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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Review of the Minnesota Senate’s 2026 Session | Senator Mark Johnson May 22nd, 2026

Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • bipartisan, but it was one of your caucus's high-priority items this session, which was combating fraud
  • It was a good bill that, you know, people across the state have been talking about the issues with fraud
  • It was a good bill that, you know, people across the state have been talking about the issues with fraud
  • >> Yeah, and that's an issue that, you know, as we pointed out that fraud was occurring for the last
  • >> Yeah, and that's an issue that, you know, as we pointed out that fraud was occurring for the last
Keywords: 918, senate, all
Summary: The interview reviewed the Minnesota Senate session with a focus on bipartisan accomplishments and the challenges of a divided chamber. The senator highlighted the creation of an independent Office of the Inspector General as a major fraud-fighting win, along with the “Take It Back Act,” which would require fraudsters to forfeit 100% of stolen proceeds. He said lawmakers also refined fraud-response measures so legitimate service providers, including those serving Minnesotans with disabilities, would not be unnecessarily cut off while investigations proceed. Another bipartisan measure discussed was a consumer protection bill for homeowners associations and common interest communities, intended to give property owners more protection against overzealous enforcement while preserving community rules. The senator said these bills reflected growing working relationships across the aisle and noted the importance of trust-building, especially with many retirements ahead in the Senate. The conversation also covered affordability and tax relief. The senator said the caucus helped secure a one-year reduction in vehicle tab fees, worth about $254 million to taxpayers, alongside a $1.2 billion bonding bill, and also backed other tax relief items such as pass-through entity tax changes, Section 179-related business tax relief, and property tax relief. He said these were negotiated at the end of session and did not reduce funding for roads and bridges. On contentious issues like gun violence prevention and immigration enforcement, he said some broad packages contained useful bipartisan elements but were derailed by controversial provisions and party-line politics. He described the session overall as “50/50,” saying Republicans wanted more emphasis on taxpayers, education, public safety, and economic growth, and argued that Minnesota’s education performance needs urgent improvement. He closed by stressing that the main lesson of the session was the value of relationships and service, and he encouraged incoming senators to focus on constituents rather than themselves.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House/Senate DFL Media Availability 4/28/26

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The governor articulated many of those tonight, from the important work to combat fraud, to doing something
  • The governor articulated many of those tonight, from the important work to combat fraud, to doing something
  • And so I think between HCMC and bonding and fraud, school safety, there's a lot of pieces still in play
  • ,<00:10:02.680> school<00:10:02.960> safety,<00:10:03.280> there's and fraud
  • , school safety, there's and fraud, school safety, there's there's<00:10:03.760> a<00:10:03.800
Keywords: 919, house, all
Summary: The discussion focused on reactions to Governor Walz’s final State of the State address and the remaining priorities for the end of session. DFL leaders described the speech as hopeful and a summary of accomplishments over the past several years, highlighting education, paid family and medical leave, climate and labor policies, fraud prevention, affordability, and a new economy shaped by AI. They said the governor’s call to action on gun violence was especially important and argued that Minnesotans care more about the results of legislation than whether bills passed with bipartisan support. Gun violence prevention was a major topic. Leaders said the legislature had already passed measures in 2023 and 2024 including red flag laws, universal background checks, and a ban on binary triggers, and they defended those laws as saving lives. They said the governor’s renewed push for gun legislation was not divisive and that Republicans should join the effort. They also discussed public safety more broadly, including capital security and judicial security, saying there was bipartisan support for a security bill. Other priorities mentioned for the final weeks included combating fraud, making life more affordable, child tax credit changes, a tax on social media/data companies, HCMC modernization and IT, bonding, and school safety. Leaders said the Senate would take up health and human services next, expected the gun package to move out of finance and reach the floor soon, and anticipated conference committees or working groups to begin. They said they were confident the legislature could resolve differences with the House’s single-subject approach and finish its work by the May 18 deadline without a special session.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Apr 29th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It creates a similar reporting process for other terminals, requiring merchants to report skimmers to
  • Most importantly, adverse effects had to be reported.
  • Many women report they were not told about seeing fetal remains.
  • The FDA report..." "The FDA reports 36 that I'm aware of.
  • Okay, even if their neighbor reports them to the AG.
Summary: The Senate began with a quorum call, prayer, approval of the previous journal, and messages from the House, then moved through several recognitions and resolutions honoring visiting groups. Members adopted resolutions recognizing the Texas chapters of Blue Star Mothers of America, Fine Arts Education Day, Donate Life Texas Day, Baha’i Capitol Day, County Government Day, Jack County Day, Crockett County Day, and a recognition of Navy Petty Officer Simon Urbanik for service during the Cuban Missile Crisis. The chamber also heard remarks from visiting doctors, students, county officials, and community groups, with multiple senators speaking in support of military families, arts education, organ donation, and local government service. The Senate then took up Committee Substitute Senate Bill 2779, relating to the allocation and use of certain hotel occupancy tax revenues. Senator Birdwell said the bill would stop local governments from conditioning HOT funds on race- or class-based priorities and would require Galveston to transfer the full state rebate for beach cleaning and maintenance to its park board. After questions, the Senate suspended the rules, passed the bill to engrossment, suspended the three-day rule, and finally passed it, though the final vote showed significant opposition. The chamber also passed Committee Substitute Senate Bill 2322, described as a cleanup bill removing the compelling-factor test for dispatchable generation from the Texas Jobs, Energy, Technology, and Innovation Act. A major debate centered on Committee Substitute Senate Bill 2253, which would phase out uncertified teachers in core classrooms and strengthen educator certification requirements. Senator Creighton argued the bill responds to a teacher pipeline crisis, adds parent notification, creates multiple preparation pathways, and provides financial incentives for certification; Senator West and Senator Sparks pressed for rural flexibility and implementation details. An amendment from Senator Gutierrez to add a teacher student-loan repayment program failed on a 11-17 vote, while other technical and fiscal amendments were adopted. The bill then passed to engrossment, the three-day rule was suspended, and it was finally passed. The Senate also passed Committee Substitute Senate Bill 2371, updating skimmer-reporting rules to cover electronic terminals beyond fuel pumps, and Committee Substitute Senate Bill 2351, relating to the construction of certain concrete plants under a standard permit. Senate Bill 619, a conscience-protection bill for health care workers, drew extended questioning from Senators Cook, Eckhardt, and Menendez about patient abandonment, scope, and whether it could allow refusals of legal services such as vaccines, antibiotics, contraception, or personal care; despite those concerns, the Senate suspended the rules and passed the bill to engrossment. Finally, the chamber began consideration of Committee Substitute Senate Bill 1169, which would allow public entities to form public utility agencies to cooperate on water and wastewater projects without eminent domain or cross-collateralization, with Senator Hinojosa explaining it as a tool for small and rural communities facing utility infrastructure problems.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Commerce May 11th, 2026

Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • I move to report this favorably. Yes, ma'am. And it is timely.
  • Seeing none, Senate Bill 163 would be reported favorably.
  • or other report if it's requested by the operator.
  • I'll make a motion to report uh... I'll make a motion to report Senate Bill 54.
  • As reported favorable, any objection? Oh, I'm sorry.
Summary: The House Committee on Commerce met on May 11, 2026, and first advanced several Senate measures with little or no opposition. It reported favorably Senate Bill 79 recreating Louisiana Economic Development, Senate Concurrent Resolution 5 establishing the Louisiana-Ireland Trade Commission, and Senate Bill 375 on Class B firefighting foam, after adopting a technical amendment clarifying use in declared emergency firefighting operations. The committee also advanced Senate Bill 398, which moves manufactured and modular housing regulation under the Louisiana Contractors Licensing Board and expands inspection and enforcement provisions, after adopting two sets of mostly technical amendments and hearing testimony that the change would improve consumer safety and increase inspection coverage without adding net cost to locals. It then reported favorably Senate Bill 163 on virtual currency business licensing, after adopting an amendment providing that any future federal licensing law would preempt the state act, and Senate Bill 287 on virtual currency kiosks, which adds refund timelines, disclosure requirements, customer support, and reporting duties; witnesses from the banking and law enforcement community said the bill responds to common fraud complaints and improves consumer protection. The committee also reported favorably Senate Bill 54, which allows estheticians to blow-dry hair after certain services, despite strong opposition from cosmetology board representatives and industry witnesses who argued the service is outside esthetics training, could create scope-of-practice and facility issues, and should instead be addressed by lowering or revising separate blow-dry licensing requirements. The committee then considered House Resolution 197, which urges the Louisiana Public Service Commission to study the feasibility and value of distributed energy generation and storage resources. After adopting technical amendments and a second amendment changing mandatory language to requests and urging the PSC to coordinate with the LSU Energy Institute, the resolution was reported favorably. Testimony from solar and energy industry representatives, the PSC, and LSU focused on how distributed resources, batteries, rooftop solar, and virtual power plants could improve reliability, reduce costs, and help meet rising demand; members also discussed how the study would evaluate market value, avoided costs, and capacity benefits. Questions centered on methodology, grid impacts, and comparisons to Texas’s ERCOT system and Winter Storm Uri, with PSC officials emphasizing that the study would help determine whether such resources benefit ratepayers. Representative Wright presented House Bill 744, a proposed constitutional amendment to transfer regulation of certain New Orleans utilities from the city council to the Public Service Commission. He argued the change could reduce rates through consolidation and eliminate duplicative regulatory costs, while PSC officials explained the city’s authority is a constitutional exception dating back to 1921 and that Entergy New Orleans and Entergy Louisiana operate as separate companies with different regulatory environments. After discussion of rate impacts, utility structure, and whether the proposal should instead become a study, the bill was deferred. The committee then began Senate Bill 386, the Louisiana Data Privacy Act, which would give consumers rights to access, correct, delete, and opt out of certain uses of personal data; the sponsor introduced the bill and the committee started considering technical and substantive amendments, but the transcript ends before final action on that measure.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Executive Departments and Administration (03/18/2026)

Executive Departments and Administration

Transcript Highlights:
  • So in another law there was a reporting requirement that said, now DHHS, you need to provide a report
  • I'm the fraud, waste, and Hennessy.
  • the corresponding reporting requirement. the corresponding reporting requirement.
  • So in another law there was a reporting So in another law there was a reporting requirement<00:06
  • summer the department prepared a report summer the department prepared a report and<00:07:04.240
Keywords: 1189, house, all
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Environmental Regulation Mar 27th, 2025

Environmental Regulation

Transcript Highlights:
  • Uh, deputies assigned to going after vehicle fraud on these emissions.
  • rid of, of the, uh, legislation to change up the paper tags and go to metal tags because of all the fraud
  • What, what's the, um, reporting requirement for the person that Material he owns and runs, let's say
  • So is there a reporting requirement on the initial?
  • Again, the initiator, the, the person that owns the wind farm or the solar farm, is there a reporting
Bills: HB205
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Education Finance Committee 4/28/25

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • first and a final report by September 15, 2026.
  • first and a final report by September 15, 2026.
  • first and a final report by September 15, 2026.
  • first and a final report by September 15, 2026.
  • This bill proposes over $4.7 reporting.
Bills: HF1388
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • If there is any fraud or abuse, we then will report that to the appropriate authorities.
  • and financial reports.
  • and financial reports being reported to the state.
  • and financial reports being reported to the state.
  • And those are being reported? Those do get reported to the appropriate authorities.
Bills: SB 1
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/25/26

Commerce Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • It establishes a mandatory annual report It establishes a mandatory annual report that<00:52:02.120
  • collected and reported by the LBO. collected and reported by the LBO.
  • agency can report efficiently.
  • to report on the CAN grants. to report on the CAN grants.
  • c><01:31:28.640> still<01:31:28.840> hasn't report that my answer still hasn't report that
NH
Transcript Highlights:
  • It basically you're going to leave it to the SOS's discretion, send a report to the committees of jurisdiction
  • It's not a fraud bill. Right.
  • the purpose of fraud. the purpose of fraud. >> Yeah,<00:16:59.600> right.
  • <00:17:01.880> So,<00:17:02.040> you're It's not a fraud bill. Right.
  • So, you're It's not a fraud bill. Right.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
Summary: The committee of conference first took up House Bill 158 on public inspection of absentee ballot lists. The Senate explained that its amendment replaced the original bill with a requirement that the Secretary of State review absentee ballot data after each general election and report findings to the committees of jurisdiction, focusing on unusual patterns such as multiple ballots sent to the same address. After a brief caucus, the House agreed to the Senate position, and members voted individually to concur. The committee then discussed House Bill 281, which concerns making the electronic voter checklist available in a sortable format. The main dispute was whether the public list should include the mailing address where an absentee ballot was sent if it differs from the voter’s registered address. The Senate argued that including mailing addresses could expose where voters actually live or are away from home and could create safety concerns, while the House argued the information could help candidates reach voters and was not primarily a fraud measure. The parties also discussed a related nursing home verification provision and record-retention/public-records questions. After caucusing, the House agreed to the Senate’s position with the added nursing home signing language, and the committee closed the bill on consent. House Bill 340, concerning electioneering by public employees, was then taken up with a Senate amendment that narrowed the definition of electioneering by tying it to existing statutory language, added a prohibition on expressly or primarily political surveys, and created a civil penalty option alongside the misdemeanor penalty. Senators and representatives debated whether the penalties should be mandatory or discretionary and how the language would apply to certain categories of public employees. After further clarification and caucus, the House accepted the Senate’s amended replace-all language, and the committee closed HB 340. Finally, the committee opened House Bill 1062, authorizing the Secretary of State to conduct random audits of citizenship qualifications of registered voters. The Senate explained that its changes removed the need for a permanent audit power by allowing records to be checked against databases and by requiring identification for registration going forward, which is why it added a sunset clause. The House member objected to the sunset and wanted the authority to continue indefinitely, and discussion continued as the transcript ended.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • going to continue to work to make sure that whatever tools that are in place that are meant to fight fraud
  • /c><00:10:29.880> meant<00:10:30.160> to<00:10:30.400> fight<00:10:30.680> fraud
  • <00:10:31.480> don't that are meant to fight fraud don't that are meant to fight fraud don't
  • related to payment withhold, etc., and making sure that the programs in human services are strong and fraud-proof
  • fraud-proof. Um not cuts to services. fraud-proof. Um not cuts to services.
Keywords: 918, senate, all
Summary: A Minnesota Senate leader discussed the end-of-session budget deal and said the Senate had passed a comprehensive budget that addresses several recent crises and federal policy changes. He highlighted funding to respond to gun violence, Metro Surge, and the effects of a federal Republican budget bill, saying the package includes retroactive medical assistance coverage, support to keep SNAP functioning, $10 million for food banks and shelves, rental assistance, and aid for counties and property taxpayers. He also said the Senate secured $205 million for HCMC, a $30 million uncompensated care pool for other distressed hospitals, and a $500 million health care stabilization reserve, along with a one-year license tab fee reduction and a $1.2 billion bonding bill. He said some priorities were left out or rejected in negotiations, including small business relief, low-income rent, energy assistance, rural EMS stabilization, a manufactured home bill of rights, a social media platform data collection tax, and proposals to block private equity from nursing homes and single-family homes. He also said the House Speaker had promised but not brought a gun vote to the floor, and he expressed disappointment that immigration-related action and some gun control measures did not advance further. He defended the rental assistance as available to Minnesotans regardless of documentation status and said it was not tied only to Operation Metro Surge. The leader also addressed concerns about payment withholding and program integrity in human services, saying the goal was to fight fraud without cutting services. He said hospitals seeking access to the stabilization reserve would need to show distress and financial need, and that both the governor and a legislative advisory committee would have to approve. He closed by saying the process had been difficult and too much negotiation had moved into backroom settings, but that the chambers were working toward an orderly conclusion and that he expected the remaining bills to be finalized and sent to the governor.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

March 5, 2025 - 10:15 AM

Transcript Highlights:
  • We do have real-world evidence outlining the effectiveness of AI to detect waste, fraud, and abuse.
  • And so, you know, when I do a report and I... I work in public safety.
  • And so, you know, when I do a report and I see a patient, I make sure I have to make sure I’ve done all
  • And so a lot of the agencies will come here and report on their technologies that they’re using, a lot
  • One of the things that we hear about, and I've certainly have just read about in news reports, is the
Summary: The subcommittee met to hear a panel discussion on artificial intelligence and automation in Florida government. Panelists from Worldwide Technology, OpenAI, the James Madison Institute, and the Florida Digital Service described AI as a tool to improve efficiency, constituent services, fraud detection, translation, HR workflows, public safety, and regulatory review, while emphasizing that AI should supplement rather than replace workers. They also stressed the importance of data readiness, workforce training, governance, and having existing technology systems and policies in place before broader deployment. Members asked about public records concerns, vendor vetting, model integrity, and how to balance innovation with privacy and security. Chief Schoonover said agencies are already using or exploring AI in areas such as Medicaid analysis, environmental data, emergency management, tax forms, and child support, and noted that the Digital Service publishes prohibited vendor and application lists. OpenAI discussed its red teaming, safety evaluations, privacy controls, and government products such as ChatGPT Gov, and said it does not train on personal data or target users with ads. The committee also discussed concrete examples of efficiency gains, including reduced call times, faster translation turnaround, and streamlined HR classification work, as well as concerns about job disruption and constituent access. In closing, members raised data center infrastructure and energy needs, with panelists noting that AI depends on substantial compute, power, cooling, and utility capacity. The chair concluded by encouraging continued dialogue and noting that future AI legislation should be targeted to specific problems rather than overly broad.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention - 04/14/26

Housing and Homelessness Prevention

Transcript Highlights:
  • OR SOMETHING IN HOUSING DUE TO THE SUSPECTED FRAUD IN THERE DOES THAT AFFECT THIS COMMITTEE AND ANYWAY
  • Required details in the agency operating cost report give the Legislature a better line of sight into
  • I got this report from... ...the FBI.
  • the National Association of Realtors website, but it's an FBI document, and it is going over all the fraud
  • and the fraud in real estate as... ...exploded, members, and I'm planting a seed, kind of like we did
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
US
Transcript Highlights:
  • Expanded its mission, the amount of conflict, waste, fraud, and abuse has grown.
  • complicit in propping up entities that are counter to American interests, anti-Semitic, or engaging in fraud
  • What bothers me is that the corruption and the fraud when the Chinese buy off that vote with money. is
  • I'm deeply concerned about recent reporting from the New York Times stating that the SAF has used chemical
  • cyber scam centers engaging in human trafficking and enriching themselves by targeting people with fraud
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Workforce, labor and economic development panel hears HF1965 3/27/25

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • spent evenly between greater Minnesota and the metro area and that nonprofits receiving awards must report
  • Funds are reimbursed after metrics in the contracts are met on a quarterly basis, helping to avoid fraud
  • 03:29.040> must that nonprofits receiving awards must that nonprofits receiving awards must report
  • :30.239> to<00:03:30.480> a<00:03:30.640> department<00:03:30.959> of report
  • data to a department of report data to a department of employment<00:03:31.599> and<00:03:31.840
Keywords: 1183, house
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

HWN DEFER, EDT-HWN, EDT Public Hearings 04-15-2025

Hawaiian Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Theft and fraud to fund gambling habits. Domestic violence will come.
  • <00:09:29.920> theft<00:09:30.240> and<00:09:30.399> fraud<00:09:30.640>
  • to<00:09:30.880> fund will increase. theft and fraud to fund will increase. theft and fraud
  • Per a 2022 Civil Beat report, a trend that would grip Hawaii's diverse population.
  • Bottom line, our Drug Abuse report.
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The Committee on Hawaiian Affairs briefly met and adjourned after noting that GM 574, a nomination on its agenda, had been withdrawn, leaving the committee with no business to consider. A separate joint hearing of the Senate Committees on Economic Development and Hawaiian Affairs then took up HCR 192, a resolution to convene a tourism and gaming working group. Testimony was sharply divided. Supporters, including representatives from the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement, Nation of Hawaii, and CARES, said the measure would allow Hawaiians to have a seat at the table, learn from Native nations with gaming experience, and make informed decisions about whether and how gaming should be approached. Some supporters emphasized that the working group was about research and self-determination, not immediate legalization, and suggested the state should focus on broader economic development options as well. Opponents, including the Honolulu prosecuting attorney and several community members and faith leaders, warned that gambling would increase addiction, crime, family breakdown, debt, and exploitation of low-income and vulnerable residents. They argued that online sports betting and other forms of gaming would be especially harmful, with some citing examples from other states and concerns about problem gambling, domestic violence, and illegal activity. Committee members questioned witnesses about the purpose of the working group and whether it could provide enough data to make an informed decision, while supporters and opponents alike acknowledged the need for Hawaiians to be involved in any future discussion. No vote or final action on HCR 192 was taken in the portion provided.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, March 19, 2026)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • by the amendment printed in House Report by the amendment printed in House Report 11554 is<00:15
  • <02:17:43.599> to The first week alone was reported to The first week alone was reported to
  • fraud for Medicaid or fraud for earned income tax credit is that if you let the federal government do
  • Medicaid or fraud for earned income tax Medicaid or fraud for earned income tax credit<02:40:03.600><
  • The<03:36:05.439> CBO<03:36:06.239> report The CBO report The CBO report from<03:36
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • I know the committee last session actually reported this bill out favorably.
  • The last session actually reported this bill out favorably.
  • it favorably. ...last session, and very grateful to the chairs and committee members for reporting it
  • It is my hope that Senate 2187 is reported favorably from the committee following today's hearing.
  • I will tell you that they were terrible reports, and those are the ones that they knew we were going
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight heard testimony on several procurement-related bills. Senator Lovely and steel industry witnesses supported S. 2167/H. 3411, which would require preference for U.S. manufacturers on public construction projects using steel and other materials. They argued that Canadian and other foreign fabricators underbid Massachusetts firms because of exchange rates, subsidies, and different labor-cost structures, causing local job losses and economic leakage. Committee members asked about tariffs, market share, and whether the bill should be folded into broader municipal legislation; the witnesses said public work should stay in Massachusetts and that the bill would help preserve local industry and jobs. The committee also heard strong support for S. 2107, a bill to increase employment opportunities for people with disabilities in state and municipal contracting. Work Inc. testified that a preference for contractors employing people with disabilities would expand competitive employment, reduce reliance on public assistance, and generate net savings for taxpayers. Members asked about the estimated savings and whether recent federal changes to benefits would affect the numbers; the witness said the figures may need updating but that the underlying employment opportunity remains important. Another bill, H. 3339/S. 2187, would prohibit state and municipal contracts for new artificial turf fields containing zinc, plastic, or intentionally added PFAS. Sponsors and supporters cited health risks, heat retention, injuries, and PFAS contamination, while committee members discussed local bans, disposal problems, and whether indoor facilities or alternative materials could be used. Inspector General Jeffrey Shapiro testified in favor of H. 12 and H. 13, which would update Chapter 30B procurement thresholds and allow municipalities to bundle snow hauling and removal with plowing contracts. He said the changes would give local governments more flexibility, reduce confusion between school and municipal procurement rules, and make snow contracts more attractive to vendors. Members questioned whether quasi-public agencies and state entities should also be subject to 30B, and Shapiro said many public entities have their own procedures but that transparency and fairness should apply across the board. The committee also heard support for S. 2150, a software licensing bill aimed at preventing vendor lock-in by ensuring state agencies can run purchased software in the infrastructure that best fits their needs; the witness said restrictive licensing can drive up costs and create cybersecurity and modernization problems, and that similar laws have already passed in several other states.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Health and Human Services - 03/25/26

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • On slide five, program integrity, enhancing fraud prevention and detection.
  • This slide includes a number of provisions to enhance fraud prevention and detection for the child care
  • fraud prevention and detection.<00:05:54.840> This<00:05:55.000> slide<00:05:55.280>
  • of provisions to enhance fraud of provisions to enhance fraud prevention<00:05:58.720> and
  • Fraud against public programs is unacceptable.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/23/2026 - Senate Floor Session

Arizona Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The reader read report. Mr.
  • They report that a majority, that's 53% of transgender people, report experiencing verbal harassment
  • Read the report. Mr.
  • Read the report. Mr.
  • Reader, read the report. Mr.
Keywords: 1182, all