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MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • Advocates have expressed concern about the welfare of animals sold through the few remaining stores that
  • Advocates have expressed concern about the welfare of animals sold through the few remaining stores that
  • Allowing existing pet shops to keep selling puppies is a major concession for animal welfare advocates
  • Public records show that Minnesota pet store mills are terrible animal welfare violations, including
  • We comply with Minnesota animal welfare laws and pride ourselves in setting the standard for ethical
Keywords: 1183, house
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Legislative Session Day 52 Mar 4th, 2026

Idaho House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill No. 1313, by the Health and Welfare Committee, is an act relating to naturopathic doctor
  • Senate Bill No. 1313, by the Health and Welfare Committee, is an act relating to naturopathic doctors
  • Senate Bill 1265 by Health and Welfare Committee relating to the Petroleum, Clean Water Trust Fund Act
  • Concurrent Resolution 30 by Health and Welfare Committee relating to Comprehensive Medicaid Managed Care
  • House Health and Welfare Committee will meet Thursday, March 5th at 8:30 a.m., Room E.W. 20, Vanderwata
Keywords: 989, all
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Agenda Jan 28th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • With the elimination of peer support services from the Health and Welfare budget, the court is using
  • As peer support services have been terminated by the Department of Health and Welfare and Magellan, the
  • So I ran over to the Department of Health and Welfare to watch this visit with their kids.
  • So I ran over to the Department of Health and Welfare to watch this visit with their kids.
  • So with children that are over 12, do we have, does Health and Welfare fund any of that?
Keywords: 989, all
Summary: A joint Senate Finance and House Appropriations committee heard presentations on the Idaho judicial branch budget, beginning with court operations. Legislative staff reviewed the branch’s structure, staffing, recent technology upgrades funded with ARPA dollars, and prior budget enhancements, including support for court technology, judicial compensation, and additional judges in several districts. Court officials explained a late budget request for an additional $800,700 from a dedicated magistrate retirement fund to cover unexpected retirement bonuses and purchase-of-service costs for seven magistrates, as well as the impact of a governor holdback and reduced federal support for some treatment and domestic violence court-related services. Committee members asked about the timing of the revised retirement request, the purpose and success of the magistrate retirement bonus program, the court’s technology modernization, and the effect of losing federal and other outside funding. Court officials said the retirement timing could not be known earlier because magistrates had until January to notify the court, and they described the bonus as helping judges complete their terms. They also said the court had moved case management and recording systems to the cloud and built a statewide network, and that cuts to treatment court and peer support funding would likely force reductions in non-constitutional services. The committee then heard the Guardian ad litem division request, including a $77,900 general fund enhancement for the Second Judicial District CASA program. The CASA director said the money would support a recruiter/trainer/data supervisor position and required compliance costs such as financial review, office space, and liability insurance. She described volunteer shortages across a large rural district, declining VOCA and grant funding, and the need to spend more time fundraising instead of serving children. Members asked about the decline in VOCA funds, the share of funding coming from donations and fundraising, the number of children served, and the role of CASA for older youth. The director said about 30% of the program’s funding comes from fundraising, that the district serves children over age 12 and some older youth, and she gave an example of a case where CASA helped stabilize a family and reunify children with their parents. No votes were taken, and the committee adjourned until the next day.
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Agenda Jan 27th, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Health and welfare has taken that lead. But in a sense of where we put our general fund is it.
  • We just have health and welfare currently actually going on our committee.
  • I think it was $107 million just in Health and Welfare, just within Medicaid alone, as a supplemental
  • I mean, we do it often within Health and Welfare. You go back to pre-1960s.
  • What was actually done within Health and Welfare before the 1960s? Who was responsible for that?
Keywords: 989, all
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Agenda Feb 16th, 2026

Health and Welfare

Transcript Highlights:
  • Call the Senate Health and Welfare Committee to order at this time.
  • RS 33355 makes structural updates to the boards within the Department of Health and Welfare.
  • A Board of Health and Welfare, administrative regions within, with regional directors, and then regional
  • They often have overlapping duties with the Department of Health and Welfare, and positions on these
  • It repeals the Board of Health and Welfare.
Keywords: 989, all
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Agenda Jan 22nd, 2026

Health and Welfare

Transcript Highlights:
  • Welcome to the Senate Health and Welfare Committee. Thank you, Madam Chair.
  • Welcome to the Senate Health and Welfare Committee. Welcome, committee. Welcome, committee.
  • Jared Larson, Chief of Staff of the Department of Health and Welfare.
  • you all of the rule dockets presented by the Division of Medicaid at the Department of Health and Welfare
  • The Senate Health and Welfare Committee will be adjourned. that myself but and if you have any questions
Keywords: 989, all
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Human Services Jan 21st, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • And by way of background, the institutional welfare account is a state treasury fund that was created
  • Turning to the bill before the committee, Senate Bill 6085 allows the institutional welfare account to
  • It's the Institutional Welfare Account, and it was known previously...
  • So Senate Bill 6085 just helps to ensure that the expenditures from the Institutional Welfare Account
  • By ensuring they have a voice in shaping how funds from the Institutional Welfare Account are spent,
Summary: The Senate Human Services Committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 5917, which would change how the Department of Corrections and Department of Health distribute abortion medications from state stockpiles. Staff and the bill sponsor said the measure would remove pricing restrictions, allow the medications to be donated or sold more flexibly to health care providers, and help avoid expiration of existing supplies. Supporters, including the Washington State Women’s Commission, the governor’s health policy advisor, DOH, physicians, and Pro-Choice Washington, said the bill would improve access to medication abortion and miscarriage care, especially for people facing barriers. Opponents argued it would expand state involvement in abortion, shift costs to taxpayers, and raise safety concerns. No vote was taken on the bill in the hearing portion shown. The committee also heard Senate Bill 6080, which would require written contracts before local jails accept people in federal custody and would prohibit some out-of-state transfers absent a valid judicial warrant. Senator Cleveland said the bill was prompted by a situation in Clark County and was intended to provide clarity, reimbursement, and accountability for local governments. Supporters from the Latino Community Fund, the Association of Counties, and the City of Vancouver said it would protect taxpayers and local discretion. The sheriffs’ association supported some of the bill’s goals but raised concerns about unintended consequences for routine federal arrests and wanted more clarification. The hearing on SB 6080 was then closed. The committee then heard Senate Bill 6085, which would revise the Institutional Welfare Account, formerly the incarcerated individual betterment fund, to require more input from incarcerated people and their families on how the funds are spent and to change some allowable uses. The sponsor said the bill would ensure the account reflects current needs and supports family contact, reentry, and institutional safety. Testimony was mixed: the Washington State Reentry Council supported the concept but objected to requiring legislative appropriations and to using the funds for reentry services; a Department of Corrections representative supported the intent but raised concerns about removing law library funding without replacement. After testimony, the committee moved into executive session and considered several bills and amendments, including SB 5940, SB 5945, SB 5957, and SB 5966. Multiple amendments were offered and mostly failed on SB 5940 and SB 5945, while one amendment on SB 5945 passed. The committee advanced SB 5940, SB 5957, and SB 5966 with due-pass recommendations, and the transcript ends with the committee adjourning after the final action on SB 5966.
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Agenda Mar 18th, 2026

Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • So it had an introduction in Health and Welfare and the full hearing in Business.
  • Yeah, well, I mean, I sit on the Health and Welfare Committee, and we certainly didn't approve anything
  • The Health and Welfare... that we introduced this to the Health and Welfare Committee where it was actually
  • It might feel like a little bit of Health and Welfare, but that was directed to Business because that's
  • say is that the difference here is that the penalties were for both... a little bit of health and welfare
Keywords: 989, all
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives May 6th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Health and welfare reports were received. House Concurrent Resolution 27 was reported favorably.
  • Health and welfare.
  • Health and welfare. Surgeon General to review Louisiana informed consent laws. Health and welfare.
  • Health and welfare.
  • Senate Bill 2, by Senator Brach Myers, Health and Welfare, reported favorably from the Bureau without
Bills: HR244, HR245, HR246, HR247, HR248, HR249, HR250, HR251, HCR101, HCR102, HR223, HR224, HR225, HR226, HR227, HR229, HR230, HR231, HR232, HR234, HR235, HR236, HR237, HR238, HR239, HR240, HR241, HR242, HR243, HCR94, HCR95, HCR96, HCR97, HCR98, HCR99, HCR100, SCR31, SCR33, SCR35, SCR37, SCR56, SCR57, SB171, SB251, SB252, SB353, SB367, SB433, SB461, HR170, HR191, HR206, HR207, HR208, HR217, HCR11, HCR53, HCR60, HCR66, HCR68, HB66, HB153, HB165, HB326, HB387, HB454, HB455, HB484, HB513, HB603, HB660, HB719, HB762, HB766, HB793, HB802, HB816, HB833, HB940, HB947, HB950, HB975, HB1028, HB1039, HB1051, HB1053, HB1080, HB1201, HB1215, HB1228, HB1251, HB1252, SCR2, SB26, SB28, SB29, SB30, SB41, SB44, SB64, SB84, SB87, SB93, SB98, SB107, SB118, SB142, SB192, SB195, SB199, SB219, SB222, SB234, SB241, SB255, SB275, SB277, SB292, SB294, SB306, SB314, SB482, SB233, SB326, HR171, HCR49, HCR65, HCR72, HR37, HCR64, SCR19, SCR3, SCR6, SCR18, SCR11, SCR22, HB64, HB68, HB92, HB130, HB258, HB633, HB801, HB89, HB341, HB451, HB456, HB579, HB595, HB621, HB818, HB841, HB1064, HB1101, HB1191, SB47, SB82, SB106, SB206, SB210, SB248, SB305, SB376, SB397, SB441, SB2, SB19, SB24, SB50, SB70, SB96, SB101, SB103, SB104, SB114, SB122, SB159, SB160, SB173, SB180, SB182, SB260, SB412, SB418, SB424, SB442, SB460, SB476, SB1, SB23, SB32, SB42, SB43, SB46, SB51, SB110, SB113, SB150, SB154, SB161, SB218, SB220, SB221, SB253, SB289, SB310, SB351, SB399, SB404, SB502, HCR32, HB955, HB284, HB617, HB730, HB926, HB1125, HB1194, HB1203, HB798, HB998, HB1084, HB1223, HB646, HB824, HB901, HB79, HR20, HR74, HB59, HB306, HB366, HB393, HB458, HB577, HB582, HB605, HB614, HB682, HB733, HB752, HB773, HB911, HB996, HB1035, HB1069, HB1113, HB1140, HB1180, HB1234, HB1240, SB89, SB68, SB149
Summary: The House convened with a quorum, heard a prayer from Pastor Neil Bernard of New Wine Christian Center, and recognized a number of visiting groups and observances, including AMI Kids, Mother’s Day, the Hungarian Settlement Cultural Association, Pro-Life Day at the Capitol, the American Cancer Society and Cancer Action Network, Municipal Day for the Louisiana Municipal Association, Recreation and Parks Association Day, St. John Day, Hoopla basketball activities, Main Street program participants, Leadership North Shore, the Lack of Seeing High School basketball team, Literacy Champion recognition, Orleans Parish Sheriff Michelle Woodford, and LACE Day for chamber executives. Majority Leader Steve Scalise also addressed the chamber, praising recent economic investment in Louisiana, coastal restoration funding, and the state’s improved national reputation. The House received Senate messages and Legislative Bureau reports on numerous Senate bills, many of which were referred to committee or laid over, and several House and Senate resolutions were introduced or adopted, largely commemorative or study-related measures. The chamber then took up several House bills in regular order. HB 89, concerning district attorney retiree health insurance coverage in the Third Judicial District, was amended and passed 87-5. HB 451, dealing with ATC notice procedures, passed 98-0 after technical amendments. HB 456, revising workers’ compensation petition requirements and allowing employers broader access to disputed claims, drew extended debate over whether it would burden injured workers; it passed 67-30. HB 579, expanding the Sexual Assault Survivor Bill of Rights and related confidentiality and complaint provisions, passed 98-0. HB 595, requiring local authorities to respond timely to permit-related matters affecting natural resource development, passed 92-3. HB 621, requiring recycling of decommissioned renewable energy components and updating waste rules, passed 99-0. HB 818, requiring school systems to publish annual assessment schedules and related testing information, passed 98-0. Additional bills considered included HB 841, creating a code of conduct for landmen negotiating pipeline easements and authorizing penalties for bad-faith conduct, which passed 98-0; HB 1060, establishing a two-year domestic violence intervention court pilot program in the 19th Judicial District with coordinated services and data collection, which passed 86-13; and HB 1101, a workers’ compensation measure defining maximum medical improvement, adjusting benefit durations, and addressing misrepresentation and fraud, which was under debate at the end of the excerpt. Throughout the floor session, members repeatedly emphasized that the bills were intended to clarify procedures, improve transparency, or address public safety and economic development, while opponents of some measures raised concerns about added burdens on workers or injured claimants.
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Standing Committee on Families and Children. (2-26-26)

Families & Children

Transcript Highlights:
  • At its core, House Bill 418 strengthens our child custody laws to ensure a child's welfare and safety
  • House Bill 418 installs guard rails for the courts to ensure that the safety and welfare of children
  • and safety are always front and welfare and safety are always front and center<00:04:31.759><c> in</
  • of children are the top welfare of children are the top consideration<00:04:59.840><c> in</c><00:05:
  • </c> for children in the child welfare for children in the child welfare system.<00:43:29.680><c> So<
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Agenda Mar 16th, 2026

Agricultural Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • They are not sanctioned by the larger animal welfare standards.
  • As a matter of fact, they have higher welfare standards than our state does.
  • And then there are very small community rodeos that don't follow under those sanctioned animal welfare
  • They are not sanctioned by the larger animal welfare standards.
  • As a matter of fact, they have higher welfare standards than our state does.
Keywords: 989, all
WA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Nearly 800 NCIDQ-certified interior designers are dedicated to protecting the health, safety, and welfare
  • spaces you inhabit and see how a commercial interior designer has impacted the health, safety, and welfare
  • nearly 800 and CIDQ certified interior designers are dedicated to protecting the health safety and welfare
  • I believe strongly in protecting the safety and welfare of our public's health, safety, and welfare.
  • Think about those spaces that I just mentioned and think about the risk and health and safety welfare
Summary: The Consumer Protection & Business Committee held public hearings on two bills. House Bill 2616, described as an agriculturally resilient markets act, would create a broad package of agriculture-related policies and appropriations, including a strategy to expand state purchasing of Washington-grown food, temporary packaging and emissions exemptions for certain agricultural uses, changes to labor notice rules for agricultural and dairy layoffs, several grant and study programs, a transfer of cannabis production/processing/testing oversight to the Department of Agriculture, and an appropriation for the tree fruit leadership program. Representative Christine Reeves said the bill was intended as a state-level “farm bill” to address farm losses, food security, and regulatory burdens, and she emphasized stakeholder input and the need to support family farms and farmworker well-being. Testimony on HB 2616 was overwhelmingly supportive, with growers, commodity groups, dairy and potato representatives, and other agricultural stakeholders arguing that Washington farms face low margins, high regulatory and labor costs, refrigeration and processing challenges, and competition from foreign producers. Several speakers said the bill’s exemptions, grants, and studies would help keep farms viable and preserve local food production. Committee members asked about stakeholder outreach, the role of Washington State University and commodity commissions, the impact of federal versus state policy, and possible ways to reduce compliance burdens. The hearing ended without a vote, and the chair noted the bill was after cutoff and would not move this year, but that stakeholder meetings would continue over the summer. The committee then heard House Bill 2721, which would create a registration system for commercial interior designers, expand and rename the Board of Architects, set education, examination, and experience requirements, define the scope of practice, require seals and technical submission attestations, and establish penalties and a fee account. Supporters from interior design organizations said the bill would recognize a profession already performing code- and safety-related work in commercial spaces, align Washington with other states and national model law standards, and remove barriers to ownership and advancement, especially for women. Testifiers also said the bill would clarify responsibility for life safety, accessibility, and non-structural interior construction in schools, health care, and public buildings. The committee heard only supportive testimony, but members raised questions about how the profession compares with architecture, the impact of delaying the bill until 2027, and demographic diversity in the field. The chair closed the hearing noting the bill would not advance this session and that further interim work would be needed.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Human Services Committee Jun 30th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • It remains an essential part of California's child welfare system.
  • Amanda Kircher, on behalf of the County Welfare Directors, in support.
  • Currently, there are over 36,000 foster children and youth in California's child welfare system, and
  • Next, we'll hear from the County Welfare Directors Association. Good afternoon, Mr. Chair, members.
  • AB 2247 represented an important shift toward trauma-informed child welfare practice.
Summary: The hearing covered several child welfare, human services, tribal housing, child care, and long-term care bills. SB 1099 would clarify local governments’ authority to provide state or local public benefits to all residents under PRWORA; SB 1190 would regulate private youth transport services by requiring permits, background checks, training, and bans on blindfolds, hoods, restraints, and overnight pickups; SB 1322 would streamline tribal access to Community Care Expansion housing grants and better align the process with tribal sovereignty; SB 1109 would require an annual license renewal review for STRTPs with five or more Type A citations in a year; SB 1234 would require fentanyl testing in juvenile dependency cases when a court finds a risk of fentanyl use; SB 991 would require DSS to identify the specific type of abuse on its public licensing database; SB 1200 would redefine “infant” for family child care ratio purposes as under 18 months; and SB 1345 would strengthen foster youth rights regarding access to and dignified transport of personal belongings. The committee also approved a consent calendar including SB 534, SB 1410, and SB 1421. Testimony was largely in support of the measures, often from authors, advocates, county officials, and people with lived experience. Supporters of SB 1190 described traumatic youth transport practices and argued for basic safety standards. SB 1322 supporters said tribal grantees face unnecessary delays and collateral demands that conflict with sovereignty. SB 1109 drew support from county probation officers who cited repeated serious violations and public safety concerns at STRTPs, while the chair ultimately opposed the bill as duplicative of existing CDSS authority. SB 1234 drew emotional support from a grandparent who lost a child to fentanyl, but also opposition from the Drug Policy Alliance and a dependency attorney, who argued the bill was redundant, vague, and could create biased or unnecessary testing; amendments were accepted to narrow the standard. SB 991 supporters said the public needs more specific information about abuse findings, SB 1200 supporters said the change would expand infant care capacity and help working families, and SB 1345 supporters said foster youth deserve dignity rather than having belongings packed in trash bags. Votes were taken after quorum was established. SB 991, SB 1200, SB 1345, SB 1190, SB 1234, SB 1322, and SB 1099 were all reported out of committee, most on unanimous or near-unanimous votes; SB 1234 passed 6-0 as amended to Appropriations, and SB 1099 later had a vote change recorded, ending 5-1. SB 1109 did not advance after the motion failed for lack of a second, and it was held in committee. The committee then adjourned and transitioned into an oversight hearing reviewing the outcomes of AB 2247 (placement stability and notice protections for foster youth) and AB 2496, with presenters discussing how the earlier foster youth placement law has changed practice and the importance of dignity, notice, and youth voice in placement decisions.
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Day 26 (2-12-26)

Kentucky Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • So this would actually, you know, Kentucky has led the nation in a lot of agriculture, animal welfare
  • Kentucky has good cruelty laws, good welfare laws.
  • Kentucky has good cruelty laws, good welfare laws.
  • </c> lot of agriculture, animal welfare lot of agriculture, animal welfare standards.<00:48:49.680><c
  • Nobody wants anything but welfare laws.
Keywords: 958, all
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Legislative Session Day 57 Mar 9th, 2026

Idaho House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bills 844 and 845 were referred to the Health and Welfare Committee, and House Bill 846 was filed
  • And to the point about whether or not the welfare of the people being treated is being a lesser concern
  • And to the point about whether or not the welfare of the people being treated as being a lesser concern
  • Speaker, we are the Committee on Health and Welfare.
  • In the House of Representatives, House Bill 850, by the Health and Welfare Committee, an act relating
Summary: The House opened with roll call, prayer, and approval of the journal, then received a notice appointing Kirk Larson as a substitute representative for District 33. The chamber also handled several Senate messages and committee reports, including printing or engrossing a number of bills, and advanced multiple measures through the calendar. Among the bills introduced were appropriations bills for the judicial and legislative branches (HB 847 and HB 848), an education bill revising career ladder and endorsement provisions (HB 849), and Senate bills on occupational licensure, veterans’ benefits consumer protections, specie/tender contracts, state investment in gold and silver, and household egg production. The House passed Senate Bill 1332, a fiscal year-end cash transfer bill that reallocated about $100 million back to the general fund by pulling unspent money from several programs, including transportation strategic initiatives, the Idaho Opportunity Scholarship, the Permanent Building Fund, water pollution control grants, and the In-Demand Careers Fund. Members also passed House Bill 545, which would allow military chaplains to qualify for counseling licensure and bill insurance; the bill drew substantial debate over whether chaplain training is equivalent to the education and supervised experience required for independent mental health practice, but supporters argued the military experience is valuable and the bill would help address counselor shortages. The House also passed HB 702 on securities ownership and Idaho law, HB 638 to restore Idaho’s presidential primary in March, HB 765 and HB 766 on fire district boundary changes and impact-fee collection, HB 767 on using impact fees for replacement of certain fire vehicles, HB 797 on fire district sub-district representation, and HB 672 to keep logos and slogans out of the executive budget document. Later, the House passed HB 785, which adds school disciplinary procedures for vulgar or inappropriate online posts about educators, HB 760 on property tax exemption for workforce and affordable housing, and HB 789, ratifying the Coeur d’Alene Tribe Water Rights Settlement of 2026. The chamber also adopted House Concurrent Resolution 27 honoring Idaho civilians who served and died on Wake Island during World War II, and House Resolution 25 approving reviewed administrative rules. A motion to suspend rules allowed immediate consideration of HB 833, a bill requiring daily recess in elementary schools and unstructured activity for middle school students; debate focused on whether the bill would improperly limit classroom discipline, and the transcript ends during closing remarks on that measure.
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Agenda Feb 12th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • . ...juvenile corrections, the Division of Financial Management, and the Department of Health and Welfare
  • Somewhere in that Health and Welfare budget of, what, $5 billion? It's almost $6 billion.
  • specific as saying the Division of Medicaid, or do we just want to say the Department of Health and Welfare
  • When Health and Welfare came up with their 3% holdback, that's...
  • When Health and Welfare came up with their 3% holdback that they were required to do, they had to take
Summary: The committee first approved the January 29, 2006 minutes, then moved into discussion and recommendations on several Idaho Millennium Fund-related requests. Members repeatedly emphasized that funding should align with the committee’s prevention-focused mission, especially youth substance abuse prevention, and several members raised concerns about the lack of clear performance measures, oversight, and long-term “home” agencies for some programs. There was also discussion about whether some proposals were more like childcare or system-support efforts than direct prevention, and whether future committees should be bound by multi-year commitments. The committee recommended funding for the Idaho Children’s Trust Fund ($692,240 one-time), the Idaho Safety Assessment Center Coalition ($1 million one-time through the Department of Juvenile Corrections), the Idaho Network of Children’s Advocacy Centers ($3 million one-time through the Idaho Council on Domestic Violence and Victim Assistance), the Up River Youth Leadership Council recovery center ($150,000 ongoing through Health and Welfare), and a statewide drug awareness media campaign ($5 million one-time through the Office of Drug Policy). Most of these motions included direction that appropriation language should address distribution, oversight, and reporting criteria, and members discussed the need for a state agency to oversee each program. The Children’s Bridge request for $3.5 million one-time was discussed but the motion died for lack of a second. The committee also debated the governor’s recommendation to appropriate $25 million one-time from the Millennium Fund to the Department of Health and Welfare, Division of Medicaid, to mitigate the impact of the updated Medicaid forecast on the general fund. Some members objected that Millennium Fund dollars should not be used for Medicaid, while others supported the transfer as a one-time budget-balancing measure given the state’s fiscal pressures. The motion ultimately passed, with a request that any unused funds be paid back if possible. The meeting ended after a brief question about whether the ongoing portion of the recovery center funding required a separate motion, and the committee adjourned.
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Senate Standing Committee on Families and Children.(2-10-26)

Families & Children

Transcript Highlights:
  • We're also working with the House on a child welfare omnibus bill that's going to contain several issues
  • dealing with children and child welfare.
  • also working with the House on<00:17:59.039><c> a</c><00:17:59.600><c> child</c><00:18:00.000><c> welfare
  • omnimous bill that's on a child welfare omnimous bill that's going<00:18:02.400><c> to</c><00:18:03.039
  • </c> dealing with children and child welfare. dealing with children and child welfare.
Keywords: 958, all
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Mar 26th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Health and Welfare.
  • Bill 199 by Representative Miller, Moratorium on Nursing Facilities, termination date, Health and Welfare
  • , to require certain administrative actions by the Department of Health, reported from Health and Welfare
  • Health and Welfare, with amendments. Adopted the amendments. Passed to third reading.
  • Health and Welfare, with amendments. Adopted the amendments. Passed to third reading.
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Senate Standing Committee on Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor (2-12-26)

Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor

Transcript Highlights:
  • We included a provision for safety, health, uh, public welfare.
  • </c><00:02:22.879><c> We</c> safety, health, uh public welfare.
  • We safety, health, uh public welfare.
  • always say that it's a safety, health, and welfare issue, making it somewhat subjective.
  • </c> health issue, it's a welfare issue. health issue, it's a welfare issue.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Children and Senior Advocacy Committee Apr 2nd, 2025

Children and Senior Advocacy

Transcript Highlights:
  • The priority number one is the welfare of the child.
  • So this structure for DHR focuses on the welfare of the child.
  • The priority number one is the welfare of the child. So this does not change the DHR timeline.
  • Just make sure to stay on the welfare of the child and in the timeline that they already have established
  • what type of feedback they give their social... ...of feedback they give their social insurance and welfare
Bills: HB340