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• electronically enabled marketplace for PBMs, which enables a state to conduct a competitive market process
• marketplace for PBMs, which enables a state to conduct out. state to conduct a competitive market process
• The contract took place on January 1, 2026, but it also includes real-time automated claims review, an
• audit-like process of 100 percent of claims.
• Real-time automated claims review, an audit-like process of 100 percent of claims.

Bills: SB511, SB512, HB591, HB909, HB938, HB1154, HB1187

Keywords: automobile repairs, insurance transparency, repair shop liability, non-OEM parts, policyholder rights, automobile insurance, appraisal process, insurance policyholders, dispute resolution, claim valuation, family leave, insurance, paid leave, employment benefits, caregiver support, behavioral health, crisis services, mental health care, insurance coverage, healthcare access

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• <00:15:41.600> and<00:15:41.920> has office for a state that claims and has office
• for a state that claims and has in<00:15:42.399> the<00:15:42.560> past<00:15:42.880>
• I think the process that we're >> Yeah.
• I think the process that we're using<00:25:06.400> to<00:25:06.559> do<00:25:06.720>

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• This is to pay claims for the Crime Victims Reparations Program.
• Yeah, we’re in the process of putting out an IFB for the K-12 connectivity.
• The money that we have is just going to be allocated for claims, so we don't really disperse this money
• for anything else but claims that we receive, either for the sexual assault program or the crime victims
• this time instead of a reduction, because we do need every penny that we receive to pay for these claims

Summary: The committee reviewed a large slate of appropriation, transfer, and continuation requests across multiple sections. In Section B, members considered temporary FY27 appropriations for agencies including Health, DHS, Education, Treasury, Public Safety, State Police, Emergency Management, Aeronautics, Military, Economic Development, Game and Fish, and others, covering items such as maternal health outreach, LIHEAP overpayment returns, Wynne High School tornado rebuilding, senior food services, cybersecurity, crime victim claims, airport grants, conservation incentives, and emergency tower maintenance. Questions focused on the DHS senior services carry-forward and Treasury custodial banking fees tied to lower balances after COVID funds were spent down. All Section B items were approved. The committee then approved continuation requests, ARPA reallocations, and federal grant-related items in Sections B2, C1A, D1, D2, D3, E1, E2, E3, F1A, G1, H1A, I1A, J1/J2, K1/K2/K3, L1/L2, M1/M2, N1/N2, O1A, and P1A. These included university nursing and workforce programs, environmental and recycling grants, highway safety and emergency management grants, a transfer to the Merit Teacher Incentive Program, restricted reserve transfers for military, agriculture, UAPB, Game and Fish, and AETN, and various cash-fund and budget classification transfers. Several members asked for more detail on the State Police highway safety grant, VOCA victim compensation funding, the NSGP nonprofit security grant, and the Office of State Technology’s E-Rate-related transfer; agency officials explained the uses and noted that some funding levels depend on federal awards and collections. A notable discussion occurred on the Department of Commerce reallocation, which shifts 68 positions and $3 million among divisions to support an organizational realignment and avoid shortfalls. The committee also reviewed a state central services deduction request to keep the rate at 2%, a DHS overtime request for child protection caseloads, and a year-end adjustments request authorizing up to $1 million in temporary actions to close FY26 books without disrupting payroll or vendor payments. Most items were approved or, in some sections, simply reviewed without objection. The meeting adjourned after completing the agenda.

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• This is to pay claims for the Crime Victims Reparations Program.
• Yeah, we're in the process of putting out an IFB for the K-12 connectivity.
• Yeah, we're in the process of putting out an IFB for the K-12 connectivity.
• The money that we have is just going to be allocated for claims, so we don't really disperse this money
• this time instead of a reduction, because we do need every penny that we receive to pay for these claims

Summary: The committee met to review a large slate of fiscal year 2026 and 2027 appropriation, transfer, and continuation requests across multiple sections. Early items included temporary appropriations for agencies such as Health, DHS, Education, Public Safety, State Police, Emergency Management, Aeronautics, Military, Economic Development, and Game and Fish, covering items like maternal health outreach, energy assistance repayments, Wynne High School tornado rebuilding, senior food services, cybersecurity, crime victim reparations, aviation grants, conservation incentives, and emergency tower maintenance. Members asked questions on several items, including DHS aging carry-forward funds and Treasury custodial banking fees tied to COVID-era balances; the committee also approved a disclosure by the chair on the Game and Fish-related item before voting to approve the section. The committee then approved continuation requests, CARES Act and ARPA reallocations, and federal grant appropriations. Notable discussion included the Boonville developmental disability project, ALIGN program reallocations at several universities, a small business technical assistance grant at UA Little Rock, and a Department of Public Safety highway safety grant, for which members requested more detail on operating expenses and professional fees. Additional approvals covered a transfer to the Merit Teacher Incentive program, restricted reserve fund transfers for military medical command and university projects, and a state central services deduction held at 2%. The Department of Commerce also received approval for a reallocation of positions and spending authority tied to its organizational realignment. Later sections included shared technology and higher education transfers, cash fund appropriations for school Medicaid reimbursements, corrections, youth mental health, narcotics detection canines, bike safety equipment, a state motor pool pilot, and law enforcement safety costs. The committee also reviewed budget classification transfers, including a Governor’s Office legal fee transfer related to a California lawsuit, and heard explanations about E-Rate reimbursements affecting the Office of State Technology. Members asked about VOCA funding levels for crime victim services and about the National Security Grant Program for nonprofits and faith-based organizations; officials said federal funding had declined from prior highs but appeared to have stabilized, and that the nonprofit security grant is an annual federal program. The meeting concluded with review of pay plan requests, DHS overtime funding for child protection caseloads, and a year-end adjustment request allowing DFA to make up to $1 million in transfers to close the books, after which the committee adjourned.

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• The committee substitute will address the jurisdiction process and language and revert it back to the
• It's not evidence-informed, and it's often a response to claims of parental alienation syndrome, which
• Practitioners, and this would be part of an education process, would make sure… or that they touched
• A process in which one parent deliberately undermines the child's relationship with the other parent
• We have both sides coming and feuding about which reunification therapy process should be.

Bills: HB40, HB1916, HB1973, HB2524, HB2530, HB3180, HB3421, HB3783, HB4170, HB4213, HB40

Keywords: business court, civil procedure, litigation, jurisdiction, arbitration, divorce, property division, family law, court jurisdiction, marital assets, parent-child relationship, birth certificate, identity proof, Family Code, court process, attorney fees, court costs, legal expenses, dispute resolution, child support

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• There's there's this false dichotomy of this false thought process, rather that will the only way to
• Wallace claimed his attorneys claim that the officer interlock probable cause for the investigation,
• The initial in the process. I appreciate and look forward to talking with the senator on the bill.
• It's what Florida VI processes shifted improved significantly over the past decades.
• There's a lot of processes.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• us trying to get through this process us trying to get through this process and<02:47:40.080>
• <03:38:32.720> for In the past, the approval process for In the past, the approval process
• process for these plans. process for these plans.
• <04:22:11.199> and essential to this whole process and essential to this whole process and
• The E-Rerd Act, this bill process.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• as soon as I remembered, and I just wanted the body, though, to know how important he was to the process
• Or maybe there's a situation where somebody tried claiming, you know, one of these inspection places
• tried claiming that they needed repairs that they didn't have.
• The department knows better than to say that we went through the process.
• I don't know what process the lady is speaking of in regards to this amendment.

Summary: The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved the House Journal for the 64th day by a 125-0 roll call vote, and then spent much of the morning on personal privileges and introductions of guests, interns, students, and special recognitions. Members welcomed school groups, interns, a Savannah Bananas guest, and several family members, and also noted birthdays and Mother’s Day greetings. On legislation, the chamber first agreed to go to conference on Senate Substitute for Senate Bill 1421, appointing a House conference committee. The House then took up Senate Bill 1000, which reauthorizes the Missouri Tourism Supplemental Revenue Fund and updates outdated tourism funding language; members from both parties spoke in support of tourism as an economic driver, and the bill passed 136-6. The House also considered House Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1020, an omnibus Department of Revenue bill addressing fee office contracting, vehicle registration and related penalties, Real ID document retention, five-year license plates, and emissions-related provisions. Members adopted amendments reducing late-registration penalties, making document retention opt-in, restoring a five-year plate option, and removing cosmetic damage as a basis for rejecting rebuilt vehicles; despite debate over emissions testing and air quality, the bill passed 130-10. The chamber then moved to House Committee Substitute for Senate Bills 835 and 1111, a combined judiciary/civil legislation package. Members described it as a vehicle for several vetted measures, including anti-assignment-of-benefits language for insurance claims, the Uniform Public Expression Protection Act, and court administration changes such as workers’ compensation procedures, judgeships, automation fees, law library surcharges, and expungement fund provisions. Amendments were offered and adopted to adjust attorney-fee language in the anti-SLAPP provisions and to add a St. Louis police legal-expense-fund provision, though the latter drew objections over procedure and whether it had received a hearing. The transcript cuts off while debate on that amendment is still underway, and no final vote on the bill is shown.

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• The process for these is a manual claims process.
• Said differently, by hard coding about two dozen rates, we can automate claims processing for 20,000
• claims every year.
• <01:57:49.560> server actually assaulted the process server actually assaulted the process
• but also having to through that process but also having to defend<01:58:15.880> claims<01:58:

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• But I have relied on legal counsel throughout this process.
• I was just curious, when did you begin this process?
• A process upon which to base maps. Okay.
• Yes, about the process.
• This whole process is a sham.

Bills: SB 2, SB 5, SB 9, SB 7, SB 17, SB 4, HB4, HB1, HB3, HB20, HB22, SB9, SB7, SB17, SB4, HB4, SB2, SB5

Keywords: disaster relief, flood preparedness, emergency funding, local government support, meteorological forecasting, school assessment, public education, accountability, transparency, education standards, STAAR, Texas Education Agency, TEA, public school accountability, school ratings, A-F ratings, assessment reform, student testing, benchmark tests, interim assessments

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• The current administration cannot gut federal agencies on one hand and claim to want speedy federal processes
• The current administration cannot gut federal agencies on one hand and claim to want speedy federal processes
• The current administration cannot gut federal agencies on one hand and claim to want speedy federal processes
• The current administration cannot gut federal agencies on one hand and claim to want speedy federal processes
• These civil servants protect our national security, care for our veterans, process Social Security claims

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, December 11, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Remember, this is a very member driven budget process.
• And in one day they heard 100 claims. So these are serious claims.
• They are so fed up. >> With the >> permitting process with the inspection process is becoming very difficult
• I just want to highlight the process of that as well.
• We're making 0 changes to the inspection process.

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• Uh, they use remote process for this to happen so they don't have to show up in person many times.
• So, it just kind of simplifies that process. And there's amendment also.
• I do not claim to be a constitutional expert, and I don't claim to be a custody parental rights expert
• <00:18:21.039> to some differences and I do not claim to some differences and I do not claim
• They'll process the pig. >> Right.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• Using friends' or parents' IDs to fool a verification process would not be hard to do.
• The verification process must be upgraded so children can't get past it.
• I call it government overreach, and for a party that claims to be less government, this seems a little
• And creating a petition process that could be weaponized by small groups with political agendas.
• This, from employees of a state that claims to value freedom, small government, property rights, and

Bills: HB186, HB201, HB229, HB796, HB1506, HB2702, HB2885, HB3225, HB3909, HB4285, HB5138

Keywords: social media, children, account verification, data privacy, parental control, financial crime, card fraud, motor fuel theft, law enforcement, criminal activity, skimmers, prevention, training, biological sex, government information, definitions, sex-based distinctions, public health, federal directives, state authority

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• SCR 2050, access, complaints, claims, audit. SCR 2059, counties sheriff's expressing support.
• SCR 2050, access, complaints, claims, audit.
• S.R. 2050, access compression claims audit. S.R. 2059, county sheriff's expressing support.
• All 22 tribes were kept up to date on the process of the bill, wherever we were with amendments.
• On the process of the bill, where we were at with amendments.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, recorded attendance, approved the journal, and welcomed several guest groups, including the City of Maricopa Youth Council, students from Alpha School in Scottsdale, Brianna Andrew, and students from Gilbert Edu-Prize. The chamber also adopted a proposed amendment to Senate Rule 7A and then adopted the rules of the 57th Legislature, and the President announced a temporary committee appointment for Senator Shamp and a request to adjourn after Wednesday’s session until Monday, March 16. The floor then considered a long list of bills, with several third-reading votes. Measures that passed included SB 1654 on elections funding, SB 1711 on school safety-related information, SB 1743 on campaign contribution address disclosure, SB 1747 on access technology content, SB 1284 on moving violations, SB 1336 on State Land Department issues, SB 1365 on property tax exemptions for veterans, SB 1655 on juror summons/poll worker service, SB 1662 on probation, SB 1803 on Department of Veterans’ Services claims assistance, SB 1494, SB 1497 on school insurance, SB 1503 on pension benefit plans, SB 1584 on Department of Corrections recruitment, SB 1632 on DES, SB 1723 on bail, SB 1206 on insurance claims, and SB 1827 on aviation. Several bills failed, including SCR 1047 on marijuana establishment licenses, SB 1134 on political signs before reconsideration, SB 1544 on probation, and SB 1585 on sex offender monitoring. SB 1134 was later reconsidered and passed. Many of these votes featured debate over elections administration, privacy, health care access, veterans’ benefits, probation, and public safety. The Senate then resolved into the Committee of the Whole for Calendar One and later Calendar Two. In Committee of the Whole, members adopted amendments and recommended do pass on SB 1009, SB 1050, SB 1054, SB 1071, SB 1086, SB 1317, SB 1461, and SB 1672, with discussion focusing on school training standards, veterans’ park passes, local measures, Arizona Rangers oversight, AHCCCS provider reimbursement, reentry programming, allied health workforce development, and anti-psychotic drug authorization. On Calendar Two, the committee also advanced SB 1173, SB 1234, SB 1295, SB 1611, and SCR 1022 after amendments and extended debate, especially on AHCCCS fraud, juvenile court proceedings, inmate medical release, and the American Indian Health Program. The Committee of the Whole report was adopted, the bills were properly assigned, and committee announcements were made for the next day’s meetings.

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• AB 1264, Gabriel, ultra-processed foods: do pass out on an A roll call.
• AB 1264, Gabriel, ultra-processed foods: do pass out on an A roll call.
• AB 964, Hadwick, mandate claims: holding committee.
• AB 345, Jackson, apprenticeship approval process: holding committee.
• AB 614, Lee, Government Claims Act: hold in committee.

Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee held its May 23, 2025 suspense hearing and opened by emphasizing the difficult budget environment, rising costs for constituents, and the need to make tough choices. The chair said many bills would be held, amended to reduce costs, or made two-year bills because the state could not afford broad program expansions this year. The committee also noted the agenda was organized alphabetically by author and that results would be posted later that day. The committee then acted on a large suspense file, taking up hundreds of Assembly bills across topics including housing, health care, education, labor, public safety, climate, water, transportation, elections, and technology. Many bills were held in committee, while many others were approved with cost-saving, clarifying, or author’s amendments. Examples included measures on CalABLE, Covered California enrollment, wildfire and insurance issues, reproductive health, school and college programs, prison and juvenile justice matters, AI and data privacy, and local government and utility regulation. Several bills were converted to two-year bills to continue discussion. Throughout the hearing, the committee repeatedly voted on bills by A roll call or B roll call, often with Republicans not voting on amended measures. Some bills were advanced with notable amendments, such as narrowing scope, removing appropriations, delaying implementation, or striking costly provisions. The committee also approved a number of committee bills and omnibus measures, including emergency management, judiciary, insurance, and water-related bills. At the end of the hearing, the chair stated that the committee had moved 435 bills to the Assembly floor, either as do pass or do pass as amended, and adjourned the meeting.

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• So wage claim process, informally helping an employee who has maybe been misclassified and, as a result
• So wage claim process, informally helping an employee who has maybe been misclassified and, as a result
• So wage claim process, informally helping an employee who has maybe been misclassified and, as a result
• So wage claim process, informally helping an employee who has maybe been misclassified and, as a result
• Wage claim process, informally helping an employee who has maybe been misclassified and, as a result,

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We are in the process of reviewing the final rules.
• I know the administration's aware that we have legislation moving through the process.
• This is what the process is for.
• are claimed by firms with over $10 billion in gross receipts.
• This process has led to an overreliance on DGS to contract on their behalf.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Summary: The subcommittee heard several May Revision proposals, primarily from the Department of Food and Agriculture, the Government Operations Agency, the Department of Technology, and the Franchise Tax Board. CDFA presented funding for the animal care program under Proposition 12, a transition away from the state hemp program to USDA oversight by January 1, 2028, ongoing support for agricultural statistics reporting after USDA reorganization, and trailer bill changes to the department’s indirect cost cap. The LAO generally supported the animal care, hemp transition, and statistics proposals, while also urging future review of the Prop 12 funding once litigation is resolved. The indirect-cost-cap language was described as technical and not increasing charges to programs, and it was held open with no objections from the LAO or Finance. The committee also discussed the new federal Workforce Pell program and related Cradle to Career funding and trailer bill language. Finance said the state is still reviewing federal rules and is focusing on basic implementation steps, with the trailer bill assigning eligibility determinations to the California Student Aid Commission, requiring data sharing through Cradle to Career, and prioritizing public institutions first. The LAO urged caution because the federal rules were just finalized and said the Legislature should better define the process and costs before appropriating the $1.3 million requested for Cradle to Career. Members raised policy concerns about limiting the program to certain institutions and about aligning the proposal with pending legislation and broader workforce policy. The Department of Technology presented a $1 million request for Poppy, the state’s digital assistant, to expand a secure GenAI platform for state employees. Members asked detailed questions about data security, model training, bias controls, and whether the system could eventually support local governments; CDT said the system uses state-controlled cloud infrastructure, does not use user data for training, and quarantines new models for review. CDT also sought provisional authority for the Middle Mile Broadband Initiative to cover possible operating shortfalls while the network is still being built; the LAO remained concerned about broad spending authority, and several members questioned the revenue assumptions and oversight. FTB then proposed retaining a smaller set of CalFile resources after the federal Direct File program was discontinued, with the LAO saying the reduced staffing level was broadly reasonable but still worth legislative scrutiny. The committee also began hearing the administration’s revenue proposals, including a permanent limitation on business tax credits and a tax on electronically delivered prewritten software, with the LAO generally supporting the goal of raising ongoing revenue but recommending changes to the software proposal’s exemptions and business-use treatment.

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• process around that. process around that. >> Thank<00:42:51.520> you.
• <01:07:36.160> database the Minnesota allpayer claims database the Minnesota allpayer claims
• . process. process.
• program integrity processes. program integrity processes.
• <01:37:20.159> So state in processing this change. So state in processing this change.

Bills: HF4609, HF4401

Keywords: infertility, fertility treatment, fertility preservation, IVF, assisted reproductive technology, ART, oocyte retrieval, embryo transfer, egg freezing, sperm freezing, reproductive health, maternity coverage, health insurance mandate, health plan benefits, Medical Assistance, Medicaid, MinnesotaCare, family planning, oncology fertility preservation, chemotherapy

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• There's a very restrictive amendment process.
• Eligibility redetermination process to an annual one. And the roles ballooned.
• An orderly process of what's actually happened, what decisions have been made.
• Um, they're in the process of getting fully staffed.
• If we're able to get the claims level data, we could go a step further.