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US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, February 26, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's also providing savings to the American people by rooting out waste, abuse, and fraud.
  • It's also providing savings to the American people by rooting out waste, abuse, and fraud.
  • </c> efficiencies and eliminating waste Fraud efficiencies and eliminating waste Fraud and<07:27:47.920
  • We know from the past that there is waste, fraud, and abuse out there, and we know how to do it.
  • Geological Survey, Indian Affairs, and others. is waste Fraud and Abuse out there and is waste Fraud
Bills: HJR35 , HR695 , HR469 , HR250
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Mar 17th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 974 by Representative Wilford Carter, bail factors in fixing bail, consideration, presumption
  • of innocence, modification of bail.
  • House Bill 974 by Representative Wilford Carter, bail factors in fixing bail, consideration, presumption
  • of innocence, modification of bail.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/11/2026 - Senate Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency

Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency

Transcript Highlights:
  • Title fraud is a national issue, and Arizona is not immune to that.
  • This last summer, I held a title fraud summit and invited literally 100 individuals to participate in
  • I have 47 years in law enforcement, so I've been dealing with fraud for a very long time.
  • In that time, we had 37 open real estate fraud cases, of which 36 were assigned to me.
  • In that time, we had 37 open real estate fraud cases of which 36 were assigned to me.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session Apr 9th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • by Allen, Brentwood Baptist Church; H.R. 651 by Lujan, Dena Ford; H.R. 651 by Munoz, Renee Ferris, Bail
  • SB 1038 by Sparks relates to the administrative remedies for certain fraud and abuse violations under
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House State Government & Tribal Relations Feb 20th, 2026 at 08:00 am

State Government & Tribal Relations

Transcript Highlights:
  • state law enforcement agencies, confidential public health work, and confidential public assistance, fraud
  • undercover work for law enforcement, confidential public health work, and confidential public assistance, fraud
Bills: SB6084 , SB6137 , SCR8406 , SB5892 , SB5863
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Feb 16th, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Washington Senate Floor Meeting

FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Banking and Insurance Jan 28th, 2026

Banking and Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • I think that this bill will make meaningful regulation to protect seniors from scammers and fraud.
  • Not to have an invasion of privacy, but just because there's so many instances of fraud in these cases
  • this bill so much is it's widely underreported how many folks actually are victims of financial fraud
  • Not to have an invasion of privacy, but just because there's so many instances of fraud in these cases
  • So we have numerous steps in place, unfortunately, fraud is still perpetrated, and in a lot of instances
Bills: S0198 , S0570 , S0772 , S0808 , S1038 , S1040 , S1286 , S1440 , S1504 , S1668
Summary: The Senate Committee on Banking and Insurance met with a quorum present and took up a series of bills, beginning with SB 1286, which expands Florida’s first responder recruitment bonus program to include newly employed firefighters, creates a DFS grant review panel, and establishes a PTSD institute within DFS. Supporters from the fire service and local government spoke in favor, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee then considered SB 198 on virtual currency kiosks. After adopting a substitute amendment, members heard testimony from consumer advocates, industry representatives, and credit unions about scam prevention, elder financial exploitation, and the need for regulatory certainty. The bill was reported favorably as a committee substitute. Members also approved SB 772, which allows limited licenses for portable electronics and eyewear insurance, and SB 1504, which creates a pathway for high school students to qualify for insurance customer representative licensure through insurance and personal finance coursework. Later, the committee approved SB 1038 and SB 1040, which together create a Florida Strategic Cryptocurrency Reserve and the related trust fund, both with technical amendments. SB 1440, dealing with public records exemptions tied to cybersecurity events and financial regulation, was also reported favorably after amendment. The committee then heard SB 1668 on the NICA program, with testimony both supporting solvency reforms and raising concerns about benefits and retroactivity; the bill was reported favorably. Finally, SB 570 created a task force on payment scams under DFS, was amended to reduce FDLE staffing requirements, and was reported favorably. The meeting ended after senators requested to be recorded as voting in the affirmative on certain bills and the committee adjourned.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Mar 24th, 2025

Pensions, Investments & Financial Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • Opportunities for fraud.
  • scam or has been a potential victim of a fraud scam.
  • Fraud is rampant. What we're asking for is help.
  • I've talked about fraud.
  • But ultimately, the other end of it is the fraud, and they're gone with it.
Bills: HB1453 , HB1718 , HB2043 , HB2207 , HB2798
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session Apr 15th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Summary: The House convened with prayer, pledges, and several ceremonial recognitions, including Wilson County Day, San Antonio Mission Indian Descendants Day, and Blue Ribbon Lobby Day, along with acknowledgments of visiting groups and a birthday greeting. The chamber also announced committee meetings and then moved into floor business, including conference committee action on Senate Bill 1, the state budget. A series of motions to instruct House conferees on SB 1 were debated and voted on. One motion sought to restore salary for Attorney General Ken Paxton after his impeachment-related suspension; it passed 88-56. Another, from Rep. Olcott, directed conferees to support amendments requiring data collection on the costs of undocumented immigrants in hospitals and prisons; after extended debate and a failed amendment from Rep. Martinez Fischer to also study immigrants’ economic contributions, the motion passed 86-61. The House also adopted instructions to eliminate Texas Lottery Commission funding, to support amendments restricting public education institutions from affirming gender identities inconsistent with biological sex, and to seek an additional $4 billion in property tax relief, with each motion passing on recorded votes. The House then took up a supplemental calendar and passed several bills, including HB 39 on veteran death data, HB 102 on priority registration for certain students entering military service, HB 126 on student-athlete compensation and representation, HB 290 on tuition and fee assistance for members of the Texas military forces, HB 300 on Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program updates, and HB 2143 naming a highway in honor of Army Specialist Joey Lins. The chamber also postponed consideration of HJR 2 and HJR 6. Later, the House considered HB 120 on career and technology education pathways and HB 20 on applied science pathway programs for high school students. HB 120 received a perfecting amendment and was advanced after discussion about workforce preparation. HB 20 prompted extensive questioning about transportation, costs, and how students would access partner campuses such as community colleges and TSTC sites; debate continued as the transcript ended, with members examining how the program would operate and whether approval authority would rest with TEA.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Business, Trade & Economic Development Jan 21st, 2026 at 08:00 am

Business, Trade & Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • Insurance Commissioner, with the stated purpose of detecting insurance fraud, reducing fraud through
  • as victims of fraud.
  • It enables us to combat identity-based schemes, premium fraud, medical billing fraud, vehicle and property
  • Fraud has evolved, and fraud schemes are increasingly organized, technologically sophisticated, and they
  • And impersonation, premium fraud and diversion, sometimes extremely complex medical billing fraud, vehicle
Bills: SB5831 , SB6031 , SB6178 , SB5928 , SB5919
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Workforce Apr 29th, 2025

S/C on Workforce

Summary: The subcommittee heard testimony on a broad agenda of workforce, labor, and workers’ compensation bills. HB 4676 would require political subdivision workers’ compensation networks to follow the same notice, access, and complaint rules as certified TDI networks; supporters said public employees and first responders deserve equal access to care, while municipal risk pool representatives opposed added regulation and said existing 504 networks already perform well. HB 4479 would create a rural workforce development grant program at TWC to support college-and-career readiness and local workforce alignment, and HB 3844 would define “opportunity youth” in state law to improve data, coordination, and access to services for disconnected young Texans; both drew strong support from rural, education, and chamber witnesses. HB 5545 would clarify federal tax treatment for wage-replacement benefits in non-subscriber injury benefit plans, with proponents calling it a win for employers and injured workers. HB 5118 would direct TWC and DIR to study AI and automated employment decision tools in hiring, including bias and oversight concerns. HB 1667 would move existing PTSD workers’ compensation language into a broader Labor Code chapter so more first responders, including state and campus officers, could qualify for benefits; supporters called it a technical fix to extend coverage more evenly across agencies. The committee also heard several first-responder and workers’ compensation bills. HB 2369 would speed up claims handling for injured first responders by allowing a single medical evaluation, giving carriers 60 days to accept or deny a claim, and letting workers seek treatment while disputes proceed; law enforcement supporters said it would help injured officers return to work faster, while opponents warned it would revive extent-of-injury waiver problems and increase litigation. HB 4483 would reclassify certain workers’ compensation maintenance taxes as surcharges to reduce retaliatory taxes imposed by other states on Texas-domiciled carriers, and HB 875, as revised by committee substitute, would create a small-project exception to municipal workers’ compensation and bonding requirements for certain low-value construction contracts in small cities; both were presented as cost-saving measures for Texas employers and local governments. HB 4415 would extend anti-retaliation protections for workers’ compensation claimants from first responders to all public employees and expressly waive sovereign immunity for those claims, with supporters describing it as closing a loophole that leaves public workers without the same remedy available in the private sector. The committee also took testimony on HB 5400, which would expand remedies for sexual harassment victims by removing the requirement to first file an administrative charge, extending the filing deadline from 300 days to two years, clarifying retaliation, and eliminating current damages caps. Supporters, including employment lawyers and a parent of a victim, said the current deadlines and caps prevent many survivors from obtaining counsel or full relief, especially younger workers and those in small workplaces or franchises. Across the agenda, witnesses repeatedly emphasized access to care, fair treatment for injured workers, rural workforce development, and stronger protections for vulnerable employees. After each bill was laid out and testimony heard, the chair generally closed the public hearing and left the bill pending; no final votes were taken, and the subcommittee adjourned after completing the agenda.