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HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber Fri May 8, 2026, 10:00AM HST - Day 58

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I have my committee clerk who did an outstanding job this session, Macy Rose. There you guys are.
  • Well, Macy did a great job this session.
  • You've done such a good job this session. I'd also like to introduce my staff here on the floor.
  • It creates jobs, generates revenue, attracts outside investment into Hawaii, lowers electricity costs
  • Without your help, I could not do this job.
Keywords: 910, house, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session May 29th, 2025

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • lead our UC system and, you know, told him on many occasions I thought he has one of the toughest jobs
  • As board and employment chair, I've seen first hand what good stable jobs means to our communities.
  • The number one job. Nearly 10% of men drive for a living in the state of California.
  • This is a landfill where, you know, honestly the landfill was not on top of their job.
  • It is our job in this body to protect every citizen in this state.
Keywords: 988, house, all
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House County and Municipal Government Committee Feb 4th, 2026

County and Municipal Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • Good job. All right. Next bill up is a public hearing.
  • Chairman, thank you member.<00:08:41.760><c> Good</c><00:08:42.000><c> job.</c> member.
  • Good job. member. Good job.
  • programs, where we have just in the last 24 months provided new affordable housing in Montgomery, Mobile
  • </c> uh because we work full-time jobs. uh because we work full-time jobs.
Keywords: 1136, house, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention - 03/13/25

Housing and Homelessness Prevention

Transcript Highlights:
  • It allows low-income people and people of color more access to the best job opportunities.
  • My number one concern is mobility.
  • My number one concern is mobility.
  • My number one concern is mobility.
  • </c> into an unpleasant and difficult job into an unpleasant and difficult job that<01:33:44.600><c>
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Transportation Committee Apr 14th, 2026

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • By not sharing this information with the DMV, the DMV cannot do its job of determining The DMV cannot
  • do its job of determining who poses a risk and who does not.
  • Matthew Seiberling on behalf of the California Mobility and Parking Association in support.
  • And potentially invest and develop transit projects that create jobs and advance our goals.
  • And potentially invest and develop transit projects that create jobs and advance our goals.
Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee heard a series of bills focused on driver accountability, curb management, privacy, illegal dumping enforcement, rail coordination, billboard signage, and high-speed rail development. SB 953 by Senator Nilo would add DMV points for misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter cases dismissed through diversion; the author and supporters, including a victim’s mother and CHP representatives, argued it would ensure fatal conduct is reflected in driving records, while no opposition testified. SB 1292 by Senator Richardson would let certain cities use stationary cameras or sensors to enforce curb use in designated zones with human review of citations; supporters said it would help manage modern delivery and loading activity, while one privacy group remained cautious but noted the committee amendments improved the bill. SB 1228 by Senator Rubio would create a permanent compliance path for a small number of existing redevelopment-era LED advertising displays; supporters said it preserves local revenue and existing signs, while the outdoor advertising industry opposed it over federal compliance and fairness concerns. SB 1013 by Senator Cervantes would tighten ALPR privacy and security rules, require DOJ audits, training, and a 30-day retention limit; privacy advocates supported it as a needed enforcement measure, while law enforcement groups opposed the retention cap and hot-list limits as too restrictive. SB 1218 by Senator Arreguín would block DMV registration renewal for vehicles with unpaid illegal dumping fines, modeled on parking citation enforcement; local officials and city representatives strongly supported it as a deterrent, and no opposition was heard. SB 1136 by Senator Blakespear would require rail agencies to better coordinate service to major events and integrate fares and schedules; transit and rail advocates supported it, with some agencies taking a work-with-author or neutral position. SB 1425 by the committee chair would create a permit process for new encroachments on high-speed rail right-of-way; supporters said it would help protect and manage the corridor, while utilities and a city raised concerns about rights-of-way and enforcement language. SB 1411 by Senator Stern would expand high-speed rail authority to pursue public-private partnerships and early works, removing a project cap; supporters from Metro, labor, and rail groups said it would help leverage funding and advance the project, while Merced-area agencies remained cautious but noted amendments. Most bills were moved on committee votes, generally along party lines or with broad support, and several were left on call after roll calls.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • So we will take this job with the seriousness it deserves, and I'm very thankful that I get to serve
  • Can you give a sense of what you think you might focus on in your first 90 days on the job for the Department
  • We can keep our jobs and keep doing the life-saving work in our small town since we are one of the only
  • the Budget Committee is that I do think that this is an area where the legislature does a really nice job
  • They have regular jobs at their respective licensing levels.
Keywords: 988, house, all
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • Sports betting has a more than $4.7 billion impact in Minnesota and supports 31,000 jobs and counting
  • Sports betting has a more than $4.7 billion impact in Minnesota and supports 31,000 jobs and counting
  • Sports betting has a more than $4.7 billion impact in Minnesota and supports 31,000 jobs and counting
  • talk about what the industry—the quote you had at the beginning—says: "Oh, we create all these new jobs
  • They create all these new harms too, and they profit off those jobs.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • As you mentioned, we have a number of different BCPs to present, and your agenda there does a great job
  • At the local level, the Future of Public Health supports mobile health staff to better... ...evaluation
  • At the local level, the Future of Public Health supports mobile health staff to better reach and serve
  • In closing, public health cannot do our job alone.
  • And then you're also taking out a tool that the workforce needs to do their jobs as effectively as possible
Keywords: 988, house, all
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Agenda Mar 23rd, 2026

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • and provide not just high-speed internet, but voice service over those networks, including fiber, mobile
  • The federal dollars that are available for new networks are on fiber and mobile wireless.
  • But that's our job: not to make sure they can get those efficiencies to maximize profits.
  • Our job is to balance the interests of consumers, our citizens, with those interests of telecom companies
  • And we in no way question your ability to do your job, so you’re allowed a mulligan now and then, right
Summary: The Senate State Affairs Committee began by approving the March 11 and March 13, 2026 minutes and then advanced the gubernatorial reappointment of Bud Tracy to the State Building Authority to the Senate floor with a recommendation for confirmation. The committee then heard House Bill 650, a federalism-related measure described by the sponsor and Idaho Farm Bureau testimony as reaffirming constitutional limits on federal and state power; it was sent to the floor with a due pass recommendation after brief discussion and no opposition. The committee next took up House Bill 674, which would streamline telecom service discontinuance by relying on the FCC process rather than duplicating review at the Idaho PUC. Lumen representative Rick Gutierrez testified that the FCC process already requires customer notice, identification of alternatives, public comment, and review of whether service can be discontinued without leaving customers without options; supporters argued the bill removes duplication, while opponents said it shifts final decision-making away from Idaho and could weaken state oversight. After debate over state sovereignty, consumer protection, and whether the FCC or PUC should be the final decision-maker, the bill passed 6-3 and was sent to the floor. The committee then considered Senate Bill 1365, which would exempt certain religious organizations from donor-disclosure requirements when they participate in ballot-measure advocacy, so long as related spending stays under 10% of prior-year receipts. The sponsor, Secretary of State Phil McGrane, and several pastors argued the current rules chill church participation and force disclosure of unrelated donors; opponents raised concerns about transparency, enforcement, and the possibility of churches becoming vehicles for political spending. A motion to send the bill to the 14th order failed, and a substitute motion to hold the bill in committee passed 5-4. Finally, Senate Bill 1411, expanding disclosure rules to paid in-person canvassing and related political activity, was introduced as a transparency measure aimed at paid campaign efforts; it was sent to the floor with a do-pass recommendation, with Senators Toews and Shippy recorded in opposition.
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Agenda Mar 23rd, 2026

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • provide not just high-speed internet but also voice service over those networks, including fiber, mobile
  • The federal dollars that are available for new networks are on fiber and mobile wireless.
  • But that's our job: not to make sure they can get those efficiencies to maximize profits.
  • Our job is to balance the interests of consumers, our citizens, with those interests of telecom companies
  • And we in no way question your ability to do your job, so you're allowed a mulligan now and then, right
Keywords: 989, all
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Housing Feb 4th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • This one relates to renters' and mobile home occupants' ability to install portable cooling devices.
  • The bill restricts residential landlords and owners of mobile home parks from prohibiting or restricting
  • companies, I think, are correct that if there's an obvious violation that the HOA can see, that's their job
  • companies, I think, are correct that if there's an obvious violation that the HOA can see, that's their job
  • the interests of individual owners' rights to information, which I think WACAI already does a great job
Summary: The Senate Housing Committee met on cutoff day and first considered two gubernatorial appointments to the Housing Finance Commission. Aaron T. McGrath and Ann T. Malone each testified about their housing finance and affordable housing backgrounds, their prior commission or sector experience, and their interest in improving housing affordability and equity. Senators asked brief questions and offered supportive comments, and both appointments were heard without objection. The committee then heard and later acted on a series of housing-related bills. ESHB 1500 would expand resale certificate requirements for common interest communities by adding reserve studies, audits, and governing documents, limiting certain fees, allowing rush service fees, and creating enforcement rights; testimony was split between Realtors, who supported the consumer-protection goals but sought clarifications and more time for rescission, and HOA/management representatives, who warned against limiting third-party processing tools and sought more flexibility. EHB 1501 would require associations to answer certified written inquiries from owners within 30 days, subject to reasonable association rules; the sponsor framed it as a basic right to a response, while HOA representatives supported the intent but asked for clearer limits and coordination with existing law. EHB 1345 would allow detached ADUs outside urban growth areas under detailed guardrails; builders, Realtors, counties, and housing advocates supported it as a rural housing tool, and the committee heard that it had been the product of years of negotiation. In executive session, the committee adopted amendments and advanced several bills. It approved a metering requirement for water use in SB 5470 on detached ADUs outside UGAs, narrowed SB 5729 to permit-review provisions, adopted a substitute for SB 6015 on permit-ready factory-built housing plans, and moved forward SB 6069 on transitional, supportive, and emergency housing with zoning and local process changes. It also advanced SB 1686 on deferred utility connection fees, SB 6200 on portable cooling devices for renters and mobile home occupants after rejecting an amendment to remove window units, SB 6201 creating tax exemptions for social housing agencies, SB 6214 establishing land bank authorities, and SB 6237 requiring flood-risk disclosures in rental housing. The committee then returned to public testimony on ESHB 1500, EHB 1501, and EHB 1345, hearing additional support and concerns, and adjourned after thanking staff for their work on cutoff day.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
  • No, a great job. Thank you. Thank you, Madam Chair. Noah, great job.
  • I did explain to the committee what the assessor's role is, and their job is to visit properties to see
  • Madam Chair and members, HB 2459, mobile home parks submetering fees, directs a landlord of a mobile
Keywords: 1182, all
Summary: The caucus reviewed a long list of bills and resolutions, with members frequently asking to pull measures from consent and noting party-line or unanimous votes. Topics included medical and vaccination restrictions (HB 2248, HB 2086), state investment and conflict-of-interest rules for the treasurer (HB 2303), budget and reporting requirements (HB 2688, HB 2015), procurement limits involving China-linked companies (HB 2170, HB 2134), homelessness administration (HB 2533), traffic and transportation measures (HB 2109, HB 2574, HB 2210), school testing and education policy (HB 2032, HB 2033, HB 2075, HB 2266, HB 2395, HCR 2003), and several health-care bills involving lactation services, gender-transition care for minors, abortion-related restrictions, and hospital immigration-status reporting (HB 2072, HB 2085, HB 2364, HB 2689, HB 2796). Members also discussed water policy, including desalination, groundwater transport, and water-use limits (HB 2052, HB 2056, HB 2098, HB 2758, HB 2328), as well as food and agriculture measures such as SNAP restrictions, cultivated-cell food labeling and bans, and the Beef Council extension (HB 2396, HB 2762, HB 2791, HB 2155). Several members criticized bills as unconstitutional, costly, or harmful to affordability, while sponsors described them as clarifications, consumer protections, or administrative fixes. The caucus also considered a number of bills affecting labor, property, and consumer issues, including unemployment eligibility changes, mobile home park submetering fees, appraisal management company rules, digital goods seller requirements, property tax clarifications, and protections for minors in online content creation (HB 2690, HB 2459, HB 2501, HB 2010, HB 2120, HB 2192, HB 2261, HB 2279). Other measures addressed sexual extortion penalties, name-change procedures for sex offenders, and restrictions on abortion-inducing drugs and gender-transition procedures for minors (HB 2666, HB 2223, HB 2364, HB 2085). Members repeatedly raised concerns about federal preemption, constitutional issues, implementation costs, and unintended consequences, and several sponsors or members indicated they were working on amendments or stakeholder discussions. At the end of the meeting, the caucus also heard memorials and resolutions, including a proposal to limit voting centers and precinct voting, and memorials urging withdrawal from the United Nations and defunding the IMF (HCR 2016, HM 2001, HM 2004). The meeting concluded with caucus announcements, including an affordability-themed award recognizing Rep. Betty Villegas, a Black History Month sign-up request, and reminders about upcoming affordability and Latino Caucus events. No final floor votes were taken in the transcript, but multiple bills were pulled from consent or noted for opposition.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Businesses Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am

Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Businesses

Transcript Highlights:
  • development, including job training.
  • development, including job training.
  • And additionally, but related, I worked at a Burger King for my first job.
  • In jobs altogether. The cost will no doubt be borne by the consumer.
  • What are these jobs?
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Business held an informational hearing focused on the conditions facing small and micro businesses in Massachusetts and the state programs intended to support them. Chairs Andy Vargas and Adam Gomez opened by emphasizing equitable economic development, the importance of CDFIs, and the need to help underserved entrepreneurs, especially women, minorities, veterans, immigrants, and other groups facing barriers. Committee members noted the hearing would not take up bills, and testimony was limited to 10 minutes per organization. State and quasi-public agency witnesses described current programs and funding. Dico Gibral of the Executive Office of Economic Development highlighted the Business Front Door, multilingual access, small business office hours in Gateway Cities, and funding in the Mass Leads Act, including support for CDFIs, small business technology, and capital grants. Tom Hooper of Commonwealth Corporation described workforce training programs such as the Workforce Training Fund, Workforce Competitiveness Trust Fund, and Career Technical Initiative, saying they help small businesses train workers, fill labor shortages, and support returning citizens and people with disabilities. Committee members asked about federal funding uncertainty, workforce migration, training schedules, and program uptake. Business and advocacy groups focused on cost pressures and regulatory burdens. The Massachusetts Restaurant Association urged continuation of outdoor dining and takeout alcohol sales, and pressed for relief from high credit card swipe fees, support for surcharging, and streamlining municipal licensing. The Retailers Association of Massachusetts cited survey results showing inflation, utility costs, payroll taxes, health insurance, and interchange fees as major concerns, and said many members might sell or close within five years; it also backed ending the state prohibition on surcharging and creating an Office of Main Streets Massachusetts. MACDC, BECKMA, and the Coalition for an Equitable Economy emphasized the need for more technical assistance, CDFI and small business funding, and protections against rising costs, tariffs, supply chain disruptions, and immigration enforcement impacts on immigrant-heavy business districts. No votes were taken.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • Johnson, uh, this will cover both the ARMER infrastructure and also the mobile communication devices
  • infrastructure or our mobile device replacements. >> Any member conversation or discussion on it?
  • uh and also the mobile uh communication devices<01:04:46.240><c> as</c><01:04:46.680><c> well</c><01
  • infrastructure or our mobile device replacements. >> Any member conversation or discussion on it?
  • </c><01:05:49.800><c> uh</c> mobile infrastructure or our mobile uh mobile infrastructure or our mobile
Keywords: 918, senate, all
Summary: The Public Safety Policy Conference Committee met on May 8, 2026, with all conferees present. The chair opened with decorum instructions, explained that the meeting was policy-only, and noted that no public testimony had been signed up. Members then introduced themselves, with several noting they were retiring at the end of the session or year. The committee adopted a series of provisions, mostly by unanimous voice vote, including House language on identity theft and financial crimes updates, supervision abatement and restitution considerations for corrections, protective-order enhancements for murder penalties, prediction markets, victim-notification requirements for plea and sentencing hearings, research data privacy, ignition interlock and impaired-driving license changes, DOC licensing and sanctions for juvenile/adult community-based residential facilities, criminal-conviction employment and licensing standards, jail medication procedures, domestic abuse law changes, and a grant-use extension for dual-status/crossover youth funding. Several items were described as technical or clarifying changes, while others updated law to address AI-related identity theft, foreign protective orders, victim privacy, and corrections oversight. The committee also heard discussion on a Senate provision allowing victims of domestic violence to petition for wireless account and phone-number transfers. A witness supported the concept but urged changes to better align the state language with existing federal law; members noted the issue might need another vehicle or further work. For the domestic abuse item, staff explained that an A15 amendment would later adjust the warrantless-arrest window from 28 days to 14 days. On the jail-medication item, a member emphasized the changes were clarifying and not an admission that last year’s law was flawed. All adopted provisions passed by voice vote without opposition.
WA
Transcript Highlights:
  • , and provide benefits, mobility, representation.
  • It's used by job seekers at WorkSource.
  • It's used by job seekers at work source.
  • , and I'm not having to work two or three jobs to help cover my costs.
  • , I'm not having to work two or three jobs to help cover my costs.
Summary: The committee held a work session on the state of Washington’s community and technical college system with State Board executive director Nate Humphrey and Tacoma Community College president Ivan Harrell. They described the system’s open-access mission, 34 colleges serving more than 307,000 students, relatively low tuition, enrollment growth over 12 consecutive quarters, and strong outcomes such as more than 46,000 credentials awarded last year. They also highlighted system initiatives including guided pathways, I-BEST, dual enrollment, tribal partnerships, a new program search tool, and six colleges named Aspen Prize finalists. At the same time, they emphasized major challenges: high rates of student food, housing, and homelessness insecurity; sharply rising emergency aid requests; and federal funding disruptions affecting TANF, BFET, adult basic education, Carl Perkins, NOAA-related tribal work, and several federal grants. Members asked about SNAP impacts, declining high school graduates, and how BFET and TANF interact with other aid programs. The presenters also discussed system priorities such as AI, Workforce Pell, capital planning, nursing accreditation alignment, and the Washington College Grant. The committee then heard testimony from AFT Washington and the Washington Association of Higher Education on faculty and staff conditions in the community and technical college system. Jackie Kane and Suzanne Sutherland argued that classified staff, professional staff, and contingent faculty are essential to student success but face low pay, instability, and weak retention, and they urged lawmakers to protect existing funding and avoid further cuts. They said working conditions for faculty and staff are student learning conditions, and that underfunding leads to reduced services, shortened advising, and program instability. Marina Parr of the Workforce Board presented on federal H.R. 1’s new Workforce Pell provisions and the updated Career Bridge website. She explained that Workforce Pell would allow federal aid for short-term training programs of 8 to 15 weeks, with high completion, employment, and earnings thresholds and a requirement that credentials be stackable and portable. She said Washington is well positioned to implement the program because of its existing eligible training provider evaluation system and Career Bridge, which now has a redesigned public portal, digital portfolios, multilingual access, and performance data on programs. Members asked about rulemaking, possible gaps in state services, and how the wage and completion standards would be applied. The Washington Student Achievement Council then briefed the committee on the new Washington Completes FAFSA campaign created by executive order. Staff described an advisory board with statewide representation, a pilot that used microgrants and other supports at 25 priority schools, and a new goal of 46,000 FAFSA or WASFA completions this year. They reported that completion rates were tracking slightly ahead of last year, with 24% of high school seniors having completed a FAFSA by the end of November, and they showcased a public dashboard with subgroup data and a WIAA-based leaderboard. Members asked about outreach to rural and homeschool students, legislative communications, Pierce County representation, and barriers to FAFSA completion, and staff said they would provide toolkits and continue expanding outreach. The committee then began hearing from student presenters about affordability, access, equity, and student experience.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Business and Professions Committee Jun 24th, 2025

Business and Professions

Transcript Highlights:
  • I assure you, I will do a worse job. So it is 9.05.
  • licensed in other states are authorized to practice in California under existing interstate practice mobility
  • Senator Nilo, you did such a great job. You answered every question anyone had.
Keywords: 988, house, all
AL
Transcript Highlights:
  • Amy Nelson had been the chair for this committee, and she took another job. this committee and she took
  • another job, and so that's why she was not able to move forward with the committee.
  • I mean, she was mobile a year ago when we got the diagnosis, but it progressed so fast with her that
Keywords: 1136, house, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • This sector is one of California's largest small business employers, providing jobs, career opportunities
  • high-volume spay and neuter from being used to its maximum potential, but it prevents the use of mobile
  • MASH, or Mobile Animal Sterilization Hospital, is an effective, safe, replicable, and scalable... ...
  • That can include licenses tied to a person's job or livelihood.
  • threat of license suspension could act as a deterrent, keeping people from pursuing a better-paying job
Summary: The committee heard a long agenda of bills, with members repeatedly noting the lack of quorum while testimony continued. AB 1693 by Assemblymember Zbur would streamline local permitting for retail tenant improvements by allowing qualified professional certifiers to review plans and requiring local action within set deadlines; the California Retailers Association supported the bill, citing lengthy permit delays, and there was no opposition. AB 2010 by Assemblymember Soria would expand access to high-volume spay and neuter services, including mobile clinics, to address pet overpopulation; supporters said it would improve access in rural and underserved areas, while opponents and the Veterinary Medical Board raised concerns about safety standards and asked for amendments. AB 2195 by Assemblymember Rodriguez would stop automatic occupational license suspensions for low-income parents behind on child support; supporters argued the policy is counterproductive and hurts earning capacity, while the California Child Support Association and others said license suspension is an effective enforcement tool that brings parents to the table. The committee also heard AB 2311 by Assemblymember Chiu, which would let public health care district hospitals directly employ physicians; supporters said it would improve recruitment and access to care, while medical groups warned about physician autonomy and institutional influence. AB 1796 by Assemblymember Jackson would create a licensure pathway for professional interior designers and add an interior designer to the California Architects Board; supporters framed it as a public safety and professional recognition measure, while opponents said it would create confusion, unnecessary regulation, and no demonstrated public harm. AB 1739 by Assemblymember Ward would make it a crime for clergy providing therapeutic services to engage in sexual contact with a counselee, closing a gap in existing law; it drew strong support from survivor advocates and no opposition. Finally, AB 2497 by Assemblymember Johnson began testimony on modernizing the physical therapy practice act, with the author noting committee amendments that removed imaging and other provisions, but the transcript cuts off before testimony or action on that bill was completed.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, I think the staff does a great job doing the best that they can trying to stabilize in the facilities
  • Um, I think the staff does a great job doing the best that they can trying to stabilize in the facilities
  • X-ray services would also be included, and I think what Wellpath offers currently is mobile X-ray, so
  • think what what path offers currently I think what what path offers currently is<00:47:08.400><c> mobile
  • 09.359><c> we</c><00:47:09.520><c> don't</c><00:47:09.680><c> have</c><00:47:09.760><c> to</c> is mobile
Summary: The committee met to hear updates from the Department of Juvenile Justice and the Department of Corrections on two related issues: a proposed high-acuity juvenile mental health treatment facility and medical services contracts, including the impact of Wellpath’s bankruptcy proceedings. At the start, the chair agreed to hear the Department of Corrections first so members could get context on the medical contract before turning to DJJ’s proposal. DOC officials said Wellpath, the department’s comprehensive medical and mental health provider since 2013, was awarded its current contract through a 2021 procurement process. They reported that Wellpath’s Chapter 11 reorganization plan had been confirmed and that the company had transitioned ownership to lenders, but had not yet fully completed the bankruptcy process. DOC said there had been no service lapses, no reduction in care, and no known impact on Kentucky vendors or hospitals, and that DOC staff meet with Wellpath almost weekly. Members asked whether the committee had been kept informed and whether the bankruptcy could affect future services or subcontractors. DJJ then presented its concept for a high-acuity facility, explaining that the project is still in the preliminary programming and conceptual stage and has not yet entered the formal design phase with DECA. Officials said the proposal in the capital plan would create a 24-bed facility, with 16 clinical beds and 8 assessment/stabilization beds, to serve justice-involved youth with serious mental health needs. They said the facility would need to separate males and females and high- and low-risk youth, and that current placements often require sending youth out of state to places such as Pennsylvania, Michigan, Georgia, Arkansas, and Texas. Staff said the goal is to centralize treatment, improve safety, and reduce the need for fragmented or out-of-state placements. Committee members questioned the cost estimates, staffing needs, and whether the facility was justified given the small number of youth currently placed out of state. DJJ said the operational estimate includes an unknown medical-contract component and that the number of youth needing the facility can fluctuate because of surges in the juvenile population. Officials also said they had consulted with South Carolina, which is developing a similar facility, and noted that renovating existing facilities was considered but could be more expensive or impractical than building a separate site. No votes or formal actions were taken during the discussion.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Education Funding (03/31/2026)

Education Funding

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> know, the job market and and so on. know, the job market and and so on.
  • I think that'd be more nimble for the job force.
  • , industry-ready skills, lead to livable wages, and promote long-term economic mobility.
  • </c><01:52:03.640><c> and</c><01:52:03.720><c> duty</c> that their job and duty that their job and duty
  • </c><02:00:02.120><c> in</c> they've been doing a tremendous job in they've been doing a tremendous job
Keywords: 1189, house, all