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CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Public Safety Committee Apr 21st, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- However, we do want to expose criminal activity, fraud, and other things.
- Real estate fraud is not a victimless crime.
- Cases involving deed fraud, mortgage fraud, and foreclosure scams often result in devastating financial
- From a policy perspective, the question is not whether fraud should be addressed.
- Mortgage fraud was one of my specialties.
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on several public safety bills, with most of the discussion focused on AB 1650, AB 2014, AB 1886, AB 2126, AB 2624, and AB 2257. AB 1650 would require clearer identification on privately owned vehicles rented or leased to government agencies for enforcement operations; supporters framed it as a transparency and safety measure in response to ICE activity, while no opposition testified. AB 2014 would allow post-conviction habeas relief where gender bias or stereotypes were used at trial and may have affected the outcome; supporters described cases involving sexist and anti-LGBTQ stereotypes, while the California District Attorneys Association opposed the bill as overbroad and likely to restrict relevant evidence, though the author said recent amendments removed the evidence-code provisions and left only the habeas remedy. AB 1886 would extend a 12-month probation presumption to youth in out-of-home placements and those discharged from secure youth treatment facilities; youth advocates supported it as a fairness and rehabilitation measure, while judges, probation officials, and district attorneys opposed it as undoing a recent compromise and limiting individualized decisions. AB 2126 would speed hiring of peer partners in child welfare by creating a narrow exemption process for certain foster-youth-related offenses; it drew broad support and no opposition. AB 2624 would expand the Safe at Home address-confidentiality program to immigrant service providers, employees, and volunteers; supporters cited threats, doxing, and harassment, while one journalist opposed it over possible effects on reporting, and the author and committee members said the bill preserves press protections and is narrowly aimed at threats and harassment. AB 2257 would restore county authority to create a separate corrections department to run jails instead of the sheriff; supporters argued it would improve accountability and address jail deaths and fiscal problems, while sheriffs opposed it as unnecessary and said sheriffs are already subject to oversight. The committee also noted several bills pulled by their authors and adopted a consent calendar of unrelated measures. Votes were not always taken immediately because the committee was waiting for a quorum, but AB 2624 was moved on a do-pass-as-amended motion to Appropriations and left on call, and the chair indicated support or favorable recommendations on several of the other measures.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2026-03-06 (10:00AM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Public policy should prevent fraud, protect integrity, but also provide access.
- 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.
- They also so. please to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and mail fraud, aiding and abetting wire fraud
- and aiding and abetting mail fraud.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Ways and Means Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am
Joint Committee on Ways and Means
Transcript Highlights:
- Payment errors are not the same as fraud.
- And safeguarding those resources against fraud is a core responsibility.
- to oversee the fraud programs at DTA.
- Fraud represents less than 1% of the benefits we issue.
- Fraud is, you know, intentional.
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Ways and Means
Summary:
The hearing was a FY27 budget session on Health and Human Services held in Mattapan, hosted by the Joint Committee on Ways and Means. Opening remarks from Senator Lydia Edwards, Representative Brandy Fluker-Reed, Representative Russell Holmes, and Boston Public Library President David Leonard emphasized the significance of holding the first Ways and Means hearing in Mattapan, the importance of community access, and the role of libraries as human services institutions. Committee members and attendees introduced themselves before agency testimony began.
MassAbility testified first, describing its mission to support people with disabilities through employment, independent living, and disability determination services. The agency highlighted federal funding uncertainty, a modest FY27 budget reduction, and a proposed reworking of its home care program, which it said is outdated and should better target those most in need. Members questioned the home care cut, staffing reductions, and federal coordination. MassAbility also shared a participant story about recovery and community support to illustrate the impact of its services.
The Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing then presented its FY27 request, focusing on interpreter and captioning access, workforce development, emergency communication, aging-related hearing loss, and transition services for deaf and hard-of-hearing youth. Members asked about interpreter shortages, after-hours emergency coverage, ASL education, and community training; the commission said it is expanding mentorship and referral systems but still faces staffing and vendor challenges. The Massachusetts Commission for the Blind followed with a $30.8 million request, describing services for nearly 9,000 consumers, peer support groups, vocational rehabilitation, and Turning 22 services, while noting federal funding uncertainty and a 7% budget cut. Members raised concerns about maintaining services with fewer resources, and the commissioner said the agency had trimmed overhead and could manage the proposal.
The Office for Refugees and Immigrants closed the segment, outlining expanded legal, housing, workforce, citizenship, and financial literacy supports for immigrants and refugees, including Know Your Rights trainings, legal defense initiatives, and the Massachusetts Access to Counsel Initiative. Members discussed the effects of federal policy changes, the loss of refugee resettlement funding, and the need for state support to fill gaps. No votes were taken in the portion provided; the hearing consisted of agency presentations and committee questioning.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Higher Education Committee Mar 17th, 2026
Higher Education
Transcript Highlights:
- It's a new version of fraud. Students who enroll, who are not real, enroll in our programs.
- But in its present form, I'm concerned about the potential for fraud, and I will not be able to support
- And obviously, we don't want any fraud in any of our programs as well.
- And obviously, we don't want any fraud in any of our programs as well.
- And I understand the fraud situation, and that usually happens with financial aid.
Committee:
House Higher Education
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Labor & Workplace Standards Jan 14th, 2026 at 08:00 am
Labor & Workplace Standards
Transcript Highlights:
- As we all know, fraud prevention is something that you encourage us to undertake, and sometimes fraud
- prevention is best done without broadcasting exactly the nature of the fraud prevention.
- As we all know, fraud prevention is something that you encourage us to undertake, and sometimes fraud
- prevention is best done without broadcasting exactly the nature of the fraud prevention.
- we are here today because HB 2191, as currently written, creates a guilty-until-proven-innocent framework
Committee:
House Labor & Workplace Standards
Keywords:
employee monitoring, workplace privacy, performance evaluations, notification, transparency, language access, collective bargaining, providers, healthcare, interpreters, social services, construction, wage theft, misclassification, independent contractor, employee classification, fringe benefits, prevailing wages, subcontractor liability, joint and several liability
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- And I guess to follow up on Representative Carver's question, I mean, how common are fraud complaints
- You know, because what we're seeing, and you all know, fraud is rampant right now in all forms, especially
- the kind of things you've heard about, but just using this crypto ATM as an apparatus to conduct the fraud
- And what it does is it sets up a framework. Senator Connick bringing this bill.
- And what it does is it sets up a framework for customer data privacy in Louisiana.
Keywords:
public utility, common carrier, regulation, Public Service Commission, New Orleans, constitutional amendment, distributed energy, energy storage, electricity demand, virtual power plants, reliability, hurricane resilience, esthetics, cosmetology, hair services, beauty industry, Louisiana regulation, Louisiana Economic Development, sunset law, legislative authority
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Consumer Protection & Business Feb 18th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Consumer Protection & Business
Transcript Highlights:
- The insurance industry, as well as consumer protection groups that protect against fraud and the Washington
- Two is the Consumer Protection Act also applies in these situations where a contractor is committing fraud
- The third week of May of every year, the National Insurance Crime Bureau nationally has Contractor Fraud
- Representative Reeves said she was struggling to wrap her head around it and might not be understanding the framework
Committee:
House Consumer Protection & Business
Keywords:
mortgage modification, uniform regulations, homeowners, financial stability, foreclosure prevention, SB6178, property insurance, insurance claims, assignment of benefits, AOB, post-loss assignment, post-loss benefits, homeowners insurance, policyholder, insured, restoration contractor, mitigation contractor, public adjuster, insurance commissioner, claims handling
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- To implement a statewide fraud reduction and payment accuracy plan governing supplemental nutritional
- and mail fraud, aiding and abetting wire fraud.
- and mail fraud, aiding and abetting wire fraud, Thank you.
- Senator Yarborough in debate. “...to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and mail fraud, aiding and abetting
- wire fraud and aiding and abetting mail fraud.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill relates to the administrative remedies for certain fraud and abuse violations under Medicaid
- homes, including injury to the elderly, assault, sexual assault, murder, exploitation, and health care fraud
- require close coordination with partner agencies such as the Office of the Attorney General's Medicaid Fraud
- Licensing not only provides a legal framework for enforcement, but it also raises the standard of care
- It is going to leave some families trying to figure things out and it is going to lead to fraud.
Bills:
HB2510 , HB3589 , HB4611 , HB4655 , HB4665 , HB4666 , HB4670 , HB4700 , HB4730 , HB4798 , HB4838 , HB5136 , HB5243 , HB5302 , HB5539
Committee:
House Human Services
Keywords:
assisted living, healthcare, licensing, criminal offense, personal assistance, group home, regulation, health and safety, inspections, resident care, criminal background checks, adoption, parental rights, registry, vital statistics, disclosure, counseling, foster care, independent living, financial literacy
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- Sometimes this abuse is even from outside of the home or area, online fraud, people trying to take advantage
- There are multiple counties that have them, but there is no current real framework or direction that
- Without that framework right now, they are running into two issues.
- It just allows the existing framework to work closer together.
- We're basically trying to use the existing framework and, where there are barriers because of statute
Committee:
House Health and Mental Health
Summary:
The House Committee on Health and Mental Health met in executive session and first adopted a substitute for House Bill 3401, Representative Phelps’s workplace violence bill, then voted the House Committee Substitute do pass. The substitute broadened language by removing a specific reference to bodily fluids, based on testimony from hospital security personnel that broader wording would be easier to prosecute. The roll call showed the substitute adopted and the bill passed out of committee.
The committee then heard House Bill 2370, sponsored by Representative Peters, which would require private insurance to cover a one-year supply of self-administered hormonal contraceptives at one time, similar to Missouri HealthNet. Supporters included ACOG, the Missouri State Medical Association, Beacon Reproductive Health Network, and the Missouri Nurses Association, who argued the bill would improve access, reduce missed doses and unintended pregnancies, and save costs by reducing barriers such as transportation, work schedules, and pharmacy refill gaps. The Missouri Insurance Coalition opposed the bill, arguing it would impose a mandate on private plans, increase costs—especially for brand-name products—and raised questions about whether the bill would require bulk dispensing and how it would interact with existing refill rules. The committee also heard informational testimony from MoSPI noting rural access barriers, higher adherence with 12-month supplies, and that Missouri HealthNet already covers an annual supply.
Finally, the committee heard House Bill 3278, sponsored by Representative Lobbinger, which would create a multidisciplinary adult protection team framework for adults 60 and older and adults 18 and older with cognitive impairments or disabilities. The bill is intended to improve coordination among agencies handling abuse, neglect, and exploitation cases by allowing limited information sharing and reducing duplicated investigations while preserving confidentiality and guardianship protections. DHSS testified in support, saying the bill would provide a clearer framework for existing multidisciplinary teams, streamline coordination, and help protect vulnerable adults without creating new positions or infrastructure. Committee members asked about membership, meeting frequency, conflicts of interest, and how the bill differs from the ombudsman system; the sponsor and DHSS explained that the teams would be case-specific, generally meet as needed or quarterly, and apply to community cases rather than facility residents. The sponsor also submitted letters of support from existing multidisciplinary teams and related organizations.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session May 27th, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Unfortunately, we know there’s a lot of daycare fraud out there.
- Fraud takes money away from the very communities that the programs are intended to serve.”
- I think the President just pardoned individuals who've committed fraud for me.
- Individuals who have committed fraud for many, many people.
- It closes the loophole, but it works with California's existing antitrust framework.
Summary:
The Assembly met in session, established a quorum, approved dispensing with the previous day’s journal, and then took up a long third-reading file. Early procedural actions included moving AB 1589 to the inactive file and continuing reconsideration items. The chamber then considered a series of bills largely focused on immigration enforcement, detention, worker protections, child care, voting access, and related public services.
Several immigration-related measures passed, including AB 2393 on damages for false imprisonment/arrest, AB 1994 on an immigrant victims’ rights and resources card, AB 1929 on health plan investment disclosures, AB 1633 imposing a tax on for-profit detention facilities, AB 1650 requiring decals on rental vehicles used for enforcement, AB 1655 protecting CalWORKs benefits when a child is detained, and AB 1896 disqualifying people who participated in immigration enforcement from certain public employment. AB 2230, which would bar immigration enforcement near polling places and child care facilities, also passed after extensive debate. Supporters framed these bills as accountability and protection for vulnerable communities; opponents argued they targeted federal law enforcement, were unnecessary, or raised constitutional concerns. AB 1851 on statewide school mental-health guidance also passed unanimously.
After the midday recess, the Assembly returned and continued with more bills tied to immigration impacts and child welfare. AB 2379 passed with urgency, requiring child care providers to be informed of constitutional rights and trained on protections when confronted by immigration enforcement. AB 2460 passed to update school behavioral-health referral protocols for students affected by immigration enforcement trauma. AB 2495 passed to expand prohibitions on employer immigration-related threats, and AB 2662 was presented as a way for California to monitor and document federal enforcement actions and report on their community impacts. Throughout the day, the floor featured repeated exchanges over whether the bills addressed real problems or were political messaging, but the measures that came to a vote generally advanced with majority support.
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
February 16, 2026 - 03:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- It directs agencies to follow the framework created by FLDS, and it improves transparency of vendor accountability
- House Bill 1461 establishes a framework for the licensing and regulation of advanced nuclear reactors
- We've had tremendous cases of fraud in Miami-Dade County.
- We've been making efforts to crack down on that fraud, but there's another side of it that we need to
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Governmental Oversight and Accountability Mar 25th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- MAKE SURE EMPLOYERS FOLLOW THE WISHES OF AN EMPLOYEE WHO WISHES TO WAIVE SO WE ARE SETTING UP A FRAMEWORK
- WE WANT TO PROVIDE THAT FRAMEWORK. FLORIDA IS A RIGHT TO WORK STATE.
- THERE IS ZERO PROTECTIONS AGAINST COERCION, FRAUD OR EMPLOYER INTIMIDATION MEANING BAD ACTORS CAN AND
- SPEAKING AGAINST. >> DESPITE RECENT FOCUS ON LIMITING GOVERNMENT WASTE, FRAUD AND ABUSE SB 440 EXUDES
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- And NICB was also instrumental in working with ENCOAL recently to have one of our anti-fraud pieces of
- legislation actually incorporated into the ENCOAL model fraud law.
- Recently to have one of our anti-fraud pieces of legislation actually incorporated into the ENCOAL model
- fraud law.
- Fraud detection, if it's not specific enough, we won't know what policy it is.
Committee:
House Insurance
Summary:
The House Insurance Committee met on April 23 with a quorum present and first deferred HB 1142. The committee then heard HB 1187, which would direct any excess Louisiana Citizens emergency assessment funds, after related debt is paid, toward the Louisiana Fortified Homes Program or future Citizens debt. Representative Sawyer and Commissioner Tim Temple said the bill would likely redirect about $50 million in one-time surplus funds and would help expand a popular roof-mitigation program that has already awarded more than 4,600 fortified roofs. The bill drew support from several witnesses and was reported as amended without objection.
Next, HB 1210, dealing with insurance claim disputes and a pre-suit review process for Louisiana Citizens claims, was discussed. Representative Dana Henry said he was voluntarily deferring the bill and instead pursuing a study resolution after hearing concerns from members and stakeholders. Department and Citizens officials said the proposal was modeled on Florida’s process and could help resolve disputes faster and cheaper, but the bill was ultimately voluntarily deferred after testimony and some opposition cards were noted.
The committee then took up HB 1199, which requires coverage for genetic testing and treatment related to SCN2A-associated disorders. Representative Jordan and the Diedon family gave emotional testimony about their daughter Emily’s diagnosis and the importance of timely genetic testing. The bill was amended to require that testing be ordered by a provider and deemed medically necessary by the health plan, with discussion about whether a neurologist should be involved; members said that issue could be refined later. HB 1199 was reported as amended.
Finally, the committee considered HB 880, the Louisiana Artificial Intelligence Insurance Fairness Act, which would regulate AI use in underwriting, rating, and claims. After a lengthy discussion about state insurance regulation, McCarran-Ferguson, and concerns that the bill could jeopardize federal broadband funding, Representative Jordan voluntarily deferred HB 880, and HB 920 was also deferred. The committee then heard HB 1221, which would limit the policy data collected for the Louisiana Fortified Program Fund. Former Representative Bowler argued the bill was needed to protect policyholder privacy, while the Department of Insurance and Commissioner Temple said the data is needed for surplus-lines premium tax audits, fraud detection, and consumer assistance after disasters. The discussion continued with questions about what data would be visible and how it would be used, but the transcript ends before a final action on HB 1221 is shown.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Transportation (7-14-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:21:04.799><c> needed</c> up the administrative framework needed up the administrative framework
- Second, we've built the framework for a significant expansion on how driver's licenses may be issued
- This update has reduced paperwork, cut back on fraud, improved data integrity, and brought new levels
- Second, we've built the framework for a significant expansion on how driver's licenses may be issued
- This update has reduced paperwork, cut back on fraud, improved data integrity, and brought new levels
Summary:
The committee first approved the minutes from its June 3 meeting and received an opening update on transportation revenues. Leadership noted that the gas tax formula dropped 4.1 cents on July 1, reducing road fund revenue by about $125 million, and warned that city, county, rural, and secondary road funding will be affected. The chair said the committee would likely have to be selective about transportation project requests given the reduced revenue outlook.
The main presentation was an update on the I-69 bridge project. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet officials said the project is the missing link in the Henderson-Evansville corridor and is being delivered in three sections, with Kentucky leading section two. They said section two is a $933 million project, with Kentucky’s share described as $58 million and the balance Indiana’s, and that toll revenue will be used to finance the project through a TIFIA loan and Garvey bonds. Officials said Kentucky and Indiana have executed an agreement under House Bill 546 to use tolls, are working on a broader bi-state development agreement, and will ask the General Assembly next session to carry forward $150 million in general funds without conditions and to ratify the agreement. Members asked about the timeline, toll sharing, whether tolls would sunset, and whether US 41 bridges would remain open for local traffic; officials said construction is planned for 2027, tolling would begin in 2031, toll revenue would be shared 50/50, and at least one US 41 bridge would remain open for local use.
The committee then heard a combined update from the Department of Vehicle Regulation and the Division of Motor Vehicle Licensing on implementation of several recent changes. Officials reported that the new registration category for special-purpose vehicles is fully operational statewide, with all counties enrolled and 292 vehicles processed so far; they also said counties received at least five plates each and that the program is permissive, not mandatory. They described implementation of Senate Bill 43’s medical review board reforms and third-party driver’s license issuance framework, saying the medical review process has been updated and that third-party partners may eventually handle easier transactions such as renewals, name changes, and address changes, while initial issuances would remain at KYTC regional offices. They also reported that the sheriff’s inspection process has been integrated into CAVIS, reducing paperwork and fraud and improving tracking. Members asked about communication to counties and cities with differing local rules, the number of counties participating, and how to coordinate multiple policy changes; officials said all counties are enrolled, though not all have submitted applications, and that they are still finalizing the scope of third-party services.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- Was in fact who they said they were and they were concerned about fraud, so we created the statutory
- Let's turn to the opposition. was in fact who they said they were and they were concerned about fraud
- This framework is working. Local governments have been.
- This framework is working, and local governments have been supportive.
- In addition to other issues, concerns remain around the audit and disclosure framework.
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Professional Registration and Licensing Feb 25th, 2026 at 08:30 am
Professional Registration and Licensing
Transcript Highlights:
- If it had been fraud, has he, you know, filed a bill to correct that fraud? If not, I wish he had.
- And Missouri's, according to FY24, our SNAP fraud rate, fraud slash error rate, is 9.42.
- The Medicaid fraud rate, you know, has fluctuated.
- reasons, but that would be a fraud.
- There's enough fraud as it is.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- damage or loss of the church buildings or other structures, premises liability coverage, coverage for fraud
- This creates a framework to...
- This creates a framework to make the all-or-nothing coverage of bariatric surgery instead based on how
Committee:
House Insurance
Summary:
The House Insurance Committee met on May 12 with a quorum present and first took up Senate Bill 341, which would expand the Louisiana churches and nonprofit religious organizations self-insured fund from property-only coverage to broader commercial coverage, including liability, contents, wind and hail, and loss-of-use protections. The sponsor and Department of Insurance said the bill was the product of agreement among the parties and was intended to help churches and nonprofits, including smaller congregations, obtain affordable coverage. After adopting technical amendments, the committee reported SB 341 as amended without objection.
The committee then considered Senate Bill 509 on bank-owned life insurance (BOLI), which would clarify insurable interest and allow exchanges of underperforming policies. The sponsor, industry representatives, and the Department of Insurance discussed how banks use these policies for employee benefit funding, the role of 1035 exchanges, consent requirements, and concerns about federal tax issues and state insurable-interest language. Because the parties were still working toward a solution, the committee adopted a technical amendment but voluntarily deferred SB 509 until the following week.
Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 464 on coverage for severe obesity treatment, which would create a framework for partially implementing the bariatric surgery mandate based on available appropriations. The sponsor and the Department of Insurance said the bill would let the state cover a proportional share of expected surgeries if only part of the required funding is provided. The committee reported SB 464 favorably without objection, and then adjourned.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- damage or loss of the church buildings or other structures, premises liability coverage, coverage for fraud
- This creates a framework to... Nothing proposition.
- This creates a framework to make the all-or-nothing coverage of bariatric surgery instead based on how
Committee:
House Insurance
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:33:14.559><c> and</c> prevent fraud and prevent fraud and your<00:33:16.480><c> workload?
- </c><00:45:26.400><c> and</c> titling process is to deter fraud and titling process is to deter fraud
- What what is the risk of fraud produced.
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- You know, let's not create a framework if we don't want to use it.
Committee:
House Transportation