Transcript Highlights:

• And the page says that the ADA is key to understanding the GCD.
• The ADA is the Americans with Disabilities Act.
• <05:15:45.160> standards what's known as the 2010 Ada standards what's known as the 2010 Ada
• Now, is this ADA standards incorporated in the State Building Code or not? Yes.
• So that's the ADA coordinator. Thank you. Sure. Um, if we go to page eight, Mr.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard the Banking Department’s fiscal year 2026-2027 budget presentation from Commissioner Amelia Galeri. She described the department as a self-funded consumer protection regulator overseeing two main areas: the Banking Trust Division, which supervises state-chartered banks, credit unions, and trust companies, and the Consumer Credit Division, which oversees more than 7,000 licensees including mortgage and money transmitter businesses. She said the department’s budget is about 86% salaries and benefits, with 53 positions all filled, and explained that the agency funds itself through fees, fines, and end-of-year assessments on regulated entities. Galeri said the department is facing workload growth from several directions: continued growth in the trust industry, increased fintech supervision, and a new requirement to regularly examine auto dealers that take finance applications, which adds about 300 exams over two fiscal years. She said the department was directed to flat-fund its budget based on 2025 levels but was allowed to increase travel and training. To stay within that limit, she said the department reduced office space, went paperless, converted administrative and licensing positions into examiner positions, and expects to defund an embedded DOJ database administrator position once a new SharePoint system is fully implemented. Members asked about how the department’s revenue and assessments work, including whether fees were increasing and how much existing banks would pay. Galeri said fees are not being raised, most banks pay little or no fines, and assessments are based largely on asset size, with trust companies paying the bulk. She also explained that fines are set by statute, generally capped at $2,500 per violation for consumer credit entities, and said she would not recommend increasing that cap. The committee then voted to accept the Banking Department’s budget proposal as presented in HQ1, with a motion and second and no discussion. The transcript then moved to the Department of Energy budget. Commissioner Jared Chakin and Chief of Operations Lenny Radio discussed federal program funding, including LIHEAP fuel assistance and weatherization. They said the apparent drop in fuel assistance funding from FY 2024 actuals to the budgeted amount is due to the loss of ARPA and CARES Act supplemental funds, while weatherization remains a federally constrained program with a waiting list and limited flexibility. Members also asked about a proposed transfer from the renewable energy fund; staff said the transfer would still allow the department to carry out its statutory duties for the year, though the committee deferred deeper discussion until House Bill 2.

Transcript Highlights:

• So this is also related to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), correct?
• This is our state's commitment to ADA compliance.
• OK, so Madam Chair, Representative, I understand the ADA.
• The federal government published new rules on the ADA in 2024 that require websites and apps for any
• The ADA federal requirement is for any state that, if, let's say, Kafka's got a great Facebook, and we

Transcript Highlights:

• We require more than that of our ADAs to be able to handle those types of cases. We just do.
• ADAs that you currently have employed.
• This is very pressing on me, particularly because I'm from Ada. I live in Ada.
• I've been in Ada for 13 years.
• to get into a lady's home in Ada, then wandered out a little bit east of Ada to a community called Allen

Keywords: 914, all

Transcript Highlights:

• ADA compliant be ADA compliant.
• ADA compliant contracts<00:07:33.080> are<00:07:33.200> costly.
• With ADA compliance, the font size has to be able to change, as well as the mouse size.
• This didn't have anything to do with ADA Act; whatever they're going to have to do to ADA Act, they're
• This didn't have anything to do with ADA This didn't have anything to do with ADA Act,<00:13:42.400

Keywords: 1136, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• to fix the ADA website, which is acceptable.
• In 2021 to 2022, there were 11,000 ADA website lawsuits.
• In Missouri, the last... ...three states in these ADA website lawsuits.
• What this bill does not do, it does not change the ADA requirements.
• They're ADA compliant.

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• It has to be, because they're new schools, so you have to meet that ADA requirement.
• It has to be, because they're new schools, so you have to meet that ADA requirement.
• It has to be, because they're new schools, so you have to meet that ADA requirement.
• It has to be, because they're new schools, so you have to meet that ADA requirement.
• None of them are ADA compliant or accessible.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Education held an informational/budget briefing with presentations from the State Library System, the School Facilities Authority, and the Department of Education. The chair opened the meeting by outlining the order of presentations and noting that members would hold questions until after all three agencies had testified. The discussion focused on each agency’s priorities for the upcoming biennium and their budget requests. State Librarian Stacy Aldridge described library usage and services, emphasizing strong demand for physical and digital materials, internet and Wi-Fi access, programs, Kanopy streaming, and PressReader. She highlighted digital literacy classes, RFID self-check and smart shelving improvements, and the role of libraries as community hubs. The library’s budget request included an additional $1.2 million for security guards, $48.484 million for FY 26-27 to support popup libraries during temporary closures and other needs, $500,000 for repair and maintenance, $2 million for Kap planning and design, and $25 million each year for lump-sum capital funding. Mallerie Fujitani said the lump-sum funding is needed to keep roughly 50 projects moving and to avoid delays in construction. School Facilities Authority Executive Director Ricky Fujitani explained the agency’s startup history and its programs for preschools, Central Maui schools, and workforce housing. He said the authority is using standardized, prefabricated, programmatic approaches to speed delivery and improve maintainability, citing prior preschool renovations as a successful model. He reported that of $389 million appropriated, $106 million was released, with $81 million for preschools, $20 million for Central Maui schools, and $5 million for workforce housing; he also noted the workforce housing program was reduced after Maui fire-related reallocations. He said the pilot workforce housing site at Mililani High School has been awarded and pointed to University of Hawaiʻi student housing projects as a model. Superintendent Hayashi then began the Department of Education presentation, introducing DOE leadership and outlining the department’s mission to support academic achievement, character development, and student well-being. He noted the department serves more than 152,000 students in 258 public schools and employs over 42,000 people, with nearly 54% of students facing significant challenges. He framed the budget request around the department’s strategic plan to prepare graduates for college, careers, or military service. The transcript ends during the DOE presentation, before any committee votes or formal actions are taken.

Transcript Highlights:

• This is not intended to impact the ADA requirements at all.
• The situation you're talking about, I believe, would be covered under the ADA.
• This is not intended to impact the ADA requirements at all.
• This is not intended to impact the ADA requirements at all.
• this is not intended to impact the ADA this is not intended to impact the ADA requirements<00:32

Bills: HF958, HF688, HF702

Keywords: mental health, behavioral health, psychiatric care, collaborative care model, healthcare funding, service dog, service animal, service dog in training, assistance dog, guide dog, disability rights, housing accommodations, fair housing, landlord, rental housing, homeowners association, HOA, Minnesota human services, accessible housing, reasonable accommodation

Transcript Highlights:

• step in the right direction to fulfill the obligations of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the ADA
• of the Americans with Disability<00:02:28.760> Act<00:02:29.239> the<00:02:29.360> Ada
• <00:02:29.680> law Disability Act the Ada law Disability Act the Ada law and<00:02:30.480>
• The CDC came out and recommended anybody that wants to be ADA compliant get them.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on House Bill 44, also called Landon’s Law, which would allow schools to keep anti-choking devices such as LifeVac and remove liability concerns for schools that have them. Representative Candy Massaroni and other supporters said the bill is intended to provide an added rescue option in choking emergencies, especially for children and students with disabilities, and cited concerns that there are no current procedures to rescue some individuals who use wheelchairs or have disabilities. Testifiers from Equal First Aid and Life Act described the device as noninvasive, non-powered, and available with adult and pediatric masks, saying it works by creating suction to dislodge an object from the airway. They also referenced American Heart Association, CDC, and Red Cross guidance in support of broader availability. Lauren McCubbin, Landon McCubbin’s mother, gave emotional testimony about her son’s life and death, saying he choked on a bouncy ball at Boston Elementary on November 21, 2022 and died despite the presence of a nurse and firefighters. She said the bill is meant to ensure no other family has to experience a similar loss and argued that a LifeVac device might have given her son a chance. Committee members asked for clarification about what the device is and why paramedics did not have it, and the bill’s supporters explained that it is a simple suction device and that some emergency services are only beginning to adopt it. After the testimony, a motion and second were made on the bill. The committee then moved into questions and discussion about the device’s function, FDA registration, and use in schools, but no final vote or other action was stated in the excerpt.

Transcript Highlights:

• The ADA improvements are necessary to comply with an ongoing class action lawsuit.
• I just have a few on the ADA component of it.
• But the ADA improvements will continue.
• Cuts don't have to come from COVID mitigation and ADA, etc.
• Cuts don't have to come from COVID mitigation and ADA accessibility.

Summary: The subcommittee heard May Revision presentations for the Office of Emergency Services, Judicial Branch, CDCR, and the Department of Justice, with the LAO offering comments and recommendations throughout. For Cal OES, the administration outlined funding for relocating the Red Mountain communications site, increased FEMA reimbursement authority, cybersecurity grants, next-generation 911 support, and a reduction to the Flexible Cash Assistance for Survivors of Crime program. Members raised concerns about VOCA backfill and disaster reimbursement, while the LAO recommended approving the 911 request with reporting, adding contingency planning for cybersecurity grants, clarifying the FEMA reimbursement language, and increasing reporting on emergency spending. For the Judicial Branch, the May Revision included funding for implementation of the Trial Nations Access to Justice Act, reductions tied to court facilities and employee benefits, and General Fund solutions such as a reduction to the pretrial release program, a reversion from the Trial Court Trust Fund, and elimination of the jury duty pilot program. The LAO cautioned that the pretrial reduction could affect detention and release decisions and recommended tighter legislative oversight over the trust fund transfer and reallocation language. Members questioned the impact of the pretrial cut, the lack of Prop. 36 court funding, and the rationale for the jury pilot elimination; the Judicial Branch said it was generally supportive of the budget as proposed. CDCR presented requests for roof repairs, fire alarm replacements, CalAIM-related costs, and trailer bill changes on incarcerated college students, mental health hiring, and tuberculosis testing, along with a planned prison closure by October 2026. The department also proposed reducing or delaying several items, including radio replacement, ADA improvements, COVID mitigation, and some facility upgrades, while adding a $125 million placeholder for consultant-driven operational savings. The LAO recommended rejecting or reducing several San Quentin-related proposals, questioned the staffing and contract medical requests, and urged more transparency on the consultant savings plan; members expressed concern about the realism of the savings targets and the potential legal or operational risks from delaying ADA and radio projects. For DOJ, the May Revision proposed ongoing funding and 44 positions to defend against federal actions, IT and accounting system upgrades, implementation funding for AB 1877, and a special fund loan. The LAO supported the KLETS connection but asked for a contingency plan if the new DMV link is delayed, noted that AB 1877 would not be fully implemented without additional funding, and recommended limiting and reporting on the federal accountability workload. Members questioned the size and permanence of the DOJ request, the use of the earlier $25 million special session appropriation, and the pace of federal litigation; DOJ said the new request would support ongoing litigation, expert assistance, and coordination across multiple cases and states.

Transcript Highlights:

• million for health and safety improvements, and $20 million to address compliance issues including ADA
• million for health and safety improvements, and $20 million to address compliance issues including ADA
• million for health and safety improvements, and $20 million to address compliance issues including ADA
• million for health and safety improvements, and $20 million to address compliance issues including ADA
• million for health and safety improvements, and $20 million to address compliance issues including ADA

Keywords: 910, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And so you see there our ADA of construction in this representative chart, and that will allow one point
• And we still have our administrator of program director, as well as ADA of engineering.
• to it, but the words that he uses are consistency and accountability, and making sure that our new ADA
• ADA of construction is in that position because that's their specialty.
• of construction and the ADA of engineering, the chief construction engineer, is that in headquarters

Summary: The committee met for an information-only hearing with no votes or other action items. DOTD Secretary Glenn LaD and Deputy Secretary Beau Black gave an update on the department’s transformation efforts, focusing on faster project delivery, improved construction administration, and new technology. They said monthly contractor payment approvals have been reduced from roughly 35 days to 15 days or less, change orders from about 40-45 days to around five days, and that DOTD delivered 86% of its advertised projects in the last fiscal year. They also described new tools such as Headlight for field inspections, Smart PM for schedule tracking, Hall Hub for e-ticketing and work-zone mapping, and a pilot using advanced sensors on district vehicles to identify potholes, guardrail damage, and other asset issues. The department also outlined a district reorganization that replaces the area engineer model with dedicated district points of contact for construction, maintenance, and operations, with no increase in total staff. Members raised concerns about local maintenance issues, especially mowing, drainage, culverts, potholes, and communication with district offices. Several members asked for clearer coordination on jurisdictional questions, more frequent meetings with district administrators, and better public updates on long-running projects. LaD said DOTD would schedule follow-up meetings, use the coming customer service portal to track complaints, and improve public communication through project information officers, social media, and other outreach. Questions also covered contractor accountability, utility relocations, road transfer maps on the DOTD website, and whether maintenance work adjacent to capital projects should be handled by district crews or through new IDIQ contracts. The secretary also reviewed the Highway Priority Program process, saying DOTD will work between June and September to review projects not included in the prior program, explain why, and refine a five-year fiscally constrained plan before the fall road show. He said the department is using IDIQ authority to award bridge maintenance and other task-order work, and that this should help address a two-year bridge repair backlog. Members discussed whether current funding levels are enough to reduce the statewide backlog, and DOTD said the current program likely maintains rather than eliminates it absent new revenue. The hearing ended with a project-specific update that a barge struck the Black Bayou Pontoon Bridge that morning, causing significant damage; DOTD said divers and staff would inspect it and determine emergency repairs. After DOTD’s presentation, Archie Chesson of the Office of Louisiana Highway Construction gave a brief update on that office’s first year, describing its use of consultant pools, master service agreements, a public GIS map, and a data tool to prioritize rural road and bridge projects, with several early projects already completed or under construction.

Transcript Highlights:

• And they are Andy Shealy, 16th, J.D. and they are Andy Shealy, 16th JDC, ADA, Billy Joe Harrington, 10th
• We don't have anybody wishing to speak, but we do have several cards in support: Andy Shealy, ADA with
• Andy Shealy, the ADA from the 16th Judicial District District Attorney.
• Andy Shealy, ADA with the 16th Judicial District Court, will provide information if requested.
• Andy Shealy, ADA with the 16th Judicial District Court, will provide information if requested.

Keywords: 974, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I would just like to address that once again: this does not require new ADA rules.
• We're already required to follow ADA rules, as pointed out by the federal government.
• This bill does not have authority over compliance with the ADA.
• Within the state, we have ADA coordinators, and so they would be working with those ADA coordinators.
• Ultimately, within the laws, within the ADA, there is recourse where you can go to HR.

Keywords: 996, all

Transcript Highlights:

• With the ADA, this office will help navigate persons and communities with disabilities in a much more
• access technology and government sites, which will be a requirement at the federal level through the ADA
• As was earlier stated in public comment, we've had ADA requirements for almost 35 years now.
• Currently, every governmental agency or building has an ADA coordinator.
• Everyone gets to choose whoever it is, but they have an ADA coordinator. But who do they report to?

Transcript Highlights:

• Moving to ADA, average daily attendance, the percentage change in average daily attendance from 24-25
• I think we should note that funding for this proposal is on a per ADA basis, acknowledging that rising
• Fund this discretionarily through ADA. Every district, it's strictly based on your attendance.
• It would just be a straight per-pupil for ADA allocation formula.
• TK in ADA, and then post-pandemic, as ADA has begun to recover, the ADA yield has begun to recover from

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This would be for purposes of, you know, building an armory or building an ADA ramp, some way of making
• This would be for purposes of, you know, building an armory or building an ADA ramp, some way of making
• This would be for purposes of, you know, building an armory or building an ADA ramp, some way of making
• This would be for purposes of, you know, building an armory or building an ADA ramp, some way of making
• This would be for purposes of, you know, building an armory or building an ADA ramp, some way of making

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Did you want to do the ADA? I'm going to wait just to see if we catch up a little bit.
• Did you want to do the ADA? I'm going to wait just to see if we catch up a little bit.
• Did you want to do the ADA? I'm going to wait just so see if we catch up a little bit.
• Than potentially taking a few minutes on this ADA topic, Senator Davidson. So, Mr.
• Chief Technology Officer, part-time ADA operations leader. We've been running a lot of ADA efforts.

Summary: The committee received several informational reports from NDIT and DPI. Justin Data reviewed the quarterly major IT project portfolio, noting the portfolio was slightly under budget and behind schedule overall, with three red schedule items: Bed Management System and Vital Records were essentially complete and being closed out, and the Roadway Capital Planning Project was delayed by vendor bug fixes after testing. He also summarized recent project startups and closeouts, including the Victim Notification System, Medicaid data exchange, Highway Patrol’s motor carrier permit system, and several completed HHS and RIMS projects. Members asked for follow-up on ADA compliance work, the public-facing RIO website, and the state’s mainframe retirement timeline, and staff agreed to provide updates later. Craig Falkley reported on coordination of services with political subdivisions and higher education, including StageNet, cybersecurity, radio/911 services, and PeopleSoft coordination. He also explained distributed ledger technology as a tool for transparency and fraud prevention, but said it is not widely used in state government and suggested the report be modernized to focus more broadly on emerging technologies such as AI and cybersecurity. The committee generally agreed that the topic should be updated. Chris Gurgan presented the mandatory cybersecurity incident reporting program created by HB 1314, explaining how agencies and political subdivisions report incidents through NDIT’s website or service desk. He said 77 incidents had been reported since 2021, 47 met the statutory definition, and most were phishing-related; most reported incidents were resolved, with one recent ransomware matter still open. He also reviewed notable incidents since the last report, including the PowerSchool compromise, a SimpleHelp intrusion at a school district, a court intrusion, a WSUS vulnerability, a business email compromise, and a recent ransomware incident involving a non-state critical infrastructure entity. Members asked about recovery of stolen funds, early warning signs, smishing, training, MFA, conditional access, and cybersecurity maturity assessments; Gurgan said the state uses MFA and conditional access, provides awareness training to state employees, and would return with more information on maturity assessments. Tony Ambrose then updated the committee on the K-12 student information system bridge project. He said district implementation of Infinite Campus had begun statewide, but the data migration vendor originally selected was terminated for poor performance and replaced by Aurora Educational Technology, which had experience with similar statewide migrations. He also said DPI is migrating special education data from Tynet into Infinite Campus, and that some SLDS-based tools such as e-transcripts and Choice Ready may not function exactly as they do now at July 1, requiring interim or alternative solutions. Members raised concerns about summer school disruptions, the timing of the cutover, and whether the new system would support existing reporting and transcript functions; DPI said it was working on identity, authentication, data-sharing agreements, and post-go-live integrations, and would continue to refine the plan beyond June 30.

Transcript Highlights:

• So yeah, the underlying ADA, for example, has not been repealed, but the interpretation of that is no
• which under Colorado ADA law, allergies are<01:33:27.520> a<01:33:27.760> disability.
• ADA issues while supporting others.
• ADA issues while supporting others.
• ADA issues while supporting others.

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, approved the journal from January 30, 2026, and then moved several bills to special order. The chamber first took up House Bill 1068, which would authorize the Legislative Council Executive Committee to set remote-participation policies for legislators serving on joint committees. Supporters described it as a bipartisan, zero-fiscal-note measure to provide flexibility and consistency for joint committee meetings. An amendment offered by Representative Luck to give the House’s majority position precedence in tie situations was debated and failed, and the bill then passed. The House next considered House Bill 1027, concerning boards of cooperative services (BOCES). The sponsor explained that the bill would allow BOCES executive directors to remain eligible for PERA retirement benefits while working full-time and would expand BOCES eligibility for postsecondary and workforce readiness funding. Supporters emphasized the importance of BOCES to rural education, special education, concurrent enrollment, and workforce training. The committee report was adopted and the bill passed. The chamber then took up House Bill 1045, dealing with housing protections for individuals with disabilities and assistance animals. Supporters said the bill would restore and codify federal housing guidance in Colorado law after federal guidance was withdrawn, reducing confusion for tenants and landlords and protecting people who rely on service animals. Opponents argued the bill could create presumptions, increase liability, and impose vague standards on housing providers. Amendment L005 to the committee report passed as a clarifying change, but Amendment L008 and a later amendment from Representative Brooks (L006) both failed. After the committee report was adopted, the bill itself passed. Representative Brooks then introduced another amendment package, including L007, and a title ruling was requested, leading to a brief recess.

Transcript Highlights:

• City of Ada, Jason Keck is in the room. Uh, Jason, wave your hand up there. There he is.
• So, Jason has taken on leadership there in Ada of the city of Ada, and we've had a lot of conversations
• So, hats off to Ada for you know identifying meeting.
• So, Jason, good work there in Ada. Lincoln County, so I met the new director.

Keywords: 914, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And so you see there our ADA of construction in this representative chart, and that will allow one point
• And we still have our administrator of program director, as well as ADA of engineering.
• of construction in each district is aware of that and that we're not... ...new ADA of construction in
• of construction is in that position because that's their specialty. ...ADA of construction is in that
• of construction and the ADA of engineering, the chief construction engineer, is that in headquarters

Keywords: 965, house, all

Summary: The House Transportation Committee met for an information-only hearing with no votes or formal actions. DOTD Secretary Glenn LaD and Deputy Secretary Beau Black outlined the department’s transformation efforts, emphasizing faster project delivery, improved transparency, and use of technology. They reported major reductions in contractor payment processing time, from roughly 35 days to 15 days or less, and change-order approvals from about 40–45 days to around five days. They also described new tools such as inspection tablets, a project delivery dashboard, e-ticketing, a customer service portal, and a pilot using sensor technology on department vehicles to identify potholes and damaged assets. The department said it is reorganizing district staffing, replacing the old area engineer model with district points of contact for construction, maintenance, and operations, without increasing total staff. Members focused heavily on local maintenance concerns, including potholes, drainage, culverts, mowing, overgrown ditches, and utility-related delays. Several legislators asked how to get quicker responses on routine maintenance and how to distinguish state responsibility from local jurisdiction. DOTD said it would meet with district administrators to address specific problems and clarify jurisdiction, and that the new customer service portal should help track complaints electronically. Members also asked about contractor accountability, utility relocations, and public communication on long-running projects; DOTD said it is improving internal KPIs, coordinating more closely with district staff and public information officers, and considering broader public updates beyond the website. The department also reviewed highway planning and funding. Officials said the Highway Priority Program is being reworked into a more fiscally constrained, staged process that starts earlier in concept development and gives legislators and constituents more feedback before the annual road show. They said the department is using new IDIQ contracting authority to bring in outside help for bridge maintenance and other work, and that bridge maintenance backlogs remain significant. DOTD reported that LTIF 1.0 and 2.0 together cover 91 projects statewide totaling more than $534 million, with over 40 complete, and that LTIF 3.0 adds 39 projects and about $165 million. Combined with other funding sources, the department said its upcoming construction program will include 385 projects worth about $1.73 billion. Legislators generally praised the department’s progress but raised concerns about lingering local problems and the need for clearer communication. Questions were also asked about a barge strike on the Black Bayou Pontoon Bridge, with DOTD saying divers and staff were inspecting the damage and that emergency repairs would likely be needed. After the DOTD update, the new Office of Louisiana Highway Construction, led by Archie Chesson, gave its own update on its first year, describing a small staff, heavy use of consultant and contractor pools, emergency procurement authority, and rapid delivery of rural bridge and roadway projects.