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• with the Republicans or fully encamped with the Democrats.
• with the Republicans or fully encamped with the Democrats.
• they are fully encamped with the Republicans<00:07:34.160><c> are</c><00:07:34.400><c> fully</c><00:
• 07:34.639><c> encamped</c><00:07:35.039><c> with</c><00:07:35.120><c> the</c> Republicans are fully encamped
• with the Republicans are fully encamped with the Democrats<00:07:36.880><c> and</c><00:07:37.039><c>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Because I've actually been to Austin, Texas, and their encampments, two years ago, were running rampant
• brought us and things that you want us to do, and that's your home headquarters there, with the encampments
• of been whipsawed in terms of, you know, they used to have a municipal camping ban on homeless encampments

Summary: The committee first approved a motion, then heard a lengthy presentation on homelessness in Arkansas, with a focus on unsheltered homelessness, untreated mental illness and substance use, public safety, and the role of local law enforcement and shelters. Presenters from law enforcement, homeless service providers, mental health, and policy groups discussed federal Continuum of Care funding, the need for better data and accountability, and proposals such as statewide camping enforcement, stronger treatment access, and consolidating or reworking the continuum-of-care structure. Much of the discussion centered on the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) model, with witnesses describing it as a way to expand crisis services, treatment, and coordination with housing and justice systems. They also discussed homelessness among sex offenders, family homelessness, workforce supports, and how to scale successful local programs statewide. No formal action was taken on the homelessness proposals during the discussion. The committee then reviewed several Department of Energy and Department of Health/Board of Nursing rules. The energy rule updated solid waste post-closure cleanup thresholds from $50,000 to $2 million to match Act 791 of 2025. Nursing-related rules added fees for the new dialysis patient care technician registration created by Act 198 of 2025, updated contact-information requirements, implemented APRN authority under Act 862 of 2025, clarified durable medical equipment language under Act 431 of 2025, and incorporated delegation changes from Act 959 of 2025. Additional nursing rules updated certified medication assistant training and duties under Act 265 of 2025, and corrected rules for full independent practice to include clinical nurse specialists under Act 872 of 2023. Each rule was reviewed without objection. At the close of the meeting, members received an update that UAMS had completed its NCII designation submission for the Winthrop Rockefeller Cancer Institute, which was described as a major milestone. The committee then adjourned.

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• credit from 2027 to 2032, up to $20,000 per year, to help cover costs tied to illegal dumping, encampments
• credit from 2027 to 2032, up to $20,000 per year, to help cover costs tied to illegal dumping, encampments
• Recent court decisions have led to increased enforcement in public spaces, which has pushed encampments

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• </c> have the ability to regulate encampments have the ability to regulate encampments and<05:53:06.520
• In Santa Ana, a homeless encampment was cleared from private railroads, and five people were arrested
• </c><06:07:55.080><c> tend</c> but one of them is that encampments tend but one of them is that encampments
• </c><06:08:22.320><c> to</c><06:08:22.440><c> grow</c><06:08:23.000><c> unchecked</c> allowing encampments
• to grow unchecked allowing encampments to grow unchecked and<06:08:24.160><c> thereby</c><06:08:24.638

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, January 9, 2025, 1012, house, all

Bills: SB6061, SB6234, SB6170, SB6176, SB6182, SB6335, SB5647, SB6047, HB2367, HB2606, SB5998, SB6005, SB6003, SB6129, SB6225, SB6228, SB6231, SB6061, SB6234, SB6170, SB6176, SB6182, SB6335, SB5647, SB6047, HB2367, HB2606, SB6129, SB6228, SB6231, HB2235, HB2272, HB2340, HB2543, HB2554, HB2632, HB2464, HB2619

Keywords: tourism, self-supported assessment, funding, statewide promotion, economic development, sewage, grinder pumps, residential buildings, regulation, construction, contracting rules, state highway construction, procurement limits, state regulations, infrastructure funding, vehicle registration, enforcement, renewal, transportation, state law

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• Does any of that go towards Towards addressing homelessness and encampments because in my past experience
• the Department of Veterans Affairs it had become very clear to me and evident that within those encampments
• when I thought at one point we had some kind of containment on it but nevertheless I see these encampments
• the most part and through my own knowledge I know that there’s a criminal element within those encampments

Summary: The Appropriations Committee first reviewed the Department of Justice FY 2027 budget, which was presented at $117.8 million, with most funding coming from statutory dedications and the largest program areas being criminal law/Medicaid fraud and civil law. The Attorney General described major work in Troop NOLA, Medicaid fraud, opioid and PBM litigation, and especially child exploitation and online predator investigations. She said ICAC tips are rising sharply, local law enforcement partnerships have expanded, and her office needs more analysts, more permanent positions, and more expenditure authority for the legal support fund and related programs. Members asked about case backlogs, staffing, settlement funds, and whether more resources could be directed toward outreach, mental health, and technology; the Attorney General said she wants to expand cyber capacity, training, and prevention efforts, and that some settlement recoveries are being used to support existing programs and fraud enforcement. Committee members also focused heavily on child safety, truancy, and mental health. Several representatives described local concerns about online exploitation, trafficking, self-harm, and the need for school-based training and community outreach. The Attorney General said she wants a broader prevention strategy involving parents, schools, and behavioral health resources, and she discussed using outreach models such as anti-vaping campaigns and town halls. On opioid settlement oversight, members raised concerns about the size of the funds and the need for stronger state oversight; the Attorney General agreed more structure and compliance monitoring would be useful and said drug courts and treatment programs are effective investments. The committee then moved to the judicial branch budget presentation. The judiciary requested $229.6 million in FY 2027, plus $5.6 million in one-time funding, with most of the budget coming from state general fund. The presentation highlighted increases for judge salaries, staff pay adjustments, health insurance, operating costs, and 17 unfunded positions, along with one-time requests for security and technology upgrades. Chief Justice John Weimer and other justices said the budget would help core court functions and statewide programs such as CASA, drug courts, and FINS, and they emphasized the need for better staffing and technology in the courts. A major discussion centered on truancy and the FINS program. Justice Griffin said statewide collaboration with education officials had reduced truancy and that FINS officers are trained to identify children who may be runaways or trafficking victims. The justices and members supported expanding FINS so every judicial district has coverage, and they said the program helps keep children out of deeper system involvement. Members also asked about security funding, technology improvements, and the 17 unfunded positions, which were described as mostly clerical, IT, and support roles in appellate and district courts. No votes were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• 24:52.880><c> Saratoga</c> We have five projects for Saratoga We have five projects for Saratoga Encampment
• <00:24:54.000><c> Rollins</c><00:24:54.480><c> Conservation</c><00:24:55.039><c> District</c> Encampment
• Rollins Conservation District Encampment Rollins Conservation District for<00:24:55.520><c> a</c><00
• Saratoga Encampment Rollins has one project under account two for a total of $35,000.

Keywords: 916, all

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• Section 22 would clarify that the aid cannot be used to clear encampments, and sections 23 and 27 would
• Section 22 would clarify that the aid cannot be used to clear encampments, and sections 23 and 27 would
• Section 22 would clarify that the aid cannot be used to clear encampments, and sections 23 and 27 would
• Section 22 would clarify that the aid cannot be used to clear encampments, and sections 23 and 27 would
• Section 22 would clarify that the aid cannot be used to clear encampments, and sections 23 and 27 would

Bills: HF2274, HF1932

Keywords: taxation, income tax, property tax, corporate tax, homestead credit, local government aid, tax credits, economic development, taxpayer assistance, tax credit outreach, tax preparation, free tax help, IRS, Department of Revenue, general fund appropriation, earned income tax credit, child tax credit, volunteer income tax assistance, VITA, low-income taxpayers

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• And during that time, the site, you know, ended up being an encampment.
• Proceed to our final HCD item, which is item 13: savings from the administration of the Encampment Resolution
• our... $603,000 one-time General Fund from our own administrative funds, the 5% of round two of Encampment
• the need, especially in counties where we are trying to, in cities trying to stay ahead of the encampment
• the need, especially in counties where we are trying to, in cities trying to stay ahead of the encampment

Summary: The subcommittee heard several May Revision proposals related to the state’s housing and homelessness reorganization. On the first item, administration and Finance staff described technical adjustments to move administrative positions and resources between the California Housing and Homelessness Agency, HCD, and Cal ICH, plus authority for a chief deputy director at the new Housing Development Finance Committee. The LAO recommended approval but asked for clarification on funding for the chief deputy position. Several senators questioned whether the staffing shifts would reduce Cal ICH’s capacity and whether adding communications support and a new executive position was appropriate absent new housing funding; the item was held open. The second item proposed a new $100 million CalHFA Disaster Rebuilding Fund, with $56 million General Fund and $44 million in existing National Mortgage Settlement funds, to help disaster-impacted homeowners access construction financing through tools such as a loan loss guarantee and interest rate buy-downs. CalHFA said the fund would help close the gap between insurance proceeds and rebuilding costs and would work through approved lenders. The LAO raised concerns about the lack of alternatives analysis, the broad delegation in the trailer bill, and the General Fund cost. Senators pressed for more detail on the estimated number of homeowners served, lender and homeowner eligibility, equity safeguards, and the role of the Legislature in program design; the item was held open. The third item was trailer bill language for HAP Round 7, including accountability metrics, pro-housing designation requirements for certain large cities and counties, local match requirements, and a mechanism to recapture unspent funds. HCD said the proposal would streamline reporting by using one consistent set of system performance measures and would phase in the new requirements. The LAO questioned the timing, the burden of pro-housing designation, the size and source of the local match, and whether the proposal conflicted with the Legislature’s prior goal of getting funds out quickly. Several senators criticized the added requirements and the lack of new funding, while others said the proposal could improve accountability and reduce administrative burden by reusing existing plans. The item was also held open. The fourth item began a proposal to reduce local development impact fees on state-funded affordable housing projects, framed as a condition on competitive multifamily funding rather than a statewide mandate. The presentation started but the transcript cuts off before questions or action on that item.

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• For example, homeless outreach teams often engage people in encampments for only a few minutes at a time
• Encampment management teams need the flexibility to offer services to all individuals living in encampments

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• We have in many of our communities homeless encampments that are popping up all over, and we're talking
• In rural California for even more encampments that can pose both a danger to those folks themselves,
• On the issues of squatters and encampments, LICA's already are subject to a maximum of a 14 day stay.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• If you go to encampments, if you go to places where people are living outside, living in places not fit
• If you go to encampments, if you go to places where people are living outside, living in places not fit
• If you go to encampments, if you go to places where people are living outside, living in places not fit

Bills: HF2446, HF2563, HF2444

Keywords: agriculture finance, broadband development, Department of Agriculture, Board of Animal Health, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Office of Broadband Development, food safety, food handler license, cottage food, home processed food, livestock dealer, meat packing company, milk marketer, milk marketing license, grain buyer, grain storage, beginning farmer, emerging farmer, farm down payment assistance, livestock investment grant

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• Going to nursing homes, they're going to homeless encampments to find these bodies.
• But we should not be going to homeless encampments or to nursing facilities.
• As you said, he wasn't in a homeless encampment.

Bills: SB1406, SB1681, SB2480, SB2721

Keywords: body donation, medical science, forensic science, willed body program, informed consent, boarding home, boarding home facility, adult care home, group home, assisted living, county reporting, municipal reporting, annual report, reasonable accommodation, fair housing, disability accommodation, local ordinance, permit requirement, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, HHSC

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• I'm curious: does any of that go towards— Towards addressing homelessness and encampments?
• the Department of Veterans Affairs, it had become very clear to me and evident that within those encampments
• But nevertheless, I see these encampments, particularly in my district for the most part, and through
• my own knowledge I know that there's a criminal element within those encampments.

Keywords: 965, house, all

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• For example, homeless outreach teams often engage people in encampments or on the street for only a few
• Encampment management teams leverage a wide variety of resources to address encampments and must be able

Summary: The Senate Health Committee heard several bills focused on health care access, research funding, consumer protection, and insurance administration. SB 895 by Sen. Wiener would create the California Foundation for Science and Health Research and place a bond measure on the November 2026 ballot to support scientific and health research in California; supporters from UC, labor, and patient groups said it would protect jobs, public health, and the state’s research leadership amid federal funding cuts, while the committee later voted 6-0 to pass it as amended and re-refer it to Natural Resources and Water. SB 944 would make acupuncture a permanent Medi-Cal benefit regardless of federal matching funds; acupuncture providers, patients, health systems, and API community advocates testified in strong support, and the committee voted 6-0 to pass it as amended and re-refer it to Appropriations. The committee also considered SB 987, which would create a California Health Access Fund to capture state savings if federal Medicaid changes under H.R. 1 reduce Medi-Cal enrollment and redirect those funds to care for people who lose coverage and to reimburse safety-net providers. Support came from disability, consumer, family physician, emergency physician, hospital, and reproductive health groups; members discussed prioritizing indigent care, prevention, and safety-net needs, and the bill was moved on a unanimous vote to Appropriations. SB 964 would let a licensed provider adjust the dose or frequency of an already covered medication up to two times without prior authorization when clinically appropriate, with Crohn’s and Colitis advocates describing delays that harmed patients and insurers warning about safety and cost concerns; after committee discussion about off-label use and clinical safeguards, the bill passed 11-0 and was sent to Appropriations. Later, SB 1099 clarified local governments’ authority to provide state or local public benefits to all residents under PRWORA, with city and county counsel and local officials saying it would preserve flexibility for homeless outreach, street medicine, crisis lines, and other low-barrier services; it passed 11-0 and was re-referred to Human Services. SB 1033 would require protein product manufacturers to test for heavy metals and disclose results, prompted by Consumer Reports findings and supported by consumer, health, and women’s health groups; industry witnesses asked for narrower scope and source-level testing, and the committee voted 11-0 to pass it as amended and send it to Environmental Quality. The committee then began SB 1049, which would give providers a 90-day window after a plan’s latest action to correct certain claim errors and prevent denials based solely on missed filing deadlines; the author said it would address honest billing mistakes and recoupments, and the bill was introduced with support from medical groups and ongoing discussions with health plans.

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• want to help the homeless people, I do, I want to help them, I truly do—but if you had, like, the encampment
• that was on Washington Street, right, you had the encampment that was on Washington Street, you had
• want to help the homeless people, I do, I want to help them, I truly do—but if you had, like, the encampment
• that was on Washington Street, right, you had the encampment that was on Washington Street, you had

Summary: The committee heard several transportation-related appropriation and policy bills. SB 1273 would appropriate $14 million in FY2027 for pavement rehabilitation of Olga Frontage Road between Bowie and San Simon; after brief discussion about the road’s length and whether it was on a rural transportation priority list, the bill was reported out 3-2 with a do pass recommendation. SB 1452 would create a cargo theft task force in the Attorney General’s office, modeled on the retail theft task force, with reporting and investigative duties; Tony Bradley of the Arizona Trucking Association testified in support, describing cargo theft as a growing, sophisticated problem and noting the funding would come from the consumer fraud protection fund rather than the general fund. The committee adopted an amendment making the task force subject to appropriations and then passed the bill 5-0. The committee also considered SB 1332, which would require the Auditor General and an independent transportation research entity to study Maricopa County light rail expansion and compare it with other transit technologies. Senator Kavanaugh argued the study was needed before committing billions more to light rail and said the governor’s office was open to the concept. Supporters, including local business owners, said the study would provide needed transparency and reflect concerns about business impacts and changing transportation options. Opponents, including Valley Metro, the City of Phoenix, and transit advocates, argued the state should not second-guess locally approved transit plans and pointed to existing studies, ridership, and economic development along light rail corridors. The bill passed 4-3. SB 1059 appropriates $9.2 million for an additional right-turn lane at State Route 87 and State Route 260, and Senator Wendy Rogers used the hearing to describe several rural road projects she and Representative Blackman were pursuing, emphasizing safety, congestion, and local requests from mayors and councils. Members broadly supported the need for rural infrastructure, and the bill was reported out unanimously. The committee then took up SB 1209, which would exempt homeless individuals and others without a residence address from non-operating ID fees if they prove U.S. citizenship. Testimony from the Homeless ID Project and ADOT focused on how IDs help people obtain work and services, how citizenship and authorized presence are verified, and whether the amendment would create operational or fiscal issues; the discussion continued as the transcript ended, with no final vote shown for that bill.

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• six prior rounds of the Homeless Housing Assistance and Prevention Program grants and also the Encampment
• conditions who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness. $25 million in general fund and 2526 for the encampment
• I mentioned this last year quite a bit, I don't like the governor's $100 million encampment fund.
• Some of you have been out there on these encampments.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• And again, Chair, I don’t see any timeline or when we’re going to move the homeless encampment that’s
• Because we paid money for them to be at the problem that he had was from the encampment.
• </c><02:15:50.400><c> because</c><02:15:50.760><c> the</c> checks in the encampment because the checks
• in the encampment because the people<02:15:51.320><c> that</c><02:15:51.400><c> was</c><02:15:51.559
• But we don’t have DOCARE officers or HPD policing within the encampment, what I’m trying to explain,

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• saw around the country at universities, public and private, taking over of university buildings, encampments
• As you know, protests escalated in 2024. beginning with the encampment at Columbia, ultimately spreading
• Those two days, it focused around the encampment, and they were trying to create the encampment, and
• basically called us to assist them and prevent that it was it's obviously a much easier to prevent the encampment

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• university, a professor published an academic reflection describing how she entered a spring 2024 encampment
• university, a professor published an academic reflection describing how she entered a spring 2024 encampment
• We did the encampment bill last year, and that was kind of difficult to get through, but it happened.

Bills: HB2040, HB2142, HB2255, HB2379, HB2482, HB2575, HB2600, HB2764, HB4033, HCR2015

Keywords: public education, adoption, sex education, parental rights, student health information, school safety, resource officers, mental health, training, infrastructure improvements, Arizona Teachers Academy, teacher preparation, education funding, public schools, scholarships, teacher certification, community colleges, school district, governing board, training requirements