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NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Finance Sep 24th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- You have got contracts to get work done, right?
- So, you did, in the contract, have a scope of work.
- And this, this and... this had to be done in order to complete the contract. Mr.
- There is a monitoring contract that monitors all...
- They know how to work a contract.
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Ethics and Elections Jan 28th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- It strengthens prohibitions on government contracting by prohibiting contracts for information technology
- with foreign countries of concern, along with prohibiting contracts relating to critical infrastructure
- I do know that there are certain contract prohibitions that are in place already with regard to foreign
- Would this bill prohibit state or county governments from contracting with an election systems vendor
- Similarly, Section 10 bars state contracting related to the state.
Summary:
The committee first took up Senate Bill 1178, the Foreign Interference Restriction and Enforcement Act. Senator Grohl explained that the bill expands state restrictions and disclosure requirements related to foreign countries of concern and designated foreign terrorist organizations, including foreign-agent registration, gift bans for public officials, ethics training, procurement limits for IT and critical infrastructure, restrictions on sister-city/sister-state affiliations, changes to linkage institutes and in-state tuition provisions, and new criminal penalties for certain offenses committed to benefit foreign governments or terrorist organizations. Senator Polsky raised questions about higher education, election technology, federal FARA overlap, and whether the bill would affect candidates or events involving CARE; the sponsor responded that the bill focuses on foreign countries of concern, ownership/control, and gifts, and does not prohibit speaking at events. An amendment clarifying definitions, willful violations, and ethics-training content was adopted, and after supportive testimony from Kelly Curry and Robert Pierce, the committee reported CS for SB 1178 favorably.
The committee then considered Senate Bill 1622, which provides a one-time waiver of the automatic fine for a late-filed financial disclosure if the filing is made before the maximum fine accrues and the filer has not previously received such a waiver or accrued the maximum fine in prior years. Carrie Stillman of the Commission on Ethics testified that the bill supports transparency and makes the fine and appeals process more efficient, noting it was a commission recommendation. The bill was reported favorably.
Finally, the committee held confirmation hearings on appointments in Tabs 3 through 26. No senator requested separate votes on any appointee, no public testimony was offered, and the block of appointments was approved and recommended favorably to the full Senate.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- It strengthens prohibitions on government contracting by prohibiting contracts for information technology
- with foreign countries of concern, along with prohibiting contracts relating to critical infrastructure
- I do know that there are certain contract prohibitions that are in place already with regard to foreign
- Would this bill prohibit state or county governments from contracting with a Would this bill prohibit
- state or county governments from contracting with an election systems vendor if any component in the
Committee:
Ethics and Elections
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- But I guess why wouldn’t you allow the parties to contract if the PBM wants to contract with the plan
- So I look at page four where it limits your members to negotiate a contract.
- So it depends on which contract. There's several contracts that are negotiated by the PBM.
- The dispensing fees are negotiated as a part of that pharmacy reimbursement contract.
- business of ERISA funds and the way we contract through the plan design with the PBM.
Committee:
Insurance
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Insurance met on May 6, 2026, and first reported HB 1241 favorably. That bill, by Chairman Furman, requires insurers to check with DCFS before paying certain insurance settlements to determine whether the recipient owes delinquent child support, and to withhold and remit arrears if found. DCFS explained that Louisiana already has intercepts and other collection tools, but no current mechanism for insurance settlements. Senators raised concerns about notice to obligors and about liability if insurers fail to withhold, but the bill was advanced without objection.
The committee then heard HB 870, which would require health insurers and PBMs to cover lower-cost generic or biosimilar drugs when available and to use utilization management no more restrictively on those drugs. Supporters said the bill would improve access and lower patient costs by using wholesale acquisition cost as the comparison point. Opponents, including Louisiana Blue and the AFL-CIO, argued that WAC ignores rebates and net cost, could force plans to cover higher-cost biosimilars first, and could increase premiums and disrupt ERISA and fully insured plan design. The committee adopted a technical amendment set and then a second amendment set that added notice and reporting requirements tied to net cost calculations, and HB 870 was reported favorably as amended.
Several other bills were moved with little or no opposition. HB 1176, concerning Medicare Advantage coverage for integrative cancer treatments such as cold cap therapy, cryotherapy, and acupuncture, was amended to change the effective date and then reported favorably. HB 1196, dealing with colorectal cancer screening follow-up colonoscopies, was also amended and reported favorably. HB 1162, a consumer protection bill requiring DOI to verify that a contractor named on a first-party property damage check is licensed in Louisiana, was amended and reported favorably. HB 826, which modernizes insurance referral rules to allow referrals by email or website address, was reported favorably. The committee also heard HB 1151 on insurer investment limits and solvency protections, and HB 1236 on pharmacy reimbursement and copay maximizer programs; both drew substantial testimony and concern, especially over retroactivity, PBM cost allocation, and whether copay maximizers shift costs to patients, but the transcript cuts off before final action on HB 1236.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- But I guess why wouldn't you allow the parties to contract if the PBM wants to contract with the plan
- "So I look at page four where it limits your members to negotiate a contract.
- "So it depends on which contract. There's several contracts that are negotiated by the PBM.
- "And so the dispensing fees are negotiated as a part of that pharmacy reimbursement contract.
- business of ERISA funds and the way we contract through the plan design with the PBM.
Committee:
Insurance
Keywords:
family leave, insurance, paid leave, employment benefits, caregiver support, liability insurance, coverage defenses, direct action, judgment enforcement, legal procedures, insurance referrals, compensation, non-licensed agents, consumer protection, insurance products, HB 870, Act 907, Louisiana insurance, health insurance, prescription drugs
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Public Employment and Retirement Committee Apr 8th, 2026
Public Employment and Retirement
Transcript Highlights:
- Currently, UC resident physicians are negotiating their first statewide contract.
- workers, the classifications they perform, and the total cost of these contracts.
- Joan Buchanan had an oversight hearing on contracting out IT stuff in 2012.
- Provide triggers for when contract work should be done. Term limits for contractors.
- Some of the contracts making $130,000 a month.
Committee:
Public Employment and Retirement
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- And what we're saying is you have a contract as a K through 12 teacher.
- If you want to pay your dues with whatever you receive in the contract, that's fine.
- I've read through every school district teachers' union contract in the state.
- I was the shop steward at the shop that I worked at within our contract.
- So I've read those contracts, and I do understand them.
Committee:
Commerce and Human Resources
VT
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> contracts with teachers. contracts with teachers.
- </c> their contracts unnecessarily. their contracts unnecessarily.
- So I would very much like for contract.
- between the genetic testing contracts between the genetic testing company<00:42:14.160><c> and</c><00
- , a 90 days written notice from contract, a 90 days written notice from the<00:50:07.119><c> select</
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- I sent a contract to...
- this contract.
- Hey, sign this contract.
- Hey, sign this contract.
- Sign this contract.
Committee:
Health and Mental Health
Summary:
The committee first took testimony on House Bill 1681, which would require health carriers and pharmacy benefit managers to count amounts paid by or on behalf of an enrollee for certain medications toward out-of-pocket maximums when no generic substitute is available. The sponsor described the bill as helping patients with serious illnesses afford needed drugs. The committee then adopted a substitute that rolled HB 1681 together with House Bills 1941 and 2279, including an ERISA-related labor exemption, and passed the combined committee substitute by a vote of 15-2.
The committee next heard House Bill 2365, which was also combined with related bills through a substitute that changed terminology to “delivery systems.” That substitute was adopted by voice vote, and the House Committee substitute for House Bills 2365, 2490, and 2249 was then approved unanimously, 18-0. After that, the committee heard House Bill 2149, the dementia care coordinator bill. The sponsor and supporters from the Alzheimer’s Association and family caregivers argued the state needs a central point person to coordinate resources, improve early detection, support caregivers, and connect rural residents to services. Members raised concerns about the fiscal note, whether the work duplicates existing Area Agencies on Aging and Alzheimer’s Association services, and whether two FTEs would be effective statewide. No vote was taken on HB 2149 during the portion provided.
The committee also heard House Bill 2309, which would prohibit Missouri insurance coverage for organ transplants or related services involving organs taken from prisoners of conscience in China. The sponsor and supporters framed the bill as a human-rights measure aimed at condemning organ harvesting and abuse of Falun Gong practitioners and other prisoners of conscience. Members asked whether there was documentation of such transplants in Missouri and whether federal oversight exists; the sponsor said there is no reporting mechanism and no known opposition. No action was taken on the bill in the excerpt.
Finally, the committee began testimony on House Bills 1975 and 1850, pharmacy benefit manager reform bills. The sponsors said the measures are intended to protect local pharmacies, improve transparency, limit harmful audit practices, and create a critical access pharmacy program. Supporters, including a pharmacy business group, argued PBM practices drive up drug costs and close pharmacies. Opponents, including a carpenters’ health plan representative, warned the bills could increase costs for self-funded plans, limit network and mail-order arrangements, and shift more administrative burden onto plan sponsors. The hearing continued with questions and testimony, but no final vote is shown in the provided transcript.
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Judiciary, Division A - Room 216, 29 January, 2026; 3:00 PM
Judiciary, Division A
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> a private entity and you're contracting a private entity and you're contracting with<00:19:38.880
- </c> determines that a company that contracts determines that a company that contracts with<00:20:05.919
- </c> are you talking about the contracting are you talking about the contracting entity<00:25:21.039>
- </c> municipality county that's contracting municipality county that's contracting with<00:27:46.799>
- to have a there is even a contract to have a breach<00:31:24.559><c> of</c><00:31:24.720><c> contract
Committee:
Judiciary, Division A
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Housing Committee Meeting - 2026-04-07
Housing Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- And then the third largest use contract.
- We execute a<00:45:17.839><c> contract.
- We go through a whole a contract.
- . contract. contract.
- </c><01:17:57.840><c> are</c> So there are places where contracts are So there are places where contracts
Bills:
SF2434
Committee:
Housing Finance and Policy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 04/09/26
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> we're not offering more contracts. we're not offering more contracts.
- </c><00:56:42.640><c> This</c> platforms hold the contracts. This platforms hold the contracts.
- </c> insurance contract barriers. insurance contract barriers.
- </c> difficult to access insurance contracts. difficult to access insurance contracts.
- </c> ridiculousness of contracting. ridiculousness of contracting.
Committee:
Health and Human Services
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance Division III (03/11/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- ><c> because</c><00:28:03.880><c> they're</c> doing contracted work because they're doing contracted
- Okay, so we have a pharmacy contract, um, and so we contract out our pharmacy services.
- </c><00:34:21.800><c> out</c><00:34:21.960><c> our</c> contract um and so we contract out our contract
- </c><01:59:38.599><c> for</c> that we use to pay the contract for that we use to pay the contract for
- </c> and less movement away from contract and less movement away from contract workers<02:26:43.080><
Summary:
Division 3 opened a work session focused on direct care agencies, with the chair saying the day would center on the Veterans Home and other state hospitals and homes. Members first discussed the upcoming Finance Committee process, including how many bills would be assigned to Division 3, whether they would appear on the House calendar, and how much time would be allowed for each bill. The chair said the division would likely spend about an hour on each bill, then return for a second day of review before making recommendations. Staff later identified three bills expected on the calendar: House Bills 704, 751, and 54. Members also raised a question about the use of educational trust fund money in the budget, but that issue was deferred.
The main presentation came from Kim McKay, commandant of the New Hampshire Veterans Home, who described the facility as a long-term care intermediate facility serving eligible veterans. She said the home is licensed for 250 beds, budgeted for 225 veterans, and currently has 135 residents with four more scheduled to arrive. McKay highlighted improvements over the last two years, including a reduction in the admission wait list from more than a year to about three to six months, the creation of an LNA training program, energy-saving and Wi-Fi upgrades, and a new electronic learning management system that will provide mandatory training and continuing education units for staff. She said the home’s long-term goal is to return to a 225-bed census, but staffing remains the biggest hurdle.
Members asked about admissions, wait times, staffing, vacancies, and the home’s use of contract nurses. McKay explained that the wait time is measured from the initial application date, not from a completed packet, and that staff now help families gather records and paperwork more quickly. She said the home averages about 45 deaths per year, residents stay about 2.5 years on average, and the vacancy rate is around 35 percent, though some positions are intentionally held open until census grows. She attributed staffing shortages largely to retention problems, citing higher private-sector pay, bonuses, and more flexible hours, and said the home has a handful of contract nurses, mainly on second shift. On finances, she said pharmacy services are contracted, the VA reimburses some medication costs based on disability, and the home is pursuing federal changes to cover high-cost medications and catastrophic disability cases. The discussion also covered the home’s off-book donation account, which is overseen by the state and transferred into the state system when funds are spent.
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Mar 2nd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- We are in dire straits to be able to help procurement, to be able to move forward with the contracts
- that we do have, let alone the contracts that we will be having with the MCOs coming forward.
- We are in dire straits to be able to help procurement, to be able to move forward with the contracts
- that we do have, little loan the contracts that we will be having with the...
- I know that some of those contracts have actually been canceled; they're not moving forward.
Summary:
The committee took up a series of FY 2027 budget items, beginning with health education programs. Members approved additional general fund support and FTPs for psychiatry residents, a Burley family medicine resident, a family medicine OB fellowship, additional family medicine residents, child psychiatry residents at the University of Utah, and a veterinary education FTP adjustment. They then approved language to shift fellowship funding to the rural health transformation program if available, with debate focused on whether that money should instead be reserved for broader rural health needs; the language ultimately passed despite objections.
The Office of the State Board of Education budget was approved with funding for Canvas LMS renewal, transfer of risk managers to institutions, and a federal post-secondary education grant. In the colleges and universities budget, a substitute motion to add general fund support and restore a rescission failed, but the original motion passed, providing dedicated funds for endowment adjustments and restoring the FY 2027 rescission. Community colleges were then considered, and a motion to reduce the Canvas LMS item and leave the rescission unfilled failed; the original motion restoring the rescission passed. The committee also approved a one-time Career Ready Students Fund appropriation for secondary CTE programs, then later approved a separate one-time Career Ready Students Fund increase for Idaho Division of Career Technical Education secondary programs after rejecting a general fund substitute.
The Department of Administration budget drew the most debate. Members discussed utilities transfers, new procurement staff for Medicaid managed care contracting, training and administrative support transfers, inflationary utilities costs, IT hardware, and a vacancy adjustment correction. The committee rejected the motion, largely over concerns about the Medicaid procurement staffing request. It then approved the Permanent Building Fund budget, including state match for a Bonneville County National Guard Readiness Center design and replacement items for public works projects, along with standard language and reporting language by unanimous consent. Finally, the State Lottery budget was approved for $25,800 in replacement items for design equipment. The committee adjourned after announcing the next meeting schedule.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education Jan 14th, 2026
Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education
Transcript Highlights:
- Contract guardians are at $28 an hour." "Contract guardians are at $28 an hour.
- at $28 an hour, what is the difference between the school board and contract guardian?
- And then we had agency employees, contract nursing, and you have to pay them quite a bit more.
- Contract guardians are at $28 an hour. an hour. Contract guardians are at $28 an hour.
- And then we had agency employees contract nursing, and you have to pay them quite a bit more.
Summary:
The Senate Appropriations Committee on Pre-K-12 Education met to hear the governor’s fiscal year 2026-27 budget recommendations for education from the Office of Policy and Budget and the Department of Education. Shelby Salmons and Commissioner Stasi Kamoutsis outlined the governor’s proposed $117.4 billion state budget, including about $32.5 billion for education, with major emphasis on public schools and early learning. The presentation highlighted a $30.6 billion K-12 budget, a $486 million VPK program, continued funding for VPK Summer Bridge, TEACH, HIPPY, and Help Me Grow, as well as increases for teacher pay, base student allocation, mental health, school safety, civics education, and school hardening initiatives. The commissioner also cited a 92.2% statewide graduation rate and Florida’s national rankings in education and education freedom.
Senators used the question period to raise concerns about counselor staffing, mental health services, school closures, school choice oversight, the Guardian Program, data reporting, and school capacity. Senator Jones asked about counselor ratios, school closures in historically Black communities, and whether school choice schools are properly monitored for safety and instructional quality. Senator Osgood argued that mental health funding should support more clinical services on campuses, not just academic counselors, and Senator Bradley asked whether the centralized data repository includes scholarship students. Senator Gates praised the civics and debate funding and asked for more detail on the Guardian Program’s performance; the commissioner said 53 of 67 districts participate and described it as a successful safety option with sheriffs approving training. Senators Simon and Osgood also pressed for better use of the FISH report and more accurate space data to understand school capacity and right-sizing.
During public testimony, Pinellas County School Board member Laura Hine said her district is an A-rated district with no D or F schools, but spends far more on safety and mental health than it receives in state categorical funding. She said Florida’s mental health staffing ratio is about one counselor per 2,203 students, compared with a recommended one per 1,106, and urged the committee to consider funding full-day VPK statewide, estimating it would cost about $375 million. Committee members followed up on her comments about local flexibility and whether districts can shift funds to meet needs. The meeting ended after members thanked DOE and executive branch staff for the presentation, and the committee adjourned without taking any substantive vote on legislation.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- During our audit, we contracted with an independent child welfare expert, the Child Welfare League of
- This includes contracted individuals from group homes that the state and the taxpayers fund.
- Around the state that also have a contract.
- And this contract, I've seen the contracts, and they're lucrative, and they start the minute the child
- The contract and everything you can find on the procurement site, it's right there.
Committee:
House Government Committee of Reference
Summary:
The Committee on Government convened, took roll, introduced members and staff, and heard an Auditor General presentation on a special audit of the Arizona Department of Child Safety’s handling of non-criminal child abuse and neglect reports. The audit found that while DCS generally met initial contact timeframes in most cases, 123 of 125 sampled cases had at least one policy noncompliance issue, including failures to properly notify alleged perpetrators of rights and allegations, incomplete or undocumented investigative steps and safety plans, and investigations that exceeded required timeframes. The Auditor General said DCS agreed with the findings and would implement the recommendations; members asked about sample size, staffing, turnover, and whether the problems were systemic and documentation-related. The chair also gave an opening statement emphasizing oversight of DCS and the committee’s intent to focus on systemic issues and child safety.
The committee then considered House Bill 262, which authorizes a memorial for the Buffalo Soldiers at Wesley Boland Plaza. Several supporters testified about the historical significance of the Buffalo Soldiers and the importance of recognizing their contributions in Arizona. Members from both parties spoke in support, and HB 262 passed unanimously with a due pass recommendation.
The committee next heard House Bill 2018, which would prohibit DCS from entering into agreements with health care institutions that allow or require payment in exchange for reports of child abuse or neglect. The sponsor and supporters argued the bill was needed to prevent financial incentives from influencing reporting and to protect parents’ rights, while some testimony described alleged overreporting and harmful removals tied to hospital reporting arrangements. Members debated whether there was a sufficient paper trail for such payments and whether the issue was limited to one hospital or broader; the sponsor said DCS had not provided requested data and that subpoena power might be needed. After a recess and further discussion, HB 2018 passed on a 4-3 vote and the committee adjourned.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- During our audit, we contracted with an independent child welfare expert, the Child Welfare League of
- This includes contracted individuals from group homes that the state and the taxpayers fund.
- around the state that also have a contract.
- And this contract, I’ve seen the contracts, and they’re lucrative, and they start the minute the child
- The contract and everything you can find on the procurement site, it's right there. As far as...
Committee:
Government
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee Apr 8th, 2026
Utilities and Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- First, CCA governing boards oversee contracts and rates for our customers.
- So it is intentional that the long-term contract provision apply to the CCAs.
- They're not going to have oversight over their contracts to purchase generation.
- They will actually set up sort of the contours of what's expected in these long-term contracts.
- Happy to look at that provision and other provisions around the contracting provision.
Committee:
Utilities and Energy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Bill to allow striking workers to receive unemployment benefits heard in committee 4/3/25
Transcript Highlights:
- We see this with seemingly unending bargaining on first contracts, like with some Starbucks workers.
- They are forced out on strike by their employer's refusal to bargain a fair contract.
- They are forced out on strike by their employer's refusal to bargain a fair contract.
- They are forced out on strike by their employer's refusal to bargain a fair contract.
- </c><00:17:50.720><c> settlements</c> reach acceptable contract settlements reach acceptable contract
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
March 4, 2025 - 01:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- and assist in evaluating such contracts.
- and assist in evaluating such contracts.
- Further responsibilities. and assist in evaluating such contracts.
- That was before, of course, the existing contract we had at the time was set to expire.
- That was before, of course, the existing contract we had at the time was set to expire.
Summary:
The subcommittee first heard a lengthy Auditor General presentation on the Department of Management Services’ fleet management operations. The audit found major problems with oversight, recordkeeping, policies, fee-setting, purchase and disposal approvals, public auction controls, and FleetWave system access and processing. Key findings included that 2,279 vehicles valued at more than $57 million could not be matched between FleetWave and FLAIR, disposal records were missing or incomplete, user access remained active long after employees separated, and the department had not documented a reasonable basis for its $1.75 per-vehicle monthly fee. Members expressed strong concern about the accuracy of the state’s fleet inventory and the risk of waste or misuse. DMS Secretary Allende said the department concurred with the findings, was working with the Auditor General, and planned corrective actions, including better training, clearer guidance, improved reconciliation, and possible centralization or pilot programs for fleet purchasing and management.
The committee then returned to vacancy discussions with several agencies. The Division of Administrative Hearings said its two long-vacant judges of compensation claims positions had been hard to fill because of low pay and short reappointment terms, but the chief judge said the division could operate without them and offered those positions up as part of a reduction exercise. The Public Service Commission reported 42 vacancies but said statutory deadlines were still being met, though staff workloads and depth of analysis were affected. The commission also said vacancies help it manage salaries within its trust-fund budget. Members questioned whether some of those positions were truly needed given the lack of delays.
The Florida Gaming Control Commission reported 29 vacancies, including a vacant chair that prevented appointment of an inspector general, and said the chair vacancy was a gubernatorial appointment issue. The acting executive director also said the commission’s compulsive gambling prevention program had lapsed after no responsive bids were received for a new contract, but an invitation to negotiate was nearly complete and a new provider was expected soon. The Public Employee Relations Commission reported that its caseload had more than doubled after Senate Bill 256, which increased union recertification work; it said it was meeting deadlines only with overtime and that the workload had not fallen despite decertifications. Members asked for follow-up data on union cases, vacancy needs, and whether some positions across agencies could be reallocated to better match workload.