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• Help us to go direct their thoughts.
• </c> to the to the parent who has taken care to the to the parent who has taken care of<01:03:48.799>
• </c> is going to be similar to our direct is going to be similar to our direct ship<01:09:36.000><c>
• . direct. direct.
• </c> outpatient care as a crisis occurs. outpatient care as a crisis occurs.

Keywords: MS House Floor - 10 February, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

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• </c><00:19:32.640><c> So</c> directive from the 2020 election. So directive from the 2020 election.
• ,</c> healthc care, healthc care, education, law<01:37:41.920><c> enforcement,</c> law enforcement, law
• I going in the in the proper direction.
• </c> family or an authorized residential care family or an authorized residential care employee<02:04
• ,</c> economic, health, healthc care, economic, health, healthc care, cultural,<03:49:30.000><c> and<

Keywords: 916, all

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• We'll be looking at the veterans home and other Direct Care Providers, the New Hampshire Hospital, Glen
• </c> good from from that side it's taken care good from from that side it's taken care in<00:26:26.960
• care so Nursing Care support uh in home care so Nursing Care in<00:27:44.559><c> somebody's</c><00:27
• to home and community-based care.
• organizations would then need to take care of issues like discharge planning, transitional care, other

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Division of Long-Term Supports and Services presented its budget and program overview as part of the Department of Health and Human Services operating budget review. Leadership described the division’s three bureaus—Aging and Adult Services, Developmental Services, and Family-Centered Services—and explained that the division provides guidance, technical assistance, quality monitoring, and contracted provider oversight across the lifespan. Members also discussed staffing, with reported vacancy rates of 4% in Aging and Adult Services, 15% in Developmental Services, and 6% in Family-Centered Services; the division said the higher BDS vacancy rate is partly due to the small number of authorized positions. The governor’s budget had left eight positions unfunded in the division, including three in Aging and Adult Services and five in BDS. A major topic was the division’s roadmap initiatives, especially building a system of care for healthy aging and strengthening developmental disabilities systems through a new reimbursement rate structure. The division said it contracted with an actuary to study DD service costs and found rates had not been reviewed since 2017 and were significantly below actual costs and other states’ rates, contributing to provider shortages even when services are authorized. Members asked about the impact on service delivery and whether rates would need to rise overall; the division said its strategy is to focus on lower-cost services that help people remain in the community. The division also reported waiver enrollment figures, including about 4,161 people on the Choices for Independence waiver, 3,688 average nursing facility residents, 5,061 people on the DD waiver, 228 on the acquired brain disorder waiver, and 488 children on the in-home support waiver, while noting there is no funding waitlist but provider availability remains a constraint. The division highlighted IT modernization as a major accomplishment, especially moving Adult Protective Services and Developmental Services into the New Heights system. Officials said these changes improve case-note access, data retrieval, service authorization tracking, and transparency for providers, and they asked for future oversight discussion focused on IT leverage. Members noted that New Heights maintenance is budgeted in the Office of the Commissioner under class 27 and suggested better transparency on system costs and benefits. The division also reported that it closed out a long-running CMS corrective action plan for BDS on July 1, 2023, and said it is now focused on strengthening the system rather than compliance alone. Other discussion covered the Aging and Adult Services bureau’s name change from Elderly and Adult Services to Adult and Aging Services, intended to avoid negative connotations and better reflect preventative services. The bureau described Adult Protective Services trends involving scams, financial exploitation, self-neglect, and isolation, and explained that it administers the CFI waiver, determines medical eligibility for nursing facility level of care, and braids funding from Medicaid, state funds, Older Americans Act money, Social Service Block Grants, and other grants. Members asked about waiver growth targets and federal consequences if enrollment remains below projections; the division said it would explain the shortfall in a future waiver amendment and did not anticipate a federal penalty. The meeting ended without any votes or formal actions taken.

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• You want to help lower-income people pay for child care, we have a Child Care Credit.
• </c> on it's not counted as a direct on it's not counted as a direct expenditure<00:16:10.759><c> so<
• </c><00:17:35.559><c> expenditures</c> are different than direct expenditures are different than direct
• </c><00:18:41.960><c> spending</c> directly through direct spending directly through direct spending
• </c> efficient if they had been um uh direct efficient if they had been um uh direct expenditures<00:

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Clinton relative to extending until Monday, June 15, 2026, the time within which the Committee on Health Care
• It also responds to the federal tax changes from last year, and it takes care of some timely deficiencies
• Another $150 million will go toward funding early education child care costs, and $38 million will go
• last July the federal government made a number of changes to the tax code, some of which will have a direct
• federal changes, such as the new cap on student loan limits for social workers, educators, and health care

Keywords: 1212, all

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• WE HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL AND GO FOR THE GOALS.
• WE ARE GETTING THE OPTIMAL CLINICAL CARE.
• I ALSO WANT TO MENTION ABOUT IF WE CAN IMAGINE THE KIND OF CARE WHAT I CALL HIGH-TECH, HIGH TOUCH CARE
• I DO SAY WE ARE VERY CAREFUL TO PROTECT PATIENT INFORMATION.
• SHOULD HAVE MORE TIME TO DO PATIENT CARE.

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• This is the right step in the right direction.
• I just plead with you that you care as much about our constituents as we care about yours.
• </c> that you care that you care a- a- a- as<00:20:22.520><c> much</c><00:20:22.760><c> about</c><00:
• </c> workforce development fund to direct workforce development fund to direct appropriations<00:42:13.840
• Would you care to a plan for Thursday.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We think they're doing a really good job of taking care of what they need to take care of.
• We think they're doing a really good job of taking care of what they need to take care of.
• We think they're doing a really good job of taking care of what they need to take care of.
• </c> care of. They file the reports on time. care of. They file the reports on time.
• Aloha Care in support on Thank you. Aloha Care in support on Zoom. Zoom. Zoom.

Bills: SB2607, SB2031, SB2043, SB2623, SB2876, SB2396, SB2964, SB2089

Keywords: landscape architecture, licensure, educational requirements, examination, professional standards, consumer protection, junk fees, live-event tickets, short-term lodging, transparency, pricing disclosure, deceptive practices, insurance, captives, regulations, policyholders, SB2623, Hawaii pharmacy law, Board of Pharmacy, registered pharmacy technician

Summary: The committee first heard HCR 168 and HR 158, which would create a temporary working group to study utility capacity, coastline infrastructure lifespan, and the costs of needed expansions. Public Utilities Commission staff said the commission was not the right entity to direct all of the work because it lacks authority over many affected agencies. Members discussed whether the study should be limited to a coastal area or broadened to the whole island, and in decision-making the committee amended the measure to focus on the County of Honolulu, correct references to the Public Utilities Commission, and revise the working group membership to include the PUC chair, legislative designees, and directors or designees from DLNR, DOT, HIEMA, and DCCA Consumer Advocacy. The committee then passed both resolutions with amendments; the vote was adopted unanimously, with some members excused. The committee next considered HCR 145 and HR 137, which would convene a working group on climate change impacts on insurance availability and affordability. The Insurance Division stood on its written comments, the Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission supported the intent, and the Attorney General opposed the measure, warning that a working group could create discoverable materials that might complicate the state’s climate litigation and noting a technical ambiguity in the reference to the Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund administrator. After questions about discovery and the lawsuit, the committee amended the resolutions to replace the administrator reference with the chair of the Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund Board of Directors, remove the Attorney General as convener while keeping the office as a member, and have the working group share findings and recommendations with the House CPC and Senate CPN committees instead of issuing a report. The committee passed the measures with amendments, with Rep. Martin voting with reservations. In the later agenda, the committee heard SB 2607, SD 1 on landscape architect licensure. The Board of Professional Engineers, Architects, Surveyors, and Landscape Architects supported the bill, explaining it modernizes licensure requirements to align with national standards and clarifies the profession’s design-focused role. The bill was discussed as distinguishing landscape architecture from groundskeeping and from civil engineering drainage work. No opposition was heard. The committee also heard SB 2031, SD 2 on consumer protection and price transparency for live ticket events and short-term lodging. The Office of Consumer Protection supported the bill, saying it largely mirrors an FTC rule requiring all-in pricing and would give the state enforcement authority and remedies. The Hawaii Financial Services Association opposed the bill as drafted and sought a limited exemption for credit card issuers relying on third-party hotel information, while the Hawaii Hotel Alliance supported the measure but asked for language deeming compliance with the federal rule sufficient for short-term lodging. Committee members questioned whether those proposed exemptions would conflict with federal law or weaken state enforcement, and the discussion focused on preemption, liability, and the value of state remedies such as restitution.

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• We<04:15:13.920><c> don't</c><04:15:14.080><c> care.</c> We don't care. We don't care.
• We do care about the children. We absolutely care.
• We absolutely care. the children. We absolutely care.
• </c> care that they deserve. care that they deserve.
• </c> people care deeply about. people care deeply about.

Keywords: 981, all

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• the quality of that care.
• the care that they need.
• able to access care.
• They are sites for prenatal care, postpartum care, contraceptive care, and comprehensive reproductive
• and sexual health care.

Summary: The Assembly Health Committee met on April 8 and heard a long series of bills, beginning with AB 54 on medication abortion access. The author and supporters, including the Attorney General’s office and reproductive justice advocates, said the bill would protect California’s medication abortion supply chain and shield providers and manufacturers from civil, criminal, and professional liability. Opponents from the California Family Council argued the bill removes safeguards and increases risks. The bill was moved forward on a committee motion. The committee then heard several reproductive and public health measures, including AB 551 to create a pilot program supporting emergency departments in providing reproductive health services, AB 260 to protect medication abortion access and telehealth, AB 309 to remove sunset dates on laws allowing pharmacy syringe sales and lawful possession of sterile syringes, AB 536 to preserve colorectal cancer screening coverage if federal guidelines are challenged, AB 804 to make housing support services a Medi-Cal benefit, AB 594 to address student health insurance billing and transparency, AB 836 to study and expand the midwifery workforce, AB 1418 to collect data on health coverage for eligible employees, and AB 1500 to maintain and expand the abortion.ca.gov information site. Supporters emphasized access, preventive care, workforce shortages, and public health benefits, while opponents raised concerns about abortion, syringe distribution, and the focus of state resources. Most measures were advanced by committee vote, with roll calls showing broad support and a few no votes from members on some bills. The final bill discussed in the transcript was AB 1037, which would update substance use disorder laws to reflect evidence-based, harm-reduction approaches and remove barriers to treatment. The author and supporters described it as a compassionate response to overdose and treatment access problems, while law enforcement opposition argued it would encourage drug use and endanger communities. The transcript cuts off during testimony on AB 1037, so no final committee action on that bill is shown in the provided text.

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• Kentucky Healthc Care Workforce Kentucky Healthc Care Workforce Investment<00:02:38.480><c> Fund</c><
• Uh, I remember essential health care providers that do essential health care providers that do deliver
• </c><00:03:56.959><c> Um</c> shortages in terms of health care.
• Um shortages in terms of health care.
• </c> of the definition of a healthc care of the definition of a healthc care credential. credential.

Keywords: 958, all

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• Speaker, this bill is a step in the right direction of putting veterans first at the VA.
• This resulted in his family having to navigate grief, the cost of his care, and additional challenges
• As a result, the Peltz family was left to shoulder the financial burden of his father's care on their
• As a result, the Peltz family was left to shoulder the financial burden of his father's care on their
• He has cut our health care while giving tax breaks to billionaires.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, February 2, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• Take care of it like anybody else takes care of any home. That's your home.
• of it like anybody else takes take care of it like anybody else takes care<00:20:13.600><c> of</c><00
• </c><00:20:15.280><c> You</c> care of any home. That's your home. You care of any home.
• board</c> to be is direct directed to the board to be is direct directed to the board they<01:08:00.799
• Long-term care facilities, uh, continuing care facilities where you go in completely independent and,

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• It was asked in a previous inquiry about the direction that I put into the amendment.
• I was asked for more direction, and so we put more direction into the legislation.
• I was asked for more direction, and so we put more direction into the legislation.
• I was asked for more direction, and so we put more direction into the legislation.
• Charles that are very concerned about the direction that the St.

Summary: The House approved the journal and recognized several special guests and departing staff before moving to bills on perfection and printing. House Bill 2636, the Mortgage Modification Act, was explained as a banking measure to keep a first mortgage in first position when modified, and it received bipartisan support and was ordered perfected and printed. House Bill 1718, dealing with sovereign immunity caps and the inflation factor under section 537.610, was also advanced after questions about whether the cap should be measured at the time of injury or judgment; the sponsor said the bill would use the injury date and that trial attorneys were the main opposition. House Bills 2120 and 1698, combined as an anti-bullying measure known as Sawyer’s Law, were then taken up and advanced after extensive debate. The bill would require prompt reporting and investigation of bullying, reporting to administrators and school boards, and protections for staff and schools acting under the policy. An amendment from the Lady from Boone sought to remove zero-tolerance references, limit identifying information in reports, and give school boards more flexibility, but it failed on a voice vote. Supporters of the bill cited tragic bullying cases and argued schools need stronger reporting and accountability; opponents of the amendment and some speakers warned about due process, school board overreach, and potential liability. House Bill 2748, requiring daily physical activity for students, was then brought up with an amendment that would remove the emergency clause, delay implementation, and specify weekly activity minutes and how some activity time could count toward class requirements; members debated scheduling, teacher workload, and whether the proposal would reduce instructional time, but the discussion was still ongoing at the end of the transcript.

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• ,</c><03:39:56.800><c> but</c><03:39:57.200><c> they're</c> uh care about patients, but they're uh care
• </c> medical care. medical care. &gt;&gt; Thank<03:40:38.080><c> you.</c> &gt;&gt; Thank you.
• So they're not attempt to delay care.
• </c> impacts our local community health care impacts our local community health care providers.<03:46
• </c> be having their secular private care be having their secular private care provider<04:00:40.720>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• My husband and I came back to Idaho ten years ago to care for family.
• Why should you care what any township, what flag any township wants to fly?
• If you direct the committee where you're at in your document. Sure.
• This proposed bill is in direct violation of...
• I feel that respect for our American flag can be demonstrated best by proper care.

Summary: The committee first heard RS 33206, a proposal by Representative Gannon to allow “plug-in solar” or portable solar generators for homes and small businesses. He described it as a limited, UL-approved option capped at 1,200 watts, modeled on Utah legislation, and argued it could give consumers more flexibility and reduce utility controversy. Members questioned whether the devices are currently prohibited under utility rules and whether the bill was needed; Gannon said existing regulations likely require utility permission. The committee voted to introduce RS 33206. The committee then heard RS 3321 C1 from Representative Raibald, which would address county clerk concerns about liability and indemnification for private properties used as polling places. He said the measure would extend liability protections to polling-place properties and allow clerks to request coverage through the Secretary of State’s self-insured policy so long-used voting locations could remain available. The committee voted to introduce the RS. The bulk of the meeting focused on House Bill 561, a bill restricting flags displayed by government entities. Representative Hill said the bill was a response to Boise’s flag policy and was intended to keep government spaces neutral, with exceptions for certain official flags; he acknowledged some “collateral damage” to community banners and other displays. Supporters argued the bill was needed to prevent government endorsement of divisive symbols and to preserve a neutral public sphere. Opponents, including Boise Mayor Lauren McLean, city counsel Eric Stidham, clergy, LGBTQ advocates, Basque community members, and others, said the bill was an overreach that targeted Boise’s pride flag, limited local control, and would chill expression and harm community inclusion. Testimony also raised concerns about the bill’s penalties and possible unintended effects on other flags and community events. After testimony, the committee debated motions to advance the bill, hold it, or send it to general orders; the transcript ends amid that discussion without a final recorded disposition.

Transcript Highlights:

• So I hope this bill is a measure in the right direction and would respectfully ask for your aye vote.
• And so this, I think, will be a really good step in the right direction with urgency, and I really, I
• This, I think, will be a really good step in the right direction with urgency.
• teacher became my most trusted confidant and mentor, consistently displaying performative acts of care
• As we all know, the infamous quote goes, if you don't care about politics, politics will one day care

Summary: The Assembly Education Committee heard a series of bills focused largely on school safety, immigrant student protections, Holocaust and genocide education, civic engagement, and workforce pathways. SB 631 would expand the charter school revolving loan fund by increasing loan amounts and broadening eligibility, including for charter schools affected by natural disasters; it drew support from the Treasurer’s Office and the California Charter Schools Association and was advanced on a 4-0 vote, with the bill held on call. SB 472 would reinforce Holocaust, slavery, and genocide education requirements and create or expand teacher training and grants; it received strong support from survivors, educators, and Jewish organizations and passed 6-0, with several members asking to be added as coauthors. The committee also took up a package of immigration-related school bills. SB 48 would bar school officials from allowing immigration enforcement access to campuses without a judicial warrant and protect student records; it was backed by Superintendent Tony Thurmond, teachers, school districts, and many advocacy groups, and passed 5-0 to the Judiciary Committee. SB 98 would require K-12 schools and higher education institutions to notify campus communities when immigration enforcement is present; it also drew broad support from student groups, colleges, and education organizations and passed 3-0 to Higher Education, with the bill held on call. Both measures were presented as responses to recent immigration enforcement activity near schools and the chilling effect on attendance and student well-being. Other measures advanced included SB 848, which would strengthen protections against employee sexual misconduct in schools by updating safety plans, training, reporting, and misconduct tracking; it was supported by education groups and a survivor who described grooming at her high school, and passed 6-0 to Public Safety. SB 638 would create a statewide coordinating entity for education and workforce programs and support career pathways, with testimony emphasizing the need to align fragmented funding and improve access for underserved communities; it passed 7-0 to Higher Education. SB 316, on high school voter registration and pre-registration, passed 8-0 to Elections after testimony from students and civic engagement advocates, and SB 334, which would add sexual harassment prevention content and a Sexual Harassment Safety Week to school curriculum, was presented with support from student advocates and AAUW, with no opposition noted in the portion of the transcript provided.

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• by allowing TCEQ to notify private well owners and groundwater conservation districts through more direct
• TCEQ to contact private drinking water well owners and groundwater conservation districts by any direct
• Then we have a developer coming in and saying, "I don't care.
• There aren't big enough entities to take care of the larger areas.
• So, I'm hearing that there isn't a clear directive that we shall pay for those expenses.

Bills: SB863, SB1190, SB1261, SB1413, SB1624, SB1662, SB1663, SB1855, SB1967, SB2124, SB2204, SB1623

Keywords: Edwards Aquifer, water conservation, reclaimed water, aquifer storage, environmental protection, water loss, municipally owned utilities, Texas Water Development Board, administrative penalties, water audit, water infrastructure, water supply, state water plan, water management strategies, water financing, municipal bonds, revenue bonds, public debt, obligations, TWDB

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• This bill would deny a community the ability to provide a reasonable direction and control on some of
• Direct administration of agency programs is budgeted at another 10%. 88.5% of all appropriated funds
• Local districts are responsible for directing technical planning assistance as well as any financial
• Last session, Representative Hayes offered House Bill 2568, which directed the agency to determine the
• They have a veterinarian and a nutritionist that takes care of their health, that takes care of their

Bills: HB294

Keywords: energy efficiency, tax exemption, residential properties, sustainability, real estate

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• Subdivision 1, Part B, directs the tax to be collected, then refunded also.
• In section 2, it directs the appropriation of the Department of Revenue for the refund.
• Subdivision 1, Part B, directs the tax to be collected, then refunded also.
• </c><00:02:04.479><c> the</c> one subdivision One Part B directs the one subdivision One Part B directs
• </c><00:02:09.200><c> the</c> in SE section two it directs the in SE section two it directs the appropriation

Keywords: 1187, senate, all