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• And an additional $13,000 in other cost reduction.
• So, New Hampshire has cost reduction.
• What we do know is that the current system generates substantial administrative waste and costs that
• and costs that administrative waste and costs that doesn't<01:04:26.079> improve<01:04:26.480
• We understand that prior authorization exists to prevent waste and overutilization.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• I do think we would see some reduction because the amount that we're paying for uninsured, underinsured
• do think we would see some reduction do think we would see some reduction because<00:18:50.440><
• My point is that those are highway dollars that we shouldn't be wasting money on, the environmental harm
• My point is that those are highway dollars that we shouldn't be wasting money on, the environmental harm
• dollars that we shouldn't be wasting dollars that we shouldn't be wasting money<01:13:30.760>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <00:29:32.320> So significant reductions in A1C levels.
• So significant reductions in A1C levels.
• significant reductions in A1C levels. significant reductions in A1C levels.
• And you have the right to do that, but I'm going to be really blunt: I think you'd be wasting the time
• I think you'd be wasting the time of every representative in the hall. >> Well, we had the same kind

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first took up an insurance-related chronic pain bill and an amendment modeled on language from Massachusetts and Maine. The sponsor explained the amendment was developed after stakeholder meetings because the original bill would have created an unaffordable insurance mandate in New Hampshire. The amendment was intended to improve access to non-opioid therapies by limiting prior authorization and step-therapy barriers so they are not more restrictive than for other treatments, including opioid therapies. After questions, the committee took a straw vote and advanced the amendment. The next item was a department-sponsored bill involving the state’s all-payer claims database. Insurance Department officials explained that the bill would encourage self-funded employer plans to opt in voluntarily by giving them aggregated, deidentified claims information in return. They said self-funded plans cannot be required to report data because of federal law, but the bill would provide an incentive while protecting employee privacy. Members asked detailed questions about who would see the data, whether individual employees could be identified, and how privacy would be enforced; the department said access would be aggregated and deidentified, and employer privacy issues would be governed by ERISA and the U.S. Department of Labor. The committee also discussed a glucose-monitoring bill. Members debated whether the bill was aimed at type 1 diabetes coverage or broader access to continuous glucose monitors, and whether it would amount to an unnecessary insurance mandate that could raise premiums. Department testimony estimated the equipment cost and said the annual impact per member would be modest, but also noted that non-insulin therapies have not consistently shown clinically significant A1C reductions. The chair and some members emphasized that the bill should be considered on its own terms as a CGM coverage issue, not as a general diabetes mandate. The committee discussed the bill’s cost implications and asked the department for any prior cost analysis.

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• service members and wasted over $2 trillion. trillion. trillion.
• And this idea, we're wasting time. We're wasting time for one simple reason.
• And yes, a waste of time.
• And yes, a waste of time.
• So, the reduction in crime slowed down after President Trump's intervention.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• We know that as difficult decisions as it relates to public safety, roads and bridges, solid waste, and
• We know that as difficult decisions as it relates to public safety, roads and bridges, solid waste, and
• something between the noise source and the area you're trying to protect, it will provide noise reductions
• something between the noise source and the area you're trying to protect, it will provide noise reductions
• You can figure out how many square feet of barrier you would need to provide noise reductions at impacted

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 561, sponsored by Representative Nancy Murphy, which would limit the state’s ability to discontinue, reclassify, or revert state-owned highway property to municipalities without local approval. Murphy and other supporters argued the bill would protect towns from unfunded mandates and prevent property tax increases caused by taking on costly road maintenance. Representative Wendy Thomas, Rosemarie Rung, Merrimack Town Council Chairman Finley Rothhouse, and Town Manager Paul McAuliffe all testified in support, describing the financial burden of the planned transfer of Continental Boulevard in Merrimack and warning it would set a harmful precedent for other communities. The Department of Transportation’s Steve Leon explained the department’s current authority and processes for discontinuance and reclassification, said active highways are not surplus property, and noted that the Supreme Court’s Town of Nelson decision held such reclassifications were not an unfunded mandate. The committee then closed the public hearing on HB 561. The committee next took up House Bill 578, presented by Representative Mooney on behalf of Representative Bill Boyd, to require sound barriers along the F. Everett Turnpike in Merrimack. Supporters said widening the turnpike would increase noise in nearby neighborhoods and that a 2019 NHDOT study identified 17 neighborhoods with noise levels above federal standards, though only four were included for mitigation under the current project. They argued the remaining neighborhoods should also receive relief and cited quality-of-life and property-value concerns. Senator Tim McGuire also testified in support, saying residents were experiencing unexpected and severe noise impacts and urging the committee to act outside the usual criteria to approve the barriers. The transcript provided does not show a final committee vote or action on HB 578.

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• But, um, it can also, in government, we've seen at the national level, AI can expose a lot of waste,
• But, um, it can also, in government, we've seen at the national level, AI can expose a lot of waste,
• But, um, it can also, in government, we've seen at the national level, AI can expose a lot of waste,
• But, um, it can also, in government, we've seen at the national level, AI can expose a lot of waste,
• We hear a lot about fraud, waste, and abuse, like you said.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• A 44% reduction in time spent on lesson planning, grading, and administrative tasks, and that's from
• Hoffner and Representative Romer, is an act to amend Title 7 of the Delaware Code relating to solid waste
• provide annual recycling education to residents; and requires commercial businesses to review their waste
• Let me call up a subject matter expert because what I don't want us to do is waste our time here.
• It also creates a reduction in co-payments for families receiving half-day child care, most commonly

Keywords: 1064, all

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• Purpose of preventing fraudulent, wasteful, or abusive practices.
• wasteful, or abusive practices. wasteful, or abusive practices.
• ,<01:59:58.440> or concern of fraudulent, wasteful, or concern of fraudulent, wasteful, or
• There's always some level of waste and fraud.
• We understand level of waste and fraud.

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Wednesday, March 18, 2026, 960, senate, all

Summary: The Senate reconvened with a quorum present and then proceeded through committee reports, largely adopting favorable reports and amendments without objection. Early measures included SB 530, which funds grants for multigenerational social connection programs for older adults; SB 731, clarifying the legal status of the Maryland Statewide Independent Living Council; SB 809, directing a feasibility study on a caregiver infrastructure program; SB 860, creating an Aging Resilience Fund with reporting and budget protections; SB 910, requiring insurance reimbursement for services provided by graduate-level clinical interns under supervision; and SB 972, making several Baltimore City alcoholic beverages licensing changes. Each of these bills was advanced to third reading after committee amendments were adopted. The Finance Committee also advanced SB 555, establishing a Dementia Services and Brain Health Program and a provider resource toolkit for dementia care; SB 757, creating a Maryland Local Sourcing Portal to connect businesses with local sources for tariff-impacted goods; SB 772, creating an employment training and opportunity database to help people qualify for or maintain Medicaid and SNAP; SB 792, requiring hospitals to adopt and train staff on immigration-enforcement policies consistent with Attorney General guidance; SB 869, establishing a workforce training pilot program through Commerce and community colleges; SB 905, creating an advanced manufacturing grant program through TEDCO; and SB 974, changing who may serve as inspector for the Caroline County Board of License Commissioners. Most of these bills were reported favorably with technical or narrowing amendments and then ordered printed for third reading. Budget and Taxation advanced SB 28, which would create binding arbitration for state employee collective bargaining impasses and include a proposed constitutional amendment requiring funding in the Governor’s budget; SB 466, expanding a physician preceptor tax credit and adjusting training-hour requirements; and later SB 704, concerning estate tax treatment for qualified agricultural property transferred to an LLC. SB 557, a gaming-related bill, was laid over until the end of the evening at the majority leader’s request. In the Education, Energy, and the Environment report, the committee advanced SB 35 on a state natural science museum designation, SB 166 on shellfish aquaculture permit sanctions, SB 189 on municipal drainage inlet safety requirements prompted by a child’s death, SB 242 on civil relief for service members and spouses, SB 266 on local regulation of invasive trees and tree-of-heaven, and SB 267 on a corporate rental-property registry and local housing application review process. SB 267 drew a brief question from the minority leader, who asked whether prior opposition remained and how the amended bill differed; the sponsor said the opposition had gone away and described the bill as now focused on a responsible-owner registry and an administrative review process.

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• <02:25:31.680> time Republicans have chosen to waste time Republicans have chosen to waste
• Yes, we will fight fraud, waste, and abuse.
• Without objection. wastes it. So even after we eliminate wastes it.
• elimination of fraud, waste, and abuse. elimination of fraud, waste, and abuse.
• waste money on."

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• in high concentrated amounts, to the same mu opioid receptors in the brain, which causes the same reduction
• in high concentrated amounts, to the same mu opioid receptors in the brain, which causes the same reduction
• And quite frankly, it’s a waste of time.
• And quite frankly, it’s a waste of time.

Bills: HB2205, HB2265, HB2413, HB2415, HB2418, HB2495, HB2589, HB2661, HB2720, HB2771, HB2833, HB2870

Keywords: criminal damage, trespassing, critical facilities, felony, Arizona Revised Statutes, court fees, public defender, criminal justice, legal aid, indigent defense, appeals, administrative assessments, sex offender, electronic monitoring, registration, public safety, youth protection, Kratom, narcotic drugs, regulation

Summary: The committee first heard HB 2415, which would tighten Arizona’s regulation of kratom by treating synthetic or highly concentrated 7-OH products as narcotic drugs, raising the legal sale age to 21, and imposing criminal penalties for prohibited sales or preparation. Supporters, including the sponsor, a recovering user, the American Kratom Association, and the Attorney General’s Office, argued the bill targets dangerous synthetic products while preserving natural kratom leaf products. Opponents, including the Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice, warned the amendment could sweep in users and create harsh felony penalties for possession. The committee adopted the Wynn amendment and then gave HB 2415 as amended a 6-3 do-pass recommendation. The committee then considered HB 2870, which would bar multiple Level 2 or Level 3 registered sex offenders from living together in the same residence unless they are related by blood, marriage, or adoption. The sponsor and neighborhood witnesses described a local home with six or seven offenders and said the arrangement frightened nearby families and children. Opponents argued the bill would destabilize housing for people on probation, increase homelessness, and interfere with supervision and rehabilitation; some also noted existing probation oversight and low sexual recidivism rates. After debate over whether the bill should instead target only certain housing settings, the committee voted 5-4 to give HB 2870 a do-pass recommendation. Next, HB 2413 was heard, requiring GPS or electronic monitoring for registered sex offenders who do not have a fixed address until one is established. Supporters said the bill would close a gap for homeless or transient registrants who otherwise report only every 90 days, while opponents raised due process, cost, and implementation concerns, noting that some offenders are already monitored through probation and that DPS does not itself supervise offenders. The committee passed HB 2413 on a 5-4 vote. The committee also heard HB 2720, which increases the penalty for purchasing prostitution to a class 6 felony and directs a $200 assessment to the anti-human trafficking fund. Supporters said it targets buyers and helps deter trafficking demand; opponents argued the bill could still ensnare trafficking victims and sex workers. The committee adopted a Bliss amendment clarifying the affirmative defense and use of funds, then approved HB 2720 as amended by an 8-0 vote with one member present. Finally, HB 2418, appropriating $600,000 from the General Fund to the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission for five major incident division task forces, was supported by county sheriffs’ representatives and passed unanimously by the committee.

Transcript Highlights:

• Usually it's like a water fund or like a hazardous waste fund.
• You know, I totally worry about the waste. to local issues.
• So the language says, for law enforcement agencies, for officers, civilian personnel, and crime reduction
• efforts, then... ...and crime reduction efforts, then from the general fund for felony warrant enforcement

Keywords: 996, all

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• Let's delay... ...their exposure to depression and fear of missing out and a reduction of self-esteem
• Let's get started, and let's not waste any more time. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
• Let's get started, and that's not waste any more time. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
• We are all parents, grandparents, friends, waste any more time. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
• It is so important that we do not allow our taxpayer dollars to be wasted.

Summary: The Assembly convened, established a quorum, and opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance before moving through the daily file. Several measures were taken up and passed, including bills on county jail accountability (AB 2257), claims against public agencies (AB 2529), affordable housing management metrics (AB 2689), digital wellness instruction in schools (AB 2071), pedestrian and bicycle safety project streamlining (AB 1976), manufactured home transport permits (AB 2012), a Surplus Land Act amendment tied to an Inland Empire soccer project (AB 2139), a Monterey Bay stewardship authority (AB 1548), online electrician licensing (AB 1707), a Caltrans study of navigation apps’ traffic impacts (AB 2105), coastal resiliency permitting reforms (AB 2051), downtown housing streamlining and financing (AB 2074), Cal Fire compensation (AB 2129), emergency care authority for Del Puerto Health Care District (AB 2282), charter school facilities hardship relief (AB 2316), theft by a peace officer under color of authority as serious misconduct (AB 2337), an Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander-serving institution designation (AB 2374), energy and cannabis support bills (AB 2464, AB 2537), and a suicide prevention plan requirement for treatment facilities (AB 2562). Most of these measures passed with broad bipartisan margins, and several were described as support bills with no opposition. The floor also debated a major criminal justice measure, AB 2727, which would raise the threshold for elderly parole eligibility for people serving sentences for violent sex offenses and add screening safeguards. Supporters from both parties emphasized child protection, survivor trauma, and specific local cases involving offenders who had become eligible for release; the bill passed 66-0. Another significant debate centered on AB 1958, which would clarify procedures under the California Racial Justice Act by refining how disparity claims are established and rebutted; the author said he would take Senate amendments to address concerns from district attorneys. The Assembly also considered AB 2313, a gas-to-electric transition bill allowing customers with planned service line replacements to opt out of gas service and use funds to electrify their homes. Members raised concerns about cost shifts and equity, and the author responded that the bill includes no-cost-shift language, larger credits for disadvantaged communities, and would not proceed if the math does not work; it passed 41-21. The final major item was AB 1709, a high-profile social media safety bill creating a minimum age of 16 for accounts on platforms using addictive features and establishing an e-safety commission. The author and many supporters from both parties framed the bill as a response to youth mental health harms, addictive design, and the need for age-based safeguards, while some members raised concerns about impacts on LGBTQ youth and other isolated young people who rely on online spaces. Supporters said the bill targets addictive design rather than speech and is intended to preserve safe online connection while limiting harmful features. The measure drew extensive bipartisan support and was still under debate at the end of the transcript.

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• Over the last two years, we have seen a significant reduction in crime across Kentucky and in our major
• This will not only reduce waste of time, energy, and resources.
• This will not only<01:22:32.560> reduce<01:22:32.880> waste<01:22:33.199> of<01:
• 22:33.360> time,<01:22:33.760> energy,<01:22:34.080> and only reduce waste of time
• , energy, and only reduce waste of time, energy, and resources.<01:22:35.040> It<01:22:35.280>

Keywords: 958, all

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• I'm not look at a 10% reduction.
• <04:26:13.600> of group to look at the reduction of group to look at the reduction of syringe
• large part to the work of harm reduction large part to the work of harm reduction and<04:42:23.760
• So harm reduction is just one toolbox.
• um and harm reduction efforts. Um and I um and harm reduction efforts.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Additionally, a reduction in force is in danger that we cannot afford to implement again.
• Additionally, a reduction in force is in danger that we cannot afford to implement again.
• Oahu has had to house Oahu's waste Oahu has had to house Oahu's waste facility<05:56:05.840>
• Once again, the way we coast will be the waste area, and we are now at the hands of delay, indecision
• We have not yet to reconcile a relationship with trash and waste.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• Wasted tax dollars breed cynicism, paving the way for higher taxes or cuts in essential services to cover
• Wasted<01:02:12.880> tax<01:02:13.200> dollars<01:02:13.520> breed<01:02:13.920>
• Wasted tax dollars breed cynicism.
• Wasted tax dollars breed cynicism. cynicism<01:02:15.520> paving<01:02:16.880> the<01:02
• John Taylor reduction and reappointed.

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The Senate opened with a quorum present, approved the February 27, 2026 journal, and then moved out of order to consider resolutions. Senate Resolution 003, designating March as Arts Education Month in Colorado, was read at length and supported by Senators Snyder and Basley, who emphasized the educational, social, and economic value of arts instruction and noted concerns about unequal access across the state. Senator Coleman and Senator Danielson also spoke in support, highlighting personal experiences with the arts and the importance of preserving arts programs in schools. The resolution passed unanimously, 35-0, and the current roll call was added as co-sponsors. The chamber then adopted House Joint Resolution 1019, recognizing Caregiving Youth Day. Senator Judah described caregiving youth as children and teens who provide substantial care for family members while balancing school and other responsibilities, citing statewide and national data on the prevalence of youth caregivers and the risks they face. Senator Gonzales also spoke in support, urging the legislature to recognize and support this often invisible work. The resolution passed 35-0, and the current roll call was added as co-sponsors. The Senate next took up third-reading consent calendar House Bill 1035, which enacts the 2025 Colorado Revised Statutes as positive and statutory law; it passed 32-3, with Senators Baisley, Lynda Zamora Wilson, and Long voting no. Senate Bill 53, expanding eligible borrowers for Colorado Housing and Finance Authority mortgages, then passed 29-6 after no-vote requests from Senators Zamora Wilson, Amabile, Sullivan, Hinrichsen, Baisley, and R. Pelton. House Bill 1064, concerning modifications to the youthful offender system, passed 23-12 after several no-vote requests, and Senate Bill 43, concerning regulation of firearm barrel transfers and related criminal penalties, was introduced for final passage with Senator Zamora Wilson delivering extended opposition focused on Second Amendment and fiscal concerns; the transcript cuts off before the vote on that bill.

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• honor to introduce amazing community outreach and service providers with the Hawaii Health and Harm Reduction
• providers with the Hawaii Health<00:46:17.960> and<00:46:18.120> Harm<00:46:18.360> Reduction
• <00:46:19.520> As<00:46:19.720> I Health and Harm Reduction Center.
• As I Health and Harm Reduction Center.
• work best to ensure the sustainability of the fishery, the protection of the environment, and the reduction

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• If the award is a million and one, then that is subjected to reduction, to remediation.
• If it's 250,000 or $50,001, that is subject to reduction.
• There was a reduction of economic damages, both past and future, and the trial judge.
• You can either accept a reduction down to X, or I'm going to grant a new trial, right?
• It means more predictable insurance premiums and the potential for a reduction in costs.

Bills: SB 30, SB 517, SB 1313, SB 1314, SB 1316, SB 1541, SB 1698, SB 1845, SB 1860, SB 2420, SB 2429

Keywords: gambling, criminal offenses, penalties, defense, electronic devices, tobacco advertising, youth protection, public health, criminal offense, retailer regulation, e-cigarettes, nicotine products, health, public safety, regulation, advertising restrictions, health and safety, elections, election audit, county elections

Summary: The Senate Committee on State Affairs convened to discuss several critical pieces of legislation including SB30 and SB38. Senator Betancourt introduced a committee substitute for SB38 which underwent a smooth adoption process, moving it favorably toward the Senate. The meeting featured a mix of invited testimonies where both proponents and opponents took the floor. One notable highlight included a testimony from Melissa Casey, who criticized the current legal state as prone to fraud and detrimental to both insurers and the public at large, contending that it inflated insurance costs across the board. The discussions delved deeply into the implications of the bills on judicial processes and potential insurance ramifications, with spirited debates surrounding issues of non-economic damages and jury rights. The atmosphere remained engaged as committee members heard varied perspectives on the bills, showcasing a robust democratic process. The meeting underscored the importance of public testimony in shaping legislation, ensuring that multiple voices were considered as the committee pressed on towards making decisions that affect the legal landscape of Texas.

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• We even had to add an extra decimal to show that there's only a reduction of 0.02 percent.
• Senator Campbell: ...that got everybody a $1,300 reduction on average.
• This decrease is due to a reduction in collections from IOLTA accounts.
• This decrease is due to a reduction in collections from IOLTA accounts.
• Also, a decline in collection rates has contributed to the reduction in available funds.

Bills: SB 1

Keywords: campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• We have seen tangible benefits in the form of a reduction in our tax rate of over 10 cents in the last
• This is about waste, fraud, and abuse.
• This technology has been effectively used in 30 other states, with some reporting as much as a 30% reduction
• I did not print the information, but I believe that they reported a reduction in work zone incidents

Bills: HB341, HB791, HB1564, HB1695, HB1722, HB1729, HB1772, HB2003, HB2954, HB2989, HB3084, HB3134, HB3135, HB3309, HB3611, HB3679, HB3727, HB3832

Keywords: affordable housing, zoning, development, community support, local regulations, bicycle lanes, traffic collisions, Texas Department of Transportation, study, public safety, bicycles, electric bicycles, scooters, road safety, transportation study, HB 791, Central Catholic High School, San Antonio, specialty license plate, specialty plates