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• And I thank you so much for your support, my friend. committee on state parks and appreciate committee
• We talking about science. >> Correct. >> Even on human service administration, people over medicine,
• ><c> service</c> &gt;&gt; Even even on human service &gt;&gt; Even even on human service administration
• . humanity. humanity.
• </c> were able you know we didn't want human were able you know we didn't want human consumption<00:22

Bills: SB71, SB71

Keywords: environmental regulation, federal standards, scientific evidence, water quality, administrative law, income tax, tax exemption, Alabama tax code, Section 40-18-3, civilian employees, Department of Defense, DoD, Armed Forces, military pay, combat zone, deployment, National Guard, Reserve components, emergency response, federal employees

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• Good morning, and welcome to the Friday, February 20th House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
• I'm going to start by asking any members of the committee if they have questions.
• Consistent with the HEAL Act, That affect both livestock and human health.
• Good morning, Madam Chair, members of the committee. My name is Karina Allen.
• I will give the caveat to the committee that our team is very, very new.

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• AB 2767, Errands, to Human Services, and AB 2789, Committee on Judiciary, to Appropriations.
• Being able to reach a human customer service agent can be critical or life-threatening at times.
• Being able to reach a human customer service agent can be critical or life-threatening at times.
• Thank you, Chair Kalra and committee members. I'm Chris Morgenthaler with Habitat for Humanity.
• Services Los Angeles, Jewish Family Services of San Diego, Jewish Family Services of the Desert, Jewish

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• </c> Department of Health and Human Services. Department of Health and Human Services.
• services and other health and human services and other stakeholders stakeholders stakeholders um<00:
• Good morning, Chairman Rover and members of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee.
• Good morning, Chairman Roshford and members of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee.
• They do an health and human services.

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• You have adopted House Committee Amendment Number One.
• I now move the House Committee Substitute for House Bill I now move the House Committee Substitute for
• I now move that House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2753 be voted, or I'm sorry, yes, House Committee
• These are human beings.
• Good morning, Chair and committee members.

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• We're both hearing health and human services.
• We're both hearing health and human services issues today.
• comment for human services after that.
• For Part B, we're going to start with California Health and Human Services Agency.
• Budget Sub 3 Health and Human Services is adjourned.

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• I now move the House Committee substitute for House Bill...
• I now move that House Committee substitute for House Bill 2753 be voted, or I'm sorry, yes, House Committee
• That's what happened under the last committee. Thank you.
• And these are human beings.
• Good morning, Chair and committee members.

Summary: The committee first took up several bills in executive session. House Committee Amendment No. 1 was adopted and rolled into a substitute for House Bills 3292 and 2171, which then received a do pass recommendation by a 10-2 vote. House Bill 2753 also received a committee substitute and was voted do pass 10-2. House Bill 2912 was voted do pass by an 11-1 vote. During this portion, one member criticized the Department of Corrections for not responding to inquiries or attending earlier hearings, and the chair acknowledged the concern. The committee then heard testimony on House Bills 1616 and 2832, sponsored by Representatives Allen and Collins, which would create an independent corrections oversight structure, including an Office of Corrections and Transparency or ombudsman-style advocate with authority to inspect facilities, investigate complaints, access records, and report publicly. The sponsors argued that DOC currently lacks independent oversight and that internal review is insufficient. They cited deaths, unsafe conditions, medical neglect, and the need for confidential reporting by staff and incarcerated people. Committee members questioned whether the bills would duplicate existing processes, what the fiscal impact would be, and whether the proposal had enough enforcement power; the sponsors said the office would be small, likely around $300,000, and were open to amendments. Supporters testified that independent oversight is needed because of repeated deaths in custody, lack of trust in internal complaint systems, retaliation concerns for staff, and large taxpayer costs from lawsuits and settlements. Witnesses from Empower Missouri, Missouri Justice Coalition, the NAACP, ACLU of Missouri, and FAMM all supported the bills, with several emphasizing that prisons are closed institutions with inherent power imbalances and that external oversight would improve transparency, safety, and accountability for both incarcerated people and staff. The hearing ended after testimony in support, with no opposition presented and the committee adjourning without taking final action on the oversight bills.

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• e e e e e e Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the House Committee on Health, Human Services and
• Services was going to report to the Health and Human Services Oversight Committee on a quarterly basis
• ><c> on</c><00:44:08.240><c> a</c> Human Services oversight committee on a Human Services oversight committee
• to</c><01:41:37.199><c> just</c> Health and Human Services I want to just Health and Human Services I
• Human Services the department Health and Human Services the department wants<02:30:06.359><c> this</

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• Very impressive program that focuses on service.
• We cannot wash when we are dealing with human lives.
• How would you want your humanity to be judged by other humans on the other side of this imaginary line
• We can do it here to just be humane. These are human beings.
• We can do it here to just be humane. These are human beings.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, a moment of silence for the Parkland shooting victims, the Pledge of Allegiance, and adoption of the special order report for the day. The chamber then moved into a special-order agenda focused almost entirely on immigration-related measures, beginning with Senate Memorial 6C urging the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to provide guidance and training for 287(g) agreements. The memorial was adopted 85-27 after brief debate, with supporters arguing Florida should help maximize federal immigration enforcement and opponents saying Congress, not the state, should fix immigration policy. The House next took up Senate Bill 4C, an immigration bill creating new state offenses for illegal entry and reentry by adult unauthorized aliens and requiring a mandatory death sentence for an unauthorized alien convicted of a capital felony. Members debated constitutional concerns, due process, racial profiling, fiscal impacts, and whether the bill intruded on federal immigration authority. Several amendments were offered and defeated, including proposals to extend protections to Venezuelans with TPS, to remove the mandatory death penalty, to protect certain long-term immigrant workers and teachers, to expand exemptions for Haitians and humanitarian parole recipients, and to create a task force on best practices for immigration enforcement in schools and other sensitive locations. A final amendment to strip the bill as unconstitutional was also rejected. The bill then passed 85-29. The final measure discussed was Senate Bill 2C, which creates a State Board of Immigration Enforcement led by the Governor and Cabinet, establishes grants and incentive bonuses for local law enforcement cooperation with federal immigration authorities, repeals the fee waiver for undocumented students beginning July 1, 2025, and appropriates more than $300 million for immigration enforcement. The sponsor described it as a broad enforcement package, while questions from members focused on the impact on current students who receive in-state tuition and whether the bill would remove incentives for those already enrolled. The transcript ends during that exchange, before final action on SB 2C is shown.

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• [Music] The House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee will be called to order.
• Thank you, Chair Schumacher and the entire Human Services Committee. My name is Aon Fisk.
• Somebody who has sat in the committees before and listened to the idea of the Department of Human Services—where
• </c> of the Department of Human Services of the Department of Human Services where<01:38:23.920><c> on
• <01:38:35.440><c> Services</c><01:38:36.119><c> has</c><01:38:36.280><c> a</c> Human Services has a Human

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• providers and had services to more than 402,000 victims of crimes, of which 68% received services for
• This last fiscal year, VOCA supported more than 330 unique victim service providers and had services
• of human trafficking survivors.
• They said the program needs secret facilities, and that human trafficking victim services under H-TVAP
• We built it on the most modern cloud services available, Amazon Web Services.

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• Shifting context, telephone services are taxed retail sales, and purchasers of telephone services pay
• As was briefed to this committee on December 5th, As was briefed to this committee on December 5th of
• The Technology Services Board Security Subcommittee and the Technology Services Board itself are the
• You have a committee or advisory committee as well.
• You have a committee or advisory committee as well.

Summary: The committee held a public hearing on House Bill 2579, which would create a Public Media Broadcaster Program and a Digital Equity Program funded by a 20-cent-per-line monthly tax on wireless, prepaid wireless, VoIP, and landline service. Staff explained that 80% of the revenue would support public media grants, 20% would support digital equity grants, and a small share could be used for administration. The prime sponsor, Rep. Chris Stearns, and many public media, community media, and digital equity supporters testified that public radio and television provide emergency alerts, local news, education, training, and community connection, especially in rural and underserved areas, and that federal funding cuts have made state support more urgent. Several witnesses described how public media helped with emergency communications, youth training, Indigenous programming, and access to local information. Opposition came from CTIA and Washington Citizens Against Unfair Taxes. CTIA argued the tax would add to already high wireless taxes in Washington and would be regressive because low-income residents rely heavily on wireless service. Washington Citizens Against Unfair Taxes objected to the bill as another tax increase and said it would worsen affordability. One supporter said an amendment would be offered to address a misunderstanding in the fiscal note. No vote was taken on the bill during the hearing. The committee then received a cybersecurity and critical infrastructure briefing from state emergency management and cybersecurity officials. They described Washington’s layered cybersecurity model, the role of state agencies, the Fusion Center, WOTEC, the National Guard, and the Emergency Management Division, and the growing threat from ransomware, supply-chain attacks, and AI-enabled attacks. Members asked about volunteer cyber response capacity, the most vulnerable sectors, and whether the legislature should fund more real-time threat monitoring and intelligence sharing. Officials said the state is working to establish a volunteer cyber incident response team and that the main gap is real-time monitoring across participating local and private networks. The committee also heard updates on the December 2025 flooding response and wildfire resilience. Emergency management officials reported widespread flooding, landslides, power outages, evacuations, rescues, and infrastructure damage, but said mitigation investments helped prevent worse outcomes. They identified gaps in statewide alerting, search and rescue coordination, and local emergency management capacity, and said a statewide alert system like Oregon’s would require ongoing funding. In the wildfire update, DNR and partner agencies described increasing wildfire risk, the use of aircraft, AI-enabled detection cameras, and common operating pictures, and ongoing work on hazard and risk mapping, community wildfire preparedness, and home hardening. Members asked about predictive technology, sediment removal, and other mitigation tools, and officials said they are working with universities and federal partners to improve prevention and response.

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• Reports of committees will be deemed read and amendments deemed adopted.
• : AB 1878, Patel, from the Governmental Organization Committee to the Judiciary Committee; and AB 2089
• , Ward, from the Revenue and Taxation Committee to the Housing and Community Development Committee and
• then back to the Revenue and Taxation Committee.
• Thank you, Assembly Member Soria, and thank you for your service.

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• has a single-source continuum contractor to provide foster care and adoptive services for the Committee
• Smith relating to the prosecution of the offense of theft of service for the Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
• , for the Committee on Human Services.
• on Human Services.
• on Human Services.

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• Speaker, your Committee on Health and Human Services, to which were referred Senate Bills Nos. 466 and
• Senate Bill No. 427, introduced by the Committee on Health and Human Services, makes appropriation to
• Senate Bill No. 54, introduced by the Committee on Health and Human Services, requires Medicaid to provide
• Senate Bill No. 312, introduced by the Committee on Health and Human Services, enacts provisions relating
• Senate Bill No. 424, introduced by the Committee on Health and Human Services, revises provisions relating

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• For municipalities, the committee directs the Department of Revenue and the Department of Financial Services
• municipalities, the committee directs the Department of Revenue and the Department of Financial Services
• They include criminal and civil justice, education, government operations, and health and human services
• Our Health and Human Services Unit's been conducting that for more than a decade now.
• Our Health and Human Services Unit's been conducting that for more than a decade now.

Summary: The Joint Legislative Auditing Committee met to receive annual overviews of its oversight responsibilities and the work of the Auditor General and OPAGA. Committee staff reviewed the committee’s authority over state and local governments, enforcement of audit-report filing requirements, repeated audit findings, Transparency Florida reporting, and lobbying compensation audits. Auditor General Cheryl Norman described her office’s independence, audit standards, quality control, and major audit areas, including the state’s annual financial and single audits, school district and university audits, operational and performance audits, and attestation work. She also noted staffing shortages, recruitment efforts, and a request for carry-forward funds to study salaries. Members asked about whether audits can quantify recoverable dollars, how school district spending comparisons are handled, and how to raise concerns about DCF-related audits or a local city audit that has been pending for years. Norman said her office can quantify findings when possible, sometimes compares costs across districts in operational audits, and that members can bring specific concerns to the appropriate deputy auditor general or the committee. She also explained that citizen or local-government audit requests may require payment of audit costs. OPAGA Coordinator Kara Collins-Gomez outlined OPAGA’s role as a legislative research unit that conducts studies directed by law, the presiding officers, or the committee, and described its policy areas, methodologies, contract monitoring, and recurring statutory reports. Deputy Auditor General Matthew Tracy explained how to read operational audit reports, including findings, criteria, condition, cause, effect, recommendations, and management responses. Deputy Auditor General Greg Senators explained financial audit reports, including audit opinions, required supplementary information, internal control and compliance findings, federal program compliance, and management letters. The meeting concluded with thanks to the presenters and a motion to adjourn, which passed without objection.

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• </c><00:22:38.360><c> on</c> 2025 referred to the committee on 2025 referred to the committee on Foreign
• They have shown humanity.
• I mean, where is our humanity? Have we just given up on the idea of human rights?
• the</c><00:33:43.480><c> time</c> freedom and human rights all the time freedom and human rights all
• </c><01:06:20.559><c> to</c> prosecutions by providing services to prosecutions by providing services

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, January 9, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• The Senate Committee on Human Services will come to order. Good morning.
• Your committee sits at the intersection of housing and child welfare and social services.
• This bill does not ask school districts to replace human services, but it does ask them to...
• I want to thank you, the Human Services, great to have the Human Services chair for the Assembly here
• , the entire Human Services gamut, is there to provide whatever services are needed for those children

Summary: The committee heard testimony on AB 262, which would direct the new California Housing and Homelessness Agency to study the needs of pregnant people experiencing homelessness and evaluate a voluntary “Pink Alert” notification system. Supporters, including the California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls and a mutual-aid volunteer, said the bill would help identify gaps in housing and prenatal services for a highly vulnerable population. Members generally supported the study concept, though one senator cautioned that the “Pink Alert” name could imply a missing-person alert. The bill was moved to Appropriations on a 3-0 vote and placed on call. Members then heard AB 673, creating the Unaccompanied Youth Support Grant Program for 16- and 17-year-old homeless students not in a parent or guardian’s custody. The Superintendent of Public Instruction and advocates said the bill would help connect youth to housing, basic needs, tutoring, employment readiness, and mental health services, while opponents raised concerns about duplication with existing school and county services and staffing shortages. The author and supporters argued the program would fill gaps for youth who often fall through existing systems. The bill passed to Appropriations on a 3-0 vote and was held on call. The committee also approved AB 1575, which updates the Lanterman Act to replace the term “consumer” with person-first language for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and AB 2510, which would expand CalWORKs family reunification aid so families do not lose support when only some children are removed from the home. AB 1688, requiring broader notice when abuse or neglect is alleged in foster placements so attorneys for other children in the placement can check on their safety, also passed to Appropriations. AB 2304, “Gabriel’s Law,” requiring a child in immediate medical need to be seen by a medical professional and clarifying penalties for falsifying child welfare records, passed to Public Safety after testimony from the author, Gabriel Fernandez’s aunt, prosecutors, and a dependency lawyer who opposed parts of the penalty language. The committee then heard AB 1746 on faster county processing of CalWORKs child care requests, with support from the author, advocates, and county welfare directors who said they were still working on amendments; it was moved to Appropriations and held on call.

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• [Music] Human Services Committee, Wednesday, April 9th. It is our discussion and markup.
• Thank you, Chair Hoffman and members of the Senate Human Services Finance and Policy Committee.
• </c> of Human Services, are you in the house? of Human Services, are you in the house?
• Policy</c> Human Services Finance and Policy Human Services Finance and Policy Committee.<00:03:15.599
• </c> Department of Human Services. Department of Human Services.

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• Then it came to the House and the House Health and Human Services Committee essentially tacked on to
• Then it came to the House and the House Health and Human Services Committee essentially tacked on to
• "Well, I guess I would disagree because the House Health and Human Services Committee amended this bill
• "Well, I guess I would disagree because the House Health and Human Services Committee amended this bill
• Human Services Committee did Health and Human Services Committee did in<00:24:04.080><c> coming</c><

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Summary: Division 3 of House Finance met in a continued work session on Senate Bill 118, with no LBA present. The chair reviewed the bill’s complicated history: it began as a short Senate bill, was expanded in the Senate to address Hampstead Hospital and related contracts, and was later amended by the House Health and Human Services Committee to add the substance of House Bill 53, which would allow home cultivation of cannabis for therapeutic use. Members also discussed the bill’s timing against upcoming legislative deadlines and the available options, including recommending it ought to pass, retaining it, ITL, or amending it. A member asked about the $160,000 appropriation tied to Hampstead Hospital employees. Deputy Commissioner Marissa Hen explained that most of the money would cover accrued time owed to a small number of employees who transitioned through multiple staffing arrangements at the hospital, and the rest would honor previously promised bonuses for a few workers who would otherwise miss them after the transition to Dartmouth Health. She said the payments were intended to make employees whole after repeated changes in hospital management and staffing. Representative Stringham then offered Amendment 2345H, which would strip the House-added cannabis provisions and keep only the Senate-originated Hampstead Hospital-related sections. He argued this would improve the bill’s chances of surviving a gubernatorial veto and preserve the portions members broadly supported. The amendment failed on a 6-3 roll call. The committee then voted 6-3 to recommend the bill ought to pass without the amendment. Members also designated Representative Seaworth to speak for the majority and Representative Daniels for the minority when the bill reaches full Finance, and the work session adjourned.