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WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Appropriations Feb 5th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • I’m director of the King County Developmental Disabilities and Early Childhood Supports Division.
  • disabled and mental health services, The bill would also allow a county and city to jointly impose a
  • disabled and mental health services, The bill would also allow a county and city to jointly impose a
  • disabled and mental health services, A 2.5-cent levy for services for developmentally disabled and mental
  • for veterans, mental health, and developmentally disabled folks, and ensure that when counties adopt
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Finance Jan 29th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 2135 modifies and extends the adaptive housing, retail sales, and use tax preference for disabled
  • It would make various changes to the Veterans Assistance Levy and the levy for developmental disabilities
  • Houseful 2135 modifies and extends the adaptive housing, retail, sales, and use tax preference for disabled
  • It would make various changes to the Veterans Assistance Levy and the levy for developmental disabilities
  • There's pieces in here that speak to those dealing with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Bills: HB1717 , HB2133 , HB2135 , HB2140 , HB2442 , HB2559
Committee: House Finance
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/20/25

Human Services Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • "Kenzie has a severe developmental disability and also type 1 diabetes.
  • However, when you pair that type 1 diabetes diagnosis with a severe developmental disability, Kenzie
  • It addresses a specific interaction: developmental disability and type 1 diabetes.
  • My daughter also has intellectual disabilities. She has physical disabilities, visual impairment.
  • service providers, providing services through the four disability waivers and supporting people in a
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/19/2026 - House Health & Human Services

Health & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • If we're trying to not be punitive and we're trying to help and support the nursing community, and if
  • And Ms.
  • we ask and we ask, and then they finally respond, and we want to give them that chance.
  • McCormies: We ask and we ask and then they finally respond, and we want to give them that chance.
  • And Ms.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/25/25

Human Services Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
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Bills: HF2196 , HF2586 , HF2187 , HF2037
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • It relates to the provision of information regarding a local intellectual and developmental disability
  • local intellectual and developmental disability authority at the first Admission, Review, and Dismissal
  • an intellectual or developmental disability.
  • words "autism spectrum disorder" and "intellectual disability."
  • LIDAs are the front door to publicly funded services for Texans with intellectual and developmental disabilities
Bills: HB1022 , HB2856 , HB3114 , HJR5 , HB6 , HB120 , HB210 , HB1458 , HB1188 , HB3126
Committee: Senate Education
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • This could cause forum shopping between state and federal court and lead to students with disabilities
  • I am a teacher and a parent of a student with a disability, and I'm opposed to HB 6.
  • classrooms, and this can lead to behavioral issues that stem from their disabilities.
  • Yes, also, disabled kids will get caught up in this and have an unfair or bad outcome.
  • I'm with Disability Rights Texas, and I'm respectfully testifying against the bill.
Bills: HB1022 , HB2856 , HB3114 , HJR5 , HB6 , HB120 , HB210 , HB1458 , HB1188 , HB3126
Committee: Senate Education
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Higher Education Apr 15th, 2025

Higher Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • By developing targeted prevention and treatment strategies. and by launching coordinated awareness and
  • I represent myself and TFVC and we are against HB 1787.
  • , and that allow us to really do a lot of research on microgrids and grids and understand what some of
  • I had applied and enrolled and undertook.
  • And we'll be calling up a panel, Dr. Karine Phaeton and and Kevin Kruiser. Thank you for watching.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

PBS Public Hearing - Fri Jan 30, 2026 @ 11:00 AM HST

Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • The deaf and hard of hearing and the deaf-blind community, and other people with communication disabilities
  • </c> Hawaii State Council on Developmental Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities.
  • of the Disability and Communication Access Board. >> Good morning.
  • Yes, we stand by our testimony that we've provided, and the Disability and Communication Access Board
  • ><c> access</c> and the disability communication access and the disability communication access board
Bills: HB1751 , HB1752 , HB1531 , HB1577
Committee: House Public Safety
Summary: The Committee on Public Safety held its first hearing and began with House Bill 1531, which would require the governor or county mayor to provide an ASL interpreter during official emergency announcements broadcast on television or the internet, ensure the interpreter is visible, and require news outlets to show the interpreter in a picture-in-picture window. Testimony was strongly supportive from disability advocates, who said live captions can be inaccurate and that ASL access is critical during emergencies, but broadcasters raised practical concerns that the bill as drafted could require extra camera crews and reduce coverage. Members discussed possible alternatives such as government-provided pool feeds and interpreter placement, and the chair recommended deferring decision-making on the bill to the following Wednesday to allow time for amendment language. The committee then heard House Bill 1751, which would expand the Hawaii National Guard State Tuition Assistance Program to include graduate degrees at the University of Hawaii for qualified enlisted personnel. The Hawaii Army National Guard, the Department of Defense, and University of Hawaii representatives supported the measure as a recruiting, retention, and professionalization tool. A member asked about funding, and the response was that the program is funded through a state appropriation currently set at $250,000 and was described as sufficient at present. The bill drew no opposition in the hearing. Next, House Bill 1752 was taken up. This measure would remove the Adjutant General as a nonvoting ex officio member of the HAIMA advisory committee and add the HAIMA administrator as a nonvoting ex officio member of the MSAC. The Department of Defense and Department of Health supported the bill, with the Department of Health asking that it be aligned with other EMS modernization provisions in the governor’s package so the related measures remain consistent. No objections were raised. The committee also heard House Bill 1577 on 911 services, which would require the 911 Board to establish a statewide emergency safety profile system for residents to voluntarily store emergency-relevant personal information. The Department of Health, disability advocates, the 911 Board, and others supported the concept, saying it could improve emergency response for people with disabilities, kūpuna, families, and others with functional needs. Testimony also raised concerns about funding, system integration, confidentiality, advanced directives, and liability protections if information does not reach responders in time. Members discussed statewide coordination and existing county systems, and the hearing continued with those issues unresolved.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/24/2026 - Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Transcript Highlights:
  • it, they're going to press a button if they can instead and disable our stuff.
  • Sam is intimate with the AZDDD community and formed a nonprofit delegation for Developmental Disability
  • do to help people with developmental disabilities.
  • assistive technology can help people with developmental disabilities.
  • We're a nonprofit that advocates for people with developmental disabilities.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Health Care & Wellness Jan 21st, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Health Care & Wellness

Transcript Highlights:
  • Stephanie Kramer, when you're ready, can you turn your microphone and camera on and proceed and state
  • And then we'll do the two panels after that, so we'll have Marissa and Andrea on deck, and then we'll
  • do Premier and Regents after Marissa and Andrea go.
  • I was diagnosed with MS at 21, and I've been disabled for half of my life.
  • Let's go ahead and bring up the roll call sheet, please, and staff go ahead and call the roll.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Feb 18th, 2026

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • expenditure projections for the intellectual and developmental disabilities comprehensive managed care
  • That program, and this bill, is about supporting Florida's developmentally disabled as they seek inclusion
  • It allows eligible developmentally disabled individuals to opt into the program and, importantly, requires
  • That program and this bill is about supporting Florida's developmentally disabled as they seek inclusion
  • disabled, and lost benefits.
Bills: S2500 , S2502 , S2504 , S7028 , S2506 , S2508 , S2510 , S2512 , S2514 , S2516 , S2518 , S0482 , S0678 , S0984 , S1016 , S1074 , S1706 , S7030
Summary: The committee heard presentations on the Senate’s proposed 2026-2027 budget, SPB 2500, with chairs outlining major spending in K-12 education, higher education, health and human services, criminal and civil justice, transportation/tourism/economic development, and agriculture/environment/general government. Highlights included a $115 billion overall budget, pay raises for state employees and public safety workers, major K-12 funding increases and enrollment supplements, higher education workforce and nursing investments, expanded Medicaid/KidCare and behavioral health funding, corrections and law enforcement operational funding, transportation and housing investments, and significant environmental and water quality spending. Members asked about civic education funding, declining enrollment, professor retention, APD waiver waitlists, cultural grant allocations, and other line items. Public testimony also addressed HIV/AIDS drug assistance funding and prison air conditioning. SPB 2500 was adopted as a committee bill after amendment consideration and a roll call vote. The committee then took up implementing and related budget bills, including SPB 2502 (implementing the General Appropriations Act), SPB 2504 (state employee bargaining placeholder), SB 7028 (Florida Retirement System contribution rates and related retirement changes), SPB 2506 (fuel tax distributions), SPB 2508 (state agency law enforcement radio system surcharge), SPB 2510 (termination of an unused court trust fund), SPB 2512 (new judgeships), SPB 2514 (K-12 conforming changes), SPB 2516 (higher education conforming changes), and SPB 2518 (health conforming changes). Most were explained as technical or conforming measures tied to the budget, and all were reported favorably as committee bills, with SB 7028 amended to direct a portion of increased contributions to disability and line-of-duty death benefits in the FRS investment plan. The committee also heard and passed several member bills, including CS for SB 1074 on rounding rules for cash transactions in a world without pennies, CS for SB 678 restoring the alcohol loss deduction framework for distributors, and SB 964 on firefighter cancer benefits and prevention. SB 964 drew the most discussion, with questions about the one-year death-benefit window, the separate $25,000 cancer diagnosis payment, and whether the bill could create gaps in coverage for firefighters diagnosed or dying just outside the new time limits. Firefighter representatives testified in support, saying the bill would provide clearer protections for members and families. All of these measures were reported favorably.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/13/25

Human Services Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
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  • with developmental disabilities.
  • permanent physical disabilities and brain injuries.
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Bills: HF1662 , HF2115 , HF2159 , HF1095 , HF2160
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Ways & Means Mar 31st, 2025

Ways & Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • that population is our adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, known as IDD adults.
  • with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
  • Some of our most vulnerable Texans are adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities residing
  • Populations of retired or disabled service members are growing, and this bill helps address this inequity
  • The 100% Disabled Veterans and spouse exemption accounts for 79% of all exemption losses of the ad valorem
Committee: House Ways & Means
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Health and Human Services 2ND REVISED Feb 16th, 2026 at 02:00 pm

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • And so this is really a step in the direction of preventive health and making Ensuring that if parents
  • And some of those and the rate the incidence of type one diabetes right now in children is low enough
  • It offers free screenings for type one diabetes and celiac disease to children aged 1 through 17 and
  • Also, you know, we got a lot of feedback from this, and we made Changes and amendments which I think
  • and treatment.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Health and Human Services 2ND REVISED Feb 16th, 2026

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • And so I yield for questions, and I move to pass.
  • This allows pediatric neurologists, developmental pediatricians, and licensed physicians trained in ASD
  • The bill is narrowly written so that it applies to the intellectually disabled population and children
  • This is because the bill was requested by a provider that treats the disabled population and kids.
  • and developmental disabilities because we are really lagging behind to treat those people because they're
Summary: The Senate Health and Human Services Committee heard and advanced a series of health-related bills. Senate Bill 1503 would allow a digital abortion-related service provider to participate in the Choosing Childbirth grant program without requiring a brick-and-mortar Oklahoma presence; it passed 10-2. Senate Bill 1553, dealing with appeals reviewed by psychologists, passed unanimously. Senate Bill 1427, as amended, would add antibody screening for type 1 diabetes with parental consent and Medicaid reimbursement for the Medicaid population; it passed 9-3. Senate Bill 1642, allowing physicians to prescribe opioids in divided quantities during the initial seven-day period, passed unanimously. Senate Bill 1421, requiring non-physical intervention training for direct-care staff and volunteers in certain mental health facilities, also passed unanimously. The committee also approved several behavioral health and rural care measures. Senate Bill 1837 would ask the Oklahoma Health Care Authority to seek a federal exemption so rural providers of home- and community-based services can also provide case management and person-centered planning; it passed 12-0. Senate Bill 1566, aimed at expanding access to autism diagnosis and ABA therapy by broadening who may diagnose ASD and allowing telemedical supervision of behavioral techs, passed 9-3 with title off due to fiscal concerns. Senate Bill 1567, a cleanup bill for APRN prescriptive authority and medical board fee language, passed 9-3. Senate Bill 1794 would create a statewide behavioral health vacancy registry to help place people in crisis more quickly; it passed 11-1 with title off after fiscal concerns were raised. Later, the committee approved Senate Bill 1484, requiring medical examiner investigations of SIDS and sudden unexpected infant deaths to include review of immunization and medical records and adding parental notification/consent provisions unless a crime is suspected; it passed 12-0. Senate Bill 1557, transferring ABA therapist licensing duties from DHS to a licensing board, passed after an amendment shifting the board involved. Senate Bill 1564, requiring a standardized billing code and reimbursement rate for certain dental surgeries under general anesthesia, passed 11-1 with title off because of a $1.9 million fiscal note. Finally, Senate Bill 1591, as amended, would cap THC in medical marijuana edibles at 10 mg per edible and 100 mg per package to reduce child poisonings; it passed 10-2. Several bills were amended during discussion, and multiple members noted fiscal concerns, parental consent, and access-to-care issues throughout the meeting.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Health and Human Services REVISED Feb 9th, 2026 at 02:00 pm

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • And so, what efforts have the executive branch and others made in order to try and ensure that currently
  • And I really do appreciate your help and understanding.
  • And so with That DHS has asked for this change. And I moved to pass and yield for questions.
  • The purpose of this is to aid family partners and improve outcomes for foster children and parents and
  • This bill revises the statutory definition of intellectual disability to ensure consistency with federal
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Health and Human Services REVISED Feb 9th, 2026

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • to do with pharmacies and hospitals. ...on how to improve things in hospitals and stroke care and things
  • And so what efforts have the executive branch and others made in order to try and ensure that currently
  • And I really do appreciate your help and understanding.
  • And so with that, DHS has asked for this change, and I move due pass and yield for questions.
  • This bill revises the statutory definition of intellectual disability to ensure consistency with federal
Summary: The Health and Human Services committee met and advanced a series of Senate bills, beginning with SB 1423, which repeals the Hospital Advisory Council because of repeated quorum and appointment problems; members discussed whether the council could instead be restructured, but the bill passed 9-1. SB 1426 changed vulnerable adult abuse reporting so only substantiated findings are reported, and SB 1502 repealed the Long-Term Care Advisory Council after it completed its original task; both passed unanimously. The committee also approved SB 1377 to provide duffel bags for children entering foster care and SB 1983 to support resource family partners and improve foster care/adoption outcomes, both by unanimous votes. Members then passed SB 1466, which extends the sunset on the advisory committee on midwifery after adopting an amendment changing the extension date; SB 1645, which sets rules and best practices for OHCA audits of medical providers; SB 1647, which allows up to $1 million from the County Community Safety Investment Fund to support evidence-based pretrial diversion programs through the Indigent Defense System; and SB 1847, which lets certain Advantage Waiver Medicaid recipients with cognitive impairment remain in assisted living and age in place. The committee also approved SB 1565, establishing the framework for Oklahoma to receive federal Transforming Maternal Health Model grant funds, after adding a reporting amendment requiring a final report to state leaders. Additional bills passed included SB 1562, described as an anti-poaching measure for hospice patients that holds hospices responsible for contractor conduct; SB 1329, requiring postpartum mental health screening during Medicaid-covered visits within a year after birth; SB 1383, a technical cleanup to the diabetes self-management education program; SB 1833, directing DHS to apply for a SNAP waiver to restrict certain purchases such as candy and soft drinks; and SB 1555, updating the statutory definition of intellectual disability to align with federal and Social Security standards. The final measure, SB 1344, created an insulin access and affordability program at the State Department of Health to expand low-cost insulin access and competition; it drew discussion about funding, pricing, and the nonprofit partner involved, and passed 9-2. The committee adjourned after the chair noted more double-assigned bills would be heard the following week.
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:
  • into, and that's... ...language from the current administration, and that's going into, and that's proposed
  • and that works for the homeless shelters and for the citizens.
  • Or does this board look at and call forth and get data and questions from a local representative that's
  • The one next door to the east has 14,000 and change. And south of that is 5,000 and change.
  • Here's the things that you need to be sure and ask and have plans for, and one of those being emergency