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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Commerce Committee Meeting - 2025-04-03
Commerce Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- There are ways you can get supplemental coverage for this."
- After this bill is passed with this provision in it, that broker can say, of course, there's Medigap coverages
- They'll mark yes, and they will not get the coverage. Because it's adverse selection.
- corrections to a new form of long-term care that the committee heard called limited long-term care coverage
Keywords:
foreclosure, mortgage postponement, homeowners, redemption period, Minnesota Statutes, cannabis, hemp, lower-potency, edibles, regulations, licensing, local control, consumer safety, age restrictions, commerce policy, financial institutions, insurance regulation, limited long-term care insurance, Medicare supplement, health insurance
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Government Contract Review Committee (5-13-25) - Reupload Part 2
Transcript Highlights:
- We know that they can do 120-county coverage.
- , when we look at the ecosphere, we didn't see another organization that had that reach and that coverage
- We know that they can do 120-county coverage.
- that they can do 120 county coverage. that they can do 120 county coverage.
- <00:24:48.240>
It that coverage that could do that. It that coverage that could do that.
Summary:
The committee first approved contracts 98, 99, and 100 on a roll call vote, with Chairman Douglas voting no but the items still passing. It then took up a Kentucky Department of Tourism contract involving the United Kingdom, France, and Germany/Austria/Switzerland markets. Tourism officials said the state has had similar contracts since 2013, that international visitors spend about six times more per day than domestic travelers, and that the effort supports marketing, public relations, and familiarization trips. The committee approved that contract as well, with Chairman Douglas voting yes after expressing support for tourism promotion.
Next, the committee reviewed two Finance Cabinet facilities and support services items involving engineering and architectural services for a specialized lab expansion project. Members discussed why the design work was expensive, and the cabinet explained that the project’s pathogen-related complexity required specialized firms. Chairman Douglas said he believed some architectural and engineering reimbursement rates were too high and should be reexamined, but the committee still approved the items by roll call.
The committee then heard from the Attorney General’s office and the Kentucky Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission on an MOA related to substance use disorder funding. Senator Meredith asked how the commission’s work coordinated with behavioral health programs, and staff explained that the commission allocates funds based on applications and includes relevant state officials. The contract was approved. After that, the committee considered behavioral health items: one new 988 chat-and-text contract to expand Kentucky-based crisis response coverage, and a Voices of Hope amendment that doubled funding to continue services into the next fiscal year. Officials said the 988 contract would move more chats and texts in-state, and that the Voices of Hope increase reflected continuation of SAMHSA-funded services; both were approved.
Finally, the committee reviewed DCBS contracts, including a food insecurity survey contract with a Kentucky nonprofit and a Building Bridges Initiative training contract. Members questioned whether the food survey group’s advocacy role created a conflict, but DCBS said the organization was chosen for its statewide network and that the cabinet would receive the raw data. For Building Bridges, DCBS said the program began in the fall and provides training and peer mentorship for residential child care providers, with results still too early to assess. Both items were approved. The last set of contracts, under the State Treasurer for the Kentucky Council on Developmental Disabilities, prompted questions about why the funding flowed through the treasurer’s office and about a sexuality-related capacity-building initiative. Staff explained the treasurer serves as the designated state agency for federal DD Act funds, and that the sexuality initiative is part of a broader five-year plan focused on self-advocacy, system change, and capacity building; the committee then moved to approve those contracts as well.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Jobs and Economic Development - 02/23/26
Jobs and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- As a reminder around coverage under the program, coverage under Minnesota's paid leave law is quite broad
- reminder around coverage under the program,<00:04:50.639>
coverage <00:04:51.040>of <00 - The premium uh leave lines of coverage.
- <00:10:31.680>
to self-insure and provide coverage to self-insure and provide coverage to - And we worked with about their coverage.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs (01/23/2026)
State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- the end of the resolution that it calls for accountability on the part of media surrounding the coverage
- the end of the resolution that it calls for accountability on the part of media surrounding the coverage
- the end of the resolution that it calls for accountability on the part of media surrounding the coverage
- the end of the resolution that it calls for accountability on the part of media surrounding the coverage
- So, do are you aware of any coverage.
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Commerce and Small Business Committee Feb 10th, 2026
Commerce and Small Business
Transcript Highlights:
- And the AG had some asks with regard to coverage.
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just <00:10:36.000>if <00:10:36.320>you <00:10:36.880>um coverage - Um, now it's just if you um coverage.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Financial Services Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:30 am
Joint Committee on Financial Services
Transcript Highlights:
- but what we do know is that many insurers are reporting over 20% increase indications for the PIP coverage
- not take the full indication and rate, this is a substantial increase in the indicators for this coverage
- but what we do know is that many insurers are reporting over 20% increase indications for the PIP coverage
- not take the full indication and rate, this is a substantial increase in the indicators for this coverage
- not take the full indication and rate, this is a substantial increase in the indicators for this coverage
Summary:
The Financial Services Committee heard testimony on several insurance, transportation, and labor-related bills. Senator Edwards supported bills addressing app-based delivery workers, arguing that food-delivery drivers should be treated as employees with protections and mileage reimbursement, and that a small surcharge on app-based deliveries could raise revenue for the Commonwealth and localities. Kevin Brousseau of the Massachusetts AFL-CIO also backed the delivery-worker bill, saying it would preserve employee status, add data transparency, and create a process for challenging deactivations. MAPC supported a bill to change transportation network company fees from a flat per-ride charge to a percentage-based assessment, saying the current fee is outdated and that a higher fee could raise more transportation revenue and help address congestion and emissions.
A large portion of the hearing focused on auto insurance and collision repair issues. Insurance industry witnesses supported a bill to limit attorney’s fees in PIP cases by giving insurers 30 days after a complaint is served to pay amounts due without fee exposure, arguing that PIP litigation has surged, is clogging courts, and is being driven by out-of-state firms. They also opposed auto body labor-rate bills, saying the market is already adjusting and that a statutory floor is unnecessary. In contrast, auto body shop representatives and the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Massachusetts urged favorable action on bills to raise and regularly update collision repair labor rates, saying current reimbursement levels are far below market, have not kept pace with inflation or vehicle technology, and are making it hard to retain workers and keep small shops open. One witness also supported a bill to limit insurance surcharge points for low-damage accidents or minor moving violations.
Committee members asked questions about deactivation rights for delivery workers, the mechanics of the PIP litigation issue, and the gap between body-shop and mechanical labor rates. Testimony emphasized that current auto body reimbursement rates are around the mid-$40s per hour, while mechanical work can be reimbursed at much higher rates, and that advisory-board discussions have produced only limited progress. At the end of the hearing, the chairs asked if anyone else wished to testify, then moved to close the hearing; the motion was seconded and approved unanimously.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Communications and Conveyance Committee Jun 23rd, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- is also required to include data from the very faulty maps that deal with broadband and wireless coverage
- Most importantly, there is no requirement for on-the-ground certification that wireless coverage actually
- is also required to include data from the very faulty maps that deal with broadband and wireless coverage
- Most importantly, there is no requirement for on-the-ground certification that wireless coverage actually
- , and that the federal maps are very problematic because of that—that it may say that there's coverage
Summary:
The Assembly Communications and Conveyance Committee heard AB 470 by Assembly Member McKinnor, a bill to modernize California’s carrier-of-last-resort rules for voice telephone service and create a process for carriers to transition away from obsolete copper networks in favor of advanced telecommunications infrastructure. The author and supporters said the bill is aimed at preserving reliable voice and 911 access while encouraging private investment in fiber and other modern networks, and emphasized that it is not a broadband bill. Support came from AT&T, business groups, and a former Cal OES director, who argued the bill provides a careful, phased modernization with CPUC oversight and increased public-safety investment requirements.
Opposition came from TURN, CWA District 9, digital equity organizations, labor groups, and several local governments and county representatives. Critics raised concerns about the adequacy of the mapping process, reliance on broadband and wireless coverage data, the lack of on-the-ground verification, the challenge process, possible loss of Lifeline protections, and the impact on workers and union jobs. They also argued the bill could allow carriers to reduce universal-service obligations without enough safeguards for rural and vulnerable customers.
Committee members discussed those concerns at length, especially the map-making process, the challenge procedure, and whether the bill sufficiently protects workers and customers who could be left behind. The author said the bill includes a 10-year backstop if service is lost, a CPUC-led process, and a three-to-one fiber buildout requirement tied to relinquishment, and expressed willingness to continue working with labor on workforce language. The committee ultimately passed AB 470 on a 7-0 due pass vote.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- And luckily, most of us have insurance, but I know people that don't, that don't have coverage anymore
- because of what's happened with our insurance coverage lately.
- "Coverage lately. And these women deserve the right.
- And a lot of them are being denied coverage in those areas.
- and the high cost of coverage when you have an illness.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Health and Human Services (01/21/2026)
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- When that coverage goes away?
- are more for the uh issue of coverage are more for the uh issue of coverage mandates<01:00:37.280
- individuals who lose Medicaid coverage individuals who lose Medicaid coverage or<04:13:44.319>
- or transition into new coverage status. or transition into new coverage status.
- <04:18:10.560>
due recipients will lose their coverage due recipients will lose their coverage
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Feb 3rd, 2026
Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- family child care home, prohibits residential property insurance policies from providing liability coverage
- for claims arising from operation of a family or large family child care home unless coverage is expressly
- family child care home, prohibits residential property insurance policies from providing liability coverage
- for claims arising from operation of a family or large family child care home unless coverage is expressly
Keywords:
dependent children, child welfare, cash allowance, caregivers, community organizations, empowerment, foster care, out-of-home care, temporary cash assistance, eligibility, drug trafficking, human trafficking, Florida statutes
Summary:
The Committee on Children, Families, and Elder Affairs heard and advanced four bills. CS/SB 1690, on early childhood education, was amended with a delete-all amendment that required public posting of child care inspection reports and data on child deaths, injuries, and substantiated abuse; changed certain notice and insurance provisions for family and large family child care homes; created the Florida Endowment for Early Learning; and made related definitional changes. The amendment was adopted and the committee reported the bill favorably. SB 1022, on children’s initiatives, would add two new Florida Children’s Initiatives in Bay County and Pompano in Broward County; the sponsor described the program as a community-based service network model, and the bill was reported favorably without opposition.
SB 996, on dependent children, would require DCF and community-based care lead agencies to coordinate and regularly meet with organizations focused on people with lived experience in the child welfare system, and to publish how suggestions are implemented. Several young adults with foster care experience testified in support, emphasizing the importance of youth voice, normalcy, and teaching financial responsibility through allowance. The bill was reported favorably after supportive debate.
The committee also considered CS/SB 1462, on temporary cash assistance eligibility, after adopting an amendment that narrowed a SNAP eligibility carve-out to people who were victims of human trafficking at the time of a drug conviction. The sponsor said the bill was intended to remove barriers to reunification and redemption. After supportive testimony and no opposition, the committee reported the bill favorably. The meeting then adjourned.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Joint Labor, Health & Social Services Committee, May 15, 2026 - AM
Labor, Health & Social Services
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, December 2, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We crucially made signing up for health care coverage easier and more affordable.
- We crucially made signing up for health care coverage easier and more affordable.
- We crucially made signing up for health care coverage easier and more affordable.
- We crucially made signing up for health care coverage easier and more affordable.
- For health care coverage easier and more affordable.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Current law requires such coverage for children's prosthetics.
- Current law requires such coverage for children's prosthetics.
- state is requiring will lose access to coverage for substance abuse disorder treatment, and overdose
- state is requiring will lose access to coverage for substance abuse disorder treatment, and overdose
- for for substance abuse coverage for for substance abuse disorder<02:08:53.559>
treatment <02:
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 113 May 7th, 2026
Colorado Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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- The inconsistencies between the bill and the cancer trust coverage create coverage gaps.
- <02:44:19.359>
create <02:44:19.840>coverage cancer uh trust coverage create coverage - cancer uh trust coverage create coverage gaps. gaps. gaps.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 2/19/26
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Transcript Highlights:
- And so when broadest coverage possible.
- So give you a picture of coverage.
- percentage of coverage around the state. percentage of coverage around the state.
- So, we talked about coverage.
- So, we talked about coverage.
Bills:
HF2825
Keywords:
expungement, criminal justice, background check, security industry, private detective, 1183, house
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- <00:48:11.359>
for <00:48:11.520>medically <00:48:12.079>necessary coverage for - Unfortunately, a recent report found that the majority of states lack minimum coverage requirements for
- Coverage policies should never stand between patients and the treatments they need.
- Coverage policies should never stand between patients and the treatments they need.
- , Parkinson's, but without co coverage, Parkinson's, but without co coverage, there's<00:52:41.359
Keywords:
student-athletes, name image likeness, NIL, compensation, transparency, University of Hawaii, Title IX, funding, protections, athlete agents, student athletes, endorsement contracts, professional representation, registration requirements, sports law, 912, senate, all
Summary:
The joint Senate Committee on Education and Committee on Health and Human Services heard testimony on several bills related to student health and safety, University of Hawaii programs, and workforce development. For SB 2969, which would appropriate funds for the University of Hawaii to expand and sustain the Maui Wildfire Exposure Study and Maui Health Registry, testimony was overwhelmingly supportive. Witnesses described the ongoing physical and mental health impacts of the August 2023 Maui fires, said the study has identified serious untreated conditions and connected participants to care, and emphasized its role in serving survivors and training students. The committee also heard support from the Department of Health, the Alzheimer’s Association, the American Lung Association, Maui residents, and study staff. No vote was taken during the hearing.
The committee then heard SB 2657, which would establish an Alzheimer disease and related dementia research center at the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine. University of Hawaii and Alzheimer’s Association representatives supported the bill, saying a local center would improve coordination of existing research, build state capacity, and help Hawaii compete for future NIH designation and federal funding. A family member affected by Alzheimer’s also testified in support, citing the disease’s impact in Hawaii. In response to questions, the university said the proposal would follow a five-year phased plan, with the first year funding used to recruit a senior neuroscientist and staff person, at an estimated cost of about $375,000, and that the effort would still strengthen Hawaii’s research infrastructure even if federal funding is not secured.
For SB 2612, which clarifies immunity for Department of Education employees and agents who assist students with medication administration under certain conditions, the Department of Education said the bill is intended to protect volunteers and help ensure students can participate in school activities even when staffing is limited. The committee discussed how volunteers would be selected and whether every school would have someone available, and DOE said schools currently rely on health attendants, nurses, and trained volunteers. The committee also briefly discussed liability language and gross negligence exceptions. The hearing then moved to SB 2412, which would fund a bachelor’s degree program in sign language and sign language interpretation at UH Mānoa with a future master’s pathway. Testimony from interpreters, educators, and university officials emphasized the shortage of interpreters, the need to retain local talent, and the program’s role in building a pipeline; university representatives said the initial request would fund a faculty/staff position as a first step, with additional funding needed later. No final committee action or votes were announced in the transcript.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, September 16, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the House proceedings for political or commercial purposes
- PICKING -- KICKING 15 MILLION PEOPLE OFF THEIR COVERAGE ALTOGETHER.
- Any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the House proceedings for political or commercial purposes
- Any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the House proceedings for political or commercial purposes
- Any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the House proceedings for political or commercial purposes
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/10/26
Commerce Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- I do want to clarify that there was a question in the mandate review about coverage and the potential
- for this impacting coverage for all insulins.
- review about coverage review about coverage and<00:42:28.600>
the <00:42:28.920>potential - I will point coverage for all insulins.
- mandate coverage of all insulins. mandate coverage of all insulins.
Keywords:
nudification technology, image rights, privacy protection, sexual exploitation, cybersecurity, recreational camping, utility fees, electricity charges, consumer protection, energy policy, health insurance, insulin, step therapy, diabetes, patient care, prescription drugs, pet shops, animal welfare, dog sales, cat sales
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
HHS, HHS DEFER Public Hearings 02-13-2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Currently, HMSA has updated their coverage policies for CGMs.
- <00:10:40.880>
Um their coverage policies for CGMs. Um their coverage policies for CGMs. - Most of the new uninsured will be former Medicaid enrollees who will lose their coverage.
- with concurrent resolution for coverage with concurrent resolution for coverage of<01:14:17.120>
- And I understand that a number coverage.
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on a large number of health-related measures, with the most extensive discussion on SB 2283, which would expand mail-order pharmacy access for prescription drugs. Supporters including HMSA, the Board of Pharmacy, and health plan groups said mail order could lower costs, improve adherence, and reduce hospitalizations, while independent pharmacies and rural neighbor-island providers warned it could harm local pharmacies, reduce access for patients who rely on face-to-face service, and create delivery and storage problems for medications. No vote was taken on SB 2283 during the excerpt, and the chair moved on after hearing testimony.
The committee also heard SB 2855 on opioid antagonists, with the Insurance Division and HMSA noting that medically necessary opioid antagonists are already covered and suggesting the issue may be addressed through education or administrative fixes. Fentanyl and substance abuse groups supported the measure. SB 3045 on health insurance coverage for continuous glucose monitors drew broad support from diabetes and health organizations; HMSA said it had already expanded coverage for members on injectable insulin but raised concerns about supply constraints and said it had not yet seen an auditor study referenced in discussion. Members asked whether the bill would extend coverage beyond current policy.
SB 2843 on domestic violence received support from the Public Defender’s Office, prosecutors, and victim-related organizations, who said the pilot program for misdemeanor domestic violence cases had reduced backlogs and improved court efficiency. A prosecutor also supported retaining coercive control as a petty misdemeanor tool in larger domestic violence cases. SB 2845 on healthcare facility access drew strong support from many health, legal, and advocacy groups, who said it would protect patients and staff from disruptive interference at healthcare facilities; one opponent argued it would chill lawful speech and protest and unfairly exempt labor demonstrations. The committee then heard SB 2854 and SB 3202, both healthcare-related measures, with testimony largely in support. SB 2854 drew comments from health and dental groups, and SB 3202 focused on workforce and licensing issues, including support for retired physicians volunteering, preceptor tax credits, and adding advanced midwifery and physician assistant-related provisions. The chair repeatedly enforced a one-minute testimony limit and moved through the agenda without recorded votes in the excerpt.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session: 2025 First Special Session - part 1 Jun 9th, 2025
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- What this bill does is it limits Minnesota care coverage for undocumented non-citizens.
- Children under 18 would still receive coverage through Minnesota care.
- When parents avoid the doctor because they have no coverage, their children pay the price.
- "Can we maintain coverage for the 850 elders?" No. We heard they're monsters.
- The system, from hospitals to doctors to insurers, supports extending this coverage.