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• I think that fraud is always going to be a consideration and we want to make sure that we are taking
• So I think we can all agree that we want to prevent fraud. Criminal activity, etc. right?
• Before the number skyrocketed, what was the annual amount of fraud with paper plates that y'all were
• What was the number of fraud or theft or, you know, all the nefarious activity?
• Like how many instances of fraud were we seeing before we did the change?

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• This includes anything from fraudulent documents, residency fraud, registration fraud, odometer fraud
• This includes anything from fraudulent documents, residency fraud, registration fraud, odometer fraud
• This includes anything from fraudulent documents, residency fraud, registration fraud, odometer fraud
• floor um there'll be no committee report floor um there'll be no committee report on<02:41:20.120
• minority to offer their Minority Report minority to offer their Minority Report and<02:42:26.520

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Transportation Committee met for an opening/orientation session in which members introduced themselves and explained their interest in the committee. Several members noted backgrounds in trucking, piloting, boating, motorcycles, road safety, or constituent concerns about transportation issues. The chair also noted several absent members and said the committee would first hear agency presentations before covering committee procedures. The Department of Safety gave the main presentation, outlining its seven divisions and how they relate to transportation policy and the Highway Fund. The assistant commissioner emphasized that Highway Fund revenue supports both the Department of Transportation and the Department of Safety, with collections coming largely from the road toll/gas tax, DMV fees, and the new electric vehicle surcharge. He also noted that 12% of Highway Fund revenues go to local road repair through the DOT Betterment Fund, and warned that the fund has had a structural deficit for several biennia, requiring General Fund transfers that may be uncertain this session. He said the department aims to provide data and fiscal context on legislation and fiscal notes. State Police then provided a detailed overview of its structure and operations, including the Operations Bureau, Investigative Services Bureau, and Justice Information Bureau. Testimony highlighted Troop G’s role in vehicle inspections, commercial motor vehicle enforcement, fraud investigations, and consumer complaint handling, as well as statewide staffing shortages. The division reported rising calls for service, motor vehicle stops, DWI arrests, and other arrests despite a vacancy rate of about 17%. It also described aviation, K-9, bomb squad, special events response, SWAT, narcotics, major crime, forensic laboratory, and other specialized units, with statistics on drug seizures, investigations, and lab workload. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during this portion of the meeting.

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• The only exception that there is is with the fraud committee, that will still be chaired by Representative
• Kristin Robbins, with a 53 majority, a Republican majority in that fraud committee.
• committee that will still with the fraud committee that will still be<00:00:52.359> chaired<00
• majority a republican majority<00:00:58.120> in<00:00:58.280> that<00:00:58.440> fraud
• committee I'll on majority in that fraud committee I'll on the<00:01:00.199> house<00:01:00.359

Keywords: 1183, house

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• designated in the report.
• only in the order printed in the report only in the order printed in the report may<02:20:44.479
• Shall be designated in the report.
• in the report.
• will report the title of the resolution. will report the title of the resolution.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• And so what we do is they send us these annual conservatorship reports.
• I'd like you to think about that when making decisions regarding fraud, waste, and abuse.
• Chair, I do want to state we did issue a report on the program.
• In essence, the Deloitte report is flawed.
• My sense is that It would end up at RLD in a database that is reported as part of the normal reporting

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• My direct reports, directors, etc.
• It's about fraud.
• a tax commission perspective, there may be something in your world that. you're seeing related to fraud
• Within our income tax division, for example, we have an entire fraud section.
• They work with about 35. other states and constantly looking at fraud trends, what they're seeing, etc

Keywords: 914, all

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• States that have adopted TOD deeds report reduced probate filings and fewer... motion to approve the
• And then that revocability is a big piece that allows us to combat those fraud concerns.
• <00:21:46.240> So<00:21:46.400> if us to combat those fraud concerns.
• So if us to combat those fraud concerns.
• <00:28:32.080> with passed and will be reported with passed and will be reported with favorable

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee first considered Senate Bill 17, a cleanup bill updating Kentucky CASA statutes. The sponsor and witnesses said the bill would reduce the required board size from 15 to 12 to better fit rural and regional programs, remove the ban on certain CHFS employees serving as CASA volunteers while preserving DCBS independence, and update statutory references from the National CASA Association to the Kentucky CASA Network and current national standards language. Members expressed support for the program’s child advocacy role. A committee substitute and title amendment were adopted, and SB 17 passed 8-0 and was reported favorably. The committee then heard Senate Bill 34, which would authorize transfer-on-death deeds for a primary residence or primary vehicle. The sponsor and Uniform Law Commission witnesses said the measure is intended to let owners name a beneficiary to receive property at death without probate, while retaining full ownership and revocation rights during life. They said the bill is designed to be simple, affordable, and protective of creditors, Medicaid recovery, and surviving spouse rights, and that it has been adopted in 30 states. Questions focused on how the deed would interact with wills, revocation, and possible fraud or family disputes; witnesses said a will would not revoke a TOD deed, only a recorded revocation or later deed would, and that challenges to capacity could be brought within two years. The county clerk association requested a future floor amendment on details, and title companies and bankers were described as neutral. SB 34 passed 8-0 and was reported favorably, with some members noting they would want to review the forthcoming amendment before final floor consideration.

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• County to support local investigations and prosecutions of insurance fraud.
• And prosecutions of insurance fraud.
• This report called for significant changes in the Fair Plan's governance, operations, underwriting.
• I went from reporters asking me, why am I allowing for these rate increases?
• I went from reporters asking me, why am I allowing for these rate increases?

Summary: The committee first heard AB 597, a bill to strengthen consumer protections for disaster survivors who use public adjusters. The author and the Department of Insurance said the measure would cap public adjuster fees at 15% for claims tied to declared disasters, require clearer contracts, prohibit solicitation during emergency conditions, and allow consumers to rescind contracts that were solicited during prohibited periods. Insurance industry groups supported the bill, while public adjuster representatives opposed it as written but said they were willing to work on revisions. The committee approved the bill and re-referred it to Appropriations; the roll call was ultimately recorded as 16-0. The committee then held its fourth oversight hearing on the Department of Insurance’s Sustainable Insurance Strategy, with Commissioner Ricardo Lara giving an extensive update on wildfire-related market reforms and consumer protections. He said the recent Southern California wildfires had not derailed the strategy and described actions including advance claim payments, a one-year moratorium on residential non-renewals in affected areas, a new fraud strike team, smoke-damage claim guidance, additional living expense protections, and a consumer claims tracker. He reported more than $12.1 billion in claims paid, over 37,000 claims filed, and more than 7,000 survivors assisted directly. He also discussed related bills and reforms, including AB 597, SB 495, SB 547, SB 429, SB 616, AB 888, and AB 2026. Members questioned the commissioner about the Fair Plan’s growing exposure, the $1 billion assessment, rate increases, non-renewals, underinsurance, and whether the reforms would actually stabilize the market. Lara said the assessment was already approved, that policyholders would not be hit with one large bill because insurers have two years to recover costs, and that the department was pushing insurers to use catastrophe modeling and reinsurance tools in exchange for commitments to write more policies in wildfire-distressed areas. He said the department expects to see market stabilization by 2026, though he emphasized the timeline depends on insurer participation, implementation of the new regulations, and future disaster activity. Members generally expressed support for the goals of the strategy while pressing for clearer expectations for consumers and faster action on mitigation and market reform.

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• Um, might be an adapted fed... report to the parent no later than 30 report to the parent no later than
• an IEP or a copy of an evaluation report an IEP or a copy of an evaluation report if<00:09:19.120
• c><00:32:16.960> or anonymous threat reporting systems or anonymous threat reporting systems or
• > 27%<00:43:09.359> of recent survey reported that 27% of recent survey reported that 27%
• In fact, reporting system bill came forward, reporting system bill came forward, Representative<00:57

Bills: HF4893

Keywords: education finance, student support, aid allowances, appropriation, school funding

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• I ask that it be reported favorably, and I can answer questions from the committee.
• You brought up earlier about fraud alerts.
• You may have seen some of the press reporting of public companies who are missing key financial reporting
• A bunch of people have covered the anti-human trafficking report from 2013.
• People have covered the anti-human trafficking report from 2013.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee opened a hearing of the Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure and reviewed a broad agenda including credit card fees, event ticketing, music therapy licensure, senior psychologist licensure, CPA pathways, school mental health licensure, and a bill regulating alternative healing therapies. The chairs explained hearing logistics, including three-minute testimony limits and submission of written testimony, and noted that more than 70 people had signed up to testify. Legislators and advocates were heard out of order throughout the day. A major portion of the hearing focused on credit card surcharge and interchange legislation. Restaurant owners, the Massachusetts Restaurant Association, NFIB, and other small-business witnesses supported bills allowing merchants to add convenience fees and, in one proposal, preventing card companies from charging fees on tax and tip portions of transactions. They argued that swipe fees are a major and growing cost, especially for restaurants, and that Massachusetts is one of only two states that bars surcharges. Opponents from the Cooperative Credit Union Association, the Electronic Payment Coalition, and the Electronic Transactions Association warned that the proposals would create compliance burdens, fragment the payment system, raise legal preemption issues, and disrupt a system they described as efficient and secure. The committee also heard competing testimony on ticket transferability and ticket resale. Supporters, including the National Consumers League and Sports Fans Coalition, said bills on ticket transferability would protect consumers who cannot attend events and would increase competition and savings in the secondary market. Opponents, including United Musicians and Allied Workers and theater owners, argued that mandatory transferability would weaken artists’ and venues’ ability to prevent scalping and predatory resale, and that some ticket sellers should be exempt from the broader ticketing regulations. Separate testimony supported music therapy licensure, senior psychologist licensure, and new CPA education pathways, with witnesses saying these measures would expand access to care and strengthen the workforce while maintaining professional standards. The hearing also drew extensive opposition to S.261 on alternative healing therapies, with practitioners and clients arguing it would overregulate spiritual and holistic practices and was not an effective response to human trafficking concerns.

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• I mean, again, here this is more sort of very much financial reporting and banking language.
• sort of very much financial reporting sort of very much financial reporting and<00:43:40.560>
• It can all be reported up internal, external, managing, etc.
• > external<00:45:57.520> managing reported up internal external managing reported up internal
• So um if a frauds that's always running.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The commission met with a quorum, approved the agenda, and approved the November 12 minutes after a motion, second, and unanimous voice/online consent. The chair said the meeting would include two presentations—one from Noah Herman of Fortress Global and one from John Kicko and team from Hedera—followed by discussion of the commission’s next steps and public comment. The chair also noted he was still seeking a clerk for note-taking. Herman’s presentation focused on stablecoins, blockchain use cases, and operational considerations for states and other institutions. He described Fortress as an enterprise crypto-wallet and treasury platform serving corporates, governments, and nonprofits, and used examples such as Save the Children and a large global commodities firm to illustrate custody and treasury management on blockchain rails. He said stablecoins are designed to maintain a U.S. dollar peg, are increasingly backed by treasuries and subject to greater transparency, and are being adopted by major firms and payment companies because they can improve speed, reduce cost, and simplify payments. He also highlighted market growth, including claims that stablecoins now represent a significant share of on-chain activity and are a major holder of U.S. Treasuries. He identified custody as a key issue for state and institutional use, outlining qualified custody, managed custody, and self-custody models. He said the main practical challenge for the commodities client was moving funds safely and quickly across global time zones and that blockchain rails could solve problems that traditional banking rails could not. He framed the broader trend as one of accelerating institutional adoption, citing recent acquisitions and product launches by Visa, Stripe, Citi, and PayPal as evidence that stablecoin infrastructure is becoming mainstream.

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• responsible for the committee report. responsible for the committee report.
• responsible for the majority report. responsible for the majority report.
• minority report? minority report?
• for the minority report.
• <05:00:11.440> uh<05:00:11.600> tape the report sheet or the report uh tape the report

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• It's not a new reporting mandate either. We already have a reporting mandate from our schools.
• They have to report when restraint and seclusion is used.
• I reported it to the Attorney General's fraud office as well.
• And I did call the fraud department of the Attorney General to report it as well.
• I did call the fraud department of the Attorney General to report it as well.

Bills: HB30, HB120, HJR1, SB210, SB306

Keywords: teacher residency, Teacher Residency Act, public schools, teacher preparation, educator pipeline, teacher recruitment, teacher retention, student teachers, apprenticeship, co-teaching, mentor teachers, residency stipend, teacher salary, level one teacher, charter schools, school districts, New Mexico education, teacher workforce, principal stipend, cohort model

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• The cities don't have any reporting at all. Mr.
• Because this reporting is not happening. Mr.
• If the candidate doesn't file a report, the city or the school district is not required to post a report
• water district, the city council, to post that report online.
• This bill updates HHSC reporting requirements by changing many reports from quarterly or annually to

Summary: The House convened with a quorum present, heard an invocation and pledges, received Senate messages, and adopted several procedural motions allowing committees to meet during the session and postponing or scheduling certain committee hearings. Members also observed a memorial recognition for Wood County Deputy Sheriff Melissa Pollard, who died in the line of duty, and adopted a resolution honoring her service. The chamber then adopted House Resolution 897 recognizing May 6, 2025 as Golf Day in Texas and House Resolution 1063 recognizing Dallas Housing Coalition Advocacy Day; additional recognitions highlighted Mental Health Awareness Month and tardive dyskinesia awareness, The Woodlands’ 50th anniversary, Alzheimer’s advocacy, student athlete Gator Young, an intern in Rep. Leo-Wilson’s office, and educator Jessica Lopez. The House spent much of the day on third-reading consideration of a long calendar of bills. Among the measures passed were HB 24 on zoning protest procedures, HB 3800 creating a health care workforce advisory board, HB 42 on higher education appropriations, HB 129 restricting contracts with foreign adversary companies, HB 677 on county elections administrator political activity, HB 668 on license-to-carry renewal procedures, HB 2128 directing a rural firefighting study, HB 2038 expanding physician licensing options, HB 2316 on election result reporting, HB 3686 on retired peace officer ID cards, HB 2563 creating a prescribed burn manager self-insurance pool, HB 1160 increasing penalties for assaults on utility workers, HB 3883 on major events funding, HB 2788 protecting fraud-detection information, HB 2663 on inactive well plugging extensions, HB 3305 extending a county health provider participation program, HB 3474 on pension reporting, HB 1105 expanding tuition exemptions for certain paramedics, HB 3490 on closed meetings with internal auditors, HB 3597 on child care facility notice thresholds, HB 1295 on health literacy planning, HB 3512 on AI training for government employees, HB 3783 on court-ordered counseling, HB 2017 on intoxication manslaughter penalties, HB 3010 on rural disaster recovery, HB 3112 on cybersecurity-related public information and meetings, HB 4215 on delivery network companies, HB 3223 on construction claims limitation periods, HB 3464 on controlled substances in correctional facilities, HB 3120 on residential child detention facilities, HB 4214 on public information, HB 481 on trade secret sealing, HB 4783 on opioid antagonist program reporting, HB 4063 on unilateral memoranda of contract, HB 2783 on county employee deferred compensation, HB 5085 on seed banks, HB 2510 on assisted living facility operations, HB 3426 on digital driver’s licenses, HB 4361 on emergency notifications at higher education institutions, HB 1169 on oil and gas infrastructure protection, HB 2516 on Medicare supplement eligibility for Texans under 65, HB 3560 on hospital staff background checks, HB 3860 on occupational licenses for inmates, HB 3146 on SOAH hearings, HB 184 on loan repayment for border prosecution attorneys, HB 198 on firefighter cancer screenings, HB 247 on border security infrastructure taxation, HB 367 on excused absences for students with severe illnesses, HB 449 on deepfake sexually explicit images, HB 1778 on human trafficking and related offenses, HB 514 on maternal health workforce outreach, HB 632 on pharmacy regulation, HB 2582 on victim parole information, HB 766 on precinct chair ballot applications, HB 2715 on suspension/removal of officials, HB 2712 on water and sewer utility test years, HB 3069 on transmission projects, HB 3505 on health provider participation districts, HB 1269 on plant disease and pest prevention grants, HB 4224 on access to health care records, HB 5032 on historical documents in the Capitol complex, HB 2240 on void marriages, HB 5180 on diploma designation, HB 3348 on health provider participation programs, HB 4668 on PUC authority to retain assistance, HB 4665 on child care training providers, HB 3395 on beneficiary designation for manufactured homes, HB 3157 on interim electric utility rates, HB 4395 on electronic submission of public securities records, HB 4325 on bribery civil penalties, HB 4386 on annuity replacement transactions, HB 4273 on Medicaid fraud-related unlawful acts, HB 2760 on judicial review of unemployment decisions, HB 2820 on charitable bingo operating capital, HB 1828 on legislative leave for correctional officers, and a series of Senate bills including SB 2349, SB 1268, SB 610, SB 1577, SB 1369, SB 2032, SB 1057, SB 1044, SB 922, SB 1759, SB 1143, SB 1506, SB 1403, SB 2361, SB 870, SB 372, and SB 72. Several bills drew debate or amendments, including HB 24, where a germane point of order was sustained against an amendment, and HB 198, HB 3348, and SB 2361, which were amended before passage. Most measures passed by wide margins, though some drew notable opposition, including HB 3883, HB 514, HB 1295, HB 184, SB 1143, and others. The House also postponed further consideration of HB 4700 until the end of the day and HB 24 until 1 p.m., and it granted permission for committees to meet during the House session and for the Calendars Committee to meet that morning.

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• it's important to have that discussion, and we'll continue to discuss it, especially after the Craft report
• Um, we did have 18 billion dollars surplus and we've had 9 billion dollars worth of fraud that I think
• Um, we did have 18 billion dollars surplus and we've had 9 billion dollars worth of fraud that I think
• Um, we did have 18 billion dollars surplus and we've had 9 billion dollars worth of fraud that I think
• There's that much fraud. Okay. Thank you, Representative Anderson.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The report and its recommendations are due to the committee by June 15th.
• <01:18:22.960> are The report and its recommendations are The report and its recommendations
• I want to see the report.
• I want to see the report. I amendment. I want to see the report.
• There is that much fraud. budgets. There is that much fraud.

Bills: HF3694, HF3844, HF4006, HF3785, HF3849, HF4102, HF3441, HF3507, HF3562

Keywords: transportation, tow trucks, variable message signs, road safety, emergency service, optometrist, window glazing, motor vehicle regulations, medical prescriptions, transportation safety, infrastructure, construction, appropriation, state project, motorized bicycles, motorcycles, electric vehicles, transportation regulations, safety standards, dealer license

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• Many people think it's simply observing and reporting, but that's not the reality.
• This bill does not do enough to address workers' compensation fraud.
• You were talking about underreporting bad actors as far as workers' comp fraud.
• I could have a workers' comp policy and report $1. So it doesn't have to do anything with...
• I could have a workers' comp policy and report $1.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Um, the point that we've heard in the past about this issue is fraud. Um, the protection of fraud.
• Um, the point that we've heard in the past about this issue is fraud. Um, the protection of fraud.
• Once again, whenever the area of fraud.
• protection in regards to that fraud protection in regards to that fraud aspect.<01:14:26.800>
• Who am I waiting for reports from? Who am I waiting for reports from? Giasson, for...

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• government where there's no fraud. government where there's no fraud.
• There's no reflection of fraud. I just want to be very clear there.
• It's not fraud. Um, I really want to make sure people understand an error is not fraud.
• It's not fraud. Um I really doing that. It's not fraud.
• error is not fraud. error is not fraud.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• The other thing that was encouraging is that the governor has acknowledged fraud for six years under
• Fraud has gone unaccounted for. There's been no accountability whatsoever within his agencies.
• taking that serious, I have to think that is because of Republicans pushing in the House to have the fraud
• with a Republican majority for the next two years, really addressing the issue of needing to prevent fraud
• One of them is the waste, fraud, and abuse in this state that, finally after six years, the governor

Keywords: 1183, house