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HI
Transcript Highlights:
- But I believe that the way this is all set up with each division is to make sure that there's coverage
- And they were told that unless they were totally denied coverage, they would not be eligible from the
- That would be more on the HPIA side, because HPIA is only going to cover the hurricane coverage.
- If the building has bad water pipes, that doesn't necessarily affect the hurricane coverage.
- You still have to make sure amount of time that they can have that coverage.
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Ways and Means and Commerce and Consumer Protection heard the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs present its biennium budget request for fiscal years 2025 to 2027. Director Nainoa Ando said the department’s requests were primarily special-fund ceiling increases to meet operational needs. Major items included an additional $12 million to complete the King Kamehameha V Post Office building roof project after hidden deterioration and water intrusion were discovered, plus funding related to fringe benefits and central services assessments. The department also outlined requests for a new medical compact implementation cost, an auditor position, an engineer position, and a captive insurance IT modernization project.
A significant portion of the discussion focused on the Office of Consumer Protection’s landlord-tenant call line and public service access. Senators raised concerns that callers often reach voicemail, are told to leave a message, and sometimes are referred to look up the law themselves. DCCA said the Oʻahu line is staffed by one full-time employee backed by two to three investigators, with one investigator each on Maui and Hawaiʻi Island, and that calls are tracked in a case management system. The department said it plans to add one more Oʻahu staff position through a transfer from another division and that a new call-center/web system with time tracking is expected to go live in the summer.
Members also discussed a possible bill related to Pearson VUE nursing certification testing, with one senator describing the burden on neighbor-island nursing graduates who must travel to Honolulu for a one-hour test. The senator said she intended to introduce legislation after receiving no response to repeated outreach. DCCA did not take action on that proposal during the hearing.
For the PUC-related requests, the department explained a one-time $1 million request for outside consulting tied to Maui wildfire-related filings, including wildfire safety mitigation and hazard mitigation plans, and a separate $900,000 request through the Consumer Advocacy Division to hire consultants for review and analysis. The committee also discussed a captive insurance IT modernization request, which DCCA said would replace manual and spreadsheet-based processes with a cloud-based system to better handle filings, payments, and workflow; no vote or final action was taken on the budget items during the hearing.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Health and Human Services Sep 11th, 2025
Legislative Health & Human Services Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- I don't need to go through all of them, but we discussed that pediatric coverage is much better than
- adult coverage.
- , MetLife or whatever, for dental, is that driving up the cost of coverage for everybody?
- I think they would benefit by improving Medicaid coverage.
- I know our doctors are working very hard to try to get coverage around the state, and so I guess my,
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Government Contract Review Committee (5-13-25) - Reupload Part 2
Transcript Highlights:
- We know that they can do 120-county coverage.
- , when we look at the ecosphere, we didn't see another organization that had that reach and that coverage
- We know that they can do 120-county coverage.
- that they can do 120 county coverage. that they can do 120 county coverage.
- <00:24:48.240>
It that coverage that could do that. It that coverage that could do that.
Summary:
The committee first approved contracts 98, 99, and 100 on a roll call vote, with Chairman Douglas voting no but the items still passing. It then took up a Kentucky Department of Tourism contract involving the United Kingdom, France, and Germany/Austria/Switzerland markets. Tourism officials said the state has had similar contracts since 2013, that international visitors spend about six times more per day than domestic travelers, and that the effort supports marketing, public relations, and familiarization trips. The committee approved that contract as well, with Chairman Douglas voting yes after expressing support for tourism promotion.
Next, the committee reviewed two Finance Cabinet facilities and support services items involving engineering and architectural services for a specialized lab expansion project. Members discussed why the design work was expensive, and the cabinet explained that the project’s pathogen-related complexity required specialized firms. Chairman Douglas said he believed some architectural and engineering reimbursement rates were too high and should be reexamined, but the committee still approved the items by roll call.
The committee then heard from the Attorney General’s office and the Kentucky Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission on an MOA related to substance use disorder funding. Senator Meredith asked how the commission’s work coordinated with behavioral health programs, and staff explained that the commission allocates funds based on applications and includes relevant state officials. The contract was approved. After that, the committee considered behavioral health items: one new 988 chat-and-text contract to expand Kentucky-based crisis response coverage, and a Voices of Hope amendment that doubled funding to continue services into the next fiscal year. Officials said the 988 contract would move more chats and texts in-state, and that the Voices of Hope increase reflected continuation of SAMHSA-funded services; both were approved.
Finally, the committee reviewed DCBS contracts, including a food insecurity survey contract with a Kentucky nonprofit and a Building Bridges Initiative training contract. Members questioned whether the food survey group’s advocacy role created a conflict, but DCBS said the organization was chosen for its statewide network and that the cabinet would receive the raw data. For Building Bridges, DCBS said the program began in the fall and provides training and peer mentorship for residential child care providers, with results still too early to assess. Both items were approved. The last set of contracts, under the State Treasurer for the Kentucky Council on Developmental Disabilities, prompted questions about why the funding flowed through the treasurer’s office and about a sexuality-related capacity-building initiative. Staff explained the treasurer serves as the designated state agency for federal DD Act funds, and that the sexuality initiative is part of a broader five-year plan focused on self-advocacy, system change, and capacity building; the committee then moved to approve those contracts as well.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Commerce Committee Meeting - 2025-04-03
Commerce Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- There are ways you can get supplemental coverage for this."
- After this bill is passed with this provision in it, that broker can say, of course, there's Medigap coverages
- They'll mark yes, and they will not get the coverage. Because it's adverse selection.
- corrections to a new form of long-term care that the committee heard called limited long-term care coverage
Keywords:
foreclosure, mortgage postponement, homeowners, redemption period, Minnesota Statutes, cannabis, hemp, lower-potency, edibles, regulations, licensing, local control, consumer safety, age restrictions, commerce policy, financial institutions, insurance regulation, limited long-term care insurance, Medicare supplement, health insurance
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 03/12/25
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Given the outsize impact that Medicaid has on the state in terms of providing coverage for 1.2 million
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terms <00:21:09.559>of <00:21:09.840>providing <00:21:10.480>coverage - <00:21:10.799>
for <00:21:10.960>1.2 in terms of providing coverage for 1.2 in terms - of providing coverage for 1.2 million<00:21:11.840>
people <00:21:12.200>for <00:21:12.960 - It establishes the Office of Inspector General to strengthen accountability, transparency, and oversight
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 2/25/25
Higher Education Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- We have a well-defined, transparent approach to budgeting within the medical school.
- We have a well-defined, transparent approach to budgeting within the medical school.
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people <00:21:07.200>get <00:21:07.400>good <00:21:07.600>coverage - <00:21:07.919>
in <00:21:08.080>every having people get good coverage in every having - people get good coverage in every corner<00:21:08.520>
of <00:21:08.640>the <00:21:08.799
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- They only lead to a decrease in coverage, and that will worsen accessibility to mental health treatment
- c><01:53:26.080>
a <01:53:26.400>decrease <01:53:26.880>in <01:53:27.280>coverage - <01:53:28.719>
and only lead to a decrease in coverage and only lead to a decrease in coverage - Um, under the, you know, we're trying to be honest and transparent in these chambers today.
- in these chambers honest and transparent in these chambers today.<03:53:36.880>
I've <03:53:37.120
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Communications and Conveyance Committee Jun 23rd, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- is also required to include data from the very faulty maps that deal with broadband and wireless coverage
- Most importantly, there is no requirement for on-the-ground certification that wireless coverage actually
- is also required to include data from the very faulty maps that deal with broadband and wireless coverage
- Most importantly, there is no requirement for on-the-ground certification that wireless coverage actually
- , and that the federal maps are very problematic because of that—that it may say that there's coverage
Summary:
The Assembly Communications and Conveyance Committee heard AB 470 by Assembly Member McKinnor, a bill to modernize California’s carrier-of-last-resort rules for voice telephone service and create a process for carriers to transition away from obsolete copper networks in favor of advanced telecommunications infrastructure. The author and supporters said the bill is aimed at preserving reliable voice and 911 access while encouraging private investment in fiber and other modern networks, and emphasized that it is not a broadband bill. Support came from AT&T, business groups, and a former Cal OES director, who argued the bill provides a careful, phased modernization with CPUC oversight and increased public-safety investment requirements.
Opposition came from TURN, CWA District 9, digital equity organizations, labor groups, and several local governments and county representatives. Critics raised concerns about the adequacy of the mapping process, reliance on broadband and wireless coverage data, the lack of on-the-ground verification, the challenge process, possible loss of Lifeline protections, and the impact on workers and union jobs. They also argued the bill could allow carriers to reduce universal-service obligations without enough safeguards for rural and vulnerable customers.
Committee members discussed those concerns at length, especially the map-making process, the challenge procedure, and whether the bill sufficiently protects workers and customers who could be left behind. The author said the bill includes a 10-year backstop if service is lost, a CPUC-led process, and a three-to-one fiber buildout requirement tied to relinquishment, and expressed willingness to continue working with labor on workforce language. The committee ultimately passed AB 470 on a 7-0 due pass vote.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
SPEED Task Force (STF) - Thu Sept 11, 2025 @ 9:30 AM HST
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- This is to comply with Sunshine and make sure transparency is our priority. >> Um, moving on.
- I share this to ensure transparency and in keeping with sunshine laws so the public knows where these
- <00:56:58.000>
an a second cycle like oh lot coverage an a second cycle like oh lot coverage - Um, better tracking in EPIC improves transparency for both applicants and staff.
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both improves transparency for both improves transparency for both applicants<01:09:28.960
Summary:
The task force held its first meeting, beginning with roll call and introductions of members and participants in the room and on Zoom. The chair emphasized Sunshine Law transparency, noted the meeting was on September 11, and opened public testimony on the orientation report. No one testified in person or on Zoom, and the chair observed a moment of silence in remembrance of 9/11 before moving into the agenda.
The chair then reported on several orientation presentations given statewide between July 18 and September 5, including meetings with transit-oriented development, the Maui Chamber of Commerce, the Kona-Kohala Chamber, the Japanese Chamber of Commerce on Hawaiʻi Island, the Hawaiʻi Island Chamber of Commerce, the Hawaiʻi Island Native Hawaiian Chamber, and the Capo Chamber of Commerce. The main presentation item was a detailed overview from Kauaʻi County on its permitting process. County staff explained that zoning and building permits are handled separately on the outer islands, with zoning focused on form, character, and compatibility, and building permits focused on health and safety. They described a two-tier zoning system: ministerial permits that are automatically approved if not acted on within 30 days, and discretionary permits that go to the planning commission and can become lengthy contested cases if there is intervention. They also discussed special management area review in coastal areas, which can add time, and explained that building permits must conform to what was approved in zoning.
Kauaʻi County staff also outlined the building permit process, including online and in-person submission, coordination with planning, engineering, water, wastewater, health, and fire agencies, and the county’s fully electronic review system using ProjectDox and related software. They noted that applicants are encouraged to check zoning, water, wastewater, and floodplain issues before hiring someone to prepare plans, especially for homeowners. The county shared permit and utility statistics and said the public can check permit history through Click2Gov. No votes were taken during the portion of the meeting provided; after the Kauaʻi presentation, the chair opened a question period for members.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Municipal and County Government (02/10/2025)
Municipal and County Government
Transcript Highlights:
- I have to reach in that geographic vast turf with very little media coverage.
- Turf with very little media coverage Turf with very little media coverage we're<00:52:36.200>
- Keepers very transparent in our operations<01:52:08.239>
because <01:52:08.639>companies - <04:18:41.760>
very <04:18:42.359>understandable <04:18:42.920>it's transparent- very understandable it's transparent very understandable it's been<04:18:43.239>
around <04:18: - <04:18:41.760>
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- And luckily, most of us have insurance, but I know people that don't, that don't have coverage anymore
- because of what's happened with our insurance coverage lately.
- "Coverage lately. And these women deserve the right.
- And a lot of them are being denied coverage in those areas.
- and the high cost of coverage when you have an illness.
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Commerce and Small Business Committee Feb 10th, 2026
Commerce and Small Business
Transcript Highlights:
- And the AG had some asks with regard to coverage.
- 10:33.440>
to AG had some asks to um with regard to AG had some asks to um with regard to coverage - :10:35.839>
just <00:10:36.000>if <00:10:36.320>you <00:10:36.880>um coverage - Um, now it's just if you um coverage.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, September 3, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The bill would expand the coverage for federal assistance to cover the cost of repairing property and
- <02:42:17.760>
to more transparency and continue to more transparency and continue to investigate - <02:42:27.760>
to forward to bringing more transparency to forward to bringing more transparency - I mean, we heard last night that all Republicans want full transparency, but that's just not true.
- , but that's just want full transparency, but that's just not<02:46:40.160>
true.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, July 3, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- get any coverage.
- , If I was even approved for coverage, If I was even approved for coverage, cost<03:02:34.560>
- get coverage get coverage that<03:02:54.160>
I <03:02:54.319>had <03:02:54.479> - at risk of losing health care coverage at risk of losing health care coverage and<03:21:28.880><
- , Many of them will also lose coverage, Many of them will also lose coverage, lose<03:21:53.520><
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Current law requires such coverage for children's prosthetics.
- Current law requires such coverage for children's prosthetics.
- state is requiring will lose access to coverage for substance abuse disorder treatment, and overdose
- state is requiring will lose access to coverage for substance abuse disorder treatment, and overdose
- for for substance abuse coverage for for substance abuse disorder<02:08:53.559>
treatment <02:
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 113 May 7th, 2026
Colorado Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- <02:21:56.960>
But <02:21:57.439>my coverage that truly need it. - But my coverage that truly need it.
- The inconsistencies between the bill and the cancer trust coverage create coverage gaps.
- <02:44:19.359>
create <02:44:19.840>coverage cancer uh trust coverage create coverage - cancer uh trust coverage create coverage gaps. gaps. gaps.
Summary:
The Senate convened with a quorum, approved the journal, and received a series of engrossing/revising/enrolling notices and committee reports. Committee reports advanced several measures, including House Bills 1139 and 1263 from Business, Labor, and Technology; House Bills 1206, 1111, and 1014 from Finance; and later Appropriations reports on House Bills 1423, 1419, 1276, 1256, 1015, and Senate Bills 189, 188, 187, 180, and 125. The chamber also granted a brief recess for guests and later granted leave for the Joint Budget Committee to meet while the Senate was in session.
A major portion of the meeting was devoted to tributes and personal privilege remarks. Senators recognized the University of Denver men’s hockey team for winning the 2026 NCAA championship and adopted a joint Senate-House tribute honoring the team’s 11th national title. Senator Kolker also marked Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Day/Week, describing the condition, the need for screening and treatment, and honoring a guest advocate living with TD.
The Senate then moved through third-reading consent and final-passage votes on multiple bills. Measures passed included SB 181, HB 1338, HB 1344, HB 1336, HB 1227, HB 1314, HB 1282, HB 1317, HB 1078, SB 167, HB 1069, HB 1132, HB 1347, HB 1210, HB 1196, HB 1224, and HB 1028; HB 1028 was first removed from the consent calendar, amended with a conforming amendment, and then passed. Several bills drew notable opposition, including HB 1132 and HB 1210, while HB 1069 passed unanimously. The Senate also laid over the general order second-reading calendar to Friday, May 8, 2026, and took up special-order second-reading bills in committee of the whole, adopting the special-order consent calendar and reporting those bills back favorably for further consideration.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 2/19/26
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Transcript Highlights:
- And so when broadest coverage possible.
- So give you a picture of coverage.
- percentage of coverage around the state. percentage of coverage around the state.
- So, we talked about coverage.
- So, we talked about coverage.
Bills:
HF2825
Keywords:
expungement, criminal justice, background check, security industry, private detective, 1183, house
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
HHS, HHS DEFER Public Hearings 02-13-2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Currently, HMSA has updated their coverage policies for CGMs.
- <00:10:40.880>
Um their coverage policies for CGMs. Um their coverage policies for CGMs. - Most of the new uninsured will be former Medicaid enrollees who will lose their coverage.
- with concurrent resolution for coverage with concurrent resolution for coverage of<01:14:17.120>
- And I understand that a number coverage.
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on a large number of health-related measures, with the most extensive discussion on SB 2283, which would expand mail-order pharmacy access for prescription drugs. Supporters including HMSA, the Board of Pharmacy, and health plan groups said mail order could lower costs, improve adherence, and reduce hospitalizations, while independent pharmacies and rural neighbor-island providers warned it could harm local pharmacies, reduce access for patients who rely on face-to-face service, and create delivery and storage problems for medications. No vote was taken on SB 2283 during the excerpt, and the chair moved on after hearing testimony.
The committee also heard SB 2855 on opioid antagonists, with the Insurance Division and HMSA noting that medically necessary opioid antagonists are already covered and suggesting the issue may be addressed through education or administrative fixes. Fentanyl and substance abuse groups supported the measure. SB 3045 on health insurance coverage for continuous glucose monitors drew broad support from diabetes and health organizations; HMSA said it had already expanded coverage for members on injectable insulin but raised concerns about supply constraints and said it had not yet seen an auditor study referenced in discussion. Members asked whether the bill would extend coverage beyond current policy.
SB 2843 on domestic violence received support from the Public Defender’s Office, prosecutors, and victim-related organizations, who said the pilot program for misdemeanor domestic violence cases had reduced backlogs and improved court efficiency. A prosecutor also supported retaining coercive control as a petty misdemeanor tool in larger domestic violence cases. SB 2845 on healthcare facility access drew strong support from many health, legal, and advocacy groups, who said it would protect patients and staff from disruptive interference at healthcare facilities; one opponent argued it would chill lawful speech and protest and unfairly exempt labor demonstrations. The committee then heard SB 2854 and SB 3202, both healthcare-related measures, with testimony largely in support. SB 2854 drew comments from health and dental groups, and SB 3202 focused on workforce and licensing issues, including support for retired physicians volunteering, preceptor tax credits, and adding advanced midwifery and physician assistant-related provisions. The chair repeatedly enforced a one-minute testimony limit and moved through the agenda without recorded votes in the excerpt.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs (11/03/2025)
Health, Human Services & Elderly Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- looking at plans before they are waivers, and we want to make sure that we don't have any gap in coverage
- <00:12:01.519>
and <00:12:01.760>we we don't have any gap in coverage and we we don't - have any gap in coverage and we wanted<00:12:02.160>
to <00:12:02.320>make <00:12:02.480 - And and we felt that was was coverage. And and we felt that was was was<00:12:33.600>
vital. - if the federal government coverage if the federal government pivots.<00:14:16.399>
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HI
Transcript Highlights:
- Right, I think for the state and for our budget, you know, health care costs and providing coverage for
- Right, I think for the state and for our budget, you know, health care costs and providing coverage for
- Right, I think for the state and for our budget, you know, health care costs and providing coverage for
- Right, I think for the state and for our budget, you know, health care costs and providing coverage for
- You know, health care costs and providing coverage for that is probably one of the biggest line items