Transcript Highlights:

• These workforce challenges are driving the closures and bed layaways.
• These workforce challenges are driving the closures and bed layaways.
• that our occupancy so the number of beds that our occupancy so the number of beds that<00:21:33.840
• > full<00:21:35.760> in that we have available and full in that we have available and full
• ended up um many enroles getting bed ended up um many enroles getting bed sores<00:34:11.879>

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The House Committee on Human Services Finance and Policy met to approve prior minutes and then take public testimony on the governor’s budget recommendations for human services. The chair explained the hearing format and noted that DHS declined to testify. Much of the testimony focused on proposed reductions or caps affecting disability waiver services, nursing homes, and elderly waiver programs, as well as related fee and tax changes in the budget. Representatives of ARM argued that the governor’s proposal would cap inflationary adjustments at 2%, limit rate exceptions, cap billable days, and restrict individualized home supports, which they said would worsen workforce shortages, reduce wages for direct support professionals, and destabilize disability services. They said the package would cut about $600 million over four years and could lead to group home closures, higher turnover, and families losing access to local homes and services. Committee members asked about real-world impacts and future rate adjustments, and ARM responded that providers have already planned around expected 2026 rates, so a cap would create immediate budget and staffing problems. Long-Term Care Imperative testified against nursing home-related cuts, saying the budget would cap future rate increases, limit health insurance costs in rate setting, phase out closure-related agreements and incentives, and fail to fully fund the Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board. They estimated the nursing home provisions could amount to a $218 million cut over four years, or roughly $350 million when combined with other underfunding, and said every nursing home and bed in Minnesota would be affected. They also criticized the lack of an inflation factor in Elderly Waiver, a proposed 54% increase in assisted living fees, and possible changes to provider-assessed fine and penalty funds. Members asked about staffing and bed availability, and the testifiers said reduced funding would likely force more beds out of service. A later testifier, Dan Andre of the Minnesota Council of Health Plans, raised concerns about the DHS budget’s proposed increase in the HMO surcharge and about carving pharmacy and non-emergency medical transportation benefits out of managed care. He argued the tax increase would raise premiums for fully insured and Medicare supplement enrollees and that managed care coordination helps members access care and medications. The hearing also included one unrelated, disruptive testimony about the Minnesota Sex Offender Program and other agencies, which the chair redirected back to the human services budget. No votes or formal actions were taken beyond approving the minutes and receiving testimony.

Transcript Highlights:

• Also, our lake bed, I think I had mentioned the lake bed according to a recent—not recent, I will say
• And that should be made available.
• It does not apply to facilities with 16 or fewer beds.
• Fewer beds.
• We have 132 beds.

Keywords: 908, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Beds.
• The rice beds that I'm introducing my children to are not the same rice beds that I once knew.
• <00:36:51.880> Um their eggs within wild rice beds. Um their eggs within wild rice beds.
• <00:52:39.640> a available now as what was available a available now as what was available
• available across the state. available across the state.

Bills: HF3426, HF3896, HF1426, HF3793, HF4061, HF4246

Keywords: natural resources, environment, sustainability, conservation, outdoor recreation, wild rice, watercraft regulation, environmental protection, aquatic ecosystems, HF1426, product stewardship, extended producer responsibility, EPR, electronics recycling, e-waste, battery recycling, circuit boards, printed circuit boards, electrical products, covered products

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• I have physical beds available.
• beds.
• It's 104 beds.
• We would love for those beds to be available for counties to bring youth to stabilize for 30 days without
• So we have available four beds.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• You're showing the current number of beds that are cool beds is 48,000, is that correct?
• A cool bed refers to air-conditioned. And I apologize if that’s confusing.
• We make sure that those are housed in air-conditioned beds. We refer to them as cool beds.
• If you’re seeing cool beds, that is an air-conditioned bed. Also, regarding a text...
• How do you define—I mean, the cool bed? The cool bed is air-conditioned HVAC.

Bills: HB1826, HB2854, HB3006, HB4614, HB5261, HB5639

Keywords: mental health, women's health, county jail, depression screening, criminal justice, HB 2854, Pokuaa-Flowers Act, parole, mandatory supervision, electronic monitoring, releasee, parole officer, hospital visit approval, general hospital, law enforcement notification, DSHS, Department of State Health Services, corrections, public safety, liability immunity

Transcript Highlights:

• Adam is available for questions. Members, any questions to staff?
• I build, own, and operate 10-bed homes in Paradise Valley.
• And there's not enough homes available.
• available. ...and then an awake staff or a night staff available.
• I'm available for questions. Members, any questions?

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The House Committee on Government heard several measures related to property fraud, assisted living regulation, and memorials tied to free speech. SB 1479 would require photo identification and other identifying measures for deeds and real property documents notarized at county recorder offices, and would increase the penalty for knowingly submitting a false claim or forgery against real property from a Class 1 misdemeanor to a Class 5 felony. Testimony from a deed fraud victim, county assessors, the Attorney General’s Office, and an online notary stakeholder emphasized the prevalence of deed fraud and the value of parcel-specific notification systems; the chair also said he would run a floor amendment to tighten the bill. The committee voted 7-0 to return SB 1479 with a do pass recommendation. SB 1473 would bar municipalities and counties from capping the number of residents in assisted living homes, restricting such homes on residentially zoned property, or imposing extra administrative requirements based solely on resident count. Supporters from the Arizona Assisted Living Homes Association and an assisted living home operator said recent local occupancy reductions, especially in Paradise Valley, threatened small homes, affordability, and access to care for seniors and vulnerable adults. Members discussed parking concerns and the need for residential care options; the bill was described as a property rights issue as well as a care-access issue. The committee approved SB 1473 on a 7-0 vote. The committee then considered SB 1663, which creates a Freedom of Speech Monument Committee to nominate two deceased individuals each year from different political parties for recognition on a monument in the Governmental Mall. The sponsor’s statement framed the measure as honoring Arizonans who preserved free speech, while one public witness opposed it. The bill passed 4-1, with Rep. Márquez voting no. Finally, SB 1686, which renames Wesley Bolin Plaza and authorizes memorials for Charlie Kirk and Don Bowles, drew extended debate over whether the memorials should be combined. An amendment to separate the memorials failed 3-4, and after sponsor testimony and public comment both for and against, the committee approved SB 1686 on a 4-3 vote.

Transcript Highlights:

• there is a mechanism by which these beds there is a mechanism by which these beds could<00:06:30.000
• :32.160> were could become available if they were could become available if they were needed<00
• How many beds do you have?
• information publicly available.
• available to the beneficiaries. available to the beneficiaries.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• available.
• include two 8 bed units with uh 16 beds include two 8 bed units with uh 16 beds total.<00:35:53.599
• four two bed units with eight beds four two bed units with eight beds total. total. total.
• available.
• Um, and so I don't have beds available.

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00:00 Roll Call: 00:00:05 25 RS HB 534 - AN ACT relating to actions for forcible entry and detainer: 00:01:45 25 RS SB 111 - AN ACT relating to juvenile justice: 00:23:46 Children's Advocacy Centers of Kentucky: 01:13:26 Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) Treatment in State and County Correctional Facilities: 01:25:28, 958, all

Summary: The committee approved the September 18 minutes and then heard testimony on House Bill 534, which would automatically seal dismissed eviction filings and protect youth from public disclosure in forcible detainer cases. Rep. Susan Tyler Whitten and George Ecklan of the Coalition for the Homeless said the bill is aimed at reducing housing barriers for Kentuckians, especially those with dismissed cases, while preserving landlords’ rights to pursue rent, collections, damages, and other legal remedies. They said the proposal was developed with input from landlords, clerks, judges, AOC, and service providers, and noted that similar laws exist in other states. Several members, including Sen. Neimes, Rep. Deetsz, Rep. Cole Carney, and Sen. Thomas, expressed support while emphasizing that the bill is narrowly tailored to dismissed cases and should not affect legitimate landlord claims; Sen. Wheeler raised concerns about cases involving settlements or delays and whether future landlords should know about them. The sponsors responded that the bill only covers dismissed actions, that dismissals require a judge’s order, and that the goal is to remove barriers created by records that remain publicly visible even when a case is resolved. The committee then took up Senate Bill 111 on juvenile justice. Commissioner Randy White, Kentucky Hospital Association President Nancy Galvanny, and Dr. Clark Lester of the University of Kentucky said the bill would require a secure state-run facility for youth with high-acuity mental health needs in detention and, until that is built, create a process with incentives for private hospitals to provide inpatient treatment with safeguards and increased compensation. They argued that detention is not an appropriate setting for severely mentally ill, violent youth and that private psychiatric hospitals often refuse these referrals or discharge them early. Dr. Lester cited recent referral data showing high denial rates for juvenile justice youth in private hospitals in August and September, often due to aggression, and described a case in which repeated placement attempts failed because of violent and self-harming behavior. The presenters said the bill is intended to fill a service gap and improve safety and outcomes for youth, staff, and hospitals, but no vote or final action on the bill was taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• agency, develop a water availability agency, develop a water availability atlas<00:53:50.559>
• This rice bed is protected by the tribe and is the same rice bed that my grandparents and their grandparents
• The tribe has sustained this rice bed for a long time, and this rice bed sustains our people, and we
• /c> The rice beds I grew up on are no longer the same rice beds I am introducing my children to, and
• Speed within 150 feet of uncultivated wild rice beds.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• available.
• The end result of that is a financial drain on hospitals and a lack of available beds for patients who
• more nursing home beds. more nursing home beds.
• because there isn't a nursing home bed because there isn't a nursing home bed available. available
• <01:24:46.480> need available beds for patients who need available beds for patients who need

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• more nursing home beds more nursing home beds for<00:04:26.880> seniors<00:04:27.440>
• And so the end result of that is a financial drain on hospitals and a lack of available beds for patients
• Um, I think it risks someone who can't get out of bed alone, trying to get out of bed, falling, breaking
• alone, trying to get out of out of bed alone, trying to get out of bed,<00:07:19.840> falling,
• So, availability.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Uh, we have beds that would potentially go further.
• It just boils down to beds, uh, incapacity.
• So it's really bed capacity, having the, the capacity and the available capacity.
• temporary beds.
• It's a 200 or 2,236 bed treatment facility.

Transcript Highlights:

• No, they're not additional beds; they're replacement beds.
• . them that these are not additional beds; they're replacement beds because y'all put in the legislation
• So that $3 million is intended to have more personnel available.
• But, do you have, I guess, information available on your website?
• Are those stats being made available on your website?

Keywords: 924, joint, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We have beds that would... potentially go further.
• It just boils down to... beds in capacity.
• It's been expanded to 504 permanent beds. De-temporary beds.
• All these additional beds and the education.
• It's a 200, or a 2,200. 236 bed treatment facility.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• But he's been able to get more beds.
• to get more and more beds.
• to hold youth until we... ...had a bed in intake.
• So it took some of the beds out of rotation.
• It's not just DYS youth in those beds. We do pay for those beds.

Summary: The Senate and House Joint Committee on Children and Youth met to approve prior minutes, confirm Representative Mary Bentley to the Child Maltreatment Investigations Oversight Committee, and receive several presentations. The Arkansas Infant and Child Death Review team reported on unexpected child deaths in Arkansas, saying its 2023 review covered 148 of 170 non-natural deaths, with the remainder unavailable due to criminal investigations or missing records. Of the reviewed deaths, 69 were accidents, 14 suicides, 18 homicides, and 47 undetermined, and members discussed how the report’s recommendations could be used by agencies and nonprofits for prevention work and grant applications. Committee members also asked about age breakdowns and how the data could be shared without identifying individual cases. The committee then took up HCR 1010 and a broader discussion of juvenile justice reform. Representative Shepard said the resolution was intended to confront data on juvenile incarceration and system outcomes. Senator Missy Irvin, judges Troy Braswell and Kathy Hess, and AOC Juvenile Division Director Burke Steen described the state’s long-running reform efforts, including the SAVRY risk assessment, diversion programs, and efforts to keep more youth in their communities. They said the reforms have reduced delinquency filings, DYS commitments, and revocations, while increasing diversions, but also emphasized ongoing gaps in mental health, substance abuse, and school-based supports. Members raised concerns about school data sharing, behavioral health access, and how to better identify youth with disabilities or trauma earlier. Judge Braswell and others stressed that many youth in the system have significant trauma, family instability, or unmet treatment needs, and that judges need individualized information to make decisions. Several members discussed the role of schools, the school safety dashboard, and the need for stronger community providers, especially in rural areas. The committee then heard from DYS Director Michael Crump, who provided data on commitments, facility use, demographics, offense levels, length of stay, education outcomes, recidivism, dual DCFS/DYS custody, and costs. He said commitments rose after the pandemic and then began to decline, while secure and detention costs increased with the need for more beds; he also noted that most youth in custody have behavioral health needs and that DYS works closely with DCFS, courts, and providers. No final action was taken on HCR 1010 during the discussion.

Transcript Highlights:

• Also, our lake bed, I think I had mentioned the lake bed.
• And that should be made available.
• It does not apply to facilities with 16 or fewer beds.
• Fewer beds.
• We have 132 beds.

Summary: The committee met at Spirit Lake Tribe and first heard welcoming remarks and introductions from tribal leaders and program directors. Chairwoman Street and other tribal representatives outlined a range of concerns and requests for state action, including taxation of reservation lands, support for non-beneficiary students at the tribal school, homelessness funding, Indian-managed health care, gaming and e-tabs, Feather Alert improvements, industrial farming near waterways, tourism, and better state-tribal consultation. Committee members responded that the meeting was intended to improve understanding and communication, and several members suggested future legislation or resolutions could be used to advance some of the issues. The tribe also offered to provide training on treaties, IHS 638, and compact services to legislators and staff. A major portion of the discussion focused on Spirit Lake fish and wildlife jurisdiction and the lake boundary. Tribal representatives asked for an MOU or co-stewardship agreement with the state to clarify hunting and fishing rights, recognize tribal licenses, and reduce recurring disputes over “gray areas” on the reservation and lake. Committee members discussed whether to draft a bill or resolution directing the executive branch and state agencies to negotiate such an agreement, and asked that North Dakota Game and Fish be invited to a future meeting. Related concerns included aquatic nuisance species prevention, with both sides agreeing that more aggressive boat inspection and cleaning measures would be beneficial. The committee also discussed taxation and county relations. Tribal leaders raised concerns about county resistance to fee-to-trust transfers and about property and vehicle taxation affecting members living on or near reservation lands. Committee members and tribal counsel reviewed federal treaty principles and court cases, and one member noted that the committee had previously taken no formal action on similar issues. Later, Benson County’s tax equalization director explained how the county values taxable land, handles inundated land applications, and tracks land coming off the tax rolls when the tribe repurchases acreage. The discussion ended with a presentation from the president of Sisseton Wahpeton College, who described the college’s programs, economic impact, and funding needs, followed by an HHS presentation on 1115 Medicaid waivers and the IMD exclusion as the committee moved to its next topic.

Transcript Highlights:

• What do you think our available bed capacity is right now in the aggregate between county facilities
• I told you last time I was here there were 1,500 available beds that ICE had in the state of Florida.
• I told you last time I was here, there were 1,500 available beds that ICE had in the state of Florida
• of available detention beds for criminals awaiting deportation.
• And additionally, the governor and cabinet will review the number of vacant detention beds available

Summary: The Senate Appropriations Committee met to hear SB 2-C, a major immigration enforcement bill sponsored by Senator Gruters and co-introduced by Senator Fine. The sponsor described the bill as a response to federal immigration priorities and said it replaces a single immigration officer with a State Board of Immigration Enforcement, expands local-federal cooperation, increases penalties for crimes committed by unauthorized immigrants, requires detention in certain cases, broadens information sharing, funds detention-bed expansion and law-enforcement training, and ends in-state tuition waivers for undocumented students. The bill also includes provisions related to sanctuary policies, voter fraud, transport of unauthorized aliens, and driver’s license-related offenses. The sponsor said the bill appropriates roughly $300 million overall, including $250 million for grants and $48 million for the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for interdiction and border-related enforcement work. Committee members questioned the bill’s scope, costs, and implementation. Senators focused heavily on the tuition-waiver repeal, asking how many students would be affected and whether the bill would harm students who have long lived in Florida. They also pressed on whether the bill should include stronger E-Verify provisions, how sanctuary-policy enforcement would work, whether local officials could be penalized for policy choices, and how immigration status would be verified in court and jail settings. The sponsor and Senator Fine said the tuition waiver would be removed for undocumented students, that the bill does not address E-Verify, and that the measure is intended to make immigration status a factor in detention and sentencing. Questions also addressed detention-bed capacity, reimbursement rates, and whether corrections staff would receive bonuses or salary increases; sponsors said bonuses are included for participating law enforcement, while broader salary issues would be handled in the regular budget process. Public testimony was sharply divided. Supporters and information-only witnesses, including Sheriff Bob Gualtieri and former officials, said the bill would help Florida coordinate with federal authorities, expand bed space, and close loopholes in existing immigration enforcement. Opponents from the Southern Poverty Law Center, ACLU of Florida, Florida Policy Institute, labor groups, and immigrant advocates argued the bill is unconstitutional, likely to trigger litigation, and harmful to families, schools, and the economy. They warned that the pretrial detention provisions could lead to wrongful detentions and that the tuition changes would reduce access to higher education and cost the state tuition revenue. No final vote is reflected in the transcript excerpt, but the committee continued through public comment and extended the meeting to complete the agenda.

Transcript Highlights:

• health hospital beds.
• to another state-operated bed.
• Between those two people, who should be admitted to that bed on Friday?
• If there are any questions, I'm available. Thank you. Yes, hello. Good morning.
• Our twenty-six bed shelter Teenly has over 30 guests a night.

Transcript Highlights:

• Right now, the state as a whole, and Eric can correct me if I'm wrong, has about 520 beds. 520 beds.
• Eric, did you give us a number of vacancy beds?
• Triage center and having a combination of observation beds and inpatient beds, which of course the law
• allows the inpatient beds to have someone stay for up to 14 days.
• We don't know if we will realize that we need more inpatient beds.

Transcript Highlights:

• The governor funds available.
• Opposed, nay. was available, so was available, so >> Okay,<00:19:11.800> thank<00:19:12.040
• still facing a shortage of shelter beds. still facing a shortage of shelter beds.
• <00:46:15.720> couples Agate also maintains a 48-bed couples Agate also maintains a 48-bed
• the 48 beds that we have in existence. the 48 beds that we have in existence.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all