Bills: HB1160, HB1289, HB1339, HB1798, HB1002, HB1065, HB1155, HB1916, HB2264, HB1078, HB1687, HB1701, HB1717, HB1795, HB1859, HB2088, HB2091, HB2107, HB2109, HB2110, HB2113, HB2124, HB2125, HB2133, HB2134, HB2140, HB2151, HB2152, HB2155, HB2165, HB2185, HB2191, HB2205, HB2211, HB2219, HB2228, HB2229, HB2230, HB2235, HB2238, HB2242, HB2245, HB2249, HB2253, HB2254, HB2269, HB2272, HB2283, HB2304, HB2317, HB2340, HB2343, HB2385, HB2406, HB2417, HB2426, HB2445, HB2452, HB2472, HB2492, HB2501, HB2531, HB2574, HB2606, HB2664, HB1160, HB1289, HB1339, HB1798, HB1065, HB1717, HB1795, HB1859, HB2107, HB2113, HB2124, HB2125, HB2133, HB2134, HB2140, HB2151, HB2155, HB2165, HB2185, HB2191, HB2205, HB2211, HB2219, HB2242, HB2245, HB2253, HB2283, HB2317, HB2343, HB2385, HB2406, HB2417, HB2426, HB2501, HB2531, HB2574, HB2606, HB1170, HB1544, HB1834, HB2111, HB2156, HB2188, HB2199, HB2206, HB2296, HB2360, HB2436, HB2471, HB2478, HB2510, HB2525, HB2532, HB2543, HB2605, HB2624, HJM4012, HB1759

Keywords: design review, local government, land use, zoning, project permits, housing density, middle housing, affordable housing, parking minimums, single-family zoning, infill development, growth management, comprehensive plan, permit streamlining, objective development regulations, architectural review, administrative review, transit-oriented development, accessory dwelling units, ADU

Transcript Highlights:

• and all the different things, it was a really good catch by the good gentleman from the 27th and our staff
• This victory belongs to the players, to the coaches, the families, the staff, the community, and the

Bills: HB1160, HB1289, HB1339, HB1798, HB1002, HB1065, HB1155, HB1916, HB2264, HB1078, HB1687, HB1701, HB1717, HB1795, HB1859, HB2088, HB2091, HB2107, HB2109, HB2110, HB2113, HB2124, HB2125, HB2133, HB2134, HB2140, HB2151, HB2152, HB2155, HB2165, HB2185, HB2191, HB2205, HB2211, HB2219, HB2228, HB2229, HB2230, HB2235, HB2238, HB2242, HB2245, HB2249, HB2253, HB2254, HB2269, HB2272, HB2283, HB2304, HB2317, HB2340, HB2343, HB2385, HB2406, HB2417, HB2426, HB2445, HB2452, HB2472, HB2492, HB2501, HB2531, HB2574, HB2606, HB2664, HB1160, HB1289, HB1339, HB1798, HB1065, HB1717, HB1795, HB1859, HB2107, HB2113, HB2124, HB2125, HB2133, HB2134, HB2140, HB2151, HB2155, HB2165, HB2185, HB2191, HB2205, HB2211, HB2219, HB2242, HB2245, HB2253, HB2283, HB2317, HB2343, HB2385, HB2406, HB2417, HB2426, HB2501, HB2531, HB2574, HB2606, HB1170, HB1544, HB1834, HB2111, HB2156, HB2188, HB2199, HB2206, HB2296, HB2360, HB2436, HB2471, HB2478, HB2510, HB2525, HB2532, HB2543, HB2605, HB2624, HJM4012, HB1759

Keywords: design review, local government, land use, zoning, project permits, housing density, middle housing, affordable housing, parking minimums, single-family zoning, infill development, growth management, comprehensive plan, permit streamlining, objective development regulations, architectural review, administrative review, transit-oriented development, accessory dwelling units, ADU

Transcript Highlights:

• Schools and your unwavering commitment to advancing educational equity and its excellence.
• with staff and stakeholders alike.<00:15:54.560><c> Please</c><00:15:54.840><c> join</c><00:15:55.040
• Federal staff.
• </c><02:36:32.000><c> We</c> Deputy Chief of Staff, Jody Sprinkle.
• We Deputy Chief of Staff, Jody Sprinkle.

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 960, senate, all

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• It's going to cut back on staff.
• It's going to cut back on staff.
• It's going to cut back on staff.
• It's going to cut back on staff. You know, the staff are... going there, not here.
• </c> cut back on staff. you know the staff cut back on staff. you know the staff are<04:15:22.640><c>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Um, I don't have questions for nonpartisan staff.
• Um and and I don't nonpartisan staff.
• </c> length of tenure um of our staff. length of tenure um of our staff.
• </c><01:09:59.640><c> or</c> daycares that are short on staff or daycares that are short on staff or
• That maybe they could be short on staff.

Bills: HF4213, HF4198, HF3930, HF3585, HF3451

Keywords: education finance, school funding, K-12, prekindergarten, pre-K, early childhood education, general education aid, special education, literacy aid, school meals, free school meals, school breakfast, school lunch, charter school lease aid, charter schools, nonpublic pupil aid, private school aid, transportation aid, desegregation aid, integration aid

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• Additionally, you're going to have to have some other staff in there.
• Additionally, you're going to have to have some other staff in there.
• Additionally, you're going to have to have some other staff in there.
• Additionally, you're going to have to have some other staff in there.
• Additionally, you're going to have to have some other staff in there.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Medicaid Oversight Advisory Board met with a quorum, approved the November 12 minutes by voice vote, and then heard a presentation from former Governor Ernie Fletcher and Dave Johnson on Medicaid reimbursement for substance use disorder (SUD) treatment. Fletcher argued that addiction should be treated as a chronic disease requiring a longer continuum of care, not just short residential stays, and said recovery should combine clinical treatment with social supports such as housing, transportation, employment, peer coaching, and recovery housing. He cited data on overdose trends, low treatment rates, and high costs for people with SUD, and said current reimbursement models create poor incentives and do not adequately support long-term recovery or measure outcomes well. Fletcher proposed a “carve through” model administered at the MCO level with standardized metrics, data sharing, and an independent recovery coordinator that would assess patients, coordinate care, and connect them to clinical and social recovery services. He suggested using bundled payments, shared savings, and partial risk arrangements, with recovery housing reimbursed on a PMPM or weekly basis and funded in part through existing Medicaid spending and other sources such as opioid abatement funds. He also emphasized peer support, telemedicine, criminal justice coordination, workforce and education supports, and the use of technology, including text messaging and possibly AI, to maintain long-term follow-up and identify relapse risk. Members questioned how the model would work in practice, especially the education and staffing requirements for recovery coordinators, reimbursement levels, and how many patients each coordinator or peer would serve. Fletcher said peers could be certified and would need additional training in assessments such as ASAM and recovery residence standards, but he did not give a precise salary figure, saying the market and bundled rates would determine that. He also said follow-up should continue for years, noting relapse risk over the first 18 to 24 months and that meaningful employment and ongoing peer contact help sustain recovery. No formal vote or action was taken on the substance use presentation.

Transcript Highlights:

• watched this housing issue for many, many years, I think it goes back to when Representative Howard was staff
• The longer people have to wait to buy a home, the later they start to build equity, which contributes
• </c> cities have less resources smaller staff cities have less resources smaller staff they've<00:59:
• Staff Staff resources<01:01:55.240><c> um</c><01:01:55.920><c> you</c><01:01:56.039><c> know</c><01:
• I'd like to thank the nonpartisan staff for being here today. The meeting is now adjourned. [Music]

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• They pay all their staff with that.
• They pay all their staff with that.
• Uh my staff language reflects that.
• Again, thank you to our nonpartisan staff, to our partisan staff, to our pages and everybody who helped
• <c> our</c><02:28:16.319><c> partisan</c> nonpartisan staff, to our partisan nonpartisan staff, to our

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Rooted in Central Minnesota, we have dedicated ourselves to advancing equity and social justice for refugees
• That is why Cairo exists: to turn equity into action.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Additionally, if fewer projects are lost, improving staff time efficiencies and reducing contracting
• of five providers at the moment, going to six in May, six, seven hygienists, and the rest of the 34 staff
• <01:05:42.240><c> 34</c> hygienists and um the rest of the 34 hygienists and um the rest of the 34 staff
• 45.520><c> um</c><01:05:46.000><c> entire</c><01:05:46.559><c> operation</c><01:05:47.200><c> so</c> staff
• make up our um entire operation so staff make up our um entire operation so we<01:05:47.520><c> have

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Further, the most challenging children often suffer from frequent staff turnover, and the new staff require
• </c> often suffer from frequent staff often suffer from frequent staff turnover<00:43:39.800><c> and<
• </c> turnover and the new staff require turnover and the new staff require extensive<00:43:42.240><c>
• All the money we have extra, we give to staff.
• Every year, more If I have any staff.

Bills: HF4207, HF4338

Keywords: housing aid, local housing trust, funding projects, income provisions, technical changes, human services, medical assistance, Medicaid, provider enrollment, provider revalidation, fraud prevention, program integrity, background study, background check, fingerprinting, licensing, license revocation, payment withholding, payment suspension, prepayment review

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• To my knowledge, schools are staff safe.
• Many staff and students carry their passports.
• Mung staff and students fast as he can.
• Mung staff and students carry<00:33:02.159><c> their</c><00:33:02.399><c> passports.
• And I believe that tear gas has been used on students and staff.

Bills: HF3435, HF3409

Keywords: school access, school site, school district, charter school, federal agents, DHS, Department of Homeland Security, ICE, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, CBP, Customs and Border Protection, USCIS, immigration enforcement, judicial warrant, student privacy, school safety, sanctuary schools, warrant requirement, federal warrant, school grounds

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• These programs emphasize equity, inclusion, and virtual learning, uh, providing participants with an
• I think with your staff support, it's going to work. Perfect, thank you so much.
• Our staff also does a great deal of one-on-one support, answering questions, helping people understand
• It's not going to force them to go out of business or lay off staff; that's never our goal.
• It's not going to force them to go out of business or lay off staff; that's never our goal.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This amendment does advance the whole process in terms of equity because one of the things that was of
• :50:52.080><c> of</c> advance the whole process in terms of advance the whole process in terms of equity
• because uh the one of the things equity because uh the one of the things that<01:50:57.280><c> was</
• You know, when the veterans groups, when you have command staff, when you have a functional breakdown
• You know, when the veterans groups, when you have command staff, when you have a functional breakdown

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, I'm a staff attorney at GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders.
• Christina Warner Hamilton, the New Hampshire state director for reproductive equity, then began her testimony
• Hampshire state director for the um New Hampshire state director for reproductive<03:30:51.760><c> equity
• Now</c><03:30:53.120><c> um</c><03:30:53.279><c> it's</c><03:30:53.600><c> been</c> reproductive equity
• Now um it's been reproductive equity.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• supporting the judge in the handling of estates, guardianships, adoptions, and supervising a professional staff
• disabilities bring critical perspectives shaped by navigating systems that routinely overlook access, equity
• 23.600><c> access,</c> systems that routinely overlook access, systems that routinely overlook access, equity
• </c><03:36:26.561><c> When</c> equity, and real world impact. When equity, and real world impact.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• 12.799><c> my</c><00:23:12.960><c> name</c><00:23:13.240><c> is</c> Margaret Reagan: I am the owner and staff
• opportunity to strengthen recognition of reproductive autonomy, indigenous rights, and maternal health equity
• opportunity to strengthen recognition of reproductive autonomy, indigenous rights, and maternal health equity
• opportunity to strengthen recognition of reproductive autonomy, indigenous rights, and maternal health equity
• opportunity to strengthen recognition of reproductive autonomy, indigenous rights, and maternal health equity

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The joint House Committee on Health and Committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce heard two midwifery bills, with testimony focused primarily on HB 1194. Committee chairs opened the hearing with rules for Zoom testimony and noted the bills relate to midwives. The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs said it supported the intent of HB 1194 and offered comments. Supporters of the bill, including the Midwives Alliance of Hawaii, argued that midwifery should remain subject to mandatory licensure to protect consumer safety, citing the state’s regulatory licensing standards and a 2025 state auditor sunset analysis. They said the bill would strengthen educational standards and public protection, and some offered clarifying amendments. Opponents argued HB 1194 would restrict access to care and fail to protect traditional, cultural, and community-based birth practices. Testifiers from the Hawaii Home Birth Task Force, the Hawaii Home Birth Collective, the Libertarian Party of Hawaii, the Center for Reproductive Rights, Pacific Birth Collective, and Papa Ola Lōkahi said the bill would limit licensure pathways, reduce access in rural and underserved areas, and burden Native Hawaiian and traditional practitioners. Several speakers said the measure could worsen Hawaii’s maternal health shortages, especially on Maui, and urged lawmakers to defer HB 1194 or instead advance HB 1328, which they said better protects practitioner access and cultural practices. The Hawaii affiliate of the American College of Nurse-Midwives said it opposed HB 1194 because it did not align with national or state standards for certified midwives and could create conflicts with Medicaid reimbursement and prescriptive authority. The ACLU also opposed the measure, emphasizing reproductive rights, privacy, and the need to preserve apprenticeship pathways to licensure. No vote or final committee action was taken during the portion of the hearing reflected in the transcript.

Transcript Highlights:

• returns are very safe, and yet they are making, right now, net profit margin 13.76% and a return on equity

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• And then what we did is we went ahead and used the equity of that, bought a house, and we just kept moving

Bills: SB1254, SB1431, SB1478, SB1566, SB1787

Keywords: workers' compensation, industrial commission, safety regulations, employee protection, penalties, compliance, municipal planning, homeowners associations, design regulations, property rights, building permits, single-family homes, liquor, alcohol, spirituous liquor, liquor license, liquor licensing, Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control, restaurant to-go cocktails, mixed cocktails

Transcript Highlights:

• Well, actually, behind the words equity and also justice, they stretch all the way.

Keywords: 959, house, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then approved the House Journal for the 35th day by a 115-1 roll call vote. Members spent much of the opening portion introducing a large number of special guests and visiting groups, including university alumni and students, ambulance and first responder personnel, hospice and behavioral health advocates, public administrators, educators, transportation stakeholders, and other community leaders recognized for service or advocacy work. The chamber then received committee reports recommending passage of several measures, including House Bills 1625, 2383, 3035, 3205, and Senate Bill 888, along with committee substitutes for some of those bills. The House proceeded to third reading and passage on a long series of bills. Among the major measures were HB 2774, a fuel-source bill limiting state and local governments from dictating bids or purchases based solely on fuel source, which passed 138-5; HB 2383, addressing copper theft and related telecommunications equipment crimes, which passed 130-5; and HB 3205, regulating litigation funding and requiring disclosures, which passed 144-1. Several bills drew extended debate. A combined bill on statutes of limitation and child sexual abuse claims, House Committee Substitute for HBs 1664, 1610, 1645, and 2182, passed 98-12 with 39 present after members debated both the abuse-related provisions and a separate reduction in the personal injury statute of limitations. HB 3146, dealing with ballot summary statements and the initiative petition process, passed 90-55 after sharp disagreement over whether it protected voters or undermined judicial review. Other measures passed with broad support, including HB 2146 on hospital investment options (143-1), HB 1756 establishing June’s Week to recognize rare pediatric diseases and families affected by them, HB 1783 on public health contracting (138-6), HB 2099 on expedited removal of squatters (136-1), HB 2896 loosening residency restrictions for university board appointments (111-17), HB 2505/2044 giving grandparents priority in certain custody cases (144-0), HB 1625 increasing penalties for drug trafficking (137-2), HB 2302 removing barriers to employment for people leaving incarceration (142-0), HB 3035 setting depreciation rules for vehicle tax valuation (100-43), HB 1870 updating debt collection and garnishment laws (137-9), HB 2335 giving school districts more flexibility over teacher training schedules (146-2), and HB 1827 allowing occupational therapists to certify disabled parking credentials (145-0).