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CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Select Committee on California's Mental Health Crisis Dec 2nd, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- In addition to my administrative role, I am the county alcohol and drug administrator, a social worker
- I am the county alcohol and drug administrator, a social worker who still provides direct services, a
- low-barrier shelter is often full, but that they can call a specific local hotel and may secure temporary
- low-barrier shelter is often full, but that they can call a specific local hotel and may secure temporary
- I'm an LCSW, formerly at the Elk Grove Police Department, so a licensed clinical social worker.
Summary:
The Assembly Select Committee on California’s Mental Health Crisis held an informational hearing focused on the 988 suicide and crisis lifeline and the broader crisis response system around it. Chair Pellerin and Assembly Member Schiavo opened with personal remarks about the importance of the issue and the need to strengthen California’s crisis infrastructure, especially as federal actions and funding uncertainty threaten services for youth and LGBTQ+ callers. The hearing was organized into panels covering state implementation, county coordination, and community crisis services, with public comment to follow.
State officials from CalHHS, DHCS, Cal OES, and the 988 California Consortium described progress since AB 988 and the five-year implementation plan, including governance structures, statewide network buildout, call-routing technology, public awareness campaigns, and integration with Medi-Cal mobile crisis services. They said California has created or enhanced more than 485 mobile crisis teams, built crisis stabilization and residential facilities, and expanded youth behavioral health supports such as BrightLife Kids and Soluna. They also noted ongoing work to replace lost Trevor Project support with enhanced LGBTQ+ youth training, and to develop a 988 resource directory and future public awareness campaign. Cal OES explained that the 988 surcharge is recalculated annually based on budgeted needs and fund balance, and that text-to-911 and next-gen 911 interoperability are being expanded.
County and community witnesses emphasized that the system is still strained by rising demand and uneven local integration. Lake County described a peer-led rural mobile crisis model that has reduced law-enforcement holds and helped place residents into housing, but said 988 calls still do not reliably route to the county’s mobile crisis team and that rural counties need more flexible funding, vehicles, technology, and reimbursement support. Santa Clara County reported strong performance metrics and major growth in 988 call and text volume, but said sustained funding is needed to support staffing, text/chat expansion, and commercial payer reimbursement. The Mental Health Association of San Francisco said the California Peer Run Warm Line is a key part of the continuum of care, but recent budget changes forced cuts to Spanish-language services, federation support, and hours, despite high demand.
Across the hearing, members and witnesses agreed that 988 is saving lives but still misses thousands of calls each month and needs more stable, multi-year funding, better coordination, and clearer roles among state agencies, counties, and crisis centers. Witnesses repeatedly called for stronger feedback loops, better integration between 988 and mobile crisis dispatch, and more investment in staffing, technology, and outreach so Californians can be connected to the right help without unnecessary law enforcement or emergency room involvement.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- The bill also contains temporary provisions that will address unanticipated budget shortfalls due to
- And with that, I'll turn it over to Executive Director Sena to review the temporary provisions of the
- Representative Garrett said some temporary provisions that would eventually expire.
- So the temporary provision would require that school districts with more than 8,000 students, but who
- Social workers and counselors are provided.
Committee:
House House Education
Keywords:
general appropriation, budget, Medicaid, education funding, public safety, higher education, research funding, federal funding, New Mexico, appropriation, University of New Mexico, New Mexico State University, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, child care, child care assistance, child care subsidy, early childhood education, early childhood care, daycare, preschool
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- In the Assembly, people are often coming to talk to me about how we're upskilling workers.
- Temporary leave allows a student to stabilize and return to... ...challenges.
- Temporary leave allows a student to stabilize and return ready to complete their education.
- Workers are being told to do more and more in the impossible with little to nothing.
- If workers are denied raises, executives should not be getting raises.
Committee:
Senate Education
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, temporary commissioner. Is it interim or temporary? You just educate me, will you?
- Um temporary<00:13:13.200><c> commissioner.
- Is it interm or temporary commissioner. Is it interm or temporary?
- You just educate me, will temporary? You just educate me, will you?
- </c> corrective action periods or temporary corrective action periods or temporary access<01:58:17.840
Committee:
Senate Human Services
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- And they don't even win a case; they don't get a temporary restraining order.
- They would annex property and zone it temporary R1, with no hearings, no public notice, nothing.
- Despite PTSD being a covered illness under workers' compensation, many firefighters go untreated simply
Bills:
HB148 , HB334 , HB554 , HB762 , HB1520 , HB1593 , HB3526 , HB3810 , HB5092 , SB2215 , HB2607 , HB148
Committee:
Senate Local Government
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee Jul 1st, 2026
Privacy and Consumer Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- It's the worker organizing for better conditions.
- It's the worker organizing for better conditions.
- The question is no longer whether AI will impact workers.
- Independent contractor is still defined as worker.
- Workers, customers, and families are caught in the middle.
Committee:
House Privacy and Consumer Protection
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Pro Forma Floor Session Feb 18th, 2026 at 12:30 pm
Washington Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And whereas these detention centers were temporary quarters for the evacuees, while the United States
- It was, and I think also it's important: I get the newsletters for the farm worker trust, the farm trust
- And on those farms, we have a lot of agriculture workers working. It's a 24-hour facility.
- And on those farms, we have a lot of agriculture workers working. It's a 24-hour facility.
Summary:
The Senate first handled routine business, including approving the previous day’s journal, receiving House messages transmitting House Bill 73 and Second Substitute House Bill 1784, and referring Senate Bill 6353 to the Committee on State Government, Tribal Affairs, and Elections. It then moved to resolutions.
Senate Resolution 8687, commemorating the 84th anniversary of Executive Order 9066 and acknowledging the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II, drew extensive remarks in support from several senators. Speakers emphasized the injustice of the internment, the contributions of Japanese American veterans and civil rights activists, the importance of remembrance, and the need to prevent similar abuses in the future. The resolution was adopted by voice vote.
The Senate also considered Senate Resolution 8688, recognizing Washington’s dairy farms and the role of dairy producers in the state’s economy and communities. Senators shared personal ties to dairy farming and praised the hard work of family farms, dairy workers, and industry representatives. The resolution was adopted by voice vote, and visiting members of the Washington State Dairy Council, Dairy Women’s Organization, and Dairy Ambassadors were recognized in the gallery.
At the close of business, the Senate agreed to adjourn until 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 19, 2026.
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Appropriations Apr 15th, 2025 at 04:00 pm
Appropriations
Transcript Highlights:
- Line 24 is the Missouri River Correctional Center temporary housing. That is the 72-bed facility.
- And so we think the safety of our Department of Correction workers is very important.
- And so we think the safety of our Department of Correction workers is very, is very The safety of our
- Department of Corrections workers is very important.
Committee:
House Appropriations
Summary:
The committee reconvened in the afternoon and took up only Senate Bill 2015, the Department of Corrections budget. Representative Steeman explained that the budget reflected major changes from the Senate version because bed contracts with Grand Forks and Burleigh-Morton were still unresolved when the Senate acted. He described rising inmate populations, added county/regional jail payments, deferred maintenance and repair funding, planning money for a new Missouri River Correctional Center, software and equipment upgrades, victims of crime grants, and a one-time diversion/deflection center grant for Fargo funded through the Community Health Trust Fund. He also outlined funding for body cameras, tasers, and protective vests, and a Native American reentry program/report provision, along with a legislative management study on sentencing, corrections, and parole oversight.
Members asked about the possibility of private or design-build alternatives for the new Missouri River Correctional Center. After discussion, the committee adopted language directing the steering committee to oversee design and construction and to explore other options. There was also discussion of the importance of maintaining North Dakota’s correctional rehabilitation culture, the cost and availability of out-of-state placements, and the current number of inmates housed in regional, county, and interstate facilities.
The committee adopted the amendment to engrossed Senate Bill 2015 and then approved the bill as amended on a 21-0 vote, with two members absent and not voting. Representative Steeman was designated as the carrier. The chair then thanked members for their work and announced the committee would reconvene the next morning to continue with remaining bills and budget work before adjourning.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Financial Services Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:30 am
Joint Committee on Financial Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Workers in my sector provide essential services to our most vulnerable populations.
- I urge you to support this bill and hope workers like me achieve a most successful retirement.
- When workers have a plan at work, they are 17 times more likely to save for their retirement.
- More than half of Black workers and two-thirds of Hispanic workers currently lack access to a workplace
- The Massachusetts Secure Choice Savings Program will benefit employers, workers, and taxpayers.
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Financial Services
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Financial Services heard testimony on several bills focused on financial security, banking regulation, and payment-card fees. Treasurer Deborah Goldberg supported the Massachusetts baby bonds proposal (H. 48) and also endorsed bills on matched savings (H. 1158/S. 737) and retirement planning/Secure Choice (H. 1143/S. 722), arguing these measures would help address wealth inequality, build assets, and improve retirement readiness. Supporters of baby bonds included policy experts and health advocates from Children’s Health Watch and Boston Medical Center, who said early-life asset building could improve long-term economic and health outcomes for children in low-income families. AARP also urged passage of the retirement planning bill, citing the large share of private-sector workers without access to an employer retirement plan. Representative Donato testified for H. 1143, describing it as a voluntary retirement-savings opportunity for workers at small employers.
The committee also heard testimony on H. 3933, concerning the Massachusetts Credit Union Share Insurance Corporation, from former Bank Commissioner Mike Hanson, who defended the state’s full deposit insurance system for credit unions and savings institutions as a longstanding consumer-protection model. The Massachusetts Bankers Association raised concerns about the bill’s technical provisions and broader credit union/bank competitive issues, while the Cooperative Credit Union Association supported related legislation allowing modest compensation for credit union directors (S. 821/H. 1338) and flexibility for state financial institutions to grow through partnerships (S. 723). Bankers opposed those credit union bills, arguing they would upset a level playing field and blur long-standing distinctions between banks and credit unions.
A major portion of the hearing focused on H. 1259/S. 688, which would prohibit card interchange fees on the tax and gratuity portions of restaurant transactions. Restaurant owners and the Massachusetts Restaurant Association testified in favor, saying the fees are a significant and growing expense, especially as most customers now pay by card; they argued the bills would save restaurants money without affecting state revenue. Credit union, banking, and payments-industry representatives opposed the bills, saying interchange helps fund fraud protection and payment infrastructure, that the proposal would create compliance burdens and likely litigation, and that it would mainly affect Massachusetts-chartered institutions while national banks could be preempted. Committee members noted that a commission on payment-card fees is being established and said the issue would be studied further. The hearing also included support for a separate bill on virtual credit cards for dental providers, with dentists saying automatic virtual-card payments impose hidden processing fees and fraud risks.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><01:06:07.000><c> virtual</c> registered for temporary virtual registered for temporary virtual learning
- They are co-workers. They are making our state better, not making bad.
- They are co-workers. They are making our state better, not making bad.
- They are co-workers. They are making our state better, not making bad.
- They are co-workers. They are making our state better, not making bad.
Committee:
House Legacy Finance
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- We can have them come in for a particular event, but not as a temporary worker.
- We can have them come in for a particular event, but not as a temporary worker.
- We can have them come in for a particular event, but not as a temporary worker.
- We can have them come in for a particular event, but not as a temporary worker.
- </c> as a unless we hired them as a temporary as a unless we hired them as a temporary worker<01:48:57.480
AR
Transcript Highlights:
- This is for temporary staffing services for ASU.
- This is for a workers' compensation telephonic nurse triage.
- This is for temporary staffing services. Seventy-seven, UA Little Rock, with Strata Collaborative.
- This is emergency shelter services, temporary shelter for DCFS clients. 111 is with Consolidated Youth
Committee:
All ALC-REVIEW
Summary:
The committee met to review a supplemental agenda item, procurement rule revisions, methods of finance, discretionary grants, contracts, reports, and a member disclosure. The supplemental agenda was accepted, and the Office of State Procurement’s rule revisions were approved after Jessica Patterson explained they were driven by 2025 legislative changes, including Act 782, CASO Consulting recommendations, and updates to sole source, bid, protest, and debarment provisions. The methods of finance and discretionary grants were also approved, covering a range of university capital projects, health and human services grants, historic preservation awards, and tobacco prevention and cessation programs.
The committee then reviewed RFQs and six ratifications. The ratifications included a Workforce Connections payment to ACT WorkKeys for services provided during a contract gap, a Department of Health ratification for water-leak repairs, a large Department of Public Safety ratification for Motorola’s Arkansas Wireless Information Network upgrade, a Veterans Affairs HVAC ratification, an ADFA medical services ratification, and a UA Little Rock painting contract ratification. Members questioned the Public Safety ratification at length about why the expired Motorola contract was not caught sooner and why it took months after discovery to come forward; agency officials said the work was tied to bond funding and was not tracked in ASIS, and the chair urged agencies to develop better monitoring procedures.
The committee approved a large slate of construction, intergovernmental, out-of-state, and in-state contracts, including many recurring service agreements for DHS, higher education institutions, corrections, health agencies, and state support functions. Several members asked about specific contracts, including aerial application services for correctional farms and a Southern Arkansas University custodial contract, and staff or agency representatives provided brief explanations. The meeting concluded with review of reports and approval of a member disclosure involving Representative Andrew Collins’ investment interest in a company leasing property to Arkansas Rehabilitation Services.
AR
Transcript Highlights:
- This is for temporary staffing services for ASU.
- This is for workers' compensation telephonic nurse triage.
- This is for temporary staffing services. 77 is UA Little Rock with Strata Collaborative.
- This is emergency shelter services, temporary shelter for DCFS clients. 111 is with Consolidated Youth
Committee:
All ALC-REVIEW
Summary:
The committee met to review a supplemental agenda, procurement rule revisions, methods of finance, discretionary grants, contracts, and a member disclosure. The Office of State Procurement presented rule changes tied to 2025 legislative changes, including Act 782, with updates to sole-source definitions, unrealistic bids, protest requirements, debarment procedures, and recodification references; the committee voted to accept the supplemental agenda and approve the rules. Members also approved eight methods of finance covering university repairs, equipment replacement, property purchase, and capital projects, along with a large slate of discretionary grants for courts, health, DHS, historic preservation, and tobacco prevention programs.
The committee then reviewed RFQs and six ratifications. The ratifications included a Workforce Connections payment to ACT WorkKeys, Department of Health costs from an ice-storm-related water leak, a large Department of Public Safety ratification for Motorola’s Arkansas Wireless Information Network upgrade, Veterans Affairs HVAC and medical-service payments, and a UA Little Rock painting contract. The Department of Public Safety ratification drew extended questioning about why the expired Motorola contract had not been renewed sooner and why the issue took months to reach the committee; agency officials said the project was bond-funded, had not been tracked in ASIS, and involved ongoing negotiations and system updates. Despite concerns, the committee approved the ratifications.
Members also reviewed a long list of construction, intergovernmental, out-of-state, and in-state contracts, including numerous university, DHS, health, corrections, and state agency agreements. Several contracts were discussed in more detail, including an SAU custodial contract question about sales tax and transparency reporting, and Department of Corrections aerial application contracts for Tucker and Cummins farms, which officials said served separate facilities in different parts of the state. The committee approved the contract lists, reviewed reports, and accepted a disclosure from Representative Andrew Collins regarding his investment interest in a company leasing property to Arkansas Rehabilitation Services before adjourning.
AR
Transcript Highlights:
- This is for temporary staffing services for ASU.
- This is for workers' compensation telephonic nurse triage.
- This is for temporary staffing services. 77, UALR with Strata Collaborative.
- This is emergency shelter services, temporary shelter for DCFS clients.
Committee:
All ALC-REVIEW
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Statutory changes are temporary and expire on July 1, 2027.
- Statutory changes are temporary and expire on July 1, 2027.
- Statutory changes are temporary and expire on July 1, 2027.
- ought to look into long-term insurance policies, whereby they buy a blanket policy to cover all their workers
- enrolled in the Working People program, for us to know that we are enrolled, and also provide DCF workers
Bills:
S2500 , S2502 , S2504 , S7028 , S2506 , S2508 , S2510 , S2512 , S2514 , S2516 , S2518 , S0482 , S0678 , S0984 , S1016 , S1074 , S1706 , S7030
Committee:
Senate Appropriations
Keywords:
budget, appropriation, education funding, healthcare, environmental protection, infrastructure, local government, Appropriations Act, funding, education, rural development, economic assistance, collective bargaining, state employees, labor relations, impasse resolution, negotiations, retirement, elected officials, Deferred Retirement Option Program
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee Feb 18th, 2026
Budget and Fiscal Review
Transcript Highlights:
- Gig workers, unfortunately, are not covered by many of the benefit systems.
- And so for those who employ lower-wage workers or part-time workers, they pay the full freight into the
- So it is making the burdens on employing part-time workers, minimum wage workers, be much larger than
- Because we have people who are gig workers and aren’t having insurance.
- Because we have people who are gig workers and aren't having insurance.
Committee:
Senate Budget and Fiscal Review
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Committee on Economic Development, Growth, and Household Impact Jul 8th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- This uncertainty also causes instability for our port workers and their families, as hours are reduced
- And four, creates temporary relief for the state's largest small business technical assistance program
- This abrupt closure deeply affected not only the workers and their families, but also served as a warning
- This abrupt closure deeply affected not only the workers and the families, but also served as a warning
- Arrivals in May and June, impacting jobs for port workers and truckers, supply chain issues, and higher
Summary:
The Assembly Committee on Economic Development, Growth, and Household Impact met on July 11, 2025, and heard six measures focused on small business contracting, ports and trade, local economic development, clean energy transition, tariff impacts, and infrastructure finance. SB 70 would raise the Small Business Procurement and Contract Act contract cap from $250,000 to $350,000 and index it to inflation; supporters said it would reflect current economic conditions, while opponents argued it could reduce transparency, favor larger firms, and strain small businesses’ ability to carry inventory and wait for payment. The bill was approved 7-0 to Appropriations.
AJR 14 urged federal agencies to consider the effects of tariff policy on California ports, with testimony emphasizing impacts on cargo volumes, jobs, supply chains, and infrastructure needs; it passed 7-0. SB 781 would require cities and counties to adopt small business utilization plans and strengthen the California Small Business Technical Assistance Program; chambers of commerce and committee members supported it as a way to expand procurement opportunities and technical assistance, and it passed 7-0 to Local Government. SB 227 would extend and expand the Green Empowerment Zone in Contra Costa County, add environmental justice representatives, and extend authorization to 2040; it passed 7-0 to the floor.
SB 263 would direct the California Transportation Agency to study the statewide impacts of tariffs, with supporters from the ports, retail, and trucking sectors arguing that better data is needed to guide budgeting and policy responses; it passed 7-0 to Appropriations. SB 769 would create the Golden State Infrastructure Fund to finance major infrastructure projects through a revolving public-private investment model; supporters said it would help address long-term infrastructure needs and prepare for major events, and the bill passed 6-0 to Appropriations after opposition was withdrawn. All measures were reported out of committee, and the meeting adjourned at 10:39 a.m.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- provisions regarding allegations of abuse and investigations, and to establish provisions regarding temporary
- It doesn't have to do with the Industrial Commission or the workers' compensation system.
- If the county clerk cannot find an adequate number of poll workers to put on a county election, that
- . ...and find workers to help with a county election.
- If the county clerk cannot find an adequate number of poll workers to put on a county election, that
VT
Transcript Highlights:
- Social workers are assaulted regularly.
- Social workers don't wear masks. Child care child protection workers don't wear masks.
- ><c> must</c> Temporary and intransit place must Temporary and intransit place must follow<03:58:33.840
- ><c> issuance</c> electronic temporary plate issuance electronic temporary plate issuance statute. statute
- plates and temporary registrations.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- So this is really just a temporary provision that allows for a temporary removal again while the other
- We created a plan with our social worker. We have four social workers in the district.
- The teacher tried to make a claim on her workers comp and on her insurance. It was not covered.
- But, is it, counselors, social workers, wraparound services.
- My co-workers. had his genitals bitten, I feel at times very unsafe in the classroom.
Bills:
HB6 , HB27 , HB 123 , HB210 , HB213 , HB222 , HB610 , HB 1085 , HB1481 , HB6 , HB27 , HB123 , HB210 , HB213 , HB222
Committee:
House Public Education
Keywords:
mental health, telehealth, public schools, discipline management, behavioral interventions, financial literacy, high school education, curriculum requirements, economics, personal finance, HB 123, kindergarten readiness, early literacy, early numeracy, reading screening, math screening, foundational literacy, foundational numeracy, dyslexia screening, reading intervention