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FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

February 5, 2025 - 09:00 AM

Transcript Highlights:
  • So just to give you a little bit of background but not bore you too much with a history lesson, DFS began
  • Work meaning they began gathering business requirements, there were studies that were done, began looking
  • So we had a Gartner study to determine how to bring over the historical data from FLAIR, what the right
  • There was a comprehensive study done. It was called the FLAIR Study.
  • And it's these systems that I'm going to talk a little bit and give some background.
Summary: The subcommittee heard updates on several major technology modernization efforts, beginning with the Department of Financial Services’ Florida PALM project, which is replacing the state’s decades-old FLAIR accounting system. DFS described PALM as a statewide effort affecting all three branches of government, with cash management already live and the remaining financial management, payroll, and data warehouse components still in development. Officials said the project began in 2014, was restructured after a 2022 legislative pause, and is now being recommended for a go-live delay from January 2026 to July 2026. Members asked about governance, staffing, contract structure, cost growth, and maintenance costs; DFS said the contract is deliverable-based, the current amendment would add a net $2.2 million, and post-go-live maintenance is expected to be about $13 million annually under the current contract through July 2027. The Agency for Health Care Administration then updated the committee on the FX Medicaid enterprise modernization program. AHCA explained that federal CMS directed states to move from monolithic Medicaid systems to a modular approach, leading Florida to procure separate vendors for integration services, data warehouse, unified operations, provider services, and claims processing, with pharmacy benefits still to be procured. Officials said the project has spent about $334 million to date, with most costs federally matched, and requested $189.95 million for the upcoming year. They also highlighted a 2024 special assessment that produced 81 recommendations, most tied to staffing shortages, and said the Legislature added 47 FTEs, with 17 currently filled or being filled. Members asked about governance changes, production status, data access, and future technology maintenance; AHCA said some components are operational, the data warehouse is nearing certification, and the agency is working to keep the system adaptable and nonproprietary. The Department of Children and Families presented its Access modernization project, which is replacing a mainframe-based eligibility system used for SNAP, TANF, Medicaid assistance, and related programs. DCF said the six-year, $205 million project is in its third year and has already delivered a new customer portal with mobile access, multi-factor authentication, and fraud protections, while also building a worker portal, document management, community partner tools, and workload management functions. The agency said it is requesting $36.625 million for the next fiscal year, the same as last year, and emphasized that the project has remained on schedule and on budget by breaking work into smaller modules and using strong vendor and staff support. Members praised the project’s progress and asked about cybersecurity testing and the long delay before modernization began; DCF said security requirements were built in from the outset and that the remaining work will focus on moving staff off the legacy mainframe and modernizing notices and back-end processes.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Senate May 5th, 2026

Louisiana Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • to create a task force composed of relevant state entities, to be referred to as a tiger team, to study
  • It would add a criminal background check to be conducted for each instructor or any person who has direct
  • Members, we studied safety responses for our schools all over the state of Louisiana for the past year
  • We have to go back to study the root cause of this whole nursing home issue.
  • It lies over. ...to initiate a formal study to evaluate how land use changes and habitat loss affect
Bills: SB524, SR108, SR109, SCR56, SCR57, SCR12, HB227, HB398, HB689, HB897, HB1029, HB1107, HB1217, HB221, HCR58, HB136, SB162, SB382, SCR33, SCR30, SB112, SB194, SB307, SB341, SB346, SB363, SB495, SB503, SB507, SB509, SB513, SB408, SB131, SB145, SB333, SB464, SB466, SB500, SB283, SB338, SB488, SB35, SB65, SB215, SB228, SB246, SB249, SB268, SB269, SB282, SB296, SB312, SB319, SB323, SB369, SB431, SB474, SB484, SB490, SB492, SB501, HCR14, HB537, HB652, HB653, HB661, HB726, HB756, HB851, HB964, HB966, HB34, HB35, HB48, HB474, HB553, HB758, HB852, HB10, HB16, HB36, HB44, HB46, HB52, HB61, HB78, HB98, HB102, HB124, HB126, HB131, HB135, HB141, HB142, HB164, HB170, HB171, HB179, HB194, HB231, HB245, HB280, HB292, HB294, HB297, HB305, HB336, HB337, HB351, HB436, HB594, HB789, HB956, HB957, HB995, HB1040, HB50, HB117, HB120, HB122, HB139, HB148, HB149, HB185, HB199, HB247, HB271, HB286, HB301, HB358, HB359, HB384, HB413, HB428, HB450, HB462, HB547, HB613, HB631, HB657, HB669, HB675, HB680, HB691, HB712, HB716, HB720, HB723, HB727, HB728, HB735, HB747, HB759, HB825, HB842, HB845, HB846, HB903, HB904, HB907, HB923, HB929, HB941, HB962, HB965, HB1036, HB287, HB370, HB515, HB521, HB570, HB1200, HB29, HB39, HB58, HB67, HB73, HB76, HB77, HB82, HB112, HB121, HB125, HB132, HB134, HB151, HB154, HB155, HB161, HB166, HB187, HB191, HB207, HB211, HB224, HB238, HB241, HB242, HB250, HB260, HB265, HB275, HB300, HB320, HB338, HB339, HB349, HB379, HB399, HB427, HB463, HB464, HB468, HB545, HB550, HB551, HB565, HB588, HB639, HB725, HB782, HB805, HB808, HB834, HB847, HB853, HB858, HB861, HB883, HB916, HB937, HB977, HB1012, HB1027, HB1044, HB1054, HB1071, HB1091, HB1117, HB119, HB129, HB677, HB850, SB68, SB149
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Elections Finance and Government Operations Working Group 1/15/25

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • In 1987 there was a special law that was passed that allowed the county to study the possibility of a
  • In 1987 there was a special law that was passed that allowed the county to study the possibility of a
  • In 1987 there was a special law that was passed that allowed the county to study the possibility of a
  • In 1987 there was a special law that was passed that allowed the county to study the possibility of a
  • In 1987 there was a special law that was passed that allowed the county to study the possibility of a
Keywords: 1183, house
Summary: The House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee met for an introductory, familiarization-only session. Members and staff introduced themselves, and House Fiscal Staff provided a budget overview for the committee’s elections-related jurisdiction. That overview covered the Office of the Secretary of State, including a requested $200,000 one-time general fund match to draw down additional federal HAVA funds released in 2024, and the presidential primary, which is an open statutory appropriation that reimburses state and local costs in even-numbered election years. It also reviewed the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board’s operations budget, the public subsidy program’s statutory and taxpayer checkoff funding, and the Voting Operations and Elections Resources account, which is funded at $3 million annually for local election-related costs. Members asked questions about the HAVA match, including whether the funds were tied to the most recent election cycle and what specific goals or security-related uses the Secretary of State’s request would support. Staff said they would need to research the details further and would share responses with the full committee. One member also raised broader concerns about non-state money entering elections and the need for clear guidance and oversight; staff said that area was beyond their expertise but could be researched further. The chair noted that the Secretary of State would appear at a future meeting and encouraged members to submit questions for shared follow-up. House Research then gave an overview of the committee’s government operations jurisdiction. Staff explained that the committee historically deals with structural and administrative issues such as agency organization, rulemaking, boards and commissions, state contracting, state IT services, emergency management, and state symbols and recognition days. They emphasized the committee’s role in maintaining consistency and compatibility across state government and in considering the balance between legislative authority and executive-branch discretion. Staff also noted overlap with State Government Finance for fiscal matters and said they would return for more detailed discussion if members wanted it. The final presentation introduced local government concepts. House Research outlined Minnesota’s local government structure, including counties, cities, towns, and special districts, and explained terms such as political subdivision, home rule charter, and Dillon’s rule. The presentation described local governments as creatures of the state, reviewed home rule charter and general welfare authority, and noted that local government powers are defined by statute unless otherwise provided. No votes or formal actions were taken.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education Jan 15th, 2025

Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • My professional background is education advocacy.
  • My professional background is education advocacy.
  • These are very, very classic eye-tracking studies that have been done by people like Dr.
  • I think we can see that in the genetic data, and we can see that in some of the studies that our team
  • They don't study the genes associated with autism, and so Dr.
Summary: The committee held its first meeting and received an overview of the Pre-K-12 education appropriations jurisdiction and base budget. Staff explained that education funding is driven largely by enrollment and per-student formulas, with most money coming from state and local sources. The presentation highlighted the major budget areas: early learning, the Florida Education Finance Program (FEFP), non-FEFP K-12 programs, federal programs, and the State Board of Education. Members asked about instructional materials funding and how scholarship students who return to public schools are counted and funded; staff explained that instructional materials remain in the base and that funding depends on survey timing, with districts ultimately funded through the enrollment count process. The committee then reviewed federal IDEA funding for students with disabilities. Department of Education officials explained how IDEA Part B funds are split between state set-asides and local educational agencies, and noted that Florida ranked fourth nationally in total IDEA Part B funding and received a 95% state determination for meeting IDEA requirements. They also described the bureau’s responsibilities, including monitoring, dispute resolution, instructional support, and the Hope Florida unit for ages 3 to 5. Members asked for more information on student performance outcomes and how the state measures success beyond compliance, and the department agreed to provide follow-up data. The final major topic was the Florida Diagnostic and Learning Resources System (FDLRS), including associate centers, multidisciplinary centers, and specialized centers for deaf/hard of hearing and visually impaired students. Presenters described services such as child find, family support, assessments, professional learning, accessible instructional materials, and technical assistance. Committee members focused on whether families and schools have equal access to services across the state, how IEP disputes and reevaluations are handled, and whether more support is needed for parents, teachers, and rural districts. FDLRS representatives said they do not write IEPs but help connect families to districts, provide training and assessments, and support compliance and data collection; they also emphasized staffing and resource needs, especially for low-incidence disabilities and multilingual family outreach.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

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

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Transcript Highlights:
  • a long Bar Association process within the corporate law or business law section, including careful study
  • that section or business law section um that included<00:01:47.600> careful<00:01:48.119> study
  • <00:01:48.479> of<00:01:48.680> recent<00:01:49.000> changes included careful study
  • of recent changes included careful study of recent changes in<00:01:49.560> the<00:01:49.719>
  • I spent the last weekend on a study committee, or drafting committee.
Bills: HF747, HF360
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Transcript Highlights:
  • There were two interim studies. I do not believe this is the end-all fix.
  • I don't believe so because, as of two weeks ago, they had not done that study for a fact.
  • just so we know what we're talking about, what we propose to do is to move the task to OSU to do a study
  • Pro Tem, it's been asked a couple of times about the Wildlife Department doing these studies.
  • In fact, I did have an Oklahoma content creator come to my interim study on this topic, and that was
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Transcript Highlights:
  • Then, a white paper study taken in 2018 demonstrated that the graduates Of our education prep programs
  • , who did a practicum, who studied the pedagogy, who had access to the excellent support services of
  • And I would say academic outcomes don't suffer because of it, based on studies in Texas.
  • I'm not sure which study you're referring to.
  • And Texas University of Texas studied this, and student results did not decline as a result of these
MA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Why do we study disparities? We know why we study disparities, because they exist.
  • If we can't improve care, we can't improve care if we can't study it.
  • I know a study that showed that... ...those disparities. We talk about Dr.
  • We're doing studies with our alumni that have been through the program. ...professionals.
  • We're doing studies with our alumni that have been through the program.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Massachusetts Permanent Commission on the Status of Persons with Disabilities held a public hearing focused on health equity for people with disabilities. The chair opened by explaining that the session was not about specific legislation, but about sharing data, lived experience, and strategies to inform more inclusive health systems. Presenters included representatives from the Health Equity Compact, the Department of Public Health, MassHealth, UnitedHealthcare Community Plan, the Brain Injury Association of Massachusetts, UMass Chan Medical School, Spaulding Rehabilitation, and the Arc of Massachusetts/Operation House Call. Speakers described how structural racism and ableism contribute to poor health outcomes, unemployment, poverty, and barriers to care for disabled people, especially disabled people of color. Testimony highlighted access problems such as inaccessible medical equipment, transportation, inadequate provider training, lack of culturally competent care, and insurance barriers. Several speakers emphasized the importance of collecting and disaggregating disability data, training providers in disability-competent care, and screening for accommodation needs. MassHealth described its Quality and Equity Incentive Program under the 1115 waiver, including disability-related metrics on data completeness, staff training, and accommodation screening, and reported early increases in hospitals collecting self-reported disability data. Brain injury advocates focused on inequities in rehabilitation access, including the impact of CMS’s “three-hour rule,” which they argued denies needed inpatient rehab to people with severe traumatic brain injury. They called for policy changes, a TBI task force, and possibly bipartisan legislation if CMS cannot revise the rule. Other testimony described DPH efforts such as one-to-one navigation, health promotion workshops, mini-grants for accessible recreation, and the Massachusetts Health and Disability Partnership. The hearing also highlighted medical education efforts like Operation House Call, which uses home visits and disability-led teaching to reduce bias and improve provider competence. No votes were taken and no formal actions were announced.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Appropriations Committee May 23rd, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • AB 276, Bennett, background checks: hold in committee.
  • AB 1482, Castillo, animal shelter study: hold in committee.
  • AB 661, Lee, guaranteed income study: holding committee.
  • AB 403, Ortega, Medi-Cal CCHW study: holding committee.
  • AB 701, Ortega, solitary confinement study: holding committee.
Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee held its May 23, 2025 suspense hearing and opened by emphasizing the difficult budget environment, rising costs for constituents, and the need to make tough choices. The chair said many bills would be held, amended to reduce costs, or made two-year bills because the state could not afford broad program expansions this year. The committee also noted the agenda was organized alphabetically by author and that results would be posted later that day. The committee then acted on a large suspense file, taking up hundreds of Assembly bills across topics including housing, health care, education, labor, public safety, climate, water, transportation, elections, and technology. Many bills were held in committee, while many others were approved with cost-saving, clarifying, or author’s amendments. Examples included measures on CalABLE, Covered California enrollment, wildfire and insurance issues, reproductive health, school and college programs, prison and juvenile justice matters, AI and data privacy, and local government and utility regulation. Several bills were converted to two-year bills to continue discussion. Throughout the hearing, the committee repeatedly voted on bills by A roll call or B roll call, often with Republicans not voting on amended measures. Some bills were advanced with notable amendments, such as narrowing scope, removing appropriations, delaying implementation, or striking costly provisions. The committee also approved a number of committee bills and omnibus measures, including emergency management, judiciary, insurance, and water-related bills. At the end of the hearing, the chair stated that the committee had moved 435 bills to the Assembly floor, either as do pass or do pass as amended, and adjourned the meeting.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Environment Committee Meeting - 2025-03-25

Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • We are trying to use our movement studies and research to determine how these cases are just popping
  • Sweden did a study and found that this, in fact, does not carry toxic levels.
  • Some background on keys: all keys, including plated ones, are made of brass and contain lead at levels
  • I think some of the disconnect with the agency is a study that the Department of Health did where they
  • in the DHS study.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Mar 5th, 2025

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • death penalty case, we would anybody could be appointed to one, but we expect somebody with a large background
  • under Operation Nightingale that may be practicing under, uh, without the adequate, um, educational background
  • benchmark and I'm going to be swayed in this particular case because we tend to do this in the background
  • To give you some statistical background on the commission during this last fiscal year we had approximately
  • The committee is charged with the study, review, and then advice to the Supreme Court relative to the
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session - Part 3 - 05/17/26

Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The streamlining was taken under advisement and study in a large consultative process statewide among
  • that relates to the healthcare study for educators and school districts.
  • IP STUDY THAT RELATES TO THE HEALTHCARE STUDY FOR EDUCATORS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS THERE IS A STUDY THAT
  • President, funding time to study and rehabilitating a hockey arena and other projects.
  • Rest and members for getting the nuclear study in this bill.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Mar 31st, 2026

Alabama Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The 2024 social studies curriculum approved by the Alabama State Board of Education provides social studies
  • The 2024 social studies understanding.
  • Social studies citizens in society.
  • <00:59:51.920> are<00:59:52.079> not social studies include but are not social studies
  • And then of course background cabins.
Keywords: 920, all
Summary: The meeting included a Senate recognition ceremony honoring the Winona High School boys basketball team for winning the 2026 Alabama High School Athletic Association 5A state championship. A resolution was read commending the team for its 101-40 victory over Silicag, noting the team’s record-setting performance, Brendan Davis’s MVP honor, the contributions of other players, and Coach Cedric Lane’s leadership. Senators and the lieutenant governor praised the players’ sportsmanship, the school community, and the team’s historic season, and copies of the resolution were presented to the team, coaches, and administrators. Several guests and school representatives also spoke briefly, including the coach and principal, who thanked the Senate and noted the team’s success and the principal’s retirement after 35 years. After the recognition, the Senate returned to session and adopted the Committee on Rules report setting the special order calendar. The calendar included Senate Bill 99 on the Ten Commandments, Senate Bill 298 on Class 3 municipalities, House Bill 381 on camp safety, Senate Bill 370 on tax increment districts, Senate Bill 363 on the Department of Economic and Community Affairs, House Bill 466 on firefighters, House Bill 95 on elections, House Bill 259 on stablecoin, and Senate Bill 342 on education. The chamber then took up SB 99, sponsored by Senators Kelly and Sessions. Senator Kelly described the bill as requiring local school boards to display the Ten Commandments, together with founding documents such as the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, Bill of Rights, and Alabama Constitution preamble, in certain history classrooms and common areas for grades five through 12, using donated displays and funds when available. He said the bill was intended as a historical and educational measure, not religious instruction, and emphasized the inclusion of a disclaimer stating Alabama is not establishing a religion. After extended debate and a petition to close debate from the Rules Committee, the Senate voted on the bill by long roll and passed SB 99, with the recorded vote announced as 30 yeas and 4 nays.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Juvenile Justice Apr 7th, 2025

S/C on Juvenile Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • Texas study, 30% and they looked at similar youths who went on probation versus state youth youth lockups
  • all of our national work around juvenile. initiatives, probation transformation, and our work My background
  • In studies in New York City, for example, where they've evaluated.
  • Super critical that you have staff who are relatable, who are credible, understand their background.
  • Again, as with my background, as an officer of the court, having been a probation officer of the carry
Bills: HB31, HB3360
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

TGWG Informational Briefing 05-21-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I want to point out a study here because there was a 2025 study that found that legalization alone was
  • As you have studied gaming and focused...
  • Like, we don't do problem studies on gambling.
  • I think a couple of things I believe you're spot-on with the prevalence study.
  • Uh additionally, how were those feasibility studies determined?
Keywords: 912, senate, all
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Banking and Insurance Mar 25th, 2025

Banking and Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • The first one is a case study. It's about predators, gangsters, harsh terms, maybe...
  • In this case study, a condo association in Fort Myers was liened for $1.7 million.
  • At hand is regarding art of... that's part two, okay, and it's a case study.
  • The first one is a case study for part two, so it's related. So let's look at SB 794.
  • Had these similar discussions, and I participated in study, including the one in Utah, but also.
Summary: The committee first took up SB 794, as amended by a late-filed strike-all, which would require a human being to make insurance claim denial decisions and prohibit artificial intelligence from being the sole basis for a denial. The sponsor said the bill was intended to preserve human oversight while allowing innovation in claims processing. Public testimony included support from the Florida Insurance Consumer Advocate and the Florida Medical Association, along with one speaker urging additional protections for homeowners. The committee adopted the strike-all and reported SB 794 favorably with committee substitutes. Members then heard SB 134, which removes the $500 threshold on the sales tax exemption for bullion, making sales of gold, silver, and platinum bullion fully exempt and eliminating certain dealer documentation requirements. Supporters argued the change would reduce a regressive tax and help consumers preserve savings; the sponsor estimated a revenue impact of about $300,000. The bill was reported favorably. The committee also adopted a strike-all on SB 888, which directs the Office of Insurance Regulation to create a more consumer-friendly homeowners insurance website with premium comparison information, market data, rate filing access, and educational resources. The sponsor and Leader Boyd said the goal was to improve transparency and help consumers navigate a stabilizing market. SB 888 was reported favorably with committee substitutes. The final bill heard was SB 1578, covering mammograms and supplemental breast cancer screenings. The sponsor said it would expand coverage requirements in ACA plans and private insurance policies, including annual mammograms for women ages 40 to 50 and supplemental screening coverage, while noting Medicaid already provides these services. The Florida Insurance Consumer Advocate waived in support, and the bill was reported favorably. After the bills, the committee held a lengthy panel discussion on gold and silver as legal tender and transactional money, with testimony from officials from Utah and Florida, industry representatives, and advocacy groups. Panelists discussed constitutional authority, consumer protections, depository oversight, taxation issues, and possible transactional platforms for precious metals. No further action was taken after the discussion, and the committee adjourned.
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Legislative Session Day 48 (3-17-26)

Kentucky House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • because they just didn't do the studies. because they just didn't do the studies.
  • that the EPA are ghostriting the studies that the EPA relies<00:59:18.960> on.
  • Multiple peer-reviewed studies, including the agricultural health study of 2020, has linked long-term
  • c> Multiple peer-reviewed studies including Multiple peer-reviewed studies including the<01:21:34.239
  • 01:21:35.600> 2020 the agricultural health study of 2020 the agricultural health study of 2020
Keywords: 958, all
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs Apr 28th, 2025

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Thank you, Senator Flores, and I appreciate this bill, especially with your law enforcement background
  • The committee substitute directs the State Board... ...veterinary medical examiners to conduct a study
  • viability and implications of this practice and provide... ...to provide a report on the results of the study
  • I appreciate the study, and Senator Johnson was more than willing to convert it to that to garner support
  • loopholes relating to the establishment of a veterinary-client-patient relationship, converted to a study
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

89th Legislative Session Mar 26th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • If you could grab a picture, I'm going to photoshop a golf course in the background.
  • Members, uh, just a reminder, today we're going to have the Capital Commission House member Bible study
  • you to take the time if you have it to join, uh, Scott Wall, the Capitol Commission for, for Bible study
  • HB 3738 by Schaffner relating to the annual study of perfluoride and polyfluoricide substances in school
  • HB 3829 by Curry, relating to a study to review the animal friendly account for the Committee on Public
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session Feb 24th, 2025

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Moreland founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History.
  • As a college adjunct professor in Africana Studies, I understand that black history defies confinement
  • As we celebrate Black History Month, it is imperative that we acknowledge the way in which we study the
  • See, I came from the only black ethnic studies center in the entire UC system.
  • When our country's history is focused on halting scientific research, study, and discovery, it is crucial
Keywords: 988, house, all