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MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 3/12/25

Children and Families Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
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  • look at this bill and uh and I I to look at this bill and uh and I I would<00:27:19.760> tell
  • And thank you and I appreciate that. And that's not my intent. And I appreciate that.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

AEN-HOU, AEN-EIG, AEN Public Hearings 03-18-2026

Agriculture and Environment

Transcript Highlights:
  • How many farms did you guys reach out to to try and grow camelina, even at a test plot?
  • And moving on to the final measure on this 3:30 agenda, HB 2015 related to coffee labeling, clarifies
  • the labeling and advertising requirements for roasted coffee, instant coffee, and ready-to-drink coffee
  • And moving on to the final measure on this 3:30 agenda, HB 2015 related to coffee labeling, clarifies
  • the labeling and advertising requirements for roasted coffee, instant coffee, and ready-to-drink coffee
Bills: HB1736, HB1620, HB1695
Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 1737, which clarifies allowable uses in agricultural districts for farm dwellings and farm employee housing, and HB 1604 HD2, which creates an agricultural workforce housing working group within the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity. Testimony on HB 1737 was overwhelmingly supportive, with county agriculture officials, the Hawaii Farm Bureau, and Hawaii Farmers Union backing the measure; one witness asked for a definition of “affordable” to guard against misuse of farm housing. For HB 1604, the Department of Agriculture, Hawaii Farm Bureau, Housing Hawaii’s Future, Hawaii Farmers Union, and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs supported the bill, with OHA requesting disaggregated data and a seat on the working group. Committee discussion focused on housing shortages, possible misuse, affordability, and whether innovative housing models such as modular, tiny, and container homes should be considered. The committee then took action on both measures. HB 1737 HD3 was recommended to pass with amendments that would limit farm employee housing to agricultural employees and their immediate family members actively engaged in the farm operation, add a grandfathering provision for existing permitted housing, preserve county zoning authority, clarify that ag tourism must be secondary and not occur in employee housing, delete a square-footage-per-acre ratio, and defer the effective date to July 1, 2050. HB 1604 HD2 was also recommended to pass with amendments adding OHA and a housing-shortage organization to the working group, expanding its scope to include modular, tiny, and container homes and permitting/zoning streamlining, and deferring the effective date to July 1, 2050. Both motions were adopted unanimously by the members present. The joint hearing then moved to HB 1736, which would establish a spay and neuter special fund and require sterilization and declaration provisions for cats, with some discussion of dogs. DLNR and the Hawaiian Humane Society supported the bill, while Pacific Pet Alliance objected to the broader requirements and the inclusion of dogs; the Hawaiian Humane Society and American Bird Conservancy supported cat-focused sterilization and the special fund, while some testifiers opposed mandatory sterilization as too costly or intrusive. Members raised questions about toxoplasmosis, trap-neuter-release, enforcement, neighbor-island access, and funding needs, and DLNR indicated additional funding and third-party contracting would likely be needed. The transcript then began HB 1620 HD2 on energy, which would increase the environmental response energy and food security tax and shift funds from the hydrogen fueling subaccount to EV charging infrastructure; state agencies generally stood on written testimony in support, while the Tax Foundation objected to special fund earmarks and noted the bill raises only one part of the barrel tax structure.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 3/17/26

Higher Education Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
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  • life and and many my life and my wife's life and and many of<00:14:04.320> us<00:14:04.480>
  • > like laptops and computers and things like laptops and computers and things like that<00:37:
  • Thank you. vision is um and and why both vision is um and and why both are<00:45:18.720> are<00
  • moving forward and and how these pieces moving forward and and how these pieces work<00:47:31.119
Bills: HF4266
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Senate Standing Committee on Banking and Insurance. (3-17-26)

Banking & Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • It adopts the NAIC definition of the inland marine insurance, and it cleans up licensing and addresses
  • Chairman and committee. Thank you, Mr. Chairman and committee.
  • Sub is adopted, and you can may proceed. Sub is adopted, and you can may proceed.
  • County and a portion of Hardin County. County and a portion of Hardin County.
  • and have Madam Secretary Call Roll. and have Madam Secretary Call Roll.
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Standing Committee on Banking and Insurance. (3-11-26)

Banking & Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • between the sub and the original bill? between the sub and the original bill?
  • and investors in two important ways. and investors in two important ways.
  • I appreciate your hard work in this space and the 2.0 and continuing to work in this space.
  • And so tonight at the golf garage, we get to have some fun and play some golf and just hang out.
  • So tonight at the golf garage, we get to have some fun and play some golf and just hang out.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Education Policy Committee 3/10/26

Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:
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  • <01:16:09.280> and subetize and and subetize and and use<01:16:11.679> math<01:16:12.000
  • A lot of what we test right now is basic things like number and shape identification, which is great
  • They also recommend adopting a strong elementary math licensure test and requiring all elementary candidates
  • <01:29:05.040> and elementary math lensure test and elementary math lensure test and requiring
Bills: HF3421
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Standing Committee on Banking and Insurance. (3-4-26)

Banking & Insurance

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Summary: The House Standing Committee on Banking and Insurance met with a quorum and took up three bills. Senate Bill 153, sponsored by Sen. Greg Elkins, aimed to combat insurance fraud tied to post-disaster contractor scams. Testimony from the Attorney General’s Office and committee members described problems involving roofing, siding, and debris-removal scams, including vandalism used to create claims and companies that disappear before victims can recover losses. The bill would expand enforcement tools by making certain vandalism-related conduct criminal, giving the Attorney General concurrent jurisdiction with local prosecutors, creating a post-disaster contractor registry, and banning door-to-door solicitation during declared emergencies. The committee approved the bill by roll call and sent it forward with a favorable recommendation. Senate Bill 118, sponsored by Sen. Brandon Storm, addressed credit property insurance offered by consumer loan companies. The sponsor and a representative of the Kentucky Consumer Finance Association explained that the product has been offered for years and that the bill would provide statutory authority for its continued use. The committee raised no substantive objections, and the bill passed on a roll call vote with a favorable recommendation. House Bill 380, sponsored by Rep. Tom Smith, focused on regulating cryptocurrency kiosks in convenience stores to curb fraud against seniors. The committee heard emotional testimony from a sheriff and a fraud victim describing scams that led victims to deposit cash into crypto kiosks, often under pressure from callers posing as authorities or relatives. AARP Kentucky supported the bill, citing widespread losses to older adults and the need for guardrails. A committee substitute was adopted that would cap daily transactions at $2,000, require fee disclosure and customer consent, impose licensing and compliance requirements, mandate identification for transactions, and add criminal penalties and Attorney General enforcement. Members discussed the bill’s scope, including that it would not address gift card scams, and noted the delayed effective date was requested so regulators could write rules. The committee adopted the substitute and then passed the bill favorably on roll call.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Judiciary Feb 14th, 2026 at 04:37 pm

Senate Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • And lastly, Mr.
  • Please go and introduce yourself and then go.
  • The fact that we're going to have to implement rules and policies and a three-year phase-in and spend
  • And so, Mr.
  • And I'll defer to the sponsor. Question, Senator and Mr.
Bills: SB23, SB221, SB261, SB264
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Senate Standing Committee on Banking and Insurance. (2-10-26)

Banking & Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • bank accounts, and he set it down and walked away.
  • so you can go back and return to your home and start putting your life together.
  • And have one of these vultures come in and screw all of this up and leave you out to dry on that is just—it
  • so you can go back and return to your home and start putting your life together.
  • And have one of these vultures come in and screw all of this up and leave you out to dry on that is just—it
Summary: The Senate Banking and Insurance Committee met for its first meeting of the 2026 session, called the roll, and welcomed new member Senator G. Gary Clemens. The committee first took up Senate Bill 118, which concerns credit property insurance and would codify existing practice in the Kentucky Revised Statutes. Sponsor Senator Brandon Storm explained that the bill clarifies the treatment of the product and, through a committee amendment, excludes GAP/vehicle protection products from its scope and aligns filing language with current law. The amendment was adopted, the bill passed with favorable expression, and the amendment was rolled into a committee substitute. The committee then heard Senate Bill 153, relating to the prevention of harmful and fraudulent practices. Senator Greg Elkins and witnesses from the Attorney General’s office, Kentucky Farm Bureau Insurance, and State Farm described the bill as a response to storm-chaser and contractor fraud after major weather events. They said the measure would codify current coordination between the Attorney General and the Department of Insurance, allow criminal enforcement in addition to civil actions, and formalize an emergency registration/placard system for out-of-state contractors and volunteer groups during disasters. Members asked about how the bill would affect homeowners who directly hire contractors and whether volunteer groups such as disaster relief organizations or Amish/Mennonite volunteers would be required to register; sponsors said direct hiring would not be affected and volunteers would be handled through a separate identification process. The committee substitute was adopted, the bill passed as amended, and members emphasized the need to protect homeowners from fraud and inflated costs. Finally, the committee considered Senate Bill 158, relating to vehicle financial protection. Senator Jason Howell and representatives of the Guaranteed Asset Protection Alliance explained that the bill modernizes and regulates GAP waivers and related consumer protection products, such as debt waiver and depreciation benefit agreements, while keeping them legal in Kentucky. Supporters said the bill would ensure providers are properly funded and bonded and would align Kentucky with other states. The bill passed with favorable expression, and the meeting ended on a note of bipartisan agreement on all three measures.
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Standing Committee on Banking and Insurance (1-28-26)

Banking & Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Please introduce yourself and your guests for the record, and then you may proceed with any testimony
  • Krauss would mind going ahead and chiming in and giving her perspective and testimony. >> I.
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  • included in this and in this criteria. included in this and in this criteria.
  • give uh her perspective and and give give uh her perspective and testimony. testimony. testimony.
Summary: The House Standing Committee on Banking and Insurance met with a quorum and took up three bills. House Bill 3 was presented by Rep. Amy Neighbors with a representative from the Kentucky Pharmacist Association; the committee moved directly to a vote and passed the bill with favorable expression. The transcript does not include the bill’s substantive details, but the committee approved it without recorded opposition. House Bill 169, sponsored by Rep. Fleming, addressed coverage for eating and feeding disorders. A committee substitute was adopted after a brief explanation that the change would remove body mass index as the sole criterion for coverage decisions and instead focus more on mental health considerations, with Dr. Andrea Kray of the Kentucky Eating Disorder Council supporting the change and explaining that BMI is not a reliable marker of severity and can create barriers to timely treatment. The committee then passed HB 169 as amended with favorable expression. House Bill 164, presented by Rep. Hein with guests from the Academy of Audiology, was summarized as improving coverage for children’s hearing aids in Kentucky. After a brief explanation and no questions from members, the committee passed the bill with favorable expression. The meeting ended after a motion to adjourn, which was seconded and approved.
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Standing Committee on Banking and Insurance (1-14-26)

Banking & Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • And patients and health care providers.
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  • play trumpet and she loves rock and roll play trumpet and she loves rock and roll music.<00:08:02.080
  • If you would go ahead and introduce yourself again and your guest, and you may proceed with your testimony
  • <00:09:24.720> mandates<00:09:25.200> and um IRS policy on those and mandates and um
Summary: The House Standing Committee on Banking and Insurance met with a quorum and first passed over House Bill 164 pending a document. The committee then heard House Bill 176, sponsored by Rep. Kim Moser, which would create a framework for insurer-run prior authorization exemption programs, often called “gold carding,” for certain health care providers. Moser said the bill is the product of years of negotiation with insurers, would include behavioral health providers, would exclude prescription drugs, and would require annual reporting from the Department of Insurance and DMS on prior authorization activity. A committee member asked whether the 93% approval threshold for exemption matched other states; Moser and a witness said it was consistent with other states and current insurer programs, and that insurers could set a lower threshold if they wanted a competitive advantage. The committee voted on HB 176 after a motion and second, and the bill passed with a favorable expression. The committee also heard a guest introduction from Rep. All, who introduced a student shadow, Ava Oman, before moving on to House Bill 184. Rep. Meredith explained HB 184 would create a safe harbor for health savings account-qualified insurance plans so state mandates and cost-sharing rules would not conflict with IRS requirements and disqualify those plans at the federal level. The committee approved HB 184 unanimously with a favorable expression. Finally, the committee considered House Bill 265, also presented by Rep. Meredith with a Department of Insurance representative. The bill would allow workers’ compensation self-insured pools to have a dissolution process and would prohibit authorizing any new pools, while leaving existing pools in place. Meredith and the department said the change was prompted by solvency problems in some pools, including a large one that had entered receivership, and by limited regulatory authority over these arrangements. After questions about whether the bill affected health insurance, the committee was told it did not. HB 265 also passed with a favorable expression, and the meeting adjourned after a late-arriving member registered votes in favor of all three bills.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • And those are Molina, Anthem, and WCare. And those are Molina, Anthem, and WCare.
  • And quite frankly, I and pursuing it.
  • and giveaways into these programs and and giveaways into these programs and never<00:31:24.640><
  • returns, and fewer fees is immense and returns, and fewer fees is immense and demonstrates<01:15
  • <01:31:16.080> and your all's testimony and and your all's testimony and and presentation<
Summary: The committee met with a quorum, approved the September 16 minutes, and then received an update from Insurance Commissioner Sharon Clark and staff on the Department of Insurance. Clark reviewed department activity, including growth in premium volume and licensing, consumer complaints and recoveries, and a rise in fraud referrals. She said the department has 66 open fraud cases and described common schemes such as staged auto accidents, inflated repair or cleanup charges, and roofing scams. She also said the department’s investigators often prepare strong cases but face reluctance from local prosecutors, especially in Fayette and Jefferson counties, to pursue them. Clark reported favorable workers’ compensation news, saying rates will decrease 9.7% next year for the 20th straight year. She contrasted that with a difficult property insurance market driven by storms, reinsurance costs, inflation, labor shortages, and litigation, but said Kentucky’s market remains relatively stable, citing the Kentucky Fair Plan’s small number of policies. She then warned of significant 2026 health insurance premium increases on the exchange: 16.1% for Molina, 23% for Anthem, and 37% for WCare, after CareSource withdrew. She said the rates were reviewed by actuaries and found fair, but that the biggest pressure point is the scheduled expiration of enhanced premium tax credits, which she said could leave about 90% of exchange enrollees facing a compounded increase. Members questioned Clark about fraud prosecution, the number of people in commercial versus public coverage, and the impact of expiring subsidies. Clark said the prosecution issue is mainly with Commonwealth attorneys and that rural counties are more cooperative than urban ones. She also said the health market is individually rated and that older enrollees would be hit harder, while the loss of tax credits could push some people out of the marketplace. One member asked about the attorney general’s recent opinion on SB 188, the PBM bill; staff said attorneys were still reviewing it. Clark closed by noting that Kentucky’s fraud and towing/storage legislation has become a model for other states.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • probably. this session and this committee and others.
  • And respondents to that survey, including large and small operators and landowners, not surprisingly,
  • and 2024.
  • And it It's a problem and it's going to get worse, and it's going to get a lot worse really quick.
  • Hall water, and then you slide a little oil in there with it, and you go dump it, and...
Bills: SB766, SB290, SB494, SB1145
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Apr 22nd, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We thank you for your grace and ask again and again for it.
  • We consecrate our lives and our work to your holy commandments of mercy, justice, and humility, and we
  • And whereas these measures save energy and money and protect birds migrating to nesting grounds in the
  • Our daughter Madison and our grandsons Kobe and Cain.
  • The data is clear and compelling, and it's not good.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Apr 7th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • Mi test check 12ike test check 12. Cher sees a quorum and the Judiciary will come to order.
  • By reason, we of this act shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage and approval
  • Nine ayes and one day.
  • Seven ayes and zero nays.
  • And we do pass from Senator Howard and a second from Senator Jett.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session May 4th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Sees accord and send will come to order.
  • Chers and clo close roll. House Bill 3673 having received 47 aye votes and zero nay votes.
  • Chair is prayer and clo role. House Bill 436 having received 47 aye votes and one nay vote.
  • As provisions, that should not be construed to obligate the oil and gas company and different liability
  • to allow for a timely and accurate calculation of the verdict costs that are related to bills 780 and