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• I agree, or I believe that judicial compensation is, is beginning to be an emergency item for the state
• And when I say that I view it as an emergency item, I mean it.
• We're getting more emergency cases, and there's suggestion.
• I have to have a separate duty judge for each statutory provision that has an emergency order because
• Number of bills that have been excuse me, that have been filed again seeking to change the operations

Committee: House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

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• REIMBURSE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES PARTICIPATING IN IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT 287G OPERATIONS
• THE STATE BOARD IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT MET AND PASSED THE RESOLUTIONS PROVIDED BY THE COUNCI0 IN EMERGENCY
• OFFICER AND CORRECTIONAL OFFICER BONUS PAYMENTS. 287G AND CAN IDENTIFY PARTICIPATING IN A TASK FORCE OPERATION
• THEY CAN RECEIVE REIMBURSEMENT FOR ESSENTIAL TOOLS, TECHNOLOGY AND SYSTEMS SUPPORTING 280 7G OPERATIONS
• IT IS IN THE EMERGENCY DRAFT OR EMERGENCY RULE FILE. I CAN GET YOU A COPY OF THAT. >> Rep.

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• We own and operate over 1 million acres and over 750 properties throughout the state.
• You received $57 million for increasing accessibility to land the department owns and operates.
• the emergency recovery efforts immediately after.
• We could share pictures with you, but it's a very clean operation.
• As a result, the department was operating with a structural imbalance.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Grants shall not be used for operations outside of New Mexico.
• . operations outside of New Mexico.
• And so we're really not trying to shore up those kinds of operations.
• I also, once again, operations talk about operations.
• Operational expenses, and if...

Committee: House House Health & Human Services

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• award, so we don't track emergency awards on in this, is that correct?
• It says it's a current 2017, 2018 emergency award, so we don't track emergency awards on in this, is
• These repairs or emergency repairs for safety hazards.
• Doug Young with us, Assistant Superintendent of Operations.
• Because I've been operating since... I've got on that.

Committee: House Public School Capital Outlay Oversight Task Force

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• I'm the Director of Operations at Tribal Nations Research Group. We work with...
• I'm the Director of Operations at Tribal Nations Research Group.
• Right now, the Turtle Mountain Public Health Department is operating as a federally recognized local
• A couple more would be your emergency services, both fire and ambulance, would be hurt by it.
• Emergency services are going up. So I agree with you.

Committee: Joint Tribal and State Relations Committee

Summary: The meeting focused on Turtle Mountain’s public health and behavioral health priorities, especially access to rural health transformation funding and a long-running data use agreement with the state. Tribal public health leaders described how, during COVID, a temporary data-sharing arrangement allowed them to do their own contact tracing and case management, and they argued that a similar agreement is now needed to respond more quickly to very high syphilis rates and other infectious disease concerns. Committee members generally expressed support and said they would follow up with state officials, while tribal representatives emphasized that they already have the staff and infrastructure to use timely data effectively. A major portion of the meeting was devoted to the Turtle Mountain Recovery Center and the broader issue of the IMD exclusion and residential treatment capacity. Tribal leaders described the center’s opening, its five levels of care, its 16-bed limit, and its efforts to become financially sustainable through billing, grants, and partnerships. They shared success stories and argued for an IMD waiver or similar flexibility so the center could expand to 32 beds and better meet local need. Committee members discussed the policy barriers to expanding residential treatment, including federal approval timelines, state funding choices, and the need to preserve a continuum of care that includes outpatient and community-based services. The committee then heard a detailed presentation from Hector Hernandez-Dogato of the National Health Law Program on the history and mechanics of the IMD exclusion and Section 1115 waivers. He explained that the exclusion limits Medicaid payment for services in facilities with more than 16 beds, but noted existing exceptions and alternatives such as state plan options, managed care arrangements, telehealth, and community-based services. He also reviewed mixed results from states that have used IMD waivers, warning that they do not automatically improve overdose deaths, emergency room use, or access to community care, and may risk reinforcing institutionalization if not paired with strong upstream services. The committee discussed a draft bill to appropriate $49,000 and one FTE for HHS to pursue an IMD waiver, with members suggesting the bill may need to explicitly include serious mental illness as well as substance use disorder and asking for department input at a future meeting.

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• Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to plan and administer income tax credits relating to emergency
• for low-income taxpayers to fortify their residential real property, oversee the development of emergency
• We have the bills... is SB 696 this is relating to Emergency is SB 696 this is relating to Emergency
• </c> income tax credits relating to Emergency income tax credits relating to Emergency Management<00:
• </c> two oversee the development of Emergency two oversee the development of Emergency Shelters<00:02

Committee: Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint hearing first took up SB 696, which would create an emergency management office and fund tax credits, grants for low-income taxpayers to fortify homes, shelter development, and staffing. Supporters argued Hawaii needs a dedicated preparedness office and funding before the next hurricane season, while the Tax Foundation said the bill was too vague, especially on who would qualify for the tax credits and under what conditions. The Department of the Attorney General and the insurance division offered comments, and both committees recommended deferral of SB 696. The Commerce and Consumer Protection committee then heard SB 179 on construction defect remedies and the contractor repair act. Builders, Realtors, carpenters, and a mortgage industry witness supported the bill, saying it would reduce abusive litigation, speed repairs, and help housing production and affordability. Homeowner advocates and plaintiff attorneys opposed it, arguing it would weaken consumer protections, shift repair costs to homeowners, and delay or limit legitimate claims. One testifier suggested the Senate focus instead on stronger alternative dispute resolution, and the committee noted 105 written supporters, four opponents, and one comment submission. The committee next heard SB 416 on allowing pets in rental housing, with the Attorney General recommending a non-impairment safeguard because of possible effects on existing contracts. SB 593 on commercial dog breeders drew support from the Hawaii Humane Society and others, with concerns raised that counties would be expected to enforce the new regime without funding. SB 641, creating a tax on low-alcohol-by-volume spirits beverages, drew opposition from the Wine Institute, which said it would create a tax break for one segment and likely reduce state revenue. SB 1048 on online crowdfunding received support from GoFundMe and comments from the Attorney General, with GoFundMe urging changes to reduce burdens on charitable fundraising. SB 1213, allowing businesses to accept service of process by email instead of maintaining a registered agent, drew DCCA comments and opposition from LegalZoom, which warned email service could be unreliable and vulnerable to phishing.

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• And sir, just to clarify, it says you're operating 24 hours a day as a voluntary service.
• For 13 years, I've served rural Arizona as an emergency department physician, emergency department director
• I'm working in the emergency department. Our department is full.
• They are asking for discussion around operational improvements and efficiencies.
• Coffin was describing is a transfer operations problem.

Committee: House House Health & Human Services Committee of Reference

Summary: The committee heard a JLBC presentation on H.R. 1’s SNAP impacts, including expanded work requirements, higher state administrative costs, and a potential state share of benefits if Arizona’s payment error rate remains above 6%. JLBC estimated the administrative cost increase at about $33 million in FY 2027 and $44 million in FY 2028, and said a 2024 error rate of 8.8% could expose the state to about $139 million in benefit costs starting in FY 2028. The chair also opened the meeting by asking members and speakers to keep remarks shorter to improve efficiency. The committee then considered several SNAP-related bills. HB 2797, which requires DES to more frequently verify eligibility through data matching, post fraud/noncompliance data, and address out-of-state EBT purchases, passed 7-5. HB 2442, requiring certain able-bodied SNAP adults with school-age children to participate in employment and training unless exempt, also passed 7-5. HB 2448, which limits DES’s ability to seek work-requirement waivers or discretionary exemptions without legislative authorization, passed 7-5. HB 2206, which sets a goal of reducing the SNAP payment error rate to 3% by 2030 and adds reporting and corrective-action requirements, passed 7-5 after debate over staffing, technology, and whether the target was realistic. The committee also advanced HB 2180, appropriating $2.5 million to the University of Arizona for AZ REACH, a hospital transfer coordination program serving rural facilities. Supporters said it improves patient transfers and reduces burdens on rural hospitals; some health system representatives were neutral but asked for operational improvements. HB 2180 passed 11-1. HB 2184, as amended, passed 7-4-1; it would extend fetal death certificate filing and require patients to be informed of the option to transfer fetal remains to a funeral home, with supporters describing it as a matter of parental dignity and closure. HB 2188, as amended, creating a Language Acquisition Grant Program for deaf or hard-of-hearing infants and toddlers, passed unanimously after testimony about balancing spoken-language and ASL options. The committee then began hearing HB 2194, a bill requiring insurers to provide a contact for detailed explanations after claim or prior-authorization denials, but the transcript ends before action on that bill.

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• And sir, just to clarify, it says you're operating 24 hours a day... Thank you.
• For 13 years, I've served rural Arizona as an emergency department physician, emergency department director
• I'm working in the emergency department. Our department is full.
• Larson said the way they operate today, and what Ms.
• Coffin is describing, is a transfer operations problem.

Bills: HB2180 , HB2184 , HB2188 , HB2194 , HB2206 , HB2321 , HB2322 , HB2438 , HB2442 , HB2448 , HB2727 , HB2797

Committee: House Health & Human Services

Keywords: appropriation, funding, University of Arizona, education, state budget, fetal death, funeral homes, informed consent, abortion, women's rights, medical assistance, emotional support, language acquisition, early intervention, hearing impairment, grant program, deaf education, health care, insurance claims, prior authorization

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• It ensures California retains control over any armed or law enforcement operations conducted within its
• It ensures California retains control over any armed or law enforcement operations conducted within its
• It is entirely self-funded and operates at a zero net cost to the general fund.
• California leads the country in various emerging sectors, and we want to maintain that, and veterans
• country in various emerging sectors, and we want to maintain that, and veterans support that.

Committee: House Military and Veterans Affairs

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Minnesota is uniquely positioned to become a national leader in the emerging green ammonia and hydrogen
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• </c> become a national leader in the emerging become a national leader in the emerging green<00:08:42.039
• </c><00:09:36.640><c> market</c><00:09:37.240><c> by</c><00:09:37.440><c> building</c> in this emerging
• ,</c> infrastructure, industrial operations, infrastructure, industrial operations, and<00:09:42.040>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• </c> operations. Moving on to article three. operations. Moving on to article three.
• </c> the inclusion of the operating the inclusion of the operating adjustment<00:38:18.240><c> for</c
• c><00:53:16.240><c> grant</c> the ambulance operating deficit grant the ambulance operating deficit grant
• The non-emergency services to arrive.
• </c> they can access health care in emergency they can access health care in emergency rooms.<01:43:47.000

Bills: HF2435

Committee: House Health Finance and Policy

Keywords: healthcare, dementia services, public health funding, opioid prevention, women's health, community health boards, mental health, 1183, house

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• PCS for House Bill 1177 clarifies ad valorem tax exemptions for defense and aerospace operations and
• This is a PCB relating to the recreation of the Emergency Preparedness Response Fund.
• It also requires legislative consultation to approve funds for states of emergency that are renewed after
• We believe this is the responsible approach to dealing with the Emergency Preparedness Fund, and I just
• The regular operating process.

Summary: The Transportation Economic Budget Subcommittee met with a quorum and heard four measures. First, the committee considered PCS for HB 1177, which originally addressed ad valorem tax exemptions for defense and aerospace operations and contract procedures for Space Florida. An amendment removed the tax exemption portion for later consideration in the tax package, and the bill then passed favorably after brief discussion about Florida’s competitiveness in the space industry. The committee next took up a conforming budget bill on documentary stamp taxes, which redirects a portion of doc stamp revenue from general revenue to the State Transportation Trust Fund. The sponsor said the change restores a $60 million transportation funding stream with a corresponding general revenue reduction, while maintaining a net zero fiscal impact overall. Members asked about why the funding was being restored and how the money would be used, and the bill passed favorably. Members then heard PCB 26-02, which re-creates the Emergency Preparedness Response Fund and adds restrictions and oversight. The proposal limits the fund to state appropriations for natural emergencies, requires legislative consultation for extended emergencies, keeps revenue in the fund, sends federal reimbursements to general revenue, adds quarterly reporting and inventory/accounting requirements, and sunsets the fund in 2030 unless reenacted. Testimony and debate focused on accountability, disaster response readiness, and concerns about prior uses of the fund; the PCB passed favorably. Finally, the committee considered HB 953, which strengthens oversight of commercial driving schools by authorizing county tax collectors to enforce related statutes and inspections. The sponsor said the bill responds to fraud and misrepresentation in the industry and would help protect driver licensing integrity, especially in South Florida. After supportive testimony from the Miami-Dade Tax Collector’s Office and a lobbyist, the bill passed favorably. The meeting then adjourned.

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• Usually this does mean some kind of emergency room or EMS response. Thanks. Next slide.
• Unfortunately, it only operates in 20 counties, and we have 39.
• In short, the full picture emerges when the systems share the data.
• And they were discharged to emergency shelters, drop in centers that have no beds.
• And it covers our safe operational capacity, which we have identified as 180.

Summary: The Senate Human Services Committee held a work session on child welfare dependency, focusing on implementation of HB 1227 (Keeping Families Together) and SB 6109 (the fentanyl response bill), along with related data and system updates. DCYF first reviewed the dependency process, explaining intake, shelter care, fact-finding, disposition, and review hearings, and emphasized that removal standards are separate from service provision and that children may be in-home or out-of-home at different stages. DCYF said 1227 raised the removal threshold to imminent physical harm and strengthened kin placement, with nearly 60% of children now placed with relatives or suitable others. The department also said 6109 directs courts to give great weight to fentanyl’s lethality and added legal liaisons to support staff in court preparation. DCYF presented data showing that entries into out-of-home care declined after 1227 but rose again after 6109, returning close to pre-1227 levels. The agency also reported a sharp increase in reviewable critical incidents in 2022-2025, especially near-fatalities, which it linked to the opioid and fentanyl crisis, parental stress, and system complexity. DCYF said it has responded with statewide Safe Child Councils, staff consultations, hotspot monitoring, and additional training, and noted that some contracted services authorized under 6109 were not implemented because of fiscal constraints. Senators asked about where children are in the process, who participates in court, the timing of data releases, age breakdowns, and geographic hotspots. Advocates and lived-experience witnesses from LCYC and a family intervention clinic argued that 1227 has not prevented courts from removing children when necessary and said the law appropriately requires the state to show a causal link between home conditions and risk. They said 6109 appropriately highlights fentanyl’s danger, but stressed that the larger issue is lack of prevention and treatment resources, inconsistent county-by-county practice, and insufficient supports such as inpatient beds, family treatment, housing, transportation, and third-party safety plan participants. A parent ally described how early support, peer guidance, and kin placement helped her achieve recovery and stability after losing parental rights in an earlier case. The committee also heard an update on SB 6068 from the Administrative Office of the Courts and K Implementation and Evaluation. The report identified 15 dimensions of relational permanency and child well-being, found that some data already exist while other measures need development, and recommended a phased data collection plan, a restored data-sharing agreement between AOC and DCYF, and a standing cross-agency work group. AOC said its dependency data system lapsed when the prior agreement expired in June 2025 and needs to be rebuilt. The meeting also included a brief update on bridge housing for youth exiting inpatient treatment, with presenters saying two programs are now open, one in King County and one in Spokane, and a short introduction to juvenile rehabilitation capacity updates before the transcript ended.

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• Out their operation and maintenance to Northwest Rural Water, so they take care of all the operation
• A brand-new system starts operating.
• And that is simply just operating revenue divided by operating expense plus depreciation.
• Operating coverage.
• Net operating revenue.

Committee: Joint Water Topics Overview Committee

Keywords: 908, all

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• </c><00:07:02.320><c> House</c> an emergency. Senator Meredith. House an emergency.
• </c> And declaring an emergency. House Bill 459, an act relating to licensed occupations.
• Our initial deficiency was the emergency regs. These were the ordinary regs.
• Senate Bill 66, an act relating to the operation of a motor vehicle.
• Senator from emergency, Senator Storm. Senator from Taylor.<00:58:02.560><c> Mr.

Keywords: 958, all

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• Drug Enforcement and Special Operations.
• Would they be deputized to operate as immigration enforcers?
• for immigration, which state of emergency would take priority?
• Which state of emergency would take precedent?
• Would it be the natural disaster or the current state of emergency?

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• Counties may construct, operate, and maintain ferries and related services and grounds.
• that operate other county ferries that are passenger-only have.
• If you're operating a good coroner's office...
• It operates 365 days a year, making nearly 12,000 trips.
• operating and capital expenses, and this model is not sustainable.

Bills: HB2451 , HB2298 , HB2566 , HB2267 , HB2530 , HB2388 , HB2588 , HB2094

Committee: House Local Government

Keywords: tax increment financing, local government, economic development, municipal finance, public infrastructure, property title protection, land record fraud, county auditors, voluntary program, real estate, procurement, contracting, transparency, financial oversight, urban forestry, environmental policy, tree management, community planning, public facilities district, regional aquatics

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• After experiencing emergencies.
• emergency services.
• they presented to the emergency room.
• Whether the prudent layperson standard, whether the emergency care definition is met.
• And so the care, if it's provided at an emergency level because a layperson believes that it was an emergency

Committee: House Insurance

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• There are, of course, four residential habilitation centers that are operated by DSHS.
• DSHS also operates a type of community placement called state-operated living arrangements.
• That tip represents our state-operated facilities, our residential habilitation centers, and our state-operated
• Yet in this multi-billion-dollar sector, we're operating without these basic input variables.
• Yet in this multi-billion dollar sector, we're operating without these basic input variables.

Summary: The Early Learning and Human Services Committee opened its 2026 session with member and staff introductions, then took up four bills. HB 2185 would expand the Homeless Youth Advisory Committee to include more members with lived experience of homelessness or involvement in public systems, broaden youth representation up to age 25, and allow members who turn 25 to finish their terms. The prime sponsor and testifiers from homeless youth advocacy organizations supported the bill, saying it would improve representation and the quality of advice to the Office of Homeless Youth. The hearing on HB 2185 was then closed. The committee next heard HB 2319, which renames Washington’s residential habilitation centers by removing the word “school” from their titles and updating related statutory references. The sponsor said the change is meant to reflect current services and reduce confusion, and advocates from The Arc of Washington, Disability Rights Washington, and self-advocates supported the bill as a needed terminology update that would better describe the facilities and avoid misleading the public. No opposition was heard. HB 2230 would limit DSHS to one annual routine review in specified subject areas for community residential service providers and require more document-sharing across divisions to reduce duplicate oversight. The sponsor and provider witnesses said the bill is intended to cut redundant audits and site visits so staff can spend more time on client care, while still preserving investigations and required oversight. HB 2200 would direct JLARC to review safety and stability outcomes across developmental disability residential settings and require a public dashboard comparing data such as 911 calls, ER boarding, placement terminations, and staff retention. The sponsor and several witnesses supported greater transparency, while provider representatives raised concerns about raw data being misleading without per-client or percentage-based context and about possible fiscal impacts. The committee did not take final votes on the bills in the transcript and adjourned after public hearings and caucus time were announced.