Video & Transcript Research : 'House Resolution 40'

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OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Rules Apr 23rd, 2026 at 08:30 am

Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is a work in progress, House Bill 3711.
  • This is a house bill I'm presenting on behalf of Senator Pugh.
  • I declare House Bill 3711 has passed the committee.
  • And so, this bill was the House bill.
  • As you know, this bill originated in the House. I have great respect for the House author.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • The House will come to order. This doorkeeper, Mr. Speaker. Message from the Senate.
  • Pursuant to a motion previously adopted, the House stands recessed until 1:30 p.m. today.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • The House will stand at ease until the gallery is cleared. The House will come to order. Ms.
  • I cannot support House Bill 7.
  • Jones of Harris on the floor of the House? Anyone wish to speak for or against House Bill 15? Mr.
  • House Bill 15 passed to engrossment. The Chair lays that on second reading, House Bill 265.
  • The resolution is adopted. I'll stand adjourned till 9:57. The House will come to order.
KY
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Summary: The Budget Review Subcommittee on General Government, Finance, Personnel, and Public Retirement heard presentations from the Secretary of State, the Attorney General’s Office, and the Department of Agriculture. Secretary of State Michael Adams said his office had no major new budget or authority requests, but he updated members on voter-roll maintenance, ongoing litigation over a law preventing voting in multiple states, the Safe at Home program for domestic violence survivors, human trafficking outreach, reduced spending, and new anti-fraud measures for business registrations and electronic service of process. Members then discussed Adams’ remarks, especially his criticism of Kentuckians for the Commonwealth. One senator objected that the organization should not be shut out of the legislative process, citing First Amendment concerns. Adams responded that he was not seeking to ban anyone from speaking, but wanted lawmakers to remember the harm he believes the group’s litigation does to election integrity and bipartisan reform. Representative Jackson praised Adams and his staff for their work. Deputy Attorney General Rob Duncan outlined the office’s work, including criminal prosecutions, civil litigation, body armor grants, administrative hearings, domestic violence and violent crime initiatives, election security, child support services, and the new Office of Data Privacy. He said the child support program transition from CHFS had created budget shortfalls and that the office would seek additional funding next session. In response to questions from Representative Lockett, Duncan said he did not yet have exact cost figures but expected funding needs and noted barriers related to personnel, budgeting, and integration. The committee also heard from Agriculture Commissioner Jonathan Shell, who highlighted the Kentucky Office of Agricultural Policy’s 25th anniversary, the new Office of Economic Development, and the role of Miss Kentucky in promoting agriculture. He said the department would seek recruitment and retention funding, possible staffing for EV station inspections, and continued support to make the agriculture economic development fund permanent.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • we were invited here today to talk a little bit about the high deductible plan that was required by House
  • Um, House Bill 6 from the 2024 session required the Kentucky Employees Health Plan to establish a high
  • I think we have about 30, 40 counties that we typically turn away.
  • I think we have about 30, 40 counties that we typically turn away.
  • I miss having Russell in the House with us, but I know he's doing great work for you.
Summary: The committee first heard from Personnel Cabinet officials on House Bill 6, which required the Kentucky Employees Health Plan to offer a qualified high-deductible health plan by the 2026 plan year. Officials said the plan was already added for 2025, described it as the lowest-premium option with higher deductibles, and explained that federal rules prevent first-dollar coverage except for limited preventive services. They said 264 members had selected the plan out of about 142,000, and noted it also allows health savings accounts. Members asked about the plan’s benefits, what “catastrophic” meant, the deductible amounts, and whether employees were aware of the option; the cabinet said it would continue to highlight the plan in communications and that the deductible is above $8,000 for individuals and above $16,000 for families. The committee then received an update from the Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs on the Bowling Green veterans center. Officials said the current target is to move into the building on October 28, with first admissions about two months later, pending final fixes and certification steps for Medicare, Medicaid, and the VA. They explained that about $7 million in FY25 appropriations lapsed because of construction delays, staffing ramp-up was postponed to avoid unnecessary spending, and the unspent funds should be considered in the next budget request. Members praised the project and asked about annual operating costs; officials said the current operating budget is about $15 million, though they do not expect to spend all of it this year. The commissioner also announced the fifth annual state commanders conference in Lexington, focused on veterans issues and featuring state, federal, and advocacy leaders. State Auditor Allison Ball then outlined her office’s budget priorities. She said the office is primarily a billing agency that charges audited entities for its work, and warned that some agencies are now signaling they may refuse to pay for audits related to kinship care and the medical cannabis application process. She said the office plans to continue requesting outlier credits for unusually burdensome county audit fees, funding for the ombudsman office’s transition and expanded in-office operations, and revenue replacement for local government audits and possibly state audits and special examinations. Ball also said the office conducts about 500 audits, reviews, and examinations a year and wants to restore performance audits with seed funding, as well as add investigators to the ombudsman office to focus more on child abuse and neglect cases. Members discussed the value of performance audits, the possibility of raising certain board thresholds to account for inflation, and the need for additional capacity to handle more audits.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • The Chair lays before the House the following congratulatory resolutions.
  • The Chair lays before the House the following memorial resolutions.
  • The house will stand recessed until 2 p.m. The House will come to order. Mr.
  • The move for passage of House Bill 25 is now before the House.
  • House Bill 149 finally passes. The show is out in third reading. House Bill 254.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Health Policy Jan 26th, 2026

Health Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • start with tab one, which is Senate Bill 1082 on statewide provider and health plan claim dispute resolution
  • start with tab one, which is Senate Bill 1082 on statewide provider and health plan claim dispute resolution
  • capabilities to bring in, you know, whether or not it's health care providers or educators, [00:11:40
  • Sometimes you can have six of us in a two-bedroom house. So...
  • Sometimes in that same two-bedroom house, it might be 10 or 12 of us.
Bills: S1082, S1168, S1756, S1156, S1480
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.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

State Affairs May 9th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Members, this concurrent resolution authorizes the Texas School for the Deaf to name its currently unnamed
  • May only be approved and authorized by concurrent resolution passed by the legislature and signed by
  • was a student at TSD, and they met there and married and lived in Laredo and were married for over 40
  • Members, I ask for your support on Senate concurrent Resolution 8. Happy to answer any questions.
  • She ended up with a $57,000 loan for solar panels on her house for 25 years.
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Senate Standing Committee on Licensing and Occupations. (3-24-26)

Licensing & Occupations

Transcript Highlights:
  • Members of the committee, House Bill 776 passed unanimously out of the House.
  • Members of the committee, House Bill 776 passed unanimously out of the House.
  • It was unanimously out of the house.
  • Uh, House Bill 776 training standards.
  • But House Bill 236 is not that later.