Video & Transcript Research : 'eligible annuitants'

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TX
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Apr 23rd, 2025

Pensions, Investments & Financial Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • been talked about very much is we have 3,600... 1,506 active firefighters, and 1,567 of them are eligible
  • So, part of that bundle wouldn't be eligible under your bill.
  • Currently, we have about 5,100 peace officers employed by eligible institutions across the state.
  • This legislation establishes a 25-year retirement eligibility for certified officers whose primary duty
  • this until you're 62 and have a certain number of points, a lot of very eminently qualified and eligible
Bills: HB886, HB1514, HB2434, HB2688, HB2802, HB3161, HB3221, HB4029, HB4339, HB4591, HB4774, HB4802, HB4853, HB5627, SB1737
Keywords: retirement, supplemental payment, benefits, Employees Retirement System, eligible annuitants, legislation, annuity, service credit, Employees Retirement System of Texas, employee benefits, pension reform, public retirement systems, municipality pensions, firefighters, police officers, retirement age, DROP program, actuarial studies, pension benefits, municipal retirement
TX
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Apr 23rd, 2025

Pensions, Investments & Financial Services

NM
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Appropriations and Finance Feb 18th, 2026 at 09:43 pm

House Appropriations & Finance

NM
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Appropriations and Finance Feb 17th, 2026 at 08:07 am

House Appropriations & Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is part of eligible telecommunication carrier status.
  • What do they... so do they have to... is there a fee to get in to become an eligible provider? Mr.
  • Just a quick question: Who gives the eligible telecommunications carrier the ETC... designation?
  • Well, I think they're all eligible for the package that's put together.
Bills: HB2, SB152
Keywords: general appropriation, budget, Medicaid, education funding, public safety, telecommunications, low-income assistance, lifeline, broadband, rural broadband, universal service fund, public regulation commission, PRC, 911 surcharge, telecommunications relay service, VoIP, mobile service, internet affordability, digital equity, digital inclusion
KY
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Public Pension Oversight Board (9-26-23)

TX
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Ways & Means Apr 7th, 2025

Ways & Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • As long as you're eligible for the exemption, the theory behind my bill is that you're going to...
  • A city within 1,000 feet of a city-owned convention center facility is eligible for these rebates.
  • We sought and received this eligibility a few sessions ago.
  • Those eligible for this program, as is, are increasing by 20% each year.
  • We’re only eligible if expenses were incurred between 2017 and 2022.
Bills: HB249, HB 1186, HB2313, HB2408, HB2508, HB2730, HB2974, HB3045, HB3232, HB3336, HB3710, HB4044, HB4236, HJR133, HB249
Keywords: ad valorem taxes, property taxes, homestead exemption, disabled veterans, senior citizens, tax payments, installment payments, municipal tax revenue, hotel, convention center, tax code, economic development, local government, municipality, tax revenue, qualified projects, municipal taxation, hotel project, municipality funding, veteran
WA
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Pension Funding Council Jun 23rd, 2026

Pension Funding Council

Transcript Highlights:
  • I haven't included members that were not eligible for a benefit or are awaiting a benefit calculation
  • This calculation is only done for members that meet the eligibility requirements, which is being in the
  • It's annuitized at retirement and then plugged into this equation to calculate SRP benefits.
  • So fairly close in terms of new actives and new annuitants.
  • So fairly close in terms of new actives and new annuitants.
Summary: The Pension Funding Council met on June 23, 2026, for a work session that began with an overview of the Higher Education Supplemental Retirement Plan (SRP) and a 2025 accounting valuation of that plan. Staff explained that the SRP is a closed defined benefit supplement for higher education employees hired before the 2011 closure, with employer contributions currently pre-funding benefits in institution-specific trusts while institutions still pay benefits on a pay-as-you-go basis. The State Actuary’s office reported that the plan’s accounting position has improved, with combined market assets of about $245 million against $377 million in accrued liability, and that strong market performance since 2022 has increased the asset-to-liability ratio. The office emphasized that this was an educational accounting valuation, not a funding valuation for rate-setting. The council then received the 2025 actuarial valuation report for the state retirement systems. Actuaries reviewed the recent demographic experience study, noting updated assumptions for mortality, retirement, termination, and salary growth, and said the net impact on most plans was small. They reported that most plans’ funded ratios improved, with all plans at least 94% funded and several at or above 100%, and that contribution rates for the 2027–2029 biennium are generally lower than current rates. They also noted that future rates could be affected by market volatility as deferred gains are recognized over the next few years. During public comment, a representative of the Association of Washington Cities urged the council to consider rate reductions to help local governments facing budget pressures. In executive session, the council first approved a motion directing the Office of the State Actuary to perform an actuarial evaluation and analysis of each institution’s Higher Education Supplemental Retirement Plan, including institution-specific contribution rates, asset sufficiency, and funding policy options, due by July 1, 2028. The council then adopted the 2027–2029 pension contribution rates based on the 2025 actuarial valuation report. Both motions passed 5-0, with one member excused. The meeting concluded with no further business.
HI
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

CPC Public Hearing - Thu Feb 5, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST

Consumer Protection & Commerce

Bills: HB2227, HB1775, HB1560, HB1642, HB1647, HB2003, HB1640, HB2198
Keywords: eviction, housing stability, tenant screening, court records, writ of possession, foreclosures, public sale, eligible bidders, housing, downpayment, judicial foreclosure, digital financial assets, consumer protection, financial kiosks, refunds, transaction security, HB1642, Hawaii, cryptocurrency ATM, crypto ATM
Summary: The committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce met on February 5, 2026, and heard testimony on several bills, beginning with HB 227 relating to eviction records. Supporters, including the Public First Law Center and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, argued the bill would help people who prevail in eviction cases avoid long-term housing harm from online court records, while the Public First Law Center said keeping records off eCourt Kokua would not violate the First Amendment because the records would still be available in person. Members discussed access-to-justice concerns, and a witness said legal aid attorneys could still access the records through the attorney-only Jeff’s system and the court’s access-to-justice room. The chair also asked about precedent, and a witness cited a Hawaii Supreme Court case as supporting removal from the online database rather than sealing records entirely. The committee then took up HP 1775 relating to foreclosures, but the transcript only shows in-person opposition comments from the Hawaii State Bar Association Collection Law Section, the Hawaii Credit Union League, and the Hawaii Bankers Association. The credit union and banking groups said they had concerns about broader negative impacts on mortgage lending and other requirements, but no detailed discussion or action was captured before the committee moved on. The next measure, HB 1560 relating to consumer protection, drew support from the Office of Consumer Protection and cryptocurrency companies including Coinflip and America Digital, which said they already use wallet-pinning and other safeguards to prevent fraud. AARP Hawaii did not take a formal position but said the bill addressed a real problem, noting that Hawaii residents, especially in Kona, had lost more than $920,000 in 2024 to cryptocurrency ATM scams and arguing that stronger oversight was needed. The committee also heard HB 1642, which would ban cryptocurrency kiosks. The Office of Consumer Protection supported the ban as the best way to protect consumers from fraud, while Coinflip, Bitcoin Depot, and America Digital opposed it, arguing kiosks provide cash-based access to crypto, especially for unbanked or underbanked consumers, and that targeted regulation would be better than an outright ban. AARP Hawaii took no formal position but strongly emphasized the harm caused by scams, saying victims are often frightened into acting quickly and that kiosk transactions currently lack enough friction or intervention. Finally, HB 1647, also on consumer protection, would impose liability on host businesses that provide space for crypto kiosks. The Office of Consumer Protection warned small businesses might not understand the liability, while Coinflip, Bitcoin Depot, and America Digital opposed the bill, saying it would unfairly shift enforcement duties to host stores and could discourage businesses from hosting kiosks, effectively creating a de facto ban. No votes or final committee actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
WA
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Pension Funding Council Jun 23rd, 2026 at 02:00 pm

Pension Funding Council

Transcript Highlights:
  • institutions are Public Employees' Retirement System employers, like other state agencies, and all eligible
  • I haven't included members that were not eligible for a benefit or are awaiting a benefit calculation
  • It's annuitized at retirement. This hypothetical account is accumulated over a member's career.
  • It's annuitized at retirement and then plugged into this equation to calculate SRP benefits.
  • So fairly close in terms of new actives and new annuitants.
Keywords: 904, all
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement - 03/17/26

Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chair. annuitant earnings. Thank you, chair. annuitant earnings. Thank you, chair.
  • We are that to be eligible salary.
  • leave, it would not be eligible salary. leave, it would not be eligible salary.
  • leave, it's eligible for the repurchase. leave, it's eligible for the repurchase.
  • It's just eligible for repurchase. It's just eligible for repurchase.
Keywords: 918, senate, all
Summary: The commission first approved the minutes and then took up several pension omnibus items. Representative Rapinski’s item, related to an I-RAP issue, was moved ahead of the agenda and passed without further information after members noted the State Board of Investment and Minnesota State had not identified additional facts; the bill, as previously amended, was recommended for inclusion in the 2026 Pension Omnibus Bill. The committee also corrected a procedural issue on Senator Gustafson’s bill, SF 3897/HF 3703, after realizing an amendment referenced earlier belonged to a different bill; the motion was restated without the amendment reference and the bill was then recommended to pass and be incorporated into the omnibus bill. The main policy discussion centered on SF 3897/HF 3703, which would change how terminating firefighter relief association plans value benefits for firefighters under age 50. Senator Gustafson said the current statute can unfairly reduce benefits by requiring present-value discounting and that the bill would instead allow benefits to be based on accrued benefit under the plan formula, while still leaving relief associations flexibility to use present value if they choose. Staff confirmed the bill applies only to relief associations under chapter 424B, not PERA or the statewide plan. Senator Rasmussen raised concerns about consistency between SVF and non-SVF reliefs and about differing treatment on termination; the bill author acknowledged the difference. The committee ultimately voted to recommend the bill for inclusion in the omnibus pension bill. The final major item was House File 4162, as amended by an A1 amendment, which requires employers of reemployed annuitants in TRA to make employer contributions during reemployment, including Minnesota State Colleges and Universities employees covered under section 354.445. Representative O’Driscoll argued the bill would direct existing education-formula pension dollars to TRA, prevent districts from using those funds elsewhere when retirees are rehired, and keep the employee neutral because the annuitant’s benefit would not change. Supporters said the measure would help pension funding and address situations where districts rehire retired teachers, often in hard-to-fill specialties. Opponents, including Senator Rasmusson, questioned the added cost to school districts, citing an estimated $5.385 million in annual TRA revenue from the change and warning it could reduce districts’ ability to hire or retain staff. After discussion, the committee had not yet taken final action on this item in the portion of the meeting provided.
WA
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Select Committee on Pension Policy Jul 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am

Select Committee on Pension Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • UCOLA was effective for those individuals who were eligible.
  • were eligible.
  • OSA estimated about 75% of annuitants were eligible to receive a COLA.
  • And then in terms of total annuitants, 1,393. And about 200 of those are survivors.
  • The remaining 1,200 are your primary annuitant retirees. You're welcome.
Keywords: 904, all
Summary: The Select Committee on Pension Policy approved the June minutes by roll call vote, with 13 yes votes and six excused members. The committee then received an annual update from the Office of the State Actuary, which marked its 50th anniversary and reviewed its history, expanded duties, staffing, cost-effectiveness, and current workload. The presentation emphasized the office’s role as an independent, in-house actuarial agency supporting Washington’s pension systems, boards, and committees, and noted some added work this year related to volunteer firefighters, LEOFF 2 studies, and accessibility requirements. The committee also heard its annual LEOFF 2 Board update. The board described its structure and ongoing work on several policy studies, including the DNR firefighter study, standby pay as earnable compensation, possible exemption of police chiefs from LEOFF 2 membership, preservation of public safety exposure records, 457 plans and additional annuity purchases, and implementation of tribal compacts allowing tribal law enforcement to join LEOFF 2. Members discussed the importance of coordination between the board and the select committee. The Pension Funding Council staff then reported that the council adopted the state actuary’s calculated contribution rates for the 2027-29 biennium, and that for most systems the adopted rates are lower than the prior biennium. Staff also briefed the committee on a possible PERS and TRS Plan 1 ad hoc COLA, explaining the history of Plan 1 benefits, prior one-time COLAs, the current funding approach, and possible next steps for the committee. Another briefing addressed a request related to Washington State Patrol survivor medical coverage, focusing on duty-related death benefits, Medicare, and the recent LEOFF 2 legislation that reimbursed certain premiums for survivors; members noted the issue would likely need actuarial analysis before any recommendation. The committee then heard a detailed presentation on survivor benefit election changes requested by retirees affected by the repeal of the federal windfall elimination provision, with staff explaining current survivor option rules and IRS qualification concerns. During public comment, Rebecca Souders-Palm testified about survivor benefits for families of officers killed in the line of duty and asked the committee to examine why earlier surviving spouses were treated differently after remarriage. The meeting adjourned after public input, and the executive committee was scheduled to meet later that day.
NM
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Finance Feb 11th, 2026 at 04:38 pm

Senate Finance

NM
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Finance Feb 11th, 2026 at 09:05 am

Senate Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Mescalero Apache Telecom is an eligible telecommunications carrier and would be eligible to receive this
  • And then it goes through low-income pursuant, how they're eligible. Will you tell me?
  • And then it goes through low-income pursuant, how they're eligible.
  • Tell me how each individual household would be eligible and what the income level is. Mr.
  • How do they determine that household is eligible?
Bills: SB152, SB145, SB190, HB247
Keywords: telecommunications, low-income assistance, lifeline, broadband, rural broadband, universal service fund, public regulation commission, PRC, 911 surcharge, telecommunications relay service, VoIP, mobile service, internet affordability, digital equity, digital inclusion, rural internet, broadband infrastructure, eligible telecommunications carrier, ETC, tribal consent
NM
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Investments and Pensions Oversight Oct 8th, 2025

Investments & Pensions Oversight Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • An active member is someone who is working and contributing to a pension plan, and an annuitant, of course
  • The ratio of actives to annuitants.
  • If you have a very low ratio of actives to annuitants, that means The relative proportion of individuals
  • Madam Chair, so for PERA, most general employees are Eligible for Social Security; they pay into it.
  • To annuitants.
WA
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Select Committee on Pension Policy Apr 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am

Select Committee on Pension Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • You'll also elect, again, one executive committee member, and I'm happy to share who those eligible candidates
  • So this next bill addresses eligibility for PERS. PERS.
  • This next bill addresses eligibility for PERS.
  • Now, annuitants who are receiving an annual increase Now, annuitants who are receiving an annual increase
  • already through minimum benefits are not eligible for this COLA, as well as individuals who are receiving
Keywords: 904, all
TX
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Economic Development May 21st, 2025

Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • reminder, this bill ensures accountability for the use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenues by eligible
Bills: HB346, HB1851, HB2974, HB5596, HCR118, HCR127, HCR141
Keywords: expedited service, business records, veteran-owned businesses, franchise tax, fee schedule, surplus vehicles, law enforcement equipment, school districts, Texas Facilities Commission, economically disadvantaged areas, HB 5596, voter-approval tax rate, property tax, ad valorem tax, Tax Code, Texas municipalities, coastal municipality, eligible coastal municipality, municipal hotel occupancy tax, hotel occupancy tax revenue
Summary: The Senate Economic Development Committee heard and laid out several measures focused on school safety, Texas-Taiwan relations, defense manufacturing, business formation, hotel tax policy, and NASA relocation. HB 1851 would allow surplus DPS vehicles and law enforcement equipment to be transferred to school districts in economically disadvantaged areas for use by school police and security personnel, with a two-year resale restriction. HCR 127 expressed support for the Texas-Taiwan relationship and trade ties, HCR 118 supported expanding warship manufacturing in Texas, HCR 141 urged Congress to move NASA headquarters to Houston, HB 346 (with a committee substitute) revised business filing and fee authority while making permanent a franchise tax exemption for new veteran-owned businesses, HB 2974 was an omnibus hotel occupancy tax and qualified hotel project bill, and HB 5596 addressed accountability for municipal hotel occupancy tax revenues in coastal communities. Witnesses generally supported the measures, including the Texas Hotel and Lodging Association on HB 2974 and resource witnesses from the Texas Veterans Commission and Secretary of State on HB 346; no opposition testimony was registered on the laid-out bills. After public testimony, the committee took up pending business and adopted committee substitutes where applicable. HB 1851, HB 346, HB 2974, and HB 5596 were each reported favorably to the full Senate, with HB 346 and HB 2974 also recommended for the local and uncontested calendar. HCR 127 and HCR 118 were reported favorably as well, and HCR 127 and HCR 141 were likewise recommended for the local and uncontested calendar. The committee also reported HB 4320 favorably, though the transcript repeats that motion several times. The meeting ended with the committee standing in recess until 7:00 a.m. subject to the call of the chair.
TX
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Committee on Economic Development May 21st, 2025

Economic Development

MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement - 02/24/26

Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • , 186,000 activives, 140,000 annuitants, 186,000 activives, 140,000 annuitants, and<00:31:06.960>
  • So, those 20,000 will be eligible for a future retirement benefit at some point.
  • We refer to them as our re-employed annuitants.
  • We refer to them as our re-employed annuitants.
  • We refer to them as our re-employed annuitants.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
AL
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Mar 4th, 2025

County and Municipal Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • This would allow the cancer death benefit to be eligible to volunteers.
  • We've never captured the data related to volunteers simply because there have not been eligibility requirements
Bills: HB191, HB35, HB29, HB123, HB35, HB29, HB191, HB123
Keywords: sales tax, use tax, sales and use tax, local tax exemption, county tax, municipal tax, county commission, municipality, Alabama Department of Revenue, tax exemption, ordinance, resolution, fiscal year, September 1 effective date, notice requirement, local government, tax administration, revenue law, state and local taxation, volunteer firefighters
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session - 05/15/26

Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Currently, re-employed annuitants, which is someone who has worked as a teacher, as a police officer,
  • Currently Currently Currently re-employed<01:07:29.760> annuitants,<01:07:30.559> which
  • annuitants, which is someone who<01:07:31.760> has<01:07:32.000> worked<01:07:32.240><
  • They can retire eligible for retirement.
  • to pay in as if as if those annuitants to pay in as if as if those employees<01:08:22.640> were
Keywords: 1187, senate, all