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TX

Texas 89th Regular

Human Services May 6th, 2025

Human Services

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  • that takes a significant amount of staff resources because we are there on site with staff who are assisting
  • One of the things that we have done is have a team of master caseworkers, and they assist in the transition
  • that we had a grandmother who wanted to take in some of her relatives, so we went into the home to assist
TX
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  • documentation on the veteran status of the defendant, providing identified veteran inmates with assistance
  • Texas does lead the nation in providing housing assistance for our veterans through home loans to those
  • I'm completely in favor of a grant program that assists in the purchase of a mobile home on the dirt
  • I've experienced that as well, getting individuals assistance when they have a service history.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 4/1/25

Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

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  • <00:19:06.960> business planning technical assistance business planning technical assistance
  • <00:19:35.120> uh hours of technical assistance uh hours of technical assistance uh Statewide
  • <01:13:24.360> for<01:13:24.639> participants assistance for participants assistance for
  • Thomas, can you assist with that, or can somebody assist what it would cost somebody if they were going
  • Thomas, can you assist with that, or can somebody assist what it would cost somebody if they were going
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Housing Finance and Policy Committee 3/11/26

Housing Finance and Policy

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  • The first bill is House File 3403, emergency rental assistance.
  • County, our emergency housing assistant County, our emergency housing assistant fun<00:09:22.800
  • fun assistance funds have have run out. fun assistance funds have have run out.
  • And so this bill is not just emergency rental assistance.
  • > not<00:19:17.440> just Emergency rental assistance is not just Emergency rental assistance
Bills: HF3403, HF2687, HF2381
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs May 5th, 2025

S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs

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  • organizations, or VSOs, to provide resources on service-related employment opportunities, housing assistance
  • We think that the TAP, the Transition Assistance Program, is underfunded from the get-go.
  • The Transition Assistance Program, TAPS, is a couple days long.
  • like Bexar County, where I reside, are required by state law to maintain veteran service offices to assist
US
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  • consideration of legislation we initiated last week, as well as an additional bill related to disaster assistance
  • An additional bill related to disaster assistance.
  • unacceptable 66-day shortfall, which prevented disaster victims across the country from receiving assistance
  • relocate hundreds of thousands of miles away. miles away, and this bill provides no financial help or assistance
  • SBA forward, enhancing its ability to help our communities after disaster, not moving disaster assistance
Bills: SB298, SB300, SB371
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Appropriations Apr 15th, 2025

Appropriations

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  • The Volunteer Fire Department Assistant Program is actually the 2604 grant managed by the Texas Forest
  • a HUD-code or manufactured home, and it provides a practical solution by offering down payment assistance
  • and use tax revenues on manufactured housing, enabling the VLB to issue grants for down payment assistance
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

PBS Public Hearing - Fri Feb 13, 2026 @ 10:00 AM HST

Public Safety

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  • . >> So, from the military affairs, would that be we have testimony from the Office of the Assistant
  • orders for protections and TROs, so it may be a little more work for them and they may need more assistance
  • orders for protections and TROs, so it may be a little more work for them and they may need more assistance
  • orders for protections and TROs, so it may be a little more work for them and they may need more assistance
  • Members, this measure is relating to supplemental nutrition assistance program.
Summary: The committee opened by announcing that it would hear testimony but would not take decisions on the day’s bills, with action deferred to a later decision-making agenda. The first measure, HB 2264, would require notification to military security forces when a protective order is issued involving a military-affiliated person. Support came from the U.S. Defense State Liaison Office, the Hawaii National Guard, and DBEDT’s Military Affairs office, all emphasizing better coordination and faster notice to help protect victims and support command oversight. Family Court Judge Jesse Hall supported the intent but asked for deferral, explaining that a prior fax-and-email notification system had broken down and that the military had not re-engaged with the court. The Hawaii State Coalition Against Domestic Violence supported the bill but recommended narrowing it so it applies only when the respondent is actually marked as military-connected and delaying the effective date to January 1, 2027 to allow implementation. In questions, members discussed the current breakdown in communication, the number of military-marked TROs statewide, and whether the bill would be necessary if the old system were restored; the military witness said she would try to reestablish contact with the court. The committee then took up HB 2336, which would authorize the Department of Transportation to enter into agreements with the U.S. Department of Defense for services at federal military installations and charge an administrative fee. DOT and the Military Affairs office supported the measure, describing it as a way to speed projects, combine state and federal resources, and strengthen infrastructure that also supports disaster response and the economy. Members questioned why the bill was needed if similar arrangements had existed before, and whether Title 23 federal highway funds could be used; DOT responded that the bill would help expedite projects and supplement, not supplant, federal funding, while each project would still require review of the appropriate funding source. The committee also heard HB 2298, which would allow the Department of Education to award high school diplomas to qualified people whose schooling was interrupted by military service or wartime practices during World War II, the Korean War, or the Vietnam War. The U.S. Defense State Liaison Office, the Hawaii Office of Veterans Affairs, and DOE supported the bill, and DOE said implementation would have only a minimal printing cost. Finally, the committee heard HB 1518, which would require DHS, upon obtaining a federal waiver, to create a pre-release SNAP application process for inmates nearing release by January 1, 2028. DHS said it was already working on a pilot and stood on its testimony; the County of Hawaii, the Correctional System Oversight Commission, the ACLU of Hawaii, and the Hawaii Public Health Institute supported the measure, arguing it would improve reentry outcomes and would not cost the state additional money. No votes or final committee actions were taken on any of the bills during this meeting.
ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Appropriations - Human Resources Division Apr 15th, 2025 at 09:00 am

Appropriations - Human Resources Division

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  • And the changes are on lines 16 and 17, where the department is able to review medical assistance services
Bills: HB1012
Summary: The Senate Appropriations Human Services Division met to consider House Bill 1012, the Department of Human Services budget, and reviewed three previously made amendments: correcting a reference to $30 million underfunding, changing “human service centers” to “behavioral health clinics,” and revising section 31 language so the department would review medical assistance services and report findings and recommendations rather than directly implement adjustments. The committee also discussed whether to include funding related to two other bills with fiscal impacts, House Bill 1485 (personal needs allowance) and House Bill 2399 (PRTF reimbursement), noting those measures may go to conference committee and that appropriations could be added there instead of in HB 1012. The committee agreed to proceed with HB 1012 and members noted provider inflation questions would be raised later in full committee. The division then approved a due pass recommendation on the amendments to HB 1012 and, after a roll call vote, approved HB 1012 as amended on a 4-1 vote, with Senator Mathern voting no. Senator Davison was named as carrier. Members also discussed House Bill 1577, involving wastewater project financing and possible amendments related to a line of credit from the Bank of North Dakota for specific projects, and House Bill 1619, for which additional amendments were expected before full committee action. The meeting ended with general thanks and adjournment.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/6/25

Human Services Finance and Policy

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  • They are certified by our accrediting member, Assistance Dogs International.
  • <00:29:30.720> Dogs Our accrediting member assistance Dogs Our accrediting member assistance
  • Currently, what we train are what we consider assistance dogs, or service dogs.
  • We only currently train and place assistance dogs that have gone through extensive task training.
  • We only currently train and place assistance dogs that have gone through extensive task training.
Bills: HF958, HF688, HF702
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/04/2026 - Senate Health and Human Services

Health and Human Services

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  • physical therapist, and I'm proud to be here today with my physical therapist, physical therapist assistant
  • applying for, accepting, or renewing any waiver of work requirement under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
  • Over 600,000 Arizonans rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to meet their household.
  • Over 600,000 Arizonans rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to meet their household
  • The state has implemented many provisions of H.R. 1 in the nutrition assistance program, including new
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Vets Committee Meeting - 2026-03-04

Veterans and Military Affairs Division

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  • to assist in initiatives related<00:58:33.440> to<00:58:33.680> food<00:58:34.000>
  • <00:59:24.559> with<00:59:24.720> packing live there um assisting with packing live
  • Um on the handout that you've given us, it says that it's uh non-monetary resources, but the bill just
  • Um on the handout that you've given us, it says that it's uh non-monetary resources, but the bill just
  • It consolidates the seldom used state soldiers assistance program veterans education assistance program
Bills: HF3919, HF3467, HF3741
Summary: The committee first approved the minutes, then heard an update from Metro Meals on Wheels on a veterans home-delivered meals grant funded by the committee in 2023. Testifiers said the program has served more than 82,000 meals to over 500 veterans, but funding is running short; enrollment was stopped in July 2025 and meal service was reduced to five per week to stretch dollars. They said the program is serving 168 veterans as of January 31 and will likely run out of funds in July unless additional money is provided. Members asked about eligibility and how the program ensures the grant is used only for veterans who do not qualify for other services; the organization said referrals come through county veteran service officers, MACV, hospitals, and other partners, and that it can provide confidential tracking information. No vote was taken on funding, but members expressed support and interest in more documentation. The committee then took up House File 3919, which implements recommendations from a task force on benefits for SGU veterans and irregular forces who served in the secret war in Laos from 1961 to 1975. The Department of Veterans Affairs said the bill largely reflects the task force report and technical recommendations, including adding SGU veterans to the burial fee statute so burial costs in state cemeteries can be covered, while noting there is still an unresolved issue about headstone costs for spouses and dependents. A testifier from the task force supported the bill but objected to creating a separate SGU veteran designation on driver’s licenses, arguing it could create two classes of veterans and add administrative costs; he urged using a single veteran designation instead. Other public testimony emphasized the service of Hmong, Lao, Cambodian, Vietnamese, and other allies in Laos and urged the legislature to adopt the recommendations broadly. The committee discussed the burial fee language and the purpose of the designation, but no final action or vote on HF 3919 was taken in the portion provided.
KY
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  • Where can we be of assistance?
  • <00:25:49.360> and course, when seeking assistance and course, when seeking assistance and
  • work zones, uh, in order to, uh, assist work zones, uh, in order to, uh, assist with<00:40:08.960
  • Um okay, the local assistance road that.
  • She employed the assistance we needed.
Summary: The committee’s first interim meeting opened with roll call, a quorum, and a briefing from Transportation Cabinet officials on the Cabinet’s response to severe weather and tornadoes in Kentucky, especially the May 16–17 storms that caused deaths and widespread damage in Pulaski and Laurel counties, with an additional tornado noted in Washington County. Secretary Jim Gray, State Highway Engineer James Ballinger, and District 11 engineer Chris Jones described how crews in all 120 counties were placed on alert, how roads were cleared of debris, and how KYTC coordinated with emergency management, law enforcement, local governments, and utilities to restore access and power. They reported major impacts on roads, signals, and other infrastructure, including the EF4 tornado path through Pulaski and Laurel counties, and said KYTC also helped with debris hauling, airport cleanup, and delivery of water and meals. The officials gave specific recovery figures for Laurel County, including 1,800 loads of construction and demolition debris hauled, about 11,000 tons and 22,000 cubic yards removed, with roughly 50% of vegetative debris cleared at that point. They said all state roadways in Laurel County were reopened, the London-Corbin Airport was returned to flight operations by Sunday, and a transition plan was underway for Laurel County Fiscal Court’s contractor to take over debris operations. Gray also noted that KYTC had helped issue replacement IDs, licenses, registrations, and titles at no cost in disaster areas, and said the Team Kentucky Storm Relief Fund had raised nearly $1.5 million from more than 6,000 donors. Members praised KYTC staff as first responders and thanked them for their quick response and coordination. Several legislators recounted local impacts in Washington, Pulaski, and Laurel counties, including blocked roads, rescue challenges, looting concerns, and the scale of property damage. One member asked how KYTC inspects bridges and infrastructure after disasters to check for hidden damage, and officials said the process depends on the event and can include bridge inspections and checks of tall infrastructure such as light poles. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the discussion.