciplinary action, law enforcement, death records, vital statistics, healthcare, trauma facility, Medicaid
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Mar 5th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
Transcript Highlights:
- consideration of study?
- From a legal standpoint, we've never had a definition of 'cost judgment' or 'criminal judgment.'
- It also helps the judge if the defendant is generally responsible for the cost of this monitoring device
- So I know that this is kind of one of those topics right now that's also heavy among all of us.
- There's the Child Protective Services unit of DHS.
Bills:
HB2650, HB3277, HB3386, HB3419, HB3430, HB3742, HB3791, HB3835, HB3905, HB3968, HB4119, HB4153, HB4408
Keywords:
probate, estate administration, summary administration, decedent, inheritance, vehicle inspection, title registration, salvage vehicles, ownership, Oklahoma Statutes, evictions, forcible entry, mediation, residency proof, children, housing law, corruption, nonpublic information, government accountability, criminal law
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- Veterans Services, State of Hawaii Department of Defense, said he stands on his testimony and comment
- , but wanted to restate that there is an ongoing working group comprised of the Office of Veterans Services
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State <00:35:39.000>of Office of Veterans Services, State of Office - of Veterans Services, State of Hawaii<00:35:39.400>
Department <00:35:39.920>of <00:35:40.000 - of Veterans comprised of Office of Veterans Services, Services, Services, our<00:35:52.200>
engineering
Keywords:
automated external defibrillator, AED, cardiac arrest, state buildings, health education, public health, lifeguards, first responders, public safety, ocean safety, emergency response, Hawaii, workers' compensation, auditor, procurement audit, compliance, Department of Human Resources Development, transparency, accountability, medical care
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Commerce and Economic Development Feb 13th, 2026 at 05:24 pm
House Commerce & Economic Development Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- So who bears the loss of the cost of construction?
- the cost of that plant.
- A study of how this service should be provided in a way that provides revenues to the state government
- a study, and that costs money.
- It takes an awful lot of effort to study billions of dollars of value.
Keywords:
public utility, certificate of public convenience and necessity, certificate of need, Public Regulation Commission, PRC, utility regulation, ratemaking, energy storage, battery storage, grid reliability, renewable energy, transmission, distribution, generation plant, utility expansion, service territory, mutual domestic water consumer association, economic development department, clean energy, fossil fuel reduction