Transcript Highlights:

• exist, called Zionists, or those who vote for Democratic candidates, as President Trump has recently claimed
• One moment in your hearings stood out to me, when a former ambassador speaking as a Jew claimed that
• But how can someone accuse an American-born Jew of having blood on her hands and then claim that it has
• that my people were killing Palestinian children, in front of everyone claiming that my people were
• Jew of having But how can someone accuse an American-born Jew of having blood on her hands and then claim

Summary: The Special Commission on Combating Anti-Semitism opened by approving the minutes from its November 5, 2025 meeting and outlining plans for its next meeting on November 20, when it expects to vote on the draft master report and recommendations. The chair explained that revised drafts would be circulated, changes would be handled by motion, and the final vote would be by roll call. The meeting then moved through several public panels focused on prevention, education, workplace support, and community safety. Parents for Peace testified that anti-Semitism and extremism should be treated as a public health crisis and urged state funding for training in K-12 schools, healthcare, and law enforcement. The panel described its intervention work with radicalized youth and families, argued for early-warning training for educators, and recommended diversion resources for courts and prosecutors so cases can be addressed before they escalate. Commissioners asked about the origins of radicalization, the need for school-based training, and how to connect courts and police to available resources. Project Shema’s Orrin Jacobson argued that effective anti-Semitism education must be nuanced, pluralistic, and grounded in a better understanding of Jewish identity and contemporary anti-Semitism, especially in conversations about Israel and Palestine. He said the group has run dozens of workshops in Massachusetts and emphasized that institutions should adopt content-neutral norms, train staff and administrators, and measure whether trainings lower tensions and increase willingness to intervene. Commissioners asked about handling activists who reject nuance, the role of faculty versus students, and whether classroom norms should limit teachers from advancing personal agendas. A workplace panel from Klaal and Combined Jewish Philanthropies presented survey data showing many Jewish employees feel unsafe being openly Jewish at work and that antisemitism training is the top requested support. They described rapid growth in Jewish employee resource groups, existing programming and stipends for ERG leaders, and recommended mandatory anti-Semitism training, support for Jewish affinity groups in public and private sectors, and broader convenings of major employers. The commission also heard from Truah rabbis and educators, who urged stronger interfaith solidarity, a state office of faith-based and neighborhood partnerships, and explicit attention to democracy and civil rights as part of anti-Semitism strategy. After a recess, the commission heard from Israeli-American, Russian Jewish, and Persian Jewish witnesses who described antisemitism as a lived, personal, and civic issue affecting immigrants and their families. They called for inclusion of diverse Jewish voices in state initiatives, stronger protections for Israeli-American businesses, and recognition that anti-Zionist rhetoric often becomes direct harassment of Jews. The chair said the testimony and suggested edits would be incorporated into the draft report, and the meeting ended with plans for further revisions before the final vote.

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• insurance consumers, disseminates guidance on adequately insuring assets and collecting full, fair, prompt claim
• is that the insurance business depends on a reality that premiums need to roughly equal expected claims
• So the claims are very high, which implies that the premiums need to be very high.
• fortified 50,000 homes, and hurricanes already passed through the fortified homes, and the biggest claim
• payment capacity; requiring disclosure of all-loss estimates to policyholders in writing; requiring claim

Committee: Senate Insurance

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• The governor's office made many claims that there was a race-neutral nature to their map.
• Did they make any of these claims under oath?
• That claim... But this is the Florida Senate.
• That claim that this map is race-neutral does not hold up to even the most basic scrutiny.
• That's why I think the bogus claim that these maps are race-neutral is absolute nonsense.

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.

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• New Hampshire already has a clear, simple, and effective process for claiming religious exemptions using
• religious exemptions using a claiming religious exemptions using a standardized<00:12:53.760><c> DHS
• When the process for claiming exemptions becomes less clear and less standardized, exemption rates rise
• When the process for claiming pattern.
• When the process for claiming exemptions<00:15:41.760><c> becomes</c><00:15:42.240><c> less</c><00:15

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:

• A complaint can include one or more claims, which are independent issues that a person may include in
• A staff member of the OIG refuse every single claim, every single complaint, identifies and researches
• We started with claiming reimbursements for Medicaid. It was a year earlier than projected.
• We started with claiming reimbursements for medications within 90 days of release and post-release.
• In July of 2025, we began claiming for some targeted medical services for clinical services, such as

Transcript Highlights:

• A complaint can include one or more claims, which are independent issues that a person may include in
• A complaint can include one or more claims, which are independent issues that a person may include in
• A staff member of the OIG refuse every single claim, every single complaint, identifies and researches
• We started with claiming reimbursements for Medicaid. It was a year earlier than projected.
• We started with claiming reimbursements for medications within 90 days of release and post-release.

Summary: The Senate Budget Subcommittee heard presentations from the Office of the Inspector General (OIG), California Correctional Health Care Services (CCHCS), the California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) program, and the Coleman mental health receivership. The hearing focused on correctional health care, reentry, aging incarcerated populations, and the state’s progress toward compliance in the Plata and Coleman receiverships. Members also discussed the OIG’s intake complaint workload and medical inspection findings, as well as broader questions about staffing, vacancies, and the cost of court oversight. The OIG requested $275,000 General Fund for two permanent positions in its intake processing unit, citing a sharp rise in complaints from 3,200 in 2022 to 7,860 in 2025. OIG officials said complaints are categorized by issue and prison, prioritized by urgency, and generally responded to within 30 days, but they do not track complaint “validity” rates. The medical inspection unit reported that in cycle seven, case review performance was generally adequate while policy compliance was often inadequate; the lowest-scoring areas included emergency services, medication management, and health care environment. Members asked for more detailed reporting on complaint types, priority levels, and systemic issues. CCHCS described rising health care costs driven by an aging prison population, staffing vacancies, and contract medical expenses. Officials said more than 80% of the budget is personal services, and they are using hiring events, social media outreach, and expanded classifications to reduce vacancies. CalAIM officials reported early implementation success in pre-release and reentry services, including 89% Medi-Cal activation at release, 87% assigned managed care plans, 88% reentry care plans, and 59% warm handoffs, with about 169,000 claims submitted and $14.7 million reimbursed. The LAO noted that the Plata medical receivership has increased per-person costs and that the state should continue oversight while seeking ways to reduce vacancies and expand federal reimbursement opportunities. For the Coleman mental health receivership, the receiver’s office requested $33.9 million from the Mental Health Special Deposit Fund, including $8.2 million for receiver office staffing and $25.3 million to make court-ordered bonus payments permanent. The LAO supported continued oversight but recommended additional steps to address vacancies, including greater out-of-state recruitment, expanded telemental health, and possible consolidation of mental health services. The LAO also recommended reducing the telemental health staffing request and monitoring its effects. Members questioned the long-term cost of receiverships, the pace of compliance, and whether more detailed benchmarks and staffing data should be provided. No formal votes were taken during the portion of the hearing provided.

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• A complaint can include one or more claims, which are independent issues that a person may include in
• A complaint can include one or more claims, which are independent issues that a person may include in
• A staff member of the OIG refuse every single claim, every single complaint, identifies and researches
• We started with claiming reimbursements for Medicaid... ...was a year earlier than projected.
• We started with claiming reimbursements for medications within 90 days of release and post-release.

Summary: The committee heard an overview from the Office of the Inspector General and California Correctional Health Care Services on prison oversight, medical care, reentry, and related budget requests. The OIG requested $275,000 General Fund for two additional intake analysts, citing a sharp rise in complaints from 3,200 in 2022 to 7,860 in 2025 and explaining that the unit reviews and routes complaints, including PREA and staff misconduct allegations, within 30 days. Its medical inspection unit reported on cycle seven prison health inspections, noting generally adequate case-review performance but weak policy-compliance results, especially in medication management and health care environment indicators, and said it was beginning cycle eight with revised inspection methods. Members questioned the OIG about what kinds of complaints were driving the increase, whether the office tracks validity or systemic patterns, and how it distinguishes duplicative complaints from those already handled by CDCR. OIG said the largest categories were prison conditions and staff misconduct, that it does not determine whether complaints are “valid” in a statistical sense, and that it forwards issues to CDCR or other entities as appropriate. Senators also asked about the medical inspection findings, the remaining prisons not yet delegated back from federal receivership, and whether more detail should be provided in future reports. LAO and Department of Finance staff said they had no concerns with the OIG proposal. The committee then reviewed the correctional health care budget, including staffing, pharmacy, contract medical costs, and the state’s progress toward ending the Plata medical receivership. CDCR said it is trying to reduce vacancies through hiring events, social media outreach, new classifications, and more on-site care, while also using CalAIM to improve reentry services; CalAIM officials reported 89% Medi-Cal activation at release, 87% managed care assignment, 88% reentry care plans, and 59% warm handoffs, with about $14.7 million in reimbursements to date. Members pressed staff on the cost of receivership, the pace of delegation, whether more care could be consolidated into fewer facilities, and whether the state should seek more federal reimbursement or alternative staffing models. Finally, the committee discussed the new mental health receivership and a telemental health staffing proposal. The receiver’s office requested $33.9 million from the Mental Health Special Deposit Fund, including $8.2 million for the receiver’s office and $25.3 million to make court-ordered bonus payments permanent; CDCR also sought about $8.9 million for telemental health staffing, growing to $13 million ongoing. LAO recommended approving the action plan and portions of the telehealth request, but urged the Legislature to monitor progress, consider out-of-state recruitment and expanded telehealth, and avoid across-the-board salary increases; Finance cautioned that out-of-state licensure would require major statutory changes and that staffing-ratio changes would need receiver approval. Senators raised concerns about the high cost of receiverships, vacancy-driven fines, the need for more detailed benchmarks, and whether the state should consolidate mental health populations and better target recruitment to fill hard-to-staff positions.

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• I do not claim to be a constitutional expert, and I don't claim to be a custody parental rights expert
• > and</c><00:18:20.000><c> I</c><00:18:20.240><c> do</c><00:18:20.480><c> not</c><00:18:20.640><c> claim
• </c><00:18:21.039><c> to</c> some differences and I do not claim to some differences and I do not claim
• 24.640><c> don't</c> be a a constitutional expert and I don't be a a constitutional expert and I don't claim
• to be a custody parental rights claim to be a custody parental rights expert.<00:18:28.400><c> Um,</

Committee: House Judiciary

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• working on eligibility and they're tracking their time and that time is attributed to SNAP, we can claim
• We can also claim a piece of SNAP admin for them and their supervisor, and our division director and
• </c> SNAP, we can claim those admin dollars. SNAP, we can claim those admin dollars.
• We can also claim a piece of supervisor.
• We can also claim a piece of SNAP<00:12:32.959><c> admin</c><00:12:33.279><c> for</c><00:12:33.519><c

Summary: The work session was limited to House Bill 1750, a supplemental appropriation for the Department of Health and Human Services’ SNAP administration. Before testimony, Representative Terski distributed a written statement from Representative Priest for the record. Department officials Karen Heert and Nathan White then walked the committee through a chart showing SNAP participation, federal benefit dollars, and state administrative costs, emphasizing that the benefits themselves do not flow through the state budget. They explained that the reported administrative cost includes overhead and cost-allocation methods used to maximize federal reimbursement, and that the current participant count is about 75,000 with the trend steady in recent years. Members questioned whether the reported costs were stable, how much of the administrative expense was directly tied to SNAP, and whether reducing overhead would lower the need for the appropriation. The department said the cost per participant and per dollar distributed would be lower if SNAP were isolated, but that the broader allocation system also supports federal claiming across multiple programs. Officials said SNAP eligibility is redetermined every six months, that the department processes nearly 50 eligibility programs with about 250 field staff, roughly 70 unfunded positions, and a vacancy rate around 25%. They also said most errors in the program are unintentional and can come from either staff or participant mistakes, and that the department reviews errors to identify systemic fixes. The committee discussed the fiscal impact of the bill and related budget issues. DHHS said the current adjusted authorization for 2026 is about $31 million, but actual spending is expected to be closer to $25–26 million because of vacancies and unfilled positions. Members asked whether the $4.4 million shortfall identified in the fiscal note would come from the rainy day fund; staff said it would not be taken directly from that fund, but would reduce the amount available to flow into it at the end of the biennium. The committee also reviewed Senate Bill 603 FN, which was described as an alternative approach that would require DHHS to transfer funds within its existing budget rather than provide new money; officials said it would simply codify an option the department already has. No vote or final action on House Bill 1750 was taken during the portion of the meeting provided.

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• And then bumping it up against claims and also looking at utilization, how much are people being seen
• However, once we can access the All-Payer Claims Database, we can start tracking. where those physicians
• As we get more traction with DOH and getting access to the All-Payer Claims Database, we'll be We'll
• Is that a good claim? Mr. Chair, Senator Woods, I don't know the answer to that. Mr.
• I mean, we can usually bump people up with Medicaid claims, partially.

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• I call it government overreach, and for a party that claims to be less government, this seems a little
• Why should... ...library patrons there suffer because of some parent's complaint about a book he claims
• Notice that many people who claim terrible things are happening in libraries have not actually stepped
• This, from employees of a state that claims to value freedom, small government, property rights, and
• Our state claims to value freedom, individual liberties, yet House Bill 229 would strip those freedoms

Bills: HB186 , HB201 , HB229 , HB796 , HB1506 , HB2702 , HB2885 , HB3225 , HB3909 , HB4285 , HB5138

Committee: Senate State Affairs

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• enforcement and oversight, possibilities of reinsurance, estate-based insurance, factors that increase claims
• Um, I would assume that that would be in factors that increase claim costs or areas that would strengthen
• , um and other areas that would claims, um and other areas that would strengthen<00:04:20.959><c> and
• 05:05.199><c> factors</c><00:05:05.600><c> that</c><00:05:06.000><c> increase</c><00:05:06.320><c> claim
• that increase claim costs or areas<00:05:07.919><c> that</c><00:05:08.080><c> would</c><00:05:08.320

Committee: Senate Finance

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• addition again suing in the statute and saying that this statute shall not be the authority for a claim
• So is it your understanding that if there is authority for a claim against the mother outside of the
• While the sponsor, the bill may claim that this has nothing to do with abortion.
• I can't even imagine that 6 month-old fetus can be claimed to become a future, a lawyer or whatever the
• And from my foster mother friends, this bill claims to protect parents rights.

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• is delivered to Copart or some other auto auction company, and then for one reason or another the claim
• </c> been declared a total loss and the claim been declared a total loss and the claim has<00:53:36.079
• reason<00:54:17.880><c> or</c><00:54:18.079><c> another</c><00:54:18.400><c> the</c><00:54:18.520><c> claim
• </c><00:54:18.839><c> may</c><00:54:19.000><c> be</c> reason or another the claim may be reason or another
• the claim may be denied<00:54:20.000><c> and</c><00:54:20.160><c> the</c><00:54:20.280><c> car</c><00

Committee: House Transportation Finance and Policy

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• the Department of Taxation of the transfer or assignment at least 30 days prior to the transfer claiming
• 00:49:44.280><c> or</c><00:49:44.480><c> amended</c><00:49:44.960><c> return</c><00:49:45.160><c> claiming
• </c><00:49:45.520><c> the</c> return or amended return claiming the return or amended return claiming
• 54.240><c> the</c><00:49:54.440><c> tax</c><00:49:54.680><c> credits</c><00:49:55.599><c> the</c> claiming
• the tax credits the claiming the tax credits the notification<00:49:56.319><c> shall</c><00:49:56.480

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several housing-related measures, with most witnesses supporting bills aimed at expanding affordable housing tools and financing. SB 1169, creating a Community Land Trust Equity pilot program, drew support from HHFDC and Nahal UI, which said revolving funds would help community land trusts build permanently affordable housing more efficiently. SB 1200, establishing a workforce housing regulatory sandbox within HHFDC, also received support from HHFDC and others, though HHFDC noted concerns about whether the measure could be read to preempt county permitting and zoning powers. SB 511, which would require county legislative bodies rather than HHFDC to approve certain housing project exemptions, prompted HHFDC to suggest revised language and a possible processing deadline for applications; the discussion focused on avoiding indefinite delays and clarifying county and state roles. SB 1283, creating an emergency home loan assistance revolving fund, was introduced with comments from the Department of Budget and Finance and HHFDC. SB 612, on rent-to-build equity agreements for exempt housing projects, drew support and questions about how many affected projects are rentals versus for-sale units. SB 944, extending and expanding low-income housing tax credit provisions, received support from Sugar Creek Capital, Hawaii Housing, and the Chamber of Commerce, while the Tax Foundation raised a technical concern about inconsistent use of the term “taxpayer.” HPHA-supported bills SB 1413 and SB 1412 were also heard, along with SB 1632, which would direct DBEDT to develop a comprehensive action plan for a local housing market; testimony on that measure was strongly supportive but included calls to examine constitutional and legal issues and broader market-structure concerns. The committee also began discussion of SB 1033 and noted it was closely related to SB 1131, with the chair indicating an inclination to move only one of the two similar tax proposals forward.

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• </c><01:51:36.120><c> the</c> taxpayer authorization to claim the taxpayer authorization to claim the
• Two adults that are married can claim a child together.
• If they are separated, only one adult may claim that child.
• I. only one adult may claim that child. Uh only one adult may claim that child.
• The Department of claim the child.

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• Um, question a certain population of those claims, and then the state has to go through each claim with
• Another item is the prepayment review and assessment of all claims.
• Um, so right now we're assessing the claims right now.
• what the hospital and what we’re paying in that claim.
• Um, so it how to recalculate the claims.

Committee: Senate Human Services

Transcript Highlights:

• We often have claims before us that somebody in a different state in their relationship with their employer
• And then, in a way, it's almost made their claims more challenging because it used to be you would get
• privilege as a judge to look at that and try to figure out what is this person telling me and what is the claim
• , what is the legal claim underlying it.

Committee: Senate Executive

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• SB 1146, Advertisement Claims Health Related Products. The motion is do pass. Roll call vote.
• SB 1049, health claims reimbursement. The motion is due pass.
• The motion is due pass as amended per author to clarify license classification and date of claims.
• The motion is due pass as amended per author to clarify license classification and date of claims.

Summary: The Senate Appropriations Committee met for a suspense-file hearing and voted only on measures already heard previously, with no public testimony. The chair explained that bills were taken up quickly in author order, with amended bills to be followed by addendum analyses. The committee considered a very large slate of Senate bills and two Assembly measures covering wildfire resilience, housing, insurance, energy, transportation, public safety, elections, health care, labor, environmental regulation, and various administrative and tax issues. Most measures were approved, many on unanimous or near-unanimous votes, while a substantial number passed on 5-2 or 5-1 party-line votes with Republicans generally voting no. Several bills were amended before passage, including changes to funding contingencies, timelines, reporting requirements, definitions, and removal of certain enforcement or private-right-of-action provisions. A few members noted concerns on specific bills, including Senator Richardson on SB 1203 (private security training), though he said he would vote for it at this stage. Among the notable actions, the committee advanced bills on wildfire smoke, wildfire recovery, mobile home parks, insurance nonrenewals, AI transparency, data center energy issues, Medi-Cal and health coverage, criminal justice, election administration, housing, and labor/workforce standards. The committee also approved AB 46 and AB 736. No bills were held for testimony because the hearing was vote-only, and the meeting adjourned after all items on the agenda were disposed of.

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• SB 1146, Advertisement Claims Health Related Products. The motion is do pass. Roll call vote.
• SB 1049, Health Claims Reimbursement. The motion is due pass.
• The motion is due pass as amended per author to clarify license classification and date of claims.
• The motion is due pass as amended per author to clarify license classification and date of claims.

Committee: Senate Appropriations