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TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs Mar 3rd, 2025

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs

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  • Bill 790 allows the PUC to create a simple certified resolution process for tenant complaints about a
  • The case hearing process for a simple $25 discrepancy could take months to resolve through administrative
  • This expedited dispute resolution process will be subject to PUC rulemaking.
  • The adopted process may ultimately allow the PUC to settle a dispute through an online portal or without
  • And so we've had a couple of districts that have tried to negate some of those voices in that process
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Insurance Apr 23rd, 2025

Insurance

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  • TDI to engage in rulemaking and gives the agency authority to act as an umpire for the appraisal process
  • You heard about the stakeholder process from Mr. Betts.
  • It should be a process where you decide if you want appraisal at the beginning.
  • And that process can... ...can take some time? Yes.
  • So it should be a pretty simple process for either a local...
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Insurance Apr 23rd, 2025

Insurance

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  • before they initiate the IDR process.
  • So under the federal IDR process, it is very different.
  • The main difference from the federal IDR process to the state IDR process for mediation is that under
  • In this process. You don't want to answer that question.
  • Then there's an, even in this response, in this process, there was a two-month delay.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Natural Resources Mar 26th, 2025

Natural Resources

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  • Uh, so just listen to the conversation.
  • So it is a litigated process. Very litigated.
  • What process could we use as far as setting arbitrary caps?
  • It's an expensive process. Um, and the process is a, as I mentioned, is a litigated one.
  • It is a very expensive process.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Natural Resources Mar 26th, 2025

Natural Resources

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  • We will be able to process these within the 60-day time frame.
  • Yes, there is good science to it, the water loss auditing process.
  • And with that, I'd be happy to answer any questions about the permitting process.
  • Notice is the very first step of the process. If they don't take part... ...advantage of that.
  • have... of a transparent application process that requires notifications.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Natural Resources Mar 26th, 2025

Natural Resources

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  • So it is a litigated process. Very litigated.
  • It's an expensive process. and the process, as I mentioned, is a litigated one.
  • I'm trying to understand the process here.
  • But there is a process in place where, if TCP...
  • The process at the Public Utility Commission, right?
HI
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  • It does not criminalize disagreement, mediation, due process complaints, or participation in IEP meetings
  • It does not criminalize disagreement, mediation, due process complaints, or participation in IEP meetings
  • I recognize that this is a bill still going through the process.
  • I recognize that this is a bill still going through the process.
  • Uh we'll be adding AG processes.
Bills: SB3082, SB3110, SB3251
KY
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  • literacy and having real conversations literacy and having real conversations with<00:41:49.280>
  • In throughout the application process.
  • And then what through this process. Uh hopefully just through this process.
  • Those were reviewed and scored within a process very much like the normal RFP scoring process, and a
Summary: The Medicaid Oversight Advisory Board met for its third meeting and approved the July 30 minutes. The chair outlined a full agenda covering the state-based marketplace versus the federally facilitated marketplace, connectors and navigators, presumptive eligibility, eligibility/enrollment/redetermination, and a rural health transformation update. Commissioner Lisa Lee and Assistant Director David Barry presented first on Kentucky’s state-based exchange, Connect, explaining that it is an integrated eligibility and enrollment system for Medicaid, CHIP, SNAP, TANF, child care, and qualified health plans. They reviewed Kentucky’s move from a state-based exchange to healthcare.gov in 2017 and back to a state-based marketplace in 2021, and said the system helps route applicants to the correct program and allows families to move more easily between Medicaid and exchange coverage as circumstances change. The presenters said the exchange is funded by carrier assessments on qualified health plans rather than general fund dollars, with costs allocated across programs based on use. They said Kentucky’s exchange fees are lower than the federal platform’s and that the state-based system provides local assistance through DCBS offices, connectors, and licensed agents in every county. Members asked about startup and operating costs, fee-setting, and whether any general fund dollars are used; the department said it would follow up with the CFO on fee details and said it was not aware of general fund support for exchange operations. Members also raised concerns about Medicaid eligibility verification and improper enrollment, while the department emphasized that the state system uses different questions than healthcare.gov and is designed to identify the correct coverage based on monthly Medicaid income and annual tax-credit income. The board also discussed enrollment trends, including a COVID-era spike during the public health emergency when disenrollments were largely paused, and current qualified health plan enrollment of more than 97,000 people on Connect. Commissioner Lee explained presumptive eligibility as temporary Medicaid coverage, noting it applies to pregnant women and hospital-based cases, with hospitals able to grant it and certain providers able to grant it to pregnant women. She said full eligibility is still determined within 30 days and that presumptive eligibility ends when full Medicaid eligibility is determined or at the end of the following month. The meeting then shifted to connectors, with representatives from Community Action Kentucky and the Kentucky Primary Care Association describing their statewide outreach network, local offices, and role helping residents apply for Medicaid, renew coverage, report changes, and navigate benefits; they said connectors do not determine eligibility but assist with applications, recertifications, and outreach events across the Commonwealth.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

AEN-WLA, AEN Public Hearings 02-11-2026

Agriculture and Environment

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  • Establishes the state related processes.
  • <00:19:21.120> fee Establishes the a land conversion fee Establishes the a land conversion
  • Good conversation, though, and we want to continue the conversation on this bill.
  • to conversation though and we I want to continue<01:02:00.720> the<01:02:00.960> conversation
  • continue the conversation on this bill. continue the conversation on this bill.
Summary: The committee heard several measures related to agriculture, invasive species control, trees, reef protection, and land use. SP 2489 would require Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity leases to include access, invasive-species control, and termination provisions; DAB and DLNR supported it, as did several outside groups, while the Hawaii Farm Bureau and Hawaii Cattlemen’s Council raised concerns about notice, cooperation with lessees, and placing penalties on leaseholders for preexisting infestations. The chair noted six testifiers in support, one opposed, and three with comments. SP 2310 would appropriate funds to remove overgrown vegetation from the Kohola stream. DAB supported the bill but explained that the work already completed by its contractor stopped at a DOT boundary, and that the affected parcel appears to be a DOT highway segment on ceded lands; the committee discussed whether the appropriation should instead go to DOT. SP 2372, on exceptional and significant trees, received support from DNR and Outdoor Circle, with testimony describing trees as critical infrastructure and suggesting technical amendments to committee membership and the process for recommending trees to county councils. SP 2426, which would authorize DNR to contract with private parties to maintain sunscreen dispensers at state beaches and promote mineral-based sunscreen as reef-protective, drew support from DNR and reef advocates, while another witness questioned the science behind claims about mineral versus chemical sunscreens and urged broader environmental solutions. SP 2334 would impose a land conversion fee on agricultural land converted to other uses, create a fee fund for programs including healthy soils, and require state agricultural lands to use a conservation metric. DAB offered comments, and testimony from climate and farm groups generally supported the conservation goals but questioned references to programs not yet in place and objected to language excluding solar and wind uses, with one witness urging that agri-voltaics remain allowed. SP 2925, concerning coconut trees, would recognize them as food, water, and cultural resources, require signage for landscape palms, set labeling standards, and create a tax credit for naturally managed consumable coconut trees. DAB shifted from opposition to comments, DNR supported, and testimony from cultural and subsistence advocates strongly backed the bill as a response to coconut rhinoceros beetle impacts; committee questions focused on enforcement of signage, inspection resources, and the proposed tax credit.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

CPC Public Hearing - Tue Feb 10, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST

Consumer Protection & Commerce

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Summary: The committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce met on February 10, 2026, and heard testimony on several bills. HB 1849 relating to licensing drew comments from DCCA’s Professional and Vocational Licensing Division and the Hawaii Real Estate Commission, both of which stood on written testimony. The Hawaii Coalition for Immigrant Rights testified in strong support, emphasizing that some immigrants, including DACA recipients, are already contributing in Hawaii and that the state should help create pathways for them to remain and advance professionally. No vote or final action was taken on HB 1849 during the portion shown. The committee then heard HB 2000, the wheelchair right-to-repair bill. Encart opposed the measure, arguing that repair delays are largely driven by insurance prior authorization and that wheelchair repairs involve FDA-regulated medical devices where improper repairs could create health risks. Peter Fritz testified in support, saying the bill was modeled on similar laws in other states and that he had personal experience through his sister’s use of a wheelchair. Members questioned whether repairs done outside insurer networks might not be reimbursed, and Fritz said that was a concern but that the need for timely repair outweighed it. The committee also discussed HB 1753 on social media, where DCCA’s Office of Consumer Protection supported the bill but suggested an amendment to the definition of personal information. On HB 1511 relating to consumer protection, DCCA’s Insurance Division supported the bill, while the Alliance for Automotive Innovation and the Hawaii Automobile Dealers Association offered comments seeking to preserve legitimate manufacturer and dealer communications about vehicles, warranties, recalls, and related services. The committee also took up HB 276 HD1 and HB 1513 on condominiums. The Hawaii Real Estate Commission offered comments on HB 276 HD1. For HB 1513, the Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority supported the bill, but DCCA’s Insurance Division opposed it, warning that diverting HHRF funds could weaken reinsurance arrangements and raise premiums for consumers who rely on the fund. Members questioned whether the proposed condo loan program would need HHRF money and whether the amounts in the bill were necessary, and the division said it opposed using HHRF for that purpose. The committee also heard HB 2188 on housing, where OCP supported the measure and the Hawaii Association of Realtors raised concerns about conflicts with the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the use of tenant screening reports, noting that a working group is already addressing landlord-tenant issues. Members asked OCP to research how other states handle similar laws and whether additional language is needed to avoid federal conflict. Finally, on HB 1876 relating to mental health, the Department of Health’s Adult Mental Health Division supported the bill but said it remains opposed to harmful, non-evidence-based treatment modalities; Pride at Work Hawaii also testified in strong support. No final votes or committee decisions were reported in the excerpt.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Land & Resource Management Apr 24th, 2025

Land & Resource Management

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  • I think that their thought process is that it's from a safety standpoint. Okay. All right. Awesome.
  • bill simply protects the taxpayer dollars that the city of Fort Worth has already spent. and in the process
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Land & Resource Management Apr 24th, 2025

Land & Resource Management

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  • To cities with populations exceeding 100,000, HB 4398 streamlines the process in two key methods.
  • building permits, LIHTC housing projects will also qualify for that same expedited review process.
  • That doesn't mean lowering standards; it means making the process more efficient and predictable.
  • Members, this bill clarifies that a district created by the conversion of a special district.
  • I think it'd be helpful to describe our building... ...permitting process.