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MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Committee on Elections - 02/06/25

Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • insert comma ensuring one eligible insert comma ensuring one eligible citizen<00:36:39.920> comma
  • <00:54:03.319> has<00:54:03.559> the the process has the the process has the necessary
  • I think it's a corruption of our process.
  • think it's a Corruption of our process think it's a Corruption of our process so<01:30:07.840>
  • substantially more access to the process substantially more access to the process that's<01:31:09.440
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
Summary: The Senate Elections Committee met on February 6, 2025, and first considered the reappointment of Steven Swanson to the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board. Swanson described his background in legal aid, lobbying, judging, and international rule-of-law work, and said he wanted to continue serving the public. Committee members praised his experience and discussed the importance of campaign finance oversight, including preventing corporate participation in Minnesota elections. Senator Wosinski moved to recommend Swanson’s confirmation, and the motion was adopted. The committee then heard Senate File 529, a proposed constitutional amendment to state that elections shall be free, fair, and equal, and that no civil or military power may interfere with the free exercise of the right to vote. Senator Dibble presented the bill as a way to strengthen voting rights and provide a constitutional basis to challenge voter suppression, gerrymandering, and unfair campaign practices. Testimony in support came from David Fischer of Clean Elections Minnesota and Jean Massie of Fair Vote Minnesota, both of whom argued the amendment would protect access to voting, increase confidence in elections, and align Minnesota with other states that have similar language. Members discussed whether the amendment’s broad language could invite judicial interpretation or affect future election laws. Senator Koran questioned how the proposal would improve Minnesota’s already high turnout, while Senator Grant raised concerns that the terms “free, fair, and equal” were undefined and could shift power to the courts. Senator Lucero proposed an oral amendment to add “ensuring one eligible citizen, one vote” after the word “equal,” saying it would address concerns about future voter ID laws. The amendment was restated by counsel and discussed, with Senator Dibble saying it did not significantly harm the bill but suggesting it might imply a requirement he did not intend. The transcript ends during discussion of that oral amendment, and no final vote on the bill itself is shown.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Appropriations and Finance Feb 10th, 2026 at 07:02 pm

House Appropriations & Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chair and Representative, yes, they would be eligible to apply, and the criteria would apply to them.
  • are eligible to enroll in the exchange or they're eligible for Medicaid.
  • So if we pass this expansion, it sounds like all New Mexico residents will be eligible.
  • Would they be eligible for that? Mr. Chair and Mr.
  • And it's part of what gets built into the annual re-enrollment process, where you can...
Bills: SB241, SB145, HB2
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Education Funding (02/11/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:18:01.600> and will be then starting a new process and will be then starting a new process
  • this calculating and and and processing this calculating and and and processing it<01:41:04.080>
  • rules process.
  • if you can find out the the process if you can find out the process<02:20:03.640> that<02:20:
  • It would be an eligible cost.
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The committee first discussed HB 443, which would change terms and vacancy language for members of a higher education commission. Members raised concerns that the bill was too narrow to address broader issues with commission membership, including expired appointments, attendance expectations, and whether the Department of Education could replace the commission’s role. Several members suggested the bill was not ready for action and favored holding it for further work, possibly through a subcommittee or work session. One member suggested that if attendance standards were added, no more than two unexcused absences should trigger removal, given the commission’s meeting schedule. The chair said he would defer action and form a small subcommittee to report back before the committee deadline. The committee then moved to HB 484, dealing with repurposing Career and Technical Education classroom space after 20 years of exclusive use. The chair explained that the bill was aimed at the Milford CTE project, where shared use of space could allow a school to repurpose part of a CTE facility while still using it for CTE-related instruction. Members discussed other possible situations around the state, including Claremont, North Conway, and Jaffrey/Rindge, and whether the bill should be limited to Milford or broadened to allow local districts more flexibility. Some members favored passing the bill now to help CTE projects move forward, while others argued for an amendment removing the requirement that the space be vacated specifically to expand the CTE program occupying it. Testimony and discussion emphasized that the Milford project had state approval but reduced funding, requiring a smaller scope and repurposing of existing space. Supporters said the bill could help preserve CTE programs while also benefiting general education space needs, and that local districts should have flexibility after 20 years. Opponents or cautious members noted that the language might not fit every district situation and asked for feedback from Director Beard and Steve Rothenberg before final action. The committee did not take a final vote in the portion provided, and instead discussed waiting for an amendment and additional input before acting.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

ECD Public Hearing - Wed Feb 12, 2025 @ 10:00 AM HST

Economic Development & Technology

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:19:13.559> um able to make start that process um able to make start that process um number
  • We also definitely request that solid waste be continued as a feedstock eligible for this tax credit
  • list of eligible solid waste feedstocks.
  • for producers be minimum eligibility for producers be reduced<00:20:16.240> so<00:20:16.440><
  • > a credit and eligible to be considered a credit and eligible to be considered a renewable<00
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The Committee on Economic Development and Technology heard testimony on HB 976, a measure related to incentives for renewable fuels, including renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel. Supporters said the bill would help close the cost gap between renewable and conventional fuels, strengthen Hawaii’s energy security, support climate goals, and encourage local economic development. Testifiers from Pono Pacific, PAR Hawaii, Hawaiian Electric, Hawaiian Airlines/Alaska Airlines, the Hawaii Department of Transportation, Pacific Biodiesel, Aloha Carbon, and others described ongoing or planned projects, local feedstock development, and potential benefits for agriculture, waste diversion, and emissions reductions. Several testifiers also discussed proposed amendments. The Hawaii Renewable Fuels Coalition said it wanted to remove the import tax credit, eliminate the aggregate cap increase to avoid additional state funding, and revise local-production language to rely on a carbon-intensity threshold rather than location-based preferences. The Tax Foundation of Hawaii raised technical concerns about the bill’s administration, including prorating credits if the cap is exceeded and the feasibility of a 30-day filing window. Some supporters urged keeping solid waste, including construction and demolition debris, as eligible feedstock, while Energy Justice Network opposed that approach and also urged removing GMO-related language and waste-based feedstocks because of environmental and toxic emissions concerns. Opposition testimony focused on the bill’s cost and feasibility. Energy Justice Network and Ted Metros argued the measure could become a large subsidy for a refinery and questioned whether Hawaii has enough land and water to produce meaningful quantities of biofuel locally. Metros also criticized the refundable credit structure and said the state should not bear the cost for what he described as a benefit largely tied to tourism and imported fuel. No vote was taken during the portion of the hearing provided; the chair later noted the committee had received 13 testimonies in support, 18 in opposition, and seven comments, and then invited further discussion on cost allocation and lowering caps to broaden participation.
FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

Rules Feb 24th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • And every so often in this process, you get hit like a ton of bricks.
  • And every so often in this process, you get hit like a ton of bricks.
  • a streamlined public hearing process, allowing for local input and a public negotiation process between
  • It expands eligibility for temporary educator certifications.
  • Senator Rizul, I want to thank you for this, just how the process works.
Summary: The committee first confirmed six appointees on a single roll-call vote, then took up a series of bills, many of them on land use, housing, public safety, child welfare, education, and professional licensing. Early debate centered on CS/SB 208, which would require development fees to better reflect review costs and impose objective compatibility findings for residential projects. An amendment folded in additional housing-related provisions, including manufactured housing and a study of urban development boundaries, prompting extended discussion about Miami-Dade’s Everglades protection area and local control. A late-filed rural-boundary amendment was withdrawn. The bill was reported favorably after support from business, housing, and advocacy groups, with some senators voicing district-specific concerns. The committee then approved CS/CS/SB 686 on agricultural enclaves after amendments added conservation easement, wildlife corridor, and critical state concern protections, plus a further Everglades-related amendment. Members discussed balancing smart growth, infrastructure costs, and protecting environmentally sensitive areas. Other land-use and growth bills also advanced, including CS/SB 1434 on infill redevelopment, CS/SB 1138 on qualified contractor pre-application review, and SB 218 limiting the reach of prior hurricane recovery zoning protections in counties not affected by the 2024 storms. SB 1474 on biosolids management was amended to reduce the distance threshold for land application restrictions and delay the effective date, and SB 1708 on veterinary licensure by endorsement removed a three-year recent-practice requirement to address shortages. Several public safety, health, and family-related measures also passed. CS/CS/SB 436 expanded felony battery enhancement to include resisting an officer with violence and certain law-enforcement battery offenses. SB 830 extended public-records protections to county and city administrators and related family information. CS/CS/CS/SB 600 revised bail bond rules, and an amendment preserved the current treatment of charitable bail funds and nonprofits; the committee heard testimony from The Bail Project and others on both sides. CS/SB 914 expanded dry-needling supervision options for occupational therapists, CS/SB 1092 clarified podiatric use of certain cellular/tissue products, and SB 1504 and SB 1718 updated insurance licensing and educator certification pathways. On the education side, CS/CS/SB 7038 made broad postsecondary changes, including tuition waivers, residency clarification, and licensure rules, while CS/SB 186 required seizure-response training and action plans in schools. The committee also advanced multiple child welfare and health bills. CS/CS/CS/SB 560 streamlined psychotropic medication procedures for children in state custody and added youth-voice and insurance-review provisions. CS/CS/CS/SB 902 combined several Department of Health changes, including medical marijuana distance rules, autism microcredential eligibility, a neurofibromatosis grant program, and NICU nutrition information. SB 1002 expanded child welfare definitions to address parental drug abuse and neglect, and SB 1708 eased endorsement licensure for out-of-state veterinarians. Most bills were reported favorably on roll-call votes, with several amendments adopted along the way and limited opposition or abstentions noted on some measures.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session May 20th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It gives young people the chance to step into the heart of the legislative process.
  • Make a difference in his community by contributing to the legislative process.
  • Be eligible for consideration tomorrow. Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you, members.
  • It codifies the administrative Medicaid eligibility process on the agency side in regard to the verification
  • Actually, the model creates a clear, as you noted, two-step process.
Summary: The Senate met with a quorum, heard an invocation, dispensed with the previous journal, and received a House message. Members also recognized Dr. Namita Bardwaj as doctor of the day. The chamber then adopted Senate Resolution 554 honoring Christopher “Chris” Jake Stone of Santa Fe for his heroism during the 2018 Santa Fe High School shooting, with several senators and the lieutenant governor offering remarks about his sacrifice and the ongoing impact on his family and community. The Senate also signed a number of bills and resolutions and adopted Senate Resolution 533 recognizing the Texas Legislative Internship Program class, with multiple senators highlighting individual interns and the program’s role in developing future public servants. The floor then took up and passed several bills, often by suspending the regular order and the three-day rule. These included HB 1639 on a study of cancer incidence among female firefighters; HB 102 granting early registration for students in military-related programs; HB 4325 increasing civil penalties for barratry; HB 5342 creating a 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline trust fund and related funding study; HB 3370 allowing late timberland appraisal applications after an owner’s death; HB 3376 requiring certain guardians to complete dementia/Alzheimer’s training; HB 132 extending confidentiality protections to information about hostile acts by foreign adversaries; and HB 1978, which sought to restrict ERCOT interconnections, but its motion to pass to engrossment failed on a 20-11 vote. Additional measures passed included HB 511 on unsolicited voter registration mailings, HB 2187 on nurse staffing, retaliation, and overtime protections, HB 2510 creating offenses for unlicensed assisted living operations, HB 694 on DFPS notification timelines, HB 1893 making license plates in law-enforcement video nonconfidential for public information requests, HB 2733 updating barratry and solicitation laws for digital communications, HB 4506 allowing opt-in electronic zoning notices, HB 3751 transferring a TxDOT property to DPS, HB 3033 creating a grant program for nonprofits supporting injured or killed DPS employees, HB 4273 on Medicaid fraud prevention and eligibility verification, HB 3211 on vision care benefits, HB 4529 exempting certain DoD-certified child care facilities from state licensure, HB 2522 easing fingerprinting requirements for certain vehicle dealers, HB 4219 tightening public information request response requirements, and HB 4783 requiring a report on opioid antagonist programs. The Senate also received a House message noting passage of SB 9, and a nominations committee report was announced for future consideration.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Legislative Finance Oct 14th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • the public engagement process.
  • That process was very involved.
  • We have revamped that whole process.
  • This year is the full-blown process.
  • What we are doing now is revising the accreditation process. It hasn't been a very clear process.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Finance Division II (03/07/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • We provide process, right?
  • eligible for it.
  • eligible for it.
  • eligible for it.
  • You know, would those expenses that are eligible are only eligible for the amount of time they were eligible
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The Finance Division 2 work session first took up HB 506, a bill dealing with the return of seized firearms. Members discussed how the measure would shift background-check processing for firearm returns through the Department of Safety, while the physical firearms would still remain with local police unless State Police had taken custody. The department said the bill would change which cases come to it, and members clarified that the bill concerns the background-check decision rather than possession of the firearms. The committee then voted OTP on HB 506 FN by a 7-0 roll call. The committee next discussed HB 671, establishing a kindergarten literacy readiness program. Department of Education staff explained that the bill grew out of a COVID-era Waterford contract that provided home-based early literacy support for families using federal relief funds, at a cost of about $600,000 per year, but that the program ended when those funds expired. Members raised concerns that the bill’s $1 appropriation was not realistic, that the prior program lacked sufficient outcome data, and that the references to ESSA tier-one benchmarks were unclear. The department said it was conducting a broader literacy needs assessment and updating the state literacy plan, including data from the zero-to-five range, K-5, and dyslexia-related work. Waterford representatives described the program as an early-literacy, pre-K readiness service for children ages zero to five, originally designed to work in homes with computers and internet provided where needed, and later expanded in some settings such as daycares and pre-K classrooms. They said the program used assessments at the beginning and end, had served hundreds of children, and was intended to support family engagement and kindergarten readiness. Despite that testimony, members remained concerned about funding and the lack of clear results, and one member moved to retain the bill for more information. The discussion ended with the bill retained rather than advanced.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Health and Human Services (01/22/2025)

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • Someone who is eligible for Medicaid is automatically eligible for WIC; it's a 100% federal program.
  • <00:38:54.920> for identifying women who are eligible for identifying women who are eligible
  • for Medicaid is someone who is eligible for Medicaid is automatically<00:40:00.839> eligible<
  • application process application process or<00:52:57.240> the<00:52:57.400> redetermination
  • <00:52:58.400> process<00:52:58.720> for or the redetermination process for or the
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Agriculture, Veterans Broadband and Rural Development - 03/12/25

Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • Are all counties then considered eligible? Mr.
  • What counties are not eligible for this money? Mr.
  • <00:32:54.200> but 25 so we are still in process but 25 so we are still in process but typically
  • <00:54:24.640> we this issue of small meat processing we this issue of small meat processing
  • <01:31:54.239> this<01:31:54.400> is production processes this is production processes
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - 03/11/26

Judiciary and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • started the process of healing. started the process of healing.
  • process process as<00:15:31.600> opposed<00:15:31.960> to<00:15:32.160> a<00:15
  • <00:29:07.360> for<00:29:07.760> automatic offense is eligible for automatic offense
  • The more substantive changes are to give notice to a victim when an offense is eligible for automatic
  • of the offense for the the eligibility of the offense for the expungement.<00:30:42.120> There's<
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session - part 2 Mar 17th, 2025

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The motion is just to allow us to move forward with the regent process.
  • This is about a fair process.
  • So you would be eligible if you paid in income tax.
  • Would I be eligible for a refund under your proposal?
  • Would they be eligible if they have no income tax liability in Minnesota?
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

February 12, 2025 - 03:30 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • of organizations that are eligible to participate in the Medicaid, as a Medicaid health plan in the
  • People in the long-term care program must be eligible for Medicaid and maintain Medicaid eligibility
  • Can you highlight a little bit about how that was resolved or where that is in the process?
  • So my lawyer brain processes it.
  • So my lawyer brain processes it.
Summary: The committee held a panel discussion focused on how Florida health care organizations are working to improve access, quality, and affordability. Panelists from Florida Community Care/Independent Living Systems, Sunshine Health, AdventHealth, UF Health, and Nemours described their approaches, including Medicaid managed care, value-based contracting, community partnerships, mobile screening units, smart-room technology, telehealth, and specialized programs for maternal health, children, and complex chronic conditions. Several speakers emphasized that managed care and coordinated care can improve outcomes while reducing unnecessary utilization and costs. Members asked about the impact of Medicare’s V28 changes, mobile cancer screening, urgent care versus emergency room billing, pediatric specialty access, complaint resolution, Black maternal mortality, provider shortages, network adequacy, and the use of AI in prior authorization. Witnesses said V28 has affected providers and revenue, UF Health’s mobile screening program is expanding beyond a few cancer types, and its urgent care model bills patients at the appropriate level rather than both urgent care and ER rates. Nemours said it reduced specialty wait times through scheduling changes, telemedicine, and registry tools, while AdventHealth described postpartum coordination and maternal heart programs to reduce maternal complications and mortality. On complaints and access problems, panelists said their organizations use patient/member advocates, care managers, call centers, and escalation processes to resolve issues, and Sunshine Health specifically discussed a transportation complaint that was addressed with its vendor and the family. Sunshine Health also said it is not using AI for prior authorization, though it is exploring responsible uses elsewhere, and Florida Community Care said it is not using AI in utilization management. In closing, panelists identified workforce shortages, provider burnout, and high-cost drugs as the biggest ongoing challenges. The meeting ended with thanks to the panel and adjournment after Representative Brackett moved to rise, without objection.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:38:02.880> maybe then they they would be eligible maybe then they they would be eligible
  • <00:40:57.440> at student has gone through the process at student has gone through the process
  • If the eligible, that would not count.
  • Uh, but that's not no special ed process.
  • process we have for our statewide. process we have for our statewide.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
Summary: The commission to study the cost of special education met, confirmed a quorum, introduced members and guests, and approved the minutes from the October 29 meeting. Members noted the commission’s mandate under Senate Bill 57 and emphasized the need to focus on recommendations and findings by July 1, 2026. The chair also distributed additional handouts, including materials related to the Education Freedom Account (EFA) program and administrative rules tied to differentiated aid and disability determinations. The main discussion centered on how students qualify for differentiated aid under the EFA program. Matt Sutherton of the Children’s Scholarship Fund explained that the organization, which contracts with the state to administer EFAs, accepts either school-district/IEP documentation or a medical certification of disability (MCD) from a licensed medical professional. Members questioned how this process relates to the state’s special education rules and whether the school-district examiner standards in ED 107/1107.04 apply to EFAs. Sutherton said the MCD form, created with the department, requires the medical professional to sign that they are qualified to make the determination and to identify the disability. Several members expressed concern that the EFA process is less rigorous than the school-district IEP process and may be inflating disability counts. One member argued that the administrative rules cited are primarily for school districts, not EFAs, and said the Department of Education may not know how many of the roughly 890 EFA students receiving differentiated aid came through school-district documentation versus the MCD pathway. Another member said the EFA system appears more generous than the school system and raised concerns about oversight, auditing, and whether the program’s data are accurate. Sutherton said the organization reviews signed documentation, credentials, and diagnosis information, and may request additional records to help adjudicate expenses. No votes or formal actions were taken beyond approving the prior minutes.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

89th Legislative Session Mar 6th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And Medicaid eligibility to provide health benefit coverage to certain individuals imposing penalties
  • eligibility referred the Committee on Elections.
  • HB 934 by Kane relating to the eligibility to vote in certain primary elections refer to the Committee
  • HB 968 by TOAH relating to the processes to address election irregularities providing a criminal. to
  • HP 9. 96 by Johnson relating to the eligibility of criminal defendants for an order of non-disclosure
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Ways and Means Committee 4/29/26 - Part 1

Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um and tighten up our licensing process.
  • <00:09:58.080> to in this specialized interview process to in this specialized interview process
  • shared information through this process shared information through this process um<00:12:00.440>
  • > involves<00:29:02.960> making of course, the process involves making of course, the process
  • using it to determine eligibility using it to determine eligibility going<00:42:51.200> forward
Keywords: 1183, house
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Public Service Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Joint Committee on Public Service

Transcript Highlights:
  • At the very, very end of the process, I get a call from the governor's office saying this person needs
  • explains that the bill would waive the current maximum age requirement of 34 and allow him to be eligible
  • To give you a synopsis of myself and where I'm at in the process: I was born and raised in Dorchester
  • I scored 98.05 and received my ranking on the eligibility list for state troopers.
  • What this bill would do would be to ensure that his widow is eligible for all of those benefits.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on Public Service held a hearing on several public safety-related bills, with testimony focused heavily on firefighter cancer presumptions, death benefits, and age-limit waivers for public safety appointments. Boston Firefighters Local 718 and the Professional Firefighters of Massachusetts testified in support of legislation tied to the late Boston firefighter Matt Troy, describing his service, his occupational cancer diagnosis, and the family’s ineligibility for benefits because his diagnosis fell just short of the statutory presumption period. Witnesses urged the committee to advance the bill so his widow could receive accidental death benefits and to address broader concerns about cancer risks, bunker gear, and early detection programs for firefighters. Committee members asked questions about how the diagnosis date affected eligibility and discussed the need for broader systemic changes rather than repeated home-rule petitions. Senator Nick Collins and Representative Dan Hunt both testified in support of the Troy-related bills, and the committee also heard that written testimony had been submitted by additional supporters. The committee also heard local home-rule petitions to extend the employment of fire chiefs in Rochester and Northfield. Representative Alan Silvia supported H. 4235 to allow Rochester Fire Chief Scott Wego to continue serving until age 70, citing his nearly 50 years of service and leadership in department improvements. A Northfield select board chair testified virtually in support of H. 4236 to keep Fire Chief Floyd “Skip” Dennell on the job, explaining that he has been central to building planning, volunteer recruitment, training documentation, and an organizational review as the town prepares for his eventual retirement. Both local bills were presented as measures to preserve continuity and support ongoing public safety planning in their communities. Another major topic was S. 2583, which would waive the maximum age requirement for Jonathan Lewis to be appointed to the Massachusetts State Police. Senator Collins described Lewis’s community service and strong exam score, and Lewis testified about his background in Dorchester, his prior interest in becoming a trooper, and his recent ranking on the eligibility list. Committee members expressed support and noted the importance of recruiting qualified candidates and diversifying the force. The committee also heard support for H. 4443, which would raise the maximum age for original appointment to firefighter or police officer positions, and members discussed related retirement and health-review issues that have arisen in prior home-rule cases. At the end of the hearing, no further witnesses came forward, and the committee voted to adjourn.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Economic Development May 19th, 2025

Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • Members' current eligibility and funding structures do not fully accommodate the needs of larger rural
  • It would raise the maximum population threshold of an eligible county from 75,000 to 200,000.
  • Include public and utilities owned by an eligible municipality, political subdivisions other than an
  • eligible county or municipality, including a special district, all of which would be wholly or partly
  • Uh, ultimately improving efficiency in the process.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session 5/11/26 - Part 2

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Uh and finally, the staff process again.
  • <00:36:30.079> of state will take over the process of state will take over the process of
  • to that the DHS commissioner is eligible to award<00:48:24.079> out<00:48:24.720> that
  • in the medical assistance eligibility in the medical assistance and<00:50:04.160> they're<00:
  • eligible for the paratransit programs. eligible for the paratransit programs.
Keywords: 919, house, all
Summary: The House began with a point of personal privilege honoring Master Sergeant Nicole M. Amimer of White Bear Lake, including a House resolution recognizing her military service and sacrifice and a moment of silence. Members then took up House File 4987, which would rename a highway in White Bear Lake as the Master Sergeant Nicole M. Amimer Memorial Highway. The motion to suspend rules and advance the bill prevailed, and the bill later passed 126-0 after supportive remarks from Representatives Olsen and Curran about honoring Amimer and her family. The chamber then considered Senate File 476, the human services policy bill. Representative Noor described it as a broad package covering direct care and treatment, Department of Health policy, aging and disability services, behavioral health, vulnerable adult maltreatment, continuity of care, and miscellaneous policy changes. Representative Schumacher said the bill reflected stakeholder work and added guardrails, especially around fraud and provider processes. Several amendments were offered and adopted, including a technical A13 amendment; an A8 amendment was withdrawn; and an A1 amendment on individualized home supports was also withdrawn. The bill passed 93-39. Finally, the House took up House File 4546, the forecast adjustment bill for the Department of Human Services and the Department of Children, Youth, and Families. Representative Noor said it was a routine biennial adjustment to align spending with the February forecast. Representative Johnson W offered an amendment on foster family information-sharing but withdrew it after concluding it was not germane. Debate focused heavily on the size of the forecast increases, especially in medical assistance and housing supports, with Representative Schultz arguing the bill reflected large cost growth and urging a no vote. Noor responded that the increases were driven by forecasted utilization, eligibility, rate changes, and program integrity changes. The bill passed as amended 93-39.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session May 26th, 2026

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • AB 1957 updates the eligible bidder and eligible property provisions in Civil Code Section 2924m and
  • Make sure the process is working as intended.
  • , but neglected to provide a process to appeal a board decision or order.
  • In order to streamline the process to fix signature issues and get ballots processed faster, ...AB 2604
  • In order to streamline the process to fix signature issues and get ballots processed faster, ...I rise
Keywords: 988, house, all