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CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Natural Resources Committee Jul 7th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- crises in the affordability of electricity and the availability and affordability of homeowners insurance
- Lastly, the bill expands the applicability of the WUI building code to reconstruction of homes after
- Lastly, the bill expands the applicability of the WUI building code to reconstruction of homes after
- George Covent, on behalf of the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of California, is in support
- George Covent, on behalf of the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of California, is in support
Summary:
The committee first heard SB 14, which would direct state agencies to reduce single-use plastics and improve waste diversion at state facilities by updating integrated waste management plans, increasing reusable foodware use, reducing paper purchasing, and requiring better employee education and recycling/composting practices. Supporters from the California Compost Coalition, Republic Services, Waste Management, and others said the bill would help build composting and recycling markets and let the state lead by example. Several groups that had opposed earlier versions said they were now neutral after amendments, including the removal of a 90% requirement. The bill was moved out on a due pass as amended recommendation.
The committee then took up SB 326 on wildfire mitigation. The bill would create a framework for Cal Fire to evaluate the risk-reduction benefits of fuels management and landscape resilience investments, and it would accelerate implementation of Zone Zero defensible-space standards, including grants for local enforcement and broader application to rental and sale properties and post-fire reconstruction. Support came from Stanford climate researcher Michael Mastrandrea and several local government, insurance, and climate groups. With no opposition, the bill passed as amended to Appropriations.
Next, SB 34 on port emissions and the South Coast Air Quality Management District drew extensive testimony. The author said the bill was narrowed by committee amendments to preserve the ports’ ability to reduce emissions while preventing cargo throughput caps and addressing concerns about automation, local control, and the timeline for port clean-air planning. Supporters included ILWU, business groups, and port-related stakeholders, while the South Coast AQMD and many environmental and community organizations opposed it, arguing it would weaken public-health protections and set a bad precedent. After lengthy debate, the committee approved the bill on a due pass as amended vote to Transportation, with some members voting no and others abstaining.
The committee also heard SB 279, which would expand composting options for farmers and small community composters by allowing limited on-farm composting after large biomass events and increasing the amount small operations may process and sell. Supporters said the bill would help address agricultural waste, expand composting capacity, and reduce landfill disposal. Commercial composting representatives opposed it, warning that the bill could create regulatory inequities, strand recent investments in permitted facilities, and allow too much unregulated food waste. Despite those concerns, the bill passed to Appropriations on a due pass vote. The transcript also briefly referenced SB 613 on upstream methane emissions data, described as having no opposition and intended to improve tracking of imported oil and gas emissions.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- increase of 9.9%, staff insurance increase of 9.9%, staff reductions,<01:25:35.280>
and <01:25 - unemployment insurance that incentivizes people<01:25:57.280>
to <01:25:57.520>not <01: - Those are finance code 728 reimbursements, and we'd really hope the committee rolls those out.
- Those are finance<01:36:20.960>
code <01:36:21.480>728 <01:36:22.480>reimbursements< - We also appreciate the $30 million for unemployment insurance aid to at least get us through one more
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
2026 Legislative Session - Day Four - Tuesday, January 13 - Afternoon Session - State of the State
Missouri House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- include Commissioner of Administration Ken Zellers, Director of Agriculture Chris Zichin, Director of Insurance
- The issue at hand here is competitiveness, and competitiveness starts with our tax code.
- This plan is about aligning our tax code with today's economy, and not yesterday's.
- Missouri's tax code was built for the past 100 years.
- the freedom to choose the public school that best meets their child's needs, regardless of their zip code
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Arizona, only 5% of the students that took advantage of the state's voucher program came from zip codes
- The majority of the families that took advantage of the vouchers came from zip codes with a medium income
- so many of our constitutional obligations, we are dead last in the number of Texans with health insurance
- And while we can all recognize that not all students come from the same mold, background, or zip code
- are skyrocketing, and we have a chance to provide opportunities for more. that are trapped in a zip code
Keywords:
Maverick County, recognition, economic development, Texas Senate, community celebration, 1185, senate, all
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 113 May 7th, 2026
Colorado Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- . >> Uh, L3 makes a change in the insert insurance section of the bill.
- the Division of Insurance, then they don't need anything differently under this bill.
- <02:23:39.600>
The insurance section of the bill. The insurance section of the bill. - <02:23:53.840>
and basically says if an insurer and basically says if an insurer and affiliated - . insurance. insurance.
Summary:
The Senate convened with a quorum, approved the journal, and received a series of engrossing/revising/enrolling notices and committee reports. Committee reports advanced several measures, including House Bills 1139 and 1263 from Business, Labor, and Technology; House Bills 1206, 1111, and 1014 from Finance; and later Appropriations reports on House Bills 1423, 1419, 1276, 1256, 1015, and Senate Bills 189, 188, 187, 180, and 125. The chamber also granted a brief recess for guests and later granted leave for the Joint Budget Committee to meet while the Senate was in session.
A major portion of the meeting was devoted to tributes and personal privilege remarks. Senators recognized the University of Denver men’s hockey team for winning the 2026 NCAA championship and adopted a joint Senate-House tribute honoring the team’s 11th national title. Senator Kolker also marked Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Day/Week, describing the condition, the need for screening and treatment, and honoring a guest advocate living with TD.
The Senate then moved through third-reading consent and final-passage votes on multiple bills. Measures passed included SB 181, HB 1338, HB 1344, HB 1336, HB 1227, HB 1314, HB 1282, HB 1317, HB 1078, SB 167, HB 1069, HB 1132, HB 1347, HB 1210, HB 1196, HB 1224, and HB 1028; HB 1028 was first removed from the consent calendar, amended with a conforming amendment, and then passed. Several bills drew notable opposition, including HB 1132 and HB 1210, while HB 1069 passed unanimously. The Senate also laid over the general order second-reading calendar to Friday, May 8, 2026, and took up special-order second-reading bills in committee of the whole, adopting the special-order consent calendar and reporting those bills back favorably for further consideration.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Arts, Entertainment, Sports, and Tourism Committee Mar 18th, 2025
Arts, Entertainment, Sports, and Tourism
Transcript Highlights:
- Modern AED units can be secured in protective code-accessible boxes that activate when 911 is called.
- fields, referees, uniforms, equipment, coach education, coach background checks, fingerprinting, and insurance
- 2027, say the funding hasn't been identified, and someone is out of compliance with that part of the code
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- to self-insure for certain employee<00:19:51.680>
health <00:19:51.920>benefits. - company can seek reimbursement from the insurance trust.
- insurance policies when damage is done by a peace officer.
- ,<00:47:21.880>
prohibiting <00:47:22.440>certain to insurance, prohibiting certain - ><00:47:23.880>
insurance exclusions in homeowner's insurance exclusions in homeowner's insurance
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- We have Representative Yeager, who's chairing the Insurance and Banking Committee, who is also a member
- policies. one or more contractual liability policies, insurance policies.
- Those are covered by a different section of the code.
- Up next, we're going to take HB 655 by Representative Tuck, Pet Insurance and Wellness Programs.
- The bill incorporates a uniform, workable regulatory regime for pet insurance products. Fairly.
Summary:
The Commerce Committee held its first meeting, took roll, established a quorum, and heard opening remarks from the chair, vice chair, and ranking member emphasizing the committee’s broad scope and focus on Florida’s economy and daily-life issues. The committee then considered several bills, with members and staff noting the agenda included four bills and a PCS.
The first measures dealt with insurance and consumer regulation. CS/HB 367 on home and service warranty associations was explained as allowing financial requirements to be met through one or more contractual liability policies and reducing certain filing requirements; an amendment adding requirements for liability insurance coverage was adopted, and the bill passed favorably. HB 655 on pet insurance and wellness programs created a regulatory framework for pet insurance and also passed favorably. HB 6015, which deleted the word “reusable” from the wine keg statute, had brief support testimony and passed favorably.
The committee spent the most time on CS/HB 105, a strike-all PCS on thoroughbred permit holders and decoupling racing from gaming. The sponsor said the revised bill would decouple racing and gaming while adding protections for the thoroughbred industry, including a notice period before racing could stop, permit transferability, and changes to how breeders’ and owners’ funds are administered. Supporters argued the bill would preserve and strengthen the industry through clearer rules and more direct support, while opponents—horsemen, breeders, trainers, veterinarians, and related businesses—warned it would harm a major rural industry, threaten jobs, and favor casino interests. After extensive debate, the strike-all was adopted and the bill was reported favorably on a divided vote.
Finally, HB 11 on municipal water and sewer utility rates was presented as correcting an unintended consequence in surcharge law for utilities owned by one municipality but located in another. Testimony focused on the fairness of the current surcharge structure and the impact on Miami Gardens and North Miami Beach. After debate about negotiation, parity, and local impacts, the bill passed favorably. The committee then adjourned after its first meeting.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- You're going to start to see a lot of the insurance prices go down, and insurance companies are going
- to want to insure your homes because they know they're safe.
- They can't afford the insurance because the insurance companies feel that their risk is too high.
- get away from traditional insurance.
- Consulting with the Office of the Superintendent of Insurance.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Health and Human Services Nov 6th, 2025
Legislative Health & Human Services Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- The five food banks that operate within the state and collectively cover all 33 counties are color-coded
- The percentage of federal benefits that may roll back into the SNAP program requires a complete coding
- It's easy when it's a hundred percent, but to do 35% or 50% is going to require A coding change rollout
- Regarding liability, malpractice insurance would be required, and rates for dental hygienists are very
- And again, they would be required to carry malpractice insurance to cover any liability issues.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - Part 1 - 03/27/26
Judiciary and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- It exempts everything like insurance, everything else.
- Um it exempts everything like insurance,<01:25:12.320>
everything <01:25:12.760>else. - insurance, everything else. insurance, everything else.
- Uh, Senator Boldon, you make reference to a U.S. code on lines 2.8.
- by 100 or more persons subject to the provisions of some additional sections within this code which
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate State Governmental Affairs Committee Jan 21st, 2026
State Governmental Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- >
here <00:09:04.959>and Commissioner of Insurance is here and Commissioner of Insurance - So we collect fees from the insurance industry to regulate the insurance industry, and that's primarily
- insurance industry to regulate<00:11:09.120>
the <00:11:09.279>insurance <00:11:09.600> industry <00:11:09.920>and regulate the insurance industry and regulate the insurance- was happening is that the insurance was happening is that the insurance industry<00:11:36.399>
Bills:
SB7, SB22, SB39, SB40, SB45, SB46, SB86, SB95, SB107, SB7, SB22, SB39, SB40, SB45, SB46, SB86, SB95, SB107
Keywords:
voting rights, absentee ballot, protected classes, Alabama Voting Rights Act, felony conviction, election integrity, preclearance, Alabama Jobs Act, incentives, job creation, economic development, recapture provisions, capital investment, employment, board governance, occupational licensing, Sunset Law, public accountability, training requirements, SB40
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Local Government Committee Mar 12th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- One specialized form of municipal code is the zoning code.
- The example here is environmental justice, and there's a QR code.
- Most commonly used on a daily basis is the zoning code.
- And then the zoning code that we had to do, because it was a 30-year, 1982 zoning code that needed to
- We are required to prepare these under the Government Code.
Summary:
The committee first heard AB 253, by Assembly Member Ward and presented by Assembly Member Quirk-Silva, which would allow licensed third-party professionals to review certain post-entitlement permits if a local building department would take more than 30 days. Supporters, including California YIMBY, the California Chamber of Commerce, the Housing Action Coalition, the Bay Area Council, SPUR, and Abundant Housing LA, said the bill would reduce permitting delays and help housing production. League of Cities and the California State Association of Counties expressed concerns but were not formally opposed. Members voiced strong support, and the bill passed the committee 10-0 to Appropriations.
The committee then held an informational hearing on California’s general plan. The first panel, led by UC Davis professor Catherine Brinkley, gave an overview of the general plan structure, required elements, update cycles, and the new PlanSearch database that makes adopted plans searchable statewide. She emphasized that general plans are long-term, locally tailored documents that integrate housing, transportation, safety, environmental justice, and other policy areas, and noted that many plans and elements are outdated. Members asked about update timelines, public participation, and whether AI tools could help with drafting and analysis.
A second panel of local government representatives described the practical challenges of preparing and updating general plans, especially in rural and small jurisdictions. Speakers from Calaveras County, Sacramento, San Joaquin County, and Fountain Valley cited staffing shortages, consultant availability, funding constraints, CEQA and outreach costs, changing state mandates, and the difficulty of keeping plans aligned with local conditions and board turnover. They asked for more funding, more time, clearer prioritization, and more flexibility. A third panel from the Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation explained its role in issuing general plan guidelines, technical advisories, and annual planning surveys, and said it is updating its guidance through 2027 to reflect recent housing, climate, safety, environmental justice, and open space laws. No public comment was offered, and the informational hearing was adjourned.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Select Committee on Tribal Relations, June 16, 2026
Select Committee on Tribal Relations
Transcript Highlights:
- Then some private insurance.
- Uh others have um private insurance.
- So, that way we'll have a code for Shawn Rappold, law and order code, so hopefully we'll be able to get
- We wanted to start our own um zoning ordinances, code, all that.
- We're zoning ordinances, code, all that.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
EDT DEFER, EDT-EDU, WLA-EDT-EDU, EDT Public Hearings 02-17-2026
Economic Development and Tourism
Transcript Highlights:
- It says qualified expenses means travel expenses not covered by insurance incurred by a patient and one
- >> Yeah, there is a definition that is referred to in the Internal Revenue Code.
- :47:38.960>
Revenue referred to in the Internal Revenue referred to in the Internal Revenue Code - So, it excludes um some elective Code.
- <00:47:52.400>
of Internal Revenue Code definition of Internal Revenue Code definition of
Summary:
The committee first took up Senate Bill 2693 relating to capital improvement projects for aerospace infrastructure. Members had no questions, and the recommendation to pass the bill with a defective date of July 1, 2050 was adopted unanimously. The committee then deferred decision making on Senate Bill 26980 relating to transportation and Senate Bill 2374 relating to the blue economy until Thursday, February 19, 2026, in Room 229, pending additional information.
In the joint hearing on Senate Bill 2816 relating to state enterprise zones, agencies and organizations including DBEDT, HTDC, Taxation, the University of Hawaii Cancer Center, Oceanit, the Hawaii Medical Association, and the Queen’s Health System testified in support or submitted written comments. One public testifier urged expanding enterprise zones around the Kakaako/Cancer Center area and combining them with the foreign trade zone to reduce taxes and attract business. A senator questioned whether the enterprise zone program had ever been comprehensively evaluated, noting DBEDT said it had not done a full study in recent years and cited annual report figures including about $221 million in company revenues and $460,000 in foregone state revenue in 2022. The discussion focused on whether the bill would subsidize existing activity or support new economic development, and on the broader policy question of whether enterprise zones should be used to revitalize depressed areas or to target strategic sectors like health care technology.
The committee then heard Senate Bill 2900 relating to sports officials. The Department of Education supported the measure, saying the Attorney General is best positioned to represent employees in temporary restraining order matters and that elevating intentional bodily injury of a sports official to a class B felony would improve safety. The Office of the Public Defender opposed the bill, arguing it would escalate conduct already covered by existing assault statutes and go beyond other protected classes. The Department of the Attorney General recommended narrowing the bill by inserting “substantial” before bodily injury in the criminal section and deleting a section that would make the AG’s office act like plaintiff’s counsel in civil matters, suggesting instead that departments adopt policies to help employees obtain TROs without creating an open-ended civil representation role. Several sports and school-related organizations testified in support, and members discussed whether the bill should be narrowed or coordinated with other measures before further action.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Board (10-7-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- And to pay for my call center, pay for the building, pay for the insurance, pay for that leftover money
- including by pursuing or applying for a waiver of federal Medicaid law under title 42 of the U.S. code
- , seeking to amend or renew an existing waiver granted under title 42 of the U.S. code, or pursuing a
- seeking to amend or renew an code seeking to amend or renew an existing<01:23:01.120>
waiver < - or pursuing the state of the US code or pursuing the state plan<01:23:05.880>
amendment <01:23
Summary:
The Medicaid Oversight Advisory Board first approved the September 24 minutes and then heard a presentation from four certified community behavioral health clinic providers: Pathways, NorthKey, Seven Counties Services, and NewVista. The presenters explained the difference between traditional community mental health centers and CCBHCs, describing CCBHCs as an enhanced model that integrates behavioral health, primary care, wraparound services, and crisis response. They reviewed the federal history of the model, Kentucky’s entry into the Medicaid demonstration in 2022, and the scheduled end of the enhanced federal match on December 31, 2027. They also emphasized required services such as 24-hour mobile crisis, care coordination, and services for veterans, and described care coordination as a key feature that helps patients follow up after hospital or emergency discharge, manage medications, and connect to transportation and other supports.
The presenters gave examples of improved outcomes, including a patient who was able to remain living independently because of coordinated home-based and telehealth support, and they argued that CCBHCs are helping Kentucky build a more responsive crisis system through 988, mobile crisis teams, and crisis stabilization units. They said the model is data-driven, uses performance metrics, and has led to stronger collaboration among community partners. One speaker said more than 100 agencies participated in a Jefferson County community health needs assessment and continued meeting afterward to reduce redundancies and barriers to care. They also said crisis call hub compliance and mobile crisis outreach compliance improved significantly over the past year.
Members asked about how navigators and connectors fit into the model, how CCBHCs work with managed care organizations, and how the program could expand statewide. The presenters said navigators are not built into the CCBHC model but may be used through referrals, while the CCBHCs continue to bill MCOs the same way and receive a Medicaid wrap payment for the enhanced rate. They said the goal would be for all community mental health centers to become CCBHCs, but that a state plan amendment would be needed and could not be limited only to CMHCs if submitted to CMS. They estimated about $28 million would be needed statewide to continue the program in the next biennium, combining the loss of enhanced federal match and the state share of enhanced service costs. The board also discussed transportation, with one presenter explaining that their program arranges Medicaid transportation for eligible appointments, and members raised concerns about mental inquest warrant transport and whether sheriffs should remain involved. No votes were taken on the CCBHC or transportation items during the discussion.
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Education Committee Apr 1st, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- So the purpose of this report is to comply with North Dakota Century Code 15.1-02-09.
- So the purpose of this report is to comply with North Dakota Central Code 15.1-02-09.
- I'm just looking like insurance, let's say, benefit, I would assume that's what that's called.
- That legislation was before my time and hadn't noticed that in code.
- There is a lot to cover if you go through this section of Century Code.
Summary:
The committee met to hear presentations on dual credit programs from North Dakota higher education leaders, a school superintendent, and teachers. Valley City State University described its dual credit model, emphasizing quality control through annual teacher training, syllabus and outcomes alignment, faculty qualification review, school visits, and pathways aimed at the College Studies Certificate. Members asked about teacher employment, course scheduling, revenue, scholarships, and whether a centralized model might improve efficiency; VCSU said most instructors are K-12 employees, online offerings are still small, and centralization could weaken local relationships and choice. Lake Region State College similarly stressed access and partnerships, noting about half of its headcount is still in high school, with both online and face-to-face dual credit options, district reimbursement arrangements, and support for rural schools. Lake Region also said dual credit helps students who might not otherwise see themselves as college-bound, but reduced tuition can still be a barrier for some families.
Fargo Public Schools reported continued growth in dual credit, with 50 courses offered in partnership with several NDUS institutions and a 12.61% increase in participation. The superintendent highlighted a growing education pathway, including students completing Introduction to Education and field experience, and said the district is exploring a grow-your-own teacher pipeline. He also raised concerns about inconsistent institutional processes, teacher credentialing requirements, and transfer clarity, arguing for more aligned statewide systems. In response to questions, he said AP and dual credit can coexist, with AP often better for highly selective out-of-state colleges and dual credit better for students targeting North Dakota institutions, and he described some use of Arizona State online courses in earlier rural partnerships but said Fargo is focused on local institutions.
Two teachers then testified on the classroom perspective. A West Fargo anatomy and physiology teacher said dual credit has expanded access, lowered costs, and prepared students well, but agreed that foundational science courses may be more effective when taken later in high school to reduce knowledge loss before college. A Drake-Anamoose English teacher, who has taught dual credit for more than 20 years, said the program has supported many students who went on to a wide range of careers and emphasized that small rural schools rely on dual credit to provide opportunities they otherwise could not offer. No formal votes or actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (01/16/2026)
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- You can see that there's two QR codes.
- And so we are doing essentially code.
- <00:42:54.880>
we're itself in the criminal code. we're itself in the criminal code. we're - >
was <01:37:11.840>charged director of insurance was charged director of insurance was - you look into whether or not insurance you look into whether or not insurance companies<04:49:45.520
Summary:
The committee held a public hearing on House Bill 1651, which would create a civil sexual assault protective order for survivors who do not have a domestic violence or stalking relationship with the offender, and would also update the sexual assault survivors’ bill of rights regarding evidence kit retention and tracking. Representative Jennifer Rhodes, the sponsor, said the bill is intended to fill gaps for survivors assaulted by strangers, acquaintances, or others outside existing protective-order categories, and to ensure evidence is preserved for the longer of the statute of limitations or the retention period. Committee members asked whether the new order could be misused and how the bill would prevent frivolous petitions; the sponsor said the same legal process would apply and a victim would still have to prove they were actually assaulted.
Representative Eileen Kelly and Lynn Shallet of the New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence testified in support, saying current law leaves many sexual assault survivors without a meaningful civil remedy unless they qualify for domestic violence or stalking relief. Shallet said the gap has existed for decades and noted that other states already have standalone sexual assault protective orders. She also said the bill would clarify survivors’ rights to know the status and location of their evidence kits. Shauna Foster of New Beginnings Without Violence and Abuse described local cases where survivors were denied protective orders because they lacked the required relationship with the offender, including a co-worker assault and an assault involving an unhoused survivor.
Lisa Curtis, a survivor and founder of Safe Haven Ballet, gave emotional testimony in support, describing her own sexual assault and the difficulty of seeking protection and justice. She said survivors need safety to recover and that the bill would better align the justice system with trauma-informed support. Janet Carroll, a sexual assault nurse examiner and advisory board co-chair, testified that the bill’s evidence-kit provisions reflect federal changes and existing tracking practices. She explained that New Hampshire uses a kit tracking system that lets patients and professionals follow kits through the process, and said the bill would codify the right to be informed of a kit’s status and location. No vote was taken during the hearing.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Health and Human Services (01/21/2026)
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- So, for insurance costs long term.
- are enrolled in a fully insured are enrolled in a fully insured commercial<00:11:09.120>
plan - 01:00:41.520>
insurance insurance rates in health insurance insurance rates in health insurance - MRF codes or code types are obscure and inadequate for identifying items or services.
- MRF codes or code types are obscure and inadequate for identifying items or services.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
- shouldn't be limited by your zip code. shouldn't be limited by your zip code.
- You mentioned scams and insurance fraud and oftentimes we see on the news about the drug trafficking
- You mentioned scams<00:41:57.440>
and <00:41:57.839>insurance <00:41:58.160>fraud - ><00:41:58.480>
and <00:41:58.640>oftent scams and insurance fraud and oftent scams and - fraud and it's fraud and insurance fraud and it's really<00:42:17.680>
rampant <00:42:18.079><