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• Licensing records are a key part of insurers' risk assessments, and just like families, insurers don't
• Licensing records are a key part of insurers' risk assessments, and just like families, insurers don't
• Licensing records are a key part of insurers' risk assessments, and just like families, insurers don't
• Licensing records are a key part of insurers' risk assessments, and just like families, insurers don't
• you talk to that um if insurance you talk to that um if insurance premiums<01:20:54.120> are<

Keywords: 1183, house

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• <00:15:16.160> of did provide that the commissioner of did provide that the commissioner of
• Thank you, Commissioner.
• <01:03:17.640> um frustrating thank you commissioner um frustrating thank you commissioner
• Follow-up, thank you, Commissioner.
• meeting thank you and yeah commissioner meeting thank you and yeah commissioner it<01:29:19.480>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: The Human Services Committee met on January 22, 2025, to focus early in session on waste, fraud, abuse, and program integrity in Minnesota human services programs. The chair said taxpayers expect funds to reach people in need and asked the Office of the Legislative Auditor (OLA) to present on resources, progress, and possible solutions. Members also asked the auditors to note where the legislature or agencies had already taken action to address prior findings. OLA staff summarized recent reports on grants management and oversight. They said noncompliance with grants policies has been pervasive across agencies, including problems at DHS in conflict-of-interest documentation and pre-award financial reviews. In one DHS review, 30 of 41 grant reviewers had missing or incomplete conflict forms, and 20 of 57 grants lacked required financial review documents; the issues affected about $11.5 million in grant funding. OLA said DHS spent more than $400 million in grants to nonprofit organizations from 2018 to 2022, and they identified broader factors affecting compliance such as inconsistent funding for grants administration, ad hoc training, inconsistent data systems, and limited enforcement authority. They noted 2023 legislative changes that allowed agencies to retain some grant funding for administration and directed an assessment of a statewide grants management system, and they said OGM training and staffing have increased, though training is still not required for all staff. The Financial Audit Division then discussed the senior nutrition program at DHS, which delivered about 3.1 million meals to more than 40,000 participants in 2022 through the Minnesota Board on Aging, area agencies, service providers, and subcontractors. The audit found nine findings across documentation, monitoring, contract oversight, participant recertification, and data quality. Examples included service providers failing to recertify participants or recording inaccurate data, the Board on Aging not performing monitoring visits since 2017 or financial reconciliations in 2022, and area agencies failing to complete required site visits. Survey results also suggested participant database inaccuracies. OLA recommended stronger monitoring, clearer procedures, and more reliable data to ensure services reach intended recipients. No formal votes or committee actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• <03:35:14.479> of<03:35:14.720> education the former commissioner of education the
• former commissioner of education promise<03:35:17.040> at<03:35:17.279> the<03:35:17.439
• <05:06:46.718> programs and children's health insurance programs and children's health insurance
• The alternatives are providers will either eat the loss and pass it on to private insurance patients,
• patients and we'll private insurance patients and we'll hear<05:10:27.200> about<05:10:27.440

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• I believe all of those pieces get paid for through insurance, probably the parents' insurance or DHS,
• <03:36:30.239> pro<03:36:30.560> most get paid for through insurance pro most get paid
• for through insurance pro most likely<03:36:31.040> the<03:36:31.200> parents<03:36:31.520
• > insurance<03:36:31.920> or<03:36:32.239> DHS<03:36:33.120> and likely the
• parents insurance or DHS and likely the parents insurance or DHS and then<03:36:33.520> we<03

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first took up SB 209, which would require schools seeking building aid for construction or reconstruction projects to use an owner’s project manager. The chair explained an amendment that would remove the bill’s requirement that the manager be engaged before application and instead revert to current law, while updating the project threshold from the older $1 million figure to a more current amount and clarifying that the manager’s role is to protect the project owner’s interests. Members asked about the cost of hiring a project manager over several years before a project is funded, the 1.5% fee in rule, and whether the rules already define the manager’s duties. The chair said the amendment addressed those concerns by leaving the timing to current law and relying on existing administrative rules for qualifications and responsibilities. The committee then voted 18-0 to adopt the amendment and 18-0 to recommend SB 209 OTPA, placing it on the consent calendar. The committee then moved to SB 99, which concerns allowing students enrolled in career and technical education programs at receiving comprehensive high schools to take additional academic courses there. The chair said the bill was intended to make it easier for students to access CTE without being blocked by scheduling conflicts in their sending schools, and to clarify how agreements between sending and receiving districts would work. He described concerns about the bill’s cost formula, transportation, part-time versus full-time status, and whether the proposal could unintentionally create open-enrollment or athletic-transfer issues. He said the amendment would mirror existing treatment for homeschool and charter school students, use a familiar funding model, and limit participation to students already enrolled in one or more CTE classes at the receiving school. The chair also emphasized that comprehensive high schools already have a statutory definition and that the bill would help more students participate in CTE, which he said currently reaches only a relatively small share of students statewide. He noted that transportation would be covered only when a CTE bus is available, otherwise students would be responsible for arranging travel as under current practice. After brief discussion, the committee voted 18-0 to adopt the amendment and 18-0 to recommend SB 99 OTPA, also placing it on the consent calendar.

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• And I'll reserve the balance of my time. insurance rates because of the effort of insurance rates because
• And I affordable wildfire insurance.
• Insurance companies use them to calculate premiums.
• Insurance companies use them to growth.
• Insurance companies use them to calculate<04:06:28.000> premiums.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, July 21, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• I am also pleased to appoint the following individuals to serve as commissioners to the FISA Reform Commission
• Man, I. of PTOAC, Maryland. serve as commissioners to the FISA serve as commissioners to the FISA Reform
• So when you have a health care claim, when you are trying to get your insurance, when you are trying
• 49.680> your claim, when you are trying to get your claim, when you are trying to get your insurance
• , when you are trying to apply insurance, when you are trying to apply for<07:44:52.240> FEMA,

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

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• That's what allows Commissioner Arling House to move state agencies into available state office space
• That's on copies of motor vehicle records, the fee charged to insurance.
• . um House Pass section 339 insurance. um House Pass section 339 through<04:35:20.160> 340,<04
• > Steppp<05:06:41.600> said will say that Commissioner Steppp said will say that Commissioner
• Uh, not spelling a misuse of the word insure versus ensure.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Committee of Conference on HB 1 and HB 2 met to review revenue estimates and begin working through the HB 1 detail change sheet. New Hampshire Lottery Director Charlie McIntyre reported stronger-than-expected lottery performance, raising the current-year return estimate to $27 million and the next biennium estimate to $200 million, with the increase attributed to improved scratch ticket sales and sports betting not hurting revenue as much as expected. Members questioned the assumptions behind the higher estimates, including the impact of $50 scratch tickets and whether the figures accounted for future conversion from historical horse racing (HHR) machines to video lottery terminals (VLTs). McIntyre and committee members discussed machine counts, per-day revenue assumptions, and the likelihood that VLT conversion would increase revenues over time, though the timing and pace of conversion remained an open question. The committee also discussed several gaming-related policy items in HB 2, including changes to kino hours and local option games of chance, and noted that the Senate and House differed on how gaming revenues would be allocated between charities, education, and general funds. Members emphasized that revenue projections should remain conservative because operators, not the state, would control the pace of machine conversion. Representative Sweeney noted that operators could earn more per machine under the VLT model, and McIntyre said the new facilities and expansions were largely concentrated near the Massachusetts border. The committee then moved to the HB 1 detail change sheet. It agreed to Senate position on the Department of Safety’s road toll bureau and international registration program changes, which were described as a zero-cost realignment of positions, and held the Department of Corrections section for later discussion. On the judicial side, members approved a technical footnote fix, but held a new contract counsel item for involuntary mental health admissions and deferred discussion of the public defender program increase. The committee also noted no change for the PE development authority, moved safety rest area funding from HB 2 into HB 1 with no additional cost, and flagged the tourism development fund and other judicial items as issues that may depend on overall available revenue.

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• In partnership with Commissioner Simpson, our Farmers Feeding Florida initiative is connecting hungry
• By ensuring protections and insurance coverage for public and private entities involved in providing
• premium assistance through ADAP unless self-insured, and restricting access to certain medications,
• We can identify alternative insurance plans that offer more rebates.
• They're restricting insurance premium assistance.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognized several guests, including a state champion Crossroads Academy girls basketball team and a Florida State University student intern. The chamber then turned to executive appointment confirmations reported by the Committee on Ethics and Elections and other reference committees under Rule 12.7, with Chair Don Gates explaining that the committee had reviewed the qualifications and suitability of the nominees and held public hearings where required. Members debated several confirmations at length. The report containing 186 appointments was adopted 31-0 after Senator Polsky explained her no votes on three nominees, citing concerns about past comments and ideological views. The Senate then confirmed Jeffrey Aaron to the Public Employee Relations Commission by a 26-10 vote after sharp debate over his role as counsel to the Hope Florida Foundation and allegations tied to the diversion of Medicaid settlement funds; supporters argued he was a competent lawyer and no formal action had been taken against him. Chavon Harris was confirmed as Secretary of the Agency for Health Care Administration by a 32-5 vote, with supporters praising her work on Medicaid funding and opponents criticizing her prior leadership at DCF and the Hope Florida-related issues. Taylor Hatch was confirmed as Secretary of the Department of Children and Families by a 33-4 vote, despite concerns raised about SNAP/EBT compliance, child welfare practices, audits, and DCF’s handling of Hope Florida; supporters emphasized her commitment to reform and the difficulty of the agency’s mission. After a brief recess, the Senate held a lengthy recognition of outgoing President Kathleen Passidomo. Senators from both parties offered personal tributes focused on her leadership, toughness, humor, mentorship, and support for colleagues, especially women in the chamber. Several speakers also referenced her handling of difficult bills, her post-presidency service as Rules Chair, and her resilience after personal loss. No further legislative action was taken during the recognition segment.

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• <01:51:59.679> and conversation with the commissioner and conversation with the commissioner
• I will happily talk to the Deputy Commissioner and commissioner about that and see what, if any, information
• I will happily talk to the Deputy Commissioner and commissioner about that and see what, if any, information
• This is not private insurance.
• we were fortunate our health insurance we were fortunate our health insurance company<04:14:23.760

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and noted weather-related absences and a large number of new bills. The chair said a subcommittee would be formed to review three cell phone bills, and a full committee work session on bullying would be scheduled for the week after next. The committee then began a hearing on House Bill 121, which would create local special education advisory councils in school districts. Representative Glenn Cordelli, the sponsor, said the councils would be parent-driven, with parents of children with disabilities advising districts on education, safety, program development, evaluation, planning, policies, and communication with administrators. He said the bill would require at least quarterly meetings with district administration, an annual parent workshop, and a year-end report to the school board. He also cited federal guidance from the U.S. Department of Education on parent advisory councils and said the goal was to improve collaboration between parents and schools. Members raised questions about the use of “shall,” how councils would be formed in districts without PTAs/PTOs, whether the councils could function in very small districts, privacy concerns about parents disclosing their children’s disabilities, whether the councils should include guardians or educational professionals, and whether the councils would have any direct tie to the state advisory council. The sponsor said the requirement was intended to make the councils mandatory, that local districts could organize them organically if needed, that participation would be voluntary, that parents would not be required to disclose private information, and that the councils would remain advisory rather than determinative. He also said costs should be minimal. Testimony then began from Nicole Sheath, a pediatric occupational therapist and parent of four children with disabilities, who described her experience balancing advocacy, school collaboration, and the demands of her children’s therapies and education.

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• I will ask Deputy Commissioner Khan from the Department of Corrections to come forward and Commissioner
• Hello, Deputy Commissioner.
• Deputy<00:32:07.279> Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner, chair,<00:32
• Commissioner Schnell committee today.
• Assistant Commissioner. Assistant Commissioner. Thank you, Madam Chair, members of the committee.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• specifically has nothing in this section prohibits a local government from requiring the maintenance or insurance
• has nothing in this section that prohibits a local government from requiring the maintenance or insurance
• Interest Ownership Act, which was established in 1994, also grants boards authority over assessments, insurance
• Interest Ownership Act, which was established in 1994, also grants boards authority over assessments, insurance
• also grants boards authority over also grants boards authority over assessments,<03:46:21.359> insurance

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum present. The journal was approved as corrected, several Senate files were given second reading, and House files 5099 through 5102 were introduced. The Rules and Legislative Administration report placed a large group of bills on the May 4 calendar with pre-filing requirements for amendments. The first major floor bill was House File 3426, the annual LCCMR bill appropriating about $102.036 million from the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund for 108 projects, including a new community grants program. Members spoke in support, emphasizing natural resources, outdoor recreation, and added integrity safeguards; the bill passed 117-15. The House then passed House File 4151, a bipartisan occupational licensing bill for private detectives and protective agents. It ends partnership detective licenses and requires background checks for controlling officers and qualified representatives, while preventing licensure of people with disqualifying offenses from other states or federal law. The bill passed 133-0. After that, the chamber took up Senate File 4760, a public safety package incorporating multiple previously heard House bills and additional provisions. The package included items on recognizing Canadian protective orders, sextortion penalties, gift card fraud, firearm age restrictions, restitution, juvenile detention licensing, corrections data and terminology, chemical irritant disclosure, victims’ rights, BCA fraud statutes, and the private detective bill. Several amendments to Senate File 4760 were adopted, including one inserting House language, one changing the effective date for public-employer discretion provisions, one allowing the Office of the Legislative Auditor to request BCA fingerprints for federal tax information compliance, and one clarifying jail medication provisions. Another amendment, A3, drew a roll call after Representative Duran argued it would keep the current juvenile delinquency age and allow more time to build infrastructure; Representative Feist urged a no vote, citing opposition from other stakeholders. The transcript ends during discussion of that roll call, before the final outcome on A3 or the overall public safety package is shown.

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• House Bill 265, an act relating to regulatory authorizations by the Commissioner of Insurance.
• and resolutions to the Agriculture Committee, House Bill 212 and House Bill 542, to Banking and Insurance
• excuse me, House Bill 542. to<01:43:45.199> banking<01:43:45.520> and<01:43:45.840> insurance
• /c><01:43:46.880> House<01:43:47.119> Bill<01:43:47.760> 169 to banking and insurance
• , House Bill 169 to banking and insurance, House Bill 169 and<01:43:48.639> House<01:43:48.880

Keywords: 958, all

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• You're talking about just the insurance for the kid, not including cleats, helmets, and shoulder pads
• Tab 43, SB 7008, an OGSR, financial technology sandbox by Banking and Insurance.
• Tab 44, CS for SB 7010, OGSR, Department of Financial Services, Banking and Insurance.
• information held by the Department of Financial Services when acting as a receiver for an insolvent insurance
• Commissioners or a government entity.

Summary: The committee considered a long agenda of bills, with most measures reported favorably after brief sponsor presentations, amendments, and roll calls. Early bills included SB 658 on lien waivers/releases, SB 736 on Brownfields redevelopment, SB 1002 on utility service restrictions, SB 1132 on right-to-repair for certain equipment, and SB 1378 on restitution for leaving the scene of a crash involving property damage. Each was amended or discussed as needed and then approved by the committee. The committee also advanced SB 768 on foreign control interests in health care licensing, SB 772 on school diabetes management and access to glucagon, SB 1400 on removal of altered sexual depictions posted without consent, SB 1696 on prearranged transportation services, and SB 1374 on school district reporting requirements for educator arrests and misconduct. Several bills drew notable public testimony and debate. SB 1132 prompted strong support from the sponsor and agriculture interests, but opposition from equipment dealers, technology groups, and wireless industry representatives who argued the market already provides repair options and that the bill could harm dealer networks and security. SB 1730, the Live Local/affordable housing bill, received extensive discussion about parking reductions, height and density preemption, attorney’s fees, local government authority, and impacts on Monroe County and other areas; the committee adopted an amendment and reported the bill favorably despite concerns from some members and advocates about parking, due process, and local control. SB 606 on public lodging and food service establishments also generated significant debate, with opponents warning it could displace long-term guests and vulnerable families, while the sponsor said it clarifies transient occupancy and removes ambiguity in the removal process; the bill passed after the committee rejected a related amendment. Other measures advanced with less controversy. SB 576 updated service-of-process rules, and SB 1164 authorized email delivery of landlord-tenant notices if the parties agree in writing, though tenant advocates urged clearer safeguards and the sponsor said he was not yet committed to the House version. SB 940 prohibited the resale of restaurant reservations without consent and was supported by restaurant interests. SB 1690, allowing infant safety devices or “baby boxes” as a legal surrender option, drew emotional support from several witnesses who said it would provide anonymous, life-saving alternatives for mothers in crisis; the committee continued discussion into the latter part of the meeting. Throughout, the committee adopted several amendments, heard both support and opposition from industry, advocacy, and local-government witnesses, and reported the discussed bills favorably by recorded vote.

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• In speaking of the adequacy of the rates, I did want to take a moment to talk about the increased insurance
• and youth in the foster care system are experiencing with NIAC's recent decision to pull out of insuring
• These are based on the retirement, disability, or death of an insured parent.
• Additionally, due to the insurance crisis that FFAs are in, the admin rate in the TRS should include
• the new higher insurance costs. by 139% for FFAs in a survey conducted by the Alliance in collaboration

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• The other amendment had to do with naming Commissioner Ludgood.
• for these treatments is important because Medicare, which covers our teachers' State Employees' Insurance
• We’re going to have people losing their health insurance. So I ask us to just be... ...insurance.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• I have never, even on an insurance paperwork, I've never been asked about what temperature our vapes
• Insurance companies are excellent at mitigating risk.
• <04:08:08.080> Insurance temperature our vapes run at.
• Insurance temperature our vapes run at.
• Thank you. >> Not that the commissioners probably knew that that was coming, but they'll get used to

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Welcome to the committee, Commissioner.
• It's like an insurance policy, if nothing else.
• <01:30:52.880> about need so we can ask commissioners about need so we can ask commissioners
• I was going to ask uh Commissioner I was going to ask uh Commissioner Peterson<01:36:14.400>
• Chair and >> Commissioner Peterson. Uh Mr.

Bills: HF3965, HF3704, HF3260, HF3718

Keywords: pesticide, agriculture, environmental protection, health risks, chemical safety, local agriculture, insecticides, pollinators, seeds, environmental health, neonicotinoids, systemic insecticides, civil penalties, pest management, land trends, report, appropriation, farmers, veterinary medicine, veterinary technology

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• House Bill 1037 by joint budget, an act for the State Board of Election Commissioners appropriation for
• Senate Bill 7 by joint budget, an act for the Department of Commerce, State Insurance Department appropriation

Keywords: 1204, all

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• Fresh fruits and vegetables that are in our schools today, to Sid Miller, Commissioner Miller's credit
• it in the restrictions that prevent physicians from running critical lab tests, and we see it in insurers

Bills: SB 25, SB25, SB314

Keywords: attorney ad litem, indigent parents, parent-child relationship, legal representation, Texas Family Code, court procedures, nutrition, health standards, food labeling, education, dietary guidelines, medical education, food safety, school meals, child nutrition, food additives, public health, 1185, senate, all

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• Um, health insurance and PERS, and that is the explanation.
• obesity management, remote patient monitoring, cancer screenings for individuals without health insurance
• <00:32:27.279> and individuals without health insurance and individuals without health insurance
• Department of Insurance. Total action is 42,250, or 42,252,776. This is $12,50 over LBR.
• After discussions with the House and with the commissioner, they felt like that needed to get paid before

Keywords: Appropriations - Room 216, 12 March, 2026; 10:30 AM, 925, all

Summary: The committee began by noting the plan to suspend the rules later that afternoon so several measures could be taken up on the floor, including bills that may be on final passage or contain reverse repealers. Members were reminded to clearly identify which bills were final passage measures so the chamber would know it might be the last opportunity to vote on them. The committee then moved through a series of appropriations bills. In the education and judicial budgets, Senator DeBar explained House Bills 1928, 1933, 1935, 1936, and 1937, covering the legislative operations budget, DFA buildings reappropriations, K-12 education, MPB, and the library commission. He described increases for teacher pay, special education supplements, testing contracts, ELC coaches, financial literacy, ESA funding, and other adjustments, along with reductions in some areas and a decline in student enrollment affecting the funding formula. The bills were adopted by title sufficient, do pass, with strike-all motions where applicable. Senator Wiggins presented House Bills 1924, 1926, 1927, 1930, and 1931, covering the Attorney General, Capital Postconviction Council, district attorneys and staff, the Office of State Public Defender, and the Supreme Court/AOC budget. He highlighted salary increases for agency attorneys, human trafficking funding, new district attorney positions from judicial redistricting, public defender support for family defenders and the rural legal services pilot, and major court-system items such as judicial salary increases, youth court intake, CCID courts, and the MyCIDS replacement system. Questions focused on the meaning of personal services, vacancy funding, and possible use of opioid settlement funds for AOC; the committee was told those issues could be handled through the reverse repealer or other vehicles. The bills were advanced, with the committee noting which ones contained reverse repealers and which were final action. Subcommittee 5 and 6 then handled human services, health, licensing, and transportation-related measures. House Bills 1906, 1909, 1912, and 1921 covered Child Protective Services, Human Services, Medicaid, and Rehabilitation Services, with explanations for new attorney positions, salary and vacancy funding, SNAP administration, Medicaid agency funding, and restoring positions in rehab services. House Bill 1908 for the Department of Health added money for Jackson water litigation and public health priorities such as obesity management, remote monitoring, cancer screenings, and maternal-infant health. House Bills 1913, 1914, 1915, 1917, and 1918 were taken up together for licensing boards, with most changes described as cloud services, PIN restoration, or vacancy funding; only the Board of Medical Licensure bill had a reverse repealer. Finally, Senator Thompson handled special fund and transportation bills, including the Port Authority, waterway and river districts, Yellow Creek, and MDOT. He noted overtime concerns at the Port Authority, special-fund increases for contractual services and capital improvements at the water districts, and MDOT increases for salaries, commodities, equipment, and the three-year highway plan. Senator Wiggins raised a question about utility relocation costs in transportation projects, saying some municipalities were being told to pay those costs themselves; Senator Thompson said he would follow up with MDOT.