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• have to do with weather modification for the purposes of global warming or did it have to do with an AG
• So my understanding is it started with AG.
• Became AG going. I okay. I'm sorry. If I butcher the name, I apologize again.
• The possibility of unacceptable use is an amenities that don't require, quote, similar facility.
• all 67 counties of the state that long live slow to mature with many of them exceeding 60 years in age

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House Finance Committee’s Division 3 held a public work session on the Behavioral Health budget on February 27, 2025. The chair opened by explaining the schedule, materials, and deadlines for the budget process, and noted there would be no motions or votes in the division that day. Division of Behavioral Health Director Ktia Fox and DHHS CFO Nathan White then walked the committee through the division’s mission, structure, and budget materials, describing the division’s four bureaus: Mental Health Services, Children’s Behavioral Health, Drug and Alcohol Services, and Homeless Services, along with the policy unit. They emphasized the division’s role in oversight, technical assistance, quality assurance, contracting, and the continuum of care from prevention and early intervention through crisis and residential services. Much of the discussion focused on major programs and funding lines, including the 988 Lifeline contract with Headrest, a technical assistance contract with UNH, Medicaid pass-through payments to New Hampshire Hospital and Glencliff, crisis response services, cold-weather homeless responses, housing supports, and the children’s system of care. Members asked about the UNH contract, the 988 program, crisis stabilization centers, and the peer certification program; Fox explained that the peer certification is a training-and-credentialing pathway for people with lived experience to enter community-based behavioral health work, not a volunteer program. The committee also discussed the “Choose Love” program, which Fox said was created after the Sandy Hook tragedy to build resilience and strength-based emotional regulation in schools and communities. On the children’s side, Fox described the system of care account as the place where many contracted services are budgeted, including community mental health centers, care management entities, rapid response services, and residential programs. Members asked about temporary staffing, and Fox said roughly $500,000 in temporary staff costs shown in the current year would not be spent next year because the money came from a nonlapsing appropriation in HB 1573 for oversight of children’s residential services. She also said provider rate increases were a prioritized need but were not funded in the governor’s current budget, and that the Children’s Behavioral Health Resource Center was not funded, resulting in about a $1 million reduction. The session ended while the division was still moving through the children’s behavioral health slides, including questions about the Fast Forward high-fidelity wraparound program and medication management.

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• They're extorted for money, especially this age group, 15, 16, and 17.
• So I'm here to just make it a harsher penalty for that age group.
• teenage kids do not look their age.
• of the child: under 15 years of age versus 15, 16, and 17.
• Under 15, years of age, versus 15, 16, and 17. of the child.

Bills: HB2076, HB2135, HB2175, HB2186, HB2223, HB2345, HB2364, HB2417, HB2440, HB2666, HB2763, HCR2043

Keywords: school safety, employee training, firearm certification, crisis response, school policies, reimbursement fund, local law enforcement, HB2135, Arizona, civil liability, private right of action, DEI, diversity equity and inclusion, critical race theory, anti-racism, race stereotyping, sex stereotyping, race scapegoating, sex scapegoating, gender identity

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• The department is state facilities.
• </c> Correctional Medical Facility Correctional Medical Facility Replacement,<00:50:57.520><c> that's
• It's construction of a 353 bid facility. facility. facility.
• Four four deaths at that facility.
• </c> facility. It's just a reality, right? facility. It's just a reality, right?

Bills: HB60

Keywords: geoengineering, weather modification, environmental safety, atmospheric pollutants, criminal pollution, Meeting Start: 00:00:02 Roll Call: 00:00:08 26 RS HB 60 - AN ACT relating to geoengineering: 00:01:35 Department of Corrections Update: 00:32:59 Kentucky Parole Board Update: 01:19:21, 958, all

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• So this facility, we're going to preserve it.
• We have to travel to go to our medical facilities.
• But we have a lot of restrictions securing that facility funding.
• You guys didn't have a cafeteria in that facility.
• And in this day and age, I'm happy.

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• H550, an act relating to gender equity within Vermont's correctional facilities. >> Question is, shall
• . facilities. facilities.
• A facility of limited size and scope would be small-scale equipment.
• </c><01:37:04.080><c> And</c> by a person under 21 years of age.
• And by a person under 21 years of age.

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• PACE is a model or program of delivering home and community-based services for people aged 55 and older
• important thing to know about being a person eligible for PACE is that they must meet a nursing facility
• So when we say meets a nursing facility level of care, what that means is that a person would, if they
• and disability services at the aging and disability services at the Department<00:01:08.159><c> of</
• </c> critical to assist a growing aging critical to assist a growing aging population<00:31:30.559><c

Keywords: 1183, house

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• And as bad as that sounds, it's worse because in some facilities...
• At the Department of Corrections, and as bad as that sounds, it's worse because in some facilities the
• Right now, there's someone in our corrections facility that is protecting us from somebody getting out
• or older and have a credit card on file, so the age of an adult is verified.
• , using a developer's own age-gating determinations.

Summary: The committee took up a series of Senate bills, beginning with SB 1421, a contentious measure restricting financial institutions and check cashers from accepting certain identification from unauthorized immigrants and limiting remittance transfers without proof of lawful status. An attempted strike-everything amendment by Rep. Villegas would have redirected the bill to authorize tax-deeded property sales for affordable housing, but the committee rejected that amendment. After public testimony both for and against the underlying bill, the committee voted 6-2 to give SB 1421 a due pass recommendation. The committee then approved SB 1254, which revises Industrial Commission of Arizona statutes, including renaming certain positions, shifting boiler and elevator oversight, and requiring fee schedules to be posted online. It also passed SB 1515, which creates a public safety parity fund for retention pay and benefits for DPS and corrections employees using investment earnings from the budget stabilization fund; supporters cited vacancies, turnover, and pay gaps, while opponents argued the state should fund raises through the general fund. Both bills received due pass recommendations after amendment adoption and roll call votes. Other measures considered included SB 1206, which restricts adjusters and contractors from soliciting work during active loss events or emergency responses, with an exception for essential services; SB 1563, which continues the Barbering and Cosmetology Board and lowers certain fee caps; and SB 1649, which creates a digital assets reserve fund, though an amendment to turn it into a transparency measure on employers receiving public assistance was rejected. The committee also passed SB 1290 after rejecting an amendment on emergency price controls and adopting a Carter amendment clarifying HOA executive sessions may be closed only for discussion without action; testimony on that bill focused heavily on HOA transparency versus privacy concerns. Finally, the committee approved SB 1670, a contractor licensing preemption bill, and SB 1671, which continues the Department of Gaming and related commissions and updates reporting and conflict-of-interest requirements, with the department supporting the continuation and amendment language.

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• Would this cover the Elk River facility?
• </c><00:53:52.480><c> because</c> Um I believe the the facility because Um I believe the the facility
• Uh, some have separate storage sites or storage facilities.
• And so we measure the large facilities.
• I believe that Chair Frasier has a question. facility that they have for cannabis, facility that they

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Medicaid pays for 55% of all births in New Mexico and covers 72% of all infants. under age one.
• And then down below on this graphic, it speaks to the support for ages 1 to 3.
• We don't have many treatment facilities in the state of New Mexico that will allow the mother and the
• The receiving center is for youth under the age of 12. That facility is fairly secure.
• You know, we've got eligibility from age zero to six for kids.

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• There's $7.4 million that we're requesting on a one-time basis from the federal health facility citation
• issues, starting at age 11 and going all the way up through age 44.
• Thank you for that, and thank you for the... ...going all the way up through age 44.
• issues, and starting at age 11 and going all the way up through age 44.
• Thank you for that, and thank you for the, going all the way up for age 44. Thank you for that.

Summary: The Assembly Subcommittee on Health heard an overview of the California Department of Public Health budget, including a $5.1 billion department budget and 19 non-IT budget change proposals spanning environmental health, healthcare quality, infectious disease, healthy communities, health statistics, preparedness, and laboratory sciences. CDPH also presented estimates for WIC and the Genetic Disease Screening Program, both of which were described as relatively stable, with WIC food costs rising mainly due to inflation and participation holding near 1 million monthly participants. Members and public commenters raised support for several proposals, including funding for the California Reducing Disparities Project, AB 1264 implementation on school food standards, childhood lead poisoning prevention, the hospital bed capacity registry, sickle cell care networks, and WIC protections amid federal policy changes and shutdown-related uncertainty. Dr. Erica Pond then presented the 2026 State of Public Health report, highlighting major gains such as record-low mortality rates, all-time high life expectancy, and the first decline in overdose deaths in 14 years, while warning about persistent disparities in maternal and infant outcomes, rising severe maternal morbidity, and worsening mental and behavioral health trends, especially among younger adults. She emphasized racial and geographic inequities, the role of social drivers like poverty and education, and the importance of prevention investments through the Behavioral Health Services Act. Members discussed the need for upstream public health spending, environmental health preparedness, and how to translate data into action, while public comment largely focused on sustaining community-based prevention and equity programs. In a separate update on federal actions and public health partnerships, Dr. Pond and CDPH staff described California’s response to federal funding threats, vaccine policy changes, and measles outbreaks. They outlined new collaborations such as the West Coast Health Alliance, the Governor’s Public Health Alliance, the WHO outbreak network, and the FACT Coalition, along with CDPH’s process for reviewing and updating immunization and preventive service recommendations under AB 144. Members questioned the rise in measles and declining vaccination coverage, and CDPH said it is using trusted messengers and tailored outreach while continuing to evaluate federal recommendations. The committee then heard an ADAP estimate showing lower projected budget authority needs due to reduced caseload and one-time funding expiring, followed by public support for using ADAP rebate funds to expand HIV prevention, PrEP, testing, and disease intervention staffing. The final issue focused on public health information technology systems, including Sapphire, CalReady, CalConnect, CARE, MyTurn, MyCAVAC, and the digital vaccine record. CDPH explained how these systems support disease reporting, contact tracing, immunization tracking, vaccine ordering, and outbreak response, while the Department of Finance said only Sapphire and CalReady are funded in the Governor’s budget and the rest are under review because of the state’s budget deficit and declining utilization. Local health department representatives strongly opposed losing the systems, arguing that lower usage reflects post-pandemic conditions and that the tools save staff time, improve outbreak response, and prevent a return to manual spreadsheets and phone calls. Members echoed concern that cutting the systems would undermine public health capacity and waste prior state investment, and urged the administration to present a funding plan that matches its stated commitment to public health.

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• And so my children grew up in that age of just smartphones coming in, all three of my children did.
• So why not the Ag Commissioner? And so anyway, the definitions lay out what kratom is.
• The Ag Commissioner felt that that was appropriate.
• The Ag Commissioner felt that that was appropriate.
• The Ag Commissioner did say that once they're up and running and have all these guidelines in place,

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, roll call, and a quorum present, then moved through a series of conference committee appointments and reconsideration motions. Senator Axtman successfully moved to reconsider House Bill 1160, which had previously failed, and the chamber later passed it. HB 1160 creates a statewide bell-to-bell policy restricting personal electronic devices during instructional time; supporters argued it would reduce distractions, improve mental health and academic outcomes, and help teachers, while opponents raised local control concerns. The bill passed 42-4. The Senate also passed several other measures, including HB 1247 on protecting student victims of sexual offenses, HB 1489 consolidating civil protection orders into one chapter, HB 1032 making municipal courts courts of record and updating related procedures, HB 1487 authorizing a Minot facility for the Highway Patrol and Bureau of Criminal Investigation with a line of credit and emergency clause, HB 1469 requiring annual online statements of interest for public officials, HB 1199 creating the Missing and Indigenous People Task Force and related MMIP initiatives, HB 1169 regulating paid veterans benefits claim assistance with consumer protections, HB 1209 directing a foreign adversary threat assessment, and HB 3018 as amended to study water, wetlands, and taxation of inundated lands. Most of these passed with strong bipartisan support, though HB 1169 drew substantial debate over veterans’ service options and HB 1209 passed on a narrower 40-7 vote. The chamber rejected or declined several other measures. HB 1455, which would have required the Indian Affairs Commission to review introduced legislation for tribal implications, failed 7-40 after concerns about an unfunded mandate and duplicative duties. HB 1259, which would have put North Dakota on year-round daylight saving time, was defeated 15-32 after debate over time zones, construction, recreation, and whether the issue should be left to future legislatures. HB 1555, dealing with statements of ownership for foreign organizations of concern, also failed 3-44. The Senate then moved to announcements and committee scheduling for later meetings and conference committees.

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• My name is Trinh Phan with Justice in Aging.
• That aging population is also becoming more ethnically and racially diverse.
• 55 and older, and expand the program to include all ages.
• Include all ages so that everyone at the table has enough to eat.
• I can share the numbers or any of their facilities.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• That's different from the breeding facility. Okay.
• If it's in a facility, just part of it.
• I'm not in the facilities. But with that being said, the facilities.
• Yep, behind closed facilities. Yes, ma'am.
• Zero have tested positive in a state facility.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• MEMBERS, WE HAVE ONE BILL ON TODAY'S AGENDA AND THEN A DISCUSSION ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN THE AG
• WE HAVE A PANEL ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN THE AG INDUSTRY.
• THREE PRESENTERS WHO WILL SHARE WITH US SOME OF THE DEVELOPMENTS IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN THE AG
• THIS IMAGE IN FRONT OF YOU IS AN EXAMPLE OF A COMPANY CALLED AG REVIEW DEVELOPED IN FLORIDA AND WHAT
• I AM MAYBE AS DOCTOR BOYD MENTIONED ONE OF THOSE AGING FARM OPERATORS.

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• our townships with no staff on<00:04:08.560><c> hand</c><00:04:09.560><c> uh</c><00:04:09.799><c> aging
• </c><00:04:10.239><c> infrastructure</c><00:04:10.879><c> and</c> on hand uh aging infrastructure and
• on hand uh aging infrastructure and little<00:04:11.319><c> or</c><00:04:11.519><c> no</c><00:04:11.799
• </c><00:04:28.120><c> is</c><00:04:28.240><c> to</c><00:04:28.400><c> upgrade</c><00:04:28.840><c> aging
• </c> for funding is to upgrade aging for funding is to upgrade aging equipment<00:04:29.840><c> software

Keywords: 1183, house

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• California has witnessed the catastrophic impacts that occur when oil facilities fail, whether it was
• We know that California is an ag powerhouse in the United States.
• California's ag sector not only feeds America, but it feeds the entire world.
• California has invested over $727 million in climate-smart ag programs over the past decade, reducing
• He became an advisor to Cal Poly's College of Ag and UC Davis's Innovation Institute for Food.

Summary: The Senate opened with a prayer and Pledge of Allegiance, then recognized the YMCA on its 175th anniversary and later welcomed officials from the city of Lindsay. The chamber then moved through confirmations for Frank Darnell Jr. to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board, Michelle Edgar to the State Board of Barbering and Cosmetology, and David Galavis to the State Park and Recreation Commission; all three appointments were confirmed after roll calls. The Senate also adopted a consent calendar of bills and resolutions without objection. On the floor, senators debated Senate Joint Resolution 12 opposing federal offshore oil and gas leasing off California. Supporters argued offshore drilling would threaten coastal environments and public participation, while opponents said California’s energy shortages and affordability problems require more in-state production. The resolution passed. The Senate also adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution 118 urging release of unclassified Jeffrey Epstein investigation files to promote transparency and accountability for survivors, and Senate Resolution 99 declaring April 21, 2026, California Agriculture Day, with broad praise for the state’s agricultural industry and concerns raised about water, farmland loss, and farmworker treatment. Finally, the Senate adopted Senate Resolution 100 designating April 16, 2026, as Breaking the Silence Day of Awareness to highlight child sexual abuse prevention, mandated reporting, and survivor support. The chamber then adjourned in memory of Rob Trice and Alwyn Ben Holman, honoring their service and community impact. The session concluded with announcements of upcoming budget subcommittee meetings and notice that the Senate would reconvene on April 27, 2026.

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• California has witnessed the catastrophic impacts that occur when oil facilities fail, whether it was
• We know that California is an ag powerhouse in the United States.
• California's ag sector not only feeds America, but it feeds the entire world.
• It's also known as the largest ag state.
• He became an advisor to Cal Poly's College of Ag and UC Davis's Innovation Institute for Food.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Many facilities... Are not required to offer chaperones for any sensitive examinations.
• So it could be the supplies, it could be the workforce, it could be the facility itself.
• In this case, the facility is a van.
• So it could be the supplies, it could be the workforce, it could be the facility itself.
• In this case, the facility is a van.

Summary: The Assembly Health Committee heard a long agenda of health bills focused on access to preventive care, behavioral health, hospital services, and patient safety. Early items included AB 554, which would expand and protect access to HIV prevention drugs like PrEP, including injectable forms and coverage protections; supporters said it would shore up access amid federal threats, while insurers opposed it as a costly benefit mandate. AB 577 would limit insurer and PBM practices that steer medications away from physician offices and require more transparency and patient consent; doctors and patient advocates supported it, while health plans and insurers warned it could raise drug costs and disrupt specialty pharmacy networks. AB 546 would require coverage for portable HEPA purifiers for vulnerable enrollees during declared emergencies, especially wildfire smoke events, with support from air quality and public health groups and opposition from insurers concerned about benefit expansion and cost. The committee also heard AB 224, which would codify California’s updated essential health benefits benchmark plan after a public review process, adding infertility treatment, hearing aids, and durable medical equipment if approved by CMS for the 2027 plan year. DMHC said the state had completed the review and needed legislation to meet federal timing, and the measure drew broad support. AB 1032 would require plans and insurers to reimburse up to 12 additional behavioral health visits for enrollees in wildfire-affected counties for a limited period after an emergency; supporters argued it would fill gaps in trauma care after disasters, while insurers said existing parity and continuity-of-care rules already address the issue and that the bill could create inequities. AB 849 would require trained chaperones for sensitive ultrasound exams and training on how to observe and intervene; it was backed by a survivor and patient advocates, with hospitals and health districts raising staffing concerns. Later, AB 1196 would direct the Department of Public Health to update outdated rules requiring three surgeons for certain heart surgeries using cardiopulmonary bypass; supporters said the rule no longer reflects modern practice and strains staffing, while cardiology representatives had no formal opposition but wanted to review amendments. AB 1113 would codify a right to wear a mask for health reasons in public spaces, with support from disability and public health groups. AB 1386 sought to add perinatal care to the list of basic hospital services, prompting testimony about maternity ward closures, workforce shortages, and rural access; the author said the bill would be amended further and that the committee would need to revisit timelines and implementation details. The committee also heard AB 1429, which would address Kaiser’s repeated mental health parity violations and improve access to behavioral health care, though the transcript cuts off before any action on that bill is shown. Several bills were moved with motions and seconds, but many were held for quorum; AB 1196, AB 1113, and AB 1386 were among the measures advanced to a roll call or held on call, and the committee repeatedly noted that final votes would occur when quorum was available.

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• Currently there is an age restriction on that program. It's 28.
• 30, because we certainly know that there are adult learners beyond the age of 30.
• We remain in strong support of the plan, as we think this meets the facilities needs of our system.
• Clearly, our facilities needs well exceed available bond resources and would...
• anything that can be done to address our facilities needs.

Keywords: 987, senate, all