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TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Correctional Officers and certain other employees of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for the
- of Family and Protective Services regarding youth and the managing conservatorship of the Department
- higher education for certain students who are under conservatorship of the Department of Family and
- managing conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services refer to the Committee
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ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session Apr 7th, 2025 at 01:00 pm
North Dakota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- the Department of Environmental Quality.
- to the Department of Environmental Quality and tank registration fees.
- the Department of Health and Human Services.
- Human service zones are the legal designee of the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services
- .and to provide for a Department of Health and Human Services study.
Summary:
The North Dakota House convened with prayer, roll call, and recognition of guests and student visitors, then moved through a long calendar of resolutions and bills. Early in the session, members honored Mandan High School’s e-sports team for state championships and recognized House Minority Leader Zachary Ista’s birthday. The House then passed HCR 3037 unanimously, urging mandatory reporting requirements for public officials, after committee support and remarks emphasizing accountability in public office.
The chamber then considered numerous Senate amendments and final-passage votes on bills covering ambulance service grants (HB 1597), Public Service Commission records and open meetings (HB 1110 and HB 1063), squatter/trespass law (HB 1305), nonconforming structures in local governments (HB 1500), academic tenure policy (HB 1437), retirement eligibility for correctional officers and state radio dispatchers (HB 1274 and HB 1419), a Medicaid dental study (HB 1567), above-ground fuel storage tank regulation (HB 1058), gaming site authorization procedures (HB 1615), an oil extraction tax incentive outside the Bakken and Three Forks formations (HB 1483), and simple assault protections for hospital workers (HB 1341). Most of these measures passed, though HB 1231, which would have created a study on early discontinuation of sex offender registration, failed on final passage.
A major point of debate was Senate Bill 2354, which would restrict student use of personal electronic devices during the school day in public and nonpublic schools, with exceptions for medical and special education needs and annual reporting on impacts. Supporters argued it would improve focus, behavior, and mental health, while opponents raised concerns about private-school regulation, logistics, liability, and duplication with a similar bill. The House passed SB 2354, and also passed SB 2112, which temporarily authorizes the Life Skills and Transition Center to serve certain non-eligible youth in crisis, despite objections that the facility should remain focused on developmental disabilities and concerns about repeating past institutional problems. The House also debated and rejected HB 1300 on legislative term limits after extensive discussion about whether the Senate’s date change altered the effect of the voter-approved measure. The session ended with announcements, committee notices, and adjournment until April 8, 2025.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- them primarily... ...because of insurance, which we have no control over, but most governing documents
- have, even as operating expenses, especially sort of from time to time, like insurance currently as
- That can cover a roof, that can cover a change in the middle of the fiscal or calendar year of insurance
- The Department Association of Greater Los Angeles, the department of... affiliates, and if you'll indulge
- me, I'll just rattle them off, the Department Association of Greater Los Angeles, the Department Association
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Conference Committee on SF 3472: Extending health care premium reinsurance program - 03/28/33
Transcript Highlights:
- Line 21 is a mental health parity and substance abuse office at the Department of Commerce.
- Line 21 is a mental health parity and substance abuse office at the Department of Commerce.
- </c> substance abuse office at the department substance abuse office at the department of<00:08:28.879
- </c><00:23:07.600><c> of</c><00:23:07.760><c> commerce</c> with the department of commerce with the department
- Department of Commerce, which was mentioned in the fiscal presentation.
Summary:
The committee reviewed a side-by-side comparison and fiscal analysis of Senate File 3472, a reinsurance-related bill affecting the premium security plan account, MinnesotaCare, and related health care funding. Staff explained the Senate and House versions of the bill, including how the Senate proposal extends reinsurance for five years and uses a projected $1.087 billion general fund transfer to fully fund claims and administrative costs through fiscal year 2028, while the House version conditions continuation of the program on federal approval of the state innovation waiver. The fiscal presentation also covered appropriations for MNsure, a mental health parity and substance abuse office, and House provisions for delivery reform and a public option study, along with a House transfer of $110.674 million to the health care access fund.
Members debated the budget horizon and whether costs should be forecast beyond fiscal year 2025. Representative Schultz argued that the spreadsheet understated the broader fiscal impact of reinsurance and warned about future funding cliffs for MinnesotaCare and other health programs, while other members and staff noted that the state’s standard forecast ends in fiscal year 2025 and that the fiscal note only estimated reinsurance costs through the five-year extension. Supporters said reinsurance was the best available option to reduce premium increases, especially in rural areas, and some pointed to a public option as a longer-term alternative. Opponents argued reinsurance does not address underlying health care costs or deductibles and urged consideration of other reforms.
House Research then walked through the policy differences. House-only provisions would change Minnesota Comprehensive Health Association board membership, require platinum plans in certain markets, expand postnatal coverage, require a prescription drug benefit in some plans, set a minimum actuarial value for MinnesotaCare, create an Office of Mental Health Parity and Substance Abuse Accountability, and direct reports on delivery reform and a public option. The shared provisions would extend the premium security program to 2027 and delay the transfer of remaining premium security plan funds to the health care access fund until 2029, with the House language again contingent on federal waiver approval. No formal vote was taken in the excerpt; the chair closed discussion after hearing no further questions and indicated members would be contacted about next steps.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Feb 17th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- And also, minor point of privilege, I want to welcome the NMSU student government, or government department
- Chairman, the department has grow funds for training and other kinds of supports for hard-to-place youth
- Every year if health insurance premiums increase by 10%, you're not losing 10% of the budget.
- So are we duplicating by sending money to the Department of Health this year?
- By sending money to the Department of Health this year, what was the? Well, Mr.
Summary:
The committee first heard Senate Bill 152, which would create a low-income telecommunications assistance program and continue support for rural broadband operations and maintenance through the State Rural Universal Service Fund. Senator Padilla and Office of Broadband Access and Expansion Director Jeff Lopez said the bill responds to the loss of federal affordability support and would help low-income households pay for broadband, while also preserving funding for rural carriers and maintenance. Supporters included the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce, the New Mexico Exchange Carrier Group, tribal telecom representatives, and several rural providers, who said affordability is the main barrier to service and that the bill would help families, students, and rural communities. A few witnesses opposed parts of the bill, arguing that the ARS funding should be redirected entirely to broadband affordability and that legacy POTS-line support should sunset. Committee members asked about ETC requirements, satellite and wireless options, rural density, and the sunset provision; the sponsor said the sunset on ARS would be removed and that stakeholder discussions would continue in the interim. The committee voted due pass on the Senate Finance Committee substitute for SB 152.
The committee then took up Senate Rules Committee substitute for Senate Bill 132, which would add software planning and replacement to the state’s equipment replacement fund. The sponsor and expert said state agencies now rely heavily on software for core services and that planning for software alongside hardware would improve efficiency, security, and long-term sustainability. There was no opposition, and the committee voted due pass on the substitute.
The meeting then shifted to a lengthy discussion of Senate changes to House Bill 2, the budget bill. Senate Finance staff described roughly 300 changes, including additional funding for fire response, early childhood, housing, health care, quantum initiatives, public safety, courts, transportation, education, and several social service programs. Members questioned cuts or reallocations affecting state employee pay, public school capital outlay, the state fair redevelopment, CARA, personal care services, the Office of Child Advocate, and other items. The presenters repeatedly defended the Senate’s use of funds as a way to preserve reserves while prioritizing health care, housing, education, and other recurring needs, and said reserves would remain above the target level even with the changes discussed.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session-Day 20, March 5, 2026-AM
Wyoming Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Message number 284, House Bill 69, Department of Health Land Transfers.
- some of the stuff for the department and what they can do and they turned it to a shall.
- c> part where the department of house has a part where the department of house has a responsibility<01
- on the employee group insurance as the ceiling up to that amount for the number of eligible FTEs.
- insurance at the full premium amount, which is 82% of the premium.
AR
Arkansas 2026 Regular Session
LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING-STATE AGENCIES Mar 12th, 2026
LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING-STATE AGENCIES
Transcript Highlights:
- The first report with findings is the Department of Public Safety FY24 report, which contains two findings
- Chair, that concludes the findings for the Department of Public Safety. Thank you.
- Karen Perry, Chief Fiscal Officer, Department of Public Safety.
- Karen Perry, Chief Fiscal Officer, Department of Public Safety. Thank you.
- And we could alert the department to make sure they were aware of that as well.
Summary:
The committee first approved the minutes and then heard audit reports from Tom Bullington. For the Department of Public Safety FY24 audit, two findings were presented: a duplicate vendor payment of nearly $3,700 that was later recouped, and a $2.5 million collateral deficiency tied to bank deposits that exceeded FDIC coverage because securities were not properly pledged to the State Police. Agency representatives from Arkansas State Police and the Department of Public Safety answered questions, and members discussed how the collateral requirement works before the report was filed without objection.
The committee then reviewed the Department of Transformation and Shared Services FY24 audit, which contained five findings. These included an $800 career service overpayment caused by incorrect rehire data, delayed deactivation and inaccurate listing of fixed assets including stolen cameras, a double count of more than $940,000 in year-end cash records, $10.3 million in health claims that should have been recorded as fiscal year 2024 payables, and repeated deficiencies in vehicle mileage logs. Agency officials said the stolen cameras were recovered through restitution, and they described corrective steps for asset tracking, cash reporting, and vehicle logs.
Members asked detailed questions about the vehicle log issues and the planned statewide GPS/telematics rollout. Shared Administrative Services said it is negotiating a vendor contract, expects to implement the system first in its own department, and aims to use GPS, geofencing, alerts, and WEX fuel-card data to improve oversight while preserving privacy. The committee also discussed possible future vehicle sharing across agencies, but no action was taken beyond filing the report. The meeting adjourned after announcing the next meeting date.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Apr 10th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- THE FBI AND FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT HAVE NOTIFIED THE OMMU OFFICE OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA
- THE BILL REQUIRES THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TO ADOPT RULES TO ADMINISTER THIS REQUIREMENT
- AND IT REQUIRES PCF IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO REVIEW EVERY OTHER YEAR TO IDENTIFY
- THIS WOULD AUTHORIZE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO ALLOW A 501 C3 NONPROFIT
- THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TO MAKE SEVERAL KEY ACTIONS WHICH IS TO CONDUCT FINANCIAL AND
MN
Transcript Highlights:
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- Now moving to the Department of Health.
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Committee:
Senate Human Services
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Health and Human Services (04/02/2025)
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- The price of insurance is so darn high because the claims are so darn high.
- The price of insurance is so darn high because the claims are so darn high.
- The Department of Health and Human Services may be able to provide information on the number of new facilities
- </c> front the Department of Health and Human front the Department of Health and Human Services<01:15
- </c><01:16:55.360><c> of</c> done contracted by the Department of done contracted by the Department of
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Legally, the United States Department of Transportation says that the value of life, a life, is worth
- This bill addresses a longstanding issue on the Ocklawaha by directing the Department of Environmental
- If funds are made available and permits issued, it's the intent of the department to restore the river
- If funds are made available and permits issued, it's the intent of the department to restore the river
- A cap increase, insured and not a part of a larger risk pool.
Committee:
Senate Appropriations
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Health and Human Services Nov 5th, 2025
Legislative Health & Human Services Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- When you look at the pool of our health insurance coverage, about 25% is private, and the rest of it
- And we have been an agent of the Department of Health for electronic lab reporting and syndrome.
- Our largest agencies are the Department of Health, Environment, Public Education Department, and the
- Consistently across many of our state agencies, especially the Department of Health (DOH), the New Mexico
- I work at the Department of Health, but today I'm speaking in my capacity as the Chair of the Disability
AR
Transcript Highlights:
- to the Department of Agriculture.
- Courtney Salas Ford, Chief of Staff. Greg Rogers, Department of...
- of Ed to the Department of Agriculture, correct?
- Department of Agriculture.
- to the Department of Agriculture.
Committee:
All JBC-PERSONNEL
Summary:
The committee first considered the Lieutenant Governor’s Office budget and personnel request. Office representatives said they wanted to move the office to the state pay plan to better align salaries with other constitutional offices and remain competitive, noting that OPM had approved the positions and grades. Senators questioned the size of the requested increases and the office’s workload, and after discussion the motion to adopt the proposal failed on an 8-8 tie. The committee then voted to expunge that vote and returned to the regular agenda.
The committee approved a series of Governor’s letters involving position transfers and appropriation adjustments across several agencies. These included changes for AETN, the Department of Health and Nursing Board/Dietetics Board, multiple DHS divisions, DFA shared services and budget management, and the Department of Public Safety shared services division. Most of these items involved moving positions and associated salary appropriations between divisions, with no major opposition and motions passing.
A lengthy discussion followed on the transfer of child nutrition and related nutrition programs from the Department of Education to the Department of Agriculture. Education and DFA officials explained that the programs fit better under Agriculture because the funding and commodities are tied to USDA programs, and they clarified that both state and federal funding and all related positions would move. Senators raised concerns about the math in the letters, the split between state and federal funding, and whether all program resources were being transferred. After the explanation, the committee approved the Education side of the transfer and then approved the Agriculture companion letter.
The committee also discussed the Educational Freedom Account program budget. Officials said the $309 million request matched current participation and included a $70 million reserve in case applications increase. Several senators expressed concern about the program’s growth and its effect on public education funding and adequacy, while others noted that the program’s rules and funding levels could be adjusted through the State Board and future legislative action. The committee then approved a Public Safety classification change and a member amendment changing a title at East Arkansas Community College from assistant to the president to assistant to the chancellor, with no change in positions or appropriation.
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Mar 9th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- I'll One of the first things those insurance claims have is your license number. Follow up. Yeah.
- We appreciate the work of the bill sponsor and the Department of Occupational and Professional Licenses
- the idaho state dental association and um we appreciate the work of the bill sponsor and the department
- There was an analysis done, well, actually an analysis done by the Department of Health and Welfare that
- And when we did the Medicaid expansion, we had to take about 15,000 people off of private insurance and
Summary:
The House Health and Welfare Committee first heard House Bill 495, which would consolidate the Board of Denturity under the Board of Dentistry, add a board seat for someone experienced in denturistry/prosthetics, define denturists’ scope of practice, and address the denturist board’s financial deficit. The sponsor and Department of Occupational and Professional Licenses argued the change would improve efficiency and reduce costs while preserving the profession. Denturists, interns, and association representatives opposed the bill, saying it could create conflicts of interest, leave their profession without a guaranteed denturist on the board, increase barriers to entry, and allow dentists to influence fees and rules. The Idaho State Dental Association supported the bill, saying it would maintain public safety, preserve licensure, and reduce government size. After testimony and committee discussion, the original motion to send the bill to the floor was withdrawn and the committee voted to send HB 495 to amending order for clarification, including possible language about a denturist board member.
The committee then took up RS 33-468, a proposal to repeal Medicaid expansion effective January 1, 2028. The sponsor said the measure was intended to refocus Medicaid on the most vulnerable, address budget pressures, and respond to concerns that expansion can discourage work. Several members opposed the idea, arguing that it would remove coverage from many Idahoans, harm providers, and likely cost the state money by losing federal funds and related tax revenue. Others supported it as a needed step to control spending and prioritize traditional Medicaid populations. After debate, a motion to return the RS to the sponsor failed on roll call, and the committee voted 10-6 to introduce RS 33-468. The meeting then adjourned.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Public Works and Highways (03/04/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
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- </c><01:00:05.400><c> of</c> you next up we have the department of you next up we have the department
- </c> at Department of Safety in the at Department of Safety in the development<01:17:58.400><c> of</c
- </c><03:37:24.560><c> of</c> instance the uh Department of instance the uh Department of administrative
- this</c><04:34:30.160><c> job</c> Department of Corrections doing this job Department of Corrections
Summary:
The Department of Administrative Services presented its capital budget process and priorities, explaining how agencies assess facility needs, rank projects, and submit requests to the governor’s office. DAS described its Plant and Property division, which maintains 96 state buildings, and Public Works, which develops detailed cost estimates for selected projects. Officials said the governor’s office has traditionally narrowed requests into priority tiers, but this year all projects were estimated, creating more work and less detail. They also emphasized that the capital budget book functions as legislative intent and can be binding on how approved funds are used.
On the substance of the request, DAS highlighted several priorities: continued funding for the state ERP system upgrade to the cloud, with about $5 million requested for sustainability and related Treasury functions; emergency fund and annex renovation work; a sprinkler replacement at DMV; and elevator repairs at the main building. Karen Rocky also identified maintenance projects that rose in priority after a facility condition assessment, including HVAC work for Portsmouth Circuit Court and Coos County Courthouse, boilers and controls for Carroll County and Lebanon Circuit Court, brick repointing at the main building and annex, window replacement at Spalding, and Brown building elevator replacement. Officials noted that the governor’s proposed capital budget included fewer DAS projects than in past years and no projects for the Bureau of Court Facilities.
The committee also discussed lapses and reprogramming of prior appropriations. DAS said the first eight projects approved in 2023 remain under construction and should be extended, while many 2021 projects are delayed because of ARPA-related workload and broader construction backlogs. Members reviewed a 2019 project list and agreed to lapse project number 49, the Spalding roof project, with about $81,000 remaining. DAS also said some small 2019 balances, including courthouse generators, a boiler, cooling and controls, roof and exterior repairs, and the State House Annex elevator, could be redirected through Capital Budget Overview toward the Hillsboro County South Cell Block project. The hearing ended with questions about project schedules, ARPA deadlines, and the division of authority between DoIT and DAS for the ERP system.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- Today is April 1st, and this is a hearing of the House Insurance Committee.
- This gives the Department of Insurance, or whichever department this will fall under, the ability to
- I guess we've had this—this has been the type of insurance we've had in our state for a while.
- That stands for National Association of Benefits and Insurance Professionals.
- And we speak on behalf of them because we’re the largest insurer in the state that offers fully insured
Committee:
House Insurance
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Well, I'm in the 3353, it deletes the Texas Department of Transportation and expands the immunity when
- I think the market would, um, place that potential liability risk, their insurance costs, that sort of
- In fact, the rising cost of insurance of these lawsuits of this nature seriously threaten the long-term
- And then over the years of years, those insurance claims increase, which makes our insurance, um, premiums
- And I would say too that it's not just the cost of the litigation, it's also the cost of the insurance
Committee:
House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Health May 20th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- of Public Health, the Department of State Hospitals, the Department for Health Care Access and Information
- the LAO and the Department of Finance.
- I think it should be noted, Department of Finance and Department of Public Health, I hope you're noting
- of Insurance licensed insurer.
- DMHC health plan or a California Department of Insurance licensed insurer.
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
January 22, 2026 - 10:30 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- Unlike most of Florida where the Department of Children and Families licenses, Representative Casello
- Alex Haley, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services waives in support.
- Representative Griffitts: They have to turn in their tax rolls to the Department of Revenue every year
- If there are any fluctuations that are major anomalies, they can bring that up to the Department of Revenue
- That way, when that process and that tax roll is approved from the Department of Revenue, the county
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Joint Legislative Performance Audit Oversight Committee (02/06/2026)
Transcript Highlights:
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- [snorts] So, Department of Health and Human Services.
- with the commissioner of the department of<00:49:12.319><c> insurance</c><00:49:12.960><c> and</c><00
- </c><00:50:43.200><c> of</c><00:50:43.280><c> insurance,</c><00:50:43.760><c> probably</c> it's department
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Summary:
The Legislative Performance Audit and Oversight Committee approved the November 7 minutes with three abstentions and then received status updates on several ongoing audits. Audit staff reported that the special education oversight audit was in report-writing, with 34 of 71 observations completed and a draft expected in the second quarter and a final report in the summer. The education freedom accounts audit had 22 of 41 observations completed, with a draft also expected in the second quarter and a final report in the summer. The Doorway program audit had 5 of 13 observations completed, with a draft expected by the end of February and a final report by April or May.
The committee then discussed possible new oversight topics, prompted by concerns about fraud in other states and the need to ensure New Hampshire programs are not vulnerable. Members suggested hearing from DHS officials, contract administrators, and possibly the Department of Justice Medicaid fraud unit about SNAP and other programs, as well as reviewing staffing levels in HHS contract management. There was also discussion of whether to revisit the Bureau of Elderly and Adult Services, though members noted that prior work on that area had been suspended because of litigation.
A representative from HHS, Teresa Narrow, briefed the committee on the Bureau of Developmental Services. She said the state had been in compliance with CMS since July 1, 2023 after resolving issues tied to a system redesign and billing changes, and that provider-side billing problems had also been fixed. She also described three existing bodies involved in developmental disability housing oversight, including the Council on Housing Stability, the ABLE Housing Task Force, and a legislative study committee created by HB 168 in 2024. Committee members asked for her notes to be shared.
The committee spent substantial time debating whether to pursue a new special education audit at the school-district level. Members discussed the need to examine why some districts have much higher special education rates and costs than others, and whether a statistically selected sample of schools could be used. Audit staff said no new audits could begin until about May or June and that only a couple of auditors would then be available. Members also noted that a legislative study committee is already working on special education and may issue a report later this year, and the committee appeared to leave the school-level audit idea as a potential future item rather than taking immediate action.