Transcript Highlights:

• This leaves a huge gap in care. This IFT space is not reimbursed appropriately.
• Critical surveillance footage contained unexplained gaps during vital moments.
• seeks to address this gap head-on by giving the state that full picture and shortening the time and
• Open Door was forced to open a pharmacy three years ago to fill the gap of needs for our patients.
• ...that gap, but we're also underfunded within our work.

Summary: The Assembly Health Committee met on April 22 and took up a special order of bills focused largely on prior authorization and utilization management in health care. The chair framed the discussion as part of a broader legislative effort to reduce delays and barriers to care, especially in behavioral health, chronic disease management, cancer treatment, and rehabilitation services. AB 384 by Assembly Member Connolly would prohibit prior authorization for inpatient mental health or substance use emergency admissions and related physician care; supporters said it would prevent dangerous delays in crisis care, while insurers and health plans warned about fraud, abuse, and ambiguity around residential treatment facilities. The bill was moved on a due pass as amended motion and passed the committee on a party-line style vote, with Republicans largely absent or not voting. The committee then heard AB 510 by Assembly Member Addis, which would require health plans, upon request, to provide a peer reviewer of the same or similar specialty when a treating provider appeals a prior authorization denial or modification. Supporters argued that specialty-matched review would make appeals fairer and more clinically informed; opponents said the requirement was too rigid and that timelines and electronic submission rules needed changes. After discussion about the need for timely, specialty-specific review, the bill was approved on a due pass as amended motion and placed on call. AB 539 by Assembly Member Schiavo would extend prior authorization approvals to one year or the duration of the physician’s prescribed treatment for chronic conditions; supporters cited repeated denials and treatment interruptions, while opponents raised concerns about overbreadth, fraud, and the need for shorter validity periods. The bill was also passed as amended and placed on call. The committee next considered AB 669 by Assembly Member Haney, which would bar concurrent and retrospective review for the first 28 days of medically necessary substance use disorder treatment and limit prior authorization for related outpatient medications. The bill was presented with a powerful personal story from Ryan Matlock’s mother about her son’s death after an insurer cut off treatment early; supporters said the measure would keep patients in care long enough to stabilize, while opponents argued it would reduce oversight and could allow lower-quality or non-evidence-based care. The bill was moved on a due pass as amended motion and placed on call. Finally, AB 512 by Assembly Member Harabedian would shorten prior authorization response times to 24 hours for urgent requests and 48 hours for non-urgent requests; supporters said delays can worsen outcomes, while opponents warned the timelines were unrealistic and could increase administrative burdens and safety issues. The bill was approved as amended and placed on call. AB 574 by Assembly Member Mark Gonzalez was then heard; it would allow up to 12 medically necessary physical therapy sessions for a new episode of care without prior authorization, with supporters emphasizing stroke and neurological recovery and opponents warning of reduced oversight and unnecessary care. The transcript ends during testimony on AB 574, before final action is shown.

Transcript Highlights:

• e e e It being 9:00, I will call the Finance Division II meeting to start, and we have the Department
• It is to really realign our data systems specifically around school finance.
• Mark Mell, Bureau School Finance, Department of Education.
• So we’ve got a gap of around $22 million.
• I think it's on the floor this Thursday and does get referred to finance or whatever.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Finance Division II committee heard a Department of Education budget presentation from Commissioner Frank Edelblut and CFO Tammy Valen-cour. The department outlined its organizational structure and emphasized that it functions largely as a flow-through agency for school funding. The commissioner reviewed general fund and Education Trust Fund items, including state aid, dropout prevention, special education, building aid, lease aid, charter schools, Education Freedom Accounts, and the district adequacy calculation. He also highlighted the public school infrastructure fund, saying the state has invested well over $50 million in school safety since 2018 for measures such as access controls, locks, and window film, and argued that safety spending should be ongoing rather than reactive. Members asked about the variability in the school infrastructure line, special education aid, and the Discovery Education learning platform. Edelblut explained that some safety funding had come from one-time surplus appropriations rather than the agency line, and said special education aid was underappropriated because districts submitted more invoices than expected; he said the governor added $16 million to address the shortfall. He also described CTE renovation funding, noting four projects were initially proposed but only Jaffrey and Milford were still moving forward, with local votes required and the state covering 75% of costs. He said Milford’s project was omitted from the governor’s budget by oversight. The department also reviewed enrollment trends, noting public school enrollment has fallen from about 230,000 students in 2002 to about 185,000 today. Edelblut clarified that charter students are not eligible for Education Freedom Accounts, while EFA students attending non-public schools are counted as EFA students. He described several one-time surplus-funded initiatives, including Student Clearinghouse, MTSSB work, civics curriculum development, computer science education, and adult education. He also discussed a $4 million CTE tuition and transportation grant, saying it was kept as a competitive grant rather than a formula grant to avoid creating an ongoing maintenance-of-effort commitment that could jeopardize federal Perkins funding. In the final portion, Edelblut identified prioritized needs in the department’s budget, especially funding for a state administrator for assessment to support the legislatively required civics assessment, and additional support for the Discovery Education platform. He said every school in the state is using the platform and cited more than 1.5 million educator engagements, while a member raised concerns about mixed reviews and uneven district awareness of the program. No votes or formal actions were taken during the presentation and question period.

Transcript Highlights:

• The goal was to help fill lending gaps, particularly in underserved communities that have historically
• <03:11:26.000> for<03:11:26.240> underserved this funding gap for underserved this
• They fill the gap that traditional lenders and larger 7(a) lenders want to leave.
• They simply need enough capital to get their business off the ground or finance modest expansions.
• They simply need enough capital to get their business off the ground or finance modest expansions.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, June 5, 2025, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• An act relating to state government, modifying provisions related to health finance and policy, the second
• Members, the health finance bill before you today is focused on delivering better health care access
• Members, the health finance bill before Members, the health finance bill before you<00:01:22.159>
• We're on the health finance bill, and so members, I encourage a yes vote. votes. Yes.
• It just so happens to be a gap statutes.

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• There is another meeting with some of our people to be where they're doing a similar type thing in finance
• What I have to do is that whatever we're going to send forward to Finance gives us that last week within
• I've seen you many, many times at our finance meetings, and Doug Hall. Hi, Mark.
• And we know that not everybody pays their property tax, so who's going to fill the gap in the middle?
• It went into Senate Finance, I think that bill, House Bill 4, I believe it was.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee held a work session focused on school funding formulas, adequacy aid, and special education aid, with the chair outlining a schedule for the next several Tuesdays and noting that the committee would likely need multiple executive sessions to narrow down the bills. Members discussed the FY 26 formula, including base cost, differentiated aid, extraordinary needs grants, hold harmless provisions, and the roughly $28 million in excess statewide education property tax (SWP) funds that are not currently returned to the state under the existing formula. The first bill discussed was HB 137, which would allow excess SWP funds to remain with the local municipality for school and municipal purposes. Representative Spilsbury argued the issue is fundamental and suggested the state should require excess funds to be remitted back to the state, while Representative Damon said the bill appears to codify current practice and may be unnecessary, especially given possible court action. The discussion then shifted to a related bill from Representative Fellas that would redefine SWP as local money rather than state money and keep the current adequacy aid numbers revenue-neutral for now. Representative Fellas explained that SWP was created in 1999 after the Claremont lawsuit as part of the state’s effort to show increased school aid, but that it effectively labeled part of the local property tax as state money without changing property tax bills. She argued the state should not be tapping local property tax revenue and said her bill would preserve the current distribution while removing the SWP tax label, with future work possible on a different measure of local capacity such as income, home values, or poverty rate. Members also referenced prior discussions of fiscal capacity aid, relief aid, and other formula changes as part of the broader effort to restructure school funding.

Transcript Highlights:

• And the motion is that it be re-referred to the committee on children and families finance and policy
• :03:21.080> families committee on children and families committee on children and families finance
• :03:23.599> is<00:03:23.760> back<00:03:23.920> to<00:03:24.080> your finance
• and policy which is back to your finance and policy which is back to your um<00:03:25.440> committee
• All those in favor, Finance and Policy.

Bills: HF1027, HF2226, HF1916, HF1915, HF1567, HF1986

Keywords: mortgage foreclosure, redemption, foreclosure surplus, sheriff's sale, junior lienholder, mortgagor, homeowner protections, loss mitigation, dual tracking, foreclosure redemption period, certificate of redemption, certificate of sale, sheriff, county recorder, registrar of titles, homeownership center, lien priority, real property, foreclosure by advertisement, surplus funds

Transcript Highlights:

• Current law relates to how local governments finance the acquisition or improvement of real property.
• The goal is very simple: to identify... ...gaps and to improve the service and access to HHSC and the
• HB number 21 by Gates, relating to housing finance corporations authorizing a fee.
• First, that Housing Finance Corporations (HFCs) operate.
• There's kind of a gap under the law there, and so this clears that up and allows a county to actually

Bills: HJR175, HJR88, HB21, HB49, HB216, HB346, HB573, HB565, HB954, HB1953, HB2686, HB1441, HB2734, HB1650, HB3161, HB2876, HB3185, HB3388, HB2761, HB3233, HB 1186, HB1534, HB5506, HB5129, HB3619, HB778, HB2867, HB3221, HB3672, HB2434, HB4903, HB3687, HB3675, HB4609, HB4582, HB4921, HB3866, HB3901, HB4534, HB2446, HB3984, HB700, HB4012, HB4491, HB4088, HB229, HB4234, HB722, HB4136, HB4105, HB4413, HB170, HB551, HB2858, HB3053, HB3142, HB3180, HB3722, HB2200, HB1794, HB1784, HB1581, HB2530, HB4308, HB1896, HB2974, HB3359, HB4580, HB2458, HB2215, HB3332, HB2278, HB3015, HB3151, HB1368, HCR9, HCR40, HB5138, SB17, HB4944, HB2284, HB3421, SB1569, SB2420, SB1968, SB2351, SB2544, SB1490, SB1349, SB1568, SB2776, HB3531, HB2149, HB4327, HB3158, HB3717, HB4520, SB888, SB552, HB3138, HB3704, HB2921, HB4853, HB4506, HB3892, HJR161, HJR175, HJR88, HB1937, HB3334, HB5444, HB5137, HB361, HB321, HB5447, HB464, HB678, HB2294, HB4172, HB3225, HB1769, HB5394, HB1837, HB1787, HB2271, HB2440, HB5134, HB5149, HB2151, HB2073, HB2186, HB2025, HB1936, HB1777, HB1663, HB 1306, HB 1290, HB1527, HB4802, HB3462, HB2963, HB2462, HB2560, HB644, HB2725, HB2621, HB2588, HB1443, HB1403, HB3032, HB1557, HB1664, HB2811, HB2088, HB2598, HB3062, HB3134, HB3940, HB4027, HB4097, HB4862, HB4170, HB4157, HB4205, HB4279, HB4377, HB4838, HB5424, HB5294, HB4870, HB4763, HB5639, HB4112, HB2275, HB1677, HB5014, HB3848, HB3797, HB3727, HB3709, HB3177, HB3057, HB4176, HB4202, HB2180, HB3528, HB3658, HB21, HB49, HB216, HB346, HB573, HB565, HB954, HB1953, HB2686, HB1441, HB2734, HB1650, HB3161, HB2876, HB3185, HB3388, HB2761, HB3233, HB 1186, HB1534, HB5506, HB5129, HB3619, HB778, HB2867, HB3221, HB3672, HB2434, HB4903, HB3687, HB3675, HB4609, HB4582, HB4921, HB3866, HB3901, HB4534, HB2446, HB3984, HB700, HB4012, HB4491, HB4088, HB229, HB4234, HB722, HB4136, HB4105, HB4413, HB170, HB551, HB2858, HB3053, HB3142, HB3180, HB3722, HB2200, HB1794, HB1784, HB1581, HB2530, HB4308, HB1896, HB2974, HB3359, HB4580, HB2458, HB2215, HB3332, HB2278, HB3015, HB3151, HB1368, HCR76, HCR127, HCR9, HCR40

Keywords: constitutional amendment, medium of exchange, currency rights, digital currency, financial autonomy, tax exemption, rainwater harvesting, graywater system, local government, ad valorem taxation, housing finance, multifamily residential, low income, audit requirements, affordable housing, development bonds, oil waste, gas waste, liability, treatment processes

Transcript Highlights:

• I call the Human Services Finance and Policy Committee to order.
• It prevents regulatory gaps during ownership transition and ensures residents remain protected even when
• It prevents regulatory gaps during ownership transition and ensures residents remain protected even when
• It prevents regulatory gaps during ownership transition.
• It prevents regulatory gaps during ownership transition.

Bills: HF4210, HF4212, HF4549, HF4464, HF4546, HF4447

Keywords: senior nutrition, older adults, aging services, home-delivered meals, congregate dining, meal delivery, grocery delivery, food insecurity, nutrition support, area agencies on aging, Minnesota Board on Aging, human services, special revenue fund, nonprofit grants, SNAP outreach, medically tailored meals, rural nutrition, food access, transportation services, elderly

Transcript Highlights:

• So we've seen how the public housing redevelopment at KPT, it's layers of financing.
• demolition of financing it's a federal demolition of public<00:13:33.000> housing<00:13:33.800
• low-income housing tax credit financing low-income housing tax credit financing the<00:32:07.799
• low-income housing tax credit financing low-income housing tax credit financing that's<00:32:13.440
• low-income housing tax credit financing low-income housing tax credit financing for<00:32:22.480

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint Senate committee hearing considered HB 472 HD1 on digital identification and HB 1097 HD1 on public housing evictions, followed by HB 1325 HD3 on housing redevelopment and tenant relocation rights. HB 472 would require digital IDs to be accepted under certain conditions and allow law enforcement to use them as proof of identity; the committee heard limited testimony, then adopted a recommendation to pass with amendments, including changing “shall” to “may” and adding effective and defective dates. HB 1097 would shorten the storage period for unclaimed personal effects after a public housing eviction; the Hawaii Public Housing Authority supported the bill, while some members raised concerns about the impact on displaced families. The committee moved the bill forward with discussion of the agency’s eviction process, waitlist size, and the need to free units sooner for other applicants. HB 1325 HD3 drew extensive testimony and discussion. The bill would require developers of certain HHFDC affordable housing projects to provide displaced tenants with a right of first refusal for a comparable unit or relocation assistance, along with information, tracking, and enforcement provisions. HHFDC supported the measure but suggested amendments to require both relocation assistance and a right of first refusal, without requiring the same rent as the prior unit. Legal aid, housing advocates, community organizations, and many tenants testified in strong support, emphasizing displacement during public housing redevelopment, inadequate communication, accessibility problems, and the need for enforceable rights to return. Several tenants described confusing notices, unsuitable replacement units, and hardship for elders, disabled residents, and children. The discussion also highlighted concerns about developer compliance and the need for state-level enforcement. No final vote on HB 1325 was shown in the transcript excerpt, but the hearing included substantial questioning of the housing authority and testimony from affected residents. The committee also discussed the broader redevelopment context, including large-scale public housing demolition and replacement plans, and the potential consequences for families if relocation and return rights are not clearly enforced.

Transcript Highlights:

• This is TPLF, third party litigation financing.
• Uh other states in some of the gaps.
• Are beyond the scope of the finance committee. Mr. Chair, yes.
• fund not be financed in the next<04:48:06.440> bianium.
• > into<05:21:09.200> HB2 that doesn't belong in finance into HB2 that doesn't belong in finance

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 733, a third-party litigation financing reporting bill. Representative Cole explained that the bill shifts reporting from the Secretary of State to the courts, which he said removes the fiscal note and helps insurers obtain information for underwriting and premium-setting. The committee accepted the explanation and voted ought to pass; the roll call was 8-0 in favor, with one member taking a pause. The committee then heard House Bill 219, dealing with the renewable portfolio standard and the renewable energy fund. Representative Bose argued the bill would reduce electricity costs by lowering the REC purchase obligation from 220,000 to 170,000, which he said would reduce payments into the renewable energy fund by roughly $1 million to $2 million and save consumers only pennies a month. After questions about timing and whether to wait for a DOE report, the committee voted to retain the bill for further discussion rather than advance it; the motion to retain passed 5-4. House Bill 365 was then discussed as an election-related bill intended to help verify citizenship for voter registration and create a voucher process for people who cannot afford a birth certificate. The sponsor said the Secretary of State may be able to use federal and state databases to verify citizenship, and if not, indigent applicants could receive a voucher reimbursed by the state, with a $25,000 appropriation included. Members raised concerns about the Secretary of State’s access to databases and the bill’s timing and cost, and the committee decided to hold the bill until Secretary Scanlan could come testify. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 552, which updates retiree health coverage rules so dependent children can remain on the plan until age 26, consistent with the Affordable Care Act. DAS officials said retirees pay the full cost for dependents, about $1,000 per month, while the state covers only the retiree and spouse. The committee voted ought to pass unanimously, 9-0. The committee then began discussion of House Bill 572, a housing bill aimed at missing-middle housing, describing a voluntary program to identify developable public land, support construction, and streamline review, but the transcript cuts off before any action on that bill.

Transcript Highlights:

• Because of this gap in law, misuse, property damage, accidents, injuries, and even deaths have become
• Assembly Bill 2526 by Assembly Member Muratsuchi, an act relating to education finance.
• The infrastructure is aging, and the gap between the two is getting harder to ignore. We cannot...
• AB 2202 by Assembly Member Muratsuchi and others, an act relating to closing the achievement gap.
• AB 2225 by Assembly Member Patel and others, an act relating to the people achievement gap. Dr.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We have not seen New Hampshire residents fill those gaps.
• We have not seen New Hampshire residents fill those gaps.
• New Hampshire residents fill those gaps.
• It's actually a widening gap.
• <01:26:28.120> And<01:26:28.280> now fill the gap. And now fill the gap.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The meeting of the House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee is called to order.
• We're dependent on young educated people to help fill in the employment gaps we expect to see and staff
• We're dependent on young educated people to help fill in the employment gaps we expect to see and staff
• c> expect<00:13:22.720> to<00:13:22.880> see<00:13:22.959> and employment gaps
• we expect to see and employment gaps we expect to see and staff<00:13:23.440> the<00:13:23.680

Bills: HF1323, HF3500

Keywords: undocumented, financial aid, state policy, higher education, noncitizen eligibility, funding, storm damage relief, Bemidji State University, reforestation, state appropriations, 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Time being 8:16, the House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee will come to order.
• There were similar services that were being provided, but there was really a gap in the system, which
• Over the years, DHS in partnership with the legislature has identified gaps in this service.
• One of the glaring gaps that the department has noticed for some of that context on the jargon.
• the legislature has um identified gaps the legislature has um identified gaps um<01:10:32.960>

Bills: HF3379

Keywords: housing stabilization, disability services, predatory funding, provider requirements, housing accessibility, 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• When you look at the financing, it's about half and half.
• <00:36:59.119> it's When you look at the financing it's When you look at the financing it's
• >> and Joe's our vice president of finance >> and Joe's our vice president of finance
• So, I can't necessarily promise to help compensate for that gap. Um, so then what do we do?
• So, I can't necessarily promise to help compensate for that gap. Um, so then what do we do?

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• It's what we call standing in the gap for your team. So thank you. I have just a few questions.
• I understand finance really well.
• I would like to just take a brief moment to thank you for your trust and confidence in me as the finance
• and tax chair, and for having me as your finance and tax chair.
• I'd also like to take a brief moment to thank the entire finance and tax staff, everyone that's here

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then moved to the conference report on House Bill 501E, the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2026-27. Budget chairs presented the major spending areas, describing a $114.5 billion overall budget that they said was fiscally responsible and below the prior year’s spending. Highlights included pay increases and retirement adjustments for public safety employees, education funding for K-12, higher education, health and human services, criminal justice, transportation, environmental programs, and agriculture/regulatory agencies. Members then questioned chairs on several items. In education, senators discussed K-12 declining enrollment funding, teacher salary set-asides, private school scholarship spending, mental health funding, preeminence funding for universities, the Hamilton Center at UF, and charter school PICO funding. In health and human services, questions focused on the iBudget waiver waitlist, provider rates, ADAP/HIV funding and the return of Biktarvy to the formulary, KidCare, rural health funding, SNAP-related IT and error reduction efforts, and the IDD managed care program. In criminal justice, senators asked about correctional officer pay, prison staffing and infrastructure, air conditioning in prisons, juvenile justice facilities, law enforcement recruitment, and court system funding. Environmental and transportation questions covered Florida Forever, water quality, state parks, water projects, housing, elections funding, and emergency management. Several specific actions and explanations were given during debate: the budget includes $8.8 million for state attorney competitive area differentials but no funding for public defender CAD requests; assistant state attorneys will start at $70,000 and assistant public defenders at $65,000; the battery disposal issue was described as a temporary study/preemption approach; and the Senate said the budget does not fund Medicaid expansion, preeminence funding, or the SunBucks Summer EBT state share. Senators also noted that some proposals discussed in committee did not make it into the final budget. The transcript ends with debate statements from members praising the budget process and Chair Hooper, while also expressing concerns about public schools, health care access, affordability, and the lack of funding for certain priorities.

Transcript Highlights:

• Having been read twice by title, referred to Senate Finance Committee, that's House Health and Human
• We've heard from experts in the Senate Finance Committee that people want to live in areas with quality
• The key words with this are to begin, and part of it is also to identify some of those gaps, if any,
• Chairman, we're going to wrap up House Bill 2 tomorrow in Senate Finance.
• We're going to meet tomorrow at 11 o'clock—11 o'clock for Senate Finance.

Keywords: 996, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I just wanted to also welcome Sunny Lou, your K-12 analyst for the Legislative Finance Committee.
• We have more information now than we've had in the past, but we think it's important both for financing
• Once again, I'm Sunny Lou with the Legislative Finance Committee.
• This is filling a gap to provide needed services to these families.
• Right now, the first major part of this bill is actually about amending the School Finance Act.

Bills: HB2, SB204, SB241, HB34

Keywords: general appropriation, budget, Medicaid, education funding, public safety, higher education, research funding, federal funding, New Mexico, appropriation, University of New Mexico, New Mexico State University, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, child care, child care assistance, child care subsidy, early childhood education, early childhood care, daycare, preschool

Transcript Highlights:

• which is once you appropriate the money to us as a branch, it has to run through the Department of Finance
• We got a Finance Committee report on December 11, 2025.
• In the same vein as fairness, I wanted to go back to your comments made about the Legislative Finance
• I think that we get a lot of requests, especially over in Senate Finance, to fund.
• First of all, I should have started as I started House Finance with my appreciation on behalf of the

Keywords: 996, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The other piece for fiscal year 27 is just stabilization and reliability of our campaign finance filing
• We didn't want a negative name in terms of campaign finance.
• That's when we Were providing campaign finance records to everyone and ensuring that of the data that
• All of our auditors are required to have degrees in accounting, finance, or business.
• Host Oklahoma Public Finance Alliance event, that's a project that we're looking at through the debt

Keywords: 914, all