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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - Part 2 - 03/24/26
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
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And thank God there's a reduction in it. - And thank God there's a reduction in it.
- You there is some reduction. Um $30,000. You there is some reduction.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Although we have specific harm reduction legislation, there has been no concurrent measures to pursue
- Although we have specific harm reduction legislation, there has been no concurrent measures to pursue
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Age targeted harm reduction measure. Age targeted harm reduction measure. - From a medical standpoint, it's a harm reduction measure. We're already too late.
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We're it's a harm reduction measure. We're it's a harm reduction measure.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Ways and Means (04/22/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- c> substantial municipal fund which was a substantial municipal fund which was a substantial reduction
- The revenue is now significant, and the paperwork is virtually non-existent.
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is significant and the paperwork is significant and the paperwork is virtually
Summary:
The committee first took up SB 63, which concerns funding for the division of travel and tourism and its relationship to the meals-and-rooms tax calculation. Members asked for confirmation that the bill would not affect municipal distributions under RSA 78-A:26. Jennifer Ramsey of the Department of Revenue Administration explained that the amendment does not change meals-and-rooms distributions, but instead corrects the calculation for the travel and tourism appropriation by adding back the municipal fund transfer before applying the 3.15% floor. Chris Shay of the Office of the Attorney General agreed with that explanation. The committee also discussed the complexity of the meals-and-rooms statutes and the possibility of a future cleanup effort. The committee then voted 19-0 to recommend SB 63 ought to pass; it will not go on consent because it has a fiscal note.
The committee next considered SB 60, relative to advanced deposit account wagering. Rep. Murphy moved ought to pass, explaining that the bill would regulate advanced deposit wagering on horse racing and impose a 1.25% revenue share on wagers from New Hampshire residents, generating roughly a quarter-million dollars in new lottery revenue in the first year. The motion passed 19-0, and the bill will not go on consent because of its fiscal note. The committee then voted 19-0 to recommend SB 147 ITL, with members noting that live racing facilities are in decline and the market is shrinking. SB 160, which updates raffle ticket pricing and prize limits for bingo-related gaming, also passed ought to pass 19-0 and will not go on consent.
The committee then took up SB 73, which revises coverall bingo rules and increases prize limits. An amendment, 2025-1470H, was offered to raise the total prize amount to $5,000; members supported it as a reasonable compromise, and the amendment was adopted unanimously. The bill as amended then passed ought to pass 19-0, again with a fiscal note preventing consent placement. After those votes, the committee moved into a work session on SB 83, where members began discussing the bill’s video lottery terminal provisions, including the meaning of “maximum wager,” the absence of a cumulative betting cap, and concerns that the bill combines several distinct policy changes—tax treatment, VLT rules, renaming, and a self-exclusion database—into one measure. No vote was taken on SB 83 during the work session, and members indicated they would continue discussion later after reviewing side-by-side materials.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Health and Human Services Feb 6th, 2026 at 08:33 am
House Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- After 36 months, over half of patients experienced an 80% or greater reduction in focal seizures.
- showed that the device paid for itself in 1.5 years because of the efficacy of the therapy and reductions
- A four-year study by Kaiser showed a 99% reduction in ER visits in their VNS patients, and there were
- My younger brother, in the late '60s, started having seizures and gradually had a reduction in them for
- Okay, just catching up with our paperwork. Okay, so go ahead, Representative Anaya.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 22nd, 2025
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- that you all consider all of the spending and make sure that the spending, and with any revenue reductions
- I still have the paperwork from that. So, there was no vote from members.
- If this legislation were to pass in New Mexico, What would be the reduction in revenue to the general
- I'm wondering if we have the information on corporate income tax and the reduction based on the film
- . reductions and even earmarked revenues.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Cmte on Rules - Subcommittee on the Federal Impact on Minnesotans and Economic Stability - 10/15/25
Transcript Highlights:
- expiration, another 1 to 3% reduction in our net revenue.
- This is another 1 to 3% reduction in our net revenues.
- reduction in overall revenues. reduction in overall revenues.
- [Music] Restrictions, more paperwork, higher costs in order to get less care.
- Restrictions, more paperwork, higher costs in order to get less care.
MN
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in <02:29:42.960>in correlation between reductions in in correlation - And as much as we put paperwork upon paperwork, every year there's a new mandate, new law going to these
- And as much as we put paperwork<02:34:28.319>
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every <02:34:29.600>year paperwork upon paperwork, every year paperwork upon paperwork - So, it's just as the paperwork at night.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Our comparisons to the radiation in and outside the apron show that the reduction in radiation is Dramatic
- It's unlikely that the savings from fee-for-service staff reductions will exceed the cost of the ASO
- When you did paper paperwork, I would never put my name on top of every single page.
- The federal government gets back to them on the paperwork faster than what our own state is doing, I
- The federal government gets back to them on the paperwork faster than what our own state is doing.
Bills:
SB1052, SB1115, SB1118, SB1120, SB1121, SB1124, SB1171, SB1172, SB1174, SB1175, SB1214, SB1233, SB1235, SB1316, SB1345, SB1372, SB1399, SB1458, SB1494, SB1496, SB1564, SB1602, SB1621, SB1628, SB1630, SB1631, SB1668, SB1672, SB1814, SB1821
Keywords:
assisted living, health care, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, physician orders, informed consent, AHCCCS, remote work, state agency, employment, public health, housing, zoning, middle housing, urban development, duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, townhomes, historic preservation, radiation protection
Summary:
The committee first heard Senate Bill 1121, which would prohibit hospitals from requiring lead aprons for cardiac catheterization staff when a radiation protection system is in place, while still allowing hospitals to require aprons outside the designated safety zone or when exposure levels warrant additional protection. An amendment added flexibility for radiation safety officers to require lead or other PPE if exposures approach occupational limits and removed expedited rulemaking language. Supporters, including the sponsor and interventional cardiologists, argued the devices reduce radiation and orthopedic injuries and improve recruitment and retention; hospital groups shifted to neutral after the amendment. The committee adopted the amendment and passed SB 1121 on a 9-2 vote.
The committee then considered Senate Bill 1120, which would require hospitals performing cardiac catheterization procedures to equip at least 50% of those rooms with radiation protection systems by 2027. Supporters said the systems protect clinicians from radiation and long-term injury, while opponents, including hospital and radiology groups, argued the bill was overly prescriptive, could create a captive market, and might not fit all rooms or procedures. After adopting a children’s hospital exemption amendment, the committee passed SB 1120 on a 6-6 vote, with the chair breaking the tie in favor of the bill.
Senate Bill 1118, an appropriation measure tied to the radiation protection system proposal, was also advanced after brief discussion, passing 6-5. The committee then took up Senate Bill 1214, which would create guardrails for non-FDA-approved stem cell and regenerative therapies, including provider standards, informed consent, advertising limits, reporting requirements, and a private right of action for violations. Supporters described it as a patient-protection and access bill, while testimony emphasized concerns about unregulated “bad actors” and patients traveling out of state for treatment. The committee adopted an amendment removing a reference to the National Law and passed SB 1214 on a 9-3 vote. The transcript then began discussion of SB 1630, which would create a Medicaid-funded home and community-based service benefit for adults with serious mental illness, with AHCCCS taking a neutral position and estimating a significant fiscal impact.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 3/12/25 - Part 1
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Communities is a strong proponent of treatment, police-initiated diversion and deflection, and harm reduction
- A person can appear to be many things based on race, ethnicity, or even immigration paperwork, but the
- She added that an abuser might control important identifying documents, visa paperwork, or other crucial
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DE
Transcript Highlights:
- I applied for Kent County's reduction because of being 65 and older.
- But when I filled out the paperwork, it just said I would be a $500 reduction because I'm 65.
Bills:
HB371
Keywords:
HB371, Delaware Agricultural Lands Preservation Act, farmland preservation, agricultural lands, agricultural preservation district, Farmland Preservation Advisory Board, county advisory board, Delaware Foundation, Department of Agriculture, DNREC, planning and zoning, growth zone, open space, land use, farmland protection, rural land preservation, agribusiness, active farmers
Summary:
The Senate Executive Committee met in hybrid format, approved the minutes from its June 17 and June 18 meetings, and considered several nominations and bills. The committee heard testimony from Michael T. Skeuse for the Delaware Thoroughbred Racing Commission and Jay Eric Fearwald for the University of Delaware Board of Trustees; both nominees described their backgrounds and qualifications, and no objections were raised. The committee then moved to legislation focused largely on property tax reassessment and related school-tax issues, along with a technical constitutional corrections bill, an agricultural lands preservation cleanup bill, and a child-safety/service-letter bill.
A major portion of the meeting centered on Senate Bill 350, which would create a third multifamily residential tax classification at 1.2 times the residential rate. Supporters argued apartments are housing and should not be taxed as commercial property, emphasizing relief for renters and fairness after reassessment. Opponents, including county and school officials, warned the bill would reduce local revenues, complicate tax administration, and create unintended consequences for counties, municipalities, school districts, and agriculture. Similar themes carried into House Bill 462, which would make the split-rate school tax structure permanent and lower the nonresidential cap to 1.85, and House Bill 463, which would align New Castle County senior school-tax exemptions with county exemption rules; both bills drew discussion about shifting burdens, fiscal impacts, and timing.
The committee also heard House Substitute 1 for House Bill 320, a technical corrections bill to the Delaware Constitution, with one public commenter objecting to charter-related changes being included in a correction bill. House Bill 371, which removes the requirement for county farmland preservation advisory boards under the Delaware Agricultural Lands Preservation Act, was presented as a streamlining measure and had support from the Department of Agriculture and public comment in favor. House Bill 438, expanding service-letter requirements to a broader set of child-serving facilities and requiring reporting when employers fail to respond, was described as a cleanup bill closing a safety loophole. After public comment and committee discussion, the meeting ended with a motion and unanimous adjournment; no recorded votes on the bills were taken in the transcript.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Water and Natural Resources Jul 1st, 2025
Water & Natural Resources Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- what we'll do in the next phase is identify how much of those strategies can help contribute to the reduction
- The ASECA does not have to do all the FEMA paperwork.
- We're also concerned that NRCS is undergoing a reduction Staff at the federal level because of federal
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Now, I think you brought up that we're not really seeing that we have reductions, but you know, when
- The paperwork, you almost have to pick it up with a forklift, put it on a pallet, and pick it up with
- We also would generally. ...really like to see a reduction in the level of rate riders for the reasons
Bills:
SB483, SB522, SB783, SB1239, SB1254, SB1255, SB1259, SB1341, SB1664, SB1762, SB1856, SB1877, SB1977
Keywords:
utility, proprietary information, customer data, data protection, electric service, customer information, emergency communication, electric utility, privacy, certification, public accountants, interstate licensing, accounting, regulatory amendment, energy efficiency, construction regulations, building codes, Texas, sustainability, cost-effectiveness
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- However, the reduction that we've seen in turnover has enabled our staff to continue seeing families
- These benefits are related to a reduction of administrative burden, a reduction of duplicate entry, and
- a reduction of barriers in this.
- A reduction of barriers in the system.
- in inpatient services required. and a 32% reduction in inpatient services required.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
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of bianium there's an overall reduction of bianium there's an overall reduction - of just under 33.7 be um a reduction of just under 33.7 million.
- However, I do think there are other savings attributable to a reduction in fraud.
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in creates a one-time um reduction in creates a one-time um reduction in expenditures - But I think if reduction in fraud.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs (01/21/2026)
Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- The director replied that if someone were submitting a claim outside of it, they sign off on paperwork
- The director said that if someone were submitting a claim outside of it, they sign off on paperwork at
- As many of you know, the department is currently working through about $51 million of reductions.
- Our current budget compared to prior years is about a 9% general fund reduction overall.
- is there paperwork? Is there process? is there paperwork? Is there process?
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Floor Session 5/5/25 - Part 2
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We were tasked with a target of $1.3 billion in reductions over the next four years.
- We can call it removing a factor, but the end result is a direct reduction in the daily rate to care
- We can call it removing a factor, but the end result is a direct reduction in the daily rate to care
- We can call it removing a factor, but the end result is a direct reduction in the daily rate to care
- We can call it removing a factor, but the end result is a direct reduction in the daily rate to care
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- the federal administration unveiled their budget, and it proposed big cuts to HUD of up to 44% reductions
- I don't have a slide for this, but there's been a lot of discussion and some potential reductions to
- If you use that for down payment assistance, you may get about a $120, $130 reduction in your payment
- You may get about a $120, $130 reduction in your payment.
- Maybe they just called and were fishing to see how much paperwork they had to do.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Budget Review Subcommittee on Health and Family Service (11-5-25)
Transcript Highlights:
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Summary:
The Budget Review Subcommittee on Health and Family Services met in person, approved the October 15 minutes, and began with a moment of silence following a Louisville UPS plane explosion that was described as a local tragedy affecting many families and first responders. The main presentation was an overview of Kentucky’s Medicaid non-emergency medical transportation (NMT) program from the Department for Medicaid Services and the Transportation Cabinet. Witnesses explained that NMT is a federally required Medicaid benefit, administered by the Transportation Cabinet under a risk-based capitated model, with eligibility limited to Medicaid members traveling to medically necessary, Medicaid-covered services and who lack access to other transportation. They also described exclusions, including certain KCHIP, QMB, and PACE members, and outlined the brokered regional structure, call center operations, scheduling rules, vehicle and driver oversight, complaint handling, and rider surveys.
The presenters reported that NMT handled more than 3.1 million trips in state fiscal year 2024, with over 1.38 million trips already recorded in October, and said customer satisfaction surveys were high. They said the FY 2025-26 contract total is about $360.6 million, with monthly per-member capitation rates set by region through an actuarial process and approved by CMS. They emphasized that payments are tied to monthly Medicaid enrollment and that the state draws down federal funds for the exact amount paid, with no leftover balance. They also said most NMT use comes from adult day centers and rehabilitative care such as dialysis.
Members questioned the witnesses about how quality metrics and contract standards are set, whether the state had explored alternatives such as Uber Health or other integrated models, and how utilization was calculated. The witnesses said contract requirements are developed collaboratively by Medicaid Services, the Transportation Cabinet, and other agencies, and that studies of other models generally found higher costs and lower approval ratings, with additional research on a hybrid model expected by the end of the year. They clarified that one figure reflected the share of Medicaid members with registered vehicles, while another reflected actual NMT users, and they defended the capitated structure as shifting financial risk to brokers rather than the state. Representative Fleming also raised concerns about oversight, reporting, and the apparent gap between budgeted and contracted amounts, asking whether any unused funds would return to general funds; the discussion ended before a final answer was given.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, July 16, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- In addition, residents of high-tax states will feel a big reduction in their federal income tax bill.
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in states will feel a big reduction in states will feel a big reduction in - it turned out, according to the Ko Institute, 50 of those men were not only not criminals, their paperwork
- it turned out, according to the Ko Institute, 50 of those men were not only not criminals, their paperwork
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Municipal and County Government (02/19/2025)
Municipal and County Government
Transcript Highlights:
- We want to see that paperwork submitted to our office, and then that annual inspection process happens
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that balances there we want to see that balances there we want to see that paperwork - submitted to our office and paperwork submitted to our office and then<00:22:23.279>
that <00: - There's less structure, and there's a reduction in the cost to their weekly fee.
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Summary:
The House Municipal and County Government subcommittee met on February 19, 2025 to gather additional information on House Bill 432, which concerns recovery houses. The first witness, State Fire Marshal Sean Tumi, said his office had worked with stakeholders for more than a year on the bill’s definition changes and supported the revised definition. He explained that the bill removes vague language such as “safe, healthy, family” and instead relies on fire-code requirements and certification standards, including a primarily non-transient dwelling unit and living as a single household. He distinguished recovery houses from boarding or rooming houses and from other congregate settings such as group homes or transitional housing, saying those other uses do not currently have the same exemptions.
Members questioned Tumi about fire safety, inspections, smoke alarms, egress, and whether sprinklers should be required. He said recovery houses are inspected by the fire marshal’s office and local fire departments, with annual inspections under state fire code provisions, and that operators must work with a certifying body. He described the inspection process as checking alarms, extinguishers, heating systems, cooking equipment, street numbers, and no-smoking rules, and said new houses are generally given time to obtain certification. He also said he would prefer sprinklers everywhere but believed mandating them for these existing structures would likely shut down many recovery houses and significantly harm the recovery community.
Bill McKenny of the New Hampshire Building Officials Association then testified in support of HB 432. He said recovery housing is an important step after treatment and that the 2024 code changes and the bill help align state law with federal disability law. He emphasized that certification through a recognized organization gives code officials confidence that standards are being monitored, and warned that if a recovery home loses certification it would lose the waiver from sprinkler requirements and could be treated more like a boarding or rooming house. No vote or final action was taken at this meeting.