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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/26/26
Commerce Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- In fact, they will pay for the increased cost in premiums, keeping it affordable for the public.
- </c> and leaving someone else to pay for it. and leaving someone else to pay for it.
- for something that you'll never get, but they're also paying for something that happens to you.
- for something that you'll never get, but they're also paying for something that happens to you.
- for something that you'll never get, but they're also paying for something that happens to you.
Committee:
House Commerce Finance and Policy
Keywords:
trusted contact, financial exploitation, elder abuse, elder financial abuse, fraud prevention, financial institution, banking, credit union, broker-dealer, account security, dormant account, consumer protection, scam, suspicious activity, protective services, law enforcement reporting, Minnesota Statutes chapter 45A, HF3388, Minnesota premium security plan, reinsurance
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
03/25/2026 - House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections
House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections Committee of Reference
Transcript Highlights:
- I imagine for a lot of these people it would be cheaper to pay hourly.
- They were paying each other to get ratings. That's an internal fraud issue.
- A company operating under Senate Bill 1803's framework would pay well, that veteran would have to pay
- And that happens with your retirement pay as well, your military points.
- You can pay more for certainty or you can pay less and take a chance. I'm totally fine with that.
Summary:
The committee heard an extended presentation and discussion on Arizona higher education research security, focused heavily on Arizona State University’s foreign funding, international partnerships, and alleged ties to Chinese military-affiliated institutions. The presenter argued that ASU and the Arizona Board of Regents had not been transparent about foreign gifts, contracts, and research collaborations, especially those involving the Chinese “Seven Sons” universities, and said the committee would pursue a congressional referral and other federal review. A strike-everything amendment to SB 1060 was described but then withdrawn; the underlying SB 1327 was then taken up as a companion measure requiring ABOR to adopt university research security policies and submit annual reports on those policies and on foreign contributions over $250,000. The committee heard testimony in support from Marina Macklin, who said the bill would help protect dual-use and defense-relevant research from being funneled to China’s military ecosystem, and she answered questions about biosecurity, semiconductors, AI model theft, and election systems. After debate, SB 1327 was approved on a 4-2 vote, with Delos Santos and Marquez voting no and Colloden, Powell, and the chair voting yes; the chair stated his support was to keep missile, armor, guidance, and other technology safe from the Chinese government.
The committee then heard SB 1803, a veterans’ consumer-protection bill regulating private companies that help veterans file disability claims. The bill would prohibit unaccredited persons from preparing, presenting, or prosecuting veterans’ benefits matters, require service agreements to be filed with the Attorney General, cap compensation, ban certain practices such as overseas call centers and in-house doctors, and create consumer-fraud enforcement authority. Sponsor Sen. Gallin said the measure was intended to add guardrails for veterans and prevent bad actors from taking excessive fees or misleading claimants. Testimony from Veterans Guardian representatives supported the bill as a way to create transparency and preserve veterans’ choice while regulating the industry; they said many veterans seek private help after unsuccessful attempts with free services and that the bill would not eliminate competition. Opponents and skeptical members questioned whether the bill would effectively legalize one business model while restricting others, whether the contingent-fee structure was consumer-friendly, and whether the companies were engaging in the unauthorized practice of law. The discussion also referenced prior federal and state litigation involving similar laws and the possibility of future federal accreditation reform. The transcript ends during continued questioning on SB 1803, before a final vote is shown.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
HHS-AEN-EIG, HHS, HHS Public Hearings 02-02-2026
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- It requires them to pay the premiums for bronze or catastrophic, which is a low bar. Okay.
- It it requires them to pay the bronze.
- If the doctor said that don't pay God.
- </c> they should cover it because we paying they should cover it because we paying for<01:06:56.480><
- </c> for the for the for the I mean we paying for the for the for the I mean we paying for<01:06:58.720
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services
Summary:
The joint HHS, Agriculture, Environment, Energy, and Intergovernmental Affairs hearing focused first on SB 2262, a pollution and illegal dumping measure. The Department of Health said it stood on its written testimony, and public testimony included support from CARES with suggested amendments to involve the counties in standardized response planning and to address pollution caused by individuals. Members questioned the bill’s fines, where they would go, and how the department would handle carcasses and illegal dumping enforcement. DOH said administrative fines go to the general fund, criminal fines are collected by the Attorney General, carcasses are generally buried by the landowner under existing rules, and DOH mainly regulates solid waste and coordinates with counties and other agencies when violations arise.
After discussion, the chair recommended SB 2262 be passed with substantial amendments. The proposed amendments would add DLNR to the task force, deposit all fines into a special fund to support enforcement, allow fines below $5,000 for littering and higher fines for excessive or chronic illegal dumping, and include a January 30, 2050 effective date. The committee adopted the recommendation, with members voting aye.
The hearing then moved to the HHS calendar. On SB 2087, relating to health insurance, agencies including DHS, DCCA, the Attorney General, and Labor stood on written testimony, while several advocacy and medical groups testified in support. One Medicaid recipient opposed the bill, arguing the coverage should be immediate rather than phased in over three years. Angela Melody Young supported the bill but urged amendments to prioritize people with disabilities, kupuna, and mothers. Members questioned whether the rural health transformation program could support the bill’s deductible structure; the Department of Human Services said it was unlikely CMS would allow that level of coverage, though rural funds might help in other ways. The committee then moved on to SB 2089, which would expand services eligible for Medicaid prospective payment system reimbursement, hearing support from OHA, DHS, and others, along with testimony about mental health access and training. The transcript also began SB 2106, relating to health and eating disorder prevention, with a student testifying in support and citing youth eating disorder harms, but the discussion was cut off before any action on that bill.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- They provide 2,500 really good-paying jobs. The average starting salary there right now is $70,000.
- They provide 2,500 really good-paying jobs. The average starting salary there right now is $70,000.
- of Health and Human Services to study direct pay models.
- :08:30.159><c> care</c> exempts direct pay healthc care exempts direct pay healthc care facilities<02
- </c><02:09:01.440><c> The</c> to study direct pay models. The to study direct pay models.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 3/11/25
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Steel property in Virginia, Minnesota, pays about 25 to 30 million per year into the permanent school
- That alone pays for what we have.
- about 25 to in Virginia Minnesota pays about 25 to 30<00:04:03.200><c> million</c><00:04:03.680><c>
- They can't pay more than fair market value, but they can't pay under fair market value.
- They can't pay more than fair market value, but they can't pay under fair market value.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 2/27/25
Commerce Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- At Commerce, defrayal cost means the amount the state must directly pay a health plan annually to defray
- Health</c><00:06:29.240><c> Plan</c><00:06:29.919><c> annually</c><00:06:30.840><c> to</c> directly pay
- um Health Plan annually to directly pay um Health Plan annually to defay<00:06:31.599><c> the</c><00
- It collects and integrates data from the process of paying for health care.
- </c> to be able to get secure jobs that pay to be able to get secure jobs that pay well<01:23:46.280>
Committee:
House Commerce Finance and Policy
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
HSH Public Hearing - Tue Feb 4, 2025 @ 9:30 AM HST
Human Services & Homelessness
Transcript Highlights:
- We can avoid paying $5 million in penalties by investing in our own system.
- child support or they're late with paying child support.
- child support or they're late with paying child support.
- child support or they're late with pay child support or they're late with paying<00:45:31.480><c> child
- </c><01:11:30.679><c> tuition</c> subsidies to help families pay tuition subsidies to help families pay
Committee:
House Human Services & Homelessness
Summary:
The committee heard several Human Services measures focused on Medicaid access, long-term care benefits, home health reimbursement, SNAP administration, trauma-informed child welfare, and child abuse reporting. HP 702 would increase funding for Medicaid in-home services if federal matching funds are secured, and testimony from disability advocates supported the measure as needed to help people with disabilities cover medical expenses. HB 1477, described as a correction to a prior session’s mistake, would clarify that the monthly needs allowance for certain long-term care residents does not replace state supplemental payments and would raise the ceiling by $25 to fix the prior issue and by an additional $20 as a new benefit; DHS supported it with amendments, and the committee indicated it would amend accordingly. HB 713 would fund a DHS rate study for home health services, with the Healthcare Association of Hawaii strongly supporting it and describing rising labor costs, losses on Medicaid patients, and access concerns if agencies cannot keep serving Medicaid clients. HB 1099 would appropriate emergency funds to DHS after a USDA penalty tied to SNAP response times, with supporters including Catholic Charities Hawaii, Hawaii Public Health Institute, and others arguing the money should be reinvested in staffing and systems to improve access and avoid further penalties. HB 1079 would direct the Office of Wellness and Resilience and DHS to create trauma-informed assessments and training for Child Welfare Services staff; testimony from state offices and advocacy groups supported it, citing the Mālama ʻOhana Working Group, staff burnout, and the need for a sustainable train-the-trainer model. Finally, HB 239 would narrow when failure to provide a child’s needs constitutes abuse or neglect, but DHS raised concerns that the current wording could broaden abuse findings and leave families in poverty without a clear safety net, while the Honolulu prosecutor’s office opposed it, warning it could weaken mandatory reporting and hinder investigations of child abuse. No formal votes were taken in the portion provided, though the chair said HB 1477 would be amended and several measures were left open for further questions and testimony.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><01:02:55.160><c> school</c> Department of Education will pay school Department of Education will
- pay school districts<01:02:55.839><c> so</c><01:02:56.000><c> they</c><01:02:56.119><c> don't</c><01
- So anytime an edit gets triggered whereby the rate of pay is in excess of what the norm is for those,
- </c><01:24:52.280><c> the</c><01:24:52.440><c> rate</c><01:24:52.639><c> of</c><01:24:52.840><c> pay<
- /c><01:24:53.040><c> is</c><01:24:53.239><c> in</c> triggered whereby the rate of pay is in triggered
Committee:
Senate Education Finance
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Board - (6-24-26) - Reupload
Transcript Highlights:
- Why do we have to pay pay for losers?
- Why do we have to pay pay for poor<01:19:32.800><c> or</c><01:19:33.040><c> even</c><01:19:33.199><c>
- We pay double what other countries pay per capita and we get less care.
- We pay double what other they need.
- We pay double what other countries<01:43:14.000><c> pay</c><01:43:14.320><c> per</c><01:43:14.560><c>
Keywords:
During the committee meeting live stream, portion of the video was lost due to network issues. There were also some technical difficulties with content and the incorrect background image being used.
The lost footage was recovered from backup, and the other issues corrected in post production editing.
1. 00:00:41 Call to Order
2. 00:01:02 Roll Call
3. 00:02:54 Approval of Minutes
4. 00:05:06 Statutory Reports and Data Requests
5. 00:35:14 2025 and 2026 Session Update
6. 01:03:10 Board Structure Updates and Subcommittees
7. 01:05:20 Public Comment
8. 02:23:14 Adjournment, 958, all
Summary:
The Medicaid Oversight Board meeting opened with quorum, approval of the March 9 and March 16, 2026 minutes, and a welcome to new member Representative Willner. The board then heard a presentation from the Department of Medicaid Services on several statutory reports: the quarterly budget analysis (LRC) report, the quarterly MCO report, the provider tax and assessment report, the enrollee demographic report, the annual behavioral health/substance use disorder utilization report, and the Medicaid pharmaceutical rebate fund. Commissioner Lisa Lee and CFO Steve Bechal explained the reports and answered questions.
On spending, DMS said the quarterly budget analysis report should be read using the summary tabs because the first tab reflects only traditional Medicaid and does not include all populations. Lee said the first three quarters of fiscal year 2026 showed about $191 million more in waiver spending than the same period last year, about $250 million more in other categories such as nursing facilities, CCBHCs, and FQHCs, and roughly $450 million more in total fee-for-service spending. She also noted that Medicare Part D premiums are 100% state funds and estimated the state-fund increase at about $140 million. For managed care, DMS said pharmacy, inpatient hospital, and outpatient hospital spending made up about 66% of MCO payments so far this fiscal year.
Members asked about administrative costs, provider tax impacts, citizenship-status categories, medical loss ratio, and whether the reports could be expanded to show recoupments and citizenship-based spending. DMS clarified that the spending figures discussed were benefit costs only, not administrative costs, and said administrative match rates vary. On the provider tax and directed payments report, Lee said the new CMS proposed rule would allow separate payment terms to continue through the grandfathering period, but that the impact would be substantial for providers even if the administrative effect was minimal. She also said DMS was still reviewing unusual citizenship categories such as “other” and “unspecified,” and would provide more information on medical loss ratio and recoupments if available.
Auditor Ball raised concerns about alleged waste, duplicate Social Security numbers, ineligible enrollees, and high error rates in other programs. Lee responded that Medicaid focuses on fraud, waste, and abuse, but said the cited $800 million figure was not factual because it did not account for people enrolled in more than one Medicaid program at the same time. She said DMS is reviewing eligibility systems, including changes tied to community engagement requirements, and is working with the cabinet’s eligibility staff and ombudsman division on error rates. No additional votes or formal actions were taken beyond approving the minutes.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- another or pay for other issues.
- </c> pay for another or pay for other issues. pay for another or pay for other issues.
- </c><01:57:21.520><c> the</c> that they may not have to pay the that they may not have to pay the marginal
- We still could not pay our house bills with the farm.
- </c> not pay our house bills with the farm. not pay our house bills with the farm.
Committee:
Senate Commerce
MS
Transcript Highlights:
- >> Hold their pay.
- >> Hold their pay.
- Not pay. >> That's correct. >> Thank you. >> Not their health insurance, just their pay.
- </c><01:51:10.719><c> Not</c><01:51:10.880><c> pay.</c> >> Hold their pay. Not pay.
- >> Hold their pay. Not pay. >> That's<01:51:11.360><c> correct.
Committee:
Joint Education
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> of that is used to pay off debt. of that is used to pay off debt.
- </c><00:36:31.520><c> off</c> borrowed from our Visa card to pay off borrowed from our Visa card to pay
- </c> trustees of the uh family trust to pay trustees of the uh family trust to pay more<01:07:22.880>
- ><c> it'll</c> property tax to pay for this and it'll property tax to pay for this and it'll be<01:12
- for it what the state doesn't are paying for it what the state doesn't pay.
Committee:
House Education Funding
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
FIN Info Briefing - Fri Jan 16, 2026 @ 9:00 AM HST
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, what happened in general is there's a lot of pay increase, like the union pay increase for the last
- But you've been paying the pay increase, right? >> Yes.
- like like the union uh pay increase for like like the union uh pay increase for the<00:24:13.760><c>
- </c> the pay increase, right? the pay increase, right?
- </c> pay off this um reception. Correct. pay off this um reception. Correct.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- So he's paying attention, doing his job. ...If we are comparing bananas, Mr.
- So he's paying attention, doing his job. Thank you, Josh.
- </c> inappropriateness of counties paying inappropriateness of counties paying these<01:13:50.560><c>
- They have not paid taxes on the same seats that you have to pay taxes on.
- pay scales for<02:13:23.119><c> our</c><02:13:23.280><c> staffing.
Committee:
Senate Human Services
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, you can plea by to pay the ticket.
- </c> months without having to pay a ticket. months without having to pay a ticket.
- </c><02:11:47.280><c> attention</c> really like a pay attention really like a pay attention to<02:11:
- </c> come here and they work and they pay come here and they work and they pay taxes.<02:35:14.319><c
- </c> a US citizen, but they're paying taxes. a US citizen, but they're paying taxes. there.<03:09:49.920
Committee:
Senate Transportation
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, March 25, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- In my district alone, over 167,000 people rely on Social Security benefits to pay their bills, put food
- into the system and every widow paying into the system and every widow person<00:23:43.760><c> with<
- their bills, put food on benefits to pay their bills, put food on the<00:24:22.799><c> table,</c><00
- If you lose your job, if your hours get cut, if you become disabled or have trouble paying bills, you
- </c> right to organize creating well-paying right to organize creating well-paying union<06:18:19.840
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Agriculture Apr 14th, 2026
Agriculture, Food Production and Outdoor Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- Apparently they got to the falls, probably didn't want to pay the toll to go over the falls upstream,
- Apparently they got to the falls, probably didn't want to pay the toll to go over the falls upstream,
- Highway probably is going to have to pay their $500,000 max on a wreck. That's...
- Probably is going to have to pay their $500,000 max on a wreck.
- Probably is going to have to pay their $500,000 max on a wreck.
Summary:
The House Agriculture Committee held a public hearing on House Bill 2998, with Representative Riggs explaining that most of the bill would be removed in committee substitute and that the remaining provisions would focus on an Upper Mississippi River Basin feasibility study and creating a stand-alone rural development office within DED. Riggs argued the study could explore hydropower, run-of-river technology, and a longer navigation season on the Mississippi, while the rural office would better serve Missouri’s roughly 2 million rural residents and provide a more permanent focus than current staffing arrangements. Committee members asked about why the river has not been used for power before, the cost and timeline of the study, the feasibility of retrofitting old locks and dams, and how the rural office would improve coordination and funding for rural development.
Testimony in favor included Lisa Pennett, who urged keeping the coal-related language and said Missouri should protect its remaining coal plants amid growing electricity demand; Mike Sutherland of Missouri Electric Cooperatives, who supported the rural development office and described co-ops’ role in broadband, workforce, housing, and community development across rural Missouri; and MoDOT’s Pamela Harlan, who said the agency would need to coordinate with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on the river study, estimated the study cost at about $3 million, and said it would likely take about three years. Informational testimony from Missouri Policy Initiative provided data on hydropower nationally, noting that only a small share of U.S. dams generate electricity, many retrofit projects are not viable, and a Mississippi River lock-and-dam project in Missouri and Illinois had recently received a federal permit to study feasibility. The hearing ended with the chair noting the bill would be narrowed in a substitute and then adjourning the committee; no vote was taken.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee Apr 6th, 2026
Business, Professions and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- This was extremely important because I wanted to make sure that as they are paying less, the people who
- alternatives, including both generics and biosimilars, have reduced our acquisition costs and lower co-pays
- “If you click ‘do not substitute,’ then you would have to pay out of pocket for it.
- You would have to pay out of pocket.
- So if I pay out of my pocket for now because I need the medication, then after the insurance company
Summary:
The Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee heard SB 1094 by Senator Weber Pierson, which would expand pharmacist substitution authority for biosimilars and allow health plans to require use of lower-cost generic or biosimilar alternatives when available, unless the prescriber marks “do not substitute.” The author said the bill is intended to lower prescription drug costs, improve access, and require insurers to report on whether substitutions reduce out-of-pocket costs and premium growth. Committee amendments were accepted, including changes to align definitions with federal law, require a link to the FDA Purple Book, add a 30-day advance notice requirement for plan-driven substitutions, and allow exceptions for patients or providers.
Supporters included Blue Shield of California, Sharp HealthCare, health plans, CVS, the California Chamber of Commerce, and other business and health care groups, who argued the bill would increase competition, reduce costs, and remove administrative barriers to using FDA-approved biosimilars. Opponents and “opposed unless amended” witnesses, including the Biotechnology Innovation Organization, the California Rheumatology Alliance, and some physician groups, argued the bill goes beyond current FDA interchangeability standards, could undermine physician judgment, and may create patient safety concerns for some chronic-disease patients who react differently to biosimilars or experience problems with multiple switches. Committee members discussed the “do not substitute” option, patient notification, insurance approval, and whether the bill preserves physician discretion.
After debate, Senator Arreguín moved the bill, and the committee voted 10-0 to pass SB 1094 as amended to the Senate Health Committee.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee Apr 6th, 2026
Business, Professions and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- This was extremely important because I wanted to make sure that as they are paying less, the people who
- alternatives, including both generics and biosimilars, have reduced our acquisition costs, lower co-pays
- “Click, do not substitute,” then you would have to pay out of pocket for it.
- You would have to pay out of pocket.
- So if I pay out of my pocket for now because I need the medication, then after the insurance company
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- That's almost a $19,000 difference in pay for somebody to go back to the classroom that they would have
- Obviously, pay scales are based on skill, ability, and capacity as people move up through the rank.
- So, you know, a superintendent, for example, is going to take a lesser pay to go back onto the teacher
- If I remember right, and we might have to, but the superintendent's pay is totally separate from the
- So it's a whole different pay scale and everything. That's why this discrepancy kind of comes in.
Committee:
Senate Education