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HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

EDU Public Hearing 02-04-2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • capability of looking at these proposals and trying to see how, in fact, it'll improve the way we deliver services
  • capability of looking at these proposals and trying to see how, in fact, it'll improve the way we deliver services
  • the credentials, training, and experience necessary to protect instructional quality and student services
  • >> So, we are contracting our bus services right now.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/03/2026 - House Commerce

Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • It allows a person who was providing earned wage access services to continue to provide such services
  • It allows a person who was providing earned wage access services to continue to provide such services
  • access to a service.”
  • services for things like this.
  • to provide ambulance services if they can demonstrate the ability to provide all services required in
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/26/2026 - House Health & Human Services

Health & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • The service provider tax could be another $2 billion.
  • The service provider tax could be another $2 billion.
  • And the same with the service provider tax thing.
  • I would have a completely separate group just meet on the service provider tax.
  • The web service connection will be a large effort.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Disease Prevention & Women's & Children's Health Apr 3rd, 2025

S/C on Disease Prevention & Women's & Children's Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • address the healthcare shortage by creating an expedited pathway for the provision of telemedicine services
  • Telepharmacy services by removing certain mileage and visitation requirements.
  • Rita Littlefield Chronic Kidney Disease Centralized Resource Center within the Health and Human Services
  • Unfortunately, our daughter's doctor involved Child Protective Services.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 3/20/25

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Transcript Highlights:
  • But the Human Services judges at DHS were not included, so this just adds those Human Services judges
  • Madam Chair, I believe it's 35 Human Services judges that we have at the Department of Human Services
  • </c> who are in positions of Public Service who are in positions of Public Service coming<00:32:14.679
  • , Metropolitan Transportation Services.
  • 00:44.119><c> the</c> transportation services these are the transportation services these are the directors
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York State Senate Session - 03/31/2026

New York Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • DEPARTMENT OF LAW, THE OFFICE OF PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERAN SERVICES
  • &gt;&gt; APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS OR ABA IS A RESEARCH-BASED APPROACH GROUNDED IN THE SCIENCE OF HUMAN
  • WHILE ABA IS WIDELY RECOGNIZED FOR ITS IMPACT ON INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, INCLUDING
  • MANY DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM, ITS REACH EXTENDS FAR BEYOND THAT INTO EDUCATION, HEALTHCARE, HUMAN SERVICES
  • FOR MANY CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, ABA HAS MADE A MEANINGFUL AND Lasting difference, opening doors, creating
Keywords: 993, senate, all
Summary: The Senate convened, approved the prior journal, and then took up a Rules Committee report advancing several bills directly to third reading, including Senate Print 9630, an appropriations extender for government operations, and Senate Print 9631, an extender related to Part U1 of Chapter 61 of the Laws of 2023. The chamber then moved to the controversial calendar and debated the first extender, with Senator O’Mara questioning what the bill covered, how much funding it extended, and the status of budget negotiations. Senator Krueger said the extender covered about $1 billion for payroll and certain payments for agencies including Health, Law, OPWDD, and Veterans Services through April 7, and described the budget talks as still unresolved, with no announced follow-up Joint Budget Conference Committee meetings or table targets. She also discussed utility affordability proposals, including a three-year moratorium on A.I. and crypto data/storage facilities and support for green energy and low-income ratepayer relief. O’Mara argued the lack of urgency and absence of written proposals on climate and utility costs was concerning. Both extender bills were then passed, with the first receiving 59 ayes and the second passing 46-13 after debate over its two-year duration. The Senate then adopted the resolution calendar, excluding two items initially, and took up two resolutions. Resolution 1821, sponsored by Senator Ramos, recognized Farmworkers Day and highlighted the essential role of farmworkers, the history of organizing for farmworker rights, and concerns about immigrant workers facing fear and retaliation; Senator May added support, noting the importance of farm labor to dairy production and food supply and the impact of deportation fears on farms in her district. The resolution was adopted. Resolution 1823, sponsored by Senator Zellner, proclaimed March 20, 2026 as Behavior Analysis Day in New York, recognizing applied behavior analysis and its benefits for individuals with developmental disabilities, autism, education, healthcare, and other fields; it was also adopted. The chamber also welcomed a group of students from Queens visiting Albany, with Senator Comrie speaking about the importance of civics education and government engagement. After the introductions and acknowledgments, there was no further business, and the Senate adjourned until Wednesday, April 1, at 11:00 a.m.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Health Committee Apr 15th, 2026

Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • Behavioral health treatment services include applied behavior analysis, commonly referred to as ABA treatment
  • Recently, utilization of ABA services has grown significantly in both Medi-Cal and the commercial market
  • Medi-Cal specialty services.
  • At the same time, there have been several media reports documenting ABA services that were overcharged
  • for ABA in several states.
Keywords: 987, senate, all
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Human Services Dec 5th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • But in terms of paid services, we have about 44,000 individuals that receive a paid service.
  • , and DD, or long-term care services.
  • The rest are receiving services under home and community services.
  • We've cuts to HCBS service.
  • It cuts pediatric therapy services and visiting nurse services. Complex kids.
Summary: The committee heard testimony on the effects of H.R. 1 on Washington’s Medicaid, developmental disability, long-term care, and food assistance systems, followed by a separate discussion of juvenile rehabilitation caseloads and placement capacity. DSHS officials said HR1 could affect home equity rules, immigration-related eligibility, work requirements for some expansion-population enrollees, and provider taxes, while also creating a future opportunity for a new 1915(c) waiver. Advocates and providers warned that any state response that cuts home and community-based services would worsen already thin provider networks, increase waiting lists, push more people into hospitals or out-of-state placements, and strain families and workers. A pediatric behavioral health expert and a supported living provider said Medicaid reimbursement is already too low and further reductions would threaten outpatient, residential, and inpatient services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and severe behavioral needs. The committee then turned to SNAP and the state food assistance program. DSHS said HR1 would tighten work requirements and exemptions, end some immigrant eligibility for the federal program, eliminate the SNAP education program, raise state administrative costs, and eventually require Washington to share in benefit costs based on its error rate. Officials estimated large numbers of residents could lose or see reduced benefits, with significant added state costs. Anti-hunger advocates, a food bank director, and a SNAP recipient described the program as essential for low-income families, seniors, and people with disabilities, and said the changes would increase paperwork, reduce benefits, and worsen food insecurity while also harming local food economies. Testimony emphasized that food banks cannot replace SNAP and that work requirements may be difficult to meet for caregivers, people with disabilities, and those facing child care or transportation barriers. In the juvenile justice portion, the Caseload Forecast Council presented the JR forecast, which is currently mostly flat through the end of the biennium but expected to grow modestly over the longer term. Members discussed how policy choices, including the 2019 JR-25 law, have increased lengths of stay for adult-sentenced youth in JR, while diversion and other reforms have affected regular JR trends. A court researcher explained the data available to help forecast admissions and noted ongoing efforts to improve data sharing with JR, AOC, and county systems, though staffing and system-lag issues limit how quickly data can be produced. Juvenile court administrators and DCYF officials described the community-based juvenile justice continuum, rising complexity in the JR population, overcrowding at Green Hill and placement constraints at Echo Glen and Harbor Heights, and the need for more flexible community transition and mental health capacity. No votes were taken.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Health Committee Apr 15th, 2026

Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • Behavioral health treatment services include applied behavior analysis, commonly referred to as ABA treatment
  • Recently, utilization of ABA services has grown significantly in both Medi-Cal and the commercial market
  • ABA services and to ensure that children can access behavioral health treatment early when it can be
  • as other Medi-Cal services. ...payment services for ABA in several states.
  • The services and the field have changed significantly since. ...of services available.
Summary: The committee first took up SB 1377, a bill on medical exemptions for school immunizations. The author and supporters said the measure was a narrow reform to restore physician discretion and reduce what they described as chilling effects from audits and license discipline; opponents from pediatric, medical, public health, and school groups argued the current system already works, protects against fraudulent exemptions, and should not be weakened. Committee members debated the data, the number of exemptions reviewed or revoked, and the effect of the proposed amendments. The bill was amended in committee, but because there was no quorum it was not formally voted on at that time. The committee then heard SB 995, the Masuma Khan Justice Act, which would create a statewide inspection and compliance framework for large private detention facilities. The author and supporters described severe conditions in immigration detention, including denial of medication, unsafe food and water, and lack of oversight, and the bill was presented as a response to those abuses. The California Hospital Association raised concerns about duplicative regulation and overlapping standards, but said it was continuing to work on a solution. The committee discussed constitutional and jurisdictional issues, and the bill was moved on a do-pass motion to the Committee on Judiciary with a 5-0 vote placed on call. Next, SB 1089 was heard, proposing expanded access through CalPERS and CalRX to GLP-1 medications for chronic weight disease and diabetes prevention. The author and supporters from the American Diabetes Association and medical groups argued the drugs are effective tools to prevent type 2 diabetes, reduce long-term costs, and improve health equity, while the author also shared personal experience with weight loss and medication access barriers. There was no opposition testimony. The bill was moved on a do-pass motion to the Committee on Labor, Public Employment, and Retirement with a 5-0 vote placed on call. Finally, the committee heard SB 1221, dealing with Murphy conservatorships for people found not guilty by reason of insanity or otherwise under criminal-mental health conservatorship. Supporters, including prosecutors and psychiatrists, said the bill addresses a gap created by a court decision and would improve public safety and placement decisions for a small population of high-risk individuals. Opponents from county behavioral health and disability rights groups warned it would turn a civil process into a quasi-criminal one, expand district attorney involvement, and disrupt bed prioritization and least-restrictive-placement principles. The discussion centered on the scope of the bill and its amendments, but no final vote was taken in the portion provided.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Administrative Rules Apr 27th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Administrative Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • They end up rendering services and not getting paid. So we're just removing this antiquated policy.
  • expect that we might see some reductions in ER visits and other use of higher-level, higher-cost services
  • For the Department of Human Services, they collude with the state children's hospitals to kidnap children
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Children, Youth and Family Services REVISED: HB3637 - Added Feb 18th, 2026 at 03:00 pm

Children, Youth and Family Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • Is the Department of Human Services anywhere in between that, or is that... ...in a setting where they're
  • its role as the state's lead entity, clarifying it applies to 211 call centers to provide hotline services
  • To provide hotline services such as help with food, housing, clothing, transportation, and medical needs
  • the things that you need to be sure and ask and have plans for, and one of those being emergency services
  • me because I live in an area where the population densities, and we would struggle with a lot of services
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Children, Youth and Family Services REVISED: HB3637 - Added Feb 18th, 2026

Children, Youth and Family Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • Department from the President's Executive Order on foster care and directs the Department of Human Services
  • Is the Department of Human Services anywhere in between that, or is that...
  • its role as the state lead entity, clarifying it applies to 211 call centers to provide hotline services
  • And one of those being, like, emergency services, because it's no great mystery that the police force
  • because I live in, you know, in an area where the population densities, and we struggle with a lot of services
Summary: The committee first considered House Bill 3552, which would let child care providers bridge the gap between subsidy reimbursement rates and tuition rates. An amendment was adopted unanimously to make the bill subject to approval by the Administration for Children and Families, with the author explaining it was intended to protect federal DHS funding. The bill then passed on a 4-1 vote. Members then heard several child welfare and human services measures. House Bill 3380, on foster care reform and DHS transparency, passed 5-0 after questions about how public input and scoring would be documented. House Bill 3502, the parental rights and child welfare bill, passed 4-1 after debate over whether the bill addressed a real problem and whether resources would be better spent recruiting foster parents. House Bill 3849, updating and broadening a mentoring program for children and youth, passed 5-0, and House Bill 3886, requiring Health Department personnel to remain on site after an immediate jeopardy finding at a nursing home until a removal plan is accepted, also passed 5-0. The committee also approved House Bill 3907, which would prohibit certain facilities serving vulnerable juveniles and adults from being staffed through temporary staffing agencies, on a 5-0 vote. House Bill 4201, changing master teacher requirements in licensed child care from license capacity to actual enrollment, passed unanimously after discussion of how staffing ratios would work in practice. House Bill 4302, as amended, passed unanimously after removing subpoena language and instead allowing the Office of Juvenile System Oversight to disclose a complainant’s identity to law enforcement when needed to protect safety. House Bill 3448, requiring umbrella insurance coverage for certain child care caregivers, and House Bill 3409, streamlining recertification for five-star child care providers, both passed unanimously. House Bill 4095, reauthorizing and clarifying the 211 collaborative as the state lead entity for hotline services, also passed 6-0. The most extensive debate came on House Bill 3131, which would establish statewide baseline standards for transparency, public safety, and health safety in homeless shelters and create an advisory board. Members raised concerns about local control, rural county burdens, agency workload, and whether the bill duplicated existing requirements, while the author said he was open to further changes, including strike title and possible population-based exceptions. Despite objections, the bill advanced to the Oversight Committee on a 4-3 vote. Before adjournment, the chair said the committee would begin a deeper review of OCCY multidisciplinary teams and CAC child advocacy groups in upcoming meetings.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Workforce boards will provide them with free services, ranging from job postings and Work in Texas to
  • I am here with Texas Health and Human Services as the Associate Commissioner for Community Access.
  • A lot of times, these individuals that are on these services are dealing with multiple agencies.
  • Get off TANF, get off a variety of different state services, and go about their lives.
  • who are utilizing these services.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/04/2026 - Senate Education

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Seventy-seven percent are unqualified for military service.
  • is dedicated to promoting, supporting, and advocating for libraries, librarians, and information services
  • district, municipal library, or other entity with which a school may enter an agreement for library services
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate Chamber Feb 19th, 2026 at 08:53 am

New Mexico Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Lieutenant Governor for his fine work and service to this state.
  • We do have services supported by the state.
  • , and telehealth services, and health care for the uninsured.
  • prevention type service and leave it on the treatment type service.
  • She was a bill drafter with the Legislative Council Service.
Bills: SB273, SB37, SB100
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate Chamber Feb 19th, 2026

New Mexico Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We do have services supported by the state.
  • House Health and Human Services Committee substitute for House Health and Human Services Committee substitute
  • Preventative care services, immunizations, and telehealth services, and health care for the uninsured
  • prevention-type service and leave it on the treatment type service.
  • prevention-type service and leave it on the treatment type service.
Bills: SB273, SB37, SB100
Summary: The Senate convened on the 30th day of the 2026 session, established a quorum, heard an invocation from Chaplain Harry Eberts, and received several announcements and House messages. The chamber then took up multiple concurrence and third-reading items, including Senate Bill 273, Senate Bill 37, Senate Bill 100, Senate Bill 41, House Bill 34, House Bill 20, House Bill 43, House Bill 38, and House Bill 256. The body also heard that House Joint Memorial 2 was moved from the President’s table to the calendar, and later received messages from the House on several other Senate and House measures. The most contentious action was concurrence on Senate Bill 273, which concerns correction facility loss of revenue for counties affected by the loss of ICE detainees. Senators debated the economic impact on Torrance, Otero, and Cibola counties, with supporters arguing the bill provided partial relief and critics saying it did not come close to replacing lost jobs and revenue. The Senate ultimately concurred with the House amendments by a vote of 22-18. On Senate Bill 100, which would have expanded burglary-related definitions to include an “extension of a dwelling,” several senators argued the House language was too broad and legally vague, and the Senate voted not to concur, sending the bill back to the House. Senate Bill 41, with a technical correction and addition of second-degree criminal sexual penetration, was concurred with by voice vote. Among the bills passed on third reading, House Bill 34 updated school nurse licensure rules and supervision pathways and passed 38-0. House Bill 43, a PERA cleanup bill, clarified retirement and survivor-benefit provisions, and passed 39-0 after questions about whether it affected PERA’s unfunded liability; sponsors said it did not. House Bill 38 expanded insurance coverage for powered mobility devices and prosthetics, including coverage for batteries and in-state provider requirements, and passed 38-0. House Bill 256 expanded cardiac emergency response planning and AED requirements to athletic activities and schools, including private schools on a phased-in basis, and was debated over cost and scope before passing. House Bill 20, which would allow Native American designation on driver’s licenses and IDs, prompted extended discussion about tribal support, documentation, and possible profiling concerns; the transcript cuts off before final disposition of that bill.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House State Government & Tribal Relations Feb 18th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

State Government & Tribal Relations

Transcript Highlights:
  • of Washington Institute on Human Development and Disability, the Department of Social and Health Services
  • of Washington Institute on Human Development and Disability, the Department of Social and Health Services
  • Through this work, the Department of Social and Health Services, the Department of Archaeology, Historic
  • Through this work, Department of Social Health Services, Department of Archaeology, Historic Preservation
Bills: SCR8406, SB5892, SB5863