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• Most of those were denied their claims, saying that it was out of scope, that it, it wasn't job-related
• And, and they want to, they want to deny these guys' claims.
• that, that uh monograph resulted in many disputes with firefighters that were coming forward and claiming
• administrative process for an employer.

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• This process ensures most fraudulent.
• declaration for the process to begin. declaration for the process to begin.
• Ours, the through a bargaining process.
• <01:08:29.520> would the the bargaining process would the the bargaining process would function
• <01:21:42.080> that is um uh a really awesome process that is um uh a really awesome process

Bills: HF3422, HF3461, HF2904

Keywords: state grants, grant oversight, grants management, executive agencies, Minnesota Department of Administration, commissioner of administration, fraud prevention, waste prevention, grant monitoring, financial reconciliation, grant compliance, state government, public funds, grant recipients, competitive grants, grant administration, administrative oversight, monitoring visits, grant policy, legislative leave

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• interesting thing is that we would we would take in our 4th and 5th Amendment rights to so to due process
• I felt my own small claims court against Aust Bill trying to get access to his internal documents.
• This great bill as written is going to likely add hundreds of new claims into the system each year.
• This law violates 2 of our rights under the United States Constitution due process and equal protection
• I manage all the medical malpractice claims that come into our system.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• So there is a deeming process that CMS works with.
• And we are very familiar with their process by which they go through for a deeming process.
• And I use the, process that we're going through at LCB.
• What process did that go through to become a vape cartridge?
• In addition, most of the senior centers that claimed the exemption did not claim another property tax

Summary: The committee met on December 3, 2025, with a quorum present and approved the September 17 minutes. Members first voted to suspend the 2026 JLARC lodging tax expenditure report for one year, based on staff’s explanation that the report is self-reported, not verified, and less useful than State Auditor accountability audits; the motion passed. The committee also approved renaming the JLARC I-900 subcommittee to the “Committee to Hear SAO Performance Audits,” while keeping the opening script noting that the performance audit process exists under Initiative 900. The committee then heard follow-up updates on two prior performance audits. The Department of Health presented a draft strategic management plan in response to findings on hospital inspections, complaints, adverse event review, and hospital data access. JLARC staff reiterated that 72% of hospital inspections were late, that DOH did not verify third-party inspection standards or review adverse event reports, and that complaint data suggested possible language-access barriers. DOH said it concurred with the recommendations, had improved on-time inspection compliance to about 49%, planned annual updates starting in July 2026, and would work on accreditation oversight, complaint-language access, and data accessibility, though members pressed for firmer deadlines and questioned the three-year timeline for language access improvements. The Liquor and Cannabis Board also reported on its cannabis market study recommendation. JLARC staff said the agency’s data were incomplete and unreliable, limiting oversight of production, recalls, tax collection, and diversion. LCB said it had improved its current CCRS system but still relied on self-reported data, and it presented a decision package for a new traceability system estimated at about $9 million over three fiscal years. LCB described a plant-tagging and serialization approach tied to production, processing, testing, and retail, but acknowledged it did not currently have sufficient staff to fully implement the system without additional funding. The committee also received briefings on JLARC’s recommendation-tracking tools and the 2024 public records reporting summary, including a high-level review of agency response rates, request volumes, costs, and litigation. Finally, JLARC presented the proposed final report on the Office of Privacy and Data Protection, concluding that OPDP meets its statutory responsibilities and has high user satisfaction, but that its mandate should be updated to better match its current capacity and focus; the committee adopted the report for distribution. The meeting then moved into the 2025 tax preference performance reviews, where JLARC staff summarized nine reviews and noted that the Citizens Commission on Tax Preference and Performance Measurement endorsed all 17 legislative auditor recommendations, with comments on seven. Early reviews discussed included natural gas transportation fuel preferences, travel agent and tour operator B&O rates, nonprofit low-income housing development, multipurpose senior centers, disabled veteran adaptive housing, and trade convention attendance, with staff and commissioners generally recommending continuation of some preferences, modification of others, and improved objectives or performance measures where needed.

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• Diamond, a lesbian who herself claims to be, uh, sole sexing.
• And you made the claim that we are seeing children, children.
• But that was a process for her. That was multiple years of therapy, multiple therapists.
• Can you or someone tell me what is the current process.
• This is a long process, um, and it's rarely something that's decided alone.

Bills: HB 2646, HB 3941, HB 5153, HB 5155, HB 5394, HB 1106, HB 426, HB 4529, HB 3984, HB 4273, HB 1097, HB 3940, HB 1941, HB 4377, HB 3153

Keywords: child care, task force, high-quality care, affordability, prekindergarten partnerships, foster care, transitional living, Medicaid reform, youth assistance, independent living, services for youth, employment training, educational support, mental health services, health care, public health, child health program, reimbursement, local health entities, maternal health

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• If the department's not processing them quickly, people will just... fall away.
• These processes and the documents received are currently confidential.
• Placed on such a claim by the Unfair Practices Act.
• An individual can bring that claim in the absence of the Attorney General.
• so I understand the legal process of it.

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• bank processing?
• We want to make sure that there's accurate processes for meal counting, claiming, procurement, menu plans
• We want to make sure that there's accurate processes for meal counting, claiming, procurement, menu planning
• We want to make sure that there's accurate processes for meal counting, claiming, procurement, menu planning
• And I won't claim to know the exact investment thesis and formula that the due diligence process that

Keywords: 908, all

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• that they provide. ...claiming that they provide therapy.
• I want to also appreciate the author's work through the audit process.
• It follows the same existing process. So we're not eliminating jobs.
• If that's okay, she can talk about that process as well. Thank you.
• I've been involved extensively with the CLRC process over the last...

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• So if we're talking about any kind of tort claim or injury claim, that's not affected at all by this
• It allows that streamlined process for the city to, It allows that streamlined process for the city to
• Again, the rescheduling of those, the process to do that at the county level is a little bit longer process
• That's the process, and that's the beauty about this.
• All this is doing is streamlining the process.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, heard an invocation, and adopted the previous day’s journal. Members then adopted Senate Resolution 358 honoring the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley on its 10th anniversary, with remarks highlighting UTRGV’s growth, degree production, research expansion, medical school, and role in serving the Rio Grande Valley and South Texas. The chamber also recognized the doctor of the day and adopted additional resolutions, including one for Denton County Days at the Capitol and another recognizing Texas HBCU Day. The Senate gave extensive recognition to outgoing Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp through Senate Resolution 368. Senators from both parties praised his long public career, leadership of the A&M System, support for regional universities, and bipartisan approach. The resolution was adopted after multiple members added their names. The chamber also heard from advocates with the Texas Streets Coalition, and received gubernatorial nominations for the State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors and the Texas Commission on Fire Protection. On legislation, the Senate passed several major bills. Committee Substitute Senate Bill 27, relating to rights and support for public school educators, was debated and amended to address teacher vacancies, bilingual certification testing, paid leave options, classroom removals, and appeal rights, then passed unanimously. Senate Joint Resolution 12, proposing a constitutional amendment on parents’ right to direct a child’s education, advanced on a 22-9 vote. Committee Substitute Senate Bill 1741, aimed at preventing foreign influence and intellectual property theft at public institutions of higher education, passed unanimously. Committee Substitute Senate Bill 29, the business entities bill, also passed after debate over corporate governance and shareholder protections. Senate Bill 857, authorizing law enforcement to tow certain vehicles driven by unlicensed or uninsured drivers, passed despite some concern about towing abuses during disasters. The Senate also took up Committee Substitute Senate Bill 1536 on dementia and Alzheimer’s training for certain guardians, but the transcript ends as that bill is being laid out.

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• REQUESTED AND ON A MONTHLY BASIS FOR PLAN YEAR 2026 WE ARE GOING TO BE COLLECTING ENROLLMENT AND CLAIMS
• YOU MENTIONED DIVIDENDS AND CLAIMS DATA.
• BUT YES, AND WHAT KYLE IS SAYING IS THROUGH THE RATE REVIEW PROCESS WE PUSHBACK ON EVERY ASSUMPTION THE
• Bakofsky: BY USAGE DO YOU MEAN UTILIZATION AND CLAIMS?
• IS THE PUBLIC INPUT OR CONSUMER PERSPECTIVE PART OF OIR'S PROCESS WHEN REVIEWING THESE RATE FILINGS?

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• Property Insurance Association to reduce insurance costs on local residents by pursuing subrogation claims
• Seeing none, let's move on to our last measure. residents by pursuing subregation claims residents by
• pursuing subregation claims against<00:13:22.880> polluters<00:13:23.200> who<00:13:23.440
• , despite the claims, they are unproven,<00:15:22.480> too<00:15:22.720> expensive,<00:
• <00:16:00.399> that deep disappointment by the process that deep disappointment by the process

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection met on April 16, 2025, and heard three resolutions. STR 57 SD1 urged Congress to create a national reinsurance program to address insurance impacts from catastrophic natural disasters; there was no public testimony, and the committee later recommended passage without amendment. STR 198 SD1 encouraged Hawaii insurers and the Hawaii Property Insurance Association to pursue subrogation claims against polluters to reduce insurance costs for residents; again, there was no public testimony, and the committee recommended passage without amendment. The committee spent most of its hearing on STR 136 SD1/HD1, which would create a Hawaii State Energy Office nuclear energy working group to study advanced nuclear power technologies. The Public Utilities Commission and State Energy Office provided written testimony and answered questions. Testimony from 350 Hawaii, Energy Justice Network, and an individual witness opposed the measure, arguing nuclear power and small modular reactors are too expensive, unproven, slow to deploy, create unresolved safety and waste issues, and do not align with Hawaii’s renewable energy goals. Opponents also criticized the measure’s amendment process, saying it replaced the original contents without adequate public notice. During decision-making, the committee adopted the recommendation to pass STR 57 SD1 unamended and STR 198 SD1 unamended. For STR 136 SD1/HD1, the committee adopted a recommendation to pass the measure with amendments, including changing it to a one-year working group with an interim report in 2026 and a final report before the 2027 Legislature. The motion passed with one recorded no vote and some excused members, and the meeting adjourned afterward.

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• hopefully apply it in the years ahead as we all, as members of the legislature, learned from the process
• credit for cheap, high-deductible plans that are functionally worthless. to claim credit for cheap,
• This past Friday, on 11/14, many of us received an email four months after opening our claims stating
• that our claims had been approved and monies would be released shortly.
• The process of collecting unemployment should not be difficult.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development held a hybrid hearing on legislation concerning unemployment insurance, non-compete agreements, prevailing wage, and minimum wage issues. Committee leaders outlined the hearing process, asked witnesses to keep oral testimony to three minutes, and invited written testimony through November 20. No votes were taken during the hearing; it ended with a motion to adjourn and notice of the next hearing on November 20. Much of the testimony focused on bills to expand unemployment insurance for striking workers, including H. 2168 and S. 1319. Labor leaders, union members, and legal advocates argued that workers who are out on strike for more than 30 days should be able to receive UI benefits, saying the policy would help workers and families meet basic expenses, reduce employers’ ability to “wait out” strikes, and encourage good-faith bargaining. Speakers cited recent strikes, including the Republic Services strike, and said the proposal would not meaningfully increase strike activity or strain the UI trust fund. Another major topic was minimum wage legislation, especially H. 2107/S. 1349 to raise the minimum wage to $20 by 2029 and index it to inflation, and H. 2191 to create a $25 enhanced care worker minimum wage. Supporters said current wages are not keeping pace with housing, food, and childcare costs, and that care workers, direct support staff, and human service employees face chronic vacancies, burnout, and turnover. Testimony also supported H. 2126 on prevailing wage by adding apprenticeship and training contributions to the wage calculation, and H. 2159 and S. 1363 on prevailing wage-related issues. One witness, Russell Beck, testified against S. 1336, which would ban non-competes, and against H. 2118, arguing Massachusetts’ current non-compete law is a balanced compromise that should not be disrupted.

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• This is not a voluntary process under the election code.
• that process and stick to it.
• It's a, it's an 8 year process.
• So it's an 8 year process.
• However, this process has created a loophole.

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• bills this year on what what the process bills this year on what what the process is<00:10:42.640
• So deferrals are a different process from the federal government, where they're looking at claims that
• CMS has indicated that they may undertake the separate process where they're looking into claims they've
• where they're looking separate process where they're looking into<00:34:12.879> claims<00:34:

Bills: HF3379

Keywords: housing stabilization, disability services, predatory funding, provider requirements, housing accessibility, 1183, house

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• So if somebody wanted to adjudicate their claim, they could go to the DAS for that appeals process.
• So if somebody wanted to adjudicate their claim, they could go to the DAS for that appeals process.
• So if somebody wanted to adjudicate their claim, they could go to the DAS for that appeals process.
• So there is that process does work.
• The problem there was the process.

Bills: SB341, SB340

Keywords: SB341, Alabama, veteran license plate, veteran tag, distinctive license tag, specialty plate, radiation exposure, atomic bomb testing, ionizing radiation, World War II veterans, Vietnam veterans, Korean War veterans, Cold War veterans, Desert Storm, Desert Shield, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Inherent Resolve, Department of Veterans Affairs, probate judge

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• The process for those farms is that they are reviewed.
• The process for those farms is that they are reviewed.
• And they say, ‘We’ve identified, as I noted, it’s a risk assessment process.
• And they say, ‘We’ve identified, as I noted, it’s a risk assessment process.
• And they say, ‘We’ve identified, as I noted, it’s a risk assessment process.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• A process had gone through.
• process.
• You're saying it's providing the process, but doesn't that process already exist without your amendment
• So when I hear that, I think about claims.
• in order to determine that claim.

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several guest and staff introductions. The chamber then took up returning messages from the House and acted on multiple bills, with votes recorded on each. Senate Bill 628 on transportation facility designations was concurred in as amended and passed 31-4 after discussion about naming roads for deceased individuals and an exception for President Trump. The House amendment to the Live Local affordable housing package, CS/CS/HB 1389, was also concurred in and passed 35-0; Senator Claudio explained it as the fourth iteration of the Live Local Act, including new provisions allowing certain affordable housing on qualifying religious property, extending some timelines, and removing accessory dwelling unit language. CS/CS/HB 1451 on utility services was concurred in and passed 30-6 after questions about phasing out surcharges and reporting requirements. The chamber also substituted CS/CS/HB 1279 for SB 7038 and adopted an education amendment package before passing the bill 36-1, while several other measures were temporarily postponed. The Senate then considered CS/CS/SB 484 on data centers and concurred in the House amendment 383-957, passing the bill 31-6. Senator Avila said the amendment strengthened ratepayer protections, required a PSC tariff filing, and directed an OPAGA study on large-scale data centers. Several senators pressed concerns about the removal of the Senate’s nondisclosure agreement prohibition, the possibility of delayed public awareness of data center projects, and whether costs could be shifted to other ratepayers; Avila responded that the amendment preserved local land-use authority and that ratepayer costs could not be borne by the general body of ratepayers. Debate reflected a split between senators who supported the bill as a needed regulatory framework and those who objected to the transparency changes and the loss of the Senate’s original NDA language. Later, the Senate took up land use and development regulations, substituting CS/CS/CS/HB 399 for SB 208. An amendment by Senator Jones to remove language affecting a Fontainebleau Hotel water park project in Miami Beach failed 17-20 after debate over local control and preemption. Senator McLean’s amendments then added a sunset date and other changes, and Senator Claudio’s amendment preserved Miami-Dade’s urban development boundary supermajority protections and related planning provisions. The chamber then began extended debate on Senator Martin’s amendment creating a process for property owners to challenge rural boundary designations and seek compensation or removal from the designation without going to court; supporters framed it as a property-rights and due-process measure, while opponents argued it would undermine local planning, impose costs on taxpayers, and weaken voter-approved rural boundaries in Orange and Seminole counties. The transcript ends amid that debate, with no final vote shown on the rural boundary amendment in the excerpt provided.

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• conviction through the judicial process conviction through the judicial process um<00:13:50.279>
• We do monitor claims activity.
• We do monitor claims activity.
• They come through a different claims process, so there may be a few rebates there, but I will have to
• A physician's office that do not come through that single PBM, they come through a different claims process

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The subcommittee met to review the Department for Medicaid Services’ program integrity work. Commissioner Lisa Lee and Program Integrity Director Jennifer Dudinsky outlined Kentucky Medicaid’s structure, funding, enrollment, and spending, including FMAP rates, the size of the Medicaid and KCHIP populations, the number of providers, and 2024 expenditures. They also described the managed care and fee-for-service populations, noting that managed care serves most members while fee-for-service is concentrated in long-term care and waiver populations. Most of the discussion focused on fraud, waste, abuse prevention, and provider oversight. The department described its provider enrollment and certification checks, revalidation requirements, site reviews, fingerprinting for some high-risk providers, and termination grounds such as false application information, Medicare actions, unreported ownership changes, and abandonment of a provider number. Members asked about nonprofit ownership reporting, MCO fraud oversight, and how the department tracks unusual CPT code utilization, especially in behavioral health. The department said it uses data analytics, audits, policy review, and collaboration with behavioral health staff to monitor those trends. Dudinsky explained the division’s four branches: provider licensing and certification, audits and compliance, recovery, and third-party liability/estate recovery. She described prepayment and postpayment audits, referrals of credible fraud allegations to the Attorney General, monthly meetings with the AG’s office, and coordination with the Office of Inspector General, CMS, HHS OIG, MCOs, and other partners. She also explained payment suspensions, stand-downs during law enforcement investigations, and recovery efforts for overpayments, provider/member fraud, and third-party liability. The department said its recovery and avoidance efforts produced more than $251 million in savings so far in 2025. No votes or formal actions beyond approving the minutes were taken.

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• and then and deliver drugs you claim and then and then<01:30:43.480> the<01:30:43.880> the
• I'm not sure what the retained bill process might or might not be a good...
• I'm not sure what the retained bill process might or might not be a good...
• I'm not sure what the retained bill process might or might not be a good...
• not sure what the retained Bill process not sure what the retained Bill process might<03:13:40.960

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House Judiciary Committee met in executive session and first took up HB 148, which would allow classification by biological sex in limited circumstances such as multi-use bathrooms, certain athletic events, and involuntary commitment facilities. Supporters argued the bill was needed to protect privacy and safety, especially for women and girls, and said it was consistent with recent federal actions and prior legislation. Opponents said the bill lacked a clear definition of biological sex, could create confusion and discrimination, and was unnecessary because existing law and sports rules already address the issues raised. After debate, the committee voted 10-8 to recommend ought to pass on HB 148. The chair asked for a majority report and noted that a minority report would likely be filed. The committee then considered HB 254, a bill related to end-of-life medical decision-making. Supporters framed it as a matter of liberty and relief from suffering for terminally ill patients, while opponents raised moral objections, concerns about suicide being normalized, and worries about deceptive wording and death-certificate reporting. HB 254 was approved on an 11-7 vote for ought to pass, with the chair indicating he would write the majority report and Representative Perez the minority report. The committee then moved to HB 611 with Amendment 2025-0638, a replace-all amendment restoring prior law on recoupment of appointed-counsel costs from indigent criminal defendants and juveniles. The chair explained the amendment as reversing 2020 changes that had limited cost recovery, and the discussion focused on financial affidavits and the Office of Cost Containment’s ability to review indigency claims. The transcript cuts off before the committee vote on HB 611.

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• to happen and have someone that process to happen and have someone that may<00:21:10.000> have
• Um, first of all, I think that I would be remiss if I didn't push back a little on um the claim that
• Um, first of all, I think that I would be remiss if I didn't push back a little on um the claim that
• Um, first of all, I think that I would be remiss if I didn't push back a little on um the claim that
• <00:43:58.000> that back a little on um the claim that back a little on um the claim that

Bills: HB0143, HB0129

Keywords: health care providers, free speech, discrimination, governmental agencies, civil remedies, physician access, internationally trained physicians, medical licensing, provisional license, healthcare workforce, 916, all