Video & Transcript Research : 'utilization controls'
Page 195 of 500
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- In that role, I worked to advance statewide safety standards to improve oversight of utility wildfire
- And I realize that there was a bill that passed that made utilities responsible for wildfires.
- PUC, the Public Utilities Commission, partners, to ensure that there were rules in place that the utilities
- And to this day, at the warning center within Cal OES, we have communication with the utilities when
- It was originally, they say, a motivation of last resort, but because the utilities, you know, five,
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 3/11/25
Higher Education Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, when the legislation was drafted several years ago, um, the funding is utilized to secure critical
- Direct deposit is one option that students can use to utilize the funds, but there are others as well
- can use to utilize the funds but<00:43:05.599>
there <00:43:05.680>are <00:43:05.920>- For much of its staff units, it utilizes the state's contract; the two largest are ASE and MAPE, which
- <01:41:40.560>
identified we have utilized identified we have utilized identified $465,000
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Environment and Agriculture (03/31/2026)
Environment and Agriculture
Transcript Highlights:
- <01:59:56.800>
Um doesn't allow us local control. Um doesn't allow us local control. - vital piece of legislation utilizing vital piece of legislation utilizing quality<04:44:27.360><
- Xylazine is not currently classified as a controlled substance under the Controlled Substances Act, and
- Xylazine is not currently classified as a controlled substance under the Controlled Substances Act, and
- position to implement effective controls position to implement effective controls on<04:46:43.320
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 02/26/25
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- We are trying to find a way that is within our control as a legislature to address an issue that has
- There's a direct cost when they utilize services.
- case Medicare appears to use the utilize case Medicare appears to use the utilize Services<01:03
- they utilize they utilize Services<01:03:29.520>
the <01:03:29.680>commercial <01:03 - For utilization of our own money, which is that federal dollar is ours as well.
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Labor and Industrial Apr 28th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Because of that, to bring us in line with other states and to control out-of-control indemnity cost,
- Because of that, to bring us in line with other states and to control out of control, indemnity.
- Because of that, to bring us in line with other states and to control out-of-control indemnity cost,
- We're also involved in utilization review support.
- So the national trend is state control or no control at all.
Summary:
The committee first voluntarily deferred House Bills 460 and 561, then took up House Bill 1101 on workers’ compensation. The sponsor said the bill would define maximum medical improvement, adjust fraud provisions, shorten temporary total disability and supplemental earnings benefit periods, and revise vocational rehabilitation rules; an amendment removed proposed age-based termination language for benefits. Business groups including LABI supported the bill as a way to reduce Louisiana’s comparatively high indemnity costs and align the state with regional norms, while injured-worker advocates and attorneys strongly opposed it, arguing it would cut benefits, shift medical and disability decisions away from treating physicians and judges, broaden fraud too far, and potentially push costs onto public programs. After debate, the committee voted to report HB 1101 with amendments.
House Bill 282 was voluntarily deferred. House Bill 293, which would add sexual orientation and gender identity to Louisiana employment discrimination protections, drew generally supportive testimony from the sponsor and supporters, with some members raising questions about religious exemptions and federal law. The committee ultimately voted against reporting HB 293 favorably. House Bill 390, providing unpaid leave protections for domestic abuse survivors at larger employers, was presented as a tool for survivors, but the committee split 6-6 on a motion to report it favorably; the tie resulted in the bill being voluntarily deferred.
The committee then heard House Bill 456, which would expand workers’ compensation petition requirements and allow employers or payers broader access to file disputed claims and seek discovery. Supporters argued employers currently lack a practical way to obtain records and challenge claims without first cutting off benefits, while opponents said the bill would revive a rejected 2012 approach, increase litigation, and undermine the no-fault workers’ compensation bargain. The discussion centered on whether the bill would preserve benefits while allowing discovery or instead encourage more disputes and penalties. The transcript ends with testimony still underway on HB 456, with no final vote shown.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Mar 24th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I am a fan of local control, but my concern here is this is no longer going to be locally controlled;
- it is going to be population control.
- I think it's population control. Thank you.
- ; we're looking at population control.
- We can't control the behavior if somebody does something that's not proper. We can't control that.
Bills:
SJR47, SB1491, SB1579, SB1806, SB1552, SB483, SB63, SB137, SB346, SB514, SB1344, SB1360, SB1380, SB1437, SB1189, SB1217, SB1221, SB1262, SB1272, SB1325, SB1339, SB201
Keywords:
voter ID, elections, constitutional amendment, Oklahoma, proof of identity, presidential electors, vacancies, oath of office, political party, property tax, valuation increase, taxpayer rights, homestead, protest process, foster care, adoption assistance, transitioning youth, Department of Human Services, voluntary services, county home rule charter
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- What we're tying this to is the requirements that retail public utilities have for water conservation
- There hasn't been water use from that utility yet.
- Retail public utility level, it is something that we have a continuing obligation to evaluate.
- I, I would say the number one thing that a utility does to reduce water consumption.
- And in presenting those plans, the utilities rely.
Bills:
HB24
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- We're just trying to control what we can control and get through every single day and ensure that students
- We're just trying to control what we can control and get through every single day and ensure that students
- We're just trying to control what we can control and get through every single day and ensure that students
- We're just trying to control what we can control and get through every single day and ensure that students
- <00:48:07.520>
protocols utilize strict building access protocols utilize strict building
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Public Health Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am
Joint Committee on Public Health
Transcript Highlights:
- Just recently, the FDA approved Moderna's M-Nex spike without a single placebo-controlled trial.
- That said, I know I only have control over my children, and I, in no way, ever look to control how other
- The cost and utility are the primary factors in adjuvant selection.
- A school is not a controlled clinical setting, especially at the end of the school year.
- It took nine months for them to get my body under control.
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Public Health held a hearing on several vaccination-related bills, including proposals to eliminate non-medical or religious exemptions for school immunizations (notably H. 2554 and S. 1557), a bill to require or improve reporting and administration of immunization data and exemptions (described as the Community Immunity Act, S. 1618), and H. 2431, which would prohibit COVID-19, mRNA, or gene-altering vaccine requirements. The committee also heard testimony on H. 2463, which would classify funeral directors as public health workers for vaccine-priority purposes during emergencies. The chair reviewed testimony rules and repeatedly asked speakers to keep comments orderly and brief so the committee could hear as many people as possible. No votes were taken during the hearing.
Testimony on H. 2554 and S. 1557 was sharply divided. Pediatricians, infectious disease specialists, public health advocates, and groups such as the Massachusetts Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Massachusetts Medical Society, March of Dimes, Massachusetts Families for Vaccines, and several parents supported eliminating religious exemptions, arguing that vaccination protects medically vulnerable children and adults, improves herd immunity, and helps prevent outbreaks of measles, pertussis, and other diseases. They cited local school data showing pockets of lower coverage and incomplete reporting, and several speakers referenced outbreaks in other states and the need for stronger, more consistent reporting and exemption management. Opponents argued the bills would infringe on religious freedom and parental rights, force families to choose between faith and education, and unfairly target a small number of families; some also said Massachusetts already has high vaccination rates and that the real issue is incomplete data or the gap population rather than religious exemptions.
H. 2431 drew testimony from supporters who said COVID-era mandates caused job losses, privacy concerns, and harm, and that the bill would prevent future requirements for COVID, mRNA, or gene-altering vaccines in schools, workplaces, and public settings. Supporters described personal experiences with alleged vaccine injury or mandate-related hardship. H. 2463 was supported by the Massachusetts Funeral Directors Association, which argued funeral directors work in infection-facing settings and should be eligible for vaccine priority during public health emergencies. The hearing featured extensive public testimony but no committee action beyond hearing the bills and taking questions from members.
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 030 Feb 13th, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- checkboxes that they have no control checkboxes that they have no control over<01:13:44.719>
- Increasing<02:21:57.200>
utilization <02:21:57.840>controls. - Increasing utilization controls.
- Increasing utilization controls. delaying<02:21:59.200>
program <02:21:59.680>implementation - control, you have three options. control, you have three options.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Municipal and County Government (02/03/2026)
Municipal and County Government
Transcript Highlights:
- It's just the control of that position. It's just the...
- :00.159>
respects 1220 preserves local control, respects 1220 preserves local control, respects - all frequently support uh local control all frequently support uh local control and<02:07:41.119
- And I would to control their own taxes.
- >
and <02:27:42.720>and well as controls the tax rate and and well as controls the tax
Summary:
The committee convened for a day of public hearings on nine bills, with plans to later execute several early bills and possibly additional measures under House Rule 44. Chair Diane Pauer outlined time limits for sponsors and testimony, announced a lunch break around noon, and noted substitute members would be arriving later. The first hearing was on House Bill 1107, which would allow municipal budget committees to have one to three alternate members. Representative Valon, the prime sponsor, said the bill was intended to help towns like Epping deal with quorum problems during the compressed budget season and noted that alternates are common on other local boards. The New Hampshire Municipal Association testified in support, saying the bill would increase flexibility and help fill seats. Committee members raised concerns about whether alternates should be elected, how they would be selected, whether they would be sufficiently informed to vote, and whether the bill’s one-year term language and rescission provisions were clear. The sponsor and NHMA said the process would be consistent with other local boards, that alternates would typically be appointed after elections, and that they would follow up on possible statutory clarification. The hearing closed with six remote supporters, one paper supporter, and no opposition reported.
The committee then heard House Bill 1118, sponsored by Representative Colby, which would raise the daily amount municipal employees may hold before remitting funds to the treasurer from the current $1,500 limit to $3,500. Colby said the existing thresholds are outdated, have not been updated in about 20 years, and create burdens for smaller towns that must make frequent bank deposits, sometimes far from town offices. She said the bill would improve efficiency and allow staff to focus more on serving residents, while still allowing municipalities to keep lower limits if they choose. Members asked about how the remittance process works in practice, what amounts municipalities typically collect, and whether the change reflected a broader trend of updating cash-handling thresholds. The sponsor explained that the bill only changes the dollar thresholds in the relevant statutes and does not require municipalities to adopt the higher limit. The transcript cuts off before any final action on HB 1118 is reported.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/13/25
Commerce Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- that's the case how would you control that's the case how would you control that<00:26:15.399>
- So we believe that this will allow us the ability to have better control.
- So we believe that this will allow us the ability to have better control.
- So we believe that this will allow us the ability to have better control.
- So we believe that this will allow us the ability to have better control.
Bills:
HF1262, HF1741, HF472, HF1668, HF2055, HF1786, HF1876, HF1089, HF1121, HF509, HF1545, HF2027, HF642
Keywords:
food truck, liquor license, temporary license, community events, catering, municipal regulations, food hall, St. Louis Park, on-sale, intoxicating beverages, food vendors, common seating area, HF472, Mankato, Minnesota State University Mankato, MSU Mankato, Taylor Center, special liquor license, on-sale wine license, malt liquor license
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Minerals, Business & Economic Development Committee, February 25, 2026
Minerals, Business & Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- these DUNA entities and utilizing these DUNA entities and basically<00:22:46.000>
have <00:22: - We know that AI language models are being utilized that are not enterprise models.
- So, are we already violating that by utilizing that particular type of AI model?
- Green River area earlier about utilizing Green River area earlier about utilizing AI<01:11:44.560
- that particular type of AI utilizing that particular type of AI model?
VA
Virginia 2026 Regular Session
Virginia Housing Commission - Fees in Residential Rental Agreements Workgroup Jun 16th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Utility account set-up fees. Those are already capped in... Utility account set-up fees.
- Do we revisit the utility piece, I guess, in this bill?
- pays utilities.
- That landlords cannot charge for utilities if the tenant pays utilities directly to the provider.
- But otherwise, we did not touch the utility account set-up fee.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Saving goals on a level that we think utilities can actually achieve.
- Please pass this bill and... help us to pay our utility bills. Mr.
- Texas has long established utility efficiency programs, as noted earlier.
- I think even the utilities. want to do the right thing, to be honest.
- We've got two bodies that determine what these utilities do.
Keywords:
SB 383, ERCOT, Texas Utilities Code, interconnection, wind power facility, offshore wind, coastal wind, nearshore wind, Gulf of America, Texas coast, three marine leagues, electric grid, transmission line, distribution facility, renewable energy, battery storage, energy storage, grid access, power grid, electric service
NV
Nevada 2025 Regular Session
Senate Committee on Health and Human Services May 31st, 2025 at 05:30 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- deal with them differently, and what I found is insurance companies use that prior authorization to control
- The screenings that are currently being utilized are covered because that is not currently covered all
- The screenings that are currently being utilized are covered because that is not currently covered all
- It is important, however, to ensure that... screenings that are currently being utilized, covered because
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Appropriations - S/C on Articles I, IV, & V Feb 25th, 2025
Appropriations - S/C on Articles I, IV, & V
Transcript Highlights:
- In recommendations, we reduce the general revenue by $6 million for the utilization of federal funds
- a half billion of customer rate relief bonds to mitigate the impact of winter storm Murie on gas utility
- The Railroad Commission, which we dealt with on the gas utility transaction I mentioned earlier. there's
- We went into operations in 1997 to get workers' compensation costs under control.
AR
Arkansas 2026 Regular Session
ARKANSAS LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (ALC) Mar 20th, 2026
ARKANSAS LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (ALC)
Transcript Highlights:
- Across those, she has spent to date $10.9 million utilizing the on-call, and the projected total cost
- Across those, she has spent to date $10.9 million utilizing the on-call, and the projected total cost
- We have to do better with the taxpayers' money and control the way we're spending it on these contracts
- So that's consistent if we utilize contract labor.
- If we utilize contract labor versus on state payroll, do we still get the same match, right? Yes.
Summary:
The meeting began with a prayer, approval of the prior minutes, and a February 2026 revenue report from Carlos Silva of the Bureau of Legislative Research. He reported gross revenues of $5.36 billion and net collections of $4.5 billion, both above the prior year, and said the updated forecast showed a larger expected surplus than before. Members asked about declines in some tax categories, natural gas severance fees, and possible effects of inflation and international conflict; Silva generally attributed the changes to timing issues, prior tax cuts, refund activity, and price fluctuations, and said he could not speculate on future impacts.
The committee then heard and adopted several subcommittee reports, including the Executive Committee, Administrative Rules, Claims Review, Game and Fish State Police, Higher Education, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Hospital/Medicaid/Developmental Disabilities, Occupational Licensing Review, State Insurance Programs Oversight, and APER filings. Most reports were approved without objection. One budget classification transfer for the Commissioner of State Lands was reviewed and failed. The review report also led to discussion of several contracts, including DHS staffing contracts and a Department of Education security contract, with some items held or separated for individual votes.
A major portion of the meeting focused on DHS and state staffing contracts for the Human Development Centers, Arkansas State Hospital, and related facilities. DHS officials said the contracts were on track against seven-year projections, but members expressed concern about heavy reliance on contract labor, vacancy rates, and the need to move workers onto state payrolls. Officials said they were preparing a recruitment and retention plan and described staffing levels, vacancies, and turnover. Members also questioned contract projections and federal-state funding matches, and several urged faster action to reduce contract labor costs.
The committee also discussed a Department of Commerce reduction-in-force affecting the Division of Services for the Blind and Employment and Training. Secretary Hugh McDonald said the cuts were driven by funding shortfalls, over-obligation of funds, and federal issues, and that 27 positions would be permanently eliminated while furloughed employees would be recalled. Members raised concerns about service impacts, board appointments, and the division’s fiscal management. The meeting ended after the personnel report was adopted and APER was filed as reviewed, followed by adjournment.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session 5/9/25 - Part 2
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The problem is this is a quite a handy tool to control your comp to control people from starting small
- What I have more control over our lives.
- I want some control,<01:32:13.600>
freedom, <01:32:13.920>and control, freedom, and control - <01:32:58.719>
your is a quite a handy tool to control your is a quite a handy tool to control - >
from <01:33:01.120>starting comp to control people from starting comp to control people
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Transportation (02/04/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- The bill introduces a new section to the existing law allowing a municipality to install and utilize
- a mines pality I to install and utilize a mines pality I to install and utilize traffic<00:27:00.559
- The municipalities have full control. There is no third party.
- The city, the municipalities, have full control. There is no third party.
- cameras uh to regulate the speed control cameras uh to regulate the traffic<00:37:19.760>
uh <
Summary:
The Transportation Committee opened with an announcement correcting the public hearing list: House Bill 209 was mistakenly listed as a continued hearing, but the chair said that hearing had already been closed and would not be reopened. The committee then moved to House Bill 305, which would allow municipalities to install and use speed and red-light cameras for traffic enforcement. The prime sponsor, Rep. Jones, said the bill was intended as a tool to address police staffing shortages and erratic driving, and emphasized that municipalities would pay the costs, work with DOT and the Department of Safety, and retain full control without using third-party vendors. He said the bill was meant to target speeding, red-light violations, and similar conduct, with enforcement handled locally and subject to state and federal law.
Committee members raised questions about how citations would work, who would be held responsible in multi-driver or rental-car situations, whether due process would be affected, and whether cameras could identify the driver rather than just the vehicle. The sponsor and supporting witness Edward H. of Keene said municipalities would determine procedures, that an officer would still have to review and issue any summons, and that the bill was meant to be a limited enforcement tool rather than a catch-all. Edward H. also described the bill as adding guardrails such as a needs analysis, coordination with DOT, annual reporting, and public records of detections and fines. The Department of Transportation testified neutrally, saying it had no position on the bill and noting that current state systems include speed feedback signs, bridge security cameras, toll cameras that capture plates only, and traffic-signal detection cameras that do not record video. No vote was taken.
The committee then held a brief hearing on House Bill 368, which would prohibit smoking tobacco products or e-cigarettes in a motor vehicle when a child under 16 is present and impose a $100 secondary fine. Rep. Miller introduced the bill in the sponsor’s absence, and there was no public testimony for or against it. The chair closed the hearing. Finally, the committee opened House Bill 390, which would add retired fire apparatus to the antique vehicle exemption so old fire trucks can be registered and used in parades without being stripped of their equipment. Rep. Parson explained that a strict reading of current law had led DMV to reject some antique fire engine registrations, and said the bill would fix that while preserving the ban on commercial use and on impersonating emergency vehicles. Members asked about the relationship to existing laws on emergency-vehicle impersonation, and the sponsor said the bill would not affect those laws. The hearing remained open as the transcript ended.