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• It also includes $23.8 million annually for security contracts, providing safety and security in airports
• federal dollars.
• federal dollars.
• federal dollars.
• federal dollars.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• The insurance companies then sued Ed Couch in New York and got a New York federal judge to appoint a
• lines insurers.
• It’s from a study that the Federal Insurance Office of the Department of Treasury published on non-renewal
• It's from a federal study conducted last month, and what it says is that Texas insurer data did not include
• There are people applying for insurance and then being declined insurance.

Bills: SB388 , SB455 , SB917 , SB925 , SB1006

Committee: Senate Business & Commerce

Keywords: dispatchable generation, electricity, natural gas, ERCOT, energy credits, utilities regulation, renewable energy, arbitration, insurance contracts, surplus lines, Texas law, insurance policy, boiler inspection, boiler safety, inspection report deadline, certificate inspection, authorized inspector, inspection agency, Health and Safety Code, board of boiler rules

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• $40,000 or $50,000 more in home insurance?
• bill, the insurance bill is: if you're certified, this is your insurance rate, and if you're not certified
• , this is your insurance rate.
• A lot of work and partnership has gone in with the Department of Insurance and with the insurers and
• insurance on behalf of the state and tracks insurance market trends in order to forecast future insurance

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• And this particular grant program supports physical security enhancements and other security activities
• Recommendations are to reclassify all federal funds in this GRD account as federal funds and grant exceptional
• insurance.
• So first is Social Security.
• I do want to assure you that we're working at the federal level as well with our federal partners in

Committee: House Appropriations - S/C on Articles I, IV, & V

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• Madam Chair, members, House Bill 2433 requires insurers that offer Medicare supplement insurance to individuals
• So what this bill would do, simply put, is require insurance plans.
• Goodness of your heart not to burden insurance companies and insurance policyholders?
• Most of the individual insurers do, though.
• Insurers already collect and report similar information to the federal government.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The committee heard House Bill 2433, which would require insurers offering Medicare supplement policies to people 65 and older to also offer them to Medicare beneficiaries under 65 with ALS or end-stage renal disease, with enrollment periods and premium protections tied to 65-year-old rates. Supporters, including dialysis and ALS advocates, said the bill would help a small population facing high out-of-pocket costs and could improve access to transplants and care; opponents argued it would shift costs onto older seniors and raise Medigap premiums. The committee recommended the bill do pass on a 12-0 vote. The committee also heard House Bill 2593, appropriating $1.5 million to the University of Arizona for the Arizona Perinatal Psychiatry Access Line. The sponsor and physicians testified that the line helps obstetric and pediatric providers quickly consult on perinatal depression, postpartum psychosis, suicidality, and other mental health crises, improving outcomes for mothers, children, and families and reducing costly emergency and crisis care. The bill received a do pass recommendation on a 10-1 vote. House Concurrent Resolution 2013, proclaiming June 2026 as Celebrate Life Month, drew emotional testimony from a young woman with spina bifida and another speaker supporting the sanctity of life. Some members objected that the state should focus on practical supports such as paid leave, child care, and health care access, while others supported the resolution as a statement of human dignity. The resolution passed the committee 7-5. The committee then approved House Bill 4010, creating a Board of Genetic Counselors and licensure standards, after testimony from genetic counselors and a patient advocate about the need for qualified counseling and better access; it passed 11-1. Later, the committee approved House Bill 2196, which would require pharmacy benefit managers to reimburse non-affiliated pharmacies at least their acquisition cost and pay a dispensing fee, and establish an appeals process. Independent pharmacists and their coalition said PBM practices are driving closures and unfairly favor affiliated pharmacies, while PBM and employer representatives warned of major cost increases and said the bill would interfere with private contracts; the bill passed 11-1. The committee also adopted a strike-everything amendment to House Bill 2182 requiring insurers and health plans to report claims denial and prior authorization data to DIFI, and then gave the amended bill a 12-0 do pass recommendation. Finally, the committee approved House Bill 2189, directing the Board of Nursing to update rules for licensed health aides and collect annual data, with the sponsor and board staff saying it would help implement routine ventilator care in the home; it passed 12-0. The committee then began hearing House Bill 2404, a strike-everything amendment on inter-facility transports for behavioral health patients, but the transcript cuts off before action on that bill.

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• These amounts in the insurance are very small.
• No, insurance is very complicated, so if you look at...
• on unemployment insurance, and many can remember it.
• on unemployment insurance.
• To be clear, the big federal bill already passed.

Bills: HB4138 , HB4139 , HB4140 , HB4141 , HB4142 , HB4143 , HB4144 , HB4145 , HB4146 , HB4147 , HB4148 , HB4149 , HB4150 , HB4151 , HB4152 , HB4153 , SB1831 , SB1832 , SB1833 , SB1834 , SB1835 , SB1836 , SB1837 , SB1838 , SB1839 , SB1840 , SB1841 , SB1842 , SB1843 , SB1844 , SB1845 , SB1846

Committee: Joint Appropriations

Keywords: appropriations, education funding, health care, general fund, state budget, local funding, gaming, pari-mutuel, horse racing, regulatory assessment, first-time starters, budget implementation, federal funds, government services, budget stabilization, financial reporting, capital outlay, infrastructure, veterans services, highway construction

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• secure, is critically important.
• And then on the point of the federal lawsuit, which is a fair one, yes, there is federal preemption as
• And then on the point of the federal lawsuit, which is a fair one, yes, there is federal preemption as
• insurance on enslaved individuals.
• Right, but I'm talking about from the federal government. From the federal government.

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• We provide funding for victims of crime, backfilling federal dollars.
• all... $756 million federal grant that you can't even apply for yet.
• First is related to the health insurance trust fund.
• You have the federal poverty level; that's the national level.
• It’s on the federal side of the equation.”

Keywords: 1182, all

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• And so I will call up our Employment Security Department.
• In other words, people are needing unemployment insurance.
• We also, through a combination of federal and state funds, administer the Economic Security for All program
• This is a federally funded program, and we have staff who go out.
• Again, Josh Die for the Employment Security Department.

Summary: The Senate Labor and Commerce Committee opened its 2026 session with member introductions and a work session on the Employment Security Department’s structure and programs. ESD officials described their roles and reviewed paid family and medical leave, WA Cares, unemployment insurance, workforce services, and agricultural worker outreach. Senators raised concerns about call volume, program solvency, fraud detection, employer access to information, and whether workers can receive leave benefits while working other jobs. ESD said WA Cares is in a limited pilot, PFML has seen rapid growth, UI trust fund solvency is projected to be near the statutory trigger level, and they would follow up with more detailed information on eligibility, fraud referrals, and employer scenarios. The committee then heard Senate Bill 5292, which would replace the current PFML rate-setting formula with a forward-looking actuarial model and require a four-month reserve beginning in 2030. Supporters, including the sponsor, JLARC staff, labor advocates, and employer groups, said the change would improve stability and follow JLARC recommendations; opponents warned it could lead to higher payroll taxes and argued the program is already too costly. The chair said she intended to keep the bill narrow as it moved forward. The committee also heard Senate Bill 6014, a technical bill on pregnancy-related accommodations that would preserve the ability of pregnant workers to request certain accommodations without a doctor’s note and create a public records exemption for sensitive complaint and investigation records; the sponsor and supporters said it corrects a drafting error and protects privacy. Next, the committee heard Senate Bill 5972, which would remove the population threshold limiting interest arbitration for correctional officers in jails, and Senate Bill 5869, which would make permanent and expand from residential to all building construction sites a requirement that L&I notify employers or owners within 10 working days when a hazard is identified. Correctional officers’ representatives and labor groups supported SB 5972 as a fairness and safety measure, while the sponsor said it would create consistency across jurisdictions. Construction industry groups supported SB 5869, and L&I said it had no concerns but wanted the bill kept narrow; the chair noted the bill’s purpose was to speed hazard communication. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 5874, which would allow ESD to waive penalties for minor errors in quarterly unemployment reports, especially missing SOC/job-title information. The sponsor said small businesses were being hit with unnecessary fines, and ESD said it had identified a sharp rise in penalties and was working with the sponsor on possible fixes. The committee adjourned after the hearings.

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• The asset test elimination, federal success, federal flexibilities.
• So the federal government and the new federal administration, and even the prior administration, had
• So the federal government and the new federal administration and even the prior administration, tax at
• So the federal government and the new federal administration and even the prior administration had sent
• That's where to have an echo bill private insurance and commercial insurance plans.

Summary: The committee heard a budget oversight hearing on the Department of Health Care Services, focusing first on the overall Medi-Cal budget and a March General Fund loan to cover a current-year shortfall. DHCS said the 2025-26 budget proposal totals $193.4 billion, with Medi-Cal projected at $188.1 billion total funds and $42.1 billion General Fund, driven by higher enrollment, pharmacy costs, managed care growth, and costs tied to eligibility expansions and the COVID-era redetermination unwinding. The department said the $3.44 billion loan was needed to manage cash flow and ensure timely payments to providers and plans, while the LAO noted Medi-Cal’s cash-basis budgeting creates volatility and that more detailed estimates would come with the May Revision. Members discussed federal Medicaid threats, the need for transparency on cost drivers, and the impact of pharmacy spending, long-term care, and immigration-related coverage expansions. The second major topic was family health programs, including California Children’s Services, the continuous coverage unwinding, and opioid settlement fund spending. DHCS described CCS funding methodology changes, ongoing county stakeholder work, and a delayed rollout of CCS monitoring and oversight until July 1, 2025, while county representatives and advocates argued the program is underfunded and asked for more technical assistance and a delay in implementation. On the unwinding, the department explained that federal redetermination flexibilities helped maintain coverage after the pandemic, but the Governor’s budget proposes ending them at the end of June 2025; advocates urged making the flexibilities permanent to avoid coverage losses. For opioid settlement funds, DHCS and Finance said the budget increases funding for naloxone distribution while reducing other harm-reduction spending based on updated settlement revenues, prompting criticism from members and public commenters who argued the change would weaken effective harm-reduction programs. The hearing also included an update on Proposition 35 implementation. DHCS said the voter-approved measure continuously appropriates MCO tax revenues beginning in 2025, with up to $4.6 billion annually available for specified Medi-Cal and provider investments in 2025 and 2026, but implementation depends on consultation with the required stakeholder advisory committee. The department and LAO noted uncertainty about future federal rules affecting the MCO tax after 2026. Public testimony largely supported maintaining Medi-Cal expansions, protecting immigrant coverage, preserving harm-reduction funding, and increasing support for community health workers, pediatric dental care, and CCS county administration. No votes were taken during the portion of the hearing provided.

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• Is the ascension of AVs going to change the insurance market for auto insurance and so forth, Mr.
• As you said, our insurance rates should go down.
• It's difficult to get insurance right now.
• Our federal highways are part of a federal highway map. and those are village-owned roadways, so we're
• U.S. federal lands.

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• heavily on federal funding.
• the federal shutdown.
• Food security remains one of Hawaii's most urgent issues statewide, pre-federal funding cuts.
• funded federal funding to increase economic security for our farmers.
• </c> and veterans losing their insurance. and veterans losing their insurance.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: This joint informational briefing on Act 310 grants and aid focused on organizations describing how federal funding cuts, Medicaid/SNAP changes, and related policy shifts are affecting their services and budgets. Committee members explained there would be no Q&A, testimony would be limited to one minute, and in-person participants would be heard before Zoom callers. Members repeatedly asked testifiers to identify the amount of federal funding lost or at risk. Testimony came from a wide range of nonprofits and community providers, including Aloha Care, Hawaii Bicycling League, Hawaii Literacy, Hawaii Youth Symphony, Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition of Hawaii, the Tsunami Museum, The Kohala Center, West Hawaii Community Health Center, West Hawaii Region Hospital Foundation, Sounding Joy Music Therapy, Big Brothers Big Sisters Hawaii, Dynamic Community Solutions, Feeding Hawaii Together, Girl Scouts of Hawaii, Hawaii Disability Rights Center, Hawaii Youth Services Network, Hawaiian Lending and Investments, Homana, Honolulu Theatre for the Youth, Kids Hurt Too Hawaii, and Kokua Kalihi Valley. Most described reduced or threatened federal support and requested state funding to maintain services such as health care access, food security, disaster preparedness, literacy and digital inclusion, youth mentoring, arts education, housing, and climate or agricultural resilience. Several speakers emphasized direct impacts on vulnerable populations, including kūpuna, low-income families, immigrants, homeless youth, and people with disabilities. Requests ranged from relatively small planning or program grants to multi-million-dollar stabilization asks, with some organizations citing specific losses such as reduced Medicaid or USDA funding, canceled EPA or FEMA support, or expiring federal grants. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the briefing.

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• The fact that the aerospace flight entity, you know, has, by federal law, holds or operates a valid Federal
• guard, armed security guard.
• One where a security officer was shot and killed, and in a couple of cases where security officers, in
• And if you can, if there's another security officer, maybe allowing that security officer to come in
• But a poorly trained security guard are who has a I absolutely do, but a poorly trained security guard

Committee: Senate Judiciary A

Keywords: 974, senate, all

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• And so what we did as a body allowed federal contract, I think it was federal contract.
• And so what we did as a body allowed federal contract, I think it was federal contract.
• There were federal.
• insurance.
• So for those new to UI in the federal-state unemployment insurance system, the U.S.

Keywords: Commission on Unemployment Compensation, 976, house, all

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• And make it up to the federal government. So everyone welcome Jonah Haney to the House. Thank you.
• ; SB 1213, health insurance; SB 123?
• If people are on our state insurance, as a lot of us are, in cases of rape, Insurance, as a lot of us
• minerals trapped beneath federal land withdrawals in Arizona.
• Our economy, our national security, and our energy future depend on these resources.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• What insurance is required and under what standards?
• Second is insurance.
• Too many times—somebody brought up the insurance issue.
• They're locked in warehouses with security cameras.
• A federal judge ultimately saw through the lies of the federal government and dismissed all charges,

Committee: Senate Public Safety

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• consistency with federal requirements.
• The goal is to reduce liability exposure and help make FFAs more insurable and lower the cost of insurance
• While the insurance commissioner called on admitted Insurers to step in, no state-admitted insurer has
• the root causes of the insurance crisis.
• and not our regulated insurance market, but our—there's a line, there's a name for it that the insurance

Summary: The hearing covered several child welfare, human services, tribal housing, child care, and long-term care bills. SB 1099 would clarify local governments’ authority to provide state or local public benefits to all residents under PRWORA; SB 1190 would regulate private youth transport services by requiring permits, background checks, training, and bans on blindfolds, hoods, restraints, and overnight pickups; SB 1322 would streamline tribal access to Community Care Expansion housing grants and better align the process with tribal sovereignty; SB 1109 would require an annual license renewal review for STRTPs with five or more Type A citations in a year; SB 1234 would require fentanyl testing in juvenile dependency cases when a court finds a risk of fentanyl use; SB 991 would require DSS to identify the specific type of abuse on its public licensing database; SB 1200 would redefine “infant” for family child care ratio purposes as under 18 months; and SB 1345 would strengthen foster youth rights regarding access to and dignified transport of personal belongings. The committee also approved a consent calendar including SB 534, SB 1410, and SB 1421. Testimony was largely in support of the measures, often from authors, advocates, county officials, and people with lived experience. Supporters of SB 1190 described traumatic youth transport practices and argued for basic safety standards. SB 1322 supporters said tribal grantees face unnecessary delays and collateral demands that conflict with sovereignty. SB 1109 drew support from county probation officers who cited repeated serious violations and public safety concerns at STRTPs, while the chair ultimately opposed the bill as duplicative of existing CDSS authority. SB 1234 drew emotional support from a grandparent who lost a child to fentanyl, but also opposition from the Drug Policy Alliance and a dependency attorney, who argued the bill was redundant, vague, and could create biased or unnecessary testing; amendments were accepted to narrow the standard. SB 991 supporters said the public needs more specific information about abuse findings, SB 1200 supporters said the change would expand infant care capacity and help working families, and SB 1345 supporters said foster youth deserve dignity rather than having belongings packed in trash bags. Votes were taken after quorum was established. SB 991, SB 1200, SB 1345, SB 1190, SB 1234, SB 1322, and SB 1099 were all reported out of committee, most on unanimous or near-unanimous votes; SB 1234 passed 6-0 as amended to Appropriations, and SB 1099 later had a vote change recorded, ending 5-1. SB 1109 did not advance after the motion failed for lack of a second, and it was held in committee. The committee then adjourned and transitioned into an oversight hearing reviewing the outcomes of AB 2247 (placement stability and notice protections for foster youth) and AB 2496, with presenters discussing how the earlier foster youth placement law has changed practice and the importance of dignity, notice, and youth voice in placement decisions.

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• </c> impact on building a strong secure impact on building a strong secure society<00:10:08.360><c> and
• for federal revolving fund programs, and add language that cancels the funds remain unspent.
• We spend the balance of the money that is remaining in the KERS non-hazardous insurance fund.
• We spend the balance of the money that is remaining in the KERS non-hazardous insurance fund.

Keywords: 958, all

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• </c> insurance for pharmacists? insurance for pharmacists? &gt;&gt; Thank<00:36:45.599><c> you.
• </c> for also carries malpractice insurance. for also carries malpractice insurance.
• </c> malpractice insurance uh on their own. malpractice insurance uh on their own.
• exist, and the federal law does not require that the federal government build that system until 2029
• </c><01:34:39.440><c> It's</c> social security number exists. It's social security number exists.

Bills: SF0122 , SJ0006 , SF0121 , SF0106

Committee: House Labor, Health & Social Services

Keywords: medical necessity, insurance, healthcare policy, independent review, claim processing, shared parenting, family law, joint custody, child well-being, parental rights, pharmacy, collaborative care, healthcare, prescriptions, patient safety, Wyoming Pharmacy Act, welfare, Medicaid, employment, eligibility verification

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• A conventional loan is a loan under the federal conforming loan limit that is not insured by the VA or
• A conventional loan is a loan under the federal conforming loan limit that is not insured by the VA or
• For the record, Aaron Cocking, president and CEO of the Insurance Federation of Minnesota.
• </c> the Insurance Federation of Minnesota. the Insurance Federation of Minnesota.
• Um, and it says Minnesota Premium Security Plan federal funding.

Committee: Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection

Keywords: 1187, senate, all