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AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- to voter approval and statutorily requires each school district to dedicate at least 60% of its operational
- Beginning in FY 2028, any school district that spends less than 60% of its operational spending on teacher
- operational funding and budgets cover far more than classroom salaries.
- As you mentioned, you want to look at teacher pay as its entity, but all these costs are critical to
- education administration, which comes with substantial costs.
Keywords:
kinship care, child welfare, foster care, relative placement, child protection, child neglect, financial resources, behavioral health, Christian Science treatment, parental rights, group homes, children's rights, safety protocols, employee training, mental health, child safety, oversight, independent committee, transparency, accountability
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Early Learning & Human Services Jan 14th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Early Learning & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- And so Echo Glen has actually been operating a little bit below their safe operating capacity.
- And so Echo Glen has actually been operating a little bit below their safe operating capacity.
- That's a good thing. been operating a little bit below their safe operating capacity.
- Damages are costing the state so much money.
- This is a budget-neutral fix that has no cost.
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
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Military and Veterans Affairs Committee Mar 19th, 2025
Military and Veterans Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- This doesn't cost the state anything else. But what this bill does...
Committee:
House Military and Veterans Affairs
Keywords:
Alabama National Guard, National Guard legal services, legal assistance program, judge advocate, staff judge advocate, paralegal, military justice, military law, legal aid, preventive law, notary, notarial acts, Adjutant General, State Military Department, Office of General Counsel, Army Regulation 27-1, Army Regulation 27-3, Air Force Instruction 51-304, Air National Guard Instruction 51-504, Title 31
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- The fiscal note shows no costs. There are eight amendments offered by Senator Christian.
- The fiscal note shows a cost of $59,000 this biennium. There are no amendments.
- The fiscal note shows a cost of $170,000.
- The fiscal note shows a cost of $170,000 this biennium, with no cost going forward.
- There was a fiscal note that DOC indicates some increase in costs for supervision and gave a non-zero
Committee:
Senate Human Services
Keywords:
alternative placements, individual ownership, restrictive policies, healthcare, operational control, homeless youth, youth services, mental health, support programs, state law, behavioral health, children, support services, poverty reduction, intergenerational poverty, WorkFirst, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, TANF, self-sufficiency, economic justice
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House County and Municipal Government Committee Mar 18th, 2026
County and Municipal Government
Transcript Highlights:
- And it doesn't interfere with that agency's operations.
- Now, there's a an agency's operations.
- </c> bill will only compound compliance costs bill will only compound compliance costs for<00:07:44.120
- The initial setup is a real cost.
- It could actually make is a real cost.
Committee:
House County and Municipal Government
Keywords:
machinegun, enhanced sentencing, homicide, manslaughter, assault, public safety, HB404, Alabama Board of Cosmetology and Barbering, cosmetology, barbering, makeup artist, makeup application, lash artist, brow artist, lash/brow permit, esthetician, salon licensing, studio licensing, mobile salon, mobile studio
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Military and Veterans Affairs Committee Mar 4th, 2026
Military and Veterans Affairs
Committee:
House Military and Veterans Affairs
Keywords:
retired law enforcement, retirement benefits, employment, firemedics, salary cap, released time, religious instruction, elective credit, public schools, K-12 education, school board policy, church-state separation, parochial education, Bible class, faith-based instruction, student release, attendance credit, State Board of Education, local school board, parental consent
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Business meeting to consider S.527, to require the Federal Trade Commission to study the role of intermediaries in the pharmaceutical supply chain and provide Congress with appropriate policy recommendations, S.1040, to amend the Federal Trade Commis Apr 3rd, 2025 at 09:15 am
Senate Judiciary
Transcript Highlights:
- Today's markup is about addressing the high cost of prescription drugs and abusive practices that keep
- This will make it easier for generic to obtain approval, get on the market quicker, thus lowering costs
- Hopefully, transparency driving down the cost of prescription drugs.
- The FTC can operate and have a quorum with fewer than five commissioners, and the FTC's legal counsel
- this are something FTC routinely does in the ordinary course of business, and they'll continue to operate
Committee:
Senate Senate Judiciary
Keywords:
drug competition, product hopping, generic drugs, biosimilars, federal regulations, FTC Act, patent, biological products, healthcare access, affordable prescriptions, Medicare, Federal Trade Commission, sham petitions, competition, public health, unfair competition, healthcare, pharmaceutical, antitrust law, pay-for-delay
Summary:
The meeting focused on addressing the high cost of prescription drugs and the abusive practices that contribute to elevated prices affecting American families. Several bills were presented, including proposals to end pay-for-delay deals and to enhance transparency in the operations of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). The discussion was notable for its emphasis on consumer protection and ensuring that cheaper generic drugs reach the market more effectively. Members expressed frustration over past attempts to pass similar legislation stalling in the Senate, leading to renewed efforts to push these bills forward.
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- This is a clarification with no cost or change to businesses or nonprofits.
- with no cost or change to businesses or non-profits.
- Fortunately, we didn't have any deaths in our rescue operations.
- You know, there's going to be per diem costs, travel costs, infrastructure costs, meeting space costs
- , staffing costs.
Bills:
HB2543
Committee:
Senate Law & Justice
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- Since 2015, the Legislature through its operating budgets has directed the state treasurer to do that
- It could still operate here in Washington. It's just that way.
- It could still operate here in Washington.
- And so the cost of providing photographs and color documents is slightly higher.
- It is simply a stop, you know, a cost savings, a stop-loss for it.
Bills:
HB2543
Committee:
Senate Law & Justice
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Shelby County Legislation Committee Feb 25th, 2026
Shelby County Legislation
Bills:
SB319
Committee:
Senate Shelby County Legislation
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture & Natural Resources Jan 21st, 2026 at 08:00 am
Agriculture & Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- You are watching the cost of premiums and rates go up under utilities.
- Also, ...costs, which will have an impact on future rates.
- I think the cost of this, I'm supporting the amendment.
- I think the cost of the study would way offset the potential costs. ...would outweigh the potential costs
- Sometimes it's just the high cost of food affecting things.
Committee:
House Agriculture & Natural Resources
Keywords:
wildfire prevention, Washington wildfire council, fire safety, environmental protection, state regulations, HB 2238, HB2238, statewide food security, food security strategy, hunger, food insecurity, food access, food assistance, anti-hunger, nutrition education, food system literacy, agricultural viability, supply chain resilience, Washington Department of Agriculture, food policy forum
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine insurance markets and the role of mitigation policies. May 1st, 2025 at 09:00 am
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Overall, this is a devastating burden that can cost thousands of dollars on top of all the other costs
- Trump's tariffs will cost the average homeowner over $100 a year in extra insurance costs. the Federal
- In some areas, costs are even higher.
- So the primary cost factors for rising homeowners insurance costs, it's primarily...
- Would that help lower insurance costs?
Keywords:
homeowners insurance, natural disasters, insurance costs, climate change, disaster preparedness, federal policies, bipartisan solutions
Summary:
The meeting reviewed critical issues surrounding the rising costs and accessibility of homeowners insurance across the United States, particularly in light of increasing natural disasters linked to climate change. Members engaged in extensive discussions regarding the implications for families and the economy, citing significant increases in premiums and decreasing availability of policies in high-risk areas. Supervisor Peysko highlighted the direct impact of federal policies on local communities, emphasizing the growing burden on homeowners as they face skyrocketing insurance costs amidst a backdrop of environmental challenges and regulatory constraints. The committee expressed a unified call to action for bipartisan solutions, focusing on improving building codes and enhancing disaster preparedness measures.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture & Natural Resources Jan 20th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Agriculture & Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- As well as the family farm, Buckles Farms and Ranches, we operate a little over 100 acres of tree fruit
- As well as the family farm, Buckles Farms and Ranches, we operate a little over 100 acres of tree fruit
- owned and operated by the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation.
- So the cost driver, The cost drivers for food production themselves are going up regardless of economic
- I will say, as I mentioned, this program covers the real cost, and it strengthens local markets.
Committee:
House Agriculture & Natural Resources
Keywords:
PFAS chemicals, agriculture, environmental impact, regulation, food safety, farmers, food security, Washington, support for farmers, cannabis, cooperatives, marijuana industry, HB 2238, HB2238, statewide food security, food security strategy, hunger, food insecurity, food access, food assistance
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- The cost-of-living adjustment? Yes, ma'am.
- We can all relate to those rising costs in our lives.
- I would just ask if you did a cost-benefit analysis on that in New Orleans about the cost per individual
- I would just ask if you did a cost-benefit analysis on that in New Orleans about the cost per individual
- In addition to all of the costs shall collect from every person, but it does not say that the cost collected
Bills:
HB29 , HB39 , HB77 , HB153 , HB183 , HB211 , HB263 , HB299 , HB324 , HB519 , HB520 , HB533 , HB538 , HB559 , HB562 , HB805 , HB823 , HB1004 , HB1011 , HB1018
Committee:
House Judiciary
Keywords:
insurance fund, retired employees, Ascension Parish, court clerks, premium costs, investment advisory board, HB 39, Act 283, peace officer, law enforcement officer, police certification, citizenship requirement, U.S. citizen, United States citizen, naturalization, lawful permanent resident, green card holder, immigration, public safety, law enforcement hiring
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- bar and have their license restored, that they are entitled to payment by the bar for all of their costs
- Payment by the bar for all of their costs, including the damage to their reputation.
- dangerous, whether a person is hunting in the woods or reporting the sound of a gunshot to a 911 operator
- are the ones that are maintaining the power lines and substations that are keeping the hospitals operating
Committees:
House Judiciary , House House Judiciary Committee of Reference
Keywords:
attorney discipline, legal costs, reputation damage, state bar, court costs, fentanyl, drug offenses, narcotic drugs, criminal penalties, Arizona Revised Statutes, educational institutions, public order, disruption, concealed weapons, safety regulations, firearms, muffling devices, weapon regulations, Arizona law, public safety
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Financial Services Jan 13th, 2026
Joint Committee on Financial Services
Transcript Highlights:
- All they had initially to begin suppression operations All they had initially to begin suppression operations
- Cost savings lead to lower insurance premiums and long-term reductions compared to the cost of the damage
- We've got to do something to constrain the cost and the rising cost of fire services, or return those
- costs to the general fund.
- The cost of the cost of the cost...” Used by many practices like mine in other states.
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Financial Services
Keywords:
healthcare, direct primary care, insurance, referrals, network providers, payment denial, insurance costs, manufactured homes, homeowners insurance, affordability, state regulations, insurance market, consumer protection, mobile homes, firefighting, water supply, cistern program, rural areas, urban interface, state funding
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Ways and Means General Fund Committee Feb 18th, 2026
Ways and Means General Fund
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> care costs? care costs? >> Absolutely. >> Absolutely. >> Absolutely.
- </c><00:28:26.640><c> and</c> employed business op uh operators and employed business op uh operators
- This pretty extensive study we did dug into your finances, your cost, how much does it cost?
- And the folks who run the operation estimate that this bill would cost between $500,000 and $600,000.
- The folks who run the operation estimate that this bill would cost between $500,000 and $600,000.
Committee:
House Ways and Means General Fund
Keywords:
appropriation, transportation, judicial system, funding, state budget, Pickens County, local act, vehicle tag fee, registration fee, issuance fee, motor vehicle registration, license plate, replacement tag, transfer tag, renewal fee, county revenue, earmarked funds, ambulance service, emergency medical services, EMS
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Early Learning & Human Services Jan 23rd, 2026 at 08:00 am
Early Learning & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- would provide a report to the legislature by December 1 of this year, detailing a reduction in daily operating
- costs for crisis residential centers operating under the modified staffing ratios in the bill.
- moving from a hard floor of four staff to a 1-to-4 ratio would indicate a massive reduction in labor costs
- If the state has a financial interest in any of these labor costs, then there should be an impact to
- In consultation with DCYF, they're concerned about the cost of implementing this proposal.
Committee:
House Early Learning & Human Services
Keywords:
child welfare, risk assessment, investigation, child abuse, neglect, military families, early childhood education, access, assistance program, education equity, homelessness, youth programs, advisory committee, prevention, protection, HB 2219, child care licensing, early learning, DCYF, Department of Children Youth and Families
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- To qualify for a grant, ten percent of the total project cost must be provided by a source other than
- The ability to operate in other traffic areas... Could remain unchanged. That's okay.
- We're starting to operate without drivers. That's going on. But was the vision.
- No one sues the pilot for operating it.
- Then you have the operator, and it depends on who's doing what, is who's liable.
Committee:
Senate Transportation
Keywords:
SB 1493, Texas Transportation Code, motor vehicle lighting, vehicle lighting standards, high-mounted stoplamp, center high mount stop lamp, CHMSL, brake light, stop lamp, federal motor vehicle safety standards, 49 C.F.R. 571.108, FMVSS 108, vehicle inspection, automotive compliance, Transportation Committee, Texas vehicle equipment, motor vehicle collision report, crash report, accident report, traffic accident
Summary:
The committee meeting focused on two primary bills, SB1598 and SB1493. SB1598, introduced by Senator Hagen Booth, addresses the clarity of collision report information access for law enforcement, aiming to enhance the tools available to police agencies across Texas for solving crimes. The meeting featured strong support from police representatives, including Sheriff Brian Hawthorne of Chambers County, who emphasized the significance of the CARFAX program for police in facilitating access to vital vehicle information, free of charge. Public testimony reflected a consensus on the necessity of the bill for improved investigatory processes.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Not for the cost of the attorney, but the bar, the cost of a bar complaint, of fighting a bar complaint
- I'm talking about cost recovery of something that the bar brought a charge, I'm talking about cost recovery
- Not for the cost of the attorney, but the bar, the cost of a bar complaint, of fighting a bar complaint
- If you win, you don't have to pay those costs. No.
- What cost? The cost of the defense? Of the investigation. Okay.
Bills:
SB1003 , SB1006 , SB1029 , SB1037 , SB1038 , SB1039 , SB1040 , SB1053 , SB1057 , SB1060 , SB1061 , SB1068 , SB1069
Committee:
Senate Judiciary and Elections
Keywords:
election, canvass, certification, ballot tabulation, write-in candidates, registration, voting procedures, campaign finance, contribution limits, reporting requirements, political action committees, elections, campaign contributions, candidate committees, posthumous provisions, termination process, Arizona Revised Statutes, voting systems, vote tabulation, election security