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TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part I) Aug 6th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • On page two, beginning line 54, line 5, you address the issue of exceptions.
  • If a man is going to go into a women's prison unit, is that going to end well? No, it's not.
  • unit.
  • Alvarado, Bettencourt, Bargain. 19 ayes. The roll is suspended.
  • Crimes across Texas and across the United States.
Bills: SB15, SB9, SB7, SB1, SB2, SB67, SB15, SB9, SB7
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Committee Meeting - 2026-03-26

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Transcript Highlights:
  • or element, or it involves the illegal use of the unit for things like an Airbnb.
  • <00:07:30.120> or causes physical damage to a unit or causes physical damage to a unit or
  • uh for things like an of the unit uh for things like an Airbnb.
  • Despite its stated interest to protect unit owners, the proposed amendments would cause serious legal
  • fraud unit fraud unit has<02:06:06.840> been<02:06:06.960> doing<02:06:07.240>
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Ways & Means Mar 3rd, 2025

Ways & Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's not just about the tax rates and the ability of other taxing units to fill in the void.
  • And so, it's really the same analysis across all taxing units. Thank you.
  • So, let me ask you this way, if this bill passes, will the owner of a multifamily unit, will they see
  • $200,000 home in El Paso, the savings of three cents on the tax rate would be $60 a year, so that's $5
  • In year 2 to 5.
Bills: HB8, HB9, HJR1, HB22, HB8, HB9, HJR1, HB22
KY
Summary: The Medicaid Oversight Board meeting opened with quorum, approval of the March 9 and March 16, 2026 minutes, and a welcome to new member Representative Willner. The board then heard a presentation from the Department of Medicaid Services on several statutory reports: the quarterly budget analysis (LRC) report, the quarterly MCO report, the provider tax and assessment report, the enrollee demographic report, the annual behavioral health/substance use disorder utilization report, and the Medicaid pharmaceutical rebate fund. Commissioner Lisa Lee and CFO Steve Bechal explained the reports and answered questions. On spending, DMS said the quarterly budget analysis report should be read using the summary tabs because the first tab reflects only traditional Medicaid and does not include all populations. Lee said the first three quarters of fiscal year 2026 showed about $191 million more in waiver spending than the same period last year, about $250 million more in other categories such as nursing facilities, CCBHCs, and FQHCs, and roughly $450 million more in total fee-for-service spending. She also noted that Medicare Part D premiums are 100% state funds and estimated the state-fund increase at about $140 million. For managed care, DMS said pharmacy, inpatient hospital, and outpatient hospital spending made up about 66% of MCO payments so far this fiscal year. Members asked about administrative costs, provider tax impacts, citizenship-status categories, medical loss ratio, and whether the reports could be expanded to show recoupments and citizenship-based spending. DMS clarified that the spending figures discussed were benefit costs only, not administrative costs, and said administrative match rates vary. On the provider tax and directed payments report, Lee said the new CMS proposed rule would allow separate payment terms to continue through the grandfathering period, but that the impact would be substantial for providers even if the administrative effect was minimal. She also said DMS was still reviewing unusual citizenship categories such as “other” and “unspecified,” and would provide more information on medical loss ratio and recoupments if available. Auditor Ball raised concerns about alleged waste, duplicate Social Security numbers, ineligible enrollees, and high error rates in other programs. Lee responded that Medicaid focuses on fraud, waste, and abuse, but said the cited $800 million figure was not factual because it did not account for people enrolled in more than one Medicaid program at the same time. She said DMS is reviewing eligibility systems, including changes tied to community engagement requirements, and is working with the cabinet’s eligibility staff and ombudsman division on error rates. No additional votes or formal actions were taken beyond approving the minutes.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Delivery of Government Efficiency Apr 30th, 2025

Delivery of Government Efficiency

Transcript Highlights:
  • Fund (PSF), which is supposed to protect the future of Texas public education, is guaranteeing nearly $5
  • carriers with the Texas DMV and obtain a CMV-AV permit for legal operation. classify all level 4 and level 5
  • AVs as commercial until there are legitimate level 4 and level 5 AVs for sale for personal use.
  • This bill simply puts in place common-sense regulations on level 4 and 5 AVs and lays a stronger foundation
  • Because there is no driver in an AV, at least Level 4 and 5, correct? There's no driver.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education Jan 28th, 2026

Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • And currently, 1 in 31 children, the new statistics, somewhat as a result of the change in the DSM-5
  • And removes the collective bargaining incentives for ESE teachers who hold that autism endorsement and
  • SB 420, I’m sorry, 420, however, forces patriotism onto young children in grades K-3 through 5.
  • One of you guys at least should have said, I'll take a dollar bill and a $5 bill.
  • One of you guys at least should have said, I'll take a dollar bill and a $5 bill.
Bills: S0124, S0206, S0420
Summary: The committee first heard SB 124, which updates Florida Virtual School’s statute to remove outdated language and clarify its service, funding, governance, reporting, and district coordination provisions without changing day-to-day operations. Florida Virtual School testified in support, members praised the bill, and it passed unanimously on a roll call vote. The committee then took up CS for SB 206 on students with autism spectrum disorder. Senator Harrell explained that the bill would require autism and neurodevelopmental training in educator preparation programs, require ESE-certified teachers to complete an autism microcredential, create an Autism Educator Loan Forgiveness Program, provide salary supplements for teachers with the autism endorsement, and require district professional development to include autism-specific training with local CARD centers. A large number of speakers—teachers, parents, students, and advocacy groups—supported the bill while urging that implementation be fully funded, high quality, and not become an unfunded mandate. Several members spoke in favor, emphasizing the growing number of students with autism and the need to recruit and retain special education teachers. The bill was reported favorably by committee vote. Finally, the committee considered SB 420 on patriotic displays in classrooms. Chair Burgess explained the bill as a way to place portraits of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln in schools to encourage civic and patriotic reflection, and he offered an amendment narrowing the requirement from every classroom to one prominent display in each school and adding language making it subject to state appropriation. The amendment was adopted. Testimony on the bill was mixed: some speakers supported the idea as a spark for civic discussion, while many others opposed it as symbolic, unnecessary, or better addressed through curriculum and teacher training rather than mandated displays. In debate, some senators argued the portraits could prompt broader historical conversations, while others raised concerns about representation, classroom autonomy, and funding. The transcript ends during debate on the amended bill, before a final vote is shown.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Ways & Means Mar 3rd, 2025

Ways & Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • And so it's really the same analysis across all taxing units. Thank you.
  • Will the owner of a multi-family unit, will they see their property tax bill go down?
  • So that's, that's $5 a month.
  • Let's say they have 5 that are worth $50.
  • Again, my tax lawyer had on, um, my, you know, I might own 5 different businesses and I would get 5 separate
Bills: HB8, HB9, HJR1, HB 22