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MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on the Judiciary Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on the Judiciary
Transcript Highlights:
- It will do so by requiring the commissioner of probation to automatically seal all eligible criminal
- To ensure that people know their rights to seal their records, the bill would require the commissioner
- This would help ensure the commissioner has the information they need, such as the release dates, to
- Now the DPH Commissioner, Robbie Goldstein.
- Welcome, Commissioner. Good to see you. Good to see you as well. Thank you for your testimony.
Summary:
The committee heard extensive testimony on several Judiciary bills, with the largest portion focused on S. 1178/H. 2052 to reduce mass incarceration and end life without parole. People incarcerated at MCI Framingham, MCI Norfolk, and NCCI Gardner described personal growth, rehabilitation, restorative justice work, family separation, and the belief that parole eligibility after long sentences would better reflect public safety and human development. Speakers emphasized that life without parole removes hope and can undermine rehabilitation, while supporters argued that many lifers are older, less likely to reoffend, and could contribute positively if given a chance at parole review. Committee members did not take votes during the hearing.
The committee also heard testimony on S. 1139 to restore the statute of limitations for wrongful death claims involving tobacco use, with Sen. Keenan explaining that a recent SJC decision had cut off claims where the injured person did not sue within three years before death. He said the bill would restore families’ ability to seek redress in cases involving long-latency tobacco harms like COPD. Another major topic was S. 1205, which would add abusive litigation to the definition of coercive control in domestic violence law; Sen. Michael Moore said the bill would stop abusers from using repeated court filings to harass and financially burden survivors.
The committee also took up S. 1114 on automatic record sealing, with Sen. Friedman and others arguing that the current petition-based process is slow, burdensome, and disproportionately harms people with criminal records, especially Black and Latino residents. Testimony also supported H. 1965/S. 1132 on compensation for wrongful conviction, with advocates and sponsors describing a faster administrative claims process, transitional support, and higher compensation without the current cap. Sen. Payano testified for S. 1241 to expand educational programming for incarcerated emerging adults, saying education reduces recidivism and improves reentry outcomes.
A substantial portion of the hearing focused on S. 2522, an update to Massachusetts’ shield law for reproductive and gender-affirming care. Sen. Friedman, the Attorney General’s office, and DPH Commissioner Robbie Goldstein said the bill is needed to strengthen protections against out-of-state legal attacks, protect patient and provider data, clarify enforcement authority, and add a state-level EMTALA-style emergency care requirement. Committee members asked detailed questions about prescription labeling, the prescription monitoring program, attorney discipline, custody and full faith and credit issues, and whether the bill’s enforcement language could create unintended limits or conflicts. The Attorney General’s office said it would provide follow-up written testimony on several technical questions.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Paragraph D requires that if the commissioner provides staff and project assistance, the commissioner
- Paragraph D requires that if the commissioner provides staff and project assistance, the commissioner
- Definitely we'll have some past fail criteria like insurance and bonding, but our technical criteria
- Definitely we'll have some past fail criteria like insurance and bonding, but our technical criteria
- Definitely we'll have some pass/fail criteria like insurance and bonding, but our technical criteria
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm Roger Husser, Assistant Commissioner in the Division of Administration.
- Most of our insurance issues now are the rebuilding cost of a house, and we've seen insurance double.
- So projects that meet the following criteria can be presented to the Commissioner for consideration for
- So what we do now is we send a letter to the commissioner, and then we work with the commissioner and
- And so for certain threshold projects, right, I think the commissioner can make that determination for
Summary:
The Ways and Means Committee held an informational hearing on the state capital outlay process, with Roger Husser and Matt Baker of the Division of Administration’s Office of Facilities Planning and Control (FPNC) presenting a detailed review of House Bill 2 and proposed improvements. They said FPNC administers about 54% of the bill, while other agencies administer the rest, and emphasized that the capital outlay program has improved significantly over the last few years, with project expenditures more than doubling due to better cash-flow management, staffing changes, and more efficient project administration. They also explained how the bill is structured by priorities, how the priority-one cash line of credit is capped and adjusted for construction inflation, and how the bill has grown into a much larger, longer-range plan than a true five-year program, especially on the non-state side.
A major theme was that the bill contains too many dormant, legacy, and low-priority projects, which creates false expectations and ties up funding. Committee members pressed the presenters on culture change, third-party project management, staffing shortages, and the use of technology and statutory interpretation to speed projects without sacrificing compliance. Husser and Baker said they had reduced internal bureaucracy, used staff augmentation because of hiring difficulties, delegated smaller projects to agencies when appropriate, and improved cash-flow analysis so projects can move forward with less money up front. They also discussed overappropriations, dormant projects, and the need to reappropriate unused funds to projects that can actually spend them.
The presenters offered several recommendations and considerations: limit the number and size of new projects, reduce scope creep, require more regular endorsement of long-running projects, consider caps on priority-five funding, impose time limits and reporting requirements on non-state grant projects, and possibly require non-state entities to escrow or otherwise demonstrate their match earlier. They also suggested bundling related projects together, expanding that approach beyond the current pilot, and improving transparency by showing full project funding history and the first year each project appeared in the bill. No votes were taken, and the meeting remained informational, with members generally supportive of the efficiency reforms while also raising concerns about false hope, dormant projects, and the need for clearer expectations and accountability.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- It's part of the department's mission that, within the department's resources, the commissioner shall
- department's resources the commissioner department's resources the commissioner shall<00:35:18.480
- And what we found was, and we heard it from Commissioner, Assistant Commissioner Bobby Burnham, is that
- ,<01:04:13.200>
assistant <01:04:13.599>commissioner commissioner, assistant commissioner - commissioner, assistant commissioner Bobby<01:04:14.400>
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Keywords:
parental notification, school safety, bullying, harassment, violence, prohibited conduct, student discipline, charter school, school district, data practices, student privacy, parent rights, guardian notification, school incident reporting, cyberbullying, restraint, reasonable force, anti-bullying policy, school administration, student conduct
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- For example, when I asked your assistant commissioner, Mr.
- No health insurance company, no other entity would be able to sustain business on a 2 to 3% overhead
- No health insurance company, no other entity would be able to sustain business on a 2 to 3% overhead
- No health insurance company, no other entity would be able to sustain business on a 2 to 3% overhead
- No health insurance company, no other entity would be able to sustain business on a 2 to 3% overhead
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The bill also directs the Ethics Commissioner to develop a training program so state employees can recognize
- premiums. ...we are all paying for in insurance premiums and enhanced and elevated amounts of actual
- And then strikes the requirement that a failure to use available health insurance be considered a failure
- A lot of private insurances are at 110% of Medicare, 120%, 130% of Medicare, and those are considered
- When you bill other insurances, you are going to get the Medicare rate.
Keywords:
election officials, confidentiality, personal information, government transparency, public safety, spirit beverages, alcoholic beverages, Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code, distribution, taxation, firearms, local regulation, archery equipment, weapons, voter registration, statewide list, county requirements, election integrity, computer services contracts, mental health
Summary:
The Senate Committee on State Affairs heard Senate Bill 3031, which would expand aggravated assault to cover certain road-rage shootings involving a person in or traveling to or from a motor vehicle, when a firearm is discharged and causes injury, property damage, or fear of serious bodily injury. Senator Schwertner laid out the bill for the author, described it as closing a gap in the law, and there was no public testimony; the bill was left pending.
The committee then heard Senate Bill 2514, a measure by Chairman Hughes aimed at creating a DPS unit to identify, investigate, and monitor hostile foreign influence operations and to require ethics training for state employees. Supportive invited testimony from Dr. Jacqueline Deal, Ambassador Kelly Curry, and Michael Lucci emphasized threats from the Chinese Communist Party, transnational repression, cyber intrusion, and state-level influence efforts, and argued Texas should take a leading role. Public testimony included opposition from speakers who raised concerns about free speech, privacy, and potential overbreadth. The bill was left pending after testimony closed.
Finally, the committee took up Senate Bill 30 as pending business and discussed a committee substitute. Senator Schwertner explained that the substitute would limit admissible medical expense evidence to amounts paid or up to 300% of Medicare, clarify treatment of provider testimony and attorney-referred providers, remove a requirement that plaintiffs use available health insurance to mitigate damages, strike a unanimous-verdict requirement for non-economic damages, and delete a remittitur provision. Senators questioned the impact on sexual assault and child abuse survivors, the use of Medicare as a benchmark, and whether the bill would still allow fair compensation. After discussion, SB 30 was left pending and the committee recessed subject to the call of the chair.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Health and Human Services Feb 5th, 2025
House Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- I will say that I sat down with a couple of insurers, the lobbyists for insurers.
- With auto insurance, if you don't pay, you don't have insurance.
- insured anymore.
- In the state of Washington, recently in the last two years, the insurance commissioner there banned the
- rate on his insurance?
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Health and Human Services Jun 26th, 2025
Legislative Health & Human Services Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- have homeless issues, if they have substance abuse issues, if they need counseling, if they need insurance
- We also have the ability to take care of folks who are categorically ineligible for insurance.
- And HCA would then be billed for that 10% subsidy. then pay the insurance company out of the HCAF.
- HCAF revenue from the premium surtax has far exceeded the insurance subsidy needs.
- I mean the overhead for Medicare is 5% where the overhead for private insurance is 16%.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- SB 739 adds an investigator commissioned by the Commissioner of Insurance into the section of code that
- I'm a captain with the Texas Department of Insurance Fraud Unit. So we are in favor. Mr.
- of the public from economic harm through investigation and enforcement of insurance fraud and other
- crimes committed during the course of the business of insurance.
- Business of insurance is routinely conducted online today, whether it involves applying for an insurance
Summary:
The committee heard and laid out a series of criminal justice bills, with public and invited testimony on restitution, juvenile justice, child abuse reporting, public-safety protections, organ trafficking, property fraud, disaster-response worker protections, fentanyl exposure, emergency data disclosure, insurance-fraud investigations, blood warrant execution, human smuggling, and TJJD advocacy access. Several measures drew support from prosecutors, clerks, law enforcement, utility companies, and victims who described real-world harms and delays in current law; opposition or caution came from civil-rights and advocacy groups on bills involving expanded criminal liability, data disclosure, and juvenile-facility access. Most bills were left pending after testimony, with the committee later voting out SB 127 favorably and placing it on the local and uncontested calendar.
SB 1666 would streamline restitution payments for parole or mandatory supervision cases by requiring TDCJ to include victim information when forwarding payments, shortening the period before unclaimed funds go to the Crime Victims’ Compensation Fund, and clarifying confidentiality and contact procedures; county clerks supported it as an efficiency measure. SB 2776 would let TJJD disclose certain information, with written consent, to support the Credible Messengers Program, and SB 127 would extend limitations periods for failure-to-report child abuse and concealment offenses, with testimony emphasizing delayed discovery of abuse and the need for accountability. SB 1980 would increase penalties for assaulting or interfering with peace officers, parole officers, and community supervision officers, and SB 456 would raise penalties for organ purchasing/trafficking and create a more specific criminal framework for the offense; both drew strong support from law enforcement and victims.
The committee also heard SB 2611 on real property theft and deed fraud, which would create separate offenses for real property theft and fraud, add a ten-year limitations period, require criminal judgments to be filed in county property records, and expand restitution and title-clearing remedies. Witnesses described forged deeds, stolen church and family properties, and long, costly efforts to restore title; county clerks and prosecutors said the bill would help victims and streamline civil remedies. SB 482 would increase penalties for offenses against utility workers during declared disasters or evacuation orders, prompted by reports of threats and assaults during Hurricane Beryl; utility representatives said the bill is needed to keep mutual-aid crews coming to Texas. SB 1234 would add fentanyl to the endangerment statute for vulnerable people, while SB 816 would allow providers to disclose electronic data in immediate life-threatening situations; both drew support from prosecutors and criticism from civil-rights advocates concerned about overbreadth and liability protections.
MN
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- the world around us, 3 to 7% annually, as we weren't seeing any increases despite fuel, grocery, insurance
- , uh medical benefits, all of insurance, uh medical benefits, all of those<00:32:27.039>
things insurance and things like that already. insurance and things like that already.- of human services must commissioner of human services must immediately<01:03:58.880>
release <- You know, I do have customers through my insurance agency who are in the nursing home.
- of human services must commissioner of human services must immediately<01:03:58.880>
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 3/3/26
Energy Finance and Policy
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- I am deputy commissioner of Commerce for Energy, and I'm here today in support of the bill you lead,
- I am deputy commissioner of Pete Woff.
- I am deputy commissioner of Commerce<00:09:26.080>
for <00:09:26.320>Energy, <00:09:27.279 - Commissioner Kash. Commissioner Kash. Deep<00:46:52.560>
breath. - It's looking like home insurance risk.
Bills:
HF3556
Summary:
The committee approved the February 26, 2026 minutes and then took up House File 3556, which would rename Minnesota’s community solar garden program the Melissa Hortman Community Solar Garden Program. The bill’s author described the measure as a tribute to Hortman’s leadership and her role in creating the program, noting its importance to Minnesota’s solar industry and the broader clean energy transition. The author moved HF 3556 to the general register, and the committee proceeded to testimony.
Testifiers from the Public Utilities Commission, Department of Commerce, solar industry groups, clean energy organizations, and community solar advocates all supported the bill. They credited Hortman with authoring and advancing the 2013 legislation that created Minnesota’s community solar program and said it became a national model that expanded access to solar for renters, lower-income households, and others who could not install rooftop systems. Several witnesses highlighted the program’s growth, including more than 1 gigawatt of approved projects, strong participation by low- and moderate-income subscribers, and job creation and private investment in Minnesota.
Witnesses also emphasized Hortman’s personal leadership style, describing her as prepared, persuasive, collaborative, and deeply committed to clean energy and public service. Some recounted personal interactions with her and said the name change would preserve her legacy and ensure future Minnesotans remember her impact. No vote on the bill itself was taken during the testimony shown, beyond the motion to send HF 3556 to the general register.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services (01/22/2026)
Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
Transcript Highlights:
- >> for represent for the commissioner. >> for represent for the commissioner.
- >> You want the commissioner? >> Yeah, I I am. I don't— >> Thank you, Commissioner.
- Does it weak enough<02:00:43.920>
commissioner? enough commissioner? enough commissioner? - >> You want the commissioner? >> You want the commissioner?
- >> Thank you, Commissioner. Thank you. >> Thank you, Commissioner. Thank you.
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm Jeremiah Reman here on behalf of the County Commissioners Association.
- Uh, unfortunately, House Bill 141 is not something that the commissioners can support in its current
- And prior to that, I was a planning commissioner for eight years.
- <01:48:40.159>
for that, I was a planning commissioner for that, I was a planning commissioner - that if the sure there's some insurance that if the positions<02:26:55.760>
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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Public Safety Committee Meeting - 2026-03-25
Public Safety Finance and Policy
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- For the record, my name is Safia Khan, and I'm the Deputy Commissioner of Corrections.
- and I'm record, my name is Safia Khan and I'm the<00:17:29.840>
Deputy <00:17:30.120>Commissioner - the Deputy Commissioner of Corrections. the Deputy Commissioner of Corrections.
- I just want to reiterate again thanks to Representative Pinto for working with myself and Commissioner
- with uh myself and Commissioner with uh myself and Commissioner uh<00:36:23.080>
Evans <00
Keywords:
HF4371, Minnesota background checks, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, Office of the Legislative Auditor, Legislative Auditor, criminal history records, national criminal history record information, public safety, statutory amendment, section 299C.76, requesting agency, state audit, oversight, background screening, criminal records, county agencies, MNsure, Department of Revenue, Department of Human Services
TX
Texas 89th 1st C.S.
Senate Special Committee on Congressional Redistricting Jul 25th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- We saw the same thing already happened on the Tarrant County Commissioners Court, which just approved
- The county commissioners here in Tarrant County, just like our Tarrant County commissioners, we're afraid
- This is no different that when we have been fighting up here in Tarrant County, the county commissioners
- here in Tarrant County, just like our Tarrant County commissioners, the county commissioners here in
- Tarrant County, just like our Tarrant County commissioners, we're afraid that they might lose power
Summary:
The Senate Special Committee on Congressional Redistricting held its first regional hearing, focused on South and Central Texas, including Bexar County, Travis County, and the Rio Grande Valley. After establishing a quorum, the committee adopted its rules on a 6-3 roll-call vote, with Senators Alvarado and Miles voting no. Chair Phil King explained the regional-hearing format, the use of 2020 census data, the online testimony process, and the availability of written comments and future hearings. Several members then gave opening remarks, with Republicans emphasizing public input and Democrats arguing the special session and mid-decade redistricting were unnecessary and aimed at minority districts.
A major procedural issue arose over whether the committee should invite or subpoena the DOJ attorney who authored the July 7 letter that prompted the redistricting discussion. Senator Miles moved to subpoena the attorney; the motion was seconded but then set aside after the chair said the committee could not take formal action on a non-procedural matter during a regional hearing under the adopted rules. The chair said he would consult legal counsel about issuing an invitation, and members discussed the August 7 deadline referenced in the DOJ letter. The committee then moved on to public testimony.
Witnesses, including Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia, law professor Ellen Katz, and Texas NAACP president Gary Bledsoe, argued that the DOJ letter misread the law and that the targeted districts were lawful opportunity or coalition districts. They said the Fifth Circuit’s Pettway decision was limited to Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and did not declare coalition districts unconstitutional, and they cited Bartlett v. Strickland as warning against intentionally dismantling effective minority districts. Garcia and Bledsoe said the hearing was politically motivated and would harm Black and Latino representation; Katz said Texas would act illegally if it followed the DOJ letter’s instructions. Members asked questions about the legal status of coalition districts, the 2021 map-drawing process, and the difference between opportunity, coalition, and crossover districts. The hearing continued with additional public witnesses, including labor representative Emily Amps, who said workers and communities of color were being harmed by the proposed redistricting effort.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session-Day 5, February 13, 2026-PM
Wyoming Senate Floor Meeting
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premium 2008 retirey health insurance premium 2008 retirey health insurance - So the the county commissioners.
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authority commissioners designate their authority commissioners designate their authority to - <03:00:53.439>
Maybe county commissioners ask for. Maybe county commissioners ask for.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- And, you know, again, it ranges depending on the insurance also, but what do they make a year, I guess
- Chair now calls Rick Thompson, County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas, for the bill.
- I'm the legislative director for the County Judges Commissioners Association.
- The Commissioners Court has to approve it.
- So once the Commissioners Court approves it, they may Rick Thompson: Go buy it and then, if there is
Bills:
HB158
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Energy and Natural Resources (03/04/2025)
Energy and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
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those <00 - It would simply clarify that the Electric Assistance Program Advisory Board advises the commissioner
- It would simply clarify that the Electric Assistance Program Advisory Board advises the commissioner
- Thank you for the record, Chris Alms, Deputy Commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Energy.
- For the record, Deputy Commissioner Chris Elms of the New Hampshire Department of Energy.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Day 24 (2-10-26)
Kentucky Senate Floor Meeting
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Committee <00:05:23.360>has The Banking and Insurance Committee has The Banking and Insurance - Senate Bill 136 is an act relating to unemployment insurance fraud.
- President, I move for passage of Senate Bill 136. insurance fraud.
- It is very simple and insurance fraud.
Summary:
The Senate opened with an invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance, then established a quorum with 38 members present and approved the journal from February 9, 2026. Committee reports were received on several bills, including Agriculture reporting Senate Bills 45 and 155 favorably, Banking and Insurance reporting Senate Bills 118 and 153 with committee substitutes, Families and Children reporting Senate Bill 160, and Licensing and Occupations reporting Senate Bills 98 and 145. The House also communicated passage of House Bill 748 and requested concurrence. New measures were introduced, including bills on pharmacy technician supervision, a Kentucky Health Command, campaign finance, and speech-language pathologists, along with several resolutions honoring individuals and memorializing Steven D. Dittle.
The chamber then considered Senate Bill 136, relating to unemployment insurance fraud. Supporters said the bill clarifies which agencies are involved in fraud cases and helps ensure recovered funds are returned to the unemployment trust fund. The bill passed on a roll call vote of 38-0. Senators also debated Senate Bill 183, concerning the regulation of proxy advisory services. Supporters argued it would increase transparency and require disclosure when proxy advice is influenced by non-financial considerations, while opponents said it would create bureaucracy, chill speech, and raise constitutional concerns. After debate, the bill passed 32-6.
After floor action on those bills, Senate Bill 172 on utility fuel adjustment was taken from the Natural Resources and Energy Committee, given first reading, and returned to committee. The remainder of the meeting featured extended remarks from a senator from Grayson focused on rural Kentucky, including ambulance access, healthcare delivery, economic decline, Medicaid costs, and the need for greater state investment in rural communities. No further votes were taken on those remarks.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance Division III (03/05/2025)
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program otherwise um do in an insurance program otherwise um do in an insurance - <02:53:11.920>
for purchasing health insurance for purchasing health insurance for themselves - to be insured.
- <03:07:27.319>
their when parents have health insurance their when parents have health insurance - children are more likely to be insured children are more likely to be insured so<03:07:30.200>
Summary:
The House Finance Division 3 work session continued its review of the Department of Health and Human Services’ Medicaid budget and related policy issues, with CFO Nathan White and Medicaid Director Henry Litman presenting updated materials. The discussion focused on a crosswalk between the adjusted FY 2025 Medicaid budget and the governor’s FY 2026 recommendation, plus handouts showing service additions, eligibility changes, dental rates, and other Medicaid changes since 2019. The department also said it would provide a clearer breakdown of the pharmacy cost-sharing item by general, federal, and other funds.
Members asked detailed questions about the Medicaid enhancement tax, the 80% plan, and how funds are allocated between hospital payments, directed payments, and DSH uncompensated care. The department explained that the MET is being used more toward rates and directed payments to better align with federal matching rules, while DSH remains important for uncompensated care. They also noted that a pending Senate Bill 249 would keep the 80% structure and move to Senate Finance. On the trigger law, the department identified the governing provision as Chapter 342:12, Laws of 2018, and explained that if the federal match for Medicaid expansion falls below 90%, the state must notify legislative leaders and participants and the program would sunset after 180 days unless the legislature acts.
The committee also reviewed current Medicaid expansion enrollment and program trends. Officials said enrollment was just under 59,000 as of March 3, with about 87,000 people enrolled over the past year and more than a quarter-million residents having used the program over its lifetime. They said enrollment has fallen from a post-pandemic high of nearly 97,000 and may eventually settle in the low 50,000s. Finally, the department discussed federal DSH funding risk, saying New Hampshire could face a significant reduction if Congress does not extend current protections, which is part of why the state has shifted more funding toward payment rates and directed payments.