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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/27/25

Commerce Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Almost all other states have already adopted these changes to their insurance regulations.
  • across the state looking to regulators across the state looking to ensure<00:04:54.360><c> that</c><
  • </c><00:05:11.960><c> adding</c><00:05:12.240><c> them</c><00:05:12.360><c> to</c> insurance regulations
  • </c><00:05:23.560><c> and</c> vetted widely by both regulators and vetted widely by both regulators and
  • There's also IRS regulations on some of that, but that is outside of our purview as a statement of this
Bills: HF2601 , HF2607 , HF2027 , HF2608
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs Mar 26th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Rate regulation is aimed at balancing the interests of customers and utilities.
  • We also take out anything that's been expressly disallowed by our regulator.
  • The regulations are in place.
  • Regulations, state level regulations. So the answer is yes? Yes.
  • And it gives Congress the power to coin money, regulate the value thereof.
Committee: House State Affairs
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs Mar 26th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Members, this is Representative Landgraf's bill regarding FERC regulations and interconnected facilities
  • So other electricity generators face numerous regulations involving their waste stream.
  • We also have a lot of regulations for plugging oil and gas wells.
  • These regulations have been promulgated, modified, and implemented over many years to deal with these
  • We are trying to preempt and avoid a patchwork of regulations.
Committee: House State Affairs
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/25

Commerce Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • The final legislation should seek to provide a safe, regulated route to market for all Minnesotans with
  • The final legislation should seek to provide a safe, regulated route to market for all Minnesotans with
  • Since we sell tobacco products, our company has decades of experience selling highly regulated products
  • Everybody agrees that intoxicating substances should be well regulated, and for these non-intoxicating
  • under chapter 152 from being regulated under chapter 152 to<00:51:28.680><c> chapter</c> to chapter
NV
Transcript Highlights:
  • LET gaming for FY27 was $113,869,000.
  • FY27 on the gaming portion.
  • The distribution to RTC just on the LAT gaming piece is $1,770,000.
  • The LET non-gaming, the forecast for LET is we had $106,549,000 in FY26, FY27.
  • There are a lot of products that end up on the marketplace, even with regulation.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 4335 aims to establish a framework for regulating pet shops in municipalities and counties
  • House Bill 4335 aims to establish a framework for regulating pet shops in municipalities and counties
Summary: The House convened, took the roll, heard an invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance, and then moved through a series of introductions and floor presentations recognizing visitors, students, local officials, and the Luther cheer team. The chamber also introduced the Doctor of the Day, Dr. Lydia Dennis, and several members made personal announcements later in the day. The House then considered and passed several bills, mostly by wide margins. Measures included HB 2947 on behavioral health, allowing Medicaid billing for supervised mental health interns; HB 2951 cleaning up Department of Corrections prison listings in statute; HB 2980 allowing DMVs to accept valid physical proof of insurance; HB 382 barring fire departments from employing people who must register as sex offenders; HB 3519 changing the abandoned medical marijuana grow cleanup process from a bond to a fee; HB 3644, the Blake Burgess Act, requiring clot and embolism training and reporting; HB 3882 creating a revolving fund for ODOT lake and industrial access grants; HB 3661 removing a sunset from the forestry equipment tax provision; and HB 3996 memorializing OIDS obligations in capital appeal cases. Several bills drew brief questions about fiscal impact or implementation, and title-striking motions were made on some measures. The most debated item was HB 4335 on pet shops and local regulation. Supporters said it created a framework for municipalities and counties to regulate pet shops without outright bans, while opponents argued it undermined local control and favored a commercial retailer. After debate from both sides, the bill passed 60-26. The House also adopted the emergency on HB 3882, and at the end of the day the chamber adjourned until March 5, 2026, at 9:30 a.m.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Insurance May 6th, 2026

Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Is there somewhere where the regulator has the opportunity to see that?
  • It's not only a regulator saying that... ...not only a regulator saying that, that's a court saying it
  • Sounds like the regulator and the courts would handle that.
  • Sounds like the regulator and the courts would handle that.
  • I think it's with the regulators and the courts.
Committee: Senate Insurance
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Health and Welfare Apr 29th, 2026

Health and Welfare

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's not regulated.
  • Hyperbarics are only ordered right now under FDA regulations for 14 conditions.
  • Hyperbarics are only ordered right now under FDA regulations for 14 conditions.
  • Those are not included under the federal regulation.
  • What I'm telling you is we're following the federal regulations.
Bills: HB946 , HB1093 , SB26 , SB29 , SB30 , SB195 , SB219 , SB222 , SB255 , SB314 , SCR2 , SCR22
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

CPC Public Hearing - Tue Mar 31, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST

Consumer Protection & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> wastewater feeders for the regulated wastewater feeders for the regulated wastewater<00:07:10.440
  • </c> the reference to self-regulation. the reference to self-regulation.
  • It's regulated self-insurance.
  • </c> towards self-regulation? towards self-regulation?
  • It's it's regulated right? It's it's regulated self-insurance. self-insurance. self-insurance.
Summary: The committee first heard HCR 168 and HR 158, which would create a temporary working group to study utility capacity, coastline infrastructure lifespan, and the costs of needed expansions. Public Utilities Commission staff said the commission was not the right entity to direct all of the work because it lacks authority over many affected agencies. Members discussed whether the study should be limited to a coastal area or broadened to the whole island, and in decision-making the committee amended the measure to focus on the County of Honolulu, correct references to the Public Utilities Commission, and revise the working group membership to include the PUC chair, legislative designees, and directors or designees from DLNR, DOT, HIEMA, and DCCA Consumer Advocacy. The committee then passed both resolutions with amendments; the vote was adopted unanimously, with some members excused. The committee next considered HCR 145 and HR 137, which would convene a working group on climate change impacts on insurance availability and affordability. The Insurance Division stood on its written comments, the Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission supported the intent, and the Attorney General opposed the measure, warning that a working group could create discoverable materials that might complicate the state’s climate litigation and noting a technical ambiguity in the reference to the Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund administrator. After questions about discovery and the lawsuit, the committee amended the resolutions to replace the administrator reference with the chair of the Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund Board of Directors, remove the Attorney General as convener while keeping the office as a member, and have the working group share findings and recommendations with the House CPC and Senate CPN committees instead of issuing a report. The committee passed the measures with amendments, with Rep. Martin voting with reservations. In the later agenda, the committee heard SB 2607, SD 1 on landscape architect licensure. The Board of Professional Engineers, Architects, Surveyors, and Landscape Architects supported the bill, explaining it modernizes licensure requirements to align with national standards and clarifies the profession’s design-focused role. The bill was discussed as distinguishing landscape architecture from groundskeeping and from civil engineering drainage work. No opposition was heard. The committee also heard SB 2031, SD 2 on consumer protection and price transparency for live ticket events and short-term lodging. The Office of Consumer Protection supported the bill, saying it largely mirrors an FTC rule requiring all-in pricing and would give the state enforcement authority and remedies. The Hawaii Financial Services Association opposed the bill as drafted and sought a limited exemption for credit card issuers relying on third-party hotel information, while the Hawaii Hotel Alliance supported the measure but asked for language deeming compliance with the federal rule sufficient for short-term lodging. Committee members questioned whether those proposed exemptions would conflict with federal law or weaken state enforcement, and the discussion focused on preemption, liability, and the value of state remedies such as restitution.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/10/2026 - Senate Natural Resources

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • And one of the things that we can help get out from underneath this EPA regulation is through exceptional
  • therefore, this bill would potentially materially help out Maricopa County in regard to the EPA regulations
  • I know that the game and fish and also the wildlife group does have that number.
  • I know that the, I know that the game and fish and also the wildlife group does have that number.
  • So our concern stems from the fact that the brackish groundwater is still regulated as groundwater.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Business and Insurance 2ND REVISED Mar 5th, 2026 at 09:30 am

Business and Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • any available solution to try to help but we but we've got to walk a fine balance between over regulating
  • where can we increase some scrutiny on rates and provide some transparency but again not to over regulate
  • protect consumers here in Oklahoma help hedge some of these rate increases that we have but not over regulate
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Business and Insurance 2ND REVISED Mar 5th, 2026

Business and Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • But we’ve got to walk a fine balance between over-regulating the free market.
  • Where can we increase some scrutiny on rates and provide some transparency, but again, not to over-regulate
  • protect consumers here in Oklahoma, help hedge some of these rate increases that we have, but not over-regulate
Summary: The Business and Insurance Committee considered a series of bills focused on credit card interchange fees, insurance regulation, alcohol licensing, utility contractor authority, medical marijuana bonding, and business liability. Senators Thompson’s SB 2102 and SB 1940 sought to limit swipe fees on large financial institutions and on taxes and tips, respectively; both passed after questions about the asset thresholds and their impact on merchants and banks. SB 1625, by Senator Fricks, would let the Oklahoma Insurance Department prepare impact analyses on health benefit plan legislation, and passed unanimously. SB 1442, by Senator Dossett, lowered distiller licensing fees, created a microdistillery license, and restored a liability insurance proof requirement through an amendment; it passed 11-0. SB 1623, by Floor Leader Daniels, would revise the state credit union charter and passed 11-0. SB 1242, by Senator Hamilton, increased the bond required for medical marijuana grows from $50,000 to $100,000 and passed 10-0. The committee also heard SB 1949 from Senator Logan, which would allow utility contractors to work closer to buildings on private property, up to five feet from structures, instead of stopping at the property line. The bill drew extended questioning from Senator Brooks about permitting, training, liability, and the relationship between utility contractors and plumbers; an industry representative testified that utility contractors already do much of the work under licensed plumbers and that the bill would reduce costs and speed projects, especially in rural areas. SB 1949 passed 8-2. Senator Reinhardt’s SB 1592 and SB 1913, both insurance-related committee substitutes, were described as ongoing negotiations aimed at homeowner insurance transparency and consumer protections; members were told the bills were still being refined, but both passed, 9-1 and 10-0, respectively. Additional measures included SB 592, which would let distributors issue credits to retailers after repeated product replacements, aimed at reducing losses from poor inventory control at large retailers; it passed 9-0. SB 992 would provide civil liability protection for businesses and property owners when violent criminal acts occur on their premises, except in cases of gross negligence; it prompted debate over gun-free zones, security, insurance, and whether the bill would reduce incentives for safety measures, but passed 5-3. Finally, SB 1241 created the Oklahoma Fraud and Ticketing Accountability Act to address fake tickets, bots, deceptive resale websites, and venue liability in the live-event market; supporters included arts venues, and the bill passed 8-0. The committee adjourned after completing its agenda.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Fiscal Policy Feb 18th, 2026

Fiscal Policy

Bills: S0086 , S0554 , S0760 , S0774 , S0778 , S0844 , S1022 , S1230 , S1246 , S1594 , S1630
Summary: The Fiscal Policy Committee met and first reported favorably SB 774, which extends enhanced workers’ compensation benefits to 9-1-1 public safety telecommunicators for mental or nervous injuries, after adopting a late-filed amendment declaring an important state interest. The committee also heard supportive testimony from a Palm Beach County dispatcher. SB 770, which updates the definition of forensic clients so certain individuals with intellectual disabilities or autism can be housed with other Chapter 916 residents in secure forensic settings, was reported favorably as well. Members then approved CS/SB 86, which declares unauthorized operation of a commercial vehicle by an unauthorized alien an imminent safety hazard and imposes driver, carrier, and enforcement consequences, despite questions about vehicle impoundment and cargo handling and one appearance in opposition. SB 1594, which protects veterans’ benefits received on behalf of foster youth from being used as reimbursement and instead sets them aside for education and transition services, was reported favorably after supportive testimony. The committee also approved CS/SB 760, creating a new offense for willful violations of no-contact pretrial release conditions in certain violent crime cases, though the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers raised concerns about expanded warrantless arrest authority in one section. The committee next reported favorably CS/SB 554, a complete rewrite of Chapter 617 governing nonprofit corporations, after a technical delete-all amendment. It also approved CS/SB 844, requiring continuing education on sickle cell disease care for certain health care professionals; the bill drew extensive supportive testimony from advocates and patients describing pain management gaps and health disparities. SB 1022, expanding Florida Children’s Initiatives by adding programs in Bay County and Broward County, and CS/SB 1246, broadening the Linking Industry to Nursing Education Fund to include health science workforce programs and related uses, were both reported favorably. Finally, the committee approved CS/CS/SB 1230, which restricts the use, sale, and distribution of aqueous film-forming foam containing intentionally added PFAS and requires inventory and disposal reporting, after adopting amendments that removed airports from one provision. It also approved CS/CS/SB 128, directing DEP to erect markers for the Andrew Red Harris Spoil Island water body designation. Several senators requested to be recorded as voting in the affirmative on specific bills, and the committee adjourned without objection.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/12/2026 - House Natural Resources, Energy & Water

Natural Resources, Energy & Water

Transcript Highlights:
  • And then they are either—are regulated and regulated community aware of these outlines that we don't
  • The first one is the regulated community. Thank you.
  • Is the regulated community aware of the three outcomes?
  • I don't know that the regulated community, or our applicants, I should say, are aware.
  • Obviously, they need to comply with every other state regulation, statute.