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NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Federal Funding Stabilization Subcommittee Jul 2nd, 2025
Federal Funding Stabilization Subcommittee
Transcript Highlights:
- Factors that squeeze us from a different direction that we're going to have to be cognizant of, or are
- But I could say there's other macroeconomic factors that have more of an influence on that than this
- Economic factors that have more of an influence on that than this particular piece of legislation in
- So, as we look at how the state work requirements are structured, is it a hassle factor, or is it literally
- haven't heard of any lawsuits yet, but I imagine there will be some that may be sort of the deciding factor
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- These disturbing trends are part of a complex array of social and economic factors that factors that
- programs like DEI initiatives are a problem in our government because it divides people based on social. factors
- They enable preferential treatment for individuals on any number of factors, whether deems them radical
- No, no, but if we should. didn't have race as a factor on whether somebody is hired for a particular
Bills:
HB256 , HB1308 , HB1554 , HB1743 , HB2308 , HB2351 , HB2858 , HB3676 , HB3784 , HB4312 , HB4552 , HB4823 , HB4852 , HB5007 , HB5010 , HB5520 , HB5524 , HCR19 , HB256 , HCR19
Committee:
House State Affairs
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session Apr 15th, 2025 at 12:30 pm
North Dakota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The presence of a grocery store is also a key factor in business attraction...
- The presence of a grocery store is also a key factor in business attraction and workforce recruitment
- The presence of a grocery store is also a key factor in a business attraction.
- The presence of a grocery store is also a key factor in a business attraction and workforce recruitment
- One other factor that we took into consideration is that very, very many communities in our state have
Summary:
The House convened with prayer, pledge, and roll call, establishing a quorum. It then took up a series of appropriations and policy bills, with the most extensive debate centered on Senate Bill 2025, the Department of Veterans Affairs budget. The House approved amendments that shifted governance of the department and veterans’ home from ACOVA to the governor, citing concerns about ACOVA’s salary-setting actions and broader appropriation oversight. Members opposed to the change argued ACOVA had studied compensation and acted within its role. The amended bill passed 57-34, and the final bill passed 69-22 with the emergency clause carrying.
The House also passed Senate Bill 2001, the legislative branch budget, which funds the 2027 session, legislative staff, chamber upgrades, IT improvements, and salary adjustments for legislative leaders; the bill passed 62-29, but the emergency clause failed. Senate Bill 2019, the Career and Technical Education budget, passed 82-10 with emergency clause. Senate Bill 2021, the Information Technology Department budget, passed 75-17 after discussion of data center migration, service automation, mainframe transition, ERP study, and DPI’s move from PowerSchool to Infinite Campus. Other measures passed included Senate Bill 2228 for rural grocery store sustainability grants, Senate Bill 2390 creating a rural catalyst community grant program, Senate Bill 2188 adjusting the Clean Sustainable Energy Authority, and Senate Bill 2265 authorizing a veterans national cemetery grant and line of credit with added reporting safeguards.
Several House bills returned from the Senate were concurred in and then passed, including House Bill 1361 on mandatory minimum sentences for human trafficking offenders, House Bill 1017 for the Game and Fish Department, House Bill 1588 on firearms and dangerous weapons provisions, House Bill 1429 on harassment and stalking involving robots, House Bill 1591 on county fair resiliency grants, House Bill 1537 on service agreement protection for water projects, House Bill 1203 on edible medical marijuana products, and House Bill 1027 transferring administration of the State Fire and Tornado Fund from the Insurance Commissioner to OMB. The House also rejected a motion to reconsider Senate Bill 2307, which dealt with library materials and obscenity-related restrictions, by a vote of 48-51. In addition, the chamber appointed conference committees on several House and Senate measures where concurrence had failed, and laid over Senate Bill 2340 for two legislative days.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine the Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress, including S.257, to improve the resilience of critical supply chains. Feb 11th, 2025 at 09:00 am
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- I know that obviously there's going to be a lot of factors, like what happens to the economy over the
- Mortgage rates are really not set at the Fed; those are really keyed off of longer-run factors.
- And just as a practical matter, how do you factor that into your policy thinking and decisions?
- standpoint, I can say that there are lots of buyers for Treasuries, but Treasury buyers are going to be factoring
- So there were many factors, and that's, I would say, one of them.
Bills:
SB257
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
February 11, 2025 - 03:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- Those are the factors that I think drove Speaker Perez to be interested in this topic.
- Those are the factors that I think drove Speaker Perez to be interested in this topic and look for a
- So you have to sort through a number of those factors before you can get to the analysis that you're
- So when we're looking at individual provider types, there are many different factors that we're taking
- So when we're looking at individual provider types, there are many different factors that we're taking
Summary:
The Health and Human Services Committee received an overview of Florida’s intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) managed care pilot, created by legislation in 2023 to test whether a managed care model could integrate Medicaid medical services with iBudget waiver home- and community-based services for adults in pre-enrollment categories. AHCA explained the existing system, the pilot’s scope in Regions D and I, and the rollout timeline, including federal approval, contract execution with Florida Community Care, and the October 2024 go-live. Officials reported that, as of early February, 370 individuals had been sent for onboarding and 168 more were in queue, with about $35.8 million of the appropriation remaining. APD also clarified the difference between the pre-enrollment categories and the waiver waitlist, and noted that crisis cases can be enrolled more quickly depending on eligibility and funding.
Florida Community Care described the pilot as a comprehensive managed care model offering medical, long-term care, and iBudget services, plus enhanced benefits such as bed-hold days, caregiver transportation, and help with legal guardianship costs. The plan said it uses one care coordinator, a 1:18 coordinator ratio, a face-to-face assessment within five days of enrollment, and 180 days of continuity of care for existing providers. The company emphasized that it is recruiting providers by offering higher rates than some iBudget rates, lower administrative burden, and network adequacy incentives, while APD said it continues to monitor provider supply and demand and recruit across service types and regions. Members repeatedly questioned whether the pilot’s costs, provider rates, and service levels were truly comparable to the iBudget system, and AHCA and APD said it was too early to draw firm conclusions because claims data are still lagging.
Committee members also raised concerns about communication, enrollment delays, provider shortages, and whether the pilot could scale statewide. APD said it has used letters, phone calls, texts, emails, and community meetings to reach eligible individuals, and that some delays stem from required assessments, Medicaid eligibility checks, and level-of-care determinations. Several members asked for more detailed comparisons of costs and provider reimbursement between the pilot and iBudget, and APD said it would provide additional data. Public testimony at the end was strongly critical of managed care, with a participant and his mother describing poor service, transportation failures, and loss of control under prior managed care arrangements, and urging the committee not to expand such a model without safeguards. No votes or formal committee action were taken before adjournment.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Financial Services Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am
Joint Committee on Financial Services
Transcript Highlights:
- approval include some types of surgery and certain outpatient treatment plans that require review due to factors
- variability in the length of treatment, difficulty in predicting standard length of treatment, the risk factors
- So if you hear that, you know that only the health plan knows what all those factors are, right?
- No consumer could ever possibly be expected to understand what all those factors mean in real life, right
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Financial Services
Summary:
The committee held a hearing on several health care access and insurance-related bills, with most testimony focused on H.1136 to improve the prior authorization process. The Massachusetts Medical Society, Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association, Health Care for All, the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, physicians, and hospital representatives all supported the bill, arguing that prior authorization delays care, increases administrative burden, contributes to clinician burnout, and can worsen patient outcomes. Witnesses described examples involving delayed cancer treatment, diabetes care, COPD medication, shingles pain treatment, and hospital discharge delays. They said the bill would preserve prior authorization but add guardrails such as longer validity periods, continuity-of-care protections, faster responses for urgent care, clearer lists of services requiring authorization, and more transparency and standardization.
The committee also heard testimony on H.1142/S.783 regarding equitable reimbursement for certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs), with Senator Lovely and CRNA advocates supporting parity with physician anesthesiologists. They said CRNAs provide the same services at the same standard of care, but private insurers sometimes reimburse them at lower rates than physicians, which they argued is inconsistent with federal and state policy and harms access. Senator Keenan testified in support of a bill addressing claim denials and appeals, saying insurers should provide clearer explanations, time to resubmit claims, and timely appeal responses. Dr. Lorraine Schratz supported H.1126 to align state patient disclosure requirements with federal No Surprises Act rules, and Dr. Michael Trimbley supported H.1120 to recognize direct primary care as not being insurance and to encourage primary care participation.
The committee also heard testimony on H.1140/S.801 to remove barriers to patient care by updating insurance statutes to reflect nurse practitioners’ full practice authority, and on H.1168/S.A.18 to eliminate the PCP referral requirement for specialty gynecological care. Witnesses on those bills described delays and denials affecting autism diagnosis, nutrition coverage, and endometriosis care, and said the proposals would reduce unnecessary barriers and improve timely access. After testimony and a few member questions, the chair closed the hearing; no votes were taken during the session.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Rules and Administration - 06/01/26
Rules and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- The pool serves as a limiting factor.
- The pool serves as a limiting factor.
- The pool serves as a limiting factor.
- The pool serves as a limiting factor. >> And members, there is a memo in our materials today from Darren
Committee:
Senate Rules and Administration
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- the bill for aggravated lewd conduct with a minor, which is those cases that also have aggravating factors
- It's not just lewd conduct with a minor, but also those crimes have aggravating factors such as force
- The main piece of that case that's relevant to us is the holding that among the most important factors
- I'd like to see change, maybe sent to amending orders, is the punishment factor.
Committee:
House Judiciary, Rules and Administration
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Of those 750 applicants, 23 Idahoans were selected based on a variety of factors, including Idaho residency
- Wildlife populations are affected by many factors beyond the control of the commission.
- indicates that these restrictions would not have a material impact on predator harvest, which is a key factor
- If this does not pass for some reason, I’ll ...be wondering what the X factor was.
Committee:
Senate Resources and Environment
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- THEY THEY HAD INITIALLY FORMED A YEAR PRIOR TO THE LEGISLATIVE REQUEST AS THE AS WE SAW THE RISK FACTORS
- Can you explain what factor that has in validating membership or identity? THE.
- Can— Can you explain what factor that has in validating membership or identity? Excuse me. Mr.
- YOU EXPLAIN WHAT FACTOR THAT HAS IT VALIDATING MEMBERSHIP OR OR IDENTITY. EXCUSE ME. MR.
Committee:
Senate Higher Education
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
01/29/26 - Finance Advisory Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- So when we're looking at, you know, what are the factors of the fact that we have not seen a recession
- You know, we'd have some deflationary factors, things, services, and things like that becoming less expensive
- A couple of factors for this kind of slow labor force growth: we have an aging labor force, so the demographics
- That is one factor that I would caution this committee about.
Summary:
The Finance Advisory Committee met for its January session to review Arizona revenue and economic conditions ahead of the budget process. JLBC staff presented the January baseline, noting projected positive cash balances through FY 2029 and about $577 million to $578 million in discretionary capacity, but also highlighting major unfunded items not included in the baseline, including federal tax conformity costs, ongoing one-time spending for state employee health insurance and school facility repairs, and administrative costs tied to H.R. 1. Staff also reviewed revenue trends by category, saying FY26 general fund revenues were running above forecast overall, with strength in retail, restaurants and bars, and individual income tax payments, while contracting and utility-related collections were weaker or flat. They also compared JLBC and executive revenue assumptions and discussed the executive’s proposed revenue changes, including border reimbursement assumptions, sports betting tax changes, data center-related tax and fee proposals, and other non-general fund measures.
A major topic was income tax conformity with recent federal tax law changes. Staff explained that current Department of Revenue forms assume “straight conformity,” but the governor’s proposal and vetoed SB 1106 do not fully match those forms, creating possible amendment and timing issues for taxpayers and the department if the legislature adopts a different policy. Members also discussed the difficulty of forecasting revenues amid volatile monthly collections and uncertainty over how much of the current revenue strength will persist in the second half of the fiscal year.
Danny Court of Elliott Pollack gave a broader national and state economic outlook, arguing that the U.S. has avoided recession despite several warning indicators, largely because of AI and data center investment, while employment growth has softened and inflation remains above the Fed’s target. He said Arizona remains relatively resilient, with strong population and job pipelines, but faces housing affordability constraints, slowing employment growth, and a more concentrated population forecast in the Phoenix area. Panelists generally agreed that Arizona remains in better shape than many states, though they cautioned that job growth is slowing, population estimates may be revised, and budget and revenue forecasts should be treated carefully given uncertainty in the data. No votes or formal actions were taken.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Labor & Workplace Standards Jan 28th, 2026 at 08:00 am
Labor & Workplace Standards
Transcript Highlights:
- final rate is their applicable base rate for their risk classification, as modified by an experience factor
- She said there are many factors, including the employer contribution rate and the fact that employees
- the system is able to have richer benefits than the premiums collected, though there are many other factors
- And there's lots of other factors, but that helps you, helps to explain a little bit about that difference
Committee:
House Labor & Workplace Standards
Keywords:
transparency, industrial insurance, insurance rate increases, financial disclosure, regulatory oversight, unemployment, electronic notices, compensation, digital communication, order processing, workers' compensation, occupational disease, firefighters, fire investigators, law enforcement officers, first responders, heart disease, cardiac conditions, respiratory disease, cancer presumption
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget 2nd Revision: Oklahoma Department of Transportation will present at 10:30 a.m.
Appropriations and Budget
Transcript Highlights:
- I think there are other factors that come into play. you know, for one, when we rolled out the Infrastructure
- lot of it is driven by the state of readiness Depending on how much development we had done, that factors
- There's volumes of traffic and things like that, accident histories, crash histories that factor in.
- Population factors heavily into that.
Committee:
House Appropriations and Budget
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Local Government Jan 22nd, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- culvert areas don't actually provide much fish habitat because upstream or downstream there may be factors
- There's a lot of factors that go in. It's somewhat site-specific.
- standard upgrade is sometimes it depends on the depth of your fill your embankment there's a lot of factors
- There's also an economy of scale factor.
Bills:
SB6132 , SB6181 , SB6154 , SB6189 , SB5903 , SB6037 , SB5983 , SB5995 , SB6016 , SB5820 , SB6064 , SB6077 , SB6101 , SB6013 , SB6066
Committee:
Senate Local Government
Keywords:
indebtedness limits, inland port districts, federal funding, infrastructure improvements, economic development, city incorporation, local governance, municipalities, state law, government structure, culvert replacement, fish passage, hydraulic project approval, Department of Fish and Wildlife, stream crossing, bank stabilization, flood control, erosion control, emergency permit, expedited permit
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- So they generate the same factors. The same unit value.
- The SEG has three factors in it for homeschool students and for... charter school students who want to
- The SEG doesn't have... a similar factor for this virtual space.
- In our state funding formula, House Bill 63 created a factor for those students.
Committee:
Senate Senate Education
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Ways & Means Jan 19th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- There are a number of factors contributing to this, including market, state, local, federal, and international
- There are a number of factors contributing to this, including market, state, federal, and international
- Factors like these threaten the viability of our industry and threaten the financial stability of communities
- Factors like these threaten the viability of our industry and threaten the financial stability of communities
Summary:
The Ways and Means Committee held a public hearing on nine bills. Senate Bill 5872 would create the Pre-K Promise Account to receive philanthropic donations for ECAP preschool slots; supporters, including DCYF, the governor’s office, and early learning advocates, said it would help expand access to high-quality pre-K with a 10-year Ballmer Group commitment for up to 10,000 new seats annually. Senators asked how the money would flow, and staff and witnesses explained it would be governed by an MOU and deposited annually; no vote was taken. Senate Bill 5879 would eliminate two JLARC studies, one on lodging tax reporting and one on training benefits; supporters said the reports were duplicative and burdensome, while the hospitality industry warned against losing transparency, and no action was taken. Senate Bill 6047 would permanently codify various capital budget administration rules, including minor works flexibility and early learning grant changes; testimony focused on technical cleanup and on provisions affecting co-located child care and community projects, with no vote taken. Senate Bill 5988 would authorize the Department of Health to charge fees for accrediting opioid treatment programs, with support from DOH and tribal/nontribal providers who want the state to continue providing the service; no vote was taken. Senate Bill 5923 would allow Island Hospital in Skagit County to qualify as a critical access hospital, with local hospital leaders and residents supporting the measure to improve reimbursement and sustain rural care; no vote was taken. Senate Bill 5832 would raise the Lemon Law arbitration fee from $3 to $6 to fund the Attorney General’s consumer protection work, and the AG’s office, dealers, and the sponsor said the program is effective and underfunded; no vote was taken. Senate Bill 5970 would make permanent the property tax exemption for multipurpose senior citizen centers, with AARP supporting the bill as a benefit to seniors and caregivers; no vote was taken. Senate Bill 5994 would preserve timber tax distributions for school districts that recently had qualifying levies, and forest industry witnesses supported the bill while suggesting a possible amendment for state forest transfer lands; no vote was taken. Senate Bill 5949 would narrow the B&O tax exemption for insurance-related businesses so it applies only to the entity paying the insurance premiums tax, retroactive to 2019; the Department of Revenue and bill supporters argued it restores tax equity, while insurers, health plans, and business groups opposed it as retroactive, ambiguous, and likely to raise premiums. The committee heard extensive testimony on that bill, but the transcript ends with adjournment and no recorded vote or executive action.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- table and say with certainty this is how much money we have to dedicate to that project, their risk factor
- And when their risk factor goes up, the cost of this water goes up.
- table and say with certainty this is how much money we have to dedicate to that project, their risk factor
- And when their risk factor goes up, the cost of this water goes up.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 7 on Accountability and Oversight May 7th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- These factors have tied the hands of the legislature... ...those complex issues at today's hearing.
- These factors have tied the hands of the legislature and resulted in a rainy day fund that is smaller
- And so when you take these two factors together, what it means is that in some years the state collects
- much more in revenue... ...take these two factors together, what it means is that in some years the
Summary:
The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Accountability and Oversight held a hearing on proposals to reform California’s Budget Stabilization Account, or rainy day fund, ahead of the May Revision. Members and witnesses reviewed how Proposition 2 (2014) changed reserve rules, including mandatory deposits, a 10% cap on the fund, and limits tied to the Governor’s declaration of a budget emergency. LAO staff explained that California’s revenues are highly volatile, that current reserve rules are complicated by interactions with Proposition 98 and the Gann limit, and that under current law reserves would cover only about one-third of funding shortfalls in a benchmark scenario over 50 years.
The LAO presented its report recommending a larger reserve target, including raising the cap to 50% by 2055 and pairing that with either broader, more flexible deposit rules or a simpler approach that deposits all excess capital gains. The Department of Finance described the Governor’s proposal to raise the cap from 10% to 20% and exempt BSA deposits from the state appropriations limit, while Assembly Member Valencia presented ACA 1, which would make similar changes and was described as an evolving proposal. Testimony generally supported saving more during boom years, but differed on how much to hardwire into the Constitution versus leave flexible, and on whether to broaden the deposit formulas beyond capital gains.
Public witnesses and committee members raised additional issues, including whether reserve reforms should also address debt repayment, the treatment of unemployment insurance fund debt, and whether the Gann limit should be adjusted to better allow reserve growth. Supporters argued that stronger reserves would protect Californians from cuts during downturns and help the state weather volatility and federal funding threats. Some advocates warned that reforms should not come at the expense of current public needs, while taxpayer representatives cautioned against turning the BSA into a pass-through account that weakens constitutional spending limits. The hearing ended without a vote, with the committee chair noting the complexity of the issue and adjourning after public comment.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- But you're right, we have experienced congestion due to several factors.
- So people's preferences may not be the determinative factor in some of these locations.
- There are so many factors that come into play, from cell chemistry, to the design of the containers,
- to size, and then the immediate area, all of which are factors that go into it.
Bills:
HB551 , HB 1281 , HB1378 , HB1617 , HB2868 , HB2881 , HB3374 , HB4439 , HB4726 , HB4732 , HB4878 , HB4914 , HB4921 , HB4958 , HB5200 , HB5318 , HB5360 , HB5402 , HB5568 , HB5573 , HB5623 , HJR218
Committee:
House State Affairs
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee Apr 21st, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Several factors contribute to this crisis.
- These factors have led to a sharp...
- These factors have led to a sharp increase in insurance premiums.
- And do you think that it was not put into your bill as a factor?
Summary:
The Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxation met under suspense-file procedures, with the chair explaining limits on testimony, position letters, and that bills with fiscal impacts of $150,000 or more would generally be sent to suspense rather than voted on immediately. Several bills were pulled from hearing, and a consent calendar of committee bills later passed 4-0. AB 761 by Addis, the only item initially slated for a vote, was ultimately held over to the next hearing.
The committee heard testimony on a series of tax-related proposals. AB 232 would create catastrophe savings accounts for homeowners to save pre-tax money for wildfire, flood, or earthquake-related expenses; it drew support from the Department of Insurance and the California Bankers Association, but was sent to suspense. AB 1443 would exempt tips from state income tax for five years and was supported by the California Restaurant Association and a restaurant owner, but also went to suspense. AB 1435 would provide relief to businesses and property owners facing cleanup and security costs from unauthorized encampments and illegal dumping; it received broad support from business, real estate, trucking, retail, and local government representatives, and was referred to suspense.
The committee also heard AB 1428, which would create a California Affordable Child Care Fund financed by a 0.5% tax on income above $10 million; child care workers and SEIU-backed witnesses supported it, while taxpayer and business groups opposed it as harmful to competitiveness and affordability. AB 691 proposed a tax credit for adopting shelter pets and covering veterinary costs, AB 1219 proposed a middle- and low-income personal income tax cut, AB 1354 proposed a credit for increased homeowners insurance premiums, AB 19 proposed an education savings account/voucher-style program, and AB 567 proposed insurance rate stabilization and related tax/fund changes; each drew testimony for and against where present, but all were referred to suspense. The meeting ended with the committee adjourning after the held-over AB 761 item was postponed.