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OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Public Safety REVISED Feb 10th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • another DUI, it's not mandatory, but the DA does have the option to instead take away' this case and replace
  • You get the credit, and so it would end up not costing you anything, regardless of where you send the
  • thousands of Oklahomans, especially some of our most vulnerable, which is our senior population, and costing
  • I think there's been a lot of work lately over the past several years to reduce fees, fines, and costs
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Capital Investment Committee 3/11/25

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
  • We want to repair, replace, and replace structures and equipment.
  • We want to repair, replace, and replace structures and equipment.
  • We want to repair, replace, and replace structures and equipment.
  • We want to repair, replace, and replace structures and equipment.
  • We want to repair, replace, and replace structures and equipment.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Senate May 28th, 2026

Louisiana Senate Floor Meeting

LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Senate May 28th, 2026

Louisiana Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Let me ask you about the cost. There's a fiscal note for this. I'd have to get it pulled.
  • And so they already have actually, who's actually picking up the cost to do this work?
Summary: The Senate convened with 26 members present, heard a prayer from Dr. Steve Horn, and recited the pledge. The chamber then handled messages from the House, including concurrence in SCR 83 and appointment of conference committee members on several disagreements. A number of Senate resolutions were introduced or adopted, mostly creating study task forces or commending individuals and organizations, including resolutions on energy infrastructure, breast pump access, insurance coverage for auto repairs, biomarker testing, higher education funding, public-private partnership contracting, and various commendations. Several resolutions were adopted without objection, while others were returned to the calendar or concurred in by recorded vote, including SCR 29 and SCR 33 with House amendments. The Senate also considered House and Senate bills and resolutions returned from the House, with many measures adopted or concurred in. Notable actions included concurrence in HCR 117 on homeowner insurance claims processes, adoption of HCR 5 on special red drum harvest permits, and passage of bills on TOPS Tech eligibility (HB 325), vapor product permitting (HB 623), ABLE/Tuition Trust administration (HB 749), design services contracting (HB 755), rare cancer advisory board composition (HB 761), non-emergency medical transportation reimbursement (HB 1028), public meeting notices (HB 1049), healthy food retail financing (HB 1194), genetic testing coverage for SCN2A disorders (HB 1199), grocery initiative grants (HB 1222, which failed), and a constitutional amendment on retirement debt repayment order (HB 27). The chamber also adopted HCR 95, creating a joint rule requiring a fiscal review of certain tax measures for sales and use tax uniformity. Several measures drew extended debate. HB 181, which would allow the legislative auditor access to Medicaid and SNAP-related tax information for eligibility verification and fraud review, prompted concerns about privacy and scope but ultimately passed 26-8. HB 1220 on the State Board of Medical Examiners generated amendment discussion about board composition and transparency, including live video broadcasting of meetings, but was returned to the calendar before final action. HB 1018, creating a temporary local moratorium on certain alcohol permits in one Shreveport district, passed after discussion about broader policy solutions. The Senate then recessed for lunch at 2 p.m. after completing the subject-to-call list for the morning session.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/31/2026 - Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Transcript Highlights:
  • HB 4026 replaces the $200 million aggregate cap, HB 4026 replaces the $200 million aggregate cap with
  • When you build a big thing, you create other costs for the whole state.
  • House Bill 2202 is a modest, cost-effective solution.
  • House Bill 2202 is a modest, cost-effective solution.
  • Now you're getting hammered on the costs. Thank you. What are these costs all? I didn't know that.
Summary: The committee heard House Bill 2615, a strike-everything amendment creating an Independent Oversight Committee tied to the Department of Child Safety, with authority to review DCS practices, request briefings and audits, visit sites, and receive confidential complaints, along with a $2.2 million appropriation. The sponsor and several parents and advocates testified that stronger independent oversight was needed because of serious DCS failures affecting children and families. Some members supported the goal but objected to housing the committee in the Ombudsman’s office or questioned whether the structure was the right approach. The strike-everything amendment was adopted, but the bill itself then failed on a 5-5 vote. The committee then passed House Bill 2620, which provides $300,000 annually for five years to the Arizona Department of Veterans Services to grant funds to emergency shelters serving veterans without requiring scheduled intake appointments. The sponsor and shelter representatives said the money would support trauma-informed case managers, help veterans connect to VA and shelter resources, and move the state closer to functional zero for veteran homelessness. The bill received unanimous support and a do-pass recommendation. House Bill 2321 also passed unanimously. It requires DCS to place a security freeze on the credit reports of children entering foster care, with the freeze remaining until age 16 unless the child later chooses otherwise, and includes a $100,000 appropriation and one ongoing FTE. The sponsor said foster youth are especially vulnerable to identity theft and need automatic protection. House Bill 2601, which directs ADOT to seek federal segmentation for the Interstate 11 project between Casa Grande and Wickenburg, passed 6-4 after testimony from supporters who said it would keep the project moving and opponents who raised environmental, cost, and litigation concerns. House Bill 2992, a pilot program for child sexual abuse and grooming awareness education in six public schools, also passed 6-4 after testimony from a survivor and advocates; supporters framed it as prevention and critics argued it duplicated existing sex education and should be handled through broader curriculum or parent education. Additional bills considered included House Bill 2156, which appropriates $250,000 to the livestock compensation fund and passed 7-3 despite transparency and conflict-of-interest concerns from an opponent; House Bill 2165, which exempts certain veterans and military members from state park admission fees, as amended to narrow the exemption to retired or disabled veterans and similar National Guard members, and passed 6-4 amid concerns about lost park revenue; House Bill 2960, creating a veterans specialty court grant program and requiring better coordination on incarcerated veterans, which passed 8-0; House Bill 2014, directing studies on gasoline blends and emissions modeling, which passed 6-2 despite concerns about cost and limited impact; and House Bill 2957, preserving non-REAL ID driver licenses and restricting biometric collection and data sharing, which passed 5-4 after amendment.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

CPC Public Hearing - Tue Mar 24, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST

Consumer Protection & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • They also considered startup costs with They also considered startup costs with equipment,<00:19:17.520
  • It also controls the cost of out-of-pocket for ...
  • <00:32:50.679> of programs, to cover the cost of programs, to cover the cost of continuous
  • ,<00:48:15.800> but you don't like the gut and replace, but you don't like the gut and replace
  • They remember replacements for friends.
Summary: The committee heard testimony on SB 2433 SD1 relating to condominiums, which would direct the condominium education trust fund toward educational resources for unit owners and require the Real Estate Commission to ensure owners’ interests are represented in funded activities and related rulemaking. Supporters, including the Hawaii Real Estate Commission and a condominium owner advocate, said owners need a seat at the table in condo governance and education efforts. Committee discussion focused on whether the bill was necessary, with the Real Estate Commission indicating it could already use the trust fund for owner education and that owners are already considered stakeholders, though not through a specific commission seat. No vote was taken during the excerpted discussion. The committee then took up SB 2047 SD2 HD1 on pharmacy benefit managers, which would set requirements for maximum allowable cost reimbursement, allow reverse-and-rebill claims after successful appeals, and authorize fines for violations. The Insurance Division offered comments, the Hawaii Pharmacists Association supported the measure with amendments and suggested future PBM reform funding, and Kaiser Permanente requested a technical amendment. A committee question raised whether the staffing and resource request for implementation was too large for a bill focused only on MAC pricing, and the witness said he would provide more data to the next committee. No final action was shown. Next was SB 2425 SD2 HD1 on health insurance and substance use disorder treatment, requiring insurers to honor written assignments of benefits to SUD providers and prohibiting anti-assignment clauses. Supporters described patients being unable to access treatment because of high out-of-pocket costs and said direct payment would reduce harm for people in recovery. HMSA opposed the bill but said it would begin direct payments to non-participating SUD facilities effective March 27, while continuing to object to the assignment-of-benefits portion because of fraud and balance-billing concerns; the Hawaii Association of Health Plans also opposed. Members questioned HMSA about reimbursement mechanics and why the bill was needed if coverage policies were already changing. Finally, the committee heard SB 3045 SD1 HD1, which would require coverage of continuous glucose monitors and related supplies, including for Medicaid managed care, under certain conditions. DHS and the Insurance Division offered comments, while SHPDA, Hilo Benioff Medical Center Foundation, and others supported the bill, citing inconsistent access and a case in which a woman allegedly died after being denied a CGM. HMSA said it already covers medically necessary CGMs and had updated its policy in 2025 for type 1 and insulin-dependent patients, but it raised concerns about expanding mandated coverage to type 2 and gestational diabetes and about supply impacts. The committee also discussed whether the bill duplicated existing coverage standards and why it had been introduced repeatedly. No votes or final dispositions were included in the excerpt.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Commerce and Economic Development Oversight Feb 24th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Commerce & Economic Development Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's created some unintended safety challenges in these confined mobile spaces, along with regulatory cost
  • This bill is working on what is called the Oklahoma Health Care Cost Transparency Board, establishing
  • least favorite things to do is have another board, but we're working on trying to make health care costs
  • But we're working on trying to make health care costs more transparent.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • providers must navigate regulations. ...barriers that complicate operations and drive up compliance costs
  • It is the cost of love and sacrifice. And just a last sentence, I would just urge.
  • Forcing a long wait time will inevitably cost the state and DFPS more, and the cost could potentially
  • Extending the 48 hours to seven days will cause ICPC costs to increase for adoptive families and will
  • It replaces a reference to CFR with the correct chapter.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • As we all know, everything costs more these days. Any questions? Senator Perry.
  • The law does not reflect the actual cost of serving a warrant in today's world.
  • HB 2282 helps shift that cost. ...and back to the convicted defendant where it belongs.
  • That sounds a lot like shifting the cost of police time arresting bail jumpers onto the fugitive.
  • Court costs are supposed to be reimbursements, not punitive taxes, unlike fines.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Health Apr 21st, 2025

Public Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • and costs to the county jail system.
  • So it's just pure cost. Okay.
  • You're the services that were provided and the cost associated with, what are you using for cost?
  • Okay, thank you very much Back to the cost Is it the cost that you would charge the patient or would
  • , it's just total cost.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships Apr 14th, 2025

S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships

Transcript Highlights:
  • There's no cost to the state, no fiscal note.
  • It raises the cost of the guardianship for the. And it comes out of the ward's pocket, essentially.
  • On average, it would cost $1,000. That's a lot of money.
  • It cost $20,000 in legal fees to fight to get her child back.
  • Along with those cost savings, I ask for your favorable consideration of House Bill 4870.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Apr 29th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It says that the measure deletes procedures related to cost arrest warrants and the cost compliance program
  • of what it may cost them.
  • We didn't know what this was going to cost.
  • We can't even tell you how much it's going to cost.
  • Costs go up; the public safety cost goes up, which is a cost that everybody bears, and the businesses
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Apr 29th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Those are public funds being leveraged to lower borrowing costs for organizations that are not traditional
  • And let's be clear when the state accepts below Market returns, that is a cost it may not show up as
  • the rules from becoming punitive or maybe it's just a rule that this campsite can't Do because it costs
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session May 10th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • How easy is it for... ...program to replace that person.
  • The cost from increasing. If a person decides to...
  • amount of the medical care, the cost of the medical care.
  • , so you don't incur that cost.
  • more than 30% of their income on housing costs.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Apr 28th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • updates Oklahoma's visiting family caregiver tax credit to better reflect the real and unavoidable costs
  • It's the economic part of it is all the costs that are out for the defendant or the victim.
  • In this case, all the costs, the counseling, the having to go seek protection, all of those economic
  • costs as well So, those are the economic costs that are talked about in this.
  • They go along with it, says maybe psychological, physical, sexual, economic, or emotional cost Additional