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NH
Transcript Highlights:
- I think one thing is that if the person has insurance, you should let their insurance company pick the
- I think one thing is that if the person has insurance, you should let their insurance company pick the
- No insurance, no training, nothing. That to me is the key problem.
- You don't You don't have to insure it.
- No insurance, Don't have to register it.
Committee:
House Transportation
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
February 12, 2026 - 02:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- public waters from excessive crowding of moored vessels and provides for proper vessels moored with insurance
- at the correct time, not into the water, but into the locations that are dockside, and also for insurance
- Seidman: ...that the Old Key Lime House situation doesn't occur, that they can provide proof of insurance
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Transportation and Infrastructure: HB 2558, insurance.
- 2687, medical board; HB 2689; Health and Human Services; HB 2690, employment; Commerce; HB 2693, insurance
- neighborhood; HB 2369, traffic violation judge; HB 2371, arbitration to force; HB 2399, watercraft insurance
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Fiscal Policy Mar 13th, 2025
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Administration of Criminal Justice Apr 28th, 2026
Administration of Criminal Justice
Transcript Highlights:
- They have to be billed as medical care to a victim's insurance first.
- And that can be very dangerous, especially if they're on a shared insurance plan with their abuser.
- Be responsible for paying a portion of those costs after their insurance pays. So yes.
- The victim, if they are willing to use their insurance, it would be billed to their insurance.
- the insurance company actually pays.
Committee:
House Administration of Criminal Justice
Summary:
The committee first deferred HB 374 without objection. It then heard SB 46, which creates the crime of unlawful operation of a group home aimed at protecting vulnerable adults living in unsafe, unlicensed residences where operators control residents’ assets. The Attorney General’s office described severe neglect and exploitation in some homes, while the Louisiana Fair Housing Action Center opposed the bill over concerns it could create confusion, criminalize legitimate recovery or disability housing, and chill protected housing arrangements. After discussion, including assurances that the bill was narrowly targeted at bad actors, the committee reported SB 46 favorably.
The committee next took up HB 276, which sets a statewide minimum bail amount for certain sexual offenses against minors. Testimony from a victim’s mother and an anti-trafficking expert supported the bill as a way to keep dangerous offenders detained and protect children, while members debated whether the original $50,000 minimum was too low and could be treated as a benchmark. The committee amended the bill in committee to raise the minimum to $1 million and to add human trafficking involving a victim under 18 to the covered offenses, then reported HB 276 favorably as amended.
Members then heard SB 42 and SB 110, both addressing AI-generated child sexual abuse material. SB 42 expands the definition of child sexual abuse material to include digital and AI-generated depictions, while SB 110 prohibits using a child’s image to train AI to produce such material. The Attorney General’s office and survivor advocates supported the measures as necessary updates to keep pace with technology and protect children; the committee reported both bills favorably. HB 998, dealing with forensic medical exams and reimbursement for domestic violence victims, especially strangulation cases, was also heard and amended to remove human trafficking references and set implementation steps; advocates said the bill would improve evidence collection and reimbursement, and it was reported favorably with amendments. Finally, the committee heard SB 51 on fraudulent representation of military service or awards, which was supported as a tool to address stolen valor and was reported favorably, and HB 323 on notification and reporting of inmate deaths, which was presented as a transparency measure after a family testified about learning of a relative’s death from the news rather than the facility.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
2026 Legislative Session - Day Forty One - Wednesday, March 25 - Afternoon Session
Missouri House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And we can actually use some of our funded insurances for that cause. Yeah, thank you for that.
- It does insurance coverage of some of our anesthetic services.
- It also allows insurance coverage of some alternatives to our opioid drugs.
- And the insurance companies, are they on board with this? I mean, I feel like it... Sure.
- There's no mandate in the bill for insurance coverage, but it does indicate that an insurance company
Summary:
The House first established a quorum after introductions of the Freedom of the Road Riders and Warsaw High School students. Members then took up House Bill 1855, a reporting bill on alpha-gal syndrome. The sponsor described the bill as a public health surveillance measure to add alpha-gal to Missouri’s reportable conditions, require lab reporting to the Department of Health and Senior Services, and send aggregated data to the CDC. Supporters said the bill would help identify hotspots, guide education and funding, and address a serious tick-borne condition affecting rural and urban Missourians alike. Opponents raised concerns about cost, false positives/negatives, and privacy, but the sponsor and others said the system would be HIPAA-compliant and de-identified at the federal level.
Two amendments to HB 1855 were debated. An amendment changing the department’s follow-up authority from “may” to “shall” was adopted, with supporters arguing that if the legislature funds follow-up, the department should be required to do it. A second amendment creating an opt-in/opt-out consent process for reporting was rejected 41-10 after extensive debate over privacy, data collection, and whether consent would undermine disease surveillance. The House then adopted the House committee substitute for HB 1855 as amended and ordered it perfected and printed.
The chamber next considered House Bills 2230 and 2978, a revised education measure aimed at reducing screen time in K-5 classrooms and encouraging handwriting and cursive instruction. The sponsor said the bill was based on research linking heavy screen use to poorer educational and behavioral outcomes, and supporters emphasized local control, parent access to screen-time policies, and the need to bring experts together through a state-level focus group. An amendment to exclude virtual school programs was adopted. The House then adopted the committee substitute for HB 2230 and 2978 as amended and ordered it perfected and printed.
Finally, the House began debate on House Bill 2355, the Food Is Medicine Initiative. The sponsor said the bill would let Missouri use federal funds through 1115 waivers to pilot medically tailored meals, produce prescriptions, nutrition counseling, and related interventions to improve health and lower Medicaid costs. Members generally supported the concept, citing food deserts and the benefits of better nutrition, but an amendment adding vitamin therapies and cleanup language prompted concern from one member about supplement quality and regulation; the transcript ends during that amendment discussion.
WV
West Virginia 2026 Regular Session
WV Senate Judiciary Committee in Session Mar 10th, 2026 at 03:04 pm
Judiciary
Transcript Highlights:
- Disclosures to title insurance companies, title insurance agents, attorneys, mortgage insurance companies
- Disclosures the title insurance companies, title insurance agents, attorneys, mortgage insurance companies
- , mortgage loan originators, real estate brokers or realtors. ...mortgage insurance companies, mortgage
- insurance agents, attorneys, mortgage insurance companies, mortgage loan originators, real estate brokers
- And so the title insurance, the title company comes in and says, ‘Hey, I want to look at this redacted
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/11/2026 - Senate Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency
Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency
Transcript Highlights:
- So, Madam Chair, Senator Payne, the bill requires that the private permitting provider obtain insurance
- Arizona families already are under pressure from rising housing, energy, insurance, and everyday costs
- How much insurance do they have to carry? I mean.
- They are with the Registrar of Contractors, and so they already have that liability insurance, and there
- The bill requires a referral agency to procure both commercial liability insurance in an amount of at
Bills:
SB1108 , SB1205 , SB1241 , SB1286 , SB1366 , SB1431 , SB1473 , SB1477 , SB1478 , SB1479 , SB1492 , SB1517 , SB1563 , SB1586 , SB1665 , SB1671
Keywords:
cash transactions, mandatory rounding, swedish rounding, public notice, Arizona Revised Statutes, motor vehicle booting, private property, fees, dispute process, regulations, SB1241, private permitting provider, private permit, private certificate of completion, building permit, building plan review, inspection, single-trade residential construction, residential construction, municipal permitting
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session May 19th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Insurance does not mean access. The Central Valley already faces severe health care access issues.
- The results will be 14 million people losing their health care insurance. ...be 14 million people losing
- their health care insurance, local hospitals and clinics forced to close their doors, and Americans
- They serve everyone, no matter their insurance, income, or immigration status.
- Assembly Bill 290 by Assembly Member Bauer-Kahan and others, relating to insurance.
Summary:
The Assembly met after a quorum call, prayer, and Pledge of Allegiance, then moved through a long Daily File with several guest introductions and floor speeches. Members recognized visiting student leaders, championship football teams from Tuolumne County, Alpha Kappa Alpha members at their Capitol day, and later a descendant of Wong Kim Ark. The chamber also adopted a procedural motion allowing certain members to host guests in the rear of the chamber.
Among the major policy items, AB 578 on food delivery platform refund practices passed 47-2, AB 344 on successor beer manufacturer definitions passed 61-0, AB 454 to make California’s migratory bird protections permanent passed 55-12 on the urgency clause, AB 482 updating the Table Grape Commission passed 64-1, AB 1237 to support transit access for 2026 FIFA World Cup ticket holders passed 56-15 on the urgency clause, AB 738 on wildfire rebuild solar exemptions passed 42-2, AB 1460 on 340B pharmacy access for clinics passed 41-5, AB 750 on homeless shelter oversight passed 49-1, AB 1061 on housing in historic districts passed 41-13, AB 1523 on expanding mandatory mediation thresholds passed 65-0, and AB 316 on AI-related civil liability passed 56-0. AB 761 authorizing the Monterey-Salinas Transit District to seek a sales tax ballot measure passed 47-12.
The chamber also adopted several resolutions. AJR 3 urging protection of Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid passed 53-2 after extensive debate that included criticism of federal cuts and counterarguments focused on state Medi-Cal policy and budget decisions. ACR 65 proclaiming California Tourism Month was adopted by voice vote after coauthors were added, and ACR 62 recognizing California Nonprofits Day was also adopted by voice vote with 65 coauthors. AJR 5 affirming birthright citizenship and opposing efforts to end it passed 58-1 after a lengthy, highly partisan debate centered on the 14th Amendment and the Wong Kim Ark precedent. The session also included passage of AB 571, a CEQA exemption for the Southern California Veterans Cemetery at Gypsum Canyon, which was presented as a long-running bipartisan effort to create a final resting place for Orange County veterans.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, July 23, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- In fact, an estimated 60% of Americans who receive benefits under the Social Security Disability Insurance
- And yet less than 1% leave the disability insurance program each year for a job.
- And yet less than 1% leave the disability insurance program each year for a job.
- And yet less than 1% leave the disability insurance program each year for a job.
- </c> Disability Insurance Disability Insurance RSSDI.
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- And so that risk management as we talk to our attorneys and we talk to our insurance provider, um, it
- And so that risk management as we talk to our attorneys and we talk to our insurance provider, um, it
- And so that risk management as we talk to our attorneys and we talk to our insurance provider, um, it
- And so that risk management as we talk to our attorneys and we talk to our insurance provider, um, it
- </c> and and we talk to our insurance and and we talk to our insurance provider,<00:30:40.320><c> um,
Bills:
SF0101
Committee:
House Appropriations
Keywords:
Second Amendment, firearm regulation, state legislation, public safety, civil penalties, 916, all
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Cmte on Rules - Subcommittee on the Federal Impact on Minnesotans and Economic Stability - 11/24/25
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:31:28.000><c> That's</c> insurance in a previous storm.
- That's insurance in a previous storm.
- </c> family just got our homeowners insurance family just got our homeowners insurance bill<00:53:34.960
- Um, and our homeowners<00:53:38.480><c> insurance</c> homeowners insurance homeowners insurance went<
- Can you homeowners insurance double. Can you imagine<00:56:48.319><c> that?
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 02/18/25
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- And in some instances, facility fees are not covered by insurance at all.
- , those additional costs will still be passed on to patients in the form of higher insurance premiums
- And lastly, I just want to say that these facility fees are hard to avoid, so insurance requirements
- </c><00:04:58.240><c> requirements</c> hard to avoid so insurance requirements hard to avoid so insurance
- After several rounds of customer service calls to both our health insurance and M Health Fairview, we
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs (03/03/2025)
Health, Human Services & Elderly Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Now nearly 5,000 U.S. kids start them between 2017 and 2021 alone, a surge tracked by insurance claims
- 03:13:47.200><c> surge</c><03:13:47.760><c> tracked</c><03:13:48.120><c> by</c><03:13:48.279><c> insurance
- </c> 2021 alone surge tracked by insurance 2021 alone surge tracked by insurance claims<03:13:49.040>
- Among those communications is a discussion that medical necessity is only for insurance companies to
- companies to have the only for insurance companies to have the justification<04:23:36.239><c> to</c>
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight Jun 21st, 2026 at 02:00 pm
Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight
Transcript Highlights:
- So they had insurance on that property, right? It was a flood. They've been paid.
- I'm not sure what the final number was on the insurance payment. It was made...
- I'm not sure what the final number was on the insurance payment. It was massive.
- The insurance was paid.
- The insurance was paid.
Summary:
The committee first heard testimony on H. 3599, a bill concerning access to historic Indian lands and easements for landlocked tribal parcels in Massachusetts. Witnesses, including members of the Mashpee Wampanoag and Herring Pond communities, said the bill would restore access to family lands that have long been treated as landlocked and had been denied easements by necessity in prior court rulings. They described heavy tax burdens, prior litigation, and support from the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, with conditional support from the Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe pending language changes. Committee members asked about the tax assessments and the status of tribal support, and the chair said the committee would follow up on possible amendments.
The committee then took up S. 2922, which would authorize an underground easement at Magazine Beach in Cambridge for the Greater Cambridge Energy Project. Eversource representatives said the easement is needed for a transmission line connecting the Brighton and Kendall Square substations, supporting grid reliability and the Commonwealth’s clean energy transition. They said DCR would receive fair market value and replacement land in Wendell to satisfy Article 97 requirements. No objections were raised, and the panel’s testimony concluded without a vote recorded in the transcript.
Most of the hearing focused on H. 5047, which would authorize the Commonwealth to take the Norwood Hospital site by eminent domain so the hospital can be restored. Sponsors, local officials, hospital task force members, EMS and fire representatives, a chamber of commerce leader, and a former hospital administrator all argued that the 2020 flood and Steward’s bankruptcy left the region without adequate care, causing longer ambulance transports, emergency room boarding, staffing strain, and economic losses. They said the site remains a partially completed shell, that the state should be able to acquire it and bring in a nonprofit operator, and that the taking would not require state funding because an operator would pay the acquisition costs. Committee members from both chambers expressed support and asked about costs, timing, infrastructure, and whether a nonprofit operator is being pursued. The chair took the bill under advisement after extensive testimony; no vote was taken in the transcript.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- What we've experienced in the insurance committee several times are companies that may have a personal
- What we've experienced in the insurance committee several times are companies that may have a personal
- This is, went through insurance. Basically, north of Bunkie, Louisiana, is nothing but trees.
- And while I would like the insurance community to get together and determine whether there is a way that
- I talked to several big insurers, and they said, yeah, we'd be willing to talk about that.
Bills:
HR118 , HR196 , HR237 , HR285 , HCR85 , HB442 , HB443 , SCR5 , SCR29 , SCR33 , SCR63 , SB25 , SB202 , SB319
Committee:
House House and Governmental Affairs
Keywords:
water utility, tax credit, excessive rates, residential service, subcommittee, fallen trees, property damage, insurance, property values, hurricanes, storm damage, local government, homeowners, risk management, committee study, census, military population, Department of Defense, representation, federal funding
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention - 04/14/26
Housing and Homelessness Prevention
Transcript Highlights:
- talked about this already this session; I won't belabor it, but increases in cost for security and insurance
- I am empathetic to that, and I have about 400 Medicaid supplements in my insurance agency, and I have
- AND I HAVE ABOUT 400 MEDICAID 400 MEDICAID SUPPLEMENTS IN MY AGENCY INSURANCE AGENCY AND I HAVE ELDERLY
- of people's challenges now, people are feeling squeezed in many ways: they're losing their health insurance
- OF PEOPLE'S CHALLENGES NOW PEOPLE ARE FEELING SQUEEZED IN MANY WAYS IS THERE LOSING THEIR HEALTH INSURANCE
Committee:
Senate Housing and Homelessness Prevention
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee Apr 13th, 2026
Energy, Utilities and Communications
Transcript Highlights:
- Like you're already fighting against insurance because you're underinsured.
- before the legislature, and it is a multi-jurisdictional issue that will involve both judiciary, insurance
- It's burdening households in their insurance rates, and it is hurting victims and their ability to recover
- I'm sure that the utilities and the insurance companies and the injury attorneys have our best interests
- I'm sure that the utilities and the insurance companies and the injury attorneys have our best interests
Committee:
Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications
Summary:
The committee heard a long agenda of energy, water, and utility bills. SB 952, SB 1417, SB 924, SB 925, SB 1011, SB 1168, SB 1196, and SB 1350 were all discussed, along with consent items SB 1008 and SB 1245. SB 952 would give the Department of Water Resources more flexibility in meeting clean energy procurement goals for the State Water Project; it drew support from the State Water Contractors and California Municipal Utilities Association and no opposition. SB 1417 would extend transparency and notice requirements to mutual water companies, especially in response to wildfire-related rate increases in Altadena; supporters described lack of notice, meeting access, and public accountability, while the California Association of Mutual Water Companies opposed the bill as overly prescriptive and potentially conflicting with existing law. SB 924 would modernize low-income energy assistance and weatherization programs to better measure affordability outcomes and tenant benefits, and it passed with broad support. SB 925 would direct the Energy Commission to develop a statewide roadmap for fusion energy; it was supported by industry and clean energy groups and passed without opposition. SB 1011 would require CPUC standards for human review of utility AI systems and labor consultation; supporters framed it as a safety and workforce protection measure, while utilities and business groups warned about cost, duplication, and overbroad regulation. SB 1168, now a study bill, would have the CPUC examine how data centers pay for load growth and rate impacts; it drew mixed reactions, with some industry opposition and some labor support after amendments. SB 1196 would speed utility hookups for ADUs and JADUs by allowing earlier applications and setting timelines; housing advocates supported it and it passed. SB 1350 would allow renewable portfolio standard credit for power plants using green hydrogen, with strong support from hydrogen, labor, and utility interests, but TURN opposed it unless amended, arguing it lacked safeguards against greenwashing and resource shuffling. The committee also approved the consent calendar and several bills were reported out on recorded votes, with most measures advancing on strong bipartisan support and a few no votes from Senators Strickland and Dahle on selected items.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee Apr 13th, 2026
Energy, Utilities and Communications
Transcript Highlights:
- Like you're already fighting against insurance because you're underinsured.
- before the Legislature, and it is a multi-jurisdictional issue that will involve both judiciary, insurance
- It's burdening households in their insurance rates, and it is hurting victims and their ability to recover
- I'm sure that the utilities and the insurance companies and the injury attorneys have our best interests
- I'm sure that the utilities and the insurance companies and the injury attorneys have our best interests
Committee:
Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee Apr 8th, 2026
Revenue and Taxation
Transcript Highlights:
- I've got an insurance committee later today.
- Burning cash in health care and unemployment insurance, in homeless spending, and infrastructure.
- California has the highest housing and transportation costs, the utilities, insurance—if you can even
- find insurance to purchase—food and groceries, and taxes.
- . 40,000 or more people will likely lose access to their insurance.
Committee:
Senate Revenue and Taxation
Summary:
The committee heard several tax and revenue-related bills. SB 1277, by Senator Grove, proposed a California Cost of Living Tax Credit modeled on the 2022 middle-class tax refund to provide direct relief to low- and middle-income Californians facing high housing, fuel, and utility costs. Supporters argued it would help families struggling with affordability, while opponents, including the California Tax Reform Association and CTA members, said California’s tax system already provides relief and that the bill would reduce General Fund revenue and harm schools. After extended debate, the bill was put on call and later failed on a 1-4 vote, though reconsideration was granted. SB 1287, by Senator Retado, would create a performance-based tax credit for short-line rail investments; supporters said it would improve freight efficiency, safety, emissions, and rural access, while opponents preferred direct grants. The bill was placed on call and later passed 5-0 to Transportation. SB 1407, by Senator Archuleta, would exempt military retirement pay and survivor benefits from state taxes; the author, State Treasurer Fiona Ma, and veterans’ groups said it would help retain veterans and their economic contributions in California, while CTA and CTRA opposed on General Fund grounds. The bill passed 5-0 to Military and Veterans Affairs. SB 1349, by Senator Gonzalez, would direct the LAO to review major tax expenditures for effectiveness and impacts on schools and the budget; CTA and CTRA supported it as a way to increase accountability, and it passed 4-1 to Governmental Organization. SB 1120, by Senator McNerney, would extend the California Competes Tax Credit through 2035 and make credits refundable for certain strategic industries; business and industry witnesses said this would help startups and manufacturers monetize credits and attract investment, and it passed 5-0 to Appropriations. SB 1275, also by Senator McNerney, proposed converting the state sales tax on vehicle purchases into a deductible vehicle license fee to reduce Californians’ federal tax burden; the LAO provided technical testimony, and the bill passed 4-0 to Transportation. The committee also heard SB 1078, by Senator Laird, to let Santa Cruz County voters consider a temporary local tax increase for health and safety-net services, but it was put on call. Later, the committee returned to SB 1314, by Senator Min, addressing youth tobacco and illicit smoke shop sales, but the transcript cuts off before final action on that bill.