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• Detention centers simply are treatment.
• </c><00:09:56.720><c> when</c> uh people can access this treatment when uh people can access this treatment
• </c> they can also uh receive more treatment they can also uh receive more treatment that<00:37:20.240
• Um about 80 a psychiatric treatment.
• And that program was initially program.

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00:00 Agency Updates: 00:01:45 26RS SB 125: 00:02:10 26RS SB 101: 01:14:58, 958, all

Summary: The Juvenile Justice Oversight Council met on February 6, 2026, took roll, approved a motion to convene, and heard agency updates from materials in the packet. The council then took up Senate Bill 125 out of order because Senator Carol was present. The bill was presented as a collaborative effort focused on creating a secure, state-run high-acuity mental health facility for justice-involved youth who need specialized psychiatric care and cannot be appropriately served in detention or by private hospitals. Speakers said the facility would fill a gap in services, improve safety and treatment outcomes, and be designed with trauma-informed, medically equipped spaces rather than a jail-like setting. The presenters also outlined other parts of the bill, including a placement process in which DJJ and CHFS would evaluate youth and provide recommendations before the judge makes the final decision, with certain hospital-declination provisions to be delayed until the new facility is operating. They described payment incentives for hospitals treating high-acuity youth, confidentiality and escape-related disclosure provisions, and contracts with a public teaching university for clinical services. The proposed facility was described as a 24-bed center at Central State, with staffing to include mental health professionals and juvenile detention staff receiving enhanced training. Dr. Clark Lester said staffing needs would vary by youth and could include one-to-one supervision for some patients. The bill also addressed female juvenile detention capacity. Speakers said the number of detained girls has risen sharply since 2024, peaking at 51 in 2025, and that current facilities cannot meet the separation requirements for boys and girls or high- and low-level youth. The proposal would build two female detention centers, with possible locations discussed in central Kentucky and western Kentucky, and a third or fourth center could be added if population data show the need. Members asked about hospital placement authority, staffing, and average length of stay for girls; the presenters said the current court-order process would remain until the new facility is built and that they would provide additional data later. No vote was taken during the portion of the meeting provided.

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• </c><01:20:21.840><c> programs</c><01:20:22.159><c> or</c> towards uh opioid treatment programs or towards
• uh opioid treatment programs or methadone<01:20:23.040><c> clinics.
• </c><01:20:38.800><c> programs</c><01:20:39.199><c> are</c> uh 20% of opioid treatment programs are uh
• 20% of opioid treatment programs are affiliated<01:20:40.080><c> with</c><01:20:40.320><c> private</
• </c><01:21:50.159><c> programs</c><01:21:50.560><c> and</c> 20% for opioid treatment programs and 20%

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </c><00:11:53.760><c> for</c> medication assisted treatment for medication assisted treatment for treatment
• facilities to get their medication-assisted treatment.
• treatment are able to access the Medicaid-assisted therapy.
• </c> daily Drive patients to treatment daily Drive patients to treatment facilities<00:38:27.240><c>
• and only about 25% of those re treatment and only about 25% of those re receiving<00:39:24.800><c> treatment

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• accreditation of certain postsecondary secondary education institutions in the state of certain programs
• Education HB 1706 by Garcia Bay relating to the additional requirements of individualized education programs
• Grant program for the Committee on Culture and Recreation and Tourism.
• pre-kindergarten programs at public schools for the Committee on Public Education.
• HB 2395 by Dutton relating to the grant program to provide a public-school pre-kindergarten programs

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• Most program whenever we collected properly become the composition of the blood, the body, it complicates
• Substance abuse treatment records are covered by 42 Cfr.
• These protections ensure individuals are not deterred from seeking treatment, but they present roadblocks
• This means that with those 3 things considered Tpo, part 2 program does not need to seek in consent each
• Substance use treatment confidentiality for 42 Cfr part 2.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• , a 12-step program.
• It speaks to research and treatment.
• program, was established in 2023.
• Yes, this bill does not change the pilot program, and that's how it existed in the pilot program.
• And it’s the issue for me is pilot programs. ...programs, and sometimes the lack of what I personally

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several recognitions, including interns, Denim Day awareness, and a resolution honoring Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange. Senators also paid tribute to former Senator Karen Johnson Gendron with a moment of silence. The chamber then moved to special-order bills after routine announcements that no committee reports, governor’s messages, or House messages were on the desk. The first major bill, SB 138/HB 687 on transportation offenses involving death, increased penalties for repeat DUI/BUI manslaughter and vehicular homicide offenses and added warnings and misdemeanor penalties for refusing lawful breath or urine tests. After a brief amendment and questions about attorney rights and prior impairing-substance language, the bill passed 37-0. SB 306 on Medicaid providers followed, requiring broader provider access, including after-hours availability and more primary care access for Medicaid enrollees; it also passed 37-0. The chamber then took up the major condominium reform bill, SB 1742/HB 913, addressing post-Surfside safety, reserve funding, milestone inspections, budgeting, reserve flexibility, manager regulation, conflicts of interest, and condo sale rescission periods. Senators from both parties praised the sponsors for extensive stakeholder work and the bill passed 37-0 after multiple amendments. The final major item was SB 7016/HB 1205 on constitutional amendments and petition-gathering rules, with sponsors arguing the bill was needed to combat fraud in the 2024 petition process and opponents warning it would burden citizen initiatives. The Senate adopted the House bill and then considered numerous amendments on petition circulator rules, submission deadlines, invalid-signature thresholds, voter notification, and related enforcement provisions; several amendments were adopted, and the substitute was later withdrawn, leaving the chamber to continue on the underlying bill and remaining amendments.

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• This budget cuts elder care programs and...
• programs for criminals.
• It's truly a program that's saving lives.
• That is why this budget funds the Distress Hospital Loan Program, the program that saved Madera Community
• Hospital, and it brought it... ...loan program, the program that saved Madera Community Hospital, and

Summary: The Assembly convened, initially lacked a quorum, and then completed the roll call, prayer, and pledge. Members observed a moment of silence for the fatal B-52 crash at Edwards Air Force Base in Assemblymember Lackey’s district. The body then handled a series of procedural motions, including re-referrals of numerous Senate bills to different committees, suspending rules for committee notices, and taking up the budget bill, AB 109, without reference to file for concurrence in Senate amendments. Debate on AB 109, the 2026 budget act, centered on competing views of the state’s fiscal condition and policy priorities. Supporters said the budget balances the current and next year’s budget, reduces the structural deficit, builds reserves, protects health care, schools, housing, food assistance, and other safety-net programs, and responds to federal cuts under H.R. 1. Opponents argued the budget increases taxes and costs, shortchanges schools, underfunds Proposition 36, relies on gimmicks, and does not adequately address public safety, cost of living, or long-term sustainability. Several members also highlighted specific provisions such as hospital support, Medi-Cal and IHSS protections, child care, immigrant legal services, prison closure, and funding for courts and victim services. A motion by Assemblymember DeMaio to return AB 109 to the Senate failed on a roll call vote, 13 ayes to 45 noes. The Assembly then voted on concurrence in the Senate amendments to AB 109; the measure passed, and the Senate amendments were concurred in without objection, with immediate transmittal to the Governor. Afterward, the Assembly moved to the daily file and took up SCR 89, a resolution affirming diversity, equity, and inclusion. Supporters from several caucuses framed DEI as a core California value and a response to federal attacks, while opponents criticized DEI as divisive. The transcript ends during debate on SCR 89, before any final vote is shown.

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• </c> Minnesota business first stop program Minnesota business first stop program which<00:16:43.360><
• </c> mental health treatment that they need. mental health treatment that they need.
• Uh, the BDI BDPI program it should be.
• </c> wait to visit your wastewater treatment wait to visit your wastewater treatment plant<02:00:06.639
• </c> Island who needs a wastewater treatment Island who needs a wastewater treatment project<02:00:59.040

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The lack of ...needed transparency to the substance abuse treatment industry.
• This is a program near and dear to my heart because it's one of the programs that got me thrown off the
• We should not be extending this program.
• We should be voting against this bill and closing this program down.
• , the AFA program.

Summary: The Assembly convened, initially lacked a quorum, then returned to session with prayer, pledge, and a moment of silence for Charlie Kirk following news of his shooting. Members then handled a series of procedural motions, including suspending rules, moving several bills to the inactive file, re-referring bills to committees, and authorizing committee meetings. The chamber also observed adjournments in memory for several individuals, including Ermilo Don Rodas, John Burton, Nina Chomsky, and Barbara “Bobby” Samperey. On the floor file, members considered and passed a long list of Senate bills, largely on bipartisan or unanimous votes. Topics included consumer protection and transparency for self-storage contracts (SB 709), adoption jurisdiction (SB 450), privacy and name/image protections (SB 683), an audit of the February 2025 bar exam (SB 47), data broker transparency (SB 361), used-car buyer protections (SB 76), state parks land acquisition streamlining (SB 630), cemetery work group deadlines (SB 777), financial enforcement authority (SB 825), utility outage reporting and reliability planning (SB 292), vital records confidentiality (SB 313), health care coverage and hormone therapy access (SB 418), workplace outreach (SB 578), Holocaust and genocide education (SB 472), county jail treatment for misdemeanor incompetency cases (SB 820), and AI companion chatbot safeguards for minors and self-harm risks (SB 243). Most measures passed with little or no opposition, though SB 578 drew sharp debate over the workplace outreach program and its funding. The Assembly also took up concurrence items and approved numerous Assembly bills with Senate amendments. These included transparency in legislative nondisclosure agreements (AB 1370), affordable faculty/staff housing provisions at community colleges (AB 648), tribal youth foster care reforms (AB 1378), EV charger payment regulations (AB 1423), technical Political Reform Act changes (AB 1511), diacritical marks on vital records (AB 64), reproductive health protections with urgency (AB 260), union and collective bargaining protections (AB 288), bench trial statement-of-decision streamlining (AB 515), agricultural land stewardship (AB 524), geothermal exploratory project rules (AB 527), Medi-Cal field medicine changes (AB 543), tobacco-related provisions (AB 573), social media platform rules (AB 656), state parks transaction reporting (AB 679), professional licensing changes (AB 742), and child care staffing and assistant teacher pathways with urgency (AB 753). Votes were generally strong, with several measures passing unanimously or near-unanimously.

Transcript Highlights:

• ,</c> all these great programs, all these great programs, but<00:09:25.839><c> then</c><00:09:26.040>
• We have to identify these program.
• program? program?
• So, the HANDS program is the HANDS program. It's one piece of a mosaic, right?
• </c> What kind of programs fall under that? What kind of programs fall under that?

Keywords: 958, all

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• </c> through the program. through the program.
• </c> the program to begin with? the program to begin with?
• part of the program. well as this part of the program.
• When that program started it program.
• The kids smile program program program um<01:26:47.040><c> provides</c><01:26:47.679><c> dental</c><01

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved the October 13 minutes and then moved through a large agenda of contracts and agreements, including a deferred list from the September 2025 agenda. Members questioned several agencies about the purpose, cost, and duration of the items before them, with repeated motions to consider the contracts reviewed without objection passing by roll call. The Office of Energy Policy and Energy and Environment Cabinet presented a solar-and-battery program. Members asked about panel and battery lifespan, warranty coverage, who would pay for replacement or disposal, and whether the program made sense in Kentucky. The agency said panels and batteries generally last 25 to 30 years, warranties would cover replacement during the warranty period, EPA guidance would govern disposal, and federal funds would cover program expenses. Officials estimated the program could reduce participating homeowners’ utility bills by about 70%, with a minimum required savings of 20%. The Department for Community Based Services explained a new vendor contract for SSI initial and redetermination work for children in out-of-home care, saying the work is federally required, the department lacks in-house capacity, and the contract replaced a prior vendor after an RFP protest and rebid. The Department of Highways described umbrella traffic engineering contracts for smaller highway safety projects, noting they are used for spot improvements and are nearing full utilization. The Kentucky Historical Society said its contract funded a temporary exhibit tied to 250th anniversary programming, and the Board of Medical Licensure discussed an amended audit contract, explaining that annual audits were adopted after an auditor’s recommendation and that the board is funded by state allocation plus fees and fines. The Department for Natural Resources/Abandoned Mine Lands gave the most extensive presentation, describing a $5 million engineering services contract as part of a much larger workload increase driven by Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding, with projects prioritized by citizen complaints and safety impacts; the agency said the contract supports design and oversight for community-scale mine reclamation projects that exceed in-house capacity.

Transcript Highlights:

• find recovery, a 12-step program.
• program, that was established in 2023.
• Yes, this bill does not change the pilot program, and that's how it existed in the pilot program.
• And it's the issue for me is pilot programs. ...have, and it's the issue for me is pilot programs, number
• So the programs can be great, but if the ...the programs can be great, but if the funding is not there

Summary: The Florida Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several recognitions, including interns, Denim Day awareness for sexual assault survivors, a resolution honoring Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange, and a memorial proclamation for former Senator Karen Johnson Gendron. The chamber then moved to special-order bills, with senators also briefly discussing the session’s pace and thanking staff and colleagues for their work. The first major bill, on driving and boating offenses, was amended and passed 37-0. As amended, it increases penalties for repeat DUI/BUI manslaughter and vehicular homicide/vessel homicide offenses, and adds notice requirements and misdemeanor penalties for refusing lawful breath or urine tests. Senators also passed SB 306 on Medicaid providers 37-0, requiring Medicaid managed care plans to offer more after-hours and holiday access and ensuring more primary care appointment availability outside regular business hours. The Senate then passed a major condominium and cooperative associations bill, also 37-0, after extensive debate and multiple amendments. The measure extends deadlines for structural integrity reserve studies, adds flexibility for reserve funding and budgeting, tightens rules for managers and inspectors, limits certain requirements to buildings of three or more habitable stories, and extends the rescission period for condo purchases. Senators from both parties praised the bill’s sponsors for years of work responding to post-Surfside safety and affordability concerns. The longest and most contentious item was SB 7016/HB 1205 on constitutional amendment petition procedures. Sponsors said the bill responds to fraud and abuse in the citizen initiative process by tightening circulator rules, requiring faster submission of signed petitions, adding voter notification, increasing penalties, and shifting costs to sponsors. Opponents argued it would burden volunteers and make it harder for citizens to qualify initiatives. The chamber adopted a series of amendments, including changes to the petition-circulator threshold, volunteer protections, submission timing, invalid-signature investigation thresholds, and notice/cure provisions, while debate continued over whether the overall package would protect election integrity or suppress citizen-led amendments.

Transcript Highlights:

• So it's like a refer-a-friend program.
• And we don't have that authority in these camp programs.
• . ...while preserving access to safe ethical fertility treatment.
• The doctors told us we could no longer proceed with treatments.
• I wouldn't have to do treatment. It wouldn't affect my fertility.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• There are both union and non-union state-approved apprenticeship programs.
• Medicare, Medi-Cal, and CalPERS provide coverage for these treatments, covering a significant portion
• Thank you. ...and report to the Legislature on BHT utilization and recommendations to improve program
• , addiction treatment, nausea, digestive issues, and complications from chemotherapy.
• In other words, an encroachment permit program, which HSR doesn't have currently.

Summary: The Senate began with a roll call, a moment of silence for the shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego, prayer, and the Pledge of Allegiance. The body then moved through gubernatorial appointments, confirming Julia Montgomery as General Counsel for the Agricultural Labor Relations Board and reappointing Dr. Cynthia Glover Woods, Dr. Brenda Lewis, and Gabriela Orozco Gonzalez to the State Board of Education, and George Cardona as Chief Trial Counsel for the State Bar. The Senate also heard a guest introduction welcoming Cal Lutheran University students, faculty, and staff to the gallery. The chamber then took up several resolutions, including SR 111 recognizing the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersex Phobia, and Transphobia; SCR 129 designating part of Highway 152 as the Rusty Arraes Highway; SCR 169 proclaiming October 2026 as Women's Small Business Month; and SCR 173 designating May 2026 as California Fairgrounds Appreciation Month. All of these resolutions passed, with members speaking in support of Arraes, women-owned businesses, and the public safety and community roles of fairgrounds. The Senate also passed a series of policy bills. These included SB 1154 on best-value procurement for community college public works, SB 1369 on judicial recall safeguards, SB 1106 shortening the data broker deletion timeline under the Delete Act, SB 1417 increasing transparency for mutual water companies, SB 1408 authorizing a future Contra Costa transportation sales tax measure, SB 1172 adding guardrails to local tax sharing agreements, SB 1383 protecting locally adopted labor standards in density bonus projects, SB 1371 barring waste haulers from suspending service during lawful labor disputes, SB 908 streamlining residential window replacement permits, SB 1361 limiting actions taken solely to avoid transit-oriented housing standards, SB 1014 requiring early fee and improvement estimates for housing projects, SB 1272 giving homeowners more time to fix preexisting code violations, SB 1406 targeting the Montana tax loophole, SB 1238 increasing HOA transparency and oversight, and SB 868 creating a plug-in solar framework. Most passed on largely party-line votes, with some Republican members objecting to labor-related or regulatory measures. Later in the day, the Senate approved additional health, education, privacy, and AI measures, including SB 950 on early-onset Alzheimer’s treatment coverage, SB 874 on Medi-Cal behavioral health treatment oversight, SB 1049 on correcting health plan claims, SB 1067 on early math screening, SB 1202 on Medi-Cal outreach amid federal changes, SB 944 on acupuncture coverage, SB 957 on notice for federal subpoenas to social media companies, SB 998 on discrimination prevention coordinators, and SB 1000 on AI content transparency. The final item shown, SB 1056 on protective orders for sexually explicit material involving adult victims, was introduced with the author noting ongoing work on amendments, but the transcript cuts off before final action is shown.

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• Um, and then also agree to go into a treatment program.
• </c><00:49:09.359><c> program.
• </c> agree to go into a treatment program. agree to go into a treatment program.
• Take it down. programs. Um we do this to keep people programs.
• </c> from opportunities for treatment. from opportunities for treatment.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• risk management program.
• He's a product of this program.
• It's about water efficiency and manure treatment.
• So the, when the CAF program originally, CAFE program originally came out, there was going to essentially
• we have a similar program with BYU.

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The House Agricultural Affairs Committee approved the minutes from February 16, 2026, and then heard an update from the University of Idaho’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Rachel Bickerton described CALS’ land-grant mission, research and extension work, student placement outcomes, and examples of impact such as pale cyst nematode research, 4-H programming, and extension efforts on invasive weeds. She also highlighted new facilities including the Meat Science and Innovation Center and the Idaho Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment (CAFE), and explained how FY26 and FY27 budget cuts will delay some hires and reduce temporary support, including several potato-related and other faculty positions. Committee members asked about CAFE’s research focus, herd acquisition timing, the status of a proposed Jerome educational center, and how endowed positions are handled when hiring is delayed. Bickerton said CAFE’s research will depend on funding but is centered on water efficiency and manure treatment, that cows are expected to be acquired in the spring with milking by late June, and that the Jerome center was not pursued because of funding and priority constraints. She also said the delayed positions are still intended to be filled, but hiring is being timed around budget pressures and search timelines. The committee then heard from Dr. Kendra Kaiser of the Idaho Water Resources Research Institute, who outlined IWRI’s state-funded research priorities and its work distributing grant funds, centralizing water data, and producing independent analyses for decision-makers. She emphasized statewide concerns about water scarcity, water quality, snowpack monitoring, managed aquifer recharge, harmful algal blooms, and Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer planning, including projects on curtailment forecasting and groundwater data visualization. Members requested the project selection materials and asked about remote sensing, water budgets, and the value of independent review; Kaiser said the institute’s role is to provide objective, accessible data and stakeholder-informed research. Finally, the committee considered House Bill 630 and House Bill 631, both rules-to-statute bills sponsored by Representative Schurz. HB 630 would codify the airborne shooting of coyotes, wolves, and other predatory animals, and HB 631 would move agricultural certificates of free sale from rule into statute. Both bills were moved and approved by the committee for a do-pass recommendation to the floor. The meeting ended with recognition of the committee page, Kaylyn, who spoke about learning to advocate for agriculture, and she was presented with a flag flown over the Capitol, a governor-signed certificate, and a necklace before adjournment.

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• programs.
• This is an area of bipartisan policy concern given that opioid treatment programs are the only licensed
• </c> clinics or opioid treatment programs. clinics or opioid treatment programs.
• </c> concern given that opioid treatment concern given that opioid treatment programs<01:10:39.679><c
• > data</c> treatment programs and national data treatment programs and national data show<01:10:54.000

Bills: HF3668, HF2779, HF2771

Keywords: gun violence, public health, Department of Health, prevention, criminal justice, health care transparency, ownership disclosure, control reporting, health care consolidation, private equity, management services organization, MSO, provider organization, health insurer, pharmacy benefit manager, hospital system, affiliate reporting, financial disclosure, public reporting, market concentration

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• And I think we could probably all agree that the need for mental health treatment is much larger than
• AI cannot replicate the nuance that goes into diagnosis and treatment.
• Using AI for treatment poses significant ethical concerns.
• And the only treatment I received was three bags of saline solution that cost $1,200.
• I am the Navigator Program Manager for King County Public Health.

Summary: The House Health Care & Wellness Committee held public hearings on HB 2564 and HB 2599, then moved into executive session on several bills. HB 2599, which would restrict the use of AI in therapy and psychotherapy services, drew strong support from the prime sponsor, mental health professional groups, a privacy advocate, and an AI ethics researcher, all of whom warned that chatbots can mislead users, encourage delusions or self-harm, and lack licensure, accountability, and confidentiality protections. Several witnesses from health systems and telehealth organizations supported the bill’s intent but asked for narrower definitions and amendments to avoid unintended impacts on clinician-supervised tools, screening questionnaires, scribes, and other legitimate uses of AI. No vote was taken on HB 2599 during the hearing. HB 2564, which would give the Health Benefit Exchange authority to adopt market-factor certification criteria for exchange plans, was presented as a way to address affordability, bare counties, and plan duplication. Supporters included the Exchange, consumer advocates, rural and tribal representatives, navigators, and some individual consumers, who said the bill could improve access, preserve bronze plan availability, and help stabilize the market in counties with too few carriers. Opponents from health plans, Regence, Premier, and insurance producer groups argued the bill would expand exchange authority without clear standards, could reduce competition and carrier participation, and might conflict with existing OIC filing and confidentiality processes; the OIC supported the bill but requested an amendment on rate disclosure timing. The committee then moved to executive session and later reported out HB 1784, HB 2242, HB 2384, and HB 2505 with due pass recommendations, while deferring action on HB 1809 and HB 2261. In executive session, the committee adopted a substitute for HB 1784 on certified medical assistants by an 18-0 vote, adopted one amendment and passed a substitute for HB 2242 on preventive services and immunization recommendations by an 11-7 vote, and passed a substitute for HB 2384 on actuarial reviews for continuing care retirement communities by a 16-2 vote. It also adopted an amendment and passed a substitute for HB 2505 on limited adult family home licensure exemptions for certain foster family situations by an 18-0 vote. The meeting adjourned after those actions.

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• We are especially proud of our educational program, and any family in San Diego Pueblo. look and send
• We have also built state-of-the-art wastewater treatment. for our master plan development area and our
• We have chosen instead to use the gaming revenues to create programs that work for our people and to
• We are starting a medically-assisted treatment program for members of the community who suffer from these
• Patients they have to agree in order for them to get themselves into treatments.

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• Treatment records can't be produced without a subpoena.
• Representative Black: You do have a treatment court administrator?
• And you said you had a treatment court coordinator, but not an administrator.
• And you said you had a treatment court coordinator, but not an administrator.
• Do you have treatment court in all your counties of your circuit? We do.

Summary: The Judiciary Committee met with a quorum and first took up several bills in executive session. It voted House Bill 3144, relating to injunctions, due pass by an 8-4 vote; House Bill 3160, relating to preliminary injunctions and judicial proceedings, due pass by a 9-4 vote; House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2254, relating to post-conviction relief, due pass after adopting a technical committee amendment and substitute, by an 8-5 vote; House Bill 2206, relating to commercial activities, due pass by a 12-1 vote; and House Bill 2256, relating to minimum prison terms, due pass by a 9-4 vote. Members raised questions on HB 3160 about whether probate commissioners should be included in the bill’s language, and on HB 2254 about whether it was the same measure previously used to speed up the process. In public hearing, the committee heard House Bill 1711, the Uniform Interstate Deposition Discovery Act, which the sponsor and the Attorney General’s office said would streamline out-of-state depositions and subpoenas, reduce legal fees, and make Missouri’s process consistent with more than 40 other states. No opposition testimony was offered. The committee also heard House Bill 1713, which would simplify dissolution of deadlocked LLCs by allowing a judge to order dissolution more quickly, with the sponsor arguing it would reduce delay and litigation; no witnesses opposed it. House Bill 2427 would add judicial positions in St. Charles County, with the sponsor and members discussing the county’s rapid growth, docket pressure, staffing, and the need to reconcile differences among pending versions of the bill. No witnesses testified for or against that measure. The committee then heard House Bill 3086, which would create an additional associate circuit judge position in Miller County. The sponsor and a local attorney testified that Miller County’s caseload, tourism-related population spikes, municipal cases, and lack of commissioners justify moving up the statutory population threshold for a second associate judge. Members asked about treatment court staffing, courtroom space, senior judges, and whether similar arguments might apply in other counties. Finally, House Bill 3072 would allow the Industrial Labor Commission to modify attorney fee arrangements in permanent total disability cases when an attorney retires or dies and a new lawyer must take over; the sponsor said it would clear up an oversight and help manage ongoing medical issues. The committee also heard House Bill 2968, a cleanup bill to align circuit descriptions with prior recircuiting changes and to authorize a previously budgeted circuit judge position in the 25th Circuit. Testimony from the Judicial Conference explained that the bill would remove outdated geographic language and resolve ambiguity about the election date for the new judge. The meeting concluded after the public hearing on HB 2968, and members were told the next Judiciary meeting would be held the following Tuesday at noon in Hearing Room 3.