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• Senate Bill 65 FN, relative to storm water management for solar arrays.
• Now we're going to management. Okay. Now we're going to Senator<00:28:20.399><c> Bzel.
• As amended, HB 381 clarifies and limits product liability claims related to firearm manufacturers.
• </c><01:30:17.040><c> products</c> bringing claims of defective products bringing claims of defective
• </c> administrators, case management administrators, case management navigators,<02:10:08.400><c> and

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• ><c> the</c><04:25:51.359><c> fences</c> Republicans also claim that the fences Republicans also claim
• </c><05:19:46.638><c> that</c> latest Republican effort to claim that latest Republican effort to claim
• </c> Over six million Americans have claimed Over six million Americans have claimed no<05:46:12.160>
• </c> claiming these deductions? claiming these deductions?
• </c><05:57:51.040><c> the</c> 34 million families have claimed the 34 million families have claimed the

Bills: HR1156 , HB6398 , HB6409 , HR965 , HR1174 , HR1176 , HCR40

Keywords: tax cuts, working families, tax relief, income tax, healthcare, education, overtime pay, child tax credit, environmental regulations, EPA, clean air, reducing duplication, federal projects, Clean Air Act, emissions, air quality, international pollutants, economic impact, temporary protected status, Haiti

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• c> supercharged</c><00:09:10.160><c> by</c> These false claims were supercharged by These false claims
• of fraud or criminal with false claims of fraud or criminal activity. activity. activity.
• </c><00:10:16.840><c> of</c> in part by spreading false claims of in part by spreading false claims of
• But beyond that, the harms that stem by claiming that the state and local by claiming that the state
• </c> by false claims of rampant voter fraud. by false claims of rampant voter fraud.

Committee: Senate Elections

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• There are pros and cons, and then many different ways we can manage our work.
• , eligibility, payments, and claiming for federal child welfare funding.
• Improves fraud detection by bringing together data from eligibility systems, claim systems, provider
• If you forced our state agencies to sit down with a tablet and a calculator and address book to manage
• If you forced our state agencies to sit down with a tablet and a calculator and address book to manage

Committee: House Ways and Means

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• So, as we evaluate, we'll look closer at caseload patterns, case management technology, and staffing
• So it's almost 10% of our total benefit that's costing us to operate and manage.
• And why that cost is so high to manage that program? 111 million to manage a program? Mr.
• So how many other—let's see—how many other programs they're managing under this, right?
• and one that has zero, or the zero paying the 27 claims for the other.

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• And so that is, you know, again, very difficult to manage in the current fiscal year.
• Typically, you are able to claim state and local taxes as a deduction on your federal return.
• for claiming federal deductions on that 4% as well as the 5%.
• So there's a lot that we still have to manage, and it's changing every day.
• So there's a lot that we still have to manage, and it's changing every day.

Bills: H4975

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Revenue

Keywords: federal tax changes, OBBBA, revenue impact, pass-through entities, state budget, tax relief, high-income earners, opportunity zones

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• who support our regulatory issues across I lead a team of excellent managers who support our regulatory
• And so when you say that the claim isn't valid or is valid, I... ...those total receipts are?
• And that's until a claim is valid and substantial, it's not something that he's going to require.
• So I guess I could make the claim that my rights are being trod upon, but I'm not.
• I could make the claim that my rights are being trod upon, but I'm not.

Committee: Senate State Affairs

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• , the Trump administration wants to cut over 80,000 VA workers, and some of those workers process claims
• , the Trump administration wants to cut over 80,000 VA workers, and some of those workers process claims
• that it takes to really get management that it takes to really get somebody<00:20:48.000><c> inside.
• :41.360><c> the</c><00:25:41.600><c> protections</c><00:25:42.080><c> against</c><00:25:42.400><c> claim
• </c> is the protections against claim sharks. is the protections against claim sharks.

Bills: HF2446 , HF2563 , HF2444

Committee: House Ways and Means

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• We also oversee prescribed and agricultural burning to manage and reduce smoke impacts that come from
• They claim that forests must be logged and thinned for wildfire safety, yet the most effective way to
• management... ...management, or ESVM, to mean vegetation management that reduces catastrophic wildfire
• This definition does not change how vegetation management for wildfire mitigation is conducted.
• And so this is something where we need to get as much vegetation management done as possible.

Committee: House Natural Resources

Summary: The Assembly Natural Resources Committee met with an initial quorum delay, then approved a consent calendar including SB 234, SB 484, and SB 839. The committee then heard SB 88, which would direct state agencies to support biomass utilization and biochar/low-carbon energy strategies; supporters argued it would reduce wildfire and agricultural burning emissions and create rural economic opportunities, while opponents said woody biomass energy is dirty, costly, and harmful to forests and public health. The bill was amended and passed to Appropriations on a due-pass vote. The committee next considered SB 653, defining “environmentally sensitive vegetation management” to support wildfire fuel reduction projects that also protect biodiversity. Mid-Peninsula Regional Open Space District and the California Invasive Plant Council supported the measure as a voluntary framework with no new mandates, and a committee member requested to be added as a coauthor. The bill passed to the floor. SCR 50, urging the state to define maladaptation and better evaluate climate resilience policies and investments, was also adopted with no opposition. Later, the committee heard SB 567, a pilot program to convert idle oil and gas wells into gravity-based energy storage wells. Supporters said it could help meet energy storage needs and accelerate well plugging, while the Water Replenishment District opposed unless amended, seeking protections for groundwater basins and stronger leak-notification requirements. Despite those concerns, the bill passed to Appropriations. Finally, SB 831 clarified the Geological Survey’s role in mapping geologic hazards, including those tied to climate change such as post-fire debris flows, subsidence, and coastal erosion; it received support from CalCIMA and passed to Appropriations. The committee concluded by recording votes on absent members and closing the hearing.

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• It has various non-renewal sections for roof age and prior claims. Yield for questions.
• Is there any recourse for false claims?
• Members, House Bill 3319 was a constituent request bill from my local city manager at home.
• It's a constituent request bill from my local city manager at home.
• I manage three rental properties myself. I do not farm those out to a company to manage.

Summary: The committee heard and advanced a wide range of bills covering property, criminal justice, public safety, courts, insurance, housing, and family law. Early measures included HB 4343, which would let district courts set appraiser fees in condemnation cases at levels more comparable to private appraisers, and HB 4125, restoring firearm rights to certain nonviolent felons after meeting requirements. The committee also approved HB 4126 on liability protections for dirt bike tracks, HB 3471 expanding information protections for ongoing investigations by OBN, ABLE, and the Corporation Commission, and HB 3407 clarifying the process for abandoned manufactured homes on private property. Several bills were advanced on recorded votes, generally with strong support, including HB 2933, an omnibus insurance consumer protection bill, and HB 3453, which shifts the burden of proof in eminent domain cases to the condemning authority after amendment. A major point of debate was HB 3094, which would allow SDA license holders to carry firearms in the Capitol. Representative Jenkins argued the bill would align Oklahoma with other states and protect constituents who must leave firearms in vehicles; Department of Public Safety Director Tipton opposed it, citing safety, threat-assessment, and manpower concerns. Committee members questioned the bill’s practical effects, including screening, tracking, and whether the Capitol is truly a gun-free zone. The motion to advance HB 3094 failed on a 4-5 vote. The committee also rejected HB 3727, which would impose a four-year waiting period before former legislators could register as lobbyists, after members raised constitutional and free-speech concerns and the sponsor defended it as a revolving-door restriction. Other notable measures included HB 3845, restoring a driver’s license revocation tool for chronic child-support delinquency; HB 1453, barring foreign entities and individuals tied to designated countries from owning Oklahoma real property or agricultural land and requiring divestment; HB 387, extending garnishment timelines to 30 days; HB 2941, creating overdose reporting and fentanyl-related death presumptions; HB 2959, tightening mandatory child-abuse reporting from schools to law enforcement; and HB 2945, creating a civil qui tam action against trafficking in abortion-inducing drugs, which drew extensive questions about standing, privacy, enforcement, and intent but ultimately failed 3-5. The committee also advanced bills on child custody interview standards, workplace violence protective orders, utility debt collection through tax refunds, eviction mediation to stabilize housing for children, AI chatbot protections for children, supported decision-making for adults with disabilities, commercial receiverships, charitable reporting protections, notice publication errors for municipalities, uniform wage garnishment procedures, and ending cost arrest warrants for unpaid court fines and fees. Most bills were reported out by recorded vote, often with sponsors noting they would continue working on language with stakeholders.

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• SB 1551, budget stabilization fund transportation fund; SB 1554, unfair claims; SB 1552, ad revisions
• ; SB 1554, unfair claim settlement practices, chiropractic; SB 1555, property tax increment affordable
• medical interventions; SB 1558, mobile pump parks utilities remedies; SB 1559, rural groundwater management
• ; SB 1580, appropriation fire incident management; SB 1581, appropriations public safety equipment.
• aging; SB 1606, plug-in solar energy requirements; SB 1607, consumer assistance health insurance claims

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• Harvesting is limited to the management of these species.
• It must manage through the active culling of kangaroo populations.
• The most humane wildlife management standards in the world.
• I'm Jennifer Cusack, General Manager, Big Horn Desert View Water Agency.
• that claim for about $150,000.

Committee: Senate Natural Resources and Water

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• Because it is important to manage the forest, and utility hardening is also important.
• Because it is important to manage the forest. And utility hardening is also important.
• Welcome, Senator Stern, the Chair of Emergency Management, joining us today. Welcome.
• So the claims are very high, which implies that the premiums need to be very high.
• land management policy, especially proximal to those communities.

Committee: Senate Insurance

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• Thank you, Madam President and members, and the floor manager.
• Thank you, Madam President and members and the floor manager.
• This is an annual state claims bill.
• There are no cutoffs to claims, there are no caps.
• There are no cutoffs to claims, there are no caps.

Summary: The chamber took up a long series of concurrence and third-reading votes on bills spanning education, housing, elections, public safety, labor, insurance, corrections, and public employment. Early items included SB 1083 on school employee misconduct reporting and investigations, SB 1312 and AB 929 on abandoned cemeteries and cemetery transfer authority, SB 1359 on natural gas ratepayer transparency, SB 534 on foster youth family contact information, SB 457 on housing element data, SB 691 on body-worn camera redaction requests for EMS treatment, SB 1361 on transit and housing, SB 685 on special education placements at religious nonpublic schools, SB 677 on housing appeals and affordable housing bonds, SB 811 on hazardous waste licensing for metal shredders, and a series of election-related bills including AB 2017 on Eid holidays, SB 1078 on gift cards, SB 259 on vote-by-mail interference, AB 2281 on election cybersecurity, AB 2604 on electronic signature curing, and AB 2592 on lobbyist training. The chamber also considered AB 1198 on prevailing wage updates for large public works, AB 1537 on secondary employment for peace officers, AB 1627 on disqualifying immigration enforcement personnel with misconduct from becoming peace officers, AB 1578 on harassment and hate-speech training for elected officials, AB 1383 on public employee retirement changes, AB 1843 on hepatitis C treatment access, AB 2721 on hotel notice requirements when CBP or ICE is present, AB 2434 on prison visitor protections, AB 2724 on insurance distressed-area reviews, and AB 2121 on community college spending rules when federal funding is withdrawn. Several measures were described as technical or narrowly tailored, while others drew debate over federal preemption, worker protections, public safety, housing, and election administration. Key points of contention centered on SB 685, where supporters said the bill responds to a Ninth Circuit ruling by removing the non-sectarian requirement for nonpublic schools serving special education students, while opponents argued it would expand state funding to religious instruction. AB 811 drew a split over environmental licensing and small-business impacts, with opponents warning of burdens on small recycling facilities and supporters emphasizing licensing and environmental justice. SB 259 and AB 2721 prompted objections that the bills could conflict with federal authority or create risks for mail delivery and human trafficking investigations, while supporters framed them as protections for voting access and workplace transparency. AB 1537 and AB 1627 were presented as accountability measures for law enforcement and immigration-enforcement misconduct, and AB 1383 drew support from labor and public safety advocates for retirement and pension changes, especially for firefighters. The chamber also heard strong support for AB 2017 recognizing Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha as state holidays, though the item was later ruled not eligible at that moment and the body returned to unfinished business. AB 2724 on insurance and AB 1843 on hepatitis C treatment were presented as consumer and public health measures, respectively, with broad support. AB 2434 on prison visitor protections and AB 2592 on lobbyist training were described as administrative or procedural reforms. Most measures passed on recorded roll calls, often with bipartisan support, though some drew notable no votes; SB 259 passed 30-10, AB 2721 passed 29-11, AB 1537 passed 27-11, and AB 1383 passed after extended supportive remarks from labor and public safety members.

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• </c> the reimbursement that goes from managed the reimbursement that goes from managed care<00:08:44.080
• Moving on to the next section, Department of Health, on line 131, the all-payers claims database fee
• Moving on to the next section, Department of Health, on line 131, the all-payers claims database fee
• </c><00:16:02.240><c> database</c><00:16:02.760><c> fee</c> all payers all payer claims database fee
• Approving claims.

Bills: HF4401 , HF4466

Committee: House Health Finance and Policy

Keywords: HF4401, Minnesota Medical Assistance, dental reimbursement, dental rates, critical access dental providers, Medicaid dental, MinnesotaCare, managed care plans, county-based purchasing plans, fee-for-service, oral health access, safety-net clinics, federally qualified health centers, rural health clinics, Indian health services, state-operated dental clinics, low-income patients, children's dental care, provider reimbursement, dental access

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• Everybody deserves to have their claims investigated and to have justice done, but we sure don't want
• the. city, managing a school district.
• And then claim that you represent all... school districts.
• This should also apply to our emergency management personnel.
• They manage their their budgets for their cities.

Bills: SB5 , SB11 , SB12 , SB9 , SB42 , SB15 , SB5 , SB11 , SB12 , SCR1

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• It has not been manager selection.
• Manager selection has actually been pretty good, and we'll show that in the next slide.
• It has not been manager selection.
• Manager selection's actually been pretty good, and we'll show that in the next slide.
• Catalyst was entrusted with managing $175 million of MOSERS’ assets.

Committee: House Joint Committee on Public Employee Retirement

Summary: The Joint Committee on Public Employee Retirement held an informational hearing on the Missouri State Employees’ Retirement System (MOSERS) to review its long-term financial condition, funding status, investment performance, experience study results, and possible legislation. MOSERS staff explained that the plan is a statutorily created defined benefit system covering state employees, several colleges and quasi-governmental entities, with an 11-member board and outside actuarial and investment consultants. They reported the June 30, 2025 valuation showed a funded ratio of 55.4%, assets of about $9.6 billion, liabilities of about $17.4 billion, and a FY27 actuarial employer rate of 27.44%, which the board raised to a 32% minimum contribution rate under a policy adopted in 2023. MOSERS attributed the funding decline over time to several factors: reductions in the assumed investment return from 8.5% to 6.95%, mortality assumption updates, a move from open to closed amortization, and especially weak payroll growth and a shrinking active workforce. Staff said the minimum contribution policy is intended to accelerate UAL paydown and could bring the plan to 80% funded by 2037 rather than 2041, assuming all assumptions are met. The committee also discussed the recent experience study, which kept the investment return assumption at 6.95% and made only modest assumption changes, and a proposed 2026 bill package (SB 1557 and SB 1054) that would automatically refund small balances under $1,000 to terminated non-vested members and add auto-escalation to the deferred compensation plan. A substantial portion of the hearing focused on investment strategy and why MOSERS has lagged some peers. The investment consultant said historical underperformance was driven mainly by asset allocation choices that emphasized a more risk-balanced, diversified portfolio with less public equity exposure than peers during a period when equities performed very strongly. He said the board adopted a more equity-oriented allocation in 2024 and is phasing it in over eight quarters, with recent short-term results improving and the portfolio outperforming its policy benchmark. Members also asked about the effect of inactive members, the rationale for the higher employer contribution, and whether the current board should be held responsible for past decisions; MOSERS officials emphasized that the current board is trying to correct course and that pension funding changes take time. The hearing also touched on ongoing litigation against a former private equity manager, Catalyst Capital, with MOSERS saying it has spent about $20 million in legal fees so far and that the case remains on appeal. The committee took no formal vote and adjourned after the informational presentation and questions.

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• In Texas, we had 20 managed care plans, which I would not recommend to anyone, but I learned a lot.
• I also think, you know, the work that we are embarking on with Medicaid managed care.
• ... ...implement comprehensive managed care.
• We have another federally required dental managed care risk mitigation payment.
• It is a contract we have to have for oversight of managed care organizations.

Committee: Senate Health and Welfare

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• </c> appropriations against which the claims appropriations against which the claims were<00:48:02.480
• The only time it hadn't become law was the other time that I sponsored the claims bill.
• So, the claims bill did not get passed that year.
• So, the claims bill did pass any bills.
• </c> an act relating to emergency management an act relating to emergency management and<01:02:27.000

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• I understand she entered illegally, but she had an asylum claim.
• I understand she entered illegally, but she had an asylum claim.
• And then at those appointments, a judge decides their asylum claim.
• And then at those appointments, a judge decides their asylum claim.
• </c> a judge decides their asylum claim. a judge decides their asylum claim.

Summary: The meeting focused on the detention of Andrea Pedro Francisco, a 23-year-old Burnsville resident and Minnesota constituent who was detained by ICE and transferred from Camp East Montana in El Paso to the El Paso Processing and Detention Center while awaiting surgery for a large ovarian cyst. Senator Lindsey Port, Congresswoman Angie Craig, and Senator Alese Matson argued that she has been denied adequate medical care, receiving only Tylenol and constipation medication despite an emergency room confirming she needs surgery. They said the delay could lead to severe pain, bleeding, loss of fertility, infection, or death, and repeatedly called for her immediate release on humanitarian parole. Pastor Ellery Deikman described visiting Andrea in detention with other clergy and her lawyer, saying she appeared thin, in pain, and deeply distressed, though she brightened when told people in Minnesota were praying for her. He and others framed her situation as a humanitarian and human rights issue, criticizing the detention system as punitive and for-profit. Senator Matson, who is also a physician, explained that the standard treatment for a cyst of this size would be surgery and that waiting is medically dangerous. Participants also said Andrea had been in detention for close to 80 days, had limited access to legal and medical records, and had been separated from family and faith community. The speakers tied Andrea’s case to broader concerns about immigration enforcement under the current administration, saying detentions and arrests have increased sharply and that many detainees have no criminal record. Vicki Schmidt of Abriendo Fronteras said detention numbers and costs have risen, conditions are often inhumane, and many people are being held in for-profit facilities. She and others urged support for HR 7335, the Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in ICE and CBP Custody Act, and called on DHS to grant Andrea parole immediately. In the question-and-answer portion, the physician-senator reiterated that surgery is the only treatment, that the condition could worsen at any time, and that prior practice generally allowed asylum seekers to remain in the community while their cases proceeded if they were not a danger.