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• It will also modify some of our private insurance plans and the individual policies, group policies,
• And so that's really a hindrance to using gold and silver or precious metals as monetary instruments
• And so that's really a hindrance to using gold and silver or precious metals as monetary instruments
• You made a statement caused by excess monetary creation, lots of money printing, for example.
• We don't need to do anything, you know, as a policy matter.

Summary: The committee first took up SB 794, as amended by a late-filed strike-all, which would require a human being to make insurance claim denial decisions and prohibit artificial intelligence from being the sole basis for a denial. The sponsor said the bill was intended to preserve human oversight while allowing innovation in claims processing. Public testimony included support from the Florida Insurance Consumer Advocate and the Florida Medical Association, along with one speaker urging additional protections for homeowners. The committee adopted the strike-all and reported SB 794 favorably with committee substitutes. Members then heard SB 134, which removes the $500 threshold on the sales tax exemption for bullion, making sales of gold, silver, and platinum bullion fully exempt and eliminating certain dealer documentation requirements. Supporters argued the change would reduce a regressive tax and help consumers preserve savings; the sponsor estimated a revenue impact of about $300,000. The bill was reported favorably. The committee also adopted a strike-all on SB 888, which directs the Office of Insurance Regulation to create a more consumer-friendly homeowners insurance website with premium comparison information, market data, rate filing access, and educational resources. The sponsor and Leader Boyd said the goal was to improve transparency and help consumers navigate a stabilizing market. SB 888 was reported favorably with committee substitutes. The final bill heard was SB 1578, covering mammograms and supplemental breast cancer screenings. The sponsor said it would expand coverage requirements in ACA plans and private insurance policies, including annual mammograms for women ages 40 to 50 and supplemental screening coverage, while noting Medicaid already provides these services. The Florida Insurance Consumer Advocate waived in support, and the bill was reported favorably. After the bills, the committee held a lengthy panel discussion on gold and silver as legal tender and transactional money, with testimony from officials from Utah and Florida, industry representatives, and advocacy groups. Panelists discussed constitutional authority, consumer protections, depository oversight, taxation issues, and possible transactional platforms for precious metals. No further action was taken after the discussion, and the committee adjourned.

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• decision for this uh bad policy decision for this uh bad policy decision.<00:12:37.519> So
• Your monetary doesn't jump around.
• monetary per individual. monetary per individual.
• We want every individual that's eligible to get one monetary and one monetary alone.
• to get one monetary and one monetary<01:13:40.400> alone.

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• and be re government finance and policy and be re re<00:37:02.640> referred<00:37:02.960>
• and be re-referred to finance and policy and be re-referred to the<00:37:37.079> committee<00
• <00:38:07.160> and state government finance and policy and state government finance and policy
• and be re-referred to the Committee on Human Services Finance and Policy.
• and be re-referred to finance and policy and be re-referred to the<00:39:21.400> committee<00

Keywords: 1183, house

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• If you were to go from a monetary for 20 weeks versus a different monetary amount for 26 weeks, that
• If different uh monetary determinations.
• > different<00:07:14.800> monetary<00:07:15.440> amount weeks versus a different monetary
• lot of things turn off of that monetary lot of things turn off of that monetary and<00:32:34.080
• you're not changing the monetary you're not changing the monetary your<00:49:28.880> your

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• and it will have a cost monetary and it will have a cost monetary non-monetary non-monetary non-monetary
• What are the monetary costs?
• costs, monetary costs, the non-monetary costs, monetary costs, the non-monetary costs, our<01
• It will save monetary and non-monetary costs to the taxpayer and to the citizens of Colorado.
• and<03:07:46.240> non-monetary It will save monetary and non-monetary It will save monetary

Keywords: 981, all

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• And with respect to hospitals, I would say much higher in the context of monetary damages.
• So, for example, in Colorado, they have monetary caps, and right now, I believe for this year, they're
• So they will know what the monetary damages, the maximum exposure, and the maximum exposure would be
• Please consider policies that strengthen connection, not fear.
• I'm the policy director for Common Cause New Mexico.

Bills: HB99, HB49, HB164, SB30, SB43, SB50, SB136

Keywords: medical malpractice, malpractice reform, patient's compensation fund, PCF, health care liability, tort reform, damage caps, punitive damages, hospital liability, physician liability, nurse practitioner, certified nurse-midwife, outpatient facility, ambulatory surgical center, urgent care, free-standing emergency room, insurance surcharge, superintendent of insurance, New Mexico hospitals, medical review process

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• organizations the international monetary organizations the international monetary fund<04:20:29.560
• <04:28:51.479> fund like the international monetary fund like the international monetary fund
• <04:36:41.160> fund the international monetary fund the international monetary fund this<04
• exchange markets including their policy exchange markets including their policy of<04:40:45.600>
• director at the international monetary director at the international monetary fund<04:41:02.240>

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, February 10, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• It will also modify some of our private insurance plans and the individual policies group policies are
• And so that's really the hindrance to using gold and silver precious metals as as monetary instruments
• We want to do away with our standard to our monetary currency that we have today.
• On the head of operations for Kinesis monetary, which is a global precious metals company that offers
• We have a little bit of background and the precious metal monetary reform for decade and a half back

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• So the current policies define urgent situations, which is one of the priorities that the current law
• So we do have a definition and policy, not in rule, because frankly, this isn't with the legislative
• So that it's not yet been addressed in policy.
• But nothing in this bill would allow us to pursue a monetary penalty against them.
• For whom monetary penalties would really hit them hard if they had an accidental over-diversion.

Keywords: 996, all

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• Institutions are competing nationally for talent, and policies are evolving in real time through the
• preserves flexibility for our colleges while reinforcing best practices, like having formal NIL policies
• savings, you know, we think about [it] across the board and not have, you know, a clear cost-overrun policy
• guess maybe they're not wanting the revenue to go away specifically, but that's the result of the policy
• faster, and this issue was brought to Senator Reese's attention as a possible improvement to the policy

Bills: HB513, HB581, HB596, HB660, HB719, HB766, HB802, HB940, HB950, HB1028, HB1183, HB1201, SB233, SB300, SB303, SB315, SB324, SB411

Keywords: name image likeness, NIL, student-athlete, college athletics, high school athletics, intercollegiate athletics, interscholastic athletics, athlete compensation, athlete endorsements, sports marketing, athlete agent, marketing representative, sports attorney, publicity rights, right of publicity, Louisiana high school sports, NCAA, school policy, athletic association, athletic conference

Summary: The committee first handled House Bill 513 by Rep. Young, which would regulate name, image, and likeness issues for intercollegiate and interscholastic athletes, especially high school athletes. Young said the bill reflects recommendations from a statewide NIL task force and sets parental-consent and prohibited-category guardrails while preserving flexibility for colleges. The committee adopted a technical amendment and reported the bill favorably as amended. Members then advanced several procurement and administrative measures. Senate Bill 233 by Sen. Mizell would create a statewide data exchange compact for state agencies; testimony from the Department of Health said it would improve eligibility and program administration by allowing agencies to share data more efficiently, and the bill was reported favorably. Senate Bill 300, also by Mizell, would make various changes to the Procurement Code, including auction techniques in negotiated procurement, sole sourcing for consulting services in limited cases, and other technical and legal remedy revisions; it was reported favorably. Senate Bill 303 by Sen. Cloud would let executive branch agencies directly contract with other states for information technology systems and use the federal GSA schedule, and it was reported favorably as amended. Senate Bill 411 by Sen. DePlessis, removing a 20-year lease cap for certain state property in Orleans Parish, was also reported favorably. The committee then took up several bills affecting criminal justice funding. House Bill 660 by Rep. Egan would raise the state warrant amount used to fund assistant district attorney salaries from $50,000 to $60,000; Egan and district attorneys argued the increase is needed to recruit and retain prosecutors, while an opponent said the state should fund prosecutors and public defenders more equitably. The committee adopted an amendment making the bill effective only upon appropriation and reported it favorably as amended. House Bill 719, also by Egan, would increase the number of assistant district attorney warrants statewide, with most of the new warrants directed to Baton Rouge, St. Tammany, and Caddo; supporters cited workload studies and local needs, while an opponent raised concerns about New Orleans court consolidation and broader funding balance. It too was amended to be subject to appropriation and reported favorably as amended. Other measures included House Bill 76 by Rep. Freeman, which addresses coverage for orally administered anti-cancer medications and was reported favorably as amended after changes to cost-sharing and high-deductible plan language; House Bill 802 by Rep. Sawyer, which redirects existing revenue to watershed and flood-control restoration in the Amite River Basin, was reported favorably as amended; House Bill 940 by Rep. Barrow, creating a law-enforcement task force and rules framework for counter-drone operations, was reported favorably as amended; and House Bill 950 by Rep. Boyd, aimed at consumer protection education for seniors, was reported favorably. House Bill 596 by Rep. McCormick, which would have created an inactive-well fee assessment credit tied to plugging wells, drew concerns that it would reduce funds for orphan-well restoration, and the bill was voluntarily deferred after discussion. House Bill 581 and House Bill 1183 were also voluntarily deferred.

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• I think this bill raises a fundamental issue, and it's not just a policy but of political order, and
• They actually establish policy.
• The question presupposes that we're making policy based on one person.
• This is bad policy.
• One of the broadest margins of bipartisan agreement we have ever seen on a policy question.

Bills: SJR47, SB1491, SB1579, SB1806, SB1552, SB483, SB63, SB137, SB346, SB514, SB1344, SB1360, SB1380, SB1437, SB1189, SB1217, SB1221, SB1262, SB1272, SB1325, SB1339, SB201

Keywords: voter ID, elections, constitutional amendment, Oklahoma, proof of identity, presidential electors, vacancies, oath of office, political party, property tax, valuation increase, taxpayer rights, homestead, protest process, foster care, adoption assistance, transitioning youth, Department of Human Services, voluntary services, county home rule charter

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• He was named an Under 40 Nurse Leader by Nurse Magazine and is committed to advocating for policies that

Bills: SJR47, SB1491, SB1579, SB1806, SB1552, SB483, SB63, SB137, SB346, SB514, SB1344, SB1360, SB1380, SB1437, SB1189, SB1217, SB1221, SB1262, SB1272, SB1325, SB1339, SB201

Keywords: voter ID, elections, constitutional amendment, Oklahoma, proof of identity, presidential electors, vacancies, oath of office, political party, property tax, valuation increase, taxpayer rights, homestead, protest process, foster care, adoption assistance, transitioning youth, Department of Human Services, voluntary services, county home rule charter

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• This bill is not creating parity with ACA plans because these are not health insurance policies.
• So it is not making the same policy for others as it is.
• The bill is not creating parity with ACA plans because these are not health insurance policies.
• So it is not making the same policy for others as it is.
• So it is not making the same policy for others as it is.

Bills: HB125, HB116, HB183, HB342, HB341, SB280, SB245, SB159, HB125, HB116, HB183, HB342, HB341, SB280, SB245, SB159

Keywords: HB125, sunset law, Alabama Sunset Committee, Alabama State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners, veterinary medical examiners, veterinary board, veterinary licensing, veterinary regulation, professional licensing board, state board continuation, sunset review, regulatory board, animal health, veterinarians, disciplinary authority, HB116, Alabama Sunset Law, sunset bill, Alabama Professional Bail Bonding Board, bail bonding

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• We really count on your judgment in terms of how you set policy.
• And policies like this can crowd out the ability to do that.
• So, long story short, this is a good policy.
• It's a good policy.
• adopt a policy if they change their current policy, It's like Access shall adopt a policy.

Bills: SB1041, SB1050, SB1131, SB1138, SB1249, SB1267, SB1272, SB1317, SB1461, SB1488, SB1504, SB1517, SB1523, SB1580, SB1582, SB1584, SB1585, SB1602, SB1630, SB1654, SB1672, SB1673, SB1718, SB1761, SB1819, SB1826, SB1827

Keywords: electronic monitoring, nursing care, assisted living, resident rights, privacy, consent, surveillance, veterans, lifetime pass, state parks, Arizona, access, disabled veterans, cardiac arrest, defibrillators, school safety, emergency response, CPR training, Arizona education funding, automated license plate readers

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• Which has costs, and I explain monetary and non-monetary costs and the dangerous unintended consequences
• What are the monetary costs? What are the monetary costs?
• So that was just the monetary and non-monetary costs of someone who would be falsely accused to the taxpayer
• There will be costs and non-monetary There will be costs and non-monetary costs<01:00:02.240>
• Six years of enforcement of this policy. Six years of enforcement of this policy.

Keywords: 981, all

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• is filled with repetitive, excessive paperwork, inconsistent rule interpretations, and inflexible policies
• is filled with repetitive, excessive paperwork, inconsistent rule interpretations, and inflexible policies
• think we kind of come to this place where we understand that there's not really a sort of direct monetary
• <00:24:28.039> cost of focused on the monetary cost of focused on the monetary cost and<00
• 24:35.720> direct there's not really a sort of direct there's not really a sort of direct monetary

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee took up House File 2617, and first adopted a DE1 amendment. The bill, as amended, was presented as a major child care licensing reform that would narrow licensing to core health and safety requirements, reduce what supporters described as punitive or overly technical citations, and shift quality standards toward accreditation and professional organizations. The author also described the bill as a response to long-standing problems in the current licensing structure and county oversight of family child care. Public testimony was uniformly supportive. Child care providers and directors from Duluth, Rochester, and Esko said the current system penalizes minor clerical or cosmetic issues, creates inconsistent interpretations, and contributes to provider burnout and the child care shortage. They argued the bill would separate health-and-safety licensing from quality measures, which they said are better addressed through accreditation, coaching, and national standards. One testifier also said the bill would help with background study delays by creating a liaison to improve visibility into the process. Members asked about the difference between licensing and accreditation, how other states handle similar models, and how the bill would interact with the department’s licensing modernization work. The bill’s supporters said licensing would remain focused on foundational health and safety items such as ratios, background checks, hygiene, and facilities, while quality standards would be left to national organizations like NAEYC or the National Family Child Care Association. They cited Connecticut, Indiana, and Florida as examples of states using national standards in some form. The committee closed public testimony, took member questions, and the author renewed his motion to lay over House File 2617 as amended.

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• I'm the Director of Public Policy for the New Mexico Chamber of Commerce.
• It is not a way for people to get monetary damages.
• and plaintiffs pursuing actions under these provisions, if they were that there wouldn't be any monetary
• If we pass this constitutional amendment, have you seen monetary lawsuits go on in the courts and projects
• If this goes to someone placing a lawsuit in the courts, it's not for monetary reasons, but who's suing

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• Chair, and just to point out that 10.07 and Administrative Policy 1.35 are both fully incorporated into
• , financial interest means an ownership or control in an asset that has a potential to produce a monetary
• ><00:03:05.720> 1.35<00:03:06.720> are<00:03:06.959> both and administrative policy
• 1.35 are both and administrative policy 1.35 are both fully<00:03:07.519> incorporated<00:03:
• return and so the to produce a monetary return and so the so<00:04:40.000> the<00:04:41.000><

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• This is a similar policy that has...
• And consider the costs, monetary and non-monetary, to those impacted and to the taxpayers.
• The monetary costs we will see; compliance isn't free.
• In the non-monetary costs, they're even steeper. In the non-monetary costs, they're even steeper.
• The policy only now... The policy only now collects data and requires a model plan.

Keywords: 981, all

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• <00:03:32.599> that committee has enacted policies that committee has enacted policies that
• <00:12:38.199> injuries requirement to prove monetary injuries requirement to prove monetary
• <00:12:44.079> component there might not be a monetary component there might not be a monetary
• This isn't an abstract policy debate because it's real for students across Minnesota.
• This isn't an abstract policy debate because it's real for students across Minnesota.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all