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• I think it would depend on the circumstances of the repair.
• I might, my coverage is with the state because I'm a dependent, and so the state could be losing out.
• And it depends on. Depends upon how they answer those. That benefit would then be graded.
• Their pharmaceutical coverage.
• It would depend on the situation; it depends on the person.

Bills: HB712, HB722, HB946, HB1687, HB1809, HB1899, HB2528, HB2583, HB2741, HB2750, HB3021, HB3150, HB3265, HB3658, HB3812, HB3960, HB4392, HB4432

Keywords: prostate cancer, health benefit plans, insurance coverage, cost sharing, preventive health care, auto insurance, total loss evaluation, disclosure, insurance materials, vehicle appraisal, HB 946, Texas Insurance Code, automobile insurance claims, oral release, written release, settlement agreement, claim release, property damage, bodily injury, psychological injury

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• They will deny that coverage if it was for weight loss versus diabetes on that care. Okay.
• I mean, it depends on how this plays out once again like I... No one's ever done this before.
• Again, I guess it depends on your perspective, and you know there's an argument of whether this...
• It may even result in a denial or a non-renewal of coverage.
• A particular mandate gets a C or a D, depending on the age group.

Bills: HB712, HB722, HB946, HB1687, HB1809, HB1899, HB2528, HB2583, HB2741, HB2750, HB3021, HB3150, HB3265, HB3658, HB3812, HB3960, HB4392, HB4432

Keywords: prostate cancer, health benefit plans, insurance coverage, cost sharing, preventive health care, auto insurance, total loss evaluation, disclosure, insurance materials, vehicle appraisal, HB 946, Texas Insurance Code, automobile insurance claims, oral release, written release, settlement agreement, claim release, property damage, bodily injury, psychological injury

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• as pending business House Bill 618, by Representative... ...which relates to health benefit plan coverage
• provides a critical pathway for small school districts to rejoin the state's uniform group health coverage
• Coverage for those districts would resume on September 1, 2026.
• the integrity of TRS ActiveCare while helping small districts regain access to affordable health coverage
• I would submit to you, Vice Chair Plesa, that depending on the investigation, what you're talking about

Bills: HB3014, HB3109, HB3126, HB3474, HB3594

Keywords: gift card fraud, counterfeit gift card, gift card tampering, gift card theft, prepaid card, stored value card, retail fraud, financial crimes, consumer protection, organized retail crime, gift card skimming, magnetic stripe, chip card, redemption information, gift card packaging, Penal Code, felony theft, state jail felony, third-degree felony, second-degree felony

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• they're also, I mean, we're looking at the same thing with EMS around the state or fire or police coverage
• have the necessary resources beyond their own taxes and compared the issue to EMS, fire, and police coverage
• The State Housing Tax Credit works because it is practical and dependable.
• 01:01:12.480> is<01:01:12.600> practical<01:01:13.360> and<01:01:13.480> dependable
• because it is practical and dependable. because it is practical and dependable.

Bills: HF495, HF4321, HF3902, HF4161, HF3755

Keywords: day care, tax subtraction, child care costs, licensed child care, dependent care assistance, HF4321, dependent care assistance programs, gross income exclusion, federal conformity, Internal Revenue Code, individual income tax, Minnesota tax law, tax conformity, child care assistance, employer-provided dependent care, taxable income, state income tax, retroactive tax change, family care benefits, housing tax credit

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• It could go a number of different places, depending on the way that the contracts are structured.
• For new business to say, if you want to buy this coverage, we would like for you to also buy this coverage
• That's the gap in coverage right now that doesn't exist, but it's also the other way around.
• And I'm not saying that they're denying coverage, right?
• These programs only alert health plans which lab claims filed are within policy coverage or not.

Bills: HB854, HB 1052, HB1642, HB2076, HB3042, HB3695, HB3787, HB4062, HB4092, SB213, SB493, SB896, HB5519, HB4635

Keywords: insurance, replacement cost, homeowner's policy, renter's policy, condominium insurance, property damage, claims process, telemedicine, teledentistry, telehealth, health benefit plan, insurance coverage, out-of-state services, anxiety, pain management, contraceptive devices, women's health, medical procedures, healthcare, laboratory

Bills: HB854, HB 1052, HB1642, HB2076, HB3042, HB3695, HB3787, HB4062, HB4092, SB213, SB493, SB896, HB5519, HB4635

Keywords: insurance, replacement cost, homeowner's policy, renter's policy, condominium insurance, property damage, claims process, telemedicine, teledentistry, telehealth, health benefit plan, insurance coverage, out-of-state services, anxiety, pain management, contraceptive devices, women's health, medical procedures, healthcare, laboratory

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• 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
• Next, we will move to Tab 1, SB 996, on dependent children by Senator Rodriguez.
• SB 996 on dependent children by Senator Rodriguez.
• SB 996 helps ensure that these opportunities are not dependent on placement or circumstances, but are

Bills: S0996, S1022, S1462, S1690

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.

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• First, I would encourage the drafters to expand the bill's coverage. often of the greatest value.
• the gene responsible for making hemoglobin since, hence, they cannot. not make blood and will be dependent
• Anyone who is dependent on the blood supply had already been infected by the contamination of the blood
• So we identified a number of solutions, whether it was in Medicaid, private market coverage, or Medicare
• this is one of the, they're all very common sense solutions of us trying to help people know about coverage

Bills: SB 53, SB53, SB125, SB315, SB379, SB457, SB541, SB599, SB896, SB921, SB963, SB1038, SB1084, SB1330, SB1461

Keywords: voter registration, election procedures, provisional ballot, change of address, residence requirements, mental health, court proceedings, notice requirements, legal filings, electronic documents, autologous blood donation, direct blood donation, blood bank, hospital, Health and Safety Code, physician order, preoperative blood donation, patient blood reserve, transfusion, surgery

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• go back and more than likely they could actually end up getting more uh money uh as a per student depending
• getting more uh money uh as a per up getting more uh money uh as a per student<00:14:28.240> depending
• 29.360> uh<00:14:29.600> oh,<00:14:29.839> he<00:14:30.000> has student depending
• on if uh oh, he has student depending on if uh oh, he has more<00:14:30.320> money<00:14:30.480

Bills: HF4266

Keywords: higher education, state grants, financial aid, college affordability, Office of Higher Education, Minnesota State Grant, need analysis, expected family contribution, student aid, grant formula, living and miscellaneous expense allowance, dependent student, independent student, parental contribution, student contribution, surplus appropriation, biennium, summer 2026, 1183, house

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• um but so you would add dependents um but so you would add 14,000 14,000 14,000 um<01:35:24.679>
• We turned it the Great Start Child Care Tax Credit and dependent care credit because the dependent care
• I recognize that there are expanded costs for folks who have other dependents who don't fall in that
• <01:40:56.159> Care<01:40:56.360> Credit um tax credit and dependent Care Credit um
• tax credit and dependent Care Credit because<01:40:56.880> the<01:40:57.000> dependent

Bills: HF1, HF1384

Keywords: Office of Inspector General, inspector general, legislative audit, fraud prevention, waste and abuse, public funds, grant oversight, state grants, grant management, whistleblower protection, retaliation, subpoena power, data practices, government transparency, accountability, law enforcement referrals, sanctions, debarment, payment withholding, public assistance fraud

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• That's not a gap in coverage; that's a cliff.
• Not having Medigap coverage made my journey much harder.
• What happens if I can't afford the coverage that I need?
• The reason for that is there's two types of Medigap coverage.
• Overly broad, it applies to all types of insurance: commercial property, contents coverage, auto coverage

Bills: HB1464, HB1635, HB2516, HB3317, HB3502, HB4012, HB4268, HB4386, HB4877, SB916

Keywords: prescription drugs, drug pricing, pharmacy benefits, health insurance, health benefit plan, insurer, HMO, self-insured employer, public employer, school district, county, municipality, university system, higher education, retirees, dependent coverage, stop-loss coverage, bulk purchasing, group purchasing, purchasing pool

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• Each session, over 100 bills are filed. mandating private insurance coverage.
• Cost and Coverage Program at UT Health Science Center in Houston.
• As a new benefit coverage requirement or expands an existing coverage requirement.
• At times, it's important to ensure that coverage... is provided.
• Let's talk about where a bill might create a new coverage requirement.

Bills: HB138, HB335, HB388, HB138

Keywords: health impact analysis, cost analysis, coverage mandates, health insurance, legislative analysis, health care data, education, funding, classroom resources, teacher support, student outcomes, health benefits, provider dentists, payment reimbursement, insurance code, noncontracting, dental care, reimbursement, health benefit plans, noncontracting providers

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• it's taking the data that they have and giving us a recommendation. which we could then act on, it depends
• This also is a case when maybe you have coverage under your employer and under your spouse's employer
• This bill offers a simple solution to what has unfortunately proven to be a barrier to health care coverage
• errors can sometimes lead to these nasty surprise bills, or as I like to call it. surprise lack of coverage

Bills: HB138, HB335, HB388, HB138

Keywords: health impact analysis, cost analysis, coverage mandates, health insurance, legislative analysis, health care data, education, funding, classroom resources, teacher support, student outcomes, health benefits, provider dentists, payment reimbursement, insurance code, noncontracting, dental care, reimbursement, health benefit plans, noncontracting providers

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• Simultaneously, the medical policy denies coverage, stating it's not a covered benefit.
• It makes sense to provide insurance coverage for this much-needed care.
• And that's the person that's seeking to find insurance coverage, correct? That's right.
• That makes it even harder to find coverage for those individual clients as well.
• They are not supposed to be making decisions based on policy coverages or interpretation.

Bills: HB813, HB1680, HB3569, HB4074, HB4635, HB5178, SB527, SB1307, SB1822

Keywords: autism, health insurance, coverage, medical treatment, health benefit plan, HIV prevention, prescription drug, prior authorization, health benefits, insurance coverage, insurance, contract termination, property and casualty, insurance agents, discrimination, appraiser, umpire, licensing requirements, continuing education, admin penalties

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• Lifeline policy meets Minnesota coverage Lifeline policy meets Minnesota coverage requirements<01
• <01:29:49.280> a and underinsured motorist coverage a and underinsured motorist coverage a
• it is a dollar additional uh coverage it is a dollar one<01:45:58.560> coverage<01:45:59.040>
• > which coverage a motorcycle coverage which coverage a motorcycle coverage which will<01:46:34.880

Bills: HF2228, HF46, HF856, HF2149, HF2215

Keywords: homeowners insurance, property insurance, commercial property insurance, insurance affordability, insurance market stabilization, reinsurance, catastrophic reinsurance fund, self-insured pool, premium costs, coverage notice, liability reform, climate risk, climate change, housing affordability, multifamily housing, rental housing, common interest communities, cooperatives, small business insurance, Minnesota Commerce Department

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• Currently the plans ensuring our public servants lack coverage for IVF treatment.
• Depending on the reason you're having it.
• I think the contract, it depends on the carrier, but I think South Korea is not in there.
• Well, it depends on what company you use, what shipping company. There's a lot out there.
• The funeral home, again, just depends on how the funeral home chooses to do that.

Bills: HB201, HB272, HB618, HB 1094, HB 1142, HB201, HB272

Keywords: financial crime, card fraud, motor fuel theft, law enforcement, criminal activity, skimmers, prevention, training, credit card fraud, debit card fraud, prosecution, illegal possession, state law, HB 618, Texas insurance code, IVF, in vitro fertilization, fertility treatment, infertility coverage, government employee health benefits

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• we'll then need to adopt it, which would take then the following um session, presumably, or two depending
• following um session presumably<00:10:48.320> or<00:10:48.880> two<00:10:49.920> depending
• <00:10:50.320> I<00:10:50.480> I<00:10:50.880> can't presumably or two depending
• I I can't presumably or two depending.

Bills: SB3294

Keywords: wrongful conviction, compensation, Hawaii Revised Statutes, innocence, legal process, burden of proof, case manager, medical coverage, judicial discretion, 912, senate, all

Summary: The committees first took up SB 3294, a controversial measure concerning post-release assistance for people pursuing reversals of prior court decisions where innocence is in question. Members discussed keeping the bill moving on the “human side” while a House companion addressed the legal issues. The adopted amendments removed advanced compensation language and instead required DCR, with DHS, to help petitioners prepare applications for financial and medical assistance, notify DHS upon release, assign a case manager to assist with a cell phone for one year, housing, employment, mental health counseling, and expedited benefits, and provide a state ID upon release. The measure also included technical amendments and a defective date, and it passed unanimously. The joint committees then heard SB 2237 on fire prevention, which would require state agencies to create and update hazard maps and direct DNR to adopt rules and clear brush. DLNR testified that a single lead agency should develop the maps with input from other agencies, that a five-year timeline would be more reasonable, and that assigning DNR all fuels management on state lands would create an unfunded mandate. Members discussed using the newly created fire marshal’s office as the lead, and the committees ultimately deferred the bill in favor of a broader wildfire mitigation measure already moving in another committee. The final agenda included SB 2596 on government leases, SB 30002 on the Hawaii State Planning Act and green infrastructure, and SB 3067 on records and filing requirements. SB 2596 was advanced unamended to Ways and Means. On SB 30002, OPSD explained that a 2025-2027 comprehensive review of chapter 226 is underway, with a report and draft legislation due in 2027, and members debated whether to move piecemeal changes now or wait for the broader review; the bill nevertheless passed unamended. SB 3067, which updates outdated filing formats and drawing scales, also passed unamended with DAGS supporting the measure in writing.

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• lays out House Bill 21. 2911 by Chairman Frank relating to participation in the Uniformed Group Coverage
• So, summer camp, that range is depending on what camp.

Bills: HB 1178, HB1411, HB1441, HB1773, HB1813, HB2107, HB2598, HB2911, HB2967, HB3672, HB5263, HB3797

Keywords: education, temporary certification, out-of-state educators, teacher shortage, military spouses, personal leave, school holidays, employee compensation, overtime provisions, school safety, peace officers, mental health, de-escalation techniques, trauma-informed care, student trustee, school board, student representation, education policy, nonvoting position, school governance

Bills: HB 1178, HB1411, HB1441, HB1773, HB1813, HB2107, HB2598, HB2911, HB2967, HB3672, HB5263, HB3797

Keywords: education, temporary certification, out-of-state educators, teacher shortage, military spouses, personal leave, school holidays, employee compensation, overtime provisions, school safety, peace officers, mental health, de-escalation techniques, trauma-informed care, student trustee, school board, student representation, education policy, nonvoting position, school governance

Bills: HB67, HB89, HB67, HB89

Keywords: parental rights, drag performances, public schools, public libraries, overnight programs, gender identity, minor safety, HB89, Medicaid, pregnant women, pregnancy, prenatal care, ambulatory prenatal care, presumptive eligibility, temporary Medicaid coverage, Alabama Medicaid Agency, maternal health, low-income women, health coverage, eligibility determination