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• Mark Thel, former County Commissioner, former salt and water supervisor, and a longtime organic farmer
• In this cemetery, coming in with these rules as former County Commissioner, we're creating more tools
• I'm the fifth commissioner from the fifth commissioner district in Carlton County, southwest of...
• And as commissioners, we are passionate about that work.
• This proposal allows insurers to provide explanations of benefits electronically.

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• We’re going to now hear from the Office of Insurance Regulation.
• We have Commissioner Ewarski with us today.” “Commissioner, welcome. I have three questions.
• Consumers obviously expect accountability among insurers.
• Consumers obviously expect accountability among insurers.
• I had the opportunity to meet with Commissioner Weigel.

Summary: The subcommittee met to review agency travel, budget reduction exercises, and member reports from agency meetings. Early discussion focused on the Department of Management Services (DMS), where members questioned the cost of travel for four out-of-state data/cyber staff and the secretary’s absence. DMS defended the hires as highly specialized enterprise cybersecurity and data personnel, said the positions were lawfully paid and posted, and explained that the staff work on statewide data cataloging and cyber risk reduction rather than agency-by-agency systems. Members also raised concerns about fleet inventory discrepancies and requested follow-up information on hiring, travel, and data inventory timelines. The chair said she would consider travel guardrails and possible reductions, and noted that DMS, the Lottery, and the Florida Commission on Human Relations did not meet the requested reduction target, while the Public Employee Relations Commission did not submit reductions. The committee then heard from the Florida Lottery about the secretary’s trip to Paris for the World Lottery Convention. Lottery staff said the trip was reimbursed through the multi-state lottery organization and was intended to share best practices and improve operations, though members questioned the value of the travel and requested reimbursement records and the trip agenda. The subcommittee also reviewed agency reduction exercises from several agencies. The Department of Revenue exceeded its target and was praised for frugality; DFS, the Florida Gaming Control Commission, the Office of Financial Regulation, the Office of Insurance Regulation, the Public Service Commission, the Division of Administrative Hearings, and the Department of Business and Professional Regulation each described how they met or approached their reduction goals, often through vacancies, reversions, or expense cuts. OIR warned that further reductions could hurt insurance regulation capacity, while OFR and PSC said their reductions were based on historical reversions and lower post-COVID travel or vacancy levels. Members then reported back on agency meetings. DMS members raised fleet tracking, real property audits, salary studies, and health plan savings ideas, and asked for follow-up on the Florida PALM project, cybersecurity grants, and state IT modernization. DFS members said the agency was efficient and that its Palm-related work and insurance consumer programs were important. Lottery members emphasized the agency’s revenue generation for education and its low administrative overhead. Gaming Control members highlighted storage costs for seized gaming equipment and suggested technology-based alternatives. PERC members said a union-related law had doubled their workload and asked for more staffing and possible AI assistance. OIR members stressed the need for a Tampa satellite office and more resources to recruit and retain specialized staff. The chair closed by saying the committee would continue reviewing travel, staffing, and reductions with an eye toward taxpayer value and transparency.

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• Current law requires licensed warranty companies issued licenses from the Office of Insurance Regulation
• So this also will promote competition by allowing more insurers and the higher net worth companies to
• Commissioners and other governmental entities.
• Commissioners issues to all the states.
• Association of Insurance Commissioners issues to all the states, and part of it is to make sure these

Summary: The committee met with a quorum present and temporarily postponed SB 480 before taking up four bills. SB 282, relating to home service warranty association finance requirements, was explained as aligning Florida’s home warranty solvency rules with the framework already adopted for motor vehicle extended warranties. Two amendments were adopted: one correcting a cross-reference tied to the $100 million net worth option and another making a technical title change. A representative of the Florida Service Agreement Association waived in support, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee then considered two proposed committee bills preserving public records exemptions. SB 7008 would continue the exemption for certain records held by the Office of Financial Regulation related to financial technology sandbox applications, with staff explaining the exemption is narrow and intended to protect proprietary information. SPB 7010 would continue the exemption for sensitive records held by the Department of Financial Services when acting as receiver for an insolvent insurer, including policyholder personal information, claim data, and trade secrets; staff said the exemption mirrors existing protections and allows consumers to request their own information. Both measures were moved as committee bills and reported favorably. Finally, SB 592 revising the My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program was heard. The bill narrows eligibility to certain condominiums, changes owner approval from unanimous consent to 75%, and clarifies eligible roof mitigation techniques. Two amendments were adopted: one requiring the grant work to match the initial inspection report and comply with inspection requirements, and another limiting grants to work that results in a mitigation discount. Testimony was supportive, including from home inspectors and AARP Florida, and senators praised the program’s benefits for hardening homes and lowering insurance costs. SB 592 was reported favorably, and the committee adjourned.

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• is uh an authority the commissioner is uh an authority the commissioner already<00:30:24.000>
• directions to the commissioner. directions to the commissioner.
• into a deputy commissioner spot and taken the deputy commissioner appointed as temporary commissioner
• <01:41:33.920> commissioner.

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The committees resumed discussion of amendments to a bill dealing with licensing moratoria, change-of-ownership rules, and related provider oversight issues. Amendment A8 would prevent a licensing moratorium for certain intermediate care service settings from blocking a new license when the change is due to a change of ownership, including temporary licenses and transitional licenses. Department of Human Services staff said they were still reviewing the language but explained the department’s concern was maintaining program integrity and ensuring owners go through full change-of-ownership review so the agency can see who owns a provider and check compliance history. Senators supporting the amendment argued it would keep legitimate businesses from being harmed by a moratorium and could help preserve providers when ownership changes or family members take over after a death. A8 was adopted on a roll call, with both committees voting in support. Amendment A9, also on the moratorium topic, would exempt a change of ownership from the moratorium so long as it does not increase license capacity or service scope. The department said it needed more analysis to avoid unintended consequences, but the amendment was added to the working bill. Amendment A10 proposed a more detailed, data-driven framework for the moratorium and included a provision about refunds after implementation; department staff said the language would add cost and would require technical assistance, while senators emphasized the need to address licensure backlogs and avoid making provider delays worse. A10 was approved by the committees, though not unanimously. Amendment A11 would have set standards for how the commissioner designates provider types or program areas as moderate or high risk, with added transparency criteria. The department said the commissioner already has that authority and raised concerns about federal requirements and the state’s corrective action plan, and Senator Hoffman withdrew the amendment. Amendment A12, offered by Senator Fateh, would preserve remote supports by removing bill language that repealed the service and would add safeguards for remote overnight supervision, including staffing ratios to ensure emergency response times can be met. Several senators supported keeping remote services as an important, cost-effective option amid workforce shortages, while the department said it had program integrity concerns and supported the governor’s proposal to remove the service. The committee nevertheless advanced A12, with members noting the need to balance safety and integrity with access to services.

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• unemployment insurance tax and program. unemployment insurance tax and program.
• My access to health insurance, long or short-term disability insurance, and the paid leave is incredibly
• > long<00:03:44.680> or access to health insurance, long or access to health insurance,
• Commissioner at the department. Commissioner at the department.
• Deputy Commissioner Thank you, Mr. Deputy Commissioner Thank you, Mr.

Bills: HF3843, HF3597, HF4003, HF3167, HF4193

Keywords: workforce development, appropriations, nonprofit organizations, employment services, state funding, paid leave, S corporations, employment law, exemptions, Minnesota Statutes, cancer, healthcare, appropriation, Rural Cancer Institute, Minnesota clinicians, pilot program, nursing, education, University of Minnesota, equity

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• who cannot afford auto insurance. who cannot afford auto insurance.
• for property casually for auto insurance for property casually for auto insurance are<02:19:51.120
• With that, I would like to offer the A5. require the commissioner require the commissioner to<02:24:08.479
• The commissioner himself, Commissioner Markwart, was involved in finding a way to make this function.
• The commissioner himself, Commissioner Markwart, was involved in finding a way to make this function.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• County commissioners' path to develop budgets.
• Homeowners pay property tax, homeowners insurance, and utility taxes.
• Insurance relief. Nobody wants property taxes.
• Property insurance is tripling and doubling.
• People have told us, "Do something about insurance."

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• division started that process and began to evaluate, by engaging with stakeholders and also other insurance
• Surety, as you all may know, is a financial insurance mechanism used by mines to provide equivalent insurance
• Again, I think I've touched on some of this: insurance alternatives,...
• Commissioner Pollock has been in those meetings.
• Thank you, Commissioner. So, Mr.

Keywords: 985, all

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• <00:16:25.360> will language that the commissioner will language that the commissioner will
• Open rights to the commissioner without some defined parameters.
• <00:21:58.480> I time approved by the commissioner. I time approved by the commissioner.
• <00:23:13.440> to that they wanted the commissioner to that they wanted the commissioner to
• But you don't have that same requirement on the commissioner.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes and consent calendar, then took up several rule items. For Department of Safety rule 2611, DMV leadership explained the rule had been under development since January but needed to be updated to reflect a new statutory change and to align the rule with RSA 266. Members discussed narrowing the rule to road-safety items rather than automobile inspection provisions, and the department said it would issue a new public notice and hold another hearing. The committee voted to grant a waiver and postpone the item until the October 15, 2026 meeting. The Board of Active Puncture Licensing item 26-47 was postponed one month at the agency’s request so it could incorporate OS feedback, with no waiver needed. The Insurance Department’s claim settlement rule 25-234 and related item 26-78 drew more extensive discussion over waiver language. Committee members objected that the proposed language gave the commissioner broad discretion to set waiver periods without clear criteria, while agency counsel argued the rule already contained standards and that the language allowed temporary waivers. After discussion about consistency, permanency, and the need for clearer documentation, the committee voted to postpone 25-234 with a waiver and to postpone 26-78. Finally, the committee considered Health and Human Services rule 2690, which sets SNAP certification periods for a pilot demonstration authorized by SB 499. Staff explained that federal changes now require the age threshold for the 36-month certification period to be 65 instead of 60, and that the agency had been directed to make the change by August 12. Agency staff said the rule needed to be updated to match federal direction, and members generally agreed. The committee discussed whether the federal citation was sufficient and whether the rule should reference the law change directly, but no final objection was raised in the portion shown.

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• Commissioners to walk through some of the—we haven't commissioner here. Sure.
• Thank you, Commissioner.
• Thank you, Commissioner.
• Thank you, Commissioner. Thank you, Commissioner.
• on insurance insurance assessment on insurance related<00:43:47.280> investigations related investigations

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Who you represent, and then, Commissioner, you'll be next.
• I'm actually a county commissioner, and I'm also seen as the general manager for the drainage district
• And then also Hidalgo County Commissioners and whatnot, General Managers.
• As you just heard from Commissioner Fuentes and Mr.
• And houses the State National Flood Insurance Program, or NFIP.

Keywords: 997, house, all

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• serving as the assistant commissioner serving as the assistant commissioner and<00:13:54.720>
• Thank you, Assistant Commissioner. Next, Mr. Berg. Mr.
• Thank you, Assistant Commissioner.
• Thank you, Assistant Commissioner. Senator Wickland, Mr.
• Thank you, Assistant Commissioner. Senator Wickland, Mr.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• County constitutional officers and county and city commissioners.
• Thank you, Commissioner. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Scott Jewett.
• Quick question for Commissioner O'Keefe. Thanks.
• Commissioner O'Keefe, I actually own a home in Tallahassee.
• Number two, property insurance. Thank you.

Summary: The Committee on Appropriations took up SJR 2-F, a proposed constitutional amendment to reduce property taxes by lowering assessment caps on non-homestead property, expanding homestead exemptions over time, and allowing local governments to increase exemptions further. The sponsor argued the measure would provide broad property tax relief while requiring revenues to be directed to core services such as public safety, education, infrastructure, and natural resource projects, with a trust fund intended to help local governments transition. Senators raised concerns about the lack of a fiscal score, the effect on counties, cities, school districts, and special districts, and whether the proposal would shift costs to fees or other taxes. Several amendments were debated. Senator Polsky’s amendment to explicitly authorize user fees and non-ad valorem assessments to offset lost property tax revenue failed. Senator Avila’s amendment broadening permissible uses of ad valorem revenue to include county constitutional officers and other expenditures approved by local governing bodies was adopted after debate over whether the bill would otherwise underfund essential functions. Senator Smith’s sunset amendment, which would have made the constitutional changes expire after five years, failed. Senator Smith’s amendment to allow tourism development tax revenue to support public safety and education also failed. Senator Graal’s amendment removing the constitutional trust fund language was adopted, with supporters arguing the Constitution should not promise an unfunded account. Additional late-file amendments were considered. Senator Berman’s proposal to change the ballot title to more neutrally describe the measure as affecting property taxes and local community service reductions failed. Senator Trumbull’s amendment removing school board ad valorem taxes from the proposal was adopted, preserving school taxes. Senator Smith’s amendment narrowing the non-homestead assessment cap reduction to small businesses only failed. The committee then returned to the bill as amended and continued questioning the sponsor about eligibility, fiscal impacts, and whether the proposal could lead to local governments offsetting lost revenue through special assessments or other charges.

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• Do you feel like it's insured? Do you feel like we've insured funding for police? I don't.
• Quick question for Commissioner O'Keefe. Thanks.
• Commissioner O'Keefe, I actually own a home in Tallahassee.
• If insurance doesn't cover it, then it ends up self-pay.
• Number two, property insurance. Thank you.

Summary: The Committee on Appropriations took up SJR 2-F, the proposed constitutional amendment on property tax relief, which would reduce assessment growth on non-homestead property, expand homestead exemptions, create a new exemption for new homesteaders, and direct counties, cities, and school districts to use property tax revenues for specified core services. Senator Avila presented the measure as the governor’s plan to provide historic relief and argued that local governments should tighten budgets and prioritize core functions. Senators raised concerns about the lack of fiscal scoring, the breadth and ambiguity of the permitted uses, the effect on special districts and local services, and whether the proposal would shift costs to fees or other taxes. The committee adopted several amendments, including Avila’s amendment clarifying that ad valorem revenues could be used for county and municipal operations and administration and other expenditures not prohibited by law, and Trumbull’s amendment removing school board ad valorem taxes from the proposal. Other amendments failed, including proposals to allow user fees and non-ad valorem assessments, add a sunset, redirect tourism development taxes, narrow the small-business provision, and change the ballot title to reference local service reductions. Grall’s amendment removing the constitutional trust fund requirement was adopted, while the committee also rejected Berman’s title-change amendment and Smith’s sunset and tourism-tax amendments. The committee then returned to the bill as amended for questions, including extended debate over whether the proposal would affect noncitizen residents, the impact on local government finances, and whether local governments would respond with higher fees or special assessments. The meeting ended with the bill still under discussion after the final round of questions, with Avila saying he would continue working with the governor’s office on the language before the next vote.

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• I serve as a Blue Earth County commissioner.
• I serve as a Blue Earth County commissioner.
• collected through taxes or Insurance collected through taxes or Insurance costs<00:14:46.320>
• for over a century since Health insurers for over a century since Health insurers government<00:
• But supplies billed through private insurance insurers are still not exempt, and that's why we're here

Bills: HF1359, HF1829, HF290, HF1933, HF926

Keywords: solid waste management, resource management account, environmental fund, taxation, Minnesota statutes, homestead, property tax, classification, disability, resort properties, recreational use, commercial property, tax refund, estimated tax, interest on refunds, income tax, corporate franchise tax, S corporation, partnership, corporation

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• Andrew Killshaw, Commissioner of the Office of Multimodal Commerce.
• Andrew Killshaw, Commissioner of the Office of Multimodal Commerce. Of course.
• Andrew Killshaw, Commissioner of the Office of Multimodal Commerce.
• I have a card: Andrew Kilshaw, Commissioner, Office of Multimodal Commerce. Commissioner Kilshaw.
• to more opportunities for insurance coverage.

Bills: SCR58, SB309, SB514, HCR63, HCR69, HB401, HB487, HB722, HB730, HB745, HB988, HB989, HB1001, HB1024, HB1032, HB1050, HB1081, HB1086, HB1108, HB1172, HB1173, HB1175, HB1192, HB1218, HB1244

Keywords: SCR 58, Senate Concurrent Resolution, DOTD, Department of Transportation and Development, public-private partnership, P3, public-private partnership contracting, Belle Chasse Toll Bridge, Belle Chasse Bridge, toll bridge, tolling, tolls, transportation infrastructure, roads and highways, Plaquemines Parish, bridge project, toll fees, unauthorized charges, contract oversight, procurement

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• relative to the qualifications of election commissioners.
• , to provide for the compensation of parish board commissioners.
• commissioners to assist with the nursing home early voting program.
• This is a local bill that sets up a local insurance program. It's not an insurance company.
• We have an Insurance Committee meeting tomorrow at 9:30 a.m. in Room A.B.

Keywords: 974, senate, all

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• Commissioner: Mr.
• Commissioner: Mr.
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• Commissioner, Commissioner, Commissioner, Mr.<00:35:18.640> chair<00:35:19.440> um<00:35
• Commissioner, Mr. Chair, uh do that. Commissioner, Mr.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Robbie Fletcher, Commissioner of Education; and Todd Allen, Deputy Commissioner and General Counsel.
• of Education Todd Allen Commissioner of Education Todd Allen Deputy<01:00:45.319> Commissioner
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• to file client unemployment insurance to file client unemployment insurance wage<01:01:48.920>
• application for unemployment insurance application for unemployment insurance employ<01:01:56.160

Keywords: 0:01– Meeting start/roll call 0:34 – Approval of minutes 0:48 – Welcome of new committee members 1:34 – Council on Postsecondary Education 25:17 – Teachers’ Retirement System 27:00 – Kentucky Public Pension Authority 29:04 – Board of Veterinary Examiners 31:40 – Board of Nursing 34:01 – Board of Emergency Medical Services 36:15 – Fish & Wildlife Resources 40:34 – Department of Corrections 56:00 – Department of State Police 58:05 – Department of Criminal Justice Training 59:22 – Transportation Cabinet 1:00:18 – Department of Education 1:01:23 – Department of Employment Services 1:04:17 – Department of Workplace Standards 1:05:25 – Department of Housing, Buildings & Construction 1:06:59 – Cabinet for Health & Family Services, Dept. for Public Health (Sanitation) 1:13:50 – Cabinet for Health & Family Services, Dept. for Public Health (Trauma System) 1:17:46 – Cabinet for Health & Family Services, Dept. for Public Health (Radon) 1:18:30 – Cabinet for Health & Family Services, Dept. for Medicaid Services 1:19:15 – Cabinet for Health & Family Services, Dept. of Aging Services 1:20:36 – Other Business/Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The subcommittee met with a quorum, approved the minutes, and welcomed new members before taking up Council on Postsecondary Education regulations 13 KAR 2:120 and 13 KAR 2:130. The regulations, as amended by staff and agency amendments, update public university and KCTCS performance funding models to conform to 2024 Senate Bill 191 and the performance funding work group’s recommendations. Changes discussed included replacing the underrepresented minority metric with an underrepresented students metric defined as first-generation students, adding an adult learner metric, increasing the low-income degree premium, adjusting small-school and nonresident credit-hour weights, revising data aging and progression metrics, and adding STEM+H criteria in 13 KAR 2:120. Travis Pal of the Council on Postsecondary Education explained that the changes reflect the work group’s three-year review process and that the work group ultimately voted to define underrepresented students as first-generation students and to apply half-weighting between research and comprehensive universities for the new metric. Michael Frasier of the Kentucky Student Rights Coalition and Eastern Kentucky University student government opposed 13 KAR 2:120, arguing that the regulation improperly applies weights where the statute does not clearly authorize them and that the funding changes disadvantage comprehensive universities and vulnerable students. He asked the committee to find the regulation deficient or, alternatively, recommend legislative clarification and a revised fiscal analysis. Pal responded that weighting has been part of the model since 2017, that CPE was following the statute and work group recommendations, and that the model could be changed by future legislation. Members asked about the timing of the broader performance funding review, and Pal said the full model is reviewed every three years, with the next work group cycle beginning in 2026. No motion to find the regulation deficient was made, and the committee allowed the regulations to proceed to the committee of jurisdiction. The committee then approved a staff amendment to Teachers’ Retirement System regulations 102 KAR 1:195 and 102 KAR 1:340, which require annual reporting of accumulated sick leave, leave policies, and salary schedules to TRS and make technical changes to the final average salary calculation and related definitions.

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• staff and no commissioners.
• <00:11:52.120> does here Mr Speaker one commissioner does here Mr Speaker one commissioner
• <00:13:00.639> must hearing at least two Commissioners must hearing at least two Commissioners
• need a special commissioner on would need a special commissioner on retainer<00:13:15.240> which<
• standby public utilities commissioner standby public utilities commissioner simply<00:20:41.799>

Keywords: 1189, house, all