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• Um and with online signals um of fraud.
• I will say people when the fraud occurs.
• And two, it takes them longer to recognize that the fraud is happening.
• or what are the different types of fraud methods that they use to scam people.
• > that different types of um fraud methods that different types of um fraud methods that they<

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• crime around interstate insurance fraud crime around interstate insurance fraud was<03:12:17.920
• I would love the insurance fraud?
• insurance fraud in the United States. insurance fraud in the United States.
• insurance fraud statute. insurance fraud statute.
• <03:33:07.520> people criminalize as insurance fraud people criminalize as insurance fraud

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, May 14, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• Yes, so that bill deals with insurance fraud and expanding the definition.
• :06:52.440> deals<00:06:52.960> with<00:06:53.639> insurance<00:06:54.080> fraud
• <00:06:54.440> and that bill deals with insurance fraud and that bill deals with insurance
• fraud and expanding<00:06:55.039> the<00:06:55.240> definition<00:06:56.080> this
• statutes<00:06:58.160> and<00:06:58.360> and Yes, so that bill deals with insurance fraud

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00 Roll Call: 00:12 HB390 Discussion: 01:05 HB390 Vote: 02:35 HB233 Discussion: 04:18 HB233 Vote: 07:12 HB423 Discussion: 08:17 HB423 Vote: 10:51, 958, all

Summary: The committee first considered House Bill 390, which would complete the Department of Transportation’s transition from the old AVIS system to CAVIS for insurance verification. Rep. Michael Meredith explained that the current insurance verification process still runs on the old system, creating a 30- to 45-day reporting delay that allows people to register vehicles by showing only an insurance card. Members voted to give the bill a favorable expression, with Chair Carpenter noting it would support real-time verification and could help reduce uninsured motorists. The committee then heard House Bill 233, a consumer protection measure aimed at post-disaster repair scams. Rep. Wade Williams said the bill expands existing protections to all contractors and tree removal companies, creates a five-day cancellation period after an insurer says some services are not covered, bars mechanic’s liens in certain consumer financial disputes while preserving them for work outside the insurance claim, and adds a $5,000 civil penalty enforced by the Attorney General. After questions about how it differed from Senate Bill 24, the bill also received favorable expression. Finally, the committee took up House Bill 423, with a committee substitute adopted at the outset to allow commercial insurers and the Department for Medicaid Services to provide more specific reasons for prior-authorization denials. Rep. Kim Moore and Cory Meadows of the Kentucky Medical Association described the bill as a long-negotiated prior-authorization reform that would create a gold-carding or exemption program for qualifying providers, reduce red tape, and speed patient care. The committee approved the substitute and then gave the bill favorable expression. At the end, Senator Yates corrected the record to be marked as voting yes on House Bill 390 and House Bill 233.

Transcript Highlights:

• But then how do we just protect against fraud?
• Um, so I think the concerns about, um, and I’m not dismissing them, but the concerns about fraud have
• Um, so I think the concerns about, um, and I’m not dismissing them, but the concerns about fraud have
• Um, so I think the concerns about, um, and I’m not dismissing them, but the concerns about fraud have
• Forward about the ability to commit fraud in someone else’s name.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And I said, what do you mean by the fraud?
• And I said, what do you mean by the fraud?
• Do you mean by the fraud?
• So, uh, I appreciate one is team fraud.
• I do just want to us are are teen fraud.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• that the the the fault of all this fraud that the the the fault of all this fraud is<00:41:06.600
• , the school lunch ladies did not commit fraud; they fed kids during the pandemic.
• And workers um who did not commit fraud.
• I certainly wasn't trying to blame the entire fraud problem on this.
• to go with oversight on fraud. to go with oversight on fraud.

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• And when asked about this record of corruption and fraud, this consultant, Architects Hawaii, said that
• subcontractors with a history of Fraud and<00:22:19.120> Corruption<00:22:19.559> among
• this consultant Architects and fraud this consultant Architects Hawaii<00:22:37.679> and<00:22
• I'm looking at the allegations of fraud and abuse by this one contractor, but as I'm looking at this
• waste and abuse right cting to for fraud waste and abuse right is<00:28:38.399> a<00:28:38.480

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Public Safety met on March 21, 2025, and heard several resolutions related to corrections, emergency preparedness, and wildfire risk. Early items included HCR 62/HR 57 on flying the National League of Families POW/MIA flag year-round at the state Capitol, for which no one testified, and HCR 154/HR 49, which would request a comprehensive forensic audit of DCR and DAGS spending tied to planning and building a new jail to replace the Ahu Community Correctional Center. The ACLU strongly supported the audit, arguing that the state has spent millions on jail planning over many years without clear accounting, that a new jail is unnecessary and fiscally irresponsible, and that public-private partnership arrangements could reduce transparency. Committee members questioned the use of the term “forensic,” the age of some cited allegations, and whether the auditor could instead conduct another type of audit; the ACLU said it was open to other audit language and offered to help compile background materials. No vote was taken in the portion provided. The committee also heard HCR 63, asking DCR to provide separate clinical counseling services for correctional staff, with one supporter, and HCR 23, which asks DCR to include circuit and district court facilities in planning the new Ahu Community Correctional Center and to establish a release procedure that avoids releasing detainees into residential communities or public spaces. DCR Director Johnson said the department supported the intent of HCR 23 and had discussed it with the Chief Justice and court administrator, adding that one multi-purpose courtroom could handle both district and circuit proceedings. The chair then moved on without further discussion. A major portion of the meeting focused on HCR 37, which asks HEMA to work with other agencies on outreach and preparedness for kūpuna. Testifiers from the Pearl City Neighborhood Board, AARP Hawaii, and the Hawaii Council of Community Associations supported the measure, citing the vulnerability of older adults and people with disabilities during disasters, lessons from the Lahaina fires, and the need for clear evacuation plans, siren reliability, and better coordination with care homes and condominium associations. Several speakers described local preparedness efforts and concerns about gaps in communication and implementation. The committee also discussed HCR 69/HR 62 on creating a vegetation management working group to reduce wildfire risk; the Division of Consumer Advocacy supported it, with testimony describing dangerous incidents involving vines and bamboo contacting electrical lines and causing sparking and a utility pole fire. The meeting ended with testimony and questions continuing on that topic, and no final committee action was shown in the excerpt.

Transcript Highlights:

• And they've been exposing fraud. And this is fraud that taxpayers ought to know about.
• going on at Somali daycare centers. ...out there was the fact that we had all this fraud going on at
• We alone, on three cases, found over a quarter billion dollars in fraud. Mr.
• Instead of going after fraud and corruption, we are going after the ability to post that online.
• Since it's already been mentioned, I won't talk about the federal government and their fraud.

Summary: The Assembly convened, established a quorum, and proceeded through a large House of Origin floor file, with the Speaker repeatedly urging members to be at their desks and keep support bills brief. Early actions included dispensing with the journal, re-referring AB 2285 to the Banking and Finance Committee, and then taking up dozens of third-reading items, with many bills passed by voice or recorded vote and others passed temporarily or retained on file. The floor debated and passed a wide range of measures on land use, housing, labor, public safety, health care, utilities, taxation, and consumer protection. Among the bills approved were measures on land surveyor review (AB 1933), nurse midwife access for pregnant and postpartum patients (AB 1696), historic-district transit zoning flexibility (AB 2415), EV charging infrastructure fees and timelines (AB 1820), foreclosure bidding protections (AB 1957), tribal cannabis commerce (AB 2506), outdoor advertising permitting (AB 2024), commercial building permit timelines and third-party plan checkers (AB 2418), DUI penalties (AB 1685 and AB 1687), utility rate transparency (AB 1715), CalWORKs work-penalty changes (AB 1755), dynamic electricity rates (AB 1787), interior designer licensure (AB 1796), compost labeling and contamination rules (AB 1812), modular housing standardization (AB 1815), small claims limits for businesses (AB 1827), Native American Day as a paid state holiday (AB 1841), hospital staffing and maternity access bills (AB 1868 and AB 1882), protective orders tied to release dates (AB 1889), and a series of public health, missing persons, and teacher credentialing measures later in the file. Several high-profile bills drew extended debate. AB 2624, expanding Safe at Home privacy protections to immigrant service providers, prompted sharp disagreement over free speech and alleged limits on online posting, but supporters said it protected workers facing threats and doxing; it ultimately passed 49-19. AB 2023, creating a framework for regulating AI chatbots used by children, was framed as a child-safety measure after testimony about chatbot-related harms and suicide risks, and passed 58-8. Other notable votes included AB 2208 on Medi-Cal protections against federal cuts, AB 2299 on CalFresh/SNAP losses, AB 2115 apologizing to California Native peoples for historic state harms, and AB 2311 on public hospital physician employment; the transcript ends as the Assembly continues working through the remaining file.

Transcript Highlights:

• And again, show me the fraud. It doesn't exist.
• And again, show me the fraud. It doesn't exist.
• We've been hearing a lot about fraud and non-citizens voting. Can you please tell us what fraud...
• Was actual fraud found? Senator Burrell: Thank you, Mr. President.
• Do you have that data or any circumstances around that type of fraud?

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and included several member introductions recognizing guests, interns, firefighters, and a doctor of the day. The chamber then moved to the special order calendar and began taking up a series of bills, often substituting House companions for Senate measures before final passage. The first major bill, health care patient protection, required hospitals with emergency departments to adopt pediatric emergency care policies, training, a pediatric emergency care coordinator, and readiness assessments; it passed 36-0. A public records bill protecting victim identities and temporarily exempting the name of a law enforcement officer who is a victim also passed after questions about access for victims of police misconduct, with a 33-4 vote. The Senate next approved a local government cybersecurity bill creating a state-administered program through Florida Digital Service to help counties and cities strengthen cyber defenses, with priority for rural and fiscally constrained governments; after amendments, it passed 37-0. A clerks of court bill allowing clerks to retain all revenue above projections and, through a House amendment, revising legal notice and traffic citation distribution provisions, passed 38-0 despite debate over impacts on municipalities and law enforcement. The chamber also passed a trademark modernization bill and a septic system permit bill intended to reduce delays for builders; the septic bill was amended to align the House and Senate versions and passed 38-0. The longest and most contested item was the elections bill, which updated citizenship verification procedures using REAL ID and state databases, changed candidate qualification rules, and altered election administration provisions. Numerous amendments were offered and rejected, including proposals to exempt certain seniors, preserve student and retirement-center IDs, allow attestations in place of documentary proof of citizenship, and require human review over automated systems. One amendment to delay implementation until July 1, 2027, was also debated. The transcript ends while debate is still underway on the elections measure, with no final vote shown in the excerpt.

Transcript Highlights:

• The fifth reform in this bill requires DCF to implement a statewide fraud reduction and payment accuracy
• This amendment reflects a basic principle: public policy should prevent fraud, protect integrity, but
• We only know that, taken together, it is about three times the amount of fraud and administrative and
• and mail fraud, aiding and abetting wire fraud, please, to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and mail
• fraud, aiding and abetting wire fraud and aiding and abetting mail fraud.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opening with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions, including recognition of the day’s doctor of the day, an intern, and a resolution honoring the late Bob Graham and firefighter Roger Timmy Miley. The chamber also adopted a resolution designating August 9, 2026, as Bob Graham Day. After routine announcements, the Senate moved to the special order calendar and took up a series of bills, many of them with House companion bills substituted in place of Senate versions. The first major floor action was passage of a tax-related bill conforming Florida’s Internal Revenue Code to federal changes while excluding certain provisions from H.R. 1; it passed 34-0. The Senate then considered CS/SB 1758 on public assistance and Medicaid, which proposed stronger fraud enforcement, a Medicaid work requirement for able-bodied adults, expanded behavioral health services, pharmacy and drug rebate reforms, and SNAP fraud reduction measures. A Berman amendment to require Medicaid expansion before work requirements was rejected, as was an Osgood amendment to add photo-ID protections and exemptions for certain SNAP users. The bill remained on the calendar for third reading after extensive debate and questioning about implementation, exemptions, and potential impacts on beneficiaries. The chamber also passed bills on technology education and AI instruction, a Parkinson’s disease registry and related public records exemption, designation of the SS American Victory as Florida’s official flagship, electronic payments for local governments, repeal of the sunset on gold and silver legal tender, public records exemptions for financial institutions and custodians, a Florida stablecoin pilot program, local government finance transparency, digital voyeurism, and insurance customer representative licensing. Most of these measures were adopted after brief explanation, minor amendments, or substitution of House companions, with votes generally in favor and several passing unanimously or by wide margins. Later, the Senate took up CS/SB 1756 on medical freedom, which would expand parental vaccine information requirements, add a conscience-based exemption, allow behind-the-counter ivermectin access, and repeal the sunset on the mRNA mandate prohibition. The bill’s first amendments clarified anti-kickback rules for vaccine manufacturers and required informational materials to address risks, benefits, safety, and efficacy; the transcript ends during consideration of this bill, before final passage is shown.

Transcript Highlights:

• We'll have new and innovative ways to try to have fraud, waste, and abuse.
• We'll have new and innovative ways to try to have fraud, waste, and abuse.
• We'll have new and innovative ways to try to have fraud, waste, and abuse.
• We'll have new and innovative ways to try to have fraud, waste, and abuse.
• Fraud, waste, and abuse.

Bills: HF4210, HF4212, HF4549, HF4464, HF4546, HF4447

Keywords: senior nutrition, older adults, aging services, home-delivered meals, congregate dining, meal delivery, grocery delivery, food insecurity, nutrition support, area agencies on aging, Minnesota Board on Aging, human services, special revenue fund, nonprofit grants, SNAP outreach, medically tailored meals, rural nutrition, food access, transportation services, elderly

Transcript Highlights:

• I spent 24 years at the OAG. prosecuting civil cases against Medicaid fraud bad actors.
• The challenges through snap fraud and snap fraud and particularly when it what's the most concerning
• That website goes, as far as SNAP fraud, that goes directly to the OIG, not HGSE.
• So, we have a website where people can... can go and report fraud.
• And they also have the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Combating wage theft and tax fraud is important.
• Finally, wage theft and tax fraud hurts taxpayers because contractors avoid paying state and federal
• Every week, I visit job sites across Massachusetts and see the damage that wage theft and tax fraud are
• Every week, I visit job sites across Massachusetts and see the damage that wage theft and tax fraud are
• , wire fraud, tax fraud, you name it.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The hearing focused on several labor-related bills, especially proposals to give legislative employees the right to organize and collectively bargain, close a prevailing wage loophole for off-site prefabrication work, and strengthen enforcement against wage theft. Committee chairs opened the hearing by explaining the hybrid format and asking witnesses to keep testimony brief. Multiple legislators testified in support of the legislative staff union bill, saying staff deserve the same bargaining rights as other public employees and that unionization would improve pay, benefits, retention, and workplace dignity. Witnesses also discussed how the bill would likely be structured, with separate House and Senate bargaining arrangements or locals, and emphasized that it would only create the option to unionize, not require it. A second major topic was the prevailing wage bill addressing off-site fabrication and prefabrication in construction. Union leaders, contractors, and workers described how more work is being shifted from job sites into shops, especially in sheet metal, HVAC, electrical, and pipefitting work, and argued that the law should treat that work the same as on-site construction when it is part of a public project. They said the current loophole lets some contractors underbid by paying lower wages off-site, while responsible contractors already pay prevailing wages in their shops. Supporters argued the bill would protect workers, preserve apprenticeship and training standards, improve safety and quality, and make enforcement easier through certified payroll and clearer definitions. The committee also heard testimony on wage theft legislation. Representative Dan Donahue, the Attorney General’s Fair Labor Division, AFL-CIO representatives, and carpenters’ union witnesses described wage theft, misclassification, labor brokers, and tax fraud as widespread problems that hurt workers, honest contractors, and public revenues. They supported giving the Attorney General stronger enforcement tools, adding contractor accountability up the subcontracting chain, and protecting workers from retaliation and from delays that can cause claims to expire. A separate witness supported a bill to extend the statute of limitations for Wage Act cases while AG investigations are pending, and another supported changes to help hospital workers enforce timely payment rights. No votes were taken during the hearing; witnesses repeatedly asked for favorable reports on the bills.

Transcript Highlights:

• They are part of that collaboration, as well as our fraud unit in DHS.
• They are part of that collaboration as well as our fraud unit in DHS.
• And so they are at. part of that collaboration as well as our fraud unit in DHS.
• “Okay, and the fraud hotline is advertised? Okay.
• But there’s a disability fraud unit in the state of Arkansas as well as a fraud unit and hotline for

Keywords: 1204, all

Transcript Highlights:

• They are part of that collaboration, as well as our fraud unit in DHS, and so they are at... ...part
• of that collaboration as well as our fraud unit in DHS, and so they are actually helping us to focus
• But there’s a disability fraud unit in the state of Arkansas, as well as a fraud unit and hotline for
• in addition to clients in addition to referrals from caseworkers they take calls from our toll-free fraud
• You can use this fraud hotline. You know, step up. But I think it's good information.

Summary: The meeting focused on Arkansas’s proposed workforce system overhaul, including a combined WIOA/Perkins state plan and a package of federal waiver requests intended to consolidate workforce governance, reduce administrative costs, and redirect more funding to training and supportive services. Commerce officials said the plan would replace the current structure of 10 local workforce boards and more than 200 board members with a single statewide board and one administrative entity, while keeping local offices open and using regional business councils to preserve employer and local input. They said the state has already reduced Commerce headcount and operating costs, and that the changes would improve coordination with higher education, adult education, vocational rehabilitation, DHS, and Arkansas Industry Connect. Much of the discussion centered on the waiver package, especially the proposal to make the state board function as the local board, allow more flexible movement of funds across regions, eliminate the WIOA “last dollar” requirement for training and supportive services, create affiliate sites instead of requiring every area to maintain a comprehensive center, and relax the 14 youth program element requirement. Officials said the State Board of Workforce Development approved the waiver package 11-3 before it was submitted to the U.S. Department of Labor, and that implementation would begin only after federal approval and a closeout process, likely taking up to a year. They also described plans to streamline referrals and data sharing, expand mobile and virtual services, and use a more centralized model to improve customer service and employer engagement. Members raised repeated concerns about rural representation, local control, board composition, and whether jobs and relationships would be lost if local boards were eliminated. Commerce officials responded that local offices would remain open, some current staff could be rehired by the state, and regional business councils would help ensure local employer voice. Several members also questioned how the funding was being used, citing audit findings that only about $1.8 million to $1.9 million of roughly $14 million to $15 million in federal workforce funds had gone to training and supportive services. Officials said the reorganization could increase annual training spending to roughly $6 million to $7 million by reducing overhead, one-stop operator contracts, and board administration. The committee also discussed how the changes might support workforce training facilities, apprenticeships, child care and transportation assistance, and employer-driven training in fields such as manufacturing, health care, technology, and welding. The Division of Higher Education also briefed members on Workforce Pell. Officials explained that the new federal program would extend Pell eligibility to short-term programs, but only within narrow limits, such as 150 to 599 clock hours and 8 to 15 weeks of instruction, with additional completion and employment benchmarks. They said Arkansas is working with colleges and universities to identify programs that fit the criteria and that the governor has designated the Division of Higher Education to lead implementation. No votes were taken by the committee during this portion of the meeting.

Transcript Highlights:

• It defines excluded and modifies the definition of fraud and provides examples.
• 26:28.240> credible<00:26:28.640> allegation<00:26:29.120> of<00:26:29.440> fraud
• <00:26:29.840> or there's credible allegation of fraud or there's credible allegation of fraud
• 07.520> investigations<00:27:08.240> relating<00:27:08.559> to<00:27:08.720> fraud
• , for investigations relating to fraud, for investigations relating to fraud, theft,<00:27:09.760

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• because it will hunt down people deemed not qualified to vote and it sort of Harkens to the bogus fraud
• The idea that voter fraud is a widespread problem has been debunked time and again by courts.
• Voter ID laws perpetuate the myth of voter fraud and do nothing to improve election integrity.
• On the record that there's no evidence of widespread voter fraud or non-citizen voting in California.
• Without a shred of evidence that voter fraud is a significant problem.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• then these last two slides just give a brief overview of some of the strategies that we use in our fraud
• I know you were saying with fraud, I guess my biggest question is, so a person can currently use their
• It's lost due to waste, fraud, and abuse.
• The reasons for that waste, fraud, and abuse run a, a spectrum from innocent mistakes, uh, mechanical
• Uh, and I can't do justice to the new name, but I think it's Healthcare Fraud Prevention Act.

Transcript Highlights:

• We looked at several things: oversight, benefit administration, waivers, fraud, and several other things
• We looked at several things: oversight, benefit administration, waivers, fraud, and several other things
• We looked at several things: oversight, benefit administration, waivers, fraud, and several other things
• We looked at several things: oversight, benefit administration, waivers, fraud, and several other things
• We looked at several things: oversight, benefit administration, waivers, fraud, and several other things

Keywords: Meeting start 00:00:00 Roll Call 00:00:15 HB 537 Discussion 00:01:30 HB 537 Vote 00:05:15 HB 695 Discussion 00:07:00 HB 695 Vote 00:23:15 HJR 31 Discussion 00:27:40 HJR 31 Vote 00:29:55, 958, all

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 537, as amended by PHS 1, which was described as a technical measure needed to ensure Kentucky can receive opioid settlement funds despite changes in bankruptcy court orders. The sponsor and Attorney General’s office explained that the bill does not change the settlement formula or substantive terms, but adjusts the mechanism for receiving the money. After brief discussion, the committee adopted PHS 1 and then passed HB 537 out favorably on a 17-0 vote, with one member recording attendance after arriving late. The committee then considered House Bill 695, also amended by PHS 1, a Medicaid stabilization bill. The sponsor said the measure is intended to hold the program steady while the legislature gathers more information and awaits work by a future Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Board. The bill would limit new waivers, state plan amendments, and coverage expansions; require reporting and record retention; create a Kentucky Medicaid Pharmaceutical Rebate Fund; direct certain behavioral health and managed care changes; and include an emergency clause. Members raised questions about the rebate fund, work requirements, and whether the bill could affect coverage or funding, while supporters emphasized transparency, data collection, and preventing new expansions until oversight is in place. Several members spoke in favor of the bill’s goals but expressed caution about micromanaging a complex program and about possible unintended consequences for beneficiaries. Representative Fleming stressed the need for stronger oversight and noted the potential fiscal impact of federal Medicaid changes. Representative Stevenson voted pass, saying the committee should let the new oversight board handle the issue, and Representative Gentry also passed, citing concern about overreach and the burden of data collection. The committee ultimately reported HB 695 favorably on a 16-1 vote with three pass votes. Afterward, members recorded additional yes votes on HB 537 for the record.

Transcript Highlights:

• Slides just give a brief overview of some of the strategies that we use in our fraud mitigation. and
• I know you were saying with fraud.
• It's lost due to waste, fraud, and abuse.
• They have a thing called the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, which does investigations of crime. criminal
• And I can't do justice to the new name, but I think it's Healthcare Fraud Prevention Act.

Keywords: 1184, house, all