Transcript Highlights:

• fellows are being trained, this federal funding is critical to enhance workforce growth.
• The more we train New Mexican individuals, whether they're in the prime of their career or they're just
• coming out of high school, the more we train them, the more likely they're going to be to stay here.
• , and we're training our students.
• They provide technical expertise and legal representation on behalf of residential customers.

Transcript Highlights:

• And corrected a technical error regarding the account to which the unclaimed deposits would be forwarded
• Sometimes it's just training on the court process and just giving them that training so they know how
• people who maybe they just need to get back on their. or maybe they just need a little bit more training
• then anything else that, um, again, And the judge, prosecution, or defense thinks that they need training
• These reforms are not just technical, they're essential.

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• This session we did an advocacy training and trained our houseless young folks on how to engage with
• > trained<00:56:36.880> our advocacy training and trained our advocacy training and trained
• And we all receive the same training.
• And we all receive the same training.
• one, chair recommends uh technical one, chair recommends uh technical amendments<01:14:44.000>

Bills: HB1877, HB2006, HB2167, HB2224, HB1626, HB1690, HB2012

Keywords: LGBTQ+ rights, commission membership, representation, youth involvement, Hawaii legislation, child well-being, financial support, expectant mothers, Hawaii Rx kids program, economic stability, youth homelessness, financial assistance, housing instability, emergency services, transitioning youth, Medicaid, pharmaceutical benefits, human services, healthcare access, public funds

Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 1877, which would expand the membership of the Hawaii State LGBTQ+ Commission and add a youth seat. The commission’s vice chair supported the bill, saying the commission started with eight members, has growing interest, and would benefit from an odd-numbered board and youth representation. Members asked about quorum, and the commission said it has generally met monthly with only one quorum issue in the past 18–19 months and would work with legislative leaders to have appointments ready if the bill passes. Written testimony included support from Kokopac and one individual in opposition. The committee then took up HB 2006, which would create a cash assistance program for pregnant women and mothers of babies. The Department of Human Services explained current TANF rules, including eligibility requirements, child support cooperation, and work-program participation, and said the state has recently raised benefit levels to the maximum allowed, with a family of three or four receiving a little over $900 per month. Supporters from the Hawaii Public Health Institute, Hawaii Children’s Action Network Speaks, and others argued the bill could reduce child poverty and improve maternal and child health, citing evidence from Michigan’s Rx Kids program and the temporary federal child tax credit expansion. A mother and Oahu Youth Action Board member testified from personal experience about the need for direct support during pregnancy. The committee also noted support from several organizations and about 26 individuals. The committee next heard HB 2167, which would direct the Office of Youth Services to run a pilot program providing financial assistance to homeless youth. The Office of the Public Defender, youth advocates, and several organizations supported the measure, saying even small amounts of help can prevent homelessness and help youth transition safely to adulthood. The Office of Youth Services said it supports the intent of the bill but requested clarification, and committee members discussed whether the program should be run directly or through contracted community agencies, how to set performance metrics, and how to structure the RFP and contract process. The chair indicated the committee wanted to work with the vice chair and OYS offline to refine the bill before moving forward. The committee then began discussion of HB 2224, relating to Medicaid pharmacy benefit management, with testimony generally supporting giving DHS flexibility to negotiate with PBMs.

Transcript Highlights:

• And the last report with findings was Green County Technical School District. They had one finding.
• banking institutions and the funds were recovered, and that concludes the findings for Green County Technical
• And the last report with findings was a Green County Technical School District.
• banking institutions and the funds were recovered, and that concludes the findings for Green County Technical
• of us to speak to our schools and remind them of these opportunities that are afforded to them on training

Summary: The Legislative Audit Education Institution Subcommittee met to adopt the previous minutes and review 57 education audit reports, 52 of which had no findings and were filed as reviewed. The committee heard several findings involving school district spending and internal control issues, including Camden-Fairview’s use of operating funds for an employee awards banquet and unauthorized credit card charges, Forest City’s use of operating funds for an end-of-year celebration and entertainment event, Nettleton’s fraudulent vendor payment scheme involving $1.9 million in attempted transfers, Cedar Ridge’s misallocation of Title I funds and payroll/bank reconciliation errors, and Green County Technical’s diverted vendor check that was recovered. Three of the reports had been referred to the prosecuting attorney and attorney general. Members asked questions about whether district officials were present, how the questionable expenditures were broken down, and whether school boards had prior knowledge or approval. The committee deferred the Camden-Fairview, Forest City, and Nettleton reports to the June meeting and requested district representatives attend to answer questions. Cedar Ridge and Green County Technical were not deferred; Cedar Ridge was filed, and Green County Technical was reviewed without further action. Staff also discussed recurring fraud and banking-control issues seen in school audits, including altered checks, email-based banking changes, and the use of positive pay and in-person verification for deposit changes. Members encouraged better communication with school districts and noted that clean audits should be recognized. The committee then filed the remaining no-finding reports and adjourned with no new business.

Transcript Highlights:

• be considered fleeing could technically be considered fleeing and<01:39:18.000> is<01:39:18.119
• <01:44:50.480> speaking right-hand turn and technically speaking right-hand turn and technically
• We're constantly evaluating the training that the deputies and the officers go through to constantly
• <01:48:31.599> that<01:48:31.920> the evaluating it's the training that the evaluating
• it's the training that the the<01:48:32.280> deputies<01:48:32.800> the<01:48:32.920><

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• > activities<01:07:22.360> will what type of training activities will what type of training
• <01:08:19.040> are July 1 of 2025, and these trainings are July 1 of 2025, and these trainings
• And um maybe more importantly, training?
• <01:09:12.120> and paying for as far as the training and paying for as far as the training
• hub, they're putting a technical hub, they're putting a technical assistant<01:23:00.600> person

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved the August 12 minutes and then handled a large agenda of 355 contracts totaling about $278.7 million. It agreed to defer three Office of Energy Policy items to the October 2025 meeting and reviewed a deferred Kentucky Educational Television contract without objection. The main substantive discussion centered on two University of Louisville legal services PSC amendments and a Seven Counties Services MOA item. For the University of Louisville items, members questioned a large increase in hourly rates and the scope of the legal services, especially complex litigation work and a Colorado estate matter. University officials said the contracts followed an RFP, involved specialized litigation, included local counsel where required, and were expected to be offset by savings in other PSCs and by a potential financial recovery in the Colorado matter. The committee also discussed whether the $125 hourly rate was a statutory requirement or committee policy; the chair later said staff would verify whether it was an executive-branch regulation or statutory rate. Both University of Louisville items were ultimately approved, though Senator Meredith voted no on one and Senator Douglas explained his support while urging future adjustments and more information sharing. The Seven Counties Services contract drew questions about how the $18.7 million would be used and whether federal changes could affect future funding. Cabinet officials described 988 crisis response, outpatient mental health and substance use treatment, prevention, recovery, and harm-reduction services, and said they were monitoring federal developments daily. Representative Petrie and Senator Thomas pressed the cabinet on the long-running Seven Counties bankruptcy and the need to push for resolution; officials said the matter was pending on a motion for reconsideration and that they would try to help move it along. The contract was approved. At the end of the meeting, the committee approved the remaining agenda items as reviewed without objection, but Senator Meredith voted no on the blanket approval motion because of numerous retroactive contract requests and what she said were insufficient explanations such as administrative error or staff being on conference. She said retroactive approvals should be rare and supported stronger internal controls.

Transcript Highlights:

• If a parent is not actively working or in training, they can lose their care.
• No, just for technical. Okay, great. Thank you. Um, do we have any other?
• Did you wish to make comment or just hear for technical questions?
• There might be a lot of technical questions coming at you.
• Just here to answer any technical questions and urge your support. Great.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• and it does farmer support technical and it does farmer support technical assistance<00:29:01.200
• One of the first ones is the youth tractor and farm safety training.
• c> a trainings in-person trainings at a trainings in-person trainings at a location<00:42:40.160>
• Don't get me wrong, that's a technical job. You have to be good at it.
• that and that certification training that and that certification training requires<01:09:24.199>

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee met for an introductory session to begin the new legislative session. Members and staff went around the table introducing themselves and describing their agricultural backgrounds, including farming, livestock, crop production, county government, and related research or staff roles. Chair Paul Anderson emphasized agriculture’s importance to Minnesota’s budget and economy, welcomed new members and staff, and noted that the committee would have a full agenda. The committee then heard a presentation from the University of Minnesota’s College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences, Extension, and the Forever Green initiative on the GREE program (Agricultural Research, Education, Extension, and Technology Transfer). Testimony described GREE as a state investment created in 2015 to support agricultural productivity and growth through research, education, extension, and technology transfer. Speakers highlighted its broad focus areas, including crop and livestock genetics, soil health, water quality, nutrient management, microbial science, agroecological innovation, and technology stewardship, as well as rapid-response funding for emerging issues such as waterhemp, PRRS, and avian influenza. University witnesses said the program has brought in faculty and extension educators, generated sponsored research awards, and leveraged state funding into additional grants and contracts. They cited a reported roughly 12-to-1 return on investment and said the state has invested about $39 million since 2015. They also noted additions such as a deep winter greenhouse program and a tribal representative on the advisory group. No committee votes or formal actions were taken in the portion provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• It says the governor shall approve workforce training programs.
• training programs. training programs.
• something that meets the technical something that meets the technical requirements<03:12:16.800>
• probably make a technical change to it. probably make a technical change to it.
• So once again, you may need a technical So once again, you may need a technical fix<03:22:15.760

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The word of the day apparently is technical. The phrase is technical fix.
• It clarifies technical education events.
• although there's a lot of technical although there's a lot of technical problems<01:52:11.600>
• sewage, and other technical changes. sewage, and other technical changes.
• The Senate amendment only makes a couple of technical changes.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• officers receiving continuing training must complete this new training by July of 2029.
• to be able to obtain the training.
• So eventually we will have every officer trained with this training. Chair Alvarez: Anyone else?
• for law enforcement officers, but to use that training and travel around the state training over 42,000
• Decisions matter and training matters.

Transcript Highlights:

• SB 1474, Immigration Laws Local Enforcement Training. Military Affairs and Border Security.
• SB 1462, Animal Control Officers Mandatory Training. SB 1463, Data Centers Tax Relief Repeal.
• SB 1483, Appropriation Navajo Technical University Laboratory.
• SB 1498, Appropriation Police Department Training Center.

Keywords: 1182, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Training Academy.
• > in<01:31:49.280> partnership training team training in partnership training team training
• training by 2027. training by 2027.
• have been trained. have been trained.
• trainings. Is that correct? trainings. Is that correct?

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• I am an OBGYN in training, and I'm in opposition. Thank you. Dr.
• I am Patrice Turbridge, also an OBGYN in training and strong opposition. Thank you. Dr.
• They've gotten trained on how to initially try to fill out the Form 101.
• I've got training as a lawyer. I know what my rights are.
• Yes, I am a board-certified behavior analyst trained in applied behavior analysis.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Summary: The committee first heard SB 1377, which would change California’s medical exemption review process for school immunizations. The author and supporters argued the current system has a chilling effect on physicians and can prevent medically vulnerable children from obtaining needed exemptions, while opponents from pediatric, medical, and public health groups said the existing oversight is working and protects against fraudulent exemptions. Committee members debated the data, the bill’s last-minute amendments, and whether the proposal would weaken public health protections; no vote was taken because the committee lacked a quorum, and the bill was held on call. The committee then took up SB 995, the Masuma Khan Justice Act, which would create a statewide inspection and enforcement framework for private detention facilities in California. The author and supporters described alleged medical neglect, unsafe conditions, and lack of accountability in immigration detention, including testimony from Masuma Khan’s daughter about her mother’s treatment at a CoreCivic facility. The California Hospital Association raised concerns about duplicative oversight and possible overlap with already regulated health facilities, but said it was continuing to work on a solution. After discussion about constitutional and jurisdictional issues, the committee voted 5-0 to do pass and re-refer the bill to the Committee on Judiciary, with the vote placed on call. The committee also heard SB 1089, which would expand access to GLP-1 medications for state and local government employees through CalPERS and encourage broader affordability through CalRx. The author framed the bill as a response to chronic weight disease and rising diabetes risk, and the American Diabetes Association and other supporters said GLP-1s can prevent or delay type 2 diabetes and reduce long-term costs. Members discussed the medications’ benefits, side effects, and whether they are a long-term treatment. The bill was moved on a 5-0 vote and placed on call. Finally, the committee began SB 1221, dealing with Murphy conservatorships for people found dangerous due to severe mental illness after serious violent crimes. The author said the bill responds to a court decision that created uncertainty about placement and detention while awaiting state hospital beds, and supporters from prosecutors and psychiatrists said the measure would improve public safety and ensure victims’ voices are heard. Opposition testimony from county behavioral health directors began after the author’s presentation, but the transcript cuts off before the committee completed debate or took action on the bill.

Transcript Highlights:

• <00:04:57.480> within<00:04:57.919> the technically within the technically within the statute
• in it, um, you can't say that you're trained in it.
• um training programs. It even says 300 um training programs.
• :31.560> trained<00:18:31.920> in<00:18:32.000> it.
• Is that that you're trained in it. Is that correct?

Keywords: Public Health and Welfare - Room 216, 3 March, 2026; 3:00 PM, 925, all

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 1622, a strike-all amendment to create a pilot program for certain small-community hospitals to receive limited certificate-of-need exemptions. The bill would allow qualifying hospitals to open a geriatric psychiatric unit without a CON, permit each hospital one additional CON exemption for a service otherwise requiring one, cap dialysis-unit exemptions at eight hospitals, continue existing moratoriums with periodic Department of Health review, allow facilities in Issaquena or Humphreys Counties under limited conditions, and add a loser-pays rule for unsuccessful CON court challenges. Technical corrections were made, the strike-all amendment was adopted, and the bill was reported do pass as amended by voice vote. The committee then moved to House Bill 942, where Senator McMahan offered an amendment to allow a Lee County chiropractor to advertise as a neurologic chiropractor and list related credentials. Members questioned whether chiropractic neurology is recognized in Mississippi and raised concerns about the practitioner’s prior discipline by the board, but the chair ruled the amendment germane. The amendment failed on voice vote, and the bill itself then passed and was reported to the floor. The committee next considered House Bill 1034, but no amendment was offered. It then took House Bill 479 off the table. That bill extends the temporary licensing period for psychology and marriage-and-family-therapy boards from 30 to 60 days to allow more time for criminal background checks. Senator Blackwell offered a clarifying amendment to make clear that temporary licenses must be revoked if required background checks or other licensure requirements are insufficient, and that the temporary license does not replace the underlying education, training, and examination requirements. The amendment was adopted and the bill was reported do pass as amended. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 1067, the Rural Health Transformation Program. Senator Hickman explained that the bill would require procurement procedures and reporting for the state’s rural health transformation funds, prioritize projects tied to the original application, and direct funds toward rural and underserved areas such as health professional shortage areas, low-income counties, and places without hospitals. Senators questioned whether the added state rules would layer on top of existing federal requirements and whether the bill could slow distribution or invite litigation, but supporters said it was meant to add transparency and guardrails rather than change the federal program. The bill was discussed at length, but the transcript ends before a final vote on HB 1067.

Transcript Highlights:

• Act, which you know that we created the Apprenticeship and Training Fund, myself and Representative
• Well, first, it's a higher trained and better trained workforce, higher quality delivery on the project
• There are contractors right now that train their own people; they get their program certified.
• San Juan College has all the training. We have the school of Energy as well.
• It's not that I'm looking for untrained people out there; I want trained people.

Keywords: 996, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We choose the lowest bidder as long as they meet technical requirements.
• for those training opportunities.
• aggregate contracts that are technically aggregate contracts that are technically only<00:50:32.520
• the collections we can identify training the collections we can identify training that<01:48:59.400
• We have very robust training programs in both of those areas.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Department of Administrative Services presented an overview of its budget and operations, emphasizing that it is the lowest-spending agency in state government and that its general fund allocation has declined since 2019. Commissioner Arling House explained that DAS also handles back-office functions for several administratively attached boards, which has affected staffing and spending comparisons. He said the department’s current general fund spending is roughly split between retiree health and other operations, and that the presentation was based on adjusted authorized spending rather than the original budget figures. A major portion of the meeting focused on retiree health benefits and the long-term effort to control costs. Deputy Commissioner Cassie Keane described how the state moved from a projected deficit in retiree health to savings through a series of changes, including higher premium contributions, co-pay adjustments, and shifting Medicare retirees into Medicare Advantage arrangements to capture federal reimbursement. She said the state has about 12,500 retirees and spouses on the plan, with roughly 10,906 Medicare retirees and 1,580 non-Medicare retirees, and that the savings have depended heavily on federal funding and procurement decisions. She also noted that Medicare retirees pay Part B premiums and that the state has grandfathered older retirees from some premium contributions. Members asked about what the expenditures cover, why the state offers retiree health instead of simply giving retirees a payment to buy coverage themselves, and whether out-of-pocket costs changed under Medicare Advantage. Keane said the plan covers actual health claims or insurance premiums, that co-pays and maximum out-of-pocket limits remain in place, and that the state has no authority to change benefit details without legislative action. She explained that retiree health is a long-standing employee benefit that wraps around Medicare and is not collectively bargained in the usual sense, though its eligibility rules and cost-sharing have been tightened over time to better target the benefit to long-term state service. The discussion also covered vendor performance problems. Keane said Anthem recently won the contract back from Aetna, but its pharmacy subsidiary, Caroline, caused serious service disruptions. DAS responded by withholding payments, assessing more than $2 million in performance guarantees, and hiring a third-party auditor to review the pharmacy processes. The current contract runs through the end of calendar year 2026, and officials said they are watching federal Medicare Advantage reimbursement changes closely because future savings are uncertain.

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• These are just Bureau and technical amendments in nature. I move to concur. I'm sorry.
• These are just Bureau and technical amendments in nature. I move to concur. I'm sorry.
• These are just Bureau and technical amendments in nature. I move to concur. I'm sorry.
• These are just bureau and technical amendments in nature. I move to concur.
• Again, this would seem to be mostly technical, and then they made a technical change as well.

Bills: SCR12, HB221, HB509, HCR58, SB78, SB25, SB80, SB132, SB155, SB157, SB202, SB228, SB250, SB414, SB433, SB479, SB513, SCR9, SCR58, SB65, SB215, SB249, SB269, SB282, SB296, SB323, SB363, SB369, SB474, SB490, SB492, SB500, SB514, HCR32, HB17, HB41, HB73, HB223, HB244, HB759, HB906, HB966, HB1006, HB1009, HB1086, HB1107, HB1112, HB1215, HB1242, SB217, SB283, SB469, HB36, HB42, HB74, HB119, HB159, HB259, HB302, HB414, HB459, HB776, HB848, HB956, HB1017, HB1028, HB1095, SB208, SB312, SB382, SB389, HB210, HB258, HB359, HB368, HB468, HB552, HB732, HB784, HB870, HB953, HB1117, HB1236

Keywords: logging, recognition, John Keith, environment, safety, Mississippi River bridge, Trump Expressway, transportation, federal funding, Louisiana highways, injection wells, public hearing, geologic sequestration, environmental impact, public comment, Ascension Parish, state capitol, economic development, community partnership, celebration day

Transcript Highlights:

• Another technical correction: page 3, line 13, correcting a typo of the word 'financial.'
• But there are a couple of technical corrections from Legislative Council there.
• Further down, page 26, another technical correction, changing 'applicant' to 'application.'
• That was another technical correction from Legislative Council.
• Line two of page eight, removing the word 'so,' another technical correction.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The Senate Committee on Industry and Business reconvened to work on House Bill 1584, which would create a new pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) regulatory structure within the Insurance Department. Insurance Commissioner John Godfrey and Deputy Commissioner John Arnold explained a revised set of amendments negotiated with Representative Casper and the North Dakota Pharmacists Association. They said the bill largely kept the House policy intact but added technical corrections, narrowed some references in Chapter 19-02, created a separate PBM licensing class, set a delayed effective date for licensing, and established emergency authority so the department could begin building the new division. They also described the proposal to fund the program through existing trust fund resources, PBM license fees, and a transfer of about $1.6 million from the prescription drug transparency program fund, while allowing the department flexibility to hire needed attorneys, pharmacists, and examiners. A major point of discussion was Section 10, which would have required the Attorney General to represent and bear costs for lawsuits related to the bill. Chief Deputy Attorney General Claire Ness said the language was too broad and would go beyond normal constitutional defense work, potentially obligating her office to cover all lawsuits against the commissioner or state under the section. Representative Casper said the intent was only to avoid the Insurance Department having to seek emergency funding for litigation, and both he and department officials said they were open to removing the section or narrowing it. After further discussion, the committee agreed to remove Section 10 from the amendments. The committee then voted 4-0 to adopt the amended amendment package, and then voted 4-0 to give House Bill 1584 a do pass recommendation as amended and refer it to Appropriations. Members noted the bill was still a work in progress, but said the revised version was intended to move the PBM regulation issue forward while continuing discussion in the appropriations process.

Transcript Highlights:

• values or with State training values or with State training requirements<00:03:17.040> um
• <00:03:46.400> materials and supervisor core training materials and supervisor core training
• <00:03:50.599> in came to be included in the training in came to be included in the training
• people have train that had been trained people have train that had been trained under<00:08:20.879
• <00:14:59.040> training paradigm in which uh a train training paradigm in which uh a train

Bills: HF10

Keywords: undocumented immigrants, state funding, MinnesotaCare, scholarship ineligibility, state assistance, 1183, house