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• IT HAPPENED WAS I FAILED TO INCLUDE THIS BIT OF RULEMAKING ON OUR REGULATORY PLAN, SOMETHING I TAKE VERY
• I USE THAT REGULATORY PLAN TO ENTER WORLD THE ELEMENT IS PUBLISHED TIMELY BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE THAT
• ON THE PLAN.
• IN MAKING STEPS TO AMEND OUR REGULATORY PLAN TO INCLUDE THIS WILL MAKING.
• ANY PLANS TO IMPROVE THAT. >> I COULD LOOK INTO THAT WHEN CASES ARE REFERRED TO AGENCIES.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Understanding of the ramifications of an incorrect diagnosis or treatment plan.
• Chair, members of the committee, my name is Dan Andre with the Minnesota Council of Health Plans. no
• Andre, with the Minnesota Council of Health Plans.
• And health plans do use prior authorization in order to speed up processes.
• It has been standard practice for all of our plans that making an adverse determination is done by a

Keywords: 1183, house

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• must also conduct system oversight activities, such as establishing a statewide quality improvement plan
• So in general, this is a plan that has been worked out by the stakeholders, which included the Department
• These plans also may not deny coverage for anesthesia services or impose any cap on the reimbursement
• It protects patients when surgery does not go according to plan.
• This bill proposes to maintain that policy and prevent health plans from establishing arbitrary time

Bills: HB1812 , HB2232 , HB2250 , HB2340 , HB2577

Committee: House Health Care & Wellness

Keywords: anesthesia services, healthcare access, reimbursement, patient care, equitable treatment, emergency services, healthcare outcomes, health infrastructure, system improvement, charity care, residency requirements, medical assistance, low-income, HB 2340, nursing assistants, nurse aide, substance use disorder monitoring program, monitoring program, credentialing, licensure

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• What we're planning to do under the settlement agreement is, within two years, come out with a plan to
• We're fully committed to working with them to figure out that plan.
• Chaker has mentioned the Lower Rio Grande Plan.
• And our intent to work with stakeholders to craft that plan.
• We are planning to commence the adjudication of the military grant.

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• Second, it increases DNR's assistance for vegetation management plans and permitting, as well as AIS
• The planning work is underway, and as I'm sure you can all appreciate, it takes some planning before
• The earlier project phases, such as planning, design, and procurement, which typically occur in those
• However, as you can see, the majority, only 12 percent have not started any planning yet.
• Otherwise, we have no plans to increase our budget substantially over where we are now.

Committee: House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

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• The transfer of the funds from the PPRF over into the Local Government Planning Fund.
• The second way that we are choosing to utilize that money is facilitating planning for small systems.
• We give them a planning grant.
• To do the planning for them.
• Labor and some of the entitlement processes take time in some communities to get through the planning

Committee: House House Rural Development, Land Grants And Cultural Affairs

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• I'm here on behalf of the California Association of Health Plans.
• Health plans are already required to cover medically necessary behavioral health treatment on par with
• It expands the standardized credentialing application and process to Medi-Cal-managed care plans.
• Enrollment in health plans is restricted to set periods.
• AB 2066 would make pregnancy a triggering event for enrolling in or changing a health plan.

Summary: The Assembly Health Committee heard several bills focused on workforce access, consumer protection, behavioral health parity, and public health safety. AB 1591 by Assembly Member Michelle Rodriguez would create a podiatric medicine pipeline program to address shortages of podiatrists, especially in rural and underserved counties; it drew strong support from podiatrists and medical groups and no opposition. AB 2011 by Assembly Member Hart would codify federal mental health and substance use disorder parity standards into state law; supporters argued it would preserve access if federal enforcement weakens, while health plans and insurers opposed it as premature and potentially confusing. The bill was moved on a due pass motion to Appropriations and remained on call after a roll vote with several ayes and some noes. The committee also considered AB 2311 by Assembly Member Chiavo, which would allow public health care district hospitals to directly employ physicians. Supporters said the change would help district hospitals recruit and retain doctors and stabilize care in underserved communities, while CMA and emergency physicians warned it could weaken the corporate practice of medicine protections and physician autonomy. Members raised concerns about guardrails, but the author said the bill would continue to be refined; it passed on a due pass motion to the Business and Professions Committee. AB 2030 by Assembly Member Lowenthal would prohibit sales of over-the-counter diet pills and weight-loss or muscle-building supplements to minors, with supporters citing eating disorder risks and opponents objecting to scope, age-verification, and retail requirements. The bill passed on a due pass motion to the Judiciary Committee. AB 1864 by Assembly Member Berman would require screening of gene synthesis orders to prevent misuse for bioterrorism and would authorize enforcement penalties for noncompliance. Supporters from Stanford, Encode, and the medical community said the measure would align California with federal best practices and address growing biosecurity risks, while life sciences representatives raised concerns about operational burdens and supply-chain impacts. Members discussed whether the bill should include an urgency clause and how to keep the standards current; it passed to the Judiciary Committee. AB 2457 by Assembly Member Connolly would standardize and speed up Medi-Cal managed care credentialing for physicians, and it passed to Appropriations with broad support. Finally, AB 2302, presented on behalf of Assembly Member Celeste Rodriguez, would require infant formula manufacturers to test for toxic elements such as lead and arsenic and post results publicly; pediatric and disability advocates supported the measure as a transparency and infant safety bill.

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• So for those of you that have items in the 10th, plan on tomorrow morning.
• Both would receive tax benefits from contributing to that plan.
• Just a couple of comments on typical retirement plans: when the employer contributes into the plan, the
• Into its plan. This is similar.
• Importantly, this bill... ...and the broader case planning process.

Keywords: 989, all

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• See, a label is not a plan.
• on that plan.
• That's why we have neighborhood planning in place.
• That's why we have neighborhood planning in place.
• It says that you can make a plan, but if you don't implement that plan... ...within two years, it automatically

Summary: The House first approved the previous day’s journal by roll call vote, 116-0, and then spent a long portion of the morning recognizing visiting students, homeschool groups, professional associations, veterans, and other guests in the gallery. A moment of silence was held in honor of Conrad Ashcraft after a member introduced his grandmother, who was present to testify on a bill related to his death. The chamber also recognized a birthday page, a 90th birthday for a House staff member, and Chiropractic Physicians Day. The main floor debate centered on House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2710, which would create an A-through-F school grading system for public schools and charter schools. Supporters said the bill would give parents a simple, transparent way to understand school performance, while also preserving more detailed underlying data and adding a climate scorecard amendment covering suspension, restraint, and satisfaction measures. The bill sponsor and supporters emphasized that the measure was revised from earlier versions, that the A grade would be based on the top decile rather than a moving target, that literacy and growth measures were important, and that any teacher incentive funding would be handled through appropriations and the teacher retention and recruitment fund rather than direct bonuses. Opponents argued that letter grades would stigmatize schools, destabilize staffing, and oversimplify complex school conditions, especially in districts with high poverty, mobility, or special education populations. Several members questioned the fairness of comparing schools with different funding levels, demographics, and student turnover, and others argued that the bill would not solve concerns about the MAP test or broader school funding. One member objected that the bill applied only to public and charter schools while state dollars are also now going to private-school tuition support. Despite those concerns, the House adopted the amendment offered by the St. Louis member, then adopted the committee substitute and ordered House Bill 2710 perfected and printed. Afterward, the House took up House Committee Substitute for House Bills 2404 and 2172, a measure to remove deed restrictions on unused public school property and create a right of first refusal for public entities, including charter schools. Supporters said the bill would allow vacant school buildings to be reused for education rather than sit unused or be demolished, and could generate revenue for school districts. The bill was advanced after discussion, with members citing examples from St. Louis and other areas where unused buildings could have been repurposed for charter or other educational use.

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• That is something that we plan to do, as Director Lucera mentioned.
• EMSA continues to plan for implementation of the reporting requirements under AB 716.
• The expenditure plan for fiscal year 2026-27 is to complete program design and The expenditure plan for
• I mentioned the Black Birth Equity Action Plan. We have a violence prevention roadmap now.
• $9 million representing the planned transfers from the AEDF fund in each of the next two years.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Uh with a retirement plan, service.
• That also would violate the IRS guidelines as it relates to retirement plans.
• You cannot pay into a retirement plans.
• So, we don't have retirement plan.
• </c> with this particular return to work plan with this particular return to work plan are<00:28:13.200

Committee: Joint Finance

Keywords: Finance - Room 216, 2 February, 2026; 3:00 PM, 925, all

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• ><c> organic</c> revision of plan to reduce all organic revision of plan to reduce all organic waste<
• </c> planning uh bill.
• So, in the planning planning uh bill.
• </c> solid waste management plan update. solid waste management plan update.
• However, the plans will be their plans.

Bills: SB3326

Committee: House Energy & Environmental Protection

Keywords: renewable energy, energy storage, cost reduction, public utilities commission, Hawaii energy policies, 910, house, all

Summary: The joint committees on Energy and Environmental Protection and Labor heard SB 3326, a bill concerning a study of separating transmission from generation in Hawaii’s electric system. Testimony was largely opposed. Life of the Land argued that true separation on an isolated island grid has not been shown to work anywhere and said the bill would waste taxpayer money. Hawaiian Electric and the Public Utilities Commission also opposed the measure, saying Hawaii already uses competitive bidding for new generation, that the bill would add cost, complexity, and reliability risks, and that a new study would duplicate prior work. In response to questions, the PUC explained its existing competitive bidding framework and said it had not seen an island system fully restructure in this way. The chair then amended the bill’s intent to require the PUC to open a proceeding for an independent, comprehensive analysis of the state’s energy pathways, including cost reduction, financial risk, state energy goals, and reliability, rather than narrowly focusing on separation. Both committees voted to pass SB 3326 SD2 with amendments, with the Energy committee adopting the recommendation unanimously and the Labor committee adopting it with one reservation and two no votes. The Energy and Environmental Protection Committee then took up SB 2497 SD2, which would require electric utilities other than cooperatives to provide transparent, publicly accessible customer bill impact analyses and annual reports to the PUC. The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs and the PUC offered comments, with the PUC supporting the intent. Life of the Land said the proposed disclosure requirements would be too complex for most ratepayers to use meaningfully, while Hawaiian Electric said the bill could raise costs and slow projects, though it acknowledged some of the language changes and said much of the information is already available through existing planning and regulatory processes. Hawaii Clean Power Alliance and one individual testified in support. No vote was taken on SB 2497 SD2 during the excerpt. The committee also heard SB 3183 SD2, which would bar higher-income taxpayers from claiming the renewable energy technologies income tax credit for certain residential solar systems and would change refundability rules. The Department of Taxation, the Hawaii State Energy Office, and the Tax Foundation offered comments, while the Hawaii Solar Energy Association and numerous companies and individuals opposed the bill. Opponents raised concerns about impacts on financing models and the solar market. Members asked the Department of Taxation for data on how credits are claimed by homeowners versus third-party owners and on the refundability of the credit; the department said it did not have the information immediately available but would follow up. The chair indicated decision-making would likely be deferred to allow further review, and no vote was taken in the excerpt.

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• </c> beneficiary of one or more benefit plans beneficiary of one or more benefit plans for<00:04:43.440
• </c> utilizing those, those are group plans. utilizing those, those are group plans.
• </c> of individual plan they're paying into? of individual plan they're paying into?
• I think it's less likely that it becomes part of a group plan because in the group plan, usually the
• I think it's less likely that it becomes part of a group plan because in the group plan, usually the

Bills: HB0028 , HB0080

Committee: Senate Labor, Health & Social Services

Keywords: sexual exploitation, child protection, law amendment, explicit conduct, sex crimes, identification cards, nursing facilities, assisted living, renewal process, resident rights, 916, all

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• is more commonly known as the transportation policy plan.
• c><00:23:48.880><c> uh</c> long range transportation planning uh long range transportation planning uh
• </c><00:26:27.120><c> to</c> service, although we are planning to service, although we are planning to
• </c><01:10:50.080><c> challenges</c> of the some of the planning challenges of the some of the planning
• Uh the international registration plan.

Bills: HF4693

Committee: House Transportation Finance and Policy

Keywords: transportation, license plates, validation stickers, replacement fees, government fees, 1183, house

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• And it requires agencies to prioritize planning, making an effort to plan to implement those cost-avoiding
• </c> requires agencies to prioritize planning requires agencies to prioritize planning that<00:15:41.440
• </c><00:15:42.560><c> to</c> that making an effort to plan to that making an effort to plan to implement
• What can we do to plan?
• They have to put into their planning.

Committee: Senate State and Local Government

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And we would plan to build units if there were other units that we would plan for in the future, we would
• We're looking at, you resource plan.
• </c> cost uh for our long-term planning cost uh for our long-term planning processes<00:41:18.560><c>
• And so the do with our strategic plan.
• </c> strategic plan in place and priorities. strategic plan in place and priorities.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:00:10 Approval of Minutes 00:01:19 Helping Power Kentucky's Growth (LG&E/KU) 00:01:39 Update from Kentucky's Electric Cooperatives 00:47:35, 958, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum, approved the minutes from the previous meeting, and then heard a presentation from LG&E and KU representatives Caroline Clark and John Bevington on economic development, energy demand, and the utility’s role in supporting Kentucky’s growth. Bevington described the company’s service territory, generation fleet, and recent economic development activity, including 76 projects supported in 2024, more than $2.8 billion in private investment, and over 3,000 new jobs. He emphasized that data centers are now the dominant driver in the pipeline, with 22 data center projects representing about 8.7 of the 9.7 gigawatts of potential demand, alongside other manufacturing and commercial projects. A major focus was how data centers choose sites and how utilities respond. Bevington explained that hyperscale data centers typically approach utilities first because they need transmission-level access, and that utilities then conduct internal analyses, estimate infrastructure needs, and require financial security before proceeding. He said the company is working through formal transmission studies and long-lead infrastructure planning, and noted that Kentucky’s sales tax exemption for data centers helped attract interest. He also outlined the economic benefits of data centers, citing an announced Louisville project of 525 megawatts and about $11 billion in investment, with an estimated $500 million in new tax revenue over 10 years, plus broader job and GDP impacts. Members asked about whether data centers could generate their own power, the reliability of the pipeline numbers given confidentiality and nondisclosure agreements, and cybersecurity concerns. Bevington said the company does not assume all pipeline projects will materialize in Kentucky and instead assigns probabilities to avoid overbuilding. He also said he was not the right person to address cybersecurity in detail but offered to return to a committee focused on IT or security. In response to questions about future supply, he said LG&E and KU are adding generation through a 120-megawatt solar facility in Mercer County, a 120-megawatt solar purchase in Marion County, and a 645-megawatt natural gas combined-cycle plant in Louisville, with PSC approval recently granted for additional generation and related system upgrades.

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• What's happening with the turquoise plan?
• And this is their plan of attack. They They have thought ahead of time.
• Dinses will now go through the features of a proposed action plan to get us there.
• What this report did is it created a plan and had multiple key steps.
• , into an action plan, into next steps.

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• Park City's strategic plan was actually very comprehensive.
• There's a lot of different plans that exist in public ed.
• A lot of different plans that exist in public ed.
• So what was the plan for that one?
• Teachers plan curriculum a year ahead, two years ahead.

Committee: Joint Education Interim Committee

Keywords: 985, all

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• </c><00:20:43.640><c> when</c> drinking water intended use plans when drinking water intended use plans
• </c> whereas the iups the intended use plans whereas the iups the intended use plans look<00:41:14.960
• </c> budgeting practices long-term planning budgeting practices long-term planning and<01:20:36.520><
• </c> robust long-term forward-looking plan robust long-term forward-looking plan that<01:40:49.280><c
• 40:50.440><c> the</c> that forward-looking plan is also the that forward-looking plan is also the discussion

Committee: Senate Capital Investment

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We oversee individual and small group plans and fully insured large group plans.
• Medicare supplemental plans we do.
• So we plan to create a new benchmark plan.
• </c> um in place for January 2027 so plans um in place for January 2027 so plans sold<00:40:11.079><c
• </c><01:24:34.080><c> to</c> tasks were and then is there a plan to tasks were and then is there a plan

Committee: Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection

Keywords: 1187, senate, all