Video & Transcript Research : 'Texas insurance code'

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Transcript Highlights:
  • Do you agree that insurance bills should go through other committees other than the Insurance Committee
  • My personal preference is that any Title 36 bills and bills for insurance would go through the Insurance
  • In insurance mandate reviews, that's a pretty broad term.
  • are constantly talking to us about the cost of insurance increase.
  • Insurance announced. Rope on the hall. Roll call is now in progress.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Education Mar 11th, 2025

Public Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Again, every parent in Texas deserves the right.
  • I want a Texas solution. I want to do this the Texas way. And so I'm excited about this discussion.
  • . accredited private schools in Texas.
  • and use their funds as allowed by the Texas Education Code and such and they and I know they do they
  • The average private school tuition in Texas is $9,400. if you look at the, across the state of Texas.
Bills: HB3, HB3
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Education Mar 11th, 2025

Public Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • That's not what happens here in Texas. That might happen here in Texas, Mr. Chairman.
  • , I have been in Texas.
  • Since 1986, the state of Texas has had a Texas Dyslexia Association. dyslexia handbook.
  • We have school choice in Texas.
  • So what Texas. Texas will see is what I saw in Arizona, and I know it's hard.
Bills: HB3, HB3
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/25/26

Commerce Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • health insurance survey bill. health insurance survey bill.
  • insurance or I get a paycheck." insurance or I get a paycheck."
  • group insurance plan is it.
  • self-insurance. So, cut us out." self-insurance. So, cut us out."
  • the QR code for the sake of recalls. the QR code for the sake of recalls.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Veteran Affairs Apr 29th, 2025

Veteran Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chairman, the Texas Armed Services Scholar Jim program was created in 2009, the vision of making Texas
  • I'm the president and CEO of the Texas Association of Business, where the Texas State Chamber, and I'm
  • I'm the president and CEO of the Texas Association of Business where the Texas State Chamber.
  • I'm the president and CEO of the Texas Association of Business, where the Texas State Chamber, and I'm
  • I’m General Counsel for the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
Bills: HB102, HB300, SB2255
Summary: The Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs heard three measures focused on military-connected students, service members, veterans, and their families. House Bill 102 would give eligible students in military-related university programs early registration privileges, similar to existing accommodations for expectant mothers and student athletes. House Bill 300 would modernize the Texas Armed Services Scholar program by increasing scholarship funding, clarifying the student employment agreement, and creating a scholarship coordinator at THECB to help students and families navigate the program. Senate Bill 2255 drew the most discussion and testimony. The bill would streamline occupational licensing for military members, spouses, and veterans by allowing Texas licensure based on an out-of-state license in good standing with a similar scope of practice, removing the Texas residency requirement, and shortening agency processing time from 30 days to 10 days in the committee substitute. Supporters from the Texas Coalition of Veterans Organizations, the Texas Association of Business, the Institute for Justice, TDLR, and the VFW said the bill would reduce bureaucratic delays, improve employment opportunities, and help military families maintain income during relocations. TDLR also described current licensing confusion between state and federal rules and said the bill would improve alignment and data collection. No witnesses testified against any of the bills. After public testimony closed on each measure, HB 102, HB 300, and SB 2255 were left pending in committee. The committee then recessed subject to the call of the chair.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • we have the Personnel Cabinet up on item number three regarding a couple of issues: state health insurance
  • plans and the executive health insurance plans and the executive branch<00:03:25.840> salary<
  • Chris Chamus, commissioner for the Department of Employee Insurance.
  • And we have on first on the agenda the state health insurance plans.
  • They were coded to CO dollars. tasks. They were coded to CO dollars.
Summary: The committee met on November 5, 2025, and first approved the minutes after a moment of silence for the UPS airport tragedy. The main presentation was from the Personnel Cabinet on the state health insurance plans and executive branch salary schedule adjustments. Officials said the health plan covers roughly 265,000 active members and up to about 300,000 across all benefit offerings, including school board employees, retirees, and other eligible groups. They described rising claims and expenditures, especially from high-cost claimants and pharmacy spending, and said recent premium and benefit changes were intended to balance costs while preserving recruitment and retention efforts. They also explained that employee premiums had not increased for several years, while employer contributions rose sharply in recent years, and projected a 10% employer increase and 3% employee increase going forward based on actuarial analysis. Committee members asked about deductibles, GLP-1 drug costs, claims validation, and the causes of cost growth; officials said the plan uses multiple payment-integrity vendors and that the increases reflect utilization, drug trends, and high-cost cases rather than a change in coverage. The committee also discussed executive branch salary schedule adjustments. Personnel and budget officials explained that when the legislature approves annual pay increases, the salary schedule is adjusted by the same percentage through executive order so the minimum and midpoint stay aligned with approved compensation levels. They said the 2025 adjustment was a 3% match effective September 16 and that the change was costless because salaries had already been increased. Members raised concerns about salary compression, noting that new hires can sometimes be paid near the level of long-serving employees. Officials said the adjustment helps prevent compression from worsening but does not solve it, and they acknowledged prior RFP efforts to address the issue were unsuccessful because no qualified bidder met the requirements. After the health plan and salary discussions, the committee began a presentation from the Cabinet for Health and Family Services on Kentucky’s senior meal program. Secretary Stack explained that the program is a federal-state-local partnership under the Older Americans Act, with area development districts helping deliver services. He outlined eligibility rules, noting that congregate meals at senior centers are available to people age 60 and older, with a spouse of any age allowed to join, and that home-delivered meals have additional homebound and assistance requirements. Members asked whether there was any means test for congregate meals, and the secretary said there is not; the only threshold is age for the center-based meals, while the home-delivered program has additional criteria.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Finance May 18th, 2026

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • to your bill for private insurance companies.
  • So everything's cost-neutral for insurance premiums on the state and the private side?
  • I mean, these things are running hand-in-hand, these insurance companies and these health insurance providers
  • One side is saying the insurance companies are saying, we're not doing this today.
  • One of them is the insurance company, and one of them is the health plan, right?
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/3/26

Commerce Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • insurance product, not only because it contains insurance and non-insurance components, but also because
  • insurance product, not only because it contains insurance and non-insurance components, but also because
  • > unique<00:58:12.720> insurance >> Travel insurance is a unique insurance >>
  • , insurance and non- insurance components, insurance and non- insurance components, but<00:58:17.440
  • Travel insurance is a unique product within the industry because it contains both insurance and non-insurance
Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from February 26, after correcting the header date to Thursday, February 26. It then took up House File 36004, as amended by the author’s technical A1 amendment. Representative Van Binsbergen described the bill as a change to statute governing bulk delivery of nonoxygenated fuel, especially for boats and other watercraft, to allow direct delivery to vehicles rather than requiring transport of fuel in containers or removal of boats from the water. Members generally supported the concept, citing convenience for lake users, reduced travel and potential invasive species spread, and fewer spill risks, but the chair said the bill would be laid over pending additional clarification from the State Fire Marshal’s Office and other agencies. House File 2236 was then introduced as a vehicle bill for possible future omnibus use and laid over without testimony or opposition. The committee also heard House File 3709, which would allow Minnesota banks and credit unions to offer custodial accounts for digital assets such as cryptocurrency. The authors framed the bill as a consumer-protection and competitiveness measure that would let local institutions keep pace with customer demand and prevent Minnesotans from relying on out-of-state or offshore providers. Testimony from the Department of Commerce and credit union representatives supported the bill, saying it would level the playing field, keep digital assets under Minnesota oversight, and help local institutions remain relevant; one witness said significant liquidity had been leaving local communities for outside exchanges. Questions from members focused on whether the accounts would be NCUA-insured, how the bill related to unclaimed property, and whether the policy goal was consumer protection or simply preserving bank relevance. Several members expressed support but also cautioned about crypto volatility, scams, and the need to avoid turning credit unions into exchanges. The discussion ended without a final vote in the excerpt, with the bill still under committee consideration.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions Committee, February 25, 2026

Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions

Transcript Highlights:
  • uh are compliant with applicable codes uh are compliant with applicable codes and<00:21:28.159><
  • Um, this also refers that it also is in accordance with the election code.
  • <00:48:32.240> Those accordance with the election code.
  • Those accordance with the election code.
  • Um, I also did state that there is great language in the election code on petitions.
Bills: HB0002, HB0022
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Codes, to confirm the codes to the source law from which they were derived, and revise codes as parts
  • We do have two resource folks here from Texas Legislative Council.
  • This bill is the update to the Code of Criminal Procedure.
  • Nacogdoches holds a unique place in Texas history and horticulture.
  • Code.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House State Government Committee Jan 14th, 2026

State Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, this bill actually as recent as December has been temporarily halted in Texas. Okay?
  • temporarily um um halted in Texas. Okay? temporarily um um halted in Texas. Okay?
  • likely be held up in court until Texas likely be held up in court until Texas funds<00:17:08.880
  • in Texas has ruled um just last month. in Texas has ruled um just last month.
  • You know, the lawsuits in Texas for this bill has been in the works. These bills, they changed.
Bills: HB69, HB114, HB161
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee Jan 28th, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • Was that a change in the code, or was that already in there?
  • It's a different code section.
  • Was that a change in the code, or was that already in there?
  • It's a different code section. If somebody dies as a result of a DUI.
  • I don't think there's a way we can do that through code.