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TX
Texas 89th Regular
Texas Ethics Commission Mar 11th, 2025 at 09:00 am
Transcript Highlights:
- Accordingly, going forward, it is the policy of the TEC to conform our practice to the OAG's opinion
- Accordingly, going forward, it is the policy of the TEC to conform our practice to the OAG's opinion
- It wasn't to sort of ban a lawyer who frequently practices from asking ever as an agent for someone.
- In practice, it ends up being sort of a big administrative headache to track them.
- Next group contains six appeals where staff is recommending a reduction of the fines assessed during
Summary:
The Texas Ethics Commission met on March 11, 2025, first in executive session and then in open session. The chair announced that, in light of Texas Attorney General Opinion KP-484, the commission would conform its practices to the opinion and move to repeal tolling rules for sworn-complaint deadlines. The chair also said the commission would dismiss 36 pending sworn-complaint cases in which the 120-day settlement deadline had been exceeded, even though the delay had been tolled under prior TEC rules. The commission then set future meeting dates for June 12 and September 17 and approved prior meeting minutes.
The commission adopted a new criminal-referral rule clarifying that, once jurisdiction over a complaint is accepted, commissioners may vote to make a criminal referral. It also adopted revised advisory-opinion rules, with a clarifying amendment from a commenter, and republished proposed changes to the definition of “principal purpose” for political committees after staff recommended a 49 percent political-activity threshold and further public input. The commission published for comment proposed changes to ethics training rules, facial-compliance review procedures, late-filing waiver and reduction rules, and sworn-complaint procedures, including tighter discovery limits, a default-order set-aside process, and removal of tolling language inconsistent with KP-484. It also republished Chapter 28 rules on Speaker-candidate reporting.
The commission adopted several advisory opinions. It declined to give an affirmative defense on whether certain school-district communications were political advertising because related litigation had already addressed the issue. It reaffirmed that a House member may use donated district-office space if it is not reimbursable with public funds and was accepted before the contribution moratorium. It also concluded that a judge may use political funds for travel to a Navy-hosted event as a local dignitary, that legislators’ use of a corporate aircraft for a border-region fact-finding trip could be permissible but would likely trigger reporting obligations, that a TCEQ commissioner’s revolving-door restrictions apply only to matters actually placed before the commissioner, and that a part-time legislative staffer may not take outside employment assisting a registered lobbyist. The commission then heard and acted on numerous fine-waiver appeals, granting several full waivers or reductions and approving staff recommendations on others, and terminated a number of inactive campaign treasurer appointments. Finally, the executive director briefed the commission on the 2025 legislative session, noting that staffing requests are tied to Sunset recommendations and that the House had preliminarily recommended about half of the commission’s appropriations requests.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- And there's a risk and needs assessment tool that, you know, the department uses.
- The nice thing is it allows folks to practice either in person or via telehealth.
- Our next bill is House Bill 61, Unfair Practices Act changes.
- Are the current fees under the Unfair Trade Practices Act not working?
- We felt it was appropriate to enhance penalties for practices during those periods of time.
Committee:
House House Judiciary
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Education Policy and Administration (01/15/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
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- Is that a fair assessment? I don't want to speak out of turn again.
- Is that a fair assessment? I don't want to speak out of turn again.
- Is that a fair assessment? I don't want to speak out of turn again.
- </c><01:25:23.719><c> matter</c> to you as a practical matter to you as a practical matter these<01:25
Summary:
The House Education Committee held its organizational meeting for the new term, with members introducing themselves and describing their backgrounds in teaching, school boards, special education, administration, law, and related fields. Chair Glenn Cordelli outlined the committee’s goals and procedures, emphasizing civility, professionalism, and respectful treatment of witnesses and members. He also noted that the committee has been split into two this year because of the large volume of bills, and said the committee had already sent three bills to the other education committee, with 36 bills currently assigned and more expected.
The chair reviewed committee rules and logistics: hearings should start on time, members should minimize cell phone use and avoid searching during testimony, and questioning of witnesses is limited to one question at a time unless the chair allows a follow-up. Members were told to use the title “Representative,” to sign up on pink cards to testify, and to submit written testimony to the clerk. He also explained that hearings are for listening rather than debating, while executive sessions are where debate and motions occur. Possible motions include ought to pass, inexpedient to legislate, and retain in committee for further work, including subcommittees.
Additional procedures covered scheduling, with the committee expected to meet Wednesday and Thursday the following week because of a holiday, and regular meetings generally planned for Monday and Wednesday. The chair also discussed the consent calendar, reports from majority and minority positions, and the expectation that members who testify on a bill should not then question other witnesses on that same bill. No legislation was voted on at this meeting; it was a procedural and orientation session for the committee.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Human services panel considers HF1005 3/4/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm a family physician practicing at the Community University Healthcare Center, a federally qualified
- therapy for individual and family group, psychiatry, psychological and neuropsychological testing, assessments
- therapy for individual and family group, psychiatry, psychological and neuropsychological testing, assessments
- therapy for individual and family group, psychiatry, psychological and neuropsychological testing, assessments
- therapy for individual and family group, psychiatry, psychological and neuropsychological testing, assessments
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- sessions throughout our community, conducted surveys, evaluated our enrollment projections, and assessed
- </c> enrollment projections and we assessed enrollment projections and we assessed our<00:04:10.920><
- primary care family practice or primary care physicians<00:19:44.000><c> use</c><00:19:45.000><c> Mr
- The most important one is treating at least 85% Medicaid patients, to someone who chooses to practice
- The most important one is treating at least 85% Medicaid patients, to someone who chooses to practice
Committee:
House Taxes
Keywords:
sales tax, education funding, construction, Aitkin Public Schools, tax exemption, refundable credit, HF148, use of force training, deadly force, peace officer training, police training, law enforcement, POST Board, Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training, scenario-based training, de-escalation, defensive tactics, force-on-force training, stress management, officer wellness
MN
Transcript Highlights:
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- is but nonetheless it's not<00:15:58.440><c> possible</c><00:15:58.759><c> to</c><00:15:59.120><c> assess
- </c><00:15:59.519><c> the</c><00:15:59.680><c> extent</c><00:16:00.000><c> to</c> not possible to assess
- the extent to not possible to assess the extent to which<00:16:00.600><c> projects</c><00:16:00.920>
- And I’m trying to figure out why we built these guidelines, which isn’t a standard; it’s a best practice
Committee:
House Capital Investment
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Health Care Affordability, Select Apr 30th, 2026
Health Care Affordability, Select
Transcript Highlights:
- if a hospital buys that practice and does nothing else, An independent physician practice.
- guys, little Of independent physician practice, small guys, little group practices, solo practitioners
- My wife runs a private practice.
- If I'm an independent practice, I'm a for-profit practice. I pay taxes.
- If I'm an independent practice, I'm a for-profit practice. I pay taxes.
Committee:
House Health Care Affordability, Select
NV
Transcript Highlights:
- Currently, in these practices, there is no warrant that is required because it does not...
- There have been some questions about Fifth Amendment, and it's withstood those practices as well.
- I practiced in the corridor court when it was there as a defense attorney.
- practices. Nevada just happens to be one of the states that doesn't allow it.
- Our justices of the peace have easily assessed these crimes without a special court.
Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Emergency Management Committee Jun 16th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- And that would be a great time for us to sort of try to do an assessment.
- Committee to incorporate suggestions from the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training on best practices
Summary:
The Senate Emergency Management Committee heard two main bills. AB 1934 by Assembly Member Bennett would create a voluntary home hardening certification program under the State Fire Marshal’s Wildfire Mitigation Advisory Committee. Supporters, including local governments, counties, fire-related organizations, and conservation groups, said the certificate could help guide future incentives for wildfire resilience and home hardening. Senators discussed how long certifications should last, whether recertification should be required, and how the program could align with local fire inspections and future state incentive funding. The bill was advanced to the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee.
The committee also heard AB 2411 by Assembly Member McKinner, which would create a process to train and deploy out-of-state law enforcement officers as temporary supplemental security for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles. The author, the Los Angeles mayor’s office, and the Los Angeles Police Protective League supported the bill, saying the Games will require far more officers than California can supply on its own and that out-of-state personnel should augment, not replace, California officers. Opposition from PORAC and the Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs focused on ensuring California POST standards, accountability, and proper training, while also raising concerns about recruitment, retention, and cost. Committee members generally supported the concept but emphasized that California officers should remain the primary source of personnel and that federal involvement should be limited; the bill was sent to the Senate Public Safety Committee.
The committee also took up a consent calendar of additional measures, which were approved. After several roll calls and calls placed on absent members, both AB 1934 and AB 2411 ultimately passed the committee 9-0, and the meeting adjourned.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- section, I think it's just restating that, I mean, this, once again, this isn't my primary area of practice
- has been a voluntary payment made before any type of litigation or claim, and that it actually be assessed
Committee:
House Insurance and Banking
Summary:
The Insurance Committee first established a quorum and then went into executive session, where it voted House Bill 1615 and House Bill 2071 “do pass” with 11 ayes and no opposition on each bill, with one member present on the roll call. After returning to public session, the committee opened a hearing on House Bill 1647, sponsored by Representative Overcast, which was described as a fairness measure intended to prevent double recovery when insurance payments have already satisfied part of a claim. The sponsor and supporters said the bill was aimed at property damage claims and intercompany arbitration between insurers, though several members questioned whether the bill’s language was actually limited to property damage or instead reached broader collateral source issues and evidence rules.
Committee members, especially Representatives Butts, Zimmerman, and Castile, pressed the sponsor on how the bill would work in practice, whether it would reduce a plaintiff’s recovery or instead affect insurer subrogation rights, and why arbitration was being addressed in an evidentiary statute. Supporters from the Missouri Insurance Coalition and other industry groups said the bill would clarify offset rules, preserve voluntary insurer-to-insurer arbitration, and prevent inconsistent court treatment of prior payments. Opponents, including attorney Blake Heath, argued the bill was drafted too broadly, did not stay confined to property damage, and was placed in the wrong statutory section because these issues are usually handled through insurer subrogation rather than in a lawsuit by the injured party.
Additional support came from the Missouri State Medical Association, Associated Industries of Missouri, and the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies, though some supporters also acknowledged the bill might need narrowing if the intent was property damage only. No vote was taken on House Bill 1647 during the hearing, and the committee adjourned after testimony concluded.
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- amendment does is it requires that a judgment be final and non-appealable before a civil penalty may be assessed
- What they expressed to me was that if this bill was to pass, if they were to continue that practice,
Committee:
House Housing
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
January 28, 2026 - 03:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- families are protected from misdiagnosis and rushed conclusions from CPT teams. and that accurate assessments
- for quality and that we don't have folks who are just making decisions that are not based in best practice
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Joint Legislative Auditing Committee Nov 17th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- My mortgage, due to rising CDD assessments, went from $1,000 when I moved in to $1,750 presently.
- pattern of discriminatory enforcement, inconsistent valuations, operational dysfunction, and financial practices
Summary:
The Legislative Auditing Committee heard several local-government audit requests and unanimously approved each one. The first item was Baker County, where county commissioners asked for an operational and financial audit because of repeated late audits, concerns about the finance office, and lack of confidence in county financial reporting. The county clerk supported an audit but argued it should be countywide and include all constitutional officers; she also described a dispute over access to the county finance system and pending litigation. After brief questions, the committee adopted a 9-0 motion directing the Auditor General to perform an operational audit of Baker County’s financial operations and records, with scope to be finalized during the audit.
The committee then approved an audit request for the Concord Estates Community Development District in Osceola County. Senator Arrington said residents alleged excessive board compensation, large unexplained spending, missing financial reports, and refusal to provide records or hold open meetings. Residents and a board member testified about rising assessments, deteriorating amenities, and lack of transparency. The committee voted 10-0 to direct an operational audit of the CDD. It also approved, by 10-0 votes, operational audits of the town of Melbourne Beach, based on allegations of fiscal and operational improprieties and lawsuits that had cost the town more than $150,000, and the city of Apalachicola, where Senator Simon said longstanding water utility failures, grant issues, and consent-order problems warranted review.
The final request was for a financial and operational audit of Cape Coral’s Building Department. Representative G. Lombardo said building-fee revenues appeared to be transferred for non-building purposes, permit processing was inconsistent, and the department relied heavily on a private firm while the building official had prior ties to that firm. Industry representatives testified that building funds were being diverted, service levels were suffering, and private-provider inspections were not always reflected in fee reductions. The committee adopted the motion 10-0. After completing all agenda items, the committee adjourned.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- Of someone that was an Air Force officer transferred to his wife, who is a doctor, but she can't practice
- Removing the requirement that a detention risk assessment.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs May 5th, 2025
Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- These practices raise the cost of housing and infrastructure, and they are very relevant away from the
- This legislation was a crucial step... in supporting the science and monitoring needed to assess the
Committee:
Senate Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Keywords:
agricultural conservation, land preservation, environmental protection, wildlife habitat, Texas Farm and Ranch, groundwater conservation district, Texas Water Code, water permit, permit amendment, groundwater permit, water rights, aquifer, well registration, exempt wells, beneficial use, water conservation, groundwater quality, well plugging, Hill Country Priority Groundwater Management Area, surface water resources
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Health Care Financing Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Joint Committee on Health Care Financing
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm at the end of 11 years of education and training required to practice primary care, and it has always
- This bill addresses unfair practices of the PBM industry that threaten the viability of local community
- . ...is unfair practices of the PBM industry that threaten the viability of local community pharmacies
- This would include hospitals, pharmaceuticals, specialty-only practices, and other provider groups.
- This legislation seeks to make it an unfair and deceptive business practice for a for-profit entity to
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Health Care Financing held a public hearing on a broad set of health care bills focused on cost, market oversight, pharmaceutical access, transparency, hospital closures, and pharmacy access. Chairs John Lawn and Cindy Friedman opened by emphasizing recent health care reforms and the need for further action on the drug supply chain, PBMs, private equity, and affordability. The committee heard testimony on several measures, including a Betsy Lehman Center bill to make technical changes and create a permanent trust account for federal and private funding, and bills on hospital profits and fairness, hospital closures and health planning, pharmacy deserts, and health care market oversight and pharmaceutical access. No votes were taken during the hearing.
On the hospital profits bill, physicians and labor advocates strongly supported capping hospital CEO compensation at 50 times the lowest-paid worker, requiring greater financial transparency, and directing penalties from high-margin public hospitals into a Medicaid reimbursement fund. Testifiers argued that executive pay is excessive while frontline staff and safety-net services are under strain. Committee members raised concerns about unintended consequences, including whether hospitals might shift workers to contract status or lose executive talent, and whether the bill would actually direct money to the safety net. Supporters responded that the measure is one piece of a larger effort and that the bill’s Medicaid reimbursement provisions would help underserved hospitals.
Testimony on market oversight and pharmaceutical access centered on rising health care and drug costs, PBM practices, and the proposal to give the Health Policy Commission authority to set upper payment limits for certain drugs. Consumer advocates, disability advocates, an independent pharmacist, the Attorney General’s office, and others supported stronger oversight, citing premium increases, affordability problems, and the impact of high drug prices on patients and community pharmacies. Pharma and some industry witnesses opposed parts of the bill, warning that upper payment limits could disrupt access, create legal issues, and fail to address the broader supply chain. The committee also heard support for stronger hospital closure notice and public hearing requirements, and for a pharmacy deserts bill aimed at identifying and addressing closures like the one in Roxbury that affected thousands of patients.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Furthermore, the successive reimbursement practice is impacting the cost of health insurance in Idaho
- treatments that they could roll into their practice that were helpful to their patients.
- They just didn't see that in the course of their practice, as pharmacists, that they would want to also
- Senate Bill 1304 addresses a practical problem that has plagued Idaho's irrigation infrastructure for
- They could say the petition was filled out wrong, or I have an outstanding assessment that I haven't
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government & Tribal Relations Jan 21st, 2026 at 01:30 pm
State Government & Tribal Relations
Transcript Highlights:
- Each district must contain a population as nearly equal as practicable to the population of any other
- I want to focus less on theory and more on practical reality.
- The Secretary of State's current practices conduct...
- The Secretary of State's current practice is to conduct random sample checks of signatures on petition
- It helped with our accountability measures and also helped assess if there were any errors that came
Committee:
House State Government & Tribal Relations
Keywords:
redistricting, congressional representation, census, state law, legislative boundaries, ballot measures, petitioners, signature gatherers, voting rights, election integrity, initiative process, referendum, signature gathering, ballot measure, citizen actions, support demonstration, 904, all
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 3/10/26
Higher Education Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:21:58.240><c> in</c> advocating for policies and practices in advocating for policies and practices
- That is not the general practice of the committee.
- practice of the committee.<00:30:24.480><c> We</c><00:30:24.799><c> are</c><00:30:24.960><c> being</
- This ranged from deductible to overtime to also the need to have bring in an external expert to assess
- </c><01:41:51.119><c> uh</c><01:41:51.280><c> the</c> an external expert to assess uh the an external
Committee:
House Higher Education Finance and Policy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 3/26/25
Children and Families Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- documentation requirements for the agencies who are conducting non-caregiver human trafficking assessments
- 00:04:27.120><c> trafficking</c> non-caregiver human trafficking non-caregiver human trafficking assessments
- 04:30.800><c> um</c><00:04:31.040><c> going</c><00:04:31.280><c> to</c><00:04:31.520><c> in</c> assessments
- This also is um going to in assessments.
- Okay, that sounds about right practice.
Keywords:
HF1918, Department of Children Youth and Families, DCYF, child welfare, foster care, out-of-home placement, permanency planning, relative search, noncustodial parent, kinship care, family preservation, African American Child and Family Well-Being, racial disproportionality, maltreatment reporting, educational neglect, truancy, school attendance, Great Start compensation, child care provider payments, TEACH early childhood program