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• Senate File 1861 relates to hospital swing bed licensing condition modifications.
• critical access hospital, a 37-bed skilled nursing facility, a home health agency, and an ambulance
• </c> facility and Fargo has a psychiatric facility and Fargo has a psychiatric hospital<00:54:41.680>
• John's, a 132-bed acute psychiatric hospital located in Fargo, North Dakota, or, as Senator Ma noted,
• And finally, we want to be able to clear up their beds.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It's taking three to four months for people in Palm Beach County to get a bed.
• Throughout my career, I have worked directly with individuals experiencing severe psychiatric disorders
• DSM-5 explicitly avoids all-or-nothing formulations because psychiatric impairment is dimensional and
• To actually provide beds, no, seven figures is a million, eight figures is 10 million, nine.
• There’s not enough beds. They spend too long in the jail.

Bills: S0600, S0760, S1012, S1326, S1488, S1536, S1544, S1750

Keywords: bail bonds, pretrial release, forfeiture, criminal justice, Florida statutes, bond conditions, surety, violations of release conditions, violent crimes, victim safety, public safety, warrantless arrest, probable cause, pretrial detention, first appearance hearing, law enforcement immunity, domestic violence, stalking, battery, aggravated assault

Summary: The committee took up several criminal justice bills, beginning with SB 760 on violations of pretrial release conditions. A strike-all amendment narrowed the bill to make willful violation of a no-contact order a first-degree misdemeanor, authorize warrantless arrest on probable cause, and require detention until first appearance in certain cases. The amendment and the bill, as amended, were both adopted and reported favorably. The committee then heard SB 1536 on digital voyeurism, which would extend the expectation of privacy to backyards in the surveillance statute; it was reported favorably after brief questions and support from a Florida Smart Justice Alliance witness. Members next considered SB 1012 on inmate services. The bill would expand use of contractor-operated institutions inmate welfare trust funds for reintegration and facility upgrades, and would require reimbursement for inmate emergency and specialty medical services at Medicaid rates, with telehealth and autonomous APRNs included as options. Safety Net Hospital Alliance of Florida opposed the bill as written, warning that tying Medicaid participation to treatment of inmates could reduce reimbursement and discourage provider participation, while the Department of Corrections and Florida Smart Justice Alliance supported it. Senators discussed costs, aging inmates, and possible future changes, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee also passed CS for SB 600 on bail bond and pretrial release laws after adopting a strike-all that aligned it with the House companion and made technical changes to solicitation, training, and bond reinstatement rules. Public testimony raised concerns about who should receive returned bond money and how clerks would process payments, but the sponsor said the bill would continue to be refined. Later, the committee reconsidered and favorably reported SB 1750 on criminal sexual conduct, which increases penalties and mandatory minimums for serious sex crimes, especially those involving children. It also reconsidered and favorably reported SB 1544 on complaints against law enforcement and correctional officers, a bill requiring complainants to provide sworn complaints to officers before interrogation unless corroborating evidence is present; police chiefs and sexual violence advocates opposed parts of the bill, while supporters argued it would protect officers from unfounded complaints. Finally, SB 1488 on booking officer duties regarding minor children of arrested persons was reported favorably, and SB 1326 on prosecution of defamation was taken up for reconsideration with a delete-all amendment that narrowed the insanity defense, limited mitigation for severe mental illness in serious cases, and extended detention periods for incompetent defendants; opposition testimony from defense, public defender, and mental health advocates warned it would worsen treatment and increase costs.

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• They do clinical rotations specific to mental health and psychiatric disorders.
• Um their salaries psychiatric disorders.
• It can't have the bed that the other cells have.
• </c> &gt;&gt; Romy, for clarity, those are psychiatric &gt;&gt; Romy, for clarity, those are psychiatric
• </c><00:57:43.520><c> social</c> need to have these psychiatric social need to have these psychiatric

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• Just based on the way that the pace of growth, we have 490 beds, 480 beds today available at the James
• I mean, we're only building 600 beds. Correct. Right.
• But as HRCC comes to fruition, we'll have 126 beds.
• So it can run as a 30 contiguous bed.
• My clarification on the swing beds: Would this be 40 beds, or do the swing beds go within the 30?

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The committee first approved the December 10 minutes and then received a DEQ base budget summary and agency overview. DEQ staff explained that the agency is largely federally and special funded, with major ongoing costs in salaries, operating expenses, grants, and continuing appropriations. Director Dave Glatt and accounting director Beth Jacobson highlighted core programs, the move to a new chemistry laboratory, the new state fuel inspection program, wastewater-related funding from HB 1577, and implementation of SB 2267 for on-site wastewater rules. They also noted the agency’s spending patterns, possible federal EPA cuts, and the likelihood of some fee adjustments or program changes if federal support declines. Members asked about DEQ’s travel, field offices, future staffing, and how the agency would respond to reduced federal regulation. DEQ said most staff are based in Bismarck, with field offices in Fargo, Sawyer, and Gwinner, and that travel is driven by inspections and spill response. Glatt said the agency would continue to rely on science and law, and that any future federal retrenchment could mean more state responsibility but likely not a wholesale increase in FTEs. The committee also discussed a feedlot enforcement case in the Minot area, with DEQ explaining its role in ensuring compliance, permitting, and animal-waste management standards. The Department of Health and Human Services then presented on FTE block grant reporting, TANF balances, child care transfers, and the Rural Health Transformation Program. Donna Ockland explained that no line-item transfers had occurred yet for the new rural health work, but about 33 positions were planned and some current staff time could be reimbursed through approved cost allocation. HHS also reviewed TANF’s frozen eligibility and block grant structure, the transfer of up to 30% of TANF funds to child care, and recent program changes that increased benefits and raised the income limit. Staff said the department is using TANF more strategically to support child care and other allowable uses, while still carrying over unused funds as many states do. Finally, Pat and HHS staff gave an update on the Rural Health Transformation Program, saying the first funding opportunity was being posted and that the state is on track to obligate the federal funds within the required timeline. They described priorities such as workforce retention, preceptor development, technical assistance for critical access hospitals, community wellness projects, and ambulance upgrades. Members asked about rural versus urban eligibility, immigrant recruitment, evaluation of year-two funding, and how the program would address varied local workforce needs. The meeting then shifted to an Office of Management and Budget update on the new State Hospital project, where Lindsay Ashley reported continued construction progress, updated cost information, and selected alternates, with photos and details showing work underway in multiple building sections.

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• And at the moment, 17 campuses have received funding and five have completed 1,654 new beds.
• And there are 4,500 beds that will have been added once those investments are complete.
• And at the moment, there are 17 campuses have received funding and five have completed 1,654 new beds
• And there are 4,500 beds that will have been added once those investments are complete.
• That's if somebody is like a psychiatric fellow with us and they decide to accept.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• , why they couldn't find a bed, and what...
• What efforts they made to find a bed, why they couldn't find a bed, and why they believe that patient
• bed status.
• If there's any way that we could increase bed capacity in the state with the existing beds that we currently
• And what we noticed is that with inpatient psychiatric bed utilization, typically the voluntary beds

Keywords: 1146, all

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• And so there are beds there, but when somebody calls to get somebody in, they say they can't.
• And you say to the doctor or the psychiatric nurse, what's your tuition bill?
• 38 new beds. So those people will not be going to Jamestown. They'll be staying in Bismarck.
• It actually said, you've got plenty of beds, but you're doing it the wrong way.
• $900 a day for someone in general psychiatric care. The costs are dramatic.

Bills: SB2012

Keywords: transportation, funding, infrastructure, grants, municipal, 908, all

Summary: The Government Operations division met to consider House Bill 1015, the OMB budget, with several amendments already in hand. A major portion of the discussion centered on Senator Mathern’s concerns about the proposed new state hospital in Jamestown. He argued the project is outdated, too expensive, and should be delayed or reduced in favor of local behavioral health services and deferred maintenance at the existing LaHogue facility. Other members questioned him about staffing, capacity, constitutional issues, and the relationship between the hospital proposal and broader mental health investments in other bills. The committee also reviewed budget mechanics, including the transfer of up to $240 million from the Social Services Fund to the Human Services Finance Fund, a $40 million deferred maintenance fund, a $3 million deficiency appropriation for the new and vacant FTE pool, and other OMB-related items. Members discussed whether OMB should have managerial control over the Jamestown project and generally agreed that OMB oversight could help manage costs, though concerns about the hospital remained. The committee then considered two funding items that drew the most debate: guardianship grants and a pro-life education campaign. After testimony from a representative supporting the campaign, members agreed to reduce that item by $500,000 and add $1 million for guardianship grants, while leaving the overall bill to be finalized in conference. The committee adopted Amendment Version 2006 with those changes and then passed HB 1015 as amended on a roll call vote, with all members voting aye except Senator Burckhard on the amendment vote; he later voted aye on the bill itself. The chair indicated the bill would move to conference committee.

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• Bed Capacity Project.
• I would note that we had 15 applications for a total of 1,674 beds.
• And initially, we received funding to be able to fund up to 5,000 beds.
• I would note that we had 15 applications for a total of 1,674 beds.
• That funding in very, to be able to fund up to 5,000 beds.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Health held an informational hearing on the Governor’s May Revision, focusing first on the Commission on Behavioral Health, then EMSA, and then the California Department of Public Health (CDPH). The Department of Finance said the state faces a third consecutive deficit and that the May Revision includes difficult trade-offs, including proposed eliminations or reversions of some behavioral health and public health funds. The LAO echoed concern about the structural deficit and said it was still awaiting some budget details before offering a full analysis. For the Commission on Behavioral Health, Finance proposed eliminating $20 million in Mental Health Wellness Act funds, arguing the money would help offset General Fund costs and noting future Proposition 1 innovation funding. The commission strongly opposed the cut, saying it would eliminate or delay launch-ready grants for early childhood supports, full-service partnerships, and peer respite, and would eventually end ongoing grant programming. Several advocates and commissioners testified that the funds support underserved communities and that Proposition 1 is not a substitute for the existing programs. The chair asked Finance to look for alternatives, but no vote was taken. EMSA presented mostly technical budget adjustments: increased authority for the California Poison Control System, a correction to EMSIS funding, and a reappropriation for enterprise services and data management. CDPH then reviewed a broader set of May Revision proposals, including reversions from the California Reducing Disparities Project, workforce development, STD prevention, hepatitis C prevention, hospice, and extreme heat funding, as well as a new generative AI pilot for health facility survey reporting. Members raised concerns about cuts to CRDP and gender health equity programs, especially because many grants are mid-contract and serve underserved communities; CDPH said the reversions were part of solving the deficit and that CRDP had been successful, while also clarifying that abortion.ca.gov would not be eliminated. Public comment was overwhelmingly opposed to the CRDP and related cuts, with many speakers describing the programs as life-saving and cost-effective. No formal votes or actions were taken during the hearing.

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• </c> there is a mechanism by which these beds there is a mechanism by which these beds could<00:06:30.000
• </c> acute setting also frees up those beds acute setting also frees up those beds for<00:12:52.480><
• </c> is quite a lot more expensive per bed is quite a lot more expensive per bed day<00:12:59.920><c>
• the two bed um if the bill were to be the two bed um if the bill were to be expanded<00:15:33.120><c>
• How many beds do you have?

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• The County Bed Billing Reimbursement Authority pertains to hospital beds that DSH makes available to
• $5.8 million for 2026-27 and ongoing, to reflect the phase-in of LPS beds and projected bed utilization
• Since last year, DSH has increased its available bed capacity for LPS patients from 556 beds to 625 beds
• additional beds were added in February of this year.
• This would provide an additional 30 psychiatric technician assistance.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• bed registry.
• a workgroup to conduct a study on the feasibility of implementing a statewide or regional acute psychiatric
• bed registry.
• bed registry.
• bed registry.

Bills: HB135, HCR64, SCR3, SCR30, SB500, SB739, SB816, SB898, SB1283, SB1351, SB1423, SB1531, SB1540, SB1666, SB1721, SB1886, SB1931, SB2001, SB2075, SB2154, SB2173, SB2217, SB2284, SB2375, SB2383, SB2386, SB2398, SB2448, SB2476, SB2540, SB2580, SB2589, SB2693, SB2707, SB2776, SB2786, SB2801, SB2864, SB2927, SJR84, SCR30, SB243, SB324, SB393, SB457, SB511, SB529, SB547, SB636, SB646, SB659, SB715, SB731, SB735, SB800, SB801, SB904, SB1065, SB1141, SB1181, SB1224, SB1241, SB1242, SB1250, SB1266, SB1285, SB1359, SB1434, SB1442, SB1467, SB1502, SB1524, SB1528, SB1551, SB1585, SB1640, SB1754, SB1757, SB1777, SB1844, SB1863, SB1972, SB2007, SB2035, SB2046, SB2055, SB2069, SB2082, SB2119, SB2139, SB2154, SB2200, SB2201, SB2269, SB2310, SB2330, SB2357, SB2366, SB2401, SB2422, SB2514, SB2530, SB2533, SB2543, SB2544, SB2550, SB2568, SB2589, SB2660, SB2693, SB2695, SB2707, SB2717, SB2721, SB2742, SB2753, SB2807, SB2846, SB2891, SB2925, SB2938, SJR3, SJR18, SB5, SB326, SB767, SB769, SB783, SB914, SB963, SB1035, SB1197, SB1271, SB1415, SB1437, SB1619, SB1637, SB1786, SB1806, SB494, SB530, SB2312, SB1, SB260, HB135, HB1109, HB1392, HB22, HCR64, SJR36, SJR50, SJR63, SJR84, SJR59, SCR12, SCR39, SCR48, SCR19, SCR30, SCR3, SB2023, SB62, SB666, SB847, SB284, SB854, SB1073, SB810, SB1505, SB583, SB1502, SB507, SB1434, SB1376, SB1585, SB1772, SB2016, SB1163, SB1122, SB731, SB397, SB508, SB1436, SB287, SB261, SB1882, SB393, SB1791, SB209, SB2429, SB1999, SB511, SB2309, SB510, SB1085, SB1975, SB2717, SB1262, SB1524, SB636, SB2056, SB884, SB517, SB1200, SB1845, SB1863, SB2681, SB2200, SB2199, SB1757, SB2458, SB2201, SB801, SB2533, SB3014, SB3013, SB758, SB1721, SB1013, SB2797, SB2383, SB2119, SB2448, SB1777, SB1283, SB2076, SB2786, SB2876, SB2284, SB1540, SB2929, SB2540, SB2595, SB2217, SB715, SB500, SB1640, SB2001, SB2514, SB2753, SB2398, SB1241, SB2927, SB2173, SB2538, SB898, SB1449, SB2529, SB2846, SB2476, SB986, SB1181, SB2075, SB2154, SB2864, SB1359, SB2386, SB2550, SB1351, SB1423, SB1931, SB2245, SB2589, SB2707, SB410, SB2776, SB2580, SB1886, SB1234, SB739, SB456, SB1666, SB2801, SB2055, SB1012, SB2926, SB2138, SB1242, SB2615, SB2310, SB1224, SB2972, SB2841, SB3016, SB2139, SB1856, SB2035, SB1528, SB1141, SB2401, SB2530, SB2375, SB547, SB1266, SB1373, SB1467, SB2069, SB2269, SB2480, SB672, SB904, SB2695, SB2891, SB2422, SB2543, SB1854, SB317, SB2539, SB2532, SB2925, SB1250, SB2082, SB2203, SB457, SB2357, SB2721, SB243, SB1285, SB2568, SB1959, SB1442, SB1454, SB2520, SB2541, SB1708, SB1237, SB1844, SB1586, SB1551, SB3039, SB2819, SB66, SB629, SB1015, SB2342, SB2903, SB2933, SB1965, SB2477, SB3029, SB2605, SB2419, SB1957, SB375, SB250, SB777, SB628, SB2523, SB2367, SB2703, SB2608, SB2778, SB3044, SB2965, SB2521, SB865, HB2525, HB3093, SB1032, SB2165, SB2501, SB2675, SB2452, SB2835

Keywords: sales tax exemption, exotic animals, game animals, agriculture, livestock, gifted education, education support, student achievement, academic excellence, Texas education, cowboy culture, Bandera, cultural heritage, historical significance, Texas identity, Birding Capital, Matagorda County, wildlife, conservation, Texas Legislature

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• The County Bed Billing Reimbursement Authority pertains to hospital beds that DSH makes available to
• $5.8 million in 2026-27 and ongoing to reflect a gradual phase-in of LPS beds and projected bed utilization
• Since last year, DSH increased its available bed capacity for LPS patients from 556 beds to 625.
• an additional 44 beds were added in February of this year.
• , fellowship, and psychiatric technician training in lieu of using general fund.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• and 94 beds at Northeast Florida State Hospital.
• , 380 beds at Florida State Hospital, and 94 beds at Northeast Florida State Hospital.
• These investments ensure and and 94 beds at Northeast Florida State Hospital.
• One is Florida State Hospital; that's 380 beds.
• The second is Northeast Florida State Hospital, with 94 beds. Thank you. With 94 beds.

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services heard presentations on the governor’s proposed fiscal year 2026-2027 budget for the health and human services agencies. Kendall Kelly outlined the overall HHS budget at $48.5 billion, with AHCA accounting for the largest share, and agency heads then highlighted major proposals for Medicaid behavioral health redesign, APD waiver enrollment and facility needs, DCF child welfare, opioid, and mental health investments, DOEA funding for Alzheimer’s, home care, and community services, DOH funding for cancer research, public health initiatives, and lab capacity, and VA funding for facility improvements, cybersecurity, and medication management. Several members praised specific proposals, including increased reimbursement for private duty nursing, Alzheimer’s supports, and the Florida FIRST blood-in-ambulance initiative. Senators also questioned the proposed changes to the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP), with the Surgeon General explaining that the department expects a reduction in covered patients from about 30,000 to about 20,000 because of funding pressures tied to rebates, federal changes, and premium tax credit issues. Public testimony strongly criticized the ADAP changes, citing lack of transparency and warning that many patients could lose access to medications. Other questions focused on the Office of Minority Health and Health Equity, DCF’s substance abuse and mental health data dashboard, Kids Care/CHIP expansion implementation, APD bed and facility planning, and the FX Medicaid technology project. DCF said about $7 million is set aside for the dashboard system, and AHCA said the governor’s budget includes $124.4 million for FX maintenance and continued module development, with $13.5 million to begin claims processing work. The committee did not take a substantive vote on the budget presentations and adjourned after questions and public testimony.

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• I was equally relieved to learn about the Arizona Psychiatric Access Line and the vital work it does
• This is where the Arizona Perinatal Psychiatric Access Line comes in.
• The number two recommendation was the establishment of a perinatal psychiatric access program to provide
• signed in supportive because I think they would also tell you that there is a lack of pediatric psychiatric
• signed in supportive because I think they would also tell you that there is a lack of pediatric, psychiatric

Bills: HB2063, HB2271, HB2416, HB2478, HB2593, HB2692, HB2813, HB2992, HB2993, HB4044

Keywords: corrections oversight, appropriation, independent office, public safety, funding, firefighters, insurance rates, workers' compensation, firefighter cancer reimbursement, rate deviations, cost analysis, premiums, border security, drug trafficking, human smuggling, law enforcement funding, Arizona, immigration, education reform, K-12

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• Bill 8, which includes a section requiring parents' consent prior to medical psyche. a child's psychiatric
• Each of these calls for parental involvement. and get someone detained and transported to a psychiatric
• We ask that the. scope of this bill SB 400 be narrowed to only address psychological or psychiatric exams
• It expands the definition of what constitutes a psychological or psychiatric exam or test for which prior
• woman as she's. being raped by a much older man, another girl being raped by a doctor, a couple in bed

Bills: SB12, SB1565, SB13, SJR12, SB686, SB371, SB204, SB609, SB112, SB400, SB813, SB 12, SB 13

Keywords: parental rights, education, social transitioning, diversity, equity, inclusion, school policy, student clubs, school district, grievance procedure, public education, diversity and inclusion, funding penalties, school libraries, library advisory councils, library materials, educational content, challenging materials, constitutional amendment, school choice

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• We also apply a bed surcharge to the nursing home bed straw the state to also work to balance our budget
• We fund a psychiatric residential treatment facility in Clay County.
• We are 50 out of 50 on having the fewest number of beds for psychiatric supports per capita—3.5 beds
• One, they have high-level behavioral psychiatric needs.
• Regional treatment for some more beds. Thank you again to the chairs.

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• </c> boarding for psychiatric p patients. boarding for psychiatric p patients.
• More psychiatrically complex cases are reserved for referral to specialized reproductive psychiatric
• More psychiatrically complex cases are reserved for referral to specialized reproductive psychiatric
• More psychiatrically complex cases are reserved for referral to specialized reproductive psychiatric
• bed.

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• We just had a business close in my district of 154 beds.
• We only have 3.5 beds per 100,000 and only 1.5 beds per 100,000 in Maricopa County.
• As a psychiatric nurse, I do not work with anxiety.
• You can have more beds within there. But then there are only so many beds, I think 260 beds anyway.
• Well, we can't have the beds. Well, we don't have a place. Well, we can't have the beds.

Bills: SB1051, SB1114, SB1115, SB1122, SB1132, SB1162, SB1169, SB1171, SB1172, SB1173, SB1174, SB1175, SB1179, SB1188, SB1233, SB1236, SB1242, SB1316, SB1368

Keywords: SB1051, Arizona hospitals, immigration status, patient intake, admission forms, registration forms, health care reporting, uncompensated care, emergency department, lawfully present, undocumented immigrants, noncitizen patients, hospital funding, Arizona Department of Health Services, ADHS, border security, health care institutions, patient privacy, medical access, immigration policy

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• And $5.5 million for psychiatric beds.
• And $5.5 million for psychiatric beds.
• And $5.5 million for psychiatric beds.
• And $5.5 million for psychiatric beds.
• And $5.5 million for psychiatric beds.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• I believe the system is bridging individuals to go to emergency rooms and psychiatric facilities.
• bed capacity and repurposing one of the units associated with the DSH Metropolitan Increased Secure
• Bed Capacity Project.
• I would note that we had 15 applications for a total of 1,674 beds, and initially we received funding
• to be able to fund up to 5,000 beds.

Keywords: 988, house, all