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• Good afternoon, members of the committee.
• Questions from the committee.
• the Missouri Tobacco Quit Services.
• , such as in-home services.
• , such as in-home service or services.

Committee: House Budget

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• I move Senate Bill 6 and the Health and Human Services Committee report. >> To the Health and Human Services
• >> Uh, seeing none, the motion's the adoption of the Health and Human Services Committee report.
• Um, I also heard this in Health and Human Services and found the arguments particularly compelling.
• </c><02:08:48.800><c> services</c> heard this in health and human services heard this in health and human
• I</c> in health and human services but as I in health and human services but as I recall<02:09:46.719

Keywords: 981, all

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• Uh, and creates a of this committee.
• </c><00:14:54.800><c> deeply</c><00:14:55.199><c> human</c> strength and vulnerability. deeply human
• <c> other</c><00:30:56.960><c> committees</c><00:30:57.440><c> in</c> this committee and other committees
• Every human being does the same thing with it, or every human body does the same thing with it.
• </c> human body does the same thing with it. human body does the same thing with it.

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• This bill comes to us at the request of the Department of Human Services.
• These laws were enacted prior to the establishment of the Mississippi Department of Human Services and
• </c> the Mississippi Department of Human the Mississippi Department of Human Services<01:27:41.360><c
• </c><01:33:14.080><c> Services</c><01:33:15.440><c> and</c> the Department of Human Services and the
• Department of Human Services and uh<01:33:17.440><c> child</c><01:33:17.760><c> care.

Committee: Joint Public Health and Welfare

Keywords: Public Health and Welfare - Room 216, 3 February, 2026; 3:00 PM, 925, all

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• Committee committee has been referred.
• the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare, which is under the Department of Health and Human Services at
• This is not a fee for service situation because we would get no service.
• Services Committee?
• President, uh, Senator Charlie, there was a, a hearing with uh the House Health and Human Services Committee

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• Chairman, members of the committee.
• There's no intention of remaining in the area of service, just as it is for a military service member
• Thank you, Chairman Ricks, members of the committee.
• Members of the committee. My name is Caleb Pierce.
• Members of the committee. My name is Caleb Pierce.

Summary: The Senate Local Government and Taxation Committee heard and advanced three House bills. House Bill 620 would give county commissioners special expertise status and a stronger coordinating role in federal land management decisions, including use of county comprehensive plans and an emergency clause; it drew support from the Idaho Farm Bureau and the Idaho Association of Counties and was sent to the floor with a due pass recommendation. House Bill 610 would preserve the homeowners exemption for people temporarily absent from their residence while serving in certain missions or similar service, with the sponsor comparing it to protections for military members; senators raised questions about the bill’s narrow scope and possible broader applications, but it also passed out of committee due pass. House Bill 731 would set up Idaho’s participation in a federal education tax credit scholarship program, allowing donors to receive up to a $1,700 federal tax credit for contributions to scholarship-granting organizations; testimony from the Idaho Family Policy Center and others supported the bill as expanding school choice, and the committee sent it to the floor due pass. During discussion of House Bill 731, senators clarified that the credit is federal rather than state-based, that donors receive the tax benefit while scholarship-granting organizations decide how funds are awarded, and that Idaho’s action is intended to make participation permanent. After the bills were handled, the committee introduced and congratulated page Grace Louder, who spoke about her interests in photography, the outdoors, bugs, and her upcoming graduation and birthday.

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• </c> committees and work together as a team. committees and work together as a team.
• </c><00:32:09.679><c> You</c> into the humanities section. You into the humanities section.
• </c> sure that we don't fight in committee. sure that we don't fight in committee.
• </c><00:49:46.880><c> work</c> committee, a lot of good committee work committee, a lot of good committee
• </c> citizenship and immigration services. citizenship and immigration services.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Hello, House Committee. I mean, Correctional Committee.
• Committee, my name is Justin Martinez.
• Good morning, committee. Thank you, Mr.
• Thank you, Chair and committee members.
• The committee stands in recess. Thank you.

Bills: HB1482 , HB2017 , HB2103 , HB2341 , HB2756

Committee: House Corrections

Keywords: community supervision, repeat offenders, intoxication, Texas Penal Code, criminal justice reform, intoxication manslaughter, criminal penalties, mandatory supervision, parole eligibility, Grayson's Law, mental health, trauma, jailers, law enforcement, occupational health, diligent participation, state jail felony, time credits, rehabilitation programs, de-escalation

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• The Emergency Response Service Committee is tasked to find ways for the state to incentivize volunteer
• The Emergency Response Service Committee is tasked to find ways to the state to incentivize volunteer
• We talk about ITD and the ADA, and we've had some conversations in our Human Services Committee about
• And, Alan, do we have any sense of the federal reductions, because at least in human services and in
• And, Alan, do we have any sense of the federal reductions, because at least in human services and in

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The committee opened with roll call and a review of special-session procedure: bills would be heard in filing order, with related school-lunch bills grouped together, and any bill advancing would require a motion, second, and majority vote to be introduced. Members also discussed that the committee was functioning much like a delayed-bills committee, with final referral to either Appropriations or Policy depending on the bill’s fiscal impact. The first major proposal was Senator Schibley’s bill to create a narrow, statewide Bank of North Dakota bridge-loan program for struggling nonprofit medical facilities, prompted by Jacobson Memorial Hospital’s financial crisis. He argued the hospital and surrounding EMS services could close without short-term help, while committee members questioned the added language, the population cap, the $10 million fund with $5 million per applicant limit, and whether the program could open the door to future requests. Representative Headland then presented two cleanup bills from the prior property-tax session: one to fix notice and tax-certification issues for local taxing districts, and another to correct how the primary residence credit is applied so taxpayers receive the full benefit rather than counties retaining part of the reimbursement. Members asked about township hearing timing, the estimated $10–15 million annual impact, and whether the credit issue could be fixed retroactively; Headland said the bill was intended to correct the problem going forward. Three school-lunch bills drew extensive discussion. Representative Vetter proposed a small administrative appropriation to add an FTE to help eligible families enroll in the existing free/reduced lunch program, saying the goal was to ensure needy children are signed up and that the state should not subsidize meals for wealthy families. Representative Nathe offered a broader bill mirroring the pending initiated measure but placing the program in statute instead of the Constitution, moving implementation up a year, and funding it with a one-time $65 million from the strategic investment fund; he said this would preserve legislative flexibility and avoid constitutional entrenchment. Representative Dressler proposed raising the state-funded eligibility threshold from 225% to 300% of poverty, arguing it would expand access while still preserving federal reimbursements and encouraging better enrollment systems. Members debated costs, future budget pressure, whether the bills set a precedent for responding to ballot measures, and whether the program should include breakfast and other operational details. Other proposals included Senator Powers’ bill to create a hyperbaric oxygen board and support rural access to hyperbaric chambers for wounds, concussions, PTSD, and other conditions; Representative Tolman’s reporting-requirements bill to force new or expanded programs to justify purpose, alternatives, evaluation methods, and full implementation costs; Representative Frelich’s bill addressing the ongoing redistricting litigation and what happens if the Supreme Court or lower courts alter the current map; and a bill requested by the Public Service Commission and ITD for FERC litigation support and ADA website/document compliance. The committee also heard a rural-health eligibility bill from Representative Twait aimed at steering federal rural health dollars toward rural providers, with questions focused on whether the mileage limits would exclude some communities. One Holocaust education item was deferred until the sponsor could be located.

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• His entire cabinet, health and human services, energy, interior, all led by billionaires.
• :34:34.319><c> services,</c> cabinet, health and human services, cabinet, health and human services,
• > be</c> Health and Human Services funds to be Health and Human Services funds to be sent<03:04:50.080
• For too long, previous Democrat administrations have weaponized the Department of Health and Human Services
• </c> used their services. used their services.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• Chairman, members of the committee.
• The human health impacts are also staggering.
• I'm between committees. We have our Olympic and large sporting events of committee meeting today.
• Greetings, Chair and members of the committee.
• And my committee members, thank you again.

Summary: The Senate Select Committee on Hydrogen Energy held an informational hearing on California’s hydrogen leadership, with the chair framing hydrogen as a complementary clean-energy pathway for hard-to-electrify sectors such as heavy-duty trucking, transit, rail, ports, industrial uses, and backup power. The first panel of private-sector witnesses from the California Hydrogen Business Council, Bosch, Hyundai, and Sierra Northern Railway described existing deployments in California, including hydrogen buses, trucks, fueling infrastructure, and the nation’s first hydrogen fuel cell switcher locomotive. They emphasized that the technology is commercially ready but scaling is constrained by permitting delays, high fuel and equipment costs, infrastructure gaps, and uncertainty around federal support and incentives. Witnesses urged stable state policy, targeted investment, and concentrated deployment in high-impact corridors such as ports and freight hubs. Committee members also asked about labor standards, community engagement, and the current size of the hydrogen vehicle fleet in California and abroad. The second panel focused on air quality, climate, safety, and public health. Testimony from CAPCOA, the Coalition for Clean Air, the California State Building and Construction Trades Council, and a UC Berkeley researcher argued that hydrogen fuel cells can reduce diesel-related pollution and health harms when used in the right applications, especially in ports, rail yards, warehouse corridors, transit depots, and backup power for facilities like data centers. Witnesses cautioned that hydrogen should be used selectively, produced as cleanly as possible, and paired with early community engagement, safety planning, and environmental justice protections. The researcher cited projected reductions in NOx, particulate exposure, premature deaths, and health costs under broader hydrogen adoption. Committee members discussed workforce training, apprenticeship programs, and how to balance near-term costs with long-term infrastructure value. The final panel provided public-sector updates from SamTrans, the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development, the Port of Long Beach, and First Public Hydrogen Authority. SamTrans described its transition to a large hydrogen bus fleet and said the loss of expected ARCHES funding created a major infrastructure gap; it asked the state to protect transit funding, restore a sales tax exemption for zero-emission buses, and address axle-weight rules. GoBiz said the state should focus on creating demand, reducing costs, and streamlining permitting, while acknowledging the disruption caused by the federal cancellation of ARCHES funding. The Port of Long Beach reported hydrogen truck deployments, port incentives, and a planned public fueling station, but said high costs, fuel shortages, and uncertainty have slowed momentum. First Public Hydrogen Authority described efforts to aggregate municipal demand and support new green hydrogen production projects, stressing the need for long-term market signals and financing. Committee members repeatedly emphasized the need for state support, infrastructure investment, and a diversified fuel strategy to keep hydrogen deployment moving forward.

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• These were human beings, mothers and fathers and neighbors.
• These were human beings, mothers and fathers and neighbors.
• But I would suggest committee like this.
• </c><00:30:05.520><c> like</c> that every state needs a committee like that every state needs a committee
• </c><00:30:40.000><c> In</c> rushed into service last year. In rushed into service last year.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The meeting was a multi-state press event and hearing focused on alleged federal immigration enforcement abuses in Minnesota and other states. Minnesota lawmakers and invited legislators from Montana, Illinois, North Dakota, Tennessee, and elsewhere described ICE and Border Patrol activity as warrantless, masked, and violent, citing detentions of residents and U.S. citizens, school lockdowns, hospital disruptions, chemical munitions, and the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Brady. Speakers said the actions were terrorizing immigrant communities, communities of color, Native Americans, and families, and argued that the federal government was using Minnesota as a testing ground for broader authoritarian overreach. Several lawmakers tied the situation to constitutional and civil-rights concerns, saying the conduct violated protections related to due process, free speech, and equal treatment. They urged state and federal officials to resist cooperation with ICE, protect schools, hospitals, churches, and courthouses as safe spaces, and support sanctuary policies. One speaker said Minnesota had never before needed a select committee on federal impacts, but that the current situation justified it; another said a coalition of 27 states was coordinating 85 bills to require coordination with local law enforcement, increase transparency, protect against warrantless arrests and racial profiling, and impose consequences for federal misconduct. During the press question period, lawmakers from North Dakota and Tennessee said similar enforcement activity was spreading beyond Minnesota, including reported abductions in Fargo and a large federal presence in Memphis that had led to deportations and business closures. Illinois lawmakers said their state had already passed sanctuary laws and would continue pushing back. The event ended with calls for continued organizing, state-level legislation, and collective resistance to federal immigration enforcement practices described by speakers as unlawful and abusive.

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• </c><00:04:22.759><c> agenda</c><00:04:23.160><c> it's</c> committee uh 9:35 a.m. agenda it's committee
• </c><00:26:00.320><c> we</c> this bill passes out of committee we this bill passes out of committee we
• </c><00:27:09.080><c> animals</c> um misrepresentation of service animals um misrepresentation of service
• We also have written comments from the Department of Human Services, Hawaii Service Dogs in support,
• Next measure is SB 1493, relating to service animals.

Committee: Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Hawaii State Senate Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection held decision-making and hearing sessions on February 4, 2025, covering a range of bills on public funds, cremation contracts, condominium insurance, insurance protections, veterinarians, landlord-tenant issues, agriculture, sex offender licensing restrictions, and service animals. In decision-making, SB 69 on deposits of public funds was passed with a defective effective date, SB 525 on cremation service contracts was deferred for later work on a concurrent resolution, SB 805 on condominium insurance was passed with amendments incorporating Attorney General recommendations, and SB 1141 on insurance protections was passed with amendments expanding the bill to catastrophic disasters and adding insurer response and loss-run reporting requirements. All of those measures were adopted by committee votes, with some members excused. During the hearing portion, SB 493 on veterinarians drew mixed testimony: state agencies and animal welfare groups supported efforts to create a workforce development fund and scholarship/loan repayment program, while the Hawaii Veterinary Medical Association opposed the bill as written, arguing the board lacked capacity to administer the program, suggesting more WICHE funding instead, and objecting to new licensing fees. SB 606 on online business registration received comments from DCCA, SB 822 on landlord-tenant injunctions drew opposition from HPD and comments from the Judiciary, and SB 825 on eviction mediation received broad support from mediation advocates, the Judiciary, and others. Other measures heard included SB 276 on false labeling of Hawaii-grown roasted coffee, SB 1293 on tenant recovery in disaster areas, SB 1369 on solvency reporting for insurers and mutual benefit societies, and SB 1373 on automatic license actions against registered sex offenders, which received support from DCCA and several licensing boards. The committee also heard SB 1493 on emotional support animals, where the Attorney General raised constitutional and enforcement concerns, while disability advocates and others supported the bill and suggested clearer enforcement and disclosure language. SB 1662 on landlord application fees was also heard with comments from Hawaii Realtors and support testimony from individuals. In the later decision-making session, SB 493 was passed with amendments removing the proposed licensing fees and blanking appropriations, while SB 606 was deferred. SB 822 was passed with amendments adopting Judiciary recommendations, adding a Judiciary-facilitated working group to review the landlord-tenant code, and setting a defective effective date of July 1, 2050.

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• It's just human.
• It's just human.
• When I was a Senate staffer, I used to work for a member of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee
• When I was a Senate staffer, I used to work for a member of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee
• Good afternoon, Chairman and committee.

Committee: Senate Business & Commerce

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• </c> at Lake County Ambulance Service. at Lake County Ambulance Service.
• </c> but also provide a critical service. but also provide a critical service.
• So, this committee. Okay. &gt;&gt; Policy. Okay. So, this committee. Okay.
• </c> committee. But currently, how is Mr. committee. But currently, how is Mr.
• . committee. committee.

Committee: Senate Education Policy

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• As the measure was amended in the Education Committee to strike everything, the amendment was recommended
• But in the Health and Human Services Committee, our issue here—this is, members, the anti-abrogation
• The issue is that it was amended in the Health and Human Services Committee.
• There was quite a comprehensive amendment that was offered in committee.
• Chairman, members of the committee, House Bill 4010 is about regulating genetic counselors.

Summary: The committee considered a series of bills and resolutions for constitutional and proper-form review, with Tim Fleming from the Rules Attorney’s Office flagging potential issues and suggesting floor amendments in several cases. House Bill 2313, dealing with teachers’ strikes and work stoppages, was found to raise a pension-rights problem under the state constitution because it could diminish retirement benefits; the suggested fix was to remove the words “or former employment.” The committee also reviewed House Bill 2697 on opioid overdose emergencies and related immunity provisions, House Bill 2912 concerning Corporation Commission review of integrated resource plans for electric utilities, House Bill 2991 on parental consent for minors’ social media accounts, House Bill 4010 regulating genetic counselors and conscience protections, and House Bill 4115 and HCR 2051 regarding petition circulator identification requirements. In each of those measures, the rules attorney identified constitutional concerns tied to anti-abrogation, separation of powers/rate-making authority, First Amendment issues, or lawsuit-threat language, but indicated proposed amendments could resolve them. Members asked questions and debated the constitutional analysis, especially on HB 2912 and HB 2991. On HB 2912, one member argued the bill concerned policy and modeling rather than rate-setting, while others noted the complexity of the commission’s authority. On HB 2991, the sponsor said the measure had been under negotiation for months and was intended to avoid constitutional conflict, though the rules attorney said the First Amendment case law was not yet well developed. For HB 4010, the committee focused on a provision that could prohibit threatening a lawsuit against a genetic counselor, which the attorney said should be removed. For HB 4115 and HCR 2051, the attorney cited Buckley v. American Constitutional Law Foundation as a reason to delete the petition-circulator name-disclosure requirement. The committee voted to recommend each of the individually discussed measures as constitutional and in proper form, generally by 4-2 votes with two absent, including HB 2313, HB 2697, HB 2912, HB 2991, HB 4010, and HB 4115/HCR 2051. At the end of the meeting, the committee approved a large mass motion covering many additional bills and resolutions, and that package was recommended by a 6-0 vote with two absent. The meeting then adjourned.

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• . >> Chair: WELCOME EVERYONE TO THE BUDGET COMMITTEE, MAKE SURE CELL PHONES ARE TURNED OFF OR ON SILENT
• I ALWAYS HATE TO SPEAK AGAINST ANY ISSUE THAT THE CHAIR OF THIS COMMITTEE IS CHAMPIONING BUT WE HEAR
• SO HAD WE NOT MADE THE CUTS TO SERVICES WHICH DOVETAIL INTO PUBLIC TESTIMONY, THAT'S THE CONCERN WELL
• AND ALSO HAVING THE EFFECT OF BALANCING THE FORECAST SO THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO MAKE CUTS TO SERVICES.
• , IS THERE ANY FURTHER BUSINESS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE, SEEING NONE VICE CHAIR VALDES MOVES WE RISE.

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• 77 in the Health and Human Services Committee report.
• </c> committee rise and report. committee rise and report.
• I move House Bill 1040 and the Health and Human Services report to the bill. >> We just actually did
• And the Health and Human Services Committee report is adopted to the bill. >> Senator Cutter.
• And the Health and Human Services Committee report is adopted to the bill. >> Senator Cutter.

Keywords: 981, all

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• Advisory Committee.
• So it looks like we are now turning inward to our own committee and our committee member bills.
• Good morning, Jennifer Robles, on behalf of the California LGBTQ Health and Human Services Network.
• Good morning, Jennifer Robles on behalf of the California LGBTQ Health and Human Services Network.
• Good morning, Jennifer Robles, on behalf of the California LGBTQ Health and Human Services Network.

Committee: Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• House Bill 1027 by Joint Budget: An act for the Department of Health, Health Services Permit Agency appropriation
• House Bill 1040 by Joint Budget: An act for the Department of Human Services, Social Security Administration
• House Bill 1040 by Joint Budget: An act for the Department of Human Services, Social Security Administration
• 1042 by Joint Budget: An act for the Arkansas Legislative Audit of the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee

Keywords: 1204, all