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• general for the high-speed rail, I would not have the inspector general for the high-speed rail be an
• inspector general for, let's add on Caltrans.
• In addition, mental health facilities are not required to update reports.
• The Deputy Attorney General will self-introduce. Thank you for being here, please.
• I want to thank the Attorney General and the Deputy Attorney General for being here.

Committee: Senate Public Safety

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• THE NURSING FACILITY PAYMENT INCREASE HAD A TARGET DATE OF OCTOBER 1. THIS WAS INCLUDED.
• LIKE A SKILLED NURSING FACILITY OR THEY MAY BE AN INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITIES.
• SOME ARE IN SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES.
• OUR FACILITIES THAT WE LICENSE ARE NOT FLORIDA HEALTH BINDER BUT AHCA HAS AGREED TO LET US LOAD OUR FACILITIES
• FIRST ON THE GENERAL SIDE YOU'VE STILL GOT GENERAL HARTSELL THERE SO I KNOW THE VETERANS IN THE STATE

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> that are general standards of policy. that are general standards of policy.
• That's a little bit facilities.
• There are a number of general standards. So, those are general standards.
• </c> help prevent rape in our facilities. help prevent rape in our facilities.
• </c> of general liability insurance. of general liability insurance.

Keywords: 927, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And it has to be approved by the Auditor General.
• So that's why we want the Auditor General. roll.
• No, no, no, not the Auditor General. The Attorney General, thank you.
• generate revenue.
• You are now generating tax revenue.

Committee: House House Education Committee of Reference

Summary: The committee heard and advanced several school-related bills, with much of the discussion focused on governance, transparency, and accountability in school districts. House Bill 2318 would impose term limits on school district governing board members in districts with at least 250 students, while allowing county superintendents to appoint a term-limited member to fill a vacancy. Supporters argued it would bring fresh ideas and prevent entrenched leadership; opponents said voters should decide. The bill received a due pass recommendation after a divided roll call. House Bill 2312 would allow certain patriotic youth groups to address students during school hours and require equal access for those groups in school forums. The sponsor said it was intended to promote programs such as FFA, Scouts, and similar organizations. Some members objected that it would take instructional time and was not truly permissive if access was granted to one group, and the bill nonetheless received a due pass recommendation. House Bill 2320 would require school districts to hire a registered independent municipal advisor before calling a bond election and for each successful bond issue. The sponsor and supporters said this could reduce underwriting fees and save taxpayers money, while some members raised questions about costs if a bond failed and whether the bill should be narrowed; it passed with a due pass recommendation after several members voted present or no. The committee also approved House Bill 2376, which would bar districts from buying or leasing school property while a charter or private school is still operating there, and House Bill 2378, which tightens conflict-of-interest rules for the School Facilities Oversight Board by barring the architect and engineer members from having school-construction business. Both were framed by the sponsor as responses to concerns raised in Tolleson Union-related testimony and reporting. House Bill 2379, as amended, requires school board members to complete biennial training approved by the Auditor General, to be offered by county superintendents or ADE, with counties able to contract with others; supporters called it needed training, while opponents raised concerns about unfunded mandates, inclusion of ASBA, and charter schools. It received a due pass recommendation. Finally, House Bill 2380 would require board and subcommittee meetings to be held in-district, preserve online access to materials, and require public approval of out-of-state travel, with reimbursement if retroactive approval is denied. Rural districts and others raised concerns about flexibility, executive-session confidentiality, and administrative burden, but the bill was discussed with amendments and public access concerns rather than a final recorded action in the excerpt.

Transcript Highlights:

• These training programs must be approved by the Auditor General.
• And it has to be approved by the Auditor General.
• No, no, no, not the Auditor General. The Attorney General, thank you. Sorry.
• They pay a lease payment to ASU's Stadium Facilities District.
• generate revenue.

Committee: House Education

Keywords: 1182, all

Transcript Highlights:

• In fiscal pre-trial in our facilities.
• Um so pre-trial laws is generally lie.
• But generally these are with some caveats.
• </c><02:04:07.520><c> if</c> think the bigger problem is generally if think the bigger problem is generally
• The other is that each facility um time.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• </c> financial stability of those facilities financial stability of those facilities along<00:19:02.320
• income is generally children's income is generally discounted discounted discounted for<01:38:31.760
• > area</c><01:39:40.880><c> agencies</c> in general are the area agencies in general are the area agencies
• 01:39:47.520><c> individual</c> generalized statement because individual generalized statement because
• </c> birth facilities, and midwives. birth facilities, and midwives. streamlining<01:47:05.600><c> newborn

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first approved the draft minutes from September 26. Senator Gray then raised the idea of creating a continuing subcommittee or recurring agenda item on palliative care and hospice, noting that the issues are evolving and suggesting the committee revisit the idea in coming months. The bulk of the meeting focused on Department of Health and Human Services updates. Officials described contingency planning for SNAP amid the federal shutdown, including a USDA notice that November benefits may not be fully funded, letters to participants warning of possible delays, and coordination with the New Hampshire Food Bank and local pantries. They said New Hampshire serves about 42,000 SNAP households, with average benefits around $300 a month, and that the department is also preparing to transfer funds for a special fiscal committee meeting. WIC was discussed separately: officials said WIC benefits had been extended through November 7 using additional USDA funds, but that some community agency-based WIC services may need to pause while money is redirected to food benefits. Officials also outlined New Hampshire’s rural health transformation grant application under the federal One Big Beautiful Bill, describing a potential five-year, up-to-$1 billion opportunity focused on critical access hospitals, small rural hospitals, federally qualified health centers, community mental health centers, and EMS. Members asked about transportation, workforce, and nursing retention; officials said transportation is included in the proposal, housing is not, and workforce supports may include lower tuition or awards but not loan repayment or traditional scholarships. They also said the final application would be submitted in early November and that priorities would be adjusted depending on the eventual federal award. Finally, Medicaid director Henry Lipman gave a quarterly postpartum coverage update. He said postpartum coverage is now nearly universal nationwide, and in New Hampshire 2,351 women had used the benefit through May 2025. He reported that mental health services were the most frequently used postpartum service, followed by preventive care, substance use disorder treatment, and cardiovascular-related care, and noted that Medicaid women have experienced a disproportionate share of maternal deaths. Committee members asked about rural distribution and the share of women receiving mental health services, and Lipman said the department would follow up with additional data. The meeting then moved into the annual update on New Hampshire’s 10-year mental health plan, with staff describing progress toward a more integrated continuum of care and improved data infrastructure.

Transcript Highlights:

• Washington's Attorney General was a leader of a 20-state coalition that sued HUD.
• And I want to really emphasize the leadership that the Attorney General demonstrated in this.
• Can I actually locate enough facilities in my community to meet my target?
• Can I actually locate enough facilities in my community to meet my target?
• Creating more affordable housing is a priority for both the state and the Attorney General.

Bills: HB2266 , HB2489

Committee: House Housing

Keywords: housing, supportive housing, transitional housing, emergency shelters, homelessness prevention, public space, local governance, life-sustaining activities, statewide standards, regulation, 904, all

Transcript Highlights:

• to another facility.
• I think you've said, you know, One facility to another facility, I think you suggested that or stated
• that that person was moved outside of a facility after 73 days, so they weren't in a facility.
• They were not ordering them to a facility until We're not ordering them to a facility until they go through
• So in those cases, how do the inmates get to the detention facility?

Bills: SB1636 , SB1584 , SB1730 , SB1255 , SB1627 , SB137 , SB2062 , SB1470 , SB1284

Committee: Senate Public Safety

Keywords: cold case, unsolved homicide, violent crime, case file review, law enforcement, police records, victim family, immediate family member, designated person, forensic testing, witness reinterview, investigative leads, cold case unit, unsolved murder, public safety, Title 21, Oklahoma statutes, sexual assault, evidence kits, DNA testing

Summary: The Public Safety Committee took up a series of bills dealing with cold cases, sexual assault investigations, parole, criminal code cleanup, jail backlog relief, private prison oversight, and human trafficking. SB 1636, by Sen. Hicks, would let an immediate family member or similar person request an OSBI investigation in a cold case; it passed 8-0. SB 1584, by Sen. Burns, shortened the deadline for submitting sexual assault evidence kits for forensic testing and required kits received after the effective date to be processed within 30 days; it passed 8-0. SB 1730, by Sen. Thompson, required law enforcement to forward sexual assault reports to OSBI to help identify repeat offenders, with testimony that the reports would remain confidential and could still be expunged where applicable; it passed 8-0. The committee also approved SB 1255, by Sen. Yack, which shifts the authority to request medical parole from the DOC director to the DOC medical director while leaving parole board and gubernatorial discretion intact; it passed 8-1. SB 1627, by Pro Tem Paxton, was a request bill to consolidate redundant and obsolete criminal statutes into a cleaner code, and it passed 9-0 after questions about underlined language in the committee substitute. SB 137, by Vice Chair Hamilton, would remove DUI causing great bodily injury from eligibility for DOC’s electronic monitoring program after a case highlighted what sponsors described as a loophole; it passed 9-0. SB 2062, by Sen. Pugh, sought to reduce county jail and LARC backlog by allowing certain low-level, nonviolent offenders to bypass county jail waiting periods and report directly to their assigned facility after screening; members raised concerns about flight risk, logistics, transportation, and county impacts. Pugh agreed to continue working on the measure and requested a struck title, and the bill passed 7-1. SB 1470, by Sen. Brooks, as amended, would allow elected officials and religious leaders to conduct informal inspections of private prisons operated for out-of-state interests, with a three-day notice requirement and definitions added to narrow the scope; it passed 8-0. Finally, SB 1284, by Vice Chair Hamilton, aimed at combating human trafficking in exotic entertainment venues by creating licensing and inspection requirements and penalties for unlicensed operation or knowingly hiring unlicensed performers. The bill drew extensive debate over whether it was too punitive or could sweep in lawful businesses, but supporters said it would help identify trafficking victims and improve oversight; it passed 7-1. The committee adjourned after the final vote.

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• Those are generally general funds or the state airport fund.
• Those are generally general funds or the state airport fund.
• Those are generally general funds or the state airport fund.
• trans</c> that is generally general fund and trans that is generally general fund and trans Highway<
• </c> the general the small amount of general the general the small amount of general fund<00:48:38.559

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• If those commercial vehicles bypass the facility, whether it's human operator or a traffic.
• We are not currently prepared for full autonomy mode to go through those facilities.
• But generally, I think that the DMV...
• AV passenger generates a 911 emergency response.
• It's whether it generates the evidence needed to advance California's policy goals.

Summary: The Assembly Transportation Committee heard an informational hearing on California’s newly finalized autonomous vehicle regulations, with DMV and CHP officials describing the updated framework and committee members pressing them on safety, enforcement, and first-responder impacts. DMV said the rules, effective April 28, 2026, expand reporting, create a phased permitting system from testing to deployment, add requirements for safety cases, remote operations, and first-responder coordination, and open a path for heavy-duty AV testing and deployment while still prohibiting oversized loads and hazardous materials. CHP said it worked with DMV on enforcement tools, first-responder interaction plans, and training local agencies on the new notice of noncompliance process. Members asked about crash data, immobilizations, freeway and construction-zone safety, weigh-station enforcement, and whether foreign licenses can qualify for remote assistants or drivers; DMV and CHP said the rules are intended to keep AVs accountable and that heavy-duty AVs will be held to the same roadway standards as human-driven commercial vehicles. A second panel focused on data collection and enforcement. Consumer attorneys argued the prior rules were too limited because DMV stopped collecting meaningful data once AVs moved from testing to deployment, making it difficult for the public and litigants to understand incidents; they supported the new regulations but urged that the collected information be made public. The industry association said California now has the nation’s most robust AV oversight, with monthly or quarterly reporting of collisions, system failures, immobilizations, harsh braking, vehicle miles traveled, and notices of noncompliance, plus broad DMV authority to restrict or suspend operations. In response to questions, the industry said it generally supports the new framework, believes the regulations are clear, and does not favor full federal preemption of state AV rules, though it wants federal standards for design, construction, and performance. A third panel addressed first-responder interaction and remote operations. The San Francisco Fire Department described repeated AV interference with emergency scenes and said AVs have generated hundreds of “sleeper calls,” where passengers fall asleep and trigger 911 responses; the department said these incidents consume significant staff time and it wants better protocols to reduce unnecessary dispatches. Waymo said it has trained thousands of public-safety personnel, maintains a 24/7 emergency line, uses geofencing/avoid-the-area messages, and can allow first responders to manually override or move vehicles when needed. Committee members asked about sleeper-call prevention, remote assistant licensing and drug testing, communication redundancies during outages, and how manual overrides work for vehicles without traditional controls; Waymo said it is collaborating with responders and that its vehicles are designed to reach a safe stop if connectivity is lost. The final panel began with testimony on heavy-duty autonomous vehicles. A transportation researcher said freight is essential to California’s economy and that heavy-duty AVs pose distinct safety risks because of their weight, stopping distance, and the potentially severe consequences of crashes or immobilizations on highways. He said the new regulations are important because they create a regulated pathway for heavy-duty AV deployment, require a safety case, set mileage thresholds, and add reporting categories that can serve as leading safety indicators. The hearing was still in progress when the transcript ended, with additional testimony expected from labor and industry witnesses on heavy-duty AV deployment.

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• </c><00:04:41.400><c> that</c> search and rescue teams in general that search and rescue teams in general
• I'm very fortunate our facilities are great. It did not go to a vote.
• </c><00:54:56.880><c> that</c> ...do not have, maybe, facilities that they need.
• But your community paid the dollars to upgrade the facilities.
• </c> the dollars to upgrade the facilities the dollars to upgrade the facilities this<01:04:18.279><c

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Senate Roll Call 00:00:00 House Roll Call 00:00:10 Discussion of Recent Disaster 00:01:18 House Adjourned 00:42:28 SB 218 Discussion 00:43:00 SB 218 Vote 00:46:46 SB 186 Discussion 00:47:22:00, 958, all

Summary: The concurrent House-Senate meeting opened with a roll call and then received a briefing from Kentucky Emergency Management and the Transportation Cabinet on the February storms and flooding. Officials described the event as ongoing and statewide in scope, beginning in western counties and then heavily affecting Eastern Kentucky, including major impacts in Perry, Letcher, Clay, Bell, Martin, Pike, and other counties. They reported widespread power and water outages, nearly 600 people initially sheltered, more than 1,500 water rescues, over 250 National Guard members activated, and substantial mutual aid from other states and FEMA. They also said 73 counties had declared emergencies, 23 fatalities had been confirmed at that point, and individual assistance had already distributed $5.5 million to residents after the federal declaration was signed. The administration emphasized that recovery needs were still being assessed but were already significant. Kentucky Emergency Management said public assistance estimates were about $58 million and rising, with about 2,005 homes and 272 businesses inspected so far. Debris removal was identified as a major issue, and officials said they had requested Category A federal assistance for debris in four counties while continuing to seek more as assessments continued. They also noted that disaster recovery centers were opening and that teams were going door to door in affected areas. On transportation, KYTC reported 39 counties affected, a peak of 355 road closures reduced to 49, 18 damaged bridges, 94 bridges with debris on them, and 579 roadway damages, while continuing to clear roads and move supplies such as water, food, blankets, and heaters. Secretary Hicks then asked lawmakers to consider additional funding mechanisms. He said the current $50 million emergency cap in the budget was likely to be exhausted, with $21.5 million already allocated, and proposed either lifting the cap or creating a new “safe fund” for this disaster, similar to prior funds used after the western Kentucky tornadoes and the 2022 eastern Kentucky floods. He said the state could redirect about $25 million from an unused western Kentucky economic development allocation and about $20 million from an eastern Kentucky transportation allocation, for a total of $45 million, to help with this response. Members and officials also discussed debris disposal, with the Pike County landfill expansion identified as a possible site to receive some of the debris and reduce costs. Representative Fugate thanked the agencies for their response and described severe local impacts, including water outages, road slides, damaged water treatment plants, and heavy debris in homes and driveways.

Transcript Highlights:

• Neglected transitions generate emergencies.
• In this modern facility, excuse me, this modern facility represents the Commonwealth's dedication to
• and the staff at these facilities, is unbelievable.
• So we currently have three facilities serving girls.
• For our hardware-secure facility, that capacity is 12.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Ways and Means

Keywords: 1212, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:03:22.440><c> All</c> amended to the general register. All amended to the general register.
• </c> amended be moved to the general amended be moved to the general register.<00:05:22.400><c> All</
• House File 719 is approved to move to the general register as amended.
• The children of the state facilities.
• </c> to the general register. to the general register.

Committee: House Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:

• Senate Bill 422, Senator Kramer, research facilities and testing facilities that use animals, adoption
• /c> Senate Bill 422, Senator Kramer, Senate Bill 422, Senator Kramer, research<00:01:43.759><c> facilities
• </c><00:01:44.159><c> and</c><00:01:44.400><c> testing</c> research facilities and testing research facilities
• and testing facilities<00:01:45.119><c> that</c><00:01:45.360><c> use</c><00:01:45.600><c> animals</
• c><00:01:46.479><c> adoption</c><00:01:47.040><c> and</c> facilities that use animals adoption and facilities

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Friday, January 30, 2026, 960, senate, all

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• </c><00:05:30.960><c> County</c> It for generalized county dollars.
• </c><00:38:07.400><c> of</c> the next generation of the next generation of leaders<00:38:09.119><c> we
• , or out-of-state facilities.
• </c><01:25:49.719><c> and</c> their youth in a Tennessee facility and their youth in a Tennessee facility
• </c><01:26:02.719><c> in</c> in-person visits to facilities in in-person visits to facilities in Minnesota

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This amendment simply clarifies the various facilities where the elderly persons are residing.
• One adds wired to the definition of critical infrastructure related to communication facilities.
• The purpose of HB 757 is to prohibit a person from willfully generating an altered sexual depiction of
• The purpose of HB 757 is to prohibit a person from willfully generating an altered sexual depiction of
• We have some mental hospitals at our facilities, but they're not really the best place for our loved

Summary: The Criminal Justice Subcommittee considered a long agenda of criminal justice, public safety, and related bills. Early measures included HB 1171, tolling the statute of limitations for failure to make mandatory child abuse reports, and HB 1403, expanding school safety provisions by allowing child care facilities in the guardian program and clarifying perimeter and door-security rules; both passed unanimously, with HB 1403 adopted as amended. The committee also approved HB 1099, giving law enforcement discretion in arrests involving elderly or medically vulnerable individuals in facilities; HB 1121, strengthening restrictions on misuse of unmanned aircraft systems; HB 1525, creating penalties for impersonating rideshare drivers and clarifying transportation-disadvantaged access; and PCS for HB 687, increasing penalties for repeat DUI/vehicular homicide offenses known as “Trenton’s Law.” Members then advanced HB 847 to create an FDLE grant program for expedited DNA testing, PCS for HB 757 to prohibit altered sexual depictions of identifiable persons and create a civil remedy, and HB 1415 to repeal an obsolete Broward County narcotics enforcement unit. The committee also heard and approved HB 1207, the Tristan Murphy Act, which expands mental health diversion grants, creates a model diversion process, and establishes a behavioral healthcare data repository; testimony from the bill’s namesake’s mother and law enforcement emphasized the need for treatment over incarceration. HB 1351 updated sexual offender/predator registration rules, and HB 1479 created a public records exemption for domestic violence lethality assessment forms; both passed without opposition. Later, the committee approved PCS for HB 1283, making sex trafficking of children under 12 or mentally incapacitated persons a capital felony, despite constitutional concerns raised in debate; the bill passed 13-2. PCS for HB 781, addressing cyber intimidation by publication (doxing), also passed unanimously after supporters described it as a needed tool against online harassment. Finally, CSHB 139 authorized pawnbrokers to use digital transaction forms, and PCS for HB 107 created and enhanced penalties for fraudulent use of gift cards. Most bills were reported favorably, many unanimously, and several were amended before passage.

Transcript Highlights:

• All right, so if we have a quorum, we will call the meeting of the Facilities Review Subcommittee.
• In 2022, to build a building that would have cost us about $22 million, and to lease a facility in 2022
• So we're going to need a facility that, you know, in which we have.
• I do not believe we were given any facility alternatives.
• I apologize if I misspoke, but the general area around the Capitol and Old Pera in particular.

Committee: House Facilities Review Subcommittee

Transcript Highlights:

• They want to build a two-story health facility with a 17-space parking lot on their campus.
• General Contractors Construction Projects, $5 million or more. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
• Well, my question is kind of a general thing, but what is this program?
• This is for an 18-bed female reentry facility located in Jonesboro.
• We'll get you that for all of our facilities, all seven. Great. Thank you.

Committee: All ALC-REVIEW

Keywords: 1204, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And the installation rates in urban areas and rural areas were generally similar.
• Enforcement within that off-street parking facility may only occur if the facility owner consents to
• such enforcement and sufficient notice is provided to persons accessing such facilities.
• facility owner consents to such enforcement.
• Enforcement within that off-street parking facility may only occur if the facility owner consents to

Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee held a work session focused on ignition interlock device compliance and broader traffic safety data. Traffic Safety Commission staff described a Yakima County pilot that provides enhanced probation supervision and support for DUI offenders, reporting that compliance with ignition interlock installation rose from roughly 16%–20% before the pilot to 41% among medium- and high-risk offenders, with barriers including cost, confusion about requirements, transportation access, and communication gaps. JLARC staff presented a statewide preliminary audit finding an overall 41% installation rate, with higher installation rates among higher-income drivers and limited use of financial assistance; JLARC recommended clearer goals for the assistance program and a formal coordination agreement between the Department of Licensing and State Patrol. State Patrol also reported on a Snohomish County outreach pilot that used troopers and door hangers to contact noncompliant drivers, found many were unaware of financial aid, and identified some drivers as physically unable to drive, without vehicles, or on warrant status. The committee then received a broader traffic safety update showing that serious injuries and fatalities rose sharply in recent years before declining somewhat in 2024; impaired-driving fatalities fell 15% from 2023 to 2024, while pedestrian fatalities remained near record highs. The Traffic Safety Commission also highlighted telematics-based research showing that targeted enforcement and visible patrols can reduce speeding, and that anonymized telematics data is being used to analyze speeding and distracted driving patterns statewide and at the corridor level. Members asked about privacy, enforcement methods, and how the data are used, and staff emphasized that the data are aggregate and opt-in through insurance or similar programs. After waiving five-day notice, the committee held a public hearing on Senate Joint Memorial 8016, which asks Congress and federal agencies to treat the Fairfax Bridge closure and replacement as an emergency and to expedite federal review and remove historic-register barriers. Supporters from Wilkeson, Carbonado, recreation groups, and nearby communities testified that the bridge closure has harmed tourism, emergency response, recreation access, and daily travel. The committee then heard Senate Bill 6230, which would require cash transactions to be rounded to the nearest five cents in light of the federal penny phaseout; staff said the Department of Licensing fiscal note showed a $186,000 technology cost, and retail and food industry representatives supported the bill but requested amendments for permissive language, safe harbors, consumer protections, and local preemption. In executive session, staff briefed members on several bills and substitutes, including snowmobile registration fee increases, gender designation record confidentiality, salvaged title transfer streamlining, fish-barrier/utility relocation changes, emergency highway work thresholds, a Traffic Safety Commission public-health-authority proposal, special parking privilege renewal changes, parked vehicle registration enforcement, and oil tanker tug-escort requirements. No final votes or bill actions were recorded in the excerpt beyond the motion to waive notice and the completion of the public hearings.