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TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Health and Human Services Apr 8th, 2026
Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Federal prosecutors estimate that that is as much as $9 billion.
- The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently estimated that Los Angeles County alone represents
- If we fail to do that, estimates are that it will cost our state budget $700 million in the next biennium
- tackling like corporate health insurance holding Texans hostage, big pharma cartels driving up the prices
- We will not have the final error rate, so it'll be an estimated cost of budget. That's right.
Committee:
Senate Health & Human Services
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- The February 2026 forecast provides most current official estimate of the amount of state aid necessary
- ><00:01:56.440><c> legislative</c> The February 2026 forecast provides the most current official estimate
- </c><01:09:23.200><c> that</c><01:09:23.359><c> we</c> and it would be an an estimate that we and it
- :34.000><c> consumer</c> year-on-year changes in the consumer year-on-year changes in the consumer price
- index or some distinct metric of price index or some distinct metric of that<01:09:38.640><c> type.
Committee:
Senate Finance
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 7 on Accountability and Oversight Aug 5th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- So prior to the passage of the ACA, there was an estimated about 850,000 individuals who were enrolled
- Today, counties estimate around 10,000 individuals. So a fairly large decline in enrollment.
- What is your estimate of how long it would take to get the baseline data? How long would that take?
- What is your estimate of how long to get the baseline data? How long would that take?
- I'm estimating that county indigent care would cost me over $20 million, just to give you an idea.
Summary:
The hearing focused on the expected health coverage losses tied to H.R. 1, the resulting pressure on California’s county indigent care systems, and what data and policy changes the Legislature may need before the next budget cycle. Chair Hart and Assemblymember Addis framed the issue as a major rollback in coverage that could leave more Californians uninsured and push more people into county safety-net programs. Members repeatedly emphasized the need for baseline, county-by-county data on eligibility, benefits, caseloads, and funding before making larger structural decisions.
The Legislative Analyst’s Office explained the history of county indigent care under Welfare and Institutions Code 17000, the shift in funding through 1991 realignment, and the later redirection of funds to CalWORKs. LAO said county programs vary widely in scope and eligibility, that current realignment funding does not automatically rise with demand, and that the Legislature faces tradeoffs if it changes the funding structure. Administration witnesses from Finance and DHCS projected large Medi-Cal and Covered California enrollment losses, with DHCS estimating more than 1 million Medi-Cal members could eventually lose coverage under work requirements and redeterminations, and noting that a new federal rule could make exemptions more restrictive. Officials also said there is no single statewide real-time data system for uninsured or indigent care populations, though some hospital and utilization data exists with significant lags.
County representatives from Santa Barbara, San Diego, and Tulare described how their indigent care programs are being rebuilt or strained after years of low demand. They warned that many newly uninsured residents will need only basic, emergency-oriented care under county programs, not the preventive and continuous care available through Medi-Cal, and said that without new state support counties may have to divert funds from public health or reduce other services. Several counties asked for bridge funding, technical statutory changes, and flexibility to adjust realignment methodology. The California Health Care Foundation closed by arguing that the problem is statewide and needs a statewide solution rather than a patchwork county response.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention - 03/06/25
Housing and Homelessness Prevention
Transcript Highlights:
- The report estimates that an estimated $350 million is the actual need for this program for emergency
- I just wanted to speak briefly to the report, the annual estimation of emergency rental assistance needs
- estimation of emergency rental<00:04:18.320><c> assistance</c><00:04:18.680><c> needs</c><00:04:19.000
- If there is less supply but more demand, he said, the price is going to go up.
- Senator Draheim talked about rent prices that seem pretty normal to me.
Committee:
Senate Housing and Homelessness Prevention
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Radioactive and Hazardous Materials Sep 2nd, 2025
Radioactive & Hazardous Materials Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- So we are still embroiled in about, now I would estimate about 24 million in terms of money that you've
- We need to talk about the big price tag, the big cost, because that's a finite resource there. OK.
- The estimate is running at many many millions of tons.
- Rough estimate, do you have a feel for that?
- of the amount of disclosure that we found, and the estimates of the amount The estimated minimum fines
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Feb 25th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Price.
- Manwaring, Mitchell, Price, Bruce, Harris, Green, Senator Groh, Woodward, Cook, Jerky, Hart, Carlson,
- Representative Price. Thank you, Mr. Co-Chair. Representative Price. Thank you, Mr.
- The price of a license is set in statute, and for hunters and anglers that are price-locked, a deer tag
- Chair, Representative Price, is accurate.
Summary:
The committee heard budget presentations and questions for the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, the Office of Species Conservation, and the Office of the Attorney General. Fish and Game’s budget was described as largely dedicated and federal funding with no general fund support, with discussion of ongoing and one-time enhancements for fisheries inflation, habitat projects, Good Neighbor Authority work, depredation claims, chronic wasting disease testing, and communications. Director Jim Fredericks also reviewed the new nonresident tag draw system, access challenges on private lands, and the department’s role in habitat work and species management. Members raised concerns about depredation claim shortfalls, survey and advisory committee processes, predator management, and the overlap between Fish and Game and the Office of Species Conservation on habitat and endangered species work.
The Office of Species Conservation presentation focused on its role coordinating state actions for threatened, endangered, and candidate species, mostly through federal and miscellaneous revenue funds. Administrator Mike Edmondson explained that the office often serves as the policy and administrative lead while Fish and Game carries out much of the field work, and he described metrics for sage grouse, salmon and steelhead, and grizzly bear-related efforts. He also said the office has been working with the Department of Energy and Mineral Resources on a possible merger, with some staff reductions under consideration, and answered questions about grizzly bear delisting, wolf litigation, and tribal consultation.
Attorney General Raul Labrador then argued that his office has produced significant results without asking for new money, but said the committee’s proposed reductions would force furloughs or position cuts and asked for $980,000 to be restored. He highlighted the ICAC unit’s elimination of a cyber-tip backlog, increased arrests, consumer protection recoveries, and expanded appellate and civil litigation work defending state laws. Members asked about the source of recovered funds, the office’s flexibility to absorb cuts, and whether the state could work on a framework to transfer incarcerated undocumented offenders to federal custody for deportation. The committee ended by noting upcoming budget-setting work and adjourned until the next morning.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Corrections and Public Institutions Jan 14th, 2026
Corrections and Public Institutions
Transcript Highlights:
- approached us in the spring of 2024 and said because of changes in economic factors and significant price
- years being 4% price increases over the base.
- And then one of the issues that also caused Centurion significant price increases—I mentioned Cap Region
- Included an escalating price each year over the prior year's base.
- And based on conversations with former staff members and news reporters, I estimate that approximately
Committee:
House Corrections and Public Institutions
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Aug 11th, 2025
New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- So we brought one here, we kept the prices low, and thanks to Michelle's team on Sunday, it was even
- Then the bond pricing occurs on a specific day or two days.
- One thing I guess to talk about is how the bond pricing.
- You priced them, as they described, too cheaply.
- It's estimated that eight hospitals may not be able to function.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine the nomination of Jayanta Bhattacharya, of California, to be Director of the National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services. Mar 5th, 2025 at 09:00 am
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- We pay, as I think every American knows, the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs.
- In my view, not only has the federal government not effectively regulated the price of prescription drugs
- This committee released the report that found that the average price of new treatments that NIH scientists
- Why do we pay the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs and what will you do if you are
- that they want, or should we attach to those contracts a reasonable pricing clause that says, hey, if
Keywords:
NIH funding, healthcare research, chronic diseases, scientific integrity, public trust, pandemic response
Summary:
The meeting of the committee focused on various healthcare and scientific issues, with significant discussions surrounding the impact of recent administrative actions on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and its research agenda. Senators expressed concerns over funding cuts and personnel reductions, particularly the reported termination of over 1,200 NIH staff members, which could jeopardize ongoing and future research projects. The session included testimonies on the importance of supporting early-stage researchers and restoring public trust in scientific institutions following pandemic-related controversies. Additionally, the potential for future healthcare management based on diverse scientific ideas was emphasized as crucial to tackle chronic diseases effectively.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine the Arctic and Greenland's geostrategic importance to U.S. interests. Feb 12th, 2025 at 09:00 am
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- What are the estimates of the quantities we have? And what are the grades of the minerals we have?
- , or accommodating commodity prices.
- And there are, as he's also discussed, there are conditions that increase the price.
- And this is amplified by a global context in which mineral prices are volatile.
- But the price challenges remain.
Keywords:
Greenland, acquisition, national security, Arctic, geopolitical, China, Russia, icebreakers, trade routes
Summary:
The meeting convened by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation focused on the potential acquisition of Greenland by the United States. This issue, first raised by President Trump in 2019, has gained renewed significance amidst shifting global dynamics and the strategic importance of Greenland in relation to transatlantic trade routes and national security. The members discussed the geopolitical implications of Greenland's position, especially given the increasing influence of China and Russia in the Arctic region. Notably, the urgency to address military presence and icebreaker capabilities in the Arctic was a major point of contention, with a call for a new fleet to counter foreign dominance in the area.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions Mar 17th, 2026
Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions
Transcript Highlights:
- Rent stabilization measures often have a fairly high cap or are based on the consumer price index for
- Frankly, rent is not just another price like blue jeans or milk.
- decreased prices be the same outcome if we deregulated our way out of the housing crisis?
- From January 25, 2026, the Consumer Price Index has averaged 2.4%.
- Rent-stabilized apartments are not simply... ...pricing out long-time residents.
Bills:
H5008
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Health and Human Services (02/18/2025)
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- of the medication, not necessarily the price to the patient.
- </c> number of pharmacies where 340b pricing number of pharmacies where 340b pricing is<03:06:22.319>
- </c><03:09:52.960><c> so</c> the savings from these drug pricing so the savings from these drug pricing
- </c> employed year over-year drug prices are employed year over-year drug prices are the<03:28:39.960
- </c> refilled through the 340b drug pricing refilled through the 340b drug pricing program<03:39:15.399
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Environment & Energy Jan 12th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Environment & Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- And I apologize because I should also ask about the last purchase, auction purchase price.
- So it's possible that some of the numbers would come from an estimate like that.
- Back in 2013, we were the first Canadian province to put in place carbon pricing.
- Ever since, ...we were the first Canadian province to put in place carbon pricing.
- Prices will go down. We can build a movement here in the U.S., like in Germany." "Great.
Committee:
House Environment & Energy
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:21:38.960><c> of</c> had given them a reasonable estimate of had given them a reasonable estimate
- We had estimated that there records.
- TPLF is estimated to be about a $400 billion global industry.
- TPLF is estimated to be about a $400 billion global industry.
- Uh, in any the price you pay for it.
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
CPN-EIG, CPN-HHS, CPN DEFER Public Hearings 02-11-2025
Commerce and Consumer Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- when they bid their PPA prices.
- when they bid their PPA prices.
- when they bid their PPA prices.
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- <00:58:39.359><c> thank</c><00:58:39.520><c> you</c> prices thank you prices thank you you<00:58:42.240
Committee:
Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection
Summary:
The joint Senate hearing focused primarily on SB 1201, a wildfire measure that would create a wildfire recovery fund and allow securitization for electric utilities. Hawaiian Electric strongly supported the bill, saying it would help protect customers, property owners, insurers, and the broader economy from future catastrophic wildfire liability while improving the utility’s credit profile and lowering financing costs. Support also came from DCCA Consumer Advocacy, the Attorney General’s office on written comments, Ulupono Initiative, Clearway Energy Group, IBEW Local 1260, Par Hawaii, KIUC, the Chamber of Commerce Hawaiʻi, Plus Power, and numerous organizations and individuals. Opponents or commenters raised concerns about the liability cap, victim compensation process, and fund structure, including the Hawaiʻi Association for Justice, the Hawaiʻi Regional Council of Carpenters, and the Hawaiʻi Insurance Council; Henry Curtis of Life of the Land supported the concept of a fund but questioned the catastrophe threshold and whether the fund would be empty without a prudency finding.
Much of the discussion centered on whether the proposed fund would actually help restore Hawaiian Electric to investment grade, with senators comparing the proposal to California’s wildfire fund. Hawaiian Electric said the bill was only one part of a broader process, alongside physical risk reduction and settlement finalization, and argued that without the bill the utility would not regain investment grade. Senators also questioned the proposed $1 billion fund size, the fairness of ratepayer contributions versus shareholder contributions, and whether customers should pay for consulting and administrative costs; Hawaiian Electric said its proposed amendment would remove those consulting-related charges. The company also said the fund would accrue interest and, if unused, could be returned to customers, and that there would be replenishment and supplemental contribution mechanisms if the fund were exhausted.
The Attorney General’s office said it still had further amendments to discuss, and the departments had not yet resolved where the fund should reside administratively, though Hawaiian Electric said it believed DCCA was the appropriate place but was open to alternatives. KIUC requested two amendments. No vote or final committee action was taken during the hearing, and the measure remained under discussion with questions and proposed amendments still outstanding.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- Representative Price? Here. Okay, we will now have a public hearing.
- So if we get an environmental study done, we at least have an idea, an estimate of what the cleanup costs
- Though if you don't have a study, if you don't have an estimate, you can't even qualify.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Banking, Financial Services and Pensions REVISED: HB1182 - Removed Feb 17th, 2026
Banking, Financial Services and Pensions
Transcript Highlights:
- Could you go over what the price tag is to the pensions? Okay, sure.
- However, the estimate on the fire was $80 million.
- And so you've got actually fewer people impacted than was estimated there, and so the cost is just over
Bills:
HB1784 , HB1245 , HB1268 , HB2116 , HB2193 , HB2206 , HB1739 , HB1889 , HB1904 , HB3172 , HB4225 , HB4352 , HB3625 , HB4263
Summary:
The Banking, Financial Services and Pensions Committee heard a series of retirement, banking, and school finance bills after announcing that several measures would be laid over or sent back to Rules and that the committee would recess briefly because of quorum and scheduling conflicts. The chair also explained the committee’s OPLA/safe-harbor process for pension bills and noted that many of the measures would still need oversight and floor consideration.
Among the bills advanced were HB 1245, allowing certain DHS CLEET-commissioned agents to join the law enforcement retirement system; HB 4352, helping people refinance homes or businesses while protecting lenders; HB 4263, giving certain retired teachers who go to work for CareerTech a choice between TRS and OPERS; HB 1268, creating a five-year DROP option for EMTs and county sheriffs in OPERS; HB 1739, reinstating a half-pay provision in the law enforcement retirement system for OHP recruitment and retention; HB 2116, expanding OLERS eligibility to certain Office of State Fire Marshal officers; HB 2206, allowing newly hired school resource officers into OLERS; HB 3625, expanding school district investment options; HB 1889, providing a catch-up COLA for older police and fire retirees; and HB 1784, requiring TRS’s assumed rate of return not fall below its past 20-year annualized return. HB 3172, the “Fair Banking Act,” would restrict adverse actions by very large financial institutions based on lawful economic activity and require explanations on request; members asked whether it would affect Oklahoma banks and whether it mirrored a presidential executive order. HB 2193 proposed a COLA for state retirement systems with caps on eligible benefits and salaries, and members raised concerns about differing actuarial estimates and the need for more work before oversight.
Most bills were reported out by committee votes ranging from 8-0 to 4-3. The chair and members repeatedly noted that several measures, especially the pension bills, would need further work with actuaries and oversight committees. The meeting ended with a brief acknowledgment of committee staff and support personnel before adjournment.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs (03/04/2026)
Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- The Congressional Budget Office estimates about 8 million people may become uninsured with the recent
- It is estimated that 500 hospitals are at risk of closure because of these changes, which would be a
- We're going to have rising health insurance prices.
- We're going to have rising health insurance prices.
- We're going to have rising health insurance prices.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- >> We've had an estimate um uh from another department uh of about 3.25 25 million.
- >> We've had an estimate um uh from another department uh of about 3.25 25 million.
- >> We've had an estimate um uh from another department uh of about 3.25 25 million.
- >> We've had an estimate um uh from another department uh of about 3.25 25 million.
- >> We've had an estimate um uh from another department uh of about 3.25 25 million.
Bills:
HB1817 , HB2056 , HB2616 , HB1718 , HB1842 , HB1740 , HB1919 , HB1616 , HB1774 , HB1984 , HB1603 , HB2171
Committee:
House Water & Land
Summary:
The committee heard HB 1817, which would create a daily bag limit for amaa/ama fish to protect Hawaii’s fisheries. DLNR said the biggest stressor on amaa populations is diversion of freshwater flows that cut off food sources for juvenile fish, and suggested that place-by-place rulemaking with fishers and stakeholders would be the most effective approach. A teacher and several Waialua Elementary students testified in strong support, describing research on declining catch data, cultural importance, and the need to preserve the fish for future generations. Other supporters said the fish is being outcompeted by invasive species and cited historical declines, including testimony that bag limits in Hilo Bay have helped increase populations.
Committee members asked DLNR about traditional and cultural gathering rights, whether the bill’s bag limit would apply to native Hawaiian practices, and whether the limit was 10 per day or per season. DLNR said constitutional Hawaiian practices are protected, but also noted that if the bag limit is set in statute it would limit the department’s flexibility to tailor rules by area. Members also asked about other conservation efforts, and DLNR said fish pond revitalization and amaa production are underway statewide. One member raised concern that a statewide statutory limit might not fit conditions on every island, and DLNR said it has authority to adopt area-specific rules through rulemaking, though that process can take months to more than a year.
The committee then moved to HP 206, an appropriations measure for the City and County of Honolulu involving school land transfers, and HP 266B relating to Banyan Drive. On HP 206, the county said the request is a one-time item and estimated costs were about $3.25 million, with the city and county already spending more than $350,000 on the transfers. On HP 266B, HCDA said it is conducting a master planning effort for Banyan Drive and plans a community visioning exercise this summer. Testimony from the Banyan Drive redevelopment agency emphasized the need for more flexible land-tenure rules, while OHA supported the bill with amendments to include cultural specialists and lineal descendants in the redevelopment process and to protect ceded lands. No votes were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, April 8, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The president promised lower prices in a booming economy, and we're going to get higher prices and a
- The president promised lower prices in a booming economy, and we're going to get higher prices and a
- The president promised lower prices in a booming economy, and we're going to get higher prices and a
- The president promised lower prices in a booming economy, and we're going to get higher prices and a
- ><c> nationwide</c> estimate that only 27 nationwide estimate that only 27 nationwide injunctions<03: