Video & Transcript Research : 'purchasing'
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FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
November 5, 2025 - 01:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- The next in the multi pronged approach is value-based purchasing.
- The value-based purchasing is a strategy used to improve the quality and value of healthcare services
- Examples of a value-based purchasing driven.
- as well as the amount really leading toward a value-based purchasing model that has both a risk and
- reward shared savings and that type of more complex value-based purchasing model.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Conference Committee on HF1141 5/12/26
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, so, members, this is the provision that would limit private equity companies from purchasing more
- Um, so, members, this is the provision that would limit private equity companies from purchasing more
- We are seeing, you know, these companies swoop in, and they can purchase homes, you know, with a cash
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single-family companies purchasing single-family companies purchasing single-family - <00:21:10.520>
homes, <00:21:11.440>um purchase homes, um purchase homes, um uh<00:21:12.680
Summary:
The conference committee on House File 1141, the Omnibus Housing Finance and Policy Bill, reviewed the fiscal spreadsheet and policy language for the agreement. Staff explained the major funding items, including appropriations for greater Minnesota workforce housing, manufactured home park infrastructure grants, family homelessness prevention, supportive housing, a tenant hotline, and housing infrastructure bonds, along with a cancellation of unused Tyler settlement funds and a reallocation of Housing Development Fund earnings. Staff said the package was budget neutral over the forecast window. The policy walk-through also covered provisions on livestreaming Housing Finance Agency board meetings, limits on administrative retentions for new grant programs, restrictions and reporting on Housing Development Fund transfers and earnings, clarifying language for local public housing, an exemption related to lived-experience engagement, and access for legislative fiscal staff to agency accounting information.
Members then considered several amendments. The A12 amendment, allowing certain local governments to invest long-term funds in housing-related investments, was adopted after a roll call showed support from all three caucuses. The A16 manufactured housing bill of rights amendment, which would have addressed park-owner practices, purchase opportunities, enforcement, and rent increases, was not adopted. The A18 amendment to allow additional flags in HOAs and other areas was also not adopted. The A17 amendment to limit private equity ownership of single-family homes to 100 units was not adopted. The A13 amendment to preempt local rent control was not adopted. Members on both sides said some of the rejected issues warranted further discussion in future sessions, while supporters argued they were needed to address housing affordability and ownership pressures.
In closing discussion on the bill as a whole, members from both chambers praised the bipartisan process, the staff work, and the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency’s collaboration. Supporters said the agreement would help build thousands of homes across the state, assist vulnerable Minnesotans, and improve transparency and accountability in housing programs. They also noted the bill’s mix of single-family, multifamily, manufactured housing, homelessness prevention, and policy reforms. The committee expressed intent to move the agreement forward to the House floor and ultimately to the governor.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Banning cryptocurrency kiosks 2/26/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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if about for a gift card purchase, if about for a gift card purchase, if somebody - I don't know how much that they can purchase at a time. Maybe Mr. Smith knows that.
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at know how much that they can purchase at know how much that they can purchase - Um, and so we're not taking away the opportunity to purchase crypto.
- Flip's app and and purchase Flip's app and and purchase cryptocurrency<00:57:59.760>
there.
Summary:
The committee heard House File 3642, as amended by the DE1, which would prohibit virtual currency kiosks in Minnesota. The author, Chair Kaggel, said the bill is intended to stop scammers from using crypto kiosks to defraud vulnerable people, especially older adults, because the transactions are often irreversible and hard to trace. Representative Perryman spoke in support, describing local fraud cases and saying the issue had come to her attention through St. Cloud residents and police. The bill was laid over for further work with the Department of Commerce and other interested members.
Testimony from law enforcement and advocates strongly supported the ban. A St. Cloud police sergeant said the problem is statewide and described a case in which a 78-year-old woman lost $80,000 after being directed to a kiosk. A Woodbury detective said current safeguards, including warnings, limits, and refund provisions, have not stopped weekly victimization and that scammers coach victims to bypass protections. An AARP Minnesota volunteer said kiosks are a preferred vehicle for scammers because they move stolen funds quickly and are especially harmful to older adults, and he noted that the 2024 consumer protections have not been enough.
The Department of Commerce also supported the bill, saying crypto kiosks are a growing fraud vector and citing 120 complaints over three years, nearly $1 million in reported losses, and 70 cases with $540,000 in losses already in 2025. The department said many victims do not report losses, so the true amount is likely higher. In contrast, Coinflip’s general counsel opposed a ban and argued that fraud should be addressed through stronger regulation, refunds, blockchain analytics, and customer-service requirements rather than prohibiting a legal product. He said scams would continue through other channels if kiosks were banned. In discussion, members asked about the number of kiosks, how long they have been operating in Minnesota, and the scale of losses; the department said there are about 350 licensed kiosks operated by 8 to 10 operators, though the total number may be higher.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Oh, the coordinator would purchase it from the farmer?
- They're actually, can they upcharge what they purchased or the cost?
- They've already purchased it; the person has already purchased it from. From the farmer.
- Well, they can purchase the equipment; they can purchase the ambulance services.
- With what funds was the $800,000 in equipment purchased?
Bills:
HB3000, HB2622, HB2283, HB541, HB1776, HB1803, HB1669, HB2588, HB220, HB3415, HB50, HB1314, HB 107, HB220, HB50, HB107
Keywords:
ambulance service, rural healthcare, grants, financial assistance, qualified counties, mental health, patient transport, female attendants, security measures, healthcare regulation, epinephrine, anaphylaxis, health care, school safety, training, emergency response, direct patient care, healthcare, physicians, medical services
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- So, thank you, Madam Chair. be able to purchase Microsoft Office be able to purchase Microsoft Office
- Um, we afford to purchase more copies.
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roughly wanted to purchase, it would be roughly wanted to purchase, it would be roughly like - budgets simply cannot support purchasing budgets simply cannot support purchasing a<01:19:01.920
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our <01:19:08.159>residents purchasing power, however, our residents purchasing
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - 02/19/25
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- All foods purchased are distributed to food shelves at no cost to them.
- This grain that we purchase has an annual average of $500,000.
- Nothing changed in the amount of grain we purchased.
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from million in gross annual purchases from million in gross annual purchases - <01:23:33.719>
Minnesota needing but they're purchasing Minnesota needing but they're purchasing
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Jul 10th, 2025
New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Or was that capital outlay where you're expanding or purchasing new equipment?
- A fee for that building is required in order for the lease purchase agreement to be approved.
- So these aren't my slides, but to have a lease purchase agreement.
- It's right sitting on 20 acres right now, and we have a lease purchase agreement to own those.
- During the lease purchase period, the finance authority owns it, and then we can... and convey.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Appropriations - S/C on Articles VI, VII, & VIII Feb 24th, 2025
Appropriations - S/C on Articles VI, VII, & VIII
Transcript Highlights:
- In terms of dealing with the bulk purchase address, or the bulk purchase issue, excuse me.
- One would be what we call bulk purchasing.
- They did not purchase those through the app.
- So they're not trying to purchase. They're just trying to purchase by any means necessary.
- the manner, time, and place of purchase.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Preferential scoring for housing projects in communities with land trusts 3/10/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- building affordable housing in which land is held in trust for community benefit while homeowners purchase
- That amount has typically and traditionally amounted to about 20 to 50% over the overall purchase price
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price <00:05:25.440>of 50% over the overall purchase price of 50% over - the overall purchase price of the<00:05:25.919>
property. - Um, I even got to meet with one of those prospective new owners who had just purchased a home, who is
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- In a post-Roe world, the that we're living in now, where abortion drugs are being purchased online.
- You can purchase and be given a shipping tracking notification for abortion drugs.
- It could be mailed from out of state, purchased online in Texas, mailed in from out of state, and then
- What we're seeing is in many cases that the man is actually going online and purchasing the ...drugs.
- This is especially true in human trafficking situations, where the man is purchasing the drugs himself
Keywords:
biological sex, government information, definitions, sex-based distinctions, public health, flags, display, state law, municipalities, government buildings, drug enforcement, local control, home rule, municipal charter, county policy, ordinance preemption, state preemption, attorney general enforcement, civil penalties, mandamus
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Many times financial firms or groups with a political agenda will purchase shares in companies and then
- It's going to allow those... ...have power purchase agreements well into the future.
- My understanding is that power purchase agreements contain a provision in the contract that says the
- Yes, a purchase power agreement. Yes. Because my concern is that they're going to have... ...power?
- Yes, a purchase power agreement. Yes.
Summary:
The Senate took up and passed Senate Bill 945, which concerns political shareholder proposals by insurers and insurance holding companies. Senator Hughes argued the bill would protect Texas-based insurers from activist shareholder pressure, especially proposals aimed at limiting insurance coverage for oil and gas companies for ESG or political reasons. The motion to suspend the regular order was adopted over objection, and SB 945 passed to engrossment on a 20-10 vote with one present not voting.
The chamber also passed Senate Bill 1117, allowing any Texas-licensed dentist to administer botulinum toxin in oral or maxillofacial regions for aesthetic purposes, and House Joint Resolution 98, renewing Texas’s application for an Article 5 Convention of States to propose amendments on fiscal restraints, federal power limits, and term limits. Both measures advanced after debate and roll-call votes; SB 1117 passed unanimously after suspension of the three-day rule, and H.J.R. 98 was adopted on a 17-14 vote.
Members then approved several other measures, including the committee substitute for House Bill 142 on HHSC’s Office of Inspector General and Medicaid overpayment recovery, Senate Bill 2373 on AI-enabled financial fraud and deepfake/phishing schemes, Senate Bill 2221 on fraudulent UCC financing statements, and Senate Bill 2681 on the basis for third-party voter-registration challenges. The Senate also adopted a resolution authorizing a Texas Life Monument replica at the Capitol complex, and passed S.J.R. 59 creating funds for Texas State Technical College capital needs.
The body debated and passed Senate Bill 946, which would bar credit discrimination against organizations based on social, political, religious, or similar value-based considerations and require credit decisions to rest on creditworthiness. Senators raised concerns that the bill could create a special protected class for non-human entities or conflict with existing state policies, but the bill advanced to engrossment on a 20-11 vote. The Senate also passed Senate Bill 2477 to ease office-to-residential conversions in large cities after adopting an amendment negotiated with municipal stakeholders, and began consideration of Senate Bill 715 on ERCOT reliability requirements for generators, including existing generation, with extensive debate over impacts on renewables, power purchase agreements, and grid reliability.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Appropriations - S/C on Article III Feb 27th, 2025
Appropriations - S/C on Article III
Transcript Highlights:
- The um There's been some debate about purchasing the aircraft or having uh dedicated contracts.
- Is there a benefit for purchasing the contract, a federal government cost benefit for purchasing the
- Is there a benefit for purchasing the aircraft that the federal government might subsidize or not?
- Uh, so we have been researching, purchasing or contracting aircraft.
- looking to purchase?
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Appropriations - S/C on Article III Feb 27th, 2025
Appropriations - S/C on Article III
Transcript Highlights:
- Is there a benefit for purchasing the contract?
- And as we get down in the years of whatever you authorize us to purchase.
- So we have been researching purchasing or contracting aircraft.
- looking to purchase?
- Purchase equipment and supplies that that's required. So, thank you very much.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
06/02/2026 - House Republican Caucus Calendar #23
Transcript Highlights:
- committee adopted an amendment that stated the prorated refund only for digital goods that were purchased
- Happy to answer any questions. ...the bill by reducing the time period for which a purchaser of a digital
- committee adopted an amendment that stated the prorated refund only for digital goods that were purchased
- of a digital good may receive a prorated by reducing the time period for which a purchaser of a digital
- committee adopted an amendment that stated the prorated refund only for digital goods that were purchased
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- Now, there's nothing inherently wrong with a purchase of receivables system.
- Under a purchase of receivables system... ...percent or 50 percent.
- So not having a purchase of receivables system, having a purchase of receivables system like we do also
- This purchase of receivables issue is a new perspective on this whole question.
- The rates, the wholesale prices that they had to purchase.
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on several energy-related bills, with the main focus on H. 3534/S. 2255, which would ban or sharply restrict residential third-party electric suppliers, and on related reform proposals. Supporters included the Attorney General’s office, municipal and regional planning officials, environmental justice groups, consumer advocates, and city officials from Boston and Chelsea. They argued that the residential competitive supply market has produced higher bills, deceptive sales tactics, auto-renewals into higher rates, and disproportionate harm to low-income residents, seniors, communities of color, and people with limited English. Witnesses cited AG reports estimating hundreds of millions of dollars in overcharges over time, described door-to-door and storefront marketing abuses, and said municipal aggregation programs have saved residents money while offering more stable rates. Several supporters said the Legislature should either ban residential competitive supply or adopt strong guardrails such as ending automatic renewals, banning incentive-based commissions, and capping rates relative to basic service.
Opponents or industry representatives from the Retail Energy Advancement League, Vistra, and Constellation argued that the market can provide savings, longer-term price stability, and value-added products such as renewable options and time-of-use offerings. They said Massachusetts has already improved consumer protections through DPU proceedings, that complaints are relatively few compared with the size of the market, and that a ban would eliminate consumer choice. They also defended direct sales and commissions as normal features of a retail market, while saying they would support additional protections, licensing, bonding, and stronger oversight of bad actors. Committee members pressed both sides on whether the market truly saves money, whether automatic renewals should be banned, and whether the AG’s proposed reforms would be enough.
The committee also heard testimony on H. 3972, a bill to extend utility shutoff protections during extreme heat, with Rep. Mindy Domb arguing that Massachusetts should treat extreme heat like extreme cold and protect customers facing financial hardship. Rep. Barrett also testified for H. 3450, a municipal broadband/right-of-way bill, arguing that communities need easier and cheaper access to utility poles and public rights of way to build municipal broadband. In addition, Senate Majority Leader Creem testified for S. 2239, which would bar utilities from recovering ratepayer funds for lobbying, promotions, trade association dues, and similar expenses. No votes were taken during the hearing.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Do you purchase whole bodies or do you purchase parts, body parts?
- Purchased from? They don't purchase, they work with the families.
- So after you purchased your specimen, and you said that you're not purchasing a full body, but a specimen
- So do you purchase organs? No. Okay, so nobody...
- We have purchased some specimens from Science Care.
Keywords:
e-cigarettes, marketing prohibition, youth protection, criminal penalties, public health, school funding, education reform, state budget, property taxes, equity in education, health care, licensing, complaint procedure, disciplinary action, law enforcement, death records, vital statistics, healthcare, trauma facility, Medicaid
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Children and Youth Health Committee Feb 27th, 2025
Children and Youth Health
Transcript Highlights:
- When the phone is purchased, that phone knows this person is over 18. Can you explain that?
- Are we talking about pre-purchase or post-purchase of the phone?
- because again, an adult is purchasing the phone.
- And if an adult is purchasing the phone and wants that child to have it, they're going to purchase the
- But whoever's purchasing the... the tech companies already know is what I would tell you.
Keywords:
internet filtering, child protection, obscene content, civil liability, manufacturers, app store, app store provider, app developer, mobile app, age verification, parental consent, minor safety, child online safety, parental controls, age gating, digital privacy, data protection, in-app purchases, online consumer protection, deceptive trade practice
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Budget Review Subcommittee on Personnel, Public Retirement, and Finance (1-28-26)
Transcript Highlights:
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that um development costs, purchasing that um development costs, purchasing - We are part of what's called the strategic purchase request process, where we have review of IT purchases
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request called the strategic purchase request called the strategic purchase - <00:18:54.000>
We <00:18:54.240>are purchases across the state. - We are purchases across the state.
Keywords:
0:20 Rollcall
2:28 Definition of Legacy system and demands of modern workplaces
10:48 Discussion of funding and planned expenditures
22:26 Contingency funding
23:16 Adjournment, 958, all
Summary:
The House Budget Review Subcommittee on Personnel, Public Retirement, and Finance heard a presentation from the Commonwealth Office of Technology on legacy IT modernization funds and how they are used to address outdated, unsupported, or unsustainable systems. David Carter and Carrie Welch explained the state’s definition of a legacy system under KRS 7A.180, emphasizing not only vendor support issues but also changing business needs, regulatory compliance, and the loss of institutional knowledge for older systems. They described the office’s review process for determining whether a project qualifies, including assessing business risk, comparing options such as upgrades, replacements, shared solutions across agencies, or commercial products, and then matching the project to available funding.
The presenters said COT reports twice a year to the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue on progress with legacy modernization projects. They reported 30 projects funded to date, with 18 completed, and said remaining projects are still moving forward while agencies continue to identify modernization needs. They highlighted examples of completed work, including modernized security cameras, replacement of unsupported systems, migration of documents to the Commonwealth Enterprise Content Management Platform, restoration of vendor support, a digital policy acknowledgement portal, replacement of the State Police dispatch system, and digitization of paper records for faster retrieval and better disaster resilience.
Members asked for more detail on how the $10 million request would be allocated, including system-by-system spending, the split between software, hardware, vendor contracts, and staff time, and how the office determines when a system needs replacement. COT said it did not have a system-by-system or cost-category breakdown at the hearing but could provide one later, and explained that the funds are intended for development and first-time acquisition costs rather than ongoing maintenance. They also said the $5 million annual request was based on prior years’ experience and that agencies often contribute some funding themselves, so the program could still operate if appropriated less than the full amount. The committee then approved the minutes and adjourned.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine S.222, to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to allow schools that participate in the school lunch program to serve whole milk. Apr 1st, 2025 at 09:00 am
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- And for the record, I want to point out that USDA's cancelling the local foods purchase assistance are
- of dairy products purchased by SNAP.
- benefits, as well as purchasing equipments.
- Purchases of kitchen equipment and expansion of local foods.
- We need to invest in farm-to-school and local purchasing programs and grant initiatives to streamline
Bills:
SB222
Keywords:
whole milk, school lunch, school meals, National School Lunch Program, Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, Child Nutrition Act, USDA, nutrition standards, dairy, nonfat milk, low-fat milk, reduced-fat milk, lactose-free milk, nondairy beverages, plant-based milk, milk substitution, parental consent, legal guardian, food allergies, allergic reaction
Summary:
This meeting of the committee focused primarily on the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, S222, which aims to permit schools to offer a fuller range of milk options, including whole, reduced, and low-fat varieties, that have garnered bipartisan support. Chairman Bozeman opened the session by highlighting concerns over children's nutrition and the obesity epidemic, emphasizing the significance of nutritious school meals in addressing these issues. Experts from various organizations were invited to discuss the implications of this bill as well as the current challenges facing school meal programs, including budget constraints and food supply issues. The meeting included passionate testimonies about the direct impacts of current dietary guidelines and federal funding reductions affecting schools' abilities to provide healthy meal options.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Feb 10th, 2026 at 08:32 am
House Energy, Environment & Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- And when they go that way, they're having to not just purchase; they have to retire early.
- It's the same thing if you decide to purchase an electric car.
- Chair, Representative, today an individual can purchase... Mr.
- Chair, Representative, today an individual can purchase a distributed energy resource.
- And when they purchase, it's from a company who we might call a third party in this case.