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• Seven of those are Texas facilities. facilities, we own it. Excuse me.
• And when we say they would pay for those, generally when you're paying for a state facility or a facility
• We began with one facility.
• It's a treatment facility, MTC built and owns. It's a 200, or a 2,200. 236 bed treatment facility.
• They're state-owned facilities.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• The burden of this proposal will fall on those least able to navigate the system.
• nursing facilities are available.
• nursing facilities are available.
• Nursing facilities cost California $137,000 per year, five times as much as IHSS.
• It says state-operated facilities are, but not vendors.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Summary: The subcommittee heard an overview of the governor’s IHSS budget proposals and then took public testimony from the administration, LAO, county representatives, labor, consumer advocates, and an aging/disability advocacy group. The administration described IHSS as a large Medi-Cal long-term services program serving more than 900,000 recipients and proposed three changes: shifting some growth costs tied to authorized hours per case to counties, eliminating the statewide backup provider system, and aligning IHSS terminations with Medi-Cal terminations. The administration also discussed the earlier CFCO reassessment penalty change for counties and said overdue reassessments had dropped significantly. LAO said the governor’s overall IHSS cost estimates appeared reasonable, but raised concerns about the hours-per-case cost shift, including unclear root causes for growth, limited county control over statewide averages, and uncertainty about the eventual savings. County Welfare Directors Association, SEIU, and consumer/advocacy witnesses opposed the hours cost shift, arguing counties use state tools, the proposal would pressure counties to cut services, and it could harm older adults and people with disabilities by increasing institutionalization and shifting costs elsewhere. The chair and members repeatedly questioned the rationale for the proposal, the lack of a defined baseline, and whether the current assessment tools or MOE structure should instead be revisited. On the backup provider system, the administration said the program is underused and costly to administer relative to service spending, while LAO suggested the Legislature consider whether administrative costs could be reduced instead of eliminating it. County, labor, and consumer witnesses opposed the cut, saying the system is a critical emergency safety net even if utilization is low, especially for rural areas and people with complex needs. Members also asked about data quality, county backup systems, and whether consumers know the program exists. On the Medi-Cal/IHSS alignment proposal, the administration said automation would stop General Fund-only spending when recipients lose Medi-Cal and restore IHSS automatically when Medi-Cal is regained; LAO and others noted the proposal had been rejected before and urged better notices and safeguards. Witnesses warned that automatic termination could create gaps in care and unpaid work for providers, while the department said counties already manually terminate in some cases and that automation is ready if approved. No votes were taken in the excerpt, and the chair indicated the committee would continue with public comment and later items before a hard adjournment time.

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• a resident laying on the floor bleeding or they don't go outside if they're the only one in the facility
• So it's really only one in the facility.
• Is that a unit, a floor, an entire facility?
• Um could this floor, an entire facility?
• navigate this large down their own. navigate this large down their own.

Bills: HF4110, HF2113, HF4569, HF4414

Keywords: workplace regulations, employee rights, meal breaks, rest breaks, exemptions, paid leave, small employers, employment law, Minnesota Statutes, workforce development, HF4569, Minnesota Paid Leave Law, protected leave, seasonal employee, seasonal worker, hospitality, hospitality industry, DEED, Department of Employment and Economic Development, employer certification

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• who has come before the committee for the purposes of discussion, and I think as we've tried to navigate
• ><01:11:30.239> this<01:11:30.640> process<01:11:31.040> and we've tried to navigate
• this process and we've tried to navigate this process and procedure<01:11:31.840> as<01:11:32.000
• Examine notices of parking facilities.
• parking facilities parking facilities including<01:14:49.280> but<01:14:49.520> not

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Transportation Committee met on February 5 and heard testimony on a long agenda of transportation-related bills. Early measures included HB 2392, which would create an employer tax credit for transportation demand management benefits; HB 2462, which would bar auto manufacturers and dealers from charging post-sale fees for already-installed hardware; and HB 2423, which would require diesel sold for on-road use to contain at least 5% biodiesel. HB 2392 drew support from the Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization and one individual, with the Department of Taxation and the Tax Foundation offering comments. HB 2462 drew support from DCCA and one individual, while the Alliance for Automotive Innovation opposed it. HB 2423 drew comments from the Hawaii State Energy Office and Hawaii Farm Bureau, support from Pacific Biodiesel and the Hawaii Transportation Association, and a question from the chair about whether biodiesel is exported; the witness said production stays local. The committee also heard HB 1771 on voluntary carbon offsets for air travel, HB 2081 on requiring firefighters exempt from CDL rules to follow equivalent alcohol and substance abuse policies, HB 2334 on allowing the Department of Transportation to assume NEPA responsibilities for certain projects, and HB 2336 on DOT agreements with the Department of Defense for work at military installations using federal funds. HB 1771 drew comments from Life of the Land warning that carbon offsets are often unreliable and could create liability, while Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines offered comments. HB 2081 received support from DOT, county human resources offices, fire departments, and county officials, with the Hawaii Firefighters Association in opposition. HB 2334 was supported by DOT, and the director said other states using NEPA assignment can complete projects in about half the time. HB 2336 was supported by DOT, HIEMA, DBEDT’s military relations office, and the Hawaii Military Affairs Council; the committee discussed the administrative fee as a way to recover costs under an intergovernmental agreement. The most extensive testimony centered on HB 1666, which would limit new motor vehicle markups above 5% of MSRP and require recordkeeping. Multiple dealer groups and the Hawaii Automobile Dealers Association opposed it, arguing it would threaten dealership operations, especially in Hawaii’s high-cost market and for vehicles without an MSRP. The committee also heard HB 2375 on uniform towing and parking enforcement standards on state and leased lands, including notice, disability protections, payment safeguards, and public reporting; DLNR, DAGS, and several advocacy groups testified, with strong public support and concerns about towing practices and ADA compliance. HB 2415, which would appropriate funds for crosswalks near school properties, drew support from DOT, DOE, and the Hawaii Bicycling League, and the committee discussed how counties would request projects and how funding would be allocated. Finally, HB 2451, which would move Hawaii toward fare-free public transit beginning in 2027 and create a dedicated funding source through a petroleum tax increase, received broad support from DOT, the Energy Office, public health and advocacy groups, and many individuals; DOE testified that it currently uses about $2.1 million for student bus passes and that the program is tied to savings from inactive school bus routes.

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• <02:07:56.800> this they would likely need to navigate this they would likely need to navigate
• application process to kind of navigate application process to kind of navigate that<02:08:02.599
• resources that would help them navigate resources that would help them navigate the<02:08:15.320
• supports and resources to navigate supports and resources to navigate challenges<02:22:09.560>
• The committee has already talked about old facilities, and over time local governments have older facilities

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• The fact that shooters study other shooters means thinking about how do we help young people navigate
• Student supports and then, of course, facilities and infrastructure improvements as well.
• <00:47:13.359> and then of course facilities and then of course facilities and infrastructure
• Despite navigating<01:21:36.640> past<01:21:36.960> the<01:21:37.120> school<01:
• 21:37.360> that<01:21:37.600> often navigating past the school that often navigating past

Bills: HF3653, HF2717, HF3451, HF3857

Keywords: education finance, safe schools revenue, school safety, charter schools, funding, safe schools, school security, school levy, pupil units, safe schools aid, cooperative units, intermediate school district, school resource officer, peace officer liaison, sheriff liaison, drug abuse prevention, gang resistance education, violence prevention, suicide prevention, mental health services

Summary: The committee first adopted the March 3rd minutes by voice vote after Representative Lee moved them and there was no discussion. Members then reviewed hearing rules on decorum, safety, and participation before taking testimony from Dr. James Densley and Dr. Jillian Peterson of the Violence Prevention Project Research Center at Hamline University. The presenters summarized research on mass shootings and K-12 school shootings, drawing on a database of homicides in school settings from 2000 to 2025 and a smaller set of 15 K-12 mass shooting cases. They said school shooters are usually insiders, most often current or former students, and typically young males. They described common patterns including a noticeable crisis before attacks, perpetrators viewing the shooting as a final act, studying prior shooters online, and “leakage” in which most tell someone in advance. They also emphasized that many perpetrators use unsecured firearms from family members and argued that prevention should combine reporting systems, behavioral threat assessment, counseling, mentoring, secure storage, and other layered interventions rather than rely on a single solution. The presenters also discussed broader violence trends in the Twin Cities, saying much school violence is spillover from community violence and that pandemic-era disruptions and weakened trust in institutions contributed to serious violence. They cited a national survey finding that exposure to gun violence is associated with PTSD, anxiety, depression, and fear of public spaces, especially among young people. During member questions, Representative Wam asked for clarification on the data set and the rural/small-town share of the survey sample.

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• They have services provided through their facility, and we work very hand-in-hand.
• Hand-in-hand with that facility, the care campus, and we are constantly looking to build those bridges
• So we're navigating who is responding when they receive a Unitas referral.
• they can't drive and listen to the radio, run the lights and sirens at the same time, as well as navigate
• Into that facility, I've been in the legislature for a long time.

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• We have to be out of this facility by noon. tomorrow because UNM has other commitments.
• There at the wastewater treatment plant, this facility, the hydrogen production facility, will use effluent
• Holy Cross does a good job here, but they are a critical care facility.
• There's Already a solar facility, so we're going to attach it to the solar facility.
• Navigating those agency programs is challenging.

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• . ...to address the location, design, planning, beds, and costs of establishing a permanent facility.
• Following the establishment of those rules, the interim forensic facility and competency restoration
• In 2029, it is expected that a new forensic facility not operated by DOC will be online.
• This new facility, which may or may not be collocated on a correctional facility, would be operated by
• The DLC would still be permitted to provide security services on the perimeter of such a facility in

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• When you quantify all of those projects, how much for cultural facilities and programs?
• When I talk about this, I talk about the cultural museums, cultural bills, and the facility grants.
• Everything I know about fighting for justice, navigating the political arena, and standing firm in my
• CS for HB 1093 standardizes the timeframe healthcare providers and facilities must produce records to
• If the healthcare provider facility maintains an electronic healthcare system, they must produce the

Bills: HJR 99, HB 1399, HB 1400, HB 1094, HB 365, HB 1109, HB 647, HCR 35, SB 14, HB 12, HB 1522, HB 422, HB 675, HB 204, HB 748, HB 912, HJR 99, HB 1399, HB 1400, HB 1094, HB 365, HB 1109, HB 647, HCR 35, HCR 123, HCR 124, HR 57, HR 87, HR 111, HR 228, HR 230, HR 322, HR 624, HR 625, HR 626, HR 627, HR 628, HR 630, HR 631, HR 634, HR 635, HR 636, HR 637, HR 638, HR 639, HR 640, HR 645, HR 646, HR 648, HR 649, HR 651, HR 652, HR 653, HR 654, HR 664, HR 665, HR 668, HR 675, HR 676, HR 678, HR 679, HR 680, HR 683, HR 686, HR 688, HR 689, HR 694, HR 695, HR 697, HR 698, HR 699, HR 472, HR 622, HR 632, HR 633, HR 643, HR 655, HR 657, HR 660, HR 661, HR 662, HR 663, HR 667, HR 670, HR 674, HR 681, HR 682, HR 696

Keywords: animal feed, tax exemption, ad valorem taxation, retail, constitutional amendment, retail sale, tangible personal property, Texas tax code, groundwater, water conservation, financial assistance, Texas Water Development Board, innovation fund, local conservation districts, transportation protection agreement, funeral services, insurance exemption, regulation, deceased transportation, HB 365

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• This is to provide residential facilities for DYS. ...Right of Passage.
• This is to provide residential facilities for DYS clients. 57 is with the Division of State Police and
• This is for armed and unarmed security services around the National Park campus and facilities. 67 is
• This is for student navigation services pursuant to specified requirements. 78 is UA Little Rock with
• Most of it goes into our kitchens at the facilities, but some is sold out for commodities. Okay.

Summary: The committee met to review a supplemental agenda, procurement rule revisions, methods of finance, discretionary grants, contracts, and a member disclosure. The Office of State Procurement presented rule changes tied to 2025 legislative changes, including Act 782, with updates to sole-source definitions, unrealistic bids, protest requirements, debarment procedures, and recodification references; the committee voted to accept the supplemental agenda and approve the rules. Members also approved eight methods of finance covering university repairs, equipment replacement, property purchase, and capital projects, along with a large slate of discretionary grants for courts, health, DHS, historic preservation, and tobacco prevention programs. The committee then reviewed RFQs and six ratifications. The ratifications included a Workforce Connections payment to ACT WorkKeys, Department of Health costs from an ice-storm-related water leak, a large Department of Public Safety ratification for Motorola’s Arkansas Wireless Information Network upgrade, Veterans Affairs HVAC and medical-service payments, and a UA Little Rock painting contract. The Department of Public Safety ratification drew extended questioning about why the expired Motorola contract had not been renewed sooner and why the issue took months to reach the committee; agency officials said the project was bond-funded, had not been tracked in ASIS, and involved ongoing negotiations and system updates. Despite concerns, the committee approved the ratifications. Members also reviewed a long list of construction, intergovernmental, out-of-state, and in-state contracts, including numerous university, DHS, health, corrections, and state agency agreements. Several contracts were discussed in more detail, including an SAU custodial contract question about sales tax and transparency reporting, and Department of Corrections aerial application contracts for Tucker and Cummins farms, which officials said served separate facilities in different parts of the state. The committee approved the contract lists, reviewed reports, and accepted a disclosure from Representative Andrew Collins regarding his investment interest in a company leasing property to Arkansas Rehabilitation Services before adjourning.

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• I HAVE NAVIGATED THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM MYSELF AT A YOUNG AGE AND I UNDERSTAND THE CRITICAL IMPORTANCE
• THAT YOU CANNOT SAY BECAUSE YOU REFUSE TO GET THIS INJECTION, YOU CANNOT GET MEDICAL CARE AT OUR FACILITY
• TRANSFER OF THE CERTIFICATE OF NEED BEDS BASED ON THIS PURPOSE FOR NO MORE THAN 100 MILES FROM THAT FACILITY
• THE BILL STANDARDIZES THE TIME THAT HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AND FACILITIES EXCEPT FOR NURSING HOMES MUST
• Senator Trumball: YOU KNOW, SENATOR BERMAN, I BELIEVE THIS WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT I STEM CELL FACILITIES

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Capital outlay, classroom instructional, insurance facilities, transportation, and defer maintenance.
• There will be a supplemental, but it will only be to navigate a couple of inter-agency transfers of existing
• That is a 4,000-bed facility with healthcare facilities, education facilities, and mental health facilities
• Just bringing that facility into an operational capacity that staff can turn the lights on and operate
• equipment needs to set up the studio at the new state house, as well as at their Madison Avenue facility

Keywords: 924, joint, all

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• administration withdrew the protections that keep ICE out of schools, churches, and health care facilities
• worship, and healthc care facilities except<00:13:44.399> in<00:13:44.639> cases<00:13
• House File 3435 requires public schools and charter schools to limit access to their facilities to federal
• These systems are very difficult to navigate and often mean years of living in refugee camps while they
• systems are very difficult to navigate systems are very difficult to navigate and<00:29:25.760><

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: House File 3435 was moved before the committee and, after an author’s DE1 amendment was offered and adopted, the bill was sent to the general register. The bill, as described by Co-Chair Jordan, would limit immigration enforcement on school grounds unless agents present a judicial warrant, identification, and notify school leadership; supporters said it is intended to create clear separation between ICE/DHS activity and schools while preserving local law enforcement responses to other emergencies. Testimony was overwhelmingly in support of the bill. School leaders, teachers, union representatives, and Education Minnesota’s general counsel argued that immigration enforcement near schools has caused fear, absenteeism, disrupted operations, and serious mental health harms for students and staff. Several witnesses described students carrying passports or birth certificates, families keeping children home, and schools shifting large numbers of students to virtual learning. Speakers from districts in the Twin Cities and greater Minnesota said the presence of ICE or federal agents near schools and bus stops has undermined attendance, trust, and the ability to teach and learn. Witnesses also emphasized that the bill would provide needed clarity for educators and administrators about how to respond if federal agents come to school property. Some speakers framed the issue as protecting all children and families, including immigrant and refugee communities, and said schools should remain safe, stable places focused on education rather than immigration enforcement. No opposition testimony or committee vote beyond adoption of the DE1 amendment and the motion to place the bill on the general register was shown in the transcript.

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• equally crucial service to surviving family members, uh, that we deal with every day who are trying to navigate
• And finally, the committee substitute clarifies that owners of childcare facilities, if their child is
• not receiving services at their facility, shall be eligible if they meet the other criteria.

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• Just over half of that is in long-term care facilities, waivers, and home care; $2.6 billion, or 27%,
• waivers and Home Care uh care facilities waivers and Home Care uh 2.6<00:02:53.680> billion<00
• <00:54:23.799> essential folks access and navigate essential folks access and navigate essential
• nursing home or or convalescent facility nursing home or or convalescent facility manage<01:18:52.960
• provider in these facilities provider in these facilities because<01:33:11.560> is<01:33:

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Commission on Minnesota sports facility Commission on Minnesota sports facility I<00:24:37.960><
• <01:31:57.360> to appear to be healthc care facilities to appear to be healthc care facilities
• who are seeking Care at these facilities who are seeking Care at these facilities the<01:34:36.639
• Health Resources to help women navigate Health Resources to help women navigate complex<02:14:14.320
• that they should be going to facilities that they should be going to facilities who<02:24:11.439

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Can you navigate through that maybe a little bit more of the expense?
• Can you navigate<00:44:52.240> through<00:44:52.400> that<00:44:53.080> maybe<00
• :44:53.440> a<00:44:53.480> little<00:44:53.680> bit navigate through that maybe
• a little bit navigate through that maybe a little bit more<00:44:54.760> um, more um, more um
• and poultry processing facilities and poultry processing facilities dispersed<01:03:38.600> throughout

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The first is where a tenant has passed away or where a tenant needs to move into a medical care facility
• This is especially true in senior housing and in higher care facilities.
• This is especially true in senior housing and in higher care facilities.
• housing and in higher care facilities. housing and in higher care facilities.
• , language be uh to um be navigators, language be uh interpreters,<00:31:07.760> taking<00:31:

Bills: HF4207, HF3639, HF3981, HF3064, HF2123

Keywords: housing aid, local housing trust, funding projects, income provisions, technical changes, landlord regulations, tenant rights, minor children, lease agreements, eviction, privacy protection, housing, lease termination, medical care, death, infirmity, landlord obligations, St. Paul, public housing, Minnesota Housing Finance Agency

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• , navigated unprecedented challenges, including<00:04:26.680> the<00:04:26.800> COVID-19
• , deeply connected to safe facilities, deeply connected to safe facilities, mental<00:04:53.560><
• Department of Corrections facility. Department of Corrections facility. >> Okay.
• >> House Bill 289, video lottery facility >> House Bill 289, video lottery facility
• ,<01:49:28.000> and construction and facilities, and construction and facilities, and ensuring

Keywords: House streaming session for Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 957, house, all

Summary: The House convened with 124 members present, offered a prayer, and recognized foster youth visiting the chamber. Members then adopted two House resolutions honoring Dr. Sonja Santelises for 10 years as CEO of Baltimore City Public Schools and recognizing Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Incorporated, for 104 years of service, scholarship, and sisterhood. The House also received Senate bills and began taking up committee reports. Several bills were reported favorably and advanced to third reading, including measures on higher education grants, public safety pay restrictions, retirement and pension system work group extensions and cost-of-living adjustments, synthetic turf and aquaculture studies, rail crew requirements, Howard County speed limits, election address confidentiality, IT investment fund uses, ethics financial disclosures, Public Information Act divorce records, aging-in-place grants, judicial assignments, clerk and register salaries, and firearm literature distribution. House Bill 428, concerning temporary assignment of former judges, was special ordered until the next day after the minority whip requested time for an amendment. The chamber also considered and adopted amendments on several bills. House Bill 437, the Transportation and Climate Alignment Act of 2026, was amended to exempt the Chesapeake Bay Bridge project and then special ordered after questions about greenhouse gas impacts on major highway expansion projects. House Bill 457 on menstrual hygiene products at higher education institutions, House Bill 538 on student enrollment disclosures, House Bill 561 on child care credential funding, House Bill 720 on a veterans scholarship, and House Bill 212 on out-of-state vehicle registration all received amendments and favorable reports as amended. HB 212 drew extended debate about Maryland residents using out-of-state tags, with supporters saying it would help enforce registration laws and opponents raising concerns about legislative вмешательство in vehicle regulation and enforcement discretion.