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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Agriculture Committee Meeting - 2025-04-02
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- Even if they don't have a location we're visiting, we still have program time that's being consumed by
- As an example from the past, the mandatory inspection really came about due to the fraud with the Ashby
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Child Committee Meeting - 2025-04-01
Children and Families Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Well, budget-neutral, but more money is consumed in a finite amount of money.
- And implemented security measures such as fraud protection protocols throughout our process, helping
Keywords:
child welfare, economic assistance, child care, grant program, video security cameras, early education, scholarships, funding, children, families, Minnesota education, child care licensing, family child care, child care center, Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families, correction order, conditional license, fix-it ticket, documented technical assistance, license suspension
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Committee on Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence, HB 4012 by Paul relating to the healthcare and insurance fraud
- HB 4054 by Spiller relates to the consumer protections against certain medical and healthcare billings
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Mar 5th, 2025
Trade, Workforce & Economic Development
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
2026 Joint Budget Subcommittee on Human Services and Labor - 03/18/2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Using the assessment to fund an amendment fraud system is where we should go.
- Fraud has amounted to more than $50 million over the last few years.
- Fraud has amounted to more than $50 million over the last few years.
- We should be combating workers' compensation fraud.
- WE SHOULD BE COMBATING WORKERS' COMPENSATION FRAUD.
Summary:
The Human Services and Labor budget hearing opened with Senate and Assembly co-chairs introducing members and naming secretaries for the record. The agencies covered included Human Services, Labor, Temporary and Disability Assistance, Children and Family Services, Veterans Services, Human Rights, Workers’ Compensation, the Welfare Inspector General, and the Public Employment Relations Board. Members then gave brief statements on their priorities for the upcoming budget negotiations.
A major theme was affordability, with repeated discussion of child care, SNAP, housing, and worker supports. Senators and Assembly members highlighted the Senate and Assembly one-house proposals for a $500 million child care worker retention grant program, additional child care slots and subsidies, cost-of-living adjustments for human services workers, and expanded support for supportive housing, youth employment, HEAP, and energy affordability. Several members also emphasized food insecurity and SNAP-related issues, including funding to address payment errors, prevent penalties, expand SNAP education, and respond to expected federal changes.
Labor-related issues included workers’ compensation fraud, wage theft enforcement, workplace violence, temporary disability insurance reform, and the creation of dedicated enforcement funding for the Department of Labor. Some members supported using workers’ compensation assessments or insurance-company-related funding to pay for anti-fraud efforts, while others preferred grants to district attorneys or broader DOL enforcement. There was also discussion of occupational health clinics, labor standards in any SEQRA changes, and expanding access to doctors in the workers’ compensation system.
Veterans, child care, and public assistance fraud prevention were also discussed, including funding for veterans legal defense and mental health services, microchip/secure EBT cards to reduce skimming, and restoring or protecting various programs. No formal votes were taken; the hearing concluded with the chairs stating that the Senate, Assembly, and Executive would continue negotiations toward a final budget.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on State and Local Government - 03/21/25
State and Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh Mr. fraud on an enterprise-wide basis. fraud on an enterprise-wide basis.
- satisfied that there is no fraud satisfied that there is no fraud occurring<00:52:07.360>
or< - . fraud. fraud.
- our IT doesn't get better, our fraud our IT doesn't get better, our fraud doesn't<00:54:52.320><
- , there is a credible allegation of fraud, there is a credible allegation of fraud, the<00:56:44.640
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Press Conference: Majority Leader Erin Murphy Media Availability - 04/16/26
Transcript Highlights:
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tax, Democrats supporting it, the fraud tax, Democrats supporting it, the fraud - Could you go back again to that fraud question you asked me earlier?
- We understand that fraud is a problem.
- you asked me to that fraud question you asked me earlier?
- Uh it is not that fraud is a problem.
Summary:
A Senate DFL leader discussed the upcoming supplemental budget and said nearly half of it is being shaped by the federal budget bill passed last July, which he argued is driving hospital distress, higher county costs, and pressure on family budgets. He said the budget will focus on affordability, health care, and responding to federal actions, including an uncompensated care fund for hospitals in distress and possible one-time county technology upgrades to handle new Medicaid-related requirements. He estimated Senator Wiklund’s health and human services proposal includes about $50 million for those upgrades and said that item would likely be handled in an appropriation bill rather than a bonding bill.
The leader also said bonding is a top priority this year and that public asset maintenance remains important, including projects tied to sports and civic facilities. On HCMC and broader hospital funding, he said he is confident the Legislature will act, but wants to address the hospital within the context of the statewide hospital delivery system. He also said the Senate has not yet taken a position on a proposed tax related to fraud restitution, but emphasized support for fraud prevention, an independent inspector general, and more resources for the Attorney General.
School safety was another major topic. He said Senate Democrats plan to bring a comprehensive package to the floor that includes school safety funding, mental health care, and measures addressing weapons of war, and he expressed hope that some Republicans will support it. He said the Senate education finance bill already includes more school safety funding than the House GOP version, less funding for private school safety, and no weapons-of-war language, but that a broader package will come through the Finance Committee soon. He also said the Senate expects to take up a stand-alone building security package to cover ongoing screening and staffing costs, and he supported creating a special security response unit for threats against lawmakers.
Other issues mentioned included support for banning NDAs for local governments, continued attention to public safety and accountability in response to federal immigration enforcement actions, and interest in a bill affecting Minneapolis sports-related taxes and PGA funding, though he said those proposals are still being worked on and may not pass this year.
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Fiscal Policy Feb 5th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- We don't need fraud anywhere. It hurts everybody.
- And by the way, that doesn't combat fraud. That's not fraud.
- Somebody looking for work but not getting a job, that's not fraud.
- And by the way, that doesn't combat fraud. That's not fraud.
- Somebody looking for work but not getting a job, that's not fraud.
Summary:
The Committee on Fiscal Policy met with a quorum present and took up a full agenda of bills, beginning with agency and records measures from Senator Massullo. SB 488, the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles agency package, would update reporting thresholds for crashes, expand DHSMV’s use of email for certain transactions, and align tank vehicle definitions with federal rules; it was reported favorably. Its companion, SB 490, creates a public records exemption for certain email records and also passed favorably. The committee also approved SB 892, revising enhanced sentencing procedures for repeat offenders, and SB 124, which cleans up outdated Florida Virtual School language without changing day-to-day operations. Later, SB 584 on commercial driving schools, SB 656 codifying the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and related grant program, and SB 816 establishing the University of Florida Diabetes Institute in statute all passed favorably as well.
The most extensive debate centered on SB 216, which would tighten reemployment assistance eligibility by adding job-search requirements, interview attendance rules, identity and immigration verification every two weeks, and fraud-reporting duties for the Department of Commerce. Senator McLean argued the bill targets fraud and improves program integrity, while opponents and several members raised concerns about fiscal impact, administrative burden, and reduced access for unemployed workers, especially seniors and rural residents. Dr. Rich Templin of the Florida AFL-CIO testified against the bill, warning it could sharply reduce recipiency and worsen an already restrictive system. Despite opposition, the bill was reported favorably on a divided roll call.
The committee also approved CS/SB 382 on electric bicycles, which requires riders to yield to pedestrians on shared pathways, sound an audible signal before passing, and limits speed near pedestrians; it also creates a task force to study further regulation. Michelle Lynch, whose son was killed in an e-scooter crash, testified in support of broader safety rules and urged the committee to add e-scooters back into the bill. Several members echoed concerns about e-scooter safety and asked for further work, but the bill advanced favorably. At the end of the meeting, members requested to be recorded on specific tabs, and the committee adjourned without further business.
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Labor and Industrial Apr 28th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- It deals with benefits, MMI, fraud.
- It talks about fraud, cleans up the fraud statute a little bit, and adds into the fraud statute that
- Now, in this bill, it talks about fraud. Briefly tell me how this bill affects fraud. Okay.
- Number one: fraud. You heard testimony... Currently, an employer can file suit. Number one: fraud.
- You have to assert fraud. You don't have grounds for fraud.
Summary:
The committee first voluntarily deferred House Bills 460 and 561, then took up House Bill 1101 on workers’ compensation. The sponsor said the bill would define maximum medical improvement, adjust fraud provisions, shorten temporary total disability and supplemental earnings benefit periods, and revise vocational rehabilitation rules; an amendment removed proposed age-based termination language for benefits. Business groups including LABI supported the bill as a way to reduce Louisiana’s comparatively high indemnity costs and align the state with regional norms, while injured-worker advocates and attorneys strongly opposed it, arguing it would cut benefits, shift medical and disability decisions away from treating physicians and judges, broaden fraud too far, and potentially push costs onto public programs. After debate, the committee voted to report HB 1101 with amendments.
House Bill 282 was voluntarily deferred. House Bill 293, which would add sexual orientation and gender identity to Louisiana employment discrimination protections, drew generally supportive testimony from the sponsor and supporters, with some members raising questions about religious exemptions and federal law. The committee ultimately voted against reporting HB 293 favorably. House Bill 390, providing unpaid leave protections for domestic abuse survivors at larger employers, was presented as a tool for survivors, but the committee split 6-6 on a motion to report it favorably; the tie resulted in the bill being voluntarily deferred.
The committee then heard House Bill 456, which would expand workers’ compensation petition requirements and allow employers or payers broader access to file disputed claims and seek discovery. Supporters argued employers currently lack a practical way to obtain records and challenge claims without first cutting off benefits, while opponents said the bill would revive a rejected 2012 approach, increase litigation, and undermine the no-fault workers’ compensation bargain. The discussion centered on whether the bill would preserve benefits while allowing discovery or instead encourage more disputes and penalties. The transcript ends with testimony still underway on HB 456, with no final vote shown.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session Mar 10th, 2025
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And to help us prevent future fraud.
- How do we justify a system that allows fraud and mismanagement?
- Let's demand accountability for waste, fraud, and abuse. Members, vote Green.
- You have seen daycare fraud.
- From the explicit fraud, the type of fraud that occurred in the Ashby Elevator.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Governor Tim Walz Media Availability 2/27/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- stopping fraud is to cut the program. stopping fraud is to cut the program.
- The fraud obviously is one."
- They gave you a generalization of a fraud.
- <00:17:43.440>
that <00:17:43.679>you specific fraud in Medicaid that you specific fraud - They you a generalization of a fraud.
Summary:
The governor discussed Minnesota’s budget outlook ahead of a supplemental budget release next month, saying the state remains financially strong but should be cautious because of federal uncertainty and a structural imbalance in spending. He said the administration’s approach will be measured, with limited new spending and possibly modest revenue measures, while prioritizing a bonding bill and maintaining the state’s AAA bond rating, reserves, and middle-class tax cuts. He also praised the 2023 legislative session and bipartisan cooperation as the basis for the state’s current position.
A major topic was spending growth in special education and the broader human services system. The governor said special education is a fundamental service the state is legally and morally obligated to provide, but costs need to be managed more efficiently. He pointed to legacy IT systems in the Department of Human Services and county service delivery as expensive, antiquated, and error-prone, and said the state needs a multi-year modernization plan and continued reorganization. He argued that reforms such as prepayment verification and other fraud controls should reduce costs without cutting services.
The governor also addressed federal actions affecting Medicaid and other programs, sharply criticizing efforts to withhold funds and claims of widespread fraud. He said Minnesota’s Medicaid error rate is lower than the national average and argued that the federal government’s approach would harm children, pregnant women, and seniors without improving fraud prevention. He also said the state’s gun violence prevention and fraud-fighting packages are expected to be relatively close to budget neutral. No formal votes or legislative actions were taken in the meeting, which was primarily a press availability and Q&A.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- And third, the bill does not abolish critical fraud functions without replacing them.
- um has a reasonable suspicion of fraud um has a reasonable suspicion of fraud but<00:09:11.279><
- in fraud lost uh up till now. in fraud lost uh up till now.
- <00:16:18.000>
Um, fraud or misuse is being committed. - Um, fraud or misuse is being committed.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill codifies the Governor's reorganization plan, which dissolves the Business, Consumer Services
- standalone cabinet-level agencies: the California Housing and Homelessness Agency and the Business and Consumer
- The Business and Consumer Services Agency became operational on July 1, 2026.
- We want to make sure the funds are used wisely, that there is no fraud, that the dollars are getting
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 3/3/26
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- , know with all the concern about fraud, know with all the concern about fraud, uh<00:19:18.720><
- waste, fraud, and abuse is on our minds. waste, fraud, and abuse is on our minds.
- I think that's the especially fraud.
- <00:25:52.720>
um had any documented cases of fraud um had any documented cases of fraud um - we've discovered any instance of fraud we've discovered any instance of fraud and<00:26:15.760><
Keywords:
natural resources, environment, sustainability, conservation, outdoor recreation, land acquisition, real property, trust fund, commissioner approval, Department of Natural Resources, DNR, conservation easement, land purchase, state land, public lands, property acquisition, value assessment, tax assessed value, Metropolitan Council, Board of Water and Soil Resources
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session 5/11/26 - Part 2
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- . fraud. fraud.
- It is as we go fraud is not now.
- , that's the time to take out fraud, that's the time to take out fraud, waste,<00:47:55.280>
and - to a lot of fraud. to a lot of fraud. >> Representative<00:48:31.920>
No. - This is just repackaged fraud.
Summary:
The House began with a point of personal privilege honoring Master Sergeant Nicole M. Amimer of White Bear Lake, including a House resolution recognizing her military service and sacrifice and a moment of silence. Members then took up House File 4987, which would rename a highway in White Bear Lake as the Master Sergeant Nicole M. Amimer Memorial Highway. The motion to suspend rules and advance the bill prevailed, and the bill later passed 126-0 after supportive remarks from Representatives Olsen and Curran about honoring Amimer and her family.
The chamber then considered Senate File 476, the human services policy bill. Representative Noor described it as a broad package covering direct care and treatment, Department of Health policy, aging and disability services, behavioral health, vulnerable adult maltreatment, continuity of care, and miscellaneous policy changes. Representative Schumacher said the bill reflected stakeholder work and added guardrails, especially around fraud and provider processes. Several amendments were offered and adopted, including a technical A13 amendment; an A8 amendment was withdrawn; and an A1 amendment on individualized home supports was also withdrawn. The bill passed 93-39.
Finally, the House took up House File 4546, the forecast adjustment bill for the Department of Human Services and the Department of Children, Youth, and Families. Representative Noor said it was a routine biennial adjustment to align spending with the February forecast. Representative Johnson W offered an amendment on foster family information-sharing but withdrew it after concluding it was not germane. Debate focused heavily on the size of the forecast increases, especially in medical assistance and housing supports, with Representative Schultz arguing the bill reflected large cost growth and urging a no vote. Noor responded that the increases were driven by forecasted utilization, eligibility, rate changes, and program integrity changes. The bill passed as amended 93-39.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- , the senator that none of us want fraud, the senator that none of us want fraud, uh<00:27:05.160
- <01:29:24.640>
bill Allison's anti-fraud bill Allison's anti-fraud bill down<01:29:26.000> - regarding fraud. regarding fraud.
- when it comes to fraud.
- prevention when when it comes to fraud prevention when when it comes to fraud and<01:30:25.080><
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Audit Commission - Evaluation Subcommittee 10/6/25
Transcript Highlights:
- medical assistance fraud prevention? medical assistance fraud prevention?
- If we look at the massive massive fraud If we look at the massive massive fraud that<00:52:10.960
- identified fraud. identified fraud.
- executive branch to address fraud. executive branch to address fraud.
- coming in and identifying all this fraud coming in and identifying all this fraud members<00:54:
Summary:
The Legislative Audit Commission Evaluation Subcommittee met on October 6, 2025, to choose additional program evaluation topics for the Office of the Legislative Auditor. Deputy Legislative Auditor Jody Mson Rodriguez explained that the commission had previously selected seven topics from an initial list of 11, with background papers already prepared on five of those items, and that the subcommittee was now being asked to select five more topics for background papers before narrowing the full set to four recommendations later in the fall or early spring.
Members discussed several possible topics, especially emergency medical services, non-emergency medical transportation, MinnesotaCare eligibility, child care assistance, medical assistance fraud prevention, and U.S. Bank Stadium. David Kersner of OLA said emergency medical services and non-emergency medical transportation are distinct programs, and noted the EMS topic was evaluated in 2022 while non-emergency medical transportation had not been reviewed since 2011. Auditor Judy Randall said MinnesotaCare eligibility, child care assistance, and medical assistance fraud prevention are better suited to OLA’s financial audit division or special review unit rather than program evaluation, and that financial audits and special reviews do not require Legislative Audit Commission nomination.
On process, Mson Rodriguez said the subcommittee had already met its minimum required selections under the commission’s policy and was free to choose additional topics. The discussion also covered whether to broaden the stadium topic beyond U.S. Bank Stadium; staff said the U.S. Bank financing structure alone would be a major undertaking, but they could help craft a future topic focused on maintenance across multiple facilities. No final vote or motion was taken in the portion of the meeting provided, and the chair indicated the committee would continue nominations and discussion.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- and to help us prevent future fraud. and to help us prevent future fraud.
- Let's put an end to waste, fraud, and abuse. Members, vote green.
- You have seen CCAP fraud. You have seen daycare fraud. You have seen adult daycare fraud.
- You have seen all kinds of other fraud.
- <00:41:50.280>
or that can waste can root out fraud or that can waste can root out fraud or
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on State and Local Government - 03/13/25
State and Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- and we know Minnesota government certainly is no stranger to fraud and waste.
- We've had $611 million of fraud that we've identified in the last six years, Mr. Chair.
- and we know Minnesota government certainly is no stranger to fraud and waste.
- We've had $611 million of fraud that we've identified in the last six years, Mr. Chair.
- <00:32:01.880>
and who is literally committing fraud and who is literally committing fraud
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Economic Development & Workforce Investment (3-11-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- <00:37:33.839>
and address unemployment insurance fraud and address unemployment insurance - fraud and it<00:37:34.400>
requires <00:37:34.920>referrals <00:37:35.560>to <00 - uh by the unemployment suspected fraud uh by the unemployment insurance<00:37:54.599>
team <00 - He said the hope is to deter fraud by putting a little more teeth in a place where no teeth exists.
- own unemployment employees were frauding own unemployment employees were frauding the<00:43:20.839
Keywords:
Meeting Start 00:00
Roll Call 00:52
SB 1 Discussion 01:33
SB 1 Vote 32:39
SB 76 Discussion 34:35
SB 76 Vote 36:20
SB 162 Discussion 37:04
SB 162 Vote 46:35, 958, all
Summary:
The committee first took up Senate Bill 1, which would create a Kentucky Film Office and a Kentucky Film Leadership Council to promote film production in the state. Sponsors said the bill is intended to expand Kentucky’s use of film tax incentives, improve marketing and infrastructure, and attract productions that could generate jobs, tourism, and broader economic development. They noted a committee substitute made two changes: adding a salary cap for the film office executive director and correcting a date. Members asked about whether the office should instead be housed in the Economic Development Cabinet, how Kentucky’s refundable credit compares with Georgia’s transferable credits, the bill’s obscenity language, the size of the current incentive cap, and whether there should be reporting on the program’s results. Supporters cited a University of Louisville study estimating about $200 million in industry revenue in 2022 and argued the state is not fully using existing credits; an outside witness, Andrew McNeel, opposed the bill, calling the incentives subsidies, warning that Georgia’s uncapped program could lead to pressure to raise Kentucky’s cap, and arguing the bill could subsidize films with little lasting local benefit. After debate, the committee adopted the substitute and passed Senate Bill 1 as amended by House Committee Substitute 1 with an expression of opinion that it should pass. Several members explained their votes, including concerns about transparency, local hiring, and the need for further review.
The committee then moved on to Senate Bill 76, which would raise the threshold for a retainage/escrow requirement in certain real estate improvement contracts from $500,000 to $2 million. The sponsor said the change is meant to reflect construction cost inflation since the statute was enacted in 1990. The transcript indicates a motion and second were made, but the discussion was cut off before any final action on the bill is shown.
Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 162, a simplified bill on unemployment insurance fraud. The sponsor said it would require suspected fraud to be referred to the appropriate state or federal law enforcement authorities, including the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, county or Commonwealth’s attorneys, and, where applicable, the U.S. Department of Justice, to create a clearer process and accountability. The transcript ends during the presentation, before any vote or committee action on SB 162 is recorded.