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• c> about transparency, uniformity, and about transparency, uniformity, and making<00:04:01.840> sure
• actually do think um that transparency actually do think um that transparency is<00:27:05.760>
• opportunity to provide that transparency opportunity to provide that transparency um<00:29:16.240
• was made that this is a transparency was made that this is a transparency bill.<00:34:43.280>
• Joe Nash your commitment to transparency Joe Nash your commitment to transparency as<00:34:55.679

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee took up House File 936, an author’s bill requiring cost-benefit analysis before agencies move forward with major rulemaking. Chair Nash moved the bill, the A2 author’s amendment was adopted, and the bill was then discussed as amended. The sponsor said the goal was not to eliminate rulemaking, but to require agencies to “show their work” by analyzing costs, benefits, and assumptions before rules are adopted. Supporters, including representatives from Americans for Prosperity and the Pacific Legal Foundation, argued the bill would improve transparency, uniformity, and accountability in rulemaking. They cited federal and other state models, especially Virginia, and said similar requirements already exist in several states. They also pointed to public support for requiring cost-benefit analysis and said the bill could help agencies avoid costly or poorly thought-out regulations, reduce litigation risk, and improve legislative oversight through notice to committees and publication of preliminary and final analyses. Several members raised concerns. Representative Luger Nikolai said cost-benefit analysis is already part of existing law through SONARs and that the legislature, not agencies, should be the first line of review; she also worried the bill would force dollar valuations on qualitative factors such as accessibility. Representative Craft said the bill could allow unelected officials to negate policy choices already made by the legislature if benefits do not exceed costs. Representative Fryberg said the bill appears to require full analysis even for minor housekeeping rules and may overemphasize dollar-based benefits. Chair Nash and supporters responded that the bill is meant to impose a uniform check on agencies and that many current rules already operate without sufficient legislative oversight. The discussion ended with members expressing both support and opposition, and a roll call was requested, though no final vote was included in the excerpt.

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• <00:19:25.679> so central principle is transparency so central principle is transparency so
• , and then that fiscal team and contracts team will look at the 990s, we'll go through and make sure
• , and then that fiscal team and contracts team will look at the 990s, we'll go through and make sure
• But I think one of the topics you touched on in the past also was Transparency Minnesota.
• <01:14:40.120> team well is that through our fiscal team well is that through our fiscal team

Keywords: 1183, house

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• A phased implementation effective July 2027 or 2028, or aligned with municipal fiscal years beginning
• As this bill is related to local government financial transparency and accountability, this amendment
• Like, can I get the same transparency, data silo... ...government?
• Like, can I get the same transparency, data silo searching, and all that stuff at the state level as
• Transparency, whether it's a state level, local level, Senator Pizzo is also very important to me.

Summary: The committee heard and advanced a wide range of bills, with several focused on water safety, utilities, and local government transparency. CS/SB 848 on stormwater treatment was explained as clarifying water quality credits and water quality enhancement areas, and it was reported favorably after one support appearance. SB 28, a claim bill for Reginald Jackson against the City of Lakeland arising from injuries caused by a police shooting, was also reported favorably. CS/CS/SB 658 on water safety requirements for rental properties drew extensive testimony in support from child advocacy and drowning prevention advocates, who cited Florida’s high child drowning rates and the disproportionate impact on children with autism; the bill was amended to require front-end certification and remove local add-on authority, then passed favorably. CS/SB 18, a claim bill involving the estate of a deceased minor and the Broward County Sheriff’s Office, was reported favorably after questions about the verdict, settlement posture, and who would receive the funds. SB 934 on areas of critical state concern was amended to remove a provision viewed as conflicting with the Live Local Act and then passed favorably. SB 1622, which creates a one-time waiver for certain late-filed financial disclosure fines, also passed favorably with support from an appearance form. SB 1264 on private schools and zoning was reported favorably after members noted ongoing concerns and planned further discussion. CS/CS/SB 260 on electric vehicle storage in towing yards was amended to narrow the bill to storage issues and cap the fee period until inspection; it drew both support and opposition from insurers, fire officials, and vehicle industry representatives, and was reported favorably. CS/CS/SB 1014, dealing with municipal utility service to properties outside city limits, was amended to limit it to residential development and clarify capacity standards, then passed favorably. CS/SB 1102 expanded the local infrastructure surtax to include body camera programs and was reported favorably after an amendment requiring voter approval. Finally, CS/SB 1724 and SB 1566, both on local government utility and budget transparency, were amended and reported favorably despite concerns from cities and counties about implementation costs and burdens.

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• Contracting and transparency Contracting and transparency requirements<00:37:11.920> um<00
• That’s in 645, and that’s the fiscal note.
• Section 10 I think it's a great effort in transparency.
• One is the fiscal side of it.
• on the fiscal on the fiscal from<01:06:57.000> an<01:06:57.160> Roi<01:06:57.599><

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The working session focused on the New Hampshire Prescription Drug Affordability Board’s budget request and its recent work. Early discussion centered on a technical question about a statutory dedicated fund for donations: members asked why the budget did not show a line item for accepting donations, and DHHS CFO Nathan White explained that the statute already authorizes the fund, but because no revenue has been received yet, it does not appear in the budget. He said any future donations would go through the normal process under RSA 14:30-a, with fiscal committee and Governor and Council approval and a memo to the Department of Revenue Administration. The chair clarified that the account was not a prerequisite to soliciting donations, and White said the fund would supplement, not replace, General Fund support. Kirk Williamson, the board’s executive director, then presented the board’s mission and budget. He said the governor’s budget provides about $256,500 in the first year and slightly more in the second, all General Funds, and that the board had distributed a technical amendment to continue the executive director position. He described the board’s role as analyzing prescription drug costs, identifying savings opportunities, monitoring market trends, promoting transparency, and making recommendations to the legislature and public payers. He also emphasized that the board operates publicly, with live-streamed meetings and a stakeholder advisory council that includes unions, state agencies, Medicaid, corrections, higher education, and other stakeholders. A major topic was the board’s estimate of $6 million in potential savings, based on Medicare’s newly negotiated prices for 10 drugs. Williamson explained that the board used those federal negotiated prices as a benchmark to estimate what New Hampshire public payers might be missing by not having similar leverage, and said the board is trying to build evidence for future recommendations rather than directly setting prices. Members asked how those potential savings could become actual savings, and Williamson said the board is sharing findings through its advisory council and feedback loops, though it has not yet sent a formal recommendation letter to specific purchasers. He also discussed the difference between pharmacy-benefit spending, which relies heavily on PBM-negotiated rebates, and medical-benefit spending, which is administered differently and is being added to the board’s next report. Williamson highlighted other work, including a model on Humira and a pending legislative effort to improve biosimilar competition, plus a proposed state-backed pharmacy savings card that would be no cost to the state and could save users about $240 per prescription based on Connecticut’s experience. No votes were taken during the session.

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• The third is its transparency.
• The third is its transparency.
• <00:04:28.320> The<00:04:28.520> OIG The third is its transparency.
• The OIG The third is its transparency.
• It will also avoid the fiscal inefficiencies that come with small law enforcement agencies.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Uh, in Burleson, we prioritize fair and transparent billing for our residents.
• It had a $79 million fiscal note. There's a cost here.
• But then anytime we get a fiscal note, I mean, I think we've all done it.
• It will save money if you have transparency to the system, OK?
• No, the, the, and the bill doesn't actually have much to do with transparency and PBMs.

Bills: SB 502, SB 513, SB 622, SB 670, SB 731, SB 732, SB 916, SB 961, SB 1122

Keywords: SB 502, Texas peace officers, Health and Human Services Commission, HHSC Office of Inspector General, OIG investigators, law enforcement classification, Schedule C, state employee benefits, injury benefits, peace officer status, commissioned officers, state auditor classification, Government Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, human services, health and human services, law enforcement compensation, public employee benefits, Texas state law enforcement, child welfare

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• it's transparency. That's my issue. it's transparency. That's my issue.
• be more transparency. be more transparency.
• In the regular fiscal note bill.
• That's fiscal insanity.
• I think the fiscal note says there will be no fiscal impact.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• <00:01:42.360> overview, provide us with a fiscal overview, provide us with a fiscal overview
• Uh we occurred in state fiscal year '23.
• Money may on today's a new fiscal year.
• I will be co-chairing the transparency I will be co-chairing the transparency uh<00:28:45.960>
• in what would be our fiscal year partial mostly<00:54:50.240> fiscal<00:54:50.600> year

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:00:19 DCBS 00:01:58, 958, all

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• <00:03:01.599> note are anticipating that a fiscal note are anticipating that a fiscal note
• we sending this to the floor if a fiscal we sending this to the floor if a fiscal note<00:03:17.680
• means thank you Cher long the fiscal means thank you Cher long the fiscal analyst<00:03:26.120><
• Well, I don't believe we brought bills to the floor without fiscal notes.
• We would have the fiscal note ready, and this bill is going to be on the floor on Monday.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• IN TERMS OF GOALS I WOULD SAY TRANSPARENCY, THERE ARE MANY BUT TRANSPARENCY IN EVERYTHING WE DO IS ONE
• EDUCATION SYSTEM ADDRESSING KEY AREAS IDENTIFIED AS NEEDING REFORM INJURING GREATER TRANSPARENCY IN
• LET ME BREAK THAT DOWN, WE WANT TO HAVE MORE TRANSPARENCY WRITTEN WITH GREAT APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS
• THIS BILL IS ABOUT TRANSPARENCY AND ULTIMATELY CREATING A SITUATION IN OUR STATE WHERE APPRENTICESHIP
• PROGRAMS ARE GROWING AND WE GOT SOME TRANSPARENCY SPECIFICALLY WHEN IT COMES TO STATE DOLLARS.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Vice Chair, for the opportunity to be here today to present the Governor's recommended budget for fiscal
• But first and foremost, I recognize, as you do, that transparency is fundamental in government.
• But first and foremost, I recognize, as you do, that transparency is fundamental in government.
• Very important both from transparency but from an evidence collection standpoint.
• Of course, I think the more transparency the better, absolutely.

Bills: S0048

Keywords: housing, accessory dwelling units, affordable housing, local government, zoning regulations, military families, density bonus, homeownership, property taxes

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development heard presentations on the Governor’s recommended budget for fiscal year 2026-27 and then considered one bill, CS/SB 48 on accessory dwelling units (ADUs). The Governor’s office outlined a $117.4 billion overall budget, with transportation and economic development receiving about $18 billion statewide and $601 million in general revenue. Agency heads then presented priorities for Commerce, Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, Military Affairs, State, Transportation, Emergency Management, and the Florida State Guard, emphasizing workforce development, housing, tourism marketing, aviation and space infrastructure, law enforcement recruitment, emergency preparedness, and military readiness. In the Commerce presentation, Secretary Kelly highlighted funding for housing programs, the Hometown Heroes program, the Florida Job Growth Grant Fund, rural infrastructure and workforce grants, Reconnect and Florida WINS systems, law enforcement and firefighter recruitment bonuses, defense support, Visit Florida, Space Florida, and SelectFlorida. Senators asked about Visit Florida’s private match requirements and whether the agency fully leveraged prior appropriations; Visit Florida’s CEO said the match was met and exceeded, though it is difficult but important. The Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles presentation focused on trooper pay, pursuit vehicles, aviation assets, and enterprise data systems, with questions about immigration enforcement and body cameras. Military Affairs requested funding for readiness centers, training facilities, education and health benefits for Guardsmen, and maintenance of existing armories; members discussed Guard deployments, staffing levels, and a proposed firing range project. The Department of State requested funds for automated election audits, a conservation lab, and historic preservation, and defended its arts grant process and rule changes. Transportation’s budget emphasized a $14.3 billion work program, road and bridge maintenance, aviation and aerospace, safety initiatives, and seaport investments, while Emergency Management requested funding for preparedness, flood mitigation, WebEOC, grants management, and alert systems; senators also asked about the Alligator Alcatraz detention facility. For CS/SB 48, Senator Gates explained that the bill would require local governments to allow property owners to voluntarily create ADUs, while preserving local authority over setbacks, construction, and permitting. An amendment removed reusable tenant screening reports and clarified that conforming ADUs would be allowed by right without a separate hearing. The Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association supported the bill, saying ADUs could help provide long-term housing for service workers. After questions about local government and HOA authority, the committee adopted the amendment and then reported CS/SB 48 favorably by roll call vote.

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• We believe this proposal overall creates a fair and transparent approach.
• We believe this proposal overall creates a fair and transparent approach.
• Counties would transparent approach.
• to get a fiscal note on that. that. that.
• ,<01:14:36.159> that's to the point of transparency, that's to the point of transparency,

Keywords: Reupload to restore attendance roll call Roll Call 00:00:00 Approval of Minutes from September Meeting 00:00:24 Presentation of the Kentucky Association of Counties Legislative Platform for the Upcoming 2026 Session 00:01:48 Discussion of Legislation Concerning Firefighter Death Benefits 00:35:43 Discussion of DNA Collection in Jails for Felony Arrests 00:45:52 Discussion of Federal Immigration Law Enforcement 00:54:18 Adjournment 01:15:39, 958, all

Summary: The committee met for its sixth meeting, established a quorum, and approved the minutes from the October 21 meeting. The main agenda item was a presentation from Kentucky Association of Counties (KACo) leaders and county officials on jail funding and jail-system reform. Speakers said county jail costs have reached crisis levels, citing large and rising general-fund subsidies in counties such as Hardin, McCracken, and Warren, and noting that county general-fund contributions to jail funds have increased by 76% since 2019. KACo outlined a three-part legislative approach for the upcoming session: incentivizing regional jails, clarifying responsibility for pre-trial felony detainees, and redefining the model for housing state inmates in county jails. On regional jails, they proposed one-time state construction funding, statutory changes to allow former county jails to serve as 96-hour holdover facilities, broader participation of jailers on regional jail authority boards, an increased supplement for closed county jails, and a one-time payment for counties that close local jails and join regional facilities. Union County Judge Adam Onan described his county’s savings from contracting with Webster County and said regionalization can reduce costs where feasible. Harlan County Judge Executive Dan Mosley focused on pre-trial felony detainees, saying counties bear the full cost of housing people awaiting trial for long periods, sometimes years, and that pre-trial time is later credited toward state sentences. He argued the state benefits from that credit and referenced prior bills that would have reimbursed counties for time-served credit. Shelley Hampton then proposed replacing the current per diem model for state inmates with contracts requiring the Department of Corrections to pay actual housing costs and to support programming such as substance abuse treatment, cognitive behavioral programming, re-entry services, workforce training, and academics. No votes were taken on the jail proposals, and the meeting ended with the presentation and discussion of the county recommendations.

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• The resolution is not fiscal. Without objection, such shall be the order.
• Senate Bill 170 by the Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review.
• Businesses and taxpayers deserve transparency, accountability, and restraint.
• Businesses and taxpayers deserve transparency, accountability, and restraint.
• It punishes families for trying to maintain even modest fiscal stability.

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, prayer, and pledge, then moved through a largely procedural session with several unanimous-consent motions, guest introductions, and budget-related trailer bills. Members also adopted resolutions recognizing June as Dairy Month and June 2026 as Electronic Dance Music Month, and later approved H.R. 88 commemorating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Guest introductions highlighted the Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Kappa League, Assembly staff member Mukhtar Ali, and Jennifer Levy, who is advocating against drunk driving after the death of her son. On the floor, the Assembly considered a series of Senate budget trailer bills presented by Assembly Member Gabriel. SB 170 reorganizes housing and homelessness agencies; SB 171 makes labor-related cleanup changes; SB 172 addresses general government, broadband, and NextGen 9-1-1; SB 174 extends remote court hearings and related court provisions; SB 177 advances options related to Medi-Cal and employer contributions; SB 180 extends the California Competes tax credit and conforms tax treatment for certain savings accounts; SB 169 covers transportation and DMV-related provisions; SB 168 creates a zero-emission vehicle incentive program and other clean-energy changes; SB 166 implements natural resources and environmental protection budget items; SB 165 extends the skilled nursing facility financing framework; SB 163 updates developmental services; and SB 135 funds higher education initiatives, including community college enrollment and Cal Grant changes. Most of these measures passed with bipartisan support, though several drew opposition over concerns about bureaucracy, fees, oversight, or policy direction. The Assembly also passed SB 719, which updates vehicle-related protections for domestic violence survivors, SB 97, an urgency bill making clarifying changes to digital financial asset law, SB 1350, which supports hydrogen and clean energy development, and SB 1344, which aims to reduce meritless lawsuits delaying affordable and supportive housing projects. AB 182, which sets the order for proposition numbers on the November ballot, was approved despite criticism that it manipulates the ballot numbering process. Votes on the measures were recorded, with many passing on strong margins and several transmitted immediately to the Senate or Governor as noted in the proceedings.

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• It's merely about transparency.
• It's merely about transparency.
• It's merely about transparency.
• It's merely about transparency.
• This bill promotes fiscal transparency, accountability, and public trust in local education governance

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• So I'm asking for a fiscal note.
• Normally when there is a fiscal, potential fiscal effect, school systems like ourselves or East Baton
• passed a bill without having that fiscal note attached, a proper fiscal note attached.
• Fiscal note attached.
• That's not a fiscal argument.

Keywords: 974, senate, all

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• Government transparency needs to be an absolute value in our democracy.
• Do you believe a bill that has an open fiscal note, a fiscal note that has not been returned, should
• It sheds light on the Attorney General's transparency, and that he can't hide behind the law.
• It sheds transparency on the Attorney General's office. And who doesn't want transparency?
• We all want transparency. And his bill is a very good bill for a start.

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• <00:45:26.359> and hesitation it ensures transparency and hesitation it ensures transparency
• I don't see a fiscal note on this, Senator Sosinski. Is there a fiscal note been requested?
• I don't see a fiscal note on this, Senator Sosinski. Is there a fiscal note been requested?
• <01:15:32.480> and of full transparency and of full transparency and disclosure<01:15:34.280
• I love that visibility and transparency I love that visibility and transparency so<01:34:47.440>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So this bill just goes a long way making sure that transparency is there.
• So I just want to offer the support from the Florida Association of Counties on this good transparency
• for that fiscal year as available funds.
• And the first and second estimated payments for the fiscal year are due in June.
• years 24-25 and 25-26, but because where we are now, they show up in fiscal year 26-27.

Summary: The committee took up three tax-related bills and a staff presentation on the state revenue forecast and the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act. SB 856, by Senator DeSigley, would require online real estate listing platforms to display estimated property taxes using state-prescribed methods rather than the current owner’s taxes. Supporters from county, city, and property appraiser groups said the bill would improve transparency for homebuyers, especially first-time buyers and those facing large tax increases after a homestead cap reset. Senators discussed ensuring the estimate appears directly on listing platforms. The bill was reported favorably. The committee then considered SB 110, by Senator Arrington, which clarifies that people holding 98-year-or-longer residential leases remain eligible for the homestead exemption even if the lease ends upon death, aligning such leases with life estates for estate-planning purposes. An amendment was adopted to clarify that leases terminating at the lessee’s death are valid under current law. The Florida Bar’s Real Property, Probate, and Trust Law Section supported the bill, and Senator Gates noted its importance for long-term leaseholders on barrier islands. The amended bill was reported favorably. SB 434, by Senator Leak, would prevent property tax assessments from increasing because of improvements made to harden homes against wind damage, such as stronger roof attachments, shutters, and secondary water barriers. The sponsor said homeowners should not be penalized for resilience upgrades, and the bill was also reported favorably. Staff director Mr. Khan then reviewed the latest general revenue forecast, noting collections were running about $230 million above prior estimates through November and that the new forecast added roughly $500 million in the first budget year, with a smaller increase in the second year. He said corporate income tax was the main weakness in the forecast, due to softer collections and uncertainty around tariffs, while other sources were generally stronger. In the second half of the presentation, he explained that the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act would significantly affect Florida’s corporate income tax base if fully conformed to, with an estimated $3.5 billion general revenue impact in fiscal year 2026-27, largely because of retroactive provisions such as bonus depreciation and research expensing. Senators and the appropriations chair discussed the budget implications, including possible ways to limit the impact through decoupling or prospective treatment. No votes were taken on the forecast presentation, and the committee adjourned after members requested to be recorded as voting in favor on SB 856 and SB 110.

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• But we also refuse to ignore the real fiscal challenges facing our state.
• , fiscal responsibility, and the preservation of services for those most in need.
• And again, the transparency—one of the things that we really ask for is...
• Resolving or shrinking the fiscal deficits that are projected in the multi-year.
• around the fiscal impact of the governor's executive order on return to office.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• We've written almost 5,000 prescriptions in fiscal 2024 at...
• So, for example, in North Carolina, by looking and using transparency and fiscal notes—North Carolina
• So, for example, in North Carolina, by looking and using transparency and fiscal notes—North Carolina
• So, for example, in North Carolina, by looking and using transparency and fiscal notes—North Carolina
• <00:54:44.280> note credibility to the U the fiscal note credibility to the U the fiscal note

Keywords: 00:00 Introductions 02:46 Roll Call 03:35 Discussion on SB 14 46:13 Vote on SB 14 48:07 Discussion on SB 17 50:38 Vote on SB 17, 958, all

Summary: The Senate Standing Committee on Health Services opened with the chair welcoming several new members and outlining session rules: hearings would start and end on time, the committee would limit the number of bills heard each meeting, prioritize bills heard during the interim, and generally avoid using the consent calendar except in extreme circumstances. The committee then briefly considered administrative regulations, which were treated as approved if members had no questions. The main item was Senate Bill 14, a measure addressing the 340B drug discount program. The chair said the bill had already passed the Senate in a prior session and had been heard in interim, so he did not present it again. He described the bill as prohibiting drug manufacturers from discriminating against 340B covered entities by refusing 340B pricing when the same drug is offered at that price in the state. He also said the committee would not debate the federal 340B program itself, but would hear testimony on the bill. Hospital leaders and Kentucky Hospital Association representatives testified in support, arguing that 340B savings are essential to rural hospitals, oncology services, transportation support, chronic care, addiction recovery, and new service lines such as chemotherapy and hepatitis treatment. They said the program helps keep care close to home and that manufacturer restrictions on contract pharmacies have reduced access and cost hospitals millions. Opponents from BIO Kentucky and the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions argued the bill would expand federal law beyond Congress’s intent, create administrative burdens, and not lower patient out-of-pocket costs. The chair repeatedly pressed opponents to address why Kentucky should be denied the same 340B pricing available in other states. No vote on the bill was taken in the portion provided.