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NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
Senate - Tax, Business and Transportation Mar 20th, 2025
Senate Tax, Business & Transportation
Transcript Highlights:
- We have moved our children from 50th in the country in terms of child poverty rates to 17th.
- And I believe that the families need this money to Buy food for their family, pay their utility rates
- And New Mexico ranks very high in income inequality, and we grapple with high child poverty rates.
- That's a very conservative, and already it has grown in less than 6 months at a higher rate.
- And so we're anticipating a much higher rate of growth.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Mar 19th, 2025
Trade, Workforce & Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- We haven't raised our rates in 20 years, so we've had the same rate out of respect to our storage clients
- And we provided those rates, uh, last session, and we can provide them again for this session with current
- The suicide rate for younger adolescents increased by 167% for girls and 91% for boys.
- These are our children who are harming themselves at an insane rate, a clip that we have never seen before
- Parents can't say, Well, you can go to the movies, but not rated R.
Bills:
HB 186
Keywords:
public funds, lobbying activities, political subdivisions, government expenditure, transparency, local government, political subdivision, county, city, municipality, special district, taxpayer-funded lobbying, lobbying restriction, registered lobbyist, government association, county association dues, Texas Legislature, injunctive relief, attorney's fees, Chapter 556
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Mar 19th, 2025
Trade, Workforce & Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- We haven't raised our rates in 20 years, so we've had the same rate out of respect to our storage clients
- And we provided those rates last session, and we can provide them again for this session with current
- The suicide rate for younger adolescents increased by 167% for girls. and 91% for boys.
- At an insane rate, a clip that we have never seen before in the history of our state, at least in part
- Parents can't say well you can go to... the movies but not rated R.
Keywords:
social media, children, account verification, data privacy, parental control, property owners' association, residential watering restrictions, vegetation, fine limitations, drought, technology, innovation, economic development, grants, Texas Economic Development, business funding, HB 1395, private passenger vehicle rental, car rental, vehicle rental
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- largely ties the amount of the hospital lien and caps it at prospective payment system reimbursement rates
- and largely defaults to Medicare rates.
- Um, it's a challenging time, especially as the feds are looking to cut hospital reimbursement rates.
- So, that if you say that we're mandated to take a certain percentage of a Medicare rate that applies
- between what's being charged to insurance companies and what's being charged by hospitals—the full rate
Keywords:
hospital liens, medical billing, government healthcare, insurance claims, patient rights, blood tests, DUI, law enforcement, traffic offenses, chemical analysis, public nuisance, event liability, local government, community health, legal action, transparency, reporting, public safety, regulation, accountability
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Mar 18th, 2025
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- From the health perspective, we see fires and floods caused by climate change, leading to higher rates
- Just reducing air pollution from fires and fossil fuels will lower rates of lung disease, heart attacks
- We can look at Louisiana's Cancer Alley, where cancer rates are 95% higher than the national average.
- fund grows, it will be a recurring source of revenues that can help us increase those reimbursement rates
- depends so much on Medicaid, in the event there is a federal reduction in the Medicaid reimbursement rate
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection - 03/18/25
Commerce and Consumer Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- Despite high usage rates, these products are not consistently regulated by state consumer finance agencies
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despite <00:04:51.840>High <00:04:52.039>usage <00:04:52.440>rates - instability despite High usage rates instability despite High usage rates these<00:04:53.080>
- Minnesotans, but to provide transparency and protection through disclosure and an annual percentage rate
- Minnesotans, but to provide transparency and protection through disclosure and an annual percentage rate
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Governmental Oversight and Accountability Feb 11th, 2025
Governmental Oversight and Accountability
Transcript Highlights:
- was added that includes taking adverse action, including changes to publish commercial financial ratings
- , risk ratings, and controversy ratings based on non-pecuniary factors to inflict economic harm on Israel
- I guess nobody saw the press conference last week where all our insurance rates came down and 11 new
- I guess nobody saw the press conference last week where all our insurance rates came down and 11 new
- Nobody saw the press conference last week where all our insurance rates came down and 11 new carriers
Summary:
The Committee on Governmental Oversight and Accountability met with a quorum present and took up two bills and one presentation. Senate Bill 108, on administrative procedures, was presented by Senator Burgess on behalf of Senator Grall. The bill would require agencies to systematically review rules over five years old, submit annual regulatory plans and reports, and take action on reviewed rules; it also would speed publication of proposed rules after new rulemaking authority and expand transparency for incorporated materials and rule histories. Americans for Prosperity appeared in support, there was no debate, and the bill was reported favorably on a roll call vote.
The committee then heard a presentation from State Board of Administration Executive Director Chris Spencer on implementation of statutory investment restrictions affecting state funds. He reviewed the SBA’s structure and fiduciary duties, said the agency must maximize financial return using only pecuniary factors, and described the Protecting Florida’s Investments Act restrictions involving Northern Ireland, Cuba, Venezuela, Israel, Sudan, Iran, and China. He noted recent changes, including expanded Iran restrictions after the October 7 attacks, the addition of China-related divestment requirements, and the SBA’s move to eliminate China and Hong Kong from its global equity benchmarks; he said the agency is ahead of schedule on required divestment and in compliance with the law.
Senate Bill 100, on display of flags by governmental entities, was then presented by Chair Fine. The bill would prohibit political flags on government buildings and allow active-duty service members and veterans to use reasonable force to stop flag desecration. The committee heard extensive public testimony, with supporters arguing government buildings should not display political messages and opponents raising First Amendment, vagueness, and enforcement concerns, especially regarding LGBTQ-related flags and school settings. Senators also questioned the bill’s definitions and the reasonable-force provision. After debate, the committee voted to report SB 100 favorably, with Senators Arrington and Polsky voting no and Senators Brodeur, McClain, Rodriguez, Fine, and Chair DeSiglie voting yes. At the end of the meeting, Senator Rodriguez was recorded as voting yes on SB 108, and the committee adjourned.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Government, Elections And Indian Affairs Feb 5th, 2025
House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- security deposits, they could be stricter with looking at credit requirements, they could increase rental rates
- the needs for exercise, enrichment, and behavior modification that help facilitate higher adoption rates
- New Mexico has the highest rate of animals entering shelters per capita of any state in the Union.
- of strokes and heart attacks from breathing wildfire smoke, and higher rates of dementia. ...and low
- weight, for which our state is one of the highest in the country for those afflictions, and higher rates
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Conference Committee on SF 3472: Extending health care premium reinsurance program - 03/28/33
Transcript Highlights:
- that it shows increasing payments for each year due to increased enrollment and the effects of the rates
- that it shows increasing payments for each year due to increased enrollment and the effects of the rates
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on <00:03:30.239>line <00:03:30.560>10 - It sets dates by which proposed rate filings for individual health plans have to be filed with the Department
Summary:
The committee reviewed a side-by-side comparison and fiscal analysis of Senate File 3472, a reinsurance-related bill affecting the premium security plan account, MinnesotaCare, and related health care funding. Staff explained the Senate and House versions of the bill, including how the Senate proposal extends reinsurance for five years and uses a projected $1.087 billion general fund transfer to fully fund claims and administrative costs through fiscal year 2028, while the House version conditions continuation of the program on federal approval of the state innovation waiver. The fiscal presentation also covered appropriations for MNsure, a mental health parity and substance abuse office, and House provisions for delivery reform and a public option study, along with a House transfer of $110.674 million to the health care access fund.
Members debated the budget horizon and whether costs should be forecast beyond fiscal year 2025. Representative Schultz argued that the spreadsheet understated the broader fiscal impact of reinsurance and warned about future funding cliffs for MinnesotaCare and other health programs, while other members and staff noted that the state’s standard forecast ends in fiscal year 2025 and that the fiscal note only estimated reinsurance costs through the five-year extension. Supporters said reinsurance was the best available option to reduce premium increases, especially in rural areas, and some pointed to a public option as a longer-term alternative. Opponents argued reinsurance does not address underlying health care costs or deductibles and urged consideration of other reforms.
House Research then walked through the policy differences. House-only provisions would change Minnesota Comprehensive Health Association board membership, require platinum plans in certain markets, expand postnatal coverage, require a prescription drug benefit in some plans, set a minimum actuarial value for MinnesotaCare, create an Office of Mental Health Parity and Substance Abuse Accountability, and direct reports on delivery reform and a public option. The shared provisions would extend the premium security program to 2027 and delay the transfer of remaining premium security plan funds to the health care access fund until 2029, with the House language again contingent on federal waiver approval. No formal vote was taken in the excerpt; the chair closed discussion after hearing no further questions and indicated members would be contacted about next steps.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 04/16/26
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- And some of this pre-authorization rates, where you know it's a given, only adds to the cost and why
- And some of this pre-authorization rates, where you know it's a given, only adds to the cost and why
- The rates in that program have not been updated since 1989, and so certainly costs have increased since
- And some of this pre-authorization rates, where you know it's a given, only adds to the cost and why
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you this pre-authorization rates where you this pre-authorization rates where
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, May 21, 2025 - Part 1)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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of <00:23:04.000>any <00:23:04.240>state highest real poverty rate - reducing the rate of infant mortality. reducing the rate of infant mortality.
- And we'll say no to piling on more debt that will raise interest rates, hurting our economic growth,
- , hurting our economic growth, rates, hurting our economic growth, exploding<01:19:35.360>
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NH
Transcript Highlights:
- You make one set of payments at a particular rate for three years, and then it bumps up just a little
- one set of payments at a particular rate one set of payments at a particular rate for<00:12:43.200
- position pay that slightly higher rate. position pay that slightly higher rate.
- small business electric rates? small business electric rates?
- by uh having our rates by uh having our rates increased?
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/26/25
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
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that's <00:06:51.000>- placement rate of other vocational programs, which is around 25%.
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of IPS IPS has a placement rate of IPS IPS has a placement rate of 63%<01:04- 45% and higher than the placement rate 45% and higher than the placement rate of<01:04:25.520>
MN
Transcript Highlights:
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the< - ALC high schools should not be held to the same four-year graduation rate, but rather we should look
- at the seven-year graduation rate.
- at the seven-year graduation rate.
Summary:
The Senate Education Policy Committee met under a co-chair arrangement and heard opening remarks emphasizing civility, direct testimony from school leaders, and a focus on whether state policy is meeting student needs in the least intrusive and most cost-effective way. Chair Coleman asked testifiers to keep remarks brief and policy-focused, and the committee began with a series of superintendents describing local budget pressures and the cumulative impact of state mandates.
Anoka-Hennepin Superintendent Corey McIntyre said the district, the state’s largest, is serving about 37,000 students and faces a roughly $26 million deficit even after major reductions, including cutting about $44 million and roughly 250 central office jobs. He cited rising costs tied to compensation, special education and multilingual cross-subsidies, unemployment, paid leave, READ Act implementation, student/staff safety and K-3 discipline requirements, and transportation, saying the district still faces about $50 million in mandate-related shortfalls and may need to reduce class size and student supports. Senator Kunesh responded that summer unemployment claims are paid from a separate state budget line, not the district general fund, and asked about paid leave costs; McIntyre and the chair clarified the district’s concern was the possibility of future costs if state funding ends.
Prior Lake-Savage Superintendent Michael Thomas said district revenues are rising only about 2.5% to 3% while expenses are growing 5% or more, driven by inflation and vendor costs. He argued that the state’s inflationary funding tie should be maintained, and asked for an increase in local optional aid of $250 per pupil and more flexibility for districts that struggle to pass local levies. Minnetonka Superintendent David Law argued that schools are being asked to absorb broader community burdens, including food and mental health needs, while still being judged on academics and graduation; he said REACT funding fell short, forcing the district to shift reading funds to staff development, and urged the committee not to roll mandates forward without funding. Fergus Falls Superintendent Jeff Drake said expanded unemployment, earned sick and safe time, and paid family leave are creating staffing and budget challenges for rural districts, estimating unemployment costs could reach $240,000 annually and sick and safe time about $25,000, with added difficulty recruiting support staff and substitutes. No committee votes or formal actions were taken in the portion provided.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
WAM/FIN Joint Info Briefing - Fri Feb 14, 2025 @ 9:30 AM HST
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Our focus is on water safety education for our Native Hawaiian community, who drown at a higher rate
- Our focus is on water safety education for our Native Hawaiian community, who drown at a higher rate
- This is a large disparity compared to the rest of the state at an 86% graduation rate.
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providing reducing crime rates providing reducing crime rates providing opportunities - Hawaii County faces the highest rate of food insecurity in the state.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
06/12/2026 - House Democratic Caucus Calendar #24
Transcript Highlights:
- Madam Chair, members, House Bill 2305, as passed the House, revises local regulation of private towing rates
- requirement for a municipality or law enforcement agency to enforce the prescribed private towing rate
- Is this the same bill that we voted on and fixing rates from $75 to $150?
Summary:
The caucus reviewed a series of Senate-amended bills, with staff summarizing each measure and noting whether the sponsor intended to concur. HB 2305 would revise Arizona’s private towing laws and remove a requirement that municipalities or law enforcement enforce the prescribed towing rates; HB 2398 would impose insurance requirements for watercraft rentals, charters, and peer-to-peer sharing; HB 2957 would bar state and local governments from requiring a digital or mobile driver’s license for identification, while dropping a House provision on biometric identifiers. Members asked for Senate vote counts on several bills and clarified that HB 2305 and HB 2398 were separate from other towing and boot-related measures.
The committee also discussed HB 2321, which requires DCS caseworkers to place a security freeze on a child’s credit record after entry into care, with the Senate removing a $100,000 appropriation and one FTE; HB 2408, which changes Nursing Board complaint and expungement procedures and expands how anonymous complaints may be investigated; HB 2397, which updates HOA/condo disclosure rules and drew noted opposition from the Community Associations Institute and home builders; HB 4005, which requires public school districts to provide AI instruction at specific grade levels and directs ADE to adopt curriculum; and HB 2755, which shifts state land lease renewal language to notice and sale procedures for underperforming commercial leases. Senate vote counts were provided for several of these measures, generally showing narrow or party-line margins.
The final items were HB 2406, a heavily amended bill now restricting access to records and images related to deceased minors, including child abuse images, with supporters citing concerns about misuse through AI and opponents raising disclosure and media-access concerns; and HCR 2001, a ballot referral on citizenship, voting, and election-related contributions that was substantially narrowed in the Senate but still requires voter ID, limits voting to citizens, bars foreign nationals from election spending, and mandates on-site tabulation for early votes, prompting continued county opposition because of cost and implementation concerns. The caucus ended after members were reminded that the agenda and caucus sheets had been emailed rather than printed.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session 5/13/26 - Part 2
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And interest rates were held so low for so long that people think they're normal.
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that growing at an exponential rate that growing at an exponential rate that - This bill reduces employee contribution rates for members and St.
- This bill reduces employee contribution rates for members and St.
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155% mortality rate 155% mortality rate 155% higher<02:39:56.319>than
Summary:
The House adopted the conference committee report on House File 1141, the housing bill, and repassed the bill as amended by conference. Representative Howard said the compromise bill would help build thousands of homes, keep Minnesotans housed, and improve transparency and collaboration with the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, while remaining budget-neutral by using MHFA interest earnings and fund transfers. He highlighted investments in housing infrastructure bonds, greater Minnesota workforce housing, manufactured housing, FHPAP, supportive housing, and added transparency for MHFA board meetings, while noting that some Senate provisions such as a manufactured housing bill of rights and a ban on private equity home purchases were not included.
Several members spoke in support, emphasizing housing as a basic need and linking the bill to homelessness, workforce shortages, and health outcomes. Supporters praised the bill’s funding for supportive housing, first-generation homebuyer assistance, tenant hotline services, and manufactured housing, and said the bipartisan conference process improved the measure. Representative Kosowski and others argued the bill would help people stay housed, reduce pressure on schools, hospitals, and emergency rooms, and support communities across all 87 counties and tribal nations.
Republican members raised concerns about spending and government growth, arguing the state should prioritize taxpayer relief, school safety, fraud prevention, and asset preservation instead of housing investments. Representative McDonald questioned the growth in MHFA staffing over the past decade, and Representative Howard responded that the agency had taken on many new responsibilities since the state’s larger housing investments and needed staff to administer programs effectively. After the motion to adopt the conference report prevailed, the bill moved to third reading, where further discussion continued in a generally supportive but divided debate.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Health and Human Services (02/04/2026)
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
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this our overdose death rates are down. this our overdose death rates are down - We see higher rates of mortality.
- Which is why we now have a 100% return rate.
- insurance rates.
- in malpractice insurance rates. in malpractice insurance rates.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Ways and Means (02/04/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- rent the main house below market rate.
- market rate follow up follow up thank market rate follow up follow up thank you<00:21:26.559>
so - That's led to record-high prices and vacancy rates below 1%.
- This reasonable rate will let charity revenues increase at a reasonable rate and also, at the same time
- This is not a new tax rate.
Summary:
The committee held a public hearing on HB 530, a bill to increase funding for New Hampshire’s Affordable Housing Fund. Representative Jessica Lontine, the sponsor, described the state’s housing crisis, citing high rents, low vacancy, and the lack of affordable units. She said the bill would double the annual transfer-tax deposit into the fund from $5 million to $10 million, and she later presented an amendment to hold the Education Trust Fund harmless by directing the housing-fund deposit from remaining revenue after that trust fund is funded. She also explained a prospective appropriation idea tied to a possible future sale of the Laconia State School property, with the goal of supporting community housing for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Much of the testimony focused on the shortage of accessible and supportive housing for people with disabilities and aging family caregivers. Lontine, Ben Saul of Visions for Creative Housing Solutions, Lori McIntosh of Our Place NH, and Maddie Mandelbaum all described the difficulty families face in planning for adult children with disabilities as parents age or die. They emphasized that many people need not only affordable housing but accessible, supportive settings, and they argued that state investment would help nonprofit providers build such housing and prevent homelessness or inappropriate institutional placement. Several witnesses also noted that existing projects rely on capital funding and that operating revenues are limited because residents often depend on SSI and Medicaid.
Committee members asked questions about the fiscal impact of the bill and amendment, including whether the proposal would shift money from the general fund or education trust fund and whether the Finance Committee should have final say over spending priorities. Lontine said she understood those concerns but argued that housing should be prioritized. Housing Action New Hampshire’s Tom Duroza also testified in support of the bill, saying the state’s housing shortage is driving record prices and vacancy rates below 1%, and that the Affordable Housing Fund has leveraged more than $500 million in private investment and helped build thousands of rental homes. He said his organization supported the underlying bill but had not yet reviewed the amendment. No vote or final action was taken at the hearing.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, January 15, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- This year, the school saw its highest-ever graduation rate and freshman retention rate.
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hitting rate and freshman retention rate hitting rate and freshman retention - Interest rates are going up. Our debt is getting refinanced at higher interest rates.
- Interest rates are going up. Our debt is getting refinanced at higher interest rates.
- Interest rates are going up.