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TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • How much was the insurance portion of that? The insurance? What would they pay me?
  • The health insurer must be notified of the employer's separation of employment.
  • Senate Bill 1307 instructs the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) to create a health insurance reference
  • Here as a resource witness with the Texas Department of Insurance.
  • Department of Defense, not NIH, and...
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

CPC Public Hearing - Wed Feb 18, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST

Consumer Protection & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • First is, uh, Data Point Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Insurance Division.
  • </c><00:50:15.040><c> of</c> First up is Hawaii Department of First up is Hawaii Department of Agriculture
  • </c><00:51:51.200><c> Department</c><00:51:51.440><c> of</c> manager on behalf of Department of manager
  • and the Department of Treasury—issued clarifying guidance confirming that private insurance plans must
  • Department of Labor, agencies, the Department of Labor, Department<01:16:40.480><c> of</c><01:16:40.640
Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 20, which would create a lava zone insurance subsidy/fund. The Insurance Division opposed the bill, arguing that lava zones 1 and 2 are the highest-risk areas, that a subsidy would not reduce the underlying risk or loss costs, that it could invite similar subsidy requests for other hazards, and that the bill may conflict with HICV by diverting funds from the CRF. Members discussed the lack of authorized homeowners insurance in those lava zones, the role of HPIA and the surplus market, and the difference between the proposed lava-zone subsidy and the Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund. The chair noted 37 submitted testimonies in support and one in opposition, and the committee then moved on without taking a vote on HB 20 in the portion provided. The committee then took up HB 2612, relating to mortgages, which would clarify that a mortgage does not exist independently of the debt it secures and is not independently enforceable from that debt. The Hawaii Credit Union League and Hawaii Financial Services Association opposed the bill, while several individuals testified in support, arguing it would restore Hawaii’s long-standing lien-state rule and prevent so-called “zombie mortgages” after the Hawaii Supreme Court’s White decision. Supporters said the bill would protect borrowers from delayed foreclosures and predatory lending practices, while opponents and the Insurance Division emphasized that foreclosure actions still require proof of standing and possession of the note, and that lenders generally pursue foreclosure without seeking deficiency judgments. Committee members questioned the Insurance Division about how the current market works, whether lenders could wait out the statute of limitations and then foreclose only on the mortgage, and whether equitable tolling or later defaults could allow refiling. The division said it is still trying to attract authorized insurers back into the lava-zone market, but has seen little progress. No vote or final action on HB 2612 was taken in the excerpt provided.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Ways and Means Committee 3/3/25 - Part 2

Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • One of the benefits of having both programs report into the same Department of Employment and Economic
  • of Employment Economic at the Department of Employment Economic Development<00:03:50.120><c> thank</
  • into the same Department the Department of<00:05:03.479><c> Employment</c><00:05:03.840><c> and</c><
  • questions that were asked to the of questions that were asked to the Department<00:20:41.799><c> of<
  • of Economic Development that Department of Economic Development that were<00:20:43.520><c> not</c><00
Bills: HF11
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Ways and Means Committee 3/3/25 - Part 1

Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
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  • of Employment Economic the Department of Employment Economic Development<00:04:01.400><c> um</c><00:
  • of the department and at the request of the department and then<00:16:24.680><c> I</c><00:16:24.800>
  • </c><00:24:22.679><c> of</c> better understood but the Department of better understood but the Department
  • I spoke to a number of people from within different departments and also spoken to the commissioner of
Bills: HF11
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Judiciary Feb 9th, 2026 at 06:43 pm

House Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm the Life and Health Division Director at the Office of Superintendent of Insurance, and I've had
  • of state.
  • the heart of it.
  • , and one of them died and one of them overdosed.
  • I parked right up, didn't I have a lot of energy all of a sudden.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Judiciary Feb 9th, 2026

House Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • the recipient of the reports from the Department of Justice to the Department of Public Safety.
  • Department of Public Safety.
  • of Transportation to the Department of Health.
  • territory, nature of services provided, and terms of services imposed by the Department of Health, unless
  • Chair, Senator, I believe the scope of practice is already at the Department of Health, isn't it?
Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 40, a committee substitute addressing automated license plate readers (ALPRs) and privacy. Sponsor Sen. Worth said the bill was intended to preserve ALPRs as a law-enforcement tool while adding guardrails to prevent sharing or selling data for immigration enforcement, protected health care activity, or criminalizing constitutionally protected conduct. Supporters included state and local law enforcement, the ACLU, immigrant-rights, reproductive-rights, and sexual-assault advocacy groups. Law enforcement witnesses said the bill balanced privacy with public safety and cited cases where ALPRs helped locate kidnapped children, murder suspects, and stolen vehicles; opponents and some senators argued the bill was too narrow, too focused on immigration and health care, and raised concerns about federal law, data sales, and enforcement. After debate, the committee adopted an amendment removing subsection F, then approved the committee substitute and advanced SB 40 on a do-pass motion. The committee then heard Senate Bill 104, which would create a process for removing wildlife commissioners after the 2023 wildlife commission legislation and the governor’s veto of the prior removal language. Sen. Worth explained that SB 104 would allow the governor to initiate removal for malfeasance, incompetence, or failure to attend meetings, with notice, a hearing, and exclusive review by the state Supreme Court; he said it was modeled on the Board of Regents removal process and was intended to complete the wildlife commission reforms. The New Mexico Wildlife Federation, Audubon Southwest, and the Department of Game and Fish supported the bill, saying it would depoliticize wildlife management and provide stability. Senators asked about the existing “three consecutive meetings” vacancy language, current vacancies, and the prior removal of a commissioner. The committee discussed the governor’s earlier veto and whether the bill was necessary, but no amendment was adopted and the committee approved SB 104 on a do-pass motion.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Judiciary Feb 9th, 2026

House Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm the Life and Health Division Director at the Office of Superintendent of Insurance, and I've had
  • of state.
  • the heart of it.
  • , and one of them died and one of them overdosed.
  • , and one of them died and one of them overdosed.
Summary: The committee heard House Bill 38, which would require insurance coverage for specialized wheelchairs, activity chairs, and related mobility devices for people with limb loss or other disabilities, with guardrails limiting the number of covered devices over time. The sponsor and supporters, including the Office of Superintendent of Insurance, Disability Rights New Mexico, the Disability Coalition, physical therapists, and disability advocates, said the bill would improve access, inclusion, and physical activity without significant premium impact. Questions focused on the substitute language, the device limits, and how Medicaid would handle coverage separately. The committee ultimately passed the House Health and Human Services Committee substitute for HB 38 on a 10-0 vote. The committee then approved House Bill 165, which expands the C-PACE financing program to businesses using industrial revenue bonds and clarifies that counties and municipalities are not liable for payments. Support came from economic development and business groups, who said the bill would remove a barrier to energy- and water-efficiency upgrades and encourage investment. The bill passed on a 10-0 vote. House Bill 127 also passed unanimously after discussion of its three parts: a provisional licensure pathway for internationally trained physicians, a telehealth registry for out-of-state providers, and changes to expedited licensure. Supporters said it would help address provider shortages, especially in rural and underserved areas, while the sponsor explained that the amended version includes safeguards such as exam requirements, supervised practice, and a provisional-to-restricted-to-full licensure path. The committee voted 11-0 to advance the bill. House Bill 72, which would increase penalties for distributing certain controlled substances, including methamphetamine, to minors, drew strong support from law enforcement and the chamber of commerce but significant concern from the Public Defender and several members over strict liability, mandatory sentencing, and the breadth of the penalty. After debate over whether the bill could reach low-level or peer-to-peer conduct and whether the penalty was proportionate, the committee voted to table the bill by a 6-4 vote. The committee then took up House Bill 151, a revised childhood sexual abuse statute of limitations bill. The sponsor presented a committee substitute that changed commission appointments, added reporting and solvency-related provisions, and adjusted procedures for compensation and appeals. Members raised concerns about parity, definitions, administrative costs, and how awards would be determined, but the committee approved the committee substitute on a 7-0 vote.
TX
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  • It would authorize the Department of State Health Services to revoke, suspend, or refuse renewal of an
  • Those bills are now found in subchapters L and M of chapter 1369 of the Texas Insurance Code.
  • One study from the American Journal of Family Medicine found that Medicaid insurance is, that Medicaid
  • Department of Health. The U.S.
  • Department of Housing and Urban Development, and there are no other identified funding options to fund
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • It also requires total transparency in EMS billing rates, and it allows the Department of Health Services
  • of the bill.
  • of ours.
  • For the last 10 years, the cost of health insurance was the number one issue for small business owners
  • Health insurance so that employers will provide that for their employees and not take it out of their
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Health and Human Services (Part II) Mar 5th, 2025

Health & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • It also requires total transparency in EMS billing rates, and it allows the Department of Health Services
  • I'm here on behalf of Texas EMS Alliance, um, testifying on behalf of Senate Bill 916 in favor of.
  • thousands of dollars of waste.
  • Yes, and so I have we're trying to drive down the cost of health insurance so that employers will provide
  • I've heard experiences of the PBM being very beneficial to help coordinate with the doctors and the insurance
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Education Policy Committee Apr 16th, 2025

Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • legislation that we're seeing, not just here in the state of Alabama.
  • HB459 addresses the University of South Alabama Board of Trustees.
  • This vision seeks to shape the future of... ...vision seeks to shape the future of Alabama and to strengthen
  • ... ...corner of Alabama and empower young talent to thrive locally.
  • It's been so awesome to kind of learn... ...It's been so awesome to kind of learn about Alabama.
Bills: SB278, HB459, HB61
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Administrative Rules REVISED: Links Added Apr 28th, 2026

Administrative Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • There were a couple of adjustments to that that we will address in some of these other resolutions, but
  • H.J.R. 1092 is one of the items that we pulled out of the business and commerce.
  • If you read the report, I'm just going to kind of hit some of the highlights here.
  • The amendment essentially pulls out one of the rules of one of our committee members, and I don't know
  • It had no provision for what the standard of best interests of the state, and then they would then be
Summary: The committee took up several joint resolutions dealing with agency rules. H.J.R. 1090, approving energy- and agriculture-related agency rules, was adopted and passed 10-0. H.J.R. 1091, covering business and commerce rules, was also adopted and passed 10-0. H.J.R. 1092, which had been split out from the business and commerce packet because of a reported $10 million cost impact on one business, was adopted after discussions with regulators about delaying remodeling requirements and addressing safety concerns; it passed unanimously. H.J.R. 1093, approving health-related agency rules, passed 11-0, with some Oklahoma Health Care Authority major rules noted as being handled separately in the Senate. The committee then discussed H.C.R. 1094, a major rule from the Long-Range Capital Planning Commission. Members raised concerns that the agency’s rule impact statement contained errors, incorrect notice and hearing information, and an incomplete economic analysis. After debate over whether the resolution could be amended or had to be accepted or rejected as a whole, the committee voted 11-0 that it did not pass. The committee then considered H.J.R. 1095 with an amendment to specifically disapprove a proposed permanent rule change by the Long-Range Capital Planning Commission that would have allowed the commission to ignore its own rules in the “best interest of the state.” The amendment was adopted 11-1, and the resolution as amended passed. At the end of the meeting, the chair thanked members and staff for their work and said the committee would try to move the resolutions to the floor on Thursday, with another meeting likely needed to address additional major rules coming from the Senate. A committee member also suggested a brief educational review of a prior procedural issue at a future meeting, and the chair agreed to discuss broader concerns about the administrative rules process in a later wrap-up.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Transportation, Highways and Public Works Mar 16th, 2026

Transportation, Highways & Public Works

Transcript Highlights:
  • Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Office of Motor Vehicles.
  • Insurance coverage of $750,000.
  • Just make a note of that and we’ll try to get with the Department of Revenue. Thank you.
  • But, like, even in the bill, the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, The Department of Public
  • But then how does the Department of OMV then assess that all of these things, all of these things are
Summary: The House Transportation Committee met on March 16 with a quorum present and first deferred three local bills at the sponsor’s request: HB 590, HB 679, and HB 873. The committee then advanced HB 503, which cleans up prior local language for Golden Meadow by removing a reference to electric golf carts and updating the definition of utility terrain vehicles; the technical amendment set was adopted and the bill was reported with amendments. HB 720, dealing with tacit dedication of roads and preserving historic public access to waterways and related access points, was reported favorably after members agreed to continue working on the amendment language before floor debate. The committee spent substantial time on HB 309, which originally made it a crime to walk in a crosswalk while looking at a cell phone. After amendments converted the proposal to a $25 civil fine and added a rebuttable presumption of liability for damages, members from both parties raised concerns about enforceability, tourism and urban pedestrian patterns, free-will and overreach arguments, and the lack of data tying the conduct specifically to crosswalk crashes. The author argued the measure was intended to promote situational awareness and reduce pedestrian injuries and fatalities, but after opposition testimony the bill was voluntarily deferred. Members then reported HB 856, which expands DOTD’s use of indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity construction contracting and adds the Office of Louisiana Highway Construction, after technical amendments clarified the contracts are for construction-phase work. HB 487, increasing penalties for drivers who use shoulders or turning lanes to bypass red lights, was reported with a technical correction after police support testimony. HB 846, prohibiting license plate coverings or films that obscure plates, was reported favorably after law enforcement support and discussion of clear frames versus obscuring covers. HB 733 and HB 875, both tied to OMV fee and lapse-of-insurance recommendations from the Legislative Auditor, were reported with amendments adjusting grace periods and offense timing. The committee also took up HB 695 on consensual non-commercial towing permits. After extensive questioning about whether the bill applied to multiple vehicles, interstate travel, OMV implementation, and the practicality of an honor-system QR code permit, the sponsor agreed to amend the bill to cover multiple vehicles and then voluntarily defer it for further work with OMV and State Police. HB 777, requiring a driver’s license renewal knowledge exam, was amended at the department’s request and then voluntarily deferred for further review. HB 868, prompted by a fatal trailer accident involving a farmer’s wife, would require trailers to meet safety-chain and braking standards consistent with manufacturer specifications or federal standards; after concerns from members and the Agriculture Commissioner about impacts on older farm equipment, the bill was reported with amendments. Finally, HB 707 moved the LPG Commission’s marketing functions to the Department of Agriculture and Forestry and was reported with a technical amendment, HB 693 on legislative district highway signs was voluntarily deferred after amendments, and HB 746 on local oversized trucking permits opened a broader discussion about parish-by-parish permit disparities, with the sponsor proposing a one-year moratorium on new local standards while stakeholders work toward a more uniform system.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Committee Meeting - 2025-04-02

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Transcript Highlights:
  • the Department of Commerce.
  • For example, when the Department of Commerce and the insurance industry worked together around data call
  • Department of Commerce. Commerce Committee. Clearly, it's not going to the Department of Commerce.
  • Many of the agency groups and functions are moving from the Department of Human Services, the Department
  • of Public Safety, as well as the Department of Education, over to the Department of Children, Youth
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 4/2/25

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Transcript Highlights:
  • :48.000><c> insurance</c> financial condition of non- insurance financial condition of non- insurance
  • For example, when the Department of Commerce and the insurance industry work together around data call
  • market. for example, when the insurance market. for example, when the Department<00:35:39.440><c> of
  • </c> Department of Commerce and the insurance Department of Commerce and the insurance industry<00:35
  • of Human Services, the Department of Public Safety, as well as the Department of Education over to the
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • You're saying you're in the Department of Agriculture.
  • of that department and their inability to be responsive. ...management of that department and their
  • The Department of Libraries is, of course, near and dear to my heart.
  • The Department of Libraries is, of course, near and dear to my heart.
  • The Department of Libraries is one of the things that got brought up.
Summary: The House convened, completed the roll call, received an invocation focused on grief and remembrance, and heard several special presentations recognizing a brave child, visiting groups, and multiple student-athlete teams and school groups in the galleries. The chamber also introduced the Doctor of the Day and Nurse of the Day. The main business was consideration of the Joint Committee report on Senate Bill 1177, the general appropriations bill, presented by Chairman Caldwell-Trey. Most of the floor time was spent on extended questions about the budget’s major features. Caldwell-Trey explained the bill as a largely flat or modestly increased budget that includes a $200 million transfer to a new sovereign wealth fund, $225 million in set-asides, a $12.5 million “dream accounts” program for newborns, and funding tied to teacher pay, education, workforce, public safety, agriculture, and health agencies. Members questioned the use of one-time funds for recurring expenses, the reduction in state contributions to the OPRS pension system, Medicaid assumptions, emergency management funding, veterans’ services, child care, school counselors, and the lack of funding for some requested items such as National Board Certified Teacher stipends and veterans’ facility maintenance. Caldwell-Trey defended the budget as transparent, early, and designed to preserve cash reserves while supporting core services. No final vote on the appropriations report is reflected in the transcript excerpt. The House also heard explanations that the limits bills would be run later in committee, and that the budget negotiations were still ongoing with the Senate and governor on some related items. The session ended with the queue closed after the budget questioning, and the transcript cuts off during additional remarks from Representative Timmons.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Health Committee Jan 21st, 2026

Health

Transcript Highlights:
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  • </c><00:15:00.160><c> Alabama</c><00:15:00.800><c> or</c> as allnatural in the state of Alabama or as
  • Alabama," then that product would then no longer be sold in the state of Alabama because that manufacturer
  • </c><00:20:13.440><c> Alabama</c><00:20:13.840><c> because</c><00:20:14.080><c> that</c> state of Alabama
  • ><c> on</c> the state of Alabama, we're short on the state of Alabama, we're short on nurses,<00:25:32.000
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee Feb 26th, 2025

Finance and Taxation Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • They're currently not able to do this in the state of Alabama.
  • So a lot of this work is not being done in the state of Alabama right now.
  • of it.
  • Well, sort of like we just assumed that teachers had workers' comp insurance.
  • I’m Matt Massie, president of the Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering.
Bills: SB175, SB195, SB196, SB199
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Committee Feb 19th, 2025

Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill for Representative Whit in the Department of Commerce creates the Alabama Development Fund,
  • Department of... well, I thought she had made a... Oh, did you... were you just handling the bill?
  • Change the name from the Alabama Film Office to the Alabama Entertainment Office.
  • Do one of y'all want to come up and give a highlight of what it is? Whichever...
  • The project of music albums means we have a lot—of course, in North Alabama, there's a good portion of
Bills: SB45, SB73, SB169, HB243, SB177
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure Committee Apr 29th, 2025

Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure

Transcript Highlights:
  • Municipalities as defined in section 11-40-12 of the Code of Alabama 1975.
  • As Representative Black pointed out, Alabama has been on the forefront of investing hundreds of millions
  • Department of Mental Health.
  • of the association as well as the... of the association as well as the Electric Institute of Alabama
  • I'm here today representing the Broadband Association of Alabama, Mississippi.
Bills: HB606, SB271