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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/3/26

Commerce Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • the Department of Commerce.
  • The department Department of Commerce.
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  • the Department of Commerce.
  • </c> Department of Commerce, all 50 states. Department of Commerce, all 50 states.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, Sean, I'm Sharon Clark, commissioner of the Department of Insurance. >> I'm Sean Orman, executive
  • Um, Sean, I'm Sharon Clark, commissioner of the Department of Insurance. >> I'm Sean Orman, executive
  • </c> the Department of Insurance. the Department of Insurance.
  • Uh Department of Financial Institutions.
  • > the Department of Insurance to explore the Department of Insurance to explore regulatory<01:08:43.120
Summary: The committee met with a quorum, approved the September 16 minutes, and then received an update from Insurance Commissioner Sharon Clark and staff on the Department of Insurance. Clark reviewed department activity, including growth in premium volume and licensing, consumer complaints and recoveries, and a rise in fraud referrals. She said the department has 66 open fraud cases and described common schemes such as staged auto accidents, inflated repair or cleanup charges, and roofing scams. She also said the department’s investigators often prepare strong cases but face reluctance from local prosecutors, especially in Fayette and Jefferson counties, to pursue them. Clark reported favorable workers’ compensation news, saying rates will decrease 9.7% next year for the 20th straight year. She contrasted that with a difficult property insurance market driven by storms, reinsurance costs, inflation, labor shortages, and litigation, but said Kentucky’s market remains relatively stable, citing the Kentucky Fair Plan’s small number of policies. She then warned of significant 2026 health insurance premium increases on the exchange: 16.1% for Molina, 23% for Anthem, and 37% for WCare, after CareSource withdrew. She said the rates were reviewed by actuaries and found fair, but that the biggest pressure point is the scheduled expiration of enhanced premium tax credits, which she said could leave about 90% of exchange enrollees facing a compounded increase. Members questioned Clark about fraud prosecution, the number of people in commercial versus public coverage, and the impact of expiring subsidies. Clark said the prosecution issue is mainly with Commonwealth attorneys and that rural counties are more cooperative than urban ones. She also said the health market is individually rated and that older enrollees would be hit harder, while the loss of tax credits could push some people out of the marketplace. One member asked about the attorney general’s recent opinion on SB 188, the PBM bill; staff said attorneys were still reviewing it. Clark closed by noting that Kentucky’s fraud and towing/storage legislation has become a model for other states.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations 2ND REVISED Mar 4th, 2026 at 02:30 pm

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • of courtrooms.
  • It establishes a program within the Department of Commerce to provide competitive grants in cities and
  • Oklahoma Department of Health.
  • Could you tell me if you've had any conversations with the Department of Health about this and what their
  • Yes, we had a discussion with the Department of Health. I think they liked the plan.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations 2ND REVISED Mar 4th, 2026

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm going to kind of go off of my notes here.
  • It establishes a program within the Department of Commerce to provide competitive grants in cities and
  • Oklahoma Department of Health.
  • Could you tell me if you've had any conversations with the Department of Health about this and what their
  • Yes, we had a discussion with the Department of Health. I think they like the plan.
Summary: The committee heard and advanced a long series of Senate bills covering criminal justice, courts, education, health, water infrastructure, economic development, and social services. Early measures included SB 1584, which shortens the timeline for submitting sexual assault evidence kits for forensic testing, and SB 1386, a courtroom transparency bill creating a pilot program for audio/video recording in certain courtrooms; SB 1386 drew the most extended debate, with concerns raised about privacy, selective editing, political use of footage, and impacts on victims, witnesses, jurors, and attorneys. The author said the bill was intended to improve the accuracy and context of the record, not to add live streaming or AI transcripts, and both bills advanced. Several education and justice-related bills also moved forward. SB 1381 would require arrested persons to be brought before a judge within 48 to 72 hours and establishes a pilot in Oklahoma County; SB 201 raises each step of the minimum teacher salary schedule by $2,500; and SB 1778 revises the Strong Readers Act by directing a single state-paid screening instrument, adding early intervention and transitional/pull-out reading support, and phasing in changes beginning in 2027. SB 1836, requiring a board-approved mental health screener in routine primary care visits, passed after debate over its costs and implementation. SB 1806, allowing some young adults to remain in or re-enter DHS care until age 21, and SB 1428, creating an Alzheimer’s and dementia coordination office at the Health Department with private funding, also advanced. The committee approved multiple public health and human services funding and coordination measures, including SB 1369 creating a revolving fund for the 988 crisis line, SB 1290 creating a 2-1-1 hotline revolving fund, SB 1794 establishing a statewide real-time behavioral health bed/capacity registry, and SB 1379 creating a two-year private grant program for certified human trafficking service providers. Members questioned fiscal impacts, administrative overhead, and service continuity, but the bills moved on. Other bills passed included SB 1696 to fund local recruitment incentives for new residents in rural and mid-sized communities, SB 1332 creating zero-interest water infrastructure loans for housing-related projects, SB 175 creating a reimbursement fund for abandoned uninsured commercial vehicles, and SB 1390 extending the gross production tax sunset to July 1, 2032.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Economic Development, Workforce and Tourism Feb 10th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Economic Development, Workforce and Tourism

Transcript Highlights:
  • of Commerce.
  • And a conversation with the Department of Commerce.
  • Obviously, I have visited with the Department of Commerce.
  • Chair, this is a request bill from the Oklahoma Department of Tourism and Recreation.
  • Senate Bill 1998 is a tweak inequality events act that's run by the Department of Commerce.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee Apr 2nd, 2025

Finance and Taxation General Fund

Transcript Highlights:
  • of both SNAP and Medicaid because of whatever… Medicaid because of whatever shows up on the database
  • So, we're going to cause the Department of Human Resources to go through a whole... of Human Resources
  • ... of the most of the kids in Title I schools.
  • I've done auditing on major systems, from everything from the Department of Labor's Consolidated Data
  • We are literally just looking at receipts that are coming off of the tabulators at the end of... ...of
Bills: SB245, SB246, HB30, HB30
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Capital Investment Committee 4/3/25

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
  • of the Hutchinson Area Transportation Services, or HATS, Joint Powers Board.
  • This is a critical transportation project designed to improve the safety and quality of life for all
  • commissioner of transportation as well as local communities and business entities.
  • 47.840><c> fire</c><01:25:48.080><c> department</c> of the bike volunteer fire department of the bike
  • ><c> of</c><01:32:11.600><c> Health,</c><01:32:12.480><c> it</c> Mit Minnesota Department of Health,
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Ports, Waterways and Intermodal Transit Committee Jan 21st, 2026

Ports, Waterways & Intermodal Transit

Transcript Highlights:
  • Well, because currently under the Department of Public Health rules, it's forbidden unless they have
  • But I'm happy to say that I met with the Department of Public Health.
  • the Alabama Department of Public Health.
  • There is a little bit of a change in the definition of inland port because Bilabacry was left off of
  • :09:05.600><c> in</c> bit of a change in the definition of in bit of a change in the definition of in
Bills: HB277, SB89, HB135, HB277, SB89, HB135
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Health and Welfare Apr 28th, 2026

Health and Welfare

Transcript Highlights:
  • Yet if you talk to your Department of Insurance, there have been really little to no complaints in regards
  • the Louisiana Department of Health, to provide for funding, and to provide for related matters.
  • So I hear a lot of the other side of this.
  • I'm in the Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Neuroscience, and the Department of Psychiatry
  • of it.
Bills: SCR37, SB145, SB237
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Fiscal Policy Jan 28th, 2026

Fiscal Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • It is the sixth leading cause of death in our nation and in the state of Florida.
  • It is the sixth leading cause of death in our nation and in the state of Florida.
  • This bill creates a statewide public health awareness campaign funded through the Department of Elder
  • This bill creates a statewide public health awareness campaign funded through the Department of Elder
  • The Department of Elder Affairs would contract with nonprofits to focus on Alzheimer's education and
Bills: S0578
Summary: The Committee on Fiscal Policy heard CS for SB 57A, the Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Initiative by Senator Simon. The bill would create a statewide public health awareness campaign through the Department of Elder Affairs to promote early detection and diagnosis, brain health education, awareness of research and clinical trials, and outreach to older adults and higher-risk populations, with the department contracting with nonprofits for education and awareness efforts. Senator Simon and the bill’s supporters emphasized Florida’s high Alzheimer’s prevalence and the need for public education and early intervention. John Strader, representing the Alzheimer’s Association in South Florida and speaking as a caregiver, testified in support and described how early diagnosis and recent medical advances make awareness campaigns more important. He said a local pilot campaign in Miami-Dade led to a more than 30% increase in calls to the association’s helpline. Karen Morillo of AARP Florida and Tyler Jefferson of the Alzheimer’s Association waived in support. Several senators voiced support and personal reflections on the impact of Alzheimer’s on families and caregivers. Senator Osgood asked about funding and whether the initiative would require new appropriations, and Senator Jones urged that the bill be fully funded and recognized Senator Simon’s personal connection to the issue. In closing, Senator Simon spoke emotionally about his mother’s diagnosis and the need to help families find resources earlier. The committee then approved the bill by roll call vote and reported CS for SB 57A favorably before adjourning.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Jan 27th, 2026

Children, Families, and Elder Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • is one of those bills for me.
  • I'm chairman of the board of the Alzheimer's Association, Central and North Florida.
  • their person has some understanding of the unique aspects of Alzheimer's.
  • of my nomination for the Director of the Agency for Persons with Disabilities.
  • I recently served as the deputy director of the Florida Department of Veterans Affairs for four years
Bills: S1002, S1016, S1030, S1594, S1630
Summary: The committee considered several bills affecting children, disability services, aging, recovery residences, and foster youth benefits. SB 1016 codified the working people with disabilities program for Medicaid waiver recipients, with amendments removing automatic enrollment and improving information sharing between agencies; advocates testified that the program helps people with developmental disabilities work while keeping needed care, though they raised implementation and training concerns. The bill was reported favorably. SB 1002, as amended, clarified that evidence of acute or chronic parental drug abuse can constitute harm or neglect in child welfare cases and allow court intervention and treatment requirements; it was also reported favorably. SB 1594 would preserve veterans’ benefits for foster youth for postsecondary education or aftercare rather than using them as reimbursement to the agency, and it passed favorably. SB 1630 modernized aging and long-term care statutes, expanded emergency service authority, updated oversight of area agencies on aging and guardianship, and permanently established the Florida Alzheimer’s Center of Excellence; after two amendments, it was reported favorably. SB 1030, on recovery residences/substance abuse services, was amended with a substitute that narrowed transfer definitions, sped licensure for existing providers adding levels of care, and limited credentialing entities’ access to resident records; members noted it remained a work in progress, but it was reported favorably. The committee also held confirmation hearings. Robert Astellos, nominated as Director of the Agency for Persons with Disabilities, described efforts to reduce the pre-enrollment list, improve transparency and customer service, expand family involvement, and streamline agency processes; multiple advocacy groups appeared in support, and the committee recommended his confirmation. The committee then unanimously recommended confirmation of the appointees on tabs 7 through 10. The meeting concluded with adjournment.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator Hinojosa of Hidalgo? Present. Senator Eckhardt? Senator Hinojosa of Nueces.
  • to the clerk of the committee.
  • We do have one resource witness from the Department of Public Safety, Jason.
  • Senator Hinojosa of Hidalgo? Aye. Senator Hinojosa of Nueces?
  • Before we close out, Senator Hinojosa of Nueces.
Bills: HCR98, HB180, HB180
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Apr 15th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We are a driver of lots of pieces of our economy. So this bill is a really simple bill.
  • And whereas, the citizens of the state of Oklahoma and the members of this body recognized Coach Morris
  • of your life.
  • Yeah, this is a program that's sponsored by the Oklahoma Department of Transportation.
  • Why Is this being decided by the tax commission and not the state department of Education?
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Apr 15th, 2026

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • of the Day.
  • We are a driver of lots of pieces of our economy. So this bill is a really simple bill.
  • This is a program that's sponsored by the Oklahoma Department of Transportation.
  • The Oklahoma Department of Transportation has a poster contest every year.
  • Why is this being decided by the Tax Commission and not the State Department of Education?
Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer, and spent much of the day on recognitions and special presentations, including Capitol Cowboy Day honoring Oklahoma State University, the Doctor and Nurse of the Day, Miss Oklahoma Teen Taylor Meeks, military families for Purple Up for Military Kids Day, and several visiting groups in the galleries. During the OSU presentation, university leaders highlighted OSU’s agricultural research and asked for support for an upcoming agronomy research bill, and Coach Eric Morris was welcomed as the new head football coach. The chamber then took up Senate Resolution 31, designating April 15 as Purple Up for Military Kids Day in Oklahoma, which was presented with remarks about the sacrifices of military children and families and the significance of wearing purple. The Senate also advanced and passed several measures, including bills dealing with duplicate statutory sections and statutory interpretation, a negotiated oil and gas bill, the True Grit Trail, nitric oxide sales to minors, foster care and juvenile transition documents, a paraprofessional certification change, an Indian education council sunset extension, veterans’ tax refund donations, a Route 66 specialty license plate, cell phone restrictions in K-12 classrooms, tire pyrolysis funding, ABLE Commission reporting, scholarship-granting organization tax credits, municipal ordinance publication deadlines, and agency rule authority and review. Most bills were advanced without objection and passed by wide margins, with a few closer votes on House Bill 2398, House Bill 3127, House Bill 3704, and House Bill 1276. House Bill 1276, extending the classroom cell phone prohibition, drew the most debate, with supporters citing improved student focus and classroom interaction and one member raising local control concerns before voting yes. House Bill 3704, concerning participation in a federal tax credit for scholarship-granting organizations, prompted questions about double-dipping on tax benefits and state sovereignty, but it ultimately passed 38-8. The Senate then announced a Technology and Telecommunications meeting for the next morning and adjourned until 9:30 a.m. Thursday, April 16.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • And then all of a sudden, out of nowhere, we start having issues with maybe...
  • a game of dodgeball.
  • Senate Bill 1403 is the result of collaboration between Select Oklahoma, the Department of Commerce,
  • So that's why, with the Department of Commerce, they identified certain industries moving forward, such
  • of Oklahoma.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations and Budget REVISED: SB1403 - ADDED TO AGENDA Apr 14th, 2026

Appropriations and Budget

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 1403 is the result of collaboration between Select Oklahoma, the Department of Commerce,
  • That’s why, with the Department of Commerce, they identified certain industries moving forward, such
  • Senate Bill 1403 is the result of collaboration between Select Oklahoma, the Department of Commerce,
  • That’s why, with the Department of Commerce, they identified certain industries moving forward, such
  • state of Oklahoma.
Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 1319, which would create a Corporation Commission process to help residential homeowners whose homes are contaminated by brine, oil, or other substances tied to the Commission’s jurisdiction. Members discussed a subcommittee amendment that removed an appropriation because the bill had already been funded elsewhere, and several questions focused on whether the measure was a state-funded bridge for rare cases where no liable party is immediately identifiable. The bill was advanced on a 23-3 vote. The committee then approved several other measures with little or no debate: SB 1369 to create a protected revolving fund for the 988 mental health lifeline; SB 1378 to create an Olympic Fund for Oklahoma City’s 2028 Olympic preparations; SB 1379 to establish a two-year grant pilot for victims of labor and sex trafficking; SB 1309 to increase the Rhodes Fund reserve for debt service; SB 1330 to change compensation for the pardon and parole board director and members to an attendance-based structure; SB 1546 to allow private donations for the Inspired to Teach program and rename it Next Ed; and SB 1403 to update the Quality Jobs Program, including adding certain transportation-related industries and tightening eligibility if a credit is unused for three years. These bills all received due-pass recommendations, with votes ranging from unanimous to 23-2. The committee also considered SB 1481, which adds 20 minutes of daily recess, and members noted that similar bills were moving through the process and that the bill did not clearly address whether the added recess counts as instructional time. It passed 25-0. Finally, SB 1122, a broadband tax-policy cleanup bill, drew questions about its fiscal impact on local governments and counties; the presenter said municipalities would not be affected because they do not levy ad valorem taxes, though the measure could reduce revenue for other taxing entities by about $20 million statewide. That bill passed 23-1. The meeting ended with announcements about upcoming appropriations meetings and adjournment.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Health and Welfare Apr 8th, 2026

Health and Welfare

Transcript Highlights:
  • the Louisiana Department of Health, to provide for the duties of the Office of the Fire Marshal, and
  • We are working very diligently with the Department of Corrections so that we have reentry individuals
  • homeless because they were housed by the Department of Corrections.
  • They kind of just sort of stayed out of it.
  • I will remind you all that I worked for the homeless program for the Department of Veterans Affairs for
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber - Tue Feb 3, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 8

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • <c> House</c><00:17:17.600><c> of</c> to your House of House of to your House of House of Representatives
  • Merchants of Hawaii.
  • Of course.
  • All of them.
  • They also act as the liaison with the Department of Education.