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KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Legislative Session Day 36 (2-27-26)
Kentucky House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- That's fraud.
- That's fraud.
- That's fraud.
- dollars of provider fraud. dollars of provider fraud.
- Fraud exists. We know it.
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.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy Committee 4/7/25
Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- <00:32:13.919>
committee, our work here at the fraud committee, our work here at the fraud - talked a lot about fraud prevention. talked a lot about fraud prevention.
- efforts to prevent or detect fraud efforts to prevent or detect fraud committed<01:26:06.560>
- Now, I guess I'll just start by noting the bifurcation of fraud and non-fraud overpayments, right?
- unless you spend more money to try and eradicate the fraud than the fraud that's occurring.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House passes elections bill after lengthy amendments discussions 5/6/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- there are concerns uh with voter fraud there are concerns uh with voter fraud in<00:10:32.240>
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uh work at rooting out the voter fraud uh work at rooting out the voter fraud- :16:09.360>
Schultz, <00:16:09.839>you fraud, uh Representative Schultz, you fraud, uh- . fraud. fraud.
- fraud or that we we want to allow fraud fraud or that we we want to allow fraud or<01:36:54.080>
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Summary:
House File 4240, an elections administration bill, was introduced as a package of updates to absentee voting, statewide voter registration system use, early voting procedures, recordkeeping, removal of outdated statutory language, and reimbursement for municipalities and counties that administer certain special elections. The author, Rep. Freiberg, described the bill as a modernization and efficiency measure that would clarify procedures while maintaining election security.
Several amendments were adopted. The A4 amendment, offered by Rep. Freiberg, was described as aligning language with the Senate and passed without objection. The A6 amendment, offered by Rep. Cosnik, would give school districts more direction on polling locations for special elections in multi-county districts; Rep. Lee raised concerns that it could affect many districts statewide and questioned whether it applied to early voting, while Rep. Cosnik said it was narrowly tailored and intended to prevent disenfranchisement. Rep. Freiberg and Rep. Lee both said they would support it as a voter-access measure despite possible costs, and it was adopted. The A5 amendment, offered by Rep. Schultz, would require the Secretary of State to provide voter information to the U.S. Department of Justice upon request for civil-rights and federal voting-law enforcement; it was debated at length, with supporters framing it as election integrity and opponents arguing it would jeopardize voter privacy and could be used by the Trump administration to pressure Minnesota. The amendment was adopted after a roll call request.
The debate on A5 was especially contentious, with Republicans arguing the state should cooperate with federal efforts to clean voter rolls and Democrats arguing the DOJ had overreached, mishandled civil-rights investigations, and sought voter data without a lawful need. Members on both sides cited voter fraud, privacy, and federal-state election authority, and several speakers referenced recent DOJ actions and court disputes. The transcript ends during further discussion of the federal role in elections, with no final disposition on the underlying bill shown in the excerpt.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
2026 Session preview with House Speaker Lisa Demuth (R-Cold Spring) Feb 6th, 2026
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I know one thing that you'll be looking at is anti-fraud legislation, right?
- <00:05:25.600>
legislation, looking at is anti-fraud legislation, looking at is anti-fraud - Do you expect any bipartisan anti-fraud proposals to get to the governor's desk? You know, I do.
- Fraud has been nationally recognized here in the state of Minnesota.
- they need right away because it's been held back while fraud is being sought out and trying to have fraud
Summary:
House Speaker Lisa Demuth reflected on the 2025 session as a difficult but productive year in a closely divided House, saying the tie forced Republicans and Democrats to work together and empowered co-chairs and committee leaders to negotiate throughout the session. She said her partnership with former Speaker Melissa Hortman showed that both caucuses could still get work done even when neither side got everything it wanted, and she expects to continue that approach in 2026 if the House remains tied. She also said she has a workable relationship with DFL leader Zack Stevenson and wants to maintain respectful decorum while still allowing strong debate and committee input.
On policy, Demuth said gun violence and public safety remain major concerns after the Hortman assassination, the Annunciation school shooting, and other high-profile violence. She said Republicans are focused on keeping communities safe, increasing penalties for firearm-related crimes, and expanding mental health supports across the state, especially outside densely populated areas. She also said anti-fraud legislation will be a major priority, noting prior bipartisan steps such as whistleblower protections and added staff for the Legislative Auditor, and she expects bipartisan action on fraud again this session.
Demuth said immigration and ICE-related legislation will likely return, referencing last year’s House File 16 and saying cooperation with ICE would make Minnesota safer. She also pointed to budget concerns, saying the state moved from an $18 billion surplus to a tighter fiscal picture and that a $5 billion spending reduction last year was a step in the right direction. She said the February forecast will be important for setting responsible priorities and emphasized that the caucus’s goal is to keep working in a bipartisan way for Minnesotans.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- . ending fraud, but we don't want the the ending fraud, but we don't want the the actual<00:30:31.360
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were conscientious and report fraud, were conscientious and report fraud, - for fraud. for fraud.
- We all hate fraud. Trust me, vulnerable. We all hate fraud.
- And they're the wrong people to find fraud. OIG also wrong people to find fraud.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs (02/24/2026)
Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Any of these costs would be downshifted down to the consumer. Thank you. Representative Palaza.
- retailers actually get out of the business of selling tobacco because that was too onerous and time consuming
- resettlement programs are a vital part of our economy as workers, as owners of small businesses, as consumers
- ,<05:12:20.878>
and <05:12:21.120>then small businesses, as consumers, and then small - businesses, as consumers, and then beyond<05:12:21.680>
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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House/Senate DFL Media Availability 2/27/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- targeting programs meant to help fraud targeting programs meant to help some<00:08:20.479>
of - know, we rolled out an anti-fraud know, we rolled out an anti-fraud package<00:17:40.240>
last - But the goal should be to prevent fraud before it happens.
- I do. accountable for that fraud. But the goal accountable for that fraud.
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before <00:18:03.840>it should be to prevent fraud before it should
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - 03/16/26
Judiciary and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- But uh it on to the consumer.
- nevertheless uh it's up to the consumer nevertheless uh it's up to the consumer to<00:20:17.280>
- on consumer surveillance data. So, Mr. on consumer surveillance data. So, Mr.
- <02:45:32.479>
data Minnesota's existing consumer data Minnesota's existing consumer data - promotions or discounts to consumers. promotions or discounts to consumers.
MN
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on State & Local Government (3-12-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- No photo ID is just too open to fraud, so that's the reason I submitted that.
- <00:04:02.480>
so photo ID it's just too open to fraud so photo ID it's just too open to fraud - Hopefully, it will restore voter confidence and deter voter fraud.
- <00:23:19.200>
four confidence and deter voter fraud four confidence and deter voter fraud - <00:24:24.919>
hotline it actually the voter fraud hotline it actually the voter fraud hotline
Keywords:
Meeting Start: 00:01
Attendance Roll Call: 00:04
HB 684 (Rep. Decker): 00:49
HB 71 (Rep. Duvall): 06:55
HB 290 (Rep. Wilson): 09:20
HB 555 (Rep. Freeland): 15:21
HB 160 (Rep. Witten): 16:30
HB 455 (Rep. Flannery): 22:04
Adjournment: 27:21, 958, all
Summary:
The Senate Standing Committee on State and Local Government considered several bills. House Bill 684, an elections “continuous improvement” measure, drew the most discussion. Rep. Jennifer Decker said it was based on issues identified during the 2024 election cycle and included changes to absentee voting for primary caregivers and other election administration updates. Senators focused on a committee substitute removing credit and debit cards as a second form of ID for provisional ballots; Decker said local election workers had reported people trying to use cards with no photo ID, and she did not want financial institutions determining voter eligibility. The bill also clarified that certain ballots could be issued by hand or by mail. It passed 9-1, with some members voting no or passing because they wanted more time to consider the ID change.
House Bill 71, requested by the Kentucky Public Pension Authority, would reorganize KPPA by creating an Office of Financial Management and moving the CFO into an executive director-level role. Testimony said the change was structural only, with no impact on system funding and minimal short-term costs. It passed unanimously, 11-0. House Bill 290, by Rep. Nick Wilson, would allow county law libraries to use funds for online legal research resources, computers, and internet-related equipment. Supporters said libraries had money but were limited to buying books; the bill passed unanimously, with the chair noting it would let libraries use existing funds more effectively.
House Bill 555, as amended by committee substitute, addressed audit and reporting requirements for small cities. Supporters from the Kentucky League of Cities and the Auditor’s Office said many small cities struggle to find certified CPAs, and the bill would raise the threshold for less frequent audits, expand the exemption threshold, allow the Auditor’s Office to contract to perform audits, and clarify that state-fund withholding for noncompliance would not apply to contractual or utility payments. It passed 10-1, and the title amendment was adopted. House Bill 160, with a committee substitute, would regulate manufactured housing and local zoning by establishing standards that supporters said were needed to prevent discrimination against modern manufactured homes. Several senators expressed concern about state interference in local zoning, while others supported the bill as a housing access measure; it passed 10-1. Finally, House Bill 455 would create a Unit of Election Investigations and Security in the Attorney General’s Office to handle election-crime allegation review, the voter fraud hotline, prosecutorial referrals, and legislative oversight. Supporters said it codified existing practices and would not require new funding, but opponents objected to placing the hotline in a partisan office. The bill passed 9-1 with one pass, and the committee adjourned after reporting favorable action on the bills.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - 04/07/25
Judiciary and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, we fraud unit that's been created.
- resources of the former Commerce Fraud resources of the former Commerce Fraud Bureau,<00:43:01.599
- <00:43:17.040>
crime support uh the state's anti-fraud crime support uh the state's anti-fraud - <00:43:20.960>
for requiring criminal fraud reporting for requiring criminal fraud reporting - reporting requirements on fraud reporting requirements on fraud investigation<00:43:26.880>
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NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance Division I (09/18/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- So, do you have any sense of what the impact of the rate increase will be on consumers nationwide?
- So, do you have any sense of what the impact of the rate increase will be on consumers nationwide?
- So, do you have any sense of what the impact of the rate increase will be on consumers nationwide?
- So, do you have any sense of what the impact of the rate increase will be on consumers nationwide?
- the cost of energy to consumers. the cost of energy to consumers.
Summary:
The committee first took up House Bill 219, which would revise the renewable portfolio standard. Representative Bose explained that the bill would modify class one definitions, eliminate class two, reduce the utility obligation for class one thermal renewable energy certificates from 2.2% to 1.7%, and adjust alternative compliance payments for classes one, three, and four. He said the changes were intended to save ratepayers an estimated $5.7 million annually, would not materially harm the renewable portfolio standard, and would have little effect on class two because that market is already saturated. Members questioned the impact on consumers, the state budget, and the renewable energy fund; Bose said the fund had already been redirected in the state budget, and another member noted an amended fiscal note showing a $1.2 million reduction in general fund revenue. The committee also discussed the bill’s history, including that it had been added to HB 2 and later removed by the Senate, and Bose said the Senate’s eventual action was hard to predict.
The committee then heard House Bill 164 on local records retention from Secretary of State David Scanlan. He said the long-standing local records manager position had never been funded, but that the need for it had grown as towns increasingly digitize records and must ensure accessibility, including ADA compliance. He described the bill as a way to provide state support and expertise to municipalities, especially smaller towns with limited resources, and said the fiscal note for hiring the position remained accurate, though broader website and storage costs could rise over time. Members asked about retrieving lost records, the cost of a public website, and whether records should remain local or be stored at the state level; Scanlan said the state would serve as a resource rather than take control of local records.
Finally, the committee began work on House Bill 365, also with Secretary Scanlan, concerning proof of U.S. citizenship for indigent voters. He said the bill would help voters who may lack required documents under the new voter registration law by allowing the state to verify qualifications through federal, private, or other state databases and by providing vouchers to cover the cost of obtaining documents such as birth certificates. He compared the proposal to earlier voter ID accommodations and said the goal was to help qualified voters meet the new requirements without weakening them. Members raised questions about defining “indigent,” how out-of-state birth records would be handled, and the practicality of the verification process; Scanlan said the term would likely need further discussion and that the state would try to assist voters before election day whenever possible.
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
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Joint Legislative Auditing Committee Feb 3rd, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- So a couple years ago, we were made aware of fraud that was happening at some of our school districts
- We hope to help prevent this type of fraud at DSBs by helping tighten up the controls surrounding these
- So a couple years ago, we were made aware of fraud. vendor information changes.
- We hope to help prevent this type of fraud at DSBs by helping tighten up the controls surrounding these
- I think the fraud was approximately a couple hundred thousand dollars on their P-card.
Summary:
The Joint Legislative Auditing Committee received a presentation from Auditor General staff on recurring findings from audits of district school boards, colleges, and universities. For school districts, the main issues discussed included missing or outdated safe-school officer training documentation, weak purchasing-card controls, vendor banking-change fraud risks, incomplete background screenings and disqualification-list procedures, missing website budget disclosures, excessive or untimely IT access, late deactivation of former employees’ access, missed emergency drill deadlines, inaccurate capital outlay and resiliency education records, weak tangible property inventories, adult education reporting errors, untimely bank reconciliations, and improper use of workforce development funds. The auditors said many of these issues are repeated from prior years and are summarized in their annual report on significant findings and financial trends.
For universities and colleges, the auditors highlighted similar control weaknesses, including vendor information change controls, IT access issues, cash and investment reconciliation problems, purchasing and procurement deficiencies, personnel and compensation issues, and student fee compliance concerns. Specific examples included a UF consulting contract totaling about $6 million, FAU underreporting carry-forward balances by about $77 million, UCF’s payment loss of about $107,000 from an email scam tied to vendor changes, and a North Florida College unauthorized transfer involving a few hundred thousand dollars. The committee asked questions about the UF consulting work, the FAU carry-forward issue, and whether the listed findings meant every named entity had every issue; auditors clarified that the lists reflected entities with findings in those categories, not necessarily each specific problem.
The committee then turned to enforcement for entities with long-standing uncorrected audit findings. Staff reported 144 entities with 197 findings repeated in three or more successive audit reports and recommended sending letters requesting updated corrective-action status, including for late-filed 2022-2023 reports where appropriate. The committee approved the staff recommendation and directed letters to be sent. The meeting ended with members emphasizing the importance of audit oversight and taxpayer accountability.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Republican Media Availability 1/28/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We need to stop fraud.
- We need to stop fraud.
- Fraud, obviously, is a huge issue here in the state of Minnesota that we will continue focusing on.
- <00:08:48.000>
or the any sort of committee fraud or the any sort of committee fraud or otherwise - <00:09:11.600>
obviously going to have to be done fraud obviously going to have to be done
Summary:
House Republican leaders spoke to reporters about the ongoing Minnesota House standoff, saying Democrats had still not returned to the chamber and that no meaningful progress had been made toward a power-sharing deal. They rejected claims by Rep. Hortman that the sides were closer to an agreement, saying the same proposal had been offered for about 15 days and that any deal would first require Democrats to “show up to work.” Republicans also said they were open to written negotiations on a tie arrangement, but only if the terms were new and acceptable to both sides.
The discussion focused heavily on the consequences of the absent Democrats and the Republicans’ efforts to keep legislative work moving. GOP members said they were still meeting with constituents, discussing bill ideas, and preparing work on capital investment, roads, bridges, wastewater, school funding, and budget issues. They emphasized priorities such as stopping fraud, improving reading outcomes, public safety, and limiting taxes and wasteful spending, while also saying agencies had previously been told not to attend Republican-led committee hearings and that they hoped those meetings could resume.
Republicans also addressed questions about pay and per diem, saying members were still receiving legislative salary but not per diem and arguing that lawmakers who do not show up should face penalties, including loss of pay. They said such penalties would need to be authorized by the Rules Committee. On other matters, they said there was nothing new to announce on possible legal action, they had not yet fully reviewed the president’s funding freeze, and they were open to meeting again with Rep. Hortman, including at 3:30 the next day.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine the nomination of Kelly Loeffler, of Georgia, to be Administrator of the Small Business Administration. Jan 29th, 2025 at 02:30 pm
Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- The last administration took a pass on rooting out fraud in these programs.
- As I said, we will have a zero-tolerance policy toward fraud, but also toward waste and abuse.
- He did not freeze programs that had waste, fraud, and abuse; he froze all programs.
- I realize the balance is difficult because you have to avoid fraud, and there was massive fraud in...
- Let me ask you just about fraud and waste and abuse, and you've talked about this some.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Cmte on Rules - Subcommittee on the Federal Impact on Minnesotans and Economic Stability - 09/25/25
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm the director of consumer insights at Second Harvest Heartland. Second Harvest Heartland.
- Um and I think Minnesota consumers.
- We've also seen billions of dollars go out in fraud where we've got plenty of money to do this right
- SNAP resources in our state and the impact that our grocers and consumers will experience.
- Some of them are already consumer.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services (02/10/2026)
Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
Transcript Highlights:
- obviously both identity theft fraud and earnings fraud.
- earnings fraud.
- And I knew that with earnings fraud, I could find you. With ID theft fraud, I could not.
- theft fraud rather than earnings<02:22:40.479>
fraud. - With ID theft fraud, I could find you. With ID theft fraud, I could<02:22:48.640>
not.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
State SNAP program established 3/25/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We even have SNAP fraud cases here in Minnesota that have led to convictions.
- We even have SNAP fraud cases here in Minnesota that have led to convictions.
- We even have SNAP fraud cases here in Minnesota that have led to convictions.
- I understand the fraud concern, of course.
- the the fraud concern, of course. the the fraud concern, of course.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 2/18/26
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- No one here accepts fraud at all. We are all against fraud.
- <00:19:58.880>
that news stories about all the fraud that news stories about all the fraud - legislation that is going to stop fraud legislation that is going to stop fraud it's<00:20:41.520
- have to be able to first stop fraud have to be able to first stop fraud before<00:20:50.720>
- In those allegations of fraud.
Bills:
HF3379