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• And again, it is a need, not a want. treatment facility and um very much in treatment facility and um
• </c> treatment capabilities. treatment capabilities.
• The only program we're aware of is the MPCA CAP grant program, or capital assistance program.
• The only program we're aware of is the MPCA CAP grant program, or capital assistance program. infrastructure
• CAP grant program or capital assistance CAP grant program or capital assistance program.<00:45:01.119

Bills: HF4680, HF4047, HF4590, HF3757, HF3569, HF4507, HF4426, HF4927, HF4788, HF4757, HF4747, HF3561, HF4014, HF4013, HF4689, HF4766, HF4589

Keywords: wastewater treatment, improvements, capital investment, Greenfield, bonds, water treatment, infrastructure, municipal funding, state bonds, public utilities, HF4590, Tamarack, municipal infrastructure, bonding bill, general obligation bonds, Public Facilities Authority, sewer system, collection system, street reconstruction, local infrastructure

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• Allowed to do immediate treatment to protect that person without having an intake screening with the
• We don't want to delay treatment. Senator Rosino for a follow-up. Thank you.
• I believe my understanding is that emergency treatment is allowable no matter what, but I would never
• want to delay treatment, and I think your.
• Currently, there are 5 certified human trafficking programs. 3 are urban, 2 are rural.

Bills: SB1195, SB1245, SB1379, SB1420, SB1473, SB1534, SB1743, SB1769, SB1945

Keywords: nuisance, racing facility, racetrack, qualified defense, local property rights, noise regulation, legal claims, felony offenses, criminal justice reform, drug offenses, DUI penalties, residential treatment, human trafficking, victims, prevention, support services, Attorney General, pilot program, grant funding, public comment

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• We don't want to delay treatment. Senator Osino for a follow-up. Thank you.
• that this is not any kind of burden in that treatment.
• A burden in that treatment.
• These programs are currently already serving hundreds of victims annually.
• Certified human trafficking programs, three are urban, two are rural.

Bills: SB1195, SB1245, SB1379, SB1420, SB1473, SB1534, SB1743, SB1769, SB1945

Keywords: nuisance, racing facility, racetrack, qualified defense, local property rights, noise regulation, legal claims, felony offenses, criminal justice reform, drug offenses, DUI penalties, residential treatment, human trafficking, victims, prevention, support services, Attorney General, pilot program, grant funding, public comment

Summary: The Senate Judiciary Committee met and advanced a series of bills covering charitable organizations, mental health guardianship, human trafficking funding, CareerTech legal counsel, short-term rentals, racetrack protections, DUI penalties, public comment procedures, and eminent domain rights. SB 1534 clarified charity registration and fundraising rules and passed 7-0. SB 1473, the Courtney Smith Act, was amended to require a guardian’s presence at a ward’s intake assessment at an inpatient mental health center, but members raised concerns that the language could delay treatment; the sponsor agreed to keep working on it, and the bill advanced 6-2. SB 1379 would create a two-year AG pilot program to directly fund certified human trafficking agencies; despite budget concerns and questions about the $10 million cost, it advanced 8-0. SB 1743 would let CareerTech hire outside counsel with education-law experience and passed 7-1. The committee also approved SB 1769, which would allow short-term rental owners or their designated managers to require identification from renters and cancel bookings for discrepancies without penalty; members questioned discrimination concerns and platform penalties, but the bill advanced 8-0. SB 1195, protecting racetracks that were established before nearby development, passed 8-0. SB 1245, removing the 10-year look-back for repeat DUI-related offenses, advanced 5-3 after questions about lifetime felony exposure for a second offense. SB 1420, requiring public comment periods to occur before a public body votes or transacts business when public comment is offered, advanced 5-3 after discussion about whether public comment should be mandatory. Finally, SB 1945, as amended, would require agencies seeking eminent domain to provide the landowner’s bill of rights at the first offer, give the owner the appraisal or damage assessment used, remove a transfer-to-another-agency provision that could bypass the owner’s right of first refusal, and require the Attorney General to update the landowners’ bill of rights every two years. It advanced 6-2 after questions about impacts on transportation and other agencies. The committee then adjourned after noting possible future meetings, including a statutory review of child support standards.

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• We have four program sites. We have 20 community group homes.
• For day treatment programs, on an average weekly basis, we had 867 people waiting for service.
• Petitioning for involuntary treatment was necessary.
• Petitioning for involuntary treatment was necessary, but it was also traumatic.
• Court-ordered treatment is medical care, not punishment.

Bills: SB1001, SB1011, SB1016, SB1052, SB1072, SB1100, SB1112, SB1113, SB1116, SB1118, SB1120, SB1121, SB1122, SB1123, SB1124, SB1125

Keywords: appropriation, economic security, blind individuals, older adults, state funding, medical examiners, sudden infant death, autopsy protocols, forensic pathology, public health, religious exemption, employment practices, COVID-19 vaccination, accommodation, discrimination, assisted living, health care, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, physician orders, informed consent

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• We reached out to law enforcement and APS, but again, his rights allowed him to refuse treatment.
• emotional distress. ...and mental deterioration or if the person cannot recognize the benefits of treatment
• The Excellence Program is an initiative by the Texas Judicial Council to identify, support, and highlight
• I think it's a great program and I'm glad to see it's going to be expanding.
• We have 30 that are on the waitlist and seven that are actively going through the program right now.

Bills: SJR27, SB53, SB311, SB1164, SB2807, SB1574, SB 53

Keywords: judicial conduct, state commission, judicial misconduct, commission membership, constitutional amendment, mental health, court proceedings, notice requirements, legal filings, electronic documents, Texas Supreme Court, writ power, mandamus, quo warranto, certiorari, procedendo, extraordinary writs, Government Code Section 22.002, separation of powers, judicial authority

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• </c> 94% of participants in a PACE program 94% of participants in a PACE program would<00:09:14.480><
• <c> seniors</c> experience it is a program our seniors experience it is a program our seniors and<00:
• We introduced the PACE program, and they may have been very successful with the program because the program
• I've been the program the P program<00:13:00.839><c> since</c><00:13:01.199><c> July</c><00:13:02.519
• </c> The amendment does apply to the state-operated treatment program, which has its own set of rules

Bills: HF1937, HF2407, HF1678, HF1477, HF2040, HF1840, HF257

Keywords: PACE, elderly, Medicaid, health services, long-term care, community-based services, support person, healthcare, patient rights, assisted living, community support, caregiver respite, financial eligibility, Minnesota Statutes, HF1477, residential program licensing, community residential setting, small group home, licensed capacity six or fewer, rental licensing

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• It provides relative to opioid treatment programs, to repeal the facility need review requirements for
• opioid treatment programs, and to provide for related matters.
• For opioid treatment programs and to provide for related matters. Mr. Chairman, on your bill.
• What about wound care treatment? Y'all did wound care treatment?
• What about wound care treatment? Y'all did wound care treatment?

Bills: HB946, HB1093, SB26, SB29, SB30, SB195, SB219, SB222, SB255, SB314, SCR2, SCR22

Keywords: healthcare transparency, hospital pricing, consumer protection, collection actions, fines, naturopathic medicine, Louisiana Board of Naturopathic Medicine, licensing, healthcare, prescriptive authority, natural therapies, opioid treatment, regulation, addiction recovery, state law, SB 29, Act 732, coroner, autopsy, child death

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• Um, I guess currently they have to the inmate has to complete some kind of treatment program in order
• Um, I guess currently they have to the inmate has to complete some kind of treatment program in order
• Um, I guess currently they have to the inmate has to complete some kind of treatment program in order
• Um, I guess currently they have to the inmate has to complete some kind of treatment program in order
• Um, I guess currently they have to the inmate has to complete some kind of treatment program in order

Bills: HB2264, HB2336, HB2298, HB1518

Keywords: protective orders, military, law enforcement, judicial coordination, victim safety, community safety, federal military installations, disaster response, emergency services, state funding, transportation department, public safety, Hawaii, education, high school diploma, veterans, wartime practices, armed services, HB1518, Hawaii SNAP

Summary: The committee opened by announcing that it would hear testimony but would not take decisions on the day’s bills, with action deferred to a later decision-making agenda. The first measure, HB 2264, would require notification to military security forces when a protective order is issued involving a military-affiliated person. Support came from the U.S. Defense State Liaison Office, the Hawaii National Guard, and DBEDT’s Military Affairs office, all emphasizing better coordination and faster notice to help protect victims and support command oversight. Family Court Judge Jesse Hall supported the intent but asked for deferral, explaining that a prior fax-and-email notification system had broken down and that the military had not re-engaged with the court. The Hawaii State Coalition Against Domestic Violence supported the bill but recommended narrowing it so it applies only when the respondent is actually marked as military-connected and delaying the effective date to January 1, 2027 to allow implementation. In questions, members discussed the current breakdown in communication, the number of military-marked TROs statewide, and whether the bill would be necessary if the old system were restored; the military witness said she would try to reestablish contact with the court. The committee then took up HB 2336, which would authorize the Department of Transportation to enter into agreements with the U.S. Department of Defense for services at federal military installations and charge an administrative fee. DOT and the Military Affairs office supported the measure, describing it as a way to speed projects, combine state and federal resources, and strengthen infrastructure that also supports disaster response and the economy. Members questioned why the bill was needed if similar arrangements had existed before, and whether Title 23 federal highway funds could be used; DOT responded that the bill would help expedite projects and supplement, not supplant, federal funding, while each project would still require review of the appropriate funding source. The committee also heard HB 2298, which would allow the Department of Education to award high school diplomas to qualified people whose schooling was interrupted by military service or wartime practices during World War II, the Korean War, or the Vietnam War. The U.S. Defense State Liaison Office, the Hawaii Office of Veterans Affairs, and DOE supported the bill, and DOE said implementation would have only a minimal printing cost. Finally, the committee heard HB 1518, which would require DHS, upon obtaining a federal waiver, to create a pre-release SNAP application process for inmates nearing release by January 1, 2028. DHS said it was already working on a pilot and stood on its testimony; the County of Hawaii, the Correctional System Oversight Commission, the ACLU of Hawaii, and the Hawaii Public Health Institute supported the measure, arguing it would improve reentry outcomes and would not cost the state additional money. No votes or final committee actions were taken on any of the bills during this meeting.

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• I have been conflicted on this because studies generally lead to pilot programs, and pilot programs lead
• Legislative counsel can only call it a pilot program or a study.
• Ledge Council can only call it a pilot program or a study.
• programs or a veterans court.
• And with that, we can ensure that more veterans get access to diversion and treatment programs and access

Bills: HB2226, HB2406, HB2663, HB2695, HB2805, HB2976

Keywords: veteran status, veterans court, treatment court, diversion program, initial appearance, arrestee processing, criminal procedure, DD-214, Department of Veterans' Services, prosecuting agency, court notification, military service, armed forces, veterans benefits, reentry, mental health court, drug court, specialty court, Arizona criminal law, pretrial hearing

Bills: SB 128, SB 640, SB 672, SB 904, SB 1141, SB 1263, SB 1525, SB 1528, SB 2041, SB 2306, SB 2308, SB 2357, SB 2446, SB 2695, SB 2857, SB 2891, SB 2583

Keywords: hospital reporting, child abuse, neglect, administrative penalty, medical ethics, child protection, hearing instruments, licensing, continuing education, patient protection, medical evaluations, parent-child relationship, Department of Family and Protective Services, adversary hearing, protected rights, legal custody, prescription drugs, prior authorization, neurodegenerative diseases, health benefits

Bills: SB 128, SB 640, SB 672, SB 904, SB 1141, SB 1263, SB 1525, SB 1528, SB 2041, SB 2306, SB 2308, SB 2357, SB 2446, SB 2695, SB 2857, SB 2891, SB 2583

Keywords: hospital reporting, child abuse, neglect, administrative penalty, medical ethics, child protection, hearing instruments, licensing, continuing education, patient protection, medical evaluations, parent-child relationship, Department of Family and Protective Services, adversary hearing, protected rights, legal custody, prescription drugs, prior authorization, neurodegenerative diseases, health benefits

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• This current program is already Going on, we're just making it so that if you have a DUI with a GBI,
• you no longer qualify for the program.
• They haven't increased since 1994, and the extra money goes right back into the program.
• Eligible to participate in the domestic violence treatment program authorized by the drug court program
• The Attorney General's office has a separate program that's more appropriate for these individuals.

Bills: SB137, SB1216, SB1226, SB1238, SB1255, SB1256, SB1258, SB1325, SB1460, SB1543, SB1730, SB1733, SB1921

Keywords: electronic monitoring, Department of Corrections, criminal justice, rehabilitation, public safety, SB 1216, drug court, drug courts, Oklahoma drug court, eligibility, substance abuse treatment, addiction, diversion program, criminal justice reform, probation violation, revocation, intermediate revocation facility, plea agreement, speedy trial waiver, preliminary hearing waiver

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• We're here to talk about the program and the bill that you just presented.
• In addition, behavior treatment plan concerns were a common challenge.
• We cannot continue to normalize exploitation in the name of treatment.
• Are providers that work a lot with the American Indian plan or program?
• So the question we're asking is: does that program reflect that purpose?

Bills: SB1051, SB1114, SB1115, SB1122, SB1132, SB1162, SB1169, SB1171, SB1172, SB1173, SB1174, SB1175, SB1179, SB1188, SB1233, SB1236, SB1242, SB1316, SB1368

Keywords: SB1051, Arizona hospitals, immigration status, patient intake, admission forms, registration forms, health care reporting, uncompensated care, emergency department, lawfully present, undocumented immigrants, noncitizen patients, hospital funding, Arizona Department of Health Services, ADHS, border security, health care institutions, patient privacy, medical access, immigration policy

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• Both of those deal with rural health care transformation program.
• Both of those deal with rural health care transformation program.
• Both of those deal with rural health care transformation program.
• </c> care transformation program. care transformation program.
• </c> as you know the feds have a a program as you know the feds have a a program that<00:10:51.960><c

Bills: HB224, HB591, HB609, HB614, HB224, HB591, HB609, HB614

Keywords: HB224, Alabama, obstructing governmental operations, first responder, emergency responder, police, firefighter, EMT, paramedic, public safety, harassment, interference with emergency personnel, crime, Class A misdemeanor, law enforcement, emergency scene, scene control, 100 feet, stay back order, public safety and homeland security

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• programs, Native Americans, students, and parents of children under 14.
• What this bill is asking is to make that mandatory, and that program, a mandatory employment program,
• and implementation of the program.
• I stood here before you three years ago to start this program.
• There were no clinically significant treatments. There was no clinically significant treatment.

Bills: SB1017, SB1149, SB1162, SB1192, SB1249, SB1253, SB1331, SB1333, SB1334

Keywords: informed consent, surgical procedures, healthcare professionals, patient rights, regulatory compliance, child welfare, dependency hearings, foster care, court procedures, parental rights, healthcare compliance, behavioral health technicians, licensing, monitoring, administrative burdens, basic first aid, good samaritan, medical licensing exemption, Arizona medical board, A.R.S. 32-1421

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• So would that include preschool programs, daycares as well?
• First, it requires that any complaint involving medical judgment, things like diagnosis, treatment, prescribing
• Treatment, prescribing, or standard of care be reviewed by a panel of practicing physicians before it
• Basically, what it does, it requires a complaint involving clinical decision-making, making diagnoses, treatments
• As drafted, this bill applies when the allegations involve clinical decision-making, diagnosis, treatment

Bills: HB689, HB742, HB926, HB946, HB948, HB1028, HB1095, HB1114, HB1121, HB1155, HB1185, HB1217, HB1220, HB1227, HCR76

Keywords: public assistance, child welfare, benefit adjustment, DCFS, LDH, fraud detection, household reporting, Medicaid, immunization, healthcare eligibility, Family Independence Temporary Assistance Program, health policy, vaccination requirements, vaccination status, vaccine mandate, medical freedom, medical autonomy, public buildings, public access, government services

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• She is required to... seek substance abuse treatment.
• ask that our abusers be subjected to taking anger management classes and a batterer's intervention program
• Is he going to be ordered to attend a batterer's intervention program and an anger management class?
• There's a program established under the IC MacGyver program that lends money to providers, the Justice
• Department, so that this five-year program gives child insurance and child benefit, not only to the

Bills: HB809, HB 1193, HB1916, HB2558, HB1973, HB2350, HB2399, HB2340, HB 116, HB330, HB2496, HB116

Keywords: digitized signature, waiver of citation, marriage dissolution, electronic notarization, family law, HB 1193, informal marriage, common-law marriage, declaration of informal marriage, confidentiality, privacy, county clerk, vital statistics unit, Family Code, Health and Safety Code, marriage records, public records, personally identifying information, PII, legal representative

Bills: HB 101, HB1819, HB1875, HB1965, HB2193, HB2914, HB3248, HB3354, HB3531, HB101

Keywords: Texas State Guard, task force, professionalization, state missions, critical infrastructure, veterans, veterans' affairs, mental health, community mental health, behavioral health, grant program, matching grant, non-state match, community services, family support, county population, Health and Human Services Commission, HHSC, public safety, homeland security

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• They have the Humane Society, veterans programs, lots of school groups, programs for the homeless—the
• They have the Humane Society, veterans programs, lots of school groups, programs for the homeless—the
• They have the Humane Society, veterans programs, lots of school groups, programs for the homeless—the
• They have the Humane Society, veterans programs, lots of school groups, programs for the homeless—the
• They have the Humane Society, veterans programs, lots of school groups, programs for the homeless—the

Bills: HF169, HF195, HF194, HF1756, HF2133

Keywords: HF169, Minnesota insurance, health plan, summary of benefits and coverage, SBC, patient assistance program, deductible, health insurer, consumer disclosure, out-of-pocket costs, medical assistance funds, copay assistance, health coverage transparency, chapter 62Q, enrollee, HF195, Fairmont, street reconstruction, bonding bill, capital investment

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• signed by the building plans creator that waives confidentiality and allows use of the plan in the program
• with the same scale and eligibility standards and include square footage limits to ensure that the program
• I approached Kenmore last year about creating a pre-approved plan program here, but in the city of 25,000
• And then it also applies the changes to the statute to the tax deferral program to any program or project
• And then it also applies the changes to the statute to the tax deferral program to any program or project

Bills: SB6001, SB6015, SB6054, SB5470, SB5884, SB6018, SB6027, SB6028

Keywords: building code, scissor stairs, safety regulations, construction standards, statebuilding regulations, residential building, construction permits, housing development, planning efficiency, state regulations, wildfire, home hardening, fire-resistant materials, fire-hardened building materials, common interest communities, homeowners association, HOA, condominium, condo association, wildland urban interface

Summary: The committee heard public hearings on several housing-related bills. On SB 6054, Senator Hunt’s wildfire home-hardening bill, staff explained it would bar CIC governing documents from prohibiting fire-hardened materials that meet safety standards, while still allowing reasonable aesthetic rules. Hunt said the bill would help homeowners in wildfire-prone areas avoid requirements like shake roofs or bans on metal roofs. Testifiers generally supported the goal but two community association representatives objected to the bill’s 10% cost cap, saying it could limit community-specific design standards and that associations should be able to offer approved material options instead. The committee then heard SB 601 on scissor stairs in the building code. Staff said it would require the State Building Code Council to convene a technical advisory group to recommend code amendments allowing scissor stairs in buildings with more than two dwelling units. The chair described the bill as a housing-supply and design-efficiency measure. Testimony from housing advocates, architects, and industry representatives supported the bill, saying scissor stairs can improve floor plan efficiency, allow more units and better light and ventilation, and support taller or smaller-footprint buildings. No vote was taken. The committee also heard SB 6015 on permit-ready residential plans. Staff said the bill would direct L&I to create a process for soliciting and publishing approved plans for factory-built housing and require local governments to accept them on qualifying lots, with Commerce developing model ordinances. Supporters said the bill would reduce duplication, speed permitting, and help modular and factory-built housing scale; some asked that site-built plans also be included. L&I and counties said they support the concept but raised concerns about clarity, local design standards, and a statewide mandate to adopt model ordinances. The committee also heard SB 5470 on detached ADUs outside UGAs, with supporters saying it would expand rural housing options and opponents from Futurewise urging tighter density, lot-size, and metering safeguards. Finally, SB 5729 on permit streamlining drew support from builders and business groups but opposition from counties and Futurewise, who argued the bill’s completeness and review-cycle limits could create more denials, reduce communication, and conflict with recent permitting reforms. The meeting ended with staff beginning executive-session briefings on additional bills, starting with SB 5884 and a proposed substitute.