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OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Retirement and Government Resources Feb 10th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Retirement and Government Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- It was for protecting misuse of funds.
- And that's out of funding decreases the funding ratio at 0.04%, which would set it back about three months
- And that's out of funding decreases the funding ratio at 0.04%, which would set it back about three months
- Protecting them and getting them as fast as we can to that 100% funded ratio.
- I also disagree in the fact that we keep on some of these funds, firefighter fund for example, if We
Committee:
Senate Retirement and Government Resources
Keywords:
nondisclosure agreements, state employment, employee rights, transparency, government accountability, employee suggestions, cost savings, state agencies, incentives, performance awards, efficiency, Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act, state procurement, state purchasing, State Purchasing Director, Office of Management and Enterprise Services, OMES, exempt entities, purchasing exemptions, state contracts
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Banking, Financial Services and Pensions REVISED: HB1182 - Removed Feb 17th, 2026 at 03:00 pm
Banking, Financial Services and Pensions
Transcript Highlights:
- Depending on per pension, or your per pension fund, I think the total of all the pension funds for increase
- And judicial is 100% funded. ...$665,000, OLERS is $156,000, and judicial is 100% funded already.
- The bill helps districts better manage idle funds, Policy and monthly review.
- Up to a funding status that is light years beyond where they were 15 years ago.
- They have really gotten the pension system to a better funding level.
Bills:
HB1784 , HB1245 , HB1268 , HB2116 , HB2193 , HB2206 , HB1739 , HB1889 , HB1904 , HB3172 , HB4225 , HB4352 , HB3625 , HB4263
Keywords:
education reform, local control, student outcomes, curriculum changes, school funding, retirement, pension, public employees, Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System, benefits, survivorship, contribution rates, disability retirement, deferred option plan, service credit, contributions, distributions, HB2116, Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System, OLERS
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Banking, Financial Services and Pensions Feb 10th, 2026 at 03:00 pm
Banking, Financial Services and Pensions
Transcript Highlights:
- provide a written commitment to follow standards, making sure that a proxy advisor used in our pension funds
- Now I did hear some of your concerns about the definition around a hedge fund, and that's why I have
- They run a hedge fund.
- Presentative Just to clarify for the record, your definition of hedge fund when replaced will be what
- you have that shows that actually the primary driver for unaffordable housing in Oklahoma is hedge funds
Keywords:
credit card transactions, payment methods, service charge, consumer rights, financial regulation, public finance, pension, pension fund, retirement system, board of trustees, proxy voting, proxy proposal, shareholder vote, shareholder activism, fiduciary duty, pecuniary factors, nonpecuniary factors, ESG, environmental social governance, social goals
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- All the COLAs are out of the funded deposit account, so that it's not out of the direct main fund.
- This amount is self-funded by the judiciary and has a subject-to-available-funding clause.
- private funds.
- We are a well-funded fund and we are not a state fund.
- Right now, our funded ratio is 90.78%.
Bills:
SB25 , SB250 , HB22 , HB27 , HB33 , HB47 , HB233 , HB290 , HB308 , HB324 , HB382 , HB533 , HB559 , HB575 , HB980 , HB1157 , HB1207 , HB1236 , HCR45
Committee:
Senate Finance
Keywords:
HB22, Act 279, Clerks of Court Retirement and Relief Fund, retirement system, pension, cost-of-living adjustment, COLA, retirees, beneficiaries, survivors, funded ratio, actuarial valuation, Consumer Price Index, CPI-U, employer contributions, funding deposit account, unfunded accrued liability, public retirement, Louisiana retirement law, court clerks
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 26 Mar 17th, 2026 at 09:30 am
Oklahoma House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 4478 raises the daily deposit threshold for school activity funds from $100 to $500 dollars
Keywords:
HB2936, children, child protection, adoption, Oklahoma Adoption Code, gestational carrier, gestational agreement, surrogacy, intended parent, preplacement home study, home study, prospective adoptive parent, foster placement, child abuse, child neglect, child sexual abuse, child sexual exploitation, lewd molestation, sex offender registry, Oklahoma Sex Offenders Registration Act
AL
Committee:
House Health
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
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Government Oversight REVISED - HB3852 -Added Mar 5th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Government Oversight
Transcript Highlights:
- I need to check the fund. Seeing, Representative Fugate, you're recognized for a question.
- But the 4% versus 6% is that based off of the value of the fund?
- Representative, what is the funding ratio of PrS? Do you know that number?
- At that time, its removal had no impact on the funded status.
- For volunteer poll workers, the ratio is currently 3 to 1.
Bills:
HB1739 , HB1784 , HB1889 , HB2116 , HB2206 , HB3625 , HB2939 , HB3028 , HB3265 , HB3313 , HB3413 , HB3414 , HB3415 , HB3416 , HB3417 , HB3418 , HB3420 , HB3588 , HB3748 , HB3721 , HB3852 , HB4132 , HB4263 , HB4303 , HB4311 , HB4428 , HB4429 , HB4434
Committee:
House Government Oversight
Keywords:
retirement, law enforcement, disability benefits, pension system, Oklahoma, education reform, local control, student outcomes, curriculum changes, school funding, public retirement systems, pension, retirement benefits, cost-of-living adjustment, COLA, inflation adjustment, CPI-U, Consumer Price Index, firefighters pension, police pension
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- Bill 3466 is a bill request from the Oklahoma Corporation Commission that eliminates their petty cash fund
- They no longer use this petty cash fund and just would like to get rid of it in statute.
Committee:
House Utilities
Keywords:
high-demand facilities, electric utilities, public infrastructure, water management, taxpayer-funded subsidies, decommissioning plans, local control, citizen initiative, referendum, electric utility, large load customers, infrastructure, utility planning, electricity rates, cost allocation, data centers, artificial intelligence, advanced manufacturing, ratepayer protection, HB3466
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Commerce and Economic Development Oversight REVISED: SB1101 and SB1966 - Added Apr 16th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Commerce & Economic Development Oversight
Transcript Highlights:
- As such, we oversee the implementation of a number of federal and state-funded programs.
- Office at the Department of Commerce administers those funds. 90% of them automatically to community
- The community action agencies are the sub-recipients of this funding.
- In addition to those 17 CSBG contracts, we touch a wide variety of state and federally funded community
- We administer well over $90 million in total funding last year. $8.9 million of that is CSBG, which is
Keywords:
SB80, legislation, state law, public safety, community impact, local governance, dental coverage, insurance reporting, healthcare access, dental loss ratio, community benefits, Oklahoma law, Athletic Trainer, Compact, interstate practice, licensure, public health, workforce development, military spouses, telehealth
TX
Committee:
House Insurance
Keywords:
health impact analysis, cost analysis, coverage mandates, health insurance, legislative analysis, health care data, education, funding, classroom resources, teacher support, student outcomes, health benefits, provider dentists, payment reimbursement, insurance code, noncontracting, dental care, reimbursement, health benefit plans, noncontracting providers
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- As you know, TRS acts as a fiduciary for our trust fund.
- We have three trust funds, one is for the pension, but we have two for health care, one for our active
- So we act as fiduciaries for those funds and for that.
- So we hold ourselves to a high standard to ensure that the funds that we spend for health care are done
- If we don't cover that, then we go we work with Blue Cross Blue Shield for our self-funded business.
Committee:
House Insurance
Keywords:
health impact analysis, cost analysis, coverage mandates, health insurance, legislative analysis, health care data, education, funding, classroom resources, teacher support, student outcomes, health benefits, provider dentists, payment reimbursement, insurance code, noncontracting, dental care, reimbursement, health benefit plans, noncontracting providers
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 2254 relates to the Partnership Access Line funding model.
- House Bill 2254 relates to the Partnership Access Line funding model.
- The funding model for these programs is as follows.
- We're grateful the legislature afforded funding for those services last year.
- There are no net general fund state impacts, and that concludes my remarks. Thank you very much.
Committee:
House Appropriations
Keywords:
climate change, commitment act, emission reductions, sustainability, environmental policy, HB 2254, Washington, Health Care Authority, partnership access line, psychiatric consultation line, first approach skills training, behavioral health, mental health, assessment, administrative costs, health insurance, health carriers, self-funded plans, multiple employer welfare arrangement, MEWA
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I serve as the policy director for the Workers Defense Action Fund, and I'm here to speak in support
- These evaluations will help ensure that public funds are spent effectively, allowing for...
- The good news is that there is an existing funding stream available for opportunity youth.
- The Texas Workforce Commission will distribute around 80 million dollars in federal funding for...
- That's significant, but we lack basic transparency on how those funds are used.
Committee:
House S/C on Workforce
Keywords:
healthcare, Medicare, insurance, financial assistance, families, wage theft, employers, penalties, Texas Workforce Commission, employee rights, employer database, worker rights, death investigation, emergency services, medical benefits, exposure claims, public safety, workforce development, TWC, youth workforce
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Mar 19th, 2025
Trade, Workforce & Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- These programs provide seed fundings for new technologies and innovation across all industry sectors,
- These small businesses can go to another state and get that additional funding. call it pre-clinical
- So it's really at that innovation stage, it's very hard to raise other funds.
- These funds don't take away your equity, it's just a grant from the federal government.
- Might not have any grants to fund it immediately.
Keywords:
social media, children, account verification, data privacy, parental control, property owners' association, residential watering restrictions, vegetation, fine limitations, drought, technology, innovation, economic development, grants, Texas Economic Development, business funding, HB 1395, private passenger vehicle rental, car rental, vehicle rental
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Military and Veterans Affairs Committee Jan 14th, 2026
Military and Veterans Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- you're exempt from paying property taxes, they still include property taxes in your debt-to-income ratio
- they calculate the debt-to-income, they will not include your property taxes in your debt-to-income ratio
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- So that's the only change income ratio.
Committee:
House Military and Veterans Affairs
Keywords:
Alabama Board of Athletic Trainers, diversity, government oversight, Sunset Law, congressional districts, HB77, absentee voting, absentee ballot, disabled voter, disability accommodation, voter assistance, ballot delivery, ballot application, designee, caregiver, election manager, vote by mail, mail ballot, ballot harvesting, voter access
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Early Learning & Human Services Jan 14th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Early Learning & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Staff-to-youth ratios are appropriate in alignment with PREA.
- Staff to youth ratios are appropriate in alignment with PREA.
- maintained during this mixed-ratio time.
- maintained during this mixed ratio time.
- ratio during overnight hours.
Committee:
House Early Learning & Human Services
Keywords:
child welfare, risk assessment, investigation, child abuse, neglect, HB 2219, child care licensing, early learning, DCYF, Department of Children Youth and Families, Washington child care, preschool licensing, family child care, child care centers, nature-based child care, outdoor preschool, mixed-age ratios, staff-to-child ratio, group size, zero tolerance
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- The largest of the funds that they manage are the state pension funds, which comprise about $200 billion
- Others include labor and industry funds, disability-related funds, and most recently the WA Cares funds
- Funds Program about $3 billion.
- They invest our GET Fund. They invest the DD Endowment Trust Fund.
- I would counsel them to say yes, because I know that fund is going to be wanting to raise a new fund
Committee:
House Appropriations
Keywords:
investment, gifts, grants, University of Washington, funding, higher education, recycling, waste reduction, environmental policy, sustainability, municipal regulations, HB 2254, Washington, Health Care Authority, partnership access line, psychiatric consultation line, first approach skills training, behavioral health, mental health, assessment
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- it should not require unnecessary barriers for providers to expand, offer new services, or use the funds
- the rural you take money for uh from the rural healthc<00:09:14.240><c> care</c><00:09:14.640><c> fund
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Committee:
Senate Healthcare
Keywords:
Alabama Athletic Commission, Attorney General, criminal penalties, unarmed combat, regulation, boxing, mixed martial arts, civil fines, Green County, racing, pari-mutuel wagering, gaming regulations, commission appointments, historical horse racing, local tax, SB82, warrant recall, outstanding warrants, stale warrants, misdemeanor warrants
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Bill 19 by Middleton et al, relating to the use by of public funds for lobbying and certain other
Bills:
SJR5 , SJR36 , SJR5 , SJR5 , SR105 , SR121 , SB17 , SB19 , SB25 , SB28 , SB17 , SB19 , SB25 , SB28
Keywords:
bail, felony offenses, criminal justice reform, public safety, constitutional amendment, school safety, mental health, emergency response, education policy, law enforcement, SR 121, Senate Resolution 121, Pete Alfaro, Pedro Cuellar Alfaro, Pedro Alfaro, Baytown, Texas Senate tribute, in memory, memorial resolution, condolence resolution
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Children, Youth and Family Services REVISED: Links added Feb 4th, 2026 at 03:00 pm
Children, Youth and Family Services
Transcript Highlights:
- The purpose being To open up funding opportunities, private and public, and grants, and the braiding
- that meshing together so we're not having duplication of effort of any funds that do become available
- Provides an opportunity for more funding from grants and those kinds of things.
- We are not properly funding our agencies.
Committee:
House Children, Youth and Family Services
Keywords:
immigration, public assistance, legal status, food assistance, state benefits, family resource center, community support, employment services, kinship families, social connections, child care, criminal history, background checks, child safety, licensing, Oklahoma laws, advisory committees, daycare, licensed child care facility, child care subsidy