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ID
Transcript Highlights:
- and medical necessity if you're paying cash?
- They may be able to pay or buy care for less by paying directly, but if they do, their insurance acts
- So could I get a cash discount if I pay you?
- , they may pay because it is their stamp and their liability.
- , they may pay because it is their stamp and their liability.
Summary:
The House Business Committee heard several bills, beginning with House Bill 529, which would let insured Idahoans negotiate a lower cash price for covered medical services and have that amount count toward deductibles and out-of-pocket maximums. Sponsors described the bill as a patient-centered cost-saving measure and offered friendly amendments to clarify terms and make the bill operational. Testimony included support from a policy advocate and a physician who warned the bill could lead insurers to lower reimbursement rates over time. After questions about prior authorization, billing, and fraud concerns, the committee voted to send HB 529 to general orders.
The committee then advanced House Bill 775, which would allow a bankruptcy debtor’s one exempt motor vehicle to qualify for the exemption regardless of whether it is operable, registered, or insured. The sponsor said the bill addresses cases where a debtor’s only transportation was denied exemption because the vehicle was not currently functional. After brief questioning, the committee voted to send HB 775 to the floor with a due pass recommendation. House Bill 773, a code cleanup measure removing obsolete provisions related to corporate credit unions and cemetery statutes, also received a due pass recommendation.
House Bill 787, which merges the Board of Podiatry into the Board of Medicine and moves some podiatry rules into statute, was likewise sent to the floor with a due pass recommendation. The committee then took up House Bill 790, a contested bill creating a voluntary certification for qualified interior designers to sign and seal limited non-structural, non-seismic interior plans. Supporters said it would reduce costs and delays and help retain Idaho graduates, while opponents from the architecture profession argued the bill lacked clarity, could create unintended consequences, and should not bypass architect oversight. After extensive testimony and debate, the committee voted to send HB 790 to the floor with a due pass recommendation and adjourned at the floor deadline.
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- Fees should pay for the services being provided.
- So we're talking about a 20-year turn back the clock for paying our folks.
- I mean, here's one thing we do know: I have to pay more. People like me have to pay more.
- Here's one thing we do know: I have to pay more. People like me have to pay more.
- I have to pay more. People like me have to pay more. That is 100% a fact.
Keywords:
recycling, waste reduction, environmental policy, sustainability, municipal regulations, preK, education funding, childcare, youth development, state budget, HB 2441, line of duty death, survivor benefits, medical insurance premium reimbursement, surviving spouse, domestic partner, dependent children, public employee death benefits, retirement system, Washington State
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- You cannot pay me enough.
- I just don't want to pay for it multiple times. I feel like that's it.
- Like my brother, who doesn't... ...pay it.
- If I go to pay my bill, I pay what I owe. There's no reduction there. Absolutely.
- And so they have to use the money that they get one time to pay throughout.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Banking and Finance Committee Apr 21st, 2025
Banking and Finance
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Labor, Veterans and Military Affairs Jan 28th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- We're not going to pay for this expensive prescription this month.
- If they complain, we can pay it later.
- The employer will advance those funds and pay for that discovery to be completed, pay for the doctor's
- So they pay 10% in general of the benefits that they receive.
- And then what happens is if the Uninsured Employers Fund pays out...
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- paying for that?
- </c> be paying for a pri a closed primary? be paying for a pri a closed primary?
- They pay more money, and so that pay becomes more lucrative.
- </c> they pay more money. they pay more money.
- so that pay They pay more money and so that pay becomes<04:05:24.640><c> more</c><04:05:25.040><c> lucrative
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs (01/28/2026)
Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- It doesn't pay well.
- Significantly, the Army would then pay for my JD degree and my LLM.
- The problem is I can't pay them, okay? Midland County pays first-year law students $30 an hour.
- They pay second-year law students $40 an hour.
- It's just what the market's willing to pay for it. I understand that.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- And the reason I say this is a negative is we took turns paying for breakfast. I'd pay.
- Or we could use it to pay off debt, and then we don't pay interest on that debt.
- We pay your taxes, and every year I hear tribes don't pay taxes.
- I live, I stay down here during the session, I pay taxes, so don't tell me I don't pay taxes.
- I pay taxes, like a lot of us. I don't love paying taxes, but there's a trade-off.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- You know, you're going to pay more.
- </c> the property tax owner no longer pays the property tax owner no longer pays taxes<00:45:32.640><
- </c> government pays us pays back to use it. government pays us pays back to use it.
- ><c> property</c> properties, they're paying property properties, they're paying property taxes.<00:47
- </c> that you don't pay property tax. that you don't pay property tax.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- they will pay $348 million on April 15th.
- they will pay $348 million on April 15th.
- </c><00:38:36.119><c> their</c> be because they're going to pay their be because they're going to pay
- </c> Hospital Vermont Medicaid will will pay Hospital Vermont Medicaid will will pay Mary<00:47:06.440
- <01:16:18.320><c> 12</c><01:16:18.760><c> to</c> pay 12 to pay 12 to 18%<01:16:20.719><c> so</c><01:16
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> From the staff time required to paying From the staff time required to paying for<00:42:31.040><
- </c><00:50:11.880><c> attention</c> that we do need to be paying attention that we do need to be paying
- </c><00:53:02.640><c> for</c> you know, paying for you know, paying for uh,<00:53:03.640><c> what</c>
- </c> know, in in in a lot of instances pay know, in in in a lot of instances pay for for for you<00:53
- </c> future legislature decides not to pay future legislature decides not to pay those<01:44:41.160><
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- And the never mind paying overtime.
- seen. differential pay, rest we've ever seen. differential pay, rest breaks,<00:26:09.120><c> kinds<
- </c> facilities on tribal land, private pay facilities on tribal land, private pay only<01:17:00.800>
- </c> clarify that veterans homes, private pay clarify that veterans homes, private pay only<01:18:08.239
- For example, when we got our first holiday pay on President's Day, our employer failed to pay us time
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Education Funding (04/28/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- So if we're getting paying for.
- </c> They're going to pay about $104,000. They're going to pay about $104,000.
- They pay me $20.
- They pay me $20.
- So we would not pay for the classroom cost. We would not pay for the teacher costs.
Summary:
The subcommittee met for its third discussion on special education aid under retained bill 742, with the chair noting that no action would be taken at the meeting. The chair reviewed prior hearings on Medicaid and local special education funding shortfalls, saying the committee was trying to understand why districts are facing proration of special education aid and how to reduce unfunded costs. He raised a series of questions for the Department of Education about the Nessus system, eligibility and ineligibility, invoices and vouchers, audit procedures, reimbursement rates, out-of-state placements, and who enters data at the district level.
Rebecca Fdet, director of special education services at the Department of Education, explained that Nessus is the statewide special education information system and that every child in special education must be entered into it. She said most districts use it to develop IEPs and track services, while six districts use it only as a data reporting tool. She described which fields are required, how the system connects IEP development to the financial section, and how districts submit invoices when seeking special education aid, court-ordered placement payments, or episode-of-treatment placements. She said the department reviews invoices against the IEP, pays only for allowable services, and uses a cap that notifies districts when they reach the annual limit.
Members asked about who submits the information, how districts decide when to seek aid, and how costs are calculated for individual or group services. Fdet said the district, usually an administrative assistant in the SAU office, submits the documentation electronically, and districts decide when to track students for aid based on their own circumstances. She said reimbursement is based on actual costs tied to the IEP, with group services split among students, and that the department does not generally set rates for local services. The only rate-setting she described was for approved private special education providers, which submit annual cost spreadsheets for tuition rates. She also said out-of-state providers must be approved by their own state, and the department checks licensure and certification through monitoring and investigations if concerns arise.
The department also described its monitoring process, called Program Approval and General Supervision Monitoring, or PAGS. Fdet said districts are reviewed on a six-year cycle, with more intensive review for districts needing assistance or intervention and fewer file requests for districts meeting requirements. She said the department can review up to 65 data points on an IEP and that districts must submit special education aid paperwork by July 31, with superintendent verification due by August 15. The meeting ended with continued questions about procurement, audit procedures, and how the department handles out-of-district and out-of-state placements.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Education Funding (09/09/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:09:17.760><c> off</c> those that were allocated to pay off those that were allocated to pay off
- </c> to our system by uh um leasing paying to our system by uh um leasing paying sub<01:18:57.920><c>
- </c><01:22:10.800><c> it</c> at paying off the debt, just paying it at paying off the debt, just paying
- They're still paying.
- They're still paying. They'll be paying for another 10 years.
Summary:
The subcommittee opened its first meeting on retained education funding bills, focusing on HB 366, which concerns school building aid for eligible projects, and HB 295, which would make school building aid program funds non-lapsing. The chair framed the discussion broadly around whether school building aid should remain a state program, how to address limited revenues, and whether the current system should continue to prioritize debt service and the existing formula or move toward a different model such as per-pupil allocations, a dedicated fund, or a split between new construction and renovation. He also raised questions about whether leasing should be included and how to manage any new fund under current law and the school building authority structure. Representatives and department staff discussed the current backlog of applications, the age and condition of school facilities, and the possibility that large projects can consume available funding for a year while other districts go unsupported. Tim Carney of the Bureau of School Facilities introduced himself and provided technical context on the program and current debt levels.
Representative Luneau argued that under the ConVal decision, the state’s responsibility includes school buildings, construction, and renovation, and that the program also serves an equity function by helping districts with less property wealth. He noted that construction and renovation have long been recognized categories and asked about leasing, which staff said is already supported in statute for charter schools and possibly CTE, with a cap of 30% of annual lease cost or $50,000. The discussion also covered CTE facilities: staff explained that capital funding for CTE centers is state-funded, that federal Carl Perkins funds cannot be used for construction, and that the current rotational capital model means only a few centers are funded each year, which may not match changing program needs. A committee studying CTE capital needs was referenced, along with concerns that the report from that work had not yet been received.
Representative Papich urged the subcommittee to focus on policy, principles, and structure rather than just numbers, saying the current system produces a few winners and many districts that never receive aid. He favored a simpler, more equitable per-capita or formula-based approach, while acknowledging the need for a transition plan for projects already in the pipeline. The chair later cautioned against mixing maintenance and operations with construction and renovation, noting that operation and maintenance are already part of the adequacy formula and should not be confused with capital funding. No votes were taken during the meeting; the discussion was exploratory, with members and staff laying out competing approaches and identifying issues for further work.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Municipal and County Government (02/04/2025)
Municipal and County Government
Transcript Highlights:
- them and you're paying no benefits.
- </c> employees since you're not having to pay employees since you're not having to pay them<00:11:25.480
- </c><00:20:02.320><c> they're</c> not getting an actual pay they're not getting an actual pay they're
- </c><00:39:32.720><c> paying</c> well the uh key becomes is paying paying well the uh key becomes is
- you're elderly you don't want to pay pay you're elderly you don't want to pay pay into<00:43:25.800><
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 029 Feb 11th, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> please pay attention. please pay attention.
- Deductibles and co-pays. You guys all pay your deductibles and co-pays.
- I pay a lot of deductibles and co-pays.
- </c><04:00:59.600><c> I</c><04:00:59.760><c> pay</c> pay your deductibles and co-pays.
- I pay pay your deductibles and co-pays.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- penalties involved for not paying or if they skip or they just stop paying... ...not paying or if they
- to pay for these children?
- You know, could there be an effective sanction for failing to pay this?
- they need to pay on time.
- They need to pay to the penny.
Summary:
The committee heard Senate Bill 1135, “Bentley and Mason’s Law,” which would require a person convicted of driving drunk or otherwise impaired and causing the death of a parent or parents to pay child support-like maintenance to the victim’s children until age 18, or 21 if in college. The sponsor explained that the amount would be determined through a clerk and court process similar to child support, based on the offender’s finances and the children’s prior standard of living. The bill also includes a provision intended to avoid “double dipping” by barring the maintenance claim if the family has already pursued a civil case against the insurance company, and it allows a one-year grace period after release from prison before payments begin. Committee members asked about the amount, whether health care or FAFSA would be affected, and whether penalties would apply for nonpayment; the sponsor said those issues were not fully specified and could be strengthened later. Members also raised concerns about enforceability and bankruptcy, while others supported the bill but suggested possible amendments.
Public testimony was strongly in favor. Brooke Stewart described how her husband was killed by a drunk driver in Tennessee and said Bentley’s Law has provided her children with restitution that will help support them through adulthood, including college. She said the offender had prior DUI-related arrests and that the law gave her family relief and accountability. Heather Elder of Mothers Against Drunk Driving testified for the bill and said Missouri should pass it without amendment, noting that similar laws exist in other states and territories. She said the bill was created in response to Cecilia Williams’ family tragedy and that Bentley and Mason, the children named in the bill, have been attending hearings and understand what the legislation means. Witnesses also referenced related impaired-driving and social-host bills as broader prevention efforts. No one testified in opposition, and the committee took no vote, ending the hearing after the public testimony.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Apr 28th, 2025
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
Transcript Highlights:
- My understanding was what you typically pay for the services.
- That was my taking a direct 10.5% pay cut immediately upon that passing.
- Lots of our members were angry with us because they all took this major pay cut.
- You're Paycheck, you're, you're paying what into that fund?
- pay a lower rate once we're fully funded if there are no changes.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- But the part is, I don't want to pay for it.
- And we can leverage federal funds to pay off the new bonds. bonds.
- They're still paying those debts in D.O.T.
- If we gain revenue, if we can, we can't pay out bonding earlier.
- We're still paying for 550. We're still paying for the Rail Runner.
Bills:
SB2
Keywords:
SB 2, State Highway Project Bonds, highway funding, transportation bonds, state road fund, motor vehicle fees, vehicle registration fees, electric vehicle fee, EV surcharge, plug-in hybrid fee, weight distance tax, road construction, infrastructure financing, Department of Transportation, State Transportation Commission, bonding authority, county road funds, municipal road funds, transportation improvement program, state highways