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• And that's one of the reasons we want to expand our services to Northern Kentucky.
• to expand our services reasons we want to expand our services to<00:20:13.200><c> Northern</c><00:20
• </c> Medicaid program to fund other services. Medicaid program to fund other services.
• And like I say, having been a native to an area that did have access to medical care, it's a learning
• take that we're going to need to support the uh um the support and services that we have in the uh at

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Budget Review Subcommittee on Health and Family Services met in person, approved the July 15 minutes, and heard a presentation from Dr. Matthew Holder and Dr. Henry Hood of the Lee Specialty Clinic in Louisville. The clinic serves people with complex intellectual and developmental disabilities through a transdisciplinary model that combines medical, dental, behavioral, psychiatric, therapy, and other services under one roof. The presenters argued that this population is large-cost but small in number, often receives little provider training, and is vulnerable to diagnostic overshadowing, overmedication, and missed medical or dental problems. The clinic reported that in Tennessee, payer data showed average costs of about $5,200 per member per month before clinic involvement, with a 44% reduction in overall health care spending after patients were seen, including lower emergency room use, inpatient admissions, and prescription use. They said those savings were measured by the payer, not the clinic, and that the savings accrued to Medicaid or managed care payers rather than the clinic itself. They also shared a case example of a patient who had been placed on hospice but improved after diagnosis and treatment at the clinic. Patient and parent satisfaction were described as very high, generally above 95%. The clinic asked for roughly $5 million to expand into Northern Kentucky, estimating 500 to 700 patients would use the new site and projecting annual savings of about $13 million to $19 million once mature. Members asked about the budget, startup and operating costs, where the savings go, and whether the clinic had considered taking full risk or another value-based model. Senator Meredith and others encouraged the clinic to explore an accountable care or risk-based arrangement, while the presenters said they were open to that discussion but had not pursued it yet. The exchange ended with follow-up questions about the clinic’s overall budget structure and public-private funding mix.

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• Kentucky State Parks is committed to maintaining parks that offer great programs, amenities, and services
• additional sewer services to campsites.
• These improvements are designed to ensure visitors have access to modern conveniences while enjoying
• These improvements are designed to ensure visitors have access to modern conveniences while enjoying
• So a lot of them don't have room, and, quite frankly, the tubs are not very accessible to people.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Budget Review Subcommittee on Economic Development, Tourism, and Energy and Environmental Protection met at 9:00 a.m., approved the June 3 minutes, and heard a presentation from the Department of Parks and the Finance Cabinet on Kentucky State Parks capital projects. Commissioner Mark Keelin and Scott Baker described the scope of the state parks system, the ongoing coordination with DECA/Finance Cabinet, and the status of projects funded through House Joint Resolution 76, House Bill 553, House Joint Resolution 56, and House Bill 6. They said 36 of 44 state parks have received renovations or upgrades, with 66 projects completed and 17 under construction, and outlined work on campgrounds, utilities, wastewater systems, broadband, building systems, safety upgrades, ADA improvements, pools, golf courses, marinas, and lodge accommodations. The presenters highlighted several completed or active projects, including campground upgrades at Carter Caves, Ken Lake, and My Old Kentucky Home; utility and grid-resilience work at parks such as Kentucky Dam Village and Kincaid Lake; wastewater projects at parks including E.P. Tom Sawyer, Carter Caves, Dale Hollow, and Blue Licks Battlefield; and building and hospitality renovations at parks such as Lake Barkley, Baron River, and Cumberland Falls. They also noted completed playground upgrades, lock system replacements, beach refurbishment, and golf course improvements, and said the parks system is managing additional internal projects beyond those discussed. The department emphasized that parks often serve as sheltering locations during disasters and that infrastructure replacement is a high priority. Scott Baker then explained DECA’s role in managing the Commonwealth’s capital construction program, saying it oversees about 1,300 active projects across 28 cabinets and agencies, including 149 parks projects. He described DECA’s team-based approach, with dedicated project managers and field staff assigned to parks, and said monthly status meetings and more frequent check-ins are used to keep projects moving. In response to committee questions, Keelin and Baker said projects are assigned to DECA based mainly on the need for architectural or engineering services, while smaller or less complex work can be handled in-house by parks staff or the P11 construction crew. No votes were taken beyond approving the minutes.

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• That would be adult vision services, hearing services, chiropractor services, and podiatry services.
• And so I think if we trim back some of that, we can still continue to meet the intended services with
• , especially in these DD services, so that they can take care of these people and be able to make sure
• provide for services for those folks, so we don't have to just take these broad swipes.
• Does that mean we're going to streamline, you know, some of how we actually provide those services?

Committee: House Health and Welfare

Keywords: 989, all

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• It also guarantees economic stability. ...around access for U.S. consumers to fresh, high-quality tomatoes
• Termination would also raise prices for consumers and reduce access to fresh produce.
• to have access to affordable, high-quality tomatoes.
• to thrive under an agreement that allows Texas to have access to fresh produce. ...to healthy tomatoes
• The agreement is important for families in Texas to have access to healthy food, specifically fresh tomatoes

Bills: HCR108 , HCR127

Committee: House S/C on International Relations

Keywords: Tomato Suspension Agreement, trade, Mexico, Texas economy, agriculture, import tariffs, job preservation, Taiwan, U.S. relations, economic cooperation, sister-state, 1184, house, all

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• Those include decisions related to examples such as parole, educational access—so admittance to an educational
• , it's amazing how much more access people have to the world around them.
• So great opportunities here to have more access to credit without sacrificing safety and soundness.
• to services. 6284 focuses on...
• Housing or access to services. 6284 focuses on high-risk AI usage and consequential decisions and requires

Bills: SB5609 , SB6284

Committee: Senate Environment, Energy & Technology

Keywords: cultural resources, land use, environmental policy, exemptions, state laws, artificial intelligence, consumer protection, regulation, data privacy, technological impacts, 904, all

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• which is to try to have more access to hunting in more places.
• I'm not sure if they even have access to your private land now to study it.
• which is to try to have more access to hunting in more places. initiative that the governor supports,
• which is to try to have more access to hunting in more places.
• I'm not sure if they even have access to your private land now to study it.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum present, then received a gubernatorial message listing numerous bills signed by the governor. The chamber also handled conference committee business, including appointing conferees for House Bills 1003 and 1169 after refusing to concur with Senate amendments, and adopting a conference committee report on House Bill 1053, which repealed a Century Code section related to the length of the state highway system. A major portion of the meeting focused on Senate Bill 2137, which would allow supplemental feed for hunting and include an expiration date. The House divided the proposed amendments into two parts. Division A, dealing with baiting limits and setbacks near livestock facilities, drew extensive debate over private property rights, enforceability, livestock protection, and hunting access, and failed 14-76. Division B, requiring chronic wasting disease surveillance and a report to Legislative Management, also drew debate over whether the reporting requirement was necessary or too late to be useful; it failed 44-46. With both divisions defeated, the House then passed the underlying bill 56-34. The House also laid over Senate Bills 2340, 2326, and 2289. Later, it defeated Senate Bill 2325, which would have created a process for non-federal easements on wetland areas, by a vote of 4-84. It passed Senate Bill 2210, directing a legislative management study on watershed-based water management, 85-3; Senate Bill 2387, establishing rights for sexual violence survivors, 89-0; and Senate Bill 269, allowing state agencies to satisfy legal notice requirements by posting on their websites if newspaper publication is missed, 72-17. The House then excused absent members and adjourned until Monday, April 14, 2025.

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• I'm going to pass it to J.
• I'm going to pass it to J.
• I'm going to pass it to J.
• CAPI's most recent report shows that they have served 674 low-income households gain access to home buyer
• Painter, is this the one that needs to go to taxes? This does have to go to taxes.

Committee: Senate Housing and Homelessness Prevention

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Today, people from all sectors of society have access to go to a land-grant university.
• Because we believe that that's one of the critical things that we can do in service to the state.
• And that brings us to a real-world example of sharing services at that VP of finance position.
• And so from a budgeting standpoint, it shouldn't be... ...NDSU to cover those services.
• maybe portions or add-ons to their degree and be able to access that directly and send it to employers

Committee: Joint Higher Education Institutions Committee

Keywords: 908, all

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• We provide access to degrees that lead to high paying jobs.
• veterans are having an abundance of access to that.
• and service and then utilize that to since they for they they for when that opportunity to go to school
• Thank you for your service to our state.
• changes service interest to Florida closed.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• And during those timeframes, making sure that everyone had access to the internet and a laptop in one-to-one
• through to bill health plans, and having the ability to expand access for students beyond those students
• We also made some really big changes on how students who are on Medi-Cal are able to access services.
• So prior to, I want to say 2023, you couldn't really get mental health services without a diagnosis first
• the learning opportunities and so we would just like to encourage you to continue to fund the services

Committee: House Education

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• , a detective, someone that's working a homicide unit, whatever that might be, to be able to have access
• We have a tremendous amount of service that we provide to the entire state of New Mexico.
• If we fail at DPS, people aren't going to have the access that they need.
• live in a metro area to have access to the best and highest level of law enforcement and public safety
• Chair and members of the committee, still on page 19, wanting to go to the Veteran Services Department

Keywords: 996, all

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• we want to say thank you for your to we want to say thank you for your service<00:02:30.440><c> and<
• /c> toward student services in order to add toward student services in order to add a<00:42:18.280><c
• Conversely, this provision stands to potentially cause us to reduce services available to students, as
• Conversely, this provision stands to potentially cause us to reduce services available to students, as
• We appreciate your service to our community.

Committee: House Education Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• , I think it's good to know that ADDP works very closely with other human service trade associations
• , I think it's good to know that ADDP works very closely with other human service trade associations
• to services.
• So it's such an important key indicator to service... ...access.
• I do want to point out to people that when you have, is it 1,700 people still waiting for day services

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Workforce Support Subcommittee of the Status of Persons with Disabilities met, approved the prior November minutes, and heard a presentation from the Association of Developmental Disabilities Providers (ADDP) on its 2025 workforce metrics survey. ADDP described its membership and the survey’s scope, noting 102 of 132 members responded. The report showed continued improvement in staffing: overall vacancy rates fell from 19% in 2024 to 15% in 2025, with declines across programs such as adult long-term residential, community-based day supports, supported employment, and day rehabilitation. However, vacancies remain high, especially for licensed practical nurses and clinicians, and nearly 4,000 positions were still unfilled. Providers also reported that almost 1,800 people remain waiting for day services. A major new focus in the survey was health insurance costs. Nearly 90% of respondents reported premium increases averaging 11%, and providers said those increases make it harder to offer competitive wages and benefits and hurt recruitment and retention. ADDP said the survey will be repeated in the fall and emphasized that while Chapter 257 investments appear to have helped reduce vacancies, rising insurance costs, immigration-related workforce pressures, and other affordability issues could threaten progress. Commissioners and presenters discussed the need to maintain gains, the importance of keeping the survey manageable while preserving historical comparisons, and the role of immigration and workforce policy in staffing stability. The subcommittee then elected new co-chairs, unanimously approving Rachel Caprillion and Leo Sarkisian. Members discussed possible topics and speakers for the next meeting, including training and turnover, direct support professional pipelines, apprenticeships, PCA training, and workforce models from other states. Several names and organizations were suggested for outreach, including Josh Cutler, Juan Vega, JVS, HSRI, and NASDDDS. The meeting ended with a motion to adjourn, which was seconded and approved.

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• ability to access grant funding this ability to access grant funding does<00:47:49.120><c> not</c><00
• To maximize the benefits and minimize the risks, to promote the ethical and responsible use in service
• /c><01:54:09.280><c> reflect</c> Services or designee just to reflect Services or designee just to reflect
• While these technologies have the potential to increase access to information and support, they also
• to increase access to the potential to increase access to information<02:18:11.679><c> and</c><02:18:

Keywords: 926, house, all

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• Thank you for your dedicated service, and colleagues, please join me in giving a warm welcome to the
• So congratulations to Lauren on her MID internship and her service. That's a very big feat.
• So congratulations to Lauren on her MID internship and her service to the 22nd Assembly District, and
• To address this issue, this measure will authorize the Contractors State License Board to access limited
• SB 930 requires proctoring companies that are providing services to a local educational agency for a

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• And there is a convenient way to access it.
• We still need to find ways to pay for our family's rents, mortgages, and loans, or risk service cancellations
• accountability, structure, and access to appropriate treatment.
• social services to find a placement that's less restrictive.
• We need to make sure that we're investing in the housing placements and wraparound services to make sure

Committee: Senate Public Safety

Summary: The Senate Committee on Public Safety met on March 17, 2026, with no quorum at the start and throughout much of the hearing, so bills were presented and discussed but no final votes were taken. The committee heard SB 936 on nitrous oxide sales, SB 941 on commissary price caps in private immigration detention facilities, SCR 118 urging release of Jeffrey Epstein-related files, SB 1009 on juvenile detention standards, AB 46 on mental health diversion, and SB 948 on firearm safety training and registration for new residents. The chair explained public comment procedures and noted that SB 891 was on consent, but the transcript focused on the other measures. SB 936 drew strong support from the author, prosecutors, local officials, and public health/environmental groups, who described rising misuse of flavored large nitrous oxide canisters, youth targeting, impaired driving crashes, deaths, and waste disposal costs. Opposition from the ACLU argued the bill was too broad and should use a regulatory rather than criminal approach, warning about overreach into ordinary household items. Members generally expressed support, though some asked for narrowing amendments to avoid unintended coverage. SB 941 was presented as a cap on markups for commissary goods sold to detainees in privately run federal immigration detention facilities, modeled on prior prison commissary limits. Supporters described severe price inflation for basic necessities and the burden on families, while no opposition testified. SCR 118, calling for full release of unclassified Epstein investigation files, was supported by the author, a survivor statement, and anti-trafficking advocates; one member objected that the resolution could implicate people without full facts, while others emphasized transparency and survivor accountability. SB 1009 and AB 46 both centered on criminal justice discretion: SB 1009 would require clear and convincing evidence before detaining youth and was supported by defenders and youth advocates but opposed by probation and district attorneys who warned about public safety and resource constraints; AB 46 would narrow mental health diversion by allowing judges to deny diversion when public safety is at risk, with prosecutors and victims’ families supporting it and public defenders, ACLU, and behavioral health groups opposing it as an unnecessary restriction on treatment. SB 948 would expand firearm safety certificate requirements to include live-fire training and require new California residents to register firearms within 60 days; the author and gun-safety advocates supported it as a common-sense safety measure, and the hearing moved into support testimony as the transcript ended.

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• And there is a convenient way to access it.
• We still need to find ways to pay for our family's rents, mortgages, and loans, or risk service cancellations
• accountability, structure, and access to appropriate treatment.
• social services to find a placement that's less restrictive.
• We need to make sure that we're investing in the housing placements and wraparound services to make sure

Summary: The Senate Committee on Public Safety met on March 17, 2026, beginning without a quorum and hearing several bills and a resolution. SB 936 by Senator Blakespear would prohibit retail sale of nitrous oxide canisters larger than 8 grams while preserving legitimate medical, dental, culinary, and automotive uses. Supporters, including prosecutors, county officials, and local government groups, described rising misuse among youth, impaired driving crashes, deaths, and environmental waste from large flavored canisters. The ACLU opposed unless amended, arguing the bill was too broad and should use a regulatory approach rather than criminal penalties; the author said amendments were being considered to narrow the language. Committee members largely expressed support, though some raised concerns about wording and implementation. SB 941 by Senator Padilla would extend a prison commissary price cap framework to private for-profit immigration detention facilities under federal contract in California. Supporters said detainees and their families face extreme markups on basic necessities and that the bill would curb exploitation. There was broad support from immigrant justice, civil rights, and disability rights organizations, and no opposition testimony was presented. SCR 118 by Senator Gonzalez urged release of unclassified Jeffrey Epstein investigation files. Supporters framed it as a transparency and survivor-accountability measure, with testimony from CAST and a survivor statement. One committee member voiced concern about incomplete facts and the risk of political overreach, while others supported the resolution as part of broader anti-trafficking efforts. SB 1009 by Senator Becker would require clear and convincing evidence before detaining youth in juvenile proceedings and would emphasize less restrictive alternatives. The author and supporters argued that detention harms youth, increases recidivism, and is overused, citing a personal witness who described spending more than 200 days in juvenile detention before her case was resolved. Probation, district attorneys, and AFSCME raised concerns that the bill could limit judicial discretion, strain county resources, and create public safety risks or uneven implementation. Committee members were split, with some supporting the bill as a needed safeguard and others saying the system needs more resources before changing the standard. AB 46 by Assemblymember Nguyen would narrow mental health diversion by allowing judges to deny diversion when public safety is at risk. Supporters, including district attorneys and a crime victim’s family, said current law is too restrictive and has allowed dangerous offenders to reoffend; opponents, including public defenders and the ACLU, argued diversion is already limited and effective and that the bill would reduce access to treatment. Finally, SB 948 by Senator Aegian would require more comprehensive firearm safety training for firearm safety certificates and require new California residents to register firearms and obtain a certificate within 60 days. Supporters, including Brady and youth gun violence advocates, said the bill would close loopholes and improve safety; gun rights groups opposed, calling it an unconstitutional financial barrier and a burden on new residents.

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• Would I like every school in the state of Arizona to have access to good, high-quality, robust interoperability
• Because I think that's a wonderful thing about living in Arizona, that every family has access to the
• This bill helps ensure that students who demonstrate readiness are identified and given access to advanced
• House Bill 2923, amending sections 14-53-12, A.R.S., relating to mental health services.
• This is after 34 years of dedicated service to the state legislature.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• provides critical employment and housing resources to discharged service members.
• to civilian life, many of my fellow service members do not meet the requirements to receive this aid
• The access to medication, I mean, that is not specific to this issue.
• The access to medication, I mean, that is not specific to this issue.
• It's important for us to, of course, recognize the service, but also the impact.

Committee: House Military and Veterans Affairs

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• >> Chair: HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE WILL COME TO ORDER.
• AND THEN THE SCALE TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO MORE PATIENT LOCATIONS HAD TO BE BENEFIT FROM THAT.
• BACK OFFICE FUNCTIONS, ACCESS TO CARE.
• WE ALSO RECOGNIZE IN MANY INSTANCES PEOPLE ARE RACING AGAINST TIME TRYING TO ACCESS HEALTHCARE SERVICES
• ACCESS TO CARE.