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MO
Transcript Highlights:
- Now, we've had an existing process with the VA.
- But we are talking about two different processes.
- They can follow the process.
- They can follow the process.
- So that contract, however it is, yeah. That contract is given to the VA.
Summary:
The committee first took up House Bill 2535 in executive session. Members adopted a House committee substitute and two cleanup amendments, including clarifications related to Gold Star spouses and a correction to a property tax exemption amount for veterans. The substitute was then approved, and the committee voted the House Committee Substitute for HB 2535 do pass by a recorded vote of 15 ayes and 1 no.
The committee then held a public hearing on Senate Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 974, which Senator Black described as a consumer-protection measure aimed at preventing exploitation of veterans by unaccredited claims assistance companies. The bill would restrict compensation for referrals and certain claims work, require written agreements, cap fees tied to benefit increases, and prohibit upfront fees and misleading practices. Supporters, including a former VA official and several veterans, argued the bill would provide needed guardrails and choice for veterans navigating a difficult claims process. Opponents, including the VFW and Missouri veterans groups, argued the bill conflicts with federal law and could legitimize paid claims assistance outside the VA accreditation system; they urged striking the contested section and relying on existing federal rules and Missouri consumer-protection law instead.
Testimony also covered several other provisions folded into SB 974, including military leave for public employees, National Guard-related items, survivor benefit tax deductions, and the MoGives living organ donor language. Witnesses on the organ donor provision said it would help service members avoid financial hardship while donating organs. The hearing ended without a vote on SB 974, and the chair announced the committee was out of time and adjourned.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- We just recently closed up our contract, and while we're able to win 1.5 wage increases and contract
- </c> uh 1.5 wage increases and contract uh 1.5 wage increases and contract language<00:08:37.360><c>
- We aren't coming to the contract.
- </c> the McNamera O'Hara Service Contract the McNamera O'Hara Service Contract Act,<00:42:58.160><c>
- Also, Delta contract is captured.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Economic Development Feb 24th, 2026
Joint Committee on Rural Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- And why that's important for a municipality is in the design-bid-build process, there are multiple contracts
- That's really a three-stage process.
- But it's actually a two-stage process.
- And so How does the bidding process work?
- Could you talk a little bit about the hiring process in terms of the contract with people you hire, making
Summary:
The Committee on Economic Development met in executive session and first approved House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2151 by a vote of 11-0. The substitute removed CPI language so the measure would not allow a year-over-year increase, and the committee then voted the bill do pass. The committee then heard House Bill 2474, which would add progressive design-build as another procurement option for municipalities and other local political subdivisions. The sponsor and supporters said it would give local governments more flexibility, speed, and cost control on major projects by allowing a collaborative, multi-stage process before final pricing is set; no one testified in opposition, and the hearing was closed without a vote.
The committee next heard House Bill 2693, a port authority bill that the sponsor described as clarifying port authority creation, districts, operations, and partnerships while preserving limits on state liability. Testimony from Port KC and the Missouri Port Authority Association focused on public safety needs, including authority for port rangers with arrest powers in Kansas City’s port district, board appointment and removal provisions, and the need to keep ports competitive for development. Questions also touched on labor standards, housing authority funding, and whether the bill affected data centers; the hearing ended without opposition testimony.
Finally, the committee heard House Bill 1716, which would create a Department of Economic Development grant program for rural workforce housing through nonprofit regional partners. The sponsor and Northeast Missouri witnesses said the program is already working in northeast Missouri through a revolving fund, with homes built and sold at cost to help attract and retain workers such as teachers, nurses, and tradespeople; supporters from housing, business, utility, and economic development groups backed the bill, while one witness opposed government involvement in housing. Committee members questioned eligibility, nonprofit-only administration, local contractor use, affordability, and whether the program could crowd out private builders. The sponsor said an amendment would be needed before a vote, and the committee adjourned after the hearing without taking final action on HB 1716 or HB 2693.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
03/19/2026 - Senate Health and Human Services
Senate Health and Human Services COR
Transcript Highlights:
- Since then, we've moved very quickly on the DFSM process improvement plan to address.
- Average processing time for claims that are in the prepayment review process and are manually reviewed
- , the average processing time is 18 days.
- Okay, and what procurement process did the agency use to identify this contractor?
- So it was a direct contract.
Summary:
The Committee on Health and Human Services held another oversight hearing on Access, focusing on fee-for-service behavioral health management, prior authorization and claims processing, the Targeted Investment Program (TIP), and network adequacy. The chair criticized Access for implementing a covered behavioral health services guide without public comment and for failing to produce records such as decision-making documentation, work group minutes, and public/tribal feedback. Members also raised concerns about ARPA compliance, the reduction of intensive outpatient reimbursement to a $157 per diem, and the impact of these actions on providers and Native American communities.
Interim Director Roberta Harrison said Access had improved fraud controls and operations after the sober living fraud crisis, including tripling prior authorization speed, reducing denial codes by 64%, cutting claims processing to under 30 days, and adding dashboards and staffing. She said the agency is modernizing outdated systems and invited fraud referrals. On questions about claims and prior authorizations, Access reported average processing times of six days overall and 17 days for behavioral health prior authorizations, and said it had hired Constellation under a direct procurement to help with claims backlog. Harrison acknowledged that a proposal language suggesting higher ROI from denying more claims was not part of the contract scope.
The committee also pressed Access on TIP delays. Staff explained that TIP payments depend on provider documentation, programmatic review, and allocation across many sites, and said year one of TIP 2.0 had been paid while years two and three had not yet been distributed. The chair requested a formal plan within 30 days to pay the delayed year two and year three TIP funds, estimated at about $122 million, along with all CMS-related TIP 2.0 documentation. On network adequacy, Access described its standards and annual MCO reporting process, but acknowledged gaps in tracking and said it would follow up on whether a fiscal year 2025 report was submitted to CMS. Members cited a federal ghost network report finding 28% of providers in Santa Cruz County inactive or unavailable, and requested unredacted network adequacy reports and further information on CMS engagement. The hearing ended with the chair noting some improvements but saying more oversight may follow, and the committee adjourned.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Retirement and Government Resources Feb 10th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Retirement and Government Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- We'd move them into the rulemaking process.
- Because that's what I've seen with the no big contracts.
- job of going after that administrative rules process to make that matter.
- So this puts it running through the rules process.
- Something are often excluded from that process because we're not revisiting that contract every so often
Keywords:
nondisclosure agreements, state employment, employee rights, transparency, government accountability, employee suggestions, cost savings, state agencies, incentives, performance awards, efficiency, Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act, state procurement, state purchasing, State Purchasing Director, Office of Management and Enterprise Services, OMES, exempt entities, purchasing exemptions, state contracts
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Ways and Means Mar 10th, 2026
Joint Committee on Ways and Means
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Appropriations - S/C on Articles I, IV, & V Mar 5th, 2025
Appropriations - S/C on Articles I, IV, & V
Transcript Highlights:
- A is a project manager to manage the contract for the electronic. filing system.
- C are two attorney positions for contracting employment and providing legal guidance.
- Item 7 is an agency request for a new rider for appropriation for interlocal cooperative contracts.
- And so then we have to go. go through this process for every one of these.
- And those funds were available through the RTE process to fulfill legislative requirements.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Consumer Protection & Business Feb 18th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Consumer Protection & Business
Transcript Highlights:
- And the modification is not a novation, which is a substitute of a contract.
- This is a useful and efficient process, and that is not impacted by the bill before us.
- And we also want to recognize that contractors are critically important in the claims process.
- Or am I misunderstanding how the real estate marketing process works?
- She said she was trying to process the legislation in real time.
Keywords:
mortgage modification, uniform regulations, homeowners, financial stability, foreclosure prevention, SB6178, property insurance, insurance claims, assignment of benefits, AOB, post-loss assignment, post-loss benefits, homeowners insurance, policyholder, insured, restoration contractor, mitigation contractor, public adjuster, insurance commissioner, claims handling
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:26:42.520><c> with</c> have now secured sales contracts with have now secured sales contracts
- </c> Processing facility or a processing Processing facility or a processing facility<00:30:10.919><c
- </c> refer as well as some processing refer as well as some processing equipment<00:34:24.760><c> and
- </c> restriction so many of our contracts restriction so many of our contracts were<01:20:15.400><c>
- </c> those existing contracts those existing contracts cursing<01:20:25.639><c> that</c><01:20:25.800
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Make America Healthy Again Kentucky Task Force (11-5-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> So, these uh are examples of contracts So, these uh are examples of contracts that<01:15:36.880>
- is full risk contracting.
- is full risk contracting.
- </c> commitment to to valuebased contracting. commitment to to valuebased contracting.
- </c> contracting and valuebased care. contracting and valuebased care.
Summary:
The task force opened with a moment of silence for the Louisville UPS plane tragedy, approved the October 15 minutes, and reminded members to submit policy recommendations before the December 16 meeting, when the group will discuss its report to LRC. The first informational presentation, from the Department for Public Health, focused on youth vaping. Elizabeth Good and Julie Brooks cited a recent Surgeon General report warning that youth vaping can harm brain development, mental health, lungs, asthma, and hormones, and noted Kentucky survey data showing 8.7% of students reported daily vaping and 19.7% used vaping products in the prior 30 days. They described prevention and cessation resources including Catch My Breath, I Can End the Trend, Not on Tobacco, My Life, My Quit, Quitline services, and the Kentucky TRUST retailer education program, which trained 3,371 individuals in 2024 and distributed 253 Tobacco 21 toolkits.
The next presentation came from Kentucky ABC on implementation of SB 100, which created the division of tobacco, nicotine, and vapor product licensing. Commissioner Scotty Tracy and Jamar Carter said all retailers selling tobacco, nicotine, or vapor products must be licensed, regulations were filed October 31, 2025, and the online application portal is live. In response to questions about sales to minors, they said violations carry escalating fines for clerks and owners, with a fourth violation resulting in no license renewal for two years and unpaid fines also blocking renewal. They said complaints can be submitted through the portal, by phone, or on the ABC website, and enforcement investigates tips and may use underage compliance checks.
The committee then heard from Kim McKenna Johnson of One Cross Community Health, who argued for a “deficiency-first” and holistic approach to care centered on nutrition, lifestyle, and targeted supplementation. She said her clinic serves more than 7,000 patients in Taylor and Marion counties and described a model that includes primary care, behavioral health, functional medicine, addiction recovery, and chronic care. She cited Kentucky health rankings, claimed nutritional deficiencies cost the state billions, and said many children are overprescribed while undernourished. She urged broader insurance coverage for nutritional testing and supplements, rural demonstration grants, and Medicaid pilots for clinically prescribed supplements. Members asked about testing costs, dietitian support, long-term cost savings, compliance, and whether medications are often used to prevent damage from noncompliance; the presenter said the lab tests are generally covered, supplements are the main cost barrier, and seeing lab results can improve family buy-in. No votes were taken during the meeting.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Oregon-Washington Legislative Action Committee Dec 15th, 2025
Joint Oregon-Washington Legislative Action Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Coast Guard bridge permit and we have to have a construction contract underway in order to process payment
- Coast Guard bridge permit and we have to have a construction contract underway in order to process payment
- Coast Guard bridge permit and we have to have a construction contract underway in order to process payment
- It's a little bit different than the model that is used for the NEPA process, and the NEPA process uses
- process in making this a reality.
Summary:
The Joint Oregon-Washington Legislative Action Committee met for a work session and public hearing on the Interstate 5 bridge replacement program. Program staff outlined major milestones, including the recent biological opinion, the Coast Guard’s opening of a public comment period on the Navigation Impact Report, expected decisions in early 2026 on navigational clearance and the final supplemental environmental impact statement, and a possible amended record of decision in 2026. They also discussed the Bridge Investment Program grant amendment deadline, the need for an initial finance plan, and ongoing community outreach and contractor engagement. Greg Johnson announced he was stepping down as program administrator, and Carly Francis introduced herself as interim administrator.
A large portion of the meeting focused on design and cost questions. Staff said the program is studying fixed and movable spans, single- and double-deck configurations, and one versus two auxiliary lanes, with final recommendations to be made through the federal environmental process. They said the Coast Guard’s decision is central to what bridge configuration is permittable and to the timing of the updated cost estimate, which has not yet been released. Members pressed for more detail on cost drivers, potential impacts to businesses upriver, and whether the states would need to seek additional funding. Staff said they had reached agreements with four impacted river users, but the underlying evaluation materials are protected and not publicly releasable.
The committee also reviewed transit-related questions. Staff explained that light rail remains part of the modified locally preferred alternative and that ridership and operations estimates are being updated using federal modeling methods. They said projected opening-day transit operations and maintenance costs have dropped from an earlier estimate of $21.8 million to about $10.3 million annually because the current model assumes lower frequency, with Oregon and Washington shares split by geography and fare recovery. Members raised concerns about TriMet’s financial stability and the need for a funding plan by fall 2027, ahead of a planned federal transit funding application in fall 2028.
During public testimony, several speakers criticized the delay in releasing a new cost estimate and argued the project scope should be reduced if costs continue to rise. Testifiers from City Observatory and the Just Crossing Alliance said the project appears to be avoiding bad news, urged the committee to consider scope reductions, and questioned whether the active transportation and freeway components align with the project’s core purpose. The meeting ended with thanks to Johnson for his service and a transition to public hearing testimony.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Banking & Insurance (2-25-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- So, KRS Chapter 190 deals with vehicle retail installment contracts, and as current statute requires,
- if someone wants to collect and began enforcing a past due on a vehicle installment contract, they’ve
- align with the vehicle retail installment contracts.
- align with the vehicle retail installment contracts.
- <c> installment</c><00:02:34.160><c> contracts</c> vehicle retail installment contracts vehicle retail
Summary:
The committee met with a quorum present and took up Senate Bill 145, first adopting a committee substitute. Senator Givens explained that the bill addresses retail installment contracts under KRS Chapter 190 by adjusting the timing for collection/enforcement on past-due vehicle installment payments, with the substitute also aligning KRS Chapter 371 for non-vehicle retail installment contracts such as furniture and appliances. The substitute raises a fee from $10 to $15, a change described as updating an amount that had not been revised since 1996 and bringing the two chapters into alignment.
Members discussed the bill in general terms, noting its relevance to weekly installment arrangements, buy-here-pay-here car lots, and consumer purchases of household goods. One member said the proposal made them somewhat nervous because of possible effects on consumers with low-value items, but stated there were no known concerns and that they trusted the sponsor’s judgment. No opposition was voiced during the roll call.
The committee voted unanimously in favor of Senate Bill 145 as amended by the committee substitute, and the bill passed. After the vote, members thanked Senator Givens, and there was brief discussion that the bill had not yet reached the point of being ready for consent.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- developing models for potential therapeutics to create new specific chemical structures to take the process
- Rural Affairs; HB 2770, Home Confining; HB 2771, Communities, Judiciary; HB 2776, Private Property Process
- ; HB 2780, Due Process.
- HB 2780, Due Process; HB 2791, Cultural Affairs; HB 2792, Annexation, Government; HB 2794, DOR Transactions
- , school district gubernate 381, school districts development, 2385 school district's employment contract
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- , and the current contract is referred to as Contract 4.0.
- </c><01:15:52.639><c> is</c><01:15:52.920><c> 4.3</c> contract is the total contract is 4.3 contract
- > give</c><01:16:30.120><c> you</c> contract contract company they give you contract contract company
- These are maintenance service contracts; these are maintenance contracts.
- process.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, February 23, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- requirements in Federal contracting.
- The Federal Government relies heavily on contract employees.
- officers from stipulating education and experience requirements in contracts unless the contracting
- OFFICERS FROM STIPULATING EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS IN CONTRACTS.
- To the critics of ALERT, I just say that legislating is a collaborative process.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 3/5/26
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:32:10.960><c> Um</c><00:32:12.159><c> I</c> process last year. Um I process last year.
- </c> their contract.
- I looked at the contract their contract.
- Are there a couple of uh process?
- </c> going to be receiving that contract? going to be receiving that contract?
UT
Utah 2025 Regular Session
Health and Human Services Interim Committee - November 19, 2025
Health and Human Services Interim Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- I've done my homework on this process. I've purchased this.
- You said there may be ways to contract out some of them.
- You said there may be ways to contract out some of the mental health care.
- Have we ever looked at contracting out for all the health care?
- Are you still contracting with us?
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- But it has to be done before that contracting money goes. The contract has a no-compete clause.
- And that survey process slowed us down significantly.
- And then we begin our process, but it takes us—there's a little delay time while we go through the process
- So same operating budget process.
- In the application for the leasing process...
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 5 on Corrections, Public Safety, Judiciary, Labor and Transportation Apr 23rd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- So the project was, the contract was awarded earlier this year.
- Because these were big-time contracts.
- Is there a hardship or appeal process for that?
- So it is very difficult for us to do that in that manual process.
- So that would leave them out of the process.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Finance Aug 21st, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- We have a number of other processing plants that are growing in the process.
- Some of the things that we need to contract, people that we need to contact are the processing plants
- Outlay process to do those same things.
- process.
- separate process?