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• husband, um, Cricut Lachica, who's accompanied by his parents, um, Susan and Ferdy Lica, who are visiting
• parents, um Susan and Ferdy Lica, who parents, um Susan and Ferdy Lica, who are<00:14:47.360><c> visiting
• um</c><00:14:48.320><c> from</c><00:14:48.560><c> the</c><00:14:48.800><c> Philippines,</c> are visiting
• , um from the Philippines, are visiting, um from the Philippines, and<00:14:49.680><c> they're</c><00

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• We'd probably need a visit with the Department of Agriculture on that because then you get into food
• So, with that, I'd talk to I'd have to visit with the Department of Agriculture and see what their regulations
• Let's visit. I will tell you...
• But come visit with me, and we'll hash that out. Are there further questions on Senate Bill 2110?
• I wanted to give him the opportunity to visit with members that might have an issue with this bill.

Bills: SB1550, SB2065, SB2110, SB2111, SB2114, SB2152, SB2159, SB2172

Keywords: burn ban, drought, emergency powers, county commissioners, fire safety, wildfire prevention, pollinator, state symbols, agriculture, insects, environment, SB2110, eggs, ungraded eggs, graded eggs, egg sales, poultry, farmers market, direct-to-consumer sales, local food

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• For more information visit www.fema.gov not voting.
• AB 960 Garcia a patient visitation Do pass out on an A-roll call.
• AB 926, Gibson, juvenile court visitation, holding committee.
• Cork Silva incarcerated parent visitations do pass out on a request of the tribe out with Republicans
• CalWORKs Home Visiting Program do pass out on an A roll call.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• And he is famous for his one-liners delivering flyers and snacks in the office visits and kept all of
• I visited most of the offices over the years, explaining our bill and handing out treats with a funny
• And I think Jennifer may have clocked more visits to the Capitol than anyone last session.
• And, um, we're gonna wrap up now, but if you're going to be able to join us to visit offices, we'd encourage
• there's so many groups that are supporting the effort and thank you so much for coming and just go visit

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• They help get me to my visits. I was able to have visits at the...
• Another challenge was visitation.
• I survived because I did have visitation.
• I didn’t even care about visits. Where’s the library?
• They just want to have a visit.” That’s what they thought.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Special Commission on Correctional Consolidation and Collaboration met at 10:07 a.m. and approved the minutes from its February 9 meeting. The commission said it would accept Department of Correction testimony in writing because of a scheduling issue, and then spent most of the hearing hearing from people with lived experience in county and state correctional settings. Members repeatedly reminded witnesses to keep remarks to about three minutes and focused the discussion on correctional consolidation, collaboration, programming, and reentry. Testimony from multiple sheriff’s offices was broadly supportive of county-based programming, treatment, education, and reentry services. Witnesses from Hampshire, Barnstable, Hampden, and Franklin counties described access to GED and college courses, vocational training, recovery meetings, therapeutic groups, housing and ID assistance, work release, and reentry centers. Several said these programs helped them gain sobriety, employment, family reunification, and parole readiness. Hampden County witnesses emphasized immediate reentry planning and individualized case management; Franklin County witnesses praised respectful treatment and an accessible off-site reentry center; Barnstable witnesses highlighted the women’s therapeutic treatment program, creative writing, and the Bridge Center; Hampshire witnesses described the Bridge House, work release, and transition supports. Several witnesses contrasted those experiences with what they described as limited or delayed programming in DOC facilities, especially for people serving longer sentences or with restrictive classifications. One witness said DOC programming was hard to access because shorter sentences and offense labels affected eligibility; another described overcrowding, little counseling, and no reentry planning in state prison. A juvenile lifer testified that classification barriers and lack of tailored programming left him feeling unprepared, and another witness said DOC’s handling of classification hearings and records was unfair and opaque. Some speakers also raised concerns about mental health care and visitation policies, especially at Framingham, where one witness said suicidal thoughts were met with inadequate responses and another said family visitation was denied without clear explanation. Commissioners asked follow-up questions about DOC access, step-down opportunities, family support, and whether more transitional housing or acclimation time before release would help. No formal votes were taken beyond approval of the prior minutes.

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• I know a number of you have visited that facility, and we thank you for visiting as well.
• as well. and we thank you for visiting as well.
• I enjoyed your visit to the range last time around, so always nice to come and visit. All right.
• I enjoyed uh your visit to the all.
• </c> to come and visit. to come and visit. All<01:04:13.920><c> right.

Bills: HF3599, HF3761, HF3523, HF3515, HF573

Keywords: water treatment, infrastructure, municipal funding, bond issuance, Becker, sewer improvements, sanitation, Hibbing, state bonds, infrastructure funding, capital investment, safety improvements, mobility, U.S. Highway 12, bonds, transportation funding, trails, Prior Lake, bond funding, recreational improvements

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• inadequate housing, compounds these health care challenges, resulting in frequent emergency room visits
• They might visit a primary care doctor or receive no care at all.
• So then we have a privacy-protecting forum and they write these reflection visits, and then they come
• These stories have been hearing from us in the classroom and through their home visits stay with them
• So these are just some wonderful photos of our home visit and our home teachers with disabilities who

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Massachusetts Permanent Commission on the Status of Persons with Disabilities held a public hearing focused on health equity for people with disabilities. The chair opened by explaining that the session was not about specific legislation, but about sharing data, lived experience, and strategies to inform more inclusive health systems. Presenters included representatives from the Health Equity Compact, the Department of Public Health, MassHealth, UnitedHealthcare Community Plan, the Brain Injury Association of Massachusetts, UMass Chan Medical School, Spaulding Rehabilitation, and the Arc of Massachusetts/Operation House Call. Speakers described how structural racism and ableism contribute to poor health outcomes, unemployment, poverty, and barriers to care for disabled people, especially disabled people of color. Testimony highlighted access problems such as inaccessible medical equipment, transportation, inadequate provider training, lack of culturally competent care, and insurance barriers. Several speakers emphasized the importance of collecting and disaggregating disability data, training providers in disability-competent care, and screening for accommodation needs. MassHealth described its Quality and Equity Incentive Program under the 1115 waiver, including disability-related metrics on data completeness, staff training, and accommodation screening, and reported early increases in hospitals collecting self-reported disability data. Brain injury advocates focused on inequities in rehabilitation access, including the impact of CMS’s “three-hour rule,” which they argued denies needed inpatient rehab to people with severe traumatic brain injury. They called for policy changes, a TBI task force, and possibly bipartisan legislation if CMS cannot revise the rule. Other testimony described DPH efforts such as one-to-one navigation, health promotion workshops, mini-grants for accessible recreation, and the Massachusetts Health and Disability Partnership. The hearing also highlighted medical education efforts like Operation House Call, which uses home visits and disability-led teaching to reduce bias and improve provider competence. No votes were taken and no formal actions were announced.

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• And our constituents that come to visit us daily, Lord, be with them as they leave here, that they would
• After the meeting, people were very nice there, and he said it was just a nice place to visit.
• years that I've been serving, and I've learned a lot from what is going on in Gallup and from the visits
• She’s a homeschool student visiting the Capitol with the Christian Association of Parents and Educators
• Speaker, there is breakfast at the El Dorado Hotel with all of our visiting school board members, so

Bills: HB95, HB111, HJR1, HB32, HB33, HB61, HJM2, HM7, HM17, HM4, HM22, HM23, HM24, HM26, HM3, HM11, HM14, HM15, HM21, HM34, HM50, HB8, HB30, HB43, HB156, HM2, HM16

Keywords: HB95, additional judgeship, district court, judicial district, First Judicial District, Second Judicial District, district judges, court administration, judicial staffing, caseload, access to justice, New Mexico courts, judiciary, judge vacancy, court backlog, state courts, water law, state engineer, civil penalty, compliance order

Summary: The House opened with a quorum, prayer, pledge, and a series of announcements and recognitions tied to Gallup-McKinley County Day, including the presentation and passage of House Memorial 15 designating February 5, 2026, as Gallup-McKinley County Day. Members spoke at length in support of Gallup and McKinley County, its Native communities, cultural traditions, Route 66 heritage, economic development, and local schools and guests in the gallery. House Memorial 15 passed unanimously, 70-0. The chamber then took up House Memorial 3 recognizing nurses and other health care professionals. Several members and guests from labor and health care organizations spoke in support, emphasizing the dedication of frontline workers and the importance of honoring nurses. The memorial passed unanimously, 70-0. The House also passed House Bill 32, a counseling licensure compact, after adopting a technical amendment, by 63-0; House Bill 33, a psychologist compact, by 64-0; and House Bill 95, creating a fifth judge position in the Second Judicial District family court division, after a friendly amendment removing an appropriation because funding was already in the budget, by 65-0. During committee reports, the House adopted favorable reports on several measures, including House Bill 70 substitute, Senate Bill 3 as amended, House Bills 246, 254, 271, 276, 288, and House Joint Memorial 3. In introductions, the House referred several memorials and Senate bills, including measures on teacher workload study, detention facility reuse, health insurance affordability, gifted education endorsements, special education, and burglary definitions. The House also announced committee meetings, upcoming events, and the annual House-versus-Senate basketball game, then recessed until the next morning.

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• It was a child care center at some point way back when, and they're here visiting us today.
• Zoe plays soccer, and she's really excited to visit the Capitol and learn about the government.
• Casey Joe is excited to visit the Roundhouse.
• Casey Joe is excited to visit the Roundhouse.
• Go visit New Mexico Tech. New Mexico Tech. They're up in the rotunda.

Bills: HM3, HM11, HM14, HM15, HM21

Keywords: nurses, health care workers, healthcare workers, frontline workers, hospital staff, clinicians, allied health professionals, support staff, public health, workforce shortage, nursing shortage, safe staffing, patient safety, rural health care, frontier communities, behavioral health, mental health, substance use disorder, substance abuse, health care memorial

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• Resolution 375 recognizing February 26, 2025 as Pearland Day at the Texas Capitol and welcoming the visiting
• We look forward to visiting with you as you do great advocacy for good public policy in Texas and with
• up their 79th annual convention here in Austin this week and have members from across the state visiting
• They are making visits to other people in the Capitol, other members in the Senate, and so just join
• seventy-ninth annual convention here in Austin this week and have members from across the state visiting

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• And I know many members have said, "I went to visit this service.
• And I know many members have said, "I went to visit this service.
• And I know many members have said, "I went to visit this service.
• </c> disability homes in my district visit disability homes in my district visit them<00:57:35.200><c
• </c><00:58:24.960><c> personally</c> owners of who I have visited personally owners of who I have visited

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Everybody wants to visit Hawaii.
• Everybody wants to visit Hawaii.
• Everybody wants to visit Hawaii.
• Everybody wants to visit Hawaii.
• Everybody wants to visit Hawaii.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard several gubernatorial nominations for confirmation, beginning with GM 788 for Karen Knudsen to the Hawaii Sister State and International Partnerships Commission. DBEDT strongly supported her nomination, describing her decades of Asia-Pacific and East-West Center experience. Senators asked about the new commission structure, confirming that the old committee was abolished and replaced by a five-voting-member commission with two governor appointees before the Senate, other ex officio and legislative appointees, and one OHA vacancy still pending. Knudsen said the commission would help review new sister-state and international partnership proposals, while existing relationships would remain in place. Members also discussed the commission’s lack of a separate budget and its use of DBEDT international relations funding. The committee then moved to GM 789 for Wesley Fong to the same commission; DBEDT supported him based on his military, legal, and international trade background. A concern was raised that he also served on the State Ethics Commission, and Fong stated he had resigned from that post effective the 20th of the month to avoid a conflict. Senators questioned his reasons for leaving ethics, and he explained that his term was ending and he wanted to continue public service in a role aligned with his background in international agreements, education, and Indo-Pacific relations. No votes were taken in the portion provided. The committee next considered GM 769 for Patrick Branco to the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts. The foundation and the Hawaii Regional Council of Carpenters both testified in strong support. Branco appeared by Zoom and said he was currently on temporary military orders on the East Coast, but had prior experience in public diplomacy as cultural attaché in Caracas and had worked on Fulbright and cultural exchange efforts. The committee then took up GM 770 for Makanani Salā to the same board. The State Foundation on Culture and the Arts supported her nomination, and Noe Wong-Wilson testified in person, citing Salā’s work at Windward Community College and her role in organizing the Best Fest festival, saying she would bring Hawaiian cultural perspective to the foundation. Salā said her county experience included arts, culture, and sister-city work, and that she would emphasize public-private partnerships and helping other agencies use the foundation’s expertise. Members briefly discussed FESTPAC and its rotating international location. Finally, the committee heard GM 767 for Miles Miyatso to the Land Use Commission. The Land Use Commission and the Hawaii Regional Council of Carpenters both supported the nomination, and Avalon Development Company was listed but did not appear on Zoom. The discussion in the provided transcript ended during this item, with no vote or final action shown for the nominations covered.

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• And I had to — I talked to him because I visited a center in Monterey County.
• That doesn't necessarily mean the complaint is closed or the finding is determined in that first visit
• the size of the complaint, determine whether we can substantiate or unsubstantiated at that first visit
• And we also have, obviously, unannounced yearly visits that are required.
• And we also have obviously unannounced yearly visits that are required.

Summary: The Select Committee on Older LGBTQ Californians held an inaugural hearing focused on the health care and support landscape for older LGBTQ Californians, including people aging with HIV and transgender, gender non-conforming, and intersex seniors. Opening remarks emphasized the long history of discrimination faced by older LGBTQ adults, the growth of the aging LGBTQ population, and the need to translate existing state commitments into concrete services. Senators highlighted concerns about nursing home vulnerability, the aging of people living with HIV, and the impact of federal actions and Medicaid cuts on California’s safety net. The first panel featured Justice in Aging, CalHHS, the Department of Aging, and the Aging and HIV Institute. Testimony described widespread inequities, including discrimination, social isolation, economic insecurity, and gaps in culturally competent care. State officials outlined the Master Plan for Aging, the first statewide survey of LGBTQIA older adults, gender-affirming care protections in Medi-Cal, and efforts to improve coordination across departments. Advocates argued the state has been too slow to respond to federal threats and that services are often hard to find or fragmented. Committee members pressed the departments on how survey findings are being turned into action, how rural and underserved communities are being reached, and whether more formal stakeholder coordination or “no wrong door” access systems are needed. The second panel focused on seniors living with HIV. A long-term survivor gave emotional testimony about the “survivorship penalty,” loss of benefits, housing insecurity, and the need for legal and navigation support, housing assistance, and protection from outdated disability standards. The Department of Aging reported on implementation of SB 258, which added HIV status to the definition of greatest social need for area agencies on aging; it said 20 of 33 area plans now identify HIV as a target population and many include specific strategies, such as LGBTQIA mental health connections programs. The Office of AIDS described Project Cornerstone, Ryan White, ADAP, HOPWA, the Medi-Cal waiver, and PrEP-AP, noting these programs serve thousands of older clients and rely on whole-person case management. Case management testimony underscored persistent needs for medication subsidies, transportation, food, and housing. Committee members questioned how ADAP rebate funds might be used, how SB 258 is enforced across local agencies, and how to reduce administrative barriers and auto-connect eligible people to benefits. The final panel began with the Department of Social Services outlining protections for TGI seniors in licensed care facilities, including SB 219’s nondiscrimination requirements and related provider notices and resident rights materials. The hearing remained focused on identifying service gaps, improving coordination across aging, health, and social service systems, and ensuring state programs better reflect the lived experience of older LGBTQ Californians.

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• You will see integration in action tomorrow at our site visit at Miamira High School, and this exact
• And not just today, but as well as tomorrow during our site visit, we're going to be able to see how
• We reached out and visited other school districts and saw what made them successful.
• You will see a lot of this tomorrow on our site visit.
• They now have an attendance coach who calls people every day and goes on home visits.

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• Pahu Intermediate School visiting us here today in the gallery.
• W Pahu government leaders from W Pahu Intermediate<00:03:05.760><c> School</c><00:03:06.560><c> visiting
• </c><00:03:06.959><c> us</c><00:03:07.200><c> here</c> Intermediate School visiting us here Intermediate
• School visiting us here today<00:03:07.599><c> in</c><00:03:07.840><c> the</c><00:03:08.000><c> gallery

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• Last year, I had the privilege of visiting Israel, where I saw firsthand the immense potential of the
• first opportunity to see firsthand the value of these economic trade offices was in my trip and my visit
• From a strategic perspective, when I visited there, I realized that there were already 20 other states
• Southwest, we began to discuss potential collaborations. cybersecurity startups basically came and visited

Bills: HB 1240, HB1353, HCR76, HCR90

Keywords: border region, infrastructure, economic development, government operations, education, international cooperation, infrastructure investment, bond issuance, state agencies, shrimp industry, federal regulations, foreign imports, economic impact, public health, Gulf Coast communities, Texas-Israel relations, Israel, Jerusalem, trade office, foreign relations

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• Members, today's meeting is a site visit to Sable Palm Elementary School, a community partnership here
• For more information visit www.FEMA.gov www.FEMA.gov There is another site visit departing at the same

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• If you haven't already, we certainly hope you make an opportunity to come visit us.
• Please come out and visit to see those.
• Come visit us, and thank you for your support. It came through the Thomas Barbie family.
• But my second question, back last summer I had the honor to visit Normandy and visit the cemetery there
• </c><01:01:32.720><c> the</c> uh to visit uh Normandy um and visit the uh to visit uh Normandy um and

Keywords: 958, all

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• I'm so happy that you're all here visiting with us today.
• One such initiative is the universal home visiting program.
• But everything from a stub toe to a broken back is an ED visit.
• And about 40% of ED visits fall into that category. Forty percent.
• And about 40% of ED visits fall into that category. Forty percent.

Keywords: 1212, all

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• You know, I had an opportunity to go actually visit the big center. Fantastic place.
• I even visited it with Representative Leavitt, who I'm very appreciative was there as well.
• They have wide visiting hours and they give hotel vouchers to the parents.
• I visited patients in community care settings, adult family homes, respite settings.
• I visited them in any number of settings. The one setting that stuck out to me the most, Mr.

Bills: HB2289

Keywords: appropriations, budget, fiscal matters, state spending, general fund, supplemental budget, biennial budget, substitute bill, public defense, civil legal aid, courts, judicial branch, homelessness, supportive housing, affordable housing, behavioral health, juvenile rehabilitation, youth services, child welfare, foster care