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NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Finance Jan 14th, 2026 at 01:08 pm

Senate Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Basically, in a nutshell, rather than paying cash to meet their quarterly estimated payment liability
  • And last, something unique on slide 34 about this estimate is this non-recurring payment from the state
  • This chart is reflecting corporate income tax payments over a fiscal year.
  • But I think we withheld payments. To pension funds in order to solve it.
  • The amount we produce would not equal the amount we could consume In any point in time.
Keywords: 996, all
MD

Maryland 2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session, 3/18/2026 #2

Maryland House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • 36:18.680> coin institutions, payment stable coin institutions, payment stable coin services,<
  • 1395, consumer protection Bill 1395, consumer protection agricultural<01:42:24.520> equipment
  • <01:53:07.000> House pre-payment of citation All right.
  • House pre-payment of citation All right.
  • local consumer protection codes. local consumer protection codes.
Summary: The House convened with a quorum and then moved through messages from the Senate, introducing several Senate bills and referring them to committees. It then took up multiple third-reading calendars and considered a large number of bills across public health, criminal law, education, estates and trusts, social services, and state government. Most bills passed with broad margins, including measures on fiduciary attorney-client privilege, food labeling and prohibited ingredients, human trafficking awareness training, pharmacy prescriber-pharmacist agreements, provisional social work licensure, structural racism training funding sources, youth delinquency prevention funding, menstrual hygiene product labeling, school resource officer sexual activity prohibitions, nurse licensure enforcement, physician delegation changes, child support income definitions, AI-related child sexual abuse material, trauma-informed care resources, restrictive housing for people with developmental or intellectual disabilities, open movie captioning, autism and dementia police training, gift card fraud, scholarship eligibility, retention proceeds, graduate scholarship eligibility, intercepted communications penalties, benefits for children in custody, juvenile supervision petitions, institutional debt reporting, contraception access reporting, surgical smoke evacuation systems, tax foreclosure notice requirements, special police officer study, child advocacy center standards, victim notification at charging, human trafficking reporting, drug dispensing cost surveys, school board nominating commission changes, the Henrietta Lacks Commission, ID card photograph requirements, and several others. A few bills drew substantive floor discussion. House Bill 963 on appointment of personal representatives was supported as a way to help families and heirs access assets, including in cross-border situations. House Bill 877 on institutional debt reporting prompted debate over whether the bill was useful and whether it would burden colleges; supporters said it would create needed aggregate data and a data dictionary to better understand debt incurred directly from institutions. House Bill 1076 on over-the-counter contraception access and reporting was clarified as a reporting measure that harmonizes prior reporting requirements and does not use taxpayer funds to purchase contraception, though grants had supported vending machine installation. House Bill 288 on extending a state of emergency for schools was explained as applying to natural disasters, civil disasters, public health emergencies, or specific security threats, with one member expressing concern about state involvement and learning loss from prolonged closures. House Bill 746 on the Medicaid/health insurance collaborative care model was briefly delayed by a computer issue, then passed after a short pause. Several members announced vote changes after the roll calls, including corrections on House Bills 65, 771, 769, 900, 1058, 1076, 1490, 1540, and 1554. Final actions on the floor were overwhelmingly favorable to the bills considered, with only a handful of measures drawing notable negative votes, including House Bills 410, 963, 1042, 1058, 1076, 1152, 1540, and 1554. The House also passed a number of local and policy bills with strong bipartisan support, and no amendments or motions to postpone were recorded in the excerpt.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Finance Division I (03/10/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • So when you say the one-time payment, what would the one-time payment be?
  • The next payment would be your future cost, which is included when you have 10 years of payments.
  • , so it doesn't adjust how much payments are made, where the payments are made from.
  • , so it doesn't adjust how much payments are made or where the payments are made from.
  • Okay, but what about the payment to the owner of Granite Place? The lease payments, you mean?
Keywords: 1189, house, all
Summary: The committee met to continue work on House Bill 2, with the chair saying the goal was to finish the bill as given by the governor, though additional amendments were expected. Members first discussed the bail section and agreed to hold it for later because a separate House bail bill was expected on Thursday and could have significant county cost impacts. They also generally accepted the proposed reorganization of positions between Fish and Game, DNCR, and the Department of Environmental Services, but noted the need to review effective dates and funding details, including a possible double appropriation of $275,000 for a scientist position already funded in HB 1. A substantial portion of the meeting focused on environmental review and native plant-related sections moving functions from DNCR to DES. Members discussed changing the rulemaking timeline from 180 days to 90 days, and clarifying that “begin” means the public hearing stage. They also reviewed how fee revenue would shift between agencies in HB 1 so the budget impact would be net zero. The committee indicated it would prepare amendments reflecting these changes and revisit them at a later vote. The longest discussion concerned the boathouse provisions. Members debated whether the new definitions and construction standards were appropriate in a budget bill, with one member arguing they should be in a separate bill, while others said the provisions were urgent because of a lawsuit and the lack of clear guardrails. Concerns included the February 20, 2025 effective date, which some thought might be retroactive, the detailed limits on what may be stored in a boathouse, and a fee increase that some felt could discourage homeowners from seeking permits. The committee also questioned whether the fee structure should be tiered for smaller projects and whether permit-by-notification projects should be exempted. No final votes were taken on these sections during the discussion; instead, members agreed to seek legal and policy answers and to return with amendments and public hearing input before voting.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
  • know, that... ...35% increase on the weight distance tax, that truly would get sent down to the consumer
  • It'll end up back whatever the consumer goods are that they're being bought.
  • And so I figured that would be more of an impact because it was a monthly payment that you're making
  • as opposed to an annual payment that one's making.
  • be, in my opinion, a bigger impact on my constituents' bottom line, as having that bigger monthly payment
Keywords: 996, all
Summary: The committee heard a District 5 New Mexico Department of Transportation presentation from Rhonda Lopez, who reviewed the district’s FY26 budget, staffing vacancies, and the status of special appropriations from 2020 through 2025. She described numerous completed and ongoing projects across the district, including roadway overlays, bridge work, intersection improvements, ADA upgrades, and maintenance projects, and also summarized STIP, TPF, LGRF, and equipment needs. Members asked about a guardrail issue near U.S. 64 in Hogback, the 5% local match for TPF projects, and the status of the New Mexico 371/U.S. 36 intersection funding agreement with the Navajo Nation; DOT said the match is secured or waived where applicable and that the Navajo agreement is nearly finalized. The committee then heard House Bill 270, which would amend the Public Works Apprentice Training Act to require contributions to apprenticeship and training programs for certain public works contracts, including highway-related work, while creating an exception where no approved apprenticeship program exists for a trade classification. The sponsor said the bill was intended to strengthen workforce development and support apprenticeship training. Contractors and asphalt industry representatives opposed the bill, arguing it would raise road project costs and duplicate existing training contributions. A motion to table failed on a tie, and a later motion to pass also failed on a tie, leaving the bill in committee. Next, the committee heard House Bill 322, which would create a transportation trust fund and transportation program fund, dedicate additional revenue sources including a portion of electricity GRT and motor vehicle excise tax, and begin annual distributions for federal matching funds in 2029. The sponsor and supporters said the bill would help address a multi-billion-dollar road funding gap, improve maintenance, and provide a stable source for matching federal dollars. Some members raised concerns about the electricity tax component, its effect on utility bills, and overlap with recently enacted transportation financing measures; others supported the concept but questioned timing and funding priorities. A motion on the bill resulted in a tie and failed, leaving the bill in committee. The meeting concluded with a District 4 NMDOT legislative presentation. The district outlined its geography, budget, staffing vacancy rate, completed special appropriations, active construction and maintenance projects, wildfire-related recovery work, local government funding allocations, and equipment replacement needs. Members asked about school district uses of local funding and the impact of aging equipment and weather on maintenance costs. The presentation ended without any formal action on District 4 items, and the committee adjourned.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Labor - 03/20/25

Labor

Transcript Highlights:
  • antitrust enforcement at both a state and federal level have focused very narrowly on impacts on consumers
  • We know that monopoly power does not just harm consumers.
  • Um, it's clearly unfair to the consumers.
  • Um, it's clearly unfair to the consumers.
  • One thing that you could do is to make clear in state consumer protection and antitrust statutes that
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Benjamin Farkley: ...a per-consumer cap on rate case expenses.
  • Should there be one highlighting the cost of it on all consumer bills?
  • I often get asked what a consumer can do to keep affordable coverage.
  • Programs would benefit residential and small commercial consumers.
  • Consumers, or we could set a per-consumer cap on rate case expenses.
Keywords: 1185, senate, all
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

January 14, 2025 - 03:30 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • And so we work with them, and they provide the direct services for our consumers.
  • And then again, we've had lots of consumer organizations such as the National Federation of the Blind
  • Our mission statement of the CIE is to serve, first and foremost, as a consumer protection agency.
  • Our mission statement of the CIA is to serve, first and foremost, as a consumer protection agency.
  • And so this is the primary way that they have for payment of basic operations and running of those 47
Summary: The Higher Education Budget Subcommittee met for an introductory overview of the higher education programs under its jurisdiction. After roll call and member introductions, Chair Busatta outlined that the subcommittee oversees programs in the Department of Education and the State University System, including vocational rehabilitation, blind services, private postsecondary licensure, student financial aid, career and adult education, the Florida College System, and the Board of Governors. The chair and staff also noted that these areas represent roughly $9 billion in current-year funding. Officials from the Department of Education presented on several programs. Vocational Rehabilitation Director Kelly Rogers described services for adults and youth with disabilities, including pre-employment transition services, job coaching, assistive technology, and employer support; she said the program served more than 55,000 people last year, has no wait list, and reported a return of $7.61 to the economy for every $1 invested. Division of Blind Services Director Robert Doyle explained services from birth through older adulthood, including early intervention, school-age support, vocational rehabilitation, independent living, the Business Enterprise Program for blind vendors, and the Braille and Talking Book Library; he said the division serves about 12,000 people annually and also has no wait list, though some community rehab providers may have one. Tiffany Hurst of the Commission for Independent Education described licensure and consumer protection for independent postsecondary institutions, reporting oversight of about 1,100 institutions and 721 non-degree schools, along with enforcement actions against unlicensed operators. Sean Haskin of Student Financial Assistance reviewed 22 scholarship and grant programs totaling about $1 billion for more than 200,000 students, including Bright Futures, Benacquisto, need-based grants, EASE, EASE Plus, veterans’ scholarships, dual enrollment reimbursement, first responder scholarships, and the Ocoee and Rosewood scholarships. Members asked about surplus funds, marketing, Bright Futures eligibility requirements, and whether EASE awards had changed; Haskin said any unused funds are reverted to the Legislature, that the department markets through schools and the Florida Lottery, and that EASE remained at $3,500 per FTE for the last two fiscal years. Several members raised concerns that students and parents may not learn about aid programs early enough, especially in economically disadvantaged communities. Chancellor Kevin O’Farrell then presented on Career and Adult Education, highlighting record participation in career and technical education, adult education, and apprenticeship. He said about 800,000 secondary students and 480,000 postsecondary students are in CTE, adult education serves about 183,000 learners, and apprenticeship/pre-apprenticeship programs include more than 22,000 participants. He also described the workforce development fund, Perkins, WIOA Title II, the Pathways to Career Opportunities Grant, workforce capitalization grants, CAPE performance funding, and the Pipeline nursing initiative, noting strong NCLEX outcomes and expanded outreach through the Get There, Your Way, Future of Work Florida, and Zello platforms. Kathy Hebda began the Florida College System presentation by emphasizing open access, workforce preparation, statewide reach, and strong enrollment and completion growth, including more than 672,000 students, over 131,000 degrees and certificates, and significant dual enrollment savings for students and families.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Transportation Funding Mar 10th, 2025

S/C on Transportation Funding

Transcript Highlights:
  • know that we conducted a pavement the 87th legislative session that showed that commercial vehicles consume
  • Which means our roads are consumed far greater rate, but we don't receive a greater rate And I think
  • . 10,000 times the rate of payment than you do, for instance, a population base.
  • Certainly, I think we would all recognize that without the population centers to consume the products
  • We know that the right-of-way acquisition process is a very... difficult, time-consuming process, and
Keywords: 1184, house, all
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

CPN-LBT, CPN DEFER, CPN DEFER, CPN, CPN-EIG Public Hearings 02-10-2026

Commerce and Consumer Protection

Transcript Highlights:
  • The office of consumer protection with comments.
  • Next measure is SP 2495 relating to consumer protection.
  • We'll adjourn this agenda. measure is to provide consumers with the measure is to provide consumers with
  • chair, member Mickey for the consumer chair, member Mickey for the consumer advocate.<00:30:42.399
  • <01:10:45.840> and operating um well for consumers and operating um well for consumers and
Bills: SB3326, SB2911
Summary: The committees heard SB 3001 on artificial intelligence in a joint Commerce and Consumer Protection/Labor and Technology hearing. Testimony included support from the Department of Education and Google, comments from the Office of Consumer Protection and the Attorney General’s office, and late opposition from Agentic LLC. The Attorney General raised constitutional and vagueness concerns and suggested clarifying amendments, while Google said the bill’s risk-based approach and proposed amendments could help establish industry-wide safety standards for minors. The committees recessed and then voted to pass SB 3001 with amendments, adopting DCCA/OCP recommendations on data minimization for minors and UDAP clarity, the Attorney General’s proposed clarifications and deletions, and Google’s nonconflicting amendments; the effective date was deferred to July 1, 2050. The vote passed unanimously among members present, with some members excused. The Commerce and Consumer Protection committee then took up several previously heard measures in decision-making. SB 2045 on combat sports passed with amendments reflecting DCCA and boxing commission recommendations, including clarifying the on-site medical professional requirement, reporting duties, promoter payment, removal of the combat sports registry and ambulance requirement, and other technical changes; the effective date was deferred to July 1, 2050. SP 2347 on the residential landlord-tenant code passed with amendments striking landlord requirements so OCP could work on a multilingual tenant-rights notice, and SP 2495 on consumer protection passed with amendments requiring OCP to publish an annual report on potential code violations. SB 2777 on insurance was deferred to February 17, 2026 for further decision-making. At a later CPN decision-making agenda, SB 2471 and SB 2829, both relating to the powers of artificial persons, passed with amendments clarifying the preamble, removing language about foreign artificial persons, and making other consistency and non-substantive changes; both effective dates were moved to January 1, 2027. SP 2033 on renewable energy also passed with amendments clarifying the definition of grid-ready homes, cost-sharing provisions, applicability to interconnecting customers, and safety/certification compliance, with the effective date deferred to July 1, 2050. In each case, the committee voted to adopt the recommendations without objections from members present. The committees also heard SB 3000 on insurance, which would authorize the Attorney General to bring civil actions to recover costs and losses tied to climate-attributable harm and future climate risk, including costs incurred by state insurance-related entities. The Insurance Division and Attorney General’s office offered comments seeking clarification and warning about redundancy, implementation issues, possible representation of private insurers, and concurrent litigation concerns. Supporters, including the Center for Climate Integrity, a resident testifier, Sierra Club, and Green America, argued the bill would help shift insurance costs to fossil fuel companies responsible for climate harms and address rising premiums and nonrenewals in Hawaii. Opponents, including the American Petroleum Institute, argued the bill singled out one industry, raised constitutional concerns, and should be deferred because related climate litigation is already pending. The transcript ends with the committee continuing testimony and discussion on SB 3000 and then moving into SB 3326 on energy, where the consumer advocate and Hawaiian Electric opposed the bill’s proposed separation of generation from transmission and distribution, while the PUC stood on written testimony, Retail Merchants of Hawaii supported it, and Life of the Land raised concerns about assumptions and the need for more substance.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Human Services May 5th, 2026

Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • Sir, it'll be a return payment like you'll issue out a letter.
  • The second is post-payment review.
  • We go back and recoup those payments. It was asked how we do that.
  • Sometimes a certain amount comes out of their future payments.
  • I'm curious about your idea of delaying payment.
Keywords: 1184, house, all
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

CPN-PSM, CPN-EDT, CPN Public Hearing 02-05-2025

Commerce and Consumer Protection

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is the Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection.
  • all permissible uses of consumer all permissible uses of consumer fireworks<00:18:38.320> and
  • SB 999 will prohibit the sale and use of state-approved consumer fireworks as it is today.
  • <00:21:43.520> fireworks safer state approved consumer fireworks safer state approved consumer
  • a concern there's requests for payment a concern there's requests for payment before<01:15:47.760
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The committee opened by outlining testimony procedures and then heard SB 376 on tax credits, which would create a home fire safety improvement tax credit. Testimony from the Tax Foundation of Hawaiʻi urged that the concept would be better handled as a subsidy program and raised drafting concerns about unclear definitions and eligibility. Later, the committees agreed to pass SB 376 with amendments, including making the credit nonrefundable, clarifying third-party certification, deleting recapture-related language, and making technical changes. Members then heard SB 417, which would make unlicensed contractor work during or within five years after an emergency or disaster a class B felony. The Contractors License Board was listed for comments, and the Subcontractors Association supported the measure. The committees ultimately recommended passage with technical, non-substantive amendments and an adjusted effective date, and the measure was adopted. A substantial portion of the meeting focused on SB 782, which would require free and accessible voice communication services for incarcerated people and prohibit state agencies from profiting from those services, while also directing the PUC to set standards and providing funding for the SAVIN victim notification program. Supporters, including the Public Defender, ACLU of Hawaiʻi, Worth Rises, and others, argued the bill would reduce costs for families, improve reentry, and align adult corrections with the juvenile system. Opponents, including the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the Hawaiʻi Paroling Authority, and SAVIN-related witnesses, warned that changing the funding structure could weaken victim notification and safety services. The committees deferred SB 782. The committee also heard SB 999 on fireworks, which would repeal permissible consumer fireworks uses, impose civil penalties and forfeiture remedies, and create a forfeiture special fund for safety education. The Department of Law Enforcement and Honolulu Police Department supported the bill, while fireworks industry representatives and others opposed it, arguing prohibition would be ineffective and urging stronger enforcement and education instead. The committees deferred SB 999 for further consideration, and SB 1136 on insurance was also deferred after insurers and the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs opposed it. In the later joint session with the Committee on Economic Development and Tourism, SB 744 on condominium loans was heard with support from the Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority and banking groups, while one testifier raised concerns that the program could function like C-PACE financing and add risky debt to condominium associations; testimony and discussion continued on that measure.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Agriculture Committee Meeting - 2026-04-08

Agriculture Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Imagine your own home mortgage or car payment jumping in price like this.
  • <00:15:28.639> And<00:15:28.800> we're to farmers and consumers.
  • And we're to farmers and consumers.
  • <01:34:50.320> But<01:34:50.480> to some kind of payment though too.
  • But to some kind of payment though too.
Bills: HF2103, HF4508
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 2/19/26

Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Second, another big change is this administration's new $100,000 payment for certain H-1B petitions.
  • This new payment is coupled with USCIS's immigration benefits pause, which is for the 40 countries that
  • spending changed in January how consumer spending changed in January as<01:32:15.760> compared
  • We estimate consumer<01:32:21.120> spending<01:32:21.520> declined<01:32:21.920> by<
  • /c><01:32:22.239> 2.9%<01:32:23.040> in consumer spending declined by 2.9% in consumer
Keywords: 1183, house
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Taxes - 01/30/25

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's people buying into an energy system where they self-produce and self-consume their own energy.
  • King can speak more to this, but our folks out there trying to market this product to consumers, the
  • <00:14:47.680> the Market this product to Consumers the Market this product to Consumers the
  • Do you pay a lease payment to the Department of Administration on your facilities, your buildings?
  • Insurance payment rates have not increased to match the cost to deliver care.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • payment error rate. payment error rate.
  • <00:24:07.360> error starting in two years, the payment error starting in two years, the payment
  • Um and I think Minnesota consumers.
  • So, 4,000 cases, but payment accuracy.
  • Some of them are already consumer.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
ND

North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session

Human Services Committee Feb 11th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • Assisted living providers expressed the importance of protecting the consumer-driven model.
  • So they just have a different payment stream and the same standards then.
  • Following the review of basic care, adult residential payment structures were reviewed.
  • The pros and cons of the payment system were also presented.
  • We then discussed adult residential care and how the payment model is different.
Keywords: 908, all
Summary: The Human Services Committee met in interim session and first approved the previous meeting minutes before receiving a series of presentations on homelessness and housing stability. Jennifer Henderson of the North Dakota Housing Finance Agency updated members on the new Interagency Council on Homelessness, describing its executive-order mandate to review resources, gather input from stakeholders, identify gaps, and develop recommendations. She said the council’s first work is building a statewide program matrix of existing homeless services and funding sources, with attention to youth, tribal communities, and other vulnerable populations. Members raised concerns about youth homelessness, homeless veterans, and how the council will stay focused on a practical framework rather than getting lost in details. The committee also discussed possible connections to the rural health transformation grant and agreed to continue the topic later in the spring. Beth Olson of Presentation Partners in Housing described the organization’s housing-first model in Cass County and Clay County, including homeless prevention/diversion, housing navigation, and Cooper House, a 42-unit permanent supportive housing building in Fargo. She said the organization focuses on people with long-term and chronic homelessness, many with mental health, addiction, health, domestic violence, and Indigenous identity-related barriers, and reported strong outcomes: 85 of 86 people housed in 2025, 91% still housed after one year, and major reductions in emergency room use, ambulance rides, jail stays, detox days, and shelter use. She also explained that state funding has grown from a small share of the budget to about $1.1 million in state-connected funding for fiscal 2026, largely through contracts tied to supportive services. Members asked about vouchers, rent contributions at Cooper House, length of stay, and whether similar projects could be expanded elsewhere. Andrea Olson of the Community Action Partnership of North Dakota outlined statewide homeless and housing-related services delivered through six community action agencies in all 53 counties. She explained the Community Services Block Grant structure, said housing was identified as the top need in the most recent statewide needs assessment, and described programs including Supportive Services for Veteran Families, North Dakota Homeless Grant services, and Home ARP supportive services. She emphasized that the end of North Dakota Rent Help has increased pressure on the system, that the current $2 million annual homeless grant is far smaller than prior rent-help assistance, and that community action is using case management and financial assistance to move households toward self-sufficiency. Members asked about funding formulas, rural service delivery, and coordination with Presentation Partners to avoid duplication. YouthWorks then began a presentation on youth homelessness, describing services for ages 12 to 24, the special needs of youth and former foster youth, and the organization’s use of federal and state funds to support transitional housing, emergency shelter, maternity housing, and diversion services.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • parity, or fair payment, to pharmacists under Medicaid and KCHIP.
  • parity, or fair payment, to pharmacists under Medicaid and KCHIP.
  • parity, or fair payment, to pharmacists under Medicaid and KCHIP.
  • parity, or fairness in payment, from Medicaid and KCHIP to pharmacists in the community to increase
  • <00:29:02.519> for of requests for additional payments for of requests for additional payments
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The Senate Standing Committee on Health Services met with a quorum, first taking up referred administrative regulations. One regulation was deferred, and two others were noted as deficient; with no one wishing to speak, the committee treated the regulations as reviewed. The committee then heard Senate Bill 13 from Chairman Meredith, which would reduce the number of Medicaid managed care organizations from five to three. Meredith argued the bill would reduce administrative burden, improve oversight, help rural providers, and potentially lower costs for families and the Medicaid program. Senators Berg, Herron, and Douglas asked about data, patient impact, network adequacy, and prior authorization burdens; Meredith said the effect on patients would be indirect through better access and less administrative delay. The committee approved a committee substitute and passed SB 13 favorably on a 10-0 vote. The committee next considered Senate Joint Resolution 26, presented by Senator Richardson and Kentucky Pharmacists Association Executive Director Ben Mudd. The resolution asks the Department of Medicaid Services to provide data and cost analysis on paying pharmacists fairly for clinical services already within their scope of practice under Medicaid and KCHIP. Supporters said pharmacists can improve access, especially in rural areas, by providing services such as medication therapy management, chronic disease management, and preventive care, and that the resolution is intended to gather information before any future bill. Senator Douglas questioned whether expanded pharmacy duties have actually improved access or outcomes and whether there is published data; Mudd said the Board of Pharmacy tracks use of protocols but that more data is needed. The committee approved the resolution by roll call, with all members voting aye. At the end of the meeting, Chairman Meredith announced that Senate Bill 27 would be heard for discussion only and not acted on that day so members could review it further. Senator Brandon Storm introduced SB 27, which would create a Kentucky Parkinson’s disease research registry, and noted that a Michael J. Fox Foundation representative could not attend because of a winter storm; her letter was included in the packet. Storm said the registry is intended to support research and policy by tracking Parkinson’s disease in Kentucky, citing national prevalence and cost figures. No vote was taken on SB 27 during this meeting.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection - 04/01/25

Commerce and Consumer Protection

Transcript Highlights:
  • doesn't change whatsoever the consumer doesn't change whatsoever the consumer are<00:42:27.880><
  • <01:38:13.360> about campaigns to educate consumers about campaigns to educate consumers about
  • the Consumer Technology Association.
  • the Consumer Technology Association.
  • the Consumer Technology Association.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 24th, 2026 at 09:09 am

House Appropriations & Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • There's your consumer-delegated personal care, which is through an agency.
  • A lot of our... ...consumer, the personal care items, and do they relate?
  • I've got consumer delegated, and that means you go through an agency.
  • And then there's consumer directed, which the beneficiary hires directly.
  • I believe that's the consumer-delegated side of it.
Keywords: 996, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy Committee 9/17/25

Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • suspended payments to 115 providers. suspended payments to 115 providers.
  • <00:25:59.600> for anomalies in billing and payments for anomalies in billing and payments
  • payments immediately. payments immediately.
  • payment and by August we had 115. payment and by August we had 115.
  • Now, being payments to providers.
Keywords: 1183, house