Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:52:46.800><c> um</c> Uh we are responsible for managing um Uh we are responsible for managing
• </c> revenue information management system. revenue information management system.
• , we issued 5,811 claims totaling just under $1.2 million.
• Um, in the last claim year, which year.
• </c><01:40:27.840><c> will</c> cover um what I believe the claims will cover um what I believe the claims

Committee: Senate Finance

Transcript Highlights:

• Klein, Office of Human Resource Management. Thank you so much. There are no amendments.
• </c> office of human resource management office of human resource management thank<00:23:43.640><c> you
• Okay, so the Cabinet is responsible for paying the CCAP claims, correct?
• the Cabinet making a determination either paying or not paying the claims?
• </c> either paying or not paying the claims either paying or not paying the claims why<00:25:43.080><

Summary: The committee met with a quorum, approved the minutes, and then reviewed a long agenda of administrative regulations, most of which were advanced with staff-suggested amendments and no objection. Early items included the Kentucky Public Pension Authority’s 105 KAR 1:451, which updates reporting language and adds the contractor wizard for certain employers, and a large package of Board of Veterinary Examiners regulations that revise fees, facility and AHP registration requirements, continuing education, liability, and practice rules. The Board of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology’s compact-related regulation and the Board of Licensed Professional Counselors’ complaint and compact rules were also reviewed and approved with amendments, along with fish and wildlife rules affecting elk hunting, youth deer season length, bear-dog approvals, and foxhound enclosure permits. The committee also approved transportation, education, workplace standards, horse racing, and several health and human services regulations, including Medicaid waiver reimbursement updates and a child care regulation that sends certain large claims to the Office of Inspector General for review. Several agencies briefly explained their regulations when members asked questions. Fish and Wildlife said the elk population is strong and the baiting change is intended to support harvest monitoring and fair chase, while the longer youth deer season was meant to give young hunters more opportunity. The Department of Community-Based Services said the $10,000 and $5,000 claim thresholds were meant to clarify rare cases involving possible fraud or unresolved recoupment issues. The Department of Financial Institutions’ 808 KAR 5:305 drew the most discussion: it would allow certain state-chartered credit unions with a low-income designation to participate in federal programs, including limited non-member deposits and supplemental capital, but the regulation was deferred again amid continued discussions. The Kentucky Bankers Association testified against the credit union regulation, arguing that allowing non-member deposits conflicts with existing statute limiting credit union deposits to members and other credit unions, and that an administrative regulation cannot override that statutory restriction. Committee members heard the agency’s explanation that the proposal is intended to help underserved communities and that the non-member deposit authority would be limited, but no final action was taken because the item was deferred. The meeting otherwise concluded with the remaining regulations being called, discussed briefly, and approved or advanced without objection.

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• We manage our forests.
• </c><00:02:54.319><c> our</c> better than anywhere else we manage our better than anywhere else we manage
• Keep in mind that carbon from forest biomass generated for management is already being emitted right
• . ...sustainable forest management.
• These guidelines are best management practices and ensure that we do our work sustainably.

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• </c><00:21:38.960><c> adjusting</c> billing and collection claims adjusting billing and collection claims
• </c><00:32:02.919><c> and</c> coverage to pay out all the claims and coverage to pay out all the claims
• That's what they used to do their underwriting, policy issuance, claims, and billing.
• What was the total payouts for claims?
• general agents, and they handle everything from underwriting to claims.

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• And remember, the tails on these claims: a firefighter can file a claim 15 years after their last date
• So there's a really long tail on these claims. Thank you. Mr. Chair, Mr.
• So you would—nothing in the normal way a firefighter files a claim will change.
• If we pass this, let's say a year from now, Fire District X has a claim, that claim would be processed
• If you have a claim, it's not going to go up.

Committee: House House Appropriations Committee of Reference

Summary: The committee heard several appropriations and policy bills, beginning with HB 263, which would appropriate $1.5 million to fund the Independent Correctional Oversight Office. Representative Blackman argued the office is needed to address serious problems in the Department of Corrections, including lawsuits, staffing shortages, injuries, and safety concerns, and said he was open to shifting existing dollars to cover the cost. A supportive witness from Justice Action Network said the funding would make the oversight office operational and is a small investment compared with the department’s overall budget. The bill received a do-pass recommendation on a 17-1 vote. The committee then considered HB 2993, as amended, which would let the Department of Public Safety spend money on legal services independent of the Attorney General and move $5 million from the Consumer Protection/Consumer Fraud Revolving Fund to the Gang and Immigration Intelligence Team Enforcement Mission Fund. Speaker Montenegro said the bill was intended to support law enforcement and shift resources toward frontline public safety work. The amendment changed the destination of the $5 million from the Peace Officers Training Fund to GITEM, and the bill passed 11-7. HB 2271 followed, dealing with firefighter cancer insurance reimbursement and rate deviations for insurers. Witnesses described it as a technical, unfinished consensus measure meant to bring fire districts into the existing cancer reimbursement structure without changing claim handling for firefighters. Members repeatedly noted more work was needed, but the bill still received a do-pass recommendation on a 16-1-1 vote. HB 2416 appropriated $20 million to DPS for local border support, including law enforcement positions, prosecution and detention costs, and equipment. Sheriffs and the Arizona Sheriffs Association testified in support, saying the funding has been used for drug interdiction, fentanyl seizures, and joint task forces, while opponents argued the money should go elsewhere. The bill passed 11-6-1. HB 2692, a procurement bill, would create or revise rules for construction delivery methods, including one-step competition and progressive design-build for federally funded public infrastructure projects. Construction and procurement stakeholders said it was a long-negotiated consensus measure, while some members worried about taxpayer risk and wanted more information; it passed 10-7-1. The committee also amended and passed HB 2478, which creates the Arizona Commission on Student Outcomes and funds it with Classroom Site Fund dollars to study K-12 accountability, standards, graduation requirements, early childhood education, and a possible trade pathways diploma. Supporters said Arizona needs a broader conversation about student outcomes and school accountability, while opponents questioned the funding source and whether the work should instead be done by existing education agencies. The amended bill passed 11-7. Finally, HB 4044 was introduced to create a Public Safety Parity Fund for DPS and Corrections salaries using proceeds from forfeited digital assets and interest from the Budget Stabilization Fund; the sponsor and a troopers association witness said it would help address long-standing pay parity and vacancy problems, but the transcript cuts off before any vote on that bill.

Transcript Highlights:

• John Colvin, the Managing Assistant Attorney General of the Consumer Protection Division, and Joshua
• Studor, another Managing Assistant Attorney General with the Consumer Protection Division from our Attorney
• These are entities and individuals who dishonestly claim that they're a charity.
• We've identified deceptive claims about which organization would receive the donation, and claims providing
• would receive the donation, and about claims providing local impact that didn't actually go to local

Committee: House Consumer Protection & Business

Transcript Highlights:

• RS 33720 addresses private insurance claims on state property.
• This clarifies the process for any claims on state property where damages exceed $100,000.
• RS 33720 addresses private insurance claims on state property.
• This clarifies the process for any claims on state property where damages exceed $100,000.
• This clarifies the process for any claims on state property where damages exceed $100,000.

Committee: House Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> manager, Max Schultz. manager, Max Schultz. Thank<00:10:02.080><c> you.
• We did receive communication from management in the form of a management rep letter that attests that
• Everybody was very with management.
• ,</c><01:19:57.199><c> and</c> system, supply chain management, and system, supply chain management,
• </c> the lottery commission management the lottery commission management letter.<01:33:12.639><c> Um<

Summary: The committee first approved the March 21 minutes and then took up a consent calendar, withdrawing several items before adopting the remainder. It also moved item FIS 25103 to the table by a 6-4 vote after Senator Gray argued the Executive Council had not yet acted on a prior $5 million approval and that the committee should avoid adding to the rainy day fund draw. The committee then approved item 25106 for the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources/State Library after hearing that the department expected about a $400,000 lapse to return to the state. A major discussion centered on New Hampshire Police Standards and Training (item 2577). Senator Gray questioned whether a proposed equipment purchase could be delayed to the next biennium in light of the state’s deficit and rainy day fund use. The agency said the equipment was needed now for scenario training, vendors had already been identified, and delaying would likely increase costs and force continued reliance on unpaid volunteer help. The committee ultimately approved the item. The committee also approved Department of Energy item 2587 after hearing that federal weatherization funds are drawn down on a reimbursement basis, and item 2588 after similar testimony that weatherization work must be completed and inspected before reimbursement, limiting how quickly funds can be expended. Item 250094 had been withdrawn. Later, the committee discussed Senator Carson’s request for an LBA review of the YDC claims settlement fund, with members expressing concern about administrative costs, attorney fees, settlement-loan payoffs, and the need for more detailed reporting. The committee voted to direct LBA to conduct the audit described in Senator Carson’s memo, with the additional request that the review include the term over which attorney fees are paid. The meeting then moved on to an HHS staff item, where members began questioning the timing of dashboard data and reporting delays.

Transcript Highlights:

• But that doesn't mean the claim isn't made, that there's significant litigation costs in the claim, and
• My claim is over.
• We're talking about such a small number of claims.
• to result in litigation or claims ratios.
• to result in litigation or claims ratios.

Committee: House Insurance

Summary: The House Committee on Insurance met on March 25 and took up House Bill 577 by Representative Glorioso, which would change Louisiana’s bad-faith insurance penalty language from a flat 50% to “up to 50%,” giving judges discretion to award a lower penalty in cases involving minor or technical delays. Glorioso argued the bill would correct an omission from the 2024 consolidation of the bad-faith statutes, reduce unnecessary litigation over nominal delays, and potentially help lower reinsurance and homeowners’ insurance costs. Committee members questioned whether the change would weaken consumer protections or reward insurer misconduct, especially in catastrophe claims after storms, and whether any real rate relief would follow. Opposition testimony came from the Louisiana Association of Justice and Real Reform Louisiana. They argued the current penalty provisions are important guardrails that help force timely payment and fair handling of claims, especially after hurricanes, and that the bill would reduce deterrence without producing meaningful premium reductions. They also said insurers already have substantial time and procedural protections under the law, and that penalties are rarely awarded but serve as leverage in settlement negotiations. Supporters and the Department of Insurance said Louisiana’s penalty structure is an outlier compared with other states and that the bill could make the market more competitive, though the department said it did not have court data on bad-faith judgments and could not quantify the bill’s effect on rates. After debate, Representative Glorioso closed by saying he was open to further language changes but asked the committee to advance the bill. The committee then voted 10 yeas and 6 nays to report House Bill 577 favorably. Afterward, the committee moved on to the next item, House Bill 955.

Transcript Highlights:

• I never made that claim. Okay. It's not a regulation. Mr.
• I never made that claim. Okay, it's not a regulation? What is it? Mr.
• And so if you want to do a comparison, you should put them all on the table: city managers, county managers
• : the chancellor, president, community college, city manager, county manager.
• , the chancellor, president, community college, city manager, county manager.

Committee: House House Education Committee of Reference

Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 2266, which would change school release-time policy for religious instruction from permissive to mandatory for school districts and charter governing bodies. The sponsor and supporters said the bill protects parental choice, religious liberty, and constitutional release-time programs, while opponents argued it would reduce local control, pull students from instructional time, and expose schools to constitutional and social harms. After public testimony and debate over liability, indoctrination, and academic impact, the committee voted 7-5 to give HB 2266 a due pass recommendation. The committee then took up House Bill 2193, a cleanup measure related to student directory information and parent organizations. The bill would allow parents of enrolled students or representatives of nonprofit organizations supporting a school to receive directory information unless a parent or eligible student opts out. Supporters from PTO/PTA groups said the change is needed so parent organizations can continue communicating with families and building school community, while members raised concerns about whether the language should be narrowed to avoid political or other misuse of student data. The sponsor said he was open to an amendment, and the committee approved HB 2193 on a 10-1 vote, with one member present. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 2075, which would require public school districts to submit superintendent and other top administrator contracts or attestations to ADE and create a searchable online database of compensation details, including salary, benefits, and car allowances. The sponsor described it as a transparency measure, and the committee discussed an amendment to add more specific filing deadlines and the online database requirement. Opponents from school administrators and rural districts argued that superintendent salaries are already public, that the bill should also apply to charter and private schools receiving public funds, and that it could add burdens or distort comparisons across different public-sector labor markets. Supporters said the bill would make total compensation easier to access and reduce public records requests. The sponsor closed by saying the bill would centralize compensation information and simplify disclosure for districts.

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• </c><00:04:43.199><c> of</c> Brad jodal Redland I'm the uh manager of Brad jodal Redland I'm the uh manager
• All parcels, all crops grown, all types of management on every farm are risk-assessed for what might
• All parcels, all crops grown, all types of management on every farm are risk-assessed for what might
• The program claims to remove ag pollution risks to water quality. They're unsubstantiated.
• </c><00:31:04.919><c> practice</c> implement every best management practice implement every best management

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• . >> SENATE BILL 96 IS A LOCAL SETTLED CLAIMS BILL ON BEHALF OF THE VICTIM.
• THE CLAIM IS IN THE AMOUNT OF 2.4 AND $364 MILLION.
• IF YOU ARE TAKING INTO GENERAL REVENUE AND CLAIMING. >> THAT IS NOT THE CASE. >> Sen.
• YOUR RECOGNIZED TO EXPLAIN THE AMENDMENT. >> THIS CHANGES THE TITLE TO WASTE MANAGEMENT.
• IF THE STATE WANTS TO DAY WITH POLLUTION AND WASTE MANAGEMENT.

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• THE CLAIMS IS $400,000 FOR JM MINOR BY HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY ON JUNE 7th, 2020.
• PER THE SENATE SPECIAL MASTER'S ON CLAIMS BILL THIS IS A SETTLEMENT CLAIM FOR $1.7 MILLION TO THE STATE
• THE CITY SETTLED THE CLAIM FOR $2 MILLION.
• THE BILL PROPOSES A $1.2 MILLION SETTLEMENT TO FULLY RESOLVE THE CLAIM.
• THEY MANAGED TO GET IN BY THE SKIN OF THEIR TEETH.

Transcript Highlights:

• I ask for your support of this claims bill and all claims bills that come before us. Thank you.
• Can you indicate or provide a definition of what claimed means under your bill?
• I believe claimed is similar to identified.
• So when you say claimed, is that claim made by a third party other than the person that may be subject
• Representative Overdorf and our co-manager here, Representative Jeff here.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, a moment of silence for former Washington County administrator Alan Massey, and the Pledge of Allegiance, then adopted the special order report setting the day’s floor calendar. The chamber also approved the journal and moved into special-order bills. Early action included unanimous passage of CS/HB 967, which creates an electronic payment option for constituents dealing with local governments, and HB 127, which adds cursive writing to required instruction for grades 2 through 5; supporters framed both bills as modernizing basic public services and preserving literacy and heritage. HB 453 also passed unanimously, creating pathways for students in Special Olympics and marching band to satisfy physical education and arts graduation requirements. The House then took up HJR 583, a proposed constitutional amendment to protect religious expression in public schools. The resolution drew extensive debate over whether it merely codified existing law or could create ambiguity about prayer, religious speech, and discrimination issues in schools and at school events. Supporters argued it would strengthen protections for faith expression and let voters decide; opponents raised First Amendment, church-state separation, and implementation concerns, including questions about what counts as religious expression and how schools would handle potentially offensive remarks. The resolution passed 93-17. Several health-related measures followed. CS/HB 237, requiring APRNs who use the title “doctor” to clarify they are APRNs when communicating with patients, passed 111-0. CS/HB 363, creating a dental therapy license and a new mid-level dental provider to address access shortages, prompted sharp debate over training, anesthesia risk, and whether the bill would create a lower tier of care; it passed 80-29. HB 375, removing a mandatory supervision requirement for autonomous CRNAs, passed 78-28, and HB 301, authorizing psychiatric mental health APRNs to provide mental health services within existing licensure, passed 88-18. The House also passed HB 863, giving Citizens Property Insurance policyholders the choice between arbitration and court for disputes, by 105-3, and HB 1399, increasing oversight of property insurers’ affiliate transactions, by 160-3. The chamber then began consideration of a local claims bill, HB 6517, for relief related to an incident involving the City of St. Petersburg.

Transcript Highlights:

• But that doesn't mean the claim isn't made, that there's significant litigation costs in the claim, and
• My client's claim is over.
• They don't get awarded much in homeowners' claims.
• to result in litigation or claims ratios.
• to result in litigation or claims ratios.

Committee: House Insurance

Transcript Highlights:

• I'm the campaign manager for the Coalition for Healthy Democracy.
• Mason was for what you claim it was. There's a receipt right there. See that? Not a big deal.
• There was $355,000 in expenditures to management business professionals in the House.
• We have claimed expenditures online... ...but we don't have the physical documents.
• You're making claims and the auditor's making claims.

Bills: H5004

Committee: Joint Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions

Keywords: public records, public records law, transparency, open government, government accountability, legislature, general court, governor's office, executive records, legislative records, constituent communications, policy drafts, deliberative process, freedom of information, FOIA, records access, Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 66, Chapter 4, veterans services records, initiative petition

Transcript Highlights:

• Senate Bill 1638 provides that a claim based on continuous, repeated, or ongoing accident, event, or
• , event, or exposure has ceased or been abated when determining accrual under the Government Tort Claims
• , event, or exposure has ceased or been abated when determining accrual under the government TORC claims
• starts, or is it limited that you can’t file a claim until something has already accrued?
• under the Governmental Tort Claims Act?

Bills: SB1638 , SB504 , SB2072 , SB1283 , SB1216 , SB1655 , SB2011 , SB1643 , SB1446 , SB1256 , SB1258 , SB1441 , SB1224 , SB1448 , SB1496 , SB1597 , SB1621 , SB1827 , SB2066 , SB2104

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Summary: The Senate Judiciary Committee heard and advanced a long slate of bills covering tort claims, marriage age, probate, drug court eligibility, child welfare, juvenile facility employee protections, transfer-on-death deed paperwork, sex trafficking sentencing, DUI ignition interlocks, open carry on vessels, drone restrictions near critical infrastructure, victim notification for clemency hearings, consumer protection enforcement, OSBI reporting and records, CASA standards, county legal defense obligations, OU Health liability coverage, recordable instrument margins, and trust code updates. Several measures were described as constituent requests or technical cleanups, while others were framed as public safety or child protection bills. The committee also laid over Senate Bill 2072 and noted that future Judiciary meetings would likely be longer and more contentious. Members asked a number of clarifying questions on several bills. Senate Bill 1638, dealing with accrual of claims under the Government Tort Claims Act for ongoing accidents or exposures, drew questions about when the statute of limitations would begin; the author said the intent was to prevent people from being priced out of justice and to allow claims after the condition ends. Senate Bill 1446 would change child sex trafficking sentencing from a maximum of 10 years to a minimum of 10 years, and the author said the goal was to ensure stronger punishment for crimes that leave lifelong harm to children. Senate Bill 1256, requiring ignition interlocks for certain DUI defendants as a bail condition, was amended to make the requirement discretionary with written findings if a judge declines to impose it. Other bills advanced with little or no opposition, including raising the marriage age to 18 in Senate Bill 504, updating probate agent residency rules in Senate Bill 1283, restoring district attorney discretion for drug court eligibility in Senate Bill 1216, creating the Children’s Specialty Program under Sooner Select in Senate Bill 1655, and extending protections to detention contracted employees in county juvenile facilities in Senate Bill 2011. Senate Bill 1224 was amended so victim clemency notices would be sent by both email and first-class mail rather than email alone. Senate Bill 1597, which removes mandatory adherence to national standards for Oklahoma CASA, prompted discussion about federal funding and compliance; an Oklahoma CASA representative said some funding flows through national CASA, but the author said state standards would remain similar and the bill would provide more flexibility. Most bills passed the committee by unanimous or near-unanimous votes, with Senate Bill 1446 passing 7-1 and Senate Bill 1597 passing 7-1.

Transcript Highlights:

• Additional resources for licensing personnel and investigators to manage... to manage the growing caseloads
• We want to get them in touch with someone. and started on their claim.
• management system ever since.
• But we both claim him, right? Yes. So just do your homework.
• I'm the head of account management at MD Guidelines.

Bills: SB1 , SB 1

Committee: Senate Finance

Transcript Highlights:

• Have we seen a big spike in claims?
• Claims practices.
• We can't take their claims.
• So these companies are submitting claims or preparing claims, or whatever term that they're using.
• The records themselves would speak to the claim and probably prove the claim.

Summary: The committee heard several bills, with most drawing support after amendments or ongoing stakeholder negotiations. SB 29, by Senator Laird, would extend a sunset on the law allowing pain-and-suffering claims to survive a plaintiff’s death; supporters, including a family member describing a medical negligence case, labor groups, consumer advocates, and disability and elder organizations, argued it prevents defendants from running out the clock, while hospitals, medical groups, and business organizations warned of higher costs and added liability. After extensive debate about data collection, settlement reporting, and the impact on health care access, the bill passed to Appropriations on a divided vote. SB 294, by Senator Reyes and presented by Senator Laird, would require employers to notify a worker’s emergency contact if the worker is arrested or detained and would create a template to inform employees of state and federal labor rights. Labor and worker advocates said the bill would help workers understand and enforce their rights amid weakened federal enforcement; there was no opposition on file, and the bill passed unanimously to Appropriations. SB 697 would modernize water-rights adjudication by allowing the State Water Board to use technology instead of requiring in-person field investigations; with no opposition, it also passed unanimously. The committee also advanced SB 37 on attorney advertising, SB 645 on peremptory challenges in civil cases, SB 303 on bias-mitigation trainings in public workplaces, and SB 464 on expanding pay-data reporting for specified state workers. SB 37 drew support from consumer and legal groups but concerns from Walker Advertising about joint advertising; members said negotiations were ongoing, and the bill passed. SB 645 would extend anti-bias jury-selection rules to certain civil rights cases; criminal-defense and defense groups said they were close to agreement, and the bill passed. SB 303 and SB 464 were both amended to narrow scope and moved forward after several opponents shifted to neutral or removed opposition. The committee also approved a consent calendar of additional bills, all sent to Appropriations.

Transcript Highlights:

• From our perspective, this is about risk management and common sense.
• From our perspective, this is about risk management and common sense.
• From our perspective, this is about risk management and common sense.
• Reinsurance payments go directly towards covering high-cost claims.
• . claims. claims.