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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Governor Tim Walz Media Availability 12/4/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We will continue to take and tackle the issue of fraud, of people defrauding the people of Minnesota
- Should there be a better effort made to quantify the amount of money lost to fraud?
- But the real goal is to be on the front end to stop it. cases before, Medicaid fraud and other cases
- And I think the important thing is... how much fraud has impacted how much fraud has impacted >>
- One of the biggest frauds, billions of dollars committed on this.
Summary:
The meeting centered on Minnesota’s budget outlook, with the governor and budget officials saying the state remains in a stronger fiscal position than expected despite national economic uncertainty. He emphasized that Minnesota has a surplus, historic rainy-day funds, and continued economic growth, and said the administration plans to continue budgeting over the horizon, using inflation assumptions and long-term planning to avoid abrupt cuts. He also defended last year’s budget compromises and said another budget proposal would be released early next year.
A major theme was the governor’s criticism of President Trump and federal actions, which he said were creating economic chaos and harming Minnesotans. He condemned Trump’s comments about Somali Minnesotans and the state, called them racist and dangerous, and argued that elected officials should denounce such rhetoric. He also raised concerns about federal immigration enforcement operations in Minnesota, saying masked agents were causing fear and confusion and that state and local law enforcement lacked communication from federal authorities.
The governor and commissioners also discussed fraud in state programs, saying the state has paused certain programs for 90 days and brought in independent forensic auditors to determine the scope of losses. He said the administration is using new stop-payment authority and referrals to the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to prevent and prosecute fraud, while avoiding broad cuts to programs that help children, families, and vulnerable Minnesotans. In response to questions, he said the fraud total is not yet known, the audit should conclude around the end of January, and the state will use the findings to add safeguards and address program growth and health care cost pressures in the upcoming session.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House/Senate Republican Media Availability 4/23/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The other thing that was encouraging is that the governor has acknowledged fraud for six years under
- Fraud has gone unaccounted for. There's been no accountability whatsoever within his agencies.
- taking that serious, I have to think that is because of Republicans pushing in the House to have the fraud
- with a Republican majority for the next two years, really addressing the issue of needing to prevent fraud
- One of them is the waste, fraud, and abuse in this state that, finally after six years, the governor
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
LBT, LBT DEFER Public Hearings 03-12-2025
Transcript Highlights:
- We've also had court cases to help us recover fraud as well, and we've implemented lots of different
- fraud tools to help us combat fraud moving forward.
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Summary:
The Committee on Labor and Technology met on March 12 in Room 224 at the Hawaii State Capitol and heard testimony on several labor, unemployment insurance, workers’ compensation, collective bargaining, and related measures. On House Bill 202, which would revise the definition of the adequate reserve fund for calendar year 2026 and beyond, the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations strongly supported the bill, saying it would protect the solvency of the Unemployment Insurance trust fund. The department explained that the reserve standard had been lowered from 1.5% to 1% in 2010 and argued that restoring it would better prepare the fund for future shocks. Questions focused on whether the change would affect employers’ costs and whether the trust fund had recovered fraud losses from the pandemic; the department said some fraud had been recovered and additional fraud tools were now in place. The committee recommended passage with amendments, including technical changes and a defective date, and adopted the recommendation.
The committee also heard House Bill 477 on the Hawaii Employment Security Law, which the department supported as a modernization of the UI system but asked to amend for clarity, especially on registration-for-work language. The committee accepted those requested amendments and recommended passage with amendments. It then took up House Bill 1026 and House Bills 1027 through 1039, covering emergency appropriations for public employment cost items and collective bargaining for units 1 through 14. Testimony from the Budget and Finance director, United Public Workers, the University of Hawaiʻi, HGEA, UHSC, and others was generally in strong support, with one opposition noted on HB 1038. The committee moved all of those measures together and recommended passage with amendments.
In its later decision-making agenda, the committee approved several previously heard bills with technical amendments and defective dates, including House Bill 423 on workers’ compensation, House Bill 480 on workers’ compensation, House Bill 162 on collective bargaining arbitration procedures, House Bill 164 on indebtedness to the state, and House Bill 1152 on tax administration. House Bill 214, relating to government and school resource officers, drew discussion about labor shortages and whether the bill should help train existing school resource officers into law enforcement roles; the committee still passed it with amendments. House Bill 874 on child performers was amended to require trust accounts for certain minors’ earnings and place oversight with DLIR’s Wage Standards Division, and House Bill 159 on qualified community rehabilitation programs was passed with amendments after the committee blanked the $850,000 cap for further discussion. All recommendations were adopted without recorded opposition, and the meeting adjourned.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz delivers State of the State address 4/28/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- In February, I introduced a comprehensive anti-fraud package that we began to implement: a nine-part
- My ask for you tonight is simple: If you're taking fraud seriously, take your responsibility seriously
- statewide fraud prevention efforts. statewide fraud prevention efforts.
- If you're taking<00:33:37.760>
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your taking fraud seriously, take your taking fraud seriously, take your responsibility
Summary:
This was Governor Tim Walz’s final State of the State address to the Minnesota Legislature. He opened by recognizing legislative leaders, constitutional officers, tribal leaders, the judiciary, and members of his administration, then asked for a moment of silence for the Hortman family and spoke at length about recent tragedies, including the Annunciation Church shooting, political violence, the COVID-19 pandemic, and what he described as the impacts of federal immigration enforcement in Minnesota. He framed the address around resilience, unity, and the state’s response to grief and disruption.
Walz reviewed major accomplishments from his time in office, emphasizing investments in education, child care, free school meals, housing, infrastructure, climate initiatives, paid family leave, voting access, and worker protections. He also highlighted tax cuts, rebate checks, Social Security tax relief, medical debt protections, and efforts to lower costs for families. Looking ahead, he proposed expanding the dependent care tax credit, cutting the statewide sales tax for the first time, adding housing and first-time homebuyer support, and providing aid to businesses and households affected by Operation Metro Surge.
A major portion of the speech focused on public safety and fraud prevention. Walz said he wanted lawmakers to reestablish the binary trigger ban, pass additional gun violence measures including bans on weapons of war and high-capacity magazines, and strengthen safe storage and insurance requirements for firearms. He also urged passage of his anti-fraud package, which would increase penalties, create a centralized fraud prevention office, and restructure human services administration to improve oversight and program integrity. He closed by urging lawmakers to act on these proposals during his remaining months in office and said the next governor would inherit a fiscally strong state.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (04/22/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- because there's so much potential fraud because there's so much potential fraud and<00:53:40.800
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this illegitimate scam, fraud scam, this illegitimate scam, fraud scam, this - As a fraud fighter, I focus on making people aware of the various frauds that can be harmful to everyone
- and also I'm an AARP New Hampshire fraud and also I'm an AARP New Hampshire fraud fighter.<01:58
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Summary:
The committee held a public hearing on Senate Bill 25, which would allow New Hampshire state-chartered credit unions to choose, by member vote, to compensate their board members. Prime sponsor Senator Dan Innis said the bill is enabling only, does not require compensation, and is intended to align New Hampshire with other states that already permit this. He argued that credit union board service now requires more time and expertise, and that compensation could help attract stronger candidates and improve governance.
Representatives from the Cooperative Credit Union Association and St. Mary’s Bank testified in support. They said the change would not create salaries, but could cover modest compensation or reimbursements such as daycare, education, cybersecurity, or accounting training. They emphasized that credit unions remain nonprofit and member-driven, that board members must be credit union members and elected by members, and that any compensation decision would be made by the membership at an annual meeting or through the credit union’s voting process. Witnesses also said the bill would help with recruitment and retention, especially as credit union operations have become more complex and digital, and noted that similar authority exists in 16 other states, including Rhode Island.
Committee members asked about the historical reason credit unions were excluded, the amount and structure of compensation, whether there would be a cap, and how voting would work. Witnesses said the bill does not set a statutory maximum, but in practice the amount would be disclosed to members and set through the vote; they also described St. Mary’s Bank’s ballot process and said proxy or ballot procedures depend on each credit union’s bylaws. One witness noted that federally chartered credit unions are subject to different limits. After testimony and questions, the chair closed the public hearing on Senate Bill 25 and then moved on to Senate Bill 26.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- I recognize the exploitation and fraud.
- At a time when customers are facing a growing wave of fraud, HF 4502 is a common-sense fraud prevention
- , HF 4502 is a common-sense wave of fraud, HF 4502 is a common-sense fraud<02:10:45.640>
fraud - fraud prevention bill that gives fraud fraud prevention bill that gives them<02:10:47.440>
more - Uh, the fraud that that have fixed this.
Summary:
The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a performance of the national anthem, then established a quorum and approved the previous day’s journal. Members handled routine business including second readings of several Senate files, first readings of House files 5067 through 5073, and messages from the Senate transmitting bills and requesting concurrence on House File 3437 and House File 1410. The House concurred in Senate amendments to HF 3437, a commerce bill with a technical cross-reference correction, and passed it 133-0. It also concurred in Senate amendments to HF 1410, a public safety bill on correctional officer procedures, and passed it 132-2 after members described the changes as clarifying and balanced for labor and management.
The chamber then took up House File 3404, which increases penalties for impersonating a peace officer. The bill would raise the base offense from a gross misdemeanor to a felony, create aggravated offenses for impersonation involving unauthorized access, misleading orders, law-enforcement-style vehicles, or possession of a firearm, and add a duty for officers to identify themselves while protecting undercover work. Supporters, including the author and several members, tied the bill to the June 14, 2025 killings and said it was needed to restore public trust and protect both the public and legitimate law enforcement. The House passed HF 3404 134-0 after a moment of silence.
The House also passed House File 3155, which closes a loophole in gift card fraud law by allowing prosecution based on the value stored on the card rather than just the plastic card itself. Supporters described organized retail crime schemes in which stolen gift cards are drained after activation and said the bill would help retailers, consumers, and law enforcement. The bill passed 134-0. Senate File 3958, which changes the deadline for a disaster assistance contingency account report from January 15 to January 31, also passed 134-0.
Finally, the House considered House File 3875, the judiciary policy bill. An author’s amendment removed a section that had been unintentionally left in the bill, and members then discussed provisions allowing courts more flexibility in publishing notices, streamlining some notification requirements in dissolution cases, and making restitution orders permanent unless rescinded by court order. The transcript cuts off during discussion of the bill, before any final vote is shown.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- So, if an individual was found guilty of fraud in a federal financial aid program, they no longer cannot
- So if someone is found that they've committed fraud or misused uh the funds of the program, we then have
- So, if an individual was found guilty of fraud in a federal financial aid program, they no longer cannot
- <00:25:22.559>
in individual was found guilty of fraud in individual was found guilty of fraud - <00:25:35.840>
or found that they've committed fraud or found that they've committed fraud
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Rules and Legislative Administration Committee 3/12/25
Rules and Legislative Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- I think it’s really interesting that we talk a lot about waste, fraud, and abuse, and then amending on
- and Abuse um and then about waste Fraud and Abuse um and then amending<00:05:10.160>
on <00:05 - She said that when we talk about waste, fraud, and abuse, we should focus on the fact that there is a
- She said that when we talk about waste, fraud, and abuse, she wants us to focus on the fact that there
- She said that when we talk about waste, fraud, and abuse, she wants us to focus on the fact that there
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Mar 4th, 2025
Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- And it's going to tag fraud. And at that point, there's going to be a pause in the transaction.
- And so they will tag that as fraud. You know, the Nigerian prince.
- the bank manager might come out and say, listen, we think this is fraud.
- Fraud alert, then the bank manager might come out and say, listen, we think this is fraud, and we're
- Okay, so I get the point of the fraud. And if I, as her trusted person and advisor...
Summary:
The Committee on Children, Families, and Elder Affairs met with a quorum and first took up SB 398, which would create a statewide public health awareness campaign through the Department of Elder Affairs on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. Senator Burgess said the campaign would focus on early detection, brain health, risk reduction, clinical trial access, and community resources. The committee heard supportive testimony from a caregiver, AARP, the Alzheimer’s Association, and others, with members discussing the need for culturally responsive outreach and continued funding. SB 398 was reported favorably by roll call vote.
The committee then heard SB 106, which would strengthen Florida’s exploitation injunction law for vulnerable adults by allowing service of an unascertainable exploiter through the same communication method used to contact the victim, such as text, Facebook Messenger, or WhatsApp. Senator Martin explained the bill as a way to close a loophole that lets scammers evade traditional service, and witnesses from the Florida Bankers Association and the Florida Bar’s Elder Law Section supported it, describing how the bill could stop ongoing thefts more quickly while preserving due process. Members asked about gift card scams, clerk workload, and the definition of an unascertainable respondent. SB 106 was reported favorably.
The Department of Children and Families then presented an update on the Adoption Benefits for Qualifying Adoptive Employees Program, describing its expansion over time and the current one-time lump-sum benefit structure for eligible adoptive parents. The presentation covered eligibility rules, open enrollment, funding history, and the program’s impact on adoption placements, with members asking why tax collectors were included but other constitutional offices were not, and whether foster relatives could qualify. Finally, the committee considered SPB 7012, a committee bill addressing child welfare workforce shortages, treatment foster care for high-acuity children, and improved data collection on commercially sexually exploited children. The bill would direct DCF to recruit former public safety workers for CPI and case manager roles, create a treatment foster care pilot in two judicial circuits, and require more detailed, analyzable data and capacity studies. The bill drew support from child welfare advocates, with some members urging DCF to return with a more developed framework; it was adopted as a committee bill and reported favorably.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Health and Human Services Mar 11th, 2025
Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Yeah, right, you know, just one of the things on ex parte rate you know, what it means for fraud, waste
- Thank you, Madam Chair and members. estimated $5 billion in taxpayer funds to fraud, waste, and abuse
- I'll just add that this is typical of Texas where they They lead the way, reducing fraud, staying on
- waste and abuse and in talking to there's always going to be fraud waste in abuse areas and most of
- We believe Medicaid fraud should be prosecuted to the full extent.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 4/14/26
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- fraud section, which is composed of investigations into financial crimes, insurance fraud, state program
- <00:31:15.520>
in works to combat all types of fraud in works to combat all types of fraud - <00:31:16.960>
section, our financial crimes and fraud section, our financial crimes and fraud - theft state program fraud, and wage theft state program fraud, and wage theft investigations.<00:
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46 of potential state program fraud. 46 of potential state program fraud. 46
Keywords:
public safety officer, survivor benefits, line of duty death, occupational cancer, firefighter, police officer, paramedic, EMT, correctional officer, first responder, workers' compensation, death benefits, occupational exposure, carcinogen, cancer presumption, mesothelioma, leukemia, lung cancer, post-traumatic stress disorder, PTSD
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session 4/29/25 - Part 2
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- to really address this rampant fraud. to really address this rampant fraud.
- fraud and this is an issue about fraud fraud and this is an issue about fraud targeting<01:17:16.400
- Let's address the fraud.
- We're talking about fraud.
- We're talking about fraud. predatory. We're talking about fraud.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
06/12/2026 - Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology
Appropriations, Transportation and Technology
Transcript Highlights:
- Is this maybe you're trying to use military families as a pawn to protect the fraud in the ESA program
- And I think maybe they don't want to stop the waste, fraud, and abuse.
- To suggest that this caucus wants waste, fraud, and abuse to go on is imputing our motives.
- And so to impugn us by saying we want waste, fraud, and abuse, that's going a little far because...
- We want waste, fraud, and abuse.
Bills:
HCR2048
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine the nomination of William Briggs, of Texas, to be Deputy Administrator, and Casey Mulligan, of Illinois, to be Chief Counsel for Advocacy, both of the Small Business Administration. Mar 12th, 2025 at 01:30 pm
Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- They can't find any fraud.
- Well, we know there's waste and fraud all over those contracts, if you're going to be honest about it
- However, as you have noted, there is way too much fraud in these programs or was too much fraud.
- That reduced a lot of that fraud.
- current programs and have a zero-tolerance approach to fraud going forward.
Keywords:
SBA, small business, nominations, Bill Briggs, Casey Mulligan, regulations, capital access, public support
Summary:
The Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship convened to consider the nominations of Bill Briggs for Deputy Administrator of the SBA and Dr. Casey Mulligan for Chief Counsel for Advocacy. The discussions highlighted the critical role of the SBA in promoting small businesses, with emphasis on overcoming challenges posed by excessive regulations and the need for improved access to capital. Several committee members expressed their concerns over recent layoffs within the SBA and the closure of district offices, which they believe undermine support for small businesses across the nation. The committee meeting saw extensive dialogue about the implications of regulations on small business operations and how the nominees plan to address these issues if confirmed. Public support for the nominees was acknowledged through letters from various stakeholders who advocate for small business interests.
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York State Senate Session - 05/21/2026
New York Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- WORKERS' COMPENSATION FRAUD IS A PROBLEM.
- WHETHER IT IS THE INITIAL POINT Of injury, medical fraud.
- , and workers' compensation fraud is in the Office of Insurance Fraud, so it is a conversation having
- Partner to crack down on insurance fraud, and workers' compensation fraud is in the Office of Insurance
- So, while we want to go after fraud because fraud is costly to businesses and to our economy, we want
Summary:
The Senate opened with routine proceedings, approval of the prior day’s journal, and several motions to restore previously passed bills to the third-reading calendar. Senate Print 2436A, an amendment to the Administrative Code of New York City, and Senate Print 7160, an amendment to the Elder Law, were both reconsidered and restored to the calendar by roll call. Amendments were also received on Senate Print 9960, which retained its place on the third-reading calendar. The chamber then paused to honor Madeline Wilson on her 100th birthday and Marilyn D. Mosley through previously adopted resolutions, with family members and guests recognized on the floor. The Senate also welcomed Columbia Kicks Cancer, a student-run East Greenbush fundraising team that raised more than $239,000 for blood cancer research and care.
The Finance Committee reported Senate Print 9005C, a budget bill amending Chapter 268 of the Laws of 1996, directly to third reading, and the Senate accepted the report and the message of necessity. The bill was then taken up on the controversial calendar, leading to extended debate on Part LL, which focused on limits on state and local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, including 287(g) agreements, informal cooperation, masking rules for law enforcement, sensitive locations such as polling places, and the creation of an Office of Immigration Trust within the Attorney General’s office. Supporters argued the bill would keep state and municipal employees focused on their own duties, protect constitutional rights, and prevent New York resources from being used for federal immigration enforcement; they also said it would not bar all cooperation or prevent local police from responding to crime. Opponents argued it would hinder public safety, restrict law enforcement cooperation, and interfere with local discretion, while some raised concerns about constitutional issues and the practical effects on sheriffs, county jails, and police agencies.
The debate also included a separate provision creating a civil cause of action for constitutional-rights violations by federal, state, or local officials, which supporters described as an accountability measure. Members further discussed the masking section, with supporters saying it applied broadly to officials and was intended to withstand constitutional scrutiny, while opponents cited a recent Ninth Circuit ruling striking down a similar California law. The Office of Immigration Trust and its complaint/referral process were also examined, including the role of the Governor and the State Education Department in reviewing alleged violations. No final vote on the controversial calendar bill was taken in the portion of the transcript provided.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- um if instead they intent to Def fraud um if instead they say<00:12:55.959>
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So <00:13:14.480 - I wrote down fraud, misrepresent, swindle, deceit, theft, and scam, and I don't know if under current
- My big question was why doesn't theft by fraud in this statute already cover this crime?
- crimes do not necessarily cover fraud crimes do not necessarily cover this<00:19:46.159>
specific
MN
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Mar 11th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- ABILITY TO BE INVOLVED WITH THIS LEGISLATION THAT IS TAKING UP COMPONENTS OF LEGISLATION TO REDUCE FRAUD
- WITH CHAIR GAETZ THESE ARE REASONABLE REGULATIONS TO PROTECT THE INTEGRITY OF THE BALLOT AND PREVENT FRAUD
- I THINK IT IS ABOUT THE FACT THERE COULD BE BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF FRAUD WE HAVE SEEN.
- THIS REMOVES LIQUIDS THAT WOULD'VE REQUIRED A CIRCULATOR TO BE CONVICTED IN A CRIMINAL CASE OF FRAUD
- WE SEE A LOT LESS FRAUD AN OPPORTUNITY FOR IDENTITY THEFT IN THIS AMENDMENT IT DOES PROVIDE IT WOULD
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- the people that take advantage of these funds, there's no way we can actually long-term address the fraud
- the people that take advantage of these funds, there's no way we can actually long-term address the fraud
- Think about it also in a fraud prevention identification and program integrity sense.
- Maybe we wouldn't have the fraud that we have today.
- And then we have 9 billion, a fraud on top of it.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Republican Press Conference 2/16/26
Transcript Highlights:
- We're here to stop the fraud. We want to make Minnesota affordable, safe, and competitive.
- We're here to stop the fraud. We want to make Minnesota affordable, safe, and competitive.
- who allow fraud to occur unchecked.
- who allow fraud to occur unchecked.
- We're also introducing a bill to create statutory guidelines for programs at high risk of fraud.
Summary:
House Republican leaders outlined their agenda for the tied legislative session, saying their priorities are to stop fraud, make Minnesota more affordable, safer, and more competitive, and reduce mandates while raising education standards. They highlighted several planned bills, including an independent inspector general (HF 1), a “Fraud Isn’t Free” measure to impose consequences on agencies and commissioners that allow fraud, and statutory guidelines for high-fraud-risk programs. They also said they want to lower health care costs through a permanent reinsurance program and cost defrayal for new mandates, study property tax increases, conform state tax law to federal changes on tips, overtime, and scholarship tax credits, and avoid any tax increases.
On public safety, Republicans said they will pursue tougher penalties for repeat offenders and repeat gun crimes, judicial accountability, and a school safety package that would support public and nonpublic schools, school safety personnel, and facility improvements. In education, they emphasized school choice tax credits, reading proficiency, and curriculum focused on basic academic fundamentals. They also said they want to protect and expand mining, reform permitting, end the nuclear moratorium, and make the state more attractive to businesses. On housing, one member said they are working on a more targeted affordable housing package rather than a broad sweeping bill.
A substantial portion of the discussion focused on immigration and cooperation with federal authorities. Republicans said they want a statewide framework for local law enforcement cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, referencing House File 16 and saying they are open to changes and bipartisan work. They argued that local and state cooperation would improve safety and prevent situations where criminal suspects are released into the community. They also said Democrats have blocked similar efforts in committee and on the House floor.
In response to questions, leaders said there is no current appetite for sports betting, bonding will be discussed but there are no promises, and they do not support the 2024 omnibus bill model. They said they are not interested in vaccine mandates, but will consider Medicaid funding impacts and other health-related proposals if bills are introduced. They also said election integrity measures such as voter ID, provisional ballots, and voter-roll cleanup will remain priorities. Throughout, leaders said they expect a bipartisan process in the tied House and expressed hope that both parties can work together on some issues.