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CO

Colorado 2026 Regular Session

Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 086 Apr 10th, 2026

Colorado Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • disease advisory council, they've issued these statements on this: potential decrease in access and coverage
  • Potential decrease in access and coverage<01:03:15.400> for<01:03:15.560> rare<01:03:15.760
  • coverage for rare disease patient. coverage for rare disease patient.
Keywords: 981, all
Summary: The Senate met with a quorum, approved the journal, and then proceeded out of order to consider Senate Joint Resolution 20, recognizing April 9, 2026, as Home Education Day in Colorado. Senator Pelton spoke in strong support of home education, describing it as a parent-led choice that benefits students and families. The resolution was adopted on a 30-0 vote, and the current roll was added as co-sponsors. The chamber then took up the consent calendar and passed House Bill 1229, House Bill 1244, and Senate Bill 153. HB 1229, which concerns the human-animal bond as a social determinant of health, drew three no votes from Senators Pelton, Zamora Wilson, and Baeza; the other two measures passed unanimously. The Senate also laid over third reading of bills until Friday, April 10. In Committee of the Whole, senators considered Senate Bill 72, which increases criminal penalties for assaultive conduct involving a motor vehicle and adds causing death with a motor vehicle to criminally negligent homicide. The committee adopted the report and advanced the bill on second reading. Later, the chamber laid over Senate Bill 134 and House Bill 1084 until April 10, and then took up Senate Bill 140, which would exempt certain rare disease and plasma therapies from review by the Prescription Drug Affordability Review Board. Sponsors and supporters argued the bill protects access for patients with rare diseases and prevents harm to treatment development, while opponents said it would weaken the PDAB’s affordability work and was too broad. Senators Weisman and Gonzales spoke against the bill, with Weisman citing concerns about the federal definition used and Gonzales defending the PDAB’s role in lowering drug costs; the debate continued in the transcript without a final vote shown.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Social media platform requirements related to minors 3/17/26

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • many widely used platforms to argue that they're outside the scope of the law, resulting in uneven coverage
  • scope of the law, resulting<00:21:42.159> in<00:21:42.400> uneven<00:21:42.880> coverage
  • <00:21:43.440> across<00:21:44.320> the resulting in uneven coverage across the resulting
  • in uneven coverage across the online<00:21:44.960> ecosystems.
Keywords: 919, house, all
Summary: The committee took up House File 4138, a bill aimed at limiting harmful social media practices for minors by requiring verifiable parental consent for accounts and restricting addictive features and targeted advertising for youth users. Chair Scott offered an A2 amendment, with an oral clarification striking specific language and two commas; the committee adopted the amended A2, and the bill was then discussed as amended. The bill author described social media as addictive by design and said the measure would use age-estimation technology to identify users 15 and under, require parental consent, and provide a different, less addictive experience for youth. Supportive testimony came from the Minnesota Catholic Conference, parents Jerry and Giana Cox, and a Minnesota high school student, all arguing that social media harms youth mental health, encourages excessive use, and exposes children to manipulation, cyberbullying, and addictive design features like infinite scroll and autoplay. They said the bill would help parents, protect children, and reduce exploitation of minors’ data. Several committee members also spoke in favor, saying the bill addresses corporate negligence, youth mental health, and the need to act even if the proposal needs more work. Opposition testimony came from industry groups including the Computer and Communications Industry Association, the Information Technology Industry Council, and NetChoice. They argued the bill is vague and narrow in scope, could create uneven coverage, and may push platforms toward intrusive age-verification or digital-ID-like systems that raise privacy and data-breach concerns. They also said restrictions on personalized or algorithmic features could weaken safety tools and make it harder to protect young users. No final vote on the bill itself was taken in the excerpt, but the amended A2 was adopted and the bill remained under discussion.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Education Policy Committee 3/17/26

Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Types and amounts of insurance liability coverage that the charter must obtain.
  • Um types and amounts of insurance<00:14:48.880> liability<00:14:49.519> coverage<00:14:
  • 50.000> that<00:14:50.240> the insurance liability coverage that the insurance liability
  • coverage that the charter<00:14:50.800> must<00:14:51.120> obtain.
Bills: HF3487, HF3421
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Day 44 (3-11-26)

Kentucky Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 97, an act relating to coverage for prostheses and orthoses. Senator Girdler.
  • House Bill 6, an act relating to child care and declaring an emergency. coverage for prostheses and orthoses
  • . coverage for prostheses and orthoses.
  • The administration wanted to expand Medicaid coverage for GLP-1s.
Keywords: 958, all
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Senate Standing Committee on Natural Resources & Energy. (2-25-26)

Natural Resources & Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • There is an inherent risk that fast-developing media coverage of imminent chemicals of emergent chemicals
  • that There is an inherent risk that fast-developing<00:06:11.280> media<00:06:11.680> coverage
  • <00:06:12.440> of fast-developing media coverage of fast-developing media coverage of imminent
Summary: The Senate Natural Resources Committee met with a quorum, approved the prior minutes, and then took up Senate Bill 178 by Senator Greg Elkins. Supporters, including representatives of the U.S. Chamber, Kentucky Chamber, Kentucky Chemistry Council, and Kentucky Association of Manufacturers, said the bill would require state environmental regulations to rely on the best available science, align with federal standards when applicable, and use technologically achievable requirements. They argued it would improve predictability for businesses, promote national uniformity, and increase public confidence in regulatory decisions. Senator Elkins and supporters also said the bill is aimed at several environmental and public health areas, including emergency response, solid waste, water quality, radiation/NORM, environmental permitting, and coal-related regulation. Committee members asked questions about what “best available science” means and whether the bill duplicates existing law. Supporters responded that it means reliable, unbiased, peer-reviewed, scientifically sound studies and that the bill is intended to reduce political influence in regulatory decisions. They also said similar measures had passed in Tennessee and Alabama. Some senators expressed concern that science is already political and asked for clarification on the bill’s scope. Opponents, including Audrey Ernsberger of the Kentucky Resources Council, research scientist Erin Haynes, and attorney Katherine Harcourt Rice, argued that SB 178 would sharply limit Kentucky’s ability to protect public health and the environment. They said the bill would prevent agencies from adopting stronger protections than federal minimums, create ambiguity and regulatory paralysis, and impose an overly restrictive scientific standard. They also objected to language requiring a direct causal link and manifest bodily harm, saying it would force agencies to wait until people are already sick before acting. Harcourt Rice argued the bill is duplicative of existing law and evidentiary rules. No final vote or other action on SB 178 was taken in the portion provided.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • organization contracted by the department, and the Medicaid state pharmacy benefit manager from denying coverage
  • 27.200> denying pharmacy benefit manager from denying pharmacy benefit manager from denying coverage
  • <00:02:29.040> for<00:02:29.280> a<00:02:29.440> non-opiard coverage for a non-opiard
  • coverage for a non-opiard analesic<00:02:31.840> in<00:02:32.000> favor<00:02:32.239><
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The Senate Standing Committee on Health Services met with a quorum and first moved through administrative regulations without comment. The committee then heard Senate Bill 56, sponsored by Senator Gerald Neal, which would require Medicaid and its managed care entities to treat non-opioid pain medications on equal footing with opioid analgesics by prohibiting more restrictive coverage controls, prior authorization, or step therapy for non-opioids. Neal argued the bill would improve access to safer pain treatment options and reduce the risk of opioid use disorder, and Billy O'Brien of Young People in Recovery testified in support, describing personal experiences where non-opioid options were difficult to obtain despite a desire to avoid opioids. After discussion, the bill received a motion and second and passed the committee on a 10-0 vote. The committee then took up Senate Bill 72, sponsored by Senator Don Douglas and presented with Greg Chaffin of Alliance Defending Freedom. Douglas described the bill as a provider recruitment and retention measure intended to protect health care workers from being compelled to act against their conscience and to address workforce shortages and pressure in health care settings. He said the bill would protect individual beliefs while maintaining professionalism. A large number of witnesses then testified, and the chair limited public comments to two minutes each because of the number of speakers and the controversy surrounding the bill. Most public testimony opposed SB 72. Speakers including representatives of the Kentucky Council of Churches, a psychologist, an ordained minister and nurse, a nurse practitioner, and an ACLU policy strategist argued the bill was overly broad, could allow refusals of care by a wide range of health care workers, and could delay or deny treatment, especially for vulnerable patients and in rural or emergency settings. Several cited concerns about discrimination, patient safety, and the lack of adequate protections for patients. One witness recounted the death of an 18-year-old pregnant patient as an example of the harm that can result from delayed care. The transcript ends during additional testimony on SB 72, before any committee vote or final action on that bill is shown.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

CPN Public Hearing 01-29-2026

Commerce and Consumer Protection

Transcript Highlights:
  • have resulted in insurers exiting the market, reducing competition, leaving some members without coverage
  • 37:57.440> some<00:37:57.680> members<00:37:58.160> without<00:37:58.560> coverage
  • leaving some members without coverage leaving some members without coverage protection<00:37:59.520
Summary: The Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee opened its first hearing of the year with remarks from Chair Jared Kohole outlining hearing procedures, a two-minute testimony limit, rules for remote testimony and decorum, and a revised testimony-publication pilot that keeps 96-hour notice but returns to a standard 24-hour testimony deadline. He then moved through the agenda, beginning with SB 2004 on outdoor advertising, which would increase penalties for violations of billboard and outdoor advertising laws. Testimony on that measure was limited; Henry Curtis of Life of the Land was first up, and written support was noted from Hawaiian Electric and the Outdoor Circle. The committee then heard SB 2039 on election campaign finance, which would prohibit certain business entities from engaging in campaign finance activities. The Attorney General’s office offered comments and did not take a formal position at the hearing. Several proponents testified in support, including Josh Frost, Tom Moore of the Center for American Progress, Hapa/Hawaii Alliance for Progressive Action, and Common Cause Hawaiʻi, all arguing the bill would curb corporate and dark-money influence and return elections to the people. Moore distinguished between regulating corporate “rights” and limiting corporate “powers,” and said the state can redefine the powers it grants corporations. In questions, Senator McKelvey asked whether the bill could be expanded to include unions; the Attorney General said he would need to get back with legal analysis, while Moore said his preferred approach would include all entities and that leaving out nonprofits or unions would create problems. Members also discussed whether the bill would affect PACs, and Moore explained that the proposal would prohibit corporate and dark-money flows into PACs while leaving individual political giving and existing political committees in place. The committee then moved on to the next measure. SB 2042, relating to insurance, was heard next. The bill would reduce the unimpaired minimum capital and surplus required of class 4 sponsored captive insurance companies under certain circumstances. The DCCA Insurance Division said it stood on its written testimony, and the Hawaii Captive Insurance Council testified in support, describing the change as a narrow, risk-based adjustment that would not affect the commissioner’s authority where actual risk resides and would help keep Hawaii competitive. The committee noted additional written support and proceeded without a vote or final action in the portion of the hearing provided.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

State Affairs Nov 3rd, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • That concludes my coverage of the written statement. friend, um.
  • aircraft quickly, once, uh, excuse me, often bringing in a spare within hours to maintain the state's coverage
  • funds to pay the increase for attachment fees and your office has denied, denied that additional coverage
  • Uh, attachment fees, that's less money available to extend that coverage to other parts of the state.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs Nov 3rd, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • locals to know what firefighting assets are in the streets. the state of Texas, that concludes my coverage
  • replace or repair aircraft quickly, often bringing in a spare within hours to maintain the state's coverage
  • additional funds to pay the increase for attachment fees, and your office has denied that additional coverage
  • Attachment fees that's less money available to extend that coverage to other parts of the but sucking
Keywords: 1184, house, all
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

State Affairs Aug 22nd, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, we unfortunately without We're seeing that a lot of women do not have insurance coverage and with
  • the lack of insurance coverage, they are not seeking prenatal care.
  • I noticed you, you, you dwelt a little bit on insurance coverage, lack of insurance coverage, and you
Bills: HB7, SB 8
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part II) May 27th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 3057 would ensure that if a plan covers this treatment, then it must provide coverage at a
  • House Bill 357, relating to health benefit plan coverage for chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy
  • House Bill 357, relating to health benefit plan coverage for chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy
  • To health benefit plan coverage for chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy.
Summary: The Senate first adopted a motion by Senator Zaffirini to suspend Senate Rule 5.14 and move the intent calendar deadline to 8:00 p.m. that day, also allowing the Secretary to make the calendar available as soon as practicable. The chamber then took up and passed several House bills, often by suspending the regular order and the constitutional three-day rule. HB 2128, relating to a study of rural firefighting and technical rescue capabilities, passed unanimously. HB 4157, on liability protections for commercial spaceflight and exploration, passed 28-3. HB 2240, concerning certain void marriages, passed after adoption of a Birdwell amendment extending filing deadlines to 90 days for certain active-duty service members and Foreign Service officers. HB 367, on verification of excused absences for students with severe or life-threatening illnesses, passed unanimously after clarifying school district forms and TEA model forms. HB 1506, expanding expedited handgun license eligibility to certain retired county court judges, passed 29-2. HB 4449, on alcohol sales in annexed municipal areas, passed 29-2. HB 3812, on health plan prior authorization requirements, passed 30-1. The Senate also announced a long list of bills and resolutions signed in the presence of the Senate. A major portion of the meeting centered on HB 521, a voting-related bill on curbside voting for voters with disabilities. Senator Paxton described it as an anti-misuse measure requiring a signed eligibility form for curbside voting, creating a 20-foot electioneering buffer, limiting election officer assistance in marking ballots unless a second officer is present, and adding reporting requirements for people who assist seven or more curbside voters. Senators Miles, Menendez, Johnson, Campbell, Cook, and others questioned whether the bill would burden disabled voters, create a de facto registry of volunteers, and impose a harsh Class A misdemeanor penalty for failing to complete the form. Paxton said the bill was intended to protect legitimate curbside voters and curb abuse, and the chamber adopted Paxton Floor Amendment No. 1 after a recorded vote. Zaffirini’s Floor Amendment No. 2, allowing an escorting voter to receive his or her own ballot at the curbside or entrance, was adopted. Menendez’s Floor Amendment No. 3 to reduce the penalty failed. The bill was then passed to third reading on a 20-11 vote, with a motion by Senator Miles to have the exchanges reduced to writing and placed in the journal adopted. The Senate also passed HB 3000, creating a grant program for rural ambulance service providers, after a comptroller-related amendment; HB 5616, establishing the Texas Presidential Library Promotion Program and funding for traveling exhibits, after narrowing the bill to mobile exhibits only; HB 4211, addressing certain residential property interests controlled by entities, which passed 30-1; HB 1178, creating temporary educator certificates for out-of-state certified educators and military spouses, which passed unanimously; HB 2243, creating the Texas Commission on Teacher Job Satisfaction and Retention, which passed after debate over the need to streamline education mandates; and HB 42, increasing and reallocating the constitutional Higher Education Fund appropriation by 50% to $1.18 billion, which passed 31-0. Finally, HB 2512, a Fort Worth-specific bill limiting ETJ release for land subject to active development agreements, passed after debate over broader ETJ and de-annexation policy, with a local-only clarifying amendment adopted and a proposed broader amendment withdrawn. The meeting ended with the Senate beginning consideration of HB 3372, which would bar school district administrators from receiving financial benefits tied to outside consulting or contracting with education entities, though the transcript cuts off during questions on that bill.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

House Chamber - Adjournment Sine Die Fri May 2, 2025, 12:00PM HST - Day 60

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And we expanded free school meal coverage to our students so they can learn.
  • <01:33:08.159> meal And we expanded free school meal And we expanded free school meal coverage
  • 10.000> students<01:33:10.800> so<01:33:11.040> they<01:33:11.440> can coverage
  • to our students so they can coverage to our students so they can learn.<01:33:13.280> We<01:33
Keywords: 910, house, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • new consumer protections to homeowners when insurers use aerial imaging to make decisions about coverage
  • If an aerial image is used to non-renew, cancel, or reduce coverage, AB 75 also ensures that the image
  • The homeowner would have the right to request and receive copies of the images, challenge coverage decisions
  • the department, insurers are increasingly using aerial imagery to inspect homes and often to deny coverage
Summary: The committee heard several bills and took up multiple votes. AB 576, dealing with updates to California’s charitable fundraising platform registry after AB 488, was presented as a technical fix to help charities and platforms more quickly update eligible listings; there was no opposition testimony, and the measure was later moved on a due pass basis. AB 1160, on law enforcement drone programs, was presented with proposed amendments requiring U.S.-based data storage and limits on sharing or selling collected data; supporters said it would protect sensitive drone-collected information while preserving affordable drone use, while there was no opposition testimony, and it was also later passed out on a due pass as amended basis. AB 75, which would require insurers to give notice before collecting aerial images of homes and provide homeowners access to those images, drew support from the Department of Insurance and consumer advocates, while insurers opposed it unless amended, arguing aerial imaging is a cost-saving inspection tool and that the bill could worsen availability and affordability; the bill was moved to Appropriations on a due pass basis, with the roll held open for absent members. The committee spent the most time on AB 325, which would address algorithmic price-fixing and collusion. The author and supporters argued that competitors using the same pricing software or algorithm to set prices can function as collusion even when the agreement is hidden behind code, and cited examples involving housing, frozen potatoes, gas pricing, and other industries. Opponents, including apartment, business, hospital, retail, chamber, and tech groups, said the bill was too broad, could sweep in lawful software and public-data market research, and might chill legitimate pricing tools, especially for small businesses and housing providers. Committee members raised concerns about clarity, intent standards, and whether the bill should focus more narrowly on nonpublic competitor data; despite those concerns, AB 325 was moved to Appropriations on a due pass basis, with the roll held open. Later, AB 1221 was presented as a workplace surveillance bill that would prohibit certain invasive or discriminatory surveillance tools, require notice to workers, limit sharing of worker data, and require corroborating evidence before discipline based on surveillance outputs. Labor and consumer groups supported the bill, saying modern surveillance technologies can track speech, movement, emotion, and other sensitive traits and can be biased or abusive. The Security Industry Association opposed it, warning that the bill’s broad definitions could restrict legitimate security systems, emergency sharing with first responders, and employer responses to misconduct or unsafe behavior. The transcript cuts off before any final vote on AB 1221 is shown.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session - part 2 Apr 29th, 2025

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, there's a 20% co-pay for outpatient coverage; there's no cap on that.
  • The insurance companies justified being able to deny this coverage by claiming that premiums will skyrocket
  • all, with somebody who goes on that plan, buys a Medicare Advantage plan, the private insurance coverage
  • is not working for them, there are a lot of reasons that could be: their doctor changed insurance coverages
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Elections - 04/03/25

Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • Second, this bill updates coordination statutes to address gaps in coverage and ensure that campaigns
  • to address updates coordination statutes to address gaps<00:47:14.560> in<00:47:14.720> coverage
  • <00:47:15.280> and<00:47:15.520> ensure<00:47:15.760> that gaps in coverage
  • and ensure that gaps in coverage and ensure that campaigns<00:47:16.319> and<00:47:16.480>
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • to voice our strong opposition to this bill as well as the committee sub that would ban Medicaid coverage
  • to voice our strong opposition to this bill as well as the committee sub that would ban Medicaid coverage
  • to voice our strong opposition to this bill as well as the committee sub that would ban Medicaid coverage
  • to voice our strong opposition to this bill as well as the committee sub that would ban Medicaid coverage
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The committee first took up administrative regulations, found no concerns, and then passed House Bill 389 with a favorable expression by a 9-0 vote. HB 389 was described as a cleanup bill for the CASPER prescription monitoring program: it clarifies that practitioners must have active CASPER accounts, exempts charitable health care providers from e-prescribing requirements, allows sharing CASPER data with certain federal entities such as military-base providers, and updates references to hydrocodone’s Schedule II status. The sponsor said there was no expected fiscal impact. The committee then passed House Bill 392, also by a 9-0 favorable expression. HB 392 would streamline payment for non-elective medical care for patients in state mental facilities when the facility cannot provide the needed treatment, allowing care in community-based settings and payment to those providers. The sponsor said the bill was intended to improve efficiency and would not have a fiscal impact on the cabinet. House Bill 501 was next and likewise passed 9-0 with favorable expression. The bill would allow pharmacists, in their professional judgment, to refill certain prescriptions for up to 180 days when a physician has died, while excluding controlled substances and preserving pharmacist discretion to require follow-up care. Senators raised concerns that the bill does not require patients to seek a new provider during that period, but supporters said the longer window addresses rural provider shortages and access delays. The committee then heard House Bill 495, as amended by a committee substitute. The substitute would prohibit Medicaid services and managed care organizations from covering cross-sex hormones above normal levels and gender reassignment surgery. Testimony on the bill was overwhelmingly opposed, with speakers including a former senator, psychologists, advocates, and legal and social work representatives arguing that conversion therapy is harmful, that the substitute would deny medically necessary gender-affirming care, and that the measure could increase suicide risk and litigation. One witness from the Family Foundation of Kentucky spoke in favor, arguing the executive order on counseling limits free speech and that counseling should not be restricted by government. The transcript ends during testimony, with no final committee vote on HB 495 shown.
AR

Arkansas 2026 1st Special Session

ALC-CLAIMS REVIEW/LITIGATION REPORTS OVERSIGHT Mar 16th, 2026

ALC-CLAIMS REVIEW/LITIGATION REPORTS OVERSIGHT

Transcript Highlights:
  • have the claim placed in abeyance pending resolution of all claims against any pending insurance coverage
  • After claimant submitted documentation that the accident fell outside her automobile insurance coverage
  • After claimant submitted documentation that the accident fell outside her automobile insurance coverage
Summary: The committee first reviewed litigation reports from the Department of Labor and Licensing involving wage claims brought under the Arkansas Minimum Wage Act. Members questioned the department’s authority, jurisdiction, use of attorney fees and costs, and whether defendants had to be licensed. The department explained it has long enforced wage and overtime laws, that the claims were small-dollar cases handled by investigators and counsel, and that one case had been paid and dismissed while others were unresolved or had service issues. The committee voted to review or batch-file the labor cases after discussion. The University of Arkansas System then reported three pending lawsuits: an age- and race-discrimination claim by a tenured professor that was resolved early; an ADA/FMLA retaliation claim by a former employee that survived in part on a motion to dismiss and was moving into discovery; and a Section 1983 claim against a UAMS sergeant arising from a parking-ticket dispute, with the university explaining that only punitive damages could create personal exposure for the officer. The committee reviewed each report and voted to accept them. The Department of Finance and Administration presented a proposed tax settlement reducing a sales-and-use tax assessment from about $48,000 to $20,000 and waiving interest and penalties, which the committee approved for review. The Claims Commission then presented several claims: an unpaid salary differential for a Department of Health employee, reissued warrants, unpaid DHS bills, and multiple negotiated settlements involving ATRS, UAMS, Arkansas State Police, and ARDOT. Members approved or affirmed most of these items, including a $65,000 settlement in the Tetronics/ATRS matter, a $150,000 medical-negligence settlement, and several vehicle-accident settlements. The most extended debate involved a tax-delinquent property sale claim by Sharon Greer and relatives. The claimant argued they were not properly notified and sought the $4,200 excess from the 2009 sale. Land Commissioner counsel explained the excess had escheated to the county after the statutory claim period expired, while members debated sovereign immunity, standing, heirs, and whether the committee could or should award money anyway. The committee ultimately chose to hold the matter over for further review in a future joint session rather than decide it immediately. The committee also heard appeals from dismissed claims, including a UAMS medical-negligence claim, a land-sale notice claim, a pothole claim against ARDOT, and a judicial-immunity claim against the Court of Appeals; most dismissals were affirmed, and the Simpson matter was held over for additional review after the claimant testified.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate Chamber Feb 19th, 2026 at 08:53 am

New Mexico Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator, on the wheelchair insurance coverage, can you show me in the bill?
  • So, Senator, in the bill on this insurance coverage, do the insurance companies do they dictate based
  • Is there insurance coverage for batteries on wheelchairs? Mr. President, Senator, yes. Mr.
Bills: SB273, SB37, SB100
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • Now, it would move into the healthcare authority providing that same rate through the insurance coverage
  • It is the map of coverage, so by county, where our programs Are touching and how many people they touch
  • Number 4 is a statewide coverage of PparRB.
Keywords: 914, all
UT

Utah 2025 Regular Session

Health and Human Services Interim Committee - November 19, 2025

Health and Human Services Interim Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • Statistically, we know people that have Medicaid coverage, I don't know.
  • Statistically, we know people that have Medicaid coverage generally have higher behavioral health needs
  • My name is Cara Achievers, and I'm the Vice President of Coverage Policy at Inseparable, a national nonprofit
Keywords: 985, all