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• And then a few observations updating from last year regarding HR1 impacts.
• How does that impact that?
• “More stable leadership, which has been really impactful.
• Health care claims are regularly used in health services research and policy analysis.
• So HR1, the impacts start hitting in 2027–28 and down the road.

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• Uh we recently for wetland impacts.
• <00:25:28.559> So analysis up in the Pineland Sand. So analysis up in the Pineland Sand.
• the impact to the ecosystem.
• :11.040> impacted, yours has been impacted, yours has been impacted, we<00:56:13.040> need<
• . impacts. impacts.

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• what the size of the population is for this group and maybe an estimation of the immediate fiscal impact
• As far as the second part of your question, in fact this morning I did get the latest fiscal analysis
• That'd be the total fiscal analysis and impact right now.

Bills: HB2929, HB2956, HB2955, HB3128, HB3880, HB4294, HB2970, HB3338, HB3443, HB3783, HB3800, HB3818

Keywords: homeowner insurance, insurance premium, claim history, insurance regulation, at-fault claims, flood insurance, state law, consumer protection, appraisal management, Real Estate Appraiser Board, appraiser registration, background checks, ownership requirements, captive insurance, protected cell, sponsored captive, captive insurer, insurance commissioner, premium tax, dormant captive

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• Session B; two, the bill that Representative McClure will be filing this morning; and three, the bill analysis
• The bill analysis will be available online once the bill is filed and will be in our new interactive
• While, on its face, this seems rather innocuous, it impacts our ability to serve our constituents every
• While, on its face, this seems rather innocuous, it impacts our ability to serve our constituents every

Summary: The Florida House convened in Special Session 2025B after a quorum was established and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited. The Speaker announced that regular committee meetings were canceled for the week so the chamber could focus on special session work, including three select committees on illegal immigration that would hear HB 1B, along with a Rules and Ethics Committee meeting later that evening. Members were also told the bill filing deadline had been extended to Wednesday at 5 p.m. The main floor business involved the House’s effort to reinstate vetoed legislative operating funds from HB 5001, the 2024 appropriations act. After the clerk read the governor’s veto message, Representative Kennedy moved to reinstate specific appropriation 2802 and its related proviso on page 412, described as legislative services support funding. Supporters said the veto had cut essential legislative functions such as IT, economic forecasting, auditing, and accountability work, and argued the reduction was likely an oversight or improper interference with legislative independence. The motion passed 111-0. Kennedy then moved to reinstate specific appropriation 2803 and its related proviso, the second legislative support services line item. The House again approved the motion unanimously, 111-0. With no other messages, reports, or bills on the desk, the House adopted a motion to adjourn and reconvene on Tuesday, January 28, 2025, at 10 a.m. or upon the call of the chair.

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• The second would be fiscal Analysis and cost methodology, which is a part of the Raigns Act.
• Last year, each agency, when they submit the rules, is required to put in there a cost analysis as well
• as the methodology behind that analysis.
• packet back right after Christmas that said it was a fee increase, and when I opened up the rural impact

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• In the analysis that you guys would have seen, it describes what is compensable as an occupational disease
• What the analysis doesn't actually give you, though, is from just below it in the statute for 112-1815
• As counties prepare for the potential impact of a hurricane, decisions may be made to evacuate residents
• Your support of this bill will impact our current public safety telecommunicators and the future of our
• A supervisor once told me, 'You get to make a big impact on someone's worst day.'

Summary: The Committee on Governmental Oversight and Accountability met and first took up SB 774, which would extend workers’ compensation coverage for mental or nervous injuries, without a physical injury, to 911 public safety telecommunicators. The sponsor and several dispatchers, a behavioral health clinician, and communications directors testified in support, describing repeated exposure to traumatic calls, chronic understaffing, and the cumulative mental health impact of the job. Members from both sides praised telecommunicators and emphasized their role as first responders. The bill was reported favorably, with Senator McLean later recorded as voting yes on the measure. The committee then considered SPB 7028, a retirement bill setting Florida Retirement System employer contribution rates beginning July 1, 2026, without changing the 3% employee contribution rate. The proposal also allowed certain elected officers to receive a DROP payout under specified conditions and provided a 1.5% alternative cost-of-living adjustment for eligible special risk retirees. Representatives from firefighters, law enforcement, police chiefs, sheriffs, and fire chiefs supported the bill as a recruitment and retention tool. The committee voted to submit SPB 7028 as a committee bill and reported it favorably. Finally, the committee heard SPB 7024 and SPB 7026, both Governmental Oversight and Accountability proposals to consolidate and update public records/public meeting exemptions. SPB 7024 would repeal the current cybersecurity information exemption and create a consolidated agency-wide exemption for cybersecurity, information, and operational technology information. SPB 7026 would similarly consolidate agency-held trade secret exemptions into one agency-wide exemption. Neither bill drew testimony or debate, and both were submitted as committee bills and reported favorably by unanimous votes.

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• Unfortunately, our timely filed opposition letter was not included in the analysis.
• So, Unfortunately, our timely filed opposition letter was not included in the analysis.
• make... ...control and more flexibility in how we do that, we could actually really make a big, big impact
• We saw the analysis.
• welcomed the opportunity to work on this, to narrow it to exactly who we are going after here and not impact

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• On page one, under the two years, and the bill analysis, under the bill, nurses entering the workforce
• And that's page one of the staff analysis.
• And that's 169 page one of the staff analysis.
• So I'm trying to find out: will this directly impact them?
• HB 569 is expected to have a determinant positive fiscal impact on APD due to the reduction in duplication

Summary: The Health and Human Services Committee heard and advanced four member bills. CS/HB 303 would require nurses to complete the existing two-hour human trafficking prevention course before initial licensure, rather than waiting until renewal; the sponsor said this closes a gap for new nurses, and supporters from the Florida Nurses Association and other groups said it would improve early identification and reporting of trafficking victims. Members asked whether the bill changed reporting duties, and the sponsor said it did not. The bill passed unanimously, 24-0. PCS/HB 1069 would treat independent sanctioning authorities as qualified entities for background screening purposes and allow an unscreened athletic coach to work only if directly supervised by a screened coach. The sponsor said the measure is intended to help families and youth sports organizations while keeping children safe, and members discussed how it would apply to Little League and whether disqualifying offenses would still bar work with children. The bill received support from several organizations and passed 25-0. HB 491 would allow batterers intervention programs to offer voluntary faith-based content alongside required cognitive behavioral therapy, without mandating participation. Supporters argued the bill restores options for clients seeking faith-based counseling and said it does not use taxpayer funds or impose religion; members emphasized the voluntary nature of the program. The bill passed 24-0. HB 569 would change how the Agency for Persons with Disabilities organizes forensic client services by grouping clients based on clinical needs rather than legal charges, which the sponsor said would improve efficiency and reduce duplication. The agency and Florida Smart Justice Alliance supported the bill, and it also passed unanimously, 24-0. The committee then adjourned.

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• Despite the program's impressive impact for Americans across the country, the Northern Mariana Islands
• This would include an analysis of any risk to the program, broken down by Multiple data points, including
• H.R. 5788 WILL FIX THAT BY Adding a requirement that the SBA conduct an annual risk analysis of the 504
• Currently, SBA is not required to conduct an annual risk analysis of the 504 loan program and provide
• AND IT BECAME PARTICULARLY IMPACTFUL WHEN IT WAS IN FULL FORCE.

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• policy going forward and that'll impact policy going forward and that'll impact the<00:10:54.600
• Is that an accurate analysis?
• from immigration versus other factors." how that impacts housing prices for how that impacts housing
• <01:11:21.080> is tease out what the what the impact is tease out what the what the impact
• I heard two years ago when you talked about the impact of housing and its impact on school costs, and

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Summary: The meeting was a Ways and Means briefing opened by the vice chair, who introduced Jason Wong of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston to discuss the national and regional economy. Wong focused on inflation, asking why it had fallen from about 9% in 2022 to the 2%–3% range, and what that meant for monetary policy and the risk of an economic downturn. He said the Fed’s target is 2%, noted that recent PCE inflation was about 2.4% and core PCE about 2.7%, and described the ongoing debate over whether interest rates should stay tight or be lowered further to protect the labor market. Wong explained that the improvement in inflation has been driven largely by goods prices, especially durable goods such as cars, appliances, and furniture, as well as non-durable goods like food. He said supply-chain disruptions during the pandemic caused major price spikes in 2022, but those pressures have eased and many goods prices are now at or below the Fed’s target. He also referenced the New York Fed’s Global Supply Chain Pressure Index, saying it showed extreme pandemic-era disruptions that have since receded. The main remaining inflation problem, he said, is in services, especially housing. Wong broke services into rent of shelter and all other services, explaining that shelter is a large share of household budgets and that housing inflation has a lag because rent measures often reflect older lease terms rather than current market rents. He said monthly Zillow data suggest market rents have cooled and may eventually feed through to official inflation measures. Members asked several questions about the chart’s time scale, the treatment of real estate, property taxes, and utilities, and Wong clarified that housing costs are counted in services and that the slides would be shared digitally. No votes or formal actions were taken.

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• item with a fiscal impact, or a revenue. item with a fiscal impact, or a revenue.
• :19:30.880> parameter<00:19:31.360> changes impact of state grant parameter changes impact
• The impact of each individual parameter change contributing to the overall impacts are shown on lines
• The impact of each individual parameter change contributing to the overall impacts are shown on lines
• <00:30:35.600> Minnesota we expect it to impact Minnesota we expect it to impact Minnesota

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• So this bill wouldn't have a fiscal impact on you?
• What impact does it have on their...
• Asked earlier, what is the impact of mixing that product with alcohol?
• I think it'll have a significant impact.
• are impacted by the shares of illegal versus legal markets.

Bills: HB28, SB3, SB 3

Keywords: hemp regulation, consumable products, cannabinoids, state health, youth protection, licensing fees, criminal offenses, flash flood, flood warning, outdoor warning siren, emergency alert, disaster preparedness, flood mitigation, Hill Country floods, Texas Water Development Board, municipalities, counties, local government mandate, public safety, grant program

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• And is that how it's impacting PSU and Keene? I know we have Melinda here.
• <00:22:10.559> PSU And is that how is that impacting PSU And is that how is that impacting
• So<00:23:32.799> it's<00:23:33.120> impacting.
• We've been talking So it's impacting. We've been talking about<00:23:35.039> that.
• ...attend full-time, so their aid may be impacted by the PEL.

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Summary: The committee heard updates from the chancellors of the state university system and the community college system on ongoing restructuring, collaboration, and enrollment trends. The university system said its office move to the NHTI campus is ahead of schedule and should save students about $250,000 a year while creating revenue for the community college system. Both systems described continued work on transfer pathways, direct-admit outreach, shared advising, and broader efforts to shrink footprints, reduce costs, and improve operational efficiency in response to declining enrollment and demographic pressure. A major topic was a possible federal change to Pell Grant eligibility that would require students to enroll in at least 7.5 credits. The chancellors said most community college students are part-time because of work and family responsibilities, and that the change could affect roughly 2,000 current Pell recipients and make it harder for students to afford or sustain enrollment. Members also discussed how the state’s governor’s scholarship statute largely benefits full-time students, suggesting possible future statutory changes. The chancellors explained how credits typically work, noting most courses are three or four credits and that students would likely need to add an entire course to meet the proposed threshold. The committee also discussed the broader higher education landscape, including declining high school cohorts, competition among New England institutions, and the need to right-size capacity. One member raised concerns about the health of regional campuses such as Plymouth and Keene; the chancellors said incoming enrollment is down at UNH and Plymouth and holding at Keene, attributing the trend to demographics rather than one campus drawing students away from another. They emphasized the importance of community colleges, adult learners, and short-term workforce programs as part of the state’s future education mix. Finally, the committee touched on the value of the university system’s research enterprise. The chancellor said about $250 million a year flows into the university system in federal research grants, with about $9.5 million currently under stop-work orders from federal agencies. She said the immediate concern is not DEI-related but federal cuts and possible caps on indirect cost recovery. Members noted that the R1 research designation supports business partnerships, student opportunities, and economic development projects such as West Edge in Durham.

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• I impact insurance and only Medicaid.
• <00:34:00.320> on talking about the personal impact on talking about the personal impact on
• 01:20:51.199> in<01:20:51.360> general impacting um the workforce in general impacting
• <02:38:50.080> it 646, uh, due to the positive impact it 646, uh, due to the positive impact
• These are individuals that are impacted These are individuals that are impacted by<02:56:14.080>

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• Then a few observations updating from last year regarding H.R. 1 impacts.
• How does that impact that?
• Health care claims are regularly used in health services research and policy analysis.
• No, those changes to the budget will not impact the marketplace services that we deliver now.
• No, those changes to the budget will not impact the marketplace services that we deliver now.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Health heard updates on five health-related budget items. First, members reviewed state support for distressed hospitals and health facilities. The California Health Facilities Financing Authority and HCAI described the Distressed Hospital Loan Program as a lifeline for 16 hospitals, many of which remain financially strained and are expected to seek loan forgiveness rather than repayment. Speakers cited reduced contract labor, new service lines, strategic partnerships, and the reopening of Madera Hospital as signs of progress, but also warned that federal policy changes under H.R. 1 will likely increase uncompensated care and pressure emergency departments. Public commenters from hospital, dental, and consumer groups supported additional funding, including a request to refresh the program with another $300 million. The committee then heard HCAI’s update on the California Rural Health Transformation Program, a five-year federal initiative funded at $233.6 million for California. HCAI said the program will focus on rural care models, workforce development, and health technology, with grants to be rolled out on a fast timeline and all funds obligated by October 30, 2026. Members raised concerns about rural provider capacity to apply for grants, and HCAI said it will use a third-party administrator, a technical assistance center, webinars, and other supports to help applicants. HCAI also presented its budget request for the health care payments database, seeking ongoing non-General Fund support to continue operations and expand data, including pharmacy benefit manager data. The Emergency Medical Services Authority presented three budget change proposals: funding to replace disaster medical services fleet vehicles, funding for IT security work, and additional positions for HR, enforcement, and legal workload. A member also raised concern that EMSA has not yet completed the annual ambulance rate reporting required by AB 716, and EMSA said it remains committed to the requirement but lost prior funding through later budget reductions. Covered California reported that it is still finalizing its own budget, but expects a lower operating budget due to efforts to reduce baseline costs and align spending with actual expenditures; it also projected enrollment declines tied to the expiration of enhanced premium tax credits, H.R. 1, and federal rule changes, while noting that revenues may still rise because premiums are expected to increase. Finally, the Department of Managed Health Care outlined budget proposals tied to menopause coverage and education, PBM licensure and enforcement under AB 116 and SB 41, credentialing reforms under AB 1041, and prior authorization reporting under SB 306. Public testimony generally supported the menopause and PBM proposals, while also urging clearer language and attention to Medi-Cal parity. The hearing concluded after public comment, including additional advocacy for sickle cell services and rural health workforce funding.

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• That's one of the reasons why the amount that's pointed out in your bill analysis—how much more money
• The IOTA rate that lawyers must comply with two years ago has seen no negative impact to that program
• In page seven of your judiciary analysis, you...
• What I am reading in this analysis is at least 3 percent below this rate.
• It is not intrusive; it's not a big sample analysis campaign that can take time.

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• Um, in our analysis, I mean, first and foremost, we find that the proposal would provide tax relief to
• Concrete numbers and I think a better vetting of analysis and what the options are between a full or
• but we know. know, it is not our only impact.
• The administration continues to look into the fiscal impact.
• And losers in their analysis. Does the administration also account for winners and losers?

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• is tasked with investigating and evaluating the state's response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact
• on the New pandemic and its impact on the New Hampshire<00:11:07.920> healthcare<00:11:08.480
• benefit analysis. benefit analysis.
• There's some impacts there.
• So I think that's a proper analysis. So I think that's a good<01:17:54.600> suggestion.

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Summary: The Special Committee on COVID Response Efficacy for New Hampshire held its first organizational meeting. The chair read the committee’s updated mission statement, which says the bipartisan committee will fact-find on the state’s COVID-19 response and its impact on the healthcare system, with focus areas including federal guidance, federal funds, emergency use authorization vaccination efforts, long COVID, the Patient Bill of Rights, and vaccination policies. The chair also announced committee staffing changes: Linda McGrath stepped down as vice chair and Representative Gerard was named vice chair; Representative DeRoy was named clerk. The chair emphasized the committee’s work is intended to be science-based and fact-finding, not anti-vaccine, and noted that the committee may issue follow-up reports and recommendations. Members discussed a broad list of topics for future hearings, including long COVID treatment, ongoing vaccination policies, reporting of COVID deaths, standards of care and provider discretion, COVID-related funding such as ESSER/CARES Act money, and communication of treatment developments during the pandemic. Representative Pollina argued the committee should examine specific treatments and outcomes, including remdesivir, oxygen/intubation practices, and ivermectin, and raised concerns about whether some treatments were harmful or suppressed. He also focused on pediatric vaccination policy, saying the committee should review New Hampshire’s recommendations for children and medical students, and questioned the state’s reliance on federal guidance versus independent review. The chair responded that shifting federal positions may justify an independent New Hampshire evaluation and asked him to gather more information and potential witnesses. In open discussion, members suggested additional witnesses and topics, including local funeral directors, nursing homes, and emergency medical services, as well as how nursing homes were affected by positive tests and admission restrictions. Another member suggested the committee consider what products it should produce, such as a final report, possible bill recommendations, and better documentation or footnotes tying findings to testimony and scientific sources. The chair said the committee’s deliverables could include reports, letters to department heads or legislative leaders, and other actions, and noted that the committee’s 2024 report and supporting documents are available on the House committee page. No votes or formal actions beyond the organizational appointments were taken.

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• This is a crisis that impacts faculty and employees as well.
• This is a crisis that impacts faculty and employees as well.
• This is an issue that impacts my district significantly.
• on the cost and impact of health care legislation.
• on the cost and impact of health care legislation.

Summary: The Assembly met in session, established a quorum, approved dispensing with the previous day’s journal, and then took up a long third-reading file. Early procedural actions included moving AB 1589 to the inactive file and continuing reconsideration items. The chamber then considered a series of bills largely focused on immigration enforcement, detention, worker protections, child care, voting access, and related public services. Several immigration-related measures passed, including AB 2393 on damages for false imprisonment/arrest, AB 1994 on an immigrant victims’ rights and resources card, AB 1929 on health plan investment disclosures, AB 1633 imposing a tax on for-profit detention facilities, AB 1650 requiring decals on rental vehicles used for enforcement, AB 1655 protecting CalWORKs benefits when a child is detained, and AB 1896 disqualifying people who participated in immigration enforcement from certain public employment. AB 2230, which would bar immigration enforcement near polling places and child care facilities, also passed after extensive debate. Supporters framed these bills as accountability and protection for vulnerable communities; opponents argued they targeted federal law enforcement, were unnecessary, or raised constitutional concerns. AB 1851 on statewide school mental-health guidance also passed unanimously. After the midday recess, the Assembly returned and continued with more bills tied to immigration impacts and child welfare. AB 2379 passed with urgency, requiring child care providers to be informed of constitutional rights and trained on protections when confronted by immigration enforcement. AB 2460 passed to update school behavioral-health referral protocols for students affected by immigration enforcement trauma. AB 2495 passed to expand prohibitions on employer immigration-related threats, and AB 2662 was presented as a way for California to monitor and document federal enforcement actions and report on their community impacts. Throughout the day, the floor featured repeated exchanges over whether the bills addressed real problems or were political messaging, but the measures that came to a vote generally advanced with majority support.

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• biggest impact? biggest impact? Mr.<00:20:19.160> Bullard.
• <00:21:35.040> keeping going to be the most impactful keeping going to be the most impactful
• homeowners it has a very drastic impact homeowners it has a very drastic impact on<00:35:23.120>
• :45.920> effective<00:51:46.240> tax overall impact to the effective tax overall impact
• This will have a regressive impact.

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