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MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Financial Services Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:30 am
Joint Committee on Financial Services
Transcript Highlights:
- other bills like it because it creates an overly broad and loosely defined state mechanism for evaluating
- other bills like it because it creates an overly broad and loosely defined state mechanism for evaluating
- In Germany and France, national health technology assessment bodies evaluate drugs for clinical and economic
- These evaluations ensure governments spend wisely and patients get value.
- By requiring accountability standards and systematic evaluations of clinical value, this bill can bring
Summary:
The committee held a lengthy hearing on a large docket of pharmacy and drug-pricing bills, with most testimony focused on PBM reform, 340B drug discount program protections, specialty medication access, and medication adherence. Chair James Murphy and Senator Paul Feeney opened the hearing and took testimony from legislators, patient advocates, pharmacists, health center leaders, industry representatives, and policy groups. Several speakers described delays, denials, high out-of-pocket costs, and pharmacy closures tied to PBM practices, while others emphasized the importance of community health centers and independent pharmacies in serving patients.
On the 340B program, supporters including Senator Eldridge, Senator Payano, Community Care Cooperative, Fenway Health, the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers, and several community health center leaders argued that bills such as H. 1107 and S. 819 would stop discriminatory PBM and manufacturer practices, preserve contract pharmacy access, and protect safety-net providers that say they reinvest savings into care, pharmacy expansion, interpreter services, behavioral health, and other services. Opponents including PhRMA, the Community Liver Alliance, and a public policy analyst argued the program lacks transparency and accountability, has grown beyond its original purpose, and may benefit large hospitals and for-profit entities more than low-income patients. They urged more reporting and oversight rather than expanding protections.
On PBM reform, testimony supported bills including H. 1157, H. 1234, S. 724, S. 831, and related measures that would require rebate pass-through, ban spread pricing, limit steering to PBM-owned pharmacies, and improve reimbursement for community pharmacies. Independent pharmacists and patients said current PBM practices raise costs, create administrative burdens, and threaten access to local pharmacies. PCMA, representing PBMs, opposed the reforms, arguing PBMs lower costs, that plan sponsors choose to contract with them, and that the Health Policy Commission and CHIA should complete their ongoing study before new mandates are adopted. The committee also heard support for H. 1322 and S. 734 on specialty medications, and for H. 781 and H. 1305 on medication synchronization to improve adherence. No votes or formal actions were taken during the hearing.
AR
Arkansas 2026 1st Special Session
LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING Jun 5th, 2026
LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING
Transcript Highlights:
- And correct me if I'm wrong: this was determined through the evaluation of the internal controls, is
- It wasn't—it was part of the process of an audit evaluating your controls, and this is the result of
- that evaluation of the internal controls.
- What's the current process for evaluating the logs that are being, you're obviously consolidating those
- We were waiting until we got the findings from this review, or not investigation, but the evaluation
Summary:
The committee met to adopt prior minutes and reports from its executive and standing committees, including counties and municipalities, educational institutions, and state agencies. Those reports covered routine audit activity, delinquent private water and sewer audits, municipal accounting compliance issues, education audit findings, and several state agency audit items. The committee also reviewed and adopted the State of Arkansas annual comprehensive financial report for fiscal year 2025 and the related single audit report, both presented by Legislative Audit staff.
The state financial report showed unmodified opinions on the state’s financial statements and described total assets of about $41.9 billion and liabilities of about $11.1 billion, along with retirement system assets of $39.9 billion and a net pension liability of $9 billion. Two material weaknesses were identified: insufficient internal controls at the Office of State Technology to monitor threats and unauthorized access, and a Division of Workforce Services methodology change for unemployment-related estimates that was not properly documented or approved. The single audit covered $12.4 billion in federal awards across 469 programs, with 16 major programs reviewed; it resulted in 33 findings, 14 with questioned costs totaling $16.6 million, and qualified opinions for the Summer EBT program, the Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund, and the Child Care Development Fund cluster.
Members questioned agency officials in detail about the Summer EBT questioned costs, DHS unresolved findings, broadband grant documentation, cyber security controls, workers’ compensation liabilities, and child care funding and reporting. DHS explained that the Summer EBT issue involved drawing federal funds in advance rather than as benefits were redeemed, and said the process has been corrected. Broadband officials said the questioned $6.6 million reflected documentation-detail disagreements across many invoices rather than missing payments. OST officials described new logging, endpoint detection, and phishing-training efforts, and DFA and Education officials addressed specific audit findings and corrective actions. The committee ultimately moved to hold the two large statewide reports over until the August meeting for further review, with discussion continuing on whether to release some agency staff in the meantime.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- retroactivity piece of this is one PBM paying back to January 1 on something that they completely evaluated
- saying it, which is basically two months when two of the other big three—that's 80% of the market—evaluated
- retroactivity piece of this is one PBM paying back to January 1st on something that they completely evaluated
- It's not only a regulator saying that. on something that they completely evaluated.
- saying it, which is basically two months when two of the other big three that's 80% of the market is evaluated
Keywords:
family leave, insurance, paid leave, employment benefits, caregiver support, liability insurance, coverage defenses, direct action, judgment enforcement, legal procedures, insurance referrals, compensation, non-licensed agents, consumer protection, insurance products, HB 870, Act 907, Louisiana insurance, health insurance, prescription drugs
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Facing Minnesota's Affordability Crisis by Addressing Healthcare Costs and Home Construction Hurdles May 1st, 2026
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
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- hope that the next legislative session would be able to take this information and, number one, re-evaluate
- take this information and number able to take this information and number one,<00:25:35.280>
re-evaluate - one, re-evaluate one, re-evaluate its<00:25:37.920>
own <00:25:38.680>responsibilities - The first thing I would do is, at the state level, evaluate every program that's out there and every
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- to provide for mandatory pre-suit claim review process requirements, to provide for independent evaluation
- that we could use to cool the litigation environment to figure out, for insureds, how would they evaluate
- to provide for mandatory pre-suit claim review process requirements to provide for independent evaluation
- that we could use to cool the litigation environment to figure out for insureds, how would they evaluate
- To cool the litigation environment, to figure out for insureds how would they evaluate whether they have
Summary:
The House Insurance Committee met on April 23 with a quorum present and began by announcing that HB 1142 was deferred. The committee then took up HB 1187, which would direct any excess Louisiana Citizens emergency assessment funds, after related debt is satisfied, toward the Louisiana Fortified Homes Program or future Citizens obligations. Commissioner Tim Temple and Rep. Sawyer said the bill would likely redirect about $50 million to the popular fortified roof grant program, which has already awarded thousands of roofs and is oversubscribed. With support from Citizens and others, the committee adopted technical amendments and reported HB 1187 favorably.
The committee next considered HB 1210, a proposal by Rep. Dana Henry to create a pre-suit claim review process for Louisiana Citizens disputes modeled on Florida’s system. After explaining that the bill was prompted by constituent concerns about rising homeowners insurance costs, Henry voluntarily deferred the bill and instead moved toward a study resolution. The substitute version, which would have allowed Citizens disputes to be resolved through the Division of Administrative Law, was adopted for discussion, but the bill was ultimately voluntarily deferred after testimony from Citizens and the department supporting further study.
HB 1199, by Rep. Jordan, would require coverage for genetic testing and medically necessary treatment for SCN2A-associated disorders. After adopting an amendment clarifying that coverage depends on provider order and medical necessity, the committee heard emotional testimony from a parent describing her daughter’s severe SCN2A condition and the difficulty obtaining genetic testing. The bill was reported favorably. The committee then took up HB 880, the Louisiana Artificial Intelligence Insurance Fairness Act, which would regulate AI use in underwriting, rating, and claims. Jordan said the bill raised state-federal insurance regulatory issues and could jeopardize federal broadband funding, so he voluntarily deferred it; HB 920 was also voluntarily deferred.
Finally, the committee considered HB 1221, by Rep. Amadee, which would narrow data collection under the surplus lines premium tax system to protect policyholder privacy. Former Rep. Bowler argued the department should not collect names, addresses, or coverage limits and that the bill would preserve privacy without affecting tax collection. The Department of Insurance said the broader data is needed for premium tax reconciliation, fraud detection, and post-disaster assistance. After debate, a motion to report HB 1221 favorably failed on a 6-6 roll call. The committee then moved on to HB 869 by Rep. Lyons, a health insurance bill covering injectable drugs for glucose or weight-loss treatment, but the transcript ends before further action on that measure.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate Chamber Feb 19th, 2026 at 08:53 am
New Mexico Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Many evaluations is a teacher responsible for during the school year. Mr. President, I can't.
- physical therapist or the occupational therapist who a patient has been referred to for a medical evaluation
- DFA are required to do certain things, develop joint agency instructions, submit accountability evaluations
- President, it's a preferential evaluation method. I'm sorry, could you repeat that? Sure.
- It's a preferential evaluation method, Mr. President.
Keywords:
SB273, appropriations, general fund, hold harmless, local government finance, municipal revenue, county revenue, correctional facility, jail contract, private prison, detention facility, immigration detention, revenue bonds, clawback, child welfare, juvenile justice, protective services, school improvement, New MexiCare, aging services
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- The lack of consistency in this evaluation is a little confusing and causing some controversial issues
- The lack of consistency in this evaluation is a little confusing and causing some controversial issues
- So how would the pipeline come into play in this evaluation in reducing this to ag versus commercial
- So how does the pipeline change the evaluation from?
- How does the pipeline change the evaluation from ag land to, I mean, again, I'm just asking questions
UT
Utah 2025 Regular Session
Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee - November 19, 2025
Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- The division started that process and began to evaluate, by engaging with stakeholders and also other
- I want to share that this is probably going to be at least a few-year, multi-year process if we evaluate
- And then put a good step forward for you all to evaluate.
- We're going to evaluate, we are evaluating, pardon me, the current bonding regulations.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, so our initiative will Evaluate all of our residential childcare and daycare, childcare center minimum
- And it resulted in our agency engaging an independent entity to evaluate our minimum standards within
- In the, uh, emergency room, for example, there's a thing called it an evaluation and management code.
- And an evaluation and management code in an ER includes things like the administration of a shot of an
- Uh, the evaluation and management code includes the cost of giving that injection.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- So our initiative will evaluate all of our. residential child care and daycare child care center minimum
- coming from SB 593 of last session and it resulted in our agency engaging an independent entity to evaluate
- In the emergency room, for example, there's a thing called an evaluation. and management code, and an
- evaluation and management code in an ER includes things like the administration of a shot, of an injection
- The Evaluation and Management Code includes the cost of giving that injection, and unfortunately we've
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint hearings with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the legislative presentation of The American Legion and multi VSOs: Minority Veterans of America, Jewish War Veterans of the U.S.A, National Association of County Veterans Servic Feb 26th, 2025 at 09:00 am
Senate Veterans' Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- challenges they face with proactive interventions, strong public-private partnerships, and rigorous evaluation
- stronger accountability, and We urge Congress to establish enhanced standards for data collection and evaluation
- A recent RAND report found that few of these programs have undergone on rigorous, independent evaluation
- As the only program of evaluated by a third party, O2O stands as evidence that community-led efforts
- additional resources to nonprofits that demonstrate measurable, positive outcomes, and to require evaluation
Keywords:
veteran services, homelessness, unemployment, VA funding, mental health, congressional oversight, testimonies, American Legion, Dole Act, suicide prevention
Summary:
This meeting focused on veteran services, emphasizing the urgent need to address the alarming rate of unemployment and homelessness among veterans. Numerous testimonies were presented detailing the impact of mass furloughs and cutbacks at the VA on personnel, notably veterans who were serving as employees. Various representatives expressed deep concern over how these firings could drastically affect the quality of care available to those who have served the nation. There was a strong call for Congress to bolster funding for existing programs aimed at alleviating veteran homelessness and improving overall care quality, especially in mental health services.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Executive Departments and Administration (01/22/2026)
Executive Departments and Administration
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NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Resources, Recreation and Development (01/21/2026)
Resources, Recreation and Development
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- The requirements of state agencies are laid out in 212A:9, where state agencies must evaluate and take
- and take actions that are must evaluate and take actions that are designed<00:41:26.319>
to <00 - of impacts to threatened evaluation of impacts to threatened endangered<00:41:52.319>
species - You know, I don't, we don't have the capacity to be evaluating land use transfers and then following
- loop for evaluating its effectiveness. loop for evaluating its effectiveness.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance Division I (02/24/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- The Site Evaluation Committee has responsibility for the siting of energy facilities.
- Now, some of that is the extra $300,000 for the Site Evaluation Committee, right?
- It wasn't part of the PUC before, when the Site Evaluation Committee was its own agency.
- what is all right under evaluation what is all right under evaluation committee<01:26:41.400>
- Some was lapses, some was the site evaluation, and some was filling vacancies. Yeah, okay.
Summary:
The committee first heard the Banking Department’s fiscal year 2026-2027 budget presentation from Commissioner Amelia Galeri. She described the department as a self-funded consumer protection regulator overseeing two main areas: the Banking Trust Division, which supervises state-chartered banks, credit unions, and trust companies, and the Consumer Credit Division, which oversees more than 7,000 licensees including mortgage and money transmitter businesses. She said the department’s budget is about 86% salaries and benefits, with 53 positions all filled, and explained that the agency funds itself through fees, fines, and end-of-year assessments on regulated entities.
Galeri said the department is facing workload growth from several directions: continued growth in the trust industry, increased fintech supervision, and a new requirement to regularly examine auto dealers that take finance applications, which adds about 300 exams over two fiscal years. She said the department was directed to flat-fund its budget based on 2025 levels but was allowed to increase travel and training. To stay within that limit, she said the department reduced office space, went paperless, converted administrative and licensing positions into examiner positions, and expects to defund an embedded DOJ database administrator position once a new SharePoint system is fully implemented.
Members asked about how the department’s revenue and assessments work, including whether fees were increasing and how much existing banks would pay. Galeri said fees are not being raised, most banks pay little or no fines, and assessments are based largely on asset size, with trust companies paying the bulk. She also explained that fines are set by statute, generally capped at $2,500 per violation for consumer credit entities, and said she would not recommend increasing that cap. The committee then voted to accept the Banking Department’s budget proposal as presented in HQ1, with a motion and second and no discussion.
The transcript then moved to the Department of Energy budget. Commissioner Jared Chakin and Chief of Operations Lenny Radio discussed federal program funding, including LIHEAP fuel assistance and weatherization. They said the apparent drop in fuel assistance funding from FY 2024 actuals to the budgeted amount is due to the loss of ARPA and CARES Act supplemental funds, while weatherization remains a federally constrained program with a waiting list and limited flexibility. Members also asked about a proposed transfer from the renewable energy fund; staff said the transfer would still allow the department to carry out its statutory duties for the year, though the committee deferred deeper discussion until House Bill 2.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
- The families who cannot pay hundreds of dollars for evaluations.
- hundreds of dollars for evaluations. hundreds of dollars for evaluations.
- score just high enough on re-evaluations score just high enough on re-evaluations even<01:03:46.559
- deserves access to affordable evaluation deserves access to affordable evaluation and<01:05:11.280
- <02:08:12.719>
portion, evaluation portion, evaluation portion, there<02:08:14.960>was
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- So they would obviously need to work with the PFFA to evaluate who their active members are and who belongs
- So they would obviously need to work with the PFFA to evaluate who their active members are and who belongs
Bills:
HB41
Keywords:
Firefighters' Retirement System, FRS, retirement board, board of trustees, firefighter pension, public pension, retirement system governance, active members, service credit, Professional Fire Fighters Association, PFFA, Louisiana Fire Chiefs Association, fire chiefs, retirees, beneficiaries, DROP, Deferred Retirement Option Plan, board elections, vacancies, Louisiana retirement law
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Capitol Commission May 4th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- So if we can include that in our evaluation and the work that we're doing right now to make sure that
- So if we can include that in our evaluation and the work that we're doing right now to make sure that
Summary:
The commission heard updates on several Capitol accessibility and planning projects. A study of the ADA chairlifts at the Capitol was completed, and the consultant recommended replacing the lifts in the legislative library, House chamber, and Senate chamber because of compliance and functional issues. Preliminary cost estimates were about $400,000, with design expected to take a few months and construction another month or two. Members asked whether the replacement would fit into the broader capital master plan, and staff said the locations appear unlikely to be heavily affected, but that would be confirmed during design.
The group also discussed the updated capital master plan and the pending owner’s representative procurement. The Office of Administration has the RFQ prepared, but it will not be released until budget authority is available; the commission had previously approved moving forward subject to appropriations, and members noted that delays will increase costs. Staff said they are waiting on the FY26 budget before proceeding.
An update was given on the Governor’s Council on Disability’s digital wayfinding project. The team is working on the technical architecture, content process, and governance framework, and at this stage the commission is only expected to approve signage rather than fund the project. Members raised questions about long-term maintenance, software updates, and responsibility for ongoing costs, and staff said those details are still being worked out. The commission also emphasized that House and Senate leadership and administrative staff should be shown the proposed signs before implementation. The meeting ended with a motion to adjourn, which passed.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Health and Human Services (02/18/2026)
Health and Human Services
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is <01:50:25.119>evaluated <01:50:25.760>on positions. - Compensation is evaluated on positions.
NH
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- It doesn't really say when that evaluation is going to happen. It can be a month goes by.
- It doesn't really say when that evaluation is going to happen. It can be a month goes by.
- . evaluation. evaluation.
- It can be evaluation is going to happen.
- that Madora's psychiatric evaluations that Madora's psychiatric evaluations warned<04:36:33.760>
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee Jun 24th, 2026
Revenue and Taxation
Transcript Highlights:
- As practitioners, we help taxpayers resolve liabilities, evaluate payment options, and return to compliance
- The FTB currently lacks the authority to delay or evaluate the merits of the action for nonprofits that
- The FTB currently lacks the authority to delay or evaluate the merits of the actions for nonprofits that
- This is a common-sense solution, giving the FTB discretion to evaluate the appropriateness of state tax
- So this bill says that California must evaluate nonprofits on their actual compliance record.