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• So, as Department of Health and Human Services stated earlier in their testimony, um, the cities and
• </c><01:46:06.560><c> Services</c> Department of Health and Human Services Department of Health and Human
• We just had one last year that was licensed through the Department of Health and Human Services Food
• The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services have issued formal statements to health care
• </c><04:46:03.360><c> formal</c> Human Services uh have issued formal Human Services uh have issued formal

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• I'd like to call the Minnesota Senate Health and Human Services Finance and Policy Committee to order
• This bill mentions assessing... of Western Prairie Human Services and uh of Western Prairie Human Services
• hard when you're trying to do a budget for Health and Human Services and then this separately.
• Child welfare funding is one of the most complicated funding streams in all of Human Services.
• this</c><01:51:52.679><c> Bill</c><01:51:53.040><c> is</c> Human Services critical to this Bill is Human

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The Special Committee on Tourism will now go into executive session.
• We will now go into the public hearing portion of our committee.
• Any other questions from the committee?
• Many of them on your committee.
• Many of them on your committee.

Summary: The Special Committee on Tourism first met in executive session and approved House Bill 1651 by a vote of 11-0. The committee then held a public hearing on House Bill 1756, which would designate the first full week in September as “June’s Week” and Rare Pediatric Disease Week in Missouri. Sponsor Representative Steinmeyer described his granddaughter June’s battle with a rare pediatric brain tumor and said the bill is intended to raise awareness of rare pediatric diseases, connect families with support, and encourage media coverage and education. Several witnesses testified in support, including family members and advocates who spoke about the emotional, financial, and diagnostic challenges faced by families dealing with rare childhood illnesses; there was no opposition testimony. Committee members expressed sympathy and support, with several noting the importance of awareness and the lack of pediatric cancer research. Questions focused on why September was chosen and what activities might occur during the week; the sponsor said he wanted the designation to avoid conflict with June’s birthday and to create space for media stories and educational outreach. Supporters emphasized that the bill would not require funding, only recognition, and that it could help families feel less isolated. The committee also heard House Bill 1828, sponsored by Representative Violet, which would authorize state support for maintenance and operations at the Missouri National Veterans Memorial in Perryville when needed and subject to appropriation. The sponsor said the memorial serves veterans and families through reflection, healing, and education, and that the bill follows precedent from other memorial funding arrangements without diverting money from other Veterans Commission priorities. A memorial representative testified that the site has already received significant state-supported construction funding and that the bill would help preserve and maintain the facility. There was no opposition, and the hearing concluded with no further business and adjournment.

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• In Human Services, the governor prioritized projects that protect Washingtonians in the state's care
• We urge this committee to concur with the governor.
• Thank you, Chair Callan and members of the committee.
• Thank you, Madam Chair, members of the committee.
• You know, we're here in committee.

Bills: HB2295

Keywords: Washington capital budget, supplemental capital budget, capital appropriations, state building construction account, taxable building construction account, climate commitment account, natural climate solutions, housing trust fund, affordable housing, supportive housing, homelessness, manufactured home communities, mobile home parks, school construction, school modernization, school seismic safety, healthy schools, school electrification, SCAP, behavioral health facilities

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• Members of the Committee, let me welcome you to the first hearing of the Senate Committee on Border Security
• The committee director is Shelby Sterling.
• I'm excited to be on the Border Security Committee.
• Thank you for your service, General. Thank you. For your service, Colonel Martin.
• Thank you all for your work and your service.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• We know what services work.
• Good morning, Chair and Committee. Good morning, Chair and Committee members.
• I'll bring it back to committee. Any questions or comments from committee members?
• They provide a service.
• Good afternoon, committee.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Any questions from committee members?
• who rely on their services.
• We need to get it through committee.
• Um, Senator Driscoll and for the committee.
• So I ask you to please protect these services, protect the consumers who use these services, and protect

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Public Health held a hearing to take testimony on a wide range of bills involving professional licensure, clinical practice, and public health-related workforce issues. The chair explained that no votes would be taken at the hearing and that the purpose was to gather public input. Early testimony focused on Marnie’s Law, with supporters describing the bill as a no-cost, preventive measure to require nursing education on inflammatory breast cancer after a family tragedy and arguing it could reduce misdiagnosis and save lives. A major portion of the hearing centered on bills affecting clinical decision-making and licensure compacts. Supporters of the physician ownership/clinical autonomy bills argued they would protect independent practices from corporate interference after the Steward collapse, while supporters of EMS, dental, psychology, physical therapy, and physician assistant compacts said the measures would improve workforce mobility, reduce delays, and expand access to care, especially for rural patients, military families, and telehealth users. Several witnesses emphasized that the compacts would not reduce standards and would strengthen public protection through shared disciplinary databases and streamlined credentialing. There was also testimony on bills to ensure safe medication administration and to protect the independence of complementary and alternative health care practitioners. Nursing representatives urged that only licensed professionals administer medications in hospitals, hospices, and home care settings, warning that delegation to unlicensed staff could endanger patients and nurses’ licenses. A complementary and alternative care witness supported consumer access with mandatory disclosures and limits on reserved medical acts. On the dental compact, witnesses were split: some supported portability and workforce flexibility, while others warned the compact lacked a hands-on skills exam and could weaken Massachusetts’ regulatory authority and patient safety. The hearing concluded with continued testimony on the psychology compact, physical therapy compact, and physician assistant bills, with most speakers favoring expanded interstate practice and reduced administrative barriers.

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• I'm the legislative director for Health and Human Services, and I just want to thank you for allowing
• I'd just like to thank the Department of Health and Human Services for the review that they did with
• I'm the legislative director for Health and Human Services, and I just want to thank you for allowing
• I'd just like to thank the Department of Health and Human Services for the review that they did with
• review</c> Health and Human Services for the review Health and Human Services for the review that<01

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first took up HB 155, which drew a lengthy debate over an amendment to delay implementation until tax year 2027. Supporters said the delay would give lawmakers time to see whether projected revenues materialize and to reconsider the policy if needed; opponents argued it would reduce money available to services and local governments at a time of tightening revenues. Members also discussed broader revenue trends, including tobacco, rooms-and-meals, real estate transfer, and lottery revenues, and disagreed over whether tax cuts tend to increase revenue. The committee adopted amendment 2025-2983H on an 11-9 vote, then voted 11-9 to report HB 155 ought to pass as amended. The bill was sent to the consent calendar, with a majority and minority report to be filed. The committee then considered HB 224, with members expressing concern that the bill would redirect money collected for one purpose to another and should receive more study. A motion for interim study was made and seconded, and the committee approved interim study unanimously, 20-0, sending HB 224 to the consent calendar. Next, the committee took up SB 83, which the Lottery described as a vehicle for technical corrections to gaming law. The Lottery requested changes to remove a bond cap, reconcile inconsistent free-play/promotional-play language, redirect problem-gambling funds to the Commission on Addiction Treatment and Prevention, and revise background-check language after the FBI declined to conduct checks under the existing wording. The committee adopted amendment 2025-2984 unanimously, 20-0, then voted 20-0 to report SB 83 ought to pass as amended and placed it on the consent calendar. Finally, the committee began work on HB 524, a bill to repeal the New Hampshire Vaccine Association. Representative Yuli said members had received many emails and calls both supporting and opposing the program and that he had questions about transparency and the dollars involved. The transcript cuts off before any vote or further action on HB 524.

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• States Secret Service.
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• </c> terrorists killed 13 American Service terrorists killed 13 American Service members<02:11:26.800

Keywords: Presidential address to the Joint Session of the United States Congress on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Human Services and they usually get that Human Services and they usually get that information<00:33:59.919
• services and other health and human services and other departments.<00:37:49.040><c> We</c><00:37:49.200
• Human Services, Division of Health and Human Services, Division of Public<01:11:19.920><c> Health</c>
• </c> And lastly, we have the Department of Health and Human Services back with us, Mr. Roberge.
• Human Services, Division of Health and Human Services, Division of Public<01:27:49.679><c> Health</c>

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Reports from committees will be deemed read and amendments adopted.
• services, and park and infrastructure improvements.
• This is about human rights.
• The committee then publishes the standards.
• The committee then publishes the standards, and then the vendors and service organizations voluntarily

Summary: The Senate took up a series of third-reading bills covering horse racing, local taxation, consumer financial security, elections, utilities, batteries, sexual health, body-worn cameras, property tax treatment for inherited homes, adoptee birth records, youth housing bonds, workers’ compensation, and civil rights. SB 795 on horse racing, SB 762 allowing Hercules to seek voter approval for a sales tax increase, SB 505 requiring two-factor authentication for money transmitter platforms, SB 46 barring California ballot access for presidential candidates who have already served two terms, SB 73 restricting federal access to voting machines without a court order, SB 327 on utility oversight and ratepayer protections, SB 501 expanding battery producer responsibility, SB 608 on school contraceptive access, SB 691 on EMS-related redaction of body-worn camera footage, SB 288 clarifying Proposition 19 timing for inherited homes in probate, SB 381 giving adoptees access to original birth certificates, SB 492 creating a youth housing bond, SB 555 increasing permanently partially disabled workers’ benefits, and SB 747 creating a civil cause of action for constitutional violations by federal officers were all debated and advanced. Most measures passed on roll call, with SB 505 and SB 288 approved by unanimous roll call, and SB 73 carrying an urgency clause that also passed unanimously. Debate on SB 747 was the most extensive and contentious. Supporters argued the bill was needed to hold federal officers accountable for alleged constitutional violations, especially in immigration enforcement, and described it as a civil-rights remedy for people harmed by federal agents. Opponents said existing federal and state remedies already cover such conduct, warned the bill was politically motivated, and argued it could increase litigation and strain law enforcement resources. The bill nevertheless passed on a 30-10 vote, with the urgency clause also approved. SB 492 on youth housing also drew debate over state bonding and debt, with supporters emphasizing early intervention for homeless and foster youth and opponents arguing the state should avoid borrowing and instead fund projects through the budget; it passed 30-9 on both urgency and the measure. Other bills also drew focused testimony. SB 555 was presented as a long-overdue cost-of-living adjustment for permanently partially disabled workers’ benefits, and SB 381 was supported as a way to give adopted adults access to their original birth certificates for identity and medical-history reasons. SB 691 was framed as a privacy measure for patients receiving medical or psychological treatment, while SB 501 was described as closing a gap in California’s battery recycling and safety rules by adding medium-format batteries used in e-bikes and portable power systems. SB 762 was presented as a local option for Hercules to address revenue shortfalls, and SB 46 and SB 73 both centered on election integrity and constitutional questions, with members split over federal-state authority and ballot access.

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• public service.
• . service. service.
• </c> recreation etc etc but committee recreation etc etc but committee &gt;&gt; cuz<00:55:31.520><c>
• </c> preserve and maintain human health. preserve and maintain human health. Right?

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• Chair and committee members.
• Department of Health and Human Services abruptly, without any advance notice whatsoever, issued termination
• This includes human trafficking.
• This includes human trafficking.
• Chair, and the other members of this committee for your continuing prioritization of victim services.

Summary: The subcommittee heard May Revision presentations for the Office of Emergency Services, Judicial Branch, CDCR, and the Department of Justice, with the LAO offering comments and recommendations throughout. For Cal OES, the administration outlined funding for relocating the Red Mountain communications site, increased FEMA reimbursement authority, cybersecurity grants, next-generation 911 support, and a reduction to the Flexible Cash Assistance for Survivors of Crime program. Members raised concerns about VOCA backfill and disaster reimbursement, while the LAO recommended approving the 911 request with reporting, adding contingency planning for cybersecurity grants, clarifying the FEMA reimbursement language, and increasing reporting on emergency spending. For the Judicial Branch, the May Revision included funding for implementation of the Trial Nations Access to Justice Act, reductions tied to court facilities and employee benefits, and General Fund solutions such as a reduction to the pretrial release program, a reversion from the Trial Court Trust Fund, and elimination of the jury duty pilot program. The LAO cautioned that the pretrial reduction could affect detention and release decisions and recommended tighter legislative oversight over the trust fund transfer and reallocation language. Members questioned the impact of the pretrial cut, the lack of Prop. 36 court funding, and the rationale for the jury pilot elimination; the Judicial Branch said it was generally supportive of the budget as proposed. CDCR presented requests for roof repairs, fire alarm replacements, CalAIM-related costs, and trailer bill changes on incarcerated college students, mental health hiring, and tuberculosis testing, along with a planned prison closure by October 2026. The department also proposed reducing or delaying several items, including radio replacement, ADA improvements, COVID mitigation, and some facility upgrades, while adding a $125 million placeholder for consultant-driven operational savings. The LAO recommended rejecting or reducing several San Quentin-related proposals, questioned the staffing and contract medical requests, and urged more transparency on the consultant savings plan; members expressed concern about the realism of the savings targets and the potential legal or operational risks from delaying ADA and radio projects. For DOJ, the May Revision proposed ongoing funding and 44 positions to defend against federal actions, IT and accounting system upgrades, implementation funding for AB 1877, and a special fund loan. The LAO supported the KLETS connection but asked for a contingency plan if the new DMV link is delayed, noted that AB 1877 would not be fully implemented without additional funding, and recommended limiting and reporting on the federal accountability workload. Members questioned the size and permanence of the DOJ request, the use of the earlier $25 million special session appropriation, and the pace of federal litigation; DOJ said the new request would support ongoing litigation, expert assistance, and coordination across multiple cases and states.

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• [Music] The House Committee on Human Services Finance and Policy will come to order.
• I'm the budget director at the Department of Human Services.
• and disability services at the Department of Human Services, and pleased to be here this morning to
• c> to</c> in DHS for Human Services that goes to in DHS for Human Services that goes to really<01:32:
• </c><01:43:10.159><c> services</c><01:43:11.159><c> uh</c> percent of the human services uh percent of

Keywords: 1183, house

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• </c> FRS and members of the energy committee FRS and members of the energy committee to<00:03:29.319>
• Welcome to the committee.
• So, um, who would think we would have a tax conversation, a human services conversation, and an environmental
• conversation in your committee?
• </c> would have a tax conversation a human would have a tax conversation a human services<01:09:42.880

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Chair: The Human Services subcommittee will come to order. Sabrina, please call the roll.
• consumer experience, and identification of service system gaps.
• I'm Karen Jansch and Human Services Karen Jansch: director of Pinellas County.
• Thank you for your service and your commitment to the people of Florida.
• Thank you, Representative Bartleman, Maney, and Human Services Committee for having me today.

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• and community service.
• And then he thrived during a 38-year state executive branch career focused on human services and employment-related
• <c> related</c> human services and employment related human services and employment related matters.<
• </c> Committee on Healthcare as Vice Chair. Committee on Healthcare as Vice Chair.
• </c><00:10:13.839><c> on</c> Madam Speaker, the House Committee on Madam Speaker, the House Committee

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• It's a volatile human carcinogen.
• </c><00:47:11.040><c> Amanda</c> and members of the committee. Amanda and members of the committee.
• </c><00:47:16.880><c> for</c> conservation agriculture services for conservation agriculture services
• </c> the committee to support this bill. the committee to support this bill.
• </c><02:00:36.080><c> I'm</c> the committee. My name is Sam Hiner. I'm the committee.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 1531, HD1, which would require the governor or county mayors to provide American Sign Language interpreters during official emergency announcements broadcast on television or the internet, ensure the interpreter is visible, and provide a primary pool feed with picture-in-picture so rebroadcasters would not need to add the feature themselves. Testimony from the Disability and Communication Access Board and the State Council on Developmental Disabilities strongly supported the bill, emphasizing effective communication for deaf and hard-of-hearing residents and noting that interpreter placement and size can make broadcasts inaccessible. The council requested an effective date of July 1, 2027 to allow implementation time. Members raised concerns about interpreter availability and emergency logistics on Hawaiʻi Island, but the chair moved to pass the bill with amendments reflecting the picture-in-picture recommendation and the later effective date. The committee adopted the motion, with several members voting aye and others voting with reservations. The committee then heard House Bill 1880, HD2, which would prohibit, beginning January 1, 2027, the use or application of pesticides containing 1,3-dichloropropene, such as Telone. The Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity explained that pesticides are already regulated at both the federal and state levels, with EPA risk assessments and state enforcement of label restrictions, reporting, and school-buffer requirements. The Hawaii Public Health Institute supported the bill, citing cancer and respiratory risks and arguing that safer alternatives exist. In opposition, Dole Food and the Hawaii Farm Bureau said Telone is important for controlling nematodes in pineapple production, that it is applied underground under EPA conditions, and that no comparable registered alternative exists for pineapple; they also said the bill’s 2027 start date is too short for growers to adjust. A representative from the Y Alliance for Progressive Action and Support supported the measure, citing statewide usage data and concerns about drift and chronic health impacts. Committee members questioned both sides about drift monitoring, groundwater impacts, alternative methods, and whether a transition period or research into resistant varieties could reduce reliance on the chemical.

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• Yes, Madam Chair, Committee. My name is John Felson.
• Good morning, Chair, members of the committee.
• And if there’s something that needs to be fixed in this committee, I urge the committee to fix it, but
• Yes, ma'am, Chair and committee members.
• Thank you, Madam Chair, members and committee.

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• Thank you, Madam Chair, members of the committee. committee.
• Madam Chair, members of the committee.
• Health and Human Services and Health Resources and Services Administration because HRSA, Health Resources
• Some of you who have been on this committee know that we have, as this committee and as the Legislative
• Health and Human Services Committee, difficulty getting data on everything, but we are requesting an