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OK
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Health and Human Services Oversight Feb 25th, 2026 at 03:00 pm

Health and Human Services Oversight

OK
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Public Safety REVISED Feb 10th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • In my world as a commercial insurance agent, we see it on the commercial side.
  • The bill closes a loophole that shields illegal drug dealers from criminal liability for trafficking.
Bills: SB1936 , SB1612 , SB1543 , SB1260 , SB1988 , SB1859 , SB2041 , SB1257 , HB4272 , HB3277 , HB3148 , HB3651 , HB3323 , HB4287 , HB4105 , HB3304 , HB3345
Committee: Senate Public Safety
Keywords: forfeiture, criminal offenses, law enforcement, Class D1 offenses, property seizure, SB1612, mandatory reporting, violent injury reporting, gunshot wound, stab wound, poisoning, burn injury, explosive injury, medical reporting, healthcare providers, law enforcement notification, evidence preservation, patient video records, confidentiality waiver, misdemeanor penalty
NH
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Resources, Recreation and Development (02/05/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • those insurance losses.
  • </c> of the New Hampshire insurance of the New Hampshire insurance department<01:41:00.599><c> it's</
  • insurance insurance policy<01:42:58.599><c> to</c><01:42:58.800><c> which</c><01:42:59.040><c> my</c
  • A hard market is an insurance term which means that the insurance companies are more tightly managing
  • A hard market is an insurance term which means that the insurance companies are more tightly managing
Summary: The committee first discussed scheduling and notice for upcoming executive sessions on a larger slate of bills, including plans to take up eight bills in the morning and possibly the last three bills in the afternoon, with caucus time provided if needed. The chair emphasized advance notice, publication, and flexibility if more bills are added later. The hearing then opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and proceeded to HB 568, a bill allowing local planning boards to request water supply studies for subdivisions to ensure water adequacy as housing density increases. Representative Kat McGee, the prime sponsor, said HB 568 was developed after constituent concerns about private wells being affected by nearby development. She described the bill as narrowly tailored, non-mandatory, and intended to preserve local control while clarifying that planning boards may request studies under local regulations. She noted bipartisan support, an exclusion for community water systems and larger groundwater withdrawals regulated elsewhere, and said the bill would help prevent water shortages and related problems for new and existing homes. Questions from members focused on whether the bill should specify that it applies to subdivisions of four or more lots, since that language had been in an earlier version. Testimony on HB 568 was mixed. Bob Quinn of the New Hampshire Association of Realtors opposed the bill, arguing it lacked a definition of “water supply study,” could lead to expensive hydrology studies, and might raise housing costs; he suggested more work with DES or a study committee. DES administrator Brandon Kernin said the department had worked from a 2010 groundwater commission report, that such problems arise only intermittently in certain areas, and that the bill would make explicit local authority to adopt such ordinances. He also said DES data and homeowner surveys can help identify problem areas and that more robust wells could be considered in the long term. The committee noted 10 online submissions in favor and 3 opposed, plus blue-sheet testimony of 2 in favor and 1 neutral, and then closed the hearing on HB 568. The committee immediately opened HB 582, a bill on safety requirements for operation of personal watercraft. Representative Darby, the sponsor, said the bill responds to the speed and maneuverability of modern personal watercraft, which he described as more like motorcycles on water than traditional boats, and cited a fatal accident on Lake Monomonac as an example of the risks. He said the bill is not intended to restrict ordinary recreation or wake surfing, but to update safety standards for a newer class of larger, quieter three-person PWCs. The hearing began with Darby’s presentation, and no vote or final action was taken in the portion provided.
NH
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Ways and Means (01/12/2026) (Full Stream)

Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> premiums for children health insurance premiums for children health insurance will<00:30:41.679>
  • My insurance has doubled.
  • </c><01:47:52.239><c> Um</c> insurance. My insurance has doubled. Um insurance.
  • My insurance has doubled.
  • </c> liability for tenants in there. liability for tenants in there.
Committee: House Ways and Means
OK
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Banking, Financial Services and Pensions REVISED: HB1182 - Removed Feb 17th, 2026 at 03:00 pm

Banking, Financial Services and Pensions

Transcript Highlights:
  • You'd think one bill and insurance would run faster than four in criminal judiciary, but I guess not.
  • And this would have immediate impact of... ...this would have immediate impact of for our unfunded liability
  • pension, or your per pension fund, I think the total of all the pension funds for increase in unfunded liability
Bills: HB1784 , HB1245 , HB1268 , HB2116 , HB2193 , HB2206 , HB1739 , HB1889 , HB1904 , HB3172 , HB4225 , HB4352 , HB3625 , HB4263
Committee: House Banking, Financial Services and Pensions
Keywords: education reform, local control, student outcomes, curriculum changes, school funding, retirement, pension, public employees, Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System, benefits, survivorship, contribution rates, disability retirement, deferred option plan, service credit, contributions, distributions, HB2116, Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System, OLERS
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Health and Human Services - 04/16/26

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • I just got on insurance."
  • I just got on insurance."
  • I just got on insurance."
  • I just got on insurance."
  • I just got on insurance."
Committee: Senate Health and Human Services
HI
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Room 224 Conference AM - 04-24-2025

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Instead, the county signs an agreement delegating plan approval to the architect, who must carry insurance
  • It requires all design professionals and contractors to provide $2 million worth of insurance, naming
  • the state and county as additional insureds, and to indemnify both.
  • Only owner-builder projects must execute a liability waiver.
WA
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Local Government Feb 23rd, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • are inspected by State Parks and updates ski lift device terms for which operators must maintain liability
  • insurance.
Summary: The Senate Local Government Committee held its final hearing of the session and took executive action on four bills. House Bill 2272 updates terminology related to ski areas and winter sports activities, including ski lift device inspection and liability insurance language. Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 2418 revises local permit review processes for residential projects, including completeness determinations, deadlines for reviews by certain entities, fee refunds for missed deadlines, and requirements for a responsible official and single point of contact; a proposed striking amendment clarified referral procedures for special purpose and public utility districts and adjusted timelines from calendar to business days. The committee also considered Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 2451, which changes local tax increment financing rules by adding sunset and construction-start deadlines, modifying project analysis requirements, and creating a negotiation, mediation, and arbitration process with impacted taxing districts. Substitute House Bill 2140 exempts certain land transferred to a governmental entity from additional tax when the transfer supports development under current use classification and the land remains in current use or is used for supporting infrastructure. Fiscal notes were discussed for the bills, including notable local government costs for HB 2418. All four bills received do pass recommendations and were sent to the appropriate next committees: HB 2272 and SHB 2140 to Rules, E2SHB 2418 to Rules after adoption of the striking amendment, and E2SHB 2451 to Ways and Means. Votes were unanimous or near-unanimous, with one senator noting concerns about the cost and implementation burden of HB 2418 and voting without recommendation. The meeting then concluded with thanks to staff and a brief celebration before adjournment.
NM
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Printing and Supplies Jan 20th, 2026 at 10:05 am

Transcript Highlights:
  • I wanted to talk about the employee liability insurance premium and how Much it's gone up from the last
NM
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Printing and Supplies Jan 20th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • I wanted to talk about the employee liability insurance premium and how much it's gone up from the last
ND
ND

North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session

Judiciary Committee Aug 18th, 2026 at 10:00 am

Judiciary Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • Used to be no liability insurance. That's been made non-criminal now.
  • They can't obtain insurance because they don't have a license, but they're still driving, and then they
  • Their insurance company has to cover the entire cost, and if they only have liability insurance, now
  • Their insurance company has to cover the entire cost, and if they only have liability insurance, now
  • I know some states do do that, where they impound the vehicle if the driver doesn't have insurance, if
Committee: Joint Judiciary Committee
ND
ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Committee Aug 18th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • Used to be no liability insurance. That's been made non-criminal now.
  • They can't obtain insurance because they don't have a license, but they're still driving, and then they
  • Their insurance company has to cover the entire cost, and if they only have liability insurance, now
  • Their insurance company has to cover the entire cost, and if they only have liability insurance, now
  • I know some states do do that, where they impound the vehicle if the driver doesn't have insurance, if
Summary: The Judiciary interim committee met with a full quorum and approved the June 17 minutes. The main discussion centered on a detailed Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation presentation about prison population, placement authority, classification, recidivism, and the role of transitional facilities. Director Colby Braun emphasized that DOCR’s job includes incarceration, supervision, victim services, and reentry, and said the department is operating over capacity, with people waiting in county jails and deferred placements. He described current and planned bed expansions, including added beds at MRCC, a proposed 600-bed minimum-custody men’s facility, and broader campus studies, while stressing that minimum, medium, and maximum custody are different security levels and that transitional facilities are tightly controlled placements, not releases. Committee members questioned the meaning of “release” versus “placement,” the use of terms like inmate and resident, and whether state law should be clarified to distinguish incarceration from supervision or placement in community-based settings. Braun said the parole board controls release authority, while DOCR controls placement, and explained that people who reoffend while in community placement are generally returned to prison after due process. He also reviewed data showing lower one-year recidivism in recent years, the impact of GPS monitoring, and statistics indicating that most people released never get a transitional-facility placement, while those who do generally have better outcomes. Members also discussed whether transitional facilities and work-release programs should be considered halfway houses and how much freedom and security they involve. The committee then heard a report from the Attorney General’s office on House Bill 1193 funding for law enforcement retention bonuses and tuition assistance. The office said all funds had been distributed, 73 of 101 recipients had reported back, 1,490 officers had received bonuses, and the average bonus amounts differed by agency size. Members generally viewed the program positively. Representative Steve Vetter also presented a pretrial services report, describing constitutional and statutory limits on pretrial detention, the use of risk assessment tools, court reminders, victim-notification practices, and North Dakota’s pilot pretrial programs. He suggested possible future legislation to expand detention authority for certain serious offenses and to require the Judiciary Committee to receive updated jail-population data before sessions. Finally, Megan Gordon from Legislative Council began her annual technical corrections bill presentation, outlining a series of non-substantive Century Code fixes such as cross-reference corrections, punctuation changes, and obsolete-reference removals.
NH
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Education Funding (04/14/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> you've mentioned the private insurance you've mentioned the private insurance thing<00:57:06.960
  • I I would need private insurance.
  • At the same time, a family that does not have insurance either through Medicaid or private insurance,
  • Um then then it's it's insurance."
  • </c> insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, whoever. insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, whoever.
Summary: The subcommittee opened its second meeting on House Bill 742, which would require catastrophic special education aid to be drawn from the education trust fund, and discussed whether to also examine differentiated aid within the adequacy formula. The chair said the committee had previously heard from HHS/Medicaid officials and now wanted to hear from local special education directors about how the aid system works in practice, including billing, training, data collection, and whether districts handle claims consistently. Members also referenced Arkansas as a possible comparison state and said they hoped to develop ideas by November to address the current funding process. Committee members focused on the current special education aid thresholds and the impact of proration. The chair described the existing formula as requiring districts to absorb costs up to 3.5 times the state average per student, with the state paying 80% from 3.5 times through 10 times and paying above that, and said FY25 appropriated about $34 million while actual claims were about $50.1 million, leaving roughly a $16 million shortfall that caused proration. Members also raised the possibility of lowering the threshold to 2.5 times and asked how that would affect the number of eligible students and costs. Another member asked about how districts decide whether services are education-related or medical-related and how Medicaid or private insurance reimbursement affects later state aid claims. District representatives from Boothby Therapy Services, Bedford, and Guilford introduced themselves and described their roles. Guilford’s director said the district tracks students with paraprofessional support, nurses, transportation, or specialized programming, uses a data system to log every service touchpoint, and tries to maximize both Medicaid and special education aid; she said a lower threshold would likely capture all students with paras or nurses and that rising staffing and service costs would increase the number of students over the cap. Bedford’s assistant director said the district uses a different system, tracks roughly 60 to 80 students a year, and pursues Medicaid and special education aid simultaneously but does not pursue private insurance if it would affect FAPE; she said reducing the threshold to 2.5 times would likely double the number of qualifying students. Members asked follow-up questions about software, data entry, and how districts decide whether to bill Medicaid or seek state catastrophic aid, and the directors explained that their systems log services by staff type and student, with some districts using the same data for both Medicaid and state reimbursement claims.
CA
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Environmental Quality Committee Jun 17th, 2026

Environmental Quality

Transcript Highlights:
  • And a lasting little gift from this situation was our insurance rates went from $180,000 per year before
  • And instead of having one insurer, we now have 17. So it's gotten a lot more complex.
  • We have a lot of very conservative board members who are very concerned about costs and liability and
  • We have a lot of very conservative board members who are very concerned about costs and liability and
  • Insurance premiums, market instability, the price of oil, transporting materials, everything associated
Committee: Senate Environmental Quality
FL
FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

Senate in Special Session D Apr 29th, 2026

Florida Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • While it does not require direct proof of intent, it imposes liability—see?
  • They are calling me about insurance they cannot afford.
  • They are calling me about insurance they cannot afford.
  • They want us working on tackling rising property insurance.
  • They're asking about their property insurance.
Summary: The Senate convened in special session and took up Senate Bill 8D, later substituted with House Bill 1D, both establishing Florida’s congressional districts. The sponsor, Senator Gates, explained that the Governor had transmitted a proposed redistricting plan on short notice and argued that mid-decade congressional redistricting is legally permissible, citing population growth and the Governor’s view that race-based provisions in the Fair Districts Amendment are unconstitutional. He repeatedly said the Legislature was not being asked to prove the Governor’s legal theory, only to consider the proposal, and noted that no amendments were offered. A lengthy question-and-answer period followed, with senators raising concerns about the rushed process, lack of statewide public hearings, and the map’s effects on minority communities, compactness, communities of interest, and partisan fairness. Senators questioned whether the map cracked Latino and Black communities, whether partisan data was used, whether the Governor’s office had outside consultants, and whether the plan complied with the Florida Constitution, the Fair Districts Amendment, and the Voting Rights Act. Gates generally deferred on legal conclusions, said the Governor’s representatives had testified the map was race-neutral and used political data only as one factor, and emphasized that any constitutional challenge would be for the courts. After a motion to temporarily postpone failed by a recorded vote of 12 yeas to 23 nays, the Senate continued debate. Senators Rouson, Bernard, and others spoke in opposition, arguing the proposal was rushed, partisan, and harmful to communities of interest and minority voting power. Gates maintained that the Governor had a constitutional prerogative to propose the map and that the Legislature could accept, reject, or amend it. The House companion bill was then substituted for the Senate bill, read a third time, and the chamber moved into final debate on the congressional redistricting plan.
FL
FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

FL House Floor Session - 2026-04-29 (10:00AM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • While it does not require direct proof of intent, it imposes liability, see?
  • They are calling me about insurance they cannot afford.
  • They are calling me about insurance they cannot afford.
  • They want us working on tackling rising property insurance.
  • They're asking about their property insurance.
Summary: The Senate convened in special session and took up Senate Bill 8D / House Bill 1D, which would establish Florida’s congressional districts. The sponsor, Sen. Gates, explained that the Governor had transmitted a redistricting plan two days earlier and argued that mid-decade redistricting is legally permissible, citing population growth and the Governor’s view that race-based districting is unconstitutional. Much of the floor time was spent in extended questioning about the process, the lack of public hearings compared with prior redistricting cycles, the use of population estimates from the Census/EDR/ACS, compactness scores, and whether the Governor’s office used partisan data or outside consultants. Gates repeatedly said he was relaying the Governor’s proposal and legal theory rather than offering his own legal opinion, and he said any constitutional challenge would be for the courts. A major portion of the debate focused on the U.S. Supreme Court’s newly issued Calais decision and its implications for the Fair Districts Amendment and the Voting Rights Act. Senators questioned whether the decision struck down Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, whether it affected Florida’s constitutional ban on partisan gerrymandering, and whether the Legislature should postpone action to review the ruling. A motion to temporarily postpone the bill failed by voice vote and then by recorded vote, 12 yeas to 23 nays. Senators also raised concerns that the proposed map cracked minority communities, including Latino and Black populations in Central Florida and Tampa Bay, and that it would produce a heavily Republican-leaning map despite the state’s voter registration mix. After debate on the Senate bill, the chamber substituted the identical House companion bill, read it a third time, and proceeded to final debate. Opponents argued the map was an illegal partisan gerrymander, was based on assumptions rather than verified data, and would likely lead to litigation. Supporters maintained that the Governor had authority to propose a congressional map, that the plan was race-neutral, and that the Legislature could accept, reject, or amend it. The transcript ends during continued debate on House Bill 1D, with no final vote shown in the excerpt.
FL
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Senate in Special Session D Apr 29th, 2026

Florida Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • While it does not require direct proof of intent, it imposes liability—see?
  • They are calling me about insurance they cannot afford.
  • They are calling me about insurance they cannot afford.
  • They want us working on tackling rising property insurance.
  • They're asking about their property insurance.
Summary: The Senate convened in special session and took up Senate Bill 8D, later substituting identical House Bill 1D, to establish Florida’s congressional districts. The opening prayer and Pledge of Allegiance were followed by procedural remarks, then extensive floor discussion focused almost entirely on the redistricting proposal, its timing, and its legal basis. Senator Gaetz, explaining the bill, said the Governor had transmitted the map two days earlier, argued that mid-decade congressional redistricting is not prohibited by law, and said the Governor’s stated reasons were to address population growth and to draw race-neutral districts. He also said the legislature could accept, reject, or amend the proposal. Much of the debate centered on the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent Louisiana decision and whether it affected Florida’s Fair Districts Amendment and the Voting Rights Act. Senators Smith, Rouson, Sharief, Polsky, Arrington, Bracey Davis, Bernard, Nathan, and others questioned the short notice, lack of public hearings, the use of partisan data, the absence of sworn testimony, and whether the map diluted minority voting strength or fragmented communities of interest. Gaetz repeatedly said he was not offering legal opinions, that the Governor’s counsel believed the Fair Districts race-based provisions were inconsistent with federal law, and that any legal challenge would be for the courts. He also said the Governor’s mapmaker reported using census and demographic data, along with political data as one of many inputs, and claimed the map’s compactness was comparable to the current map. A motion by Senator Smith to temporarily postpone consideration of the bill failed on a 12-23 vote. After the Senate returned from a 30-minute break to review the new Supreme Court decision, debate continued. The chamber then substituted HB 1D for SB 8D, read the House bill, and advanced it to third reading. The transcript ends during debate on final passage, with Senators Rouson and Bernard speaking in opposition and arguing the map was procedurally rushed, legally vulnerable, and politically motivated.
FL
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

FL House Floor Session - 2026-04-29 (10:00AM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • While it does not require direct proof of intent, it imposes liability—see?
  • They are calling me about insurance they cannot afford.
  • They are calling me about insurance they cannot afford.
  • They want us working on tackling rising property insurance.
  • They're asking about their property insurance.
FL
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Fiscal Policy Feb 12th, 2026

Fiscal Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • and an insurance clearinghouse.
  • and an insurance clearinghouse.
  • Murphy, I'm with the Florida Association of Insurance Agents.
  • climate and the insurance market here in Florida.
  • climate and the insurance market here in Florida.
Committee: Senate Fiscal Policy
NH
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Senate Executive Departments and Administration (03/04/2026)

Executive Departments and Administration

Transcript Highlights:
  • If they want to accept the liability, then they can do it under current statute.
  • And a lot of nurses and even paramedics and others carry personal professional liability insurance because
  • </c> for personal professional liability for personal professional liability policy. policy. policy.
  • They rely on the insurance of the facility that they're working for. And Ben Bradley was here.
  • I think if he had some concerns about liability that we may have heard it from them.
Committee: Senate Executive Departments and Administration