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FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Health Policy Jan 26th, 2026

Health Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • providers.
  • providers is not truly effective.
  • providers is not truly effective.
  • The care provider networks and qualified entities will benefit from more reliable and timely background
  • The other is for the providers.
Bills: S1082, S1168, S1756, S1156, S1480
Summary: The committee took up several health-related bills. SB 1082, on a statewide provider and health plan claim dispute resolution program, was presented as a way to let providers and insurers use the federal independent dispute resolution process for emergency out-of-network claims under state-regulated commercial plans. A late-filed amendment clarified when providers and health plans could access the state program, and the bill was reported favorably as a committee substitute. SB 1168, which would centralize background screening clearinghouse functions at the Agency for Health Care Administration, also passed as amended after an amendment requiring sealed and expunged records to be included in screenings for qualified entities. Supporters said centralization would improve turnaround times, reduce duplication, and save costs; the sponsor said the bill also addresses coaches’ background screening language from last session. The committee then approved SB 1156, which moves ambulatory surgery center regulation out of the hospital-focused chapter of law into a standalone section, and SB 1480, as amended by a strike-all, which would grandfather certain temporary certificate holders practicing in areas of critical need if federal designation changes affect those areas. Testimony on SB 1480 emphasized continuity of care for patients in underserved communities, and the bill was reported favorably. The final and most heavily debated measure was SB 1756 on medical freedom, which would require state-approved educational materials on childhood vaccines, require practitioners to provide those materials and alternative schedules before vaccination, expand school immunization exemptions to include conscience-based objections, clarify that the Surgeon General cannot order vaccination during a public health emergency, and authorize pharmacists to provide ivermectin behind the counter without a prescription with written information and safeguards. The sponsor argued the bill strengthens parental choice and informed consent. Committee members raised concerns about vaccine-preventable disease risks, immunocompromised children, school outbreaks, and the impact of adding a new exemption. A Department of Health representative said the department would need to provide details on the history of exemption consultations and noted that removing the earlier consultation requirement had not been shown to increase outbreaks. The committee adopted a friendly amendment to give physicians the same liability protection as pharmacists for ivermectin dispensing, but rejected a substitute amendment that would have required a consultation for exemption requests. Public testimony was overwhelmingly opposed to the bill, with physicians, pediatric specialists, cancer advocates, parents of immunocompromised children, and public health groups warning that it would lower vaccination rates and endanger vulnerable Floridians. The bill remained pending after testimony, with the committee continuing to hear public comment.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Insurance Apr 2nd, 2025

Insurance

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  • During that time, even though the provider is working under an in-network practice, patients are billed
  • at out-of-network rates.
  • It allows these providers. to begin treating patients as in-network while their credentialing is being
  • Specifying that the bill is applicable if a provider provides or has ever provided gender transition
  • or pay the providers.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Insurance Apr 2nd, 2025

Insurance

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  • It provides a fair application in Texas.
  • There is a financial transparency piece because it does provide where everything's got to be disclosed
  • House Bill 3689 provides solutions at a time when... ...the most.
  • Allowing personal lines will benefit Texans and provide greater choice for coverage.
  • Mentioning Alabama, I think that program has provided about 7,000 grants for roofs. And as Dr.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 4/15/26

Public Safety Finance and Policy

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AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Insurance Committee Feb 19th, 2025

Insurance

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  • cross, the ability to look out over the span of time and see our needs. ...and see our needs and provide
  • Please make every effort to provide copies of the amendments to the committee clerk as soon as possible
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education Jan 22nd, 2026 at 10:30 am

Early Learning & K-12 Education

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  • licensed child care provider.
  • S.B. 6078 helps providers succeed.
  • That is providing support to individuals, providers, and family child care providers who are opening
  • support for providers to navigate this challenging process.
  • support for providers to navigate this challenging process.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Housing Jan 26th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Housing

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  • And there's also continuing care retirement communities, or CCRCs, that provide residents with the option
  • House Bill 1542 would provide certain minimum rights for residents in senior independent housing.
  • These developers usually sell the credits to investors who provide capital for the housing projects.
  • Finally, the Commission must inform tenants of each approved program and provide them with information
  • We represent long-term care providers and senior affordable housing providers across the state.
Bills: HB1542, HB2527
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Workforce Apr 29th, 2025

S/C on Workforce

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  • This custom network provides more limited choices to their workers.
  • to see a network doctor.
  • But this, like Chairman Turner said, is just to provide the same oversight to political subdivision networks
  • Requiring additional regulations for provider networks created by political subdivisions would add unnecessary
  • The network report card is for certified networks as well as 504 networks, including the Alliance.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Child Committee Meeting - 2025-04-02

Children and Families Finance and Policy

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  • House File 2732 offers a real solution: to provide direct ongoing support to rural providers, helping
  • Whatever we can do to support rural providers, but all providers across the state, is something that's
  • providers face.
  • One way we can do that is by providing due process to providers who have received correction orders.
  • It has raised wages for providers and helped keep more providers in work and more centers open.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 4/2/25

Children and Families Finance and Policy

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  • of of investment for Rural providers I of of investment for Rural providers I think<00:24:40.720><c>
  • It would provide direct, ongoing support to rural providers.
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  • </c><00:32:23.360><c> who</c> providing due process to providers who providing due process to providers
  • Second, the posting of the letter happens before the provider has had the opportunity to The provider
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Human Services Mar 11th, 2025

Human Services

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  • Um, and thank you for the opportunity to provide testimony.
  • So mostly it's from the providers.
  • We would have to create a new provider type.
  • I just want to clarify that if HHSC does not find that providing these services will provide cost savings
  • the member requests assistance, provide those resources.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Mar 6th, 2026 at 05:55 pm

Washington Senate Floor Meeting

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  • Last line: providing an expiration date. Senator Robinson. Thank you, Mr. President.
  • the market that we can't foresee, we have a little bit more padding, a little more cushion, and we provide
  • the market that we can't foresee, we have a little bit more padding, a little more cushion, and we provide
  • I think it would be prudent to provide the members at this point.
  • You have a contractual right to provide health care completely to the generation that served us.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Mar 6th, 2026 at 01:25 pm

Washington Senate Floor Meeting

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  • The consumer-owned utility is otherwise provided by law. Amendment at the desk.
  • We also provide them with the means to make sure they can actually do that work.
  • Last line: provided by law. Hearing board amending RCW. Last line: provided by law.
  • The bill before us will provide clarity by, rather than— Our budget agreements.
  • Providing an effective date. Senator Short: Thank you, Mr. President.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Mar 6th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Washington Senate Floor Meeting

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  • An act relating to ensuring nonprofit housing providers qualify for property tax exemption when the property
  • So this bill simply clarifies that role and provides some consumer protection. I urge your support.
  • So this bill simply clarifies that role and provides some consumer protection. I urge your support.
  • And so we're making very sure that we're providing a format in which AI is allowed, but children's safety
  • On page 5, line 19, that's line of dates in providing an expiration date. Senator Leas.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Mar 5th, 2026

Washington Senate Floor Meeting

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  • Last line: other than providing fuel for its motor or engine. Senator Lovelett. Thank you, Mr.
Summary: The Senate considered and passed several House bills. HB 2624, relating to consumer protections for unsolicited real estate transactions for public purposes, was amended with a striking amendment from the Business, Trade, and Economic Development Committee and then passed 30-18, with Senator Dozier voting no and saying the bill still needed work. HB 2104, which makes permanent aviation assurance funding for wildfire response by removing a sunset clause, passed 47-0 with two excused after Senator Short urged support based on its wildfire-fighting value. The Senate also adopted an amendment to Substitute HB 2334, which addresses cash transactions and rounding to eliminate the need for pennies, adding language that customers with exact change must be able to pay exact change. The bill passed 45-2, with Senator Frame describing it as permissive guidance for businesses and Senator Dozier supporting it humorously; Senator Gainer voted no. HB 2436, concerning requirements for oil tankers operating in restricted waters and clarifying tugboat horsepower standards to match current practice, passed 46-1 after support from Senator Lovelett and Senator King. Finally, Engrossed HB 2575, reducing certain reporting obligations under environmental or energy laws, passed 47-0 with two excused. Senator Schumaker said it would save administrative costs for the Department of Commerce and utilities and free up money for low-income energy assistance. The Senate then adjourned until the next day.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Mar 5th, 2026 at 01:45 pm

Washington Senate Floor Meeting

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  • Substitute House Bill 2475, the Secretary will read: An act relating to providing language-accessible
  • And we've constantly improved how we provide support and services to those kids.
  • The bargaining community are able to provide those services.
  • I feel a great obligation to provide that... ...feed my family, I feel a great obligation to provide
  • that opportunity if they provide me with that documentation.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Mar 5th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Washington Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And whereas Habitat for Humanity, Seattle, King County, and Kittitas Counties provides permanently affordable
  • local governments to bond against future revenue based on anticipated development so that they can provide
  • To be generous to provide shared leave to others. That's the problem.
  • House Bill 2505, the Secretary will read: An act relating to exempting certain former foster care providers
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Mar 4th, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Washington Senate Floor Meeting

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  • Thus, it does provide a solid utility.
  • Providing an expiration date. Senator Wilson, Claire. Mr.
  • You know, state government provides a lot of important services to people, but we also provide them with
  • We ought to be focusing on providing housing for people to really call home.
  • President, that in order to get these people housing, we need to provide that.
Summary: The Senate received messages from the House transmitting several signed bills, then moved through a series of second- and third-reading actions on multiple measures. Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2508, clarifying the scope and authority of the Office of Independent Investigations, was advanced to final passage without objection and passed 44-4. Senators supporting it described it as a technical housekeeping bill aligning statute with current practice, while noting it had broad support from law enforcement groups and the ACLU; opponents raised concerns about overlapping investigations and authority. Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1408, which dedicates a share of sales tax revenue from the stadium area to the South Downtown/Pioneer Square community preservation and development authority, was amended by a Ways and Means striking amendment declaring an emergency and then passed 47-1. Supporters said it would fund earthquake reinforcement, preservation, and community development in a historic district, with reporting and sunset provisions. Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1500, dealing with resale certificates for common interest communities and homeowners associations, was amended to clarify disclosure and litigation provisions and passed 39-9. Substitute House Bill 1570, allowing collective bargaining for certain employees enrolled in academic programs at public institutions, failed an amendment to remove the emergency clause and then passed 29-19; supporters framed it as recognition of student workers’ organizing rights, while opponents warned it blurred student and employee roles. The Senate also passed Substitute House Bill 1390, repealing the Community Protection Program and directing participants into other developmental disability services, after rejecting a series of amendments that sought to preserve sex-offender-related restrictions, add assessments, damages, or prosecutorial review. The bill passed 29-20 amid sharp debate over whether the program was coercive and outdated or necessary to protect vulnerable people and communities. Other bills passed included Substitute House Bill 2114 on defective license plates, Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2471 on collective bargaining if the NLRB is unavailable, House Bill 1069 on bargaining over supplemental retirement contributions for Department of Corrections employees, House Bill 2441 expanding medical premium reimbursements for surviving spouses of line-of-duty deaths, and Engrossed Third Substitute House Bill 1710 adding preclearance requirements under the Washington Voting Rights Act; the voting rights bill drew opposition over local control and litigation concerns. The transcript ends during the roll call on final passage of Engrossed Third Substitute House Bill 1710.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Mar 4th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Washington Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And so I think, you know, as I've heard from many of my care providers in my district, I believe many
  • others have also heard from providers—people that have been opening up their homes and providing care
  • I think child care is the next important benefit that we need to be working at providing for families
  • Everybody cares about providing affordable, quality child care to our constituents.
  • This bill will provide our nursing assistance with access. Thank you, Mr. President.
Summary: The Senate opened with roll call, the Pledge of Allegiance, prayer, and approval of the previous day’s journal. It received a House message that the House had passed second engrossed substitute Senate Bill 5010, and then took up Senate Resolution 8700 honoring Yolanda Cortinas Trout Manuel for her community service, business leadership, and public service. Senator Fortunato sponsored the resolution and spoke warmly in support, and the Senate adopted it by voice vote and recognized the guest in the gallery. The chamber then confirmed Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9142, Maria Seguyenza to the Western Washington University Board of Trustees, after supportive remarks from Senators Bateman and Wilson-Clair. The Senate also passed Substitute House Bill 2248, described as a technical cleanup bill for Secretary of State corporate filings, and House Bill 2309, which removes postgraduate degree requirements for certain state jobs to broaden applicant pools. House Bill 2348 passed as a Department of Natural Resources efficiency measure allowing smaller land sales to be posted online and clarifying fair-market-value requirements. The Senate deferred Second Substitute House Bill 1128 at first, then later adopted a striking amendment and passed the bill as amended. The bill creates a child care workforce standards board to study workforce conditions and make recommendations; several proposed amendments by Senator King to add child-safety training language, add an expiration date, and narrow the board’s scope were rejected. Supporters said the board would professionalize child care work and improve wages and standards, while opponents argued it would add government and costs without solving affordability. The Senate also passed Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 2523 on the Community Reinvestment Program, with supporters emphasizing accountability, periodic review, and an independent study, and passed Substitute House Bill 2428 to prevent unintentional lapses in life insurance policies by allowing third-party notices. Finally, the Senate passed House Bill 2340, expanding the CARES substance use disorder recovery program to nursing assistants, and Engrossed House Bill 2317, which streamlines licensing for Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program sites in certain educational settings. Most bills passed by wide margins, though Second Substitute House Bill 1128 passed with a narrower 28-19 vote. The Senate then recessed for lunch and caucus.