Transcript Highlights:

• And the right to claim a count equally.
• </c><00:59:01.440><c> If</c> major claim processors. If major claim processors.
• Clean funding for those who help immigration claims.
• </c><03:02:34.640><c> Clean</c> who help immigration claims. Clean who help immigration claims.
• They claim there is no priorities lie.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:24:03.640><c> to</c> difficulties managing and adjusting to difficulties managing and adjusting
• I think we're hearing a bill later today that would also address the adjusted gross income for North
• I think we're hearing a bill later today that would also address the adjusted gross income for North
• I think we're hearing a bill later today that would also address the adjusted gross income for North
• Adjusted gross income for North Star Promise, which applies to 4 years.

Committee: Senate Higher Education

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I'm wondering how often risk assessment levels have been adjusted.
• Is there a policy for adjustment for inflation to that threshold?
• of that is set in statute, we don't then adjust ours.
• So those have not been adjusted anytime recently. Um, that would require a change in statute.
• are for making the adjustments necessary for GAAP.

Committee: Joint Management Audit Committee

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• we're going to start with tab one, which is Senate Bill 1082 on statewide provider and health plan claim
• we're going to start with tab one, which is Senate Bill 1082 on statewide provider and health plan claim
• we're going to start with tab one, which is Senate Bill 1082 on statewide provider and health plan claim
• And so if we had either on the ID cards or the claims forms, a way for us to be able to tell if it's
• How would an insurance company process the claim? Is there a DX code for it?

Bills: S1082 , S1168 , S1756 , S1156 , S1480

Committee: Senate Health Policy

Keywords: provider disputes, health plan, dispute resolution, Medicare, Medicaid, healthcare regulation, background screening, athletic coaches, youth sports, criminal history, expungement, Florida statutes, medical freedom, vaccination, ivermectin, healthcare practitioner liability, immunization exemptions, ambulatory surgical centers, patient safety, licensure

Summary: The committee took up several health-related bills. SB 1082, on a statewide provider and health plan claim dispute resolution program, was presented as a way to let providers and insurers use the federal independent dispute resolution process for emergency out-of-network claims under state-regulated commercial plans. A late-filed amendment clarified when providers and health plans could access the state program, and the bill was reported favorably as a committee substitute. SB 1168, which would centralize background screening clearinghouse functions at the Agency for Health Care Administration, also passed as amended after an amendment requiring sealed and expunged records to be included in screenings for qualified entities. Supporters said centralization would improve turnaround times, reduce duplication, and save costs; the sponsor said the bill also addresses coaches’ background screening language from last session. The committee then approved SB 1156, which moves ambulatory surgery center regulation out of the hospital-focused chapter of law into a standalone section, and SB 1480, as amended by a strike-all, which would grandfather certain temporary certificate holders practicing in areas of critical need if federal designation changes affect those areas. Testimony on SB 1480 emphasized continuity of care for patients in underserved communities, and the bill was reported favorably. The final and most heavily debated measure was SB 1756 on medical freedom, which would require state-approved educational materials on childhood vaccines, require practitioners to provide those materials and alternative schedules before vaccination, expand school immunization exemptions to include conscience-based objections, clarify that the Surgeon General cannot order vaccination during a public health emergency, and authorize pharmacists to provide ivermectin behind the counter without a prescription with written information and safeguards. The sponsor argued the bill strengthens parental choice and informed consent. Committee members raised concerns about vaccine-preventable disease risks, immunocompromised children, school outbreaks, and the impact of adding a new exemption. A Department of Health representative said the department would need to provide details on the history of exemption consultations and noted that removing the earlier consultation requirement had not been shown to increase outbreaks. The committee adopted a friendly amendment to give physicians the same liability protection as pharmacists for ivermectin dispensing, but rejected a substitute amendment that would have required a consultation for exemption requests. Public testimony was overwhelmingly opposed to the bill, with physicians, pediatric specialists, cancer advocates, parents of immunocompromised children, and public health groups warning that it would lower vaccination rates and endanger vulnerable Floridians. The bill remained pending after testimony, with the committee continuing to hear public comment.

Transcript Highlights:

• But our wage claim process is broken, and while the laws require that claims be resolved within 135 days
• On past wage claim judgments that would preclude an employer from getting the fee waiver.
• Worse, the proponents of project labor agreements claim that they will allow for local hires, but PLAs
• Be aware that from my position part of this body has been claiming that oil is dirty.
• I ask that you vote no on this as statements have been made demonizing a lot of our farmers, claiming

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Now, contrary to what Assemblymember Sanchez claimed in her opening remarks, and with all due respect
• And so California is at risk for false claims and actions.
• A man who claims he is a woman is still not a woman. So why shouldn't men play in women's sports?
• In either case, the claim that he's making—the claim to womanhood—is not true.
• For those reasons, we would dispute the claims that have been made earlier regarding Title IX.

Committee: House Arts, Entertainment, Sports, and Tourism

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• schedule and performed any necessary system updates that needed in order to allow fee-for-service claims
• A hospital would file two claims with Medicaid: one for the inpatient stay and then one for the rapid
• The fee schedule was updated to allow fee-for-service claim submissions from hospitals and independent
• , the vast majority of which are from independent laboratories or have been six claims submitted from
• A quick clarifying question: Are some plans accepting these claims, or are all plans denying it?

Summary: The subcommittee held its first meeting of the 2025-2026 term, took attendance, confirmed a quorum, and heard introductory remarks from members and staff. Chair Anderson outlined the subcommittee’s jurisdiction over access and affordability issues, including health facility regulation, insurance, Medicaid, CHIP, and state employee health coverage. The main agenda item was an update on implementation of HB 391, which created a family home health aide program for medically fragile children. Representative Tramont, the bill sponsor, explained that the law was intended to let trained family caregivers be paid through Medicaid to care for their children, reduce reliance on private duty nursing, and relieve families. He and several members expressed frustration that implementation had taken nearly two years and that families still faced barriers. Deputy Secretary Brian Meyer of AHCA and Bridget Royce of DCF said the program was implemented October 1, 2024, with billing available, but no home health agencies had yet launched the required 80-hour training program and no claims had been paid. They described the program’s requirements, including agency employment, background screening, training, a $25-per-hour Medicaid rate paid to the agency, and an annual assessment report. A major issue discussed was that income earned by family caregivers counts toward Medicaid eligibility and could cause families to lose coverage. AHCA and DCF outlined two possible fixes that would require CMS approval: disregarding the income for eligibility purposes or treating the child as a family of one. Members and public witnesses strongly urged changes to avoid forcing families to choose between income and coverage. Several providers said they had begun preparing training programs, but asked for clearer approval processes and more patient-specific training requirements. The committee then heard extensive public testimony from parents and caregivers of medically fragile children, who described the financial, emotional, and logistical strain of caring for children with severe disabilities and argued that the bill should be expanded to include Florida KidCare families and others in the coverage gap. They also raised concerns about the eight-hour-per-day limit, low pay, and the need for simpler rules and direct support. Home health providers and associations supported the concept but asked for modifications, including more targeted training and clearer implementation guidance. The meeting then shifted to a second agenda item on the Andrew John Anderson Rapid Whole Genome Sequencing Program, which was funded in the 2023 budget. Deputy Secretary Meyer said the program has been implemented since January 1, 2024, but utilization has been lower than expected, with only about 60 claims paid and many denials occurring through managed care. Public testimony from a lab, a hospital, and a pediatric rare disease expert said the program is clinically valuable and cost-saving, but managed care billing barriers, prior authorization issues, and DRG-related denials are limiting access; they urged direct billing to Medicaid and possible expansion to all newborns.

Transcript Highlights:

• Every year, the federal tax code gets adjusted, sometimes oftentimes.
• But there's obviously a simplicity to the tax code when you align with the federal adjusted gross income
• to or a change in the statute that affects the adjusted gross income.
• With respect, it is not a practical solution because in one instance their federal adjusted gross income
• So if we do not adjust that up and say it no longer conforms to 2024, it now conforms... ...to 2025,

Committee: House House Ways & Means Committee of Reference

Summary: The House Ways and Means Committee considered several Senate bills dealing largely with cryptocurrency, county tax liens, and tax conformity. SB 1042 would allow state retirement systems to invest up to 10% in virtual currency holdings, and SB 1043 would let state agencies accept virtual currency payments through agreements with providers; both were described as permissive rather than mandatory and were returned with due pass recommendations on 5-3 votes. Members expressed caution about volatility and government involvement in digital assets, but supporters said the bills simply create options and could improve efficiency. The committee then took up SB 1067, which addresses county cleanup assessments for blighted properties in unincorporated areas. Chairman Olson offered an amendment removing the bill’s original mechanism for placing the assessment directly on the property tax bill, while preserving the lien so it survives a tax lien sale. County officials and the County Supervisors Association testified in support, saying counties currently absorb cleanup costs for hazardous properties and the amendment would help make counties whole without broadening property tax use. The amendment was adopted and the bill was returned with a due pass as amended recommendation on an 8-0 vote. SB 1180, on Department of Revenue tax conformity forms and instructions, prompted extended debate over whether DOR should presume conformity with federal tax changes and how to avoid an automatic tax increase without legislative action. Chairman Olson’s amendment would have DOR presume conformity only when federal changes reduce income or tax liability, while nonconformity would be presumed for increases; the sponsor said he wanted the bill to move but did not prefer the amendment. The amendment and the bill as amended both passed 5-3, with members noting the issue needed further work and clearer statutory language. SB 1221, requiring DOR to notify legislative tax chairs before new interpretations that adversely affect taxpayers and to testify if asked, also passed 5-3 after adoption of an intent-clause amendment. SB 1292, clarifying PSPRS’s 5% voting-stock cap applies to publicly traded corporations, passed unanimously, and SCR 1033, a nonbinding resolution encouraging retirement systems to monitor digital asset ETFs and report back before the next session, passed 5-3. SB 1503 was held at the sponsor’s request, and the committee adjourned at the end of the agenda.

Transcript Highlights:

• Sure, we're going to have to do some adjustments, but is it going to be as laboring as it is every year
• It needs adjustments, right? Mr. Chairman and Representative, yes, we do.
• We have different revenues, we have some caseloads, and we are even adjusting the current year budget
• We are even adjusting the current year budget for the supplementals, potentially, and Access, DES, and
• ... ...your budget for all the baseline stuff, and in year two we'll come back and maybe adjust this

Bills: HB2014 , HB2156 , HB2180 , HB2554 , HCR2047 , HR2002

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: air emissions, fuel blends, environmental quality, feasibility study, Arizona Department of Agriculture, livestock, compensation, funding, ranching, agriculture, appropriation, University of Arizona, education, state budget, biennial budget, state funding, appropriations, budget procedures, fiscal years, Judea

Transcript Highlights:

• You've also heard about constitutionality and those claims.
• You've also heard about constitutionality in those claims.
• If we claim to value inclusion, we cannot at the same time If we claim to value inclusion, we cannot
• Supporters have also claimed that kindergarten vaccination rates have declined.
• Why are you choosing to persecute the 1% of us who claim religious exemptions?

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Public Health

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Public Health held a hearing on several vaccination-related bills, including proposals to eliminate non-medical or religious exemptions for school immunizations (notably H. 2554 and S. 1557), a bill to require or improve reporting and administration of immunization data and exemptions (described as the Community Immunity Act, S. 1618), and H. 2431, which would prohibit COVID-19, mRNA, or gene-altering vaccine requirements. The committee also heard testimony on H. 2463, which would classify funeral directors as public health workers for vaccine-priority purposes during emergencies. The chair reviewed testimony rules and repeatedly asked speakers to keep comments orderly and brief so the committee could hear as many people as possible. No votes were taken during the hearing. Testimony on H. 2554 and S. 1557 was sharply divided. Pediatricians, infectious disease specialists, public health advocates, and groups such as the Massachusetts Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Massachusetts Medical Society, March of Dimes, Massachusetts Families for Vaccines, and several parents supported eliminating religious exemptions, arguing that vaccination protects medically vulnerable children and adults, improves herd immunity, and helps prevent outbreaks of measles, pertussis, and other diseases. They cited local school data showing pockets of lower coverage and incomplete reporting, and several speakers referenced outbreaks in other states and the need for stronger, more consistent reporting and exemption management. Opponents argued the bills would infringe on religious freedom and parental rights, force families to choose between faith and education, and unfairly target a small number of families; some also said Massachusetts already has high vaccination rates and that the real issue is incomplete data or the gap population rather than religious exemptions. H. 2431 drew testimony from supporters who said COVID-era mandates caused job losses, privacy concerns, and harm, and that the bill would prevent future requirements for COVID, mRNA, or gene-altering vaccines in schools, workplaces, and public settings. Supporters described personal experiences with alleged vaccine injury or mandate-related hardship. H. 2463 was supported by the Massachusetts Funeral Directors Association, which argued funeral directors work in infection-facing settings and should be eligible for vaccine priority during public health emergencies. The hearing featured extensive public testimony but no committee action beyond hearing the bills and taking questions from members.

Transcript Highlights:

• in the fiscal note that the Legislative Budget Office flagged for us at the time, about assumed adjustment
• DEED was exercising authority to adjust premium rates in year one of the program.
• And, you know, I'm kind of going back to the authority to adjust the rate.
• </c><00:32:22.440><c> the</c> um to the authority to adjust the um to the authority to adjust the rate
• Thank you. going on if there's an adjustment but I going on if there's an adjustment but I think<00:36

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Right now I'm not sure this is adjusting a whole.
• So you need to now adjust to that and live with it.
• And make the adjustments.
• So you need to now adjust to that and live with it.
• If there's some adjustment there...

Committee: Joint Higher Education Funding Review Committee

Summary: The Higher Education Funding Review Committee met to continue work on a draft higher education funding formula and related capital building fund changes. Lisa Johnson of the North Dakota University System updated the committee on the board’s developing policy for low-producing academic programs. She said the board is using a five-year rolling window, with thresholds of fewer than 10 undergraduate graduates or fewer than 5 graduate graduates, and that programs flagged in three consecutive review cycles would go to the board for review. Possible outcomes include continuation, continuation with modifications, inactivation, or termination. Members asked about how the policy would account for enrollment, program costs, workforce need, and programs that serve students outside their major. Johnson said the board would likely use an accompanying procedure to consider those factors. She also reported that about 200 programs could potentially be reviewed under current guidance, with 135 inactivated and 112 terminated, and said the process is intended to support quality and stewardship rather than simply cut programs. Jamie Wilkie then reported on the Capital Building Fund. He reviewed the fund’s history, matching requirements, and use for extraordinary repairs, deferred maintenance, and some legislatively authorized projects. He said about $334 million in state and matching dollars has been invested overall, with roughly 78.7% going to deferred maintenance and extraordinary repairs. Committee members pressed for updated information on how much deferred maintenance has actually been reduced, and several members said they wanted clearer reporting on the return on investment from new buildings versus repairs. NDSU representatives said the tier funding has helped significantly reduce deferred maintenance and allowed demolition and renovation work on campus. The committee also discussed the need for updated five-year facility plans and space-utilization information from the institutions. The committee then began a section-by-section review of a draft bill that would replace the current higher education funding formula with an FTE-based model and restructure the capital building fund. The draft would fund UND and NDSU differently from the other nine institutions, use fall enrollment rather than completed credits, add performance funding for completions in in-demand fields, create research incentives for UND and NDSU, and combine capital building fund tiers while changing matching requirements and eligible uses. Members raised concerns about the treatment of professional students, the use of CIP codes, incentives for waivers, and whether the formula should rely on more current data. The committee did not take final action on the draft during this meeting, but it continued detailed discussion and indicated more review would follow.

Transcript Highlights:

• But also we have adjusted criteria for our programs to incentivize that if developers are applying for
• Okay, so next up we're going to do issue four, which is the codes and standards fee adjustment trailer
• However, most of these fees have not been adjusted over time.
• However, most of these fees have not been adjusted over time.
• For the regulatory fee adjustments based on CPI, HCD will follow OAL's file-and-print process.

Summary: Assembly Budget Subcommittee 5 on State Administration heard two housing-related trailer bill items tied to the Governor’s reorganization plan. The first item would codify the creation of a new Housing and Homelessness Agency and a Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency structure; the second would further streamline the state housing finance system by creating a Housing Development and Finance Committee and reserving most private activity bond capacity for affordable housing. Administration officials said the changes are intended to reduce duplication, speed awards to construction, and make housing funding more predictable and efficient. Agency leaders described recent housing investments and implementation steps, including work groups, coordination with Finance, the Controller, and the Treasurer’s Office, and development of new guidelines and staffing. Members raised concerns about limited funding, the need for better program-by-program outcome data, youth homelessness, excess sites, and fraud prevention. The Interagency Council on Homelessness presented new three-year action plan metrics, including goals to increase exits from unsheltered homelessness to 70% and move more people into permanent housing, while also noting current performance data and quarterly public reporting. The Legislative Analyst’s Office said it had no concerns with the first trailer bill, but supported the general concept of the second while recommending changes, including removing or revising the proposed 50% bond-cap floor for the new committee and adding attention to 9% and state tax credits. Public commenters, including local governments, nonprofit developers, housing authorities, and advocacy groups, largely supported the reorganization and streamlining goals, but several urged stronger protections for deeply affordable housing, earlier reallocation of unused bond authority, continued access to 9% credits, and more funding for housing programs. No votes were taken in the portion provided; the chair closed item one and moved to item two after member and public testimony.

Transcript Highlights:

• This legislation would... that claim can be all it takes to place that claim can be all it takes to place
• </c> offering legal guidance quickly claimed offering legal guidance quickly claimed to<00:48:05.359>
• c><03:41:23.600><c> aliens</c> claim it's unnecessary because aliens claim it's unnecessary because aliens
• </c> whose interests you claim to represent. whose interests you claim to represent.
• We must reject this bill, and often claim that banning lead will price often claim that banning lead

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• would reduce the general fund appropriation by about $21 million starting in fiscal year 2027 by adjusting
• So if, indeed, say on the Department of Commerce, for example, we wanted to make an adjustment... ...
• if, indeed, say on the Department of Commerce, for example, we wanted to make an adjustment there, how
• So my guess is then what you're saying to me is a motion could be brought separately to make adjustments
• So my guess is then what you're saying to me is a motion could be brought separately to make adjustments

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So this next slide highlights what the governor's adjustments are to get to that goal.
• So this next slide highlights what the governor's adjustments are to get to that goal.
• So this next slide highlights what the governor's adjustments are to get to that goal.
• Because the governor's budget plan did include the cost of conformity on line 2, so I've adjusted that
• And what you see on line five is that number being adjusted down in accordance with the fiscal notes

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And those adjustments...
• There was a slight adjustment in the weight.
• There will be a weighted adjustment for our charters.
• Our dollars are not adjusted in any way. It's hard.
• For us to adjust our costs for what we have on inflationary pressures.

Bills: HB2 , HB2

Committees: Senate Education , Senate Education K-16

Keywords: public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace

Transcript Highlights:

• That's a big adjustment.
• That's a big adjustment.
• </c> understand the prior price adjustment understand the prior price adjustment Clause<00:24:13.799>
• Is that an acceptable adjustment?
• </c> we talked about the spose adjustments we talked about the spose adjustments and<00:31:01.960><c>

Committee: House Agriculture & Food Systems

Keywords: 910, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• payment rules that CTDHP, or Benicare, the organization I work for, reviews; Gainwell processes the claims
• 2007 is that Husky dentists have one place to go to receive their support from an administrative claims
• When we look at on the right, this is the number of Husky Health claims of fluoride varnish and oral
• At on the right, this is the number of Husky Health claims of fluoride varnish and oral health assessment
• Now this is claims, not unique patients, right, because you could actually have multiple claims for the

Keywords: 962, all

Summary: The MAPOC Women and Children’s Health Subcommittee heard a presentation from Kate Parker Riley, executive director of the Connecticut Dental Health Partnership, on the Husky Dental Program and efforts to improve oral health during pregnancy. She reviewed the structure of Connecticut’s Medicaid dental benefit, the ASO model, provider network, utilization trends, and member barriers to care. She noted that children’s dental measures remain above the national median, but adult utilization is lower and the dental provider network has been shrinking, with longer wait times in rural areas. A major focus was the state’s goal to raise the rate of oral evaluation during pregnancy from about 17.5% to 25% by 2030. Riley described planned outreach to OB/GYN practices using a draft “snapshot” report showing each practice’s pregnancy oral-health rate compared with the state average, along with education materials based on ACOG and AAP guidance. Committee members and guests discussed barriers such as lack of provider training, workflow burden, access to dentists who will see pregnant patients, and the need for stronger referral bridges. Suggestions included adding simple oral-health screening questions in OB settings, using human support to make appointments, and exploring co-located dental hygienists or other embedded models. Riley also highlighted partnerships with DSS, DCF, Head Start, WIC, Read to Grow, YMCA programs, refugee resettlement agencies, and school-based and hospital partners, as well as data-sharing and navigation efforts. She said pregnant members newly identified through HUSKY will now receive outreach and navigation support. DSS dental director Carolyn MacArthur introduced herself and said she supports the initiative, noting the literature linking untreated maternal dental disease to poor child oral-health outcomes. No votes were taken; the meeting ended with thanks and a preview of upcoming July presentations on integrated behavioral health and home visitation programs.

Transcript Highlights:

• Property Insurance Association to reduce insurance costs on local residents by pursuing subrogation claims
• Seeing none, let's move on to our last measure. residents by pursuing subregation claims residents by
• pursuing subregation claims against<00:13:22.880><c> polluters</c><00:13:23.200><c> who</c><00:13:23.440
• Regarding small modular reactors, despite the claims, they are unproven, too expensive, too slow to build
• , despite the claims, they are unproven,<00:15:22.480><c> too</c><00:15:22.720><c> expensive,</c><00:

Committee: House Consumer Protection & Commerce

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection met on April 16, 2025, and heard three resolutions. STR 57 SD1 urged Congress to create a national reinsurance program to address insurance impacts from catastrophic natural disasters; there was no public testimony, and the committee later recommended passage without amendment. STR 198 SD1 encouraged Hawaii insurers and the Hawaii Property Insurance Association to pursue subrogation claims against polluters to reduce insurance costs for residents; again, there was no public testimony, and the committee recommended passage without amendment. The committee spent most of its hearing on STR 136 SD1/HD1, which would create a Hawaii State Energy Office nuclear energy working group to study advanced nuclear power technologies. The Public Utilities Commission and State Energy Office provided written testimony and answered questions. Testimony from 350 Hawaii, Energy Justice Network, and an individual witness opposed the measure, arguing nuclear power and small modular reactors are too expensive, unproven, slow to deploy, create unresolved safety and waste issues, and do not align with Hawaii’s renewable energy goals. Opponents also criticized the measure’s amendment process, saying it replaced the original contents without adequate public notice. During decision-making, the committee adopted the recommendation to pass STR 57 SD1 unamended and STR 198 SD1 unamended. For STR 136 SD1/HD1, the committee adopted a recommendation to pass the measure with amendments, including changing it to a one-year working group with an interim report in 2026 and a final report before the 2027 Legislature. The motion passed with one recorded no vote and some excused members, and the meeting adjourned afterward.