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TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs Mar 12th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • First of all, it would allow an electric utility to self-insure for potential liability loss due to wildfires
  • This will allow utilities to self-insure if commercial insurance alone is not available or is insufficient
  • I've represented insurance companies that have paid to or are on bail. their insureds to seek recovery
  • Regulatory certainty and predictability around wildfire mitigation plans, liability and insurance.
  • Council of Texas it's a state insurer Trade Association of Property Casualty Insurers.
Bills: HB 13 , HB143 , HB144 , HB145 , HB366 , HB470 , HB805 , HB912 , HB13 , HB143 , HB144 , HB145
Committee: House State Affairs
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Feb 5th, 2026 at 10:00 am

Washington Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • In act relating to prohibiting the post-loss assignment of benefits and property insurance, adding a
  • Once that happens, the homeowner can lose control of their own insurance claim.
  • Once that happens, the homeowner can lose control of their own insurance claim.
  • It says that after a loss, insurance benefits cannot be signed away to a third party.
  • The homeowner stays in charge of their insurance claim.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session May 4th, 2026

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • , it then says... ...influence to the insurance commissioner, it then says on page 7, line 17, the insurer
  • department, representatives from our insurance carriers who are licensed to write homeowners insurance
  • insurance?
  • This is going to be mostly geared toward homeowners' property insurance.
  • So who assumes the liability?
Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a special family recitation of the Declaration of Independence by Senator Hamilton’s children. The chamber then adopted SR 28, recognizing May as Alpha-Gal Awareness and Prevention Month in Oklahoma and encouraging awareness, prevention, and research on alpha-gal syndrome, a tick-borne allergic condition. Senator Seifried also introduced constituents affected by alpha-gal. Later, the Senate heard a gallery introduction from advocates for victims of impaired driving, highlighting the toll of DUI-related crashes in Oklahoma. The Senate then took up several House amendments and final-passage votes on bills. SB 201, clarifying that a teacher pay raise applies to certified classroom teachers, passed 47-0 and was advanced as an emergency. SB 1379, SB 1525, SB 1966, SB 2112, and SB 2170 also passed after adoption of House amendments, with SB 1525 and SB 1379 advanced as emergency measures. SB 1525 raised the threshold for contracting to host a conference from $25,000 to $75,000, and SB 1966 served as the annual omnibus highway, memorial highway, and bridge designation bill. Among the House bills considered, HB 3262 increased the sheriff fee for service of process from $50 to $100 and passed 37-8. HB 3265 allowed a psychologist to make PTSD determinations for the Oklahoma Police Pension and Retirement System and passed 47-0. HB 3781, a major insurance modernization bill changing rate-filing procedures for homeowners insurance and expanding the insurance commissioner’s review authority, passed 39-6 after extended debate over transparency, regulation, and market impact. HB 3040 expanded sex-offender loitering restrictions around businesses serving minors and passed 40-4, while HB 3076 authorized alternative teacher certification providers under OEQA oversight and passed 38-6 as an emergency measure. The chamber also passed HB 3369, a deregulation and efficiency bill affecting fire suppression and LP gas inspections, HB 2749, which shifted an intergenerational education program toward a Medicaid state plan amendment, HB 3982 on fleet vehicle titling, HB 3462 creating a shorter residential-only plumbing licensure pathway, HB 3465 extending the Oklahoma Emission Reduction Technology Rebate Program to 2029, HB 3521 modernizing money transmission law, HB 3796 as an Oklahoma Insurance Department omnibus bill, HB 3800 as a roofing-industry cleanup bill, and HB 4095 modernizing the 211 hotline advisory council. Several of these measures drew debate over regulation, workforce needs, public safety, or fiscal and policy impacts, but all of the listed bills ultimately passed by recorded vote.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • providers, all. collaborated together with us to come up with a solution to protect Texans in the insurance
  • Those bills are now found in subchapters L and M of chapter 1369 of the Texas Insurance Code.
  • by Medicaid than those with Medicare or private insurance.
  • One study from the American Journal of Family Medicine found that Medicaid insurance is, that Medicaid
  • patients, my apologies, phase 1.3 days longer wait times than privately insured ones, while another
Bills: SB502 , SB513 , SB622 , SB670 , SB731 , SB732 , SB916 , SB961 , SB1122
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Patients too often face confusing disputes with insurance carriers over ambulance services, which are
  • Because they are very different versus driving everybody to insurance carriers.
  • It will save the employer money in providing health insurance. We're trying to drive down the cost.
  • Health insurance so that employers will provide that for their employees and not take it out of their
  • I'm not sure that the employer-sponsored insurance.
Bills: SB502 , SB513 , SB622 , SB670 , SB731 , SB732 , SB916 , SB961 , SB1122
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Health and Human Services (Part II) Mar 5th, 2025

Health & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • Patients too often face confusing disputes with insurance carriers over ambulance services frequently
  • And if these policies are too burdensome for the state's own insurance plans, we would ask why should
  • We have about 15 million Texans that get their health insurance through ERISA plans, and we, we would
  • Cancer patients are forced to fill their medications through their insurance aligned pharmacy benefit
  • I'm not sure that the employer sponsored insurance gets the best deal.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Jan 12th, 2026

Judiciary

Bills: S0014 , S0016 , S0024 , S0208 , S0762
Committee: Senate Judiciary
Summary: The Senate Judiciary Committee heard several bills, beginning with SB 762, which was amended by a strike-all to remove a one-year sunset and delete a reporting requirement to the Legislature. The bill would allow offices of criminal conflict and civil regional counsel to take on certain capital cases from outside their region on an optional basis, with supporters saying it could save money and use existing in-house death penalty expertise. After testimony from Senator Martin and the Second Region’s regional counsel, the committee reported CS/SB 762 favorably. The committee also considered three local claims bills. SB 16, relating to relief for Heriberto A. Sanchez Mayan by the City of St. Petersburg, described severe injuries allegedly caused during an arrest and transport; the claimant’s counsel supported the bill, while President Gaetz spoke against the claims-bill process generally and voted no. The bill passed 9-1 and was reported favorably. SB 14, for Jose Correa against Miami-Dade County, involved injuries from a bus-pedestrian collision and was supported by the claimant and county; it passed 9-1 and was reported favorably. SB 24, for Lourdes and Edward Latour against Miami-Dade County, was an uncontested $500,000 settlement bill and passed unanimously. Finally, the committee took up SB 208 on land use and development regulations. A late-filed strike-all amendment, described as a negotiated compromise, would make development application fees transparent and cost-based, tie them to direct and reasonable indirect review costs, and set subjective compatibility standards for residential projects, with carve-outs for PUDs, master planned communities, and historic districts. Multiple local government, planning, environmental, and business groups appeared in support. The amendment was adopted, and the committee then reported CS/SB 208 favorably on a 10-0 vote.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Insurance May 27th, 2026

Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is a meeting of the Senate Insurance Committee. We only have two bills today.
Bills: HB761 , HB1199
Committee: Senate Insurance
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Feb 25th, 2026

Washington House Floor Meeting

Bills: HB2720 , HB2073 , HB2681
Summary: The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and a prayer recognizing Black History Month, reflecting on sacrifice, justice, and the responsibility of legislators to serve with humility, courage, and dignity. The body then approved the previous day’s minutes and adopted House Resolution 4701 honoring Black History Month without objection. After the resolution, both Democratic and Republican caucuses were called, and the House briefly went at ease. The chamber then handled routine business: first-reading referral of bills, memorials, and resolutions from the introduction sheet, referral of bills from committee reports, and placement of Engrossed Senate Bill 5272 and Senate Concurrent Resolution 8406 onto the second reading calendar after the Rules Committee was relieved of them. No floor debate or recorded votes on substantive legislation occurred in this segment. The House announced that floor action had concluded for the day and adjourned until 10:30 a.m. Thursday, February 26th.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 1942 by Moore of the House and Thompson of the Senate, an act relating to dental insurance
  • Relating to dental insurance claims.
  • Now I know, I know, then the insurer should not be able to dictate the fee. It's just that simple.
  • premiums go up, that is just a choice of their insurance provider, not a consequence of this bill?
  • Senate Bill 1942 by more of the House and Thompson of the Senate, an act relating to dental insurance
Summary: The House convened, completed the roll call, received an invocation focused on grief and remembrance, and heard several special presentations recognizing a brave child, visiting groups, and multiple student-athlete teams and school groups in the galleries. The chamber also introduced the Doctor of the Day and Nurse of the Day. The main business was consideration of the Joint Committee report on Senate Bill 1177, the general appropriations bill, presented by Chairman Caldwell-Trey. Most of the floor time was spent on extended questions about the budget’s major features. Caldwell-Trey explained the bill as a largely flat or modestly increased budget that includes a $200 million transfer to a new sovereign wealth fund, $225 million in set-asides, a $12.5 million “dream accounts” program for newborns, and funding tied to teacher pay, education, workforce, public safety, agriculture, and health agencies. Members questioned the use of one-time funds for recurring expenses, the reduction in state contributions to the OPRS pension system, Medicaid assumptions, emergency management funding, veterans’ services, child care, school counselors, and the lack of funding for some requested items such as National Board Certified Teacher stipends and veterans’ facility maintenance. Caldwell-Trey defended the budget as transparent, early, and designed to preserve cash reserves while supporting core services. No final vote on the appropriations report is reflected in the transcript excerpt. The House also heard explanations that the limits bills would be run later in committee, and that the budget negotiations were still ongoing with the Senate and governor on some related items. The session ended with the queue closed after the budget questioning, and the transcript cuts off during additional remarks from Representative Timmons.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 2/25/26

Transportation Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • And due to insurance and liability because of accidents that have happened, we now have to prove that
  • And due to insurance and liability<00:16:23.360><c> because</c><00:16:23.600><c> of</c><00:16:23.839>
  • without insurance.
  • without insurance.
  • Insurance,<00:58:21.520><c> maintenance,</c> Insurance, maintenance, Insurance, maintenance, fuel,<00
Bills: HF3131 , HF3436 , HF3106 , HF3241 , HF3531
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Fiscal Responsibility Committee Feb 19th, 2025

Fiscal Responsibility

Transcript Highlights:
  • Liability as it is at this minimum area, and that's it. I also worry about that.
  • I'm trying to wrap my mind around the unfunded liability.
  • Percentage of unfunded liability that's going to put us at...
  • This is going to be a hit somehow to the unfunded liability.
  • The funding liability represented...
Bills: SB45 , SB73 , SB169 , HB243 , SB177
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

CPC Public Hearing - Thu Feb 26, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST

Consumer Protection & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • DCCA Insurance Division offering comments. relating to liability provides certain relating to liability
  • Our liability insurer had pulled out of the market nationwide, and we went up to the last day of the
  • us with liability insurance.
  • our child welfare service contracts as the reason for not providing us with liability insurance.
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Summary: The committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce met on February 26, 2026, and heard several bills, mostly in the areas of workers’ compensation and consumer protection. HB 1946 HD1 on timeshare registration renewal drew support from DCCA’s timeshare program and major industry groups including Hilton Grand Vacations, the American Resort Development Association, and Marriott Vacations Worldwide, with no opposition noted. HB 1515 HD1, which would allow an attending physician to request a functional capacity examination without employer permission, was supported by DLIR and the Department of Human Resources Development and had no other in-person testimony; the bill was then moved on without questions. The committee spent substantial time on HB 1514 HD1, which would streamline workers’ compensation vocational rehabilitation by clarifying provider selection and requiring vocational plans within 90 days. DLIR supported the intent but asked for amendments, saying the 90-day deadline was too rigid given case-by-case complexity, limited staffing, and the need for coordination among injured workers, employers, and counselors; members discussed possible extensions and whether a 120-day timeline or other flexibility would be better. Testimony on the bill included one individual in support and seven in opposition. HB 1648 HD1, concerning workers’ compensation and physician dispensing of non-prescription drugs, drew support from DHRD and comments from DLIR and industry witnesses. DLIR said the bill should be narrowed so it does not restrict medically necessary over-the-counter medications or oral guidance from providers, while Aloha Billing Company and Solera Integrated Medical Solutions urged tighter limits on physician dispensing and raised concerns about pricing abuse through average wholesale price. Members discussed clarifying the bill’s language so it targets written prescriptions rather than oral advice. HB 1644 HD1, requiring a standardized disclosure form for residential solar contracts, received support from the Hawaii Solar Energy Association and Kauaʻi Island Utility Cooperative, while DCCA’s Office of Consumer Protection supported the consumer-protection goal but proposed stronger remedies, including a three-day cancellation right, voidability for missing disclosures, and possible lender liability; members questioned how those remedies should apply to lenders, and no vote was taken on the measures in the portion provided.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Feb 17th, 2026

County and Municipal Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • There was no insurance involved.
  • They must have liability insurance just like any other vehicle.
  • They must have liability insurance just like any other vehicle.
  • And liability, etc.
  • </c> with the liabilities. with the liabilities.
Bills: HB268 , SB279 , SB304 , SB303 , SB298 , HB268 , SB279 , SB304 , SB303 , SB298
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

HSH Public Hearing - Tue Feb 3, 2026 @ 9:00 AM HST

Human Services & Homelessness

Transcript Highlights:
  • Our liability insurer had pulled out of the market for child welfare organizations nationwide.
  • </c> the liability the liability insurance<01:06:04.040><c> crisis</c><01:06:05.200><c> facing</c><01
  • In particular, the professional liability insurance has tripled in cost for CFS in just the past year
  • In particular, the professional liability insurance has tripled in cost for CFS in just the past year
  • In particular, the professional liability insurance has tripled in cost for CFS in just the past year
Summary: The committee opened its first meeting of the 2020 session and heard testimony on several measures, beginning with HB 1518, which would allow people incarcerated and nearing release to apply for SNAP benefits before release. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and the Department of Human Services said they support the bill and are already piloting a pre-release application process at two facilities, with plans to expand it. The Attorney General’s Office supported the intent but noted a technical issue: one section of the bill appears to affect TANF as well as SNAP, while the title refers only to SNAP. A wide range of advocates, including Catholic Charities, the Hawaii Public Health Institute, Hawaii Hunger Action Network, Drug Policy Forum of Hawaii, Hawaii Children’s Action Network, ACLU of Hawaii, and others, testified in strong support, emphasizing food insecurity after release, reentry stability, and reduced recidivism. The committee did not take a vote during the hearing. The committee then heard HB 1747, which would direct the Department of Human Services to seek federal waivers or extensions related to restricting certain SNAP purchases, including sugary drinks. DHS said it had already been approved for a narrow demonstration waiver and was working with retailers on implementation, with a target date of August 1. Supporters of the measure argued it would promote healthier choices, while opponents, including Hawaii Appleseed, the Hawaii Public Health Institute, Hawaii Children’s Action Network, and the Hawaii Food Industry Association, said such restrictions are ineffective, stigmatize low-income residents, create burdens for retailers and DHS, and may be difficult to implement. Members asked DHS to clarify the scope of the waiver and confirmed it applies to sugary drinks and beverages containing more than 10 grams of sugar. Finally, the committee took up HB 1705, which would allow licensed mental health counselors to serve as child custody evaluators, but there was no testimony from the relevant agencies and the item was quickly set aside. The committee also heard HB 1565, which would establish a judiciary working group to improve family court processes and legal representation for youth in the child welfare system. The Attorney General’s Office offered minor technical amendments, and supporters from the Office of Wellness and Resilience, High Hopes Hawaii, Hawaii Children’s Action Network, and a social work student described the need for legal representation, citing better reunification and stability outcomes and the importance of youth voice in court proceedings. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • ) is the lack or loss of general liability insurance.
  • Based on the report from the Texas Department of Insurance, it meets the Texas financial liability requirements
  • vast majority of Certified Insured Prescribed Burn Managers (CIPBMs).
  • workers' compensation, automobile liability, errors and omissions, and professional liability.
  • Vehicles who are in a lack of insurance at the same time as well.
Bills: SB410 , SB795 , SB2510 , SB728 , SB2689 , HB143 , HB143