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• is a peer-driven, three-day program that supports first responders who’ve experienced significant trauma
• happens within a year of revealing that, versus a year of the event itself, because we know that trauma
• be readily available statewide across all disciplines, that training on wellness and how to handle trauma

Committee: Senate Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security

Summary: The committee heard presentations on domestic security and public safety priorities from Gulf County Sheriff Mike Harrison and Tallahassee Police Chief Lawrence Rebel. Sheriff Harrison outlined Florida Sheriffs Association priorities, including reclassifying xylazine as a Schedule I controlled substance with a veterinary-use exemption, expanding enforcement of pretrial release violations beyond domestic violence cases, providing tuition-waiver benefits for sheriff’s office personnel, advancing the Jason Rainer Act to increase penalties for violent offenses against law enforcement, extending sex-offender residency restrictions, improving access to mental-health-related databases, and continuing support for fusion centers and Florida model jail standards. Members asked questions about xylazine’s veterinary use, canine detection, and public records burdens on small agencies; no votes were taken on these items. Chief Rebel focused on the Florida Police Chiefs Association’s role in disaster response, officer training, and wellness. He described the association’s coordination through the state EOC and regional deployments during hurricanes, then emphasized officer suicide and the need for statewide wellness resources, peer support, and accessible behavioral health care for first responders. He also referenced prior PTSD benefits legislation and urged continued support for the PCIS program and other wellness initiatives. Committee members discussed related resources such as dispatcher support, the Restore program at UCF, hyperbaric chamber treatment for PTSD, and canine support organizations. On domestic security funding, Rebel said FPCA does not have a specific bill package but wants to preserve the Domestic Security Oversight Council and regional task forces, protect limited SHISGAP funding for new projects, and shift ongoing successful programs to state funding. He also supported fixing the long-gun carry loophole, continuing the Jason Rainer Act effort, allowing ethical law-enforcement use of AI with human review, addressing monetization of public records and body-camera footage, and maintaining the ability to investigate anonymous complaints. The committee adjourned after discussion; no formal action or votes were recorded.

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• ,</c><05:01:54.320><c> gunshot</c><05:01:54.878><c> wounds</c> but penetrating trauma, gunshot wounds
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• House Bill 652, an act relating to critical facility mapping and declaring an emergency.
• </c> House Bill 652, an act relating to critical facility mapping and declaring an emergency.

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• New fire stations are built with better accommodations for the firefighters in the facility.
• in practice, it will actually do the opposite, especially in parts of California that need these facilities
• When we move out to repair facilities with utilities, there are no structures. Thank you.
• When we move out to repair facilities with utilities, there are no structures.
• I'm going to call ICE, and hearing on the radio or seeing on TV and all that that brings, and the trauma

Committee: House Emergency Management

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• House Bill 2378, an act amending Section 41-57-01.02, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to school facilities
• House Bill 2378, an act amending Section 41-57-01.02, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to school facilities
• House Bill 2378, an act amending Section 41-57-01.02, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to school facilities
• 2584, an act amending Section 38-651 and 38-651.02, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to school facilities
• charges, were unsuccessful, but those people still have that on their record and still have that trauma

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• Let's take up tab 5, SB 1738 on educational facilities by Senator Yarborough.
• Senate Bill 1738 requires the Office of Educational Facilities and the Office of Safe Schools within
• the Department of Education to coordinate a review of the state requirements for educational facilities
• Namely, the bill requires the review to develop recommendations for facility design and construction
• Sixteen years and some traumas never fade away.

Bills: S0824 , S1170 , S1620 , S1738 , S7036

Committee: Senate Education Pre-K - 12

Summary: The Education Pre-K-12 Committee considered several K-12 bills and resolutions. SJR 1104, by Senator Massullo, would place on the ballot a proposed constitutional amendment protecting voluntary religious expression in public schools; supporters said it simply codifies existing law and protects student and employee rights, while opponents warned it could entrench religious pressure and exclusion. The resolution was reported favorably. The committee also heard SB 1738, by Senator Yarborough, on educational facilities; an amendment removed crime-prevention-through-environmental-design language and adjusted transparency/safe-space provisions, and the bill was reported favorably as amended. SB 824, by Senator Truenow, was amended into a transparency measure requiring districts to submit annual reports on unimproved land holdings to DOE, and it was reported favorably. Appointments in tabs 7 and 8 were recommended for confirmation. The committee then took up SPB 7036, a comprehensive education package by Chair Simon. The bill would expand educational emergency triggers, adjust Title I withholding uses, align charter school rules with school improvement processes, update safety and early learning provisions, expand literacy and math interventions, and revise educator pipeline policies. Members raised concerns about a provision that could allow the state to develop instructional materials; Simon said that section was still being considered and would need guardrails. The committee adopted a motion to submit the bill as a committee bill, and it was reported favorably. SB 1620, by Senator Leak, proposed a “school board members’ bill of rights” giving board members direct access to district documents and staff, limiting district attorneys’ dual representation, strengthening nepotism rules, and prohibiting nondisclosure agreements. Volusia County school board members and others testified both for and against the bill, with supporters citing transparency and accountability and opponents warning about confidentiality, staff pressure, and undermining the superintendent’s authority. The bill was reported favorably. Finally, SB 1170, by Senator Calatayud, as amended, would allow parents of students in self-contained ESE classrooms to request cameras, with district policies governing review, notice, timelines, and appeals. Parents, advocates, and educators testified strongly in support, while one witness opposed it as an unfunded mandate. The committee reported the bill favorably.

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• We have Item Number Five, Assembly Bill 788 by Assembly Member Quirk-Silva, entitled Prisons, Facilities
• entitled We have item number five, Assembly Bill 788 by Assembly Member Cork Silva, entitled Prisons, Facilities
• Finally, AB 394 ensures that existing TROs apply system-wide across all vehicles, stations, and facilities
• Finally, AB394 ensures that existing TROs apply system-wide across all vehicles, stations, and facilities
• kids right in the Central Valley, I can attest to the important work that ACEs has done to increase trauma

Summary: The Assembly Public Safety Committee met to consider several bills, with six measures approved on consent, including bills on background checks, female offender prison facilities, a juvenile justice hunger survey, protective orders and firearms, a youth offender camp pilot, and peace officer behavioral health training. AB 710 and AB 848 were pulled by the authors. The committee also took up AB 458, AB 394, AB 1094, AB 1092, and AB 1036, with extensive testimony on each. AB 458, by Assembly Member Stephanie, would require state agencies purchasing firearms, ammunition, or accessories to vet vendors for compliance with firearms laws and procurement standards. Supporters, including Brady and the California Police Chiefs Association, said taxpayer funds should not go to dealers with serious violations; opponents argued the bill added burdens and vague standards. The committee approved the bill as amended and sent it to Appropriations. AB 394, by Assembly Member Wilson, would expand protections for transit workers and riders by broadening enhanced battery penalties, clarifying who may seek temporary restraining orders in the transit context, and making those orders system-wide. Transit agencies, labor groups, and law enforcement supported the bill, while public defender and civil liberties groups raised concerns about vagueness, duration, and impacts on access to transit. The committee passed AB 394 to Judiciary as amended. AB 1094, by Assembly Member Baines, would raise the minimum parole eligibility term for child torture convictions involving a child under 14 in the perpetrator’s care or custody from seven years to 20 years. Prosecutors, sheriffs, and police groups supported the bill, citing the severity of the abuse and the need to protect child victims; opponents argued the parole system already screens for risk and that harsher sentences do not improve public safety. The committee approved the bill as amended to Appropriations. AB 1092, by Assembly Member Castillo, would extend concealed carry weapon license renewals from two years to four years; supporters said it would reduce costs and administrative burdens, while the chair and others opposed it as unnecessary. The committee ultimately voted the bill down. AB 1036, by Assembly Member Schultz, would expand post-conviction discovery access for people convicted of felonies with sentences of one year or more, including Brady materials and jury selection notes. Innocence organizations and defense groups supported it, while district attorneys opposed the broader discovery obligations; the committee passed it to Appropriations as amended.

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• We have Item Number 5, Assembly Bill 788 by Assembly Member Cork Silva, entitled Prisons, Facilities
• entitled We have item number five, Assembly Bill 788 by Assembly Member Cork Silva, entitled Prisons, Facilities
• Finally, AB 394 ensures. ...that existing TROs apply system-wide across all vehicles, stations, and facilities
• Finally, AB394 ensures that existing TROs apply system-wide across all vehicles, stations, and facilities
• kids right in the Central Valley, I can attest to the important work that Aces has done to increase trauma

Committee: House Public Safety

Summary: The Assembly Public Safety Committee heard several bills and adopted a consent calendar of six measures, including bills on background checks, female offender prison facilities, a juvenile justice hunger survey, protective orders and firearms, a youth offender camp pilot, and peace officer behavioral health training. AB 710 and AB 848 were pulled by the authors. The committee also took up AB 458, AB 394, AB 1094, AB 1092, and AB 1036, with extensive testimony on each. AB 458, by Assembly Member Stephanie, would require state agencies buying firearms, ammunition, or accessories for law enforcement to vet vendors for compliance with firearms laws and procurement standards. Supporters, including Brady and the California Police Chiefs Association, said it would prevent taxpayer dollars from going to irresponsible dealers; opponents argued it imposed unnecessary bureaucracy and vague standards. The bill passed the committee on a due-pass-as-amended vote to Appropriations. AB 394, by Assembly Member Wilson, would expand protections for transit workers and riders by clarifying battery penalties, allowing restraining orders in the transit context, and making those orders system-wide. Transit agencies, labor groups, police chiefs, and other supporters backed the measure, while public defenders and civil liberties groups raised concerns about clarity, judicial discretion, and impacts on riders who rely on transit. The bill passed unanimously to Judiciary. AB 1094, by Assembly Member Baines, would raise the minimum parole eligibility term for child torture cases from seven to 20 years; supporters emphasized the severity of the abuse and the need for stronger accountability, while opponents argued the parole system already screens risk and that prevention would be more effective. It passed to Appropriations. AB 1092, which would extend concealed carry permit renewals from two to four years, drew support from gun rights groups and sheriffs but was opposed by the chair, who called it a solution in search of a problem; the bill failed. AB 1036, by the chair, would expand post-conviction discovery access for people serving felony sentences of one year or more, including Brady material and jury selection notes; innocence organizations supported it, while district attorneys objected that it was too broad and burdensome. It passed to Appropriations, with members noting ongoing negotiations over amendments.

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• My office often receives complaints from parents of youth who are in the detention facilities and from
• Currently, mental health facilities must report an individual to the Department of Justice within 24
• In addition, mental health facilities are not required to update reports.
• In addition, mental health facilities are not required to update reports to the Department of Justice
• It also requires facilities to update the Department of Justice when they get new information.

Committee: Senate Public Safety

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• These illustrate those marijuana grow facilities in existence when I took my oath of office You took
• Each plant produces approximately 1 pound of marijuana per harvest and each facility can be harvested
• 3 to4 times a year resulting in60 to 8000 pounds per year per facility with a maximum street value of
• Certainly, whenever the current facility was constructed It was through a bonding program that we just
• The current facility and again, this is a roof under which I will never work, but it is necessary.

Committee: House A&B Judiciary Subcommittee

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• We just had a period of time where we had a facility, and now we don't.
• But, of course, bed facilities are always an issue. Thank you. And I'll just add to that.
• We don't have facilities.
• But, of course, bed facilities are always an issue. Thank you. And I'll just add to that.
• We don't have facilities.

Committee: Senate Law & Justice

Summary: The committee heard a series of updates on behavioral health, criminal justice, and public defense issues. Tisha Kirshbaum of the Health Care Authority reported that assisted outpatient treatment (AOT) has expanded from two counties to eight, with a ninth coming soon, and described AOT as a court-ordered, least-restrictive outpatient treatment model that depends on coordination among courts, counties, and treatment providers. She also reviewed Joel’s Law, which allows family members, guardians, conservators, or tribes to petition for involuntary detention when they disagree with a crisis responder’s decision, and judges from Snohomish and Chelan counties said petitions have increased significantly, though follow-through beyond initial detention is limited and the process remains fragmented. Committee members raised concerns about inconsistent standards, bed shortages, and the difficulty of aligning courts, law enforcement, and treatment systems. The Attorney General’s office then updated the committee on the hate crimes and bias incidents hotline created by SB 5427. Minna El-Gamel said the hotline began a pilot in King, Clark, and Spokane counties in July 2025, with a statewide launch planned for 2027, and that an advisory committee helped design referral processes, intake questions, outreach materials, and the hotline’s branding. In the first five months, the hotline received 301 reports, with about 42% requesting follow-up and only about a quarter of those seeking law enforcement referral; most callers instead wanted services such as counseling, housing, or other support. She said common challenges include public confusion about hate crimes versus bias incidents, limited law enforcement bias-response capacity, and gaps in pro bono legal services. Roger Rogoff of the Office of Independent Investigations reported that the agency has grown to 66 employees, including 31 investigators, and has completed six fatal police use-of-force investigations while maintaining family, community, and tribal liaisons. He said the office is now handling only fatality cases, has opened one region of the state, and plans to announce another regional opening and a statewide roadmap, but will need additional investigators to expand further, especially east of the Cascades. He also said the office has reviewed 29 requests to reinvestigate prior cases, but those reviews are time-intensive and require new evidence. The final major topic was public defense caseload standards and the related Blake resentencing work. OPD’s Grace O’Connor said resentencings under State v. Blake are nearly complete, but thousands of vacates remain, and funding reductions in the next biennium would force OPD to scale back direct representation. Tara Nevitt of the Washington State Bar Association and Jason Schwartz of the Snohomish County Office of Public Defense said the new caseload standards reflect modern practice but will require more attorneys, support staff, and technology, while Cindy Aaron Zelsbury of the Washington Defender Association reported that most counties cite lack of funding as the main barrier and that attorney attrition remains high. County and city representatives argued the standards amount to an unfunded mandate that could force dismissals or releases when counsel is unavailable, and they urged substantial state funding to avoid what they described as a public safety crisis.

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• So with the charitable gambling, let's say there's four pull-tab machines in that particular facility
• So with the charitable gambling, let's say there's four pull-tab machines in that particular facility
• provide an appropriation to the Department of Health and Human Services for a behavioral health facility
• House Bill 1468 is a bill to provide a facility grant for our long-term care facilities.
• And so our long-term care facilities are, we have quite a few of them that are starting to really age

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the pledge, and a quorum call, then took up House amendments to Senate Bills 2009, 2147, and 2113. On motion, the Senate refused to concur in the House amendments and appointed conference committees for each bill. The chamber then considered several House bills, adopting amendments and passing House Bill 1556, which creates a Children's Cabinet work group to study out-of-home placement and treatment for children with behavioral health issues, and House Bill 1363, which directs development of a customizable cardiac emergency response plan template for schools and athletic events. House Bill 1533, requiring students to complete a half-unit of financial literacy for graduation, also passed after amendment. House Bill 1226, dealing with masks in public places and protest-related identification concerns, passed after the Judiciary Committee removed language about complying with law enforcement requests to unmask.

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• Many of us are afraid for our trauma.
• I was constantly seeing and reliving the trauma for years.
• trauma trauma [clears throat]<00:13:04.720><c> for</c><00:13:04.959><c> years.
• There's physical trauma. A police officer, you can talk to the police department.
• </c><04:33:40.879><c> informed</c> these people would be trauma informed these people would be trauma

Committee: House Criminal Justice and Public Safety

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• Years of trauma, solve any problem, plan for a future, provide insight into any course.
• CJ facilities, and have done so for many years.
• In fact, over the past four years, private facilities operate... at 10% more efficiently.
• That's why we use private facilities, and as to your other about employees and savings.
• The vacancy rate for private facilities is 20 percent, for the state of Texas is 24 percent.

Bills: SB1 , HB500 , SB1 , HB1400 , HB 1094 , HB365 , HB 1109 , HB647 , HB500

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, state budget, mental health funding, education funding, infrastructure improvements, public safety, groundwater, water conservation, financial assistance, Texas Water Development Board, innovation fund, local conservation districts, transportation protection agreement, funeral services, insurance exemption

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• Specifically, the authority's facility management contract requires the facility manager to oversee If
• Specifically, the authority's facility management contract requires the facility manager to oversee The
• authority's facility management contract requires the facility manager to oversee the stadium's concession
• Our funding is derived from two major sources, tourism and facility revenue.
• Legends Global has over 350 venues or facilities in its portfolio worldwide.

Committees: House Commerce , House House Commerce Committee of Reference

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• , and that is what we're doing: just upgrading the facilities there.
• For follow-up: What about the $250,000 to construct and operate a transition living facility?
• The second one is to a facility, to facility upgrades in a central Oklahoma fairgrounds.
• I don't recall hearing quite as many details about us actually purchasing a facility.
• This facility is a step in the right direction with that investment for follow-up.

Bills: SB1290 , SB1530 , SB1847 , HR1050 , SB169 , SB1377 , SB1990 , SB1991 , SB1778 , SB1579 , SB1992 , SB3 , SB2028 , SB1928 , SB2127 , SB2117 , SB1439 , SB1930 , SB330 , SB1191 , SB2110 , SB2134 , SB2069 , SB2095 , SB1613 , SB1246 , SB1976 , SB1346 , SB1509 , SB2071 , SB259 , SB1314

Keywords: 2-1-1 services, revolving fund, Department of Human Services, crisis pregnancy, abortion, legal funding, research funding, development rebate, Oklahoma Department of Commerce, tax incentives, higher education partnerships, Medicaid, ADvantage Waiver, home-based services, eligibility criteria, healthcare, senior services, Taiwan, Oklahoma, sister-state relationship

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• in Norman, Oklahoma, and is deeply committed to helping Oklahomans access quality evidence-based trauma-informed

Bills: SB1290 , SB1530 , SB1847 , HR1050 , SB169 , SB1377 , SB1990 , SB1991 , SB1778 , SB1579 , SB1992 , SB3 , SB2028 , SB1928 , SB2127 , SB2117 , SB1439 , SB1930 , SB330 , SB1191 , SB2110 , SB2134 , SB2069 , SB2095 , SB1613 , SB1246 , SB1976 , SB1346 , SB1509 , SB2071 , SB259 , SB1314

Keywords: 2-1-1 services, revolving fund, Department of Human Services, crisis pregnancy, abortion, legal funding, research funding, development rebate, Oklahoma Department of Commerce, tax incentives, higher education partnerships, Medicaid, ADvantage Waiver, home-based services, eligibility criteria, healthcare, senior services, Taiwan, Oklahoma, sister-state relationship

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• They have facilities where they can't arrest him, but they can detain him.
• They have facilities where they can't arrest him, but they can detain him.

Bills: HB2936 , HB2937 , HB2951 , HB2960 , HB2979 , HB2980 , HB3062 , HB3082 , HB3087 , HB3148 , HB3152 , HB3262 , HB3264 , HB3266 , HB3268 , HB3269 , HB3278 , HB3299 , HB3544 , HB3606 , HB3678 , HB3790 , HB3903 , HB3996 , HB4139 , HB4140 , HB4142 , HB4143 , HB4144 , HB4260 , HB4272 , HB4296 , HB4324 , HB4339 , HB4341 , HB4342

Committee: House Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight

Keywords: HB2936, children, child protection, adoption, Oklahoma Adoption Code, gestational carrier, gestational agreement, surrogacy, intended parent, preplacement home study, home study, prospective adoptive parent, foster placement, child abuse, child neglect, child sexual abuse, child sexual exploitation, lewd molestation, sex offender registry, Oklahoma Sex Offenders Registration Act

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• They've, you know, had lots of PTSD issues, lots of brain trauma issues from years of blowing doors off
• issues, lots you know, had lots of PTSD issues, lots of<00:05:07.680><c> brain</c><00:05:08.000><c> trauma
• issues</c><00:05:08.760><c> from</c><00:05:08.920><c> years</c><00:05:09.280><c> of</c> of brain trauma
• issues from years of of brain trauma issues from years of blowing<00:05:09.720><c> doors</c><00:05:10.080

Committee: Senate Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection

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• It causes severe emotional and psychological trauma.
• While the previously mentioned child had parents that could help him and get him through the trauma and
• young influencers make millions of dollars in the porn industry without anyone talking about the trauma
• I'm being, talking about the trauma, coercion, or abuse that occurs when bodies are commodified.

Committee: House Children and Families

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• removed that really helps identify or help people identify when kids are in crisis based on certain traumas
• take specific trainings, especially based on, you know, if the youth, the child, needs, you know, trauma-informed
• families to take specific trainings, especially based on, you know, if the youth, the child, needs trauma-informed
• And as you said, most of them are in trauma anyway.

Summary: The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee heard budget presentations from Legislative Services analyst Morgan Poloni and Department of Health and Welfare Director Juliet Sharon on the Division of Early Learning and Development, the Division of Public Health Services, and Family and Community Partnerships. Major topics included the Idaho Child Care Program (ICCP), the Idaho Home Visiting Program, the Idaho Immunization Assessment Fund, HIV and hepatitis prevention, ARPA-funded public health projects, kinship navigation services, and proposed agency reorganizations and transfer authority changes. Poloni explained that several divisions were recently reorganized, making year-to-year comparisons difficult, and outlined the governor’s and agency’s FY 2027 requests, including additional federal and dedicated funds for child care capacity, public health programs, and prevention services.