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FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Feb 5th, 2025

Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • And so the way that we did this, we had a pool of applicants who had already completed the initial inspection
  • We will hear from Tom Berger, from the Department of Management Services, Florida Facilities Pool.
  • Members, the pleasure to be here today, and talk to you about the Florida facilities pool.
  • So the Florida facilities pool is a group of buildings managed by the Department of Management Services
Summary: The committee heard three informational presentations. First, Lieutenant Rob Rowe of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission discussed derelict vessel removal, explaining the legal definition of derelict and at-risk vessels, the causes of vessel abandonment, and the impact of recent hurricanes on the number of cases. He said FWC has nearly 1,000 active derelict vessel cases, with 576 ready for removal, and described the agency’s use of ARPA funds, grants to local governments, contractor lists, and the V-TIP vessel turn-in program to speed removals and prevent vessels from becoming derelict. Senators asked about how to expedite removals, insurance coverage, due process timelines, and storage challenges; Rowe said the 21-day process is constrained by constitutional due process and that more staffing and prevention funding would help. Next, Stephen Fielder of the Department of Financial Services presented on the My Safe Florida Home program, which provides grants for homeowners to harden homes before storms. He reviewed program eligibility, grant types, reimbursement averages, and performance data, and said the program has received $633 million in appropriations overall. He noted that the program is outsourced to private vendors, has low administrative overhead, and has processed large numbers of inspections and reimbursements. Senators questioned contractor requirements, permits, overhead costs, and whether the program should be brought in-house; Fielder said permits are required before reimbursement, contractor licensing is verified, and the department is considering several administrative clarifications, including townhome roof work, inspection expiration, and whether grants should be limited per person or per home. A retired educator also testified in support of more assistance for homeowners facing insurance problems. Finally, Tom Berger of the Department of Management Services outlined the Florida Facilities Pool and the state’s real estate development and management work. He described the bonded facility program, the state’s 112 managed facilities, lease administration, parking contracts, maintenance operations, and more than $1 billion in active construction projects. He highlighted major projects such as the Emergency Operations Center, Capitol complex upgrades, a new visitor screening center, and facilities for other agencies including veterans’ services, juvenile justice, and the courts. Senators asked about lease terms, appropriation language, vacancy in leased space, and whether the state uses a uniform lease form; Berger said the lease document is standardized and that agencies determine their space needs. The meeting ended with no further business and adjournment by motion.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Committee on Labor - 02/25/25

Labor

Transcript Highlights:
  • go through 7 to 8 hours of online training, pass those tests, then you'd go into a nice warm, clear pool
  • <00:34:58.760> with<00:34:58.839> a<00:34:59.040> dive nice warm clear pool
  • with a dive nice warm clear pool with a dive instructor<00:35:00.320> and<00:35:00.480> spend
  • you<00:49:21.720> go<00:49:21.880> to<00:49:22.040> the<00:49:22.200> pool
  • <00:49:22.880> then the pool uh once you go to the pool then the pool uh once you go to the
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
LA
Transcript Highlights:
  • less people bid, I know you said one company may throw out four bids, but do you find the bidding pool
  • So we don't have a huge bidding pool here present. Any other states doing this?
  • So we don't have a huge bidding pool here present. Any other states doing this?
Summary: The House Transportation Committee met on May 26 and considered several resolutions and one Senate bill dealing with transportation project delivery, vehicle safety, school-zone safety, flooding, and highway signage. The committee first took up SCR 64, which creates a task force to study construction management at risk (CMAR) for public works. An amendment added representatives from Louisiana Associated General Contractors and Associated Builders and Contractors to the task force, and the resolution was reported with amendments. The committee also heard HR 282, which creates a task force to study utility terrain vehicles with Louisiana State Police and other stakeholders; an amendment added the State Fire Marshal, and the resolution was reported with amendments. The most extensive discussion centered on SB 513, which addressed public works project delivery methods and included a proposal for an average-bid award method as well as design-build authority for airports and vertiports. Testimony from a Reason Foundation policy analyst and a Louisiana Associated General Contractors representative opposed the average-bid concept, arguing it lacked U.S. precedent, could encourage collusion, and could raise costs, while airport-related design-build provisions were supported. The committee adopted an amendment in concept to remove the average-bid language, then reported SB 513 with amendments by a vote of 11 yeas and 4 nays. The committee also reported SCR 62 favorably, which urges DOTD to evaluate all school zones on state highways in response to safety concerns and near misses involving crossing guards and distracted driving. In addition, HCR 112 was reported favorably to study flooding on Louisiana Highway 1 in Shreveport, and HR 275 was reported favorably to study an interstate highway signage maintenance and reporting program. The meeting concluded after all items were acted on and the committee adjourned.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
  • Those systems are also now reducing their eligibility criteria, which is going to limit the pool of clients
  • educational materials must include the increased risk of drowning for infants and toddlers in bathtubs, pools
  • Dallas Dyson, waiving in support, with the Florida Swimming Pool Association.
Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services heard public comment on several health and human services funding concerns before moving through a series of bills. Testimony at the start focused on the AIDS Drug Assistance Program, with a client warning that proposed changes to eligibility and drug access could disrupt care for thousands of people living with HIV/AIDS, and urging the Legislature to intervene. Another speaker asked for support for the iBudget waiver, saying provider costs have risen and requesting about a 7% increase for direct support professionals to help stabilize the developmental disabilities workforce. The committee then unanimously reported favorably several bills. SB 428 expanded Florida’s swim lesson voucher program from children ages 0-4 to ages 1-7, based on drowning-prevention recommendations. SB 68 required hospitals with emergency departments to adopt pediatric emergency care policies, training, equipment standards, and readiness assessments; an amendment aligned reporting dates with the House version. SB 1718 changed the definition of when an adult visitor in an out-of-home placement becomes a non-visitor, reducing repeated background checks, made the Step Into Success pilot permanent, adjusted foster youth stipends, and created a best-practices program within the Florida Institute for Child Welfare. The committee also approved SB 606, which adds drowning-prevention and safe-bathing education to postpartum materials provided to new parents and requires hospitals and birthing centers to document compliance; members highlighted bathtub drownings as a key concern. SB 96 expanded eligibility for the Veterans Dental Care Grant Program to veterans up to 400% of the federal poverty level, while an amendment removed the bill’s specific appropriation so funding can be handled in the budget process. SB 340 required nursing students to complete a two-hour human trafficking course before taking the NCLEX. SB 1480 created a grandfathering process for certain health care providers in federally designated areas of critical need if an area is de-designated, to avoid disrupting patient-provider relationships. All bills were reported favorably, and the committee adjourned at the end of the agenda.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Judiciary Feb 11th, 2026 at 05:25 pm

Senate Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • business analytics that were reported to the PCF Advisory Board, claim settlement, and future medical payments
  • Yes, so insurance companies have a tremendous amount of control over when they authorize payment of their
  • Yes, so insurance companies have a tremendous amount of control over when they authorize payment of their
  • And so New Mexico is competing with all the other states for a limited pool of doctors that exist.
Bills: SB41, SB153, SB165, SB261, SB264
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 24th, 2026 at 09:09 am

House Appropriations & Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Another issue was raising those capitation payment rates for behavioral health services in Medicaid behavioral
  • example on line 15: you'll see a $10.6 million decrease, and that's to leverage more Safety Net Care Pool
  • then, so you'll see if we skip down to line 51, you'll see that item there, managed care capitation payments
  • then, so you'll see if we skip down to line 51, you'll see that item there, managed care capitation payments
Keywords: 996, all
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Historical inflation growth has created a significant cost versus payment gap, and we are very thankful
  • You capture on the front end, that's part of your payment.
  • Thank you so much for continuing the rural add-on payment for labor and delivery in those rural areas
  • But they know how important it is, and so that add-on payment really helps them.
  • I'm going to show you a few reusable products that are being marketed to teens and young adults: pool
Bills: SB1, SB 1
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Committee on Housing (02/10/2026)

Housing

Transcript Highlights:
  • The seller can, if they want, put some payment towards the buyer, right?
  • towards towards the buyer, payment towards towards the buyer, right?
  • Furthermore, I calculated the monthly amortization for payments based on the above scenario.
  • Furthermore, I calculated the monthly amortization for payments based on the above scenario.
  • payments than the Baldwin.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Science, Technology and Energy (01/14/2025)

Science, Technology and Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Those payments offset the credit the hydro owners are earning as their net metering credit.
  • Those payments offset the credit the hydro owners are earning as their net metering credit.
  • Those payments offset the credit the hydro owners are earning as their net metering credit.
  • Those payments offset the credit the hydro owners are earning as their net metering credit.
  • Those payments offset the credit the hydro owners are earning as their net metering credit.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Workforce committee approves HF1355 3/11/25

Transcript Highlights:
  • You panic when you're in the swimming pool.
  • You panic when you're in the swimming pool.
  • You panic when you're in the swimming pool.
  • <00:41:10.359> you<00:41:10.640> panic you're in the swimming pool you panic you're
  • in the swimming pool you panic you<00:41:11.319> need<00:41:11.640> you<00:41:11.760><
Keywords: 1183, house
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Senate Energy and Natural Resources (03/10/2026)

Energy and Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • you know, every wildlife corridor, seeing which of the turtles or the nests emerge from the tidal pools
  • you know, every wildlife corridor, seeing which of the turtles or the nests emerge from the tidal pools
  • , and it has the support of law and the commission decision to get the full recovery of the bond payments
  • <01:55:47.280> So<01:55:47.520> that's recovery of the bond payments.
  • So that's recovery of the bond payments.
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Education Policy - 02/18/26

Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Are we going to see that impacting then the pool of people who will leave higher education and become
  • licensure for qualified working Minnesotans harder and more inaccessible at a time when we need a diverse pool
  • licensure for qualified working Minnesotans harder and more inaccessible at a time when we need a diverse pool
  • licensure for qualified working Minnesotans harder and more inaccessible at a time when we need a diverse pool
  • licensure for qualified working Minnesotans harder and more inaccessible at a time when we need a diverse pool
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Fiscal Committee (05/16/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • And so each of the MCOs' amounts that they don't achieve becomes like a competitive pool for new sets
  • incentives or metrics, and so the idea is, you know, rather than accepting non-performance, we create a pool
  • The idea is, you know, rather than accepting non-performance, we create a pool that creates incentive
  • Um, so the money that we take back, if you will, and hold on to, we create these incentive pools for
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The Fiscal Committee met on May 16, 2025, and first adopted a rules-and-procedures change extending online audit approval timelines for American Rescue Plan items through December 2026 and bipartisan infrastructure law items through June 30, 2027. The committee then approved the April 18 minutes and adopted the consent calendar with several items removed for separate discussion, including items from Tabs 4, 6, and 7. On Tab 4 item 2511, members questioned why the state was paying utility costs for the Laconia property while it is being sold. Commissioner Charlie Arlinghaus explained the budget line covered utilities generally, not just heat, that some buildings still require minimal heating, and that the main increase was tied to the Winnipesaukee River Basin Project wastewater charges. He said the charges had risen sharply, the property sale would eventually trigger a utility true-up at closing, and he would provide additional analysis. The committee then adopted the item. On Tab 4 item 25115, the Department of Justice said funding for a temporary fourth pathologist was removed from the 2026-2027 budget because it was no longer needed, and the committee adopted the item. On Tab 6 item 25126, Department of Health and Human Services officials explained the Medicaid managed care “withhold” as a performance incentive: about 2% of capitation payments are held back, then redistributed based on quality and operational metrics, with unearned amounts staying with the state until the end of the program and subject to actuarial requirements. They said the approach has improved performance and helped with Medicaid unwinding outreach, reducing enrollment by about 11,000 people in the past year. The committee adopted the item. On Tab 7 item 25139, the Department of Energy said it no longer needed an additional position because existing staff could handle the work, and the item was adopted. The committee also adopted regular-calendar items 25114 and 25131, noted that one regular-calendar item had been withdrawn, set the next meeting for June 20 at 11:00 a.m. in Room 100 of the State House, and adjourned after a motion and second.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

LBT Public Hearing 03-10-2025

Labor and Technology

Transcript Highlights:
  • I just do want to reemphasize that we're really looking to increase the pool of interest arbitrators
  • really looking to that um um we're really looking to increase<00:05:29.919> the<00:05:30.080> pool
  • <00:05:30.320> of<00:05:30.479> interest increase the pool of interest increase the
  • pool of interest arbitrators<00:05:31.360> by<00:05:31.520> adding<00:05:31.680> the
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The Labor and Technology Committee heard testimony on several bills, mostly related to workers’ compensation, labor relations, retirement, and employment exemptions. HB 423 would clarify selection of certified rehabilitation providers and require automatic approval of vocational rehabilitation services when likely needed for suitable gainful employment; the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations supported the bill but requested timeline amendments, including advancing the plan within 90 days of the initial evaluation and filing it with the employer, employee, and director within two days. HB 480 would let an attending physician request a functional capacity exam without employer permission and deem licensed occupational and physical therapists qualified to perform such exams; it drew support from the department, the Hawaii Insurance Council, and the Hawaii Medical Association. HB 162 would expand the pool of interest arbitrators for collective bargaining disputes by allowing the HLRB to request a list from FMCS as well as the ABA, and testimony from labor groups supported that change. HB 164 concerned indebtedness to the state and wage deductions; HGA supported it with comments, while the Department of Accounting and General Services raised concerns about the percentage structure but said it could implement the requested changes. The committee also heard HB 1152, which would permanently exempt three specialized Department of Taxation positions from civil service; the department supported the measure and said the positions are not currently civil service positions. HB 214 would allow certain retirees to work in school resource officer or investigator roles without losing retirement benefits, subject to conditions; ERS expressed concerns about shortening the required separation period from 12 months to 6 months and about uniform administration and cost implications, while the Department of the Attorney General and Department of Education supported the bill, and the Department of Law Enforcement asked to include its investigators as well. HB 874 would amend the Uniform Custodial Trust Act for child performers, requiring trust accounts for minors meeting certain earnings thresholds and making misuse of funds a fiduciary breach; SAG-AFTRA Hawaii, HGEA, the Hawaii State AFL-CIO, and the Hawaii Nurses Association supported it, and members discussed that enforcement would likely need further research, possibly through labor or the film office. HB 159 would cap the civil service exemption for personal service contracts with qualified community rehabilitation programs at $850,000 in the aggregate per private person or entity; United Public Workers, HGEA, and the Hawaii State AFL-CIO supported it. No final votes were taken because the committee lacked quorum. After recessing and reconvening, the chair announced that decision-making on the agenda would be deferred to Wednesday, March 12 at 3:01 p.m. in Room 224.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

February 4, 2025 - 03:00 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • The way that worked, we had a pool of folks who already had initial inspections.
  • The way that worked, we had a pool of folks who already had initial inspections.
  • The way that worked, we had a pool of folks who already had initial inspections.
  • So we took that pool of available grant applicants that we already had.
Summary: The State Administration Budget Subcommittee heard presentations from the Department of Financial Services on the My Safe Florida Home program, the My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot, and the Florida PALM financial system replacement project. For My Safe Florida Home, Stephen Fielder explained the wind-mitigation grant program, including its inspection-first process, two-to-one matching grants for most homeowners, low-income exemptions from the match, and eligible improvements such as roofs, clips/straps, water barriers, and opening protection. He reported roughly 109,000 initial inspections, nearly 59,000 grants approved, 31,000 final inspections, 25,000 reimbursements, and about $240 million paid out through the end of 2024. Members asked about premium savings, contractor pricing, fraud, owner-builder eligibility, reimbursement timing, and whether the program should have a dedicated funding source; Fielder said the program is currently closed, more than 40,000 people have signed up for updates, and the office has seen some price-gouging and impersonation issues but no major fraud trend. The committee also discussed the new prioritization rules that took effect July 1, 2024, which direct grant awards by age and income. Fielder said the program used a survey of existing applicants to implement the new priority groups and that the first group was over age 60 and low-income. Members raised questions about how premium reductions are measured, whether insurance company changes or rising insured values affect the data, and whether the program can track long-term outcomes after reimbursement. Fielder said the office reports raw premium changes based on declarations pages, knows the insurer for participants, and has validated results with multiple insurers, but does not track homeowners after they leave the program or enforce continued insurance coverage. For the My Safe Florida Condo Pilot, Fielder said the program is modeled on the home program but uses association-level applications, a maximum grant of $175,000 per association, and a similar two-to-one match. He said the application window opened briefly in November and was closed quickly because available funding could be exhausted and the department is prohibited from creating a waiting list. He identified several needed statutory changes, including better distinguishing condos from single-family homes, adjusting roof requirements for flat concrete roofs, and revisiting the unanimous unit-owner vote requirement, which he said has been a major obstacle. Chair Lopez noted the pilot is intended to be a learning process and thanked DFS staff for identifying implementation issues. The final presentation covered Florida PALM, the state’s effort to replace the 40-year-old FLAIR accounting system with a PeopleSoft-based financial management system. Fielder and PALM Director Jimmy Cox said the project began in 2014, the state contracted with Accenture in 2018, cash management went live in 2021, and the project was paused in 2022 for legislative review and remediation. They said the system is expected to go live in 2026, possibly in July rather than January, and that the project has spent about $225 million to date, with a current-year budget of about $60.9 million and a projected next-year request of about $64 million. Members asked about cybersecurity, cloud hosting, project scope, and whether the system is unique to Florida; staff said the system is not Florida-specific, access is credentialed through agency identity management, and the cloud host location is confidential. After the presentations, Chair Lopez assigned members to work with specific agencies on budget review meetings, asked them to discuss agency structure, priorities, staffing, waste reduction, and other budget issues, and set a deadline to report findings in the first week of regular session. The meeting then adjourned without objection.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • It's people who self-select themselves out of the gene pool. Correct? Rep.
  • many of the billions of doses of ivermectin, how many people have removed themselves from the gene pool
  • , Dean Pool, by taking ivermectin?
  • They remove themselves from the gene pool. Rep. Anchía: I'm very familiar with the Darwin Awards.
  • Bonnen: How else can you remove yourself from the gene pool? Rep. Anchía: I do, I do have data.
Bills: HB25, HB48, HB149, HB254, HB26, HB192
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Apr 22nd, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Members, extrapolation—let me back up—managed care organizations frequently defer payment of claims in
  • DCFS to see if there are any late child support payments.
  • And if there are delinquent payments, the insurer will have to withhold that amount from the settlement
  • DCFS to see if there are any late child support payments.
  • And if there are delinquent payments, the insurer will have to withhold that amount from the settlement
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 04-07-2026 11:30am

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Mar 18th, 2025

Alabama Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • and allowances are paid, and all funeral expenses and other claims are either paid or arranged for payment
  • out of the... ...paid or arranged for payment out of the estate of the decedent.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Mar 18th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • or promote non-consensual. artificial intimate visual material with intent to harm, websites, and payment
  • The fact that the person is dressed as the opposite gender is a primary part of the entertainment. payment