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TX
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Human Services Apr 15th, 2025

Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, what does it take to shut down a facility?
  • We wanted a more intimate setting than a large facility.
  • So, what does it take to shut down a facility?
  • and must comply with the regulations as an assisted living facility. ...living facility by going through
  • Medicaid does not cover these facilities.
Bills: HB2510, HB3589, HB4611, HB4655, HB4665, HB4666, HB4670, HB4700, HB4730, HB4798, HB4838, HB5136, HB5243, HB5302, HB5539
Keywords: assisted living, healthcare, licensing, criminal offense, personal assistance, group home, regulation, health and safety, inspections, resident care, criminal background checks, adoption, parental rights, registry, vital statistics, disclosure, counseling, foster care, independent living, financial literacy
TX
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Human Services Apr 15th, 2025

Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • These facilities are regulated by both the federal government, CMS, and the state government.
  • Touchstone manages or operates 34 skilled nursing facilities, all in the state of Texas.
  • HHSC is charged with inspecting nursing facilities and other providers.
  • On this new journey of going here, that you're seeing you can help them and other facilities.
  • If MPRO has a finding and rules in favor of the facility, that's a state law claim that they have.
Bills: HB2510, HB3589, HB4611, HB4655, HB4665, HB4666, HB4670, HB4700, HB4730, HB4798, HB4838, HB5136, HB5243, HB5302, HB5539
Keywords: assisted living, healthcare, licensing, criminal offense, personal assistance, group home, regulation, health and safety, inspections, resident care, criminal background checks, adoption, parental rights, registry, vital statistics, disclosure, counseling, foster care, independent living, financial literacy
TX
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Mar 12th, 2025

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs

HI
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

EDU-WLA, EDU Public Hearings 02-13-2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • But, um, these facility use procedures, um, we have rules for it and you know how much they can charge
  • But, um, these facility use procedures, um, we have rules for it and you know how much they can charge
  • But, um, these facility use procedures, um, we have rules for it and you know how much they can charge
  • But um<00:16:30.399> these<00:16:30.880> facility<00:16:31.360> use<00:16:32.240
  • um um these facility use um procedures um we<00:16:33.759> have<00:16:33.839> rules<00
Bills: SB2613, SB2147
Keywords: public school land transfer, Department of Education, DOE, land conveyance, fee simple title, tax map key, TMK, Act 307, Session Laws of Hawaii 2022, Act 139, Board of Land and Natural Resources, BLNR, Department of Land and Natural Resources, DLNR, Kauai, Maui, Honolulu, Kaimuki Middle School, Wilcox Elementary School, school property
Summary: The committee heard SB 2613, a cleanup bill relating to public school land transfers under Act 307 (2022), which revises tax map key references and the conveyance process for properties transferred to the Department of Education. The Hawaii State Public Library System supported the measure, saying it would complete the long-unfinished separation of the library system from DOE property control and make future building projects more efficient and cost-effective. DOE also supported the bill and requested an amendment to remove TMK 43-62 parcel 10, the Wilcox Elementary School parcel, so that it could instead be transferred to the county for use with the adjacent park and tennis courts. Members focused heavily on why land transfers and construction approvals have been slow, especially the need for right-of-entry documents and an MOA for a library construction project. Library and DOE witnesses said the delays stemmed from site-control issues and confusion over property status, and that the bill would clarify which parcels are transferred by operation of law and remove the need for additional transactional documents in many cases. Several members questioned whether the bill actually changes authority or simply clarifies existing practice, and DOE said it wanted legislative clarity so the transfers are unmistakably effective on a date certain. The committee also discussed a separate section of the bill dealing with public use of school facilities after hours, including parking fees on property under DOE jurisdiction. DOE explained that any parking charges would apply only to property it controls, not county roads, and that fees are set through existing facility-use procedures. Members raised concerns about the pace of land transfers generally and urged DOE to move more expeditiously on pending parcels. The hearing then moved on to SB 2147, which would designate the first Friday in February as Love My Library Day; the library system testified in support as the committee began that measure.
KY
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Budget Review Subcommittee on Justice, Public Safety, & Judiciary (2-14-23)

KY
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Budget Review Subcommittee on Health and Family Services (2-3-2021)

TX
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate SessionReading and Referral of Bills Feb 24th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • by Middleton, relating to patient stay reports submitted by freestanding emergency medical care facilities
  • 1091 by Hughes, relating to a permit authorizing the movement of certain vehicles transporting intermodal
  • 1144 by Blanco, relating to the provision of shelter or care to a minor by an emergency shelter facility
Summary: The Senate met briefly and referred a large number of first-reading bills and resolutions to standing committees. The measures covered a wide range of topics, including hemp regulation, dementia research funding, parental rights and public education, municipal library funding, tax and local government issues, criminal justice, health care, education, transportation, natural resources, and election law. Several constitutional resolutions were also referred, including proposals related to the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas and a severance tax revenue fund. Most of the transcript consists of the reading of bill captions and committee referrals, with no substantive debate or testimony recorded. The listed measures included proposals on school uniforms, charter schools, Medicaid fraud remedies, insurance practices, occupational licensing for people with criminal convictions, water and sewer utility cybersecurity, agricultural protections, public meeting broadcasting, and various local and state governance matters. No votes were taken on the bills in this segment. The only formal action reflected was referral of the bills and resolutions to the appropriate committees, followed by adjournment of the Senate until the next scheduled meeting.
AZ
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/03/2026 - Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Transcript Highlights:
  • However, the department requires our facilities to operate essentially identical.
  • And many counties, due to lack of funding, can't even run their own juvenile detention facility.
  • We are also seeing increasing freight pressure, a proposed 4,300-acre BNSF intermodal facility...
  • A proposed 4,300-acre BNSF intermodal facility near this corridor is expected to generate significant
  • Second, it reduces the burden on existing taxpayers to fund these infrastructure facilities.
Bills: SB1001, SB1035, SB1056, SB1065, SB1138, SB1161, SB1204, SB1207, SB1248, SB1274, SB1284, SCM1002, SCM1006, SCR1020
Keywords: appropriation, economic security, blind individuals, older adults, state funding, Arizona Department of Corrections, ADC, corrections, prison, jail, correctional officers, prison guards, staffing, retention, salary increase, pay raise, wage increase, general fund, state budget, private prisons
Summary: The committee approved the January 27, 2026 minutes and held SB 1138 for further changes. It then heard SB 1035, which appropriates about $34 million from the General Fund for a 5% pay increase for Arizona Department of Corrections sworn officers and civilian employees, with an amendment extending the raise to private prison employees under contract. Supporters said DOC pay is not competitive and vacancies are high; opponents questioned paying private prison staff and raised concerns about private prison incentives. The committee adopted the amendment and gave SB 1035 a do pass recommendation on a 6-3 vote. The committee also approved two memorials to rename highways: SCM 1002 for L.F. Quinn Memorial Highway and SCM 1006 for PFC Michael Nolan Memorial Highway. Both measures drew emotional testimony about the honorees’ public service and military sacrifice, and both received do pass recommendations, with SCM 1002 passing 9-1 and SCM 1006 passing 9-1 after members discussed tribal jurisdiction and agreed to follow up with a letter to the tribe. SB 1065, which would appropriate $3.64 million for the Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Military Veterans Fund, was supported by the sponsor and researchers who said the treatment can help veterans with PTSD, traumatic brain injury, pain, and related conditions. Some members objected that the FDA has not approved HBOT for many of the claimed uses and questioned prior unspent funding, but the bill still received a do pass recommendation on a 6-4 vote. SB 1248, which clarifies funding and attendance-count rules for county jail and juvenile detention education programs, also passed unanimously. Later, the committee approved SB 1204, a $5.5 million General Fund appropriation to design and analyze improvements to the U.S. 60/Loop 303 interchange, after testimony from local officials and residents about severe congestion, crashes, and public safety delays; it passed 8-1. SB 1207, a $150,000 study on financing mechanisms for development-related infrastructure along the same corridor, also passed 7-1. Finally, SB 1001, which restores $1 million for the Older Individuals Who Are Blind program, passed 9-0 after testimony from blind seniors and advocates about long waitlists and the program’s role in preserving independence. The committee then began SB 1274, a police foundation specialty license plate bill, with sponsor and foundation testimony describing wellness, remembrance, and youth programs funded by plate revenues, but the transcript cuts off before any vote on that measure.
KY
KY

Kentucky 2025 Regular Session

Air Mobility & Aviation Economic Development Task Force (10-14-25)

Transcript Highlights:
  • geography, its strong intermodal geography, its strong intermodal connectivity<00:50:57.440>
  • . facilities. facilities.
  • , Our ongoing investments in facilities, Our ongoing investments in facilities, fleet<00:59:59.080
  • <01:09:20.880> in in our UPS Worldport facility in in our UPS Worldport facility in Louisville
  • <01:19:24.320> Our facility, a UPS lab port. Our facility, a UPS lab port.
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The task force met on October 14, confirmed a quorum, and adopted the September 16, 2025 minutes. Members then received a Kentucky Air National Guard 101 briefing from Brigadier General Bruce Bancroft, commander of the Kentucky Air National Guard, who described the Guard’s structure, missions, and statewide role. He emphasized that Kentucky is a single-wing state centered at Louisville’s 123rd Airlift Wing and highlighted several unique capabilities, including the Contingency Response Group, critical care air transport teams, medical detachment for chemical environments, explosive ordnance disposal, fatality search and recovery, and special tactics personnel. General Bancroft also discussed staffing and readiness, saying the Guard has 1,273 authorized positions, with a mix of AGR, Title 32, and Title 5 personnel. He noted that AGR positions are funded at about 96 percent, while technician positions are funded at about 53 percent, leaving the organization to operate at roughly 75 percent of authorized manpower overall. He said the wing converted from the C-130H to the C-130J in 2021 and completed the transition in about 2.5 years, ahead of the original three-year timeline. The briefing further covered the Guard’s operational tempo and community role. Bancroft said the unit has earned 21 Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards, has deployed about 500,000 days since 9/11 across 45 countries, and routinely supports federal and domestic missions. He described the C-130J’s tactical airlift, airdrop, and blacked-out operations as directly useful for disaster response in Kentucky, and he pointed to strong ties with UPS and other aviation employers. No votes or formal actions were taken beyond approval of the prior minutes.
TX
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

89th Legislative Session Mar 17th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Reynolds relates to the emergency detention of persons with a mental illness in a mental health facility
  • for the Committee on Public Health HB 2406 by Reynolds relating to the regulation of group home facilities
  • Van Diego relating to the permanent authorizing the movement of certain vehicles transporting an intermodal
  • operations of the provisions of certain services to the assisted living facility residents without a
  • or relating to student loan repayment assistance for certain nurses employed by a long-term care facility
TX
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session Mar 17th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Affairs HB 1590 by Gates relating to multi-family residential Social development owned by public facilities
  • Reynolds relates to the emergency detention of persons with a mental illness in the mental health facility
  • for the Committee on Public Health HB 2406 by Reynolds relating to the regulation of group home facilities
  • SB 2510 by Turner, relating to the assisted living facility operations and the provisions of certain
  • services to the assisted living facility.
Keywords: 1184, house, all
AL
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Health Committee Feb 25th, 2026

Health

NM
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate Chamber Feb 18th, 2026 at 10:25 pm

New Mexico Senate Floor Meeting

NM
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate Chamber Feb 18th, 2026 at 06:51 pm

New Mexico Senate Floor Meeting

NM
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate Chamber Feb 18th, 2026 at 10:53 am

New Mexico Senate Floor Meeting

OK
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Utilities Feb 10th, 2026 at 03:00 pm

Utilities

WY
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Appropriations Committee, February 9, 2026

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • Tomorrow we have scheduled for noon time or upon Senate recess: Senate File 37K to2 School Facilities
  • 53.199> school recess of Senate file 37 K to2 school recess of Senate file 37 K to2 school facilities
  • <00:14:54.079> maintenance<00:14:54.720> and facilities maintenance and facilities maintenance
Bills: HB0105, HB0107, SF0002
Keywords: K-12 education, school facilities, security improvements, public funding, state appropriations, school construction, local government funding, sales tax distribution, municipal funding, economic equity, state revenue, Wyoming Legislature, legislative appropriations, Legislative Service Office, LSO budget, general fund, biennial budget, legislative branch, legislator travel, per diem
WY
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Appropriations Committee, February 9, 2026

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • appropriated to the school facilities appropriated to the school facilities commission<00:03:55.440
  • committee on school facilities and we're committee on school facilities and we're usually<00:13:01.600
  • Um I'm kind of proud of that facilities.
  • So it's an important facility. Wyoming. So it's an important facility.
  • Campbell County transportation facility.
Bills: HB0105, HB0107, SF0002
Keywords: K-12 education, school facilities, security improvements, public funding, state appropriations, school construction, local government funding, sales tax distribution, municipal funding, economic equity, state revenue, Wyoming Legislature, legislative appropriations, Legislative Service Office, LSO budget, general fund, biennial budget, legislative branch, legislator travel, per diem
OK
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Public Health REVISED: Links added Feb 4th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Public Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • The idea I had was for instance, everybody, when you come into a healthcare facility, whether it's an
  • I was actually in a bathroom recently at one of our healthcare facilities, and they had a red sharpie
  • You know, we've got this looming danger of them closing the state-run facilities.
  • fiscal impact in the opposite direction when you have someone that's not in crisis and ending up in a facility
  • The PCS explains that if they use any kind of prescriptive medication in their facility, they would remain
Bills: HB3287, HB2947, HB3784, HB3901, HB4275
Keywords: public health, domestic violence, human trafficking, healthcare facilities, hospital protocols, behavioral health, Medicaid expansion, clinical interns, mental health services, licensing requirements, micropigmentation, medical procedure, physician oversight, nursing certification, state regulations, psychological autopsy, mental health, suicide prevention, state health department, investigation
ND
ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Appropriations - Human Resources Division Apr 14th, 2025 at 02:00 pm

Appropriations - Human Resources Division

Transcript Highlights:
  • Behavioral health facility grant, $5 million. Behavioral Health Facility Grant, $5 million.
  • Section 6 is the Behavioral Health Facility Grant.
  • the committee, this particular Section 33 actually deals with residential mental health treatment facilities
  • I think this is probably reviewing the facilities and land and how that is most appropriately used.
  • Section 51 is behavioral health facility grants, reporting to the Legislative Management regarding the
Bills: SB2015
Keywords: corrections, rehabilitation, prison budget, department of corrections, adult services, youth services, correctional facilities, Heart River correctional center, Missouri River correctional center, James River correctional center, minimum security facility, county jails, regional jails, deferred maintenance, capital construction, strategic investment and improvements fund, Bank of North Dakota, line of credit, tasers, body cameras
Summary: The Senate Appropriations Human Resources Division met with all members present and took up several bills, focusing most of the discussion on SB 1577 and SB 1619, along with a detailed review of the HHS budget bill draft. On SB 1577, Senator Magrum explained that the bill was being revised to focus on wastewater rather than raw water, possibly shifting the Washburn project to the Department of Water Resources so it could access matching funds, and potentially converting the bill into a line of credit if federal money is restored later. Members discussed whether to keep an emergency clause or instead use a date-based approach, and agreed the bill would likely be handled through the full committee and possibly reconsidered later. On SB 1619, Senator Davison said amendments were still being worked on, including changes requested by the Bank of North Dakota, and the committee planned to hold it for possible amendment before full committee consideration. The bulk of the meeting was a section-by-section review of the HHS appropriations bill draft. Members discussed one-time funding items such as technology projects, child care programs, housing programs, behavioral health facility grants, infant and toddler care provider support, juvenile justice diversion, medical housing, and other public health and human services projects. Several adjustments were noted, including reductions or changes to IMD-related funding, incarcerated-person treatment funding, the child welfare technology project, and the provider rate increase. The committee also discussed the FTE block grant structure at length, with staff explaining that the apparent increase in positions reflected budgeting mechanics, zero-dollar “phantom” positions, and positions approved previously but not counted in the FTE total. Members raised concerns about transparency and whether the bill should list FTE numbers, but staff said the block grant was intended to give the department flexibility while quarterly reporting would provide oversight. Other topics included Medicaid expansion funding and provider reimbursement rules, the move toward certifying human service centers as certified community behavioral health clinics, a moratorium on new ICF beds, and studies or reports on Medicaid, obesity, disability services, truancy, and behavioral health facility grants. The committee also discussed removing or revising broad intent language in Section 31 so the department would report findings rather than implement changes without further legislative action. No final votes were taken in the transcript; instead, members agreed to make a few technical adjustments, continue reviewing the bill, and likely revisit it the next day before moving it to conference committee.