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• And a good foundation is that we build upon it each time that we bring policy forward.
• , or documentation... ...demands because of minor clerical, coding, or documentation errors.
• A missing diagnostic code on prior claims.
• The only thing missing was the gestational age code.
• The only thing missing was the gestational age code.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• And a good foundation is that we build upon it each time that we bring policy forward.
• A missing diagnostic code on prior claims was identified.
• The only thing missing was the gestational age code. Why should an insurance...
• The only thing missing was the gestational age code.
• And we had a lot of issues, I think, really defining that in our code on what that is, right?

Summary: The Assembly Health Committee heard a series of bills focused on behavioral health, cancer screening, provider reimbursement, research funding, workforce licensing, and tobacco regulation. SB 16 would require counties to maintain procedures for designating and training professionals authorized to perform 5150 evaluations and initiate involuntary holds; supporters said it would expand the pool of qualified clinicians and reduce reliance on law enforcement, while opponents raised concerns about local control and implementation. SB 1124 would require CDPH to create and post lung cancer screening eligibility signage at tobacco point-of-sale locations; supporters emphasized low screening awareness and early detection, and the bill was advanced with amendments. SB 28, a CARE Court cleanup bill, proposed an ombudsperson, reporting, electronic petitions, remote participation, and other changes to improve accountability and access; it drew both strong support and significant opposition over concerns about coercion, scope, and whether the program is working as intended, but it passed the committee as amended to Judiciary. The committee also heard SB 874, which would strengthen oversight of Medi-Cal behavioral health treatment services, including background checks for providers and a stakeholder workgroup to develop standards; it passed to Public Safety. SB 1049 would let providers resubmit corrected claims within 90 days after a plan’s denial or recoupment action when the original claim had a correctable technical defect; supporters described delayed and withheld payments harming practices, while insurers argued the bill could duplicate existing dispute processes. The bill passed to Appropriations on call. SB 1224 would create a state framework to compete for federal ARPA-H funding for emerging therapies research, with testimony from a UC Davis psychiatrist and veterans’ advocates supporting expanded research into treatments for PTSD, depression, and other conditions; it passed to Military and Veterans Affairs. Later, SB 1057 would change how the Department of Public Health evaluates conviction history for certified nurse assistants and home health aides, shifting from automatic denial toward individualized assessment based on the offense, time elapsed, and rehabilitation; it passed to Appropriations with some no votes. Finally, SB 1314, a tobacco-related bill, sought to create a 600-foot buffer around schools and day care centers for certain tobacco retailers and address related issues such as cigar lounge definitions and nitrous oxide sales; several local government and public safety groups supported it, while health organizations and business groups opposed it unless amended. The chair announced that committee amendments were being set aside for now and the bill would move forward to Business and Professions with a commitment to continue working on the language; it passed out of committee.

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• This committee tends to handle a range of issues relating to affordable housing, the Florida Building
• Code, growth management, special districts, ad valorem taxation, and all things local government.
• That's the subsidy for the person who's building the unit. Okay, thanks. I just want to make sure.
• So 23 developers each get an average of $6.5 million of taxpayer money to build their apartment buildings
• So this program provides funding to build or improve these units.

Summary: The Committee on Community Affairs held its first meeting and heard presentations focused on affordable housing implementation under the Live Local Act. Florida Housing Finance Corporation described its role in administering rental and homeownership programs, including SAIL, SHIP, the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program, disaster recovery efforts, supportive housing, and the Live Local funding and tax incentives. Officials said the first year’s $150 million Live Local rental allocation was fully committed to 23 developments producing 3,171 units with mixed-income set-asides, and they outlined how projects were selected through competitive solicitations tied to statutory priorities such as mixed-use development, publicly owned land, foster youth, rural areas of opportunity, redevelopment, and housing near military installations. They also discussed the tax credit contribution program, the missing-middle property tax exemption, sales tax rebates, and the year-one ad valorem exemption for qualifying affordable projects. Members asked detailed questions about the data and program design, including the use of area median income figures, per-unit subsidy levels, county targeting, tenant relocation during redevelopment, and whether the programs were helping lower-income households. Florida Housing said it uses competitive scoring and data from the Schimberg Center and that redevelopment projects are supposed to include tenant relocation plans. The homeownership portion of the presentation covered the Hometown Heroes program, which provides down payment and closing cost assistance to first-time homebuyers, with exceptions for active-duty military and veterans. Staff said the program has assisted more than 21,000 families and leveraged over $6.5 billion in first mortgages, and members asked about repayment rates, credit scores, and whether participants were staying in homes long enough to show the program was serving intended buyers. The committee then heard from OPAGA on two required Live Local evaluations: affordable housing strategies in other states and affordable housing policies in Florida. OPAGA reported that Florida has a high share of cost-burdened households, with 1.5 million households cost burdened and 1.4 million severely cost burdened, and that Florida’s counties and municipalities reported more than $1.4 billion in affordable housing expenditures in fiscal year 2023-24. The report identified 13 innovative out-of-state programs, with three considered high-potential for Florida implementation, and summarized Florida local government practices such as SHIP-funded homeownership and rental assistance, expedited permitting, mixed-income zoning, rehabilitation programs, and interlocal cooperation. No votes were taken, and the meeting adjourned after the presentations and questions.

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• Senator Pearl, page two, lines one through three, you're requiring the State Building Code Review Board
• to amend the state building code to address the portable solar generation devices.
• to amend the state building code to address the portable solar generation devices.
• to amend the state building code to address the portable solar generation devices.
• to amend the state building code to address the portable solar generation devices.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• We oftentimes complain in this building about why things don't change, but yet we never change anything
• So years ago, before we got into this building, they lowered this from a certain standard down to that
• I mean, we've had a lot of conversations around inflation in this building during the time that I've
• So can you clarify what is meant by foreign law, legal code, or system in practical terms?
• So does this include laws of other US states or international treaties? Not the way I read it.

Bills: HJR1024, SB1316, SB1491, SB1552, SB1679, SB1877, SB2040, SB2133, SB2153, SB2174, SB2180, SB227, SJR39, SJR47, SJR48

Keywords: Judicial Nominating Commission, congressional districts, terms of office, Oklahoma Constitution, legal qualifications, political party restrictions, family ties, administrative rules, sunset provision, state agencies, regulatory review, legislative oversight, presidential electors, vacancies, oath of office, political party, elections, county home rule charter, home rule, county government

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• welfare term accurately described what I was trying to do because it's not as what we think in this building
• be conducted on Indian lands in compliance with the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act 25 United States Code
• in compliance with the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, and it gives the statutory site United States code
• We see building and repair costs oftentimes with the actual valuation of a home on an insurance policy
• Many interns are probably having to do that in the other states they operate in.

Bills: SB1969, SB1953, SB1277, SB1287, SB1061, SB1916, SB1589, SB2178, SB1444, SB1438, SB1501, SB1873, SB1364

Keywords: massage therapy, licensing, multistate compact, regulation, healthcare, professionals, Employer Health Plan Transparency Act, health insurance, claims data, contract provisions, health care providers, auditable materials, HIPAA compliance, insurance regulation, unemployment benefits, employment security, work search, job search, reemployment, jobless benefits

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• They do something that breaks our civil code. It's also a deterrent, right.
• That would be investigated by Internal Affairs.
• Affairs if they don't have by Internal Affairs if they don't have internal<01:22:41.159> affairs<
• And so I'd like to go back to the scenario that you described. least internal least internal repercussions
• is ensuring that there are internal is ensuring that there are internal policies<05:07:01.520>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• We're building jobs for the future.
• Would, for example, the building of soundstage, the decision by one of the studios to build new soundstages
• So, please help us survive, sustain, and build. Thank you.
• I'm in charge of building sets. I have budgets anywhere from $100,000 to $20 million.
• Every time you hire me and we build a set, 50 more people.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Democrats want to bring down the cost of living, build more housing, and lower the cost of everyday items
• <00:02:33.120> more bring down the cost of living build more bring down the cost of living
• an affordable economy for hardworking American taxpayers, and we need to build it now.
• in in Italy it's the only international in in Italy it's the only international trip<02:23:37.760
• We will deport dangerous criminal illegal aliens and finally finish building the border wall.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Friday, January 3, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• We have this big challenge with brain drain in Hawaii, and the challenge of how do we build a future
• <00:45:24.280> the in person and asynchronous to build the in person and asynchronous to build
• that's actually on the international that's actually on the international scene<01:21:18.719>
• of both National and international of both National and international impacts<01:21:51.080> that
• <01:31:45.199> a<01:31:45.320> more bright spots build a more bright spots build a

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• school impact fees on new new builds school impact fees on new new builds well<00:56:30.240>
• <01:40:06.520> of state cannot support any building of state cannot support any building of
• uh there are additional um internal uh there are additional um internal controls<02:24:12.640>
• our tax code.
• this is a good direction in our tax code this is a good direction in our tax code capital<03:56:

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• they cannot build.
• Some are told that they can build two units, but only if one is detached.
• That you can build two detached ADUs on a property.
• Revenue Code.
• issues that have been identified by school districts to proceed with building housing.

Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee met on May 14, 2025, for a regular order hearing with a large consent calendar and many individual bill presentations. The committee first approved numerous bills on consent, then heard a series of measures spanning reproductive health, child care eligibility, transportation, mental health diversion, county recorder fees, groundwater management, election deadlines, parking enforcement, consumer protections, housing, immigrant and student protections, and utility/CPUC oversight. Several bills were taken up only for presentation because they were on suspense, including ACA 4 on long-term housing funding, and the committee later approved a very large suspense calendar as a whole. Among the bills discussed, AB 260 would protect medication abortion access and providers; AB 904 would clarify child care subsidy eligibility during family leave or job search; AB 1014 would give Caltrans more flexibility on speed limits in rural highway segments; AB 46 would clarify judicial discretion in mental health diversion; AB 1413 and AB 929 addressed groundwater adjudication and SGMA-related protections for small community water systems and wetlands; AB 930 would count vote-by-mail ballots postmarked by Election Day and received within seven days; AB 1022 would end towing solely for unpaid parking tickets; AB 290 and AB 302 dealt with automatic payments for the California Fair Plan and medical data protections; AB 1303 would remove the need for a Social Security number for California Lifeline eligibility; and several housing bills, including AB 920, AB 956, AB 1470, AB 893, and AB 1021, sought to streamline approvals or expand housing options. AB 1318 and AB 49 focused on immigrant-serving nonprofits and keeping immigration enforcement out of schools, while AB 1532 extended telecommunications and transportation access programs and added CPUC accountability measures. Testimony was generally supportive for the bills heard, with authors and sponsors emphasizing low or absorbable fiscal impacts, consumer protection, housing production, public safety, and protections for vulnerable communities. Opposition appeared on a few measures, including concerns about ADUs, towing authority, charter school-related issues, and the scale of proposed housing funding in ACA 4. Several members also commented in support of the housing and immigrant-protection measures, and some bills were voted out with recorded no votes or not-voting members noted. After the suspense calendar was deemed approved, the committee opened public comment on bills not presented that day, heard a long list of supporters and opponents on various measures, and then adjourned.

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• Are buildings free? They are not free. Not free in my understanding either.
• And part of the way to do that is to have a building for them to sit in, right? Yeah.
• I kind of want to build a little bit off of Representative Simmons' questions.
• We we we build in a projected growth amount in that population, yes.
• So what took It takes us a dollar to build in 2020, it takes us a dollar sixty-two to build today.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Also, the state's implementation of internal controls for all of these areas must be tested.
• The findings in the FY24 single audit can be summarized as follows: deficiencies were noted in internal
• Deficiencies were noted in the internal controls over the eligibility of recipients.
• Finally, deficiencies were noted in the internal controls over properly supporting provider eligibility
• The next slide shows you the internal oversight mechanism at DHS. We are a large agency.

Summary: The Medicaid Subcommittee of the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee met to receive a primer on the subcommittee’s history and on how Medicaid oversight works in Arkansas. Legislative audit staff reviewed the subcommittee’s origins in response to earlier Medicaid audit concerns and explained that Medicaid is audited every year in the statewide single audit because it is a high-risk, large federal program. Staff summarized recent audit findings, including issues with eligibility controls, data matching, contractor charging, incarcerated juveniles’ coverage handling, provider eligibility support, and the state’s Medicaid recovery audit contractor exception request. They also noted a DHS departmental audit finding involving employees who improperly received benefits, which was referred for possible prosecution. The Department of Human Services gave an overview of the Medicaid program, describing eligibility groups, delivery systems (fee-for-service, managed care/PASSE, and premium assistance for expansion adults), the size of the program, and the agency’s budget and provider base. DHS also outlined the difference between state plan amendments and waivers and said other committee materials would be sent to members. The Office of Medicaid Inspector General described its role in detecting and preventing fraud, waste, and abuse, explaining that it investigates suspected intentional fraud, suspends providers when there is a credible allegation of fraud, recovers improper payments in mistake cases, and recommends policy changes when trends are identified. The Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit explained that it prosecutes provider fraud criminally and civilly, handles neglect, abuse, and exploitation cases in long-term care settings, and works with DHS, OMIG, and federal partners. Members asked about where cases are filed, how provider suspensions work, whether beneficiary fraud is investigated, and how education is provided to providers. DHS confirmed that beneficiary fraud cases are referred to local prosecutors and said the expansion population will move toward community engagement/work requirements under federal changes, with a soft launch planned before full implementation. The meeting ended with no formal votes beyond adoption of the prior minutes and no other committee actions.

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• Also, the state's implementation of internal controls for all of these areas must be tested.
• The findings in the FY24 single audit can be summarized as follows: deficiencies were noted in internal
• Deficiencies were noted in the internal controls over the eligibility of recipients.
• Finally, deficiencies were noted in the internal controls over properly supporting provider eligibility
• The next slide shows you the internal oversight mechanism at DHS. We are a large agency.

Summary: The Medicaid Subcommittee of the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee met to adopt the November 2018 minutes and receive a primer on the subcommittee’s role and Medicaid oversight in Arkansas. Legislative audit staff reviewed the subcommittee’s history and explained that Medicaid is audited annually through the statewide single audit because it is a high-risk federal program. Staff summarized recent audit findings, including weaknesses in eligibility and data-matching controls, improper use of Medicaid funds for partially non-Medicaid work, issues with incarcerated juveniles’ coverage, the absence of a Medicaid recovery audit contractor program exception request, reporting problems involving MFCU recoveries, and provider eligibility documentation concerns. Staff also noted a DHS departmental audit finding involving employees who improperly received benefits, which was referred for further action. The Department of Human Services gave an overview of Medicaid’s structure, eligibility, delivery systems, and budget. DHS described Arkansas Medicaid as covering about 850,000 people through fee-for-service, managed care, and premium assistance for the expansion population, and outlined major spending categories such as institutional care, long-term services, pharmacy, capitated payments, and supplemental payments. DHS also explained the difference between state plan amendments and waivers, and said it has a beneficiary-fraud unit that refers cases to local prosecutors. The Office of Medicaid Inspector General described its role in detecting and preventing fraud, waste, and abuse, distinguishing between suspensions for credible allegations of fraud and recovery actions for mistakes or overpayments. OMIG said it works with DHS and law enforcement, issues quarterly and annual reports, and has increased recoveries in recent years. The Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit explained that it prosecutes provider fraud criminally and civilly, can also handle long-term care neglect, abuse, and exploitation cases, and works with local prosecutors as special deputies. Committee members asked about court venue, provider suspensions, beneficiary fraud, education of providers, and the status of Medicaid expansion work requirements; DHS said it is preparing to implement community engagement requirements under HR 1 and will begin with a soft launch before full enforcement. No formal votes were taken beyond adoption of the minutes, and the meeting adjourned after questions were answered.

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• amendments, a bill for an act to create a new section to chapter 15-11 of the North Dakota Century Code
• And that's basically dollars for them to build out. They have the biotreatment plant and all that.
• And I keep saying it, because we're looking more at a 12- to 14-year build-out.
• And the House took a look at it and they said, well, we're going to set those fees in code.
• This is largely the way the Senate passed it, but it just clarifies it in code.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The Senate met with a quorum present and handled a mix of conference committee appointments, appropriations bills, policy bills, and House amendments. Early in the session, the chamber appointed conference committees for SB 2399 and for House-amended SBs 2213 and 2354, and also named conference committees for HB 103, HB 1308, and HB 1169. The Senate then took up several appropriations measures, including HB 1612, which creates the North Dakota Center for Aerospace Medicine at UND; the Senate adopted an amendment shifting the funding to a one-time $250,000 Community Health Trust Fund appropriation with a required $250,000 match from other sources, and the bill passed 39-7. HB 1193, the “Back the Blue” grant, was amended to make the funding one-time and focus on officer retention, then passed 41-5. HB 1329, a government spending database proposal for school districts, was amended into a legislative study and passed 42-4. HB 1020, the water budget, received extensive amendments reducing and reallocating funding across major water projects, adding studies and oversight changes, and passed 45-0 with the emergency clause. HB 1581, a tribal tourism grant, also passed 40-6. The Senate rejected HB 1330, which would have authorized divestment from direct investments in Chinese companies; after debate over the prudent investor rule, trade impacts, and whether the bill singled out one nation in law, it failed 20-26. HB 1534, limiting property valuation increases, and HB 1266, adjusting the disabled veterans property tax credit, both failed unanimously or nearly so after committee recommendations against them. HB 1566, which would have created a regulatory framework for a product discussed as kratom, was amended on the floor to convert it into a study and then passed 31-15. The chamber also passed HB 2241 on charter schools after a House amendment changed the funding formula to the statewide average from the prior year, and HB 2022, the indigent legal counsel budget, after House changes added funding flexibility, offset lost fee revenue, and included a study on a public defender office. The Senate concurred in several House amendments and then passed a number of Senate bills. SB 2375, allowing joint negotiations between dental providers and insurers under Attorney General oversight, passed 44-2. SB 2251, clarifying that open records requests during state audits should be referred to the audited agency, passed 46-0. SB 2159, related to nuclear energy research, passed 43-3 after House amendments required Industrial Commission approval and consultation with the radioactive waste advisory council. SB 2155, changing gratis antelope license rules, passed 30-16 after debate over landowner rights and tag distribution. SB 251, setting fees and an audit for the Private Investigative and Security Board, passed 44-2. SB 2280, the prior authorization health insurance bill, passed 43-3 with a House-added study and consumer protections. SB 2023, the Racing Commission budget, passed 41-5 after a House change made internship funding one-time. SB 2232, changing prenatal substance exposure reporting requirements and related toxicology rules, passed 44-2. SB 2241, authorizing public charter schools, passed 39-7. The session ended while the Senate was still processing SB 2022’s final passage vote, but the bill had already cleared concurrence on House amendments.

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• America's interest first while building America's interest first while building our<00:06:41.840
• must remain Vigilant while also building must remain Vigilant while also building up<00:07:14.240
• <00:45:35.839> community committed her life to building community committed her life to building
• <02:08:40.679> on all the Do no harm act Builds on all the Do no harm act Builds on President
• <05:08:52.240> tax those more Antiquated International tax those more Antiquated International

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• The building got evacuated. So, it's been a fun morning. All right. Um HB 586. HB 586.
• The bill amends multiple sections of the code.
• The bill amends multiple sections of the code.
• The bill amends multiple sections of the code.
• Before we leave, if you're an intern, would you stand up?

Bills: HB586

Keywords: 923, senate, all

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• enhance their economic engagement with Taiwan based on the 1979 Taiwan Relations Act, TRA, United States Code
• enhance their economic engagement with Taiwan based on the 1979 Taiwan Relations Act, TRA, United States Code
• Act, TRA, the 1979 Taiwan Relations Act, TRA, United<00:03:24.800> States<00:03:25.200> Code
• /c><00:03:25.599> Title<00:03:26.159> 22,<00:03:26.959> Section United States Code
• , Title 22, Section United States Code, Title 22, Section 3301.<00:03:29.280> As<00:03:29.519>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• But having said that, I want to introduce my longtime chief of staff who's been in the building with
• He's an intern that we're blessed to have this session, so I'm looking forward to it.
• So what would you say as we build this budget?
• That's an internal one-pocket-to-another transfer of funds.
• The carpets are that old, the building is that old.

Bills: SB 1

Keywords: campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards

Summary: The Senate Finance Committee convened for its first hearing of the 89th regular session, confirmed a quorum, adopted committee rules by a 15-0 vote, and began review of Senate Bill 1, the state budget for fiscal years 2026-27. Chair Huffman outlined the committee’s organization, introduced staff, and described the budget as conservative and focused on one-time investments. She highlighted major SB 1 priorities including property tax relief, full funding for public education formulas, teacher pay, school safety, border security, Medicaid growth, dementia research, energy and water infrastructure, transportation, wildfire suppression, and other capital and public safety needs. Comptroller Glenn Hager presented the biennial revenue estimate, saying the state has $194.6 billion available for general-purpose spending in 2026-27, with a projected $23.8 billion ending balance from the current biennium. He cautioned that revenue growth is returning to more normal levels and that lawmakers should avoid committing short-term surpluses to ongoing expenses. He also explained that the Economic Stabilization Fund is projected to hit its constitutional cap, meaning an estimated $5.6 billion in severance tax and related revenue would remain in general revenue in the upcoming biennium rather than flow into the fund. Senators discussed whether to raise or rename the fund and the implications of keeping more severance-tax revenue in general revenue. The Legislative Budget Board then gave an overview of SB 1 and the budget’s major funding changes. LBB staff explained that the bill is essentially flat at $332.9 billion in all funds, but includes large method-of-finance shifts and major property tax relief. They detailed how prior property tax relief enacted in the 88th Legislature grew from an estimated $18 billion to $22.7 billion because of higher property values and hold-harmless provisions, and said SB 1 continues that relief with a total of $51 billion in ongoing and new property tax support. Members asked extensive questions about the automatic growth in school tax compression, the constitutional homestead exemption, COVID-era federal funding, Medicaid assumptions, and the sunset of the non-homestead circuit breaker. No additional votes or final budget actions were taken beyond adoption of the committee rules.