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MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Human services panel hears HF729 2/26/25

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • recertification visits are required every 60 days to ensure everything is going well and make any needed modifications
  • everything is going well and make any everything is going well and make any needed needed needed modifications
  • c> and</c><00:05:18.520><c> lastly</c><00:05:19.400><c> resumption</c><00:05:19.960><c> of</c> modifications
  • and lastly resumption of modifications and lastly resumption of care<00:05:20.880><c> that's</c><00:
Keywords: 1183, house
TX
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Appropriations - S/C on Article III Feb 27th, 2025

Appropriations - S/C on Article III

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, Exclusive contracting for the state.
  • contract?
  • Um, so they don't really care if the state of Texas owns or contracts.
  • The best scenario would be for the state to own some and contract some.
  • Uh, so we have been researching, purchasing or contracting aircraft.
TX
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Appropriations - S/C on Article III Feb 27th, 2025

Appropriations - S/C on Article III

Transcript Highlights:
  • Exclusive contracting for the state. Is there a benefit for purchasing the contract?
  • Then we can cut back on the selective contracting, but we would still...
  • They don't really care if the state of Texas owns or contracts.
  • The best scenario would be for the state to own some and contract some.
  • So we have been researching purchasing or contracting aircraft.
Keywords: 1184, house, all
KY
KY

Kentucky 2025 Regular Session

Capital Projects and Bond Oversight Committee (8-26-25)

Transcript Highlights:
  • Miss Elizabeth Baker in person, and she'll be discussing item number four, a new lease and lease modification
  • We have two new leases and a lease modification requiring action.
  • I have two new leases today and a lease modification.
  • We have two new leases and a lease modification requiring action.
  • I have two new leases today and a lease modification.
Keywords: 0:00:08 Call to Order and Roll Call 0:00:38 Approval of Minutes 0:01:02 Information Items 0:02:17 Lease Rpt from Postsecondary Institutions 0:06:42 Project Rpt from Finance and Administration Cabinet 0:15:03 Lease Rpt from Finance and Administration Cabinet 0:24:00 Rpt from OFM – KY Infrastructure Authority 0:42:55 Economic Development Fund Grants 0:53:38 Rpt from OFM – New Debt Issues 1:16:33 Remaining 2025 Meeting Dates 1:16:45 Adjournment, 958, all
Summary: The committee first handled routine business, including roll call, approval of the July minutes, and several informational reports. Those reports included a University of Kentucky restricted-fund medical equipment purchase for Chandler Hospital, debt issues for five school districts, Eastern Kentucky University’s planned model laboratory school using construction management risk delivery, a Division of Real Properties lease advertisement, Kentucky Communications Network Authority quarterly project reports, and EKU asset preservation revisions. Members then heard and approved a new UK St. Clair Urgent Care Clinic lease in Morehead and an amendment expanding space for the UK Family and Community Medicine Clinic at Turflin Clinic. Testimony explained that both properties are privately owned, the Morehead lease predated the UK/St. Clair arrangement, and the Turflin Clinic is tight on space. The committee also approved three new projects and an appropriation increase: two Department of Military Affairs projects, a Window Ford Training Center underground electric project and a Williamsburg Readiness Center interior repair project, a Fish and Wildlife property acquisition adjoining Veterans Memorial Wildlife Management Area, and an $8.113 million increase for the Department of Revenue integrated tax system (DORIS). The DORIS increase was described as needed for change orders tied to legislation and to complete the unified tax system. The committee next reviewed no-action items, including a $3 million emergency flood-damage repair project for the Bush Building and Vest-Lindsay House in Frankfort, and three pool projects over $1 million: a Kentucky Correctional Institute for Women window replacement phase 2 project, a Department of Criminal Justice Training interior refurbishment at Thompson Hall, and the Muddy Gut Branch stream mitigation project in Johnson County. The flood project was confirmed to be fully reimbursed by insurance proceeds. Finally, the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority presented six loans and nine grants. Action items included water and sewer financing for Cumberland County, Lebanon, Northern Kentucky Water District, Lewisport, and Providence, plus a major Taylor Mill treatment plant project and several cleaner water grants and reallocations. Members asked about loan rates, local rate increases needed to repay debt, and the Providence emergency water interconnect; staff explained that Lewisport had begun a rate increase process, and that the Providence project would connect Webster County Water District and the city of Providence to stabilize pressure after a systemwide failure. All action items were approved.
LA
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Labor and Industrial Apr 28th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • together, and then the doctor either signs off or, if it's a job coming from the employer, makes modifications
  • The employer, the carrier, can issue a 1002, and across the top it has initial payment, modification,
  • The employer, the carrier, can issue a 1002, and across the top it has initial payment, modification,
  • company, and so we would be, if we pass this bill, telling our doctors that they had to go out and contract
Summary: The committee first voluntarily deferred House Bills 460 and 561, then took up House Bill 1101 on workers’ compensation. The sponsor said the bill would define maximum medical improvement, adjust fraud provisions, shorten temporary total disability and supplemental earnings benefit periods, and revise vocational rehabilitation rules; an amendment removed proposed age-based termination language for benefits. Business groups including LABI supported the bill as a way to reduce Louisiana’s comparatively high indemnity costs and align the state with regional norms, while injured-worker advocates and attorneys strongly opposed it, arguing it would cut benefits, shift medical and disability decisions away from treating physicians and judges, broaden fraud too far, and potentially push costs onto public programs. After debate, the committee voted to report HB 1101 with amendments. House Bill 282 was voluntarily deferred. House Bill 293, which would add sexual orientation and gender identity to Louisiana employment discrimination protections, drew generally supportive testimony from the sponsor and supporters, with some members raising questions about religious exemptions and federal law. The committee ultimately voted against reporting HB 293 favorably. House Bill 390, providing unpaid leave protections for domestic abuse survivors at larger employers, was presented as a tool for survivors, but the committee split 6-6 on a motion to report it favorably; the tie resulted in the bill being voluntarily deferred. The committee then heard House Bill 456, which would expand workers’ compensation petition requirements and allow employers or payers broader access to file disputed claims and seek discovery. Supporters argued employers currently lack a practical way to obtain records and challenge claims without first cutting off benefits, while opponents said the bill would revive a rejected 2012 approach, increase litigation, and undermine the no-fault workers’ compensation bargain. The discussion centered on whether the bill would preserve benefits while allowing discovery or instead encourage more disputes and penalties. The transcript ends with testimony still underway on HB 456, with no final vote shown.
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Labor - 03/26/26

Labor

Transcript Highlights:
  • So as this industry changes and new technologies come about, there may be modifications that are needed
  • So as this industry changes and new technologies come about, there may be modifications that are needed
  • So as this industry changes and new technologies come about, there may be modifications that are needed
  • Is that notice that employees have bargained for in contracts in the past?
  • Just curious if contracts in the past?
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
NH
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Resources, Recreation and Development (04/16/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • We're asked to make some modifications to it.
  • We're asked to make some modifications to it.
  • Uh there was a some modifications to it.
  • Um, it might cost them more to litigate than the contract was originally worth.
  • Um, it might cost them more to litigate than the contract was originally worth.
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The committee heard testimony on SB 27FN, which would change how improvements to dwellings over water are handled and align those projects more closely with the state building code. The bill was presented by Trisha Milo on behalf of Senator Lang, and attorney John Cronin explained that it arose from a specific New Hampshire Supreme Court case involving the Newcombs’ lakeside property, but that it could affect a small number of older waterfront homes statewide. He said the intent was to give the Department of Environmental Services (DES) limited waiver authority for improvements that do not harm water quality, plant life, or fish, while still requiring DES review and local permits. Committee members asked several questions about the scope of the bill, including whether it was tied to one case, how many properties might be affected, what counts as “living space,” and whether the language could allow larger decks or other expansions. Cronin said the bill was meant to be narrow, focused on access and egress and not on creating new living space, and that DES would still be able to deny unreasonable requests. He also described the Newcombs’ project as a rehabilitation of an older structure that had been approved locally and later challenged by DES, leading to the current dispute. Darlene Forst, the Wetlands Bureau administrator at DES, testified in opposition. She said the department was surprised the bill was being heard because it believed the Senate had sent it to interim study, and she argued the language was unclear and could have broader statewide effects than intended. Forst also said the underlying case was still active and should not be effectively re-litigated through this bill. No vote or final committee action was taken during the portion of the hearing provided.
HI
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 224 Conference PM - 04-27-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

HI
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 229 Conference AM - 04-27-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

HI
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 224 Conference AM - 04-27-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

HI
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 04-27-2026 12:00pm

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

HI
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 016 Conference AM - 04-27-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

HI
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 016 Conference PM - 04-27-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

HI
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 229 Conference PM - 04-27-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

ID
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Agenda Feb 6th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • There's one modification from how we voted last year.
  • defined in contracts, such as lease rates.
  • Next, on the agenda or in the packet would be for contract inflation.
  • defined in contracts such as lease rates.
  • Chairman, the decision Contracts such as lease rates. Mr.
Summary: The committee met in Joint Finance-Appropriations to review budget mechanics, the green sheet, and several budget-related bills and statewide decisions. Staff explained how the green sheet tracks FY 2027 impacts and reviewed bills including HB 503 (soil and water conservation consolidation savings), HB 556 (county jail per diem reimbursement increase), HB 559 (tax conformity with a large general fund impact), and HB 578. Members also discussed the 2026 Idaho Budget Rescissions Act, which would reduce FY 2026 appropriations under different scenarios, and the committee heard extensive debate over whether to use across-the-board reductions or more targeted cuts. After debate, the committee first adopted the substitute rescission motion for FY 2026, which set a 1% additional reduction above the governor’s recommendation, then approved a related motion transferring $22,366,500 from the Public School Income Fund to the General Fund. The committee then moved to statewide decisions and considered ongoing base reductions for selected state agencies. Three motions were offered: the governor’s recommendation, an additional 1% reduction, and an additional 2% reduction. After debate, the original governor’s recommendation passed on a 13-7 vote, while the 1% and 2% alternatives failed. The committee then turned to personnel benefit cost increases, including health insurance and other employer-paid benefits. Staff explained the different funding formulas and agency-specific fill-rate adjustments, and members raised concerns about the role of the Change in Employee Compensation process, salary savings, and whether the figures should be tied to future rather than current-year projections. Motions were offered for the DOGE working group recommendation and the governor’s FY 2027 recommendation for health insurance and variable rate changes, but the discussion was still ongoing when the transcript ended, with no final vote shown on those motions.
NH
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (01/21/2026)

Commerce and Consumer Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's not that the carriers aren't willing to contract with those people.
  • It's not that the carriers aren't willing to contract.
  • It's that aren't willing to contract.
  • Providers are required under our contracts to send us updated information.
  • Because remember, insurance is a contract. You make a contract that insurance car.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
MO
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Health and Mental Health Mar 12th, 2026 at 08:00 am

Health and Mental Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • no implied contract.
  • You can say, well, then a physician shouldn't sign that contract.
  • You can say, well, then a physician shouldn't sign that contract.
  • handled all of those contracts now for over 14 years.
  • contracts as actually term contracts.
Keywords: 959, house, all
CA
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Health Committee Apr 15th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • As part of their contracts with the federal government, private detention center operators agreed to
  • exempt from the same basic public safeguards that apply everywhere else, particularly when, under contract
  • As part of their contracts with the federal government, private detention center operators agreed to
  • exempt from the same basic public safeguards that apply everywhere else, particularly when under contract
  • Despite operating within California and profiting from contracts to detain people, these private detention
Summary: The committee heard SB 1377, which would change California’s medical exemption process for school immunizations. The author and supporters argued the bill would restore physician discretion, reduce fear of audits and discipline, and help families with medically vulnerable children obtain exemptions. Opponents, including pediatric, medical, and public health groups, said the current system created by SB 276 and SB 277 is working, that valid exemptions are still being issued, and that loosening oversight could undermine immunization rates and public health. Members debated the data behind claims of a chilling effect, the number of exemptions reviewed or revoked, and the bill’s amendments, which narrowed the measure to current exemptions and added a small additional threshold. Because there was no quorum at the time, action on SB 1377 was delayed until a quorum could be present. The committee then heard SB 995, the Masuma Khan Justice Act, which would create a statewide inspection and enforcement framework for large voluntary residential facilities, including private immigration detention centers. The author and supporters described alleged neglect and abuse in detention facilities, including denial of medication, unsafe food and water, and inadequate oversight, and argued the state should ensure humane conditions and accountability. The California Hospital Association expressed concern about duplicative oversight and possible overlap with existing regulation, while the author said the bill was being refined to avoid constitutional problems and duplication. The committee voted to do pass and re-refer SB 995 to Judiciary, with the roll call showing five votes and the bill placed on call. SB 1089 was also heard, proposing expanded access to GLP-1 medications for state and local government employees through CalPERS and encouraging broader affordability efforts through CalRx. The author framed the bill as a response to chronic weight disease, diabetes risk, and high costs, and described his own experience obtaining and paying for GLP-1 treatment. Supporters from the American Diabetes Association and medical groups said GLP-1s are effective tools for preventing and managing type 2 diabetes and could reduce long-term health costs. No opposition was heard, and the committee voted do pass and re-refer the bill to Labor, Public Employment, and Retirement, with the vote placed on call. The committee also began SB 1221 on Murphy conservatorships, with supporters and opponents debating whether district attorneys should have a larger role in these proceedings and whether the bill would improve public safety or disrupt the civil mental health process; the transcript cuts off before final action on that bill.
ND
ND

North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session

Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee Jun 16th, 2026 at 10:00 am

Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • some of the financing approaches that have been deployed, for example in Sweden, which includes a contract
  • That can be done simply with charter modification under executive order.
  • That can be done simply with charter modification under executive order.
  • And after they got the contract signed, one of the fellows had been quiet the whole day walked up and
  • Will's work, as far as the contract, is complete with this, but he has agreed to be available online
Keywords: 908, all
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Conference Committee on HF2446 5/9/25

Transcript Highlights:
  • These are currently incumbent amounts that are under contract, but it's not expected that the projects
  • ,</c><00:14:14.320><c> but</c><00:14:14.480><c> it's</c><00:14:14.639><c> not</c> that are under contract
  • , but it's not that are under contract, but it's not expected<00:14:15.120><c> that</c><00:14:15.360>
  • from fiscal year 22 and 23 that have not yet been expended but are currently unencumbered under contract
  • on projects that aren't under contract on projects that aren't anticipated<00:38:00.960><c> to</c><00
Keywords: 919, house, all
Summary: The Agriculture Conference Committee met for an initial organizational and comparison session on House File 2446, the agriculture broadband and rural development bill. Members introduced themselves, noted that no conference target had yet been set, and agreed to begin with a side-by-side review of House and Senate positions. No oral testimony was taken; instead, the chair listed written testimony submitted by a wide range of agricultural, environmental, local government, food bank, and industry groups. Nonpartisan fiscal staff walked through the major funding differences. Both bills included some shared items such as operating adjustments, wolf and elk damage compensation, and certain technical changes, but they differed on several major appropriations. The House generally proposed larger increases for meat inspection, local food purchasing, and the Board of Animal Health, and added items such as county inspector grants, biofertilizer innovation, a biosolids/PFAS-related study, a soil health study, broadband installation study funding, an Agri Works program, an Agri Support program, a milk grant program, and several House-only transfers and grants. The Senate included items such as a climate coordinator position, biofuel-related reductions and policy changes, livestock processing funding, farm-to-school and urban agriculture changes, MARL funding, cottage foods licensing updates, and several Senate-only pass-through grants and transfers. Staff also noted differences in the agriculture emergency account transfer approach and in how the two bodies handled the Second Harvest Heartland and related food distribution provisions. House Research then reviewed the policy language differences in the bill. The House language included provisions allowing more flexible use of grant administration funds, unpaid prior-year claims, county inspector grants, and updates tied to its own policy article, while the Senate language included the climate coordinator, PFAS-related commercialization language, cooperative development grant permissive language, and other Senate policy changes. The committee did not take any votes or final actions at this meeting; the session was informational and focused on identifying differences for later negotiation.