Transcript Highlights:

• We're going to end the fact that there is so much waste and fraud within the government.

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• She said it uses far less salt and doesn’t waste as much salt because you don’t have plows plowing the
• There are things like beer waste and cheese waste, which are used in Wisconsin.
• There are things like beer waste<03:01:57.600><c> and</c><03:01:57.760><c> cheese</c><03:01:58.080><c
• > waste</c><03:01:58.399><c> which</c><03:01:58.640><c> are</c><03:01:58.800><c> used</c><03:01:58.960
• ><c> in</c> waste and cheese waste which are used in waste and cheese waste which are used in Wisconsin

Committee: House Ways and Means

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Next up is Department of Environmental Services Solid Waste Program rule 26.50, and we'll hear from the
• Environmental Next up is Department of Environmental Services<01:06:00.760><c> Solid</c><01:06:01.040><c> Waste
• ><01:06:01.280><c> Program</c><01:06:02.280><c> rule</c><01:06:02.520><c> 26.50</c> Services Solid Waste
• Program rule 26.50 Services Solid Waste Program rule 26.50 and<01:06:04.360><c> we'll</c> and we'll

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes and consent calendar, then moved through several Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid-related rules. Rule 25-220 from the Department of Energy was postponed until June so stakeholders would have more time to review revised language. Rule 25-240, involving Medicaid income verification and deductible provisions for medically needy applicants, was adopted after staff noted the cited sections had expired but the agency said it had continued operating under federal law and the state plan; the agency also said it had begun rulemaking on the cited provision. Rules 25-265 and 2633 were also adopted, with staff explaining that although parts of the rules had expired, the agency had continued implementing the policies through the Medicaid state plan, billing manuals, and related rules. The most extended discussion centered on rule 25-304 from the Bureau of Aging and Adult Services, which covers case management services for the CFI program. Staff and the agency explained that the amended conditional approval request clarified how case management agencies indicate staffing capacity, how telehealth decisions are evaluated, and that the department—not the case management agencies—sets the timeline for accepting or denying cases. The agency said the rule is intended to ensure participants are not pushed into telehealth when they do not want it or cannot use it, while leaving technical and clinical telehealth decisions to the provider. A case management provider testified in opposition to parts of the rule, arguing that the committee should not require agencies to admit unverified patients, that reimbursement-rate issues belong in legislation, that the quality-management section duplicates existing licensure oversight, and that the telehealth language improperly gives case managers authority over how other licensed providers deliver services. Committee members questioned whether the telehealth language was simply allowing case managers to determine whether telehealth fits a person’s care plan, and agency representatives responded that this was the intent. No final vote on rule 25-304 is shown in the transcript excerpt.

Transcript Highlights:

• details of how they're going to spend the money, and unless that's available, she doesn't want to waste
• 43.880><c> to</c> unless that's available, I don't want to unless that's available, I don't want to waste
• c><00:36:44.880><c> I</c><00:36:45.120><c> I</c><00:36:45.240><c> do</c><00:36:45.360><c> have</c> waste
• I I do have waste the committee's time.

Committee: House Taxes

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• If OLS is watching me, it wasn't a waste of time. We will use them in the future, possibly.
• If OLS is watching me it wasn't<04:10:57.520><c> a</c><04:10:57.600><c> waste</c><04:10:57.880><c> of
• 58.960><c> Uh</c><04:10:59.120><c> we</c><04:10:59.280><c> will</c><04:10:59.440><c> use</c> wasn't a waste
• Uh we will use wasn't a waste of time.

Committee: House Transportation

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This is very hard when constantly being tempted to waste time online.
• constantly being This is very hard when constantly being tempted<00:59:39.080><c> to</c><00:59:39.200><c> waste
• </c> tempted to waste time online. tempted to waste time online.

Bills: HF4502 , HF3388 , HF4106 , HF400 , HF4138 , HF4118 , HF4203

Committee: House Commerce Finance and Policy

Keywords: trusted contact, financial exploitation, elder abuse, elder financial abuse, fraud prevention, financial institution, banking, credit union, broker-dealer, account security, dormant account, consumer protection, scam, suspicious activity, protective services, law enforcement reporting, Minnesota Statutes chapter 45A, HF3388, Minnesota premium security plan, reinsurance

Transcript Highlights:

• It's causing waste. It's causing red tape.
• </c><00:51:51.920><c> It's</c><00:51:52.240><c> causing</c><00:51:52.640><c> waste.
• It's causing waste. It's bogged down. It's causing waste.

Bills: HF3919 , HF3467 , HF3741

Committee: House Veterans and Military Affairs Division

Keywords: veterans benefits, Secret War, Laos veterans, eligibility process, burial fees, veteran designation, veterans affairs, food insecurity, homelessness, suicide prevention, state resources, reporting requirements, agency initiatives, veterans, educational assistance, tuition waiver, spouses, children, military service, benefits

Transcript Highlights:

• the Campaign Finance Board because it's sufficiently ambiguous, and what that does then, it just wastes
• does then it ambiguous and and what that does then it just<00:42:56.000><c> it</c><00:42:56.319><c> wastes
• ><c> with</c><00:42:57.680><c> having</c><00:42:58.000><c> to</c><00:42:58.079><c> to</c> just it wastes
• money with having to to just it wastes money with having to to defend<00:42:58.960><c> against</c><00

Committee: Senate Elections

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Now, throughout this debate, we've heard the allegations of fraud, waste, and abuse on these issues.
• Now, throughout this debate, we've heard the allegations of fraud, waste, and abuse on these issues.
• Throughout this debate, we've heard the allegations of fraud, waste, and abuse on these issues.
• Now, throughout this debate, we've heard the allegations of fraud, waste, and abuse on these issues.

Keywords: This version of the House chambers was retrieved from back up and uploaded. The original live stream contained issues where audio and video got out of sync., 958, all

Summary: The House convened with an invocation and pledge, established a quorum, approved the prior journal, and received committee reports on several bills. Reported measures included House Bills 1 and 2 from Appropriations and Revenue, along with bills on animal control officers, emergency services revenue, postsecondary education, proactive postsecondary admission, vehicle lights, motor vehicle operation, motor vehicle dealers, and machine gun conversion devices. The chamber also took up Senate Bills 52 and 124 for concurrence, and House Bill 1 was moved from rules to the orders of the day for immediate action. The House then considered House Bill 568, which would regulate public adjusters by prohibiting new licenses, allowing renewals for current licensees, imposing conflict-of-interest and contract requirements, capping fees at 5%, and barring adjusters from negotiating claims. Supporters described it as a consumer-protection measure responding to complaints and investigations, especially after recent storm-related exploitation. The bill passed overwhelmingly, 95-1. The House next debated House Bill 1, which would opt Kentucky into the federal education freedom tax credit program and authorize the Secretary of State to administer the state’s participation without using state general funds. Supporters argued it would bring federal scholarship dollars into Kentucky for K-12 students, including public school students, and could generate significant private donations for scholarship-granting organizations. Opponents raised concerns about shifting resources away from public education, the speed of the process, and a proposed waiver of Eleventh Amendment immunity. A motion to table the bill failed by a wide margin, and members continued debating the bill and its implications for public schools and state sovereignty.

Transcript Highlights:

• fraud unit, which has yielded some really great protections for the industry in terms of preventing waste
• And when I first got here, I remember Chairman Wilmeth telling me that we’re going to waste a lot of
• And when I first got here, I remember Chairman Wilmeth telling me that we’re going to waste a lot of
• And when I first got here, I remember Chairman Wilmuth telling me that we're going to waste a lot of

Bills: HB2128 , HB2255 , HB2397 , HB2429 , HB2591 , HB2680 , HB2834 , HB2868 , HB2911 , HB2951 , HB2979 , HB2991 , HB2996 , HB2999 , HB4001 , HB4011 , HB4017 , HB4020 , HB4026 , HB4086 , HB4088 , HB2244 , HB2342

Committee: House Commerce

Keywords: homeowners associations, condominiums, open meetings, governance, transparency, Arizona Teachers Academy, teacher preparation, education funding, public schools, scholarships, teacher certification, community colleges, HOA, homeowners association, planned community, condominium, CC&Rs, covenants, conditions and restrictions, resale disclosure, association disclosure

Transcript Highlights:

• functionality to eliminate ballot overprinting the number of ballots they may need, which can be a waste
• which</c><01:10:30.000><c> can</c><01:10:30.159><c> be</c><01:10:30.239><c> a</c><01:10:30.400><c> waste
• </c><01:10:30.640><c> of</c> may need and which can be a waste of may need and which can be a waste of

Keywords: Discussion of BR 25 (2026 RS) 04:15 Presentation on voting systems by ES&S 48:14 Presentation on voting systems by Hart InterCivic and Harp Enterprises 01:13:07, 958, all

Summary: The committee met, approved the October 21 minutes, and then took up BR 25 for the 2026 regular session, a proposal to prohibit the use of tax dollars and public resources to advocate for or against ballot questions, including constitutional amendments. Senator Rawlings and the other presenters argued the current law already bars such advocacy but lacks meaningful enforcement, citing the 2024 school choice amendment campaign and other examples where public officials and school systems allegedly used taxpayer-funded resources to influence voters. They said the bill would add civil and criminal penalties, while preserving First Amendment rights for public employees acting in their personal capacities. Much of the discussion focused on whether the bill should be limited to school districts or broadened to cover other public entities, and on how to define terms such as “advocating in impartial terms.” Members raised concerns about possible effects on county and city lobbying through groups like KLC and KCO, on legitimate factual explanations by public officials, and on whether the bill could unintentionally restrict needed representation for local governments. The sponsors said the measure was intended to be narrow, would be vetted further, and would not bar individuals from speaking on their own behalf. Several members suggested revisions. Representative Lockett asked that schools and school employees be specifically named, and suggested separating the lobbying restrictions from the ballot-measure provisions into different bills. Representative Layman questioned the meaning of the bill’s language and whether it would cover factual testimony by officials. Representative Heen asked about a Jefferson County example involving legal fees used to challenge petition signatures; counsel said that situation would likely be allowable under the bill as drafted, though some members thought it should be covered. No final vote was taken on BR 25 during this discussion.

Transcript Highlights:

• We've noticed a kind of wasteful process that has developed when accident victims seek body cam or dash
• Um we've noticed um a kind of wasteful<00:01:39.759><c> process</c><00:01:40.159><c> that</c><00:01:40.400
• ><c> has</c><00:01:40.640><c> developed</c><00:01:41.320><c> when</c> wasteful process that has developed
• when wasteful process that has developed when accident<00:01:42.799><c> victims</c><00:01:43.680><c>

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The conference committee took testimony on Senate File 3051, which would allow law enforcement to release unredacted collision crash investigation video and related data to certain requesters, rather than requiring redaction first. Joel Carlson, speaking for the Minnesota Association for Justice, said the bill is intended to save local governments time and money because redacted video is often later released unredacted through court motions anyway. He emphasized that the proposal is limited to people already entitled to crash reports, requires a written request and accident report, does not create an affirmative duty to release data, and preserves law enforcement’s ability to withhold data for active investigations or other protected information. He also cited the Burks decision as support for the view that a subject of data is entitled to the full data even if it includes other subjects. Colonel Christina Bogavich of the Minnesota State Patrol raised concerns that the bill would still require staff to review videos for exceptions, including private data involving bystanders, juveniles, undercover officers, CAD information, and other protected material, so it would not create the claimed time savings. She also said the bill expands the number of potential requesters and lacks a liability provision if released data is improperly disseminated. Committee members and staff discussed the current Data Practices Act, including that private data can still be discoverable in litigation through a court balancing test and that protective orders may apply. A preliminary fiscal note estimated a Department of Public Safety cost of $4,026,334 annually, and members requested copies of the note. Members questioned whether the bill would actually reduce work or simply shift when the work occurs, and whether a litigation-specific exception to redaction should be added. Carlson said he was open to changes, including making release permissive rather than mandatory and strengthening the use restrictions, while members noted the proposal had not yet been heard in the House and would need more vetting. No vote or final action was taken on the provision during this discussion.

Transcript Highlights:

• the Office of the Inspector General, to be known as the Office of Inspector General Anti-Fraud and Waste
• 52.480><c> the</c><00:42:53.200><c> fraud</c><00:42:53.760><c> protection</c> The fraud protection, waste
• I think this is going to be a strong tool for us as a state to prevent more fraud, waste, and abuse and
• I think this is going to be a strong tool for us as a state to prevent more fraud, waste, and abuse and

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• They have each done an amazing job, taking a deep dive into the budget to find places we are wasting
• Waste cleanup programs total $221 million.
• petroleum storage tank cleanup, $12 million for dry cleaning cleanup, and $14 million for hazardous waste
• It eliminates wasteful spending while reaffirming our commitment to critical state programs.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the pledge, quorum call, and several recognitions, including guests for Education and Sharing Day, law enforcement officer of the day Detective Miata Anderson, and later FAMU Day at the Capitol and other visiting groups. The chamber adopted the special order report and then moved through a series of budget-related bills and conforming measures, with debate focused largely on recurring funding, environmental programs, housing, insurance reserves, and tax policy. Members approved HB 5011/SB 2506, which conform environmental resource funding to the proposed budget by shifting Seminole Gaming Compact-related dollars from recurring to nonrecurring funding; supporters said this preserves annual legislative review, while opponents warned it would reduce funding for the Resilient Florida program, wildlife corridor protection, invasive species removal, and other conservation efforts. The House then passed HB 5013, reducing state-funded property reinsurance reserves by lowering the RAP program and repealing FORA funding, and HB 5501, which redirects documentary stamp tax revenues from housing and transportation trust funds to general revenue; Democrats argued the housing changes would reduce affordable housing support, while Republicans said the move was needed to control recurring spending. The chamber also passed HB 5015 on state group insurance, HB 5201 on Florida PALM accounting conforming changes, HB 5203 on Capitol Center tenancy and utilities control, and HB 5009 creating a Florida Accountability Office and revising audit and budgeting functions. The most extended debate came on HB 7031, which permanently reduces the state sales tax rate from 6% to 5.25% and also lowers several related tax rates. Supporters described it as broad-based, immediate tax relief for Floridians, while opponents said property tax relief would be more targeted and that sales tax cuts also benefit tourists and out-of-state visitors. The bill passed 112-0. The House then took up the main budget bill, HB 501, and subcommittee chairs outlined the proposed $112.9 billion budget, including education, health care, transportation, agriculture and natural resources, higher education, state administration, justice, and IT spending. Members began questioning the pre-K-12 budget on school funding, vouchers, proration, mental health and safety allocations, and inflation, with the discussion continuing beyond the excerpt provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• So it's really digging in line by line and figuring out where do we have waste, where are we doing things
• out where do line by line and figuring out where do we<01:50:43.520><c> have</c><01:50:43.719><c> waste
• <c> are</c><01:50:44.320><c> we</c><01:50:44.440><c> doing</c><01:50:44.719><c> things</c> we have waste
• where are we doing things we have waste where are we doing things that<01:50:45.000><c> aren't</c><01

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• in DHS processing time, it's devastating, not only to all the staff time and resources that were wasted
• ><01:12:18.120><c> were</c> staff time and resources that were staff time and resources that were wasted
• 20.000><c> the</c><01:12:20.159><c> supervisor</c><01:12:20.880><c> and</c><01:12:21.040><c> the</c> wasted
• but also the supervisor and the wasted but also the supervisor and the team<01:12:21.679><c> who</c>

Committee: House Human Services Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• It seems to me Democrats squandered the surplus, raised taxes, and wasted a half a billion dollars in
• <00:58:20.839><c> raised</c><00:58:21.280><c> taxes</c><00:58:22.280><c> and</c><00:58:22.520><c> wasted
• </c><00:58:23.319><c> a</c> the Surplus raised taxes and wasted a the Surplus raised taxes and wasted

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• research falls into: studies of health care spending and spending patterns, system efficiency and waste
• 46:09.680><c> system</c><00:46:10.079><c> efficiency</c><00:46:10.559><c> and</c><00:46:10.800><c> waste
• </c> patterns system efficiency and waste patterns system efficiency and waste healthc<00:46:11.599><

Committee: House Commerce Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Ruda Jordans from Zero Waste Kauai, in support.
• here in support Ruda Jordans<00:07:28.160><c> from</c><00:07:28.360><c> zero</c><00:07:28.720><c> waste
• </c><00:07:29.000><c> Kawaii</c> Jordans from zero waste Kawaii Jordans from zero waste Kawaii in<00:

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Agriculture and Environment hearing on January 27, 2025, took up multiple measures, beginning with a proposed constitutional amendment, HB 559, to recognize a right to clean water and air, a healthful environment, climate, native ecosystems, and beaches. The Attorney General’s Office testified with concerns that the amendment’s broad language could create challenges for future legislatures and environmental enforcement, while the Climate Commission and DLNR supported it. Environmental and advocacy groups, including Climate Protectors Hawaii, 350 Hawaii, Greenpeace Hawaii, and others, strongly supported the measure, arguing it would strengthen decision-making and protect Hawaii’s natural resources. Committee members raised questions about how the amendment would interact with existing constitutional protections and recent litigation, and the AG’s office said the proposal could lead to broad judicial interpretation and possible liability issues. The hearing then moved on without a recorded vote on this bill. The committee next heard SB 552, which would establish a healthy soils program in the Department of Agriculture and require annual reporting and funding. The Climate Change Commission supported the bill, and the Department of Agriculture said it stood on its submitted testimony but noted existing commissions and the greenhouse gas sequestration task force already address similar objectives, suggesting SB 552 may duplicate current efforts. Agricultural and environmental advocates, including the Hawaii Farmers Union, Hawaii Farm Bureau, and others, supported the concept of a consolidated healthy soils program, saying it would better organize existing efforts, improve access for producers, and support conservation practices. The Agribusiness Development Corporation said it would support either DOA or ADC administering the program, and committee discussion focused on implementation, program overlap, and whether the bill should better integrate existing compost reimbursement and related efforts. The final measure discussed in the excerpt was SB 678, which would create an Agricultural Development Food Security Special Fund, dedicate a portion of the environmental response, energy, and food security tax to it, and appropriate funds equal to 3% of the state budget for agriculture. The Department of Agriculture strongly supported the bill, saying the funding would align with its goals and help support farmers and ranchers. The Tax Foundation of Hawaii and the Department of Budget and Finance raised concerns that the proposed special fund may not meet statutory criteria. Farm and industry groups generally supported the measure but suggested changes, including adding uses related to local food sourcing, distribution, and biosecurity. Committee members questioned the scale of the appropriation, noting it could amount to roughly $250 million and a major increase in DOA’s budget, and discussed whether the department could realistically implement such a large program. The hearing ended with testimony counts noted for the measures heard, and the chair indicated the committee would reconvene later for any unfinished business.

Transcript Highlights:

• have this 13% other category, which includes taxes on charitable gambling, the provider tax, solid waste
• 00:15:12.320><c> provider</c><00:15:13.000><c> tax</c><00:15:14.000><c> Solid</c><00:15:14.399><c> Waste
• </c> gambling um the provider tax Solid Waste gambling um the provider tax Solid Waste taxes<00:15:15.399

Committee: House Taxes

Keywords: 1183, house