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LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Transportation, Highways and Public Works May 11th, 2026
Transportation, Highways & Public Works
Transcript Highlights:
- People that are getting killed with their homeowners insurance.
- The amendment prohibits the department from requiring a title holder, dealer, lender, insurer, or any
- I appreciate Commissioner Adams for his hard work and working with me and all of you for staying for
- The OMV Commissioner has agreed to the requested change. Any questions on the amendment set?
- The OMV Commissioner has agreed to the requested change. Any questions on the amendment set? Rep.
Keywords:
Tickfaw River, boating safety, warning signs, parish governing authorities, Livingston Parish, St. Tammany Parish, Tangipahoa Parish, Lake Maurepas, Natalbany River, boat collisions, vessel incidents, recreational boating, marine safety, public safety, navigation hazards, waterway signage, Louisiana House Resolution 243, HR 243, motor vehicle, licensing
Summary:
The committee first adopted Amendment Set 527 without objection, then took up Senate Bill 56 concerning the Lafitte Area Independent Levee District and its possible transfer into the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-West. Amendment Set 5327 was adopted to add a compliance officer with specified qualifications, described as a checks-and-balances measure separating that role from the chief of police. Testimony in support emphasized the district’s limited recurring revenues, the need for professional management, and the West Bank authority’s ability to provide administrative and operational support. A witness for affected landowners raised concerns about unpaid takings claims and urged amendments to preserve liability and avoid litigation, but the committee ultimately reported SB 56 favorably with amendments.
The committee then received an update from DOTD Secretary Glenn Laude on the department’s transformation initiatives, including outsourcing operations and maintenance, construction process improvements, faster contractor payment times, quicker change-order approvals, and improved project delivery rates. After that, the committee reported favorably Senate Bill 171, which makes cleanup changes to the new water resources authority, and Senate Bill 252, which updates driver’s license organ-donor authorization to record both yes and no choices. Senate Bill 72, dealing with electronic titles and vehicle registration, was amended extensively to modernize OMV processes, support electronic lien and title transactions, and set standards for secure digital titles; it was then reported with amendments.
House Bill 939, which would have created a Louisiana New and Used Motor Vehicle Commission, was converted into a substitute bill creating a Louisiana Vehicle Commission and consolidating the existing new and used vehicle commissions. After discussion of implementation, governance, funding, and employee-transition concerns, the committee adopted the substitute amendments and then deferred the bill. Senate Bill 129, creating a Master Combat Infantry Specialty license plate, was amended to add designated state officials for a related special plate request tied to security and parking around the Supreme Court in New Orleans, and it was reported with amendments. Finally, House Resolution 243, as amended, urged safety warning signage on the Tickfaw River after a fatal boating accident; the amendment shifted responsibility from DOTD to surrounding parish governing authorities, and the resolution was reported with amendments before the committee adjourned.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- That community was planned with in, in, in association with the commissioners and the, and the county
- We get insurance, usually on, there's very few truly non-rated uninsured MUDs.
- Most of our MUDs are getting insurance at the very least, uh, at the very beginning.
- It helps their insurance rates go down. Um, everybody's happy about that.
- Uh, notification is very important to us as county commissioners and county judge.
Bills:
HB23
Keywords:
property tax exemption, ad valorem tax, Texas Tax Code, nonprofit corporation, charitable organization, educational nonprofit, scientific nonprofit, agriculture support, youth programs, community education, county population threshold, large county, local government revenue, leasehold interest, possessory interest, county property tax, nonprofit-owned property
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Norvine-The-Commissioners Court, one addresses water conservation...
- I understand what you're saying, I don't, is there not a process for the commissioners court one to,
- We�re getting insurance at the very least at the very beginning.
- It helps their insurance rates go down. Everybody's happy about that.
- Notification is very important to us as County Commissioners and County Judge.
Keywords:
third-party review, property development, local government, permits, construction inspection, regulatory authority, land development, liability, occupancy certificate, municipal utility district, petition, county clerk, water code, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, traffic impact studies, bonds, road projects, eminent domain, extraterritorial jurisdiction, county authority
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 2/18/25
Higher Education Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Commissioner, apologies, I'll just take the last line item there on the unemployment insurance aid component
- Thank you, Commissioner Olson.
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NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Executive Departments and Administration (01/28/2026)
Executive Departments and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
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- not an expert in the insurance markets. not an expert in the insurance markets.
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NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Again, Marissa Hen, deputy commissioner, and Commissioner Weaver had a prior commitment that conflicted
- Again, Marissa Hen, deputy commissioner, and Commissioner Weaver had a prior commitment that conflicted
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NY
Transcript Highlights:
- This extends due process protections for healthcare professionals in the instance that the insurance
- This extends due process protections for healthcare professionals in the instance that the insurance
- So it would, I think it would, the commissioner, you work on determining.
- So it would, I think, the commissioner would work on determining where those areas are.
- Law in relation to prohibiting discriminatory practices by insurers and to coverage for treatment for
Summary:
The Senate Standing Committee on Health considered a series of health-related bills, many of which were reported favorably. Among the measures approved were SB 999, which would restructure Medicaid reimbursement for early and periodic screening, diagnosis, and treatment services for children with IEPs or disabilities; SB 1816, lowering the state definition of elevated blood lead levels to 3.5 micrograms per deciliter; SB 1911A, extending due process protections for health care professionals when insurers terminate or fail to renew them; and SB 3105, allowing reciprocity for out-of-state medical cannabis patients. The committee also advanced SB 4589 on federally qualified health center rate adequacy, SB 4955B on Medicaid Inspector General audit procedures, SB 9196 to ban new for-profit hospices, SB 9237 expanding the definition of family for certain foster care health facility services, and SB 9275 requiring Medicaid coverage for gender-affirming care and prohibiting related discrimination. Several of these bills were sent to Finance, while others were sent to First Reading or Higher Education as noted.
The committee also discussed SB 2625, which would expand pharmacists’ authority to prescribe, administer, and dispense medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder. One member raised concerns about expanding scope of practice without coordination with primary care or a holistic review of patient conditions, and indicated opposition; the bill was nevertheless referred to Higher Education. SB 5056B, requiring the Department of Health to examine heat vulnerability and heat-related deaths, prompted discussion about whether the bill should explicitly require recommendations for prevention; the sponsor said the idea was to gather data and that recommendations could be added, and the bill advanced with some reservations.
Other measures included SB 7460, reauthorizing a maternal infant care centers pilot program using an existing $350,000 appropriation, and SB 9388, requiring public notice and engagement when a general hospital closes or shuts down a psychiatric, mental health, or substance use unit. The hospital closure bill drew discussion about relocations and whether moves that shift services to a new site would trigger the community engagement process; the sponsor said they would. Most bills were approved by voice vote, with some members voting no or without recommendation on certain measures, and the committee adjourned after reporting the bills onward.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on State and Local Government - 03/11/25
State and Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- That means that their insurance rates are very high.
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and thank you assistant commissioner and thank you assistant commissioner and
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- deputy commissioner of administration. deputy commissioner of administration.
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of veterans allowing the Commissioner of veterans allowing the Commissioner - and subsidies, making it impossible for some to be able to afford their health insurance.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Thank you, Commissioner. for being here today.
- Thank you, Commissioner, for being here. for what y'all are doing.
- Representative Hopper hi Commissioner.
- Chairman, commissioners, thank you for your time.
- I'm going to take preventive insurance on this.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
April 10, 2025 - 10:00 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- The company, the health insurance carrier, will be required to maintain a record of all determinations
- The bill requires that the health insurance carrier maintain a database of the physician who denied that
- health insurance claim so that if there is litigation in the future or discovery or anything of that
- That was an issue that I had spoken to the Commissioner of Insurance about, and I'm happy to clarify
- That was an issue that I had spoken to the Commissioner of Insurance about, and I'm happy to clarify
Summary:
The Health Professions and Programs Subcommittee met with a quorum present and considered two bills. HB 361, by Rep. Nix, would reclassify registered interns as registered associates for clinical social work, marriage and family therapy, and mental health counseling, and would streamline supervision rules by removing the requirement that licensed supervisors be physically present in private practice settings. Supporters said the bill would modernize terminology, reduce barriers to practice, and expand access to mental health care while maintaining supervision and public safety. Several members raised concerns about possible unintended effects on community health centers and Medicaid workforce issues, but the bill drew broad support and passed 17-0, reported favorably.
The committee then heard HB 1341, by Rep. Gonzales Pittman, which is aimed at preventing misuse of physician specialty titles and limiting those titles to practitioners who are actually board-certified in the specialty they claim. The sponsor emphasized that the bill does not address the general use of “doctor” or “physician,” only specialty designations such as dermatologist, gynecologist, neurologist, or plastic surgeon. Testimony in support came from medical and professional groups, including anesthesiologists and plastic surgeons, who said clearer titles help patients know who is treating them and improve safety. The Florida Optometric Association opposed the bill, arguing it could create confusion or omit optometric titles and other designations.
Two amendments were adopted without objection. One removed a hospital name-tag requirement from the bill. The other changed a claims-denial provision so that denial letters need only disclose that a Florida-licensed physician in good standing made the decision, while the insurer must retain the physician’s identifying information for potential litigation or discovery. Some members supported the privacy protections, while others questioned whether the amendment was germane to the bill. As amended, HB 1341 passed 13-4 and was reported favorably.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
06/12/2026 - House Democratic Caucus Calendar #24
Transcript Highlights:
- requires watercraft and boat livery owners who rent out vessels to maintain commercial boat liability insurance
- The Senate amendment sets insurance requirements for watercraft rentals, charters, and peer-to-peer sharing
- Madam Chair, members, House Bill 2755 allows the state land commissioner to renew an existing mineral
- HB 2755 allows the state land commissioner to renew an existing mineral or mineral materials lease without
- It also requires the commissioner to prioritize a sale of state lands that are the subject of an underperforming
Summary:
The caucus reviewed a series of Senate-amended bills, with staff summarizing each measure and noting whether the sponsor intended to concur. HB 2305 would revise Arizona’s private towing laws and remove a requirement that municipalities or law enforcement enforce the prescribed towing rates; HB 2398 would impose insurance requirements for watercraft rentals, charters, and peer-to-peer sharing; HB 2957 would bar state and local governments from requiring a digital or mobile driver’s license for identification, while dropping a House provision on biometric identifiers. Members asked for Senate vote counts on several bills and clarified that HB 2305 and HB 2398 were separate from other towing and boot-related measures.
The committee also discussed HB 2321, which requires DCS caseworkers to place a security freeze on a child’s credit record after entry into care, with the Senate removing a $100,000 appropriation and one FTE; HB 2408, which changes Nursing Board complaint and expungement procedures and expands how anonymous complaints may be investigated; HB 2397, which updates HOA/condo disclosure rules and drew noted opposition from the Community Associations Institute and home builders; HB 4005, which requires public school districts to provide AI instruction at specific grade levels and directs ADE to adopt curriculum; and HB 2755, which shifts state land lease renewal language to notice and sale procedures for underperforming commercial leases. Senate vote counts were provided for several of these measures, generally showing narrow or party-line margins.
The final items were HB 2406, a heavily amended bill now restricting access to records and images related to deceased minors, including child abuse images, with supporters citing concerns about misuse through AI and opponents raising disclosure and media-access concerns; and HCR 2001, a ballot referral on citizenship, voting, and election-related contributions that was substantially narrowed in the Senate but still requires voter ID, limits voting to citizens, bars foreign nationals from election spending, and mandates on-site tabulation for early votes, prompting continued county opposition because of cost and implementation concerns. The caucus ended after members were reminded that the agenda and caucus sheets had been emailed rather than printed.
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Appropriations - Human Resources Division Apr 9th, 2025 at 03:00 pm
Appropriations - Human Resources Division
Transcript Highlights:
- That is the 3-3, and then health insurance increase.
- And then the commissioner would serve at the pleasure of the governor.
- And then the commissioner would serve at the pleasure of the governor.
- Starting back at the funding for the commissioner salary equity. Yeah.
- We did reach out to the commissioner to see if he would like to address us.
Summary:
The committee took up Senate Bill 2025, the Veterans Home/Veterans Affairs budget, and worked through the long sheet line by line. Members discussed base payroll, salary and health insurance increases, FTE pool adjustments, IT rate increases, operating expenses, transportation grants, the PTSD service dog program, salary equity requests, temporary help/intern funding, a Veterans Benefit Specialist FTE, accrued leave, and several one-time or carryover items including the Fisher House, document scanning, and veterans medical transportation. The committee also reviewed proposed policy language that would shift governance authority for the Veterans Home and Department of Veterans Affairs from the Administrative Committee on Veterans Affairs to the governor, and would remove board authority over salary-setting and related hiring powers.
A major portion of the meeting focused on clarifying the commissioner salary equity line and how the agency had shifted operating dollars to fund the commissioner’s current salary increase. After discussion with agency staff and Lonnie, the committee voted to remove the separate commissioner salary equity increase line and instead restore operating funding, ultimately setting the operating line at $50,000 above the prior amount rather than fully funding the executive request. The committee also approved funding for the Veterans Benefit Specialist FTE, approved a carryforward/exemption for accrued leave, approved authority to accept $200,000 in federal transportation grant funds, approved the $500,000 transfers related to veterans homelessness, and approved the exemption language for certain federal/state fiscal recovery funds after discussing whether the funds were properly obligated.
On the governance amendment, members expressed concern about making a major policy change in an appropriations bill, but also frustration over the board’s salary actions. After debate, the committee adopted the amendment transferring governance authority to the governor by a 7-1 vote. The committee also approved a smaller amount for veteran service officer salary equity than requested, and rejected funding for temporary salaries and an intern. The chair then directed staff to prepare the amended bill for further action, with the committee planning to revisit it once the revised version was ready.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session-Day 21, March 6, 2026-AM
Wyoming House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance Division III (02/18/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
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it's - , commercial insurance, etc.
- , commercial insurance, etc.
- And then I had a very nice exchange with Commissioner Landry today.
- > I call you commissioner I keep I call you commissioner I keep forgetting<02:24:26.720>
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Summary:
The meeting began as a Division 3 work session on HB 71, but much of the early discussion focused on whether a previously discussed non-germane amendment could be considered or voted on that day. Members and the chair debated process and notice requirements, and the clerk’s guidance was that the amendment needed a separate public hearing before the full Finance Committee. The amendment was described as requiring DHHS contracts and addenda to include compliance with the Patient Bill of Rights, with a repeal date so the requirement would expire on November 30, 2026. The motion to move OTP on HB 71 with the amendment was withdrawn, and the committee agreed the amendment would be scheduled for a future full Finance hearing instead.
The committee then turned to HB 71 itself and heard testimony from DHHS representatives John Williams and Jenny O’Higgins on the fiscal note and policy implications. Members questioned the estimate that the bill could put $12 million to $18 million per year in federal funding at risk, including HUD and Office of Refugee Resettlement funds. DHHS explained that the estimate was based on a broad reading of the bill’s term “specified alien,” which they said was not clearly defined in the bill, so they analyzed it using the federal definition of “alien” and assumed the bill could affect lawfully present non-citizens as well as undocumented individuals. They said the figure represented a worst-case scenario and that they were not claiming the loss was certain.
Members also pressed DHHS on whether the bill could affect emergency sheltering in schools, public academies, or institutions of higher learning during disasters. DHHS said the language could create conflicts with federal funding conditions because emergency shelter programs generally cannot impose barriers on who may be sheltered, and they warned that excluding certain people could affect refugee-related and HUD funding. Questions were raised about whether the bill’s language would apply to private institutions as well as public ones, and whether the state could still use schools in short-term emergencies. DHHS said the language was broad, that they could not answer every legal question definitively, and that they would need input from public health and legal staff. No final vote on HB 71 was taken in the portion provided; the committee remained in discussion/work session mode after the amendment motion was withdrawn.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Appropriation and Revenue. (2-25-26)
Transcript Highlights:
- Our insurance cost, in comparison to liability and property insurance in 2020, was $168,000 in my district
- >> Randy White, commissioner, juvenile >> Randy White, commissioner, juvenile justice
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here commissioner here commissioner here [clears throat and cough]<00:46:19.280 - Commissioner, I'm going to >> Very good.
- Senator, thank Commissioner, thank you.
Keywords:
Meeting Start 00:00:00
Roll Call 00:00:10
SB 11 Discussion 00:01:20
SB 11 Vote 00:05:00
SB 41 Discussion 00:5:43
SB 41 Vote 00:15:03
SB 59 Discussion 00:20:30
SB 59 Vote 00:28:15
SB 57 Discussion 00:29:40
SB 57 Vote 00:40:00
SB 125 Discussion 00:42:43
SB 125 Vote 00:50:53
SB 191 Discussion 00:53:19
SB 191 Vote 00:59:38, 958, all
Summary:
The committee first took up Senate Bill 11, a proposal to create a matching-grant program for neighborhood storm shelters in rural Kentucky. Sponsor Steve Meredith and supporters from the Kentucky League of Cities and the City of Morgantown said the idea was to use FEMA-style funding to help residents who live far from community shelters, noting that in some rural counties it can take 30 to 45 minutes to reach a shelter during severe weather. The committee adopted the substitute and passed the bill 11-0, with no nay votes.
The committee then considered Senate Bill 41, which would require a ballot referendum whenever a taxing entity raises property taxes more than 4 percent, rather than relying on the current petition process. Sponsor Gary Boswell said the bill would give taxpayers more direct control and argued that local governments should simply avoid raising taxes above the threshold. Superintendents from Rockcastle and Casey counties opposed the bill, saying it would weaken local control, add election costs, delay budgets, and make it harder for school districts to keep up with inflation, insurance, transportation, and construction costs. After debate, the committee passed the bill 7-3 with favorable expression.
Next, the committee heard Senate Bill 59, which would add criminal penalties to KRS 65.013, the law barring public funds from being used to advocate for or against ballot questions. Sponsor Steve Rawlings said the measure was prompted by reports of school officials using public resources to oppose a 2024 ballot issue and argued the law needs real enforcement to protect taxpayers and election integrity. Members raised concerns about First Amendment issues and the bill’s gray areas, especially for public employees speaking on their own time; Rawlings said the substitute removed volunteer references, allowed balanced issue debates, and clarified that employees acting on their own time and resources would not be prohibited. The committee passed the bill 8-3 with favorable expression.
The committee also began hearing Senate Bill 57, as substituted, from Senator Danny Carroll. The bill would create a nuclear-ready site readiness pilot program under the Kentucky Nuclear Energy Development Authority, with up to three projects receiving up to $25 million each to help cover early site permitting and related licensing costs. Carroll, along with witnesses from the UK Center for Applied Energy Research and the Public Service Commission, said the goal is to build a nuclear energy ecosystem in Kentucky, with safeguards including surety bonds, deadlines, and cost-recovery provisions. The discussion was still underway when the transcript ended.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate - Health and Public Affairs Feb 11th, 2026 at 05:14 pm
Senate Health & Public Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- The New Mexico County Insurance Authority is a self-insurance pool.
- It is not an insurance company; it's a self-insurance pool. So all of the dollars...
- It is not an insurance company; it's a self-insurance pool.
- The insurance pool has gone up over 100% in costs, and counties are now making tough, tough decisions
- The insurance pool has gone up over 100% in costs, and counties are now making tough, tough decisions
Keywords:
massage therapy, licensure, health and safety standards, continuing education, establishment licensing, civil rights, sovereign immunity, damages, public body, lawsuit limitations, legal notice, child welfare, computing infrastructure, data management, Department of Health, appropriation, foster care, Indian children, cultural competency, training services
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 01/23/25
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- through one of these public insurance programs.
- through one of these public insurance programs.
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programs one of these public Insurance programs one of these public Insurance - , and our assistant commissioners.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Appropriations - S/C on Articles VI, VII, & VIII Feb 24th, 2025
Appropriations - S/C on Articles VI, VII, & VIII
Transcript Highlights:
- But it's primarily in our unemployment. insurance program.
- We have a very small residual amount of our unemployment insurance.
- My name is Rick Thompson with the County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas.
- We don't always agree with these commissioners. or their staff.
- who serves as the designated bingo commissioner.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- After listening carefully to the DOL, we agreed that a 30-day notice can be waived if the commissioner
- A 30-day notice can be waived if the commissioner believes there's an imminent public safety threat.
- This could again create a commission with one senator, two representatives, Commissioner of DES, DOT,
- This was technical corrections to certain insurance laws. Sponsor was Representative Hunt. >> Yes.
- insurance laws. insurance laws.