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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Education Finance Committee 2/26/26

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Then we can take the limited time that we have to fix those issues that we know are coming as well.
  • Then we can take the limited time that we have to fix those issues that we know are coming as well.
  • Then we can take the limited time that we have to fix those issues that we know are coming as well.
  • time to meetings dedicate their limited time to meetings and<01:10:12.000> the<01:10:12.159><
  • I have 500 students on my caseload.
Keywords: 1183, house
VT

Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Session - 2026-03-20 - 9:30AM

Vermont House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • DCF testified that expanding this system would strain their caseloads and have detrimental impacts at
  • proposed to be used for activity that would require an Act 250 permit, the Act 250 jurisdiction shall be limited
  • permit, the Act 250 jurisdiction shall permit, the Act 250 jurisdiction shall be<02:00:04.080> limited
  • 05.440> area<02:00:05.800> needed<02:00:06.360> for<02:00:06.560> the be limited
  • to the area needed for the be limited to the area needed for the non-exempt<02:00:07.520> activity
Keywords: 926, house, all
Summary: The House opened with a devotional reflection on Nowruz, the Persian New Year, emphasizing renewal, spring, and the challenges facing Iranian families amid conflict. The speaker connected the holiday’s themes of hope and responsibility to Vermont and democracy, then the chamber moved to routine business, including first readings and referrals of five House bills: H.945 on hemp products, H.946 on utility advertising and costs in rental agreements, H.947 on a residential universal design building code, H.948 on membership of the Retired Employees Committee on Insurance, and H.949 on homestead and non-homestead property tax yields and technical education finance changes. Three Senate bills were also read and referred: S.189 on hospital service reductions, S.203 on penalties for repeat DUI offenses, and S.313 on transforming Vermont’s career technical education system. The House also recognized several guests and announcements, including family members of members, airport employees, a UVM student intern, and visitors from Brazil. A House concurrent resolution, HCR 168, was read and congratulated Girl Scout Troop 60336 of Milton on earning the Bronze Award for a community garden project that improved accessibility through rain barrels and raised beds. The resolution highlighted the troop’s leadership and the role of its co-leaders, and the chamber applauded the guests in attendance. The main floor action centered on House Bill 642, relating to youthful offender proceedings, where Representative Booton of Barre City offered an amendment to stop the scheduled expansion of Raise the Age to 20-year-olds. Supporters argued the change would preserve current treatment of 18-year-olds while preventing an automatic expansion they said could strain the system and raise public safety concerns; opponents, including the Judiciary Committee, urged waiting for required Department for Children and Families reports due in 2026 before making changes. After debate, a roll call vote was taken on the amendment, with members calling the roll as the vote proceeded.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Health and Human Services Apr 8th, 2026

Health & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • tools, limits on prior authorizations.
  • >> Because your length of stay is very limited.
  • It will be limited to certain Cuban and Haitian immigrants.
  • It will be limited to certain Cuban and Haitian immigrants.
  • But it's limiting those numbers.
Summary: The Senate Committee on Health and Human Services convened to discuss interim charges regarding fraud, waste, and abuse in Texas human services, particularly focusing on Medicaid and childcare programs. The meeting highlighted the importance of preventing misuse of taxpayer funds, with testimony from various stakeholders emphasizing the need for increased oversight and accountability in these programs. Key points included the alarming rise in healthcare fraud in other states, the necessity for Texas to enhance its fraud prevention measures, and the potential financial repercussions of failing to meet federal compliance standards. Several committee members expressed concerns about the impact of fraud on vulnerable populations, particularly those relying on Medicaid services. Testimonies from experts underscored the effectiveness of Texas's Office of Inspector General (OIG) in combating fraud, yet pointed out existing vulnerabilities, such as inconsistent enforcement and the need for better data sharing among agencies. The discussion also touched on the challenges faced by hospice care providers, with a significant increase in the number of hospices in Texas raising concerns about quality and oversight. The committee heard from various witnesses, including representatives from health plans and advocacy organizations, who provided insights into the complexities of managing Medicaid and the importance of maintaining program integrity. The meeting concluded with a commitment to further explore legislative solutions to enhance oversight and ensure that resources are directed to those in genuine need.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Human Committee Meeting - 2026-04-14

Human Services Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Our limited tax base, coupled with high utilization, limits our ability to cover costs associated with
  • Our limited tax base, coupled with high utilization, limits our ability to cover costs associated with
  • Both areas with limited ability fund.
  • This severely limits our ability to generate revenue.
  • :41.519> to<00:08:41.760> generate severely limits our ability to generate severely limits
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

JDC Informational Briefing 12-08-2025

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:41:15.119> ICE administrations that limited ICE administrations that limited ICE activity
  • Um, this ramp up has not been limited to policy alone.
  • So, that was a very, very limited.
  • So that can also impact. limited they have access to attorneys, limited they have access to attorneys
  • :44:31.119> certain limiting due process for certain limiting due process for certain individuals
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The Judiciary Committee held an informational briefing on the impact and legality of federal immigration enforcement efforts in Hawaii, with Chair Carl Rhodes framing it as the sixth and final interim briefing in a series on the rule of law and local effects of federal actions. He said the discussion would focus on due process concerns, questioning and detention of citizens and lawful immigrants, free speech issues, and pressure on state and local law enforcement, and noted the issues may be revisited in the 2026 regular session. There was no public testimony or committee vote; only invited speakers presented. Dr. Amy Agayani opened by arguing that immigrants are integral to Hawaii’s history, economy, and communities, and contrasted that with what she described as harmful narratives portraying immigrants as criminals. She cited figures that one in five Hawaii residents is foreign-born, that immigrants make up about 20% of the labor force and over 27% of entrepreneurs, and that roughly 40,000 people in Hawaii are undocumented, many of whom may have pathways to legal status but face language, information, and court barriers. She also said federal enforcement has expanded beyond undocumented immigrants to include citizens and lawful residents, and warned that attacks on birthright citizenship and visa categories could affect many families. Matina Mock of the legal clinic emphasized the complexity of immigration law and the severe lack of legal representation, noting a nationwide backlog of 11.3 million immigration-related applications and 3.4 million court cases, plus about 1,400 pending immigration cases in Honolulu with only two immigration judges. She said Hawaii has only six or seven nonprofit immigration legal service providers, and that represented clients are far more likely to obtain relief. Mock described a recent case involving a lawful student visa holder who was transferred among multiple federal facilities before being brought to Honolulu without clear notice, which she said illustrated due process violations. She also said ICE activity in Hawaii has sharply increased, with about 150 arrests from January to July 2025, a 380% increase over the same period in 2024, and that many detainees have no criminal record. Stephanie Haro Sevilla and another clinic fellow described 2025 enforcement as a major shift driven by a January executive order, the end of prior limits on arrests in sensitive locations, and arrest quotas they said require 3,000 arrests per day nationwide. They said this has led to arrests without warrants or probable cause, broader targeting of people with minor offenses or no criminal history, and the use of resources from other federal agencies and local law enforcement for civilian immigration enforcement. They also said the federal detention center in Honolulu is holding roughly 40 to 80 civilian detainees on any given day, often in conditions they characterized as prison-like, and warned that the current escalation could eventually affect lawful permanent residents and naturalized citizens. The speakers urged the public to support immigrant-rights advocates and local protective policies and funding measures.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Finance Division I (03/03/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • The part-time staff versus full-time staff is partly because our caseload doesn't warrant a full-time
  • accessibility um and uh are not limited accessibility um and uh are not limited to<00:34:35.280>
  • We are doing data tracking for our own caseload, but we really do understand what's happening as IEPs
  • I would say the Parent Information Center is a very limited first option for parents to just learn what
  • and I believe it's a little bit limited and I believe the<04:10:53.080> purpose<04:10:53.359>
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The committee first heard from the Personnel Appeals Board, which explained that it became an independent state agency after Senate Bill 487 and was presenting its first standalone operating budget. The board described its quasi-judicial role in hearing appeals from classified state employees over disciplinary actions such as warnings, suspensions, and terminations, and said it handles about 25 to 35 cases a year, with some cases lasting longer because of their complexity. Members also outlined the need for a chair and vice chair who are attorneys, the board’s current staffing and space needs, and its plan to move away from reliance on Administrative Services for office support and website functions. The board requested about $353,500 for fiscal year 2026, including startup costs, routine operating expenses, and two new part-time positions: a program director and a paralegal. Members said the budget reflects the new independent status, includes funding for only four board members rather than the authorized five, and is designed to avoid full-time staffing costs and benefits. Legislators asked about the cost per case, the board’s relationship to DAS, whether appeals must go through the board before court, and how often cases are appealed further. The board said appeals must first go through it, that court appeals are infrequent but have increased recently, and that the board’s process is intended to resolve disputes more quickly and less expensively than court litigation. Committee members also asked about the board’s caseload, outcomes, and staffing. The board said that in the prior year there were 22 cases, with four decisions overturned in favor of employees, nine dismissals, and nine settlements, and that many disputes are resolved before reaching the board through a multi-step internal process. A member noted the governor and council had recently approved a new board member and were expected to approve a fifth soon. The discussion ended with questions about the board’s website and records access, which members said would need to be moved from Administrative Services as part of the agency’s transition. The committee then moved to the New Hampshire Council on Developmental Disabilities. The executive director explained that the council is 100 percent federally funded under the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act and develops a five-year plan to address the needs of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. She said the council works with state agencies and advocacy organizations on quality-of-life issues, accessibility, voter rights training, and plain-language or easy-to-read materials, and that 60 percent of its membership must be individuals with disabilities or family members/guardians. She also described the council’s funding structure, including reimbursement to the state for operating costs, and noted that it currently has three full-time and three part-time positions, with no new positions requested but one full-time position being eliminated and replaced after a pandemic-era staffing change did not work out as planned.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
  • The OCA does have a caseload too that it has to handle, so they would take over that caseload, and that
  • State recognition can also provide tribes with limited state and federal benefits.
  • State recognition can also provide tribes with limited state and federal benefits.
  • State recognition can also provide tribes with limited state and federal benefits.
  • State recognition can also provide tribes with limited state and federal benefits.
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The hearing focused on House Bill 610, which would fold the Office of the Consumer Advocate into the Department of Energy rather than fully eliminate consumer advocacy functions. The prime sponsor argued the current office is small, funded by a special assessment on ratepayers, and duplicative of DOE work. He said moving the function to DOE would streamline energy policy review, reduce bureaucracy, and better focus the larger agency on lowering residential energy costs. He also disputed claims that the Consumer Advocate is independent, saying the office is appointed through a political process similar to DOE leadership. Committee members and the sponsor discussed whether the bill would actually relocate existing positions or replace them, and whether the Department of Energy would absorb the cost of the transferred staff. The sponsor said the fiscal note shows roughly a million-dollar reduction in both revenue assessment and spending, and that the bill would effectively reduce the office from five positions to three. He also defended his cost estimates for energy-code-related housing impacts and said the Consumer Advocate has sometimes supported policies he считает increase costs, such as energy-efficiency measures and building code changes. He argued the office should focus more on energy supply and generation, including natural gas and nuclear, rather than efficiency alone. Representative Wendy Thomas testified in opposition, saying the Consumer Advocate is an important, fair, and impartial voice for ratepayers and warning that the bill was fiscally irresponsible because the incumbent could still be owed salary and benefits if the office were repealed. She also said the bill’s drafting was confusing and that the Consumer Advocate’s role is to push back on utilities on behalf of consumers. Other members raised questions about whether the DOE would simply inherit the same political appointment structure and whether the bill would meaningfully lower bills. No vote was taken in the excerpt; the chair indicated additional testimony would follow, and the Department of Energy was present to answer questions.
ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Special Education Funding Committee May 6th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • think even the— One of the four reasons were that they're drowning in paperwork and they have high caseloads
  • So I guess what limits do we put so that the costs don't skyrocket?
Summary: The committee first approved the minutes and then received a lengthy DPI presentation from Stanley Schauer on statewide reading and math assessment data for students with and without disabilities. He explained the assessment systems used over time, the absence of 2019-20 data, and how North Dakota’s standards are set by educators. Members asked about alternate assessments, cohort trends, the apparent drop in proficiency in higher grades, and the new NDA+ assessment. Schauer emphasized that the biggest pattern in the data was the relative stability of students with disabilities, the post-pandemic drop and partial recovery, and the need to focus on reducing the novice category. He also said the state plans to revisit high school standard setting and that future data could be broken out by program, disability category, and schools using science-of-math or other initiatives. Public testimony from special education staff suggested that the flat performance of students with disabilities during COVID likely reflected continued services and intensive supports, and committee members discussed whether the current disparity goal is realistic and whether growth measures would be more useful than simple proficiency buckets. After the presentation, the committee took a short break and then moved into discussion of special education funding models. Chair Richter said members should contact Schauer directly with ideas for additional data views and noted that the committee would continue its work on funding and possible model changes. Brandon Bomback of Grand Forks Public Schools began a presentation arguing that the special education funding formula, especially the weighting factor, should be reconsidered if the committee wants a system that better reflects accountability and student needs. He said his comments were based on the perspective of a larger district and focused on the special education weighting factor rather than other parts of the formula. The remainder of his presentation was not included in the excerpt.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • With this report, the legislature and the public will have transparency into the OIG's caseload, fraud
Keywords: 918, senate, all
Summary: Senate Republican leaders held a press event to roll out a package of anti-fraud proposals focused on state welfare and human services programs. Mark Johnson opened by citing recent fraud scandals, including a shuttered housing program and reports of vulnerable adults being left without care while providers billed for full services, and said Republicans want top-down reform, stronger accountability, new technology, and tighter oversight of taxpayer dollars. Michael Kreun said Republicans support an independent Office of Inspector General and argued the Senate-passed bill should not be weakened in the House; he also said the Senate should restore its role in confirming agency commissioners, especially at DHS, which he described as central to the fraud problem. Jordan Rasmusson outlined a plan to stop “blank checks” for DHS and DCYF services by requiring legislative audit review when a program exceeds budget by 5 percent and legislative approval for additional spending at 10 percent over budget. He also said DHS should adopt basic integrity tools such as electronic visit verification and client sign-off. Steve Drazkowski described two bills: a statewide “do-not-pay” list to block payments to ineligible people or entities, and an “I’m Not a Robot” proposal for Medicaid managed care that would require enrollee verification forms, with a 2 percent payment withhold used to encourage compliance and potentially fund county system upgrades. Mark Krueger said the state should improve technology and data use for eligibility determinations, citing other states’ rapid fraud-fighting systems, and proposed penalties for false reporting to the Legislative Auditor after a DHS audit found falsified site-visit records. Steve Gruenhagen said his bill would require DHS and DCYF to resume annual fraud-prevention and oversight reports to the legislature, which he said had stopped after 2017 despite rising fraud cases. Michael Holmstrom proposed unannounced site visits for all DHS and DCYF providers before enrollment, reenrollment, and revalidation, funded through provider service fees, and cited a recent case involving a woman with autism who was billed for far more care than she received. In the Q&A, Kreun said House Democrats’ delete-everything amendment to the inspector general bill removed the law enforcement division and stripped the bill of its “teeth,” and he suggested the governor’s office may have been involved in efforts to replace the bill with a weaker coordination council model. No votes were taken in the press conference.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Apr 15th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

OK
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Finance - 03/11/25

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • The demographic reality of Minnesota's baby boomers aging out of the workforce and the assumed limits
  • immigration, coupled with the state's already high labor force participation rate, will continue to limit
  • aging out of the workforce and<00:16:04.319> the<00:16:04.480> assumed<00:16:04.880> limits
  • and $157 million of the increase in the planning years, due to changes in long-term care rates and caseload
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Education Finance - 04/09/26

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • ,<00:13:15.480> Hannah Because of the 3-year limitation, Hannah Because of the 3-year limitation
  • . limitations. limitations.
  • statute of limitations in place? statute of limitations in place?
  • <00:22:58.800> And a 10-year-old, and are we limiting And a 10-year-old, and are we limiting
  • we limiting it to 18 and above? we limiting it to 18 and above?
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Public Safety Committee Jun 23rd, 2026

Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • Your testimony is limited only to stating your name, organization, and position on the bill.
  • The caseload of our courts, our courts are struggling at the moment.
  • Our state has been moving toward a probation system grounded in evidence and efficient use of limited
  • They even struggle to hold sheriffs to the limitations set by the county budget.
  • Our limited CVI funds become diluted with programs which may... ...proven model.
Keywords: 987, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Health Finance and Policy Committee 4/8/26

Health Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • You here where there's no limitations.
  • is limited. I think it was 3 3.7. is limited. I think it was 3 3.7.
  • So we did limit the treatment itself.
  • definitely<01:03:03.680> something coverage limits is definitely something coverage limits
  • Um and the last piece of limited time.
Bills: HF4609, HF4401
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 3/26/25

Children and Families Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is seeking to extend or exempt the contract term limit for the EBT contract.
  • the contract term limit for the EBT<00:02:04.240> contract.
  • <00:02:07.840> on an exemption to the five-year limit on an exemption to the five-year limit
  • ,<00:20:04.799> we're the current 5-year term limit, we're the current 5-year term limit,
  • Not moving on these changes limits us in our ability to do that.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Child Committee Meeting - 2026-04-14

Children and Families Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • The limits—what is being proposed currently within the limits? Like, what limits?
  • What is the limit right now, as the law stands?
  • The limits What what >> Thank uh Mr. Chair.
  • <00:21:25.840> Like<00:21:26.080> what limits? Like what limits?
  • What is what's the limit right now? What is what's the limit right now?
Bills: HF4407, HF4382
Summary: The Children and Families Committee adopted the April 8 minutes and then took up House File 4407, as amended by the A1 amendment. The amendment, explained by nonpartisan staff, incorporated much of the Senate version of related legislation and made a series of changes: it revised the definition of “disproportionately represented child,” shifted that determination to the Commissioner of Children, Youth, and Families, made technical cross-reference and terminology updates, adjusted training requirements, set the working group to expire December 31, 2027, and added an appropriation for statewide implementation. The committee adopted the A1 amendment and then referred the bill to Ways and Means. Representative Gilman said the bill is intended to preserve the goals of the Minnesota African American Family Preservation Act while addressing operational, legal, and fiscal problems before statewide implementation. He argued for delaying the effective date by one year, shifting case review responsibilities to the state, and providing funding so counties are not left with an unfunded mandate. He also said the bill adds safety measures related to synthetic opioids and other imminent-harm concerns, and that the delay would allow the working group to finish its recommendations and give counties time to prepare. County officials Steve Schmidt of Meeker County/Minnesota Rural Counties and Jenny Mojo of Clay County testified in support of the bill as amended, emphasizing that counties need clearer responsibilities, staffing, training, technology, and dependable funding to implement the law successfully. Rebecca St. George of DCYF said “active efforts” is not absolutely defined and is determined case by case, often with court involvement. Members raised questions about the meaning of active efforts, the bill’s synthetic opioid language, and whether the proposal should apply more broadly rather than within this specific act. A citizen also cautioned that the opioid language should not unintentionally affect families in treatment programs. Representative Hicks warned that the fentanyl provisions could lead to broad removals and create placement problems for teens with substance use disorder, while Representative Gilman responded that the bill includes a rebuttable presumption and is meant to protect children from imminent harm.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Senate Health and Human Services (04/08/2026)

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • autism, learned about some methods of communication that enable people to communicate who are very limited
  • that other people don't make. people to communicate who are very people to communicate who are very limited
  • <00:05:44.080> So<00:05:44.479> u limited in their ability to speak.
  • So u limited in their ability to speak.
  • So it has an including<00:13:10.720> but<00:13:10.880> not<00:13:11.040> limited
Keywords: 1191, senate, all