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• So aging in place is a term that we use quite a bit with AARP, and I'm going to talk about this in the
• But this is the primary thing that people want as they age.
• they want to live and also having opportunity to live in community with people that are in similar age
• , and removing some of those obstacles to our ability to stay in place and age in place.
• LeadingAge is one of the two organizations representing long-term care facilities, so assisted living

Summary: The committee met for work sessions on land banking/shared homeownership and on maximizing existing housing stock. Members first heard an overview from Commerce on alternative homeownership models, including community land trusts, limited equity cooperatives, condominiums, accessory dwelling units, middle housing, church land for housing, and public land transfers. The discussion focused on how these models can help households build equity while keeping housing permanently affordable. Committee members asked about statewide counts of co-ops and land trusts, and Commerce said it does not track all of those entities directly. Pierce County staff then described the Pierce County Community Development Corporation’s rapid acquisition fund and its role in acquiring, holding, and transferring public land for affordable housing. They said the county used general fund and affordable housing sales tax dollars to buy properties, preserve a manufactured home park through resident ownership, and create a pipeline of sites for future development. Members asked about the advantages of a public development authority, funding sources, the use of surplus and underutilized public property, and how the model works with housing authorities. Spokane land bank staff followed with testimony that land banks can reduce blight, preserve affordability, and help nonprofits acquire land quickly, but that holding costs and taxes can make the work harder without state support. They also described brownfield assessments, donated properties, and work on Black homeownership and public surplus properties. The committee then heard from the Northwest Cooperative Development Center on limited equity cooperatives, especially in manufactured housing communities. The witness said Washington now has about 43 limited equity co-ops and that recent subsidy funding and legislation have accelerated resident purchases of manufactured home communities. Members asked how residents benefit from capped equity, how values are affected, and whether the model improves access to lending; the witness said the model stabilizes costs, allows modest equity gains, and that a recent law allowing manufactured homes in co-ops to be titled as real property should improve access to traditional financing. The committee also discussed House Bill 1974 from the prior session and possible updates to land banking legislation. In the second work session on maximizing existing housing stock, Commerce reviewed recent housing laws and implementation timelines, including ADUs, middle housing, condo liability reform, SEPA changes, tiny homes, and co-living. Members raised concerns about the long implementation horizon, vacancy data, corporate ownership of homes, and the need for better support for small landlords and first-time ADU owners. Sightline then testified on mobile dwelling units, arguing that RVs, tiny houses on wheels, and similar units are a low-cost, quick-to-install housing option that is often blocked by zoning; the witness said many Washington residents already live in these units, often informally. Finally, AARP discussed housing options for older adults, including ADUs, missing middle, manufactured home communities, co-living, universal design, and village-style support models, emphasizing aging in place and the need for more accessible, affordable housing choices.

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• immigrants, which we know are the backbone of many of our local industries, like in my community, the ag
• Department of Energy released a policy flash, unilaterally cutting the facilities and administration
• Claims, while there was a deadline to file claims, that only applied to certain victims based on age.
• Based on age. I like to describe it as a kind of a two-step.
• What was the age of the victim? Where did the offense occur?

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Accountability and Transparency held a hearing focused on three issues: federal funding cuts and delays, possible state revenue impacts from reduced IRS enforcement, and the fiscal effects of AB 218 on local governments. The Franchise Tax Board described how state and federal tax systems are closely linked, how most returns are filed electronically through software, and how FTB relies on IRS information sharing for compliance, fraud prevention, offsets, and nonfiler work. Members raised concerns that federal staffing cuts at the IRS could weaken audits of large corporations and reduce California revenue, and asked about VITA and ITIN filers; FTB said it was not aware of VITA reductions, noted ITIN returns are processed the same as other returns, and said ITIN filing appeared slightly down this year. The Department of Finance said it is monitoring federal developments, summarized the continuing resolution and reconciliation process, and noted that California lost nearly $940 million in earmarked federal projects under the CR, while major federal budget decisions remain uncertain until the President’s budget and later congressional action. The University of California reported substantial federal pressure on research, student aid, and health care. UC said hundreds of millions of dollars in federal awards have already been canceled, with additional threats to NIH and DOE facilities-and-administration rates, graduate fellowships, student loan repayment plans, international student visas, Pell Grants, and Medicaid/Medi-Cal funding. Committee members pressed UC on the effects of DEIA-related federal restrictions, the loss of clinical trials and research staff, and the impact on low-income students and patients. UC said it is pursuing litigation with the Attorney General and other institutions, but emphasized that court action is only a temporary solution and that sustained state and private support may be needed. The second panel addressed the fiscal consequences of AB 218, which extended the statute of limitations for childhood sexual abuse claims against public agencies. FCMAT presented a report with 22 recommendations, including better statewide data collection, financing mechanisms, a possible victims compensation fund, and prevention measures. Los Angeles County described a tentative $4 billion settlement tied to AB 218 claims, saying it will require reserves, borrowing, and long-term annual payments through 2050, while also forcing curtailments and cuts to vacant positions to preserve services. Members discussed insurance pools, retroactive premiums, unidentified future claims, and the need for a compensation fund or other financing tools. No formal votes were taken; the hearing concluded with public comment, including testimony from local health officials about nearly $400 million in terminated federal public health grants and the resulting layoffs and service impacts.

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• Basically any time that record has to leave the medical providers facility.
• So currently health care facility.
• Authority law only allows non for-profit corporations to finance facilities.
• And many hospitals are now organized as a limited facilities.
• It clarifies that healthcare facility.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• But giving the AG direct access to the bond will drive the price of that bond through the roof.
• So we have a workshop that represents a dealer facility.
• However, this bill would also prevent us from incentivizing dealers to make upgrades to the facility.
• Toyota team members are located in several of our facilities throughout the Commonwealth.
• We also add a similar 20% buffer to these times to account for interruptions or corrosion or aging parts

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure heard testimony on a wide range of bills involving consumer protection, auto regulation, alcohol licenses, and professional licensure. A major focus was legislation to require a one-hour domestic violence awareness training for salon and cosmetology licensees (H.323/S.200), supported by District Attorney Marion Ryan, law enforcement, and a salon industry witness who described the program’s value in identifying and helping victims. The committee also heard strong support from the Attorney General’s office for auto consumer protection legislation (S.228/H.379) that would expand used-car warranty protections, extend the Lemon Law return period to seven days after receipt of the vehicle, raise the mileage cap to 200,000 miles, and increase dealer surety bonds to $50,000. Independent dealers opposed those changes, arguing they would burden small businesses and that dealer education, not expanded liability, was the better solution. The committee also took testimony on bills related to vehicle financial products and repair information. A trade association supported GAP waiver legislation (H.4188/S.281), saying it would create clear consumer protections and standard disclosures. On right-to-repair and heavy-duty vehicle service information (S.266), engine and truck manufacturers supported an exemption for commercial vehicles, while others argued that releasing service data to the general public could create safety, cybersecurity, and emissions risks. The committee then heard extensive testimony on auto dealer franchise and warranty reimbursement legislation (S.201/H.406), with dealer groups supporting changes to warranty labor reimbursement and manufacturer groups opposing them as costly and unnecessary. Manufacturers from GM, Volvo, Toyota, Hyundai, Mazda, and others said their current time-study and appeals processes already compensate dealers fairly and that the bill would raise costs for consumers. In addition, the committee heard testimony on H.333, which would move auto damage appraiser licensing from the Division of Insurance to the Division of Occupational Licensure. Collision repair advocates supported the change, saying the current board structure leads to repeated dismissals of complaints and lacks accountability, while emphasizing that the bill is intended to protect consumers and ensure proper repair reimbursement. The hearing also included testimony in support of a local alcohol license petition for Westwood and a separate local alcohol measure for a town grant license. At the end of the hearing, the chairs announced that all docketed bills had been heard, noted that a joint poll would be held on H.4184, and the committee voted to adjourn by voice vote.

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• the local county prosecutors or the agencies' prosecutors, prosecute these crimes, or is it only the AG
• From our day-to-day work, we see facilities stay out of compliance for years because the cost of fixing
• We've seen facilities come into compliance with upgrades costing less than $100,000, even while generating
• Ecology's own public database shows that out of more than 100 facilities in just the Port of Tacoma,
• children, it's important to reduce all lead that we can, as there's no safe level of lead regardless of age

Summary: The committee heard testimony on two main bills. ESSB 5975 dealt with lead limits in cookware and a proposed striker that would shift more of the standard-setting and testing process to the Department of Ecology under Safer Products for Washington. Supporters, including industry groups, Ecology, the Department of Health, and environmental advocates, said the striker would provide clearer, science-based, and more workable standards while still reducing lead exposure. Some witnesses, including environmental groups, argued the bill should remain stronger, while others said the striker was an acceptable compromise. No vote was taken on the bill during the hearing. The committee also heard extensive testimony on ESSB 5360, which would create tiered criminal penalties for violations of the Water Pollution Control Act, Clean Air Act, and Hazardous Waste Management Act, including felony penalties for knowing or negligent conduct in certain circumstances. The prime sponsor and Attorney General’s Office said the bill targets egregious polluters, adds whistleblower and worker protections, and responds to serious environmental harm cases. Tribal, environmental, and advocacy witnesses supported the bill as a way to hold repeat polluters accountable. Labor, business, industry, county, utility, and forestry representatives opposed it, warning that the language could expose workers and permit holders to criminal liability for mistakes or routine operations and that the bill needed more stakeholder work. At the end of the meeting, the committee took executive action on Substitute Senate Bill 6269, which updates the Motor Fuel Quality Act by modernizing the definition of motor fuel and folding alternative fuels into that definition. The bill passed the committee on a 19-0 vote, with two members excused, and was reported out with a do-pass recommendation.

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• Those are the rules of the road here in the House Ag and Natural Resources Committee, so I think we're
• the relocation and remediation of the Bob Oak Game Farm, which is a pheasant rearing and release facility
• The only way to guarantee the farm facility does not further contaminate the aquifers is for them to
• Bob Oak game farm supplies water to this community, including three nearby schools, senior living facilities
• Clean water must be protected for all ages.

Summary: The House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee met on February 4, with public hearing and executive action on several bills. The main public hearing was on House Bill 2668, as proposed substitute, which would direct the Department of Fish and Wildlife to identify and pursue relocation of the Bob Oak Game Farm and to plan remediation of the current site. Testimony from the bill sponsor, Centralia city officials, Lewis County public health staff, a tribal member, and residents strongly supported relocation, citing nitrate contamination in a sole-source aquifer, risks to drinking water for Centralia and nearby households, and the need for long-term public health protection. The committee also heard that interim mitigation measures such as point-of-use filters and water/sewer extensions were underway, but witnesses said relocation was the only durable solution. The bill was added to the day’s executive session as an unusual late addition, then later passed out of committee on a voice vote with a due pass recommendation. During executive session, the committee also acted on House Bill 2598, creating a Salmon Advisory Commission; House Bill 2619, creating a legislative task force to reduce regulatory stress in agriculture; House Bill 2199, dealing with derelict vessels and disposal timelines; House Bill 2463, which revises agricultural donation and farm-to-food pantry programs; and House Bill 1735, which prohibits force-feeding birds and related foie gras sales. Amendments were considered on several bills, including a DNR amendment to the vessel bill and a narrowing amendment to the force-feeding bill, which failed. The committee approved House Bill 2598 by a 6-5 vote, and House Bill 2619, House Bill 2199, House Bill 2463, House Bill 1735, and House Bill 2668 all received due pass recommendations, with some on voice votes and others by recorded roll call. The chair noted that moving House Bill 2668 in executive session the same day as public hearing was highly unusual and done because of the bill’s urgency and bipartisan support.

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• conditional license that's accompanied by a maltreatment investigation for 10 years in the child care facility
• publicly post a licensing action that's accompanied by a maltreatment investigation for 10 years in the facility
• We were told that children his age can mask injuries due to being immobile and unable to speak.
• Little Learners has three small sites, two locations that share campuses with a nursing home facility
• There are already providers who choose not to serve infants because of the expense associated with that age

Bills: HF2436

Keywords: child welfare, economic assistance, child care, grant program, video security cameras

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• meet current and future demand. 70% of transmission lines are more than 25 years old and showing their age
• But to meet that demand, We may need to build around six projects a day, or 16,000 facilities by 2035
• I think there's a lot that we can do to streamline. permitting at existing facilities that have been
• projects that have been stifled by the judicial process that are connecting and putting new gas facilities
• highway dollars to to get the speed limit regulated they've used federal dollars to raise the drinking age

Keywords: environmental review, permitting process, infrastructure, bipartisan legislation, economic growth, Nucor, West Virginia

Summary: The meeting focused on critical discussions surrounding the need for modernizing the federal environmental review and permitting processes. Witnesses from various sectors, including Nucor, provided testimony on the delays and costs associated with current regulations, emphasizing the impact on infrastructure and economic growth. Major projects in West Virginia, such as the Corridor H and Coalfield Expressways, were highlighted as examples of initiatives stalled by excessive permitting hurdles, prompting calls for bipartisan legislation to streamline these processes while maintaining environmental protections. The committee expressed a commitment to address these issues immediately, highlighting the urgency to enhance efficiency in permitting to facilitate economic development.

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• help a birthing facility collect the necessary information for reporting births in Texever.
• or born en route to this facility, foundling birth, and surrogacy birth.
• We just regulate facilities, health care facilities.
• Some could perform fertility, but those facilities are not licensed or regulated by HHSC.
• And this is simultaneously new technology and also age-old questions. And Ms.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• And thanks to state funding and ag research and technology, New York's dairy cows outproduce those in
• To quote our Commissioner of Ag and Markets, I'm incredibly excited about the future of New York agriculture
• AND THANKS TO STATE FUNDING AND AG RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY, NEW YORK'S DAIRY COWS OUTPRODUCE THOSE IN
• TO QUOTE OUR COMMISSIONER OF AG AND MARKET, I'M INCREDIBLY EXCITED ABOUT THE FUTURE OF NEW YORK AGRICULTURE
• Would that be right, the beneficial owner, in the event that all of the things going on in NYCHA facilities

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and approval of the prior day’s journal, then moved through a series of introductions and resolutions recognizing Women’s History Month honorees, Prince Hall Masons and Eastern Stars, Agriculture Week, Pakistan-American Heritage Day, visiting Mercaz Academy students, and the 175th anniversary of Albany Law School. Several senators spoke in support of the commemorations, and each resolution was adopted. The chamber then took up a number of bills on the calendar. Among the measures passed were bills related to insurance, private housing finance, public health, mental hygiene, real property, elder law, public authorities, and environmental conservation. One bill on the Environmental Conservation Law drew a procedural challenge over a proposed amendment; the Chair’s ruling that the amendment was nongermane was upheld by a show of hands, after which the bill passed. Another bill amending the Emergency Tenant Protection Act was debated on the issue of vacant rent-stabilized units and LLC ownership transparency, with supporters saying it would help identify responsible owners and opponents arguing it was too broad and could impose unclear penalties; it ultimately passed. The most extended debate centered on a real property bill concerning electronic rent payment systems and automated clearinghouse fees. Supporters framed it as a transparency measure that lets tenants choose whether to use such systems, while critics questioned how fees would be handled and whether the bill would affect landlord costs. After debate, the bill passed. A public health bill sponsored by Senator Webb also passed after she explained it was intended to improve transparency and oversight of changes to maternity and perinatal services amid concerns about maternal health deserts and hospital closures. The Senate then completed the calendar and adjourned until the next day.

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• This legislation allows the Healer Regional Medical Center to replace their aging linear accelerator,
• that doesn't belong in this part of the bill, or flag other issues like I'm going to talk about the AG
• that with the child care kind of reforms that people were looking at to lessen the need for school-age
• It's one of the big areas. 2142 is where you're funding the medical school, a new big facility at NMSU
• I've been showing up at their facilities, whether it's the local water association.

Bills: SB152, SB145, SB190, HB247

Keywords: telecommunications, low-income assistance, lifeline, broadband, rural broadband, universal service fund, public regulation commission, PRC, 911 surcharge, telecommunications relay service, VoIP, mobile service, internet affordability, digital equity, digital inclusion, rural internet, broadband infrastructure, eligible telecommunications carrier, ETC, tribal consent

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• That's apply some of the facility staff in that area as well.
• We serve all 3 of the operating LNG facilities in the state of Florida.
• And 2 of the operating LNG facilities in the state of Florida.
• One of them is a peaking facility up in Jacksonville and the other 2 are export facilities.
• We've seen on growth of those the LNG facilities.

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• Senator Gary Don Stubblefield, formerly of Branch, passed away on Tuesday, September 2, 2025, at the age
• Dover, Arkansas, Whereas Representative Stanley Jack Stan Berry of Dover, Arkansas, passed away at the age
• HDC facilities staffed and functional.
• That means things like career education, behavioral health, ag, economic development, and services for
• on the other early education program, the SRA program, you either get $33 or $36 a day based on the age

Keywords: 1204, all

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• So we're looking at the age of the company, like if it's brand new and starting up, and they're only
• So we're looking at the age of the company, like if it's brand new and starting up and they're only at
• the age of the company, like if it's brand new and starting up, and they're only going to provide five
• move, skilled but need to be upskilled, who need to be upskilled into these $91,000-a-year jobs, or aging
• been closed, pharmacies have been closed, banking had been closed because we live in an electronic age

Bills: HB207, HB267, HB300, HB464, HB618, HB853

Keywords: Louisiana Auctioneers Licensing Board, auctioneer licensing, professional licensing board, board membership, gubernatorial appointments, consumer members, public at large, Public Service Commission district, East Baton Rouge Parish, venue, domicile, licensure requirements, licensed auctioneer, occupational licensing, state board governance, Act 138, home inspectors, licensing, term limits, Louisiana State Board

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• Median age for first-time home buyers is now 40 years old.
• Median age for first-time home buyers is now 40 years old.
• Other scenarios: maybe it's an aging parent who needs a place to stay, and they move into that property
• And then our main treatment facilities— we're talking about affordable housing.
• We have all sorts of issues with our water and sewer facilities here in the state.

Keywords: 989, all

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• the sale, delivery, or purchase of consumable hemp product to or by a person younger than 21 years of age
• entry on the premises of a retailer of consumable hemp products by a person younger than 21 years of age
• in the employment of retailer consumable hemp product of a person younger than 21 years of age granting
• Designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to Sex authorizing a civil penalty and

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• We directly serve close to 1,200 children most days, from infants through school age.
• Some of these children have aged out of the wait list. But the funny thing about it you were.
• Some of these children have aged out of the wait list.
• And then, you know, they’ve aged out.
• Without adequate facilities funding, these are not hypothetical choices.

Keywords: 1212, all

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• </c> wild rice facility in Cass Lake. wild rice facility in Cass Lake.
• Um, one of the issues, um, you know, we talked the projections uh from Department of Ag, uh I believe
• Um, one of the issues, um, you know, we talked the projections uh from Department of Ag, uh I believe
• Um, one of the issues, um, you know, we talked the projections uh from Department of Ag, uh I believe
• Um, one of the issues, um, you know, we talked the projections uh from Department of Ag, uh I believe

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Substances Control is also seeking to continue critical cleanup work associated with this former facility
• think many of you are familiar with the details of the former Exide Lead Acid Battery Recycling Facility
• , and those facilities pay what we call the permitting fee for service.
• , and those facilities pay what we call the permitting fee for service.
• So when I talk about permitting, I'm talking about facilities that are wastewater treatment plants.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• for the design and construction of that facility for Broward County.
• for the design and construction of that facility for Broward County.
• Senate Bill 628, a bill to be entitled an act relating to transportation facility designations.
• Florida also has the highest fatal drowning rate in the nation for ages 1 through 4 and ages 0 through
• Senate Bill 1646 by Senator Simon, educational facilities. The reading of the bills.

Summary: The Senate convened with an opening prayer, pledge, and several introductions recognizing visitors, students, local officials, and professional groups in the gallery. The chamber then took up a report from the Ethics and Elections Committee confirming 42 executive appointments; the report was adopted by a vote of 36-0. The Senate also adopted a resolution honoring the Ripple Project for childhood cancer awareness and funding. The bulk of the meeting was spent on special-order bills, many of them open-government sunset review measures and policy bills. The Senate passed bills preserving or updating public records exemptions for aquaculture records, trade secrets, and cybersecurity information; a child-abuse reporting statute of limitations bill; a commercial driving schools bill; a human trafficking training requirement for nursing graduates; a new injunction for protection against serious violence by a known person and its companion public-records bill; a nature-based coastal resiliency bill with an amendment restricting dredge-and-fill in Terra Ceia Aquatic Preserve; a chiropractic patient-funds bill; specialty license plate legislation; a one-time waiver for late financial disclosure fines; public school personnel compensation changes; the Florida Farm Bill with amendments protecting Everglades lands and technical corrections; homestead exemption clarification for long-term leaseholders; disability presumption clarifications for firefighters and law enforcement; reinsurance intermediary manager conformity changes; patriotic displays in public schools; ADS-B aviation fee restrictions; autism-related law enforcement training and a blue envelope program; public post-secondary safety policy requirements; and a bill allowing licensed agents to market health care sharing ministries. Several bills were temporarily postponed, including local vessel restrictions, temporary certificates for practice, and domestic animals. Members debated a number of measures, especially the health care sharing ministries bill, where opponents raised consumer-protection and commission concerns and supporters argued for free speech, religious liberty, and expanded consumer choice; it passed 32-5. Other debated bills included the autism law enforcement bill, the school athletics bill addressing coach support for student-athletes, and the Farm Bill, where senators discussed surplus land safeguards and biosolids timing. Most bills passed overwhelmingly, often 37-0 or 38-0, with a few closer votes such as the patriotic displays bill (36-2) and the health care sharing ministries bill (32-5).