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• view clean house of all the law?
• </c><02:45:18.479><c> under</c> the settlement of certain claims under the settlement of certain claims
• </c> the under the Alaskan Native Claims the under the Alaskan Native Claims Settlement<02:45:22.000>
• ,</c> can speed up the buildout of clean, can speed up the buildout of clean, reliable<03:55:03.760><
• And there's a clean energy source.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• something fundamental: every person in New Mexico deserves clean air, clean water, healthy soil, and
• clean water, clean air, and healthy environments.
• But, of course, that would help for clean air, land, and water as much as possible. ...help for clean
• energy and clean development in our state. ...and clean development in our state ultimately is the goal
• We recognize that we want clean water and clean soil.

Keywords: 996, all

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• The MCOs currently are 98.6% of payment of Claims that are clean claims from the providers are paid within
• In the pharmacy side, they are 99.7% of all claims paid within 14 days.
• Now, granted, those are clean claims, but from the MCO standpoint and from anybody's standpoint, a clean
• it was stated, for the claim to be processed.
• But if the provider does the work upfront and submits a clean claim They're operating at a 98 or 99%

Keywords: 914, all

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• and the validity of an ongoing claim is cross-checked on a weekly basis.
• , and if that claim exists, Whether the individual reported has an active unemployment insurance claim
• , and then settling of the issues on the existing claim.
• claim at the same mailing address or physical address, or direct deposit is used for another claim.
• Attorney’s Office in the district where the individual claims to reside.

Bills: HB2070, HB2129, HB2227, HB2439, HB2667, HB2745, HB2773, HB2825, HB2873, HB2876, HCR2005, HCR2044, SB1002, SB1036, SB1054, SB1271, SB1432, SB1435, SB1437, SB1439, SCR1022, SCR1031, SCR1033

Keywords: flood relief, Gila County, emergency funding, public safety, environmental cleanup, municipal libraries, annual reporting, state legislation, transparency, government accountability, chiropractic, chiropractor, chiropractic board, state board of chiropractic examiners, license discipline, unprofessional conduct, patient records, record retention, HIPAA, conflict of interest

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• . 75, the Clean Air Promise.
• It's not clean air. Thank you.
• SB 1064 brings common sense to ARB clean truck text checks. ARB clean truck check.
• Less downtime, lower costs, same clean air.
• Less downtime, lower costs, same clean error.

Summary: The committee heard several bills related to environmental quality, housing, transportation, and waste policy. SB 1375, by Senator Cortese, would create a narrow CEQA exemption category for certain transit and rail projects that have already undergone extensive environmental review. Supporters, including VTA, the City of San Jose, BART, Caltrain, MTC, and Climate Reality Silicon Valley, said it would reduce duplicative review and speed projects like the Diridon Station modernization. Committee members emphasized added amendments requiring displacement, construction-impact, and natural resources plans, and the bill passed 5-0 as amended to Transportation. The committee then took up SB 1031 on compostable plastics labeling. The author and supporters such as Californians Against Waste and the California Compost Coalition argued the bill would reduce consumer confusion, curb contamination in compost and recycling streams, and direct OEHHA to study health and environmental impacts. Opponents including manufacturers, BPI, retailers, and other industry groups said the bill would effectively ban compostable products in California, harm businesses, and fail to fix the underlying National Organics Program issue. After extensive discussion about labeling, composting capacity, and costs, the bill passed 2-2 on call to Appropriations. SB 958, relating to the Midway Rising redevelopment project in San Diego, was presented next; supporters said it would help move forward a large housing and mixed-use project on city-owned land after years of review and voter approval, and it passed 3-0 on call to Local Government. SB 1075, the Clean Air Promise, drew the most extensive debate. The bill would strengthen implementation and enforcement of AB 617 community emissions reduction plans and local plans in overburdened communities. Environmental justice advocates and youth supporters backed the measure, while local governments, business groups, air district representatives, and industry groups warned it would create uncertainty, add land-use constraints, and act as a housing and cost driver. The author accepted several committee amendments and said the bill was still being worked on, but the motion to pass it to Local Government resulted in a 2-2 tie and the bill remained on call. SB 1064, by Senator Dahle, would reduce clean truck check testing frequency for low-use heavy-duty vehicles and equipment from twice a year to once a year. Agricultural and trucking witnesses supported it as a practical, cost-saving change, while air quality advocates opposed weakening a program they said prevents excess emissions and protects public health. The bill passed 4-0 on call to Transportation. Finally, SB 1258 was presented as a revised measure on remediation of hazardous waste sites on the Cortese list. The author said the committee amendments replaced the bill’s original approach, but he continued to argue that remediation should be aligned with housing development so contaminated infill sites can be cleaned up and built on more efficiently. Developers and environmental consultants supported the concept, saying current timing rules create risk and leave sites idle, while the committee continued to hear testimony as the transcript ended.

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• The fifth is better claims management transparency.
• c> improve</c><00:27:34.480><c> claims</c><00:27:34.880><c> management</c> litigation can improve claims
• </c> consumer who has a pending legal claim consumer who has a pending legal claim in<00:46:48.440><c
• </c><00:50:57.599><c> so</c> where the consumer drops the claim so where the consumer drops the claim
• So everything else had been cleaned up, and then that kind of did not get cleaned up.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 733-FN, a bill concerning third-party litigation financing (TPLF). Representative Cole, the prime sponsor, described TPLF as outside investors funding lawsuits in which they have no personal stake, arguing that the practice is largely unregulated, can involve foreign entities, increases litigation abuse, and contributes to higher insurance and consumer costs. He said the bill is modeled on an NCOIL proposal and would require disclosure of TPLF agreements, with guardrails and reporting requirements on specified pages of the bill. He also noted a couple of drafting fixes, including adding the word “knowingly” and incorporating a missing section later. Members raised questions about the bill’s foreign-entity language, especially the provision allowing a governor or the Department of Safety to designate a country as a threat to critical infrastructure. Representative Cole said he would have lawyers review that issue. Another member asked whether the bill would prohibit a party from obtaining outside funding for a lawsuit; Cole clarified that the bill is intended as a reporting measure, not a ban, and that disclosure would be required. He also said the bill is aimed at American citizens rather than foreign-backed financing, and that some states had considered caps on such arrangements, though this bill does not. Brandon Gratz of the Attorney General’s office testified that the enforcement language appears too limited, because it would allow only civil penalties and not broader Consumer Protection Act remedies such as injunctions or restitution. He suggested the Attorney General may not have meaningful authority under the bill as written and raised possible insurance-law issues. Commissioner D.J. Benton-Court of the Insurance Department said the disclosure could help insurers better assess risk and potentially soften the hard insurance market by improving transparency, competition, underwriting, innovation, and claims management. He also said the bill likely needs further work on jurisdiction and enforcement, and that the committee may need to coordinate with the Attorney General, Insurance Department, and possibly banking regulators. No vote was taken in the portion provided.

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• </c> right direction should we be cleaning right direction should we be cleaning house<00:47:59.079><
• </c> would still have to abide by their Clean would still have to abide by their Clean Air<02:21:30.319
• </c> communities and for the sake of a clean communities and for the sake of a clean of<02:28:12.439>
• </c><02:53:48.600><c> quote</c> Childhood Cancer and claim quote Childhood Cancer and claim quote reversing
• </c><02:59:54.319><c> about</c> upgrades so any doomsday claims about upgrades so any doomsday claims

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

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• And those are estimated claims.
• I mean, the same claims exist, but the value of those claims has gone up exponentially.
• Right now, we assign claims and assign values to each of our claims.
• In CYFD, any claim, we have 2,600 claims, totally an estimated claim right now of $400 million.
• bring a claim.

Bills: SB246, SB146, SB300, SB301, SB309, SM17

Keywords: massage therapy, licensure, health and safety standards, continuing education, establishment licensing, civil rights, sovereign immunity, damages, public body, lawsuit limitations, legal notice, child welfare, computing infrastructure, data management, Department of Health, appropriation, foster care, Indian children, cultural competency, training services

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• </c><00:26:27.679><c> the</c> that hunted rabbits so cleaning the that hunted rabbits so cleaning the
• </c> bacteria while they were um cleaning bacteria while they were um cleaning their<00:26:32.279><c>
• This graph is just showing the depredation claim payments per year, along with the number of claims.
• The graph is just showing the depredation claim payments per year, along with the number of claims.
• uh claim evaluations one-off uh claim uh claim evaluations I<01:19:56.320><c> mentioned</c><01:19:57.040

Bills: HF601, HF271, HF1101, HF979

Keywords: agriculture, depredation compensation, livestock, crop damage, elk, wolves, wildlife management, skills path program, career and technical education, CTE, dual credit, postsecondary options enrollment, apprenticeship, apprenticeship readiness, dual training, work-based learning, career pathways, skilled trades, workforce development, high school to career

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• The act claims to provide patients with a pathway to potentially life-saving treatments, Claims to provide
• You do not have a claim, so you either have... ...presented, you do not have a claim.
• If the Supreme Court held that medical monitoring is not a valid claim, there would be no valid claim
• Like right now, they're trying to clean up.
• and create a claim under Missouri state law.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• Pete, White Cop, Department of Commerce Ride Davis, Clean Counts.
• I serve as Chief Growth Officer for Clean Counts, North America’s largest clean energy registry, and
• I SERVE AS CHIEF GROWTH OFFICER FOR CLEAN COUNTS NORTH AMERICA'S LARGEST CLEAN ENERGY REGISTRY, AND PROUD
• My name is George Came to Go to Fares for Clean Energy, to also scene.
• MY NAME IS GEORGE CAME TO GO TO FARES FOR CLEAN ENERGY, TO ALSO SCENE.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• that clean air cannot be a luxury of the rich, but a right for everyone.
• Those kinds of claims are coming from the marketing department.
• It claimed it would help me de-bloat and lose weight effortlessly. No one asked my age.
• Not oxygen, not clean, sterile air, but smoke from burning human tissue. Imagine that.
• We are asking to breathe in clean air while we care for others.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Public Health heard testimony on a wide range of bills focused on environmental health, disease prevention, and access to care. Major topics included restricting polystyrene use, creating a pancreatic cancer awareness and early-detection initiative, improving indoor air quality through a task force and new regulations, expanding access to epinephrine in public places, improving access to health care for people with long COVID, creating an OBGYN loan repayment program for underserved areas, expanding access to hygiene products, modernizing licensure for dietitians and nutritionists, updating school postural screening requirements, and restricting harmful diet pills and muscle-building supplements. Several legislators also testified in support of their own bills, including measures on menstrual product access and ingredient disclosure, and surgical smoke protections. Testimony on the polystyrene bill emphasized local municipal bans and the need to reduce plastic pollution. Pancreatic cancer advocates and patients described the disease’s low survival rate, the difficulty of early diagnosis, and the need for an awareness campaign and implementation of commission recommendations. Indoor air quality supporters from environmental justice groups, public health organizations, and residents described asthma, mold, pollution, and the need for a task force with technical expertise; some witnesses urged adding remediation professionals to the task force. On epinephrine access, family members of a man who died after a bee sting and an allergy organization stressed that anaphylaxis can be sudden and fatal and that stock epinephrine in public venues could save lives. Long COVID advocates said the condition affects hundreds of thousands of residents and called for better surveillance and access to care, with a request to include MECFS in the bills’ scope. Other testimony focused on workforce and equity issues. Supporters of the OBGYN loan repayment bill said it would help address maternal health disparities and provider shortages, especially in rural and underserved communities. Hope and Comfort described widespread hygiene insecurity and a long waiting list for basic products, urging a task force to study statewide solutions. Dietitians and nutritionists supported modernization of licensure to clarify standards for medical nutrition therapy while allowing broader wellness counseling. School nurses backed reducing mandatory postural screenings, arguing the current law is not evidence-based, is not reimbursed by MassHealth, and takes time from other student health needs. On the supplement bill, the industry trade group opposed restrictions as overbroad and burdensome, while a public health expert cited research linking weight-loss and muscle-building supplements to serious harms and urged passage. The committee also heard support for menstrual product access and surgical smoke protections, with legislators and advocates describing those bills as longstanding priorities.

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• Claims.
• , delays in receiving a decision on their claim, or even a denial of their claim.
• prove an MST claim.
• </c> disability claims of this nature. disability claims of this nature.
• ads for claim sharks.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, May 19, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• This is aligned with the state's clean energy goals and will supply local businesses, including HECO,
• ><00:11:49.760><c> with</c><00:11:49.920><c> the</c><00:11:50.040><c> state's</c><00:11:50.399><c> clean
• </c> this is aligned with the state's clean this is aligned with the state's clean energy<00:11:51.200
• </c> will not only support the state's clean will not only support the state's clean energy<00:38:46.680
• And then the main goal is to support our clean energy goals for 2045.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Economic Development and Technology heard testimony on HB 976, a measure related to incentives for renewable fuels, including renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel. Supporters said the bill would help close the cost gap between renewable and conventional fuels, strengthen Hawaii’s energy security, support climate goals, and encourage local economic development. Testifiers from Pono Pacific, PAR Hawaii, Hawaiian Electric, Hawaiian Airlines/Alaska Airlines, the Hawaii Department of Transportation, Pacific Biodiesel, Aloha Carbon, and others described ongoing or planned projects, local feedstock development, and potential benefits for agriculture, waste diversion, and emissions reductions. Several testifiers also discussed proposed amendments. The Hawaii Renewable Fuels Coalition said it wanted to remove the import tax credit, eliminate the aggregate cap increase to avoid additional state funding, and revise local-production language to rely on a carbon-intensity threshold rather than location-based preferences. The Tax Foundation of Hawaii raised technical concerns about the bill’s administration, including prorating credits if the cap is exceeded and the feasibility of a 30-day filing window. Some supporters urged keeping solid waste, including construction and demolition debris, as eligible feedstock, while Energy Justice Network opposed that approach and also urged removing GMO-related language and waste-based feedstocks because of environmental and toxic emissions concerns. Opposition testimony focused on the bill’s cost and feasibility. Energy Justice Network and Ted Metros argued the measure could become a large subsidy for a refinery and questioned whether Hawaii has enough land and water to produce meaningful quantities of biofuel locally. Metros also criticized the refundable credit structure and said the state should not bear the cost for what he described as a benefit largely tied to tourism and imported fuel. No vote was taken during the portion of the hearing provided; the chair later noted the committee had received 13 testimonies in support, 18 in opposition, and seven comments, and then invited further discussion on cost allocation and lowering caps to broaden participation.

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• </c> buildout of the stuff we need, clean buildout of the stuff we need, clean energy<00:32:06.640><c
• </c> don't need a mining claim at all. don't need a mining claim at all.
• </c><02:23:39.520><c> Effectively,</c> claim. This is sweeping. Effectively, claim.
• That claim is very false.
• That claim is very false. reversible. That claim is very false.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, December 18, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• What the bill does is it moves the deadline for paying or denying a clean claim from 45 days to 21 days
• What the bill does is it moves the deadline for paying or denying a clean claim from 45 days to 21 days
• What the bill does is it moves the deadline for paying or denying a clean claim from 45 days to 21 days
• What the bill does is it moves the deadline for paying or denying a clean claim from 45 days to 21 days
• Whether to pay or deny a clean claim in 3 weeks, we believe that's a systems problem, not a provider

Bills: HB0117, HB0126

Keywords: informed consent, abortion, civil liability, coercion, healthcare rights, fetal heartbeat, termination of pregnancy, medical emergency, Wyoming legislation, rights of minors, healthcare regulations, parental consent, 916, all

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• Help us claim our power, people power for the planet.
• The people, help us claim our power, people power for the planet.
• Moms Clean Air Force, Arizona.
• They are here to advocate for clean air, clean water, the clean energy transition, and a healthy environment
• They are here to advocate for clean air, clean water, the clean energy transition, and a healthy environment

Keywords: 1182, all

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• limits and licensed threshold amounts, to apply to any claimant who filed a verified claim with the
• It adds nuclear and fusion to the clean energy buyers program.
• It adds nuclear and fusion to the clean energy buyers program.
• It adds nuclear and fusion to the clean energy buyers program.
• The Senate substitute. described with the SEC BOI evaluating the all-player claims database.

Keywords: March 06, 2026 - Regular Session, 976, house, all

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• Fifth, better claims management.
• c> improve</c><00:27:34.480><c> claims</c><00:27:34.880><c> management</c> litigation can improve claims
• </c> consumer who has a pending legal claim consumer who has a pending legal claim in<00:46:48.440><c
• </c><00:50:57.599><c> so</c> where the consumer drops the claim so where the consumer drops the claim
• So everything else had been cleaned up, and then that kind of did not get cleaned up when the bill was

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee held a public hearing on HB 733-FN, a bill on third-party litigation financing (TPLF). Representative Cole, the prime sponsor, described TPLF as outside investors financing lawsuits in which they have no personal stake, arguing that the practice is largely unregulated, can involve foreign entities, and contributes to litigation abuse, higher insurance costs, and what he called a “tort tax.” He said the bill is modeled on an NCOIL proposal and would require disclosure of TPLF agreements, with specific references to foreign-entity restrictions, consumer-protection guardrails, and reporting requirements. He also noted a few technical fixes to the draft, including adding the word “knowingly” and restoring a section that had been omitted. Committee members questioned how the bill’s foreign-entity language would work, including whether a governor or the Department of Safety would designate countries of concern, and whether the bill would bar foreign parties from using litigation funding. Cole and others clarified that the bill was intended as a reporting measure, not a ban on litigation funding itself, and that the goal was to disclose who is funding lawsuits and to what extent. Representative Sal asked whether the bill would prevent a litigant from getting outside financing; Cole answered no, emphasizing disclosure rather than prohibition. Brandon Grat of the Attorney General’s Consumer Protection and Antitrust Bureau testified that the bill’s enforcement provisions were too limited. He said the draft appears to give the Attorney General only a civil-penalty remedy, likely too small to deter violations, and not the broader Consumer Protection Act tools such as injunctions, restitution, or investigation authority. He also raised concerns about whether the Attorney General or Insurance Department would have proper jurisdiction, given that the product may be financial or insurance-related. Insurance Commissioner DJ Benton Court said the department sees possible benefits from transparency because disclosure of litigation funding could help insurers assess risk, improve underwriting, and potentially ease hard-market pressures, especially for nonprofits and child care providers. He also said the bill’s language likely needs further work to clarify agency authority and suggested involving the Attorney General, Insurance Department, and banking regulators. Opposition testimony came from the New Hampshire Trial Lawyers Association. Marissa Chase and Samantha Hering argued the bill is one-sided because it requires disclosure only on the plaintiff side and not from defendants or insurers. They said New Hampshire already has court rules and discovery procedures that cover relevant disclosures, making the bill unnecessary, and questioned whether the existence of a funding contract is even relevant in litigation. The hearing ended with the committee continuing to discuss possible revisions and enforcement options, but no vote or final action was taken in the transcript.

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• This process only concerns property claims, not medical claims.
• So, in prior—and you're only talking property damage claims here, right?
• I haven’t said it will reduce your claim.
• I mean, they might wind up in small claims court or something, but...
• up the claim.

Summary: The Insurance Committee first established a quorum and then went into executive session, where it voted House Bill 1615 and House Bill 2071 “do pass” with 11 ayes and no opposition on each bill, with one member present on the roll call. After returning to public session, the committee opened a hearing on House Bill 1647, sponsored by Representative Overcast, which was described as a fairness measure intended to prevent double recovery when insurance payments have already satisfied part of a claim. The sponsor and supporters said the bill was aimed at property damage claims and intercompany arbitration between insurers, though several members questioned whether the bill’s language was actually limited to property damage or instead reached broader collateral source issues and evidence rules. Committee members, especially Representatives Butts, Zimmerman, and Castile, pressed the sponsor on how the bill would work in practice, whether it would reduce a plaintiff’s recovery or instead affect insurer subrogation rights, and why arbitration was being addressed in an evidentiary statute. Supporters from the Missouri Insurance Coalition and other industry groups said the bill would clarify offset rules, preserve voluntary insurer-to-insurer arbitration, and prevent inconsistent court treatment of prior payments. Opponents, including attorney Blake Heath, argued the bill was drafted too broadly, did not stay confined to property damage, and was placed in the wrong statutory section because these issues are usually handled through insurer subrogation rather than in a lawsuit by the injured party. Additional support came from the Missouri State Medical Association, Associated Industries of Missouri, and the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies, though some supporters also acknowledged the bill might need narrowing if the intent was property damage only. No vote was taken on House Bill 1647 during the hearing, and the committee adjourned after testimony concluded.