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• adult adult ATVs<00:04:01.560><c> creating</c><00:04:02.120><c> an</c><00:04:02.400><c> unsafe</c><00
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• It's very detrimental to the kids for their safety to have them be on adult-sized machines.
• It's very detrimental to the kids for their safety to have them be on adult-sized machines.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• You get an adult and you run.
• You get an adult and you run.
• You get an adult and you run.
• </c> responsibility of adults, not children. responsibility of adults, not children.
• adults have to that, you know, adults adults have to take<02:54:30.640><c> responsibility</c><02:54:

Committee: House Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• The Independent Youth Housing Program provides rental assistance and case management for young adults
• And ending youth and young adult homelessness across Washington.
• Next is Senate Bill 6036, which has to do with adult family homes and foster care licensees.
• Senate Bill 6036 has to do with adult family homes and foster care licensees. These are my notes.
• family homes when the individual had a substantial finding by adult protective services.

Bills: SB5977 , SB6184 , SB5681 , SB5917 , SB5942 , SB6024 , SB6036 , SB6080 , SB6085

Committee: Senate Human Services

Keywords: child safety, near fatalities, public reporting, child welfare, transparency, homeless youth, youth services, mental health, support programs, state law, employment services, community inclusion, age limitations, disability services, home and community living, abortion medications, reproductive health, mifepristone, misoprostol, abortion access

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• Roughly two-thirds of those adults are older adults ages 55 to 64, and about a quarter are parents with
• Roughly two-thirds of those adults are older adults ages 55 to 64, and about a quarter are parents with
• Roughly two-thirds of those adults are older adults ages 55 to 64, and about a quarter are parents with
• Roughly two-thirds of those adults are older adults ages 55 to 64, and about a quarter are parents with
• She is now an adult.

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I'm representing the lost, confused young adults on the verge of giving up on themselves because the
• With House Bill 2455, you can create a path where young adults can spend more of their time planning
• into capable adults.
• into capable adults.
• Other young adults who are going to testify today on their own behalf. Thank you, Alex.

Summary: The Early Learning and Human Services Committee held public hearings on three bills. HB 2468 would update the Revised Code of Washington to match DSHS’s 2025 reorganization, replacing references to eliminated administrations with the new Home and Community Living Administration and Behavioral Health and Habilitation Administration, and also removing a 2028 sunset on the Dementia Action Collaborative, adjusting advisory committee membership, and eliminating a staffing mandate tied to no-paid-services caseloads. The sponsor and DSHS testified in support as a technical cleanup bill, while members raised questions about possible amendments, including whether to keep or remove the Dementia Action Collaborative sunset. DSHS said it was open to changes and noted some statutory references still need correction. No vote was taken. HB 2529 would rename the DCYF Oversight Board as the DCYF Accountability Board, move it to OFM for administrative purposes, narrow some duties, require at least twice-yearly engagement with affected communities, allow the board to request ombuds reports, broaden some membership qualifications, and change the annual report to an every-other-year report starting in 2027. Representative Dent, a board member, said the changes were intended to make the board less political, improve attendance and membership flexibility, and focus the report on more useful recommendations. A union representative asked for language ensuring a DCYF caseworker board member can attend meetings as part of job duties rather than using personal leave. Members also questioned whether the reduced reporting frequency was appropriate given recent fatalities and near-fatalities at the agency. No action was taken. HB 2455 would create a two-year pilot program providing rental assistance and related housing fees for 50 youth in extended foster care who are homeless or at imminent risk of homelessness, beginning January 1, 2027, with a report due in 2029 and transition planning required before youth age out at 21. The sponsor and multiple youth advocates testified strongly in support, describing homelessness, instability, and barriers such as “double-dipping” restrictions that prevent youth from combining housing supports. Testifiers said the bill would help youth focus on school, work, and healing, and urged the committee to expand the program if possible. Members asked about the pilot timeline and whether an interim review might be useful. The hearing closed with no vote on the bill, followed by committee announcements about Friday’s 8:30 a.m. meeting and an agenda change removing HB 2200 from Friday executive session and moving it to possible executive session next week.

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• I understand that it expands concealed carry to young adults.
• . adults. adults.
• ><c> are</c><00:12:16.320><c> 18,</c><00:12:17.200><c> 19,</c> for lawabiding adults who are 18, 19,
• Currently, these young adults can openly carry a firearm, but that visibility turns them into targets
• </c> for young adults. Thank you, Mr. for young adults. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Speaker. Speaker.

Keywords: HB 312 continued 00:00 Motions, Petitions, and Communications 25:16 Introduction of New Bills and Resolutions 27:27 Recess for ConC and Rules Meeting 28:33 ConC/Rules Report 33:45 Adjournment 35:21, 958, all

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• So in a room full of generalizable adults, and when you do a sample...” “...of generalizable adults,
• And I can just see where, you know, adults as well.
• Luring occurs when an adult, through electronic communication, and believing the adult is communicating
• They were skipping school, had started hanging out at a welding shop full of adult, grown adult men.
• And then I also enhanced involving a minor or a vulnerable adult.

Committee: Joint Protection and Victim Services Committee

Keywords: 908, all

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• So effectively, So effectively, at this point, whatever adults are on the flats side are the only adults
• staff members, all of those adult counselors, ...all of those adult staff members, all of those adult
• Okay, and then where we obviously discussed quite a bit, the adults, the 15 to 20 adults.
• So I was an adult when 10 campers died, and I'm an adult now, 38 years later, when 27 campers died.
• So I was an adult when 10 campers died, and I'm an adult now, 38 years later, when 27 campers died, and

Committee: House The July 2025 Flooding Events, General Investigating

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• However, marriage is not a right that's necessary for navigating the world as an adult.
• Of that, 78% were girls wed to adult men, with an average age difference of four years.
• Many escape routes that adult survivors of violence can access are closed to them.
• Older adults into families where power imbalances, rape, and sexual violence are ignored.
• The three adults signed, and the next thing I knew, I was off to be married.

Bills: HB168 , HB 1044 , HB1534 , HB1914 , HB2240 , HB2530 , HB3284 , HB3395 , HB3515 , HB3783 , HB4034 , HB4213 , HB168

Committee: House S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships

Keywords: marriage age, minors, family law, void marriage, rights of minors, Texas marriage law, marriage ceremony, authorized officiants, family code, judges, religious leaders, parent-child relationship, Department of Family and Protective Services, legal rights, notice requirements, HB 1914, Texas Family Code, Chapter 156, conservatorship, custody

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• While older adults tend to use substances at lower rates than other age groups, 4.6 million people age
• Older adults born between 1951 and 1970, particularly older black men.
• It affects millions of Americans, not just older adults fighting to maintain their own recovery, but
• These older adults deserve better support.
• You also discuss the impact on older adults who are struggling with their addiction.

Committee: Senate Aging (Special) Committee

Keywords: opioid crisis, overdose, naloxone, drug trafficking, law enforcement, treatment, prevention, older adults, Medicaid expansion

Summary: The meeting convened to address the dire opioid crisis affecting communities nationwide, with a particular focus on the alarming rise of opioid use disorder among older adults. Key testimonies highlighted the critical need for a comprehensive approach that encompasses prevention, treatment, and strict law enforcement actions against drug traffickers. Sheriff Dennis Lima from Seminole County outlined successful strategies implemented in Florida, including increased access to naloxone and legislative changes to hold drug dealers accountable for overdoses. Various members expressed a united front on tackling this multifaceted issue, advocating for the expansion of Medicaid and better access to treatment as essential steps to curbing the epidemic.

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• adult members.
• Issue 12 relates to CDSS adult programs. Issue 12 relates to CDSS's adult programs.
• It provides domestic personal care services to children and adults with disabilities and older adults
• In terms of the criteria here for the dependent adults versus older adults, there are different ways
• Older adults won't stop being abused and neglected, and this change would put thousands of older adults

Summary: The committee heard opening budget remarks from the Department of Finance and the Legislative Analyst’s Office on the May Revision for Health and Human Services. Finance said the proposal significantly reduces projected out-year operating deficits through a mix of revenue increases and program cost reductions, while the LAO warned that even with booming revenues the state still faces a structural deficit and should prioritize reserves and avoid new ongoing commitments. The chair and members echoed concern about cuts to vulnerable populations, but also noted the need to maintain the overall level of budget solutions and add to reserves. The hearing then moved through a series of CalHHS and HCAI proposals, mostly held open after presentation. CalHHS requested additional legal support to respond to federal H.R. 1-related issues and a net-zero transfer of positions for a shared eligibility/data-sharing platform. Other items included ongoing funding for the 988 Behavioral Health Crisis Service Fund and a request for EMSA to fund maintenance of its enterprise data management system. HCAI presented proposals for hospital fair pricing implementation, the data exchange framework, the all-payer claims database, CalRx insulin development, the diaper access initiative, distressed hospital grants, opioid settlement fund reversion, and the Rural Health Transformation Program. Members questioned funding sources, special fund use, contracting exemptions, timelines, and whether some proposals should be more targeted or supported by alternative funding. A major discussion centered on HCAI’s diaper access initiative and the use of a Public Contract Code exemption to continue contracting for free diapers distributed through hospitals. The chair and some members criticized the optics of the selected vendor and questioned the lack of an income threshold, while HCAI said the program was designed to be universal and administratively simple, with future phase-two direct-to-consumer purchasing to be handled by a different vendor. Another extended exchange focused on distressed hospital funding, where HCAI said the May Revision would provide up to $50 million for hospitals at immediate risk of closure, but members argued the repeated annual need shows a structural problem and asked for broader reforms to hospital payment and care transitions. The final major topic was the Behavioral Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission’s budget. The Commission opposed the May Revision’s reduction of the Innovation Partnership Fund from $20 million to $10 million and a $6.7 million cut to community advocacy contracts, arguing both are core Proposition 1 tools for statewide innovation and community engagement. Finance responded that the proposal is within Proposition 1’s allowable maximums and that prior unspent appropriations could be redirected if the Legislature wanted to restore the full amount. No votes were taken; items were generally held open for later action.

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• But it also impacts working-age adults with dementia and their family caregivers, the people who are
• While Medicaid access is growing in some settings, and I think Patricia called out, the adult...
• But I think... ...adult family home, et cetera. Thank you, B. I appreciate it.
• And so we think older adults may be a great addition to helping out with remote care.
• And in some counties, we already have over 25% of the population that is an older adult.

Committee: Joint Joint Legislative Executive Committee on Planning for Aging and Disability Issues

Summary: The committee met for what was described as its final meeting, with members and staff reflecting on the work of the Joint Legislative Executive Committee on Aging and Long-Term Care and noting that future work would likely shift to standing health and wellness committees. The meeting began with introductions and then moved into updates on major initiatives that originated from the committee, including Washington Cares, the Dementia Action Collaborative, and Medicaid long-term care programs. Presenters emphasized that these efforts were developed through long-term legislative-executive collaboration and were intended to help Washington prepare for the state’s aging population. On Washington Cares, DSHS described the program’s development from a 2014 research effort to its 2019 enactment, premium collection beginning in 2023, portability improvements in 2024, and 2025 changes including a grandfathered opt-out fix and a framework for supplemental private long-term care insurance. The agency said benefits are expected to go fully live next summer, with a pilot of up to 400 applicants planned for next January. On dementia policy, the Dementia Action Collaborative reported on the state dementia plan, Project ECHO training for providers, and pilot dementia-capable community programs at area agencies on aging, citing preliminary results that about 85% of family caregivers said services helped people remain at home. DSHS also reviewed Medicaid Transformation Project initiatives, including Medicaid Alternative Care, Tailored Supports for Older Adults, presumptive eligibility, and health-related social needs benefits such as rental assistance, nutrition support, and home modifications. The committee then heard an emerging issues panel from ombuds and disability advocates. Patricia Hunter of the long-term care ombuds program raised concerns about staffing shortages, resident rights, surveillance technology, private equity ownership of facilities, and illegal discharges or evictions. Betty Sweeterman of the Developmental Disabilities Ombuds discussed people stuck in hospitals without medical need, gaps in behavioral health services for people with developmental disabilities, and the need for better workforce training. Todd Carlyle of Disability Rights Washington urged expansion and bundling of community supports such as PACT, GOSH, and peer bridgers to reduce repeated institutionalization and support discharge from inpatient psychiatric settings. Provider and labor panels followed, with nursing home, assisted living, supported living, and union representatives all emphasizing workforce shortages, low wages, Medicaid rate inadequacy, case management bottlenecks, behavioral health complexity, and the need for more flexible care models and stronger accountability for rate increases. No formal votes were taken; the meeting ended with public comment on manufactured housing and closing remarks thanking staff and participants for the committee’s work.

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• depression in adult life. [00:17:30] I think it really is currently being under-emphasized.
• Adults like me. And reality is also very much a part of financial education. Yes.
• Adults like me need to continue to learn about it. But those are remarks.
• As financial literacy is not optional in adult life, it should not be optional in early education.
• Thank you, and thanks to all the students and adults for your testimony.

Summary: The committee held a public hearing on Senate Bill 5849, which would require all high school students to receive financial education instruction and meet state financial education learning standards to graduate, beginning with the class of 2033 unless the State Board of Education recommends an earlier date. Staff explained the bill’s relationship to existing graduation requirements, the State Board’s role in integrating the requirement into current pathways, and a fiscal note showing about $201,000 in state costs plus unknown district costs. Senators asked about how the requirement would fit different school schedules, whether teacher preparation and clock hours would be addressed, and how the standards would stay current. The bill’s sponsor said it would be embedded within existing pathways, aligned with the Future Ready initiative, and supported by OSPI, the State Board, and the financial education public-private partnership. Testimony on SB 5849 was overwhelmingly supportive, especially from students, educators, nonprofits, bankers, and advocacy groups. Supporters said many students graduate without knowing how to budget, use credit, file taxes, understand loans, or make other basic financial decisions, and argued that a graduation requirement would make financial literacy more equitable and not dependent on family background or zip code. Several students described personal experiences with W-2 forms, student loans, credit cards, and lack of exposure to finance classes, while organizations such as Junior Achievement and the Washington Bankers Association said they already provide curriculum and support and could help districts implement the requirement. One school directors association representative opposed the bill, arguing districts are already overburdened and underfunded and should not receive new mandates without removing others or providing more resources. After the hearing, the committee moved into executive action on a separate packet of bills. It advanced SB 6278 on teacher preparation program review, SB 613 on National Voter Registration Day activities in high schools, SB 6222 on surplus school technology for students, and SB 6206 on a child care pilot for first responders, adopting proposed substitutes where offered. In a second packet, the committee referred SB 6260 on school bus depreciation, adopted a substitute and advanced SB 5346 on student mobile device use and digital citizenship, advanced SB 6263 on public bid thresholds, adopted a substitute and advanced SB 6268 on public access to special education complaint decisions, and adopted a substitute and advanced SB 6247 on financial oversight and misconduct in school districts. The committee then adjourned after signing the boards.

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• with disabilities, and for older adults.
• Failure to access regular nutrition can cause complications for older adults.
• This leads to older adults being food insecure and declining in their health.
• The continued investment in older adults empowers them to stay active in their communities.
• Thank you for the investment in empowering older adults to stay active in their communities.

Committee: House Human Services Finance and Policy

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• I'm representing the lost, confused young adults on the verge of giving up on themselves because the
• We're asking for your support to help foster youth become strong functioning adults and be successful
• With House Bill 2455, you can create a path where young adults can spend more of their time planning
• Having stable housing while in EFC gives young adults the opportunities to heal from trauma and grow
• into capable adults.

Bills: HB2455 , HB2468 , HB2529

Committee: House Early Learning & Human Services

Keywords: housing assistance, youth, foster care, pilot program, social services, terminology correction, healthcare, regulatory compliance, department reorganization, Washington, DCYF, Department of Children, Youth, and Families, accountability board, oversight board, child welfare, juvenile rehabilitation, juvenile justice, early learning, family preservation, children and families

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• There are certain exceptions to that jurisdiction where state law requires youth to be tried in adult
• I'm asking you to vote yes, not just for kids like I was, but for the adults that they become.
• I needed adults who believed I had something to offer and could show me a different path.
• Assault 1 and murder are excluded from eligibility of this bill, as are youth charged as adults.
• Assault 1 and murder are excluded from eligibility of this bill, as are youth charge as adults.

Summary: The committee heard testimony on House Bill 2456, which would create a juvenile firearm early intervention alternative for youth charged in juvenile court with unlawful possession of a firearm in the second degree. Staff explained that the program would require prosecutor agreement, intensive community supervision, random suspicionless searches, therapy and mentoring services, periodic court review, and dismissal of the charge upon successful completion. The bill would also raise concealed pistol license fees by $100 each and dedicate the revenue to a new account funding the alternative. Representative Davis said the bill is intended to fill the gap between firearm possession charges and later juvenile sentencing, and to fund evidence-based services; one member questioned whether the fee increase functions more like a tax than a fee. The chair then paused testimony on HB 2456 to return to the other bill. The bulk of the hearing focused on House Bill 2389, which would expand suspended disposition alternatives, reduce some juvenile robbery sentencing ranges, add a midpoint review for certain youth committed to DCYF, and create new rules for juvenile rehabilitation capacity and emergency transfers. Supporters, including youth currently or formerly in juvenile facilities, defense advocates, restorative justice providers, and some judges, argued the bill would reduce overcrowding, improve rehabilitation, address racial disparities, and give judges more individualized options. Several testified that youth need treatment, family connection, and incentives for progress rather than long confinement, and that current sentencing practices are outdated and underuse suspended dispositions. Opponents, including sheriffs, prosecutors, county officials, victim advocates, and some judges, argued the bill would shift costs and responsibility to counties, require resources that do not exist, and weaken accountability for serious offenses such as robbery, assault, and trafficking. They raised concerns about expanded appeals, added court workload, the need for more staffing and programming, and the impact on victims and public safety. DCYF said it supports reducing overcrowding but wants clearer emergency transfer authority for Green Hill; facility staff described improved conditions as population has fallen, but said overcrowding still creates safety and programming problems. No vote was taken in the portion of the hearing provided.

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• In Medi-Cal, the requirement is new and applies to the childless adult population.
• Older adults have the highest senior poverty rate of any age group in the country.
• Older adults have the highest senior poverty rate of any age group in the state, and older adults are
• and carers for older adults.
• An able-bodied adult under 64 qualifies for Medi-Cal at $1,803 gross per month.

Committee: Senate Budget and Fiscal Review

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Okay, so effectively at this point, whatever adults are on the flats side are the only adults that are
• These are the adults that are on the flat side of the camp.
• All of the adults... Water had not gotten into the garage.
• We obviously discussed quite a bit, the adults, the 15 to 20 adults.
• So I was an adult when 10 campers died, and I'm an adult now, 38 years later, when 27 campers died, and

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• spouse, minor, or adult children.
• If there was no surviving spouse, minor, or adult children.
• Her father was an unmarried adult male. She was an adult child.
• A parent whose adult child could die could not pursue this.
• or the children of an adult child the cause of action.

Summary: The Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee considered one bill, HB 603, which would repeal section 768.21(8), the Florida medical negligence wrongful death exception often referred to by supporters as the “Free Kill” law. The sponsor argued the current statute unfairly bars certain families—especially adult children or parents of unmarried adults without minor children—from recovering non-economic damages when a loved one dies from medical negligence, while such damages are available in other wrongful death cases. Supporters, including family members, AARP, and some legal advocates, testified that the law is discriminatory and denies equal access to justice for grieving families and vulnerable adults. Opponents, including physicians, hospital and insurer representatives, and business groups, argued that repeal would increase malpractice exposure, raise premiums, worsen access to care, and accelerate physician retirements or departures from Florida. Several urged that if the bill moves forward, it should be paired with caps on non-economic damages to balance the impact on the health care system. Supporters countered that negligence must still be proven, that the law creates unequal treatment, and that existing tort reforms have not lowered premiums. The sponsor closed by rejecting claims that the bill is “jackpot justice” and emphasizing that families deserve court access and accountability. After debate, the committee voted on HB 603 and passed it 16-2. The meeting then adjourned.

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• since the office's inception in July of last year. adult use cannabis Market the second is adult use
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Committee: House Commerce Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house