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• Time keeping our nurses. We're asking for travelers to come in.
• There is similar language in other statutes with similar programs.
• We do have a pretty rigorous contract oversight for our grant programs today.
• I'm a registered nurse. I'm a nurse and I'm with the United Health Professionals of New Mexico AFT.
• The federal reconciliation bill requires that states With hospital programs like New Mexico's, where

Committee: Senate Senate Finance

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• </c> of program quality and integrity. of program quality and integrity.
• </c> and internal programs. and internal programs.
• We do have other strong pipeline programs like UNH's advanced nursing education workforce, or a new program
• /c><02:10:04.320><c> education</c> nursing ed uh nursing education nursing ed uh nursing education workforce
• The Slurp program programs like Slurp.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first handled roll call and approved the prior meeting minutes. Members discussed attendance and substitutions, then moved to the DHS commissioner’s update, which focused on New Hampshire’s Medicaid 1115 waiver and the new community re-entry initiative for people leaving correctional facilities. The presenter explained that the waiver lets the state cover certain services not normally covered under Medicaid, including substance use disorder treatment, serious mental illness services, adult dental benefits, and the new community re-entry component. She also noted that a separate youth re-entry component is federally required, with youth defined up to age 21 and foster-care-related coverage extending to age 26. The update described how the adult re-entry program works for incarcerated individuals with behavioral health needs, providing up to 45 days of pre-release services, care coordination with managed care organizations and DOC staff, telemedicine assessments, discharge prescriptions, insurance cards, and connections to community mental health, primary care, and substance use providers. For youth, the program includes more intensive case management, 30 days of pre-release services, and 30 days of post-release care coordination, with a stronger emphasis on screening, diagnosis, and holistic assessment. The presenter said New Hampshire received the adult waiver in July 2024, has implemented the program in state correctional facilities, and is beginning work at the youth center. Members and the presenter discussed why the program is structured as a waiver rather than a standard Medicaid benefit, with the explanation that CMS is allowing this as a newer policy area and that states generally pursue waivers for certain services. The chair and others emphasized the need for real cost and outcome data, and the presenter said an independent evaluator and evaluation plan are required under the 1115 waiver. Early results cited included 30 adults enrolled so far, 10 released, five youth enrolled with one released, and anecdotal early successes such as housing, employment, and better continuity of medication and treatment. The committee did not take any additional votes or formal actions beyond approving the minutes.

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• Thank you. quality nursing home care and I think quality nursing home care and I think the<00:40:00.000
• <01:03:04.520><c> Mr</c> program Mr program Mr Williams<01:03:07.559><c> uh</c><01:03:08.440><c> chair
• And so I'm voting no because it's important to realize, like, we have programs like senior defer programs
• And so I'm voting no because it's important to realize, like, we have programs like senior defer programs
• I'm voting no because it's important to realize, like, we have programs like senior defer programs for

Committee: House Taxes

Keywords: 1183, house

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• , our traditional voucher program.
• The high-impact jobs program is the first time we will include funding for that program.
• And the Gator program would take care of the vouchers. and that's, you know, program would take care
• So all projects through the Quipper program utilize CRMS data.
• I'm happy to answer any more questions about the program, if you like.

Keywords: 965, house, all

Summary: The committee first took up the fiscal status statement, certification of the state surplus, and the five-year baseline budget. Officials from the Office of Planning and Budget and the Division of Administration said the January fiscal status statement had no changes, and the commissioner certified a surplus of $577,073,871. They also reviewed the baseline outlook, noting projected imbalances in later years driven by declining revenue, including the redirection of motor vehicle sales tax, and rising costs such as inflation and Medicaid-related expenses. The fiscal status statement was approved without objection. The governor’s executive budget was then presented as a third consecutive standstill budget, with administration officials emphasizing efficiency savings, no reduction in services, and no reduction in state workforce. They said the budget relies on prior savings efforts and incorporates agency-level cuts and reorganization, while also addressing higher costs in corrections, DCFS, and health care. Major items highlighted included funding for LA GATOR, the high-impact jobs program, DCFS modernization, corrections population and overtime needs, nursing home and managed care adjustments at LDH, and additional support for the MJ Foster Scholarship Program. Members asked about the impact of inflation, the use of federal versus state funds, the future of voucher and GATOR funding, and whether more support should go to DCFS and the Hero Fund. The committee also received the calculation of the FY27 expenditure limit, set at $20.1 billion, and the annual comprehensive financial report for FY2025, which received a clean audit opinion. Members approved a BA-7 increasing federal funds for an executive office transportation grant, approved additions to the Act 751 higher education deferred maintenance project list and a Baton Rouge Community College project combination, and approved contract amendments for CPRA with Coastal Estuary Services and Access Sciences. The committee also corrected a legislative intent item naming the New Orleans Recreational Development Foundation. Finally, the judiciary presented a weighted caseload study for district and appellate courts, explaining it as an updated tool to assess judicial workload and potential judgeship needs; members discussed its limits, the role of specialty courts and commissioners, and the need for further legislative-judicial collaboration before any changes are made.

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• ; HB 2472, water; HB 2473, water; HB 2480, waste program; HB 2485, plant resources; HB 2513, water; HB
• HB 2806, lawful present public program. HB 2807, terrorist designation.
• He was 37 years old, an ICU nurse, a U.S. citizen with no criminal record.
• And every day, I see my dad's service program. And on the back, it's a picture of him.
• See my dad's service program, and on the back it's a picture of him, October 6th, 1972.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• Survivor groups like the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors support this bill.
• Survivor groups like the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors support this bill.
• Our veterans and nursing and pumping.
• And this program and a housing crisis.
• Beverly embodies the very best of the nursing profession.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, July 16, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• It's been a very successful program.
• So please join me in supporting this important program.
• They require private duty nursing, probably 20, Medically fragile children require private duty nursing
• for private duty nursing service category.
• for private duty nursing service category.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge, and heard several member introductions and recognitions. The Rules Chair moved CS/CS/SB 622 to the end of the special order calendar, which was adopted without objection. SB 80 on state land management was temporarily postponed, as were later bills SB 716 and CS/CS/CS/SB 1348. The chamber then took up a series of bills, often substituting House companions and adopting amendments before final passage. Measures approved included a comprehensive waste reduction and recycling plan (HB 295, 38-0), mitigation banking and land development changes with a phosphate mining lands amendment (CS/CS/SB 492, 35-3), aggravated animal cruelty with a searchable FDLE database and sentencing multiplier (HB 255, 37-0), the Spectrum Alert for missing children with autism and related training/funding (HB 711, 37-0), newborn screening for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (CS/CS/HB 1089, 36-0), and revisions to the My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program to expand eligible mitigation projects and adjust approval thresholds (CS/CS/HB 393, 37-0). The Senate also passed workforce education legislation allowing charter schools access to grant funding and expanding money-back guarantees (HB 1145, 37-0), a statewide study on automation and workforce impact (HB 827, 35-0), parole guideline revisions (HB 181, 37-0), court-appointed psychologist procedures in family law cases (HB 901, 37-0), sexual cyber harassment protections covering digitally forged intimate images (HB 1451, 37-0), a home health aide program for medically fragile children with training and reimbursement provisions (CS/CS/SB 1156, 37-0), substance abuse and mental health care changes including 988 oversight and involuntary examination procedures (HB 1091, 37-0), a feasibility study for a statewide pond data database (HB 1359, 37-0), and Department of Law Enforcement housekeeping changes and retired police dog reimbursements (HB 1053, 37-0). The most extensive debate centered on the charter schools bill (HB 443), which expanded charter autonomy, reporting parity, enrollment flexibility, and governance rules; after a delete-all amendment and a friendly amendment, it was placed on the third-reading calendar rather than immediately voted on. Several bills were briefly discussed with concerns about transparency, accountability, funding, and constitutional issues, but all bills brought to a vote during this segment passed.

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• So this program is really to help folks live independently and keep working.
• So this program is really to help folks live independently, keep working.
• I have been on the Medicaid for Workers program since it started.
• So when you look at the program, I know you guys have heard of the ABLE program, right?
• He was on this program.

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from January 28 and January 29, 2026. It then heard several RS print requests. Senator Shippey presented RS 33115C1, a follow-up to prior foster care legislation that would set a basic 10-hour foster parent training expectation in statute, with training topics including trauma, behavior management, birth parents, court processes, and child safety; the committee voted to send it to print. Senator Wintrow presented RS 33213 to clarify that crime victims compensation and sexual assault forensic exam funding are not public benefits under prior immigration-status verification law; she explained the funds come from criminal fines and fees and are meant to support victims, and the committee voted to print it. Senator Galloway presented RS 3314 to establish the importance of voluntary newborn hearing screenings in Idaho code amid federal uncertainty, and the committee voted to print it. The committee then heard Senate Bill 1266 from Senator Galloway, which would expand expedited foster placement eligibility from relatives to “kin,” including extended family members and others with a significant family-like relationship, while keeping licensing and safety standards in place. A foster/kinship parent testified in support, describing how kinship placement helped her family care for a newborn and later adopt him. The committee voted to send SB 1266 to the floor with a due pass recommendation. Finally, Senator Wintrow presented Senate Bill 1267, which would direct the Department of Health and Welfare to study and prepare for changes to Medicaid for Workers with Disabilities so participants can continue working past age 65 without losing coverage or facing sharply higher costs. She and several testifiers described the program’s role in supporting independent living and avoiding institutionalization, and Wintrow said the bill was intended as a study/implementation directive rather than an immediate program change. Committee members raised questions about the federal changes, the meaning of “institutionalization,” and the bill’s metrics, but no motion was made; the bill was held in committee and the meeting adjourned.

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• </c><00:14:06.959><c> nurse</c><00:14:07.279><c> of</c><00:14:07.440><c> the</c> day or a nurse of a
• day. nurse of the day or a nurse of a day. nurse of the day,<00:14:09.040><c> which</c><00:14:09.360>
• </c> literacy program sponsor education. literacy program sponsor education.
• </c><01:46:36.560><c> Um</c> to be a part of the program. Um to be a part of the program.
• program, and continue administration of the state energy performance program.

Keywords: 916, all

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• or a public briefing of House Bill 1873, increasing access to the Working Connections Child Care Program
• House Bill 1873 increases access to the Working Connections Child Care Program for graduate and professional
• The Working Connections Child Care Program is a federally and state-funded program administered by DCYF
• Yeah, because I remember in my master's program, the average age in the program, I came straight out
• maybe the undergrad program.

Bills: HB1873 , HB2600 , SB5957

Committee: House Early Learning & Human Services

Keywords: child care, Working Connections Child Care, WCCC, graduate students, professional students, higher education, full-time student, affordable child care, subsidized child care, child care subsidy, Department of Children, Youth, and Families, DCYF, income eligibility, state median income, copayment, copay waiver, family support, workforce participation, working families, special needs child care

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• This is a bill that allows an advanced practice registered nurse or physician assistant to serve as the
• Advanced practice registered nurse or physician assistant to serve as the acting local health officer
• It is a simple bill which transfers the Imagination Library Program from the Department of Children,
• Youth, and Family Services to SPI to better align the administration of the program with its mission
• All the people involved in the administration of this program at the local level are in support of this

Committee: Senate Rules

Keywords: 904, all

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• program.
• </c> this program. this program.
• . program. program.
• INE has a very successful LNA nursing program.
• </c> INE has a very successful LNA nursing INE has a very successful LNA nursing program.<05:19:39.760

Committee: House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Health, Human Services, and Elderly Affairs heard HB 1790-FN, which would address involuntary admissions for certain individuals with a substance use disorder. Representative Lucy Weber introduced the bill for Representative Long, and the committee heard extensive testimony both in support of and in opposition to the proposal. Opponents, including John Burns of SOS Recovery and Jake Barry of New Futures, argued that involuntary commitment is not well supported by research, can retraumatize people, may increase overdose risk after release, and could undermine New Hampshire’s existing recovery and harm-reduction efforts. They emphasized that treatment should be voluntary, trauma-informed, and paired with housing, recovery supports, and other community-based services. Representative Long said he was willing to accept DHHS’s request to amend the bill into a study commission, though he expressed concern that a prior state study had not led to action. He said the commission should focus on implementation details, including where people would be placed, staffing, withdrawal management, elopement prevention, length of commitment, and aftercare. He described involuntary commitment as one tool for people with severe dangerous addictions, distinct from drug court, and said it could help avoid criminal records. Committee members asked about capacity at New Hampshire Hospital and how the proposal would work in practice. DHHS officials Katya Fox and Cynthia Pabonis testified that the bill raises major policy and fiscal concerns. They said New Hampshire’s current system has benefited from investments in naloxone, medication-assisted treatment, recovery centers, and community-based services, and that those investments have helped reduce overdose deaths. They estimated the bill would require a new 70-bed facility costing about $40 million to build and about $33.3 million annually to operate, with only a small portion offset by insurance, plus more than $600,000 in annual legal costs and additional staffing and system changes. They also said New Hampshire Hospital has 185 beds, with about 100 patients typically ready for less restrictive settings, and that housing shortages are a major bottleneck. NAMI New Hampshire also testified in opposition, saying families often want any possible treatment for loved ones but still opposed the bill. No vote or final action was taken in the hearing.

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• We no longer work an accredited program.
• </c> health programs. health programs.
• Minnesota currently also has 14 massage therapy programs, all teaching educational programs at 600 hours
• therapy programs all teaching educational<00:25:47.560><c> programs</c><00:25:48.080><c> at</c><00:25
• ,</c><00:26:05.800><c> wellness</c> rehabilitation programs, wellness rehabilitation programs, wellness

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The bill creates the wage recovery program, and it creates an account to be administered by L&I.
• L&I must include specified information about the program in their annual report, and J.R.
• L&I must include specified information about the program in their annual report, and J.
• So that is firefighters, law enforcement, 9-1-1 operators, and nurses.
• So that is firefighters, law enforcement, 911 operators, and nurses.

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several bills. Second Substitute House Bill 2479 would create a wage recovery program within L&I to advance part of unpaid wages to low-wage workers facing immediate hardship, funded by civil penalties, while also increasing and restructuring wage theft penalties and complaint prioritization. Supporters, including the prime sponsor, labor advocates, and employer representatives from the work group, said it would help workers get paid faster and was a consensus proposal; questions focused on how the current complaint process works and whether general fund money would be needed. Engrossed House Bill 1941, as amended, would allow licensed cannabis producers to form agricultural cooperatives, with the striking amendment limiting any cooperative to three producer licenses; supporters said cannabis producers should have the same cooperative tools as other agricultural sectors, while some testimony urged future changes for interstate commerce and warned against consolidation. Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2476 would expand the spirits, beer, and wine theater license from 120 to 200 seats per screen and add stronger alcohol-control measures when minors are present; theater operators and LCB supported the change, and committee questions focused on youth access and enforcement. House Bill 1526 would allow snack bar licensees to sell wine by the glass in addition to beer; the sponsor said it simply modernizes the license, and LCB noted a likely fee alignment issue and a small revenue impact. Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1155 would void non-compete agreements and expand related notice and non-solicitation rules, with testimony split between labor and worker advocates supporting broader worker mobility and business and health care groups seeking narrower exemptions for executives, physicians, and financial institutions. Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2303 would prohibit employers from requesting or coercing employees to accept microchip implants, with no testimony offered. Substitute House Bill 2405 would create a three-year pilot for earlier PTSD treatment coverage in workers’ compensation for eligible occupational disease claims, with L&I supporting it as a way to improve outcomes and reduce long-term costs. The committee also took public testimony on these bills, with strong pro and con positions noted on the wage recovery, cannabis cooperative, and non-compete measures. In executive action, the committee adopted a striking amendment and passed House Bill 1069, narrowing it to Department of Corrections employees and making supplemental retirement bargaining mandatory, despite concerns from one member about the change. The committee also adopted a striking amendment on House Bill 1347 concerning cannabis testing labs, then passed it to Rules; passed Second Substitute House Bill 1701 on liquor licensees sharing property; passed House Bill 291 on employee information for public employers to Ways and Means; passed Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2229 updating engineer registration provisions; passed House Bill 2264 on unemployment eligibility for workers in employer-initiated layoffs; passed Substitute House Bill 2472 adding enforcement for sprinkler contractors and fitters; and passed Second Substitute House Bill 2345 on paid family and medical leave premium allocation. A striking amendment to Second Substitute House Bill 1128 creating a child care workforce standards board was not adopted, and the bill then passed to Rules. The committee also announced it would hold House Bill 1066 for later action and planned to return the next day for its final executive session.

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• Accreditation programs have recognized that they can't force programs to break state law.
• We have never contemplated cardiac nurses.
• If you choose to be a nurse, then be a nurse.
• If we want to just have nurses become doctors, then just have nurses and don't have doctors anymore.
• It is a federal program and it's a mandatory program and because of the changes in HR1, again, if we're

Summary: The House opened with prayer, a moment of silence for former member Chester Clem, the Pledge of Allegiance, and quorum confirmation. Members then adopted the special order report for the day and approved a Rules and Ethics Committee report amending House Rule 15.3 to allow fundraising under certain circumstances during extended or special sessions. The chamber then took up several bills. HB 1405 on a statewide project for missing persons with special needs passed unanimously. CS/CS/CS/SB 290, the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services bill, passed 94-10 after debate focused on conservation land surplus procedures and agricultural use of state lands. CS/CS/CS/HB 905, the “Fire Act” on foreign influence, foreign gifts, critical infrastructure, sister city agreements, and related restrictions, passed 80-20 after the House adopted an amendment adding a prohibition on certain surrogacy contracts involving citizens or residents of foreign countries of concern. CS/CS/HB 1197, dealing with information technology procurement and contracting, passed 109-0. HB 1103 on local administration of vessel restrictions passed unanimously. The House also debated CS/CS/CS/HB 399 on land use and development regulations. Supporters said it would limit development fees, standardize compatibility rules, allow manufactured homes in RV parks, and lower voting thresholds for comprehensive plan changes to address housing affordability; opponents argued it would preempt local control, weaken voter-approved urban boundary protections, and risk conservation lands. An amendment to preserve Orange County’s boundary rules failed, while a technical amendment on manufactured homes passed. The bill then passed 71-38. The House also passed several local bills, including measures for the Pace Fire Rescue District, Avalon Beach/Mulat Fire Protection District, East Point Water and Sewer District, Fellsmere Water Control District, and Headwaters Water Control District, with votes ranging from 83-27 to unanimous approval. The transcript also included farewell remarks from Representative Angie Nixon before the House returned to remaining business.

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• Unfortunately, it didn't include nurses who are currently in nursing school.
• Unfortunately, it didn't include nurses who are currently in nursing school.
• Members, today we have students from the Cambridge program.
• This bill does not create new funding programs.
• This bill does not create new funding programs.

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• We've started the NEET program.
• We lifted the started the NEET program.
• We're not creating new programs or spending taxpayer dollars.
• practitioners, nurses.
• was about 47 ago, the average nurse was about 47 years<05:10:40.720><c> old.

Bills: SB141 , SB124 , SB56 , SJR116 , SB94 , SB37 , SB127 , SB197 , SB66 , SB70 , SB133 , SB160 , SB214 , SB312 , SB52 , SJR62 , SJR75

Keywords: legal advertisements, tax rates, public hearings, transparency, local government, sick leave, education, teacher retirement, benefits, employee compensation, Medicaid, nonopioid analgesics, pain management, health care regulation, utilization controls, physician shortage, health care access, medically underserved areas, medical education, workforce development

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• She's also an alum of the Flynn Brown program and the Dodie Lennon program.
• Who would even pay for it, as the nurse constituent of the senator from District 12 had asked?
• And pay for it, as the nurse constituent of the senator from District 12 had asked.
• Who would even pay for it as the nurse constituent of the senator from District 12 had asked?
• And pay for it as the nurse constituent of the senator from District 12 had asked.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• It provides the following: - It eliminates the health care innovation program within DOH. - It amends
• nursing home reimbursement to increase the quality incentive program. - It creates the Medicaid eligibility
• assistance program for persons with disabilities within the Department of Children and Families. - It
• APD for the movement of members. between the iBudget waiver and the IDD comprehensive managed care program
• I'm a registered nurse with 45 years of healthcare experience, and I'm a lifelong Tallahassean.

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• Representative [unidentified] introduced his niece, Molly Babbender, and her fellow nurses in the gallery
• Representative [unidentified] introduced his niece, Molly Babbender, and her fellow nurses in the gallery
• Representative [unidentified] announced that the Rural Health Transformation Program would meet at 2:
• Representative [unidentified] announced that the Rural Health Transformation Program would meet at 2:
• Representative [unidentified] announced that the Rural Health Transformation Program would meet at 2:

Keywords: 989, all