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MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Health Care Financing Jan 15th, 2026
Joint Committee on Health Care Financing
Transcript Highlights:
- Thank you for the opportunity to provide testimony and strong support of HB 4623, filed by my colleague
- This is a new-file bill, too. Yes, it has been brought up before.
- This is a new-file bill, too, where it has been brought up before. It's new. Yeah, yeah.
- want to say I really want to appreciate my colleagues for their attendance here today on some late-file
- bills, because I really thought it was important to hear, and I really appreciate... ...file bills because
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Health Care Financing held a public hearing on a range of health care financing bills focused largely on autism services and kidney disease coverage. Committee chairs John Lawn and Cindy Friedman outlined hearing procedures and noted that written testimony would continue to be accepted until each bill is acted upon. They said the day’s bills addressed affordability and access to behavioral health services, provider reimbursement, Medicare coverage for vulnerable patients, and MassHealth eligibility asset exemptions.
A major portion of the hearing concerned House Bill 4623, which would recognize board-certified assistant behavior analysts (BCABAs) in the MassHealth reimbursement framework to help address long wait lists for autism spectrum disorder services. Representative Lisa Field and several providers testified that Massachusetts families face long delays for ABA services and that adding BCABAs would expand workforce capacity, reduce costs, and improve access. Wakely actuary Annie Tasman Ewing said a three-tier model could reduce MassHealth costs by up to 6% annually, while Dr. Sandra Beaton and others described severe wait lists and said the bill would allow more families to be served sooner.
The committee also heard extensive testimony on House Bill 4425 and Senate Bill 2737, which would allow people under 65 with end-stage renal disease to purchase Medigap coverage. Representative Stanley, Senator Gomez, and advocates from the American Kidney Fund and Dialysis Patient Citizens argued that current law unfairly excludes these patients, leaves them with high out-of-pocket costs, and can delay transplant eligibility because many centers require secondary insurance. Testifiers said the change would help about 846 residents, could cost insurers only a small premium increase, and might reduce Medicaid spending by avoiding asset spend-downs. Committee members asked questions about the existing statutory carve-out and the practical effects on transplant access.
The hearing also included testimony on House Bill 4353 and Senate Bill 2587, which would require regular Medicaid rate reviews for ABA services. Providers and clinicians said current MassHealth rates no longer reflect the cost of delivering care, especially with new 2026 policy requirements, workforce shortages, and accreditation obligations. They emphasized that the bills would not mandate a rate increase but would create a data-driven, transparent review process. At the end of the hearing, the chairs thanked participants, invited additional written testimony, and the committee voted unanimously to adjourn the hearing.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Health Care Financing Jan 15th, 2026
Joint Committee on Health Care Financing
Transcript Highlights:
- me out of turn and thank you for the opportunity to provide testimony and strong support of HB 4623 filed
- Thank you for the opportunity to provide testimony and strong support of HB 4623 filed by my colleague
- This is a new file bill too. Yes. It has been brought up before.
- This is a new-file bill too, where it has been brought up before. It's new. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
- want to say I really want to appreciate my colleagues for their attendance here today on some late-file
Keywords:
behavioral health, Medicaid, reimbursement rates, healthcare providers, service delivery, accreditation, Medicare, end-stage renal disease, healthcare access, patient coverage, renal failure, MassHealth, asset limit, personal vehicle exemption, vehicle value, healthcare, autism, ABA services, assistive technology, children
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Public Employment and Retirement Committee Jan 14th, 2026
Public Employment and Retirement
Transcript Highlights:
- They are file item 1, AB 1054 Gibson, and file item 2, AB 1439 Garcia.
- For authors, you'll note that our hearing is publicly noticed as file as file order.
- CHP has 6,000 rank-and-file officers; 4,000 serve in a uniform patrol capacity. ...and file officers.
Committee:
House Public Employment and Retirement
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Stiffing board for Representative Haas, Bealey, Hall, and Bingham will be filed in the Office of Chief
- Representatives of the second regular session of the 68th Legislature, as known by official record on file
- The certificate of elections will be filed in the office of the Chief Clerk.
- The letter of appointment for Vore will be filed in the office of the Chief Clerk.
- The letter of appointment for Vore will be filed in the office of the Chief Clerk.
Summary:
The Idaho House convened for the opening day of the second regular session of the 68th Legislature, with ceremonial opening proceedings including the color guard, prayer, and Pledge of Allegiance. The House received and filed several gubernatorial certificates appointing members to fill House vacancies, including Ann Henderson-Haws (District 16), Michael Veile (District 35), Donald Hall (District 25), and Aaron Bingham (District 32), and the Secretary of State’s certificate listing all House members for the session was also filed. The chamber then adopted House Concurrent Resolution 20, which authorizes a joint session with the Senate to hear the governor’s message, after suspending the rules by a 69-aye vote.
The House also approved standing committee assignments for the session and filed a letter appointing an acting chief clerk. Committees were appointed to notify the governor and the Senate that the House was organized, and later to escort the Senate to the House chamber for the joint session. No substantive legislation was debated beyond HCR 20, and the House moved through organizational business only.
In the joint session, Governor Brad Little delivered the State of the State and budget address, outlining his “Enduring Idaho Plan.” He emphasized continued tax cuts, reduced regulation, a balanced budget, protection of K-12 funding, support for Idaho LAUNCH, rural health care investments, water infrastructure, and maintaining the state’s AAA credit rating. He also highlighted public safety efforts, alignment with President Trump’s agenda, and Idaho’s defense of its women’s sports law. After the address, the Legislature voted to print the governor’s message in the House and Senate journals, dissolved the joint session, and the House adjourned until the next day.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session, Day 4 (1-9-26)
Kentucky Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- President, this morning I filed a bill that is the proposed next step toward nuclear energy in the Commonwealth
- this</c><00:13:28.160><c> morning</c><00:13:28.880><c> uh</c><00:13:29.040><c> I</c><00:13:29.279><c> filed
- President, this morning uh I filed a >> Mr.
- President, this morning uh I filed a bill<00:13:30.720><c> that</c><00:13:31.200><c> is</c><00:13:31.519
- He said a colleague in the House has filed a request for $150 million to go toward nuclear.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
November 19, 2025 - 04:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- APD SINCE THE AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATION A DAILY FILE COMPLETE REFRESH WITH INDIVIDUALS ON
- MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY, THAT TOP ARROW ISSUING AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATION ASCENDING A NIGHTLY FILE
- ANY NEW MEMBERS ADDED WE FILE FROM APD.
- THE PROVIDERS MAY NOT YET HAVE IN MIND I'M STARTED FILING CLAIMS.
- I KNOW WE HAD SPOKEN BEFORE AND I AM LOOKING AT THE FILES TO BE SENT FROM OCCA WERE DCF.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
October 8, 2025 - 08:00 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- I HAVE BEEN BEATING THE DRUM OF RAISING FILING FEES IN CIVIL CASES.
- WELCOME THAT AS IT IS NEEDED. >> Chair: YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> THE FILING FEES ON CIVIL CASES DO CONTRIBUTE
- THEY ARE ALSO SHARED WITH THE CLERK OF COURTS AND RETAIN SOME FILING FEE AND THEN SOME GO INTO OTHER
- IF YOU KNOW WHEN IS THE LAST TIME FILING FEES WERE LOOKED AT OR REACHED?
- I DO BELIEVE THAT CLOSE TO THE FORECLOSURE PRIZES THAT THERE WERE SOME TEARING OF THE FORECLOSURE FILING
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Federal Funding Stabilization Subcommittee Jul 31st, 2025
Federal Funding Stabilization Subcommittee
Transcript Highlights:
- a good thing because conformity amendments similarly reduce the taxpayer's burden to complete and file
- higher standard deduction reduces the number of taxpayers that will have to itemize, which makes filing
- is increasing the cap on the SALT deduction up to $40,000, or $20,000 each for married individuals filing
- example, okay, so when we get our sheet from the state of New Mexico showing our travel, we have to file
- If you file online, how do you include that form? I know of no way to do that.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Supporting our Seniors – Senator Karin Housley May 19th, 2025
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- So your bill, Senate File 2085, makes total sense coming from you.
- So your bill, Senate File 2085, makes total sense coming from you.
- Um, keeping seniors in their home was another focus for one of your bills, Senate File 3039, which aimed
- another focus for one of your bills, another focus for one of your bills, Senate<00:03:38.720><c> File
- <c> 3039,</c><00:03:40.159><c> which</c><00:03:40.400><c> aimed</c><00:03:40.640><c> to</c> Senate File
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Well, specifically, you know, the rate appeal that we’ve been filing is in Corpus Christi, but I’m not
- It would, one signature would be enough, but I would tell you these appeals are already being filed.
- Successful have your appeals been on the ones you have filed?
- It is ongoing, and it was filed, I believe, March 30 of last year.
- The city of Corpus Christi is the current appeal that Valero has on file. OK, thank you. Yeah.
Committee:
House Natural Resources
Keywords:
Cow Creek Groundwater Conservation District, groundwater, water wells, domestic well, livestock well, exempt well, metering device, well meter, groundwater conservation district, Special District Local Laws Code, Water Code, Section 36.117, groundwater regulation, water rights, aquifer management, municipal utility, retail public utility, groundwater export, water supply contract, election
Summary:
The Committee on Natural Resources heard testimony on a series of water, utility, and groundwater-related bills. Early items included HB 5693, which would let Drainage District 7 hold board elections in November of odd-numbered years when a countywide election is occurring, and HB 5671, which would update the Johnson County Special Utility District by clarifying board eligibility, allowing bond issuance, and removing redundant TCEQ approval language to reduce costs and delays. Both bills were left pending after brief testimony from bill sponsors and local witnesses.
The committee also heard SB 1504, which would update the Gulf Coast Authority to allow video-conference participation in meetings, and SB 1302, aimed at closing a TCEQ permitting loophole that allowed dischargers with prior denials or suspensions to reapply through an automated process without meaningful review. SB 2692 drew substantial discussion: it would change the signature threshold for outside-city-limits customers appealing municipal utility rates to the PUC by customer class. Valero supported the bill as a way to avoid requiring large-volume users to gather signatures from unrelated residential customers, while the City of Corpus Christi opposed it, arguing that lowering the threshold to one customer could trigger expensive appeals costing $500,000 to $1 million. A PUC witness said such cases are increasing and that the agency would need additional staff under the fiscal note. SB 790, creating a simplified PUC complaint process for small water and wastewater billing disputes, and SB 1663, expanding TCEQ notice requirements for nearby residents when groundwater contamination is discovered, were also heard and left pending.
Additional bills included HB 3115, clarifying that the Cow Creek Groundwater Conservation District cannot require meters on exempt domestic or livestock wells; SB 1055, raising the Southeast Texas Groundwater Conservation District’s production fee cap from 1 cent to 7 cents per 1,000 gallons; and SB 1625, requiring private water and wastewater utilities to report cybersecurity incidents to TCEQ and DIR. The committee then took up pending business and adopted a substitute for SB 7, which made several changes to water fund use, eminent domain coordination, and EDAP-related provisions, and voted 10-0 to report it favorably. The committee also adopted a substitute for HB 2347, a county water conservation program bill, and reported it favorably 9-1. HB 5675 and SB 2476 were each reported favorably 10-0. The meeting concluded with adjournment.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- In closing, I'd like to thank you, Senator Hinojosa, for filing.
- Our concerns with the legislation relate primarily to the filed version in Section 6, which I understand
- And so, we recognize the filed version was an E&E draft and that there will be future...
- I think the way that it's laid out in that last sentence of the filed version of the bill, and wherever
- Our concerns with the filed version, I don't think the language is right.
Committee:
Senate Transportation
Keywords:
memorial highway, Captain Kevin Williams, Firefighter Austin Cheek, Smith County, transportation, pedestrian right-of-way, sidewalk users, bicycle safety, micromobility, electric scooter, motor-assisted scooter, electric personal assistive mobility device, skateboard, roller skates, driveway crossing, alley crossing, traffic safety, yield law, Texas Transportation Code, vehicle-pedestrian collision
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Military and Veterans Affairs Committee Apr 8th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- AB 826, which would prohibit unaccredited individuals or businesses from charging veterans a fee to file
- or assist with filing a benefits claim with the U.S.
- Despite not assisting with those claims, veterans aren't filing claims to get rich.
- They offer personalized advice and guide veterans on filing strategy and evidence gathering.
- want to point out that our small county alone has helped, just since 2018, over 108,000 veterans and filed
Summary:
The Assembly Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs met as a subcommittee because a quorum was initially lacking, and heard six bills. AB 81 by Assemblymember Ta would require CalVet to study the mental health needs of women veterans; supporters from county veterans service officers, veterans organizations, and behavioral health groups said women veterans face higher rates of military sexual trauma, PTSD, depression, and suicide, while no opposition appeared. The bill was later passed 7-0 and re-referred to Appropriations.
AB 826 by Assemblymember Gonzalez would prohibit unaccredited individuals or businesses from charging veterans fees to file or assist with VA benefits claims, impose a civil penalty, and direct penalty revenue to veterans services and district attorneys. Supporters argued the bill would curb predatory “claim sharks” and protect veterans from exploitation, while opponents from private claims consulting firms and several veterans said the measure could restrict access to legitimate help and should be narrowed to target bad actors instead of banning paid assistance broadly. After extensive testimony and discussion about federal law, accreditation, and possible amendments, the committee passed the bill 8-0 and re-referred it to Judiciary.
AB 556 by Assemblymember Patterson would clarify that campus-level mandatory fees are covered under the CalVet fee waiver for dependents of certain veterans and Medal of Honor recipients. Supporters said the bill would fulfill the state’s promise to veterans’ families, while concerns were raised about fiscal impacts on CSU campuses and the need for more precise cost estimates. The bill was passed 6-0 and sent to Appropriations. The committee also adopted its rules 7-0 and approved the consent calendar, which included AB 264, AB 1508, and AB 1509, all re-referred to Appropriations.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Regulating Artificial Intelligence – Senator Eric Lucero Mar 17th, 2025
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Senator Eric Lucero, who is navigating the space around progress and protections with his bill, Senate File
- Senate File 1242, also known as the Facial Recognition Technology Warrant Act of 2025.
- Going back to your bill, Senate File 1242, you know, it has bipartisan support, and that usually is a
- Going back to your bill, Senate File 1242, you know, it has bipartisan support, and that usually is a
- Going back to your bill, Senate File 1242, you know, it has bipartisan support, and that usually is a
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House workforce panel considers HF661 2/25/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- If you can move forward with your House File 661, if you want to move to the testifying table, I'm chair
- Representative Hicks, to House File 661.
- Thank you so much, Chair, for the opportunity to speak on House File 661.
- Thank you very much for bringing House File 661 forward as amended.
- So thank you for your testimony today. house file 661 forward uh as amended we house file 661 forward
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
February 4, 2025 - 03:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- Essentially, February 1st, the state of Florida filed a complaint, Federal government.
- But February 1st of 2024, we filed a complaint that was dismissed on May 31st, 2024, due to a lack of
- And, as was noted in one of those earlier slides, we currently filed litigation, refiled new litigation
- Specific to this, with the pending litigation filed January 7th, we've not had conversations due to the
- So now that we filed litigation, why isn't there a way we can go back to CMS with the new administration
Summary:
The committee received a briefing from AHCA Deputy Secretary Brian Meyer and Florida Healthy Kids CMO Ashley Carr on implementation of HB 121, which was enacted in 2023 to expand Florida’s KidCare/CHIP eligibility from 200% to 300% of the federal poverty level and replace the sharp premium “benefits cliff” with a tiered premium glide path. Sponsor Rep. Bartleman described the bill as a bipartisan effort to help working families keep children insured while moving toward economic self-sufficiency. The presenters explained that the program remains a joint federal-state structure, with Medicaid unchanged and the bill affecting only the CHIP-related portions of KidCare.
AHCA said implementation has been delayed by federal CMS actions. The agency reported that CMS first rejected a state plan amendment approach, then required revisions to the premium tiers under a new maintenance-of-effort interpretation, and later issued a new interpretation of continuous 12-month eligibility that would prevent disenrollment for nonpayment of premiums. AHCA said it submitted an 1115 waiver, but negotiations over special terms and conditions reached an impasse, and the state has filed litigation challenging CMS’s interpretation. Members asked about the cost of litigation, the effect on future bills, the review process for CMS documents, disenrollment and reenrollment rules, and whether any additional legislative action is needed; AHCA said no further state action is needed at this time and that the key issue is the pending federal litigation.
Several members and the sponsor emphasized the need for immediate implementation and asked about possible interim relief. AHCA said current coverage remains in place under the preexisting program, that there is a 30-day grace period for premium payment, and that reenrollment does not require a penalty or back payment, though coverage is not active during lapsed periods. The committee also heard public comment from Nicholas Hessing of the Children’s Services Council of Broward County and the Florida Alliance of Children’s Councils and Trusts, who supported HB 121 and said the expansion could make about 17,600 additional children eligible in Broward County alone. The meeting ended with Rep. Bartleman thanking staff and expressing hope that the new federal administration would allow the program to move forward, and the chair adjourned the meeting.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Be recommended to file 3594. Well done.
- I'm here today to speak in support of Senate File 508.
- We support Senate File 508 at school.
- On to speak today on Senate File 508.
- </c> with Senate File 508 and are working. with Senate File 508 and are working.
Committee:
Senate Education Policy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Sale and possession of large-capacity magazines for firearms banned HF3402 3/26/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Please vote yes on House File 3433 and House File 3402 and help prevent another Minnesota family and
- </c><00:42:30.440><c> 3433</c> Please vote yes on House File 3433 Please vote yes on House File 3433
- and<00:42:32.320><c> House</c><00:42:32.600><c> File</c><00:42:32.880><c> 3402</c> and House File 3402
- </c><00:48:03.000><c> 3764,</c> we bring up House File 3764, we bring up House File 3764, Representative
- </c><00:48:47.720><c> 3764</c> House File 3764 House File 3764 because<00:48:49.720><c> I</c><00:48:49.800
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 2/19/26
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Transcript Highlights:
- In January of 2026, our staff filed 968 court reports.
- 01:20:08.080><c> 17,426</c> Guardians of Lightum filed 17,426 Guardians of Lightum filed 17,426 uh<01
- </c> reports that were filed for hearings. reports that were filed for hearings. 257<01:20:36.880><c>
- </c><01:20:38.080><c> by</c> 257 of those reports were filed by 257 of those reports were filed by guardian
- </c> Complaints filed. There were 19 complaints filed against employees last year.
Bills:
HF2825
Committee:
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Keywords:
expungement, criminal justice, background check, security industry, private detective, 1183, house
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The filed bill does allow us to write rules around the raw milk coordinator.
- You know, if something is filed against them, a complaint filed against them, does it go against their
- He generally will file good bills.
- This is why I filed the committee substitute for House...
- There have been complex machine-readable files that have been required before.
Bills:
HB3000 , HB2622 , HB2283 , HB541 , HB1776 , HB1803 , HB1669 , HB2588 , HB220 , HB3415 , HB50 , HB1314 , HB 107 , HB220 , HB50 , HB107
Committee:
House Public Health
Keywords:
ambulance service, rural healthcare, grants, financial assistance, qualified counties, mental health, patient transport, female attendants, security measures, healthcare regulation, epinephrine, anaphylaxis, health care, school safety, training, emergency response, direct patient care, healthcare, physicians, medical services
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Task Force on Government Efficiency Mar 25th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- bill, If the agency is intending to submit an agency pre-file bill on this topic, yes or no.
- We have a lot of old file cabinets with personnel records.
- The Supreme Court has also adopted electronic records and mandated e-filing.
- Basically, when you file a case, it has to be within the court that has jurisdiction.
- The Slope County clerk, who had the first divorce case filed there in seven years, right?
Summary:
The task force reviewed survey results from state agencies on potential statutory revisions, with Levi reporting 70 proposals from 20 agencies and noting that about 33 might become agency pre-file bills. Members discussed the need to share the survey more broadly within higher education and to better coordinate issues involving IT and other cross-agency functions. The task force then heard from the Office of Management and Budget on three topics: concessions, architect/engineering pre-qualification, and legal notices. OMB said the concessions law is outdated and inconsistent with current practice, and suggested a collaborative rewrite to allow best-value evaluation, raise the threshold, and standardize solicitation templates. On architect/engineering pre-qualification, OMB proposed expanding authority beyond current state-agency limits and creating uniform templates. On legal notices, OMB proposed modernizing publication requirements, exploring online and abbreviated notices, and working with newspapers and other stakeholders on technology and accessibility improvements.
Members asked about where concession revenues go, whether political subdivisions must follow the same rules, and how to move from discussion to action. The task force agreed to have OMB work with Legislative Council and affected stakeholders to develop bill drafts, and the motion passed unanimously. The University of North Dakota then presented a series of proposed revisions focused on public buildings and procurement. UND asked to rework the definition of construction so routine maintenance and one-for-one replacements over $250,000 would not automatically trigger public-improvement requirements, suggested raising the threshold to $500,000, and asked for more flexibility based on project complexity and risk. UND also proposed changes to public bid advertisements to reflect electronic bidding, revisions to construction manager-at-risk selection criteria, changes to architect/engineer procurement rules, an increase in the direct-hire design threshold, and a higher legislative-consent threshold for privately funded projects. The task force supported having UND work with counsel and OMB to develop bill drafts, and that motion also passed.
The Department of Public Instruction concluded with proposed cleanup to credentialing and education statutes. DPI recommended reviewing its credential categories for relevance, possibly transferring credentialing authority to the Education Standards and Practices Board, removing outdated school safety patrol language, clarifying waiver provisions, and updating dyslexia screening reporting requirements so the statute reflects current practice. Members focused mainly on whether the dyslexia reporting requirement should remain, and DPI said the screening itself would continue even if reporting language were revised. No votes were taken on DPI’s suggestions, and the task force recessed after the presentation.