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• House Bill No. 659 by Local Government Committee, an act relating to a memorandum of agreement with Immigration
• to establish provisions regarding law enforcement entering into a memorandum of agreement with Immigration
• House Bill No. 660 by Local Government Committee, an act relating to the immigration status and nationality
• House Bill No. 661 by Local Government Committee, an act relating to the immigration status and nationality
• arrested individuals, amending Section 31-4403, Idaho Code, to establish provisions regarding the immigration

Keywords: 989, all

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• Mark Bernovich was born in Detroit, Michigan, to parents who had immigrated from the former Yugoslavia
• And as of right now, I can tell you, $0 was spent on enforcement of federal immigration at all.
• Border security and immigration enforcement are federal responsibilities under the U.S.
• She spent decades advocating for civil rights, workers' rights, women's rights, and immigrant rights.
• In 2006, Huerta played a key role in mobilizing protests against Arizona's controversial immigration

Summary: The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the prior journal, and a series of guest introductions, including the day’s Doctor of the Day and many school board members and students visiting for Arizona School Board Association Advocacy Day. Members repeatedly highlighted concerns about school facilities funding and welcomed local education leaders from across the state. The chamber then moved through attendance, committee assignments, and a large number of Senate and House bill readings and referrals. A major portion of the day was spent in Committee of the Whole considering numerous bills and amendments. Among the most notable was SCR 1054, a memorial resolution honoring former Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich, which was unanimously adopted after remarks praising his public service and consumer-protection work. The House also considered HB 2728 on Department of Economic Security continuation and policy changes; after divided-question debate and a recorded division vote, the amended bill received a do-pass recommendation by 32-25. Other bills receiving do-pass recommendations in committee included measures on school safety center funding and governance (HB 2142), school board training (HB 2379), HOA disclosure reforms (HB 2397), credit freezes for foster youth (HB 2321), and several health and human services and judiciary measures. The House then took up third-reading votes on several bills. HB 2053, appropriating money to the Department of Water Resources, passed 32-24; HB 2175, on sentencing, failed 25-31; HB 2327, on records confidentiality, passed 54-2; HB 2416, appropriating money to the Department of Public Safety, passed 33-23 after debate over immigration enforcement funding; HB 2492, relating to urban growth boundaries and initiative/referendum effects, failed 27-29; and HB 2805, making school board races partisan, passed 31-25 despite strong opposition from members who argued school boards should remain nonpartisan. The transcript ends with the House continuing through additional business and votes.

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• increases for implementation of HR1 impacts on food assistance programs, as well as funding for immigrant
• Kentucky, defense attorneys must advise immigrant clients of deportation risks, yet Washington still
• workforce, and about one in four children have immigrant parents.
• With the basis of tomorrow, Washington's largest state-wide organization supporting immigrant refugee
• , and about one in four children have the immigrant parents.

Bills: HB2289

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: appropriations, budget, fiscal matters, state spending, general fund, supplemental budget, biennial budget, substitute bill, public defense, civil legal aid, courts, judicial branch, homelessness, supportive housing, affordable housing, behavioral health, juvenile rehabilitation, youth services, child welfare, foster care

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• increases for implementation of HR1 impacts on food assistance programs, as well as funding for immigrant
• workforce, and about one in four children have immigrant parents.
• With the basis of tomorrow, Washington's largest state-wide organization supporting immigrant refugee
• child care providers, I represent more than 1,000 proposals. supporting immigrant refugee child care
• , and about one in four children have the immigrant parents.

Summary: The House Appropriations Committee held a public hearing on proposed substitute House Bill 2289, the House operating budget. Budget staff Mary Monroe gave a detailed overview of the proposal’s near general fund outlook, reserve levels, major revenue assumptions, and major spending and savings items. She highlighted assumed revenue from capital gains and a proposed “millionaires tax,” a transfer from the budget stabilization account, administrative reductions across agencies, and several major policy shifts, including changes affecting Working Connections Child Care, K-12 education, higher education, long-term care, behavioral health, wildfire response, and state employee compensation. Members then asked questions, including about the higher education building account/operating fee swap and its interaction with the capital budget and Climate Commitment Act funds. The committee also announced amendment deadlines for the budget process. The bulk of the meeting was public testimony, with many speakers generally supporting or opposing specific parts of the budget. Supportive testimony praised funding for wildfire prevention, public health, reproductive health, civil legal aid, the Poison Center, some higher education institutions, and certain disability and child welfare services. Many speakers urged restoration or protection of funding for K-12 education, especially transition to kindergarten, local effort assistance, bus depreciation, and Running Start; others opposed cuts to child care, early learning, public defense, long-term care, adult day and home care services, occupational/physical/speech therapy for Medicaid patients, and community and technical colleges. Several local government, health, and nonprofit representatives also asked the committee to preserve public works, homelessness, energy assistance, environmental justice, and recovery/diversion programs, while some business and public safety groups sought continued funding for organized retail crime prevention and related initiatives. No votes were taken during the hearing. The committee recessed briefly and later resumed with virtual testimony, where additional witnesses repeated concerns about education cuts, long-term care, health care access, disability services, dispute resolution, early childhood programs, and the need for ongoing or increased funding in those areas.

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• danger of collapsing under its own weight, due to that federal inaction and complacency on the immigration
• Require that the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities engage with the United States Immigration
• With the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement in regard to population at state shelters
• and to act in compliance with the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees.
• You so strongly want to support protecting illegal immigrants who are dangerous criminals that we're

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House considered House No. 57, a $425 million supplemental appropriations bill for fiscal year 2025 to fund the emergency shelter/emergency housing assistance system and related activities. The bill, as described by the chair of Ways and Means, included major policy changes requested by the Governor: immediate residency verification at intake, limits on eligibility, required criminal history disclosures and CORI checks, a reduced maximum shelter stay from nine months to six months with hardship waivers, temporary respite sites for 30 days, and a cap on system capacity. Supporters argued the changes were needed to preserve the right-to-shelter system amid fiscal strain and federal inaction; opponents said the bill still did not go far enough or, in some cases, went too far and risked harming families and children. The House debated and voted on numerous amendments, mostly focused on tightening eligibility or changing shelter operations. Several Republican amendments to reduce funding, impose a one-year residency requirement, require broader background checks, limit eligibility to homelessness caused within Massachusetts, and require cooperation with ICE were rejected, often after roll call votes. A point of order was sustained on multiple amendments as beyond the scope of the bill, including proposals affecting court officers, law enforcement, and ICE-related provisions. The House also rejected amendments to cut the appropriation from $425 million to $200 million and to add other restrictions on eligibility and administration. Some amendments were adopted. A redrafted Amendment 27, offered by Rep. Decker, was adopted 25-25 on a tie vote and expanded protections to children under age six and added related hardship/extension language. A subsequent amendment by Rep. Consalvo was adopted unanimously to add disability-related protections and extend benefits in certain cases. Another amendment by Rep. Finn was adopted to modify language about seeking federal reimbursement, and Amendment 9 was adopted to require competitive bidding for certain service funds. After debate and roll call, the bill was passed to be engrossed by a vote of 126-26. The House then observed a moment of tribute for Doug Selfick and adjourned to meet again Monday at 11 a.m.

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• what Chair Rogers are, what kinds of medications you take, any changes in your diet, even your immigration
• liberties, when we see our neighbors being targeted by the federal government for their so-called immigration
• They do not only track your purchases and your habits, but they go as far as to learn of your immigration
• Not too long ago we passed the Protect Act, with the focus on ensuring that our immigrant communities
• Regardless of one's immigration status, one's personal location data should never be monetized by a private

Summary: The House began with ceremonial resolutions, adopting several measures congratulating new Eagle Scouts and recognizing the town of Sturbridge on the 250th anniversary of the United States. It then took up and advanced several local bills, including the Massachusetts Consumer Data Privacy Act (S. 2619/H. 5472), a Fall River land conveyance bill, a Belmont alcohol licensing bill, a Reading senior property tax exemption bill, and a Lynnfield fund appropriation bill. The House also recessed and later returned to continue floor action. The most extensive debate centered on the data privacy bill, which supporters described as a comprehensive consumer privacy framework. Members emphasized rights to access, correct, delete, and transfer personal data; limits on data collection; enhanced protections for sensitive data; a ban on selling precise location data; restrictions on targeted advertising to minors; and enforcement focused largely on large data holders rather than small businesses. Several members spoke in favor, framing the bill as a response to surveillance capitalism and a protection for vulnerable groups, civil liberties, and small businesses. The House adopted amendments and passed the bill to be enacted by roll call vote. The House also passed a fiscal year 2026 supplemental appropriations bill after a separate constitutional vote, and enacted a bill extending Milton’s deadline to appropriate money for a high school or conservation land. Another major item was the bill authorizing municipalities to opt into a temporary summer 2026 pilot extending liquor license hours and allowing public consumption in designated districts; after debate and an amendment, it was passed to be engrossed and the House concurred with the Senate’s referral. The House additionally enacted a bill updating laws concerning individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, with members praising the removal of outdated and offensive language and stressing that the measure changed terminology without altering substantive rights. The session ended with the House adopting an order to adjourn and meet again the following Monday.

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• Fifty thousand native-born Bosnian citizens from Bosnia came and immigrated into the city of St.
• Trucking has been one of many, but certainly one of the key industries that that immigrant population
• I don't know that there is—I'm sure there are other people that are equally as pro-immigrant as I am.
• Allowing those immigrants to have an ability to become citizens, to get their green cards, to work in
• So this is not something that's—this is not a bill that is targeting immigrants.

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• This month marks the 100th year since my father immigrated to America.
• His uncle, who had immigrated here 20 years earlier, had visited their home in Denmark previously and
• I've learned that the 1922 Quota Act reduced Danish immigration to America, impacting families like ours
• , seeking the American dream and making my father's immigration so much more special.
• My father remained very proud of the country to which he immigrated.

Bills: HB4248 , HB4429 , HB2588 , HB3472 , HB4317 , HB3462 , HB2035 , HB3501 , HB3127 , HB3143 , HB3144 , HB3260 , HB4321 , HB3011 , HB3522 , HB3530 , HB3940 , HB3078 , HB3043 , HB3005 , HB3007 , HB3403 , HB1907 , HB3175 , HB3986 , HB3466 , HB3411 , HB4246 , SJR49 , HB3281 , HB4319 , HJR1086 , HJR1024 , HJR1087

Keywords: HB4248, hemp beverage, hemp drinks, THC beverage, cannabis beverage, intoxicating hemp, age restriction, under 21, minor possession, youth access, public health and safety, Title 63, Oklahoma Statutes, retail sales, alcohol-style regulation, controlled substances, beverage regulation, proxy advisory services, shareholder rights, financial transparency

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, prayer, and several introductions recognizing the Doctor and Nurse of the Day, visiting school groups, and other guests in the galleries. Members also heard a personal privilege statement from Senator Peterson marking the 100th anniversary of his father’s immigration to the United States, followed by a reception announcement in the lounge. The chamber then took up H.J.R. 1024, a proposed constitutional amendment revising the Judicial Nominating Commission by removing political affiliation restrictions, changing term rules, and allowing consecutive service. An amendment was adopted to move the special election date to August 25, 2026, but the special-election provision later failed on a 27-17 vote. After extended debate over judicial independence, transparency, and political influence, the resolution itself passed 35-8. The Senate next considered H.J.R. 1087, which would place before voters a constitutional amendment on the five-year ad valorem tax exemption for qualified manufacturing facilities and allow the Legislature to set reimbursement levels for local entities. Supporters said it would give the state more control over costly reimbursements; the measure passed 38-7, and the special-election provision also passed 38-7. The Senate then laid over two agenda items, made committee and event announcements, and adjourned until Monday, April 13 at 1:30 p.m.

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• A part of the bill is helping us with illegal immigration to enforce that and cooperating with immigration
• It clarifies definitions and the application of federal immigration law, which needed to be done when
• A part of the bill is helping us with illegal immigration to enforce that and cooperating with immigration
• It clarifies definitions and the application of federal immigration law, which needed to be done when

Committee: House Judiciary, Rules and Administration

Keywords: 989, all

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• CSBG-funded services when assisting community members who have great need but, for reasons related to immigration
• But for reasons related to immigration status or income just above the poverty level do not qualify for
• the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act reduce the number of eligible immigration
• childhood initiatives like our safe, secure, and loved curriculum, led by trained promotoras and immigrant
• Usually the lack of eligibility is immigration status or income that is just slightly above the federal

Summary: The Senate and Assembly Human Services Committees held a special oversight hearing on California’s 2026-27 Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) state plan, a federal anti-poverty funding stream. Committee members opened by citing statewide poverty and homelessness data and said the hearing was meant to review how CSBG dollars are used, how local agencies respond to community needs, and how the state is preparing for possible federal funding cuts. Jason Wimbley of the Department of Community Services and Development (CSD) explained that California’s CSBG network works through 60 organizations in 58 counties, serving about 1.5 million low-income Californians in 2023, and that the state received $68.4 million in federal CSBG funds in fiscal year 2025. He described the program as flexible funding used for housing, employment, education, food, health, transportation, and emergency response, and noted that the federal administration had proposed eliminating CSBG, though the Senate Appropriations Committee had voted to fully fund it for the coming year. Representatives from the California Community Action Partnership Association and several CSBG-funded agencies described how the program supports local anti-poverty work and leverages other funding. CalCAPA emphasized local flexibility, workforce development, partnerships, and data systems such as ROMA, while also warning that agencies are preparing for possible reductions by tightening budgets, planning staffing contingencies, and seeking private foundation support. Agency witnesses from Contra Costa County, Northern California Indian Development Council, Proteus, and Sacred Heart Community Service described services including housing assistance, food distribution, utility help, employment training, youth programs, and culturally specific services for Native communities and migrant farmworkers. They repeatedly said CSBG is essential because it funds staffing and infrastructure that allow them to braid other grants and serve people who do not qualify for standard safety-net programs. Members also asked about the impact of federal staffing changes and the Los Angeles fires. Wimbley said federal layoffs had affected some CSD programs but not CSBG administration, and that the department coordinated disaster response with state agencies and used CSBG-funded supply distribution, food, water, clothing, and documentation support during the fires. Witnesses said they were preparing for possible future cuts by diversifying funding, reducing expenses, and considering service changes, while county officials warned that state and federal reductions could not be backfilled locally. During public comment, one speaker urged stronger oversight of community action agencies and raised concerns about transparency and compliance with state law. The chair then thanked the witnesses, emphasized the importance of CSBG for low-income seniors, youth, and people with disabilities, and adjourned the hearing without any votes or formal action taken.

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• protections when it comes to ed tech, as well as ensures that ed tech does not collect students' immigration
• There is no more evident than the immigration raids conducted last month across Los Angeles—excuse me
• Immigrants have become reluctant to engage in systems for essential care.
• Our name was just read, but Monica Madrid with the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, CHIRLA, in
• Our name was just read, but Monica Madrid with the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, CHIRLA, in

Committee: Senate Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Speaker, and that is the idea of immigrants. Mr.
• Immigration officers are federal police officers. They're police officers.
• Is a concept about immigrants. I always have said, never underestimate the power of an immigrant.
• Would I bet on most immigrants?
• My husband's family is a family of immigrants. Their siblings are naturalized citizens.

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• budget request for at least $4 million in one-time funding to augment and expand H-QI's existing immigrant
• This investment is important now more than ever as immigrant families struggle to navigate major Medi-Cal
• and immigration legal service providers, including improving coordination, increasing referrals, and
• But it's also really focused on connecting immigrant legal services with the CHWPR CBOs, and so we need
• This investment supports promotoras to do outreach and referrals for immigrant legal services and health

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• We're standing up for our immigrant community because that's the right thing to do.
• We're standing up for our immigrant community because that's the right thing to do.
• </c> "We're standing up for our immigrant community because that's the right thing to do.
• ><c> in</c><00:47:47.000><c> the</c><00:47:47.080><c> kitchen</c><00:47:47.920><c> and</c> many immigrants
• work in the kitchen and many immigrants work in the kitchen and the<00:47:48.200><c> word</c><00:47:

Keywords: House streaming session for Tuesday, March 31, 2026, 957, house, all

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• Another provision in HR1 limited the access to medical assistance for people who are lawful immigrant
• change I mentioned earlier related to limiting medical assistance eligibility for certain lawful immigrant
• change I mentioned earlier related to limiting medical assistance eligibility for certain lawful immigrant
• change I mentioned earlier related to limiting medical assistance eligibility for certain lawful immigrant
• This means that other lawful immigrant statuses will no longer be eligible for Medicaid.

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• That's immigration, customs, and enforcement, ICE.
• </c><00:52:37.760><c> That's</c><00:52:38.240><c> immigration,</c> to 287G program.
• That's immigration, to 287G program.
• That's immigration, customs,<00:52:39.359><c> and</c><00:52:39.520><c> enforcement</c><00:52:40.000><
• , immigration, immigration, customs,<00:57:03.280><c> and</c><00:57:03.520><c> enforcement</c><00:57:

Bills: HB0130 , HB0095 , HB0096 , HB0097 , SF0101 , SF0106 , SF0067 , SF0123

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: Second Amendment, firearms, state rights, federal regulation, law enforcement, civil penalties, government liability, concealed carry, public colleges, university facilities, weapons legislation, self-defense, campus safety, weapons, age requirement, permits, HB0097, Wyoming firearms privacy, merchant category code, MCC

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• We also know that a lot of these students are part of my community, my migrant and immigrant community
• A claim for a violation of U.S. constitutional rights during civil immigration enforcement must be brought
• Immigration enforcement is a federal duty rather than a state or local one.
• Substitute House Bill 2648 concerns state and local law enforcement interactions with federal immigration
• and Immigration Services, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and Customs and Border Protection.

Summary: The committee first heard Substitute House Bill 1128, which would create a Child Care Workforce Standards Board within the Department of Labor and Industries to study child care workforce conditions and make recommendations on employment standards. Staff explained that the proposed second substitute narrows the board’s role from setting enforceable standards to making recommendations, with estimated ongoing costs for L&I staffing and smaller costs for board member stipends and possible DCYF support. Supporters, including child care providers, SEIU 925, and labor representatives, said the bill would help address understaffing, low wages, and retention problems; opponents, including child care industry groups and private schools, argued it duplicates existing work, adds bureaucracy, and creates unfunded costs. No vote was taken in the hearing. The committee then heard Second Substitute House Bill 1634, which would direct OSPI and ESDs to develop a technical assistance and training framework to help schools coordinate student behavioral health supports. Staff said the bill aligns with the Washington Thriving Strategic Plan and could largely be implemented with existing work and limited additional costs, though DOH would need some support. Testifiers from behavioral health and school counseling fields described severe youth mental health needs and urged passage, and OSPI said the work is doable with current resources. The committee also heard Substitute House Bill 2636, which would create a public education review advisory council to recommend K-12 policies and funding provisions for JLARC review; staff described JLARC, OSPI, and State Board costs, and no public testimony was offered. The committee next heard House Bill 1316, which would expand the Supporting Students Experiencing Homelessness program so additional university campuses can access funding. The sponsor said the program has strong retention outcomes, and student advocates testified that campuses such as UW Bothell need access to already appropriated funds for emergency aid, food pantries, and case management. Staff then briefed Substitute House Bill 2474, which would allow the Student Achievement Council Tuition Recovery Trust Fund to be used for refunds tied to broader consumer protection violations, with no expected fiscal impact; there was no testimony. The committee also heard Substitute House Bill 2365 on digital equity, which would expand the Broadband Office’s role, revise the digital equity forum, and rename the grant program; supporters emphasized rural access, affordability, and the loss of federal digital equity funding, while staff estimated significant Commerce staffing costs and some additional agency impacts. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 2401, creating a Washington State Boys and Men Commission contingent on non-state funding, with staff outlining OFM startup and fundraising costs and an estimated operating budget if fully funded. Supporters said boys and men face mental health, education, and mentorship gaps and that the commission would improve coordination; the bill drew testimony from rural school leaders, nonprofit advocates, and community members. The committee then heard Substitute House Bill 2475 on language access, which would require the Office of Equity to develop uniform language-access guidelines and a report on interpreter and translator shortages; staff said the office could absorb the work but other agency and local government impacts were uncertain. Substitute House Bill 2517, on permitting for high-capacity transit, would let regional transit authorities apply for permits earlier and streamline land-use processes; Sound Transit and the sponsor said it would speed delivery of major projects, while staff estimated Commerce technical-assistance costs and possible local government impacts. The last bill heard was Substitute House Bill 2145 on the 340B drug pricing program, which would bar manufacturers from restricting contract-pharmacy access and require reporting to DOH; supporters said it protects safety-net providers and patient services, while opponents warned of higher costs for employers, state health plans, and litigation burdens. No final committee action or votes were recorded in the transcript.

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• But if there's immigration of families, if families are moving into new housing developments or they're
• history in the State uh past immigration history in the State uh but<00:24:38.840><c> the</c><00:24:
• and that is International immigration and that is because<00:31:29.760><c> the</c><00:31:29.960><c>
• It's much more likely that we're going to see variation in the number of international immigrants that
• It's much more likely that we're going to see variation in the number of international immigrants that

Committee: Senate Education Finance

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </c> received an immigration detainer. received an immigration detainer.
• Unquote. participation in federal immigration participation in federal immigration enforcement<01:35:
• </c> deterring members of immigrant deterring members of immigrant communities<01:35:26.200><c> from<
• </c> those crimes due to fear of immigration those crimes due to fear of immigration consequences
• warrants or immigration detainers.

Bills: HF2354 , HF3621 , HF3429 , HF3483

Committee: House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Keywords: medical assistance, fraud prevention, subpoena authority, criminal penalties, consumer protection, fraud, payment withholding, withheld payments, program integrity, public funds, state agency, program participant, credible allegation of fraud, administrative reconsideration, contested case, chapter 14, data practices, confidential data, protected nonpublic data, anti-fraud

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• heard quite a bit about the fact that many people in the home health care provider workforce are immigrants
• . ...workforce are immigrants.
• We did not do any analysis of the immigration status of people who are working in this field.
• So that's a concern, but I do think the immigrant question was a good one to find out whether or not

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Summary: The Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee heard a State Auditor’s Office performance audit on the Restoring Quality Home Care Initiative (I-1163), which created home care aide certification requirements, FBI background checks, and an abuse/neglect registry. Auditors said some requirements likely improve safety, especially background checks and training, but the state lacked pre-2011 data to measure outcomes directly. They also found Washington has a long-term care workforce shortage, though its workforce supply ranks better than many states, and that more stringent entry requirements do not appear to reduce workforce participation compared with other states. The audit’s main concern was that the certification process is slow and burdensome. Auditors reported that most applicants never finish certification, that only about one-third of fiscal year 2025 applicants were certified within the 200-day legal deadline, and that the average time to certification was 463 days. They identified delays between training and testing, limited testing access in some areas, and redundant Department of Health verification of FBI background checks as key causes. The audit recommended streamlining the process by accepting applications later in the process, expanding testing within training programs, and eliminating the redundant background-check verification. Department of Health and Department of Social and Health Services staff largely agreed with the audit’s findings and recommendations. They said they have already made improvements, including moving exams into more than 110 training programs, increasing credentialing staff, and reducing barriers through rule changes. DSHS noted testing is offered in 13 languages. Committee members asked about testing contract incentives, language access, and whether the agencies would seek statutory or budget changes to implement the recommendations. No public testimony was offered, and the meeting adjourned without any vote or formal action by the committee.