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• So this deals with the Department of Insurance, Division of Occupational Professional Licenses, and then
• What rules from the Department of Insurance do you feel should probably be taken a closer look at?
• What rules from the Department of Insurance do you feel should be probably taken a closer look at?

Committee: House Ways and Means

Keywords: 989, all

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• matters be scheduled for consideration by the House: the House bill relative to the prevention of home insurers
• The House bill relative to the prevention of home insurers from forcing tree removal, House No. 1316;
• Second reading of the bills: an act relative to the prevention of home insurers from forcing tree removals

Keywords: 1212, all

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• 22 million Californians are directly impacted, those who are enrolled in state-regulated health insurance
• these 20 years due to changes in evolving state and, of course, federal policy, and changes in the insurance
• Due to changes in evolving state and, of course, federal policy, changes in the insurance markets, a

Summary: The Assembly Health Committee met on June 17 and began with procedural announcements, quorum, and a consent calendar. The consent items included SB 246, SB 278, SB 317, and SB 386, which were moved together and approved by roll call. The committee then took up its only presentation item, SB 439 by Senator Weber, which would extend the sunset of the California Health Benefit Review Program (CHBRP) by six years and increase its annual budget by $1 million. Support testimony came from Jen Chase on behalf of the University of California and Garin Corbett, CHBRP’s director. They described CHBRP as providing objective, evidence-based analysis of health benefit mandate bills, noted its workload and public resources, and argued that the program needs the extension and funding increase to keep pace with inflation and the growing complexity of health policy. No opposition testimony was offered. Committee members expressed support for CHBRP’s role in informing health policy and fiscal analysis. SB 439 was then moved due pass to Appropriations and approved on a unanimous roll call vote. The hearing concluded after additional add-on votes confirmed the measures were out of committee.

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• So why don't we just cap everybody's life for whatever we insure against?
• We're not actually going to require insurance premiums to come down.
• Yep. 2012 requiring insurance premium reduction.
• And I know we heard lots about the rates and insurance and we should charge, you know, insurance companies
• what insurance companies have to...

Summary: The Senate began with opening prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several recognitions, including interns, Denim Day awareness, and a resolution honoring Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange on the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon. The chamber also observed a moment of silence for former Senator Karen Johnson Gendron. After routine business, the Senate took up several special-order bills. The first major bill, transportation offenses involving death, increased penalties for repeat DUI/BUI manslaughter and vehicular homicide offenses. An amendment added penalties for refusal to submit to breath or urine testing and required law enforcement to notify suspects of those penalties. The bill passed 37-0. The Senate then passed SB 306 on Medicaid providers, requiring broader after-hours and holiday access to care and setting network standards for Medicaid managed care plans, also by a 37-0 vote. The chamber next considered a major condominium and cooperative associations bill responding to post-Surfside safety and financial concerns. Senators described the measure as balancing building safety with financial relief, extending reserve-study deadlines, allowing temporary reserve relief after inspections, tightening oversight of managers and inspectors, and adjusting voting, resale, and reserve rules. After extensive debate and praise from members for the bill’s sponsors and staff, the bill passed 37-0. The longest discussion centered on a constitutional amendments/petition process bill aimed at curbing fraud in citizen initiative petitions. Sponsors argued that the 2024 petition process was plagued by fraud and identity theft and proposed tighter rules for circulators, faster submission deadlines, voter notification, penalties, and limits on petition handling. Senators offered and adopted multiple amendments, including changes to petition-circulator definitions, invalid-signature thresholds, and voter notification procedures. After a substitute amendment was withdrawn, the Senate continued debating the underlying amended bill, with members split between concerns about election integrity and worries that the bill would burden volunteers and make it harder for citizen initiatives to qualify.

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• </c> working with insurance working with insurance um<00:18:29.799><c> for</c><00:18:30.799><c> the</
• </c><00:18:34.799><c> are</c><00:18:35.039><c> not</c> of these insured are not of these insured are
• 38.880><c> money</c><00:18:39.320><c> that</c> collecting insurance on the money that collecting insurance
• </c><00:18:48.080><c> policy</c> companies uh when an insurance policy companies uh when an insurance
• </c> funds they if there's any insurance funds they if there's any insurance proceeds<00:20:43.640><c

Committee: House Finance

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• If it's on my job, then that's my insurance policy.
• </c> of thousands of dollars of insurance of thousands of dollars of insurance because<00:17:57.760><
• </c> compensation unemployment insurance compensation unemployment insurance overtime<00:26:15.080><c
• </c><00:26:25.320><c> fraud</c> misclassification and insurance fraud misclassification and insurance
• </c> impact the assessment uh on insurers impact the assessment uh on insurers that<01:20:59.960><c>

Committee: House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Our multifamily members are spending thousands of dollars working with insurance brokers to find insurance
• Our multifamily members are spending thousands of dollars working with insurance brokers to find insurance
• Homeowners insurance rates are also increasing.
• Homeowners insurance rates are also increasing.
• I just want to add that I appreciate you bringing up the insurance question.

Committee: Senate Housing and Homelessness Prevention

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </c><01:20:22.640><c> Park</c> they're insured as real estate. Park they're insured as real estate.
• </c> the Insurance Department. the Insurance Department.
• </c> of the New Hampshire Insurance of the New Hampshire Insurance Department.<02:10:06.160><c> I'm</
• </c> regulated as if they're insurance. regulated as if they're insurance.
• </c><02:25:13.840><c> commissioner</c> up that the insurance commissioner up that the insurance commissioner

Committee: Senate Commerce

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• ,</c><01:04:32.920><c> workers'</c> examinations for insurance, workers' examinations for insurance,
• ><c> The</c><01:05:00.760><c> current</c> For insurers, this current The current For insurers, this current
• they're not subject to health insurance requirements.
• , and so they're not subject to insurance, and so they're not subject to health<01:44:25.360><c> insurance
• </c> health insurance health insurance requirements. requirements. requirements.

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The point of the license is so that the agency can bill third-party insurance.
• , and usually schools do not bill private insurance, as far as I know.
• </c><03:10:59.239><c> it</c> agency can Bill third-party Insurance it agency can Bill third-party Insurance
• do not Bill private insurance as schools do not Bill private insurance as far<03:13:04.880><c> as</c
• insurance insurance purposes<05:01:14.760><c> thank</c><05:01:14.920><c> you</c><05:01:15.120><c> very

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The meeting was an orientation-style overview from the Office of Professional Licensure and Certification (OPLC), led by Executive Director Deana Jurus and staff. They described the office’s mission to protect public health, safety, welfare, the environment, and the public trust, and outlined the agency structure: enforcement, licensing and board administration, operations, legal counsel, board counsel, and the hearings bureau. OPLC said it currently supports 57 boards, including seven advisory boards, and has about 104 filled positions out of 120 authorized. They also noted new voluntary certifications for doulas, lactation consultants, and community health workers that are in rulemaking. A substantial portion of the discussion focused on how boards and staff divide responsibilities under RSA 310:4. Staff explained that the office handles application processing, complaint intake and initial review, records retention, 91-A requests, and rule drafting, while boards make final decisions on licensure criteria, complaint dismissals or investigations, disciplinary actions, and some hearing matters. They also described the rule structure by chapter number ranges and the distinction between full licensing boards and advisory boards. The committee asked about complaint notifications, and OPLC said it is tightening policies so complainants are told whether a matter is closed or moving forward. The licensing process was discussed in detail, especially for nursing. Bethany Katrell explained that applicants apply through an online portal, may receive approval to sit for exams, can work under provisional authority in some cases, and then receive full licensure after exam results and criminal background checks are complete. OPLC said the portal now reduces back-and-forth paperwork and that, as of the latest biweekly report, 87% of applications were decided within the statutory 90-day period and 57% within 14 days. Members also raised questions about why some professions require board approval before taking an exam, and OPLC said that requirement varies by statute or board rule. No votes or formal actions were taken during the discussion.

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• Clever of our insurance housing and insurance subcommittee.
• Clever of our insurance housing and insurance subcommittee.
• Clever of our insurance housing and insurance<03:36:57.279><c> subcommittee.
• </c> Housing Insurance Subcommittee. Mr. Housing Insurance Subcommittee. Mr.
• </c> deposit insurance framework. deposit insurance framework.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, February 9, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• </c><04:26:26.080><c> and</c> care, evaluate funding and insurance and care, evaluate funding and insurance
• That will help the have insurance.
• And I think that's a direct insurance.
• </c> citizens that have health insurance citizens that have health insurance can<04:50:24.320><c> and
• This is very prelim insurance.

Keywords: MS House Floor - 12 February, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

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• committee director will read the title: An act to amend the Civil Service Law in relation to the health insurance
• for state officers and employees who receive health insurance benefits from the state.
• director will read the title: An act to amend the Civil Service Law in relation to requiring dental insurance

Committee: Senate Civil Service And Pensions

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The State Senate Civil Service and Pensions Committee met on February 10, 2026, with a quorum present and several members attending in person or by voting sheet. Chair Robert Jackson opened the meeting, welcomed a new committee member and visiting members of the Uzbekistan parliament, and noted that the committee would consider 11 bills. The discussion was procedural and focused on moving each bill through committee. The committee advanced a series of civil service, retirement, and benefits measures, including bills on compensation for employees with foreign language skills, health insurance and dental coverage for state employees, mental health care access for emergency dispatchers and correction officers, and several retirement-related proposals affecting correction officers, sheriffs, Nassau County members, and service credit transfers. Jackson also advanced his own bills on health disease presumptions for certain law enforcement and correction titles, retirement benefits, accidental disability retirement for sheriffs, and eligibility for city police retirement based on prior traffic enforcement service. Each bill was moved, seconded, and approved unanimously, with reported votes of 7 ayes, 0 nays, and 0 abstentions/without recommendation. All 11 bills were ordered reported to the Finance Committee. The meeting concluded without further discussion or additional actions.

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• . >> House Bill 5015, a bill entitled inactivating the state group insurance.
• On state group insurance, there is a delete all amendment. Are there amendments?
• Read the bill. >> House Bill 5015, a bill entitled Inactivating the State Group Insurance.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• protection, and we are moving the entire oversight process from the Office of the Superintendent of Insurance
• acquisition of a healthcare practice by a healthcare provider organization that is affiliated with an insurer
• My only question, Madam Chair, is why the move from the Office of the Superintendent of Insurance in

Committee: Senate Senate Tax, Business & Transportation

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• following matters be scheduled for consideration by the House: the Senate bill further regulating insurance
• An act further regulating insurance claims. Senate number 785. Insurance claims.

Summary: The House began with the Pledge of Allegiance and then took up several routine matters from the Committee on Rules. It adopted resolutions congratulating Mark D. Chiraco on his retirement from the Veterans Health Administration and Gene M. Bubon on her retirement from the town of Sturbridge, and it also adopted an order extending the Education Committee’s reporting deadline on House document 5991 to July 31, 2026. The chamber then suspended Joint Rule 12 to receive and refer several Senate petitions, including a proposal to conform state law to the Electoral Count Reform Act of 2022, a Buzzards Bay Water District easement bill, and measures involving Fish and Game easements and the leasing of Pilgrim Memorial Park. The House also accepted the Steering, Policy and Scheduling Committee’s recommendation to place several bills on the calendar, including Senate No. 785 on insurance claims, House bills naming the official vegetable and crustacean of the Commonwealth, and a local bill for additional alcohol licenses in East Bridgewater. After suspending Rule 7A, the House gave second reading and ordered these bills to third reading. It then passed to be enacted House 4321, authorizing the Dalton Fire District to continue employing interim fire chief Christopher Francis Cherat, and House 899, dedicating park and field space in South Boston. Later, the House considered several third-reading bills and passed them to be engrossed, including Senate 2735 dissolving the North Carver Water District, House 5421 on transportation of vessels in Barnstable, House 5426 amending the North Attleboro charter, and House 5543 establishing a sick leave bank for Andrew Bartlett of the Department of Public Health. House 5528, a sick leave bank bill for Edward Gillian, was amended to add an emergency preamble and then passed to be engrossed as amended. The House adopted an order to meet again Wednesday at 11 a.m., then adjourned, with a Democratic caucus notice announced for noon in rooms A1 and A2.

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• proposal, has proposed to move forward with the integration for paid family leave and disability insurance
• first and then afterward integrate the system for unemployment insurance.
• first and then to afterward integrate the system for unemployment insurance.
• And the second phase of the project is focusing on unemployment insurance, which will be done in three
• Public self-insured employer share has grown from $19 million to $250 million in that same timeframe,

Summary: The subcommittee heard a series of budget and trailer bill presentations focused on labor and public employment programs. The first item covered EDD Next modernization, where EDD described progress on customer service improvements, fraud prevention, language access, and the Integrated Claims Management System. The LAO urged stronger legislative oversight as the project enters its most difficult phase, and members questioned the revised schedule, total cost, change orders, stress testing, SB 1090 implementation, and how race and ethnicity data will be protected. EDD said the overall project cost remains about $1.2 billion, that the work is being phased with disability insurance and paid family leave first, and that fraud has been greatly reduced since pandemic-era programs ended. Members also asked for follow-up information on SB 590 outreach and equity impacts. The committee then reviewed the California Workforce Development Board’s request to reduce staffing as one-time grant workloads wind down, along with trailer bill language to streamline reporting requirements. The board and Department of Finance said the staffing reductions reflect the end of surge funding and that the proposal would consolidate roughly 10 to 12 reports into one annual report, with additional reporting only if new funds are appropriated for certain programs. Senator Durazo questioned the policy direction of reducing workforce staffing, while the administration said the positions were tied to temporary grant programs and that current staffing is sufficient for ongoing duties. Members also asked about the board’s role in AI-related workforce planning and the rationale for using state funds for the High Road Construction Careers Program. A major portion of the hearing focused on the Subsequent Injury Benefits Trust Fund reforms and related staffing request at DIR. The administration and LAO described rapid growth in applications, backlog, and liabilities, saying the program’s eligibility has expanded beyond its original intent and that liabilities could reach about $30 billion by 2030 without reform. The trailer bill would tighten eligibility, apply the changes to open cases, and use the QME process and contemporaneous evidence to document preexisting disabilities. Members raised concerns about fairness to pending claimants, evaluator capacity, and the relationship to other SIBTF legislation, while the LAO said the proposal largely aligns with its prior recommendations. DIR also presented a request to eliminate vacant positions under a statewide vacancy sweep, which drew criticism from members who argued the cuts could weaken enforcement and backlog reduction efforts; the committee asked DIR to return with more detail on impacts and on its use of temporary-help authority. The final items addressed a request for additional Cal/OSHA investigative staff and a trailer bill to make permanent the revised Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board petition timeline. DIR said the BOI staffing would help investigate fatalities and serious injuries more quickly, while members emphasized the importance of family contact and timely investigations. For the WCAB item, the chair explained that the 2024 change to Labor Code section 5909, which starts the 60-day decision clock when a case is transmitted rather than when a petition is filed, has reduced pending cases and should be made permanent; the remaining backlog was reported at 460 cases, down from 637 before the change.

Transcript Highlights:

• Speaker, I added a portion to this bill that was recommended from the Department of Commerce and Insurance
• Under the language in this bill, if a provider prescribes a non-opioid medication for pain, the insurer
• The insurer cannot deny the non-opioid in favor of an opioid, force the patient to try an opioid first
• Right now, foster houses and institutions cannot buy insurance to protect them for liability because
• insurance companies have stopped providing it, and it’s become very. them for liability because insurance

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• Seeing none, we will move to a briefing on House Bill 2604, transferring ownership of a vehicle to an insurer
• provides that non-motorized electronic signatures may be used for the transfer of vehicle ownership to insurers
• with the specified insurance policy dollar amounts.
• With the specified insurance policy dollar amounts that are specified in statute, at the request of a
• The blue envelope will hold the registration, their insurance, and an emergency contact in the envelope

Summary: The committee first held an executive session on several transportation measures heard earlier in the session, including bills on rounding cash transactions to eliminate pennies, vehicle title transfers to insurers, a memorial bridge naming, BAT lane access for private employer transportation services, oil tanker escort requirements, Traffic Safety Commission authority, fifth-wheel trailer length, electric vehicle sales and funding, and vehicle loads on public highways. Most of the measures were advanced with due pass recommendations to the Rules Committee, and the committee adopted amendments on the penny-rounding bill, the EV funding bill, and the vehicle-loads bill. Members noted some opposition or reservations on a few items, including the penny-rounding proposal and the vehicle-loads amendment, but the motions carried. The committee then returned to public hearing on several bills. Substitute House Bill 2323 would create a blue envelope program for neurodiverse drivers to help communicate with law enforcement during traffic stops; the Department of Licensing and State Patrol fiscal notes were described, and the bill drew strong support in signed-in testimony. Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2588 would expand county ferry district authority to include vehicle ferries and require voter approval for new taxes after the effective date; testimony was mixed, with Whatcom County officials and ferry users supporting the bill as a funding tool, while one opponent criticized the tax and timing provisions. The committee also heard public testimony on Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2172, which would change the route jurisdiction transfer and abandonment process for state highways by requiring agreements or legislative review for longer abandonments or bridge transfers; cities, counties, the Transportation Commission, and the TIB supported the bill as a more transparent process. Additional public hearings covered Substitute House Bill 2203, creating reckless interference with emergency operations for drivers who bypass emergency road closures; a defense-lawyer witness opposed the mandatory license suspension, while the sponsor described the bill as a response to flood and fire rescues. Substitute House Bill 2410 would create a Commercial Truck Safety and Education Council and raise the commercial vehicle safety enforcement fee from $16 to $32 per vehicle; the trucking industry and business groups supported it as a safety and training investment. The committee also heard a staff briefing and sponsor testimony on Second Substitute House Bill 1923, the Mosquito Fleet Act, which would expand passenger-only ferry district options and was presented as a local tool to improve ferry access and relieve Washington State Ferries congestion.

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• three times a year with the goal of resolving overlapping regulations among agencies and reducing insurance
• The Texas Department of Insurance found that only 4% of the providers met the threshold for evaluation
• It requires additional reporting for the health plans that will allow the Texas Department of Insurance
• A lot of adoptive... ...insurance will not pay for that if the signing is taking too long.
• I was able to build and sell three insurance companies that were Texas-based insurance companies and

Bills: HB163 , HB216 , HB721 , HB2035 , HB2038 , HB3057 , HB3153 , HB3233 , HB3595 , HB3801 , HB3812 , HB4076 , HB4129 , HB4377 , HB4535 , HB4666 , HB4730 , HB4743 , HB4903 , HB5149 , HB5155 , HB1534 , HB163 , HB216

Committee: Senate Health & Human Services

Keywords: epinephrine, healthcare, emergency response, administration, medical policy, health care, itemized billing, patient rights, provider regulations, Texas Health and Safety Code, cost disclosure, insurance, benefit plan, administrators, chemical dependency, treatment facilities, minor admissions, parental notice, mental health, medical licensing