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• weeks of watching them try to help her and her continually getting worse, we were finally granted a transfer
• We were transferred back to Our Lady of the Lake in Baton Rouge, this was before the Children's Hospital
• We were transferred back to Our Lady of the Lake in Baton Rouge, this was before the Children's Hospital
• We had asked to just be transferred maybe to New Orleans or just anywhere.
• When we got to Texas Children's, we were transferred to their NICU, so there was like a whole team.

Summary: The House Insurance Committee met on April 23 with a quorum present and first deferred HB 1142. The committee then heard HB 1187, which would direct any excess Louisiana Citizens emergency assessment funds, after related debt is paid, toward the Louisiana Fortified Homes Program or future Citizens debt. Representative Sawyer and Commissioner Tim Temple said the bill would likely redirect about $50 million in one-time surplus funds and would help expand a popular roof-mitigation program that has already awarded more than 4,600 fortified roofs. The bill drew support from several witnesses and was reported as amended without objection. Next, HB 1210, dealing with insurance claim disputes and a pre-suit review process for Louisiana Citizens claims, was discussed. Representative Dana Henry said he was voluntarily deferring the bill and instead pursuing a study resolution after hearing concerns from members and stakeholders. Department and Citizens officials said the proposal was modeled on Florida’s process and could help resolve disputes faster and cheaper, but the bill was ultimately voluntarily deferred after testimony and some opposition cards were noted. The committee then took up HB 1199, which requires coverage for genetic testing and treatment related to SCN2A-associated disorders. Representative Jordan and the Diedon family gave emotional testimony about their daughter Emily’s diagnosis and the importance of timely genetic testing. The bill was amended to require that testing be ordered by a provider and deemed medically necessary by the health plan, with discussion about whether a neurologist should be involved; members said that issue could be refined later. HB 1199 was reported as amended. Finally, the committee considered HB 880, the Louisiana Artificial Intelligence Insurance Fairness Act, which would regulate AI use in underwriting, rating, and claims. After a lengthy discussion about state insurance regulation, McCarran-Ferguson, and concerns that the bill could jeopardize federal broadband funding, Representative Jordan voluntarily deferred HB 880, and HB 920 was also deferred. The committee then heard HB 1221, which would limit the policy data collected for the Louisiana Fortified Program Fund. Former Representative Bowler argued the bill was needed to protect policyholder privacy, while the Department of Insurance and Commissioner Temple said the data is needed for surplus-lines premium tax audits, fraud detection, and consumer assistance after disasters. The discussion continued with questions about what data would be visible and how it would be used, but the transcript ends before a final action on HB 1221 is shown.

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• If you transfer the wrong information, or you do not get it complete or in the way people expect to receive
• And if that information is not transferred appropriately, then again, people get into big trouble.
• And if that information isn't<00:13:01.519> transferred<00:13:02.079> appropriately,<00
• :13:03.200> then isn't transferred appropriately, then isn't transferred appropriately, then again

Bills: HF3521, HF1807, HF1270, HF2070, HF3136

Keywords: hospital moratorium, hospital construction, bed capacity, hospital expansion, health care facilities, hospital licensing, safety-net hospital, level I trauma center, Ramsey County, Minnesota health law, hospital beds, new hospital exception, certificate of need, inpatient capacity, emergency care, trauma services, health system regulation, state moratorium, hospital modernization, health infrastructure

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• We then have 45 days to transfer 100% of that money to the organizing cities committee.
• We then have 45 days to transfer 100% of that money to the organizing cities committee.
• We don't know it until the end of June, but by constitution, we have to transfer it by July 15th.
• that section and a couple of our benefit sections where we can use their appropriation authority to transfer
• There's $60,000 left in it, so we are going to transfer that back to general revenue. Page 100.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• Senate Joint Memorial Number 2 authorized the state Game and Fish to Transfer the Laguna del Campo property
• They couldn't transfer the easement to the parking lot because there were federal monies used to purchase
• And then with the easement for the parking lot, they said that they couldn't make the transfer complete
• that those 75,000 acres of those three refuges, the Humphreys, the Sergeant, and the Rio Chama be transferred
• Madam Chair, the heirs won because they were contesting that the commons can never be given or transferred

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• Transferring that fund $3 billion from general state revenue. for a motion your speaker I move to postpone
• HB 1690 by Gerdes ruling the application for a permit for the transfer of groundwater out of a groundwater
• that population to your county without your county knowing that they're coming or getting a proper transfer
• This bill says to transfer, they need a nexus, they need a reason to send them into your county. to do
• the proper transfer so mental health treatment is not dropped.

Bills: SB5, SJR3, HB 11, HJR72, HB48, HB27, HB144, HB37, HB1481, HB581, HB1696, HB2216, HB 1035, HB1633, HB742, HB754, HB1689, HB1690, HB2669, HB391, HB517, HB1775, HB 1024, HB1607, HB252, HB1716, HB1562, HB4116, HB1866, HB1741, HB2103, HB2637, HB2884, HB3707, HB503, HB 1089, HB1757, HB2986, HB972, SB365, SB1786, SB5, SJR3, HB14, HB43, HB36, HB26, HB149, HB 121, HB206, HB136, HB3114, HB2733, HB1732, HB3700, HB467, HB 1130, HB1846, HB1442, HB 1147, HB2176, HB2701, HB805, HB2890, HB 1154, HB1644, HB2118, HB1718, HB2488, HB2596, HB2468, HB484, HB2578, HB3204, HB 1041, HB307, HB685, HB538, HB2525, HB3125, HB2027, HB2894, HB3077, HB 106, HB18, HB 11, HJR72, HB48, HB27, HB144, HB37, HB1481, HB581, HB1696, HB2216, HB 1035, HB1633, HB742, HB754, HB1689, HB1690, HB2669, HB391, HB517, HB1775, HB 1024, HB1607, HB252, HB1716, HB1562, HB4116, HB1866, HB1741, HB2103, HB2637, HB2884, HB3707, HB503, HB 1089, HB1757, HB2986, HB972

Keywords: dementia, research institute, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, funding, grants, state health initiatives, research funding, state budget, prevention, healthcare, medical research, Dementia Prevention and Research Institute, licensing, reciprocity, regulation, Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, interstate agreements, tax exemption, intellectual disability

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• A transfer of wealth between generations based on circumstances of your birth—we have a name for that
• > and<00:20:02.200> a to that wealth and a to that wealth and a a<00:20:05.039> transfer
• <00:20:06.240> wealth<00:20:06.679> between<00:20:07.280> Generations a transfer
• of wealth between Generations a transfer of wealth between Generations based<00:20:08.840> on
• I think completely doing away with the estate tax, especially at a time when wealth is about to transfer

Keywords: 1183, house

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• allow us to move forward, and we've set aside $100 million in the Opportunity Reserve Fund for this transfer
• allow us to move forward, and we've set aside $100 million in the Opportunity Reserve Fund for this transfer
• allow us to move forward, and we've set aside $100 million in the Opportunity Reserve Fund for this transfer
• Forward, and we've set aside $100 million in the Opportunity Reserve Fund for this transfer to begin
• Speaker, this is the transfer from the Education Opportunity Reserve Fund.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• Finally, HB19 prohibits transferring M&O tax revenue. to pay off debt and require a supermajority of
• Springs, Uvalde, those patients who are transferred to our to our facility where we take care of level
• There's no data transferred to the platforms, no data analysis performed by the platform. and then no
• She's, she has a copy of the contingency rider that clearly transfers. from existing Texas BDO federal
• And additionally, transferring the money.

Bills: HB19, HB30, HB851, HB1663, HB1681, HB1769, HB1937, HB1979, HB2428, HB2433, HB2825, HB3159, HB3424, HB3486, HB3487, HB3504, HB3605, HB3879, HB3994, HB4382, HB4752, HB5444, HB5446, HB5447, HB3199, HB4847, HB19

Keywords: local government debt, property tax, ad valorem tax, bond election, certificate of obligation, anticipation note, school district tax rate, voter-approval rate, debt service cap, municipal finance, county bonds, flood control district, hospital district, public works, tax transparency, property tax notice, November uniform election date, general obligation bonds, local debt reform, taxpayer notice

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• c><00:19:00.799> to<00:19:00.960> a<00:19:01.200> hospital<00:19:01.600> transfer
• <00:19:02.400> and support prior to a hospital transfer and support prior to a hospital transfer
• So, at 27 weeks, I actually transferred to a birth center.
• So, at 27 weeks, I actually<00:24:57.600> transferred<00:24:58.240> to<00:24:58.559>
• actually transferred to a birth center. actually transferred to a birth center.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• maybe go to a community college, pick up, you know, the tuition there at a lesser rate, and then transfer
• <00:13:24.160> to they graduate, um and then transfer to they graduate, um and then transfer
• then transfer to a larger university. then transfer to a larger university.
• And we do like to brag that we are the top transfer destination in the Commonwealth for KCTCS and for
• to brag that we are the top transfer to brag that we are the top transfer destination<00:58:52.600

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Interim Joint Budget Review Subcommittee on Education met for its first summer interim meeting, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and took roll. The first presentation came from Jerry Gels, principal of Ignite Institute in Erlanger, who focused on the rising cost of dual credit. He said dual credit tuition has increased from about $150 to $290 for a three-credit course over roughly five years, which he argued is discouraging participation, especially for working-class and low-income students. He cited Ignite data and broader college outcomes to argue dual credit improves college persistence, shortens time to degree, and reduces student debt, noting that many of his students enter college with substantial credit and that low-income students at Ignite have increasingly participated after targeted efforts and scholarship use. He also said the instructional labor is largely paid by county school systems, so he questioned the size of the tuition increase and said the committee should examine how the costs are being set and whether college tuition should be stabilizing as more students arrive with credits already earned. Members asked about who pays for dual credit, the role of state scholarship support, and whether tuition varies by institution. Gels said students in his district generally pay the dual credit cost themselves, though some districts may cover it, and he noted the dual credit scholarship now covers fewer classes than before. He said the price appears to be set centrally rather than varying by university, and he emphasized that the higher cost is creating barriers even though the courses are taught largely by local teachers on school payrolls. He also described Ignite’s efforts to expand access for free- and reduced-lunch students, saying participation among that group rose from 27% with no dual credit to about 90-92% taking at least one dual credit class. The committee then heard from the Goldwater Institute, represented by Michael Frazier and Dr. Tim Minella by Zoom. They argued Kentucky’s public universities should face stronger accountability and transparency, citing declining public confidence in higher education, rising costs, and what they described as administrative growth and research spending that does not clearly benefit students or the Commonwealth. They proposed requiring a 10-year accounting of staffing growth by category, comparing it to enrollment and low-income Kentucky enrollment, and limiting non-STEM faculty teaching releases for research unless approved under a baseline consent process. They also criticized certain university-funded research projects as examples of misdirected spending and said public reporting should distinguish Kentucky residents from non-residents more clearly, pointing to a reported decline in low-income in-state undergraduate enrollment. No votes or formal actions were taken during the meeting.

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• officers and public safety telecommunicators who become members of the new PERA plan should then transfer
• to the new new PERA should then transfer to the new new PERA plan,<00:52:57.800> which<00:52:
• from the PERA general plan transferred from the PERA general plan to<00:53:11.040> the<00:53:
• Chair, we're going to have to fund an unfunded portion of a benefit and we're transferring that to a
• And so it's $33 million in this, and we're transferring that to the new plan.

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The commission approved the March 17 minutes and then heard testimony on Senate File 4419 / House File 4069, as amended, which would exempt J-1 visa-holding teachers and their school districts from Teachers Retirement Association contribution requirements during the teachers’ exchange term. Senator Pappas and Representative Feist said the bill is intended to help districts fill hard-to-staff special education and other positions by letting J-1 teachers keep more of their pay for immediate relocation costs, while also redirecting employer savings toward onboarding, mentorship, and cultural orientation. They argued the teachers are temporary by design, often cannot stay long enough to benefit from TRA, and that the bill would be roughly neutral for TRA because contributions and matching liability would both be removed. Supportive testimony came from Matthew Connelly of Lattice Global Teachers and Melissa Schaller of Intermediate School District 917. Connelly said J-1 teachers arrive with significant upfront expenses and only a short window to establish themselves, and that the exemption could save them about $4,000 to $5,000 while helping schools afford recruitment and support costs. Schaller said her district has relied on international special education teachers to fill vacancies, that the H-1B option is no longer workable because of a large fee increase, and that J-1 hiring is needed to remain competitive; she noted 17 open special education positions for 2026-27 and no other applicants. Caitlin Snyder of Education Minnesota opposed the bill, arguing it lowers compensation and removes a retirement option without enough input from teachers themselves. She said the bill does not ensure the employer savings would be used for housing or other supports, and urged more direct consultation with J-1 teachers. Several members raised concerns about fairness, pension protection, and whether the bill could create unintended consequences for teachers who later remain in Minnesota. Senator Pappas responded that the circumstances are unusual because J-1 teachers are temporary and often cannot return, and said TRA had indicated the proposal would be neutral or supportive, unlike a separate St. Paul teachers issue. Representative O’Driscoll asked about J-1 teachers in higher education and private schools, and Mr. Connelly said the visa is mainly used in K-12 settings but can also appear in charter and private schools; he also noted many J-1 holders face a two-year home-residence requirement. The chair indicated the bill was slated for inclusion in the omnibus pension bill, but no final vote on the bill itself was taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• I think it's quite known that emergency medical transport services is very, very important to transferring
• It's one sentence, 28 words, and it requires all the medical data that's been transferred from the cabinet
• It requires them to make sure that they can't be identified when this necessary information is transferred
• It's one sentence, 28 words, and it requires all the medical data that's been transferred from the cabinet
• <00:58:18.160> from<00:58:18.400> the information is transferred from the information

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The House convened with an invocation and Pledge of Allegiance, established a quorum, excused absent members, suspended rules to allow co-sponsorships and vote modifications, and approved the journal from February 26, 2026. The clerk then reported several bills on second reading, including measures on state personnel, domestic violence, fish and wildlife resources, open records, workforce investment, data centers, guardians ad litem and domestic relations, along with Senate Concurrent Resolution 9 on a Medicaid pilot feasibility study and Senate Joint Resolution 23 declaring Kentucky a “food is medicine” state. The main floor business was House Bill 2, the Medicaid reform and appropriation bill. The sponsor described it as a response to rising Medicaid costs and federal changes, saying it would improve transparency, oversight, fraud prevention, and program operations. He said the bill would apply mainly to the Medicaid expansion population and include community engagement, cost-sharing, eligibility safeguards, stronger managed care oversight, transportation and dental delivery changes, waiver program prioritization, greater legislative access to CHFS data, a transparency dashboard, periodic auditor review, and limits on certain weight-management drug coverage. A House committee substitute was adopted, and a floor amendment on phasing in a marginal medical loss ratio requirement over four years was offered as a friendly amendment and adopted. The House then debated House Floor Amendment 1, which would have removed state-mandated co-payments and limited cost sharing to the federal minimum, while also prohibiting reporting medical debt to credit agencies. Supporters argued the amendment would protect low-income Kentuckians from barriers to care and prevent medical debt from worsening poverty. Opponents said the bill’s co-pays were intended to encourage appropriate use of care, especially to reduce non-emergency emergency room visits, and noted that providers and MCOs could waive or work around some charges. After a roll call vote, the amendment failed 20-39. After the amendment vote, the House continued discussion of the bill, with the sponsor defending the co-payment structure as a way to promote personal responsibility and sustainability while preserving access to primary care. The transcript ends during further debate on House Bill 2, and no final passage vote is shown in the provided excerpt.

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• So if you come in, you get transferred to Redstone Arsenal on a legitimate transfer and you live in the
• you get transferred to Redstone Arsenal on<01:19:21.280> a<01:19:21.440> legitimate<01
• :19:22.320> u<01:19:22.719> you<01:19:22.880> know<01:19:23.040> transfer
• <01:19:24.080> and on a legitimate u you know transfer and on a legitimate u you know transfer
• It's just a oversized heavy transfer trucks, 18 wheelers.

Keywords: 920, all

Summary: The Alabama Senate convened with prayer and the pledge, then established a quorum with 27 senators present. The body excused absent senators, approved the previous day’s journal, and allowed bills and committee reports to be introduced throughout the day. The Senate also welcomed guests in the gallery, including Auburn University McCarter School of Building Science students and retired MPD Sergeant Martin Bean. The chamber received multiple House messages and gubernatorial confirmations, referring several local bills and appointments to the appropriate committees. Committee reports included favorable action on Senate Bills 298 and 91 from County and Municipal Government, and House Bills 297, 365, and 436 from Local Legislation. The Senate adopted several resolutions, including recognitions for Tharptown Baptist Church, Tuskegee University Day, Dr. Bradley Heim, the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, McGill-Toolen Catholic High School volleyball, and a special order calendar resolution setting priority bills for the 15th legislative day. On local bills, the Senate advanced and gave final passage to a series of county and municipal measures, including SB 301 (Perry County), SB 314 (Morgan County), SB 295 (Montgomery County), SB 312 (Marshall County), HB 371 (Pike County constitutional amendment), HB 386 (Elmore County), HB 330 (Etowah County), HB 409 (City of Alabaster), HB 408 (Shelby County), SB 299 (Barbour County), HB 416 (Cleburne County), and HB 421 (Lawrence County constitutional amendment). HB 337 on Madison County was carried over. The Senate also adopted a resolution honoring Alabama’s record-breaking economic development year, citing major investments and job creation, and heard a lengthy Black History recognition segment on W.E.B. Du Bois, Patricia Roberts Harris, Langston Hughes, and Maya Angelou. The main policy discussion centered on Senate Bill 240 regarding parole hearings, with the sponsor explaining it would allow the Pardons and Parole Board to hear from inmates and victims by phone or video to reduce travel burdens and improve access. The sponsor said an amendment was being worked on and moved to carry the bill over to the call of the chair, while another senator raised questions about whether inmates currently have an in-person opportunity to speak and whether board members would be able to question participants remotely.

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• Um, they also required that no transfers were made out of Minnesota within the 72 hours and that when
• inform their family and attorneys of that planned transfer.
• Um, they also required that no transfers were made out of Minnesota within the 72 hours and that when
• inform their family and attorneys of that planned transfer.
• No transfers were made out of Minnesota within the 72 hours, and when detainees were set for a transfer

Bills: HF3477, HF3414, HF103, HF3661, HF3146

Keywords: civil rights, law enforcement, federal collaboration, accountability, state law, constitutional rights, color of law, 42 U.S.C. 1983, section 1983, civil action, damages, injunctive relief, attorney fees, law enforcement task force, federal-state cooperation, intergovernmental agreement, federal agency partnership, Minnesota Constitution, U.S. Constitution, police accountability

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• is a technical correction for this previous appropriation to make sure that the funds are being transferred
• is including language that adheres to the updated budget rules, which prefers language to say 'transferred
• ' to say 'transferred from the general fund.'
• ' to say 'transferred from the general fund.'
• ' to say 'transferred from the general fund.'

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Uh, so I know that OHE has transfer authority, and so if there is a grant that's underutilized, it's
• So when grants aren't fully utilized, there's a transfer authority within OHE, but it's defined, and
• and so if Ohei has transfer authority and so if there<00:14:08.160> is<00:14:08.240> a
• authority to transfer unencumbered balances for various programs to other programs that OHE administers
• authority to transfer unencumbered balances for various programs to other programs that OHE administers

Keywords: 1183, house

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• It aligns with the State Fire Council statute with the intent of Act 302, which transferred the State
• We believe that this was simply an oversight last year, whereby they mistakenly overlooked to transfer
• budgeting transfer the budget budgeting administrative<00:53:58.440> staffing<00:53:59.560>
• I just wanted to confirm, with this transfer, does DLIR get the budgeted amount also? Yes.
• , does DLIR get the budgeted transfer, does DLIR get the budgeted amount<00:55:16.960> also?

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on SB 83, which would require hotel keepers to give adequate notice of service disruptions to guests and third-party vendors. The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Office of Consumer Protection supported the bill but asked for amendments to restore remedies and add a nonwaiver provision, arguing that without penalties the measure would lack consequences and that consumers should not be able to waive the notice rights. Supporters, including Unite Here Local 5 and individual testifiers, said guests deserve transparency and meaningful recourse when disruptions occur, especially for labor disputes, construction, or other service interruptions that affect the experience they paid for. Hotel industry representatives, including the American Hotel and Lodging Association, the Hawaii Hotel Alliance, and hotel workers/testifiers, opposed the bill in its current form while offering amendments. They said the measure was too broad, difficult to implement, and could interfere with collective bargaining, third-party booking systems, and existing contracts. They also argued that some disruptions are not easily known in advance and that the bill unfairly singles out hotels compared with other industries. One testifier emphasized that notice should be required only for actual, known disruptions rather than potential events, and another raised concerns about applying the bill to properties not directly involved in a labor dispute. After the SB 83 testimony, the committee moved on to SB 2798, which would make permanent and expand statewide the agricultural enforcement pilot program created in 2025 and rename it the agricultural enforcement program. The chair introduced the measure and called on the Hawaii Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity as the first testifier, but the transcript excerpt ends before testimony or any vote on SB 2798.

Transcript Highlights:

• 00:30:23.120> 27, "Each individual school district has their own plan, so they cannot just transfer
• that you know if they have uh transfers that you know if they have open<01:52:41.840> enrollment<
• into Wyoming, does that affect transfer into Wyoming, does that affect their<01:53:18.880> amateur
• <01:53:27.040> into<01:53:27.280> Wyoming, point they transferred into Wyoming, point
• they transferred into Wyoming, they<01:53:27.920> would<01:53:28.080> no<01:53:28.239>

Bills: SF0059, SF0053

Keywords: language proficiency, literacy education, reading interventions, dyslexia support, Montessori methods, individualized reading plans, amateur status, high school athletics, student eligibility, sports regulation, monetary compensation, 916, all

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• So let me go back and make sure we have the specific details on the transfer.
• So let me go back and make sure we have the specific details on the transfer.
• But you transferred the money already. Not on the $3 million. No. The $500,000. And $500,000. Yes.
• But we do ask the program managers if there are vacancies that they can trade transfer. >> Okay.
• trade transfer. trade transfer.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• Any fund that automatically deposits in the general fund is not a transfer after...
• I was trying to find if 186 actually had a transfer of funds. I couldn't find it.
• I was trying to find if 186 actually had a transfer of funds. I couldn't find it.
• <01:32:14.000> And to a uh transfer of general funds.
• And to a uh transfer of general funds.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all