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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/25

Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

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  • days 10 days 7 Days the facilities days 10 days 7 Days the facilities followed<00:09:17.480>
  • <00:15:54.360> we nursing homes uh and other facilities we nursing homes uh and other facilities
  • You have to have a nursing home administrator to run a facility.
  • And so this would make it clear that places like veterans homes, private pay only facilities, facilities
  • <00:26:29.640> facilities private pay only facilities facilities private pay only facilities
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Regulated Industries Jan 12th, 2026

Regulated Industries

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  • support sections of the original language of this bill that included many proposals and ideas we definitely
Bills: S0754, S0796
Summary: The Committee on Regulated Industries met with a quorum and took up two bills. First, it heard SB 754 on heated tobacco products. The bill would statutorily define heated tobacco products and exempt them from the cigarette tax. Senator Davis questioned why the exemption was needed, and Senator Bernard asked about youth access; the sponsor said the bill was limited to taxation and would look into age and regulatory issues. A Florida Retail Federation representative appeared in support. The committee voted the bill favorably, and Senator Bracey Davis later asked to be recorded as voting in the affirmative on tab 1. The committee then considered SB 796 on veterinary medicine, after adopting a delete-everything amendment. The amended bill would create a Veterinary Professional Associate (VPA) role for individuals with a master’s degree in veterinary clinical care to perform delegated tasks under a licensed veterinarian’s responsible supervision. It also would extend the time period for telehealth prescriptions for flea and tick products from one month to six months and for other medications from 14 days to 30 days. Senator Boyd raised liability concerns, and the sponsor said existing statute already places liability on the supervising veterinarian. The Florida Veterinary Medical Association testified against the bill, arguing Florida should expand and better utilize existing veterinary technicians rather than create a new mid-level role, and warning about federal prescribing restrictions and animal safety. Supporters, including the Animal Legal Defense Fund and Dr. Wayne Jensen, argued the bill would expand access to care, reduce costs, and provide a well-trained supervised workforce. Several senators said the bill balanced access and safety, and the committee reported SB 796 favorably. The meeting then adjourned.
KY
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  • But actually the definition of a legacy system encompasses other things.
  • > a<00:02:49.840> legacy actually the definition of a legacy actually the definition of
  • So those are your more traditional legacy definitions.
  • <00:03:42.959> Then traditional legacy uh definitions.
  • Then traditional legacy uh definitions.
Summary: The House Budget Review Subcommittee on Personnel, Public Retirement, and Finance heard a presentation from the Commonwealth Office of Technology on legacy IT modernization funds and how they are used to address outdated, unsupported, or unsustainable systems. David Carter and Carrie Welch explained the state’s definition of a legacy system under KRS 7A.180, emphasizing not only vendor support issues but also changing business needs, regulatory compliance, and the loss of institutional knowledge for older systems. They described the office’s review process for determining whether a project qualifies, including assessing business risk, comparing options such as upgrades, replacements, shared solutions across agencies, or commercial products, and then matching the project to available funding. The presenters said COT reports twice a year to the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue on progress with legacy modernization projects. They reported 30 projects funded to date, with 18 completed, and said remaining projects are still moving forward while agencies continue to identify modernization needs. They highlighted examples of completed work, including modernized security cameras, replacement of unsupported systems, migration of documents to the Commonwealth Enterprise Content Management Platform, restoration of vendor support, a digital policy acknowledgement portal, replacement of the State Police dispatch system, and digitization of paper records for faster retrieval and better disaster resilience. Members asked for more detail on how the $10 million request would be allocated, including system-by-system spending, the split between software, hardware, vendor contracts, and staff time, and how the office determines when a system needs replacement. COT said it did not have a system-by-system or cost-category breakdown at the hearing but could provide one later, and explained that the funds are intended for development and first-time acquisition costs rather than ongoing maintenance. They also said the $5 million annual request was based on prior years’ experience and that agencies often contribute some funding themselves, so the program could still operate if appropriated less than the full amount. The committee then approved the minutes and adjourned.
US
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  • That tool is the IHRA definition and its contemporary examples.
  • Even Kenneth Stern, who drafted the bill's definition, opposes codifying the definition of anti-Semitism
  • The author of this definition has testified publicly that he never intended for the definition that ended
  • Maintain the definition but drop the examples.
  • I'll support the bill if we get rid of the 11 definitions.
Bills: SB163, SB558
Summary: The committee meeting primarily focused on reviewing two significant bills: S558, the Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of 2025, and S163, the Protecting Students on Campus Act. Senator Tim Scott introduced S558, emphasizing its importance in combatting anti-Jewish violence and harassment, and providing the Department of Education with necessary tools to investigate incidents of anti-Semitism on college campuses. The bill sparked a vigorous debate among members who expressed concerns over potential implications for free speech, particularly regarding its definitions of anti-Semitism, and whether it would infringe upon First Amendment rights.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Human Services Apr 8th, 2025

Human Services

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  • only rules applying to them limits how contracts between referral agencies and assisted living facilities
  • a sub that requires agencies to clearly disclose how they are paid and any ties they have to the facility
  • If a consumer is only provided with a list of facilities that directly pay the referral agency, then
  • It's definitely not. There are 3 other bills in the Texas House. There's a companion in the Senate.
  • I'm the owner and CEO of a group of assisted living facilities in the DFW area.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Human Services Apr 8th, 2025

Human Services

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  • the only rules applying to them limit how contracts between referral agencies and assisted living facilities
  • If the consumer is only provided with a list of facilities that directly pay the referral agency, then
  • I'm not saying that Texas's existing statute is perfect; it's definitely not.
  • I'm the owner and CEO of a group of assisted living facilities in the DFW area.
  • Okay and The high quality of service, I mean, it states that facilities we contract with will provide
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Human Services Apr 8th, 2025

Human Services

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  • We applied this standard and requirement to a wide range of facilities.
  • A range of healthcare facilities including hospitals, nursing facilities, ambulatory surgical centers
  • , mental health facilities, and freestanding emergency clinics.
  • Healthcare workers, regardless of their practice facility, should feel safe where they are.
  • This is a public hearing that happens before anyone is even placed in the facility.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Apr 22nd, 2026

Judiciary

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  • wine sales, however you want to say it, the community just looks at it as alcohol, the number of facilities
  • Like Representative Barald said, there will be a lot of clearing up of definitions with the amendments
  • Like Representative Barald said, there will be a lot of clearing up of definitions with the amendments
TX
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  • Across different providers and facilities.
  • Health care facility.
  • are used 22% more frequently, and high-cost facilities are used 34% less frequently.
  • If a patient is trying to get an estimate from a facility, what happens if that facility doesn't cooperate
  • This was designed to be a voluntary facility.
ND

North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session

Joint Appropriations Jan 21st, 2026 at 12:30 pm

Appropriations

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  • But that's definitely conversations we're all going to be having going in. Yep.
  • Medical Facility Infrastructure Loan Fund.
  • , generation facilities, and transmission facilities that cross state lines and have to be paid for by
  • , locker room facilities on site.
  • So some of the dollars could be used to build facilities.
Bills: HB1623
Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 1624, the “Universal Lunch Bill,” from Rep. Mike Nathie. He argued the proposal should be placed in Century Code rather than the Constitution so future legislatures can adjust it if state finances tighten, and said the bill would start the program a year earlier with a $65 million appropriation for one school year. DPI testified that the estimate did not include nonpublic schools that do not participate, and members questioned the impact on Title I, free-and-reduced applications, private-school accountability, breakfast mandates for schools that do not currently serve breakfast, and whether the funding could come from the DPI budget or other sources. Supporters, including North Dakota United, the North Dakota Catholic Conference, a pediatrician, and the American Heart Association, said universal meals improve student health and learning, reduce family costs, and are better handled in statute than by constitutional amendment. No opposition testimony was offered, and the chair closed the hearing for later work-session action. The committee then took up House Bill 1627, introduced by Rep. Tye Dressler, which would raise the income threshold for the state-funded school lunch program from 225% to 300% of poverty, with an estimated cost of about $7 million for 2026-27. Dressler said the bill is intended as a targeted, budget-friendly alternative to the ballot measure and emphasized that the state should maximize federal meal dollars while improving participation in the current program. Members questioned whether raising the threshold would actually increase utilization, whether a dollar amount would be clearer than a percentage, and how the change would affect federal reimbursements and application rates. DPI said it could quickly calculate additional percentage levels, and the chair closed the hearing, directing DPI to prepare more numbers for the work session. Finally, the committee opened Senate Bill 2403, presented by Sen. Schiable, to create a short-term bridge-loan program for financially distressed hospitals, centered on Jacobson Memorial Hospital in Elgin. The bill would authorize up to $5 million per loan, with a $10 million appropriation available on a first-come, first-served basis, and would run only through June 30, 2027. Schiable said the hospital’s debt and operating problems threaten local health care, ambulance service, and the community’s economy, and that the proposal was designed narrowly with Bank of North Dakota review to avoid creating a broad precedent. Committee members asked whether the appropriation could be reduced and whether the bank would still apply commercial feasibility and repayment standards; Schiable said yes, the bank would still evaluate the loan and could reject it if it was not sound.
ND

North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session

Joint Appropriations Jan 21st, 2026 at 10:30 am

Appropriations

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  • The charity or the health care facility with the most friends wins.
  • So it's not indirect, it's directly connected to health care facilities.
  • We want to make sure, as we interviewed health care to health care facilities.
  • rural area and to have programs then that take facilities in the rural area.
  • I think it’s going to be critical in the health care facility and space.”
Bills: HB1623
Summary: The committee heard House Bill 1623, the appropriations bill tied to North Dakota’s Rural Health Transformation Program, which is funded through a new federal rural health care grant. Senator Bekkedahl explained the bill’s background, the interim committee process that developed it, and the federal conditions attached to the award, including spending deadlines, administrative cost limits, and restrictions on uses such as new construction, supplanting existing funding, and certain other costs. Legislative staff then walked through the seven sections of the bill, including appropriation authority, transfer authority, contingent appropriations for pass-through grants, procurement and public improvement exemptions, recipient reporting, legislative reporting, and immediate effective date. Commissioner Traynor and HHS staff described how the department plans to implement the program, emphasizing that the funding is intended to improve rural access, workforce recruitment and retention, technology and data connectivity, and community health initiatives. They said the department will rely on local applications, technical assistance, templates, listening sessions, and partnerships with providers, schools, public health units, tribal entities, and other community groups. Members asked about reimbursement timing, upfront costs, administrative expenses, sustainability after the five-year grant period, and whether CTE centers, public health units, gyms, grocery stores, and other community partners could participate; the department said yes, within program rules and with a focus on measurable outcomes and sustainability. Several supporters testified in favor. Mental Health America of North Dakota and the Mental Health Advocacy Network supported the bill and urged investment in community-based mental health, crisis response, children’s services, peer support, and mobile crisis teams. HIA Health described the grant as a chance to expand home-based and hospice care, noting that rural providers already have workable models but need funding to scale them. A cybersecurity representative also supported the bill, warning that the large amount of health data and AI-related tools will require strong data protection and professional support. The hearing was closed with no opposition testimony, and the committee announced it would return later in the day for further work on the bill and other measures.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Committee Meeting - 2026-04-14

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

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  • Some may have a job while others may be in a hospital or a care facility. Sorry.
  • care facility. care facility.
  • Um, was related to the visiting of primarily congregate care facilities that foster youth are staying
  • Um, was related to the visiting of primarily congregate care facilities that foster youth are staying
  • not chosen to try to inspect a facility not chosen to try to inspect a facility without<01:12:34.640
TX
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  • Well, I think by definition...
  • keep the individuals in these facilities safe.
  • Examples of these senior living facilities include adult foster care facilities, assisted living, retirement
  • The facility may not waive copay, deductible, or coinsurance.
  • There was notification, price transparency, there was a facility fee, and there was a ban on the facility
TX
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  • necessary, it's because we believe that's the safest path forward for them to get care that they definitely
  • of Senate Bill 1283 as it would assist with our goal of enhancing safety for residents of senior facilities
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Health and Human Services (Part II) Apr 9th, 2025

Health & Human Services

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  • necessary, it's because we believe that's the safest path forward for them to get care that they definitely
  • of Senate Bill 1283 as it would assist in our goal of enhancing safety for residents of senior facilities
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Health and Human Services (Part I) Apr 9th, 2025

Health & Human Services

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  • Well, I think by definition, time matters.
  • Examples of these senior living facilities include adult foster care facilities, assisted living, retirement
  • Facility fee issue has proliferated to a point that...
  • Facility fee issue has proliferated to a point that...
  • There was the facility fee ban on the facility-fee part of this.
Summary: The Senate Committee on Health and Human Services met with several members initially absent, then later established a quorum. The committee heard multiple bills, with most testimony focusing on access to care, insurance practices, senior safety, and health care worker protections. Several bills were laid out with committee substitutes, and public testimony was limited to two minutes per witness. Most bills were left pending after testimony, with no final votes taken in the portion provided. Senate Bill 2069 would create a work group to study the feasibility of a statewide acute psychiatric bed registry; the substitute shifts appointment authority to the Health and Human Services Commissioner and extends reporting and sunset dates. Senate Bill 463 would expand workplace violence protections to additional hospice, home and community support, intermediate care, and state-supported living center settings. Senate Bill 1283 would require background checks and transparency measures for senior retirement communities after testimony about the Dallas-area serial killings of elderly residents. Senate Bill 1784 would require 60 days’ written notice before medical debt is sent to collections. Senate Bill 527 would require medical insurance coverage for general anesthesia for medically necessary pediatric dental procedures for children under 13 with qualifying conditions; pediatric dentists testified that denials delay needed care. A major portion of the meeting centered on prior authorization. Senate Bill 1380 would eliminate prior authorization for a broad list of services, including emergency, primary, mental health, substance use, chemotherapy, preventive, pediatric hospice, and certain chronic-condition care. Physicians and hospice advocates supported the bill, describing delays, administrative burden, and patient harm, while health plans opposed blanket exemptions and argued prior authorization helps prevent unnecessary care and control costs. Relatedly, Senate Bill 547 would require insurers to report gold-card prior authorization exemptions to TDI and create a centralized database and annual report; TMA supported better tracking, while health plans warned of duplicative reporting and administrative cost. Senate Bill 407 would require health care facilities to honor conscience- and religion-based vaccine exemptions for employees, with testimony from a physician and vaccine-choice advocate supporting the bill. The committee also heard Senate Bill 1383, which would regulate senior living referral agencies, allow more flexible compensation structures, and add disclosure and consumer protections; an out-of-state referral company and A Place for Mom supported it. Senate Bill 1511 would allow freestanding emergency centers to provide outpatient services in addition to emergency care, with consumer protections such as estimates, limits on facility fees, and restrictions on balance billing. The chair repeatedly announced that bills were being left pending after testimony, and no final committee action or recorded votes were taken in the transcript provided.
TX
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  • So each inpatient mental health facility, treatment facility, or hospital that provides... comprehensive
  • I mean, some of the Oceans facilities only have 24 beds.
  • I want to add, with time, if you're in a psych facility.
  • directly to the psychiatric facility and the end of the facility doesn't have physician coverage in
  • I can't say more than 15 consecutive days per month in a psychiatric facility. facility of more than
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Health Apr 7th, 2025 at 03:30 pm

Public Health

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  • That's how old Reid was when he went to his first rehab facility.
  • It's two years at any ACGME-accredited facility, which is literally any hospital or healthcare... facility
  • in the bill, which I believe it's all facility-based under the sub-language.
  • As long as that facility is operating within a health professional shortage area, it's a federal definition
  • There are no current state-based facilities.
Summary: The meeting of the public health committee focused on the pressing issue of opioid addiction in Texas, with a particular emphasis on House Bill 3717. Chairman Harris detailed the bill's intent to fund a grant program for Ibogaine clinical trials, framing it as a critical response to the ongoing opioid crisis. He shared poignant testimonies highlighting the struggles of families and veterans battling addiction and mental health issues. The conversation underscored the necessity of innovative treatments, like Ibogaine, which showed promising results in studies for reducing symptoms of withdrawal and PTSD.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/6/25

Human Services Finance and Policy

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  • There are several facilities that are trying to make improvements. It goes before a committee.
  • There are several facilities that are trying to make improvements. It goes before a committee.
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  • that are trying to make facilities that are trying to make improvements<00:02:07.200> it<00:02
  • what we call the nursing home facility what we call the nursing home facility rate<00:04:39.680>
Bills: HF958, HF688, HF702
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

HF702 heard in House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/6/25

Human Services Finance and Policy

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  • There's several facilities that are trying to make improvements. It goes before a committee.
  • <00:01:39.079> several process you um there's several process you um there's several facilities
  • that are trying to make facilities that are trying to make improvements<00:01:41.159> it<00:01
  • <00:04:13.400> rate<00:04:13.640> moratorium<00:04:14.439> exception facility rate
  • moratorium exception facility rate moratorium exception process<00:04:16.560> and<00:04:16.880
Bills: HF958, HF688, HF702