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FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Feb 3rd, 2026
Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- property insurance policies because the insured operates a family or large family child care home.
- It provides the Department of Education as a direct support organization to authorize it to receive,
- It establishes the Florida Endowment for Early Learning within the Department of Education direct support
- My name is Michaela Dallaroo, and I'm a part of the Southwest chapter of Florida Youth SHINE.
- Members, as some of you know, I previously served as a child welfare attorney for the Department of Children
Committee:
Senate Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
Summary:
The Committee on Children, Families, and Elder Affairs heard several child welfare and early childhood bills and reported each favorably. SB 1690 on early childhood education was amended with a delete-all amendment that would require public posting of child care inspection and safety data, change certain child care disclosure and insurance rules, and create the Florida Endowment for Early Learning; the committee adopted the amendment and then reported the bill favorably. SB 1022 would add two new Florida Children’s Initiatives programs in Bay County and Pompano in Broward County, and it was also reported favorably.
The committee then took up SB 996 on dependent children. Senator Rodriguez explained that the bill is intended to center lived experience in foster care policy and promote normalcy, including financial literacy and allowance-related supports. Multiple members of Florida Youth SHINE testified in strong support, describing the importance of youth voice, consistent allowances, and opportunities to build budgeting skills and confidence. Senator Sharief also voiced support, and the bill was reported favorably.
Finally, the committee considered a bill on temporary cash assistance eligibility, presented with an amendment that narrowed a SNAP eligibility carve-out to people who were victims of human trafficking at the time of a drug conviction. The sponsor said the change recognizes coercion faced by trafficking victims and avoids a lifetime penalty tied to exploitation. After the amendment was adopted and several supporters waived in, the committee reported CS for SB 1462 favorably. The meeting then adjourned without further business.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Health and Human Services (04/15/2026)
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:10:41.120><c> of</c> to clarify that uh the Department of to clarify that uh the Department of
- And the Department of Transportation learned from the Autism Council as well as from all of us some of
- And the Department of Transportation learned from the Autism Council as well as from all of us some of
- And the Department of Transportation learned from the Autism Council as well as from all of us some of
- And the Department of Transportation learned from the Autism Council as well as from all of us some of
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- Yet if you talk to your Department of Insurance, there have been really little to no complaints in regards
- of Insurance, there have been very few complaints regarding the vision care plan industry.
- So are optometrists members of your association, or do you represent just the insurance?
- I'm in the Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Neuroscience, and the Department of Psychiatry
- I'm in the Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Neuroscience, and the Department of Psychiatry
Committee:
House Health and Welfare
Summary:
The House Committee on Health and Welfare met on April 28 with a quorum and took up several Senate bills, beginning with SB 113 on the local health care provider participation program in Calcasieu Parish. The committee adopted a technical amendment and heard that the bill would shift the local sponsor from the parish to the city if needed by a June 1 deadline. After brief discussion and no opposition, SB 113 was reported favorably with amendments.
The committee then approved SB 23, which exempts certain assisted living facilities licensed by LDH from the definition of food service establishment, and SB 150, which would allow LDH to scan and electronically store vital records supporting documents and return originals to citizens. SB 221 also advanced after testimony that it would allow EMS providers to be reimbursed by Medicaid for emergency responses where treatment is provided on scene but the patient is not transported. Members discussed that the bill could reduce unnecessary ER use and likely would require some rulemaking, but it was reported favorably.
A major portion of the meeting focused on SB 404, a broad vision benefit plan reform bill. Supporters, including optometrists, said the measure would improve transparency, patient choice, and access to eye care by limiting restrictive plan practices; opponents from the vision care plan industry argued it was an unprecedented, provider-driven overhaul that could raise costs and reduce flexibility. After extensive testimony and an agreed amendment clarifying network participation, the committee reported SB 404 favorably with amendments. The committee also reported SB 32 favorably with amendments after emotional testimony from parents and advocates about perinatal bereavement care, cooling devices, and training for hospitals to give grieving families more time and dignity after infant loss.
Finally, the committee heard SB 43, which would create a psychedelic-assisted therapy initiative within LDH for clinical research and treatment involving ibogaine and psilocybin, with testimony from veterans, researchers, and advocates describing potential benefits for PTSD, substance use, and traumatic brain injury. The bill was reported favorably with amendments and set to pass a courtesy sheet. The committee then began SB 253, a bill regulating peptides and compounding pharmacies, adopted technical amendments clarifying provider liability, and continued discussion as the transcript ended.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Judiciary Jan 14th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- It states that negligence alone on the part of an insurer does not constitute bad faith and requires
- The first was a repeal of a one-way attorney fee statute, which required an insurance company to pay
- the legal fees of an insured if they prevailed in an action against the insurer.
- Funding is offered through various state agencies such as the Department of Children and Families, and
- the Department of Corrections and Juvenile Justice.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
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- </c><01:06:16.559><c> insurance</c> added a certificate of insurance added a certificate of insurance
- This requirement for the certificate of insurance.
- This requirement for the certificate of insurance.
- I ask them for a certificate of insurance. They call their insurance agent, and they email it over.
Committee:
House Housing
DE
Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Appropriations Committee Meeting Jun 23rd, 2026
Appropriations
Transcript Highlights:
- And there was a lot of discussion with the Department of Natural Resources about what we can do to reduce
- You've worked with the Department of Education, or they are supportive of this bill?
- The Department of Education and the education agencies are on board as well.
- The Department of Education and the education agencies are on board as well. Thank you.
- But what it misses is the $473 million that also comes from the Department of Veterans Affairs for veterans
Committee:
House Appropriations
Keywords:
military pension, military retirement pay, veterans, retiree tax relief, income tax exemption, pension exclusion, Delaware income tax, retirement income, state tax subtraction, armed forces retirement, National Guard, Space Force, Coast Guard, NOAA, Public Health Service, taxable income, Title 30, Section 1106, wetlands protection, nontidal wetlands
Summary:
The House Appropriations Committee met to hear several bills, with members repeatedly reminded to focus on fiscal impacts rather than policy merits. The committee first considered SB 9 on freshwater wetlands, which would combine tidal and non-tidal wetlands programs into one permitting framework; supporters said the bill resulted from a two-year consensus process and that the governor’s office and DENREC would absorb a significant share of the cost. Public testimony was largely supportive, emphasizing flood control and ecosystem services, though one speaker opposed the spending. The committee voted to release SB 9.
The committee then heard SB 278 on child care assistance, which would preauthorize summer camp for eligible school-age children and create a separate lower co-payment for half-day care. The sponsor and the YMCA of Delaware said the change would better align family co-pays with provider reimbursement and make before- and after-school care more affordable for working families. The committee also released SB 278, SB 168 on alcohol delivery for package stores, SB 120 on health insurance coverage for certain testing and treatment, and HB 4, a pilot program for artificial intelligence and extended reality in schools; HB 4 was described as having a near-$3 million fiscal note and a one-year implementation delay because it was not funded in the budget.
Later, the committee approved SB 219, which gradually increases the military pension income tax exclusion from $12,500 to $25,000 over three years and includes related joint-filing and residency changes. Supporters argued it would help attract and retain military retirees and bring federal dollars into the state. The committee also released SB 1, a major primary care reform bill that would increase primary care spending and implement hospital payment reforms, with projected long-term savings to the state employee health plan, and SB 325, which expands background checks and wrap-back monitoring for fire service personnel and adds an investigator position for the Fire Prevention Commission. In each case, public commenters and committee members generally supported the bills, and all were released from committee by recorded vote.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Federal Funding Stabilization Subcommittee Jul 1st, 2025
Federal Funding Stabilization Subcommittee
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm the Director of Policy and Compliance at Be Well New Mexico's health insurance marketplace.
- Insurance cards and those kinds of aspects—we also don't do regulatory work.
- That is the Office of the State Superintendent of Insurance. who oversees carriers and enforces those
- We wrote that with HCA and the Office of the Superintendent of Insurance, and it felt like we were heard
- we check that against federal sources, such as the IRS and the Department of Homeland Security.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Hearing: Human Services Committee and Health and Human Services Committee - Part 2 - 05/04/26
Transcript Highlights:
- , Christy Gro with the Department of Human Services.
- , some of the department stuff.
- and</c> Department of Children, Youth, and Department of Children, Youth, and Families.<01:29:37.440>
- There are Department of Human Services.
- </c> Department of Human Services leadership Department of Human Services leadership and<01:42:40.800
Summary:
The committees resumed discussion of amendments to a bill dealing with licensing moratoria, change-of-ownership rules, and related provider oversight issues. Amendment A8 would prevent a licensing moratorium for certain intermediate care service settings from blocking a new license when the change is due to a change of ownership, including temporary licenses and transitional licenses. Department of Human Services staff said they were still reviewing the language but explained the department’s concern was maintaining program integrity and ensuring owners go through full change-of-ownership review so the agency can see who owns a provider and check compliance history. Senators supporting the amendment argued it would keep legitimate businesses from being harmed by a moratorium and could help preserve providers when ownership changes or family members take over after a death. A8 was adopted on a roll call, with both committees voting in support.
Amendment A9, also on the moratorium topic, would exempt a change of ownership from the moratorium so long as it does not increase license capacity or service scope. The department said it needed more analysis to avoid unintended consequences, but the amendment was added to the working bill. Amendment A10 proposed a more detailed, data-driven framework for the moratorium and included a provision about refunds after implementation; department staff said the language would add cost and would require technical assistance, while senators emphasized the need to address licensure backlogs and avoid making provider delays worse. A10 was approved by the committees, though not unanimously.
Amendment A11 would have set standards for how the commissioner designates provider types or program areas as moderate or high risk, with added transparency criteria. The department said the commissioner already has that authority and raised concerns about federal requirements and the state’s corrective action plan, and Senator Hoffman withdrew the amendment. Amendment A12, offered by Senator Fateh, would preserve remote supports by removing bill language that repealed the service and would add safeguards for remote overnight supervision, including staffing ratios to ensure emergency response times can be met. Several senators supported keeping remote services as an important, cost-effective option amid workforce shortages, while the department said it had program integrity concerns and supported the governor’s proposal to remove the service. The committee nevertheless advanced A12, with members noting the need to balance safety and integrity with access to services.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Public Service Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Public Service
Transcript Highlights:
- in the Department of Correction facilities full-time employees.
- The vast majority of new firefighters... ...pathways into the Boston Fire Department.
- Matter of fact, I got a great picture of him.
- Now, as it stands, applicants to the Boston Police Department are expected to meet a wide variety of
- It also would prevent, would put a freeze on what retirees would have to pay in terms of health insurance
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Public Service
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Public Service heard testimony on a wide range of bills affecting public employees, retirees, and public safety personnel. Early testimony focused on House Bill 2859, which would make Massachusetts Department of Correction industrial instructors permanent civil service employees after years of provisional status, and House Bill 2995, which would reduce the Boston Fire Cadet Program service requirement from two years to one year. Supporters of the Boston fire cadet bill argued it would improve equity, expand opportunities for Boston residents, and help diversify the Boston Fire Department; committee members asked about the current makeup of academy classes and the effect of a hybrid model, and the Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association was described as neutral on a separate age-related police bill.
The committee also heard several proposals related to post-retirement earnings and civil service rules for police and fire retirees. Testimony supported bills including H. 2903 and H. 2966, which would loosen earnings limits for retired public safety workers returning to work, and related measures affecting civil service exemptions and professional services for retirement boards. Speakers argued the current limits are confusing, discourage experienced workers from filling needed municipal jobs, and can create safety issues on public works and construction sites. One witness from Worcester Police supported raising the police academy age limit from 32 to 39 to improve recruitment, especially in BIPOC communities, while Boston City Councilor Gabriela Coletta Zapata supported a separate bill to raise the Boston Police Academy age cap from 39 to 45.
A substantial portion of the hearing was devoted to H. 2812 and S. 1817, which would increase the pension COLA base from $13,000 to $18,000 and freeze certain retiree health insurance contribution rates, with additional testimony about capping out-of-pocket health costs for some retirees. Educators and union representatives said the current COLA structure has eroded pension value and leaves retirees struggling with rising costs, while one witness described long delays and confusion in navigating retiree health coverage. The committee took no substantive votes on the bills during the hearing and adjourned after hearing all testimony.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Adjutant General, Department of Emergency Affairs: Johnny Conley.
- Director of Affairs, Department of Housing: Judith Ruby. Dylan Williams.
- SB 1296, health insurance, private employers coverage, SB 13, Second reading of bills: SB 1296, health
- Introduction of first reading of bills.
- Introduction of first reading of bills.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Formal House Session 69 Jul 15th, 2026
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We're also going far to make sure that the Department of Public Utilities addresses transportation issues
- We're also going far to make sure that the Department of Public Utilities addresses transportation issues
- A lot of times this condition of neglect is out of the control of the animal's owner.
- Please welcome guests of David Labuff, Representative David Labuff, the National Council of Insurance
- Paragraph 2 of subsection B of Section 137A of Chapter 140 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2024
Summary:
The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance, welcomed several guests and birthday celebrants, and adopted a resolution honoring the Jeller family for 100 years of service to Plymouth. Members also suspended Joint Rule 12 to allow consideration of a petition authorizing a lease for Pilgrim Memorial Park in Plymouth. The chamber then took up Senate No. 3028, the omnibus animal welfare bill titled “An act promoting pet equity, treatment, and safety,” which Ways and Means recommended ought to pass with a House amendment and an emergency preamble.
During debate on S. 3028, members described the bill as a package of animal welfare reforms covering veterinary technician regulation, expanded oversight of veterinary medicine, pet insurance disclosures and cancellation rights, changes to the Beagle Bill adoption process, a ban on animal testing for household products when alternatives exist, requirements for reporting found dogs to law enforcement, protections for service dogs in transportation, stronger kennel licensing enforcement, and limits on discrimination against companion animals in public and senior housing. Several members spoke in support, especially of Section 25, which creates a civil process for animal neglect cases so authorities can seek care or removal without relying solely on felony prosecution; supporters said it better balances animal protection with due process and human crises. The House rejected two proposed amendments, adopted two others, and then passed the bill to be engrossed by a roll call vote of 151-1.
The House also passed Senate No. 2577, increasing parking fees in the town of Scituate, and House No. 2250, dissolving the Whately Water District, by roll call vote of 150-0. In addition, the House declined to concur with Senate amendments to House No. 4361, a bill concerning benefits for teachers, and instead ordered a Committee of Conference, appointing Representatives Ryan of Boston, Gonzales of Springfield, and Ferguson of Holden. Finally, the House passed House No. 5492, authorizing Billerica to transfer land for the Yankee Doodle Bike Path, and then adjourned to meet the next day in informal session.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Governmental Oversight and Accountability Feb 11th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- OF INVESTMENT.
- I WOULD SAY THIS PERSON IN CHARGE OF OPERATING THAT LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT IN THE CASE OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL
- OF THE MAP THAT SAID GULF OF MEXICO.
- MANY OF YOU SUPPORTED THOSE THAT DEMAND OUR ATTENTION PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, INSURANCE CLAIMS, DISABLED
- NAME IS HARRISON, RISING AS THE PUBLIC POLICY DIRECTOR OF FORCES OF FLORIDA FORMALLY WOMEN'S VOICES OF
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs (01/28/2026)
Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- /c><00:09:29.680><c> Services</c> Department of Health and Human Services Department of Health and Human
- One of which was: is it covered in the United States by insurance?
- do cover a lot of So insurance companies do cover a lot of these<02:48:56.800><c> conditions</c><02:
- So, you did say that insurance does cover that in a lot of ways.
- of dollars, because operating outside of the third-party payer system, they're able to avoid insurance
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Jan 14th, 2026
Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
Transcript Highlights:
- For DEP, Department of Citrus, Department of Environmental Protection, Fish and Wildlife, we would like
- , Department of Citrus, Department of Environmental Protection, Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
- of Agriculture and Thank you. the Department of Environmental Protection with 41%, Department of Agriculture
- the Office of Insurance Regulation and the Office of Financial Regulation, the Department of Management
- the Office of Insurance Regulation and the Office of Financial Regulation, the Department of Management
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2026-02-17 (1:00PM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The bill is set up at the request of the Department of War, Department of Defense, to take care of juveniles
- Florida domestic insurers must report at least 6.5% of the bond amount as premium, even though much of
- law enforcement and U.S. departments for further investigation, and lastly requires the Department of
- We're already using those to the Department of Commerce.
- We're already using those to the Department of Commerce.
Summary:
The House opened with prayer, a moment of silence for the Reverend Jesse Jackson and Joseph Di Alessandro, the Pledge of Allegiance, and announcements confirming a quorum. Members also adopted the special order report and recognized several guests in the gallery, including former Speaker Dan Webster and law enforcement and civic visitors. The chamber then moved through a long special-order calendar of bills, mostly on third reading, with several measures passing unanimously or by wide margins.
Among the bills considered were measures on civil procedure and estates, including C.S. HB 1407 on commencement of civil actions, HB 895 on trustee settlement and discharge, C.S. HB 1337 on estates, HB 131 on curators of estates, and C.S. HB 351 on concurrent legislative jurisdiction over military installations. The House also passed C.S. HB 441 on conservation lands, which would lengthen notice and increase transparency for land swaps involving conservation property, and C.S. CS HB 919 on commercial service airports, which created a statutory definition for major airports and preempted local naming authority for several airports. HB 919 drew extensive debate over the proposed naming of Palm Beach International Airport after President Donald J. Trump, with amendments to delay or alter the naming failing before the bill passed.
Other bills approved included HB 409 requiring K-12 schools to observe Veterans Day, CS HB 461 allowing certain students to volunteer at polling places for community service hours, CS HB 1115 creating grants for genetic counseling education, HB 569 revising forensic client services, CS HB 505 regulating virtual currency kiosks to address fraud, and HB 271 on foreign and alien bail bond insurers. The House also passed HB 191 on re-employment assistance eligibility verification after extended questioning about its effects on benefits, appeals, and suitable work standards. One bill, CS HB 243 on electric bicycles, was temporarily postponed, and CS HB 1073 on school districts was also postponed.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on State and Local Government - 03/12/26
State and Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- Nine out of 10 schools are experiencing staff shortages, and the high cost of affording health care insurance
- </c><00:10:36.800><c> health</c> the statewide picture of health the statewide picture of health insurance
- insurance bidding of this data through insurance bidding and<00:14:22.000><c> the</c><00:14:22.120><
- Not everyone takes the insurance, but benefits, but after 25 years of benefits, but after 25 years of
- Our health insurance, I mean, I have a family of four kids. ...kids.
Committee:
Senate State and Local Government
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Mar 19th, 2025
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- Exercise Rider Insurance Fund is created and has a place to land, a place for all of the money coming
- out of the tracks.
- I ask the Chief of Staff of the PRC to respond. Mr.
- And I've got Ali right here from the Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.
- all of the teachers and all of the schools.
Committee:
House House Appropriations & Finance
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Health May 19th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- **Michelle Bass**, Director of the Department of Healthcare Services.
- I'm going to start with a very brief overview of the Department of Healthcare Services.
- Anything from the Department of Finance? Good evening, Chairman.
- My questions are just for the director of the Department of Health Care Services, since you are Program
- I am going to lean in because the Department of Finance asked for a spirit of us working together and
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- You'll also see $152 million for revenue legislation implementation to the Department of Revenue that
- the Department of Ecology-approved calculator tool or methodology.
- Two-thirds of our costs are paid by private insurance. We would love this...
- Two-thirds of our costs are paid by private insurance.
- The Department of Health has proposed an increase of over 400% in our facility licensing fee, from $731
Bills:
HB2289
Committee:
House Appropriations
Keywords:
appropriations, budget, fiscal matters, state spending, general fund, supplemental budget, biennial budget, substitute bill, public defense, civil legal aid, courts, judicial branch, homelessness, supportive housing, affordable housing, behavioral health, juvenile rehabilitation, youth services, child welfare, foster care
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Transportation panel hears bill to fund expanded commercial truck driver training assistance 3/10/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- This is caused by a limited number of Department of Public Safety road testing facilities around the
- > E</c> Minnesota Department of Employment and E Minnesota Department of Employment and E ecomic<00:03
- Department of Public Safety and the Minnesota Department of Transportation to conduct a Minnesota commercial
- Department of Public Safety and the Minnesota Department of Transportation to conduct a Minnesota commercial
- </c><00:08:57.800><c> Department</c><00:08:58.160><c> of</c> Safety and the Minnesota Department of Safety