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HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
HSH-HLT Joint Public Hearing - Thu Apr 16, 2026 @ 9:45 AM HST
Human Services & Homelessness
Transcript Highlights:
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Um modification that's needed. Um modification that's needed. - So, um get these modifications done.
- to make the modifications. to make the modifications.
- Just really curious how modifications.
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of permit applications for modification of permit applications for modification
Keywords:
disability, accessibility, healthcare communication, sign language interpreters, deaf, hard of hearing, deaf-blind, auxiliary aids, building permits, seniors, health care, safety modifications, county regulations, expedited processing, housing ladder, move-up housing, subsidized housing, public housing, affordable housing, housing mobility
Summary:
The House Committee on Human Services and Homelessness heard several resolutions focused on disability access, housing, and support for Native Hawaiian beneficiaries. SCR 63 SD1 would have the Disability and Communication Access Board study communication needs in health care settings for people who are deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf-blind and revise provider guidance; testimony was strongly supportive, including from the board, a physician, and a family member who described harmful delays in care, and the committee later recommended passage as is. SCR 8 would require counties to act within 45 days on completed permit applications for home modifications needed for an older adult or person with a disability; testimony noted delays in permitting and financing, and the committee recommended passage as is.
The committee also heard SCR 160, which urges state housing agencies to create a “housing ladder” program to help individuals and families move from subsidized to unsubsidized housing. Hawaii Public Housing Authority and other agencies supported the concept, and DHS described its family self-sufficiency program and said prior federal resident-services funding had declined over the past 20 years. The committee acknowledged the program may already exist in some form but still recommended adoption of the resolution as is.
SCR 90 would ask county planning departments to establish kupuna-friendly building permit requirements for parking accessibility in private businesses. The committee moved it forward with an HD1 for technical amendments; a member raised concern that the measure did not specify the age threshold for “kupuna,” and said they would vote with reservations. Finally, SCR 93 would direct DHHL and the Statewide Office of Homelessness and Housing Solutions to develop a coordinated support and stabilization pathway for Native Hawaiian beneficiaries experiencing homelessness or very low income. DHHL said it is already operating a transitional housing effort called Ka Leo Opu Mama for about 18 beneficiaries using more than $6 million in federal Nah Ho Sa funds, with no dedicated state funding, and the committee recommended passage as is. The meeting ended with the chair thanking testifiers and members and adjourning the hearing.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/20/25
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
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supporting <01:30:40.159>people in a family's home, supporting people in a family's home - , sports or activities out of the home, sports or activities out of the home, vacations,<01:35:48.719
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue (7-15-25)
Keywords:
KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JpX-EdqnQ0, 2026-07-05T06:58:16+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting start 00:00:00
History and Trends of General Fund Appropriations 00:02:15
Disaster Response Funding Provisions 00:15:45
A Report from The Office of Economic Analysis 00:35:40
Updates from the Council on Postsecondary Education 01:03:55
Budget Allotment Modifications 01:24:12, 958, all, 2.2.43, 2.1.47
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/25
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- We work in hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, and self-directed home care.
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Workforce <00:02:47.120>Standards home Workforce Standards home Workforce - work in hospitals clinics nursing homes work in hospitals clinics nursing homes and<00:05:15.280
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actually nursing home workers without actually nursing home workers without actually - nursing homes and boarding nursing homes nursing homes and boarding nursing homes are<00:26:13.320
Keywords:
HF339, Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board, nursing homes, long-term care, elder care, workforce standards, certified worker organizations, labor funding, general fund appropriation, worker grants, Minnesota labor law, nursing home staffing, caregiver workforce, section 181.214, HF1272, nursing home, boarding care home, nursing home workers, labor standards, Medicaid-certified facility
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/3/26
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Access to home health care settings.
- And access to home care facilities.
- Updates the structure for use of home Updates the structure for use of home care<00:05:25.400>
- Individualized home individuals.
- needs met in their own home as well. needs met in their own home as well.
Keywords:
home care, licensing, fines, advisory council, grant program, client safety, healthcare regulation, HF3375, Minnesota disability waiver, waiver rate system, human services, individualized home supports, individualized home supports with training, individualized home supports with family training, positive support services, employment support services, employment development services, employment exploration services, billing limits, service authorization year
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- As the representative said today, Kitchen Coalition chefs cook for neighbors who may not have the home
- it comes to accessing health insurance, what we are offered is too expensive compared to our take-home
- cost of living average in the county we work in because the cost of the premium is 30% of our take-home
- expensive compared to our take-home expensive compared to our take-home wages.<00:37:19.040>
- the premium is 30% of our take-home pay. the premium is 30% of our take-home pay.
Keywords:
microenterprise home kitchen operation, cottage food, home-based food business, home kitchen license, homemade food, prepared food, food entrepreneur, small food business, cottage food law, food safety training, ServSafe, food handler license, agriculture department, Minnesota food law, residential kitchen, local zoning, consumer labeling, allergen labeling, unpasteurized juice, time/temperature control for safety food
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/6/25
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- We have a situation where three nursing homes have had reduced funding, and like I said, I'll have Chester
- The nursing homes are in our districts here, so I'll turn it over, if I could, Mr. Chairman, to Mr.
- We are nonprofit nursing homes that were affected by some timing issues with the moratorium exception
- We are nonprofit nursing homes that were affected by some timing issues with the moratorium exception
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facility what we call the nursing home facility what we call the nursing home
Keywords:
mental health, behavioral health, psychiatric care, collaborative care model, healthcare funding, service dog, service animal, service dog in training, assistance dog, guide dog, disability rights, housing accommodations, fair housing, landlord, rental housing, homeowners association, HOA, Minnesota human services, accessible housing, reasonable accommodation
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
HF702 heard in House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/6/25
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- We have a situation where three nursing homes have had reduced funding, and like I said, I'll have the
- The nursing homes are in our districts here, so I'll turn it over, if I could, Mr. Chairman, to Mr.
- We have a situation where three nursing homes have had reduced funding, and like I said, I'll have the
- The nursing homes are in our districts here, so I'll turn it over, if I could, Mr. Chairman, to Mr.
- there is what we call the nursing home there is what we call the nursing home facility<00:04:13.400
Keywords:
mental health, behavioral health, psychiatric care, collaborative care model, healthcare funding, service dog, service animal, service dog in training, assistance dog, guide dog, disability rights, housing accommodations, fair housing, landlord, rental housing, homeowners association, HOA, Minnesota human services, accessible housing, reasonable accommodation
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- They are fully supportive in ensuring that we can stay on track to keep the home and be the overseer
- For 20 years, his family kept saying, just go along with them so you can come home and be a dad.
- I came home to smartphones in a completely different world. go, nothing to eat, nowhere to sleep. go,
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I <00:27:20.559>came <00:27:20.640>home <00:27:20.880>to - I came home to carrying beepers.
Keywords:
students with disabilities, individualized education programs, emergency plans, evacuation procedures, support services, Hawaii education law, HB2343, Maui State Veterans Home, veterans home, veterans, long-term care, skilled nursing, rehabilitation, hospice, Alzheimer's care, respite care, assimilate, transfer deadline, Act 99, Session Laws of Hawaii 2024
Summary:
The committee heard House Bill 1997, which would require IEPs for students with disabilities to include individualized emergency accommodations and evacuation supports. The Attorney General’s office supported the intent but recommended amendments to explicitly include students with Section 504 plans and to change references from “department schools” to “public schools” so charter school students are covered. Testimony in support came from disability advocates and several individuals, including Peter Fritz, who said emergency evacuation planning should be made explicit because it is not clearly required by federal law, and Ka Swan, who emphasized student safety during emergencies. No vote or final action was taken on the bill in the transcript.
The committee then took up House Bill 2343, relating to the Maui State Veterans Home. The measure would repeal a deadline for transferring the home to a state agency with a Maui affiliation and instead require the transfer to occur as soon as practicable. The Department of Defense, the Office of Veterans Services, HHSC Oahu Region, and several individuals testified in support. Committee members asked whether a more definite deadline should be used, but the department said the open-ended language was preferable because the Maui entity is not yet ready and Oahu is currently providing oversight. No vote or final action was recorded.
House Bill 2566, authorizing special license plates for Hawaii Civil Air Patrol members, was also heard. The City and County of Honolulu Department of Customer Services testified in opposition, while Johnny Perry testified in support. The committee did not take a vote in the transcript.
Finally, the committee heard House Bill 2493 on wrongful imprisonment compensation procedures. The Attorney General’s office opposed the bill, arguing it would create an automatic payment mechanism without a sufficient finding of actual innocence, could trigger payments within five days of dismissal, and raised concerns about insufficient time for prosecution review and about funding and appropriation issues. Supporters, including people who said they had been wrongfully convicted and later found actually innocent, argued the bill would reduce delays and help released individuals survive while awaiting compensation. Judiciary staff requested technical amendments and said operational details still needed review. Members questioned the AG about the meaning of “actual innocence,” burden shifting, and whether the bill would better define the standard, but no vote or final action was taken.
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House County and Municipal Government Committee Apr 9th, 2025
County and Municipal Government
Bills:
HB241
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/4/26
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
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care <00:01:26.320>nursing coordination and home care nursing coordination and home care - Through waiver case management, modest home modifications and durable medical supplies were authorized
- use the bathroom, or leave his home use the bathroom, or leave his home independently.<01:14:56.560
- > modifications management, modest home modifications management, modest home modifications and<01
Keywords:
pediatric care, hospital discharge, home care, healthcare accessibility, nursing services, family support, mental health, crisis services, Dakota County, mobile crisis response, public safety, treatment services, rehabilitation, behavioral health fund, client eligibility, home and community-based services, case management, waiver services, county services, disability advocacy
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Health and Human Services Apr 16th, 2025
Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Going to nursing homes, they're going to homeless encampments to find these bodies.
- We've been working on the issue of group homes for a long time.
- My first bill on group homes was in 2007, back when the Dallas Morning News was reporting that people
- were being fed dog food in these group homes because...
- Let me be clear I did not will my body to a funeral home. I did not choose a commercial provider.
Keywords:
body donation, medical science, forensic science, willed body program, informed consent, boarding home, boarding home facility, adult care home, group home, assisted living, county reporting, municipal reporting, annual report, reasonable accommodation, fair housing, disability accommodation, local ordinance, permit requirement, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, HHSC
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- You know, we've got research up here saying they're going to nursing homes.
- We've been working on the issue of group homes for a long time.
- My first bill on group homes was in 2007, back when the Dallas Morning News was reporting that people
- homes.
- I did not will my body to a funeral home. I did not choose a commercial provider.
Keywords:
body donation, medical science, forensic science, willed body program, informed consent, boarding home, boarding home facility, adult care home, group home, assisted living, county reporting, municipal reporting, annual report, reasonable accommodation, fair housing, disability accommodation, local ordinance, permit requirement, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, HHSC
Summary:
The committee first heard Senate Bill 2480, which would clarify that the Texas Medical Board may collect license renewal surcharge fees from all licensees to fund the Texas Physician Health Program and related administrative costs. The bill author explained the funding fix was needed after prior language was found to allow surcharges only for physicians and physician assistants. Witnesses from the Texas Physician Health Program supported the measure and described the program’s confidential monitoring and treatment services; members asked about the fee amount, which was described as capped at $15 per two-year registration cycle. The bill was left pending.
The committee then took up Senate Bills 1406 and 2721, both authored by Senator Parker, addressing the handling of human remains by non-transplant anatomical donation organizations, willed body programs, and related facilities. Senator Parker and several witnesses described alleged abuses involving unclaimed bodies, consent problems, body leasing, hotel-based dissections, and mishandling of cremains, and argued for strict licensing, inspections, transparency, and criminal penalties. Supporters included families of deceased veterans and other relatives, a biomedical ethicist, the Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops, and some public safety and hotel industry representatives who said legitimate training should continue but bad actors should be shut down. Opponents or cautious witnesses from accredited donation organizations and bioskills labs said they support stronger oversight but warned the bills could unintentionally disrupt legitimate medical education and urged clearer language and implementation of existing law. Both bills were left pending.
Senate Bill 1681, by Senator Menendez, would require counties and municipalities that regulate boarding homes to report facility standards and related information to the Health and Human Services Commission. The author said the bill is intended to improve state oversight of boarding homes that serve elderly and disabled residents and to address abuse, neglect, and exploitation. The bill was left pending after brief discussion.
After the testimony portion, the committee returned to voting on pending business and unanimously reported Senate Bills 527, 912, 1580, 1952, and 2032 to the Senate with recommendations that they do pass and be printed, and each was also recommended for the local and uncontested calendar. The committee also adopted a committee substitute for Senate Bill 407 and reported the substitute favorably, with six ayes and three nays. The committee then moved on to Senate Bill 500 as pending business.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/11/26
Commerce Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
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So, out your home. So, out your home. - Which is a problem in our home market, generally.
- Yeah, let know, personal use of a home?
- how can I afford to buy my first home? how can I afford to buy my first home?
- dreaming to buy their first home. dreaming to buy their first home.
Keywords:
travel insurance, regulation, insurance licensing, consumer protection, travel assistance, short-term rental, vacation rental, home sharing, rental marketplace, online platform, property damage guarantee, damage waiver, reimbursement insurance, insurance regulation, commerce department, platform user, Airbnb, Vrbo, host protection, rental home marketplace
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
EEP-HSH Joint Public Hearing - Tue Feb 10, 2026 @ 9:00 AM HST
Energy & Environmental Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- This measure will establish the Hawaii Home Energy Assistance Program within the Department of Human
- Note that there's homes that's nearby.
- in the summer for 14 years, I moved home in the summer of<00:44:47.760>
2023. - Castle and Cook Homes Party in support. Castle and Cook Homes in<00:47:21.280>
opposition. - homes became community meeting places. homes became community meeting places.
Bills:
HB2284
Keywords:
energy assistance, low-income households, electricity costs, Hawaii home energy assistance program, energy efficiency, 910, house, all
Summary:
The hearing covered House Bill 2284, which would create the Hawaii Home Energy Assistance Program in the Department of Human Services to help qualifying households pay energy bills and direct the Public Utilities Commission’s public benefits fee administrator to provide information and assistance to recipients. Testimony from the Division of Consumer Advocacy, DHS, and the Public Utilities Commission was in support. A committee member asked about how the program would interact with existing TANF-related energy assistance and whether rules could be adjusted to avoid duplicative benefits; DHS said logistics would need to be worked out and that the agencies would make the rules. The committees noted the bill’s $1.5 million appropriation and moved it forward with amendments, including blanking out amounts and noting them in the committee report. Both committees voted to pass HB 2284 with amendments, with the recommendation adopted.
The committee then heard House Bill 2486, relating to plug-in or balcony solar. DCCA, the Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission, and the Public Utilities Commission stood on prior testimony in support of the bill’s intent. Multiple advocates and organizations, including Carbon Cashback Hawaii, 350 Hawaii, Bright Saver, Sierra Club of Hawaii, and others, testified in support, arguing that plug-in solar would lower electricity bills, expand access for renters and condo residents, and reduce emissions. Several speakers urged the committee to remove or avoid registration, reporting, feed-in tariff, interconnection fee, and other requirements they said would create barriers. Bright Saver testified that the systems are safe and would not back-feed during outages. No vote was taken on HB 2486 during the excerpt.
Finally, the committee heard House Bill 1568, which would prohibit the importation or storage of LNG in the state and the construction of related infrastructure. State agencies including the Consumer Advocate, Hawaii State Energy Office, Public Utilities Commission, and Hawaiian Electric opposed the bill, with the Energy Office arguing LNG would perpetuate oil use on Oahu and expose the state to price volatility. Supporters included Life of the Land, Sierra Club of Hawaii, Greenpeace Hawaii, 350 Hawaii, Earthjustice, Our Hawaii, and others, who argued LNG would lock Hawaii into another fossil fuel dependency, create major infrastructure costs and safety risks, and undermine the state’s renewable energy goals. Several testifiers cited climate and affordability concerns and urged the committee to reject LNG. The excerpt ends during testimony on HB 1568, before any committee action or vote is shown.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Setting proximity to the child's home, and whether the placement meets the child's specific needs.
- The parents working to get their services so they can get their child home.
- Well, she has 3 teenagers in the home, so that really shouldn't matter, but anyway.
- One key HHSC recommendation was to require boarding homes to report specific data.
- Referrals to licensed group homes remains permitted.
Keywords:
child welfare, foster care, Department of Family and Protective Services, DFPS, Family Code, conservatorship, placement selection, contract residential care, kinship care, relative placement, designated caregiver, best interest of the child, least restrictive setting, placement stability, child protective services, residential treatment, group home, family reunification, Texas foster system, residential care
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The parents are working to get their services so they can get their child home.
- Well, she has three teenagers in the home, so that really shouldn't matter.
- Senate Bill 1777 is a bill about group homes, and what it does is, in a few statements, group homes are
- Residents in unlicensed group homes often face.
- Licensed group homes remain permitted.
Keywords:
child welfare, foster care, Department of Family and Protective Services, DFPS, Family Code, conservatorship, placement selection, contract residential care, kinship care, relative placement, designated caregiver, best interest of the child, least restrictive setting, placement stability, child protective services, residential treatment, group home, family reunification, Texas foster system, residential care
HI
Bills:
SB2702
Keywords:
Hawaiian Home Lands, property tax sales, native Hawaiian beneficiaries, housing development, right of first refusal, 912, senate, all
Summary:
The Committee on Hawaiian Affairs met on Thursday, February 5th for a decision-making-only session. The chair stated that there was one bill on the agenda, but the committee was not yet ready to make a decision or take a vote on it.
As a result, the committee deferred the bill to Tuesday, February 10th at 10:01 p.m. No testimony, discussion on the bill’s substance, or votes were taken during this meeting.
The meeting was then adjourned.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget General Government Subcommittee REVISED: Time changed to 11:00 a.m.
A&B General Government Subcommittee
Keywords:
Service Oklahoma, apportionment, state revenue, funding, vehicle registration, professional licensing, licensing fees, home inspection, home inspector, Construction Industries Board, CIB, contractor license, journeyman license, apprentice registration, alarm endorsement, code inspector, electrical license, plumbing license, mechanical license, permit fees
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Ways and Means General Fund Committee Feb 12th, 2025
Ways and Means General Fund
Transcript Highlights:
- We're also going to presume that if you've taken a home pregnancy test or believe you're pregnant, that
Keywords:
elections, post-election audit, election audit, risk-limiting audit, ballot audit, election integrity, voter confidence, Secretary of State, judge of probate, canvassing board, poll watchers, ballot containers, manual tally, recount, county election, statewide election, general election, absentee ballots, provisional ballots, election transparency