Video & Transcript Research : 'residential settings'
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WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Early Learning & Human Services Feb 3rd, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Early Learning & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- conduct a review and report to the legislature regarding safety and stability outcomes across the residential
- settings for DSHS developmental disabilities clients.
- a four-year review, 2023 to 2026, of safety outcomes and the developmental disability placement settings
- and stakeholders can utilize to do an apples-to-apples comparison of significant events in these settings
- so that way perhaps things can be looked at not just as numbers to numbers but between different settings
Keywords:
developmental disabilities, residential settings, data access, safety, stability, terminology correction, social services, healthcare, regulatory compliance, department reorganization, child welfare, court authority, shelter care, family law, court conditions, 904, all
Summary:
The House Early Learning & Human Services Committee met in executive session on three bills. HB 2200, dealing with JLARC review of safety and stability outcomes for DSHS developmental disabilities clients and replacing a public dashboard with annual reporting, was amended with a technical fix and then reported out with a do pass recommendation on a 9-2 vote. Supporters said the substitute would reduce fiscal impact while still producing useful, comparable data; opponents raised concerns about how the data might affect providers and whether it could stigmatize difficult placements.
HB 2468, which updates statutory references to DSHS divisions after agency restructuring and makes related technical changes, was advanced without amendment. The substitute restored two current-law provisions: the expiration date for the Dementia Action Collaborative and the requirement that DSHS employ two permanent full-time staff to review and maintain the no-paid-services caseload. The committee reported the bill out unanimously.
HB 2660, authorizing courts to order parents to comply with safety conditions for children under age five after shelter care hearings, was amended with a tribal-requested change requiring the conditions to be the least restrictive necessary, reviewed every 30 days, and consistent with state and federal Indian Child Welfare Act requirements. Members said the bill responds to rising critical incidents and aims to improve child safety, while acknowledging broader system challenges. The committee then reported the substitute bill out on a 9-2 vote and adjourned after noting it had reached the end of its first half of work.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 2/26/25
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- She said the service must be provided in a residential setting, no more than four children can receive
- She said the service must be provided in a residential setting, no more than four children can receive
- Sarah Grafstrom said the service must be provided in a residential setting, no more than four children
- </c><00:27:15.159><c> setting</c><00:27:16.039><c> no</c> be provided in a residential setting no be
- provided in a residential setting no more<00:27:16.480><c> than</c><00:27:16.640><c> four</c><00:27:16.919
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Education (12-9-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- Currently, there are no state dollars set aside for school improvement.
- </c><00:37:53.280><c> All</c><00:37:53.440><c> of</c> set aside for school improvement.
- All of set aside for school improvement.
- We don't set a benchmark that we want our schools to achieve is beyond me.
- we don't set a benchmark that Why? Why?
Keywords:
Call to Order and Roll Call - 0:00:00
Approval of Minutes – 0:03:50
Robotics Education – 0:04:18
Canopy KY – 0:14:15
Comprehensive Support and Improvement – 0:23:20
Postsecondary Credit Alignment – 0:53:15
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in K-12 Settings – 1:21:25
Consideration of Referred Administrative Regulations – 2:05:15
Adjournment 2:05:41, 958, all
Summary:
The committee opened with a roll call, confirmed a quorum, approved the minutes by voice vote, and recognized a guest of Senator Hickden, retired judge Dan Kelly. The chair then moved through a tight agenda and limited public presentations and questions.
The first presentation was on robotics education in Kentucky, led by Representative Chris Lewis, Kentucky FIRST Robotics executive director Kelly Gowen, and students from Whitfield Academy. They argued that robotics should be expanded in high schools as a workforce pipeline for engineering, manufacturing, and advanced technology jobs. The presentation emphasized hands-on learning, industry certifications, teacher development, and a proposed framework to fund robotics education programs statewide. Committee members were not allowed to ask questions because of time constraints.
The second presentation was from Canopy Kentucky, led by Adam Watson and founder Scott Collins. They described Canopy’s business and entrepreneurship education programs for fifth graders and high school students, including the NextGen Good Biz initiative and an eight-classroom high school unit. Canopy requested a one-time $750,000 appropriation for fiscal year 2026, matched by private funds, to expand into more schools and rural areas, train educators, and report outcomes. Members asked a brief question about how the programs fit into school schedules and the difference between the elementary and high school offerings.
The final presentation, from KDE’s Kelly Foster and Todd Allen, reviewed the state’s school improvement classifications. Foster explained CSI, TSI, and ATSI status, the federal and state legal framework, and how House Bill 298 returned CSI identification to an annual cycle. She reported that Kentucky identified 50 CSI schools on the most recent release, with 53 CSI schools statewide, along with 39 TSI schools and 102 ATSI schools. She also outlined KDE’s support process, including education recovery staff, diagnostic reviews, turnaround plans, and required professional learning for CSI schools.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Trade, Workforce & Economic Development May 21st, 2025
Trade, Workforce & Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- So this will mandate that the default settings for the account of a known minor must be set to limit
- So if there’s a setting on there, if that application has a setting process, then the default will need
- You know, it's just a part of creating any game when you set up the default settings.
- There's a reason why we only want one hour as the default setting.
- Having been a millennial and having used social media, I really know how the default settings are set
Keywords:
SB 1361, Texas disaster recovery loan, small business loan, micro-business loan, community development financial institution, CDFI, economic disaster assistance, post-disaster financing, business recovery fund, Texas Economic Development Bank, zero-interest loan, working capital, payroll support, health benefits, job retention, declared disaster, small business relief, microenterprise, franchise exclusion, private equity-backed business
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Residential treatment centers provide around the clock supervision and care for children with serious
- So most of the kids who are in residential treatment centers have already cycled through several different
- Most res Residential treatment centers in Texas, um, do have a charter school on campus, um, but some
- They'll have a better access and clearer, uh, communication channels with the school, but also setting
- Setting proximity to the child's home, and whether the placement meets the child's specific needs.
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:
- Residential treatment centers provide around-the-clock supervision and care for children with serious
- Most residential treatment centers in Texas do have a charter school on campus, but some do utilize the
- So I think this is a super common-sense bill that will strengthen things, not just for the residential
- They'll have better access and clear communication channels with the school. also setting our schools
- Residential accommodations, closures, momentum, palliative support, and any updates to standards.
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:
- for. for known minors, and the default settings for the account of a known minor must be set to limit
- Parents would, at any point, be able to change these settings. We have Dr.
- So we really commend this bill's aim to establish protective default access and communication settings
- Protective default settings are essential.
- Watchdogs have become frustrated when... ...but data sets are available in one county but not another
Keywords:
SB 1065, handgun carry, license holder, concealed carry, open carry, government contracts, governmental entity, property lease, state agencies, local government, higher education, university, Texas Government Code, Penal Code 30.06, Penal Code 30.07, Penal Code 46.03, Second Amendment, gun rights, firearms, civil penalty
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- SB 1065 imposes a one-size-fits-all gun mandate on settings as varied as public Streets, the Houston
- We cannot demand accountability from contractors. while denying them the authority to set reasonable
- . for known minors, and the default settings for the account of a known minor must be set too. limiting
- Thank you, Senator Grayton, and the committee subsidy you explained is now set up by Senator Hall.
- Watchdogs have become frustrated when but a data sets available in one county, but not another.
Keywords:
SB 1065, handgun carry, license holder, concealed carry, open carry, government contracts, governmental entity, property lease, state agencies, local government, higher education, university, Texas Government Code, Penal Code 30.06, Penal Code 30.07, Penal Code 46.03, Second Amendment, gun rights, firearms, civil penalty
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- SB 1065 imposes a one-size-fits-all gun mandate on settings as varied as public streets, the Houston
- We cannot demand accountability from contractors while denying them the authority to set reasonable safety
- We cannot demand accountability from contractors while denying them the authority to set reasonable safety
Keywords:
SB 1065, handgun carry, license holder, concealed carry, open carry, government contracts, governmental entity, property lease, state agencies, local government, higher education, university, Texas Government Code, Penal Code 30.06, Penal Code 30.07, Penal Code 46.03, Second Amendment, gun rights, firearms, civil penalty
Summary:
The Senate State Affairs Committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 1065, which would require government property contracts to prohibit contractors from barring licensed handgun holders from carrying firearms on leased or owned public property, with civil penalties and attorney general enforcement for violations. Senator Hall and invited witnesses from the Texas State Rifle Association, NRA, and Texas Gun Rights argued the bill would close a loophole exposed by the State Fair of Texas gun ban and protect law-abiding Texans’ self-defense rights. Opponents, including Moms Demand Action/Everytown, said the bill would undermine event organizers’ ability to set site-specific safety rules and could increase liability and insurance costs. Public testimony was then closed and the bill was left pending.
The committee next took up Senate Bill 2742, which would create civil penalties for independent school districts and officials who use public resources for electioneering, waive immunity defenses, and expand attorney general enforcement. Senator Hagan-Bood said current law bans the conduct but lacks meaningful penalties, making injunctions the only remedy. No public testimony was heard, and the bill was left pending.
Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 2743, also by Senator Hagan-Bood, which would allow a court to disqualify local prosecutors who refuse to prosecute election offenses and appoint the attorney general to handle the case, with a committee substitute adjusting the removal process through an adjacent-county judge. Opponents from the Texas Civil Rights Project argued the bill would undermine prosecutorial discretion and was vague and open to abuse, while a Harris County election official described past instances where alleged voter fraud cases were not pursued. After testimony, public comment was closed and SB 2743 was left pending.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- , uh, single family residential lots.
- Limiting the number of total animals and requiring a minimum distance between residential structures.
- It sets a floor, not a ceiling.
- Uh, sometimes set up these automatic text messages to go out in times of emergency, and this could be
- So Colonel Davis probably just set me up for failure, uh, and Chairman Kitzman.
Bills:
HB294
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/27/25
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- assisted livings and community residential service settings, also known as group homes.
- assisted livings and community residential service settings, also known as group homes.
- While state law has prohibited cities from excluding residential settings for people with disabilities
- with</c> residential settings for people with residential settings for people with disabilities<01:41
- settings should be license residential settings should be DHS<01:43:02.920><c> and</c><01:43:03.520>
Keywords:
PACE, elderly, Medicaid, health services, long-term care, community-based services, support person, healthcare, patient rights, assisted living, community support, caregiver respite, financial eligibility, Minnesota Statutes, HF1477, residential program licensing, community residential setting, small group home, licensed capacity six or fewer, rental licensing
VA
Virginia 2026 Regular Session
Virginia Housing Commission - Fees in Residential Rental Agreements Workgroup Jun 16th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Welcome to the June 16th, 2026 meeting of the Virginia Housing Commission's Fees and Residential Rental
- Nationally, many states, including Virginia, have enacted laws related to transparent pricing and residential
- I know we're set up more like a committee, but if you guys don't mind the informality, I think it's a
- Utility account set-up fees. Those are already capped in... Utility account set-up fees.
- But otherwise, we did not touch the utility account set-up fee.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Housing Finance and Policy Committee 3/24/26
Housing Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Each state sets up its own process for how private activity bonds are awarded.
- What this does is it sets a cap, which used to be at 55% when the federal law was 50.
- What this does is it sets a cap, which used to be at 55% when the federal law was 50.
- So what this gets at is prohibiting banning natural gas in a residential home.
- </c><00:13:31.279><c> home,</c> in the in the so in a residential home, in the in the so in a residential
Keywords:
HF4234, Minnesota private activity bonds, tax-exempt bonds, bond cap, aggregate bond limitation, residential rental projects, multifamily housing, affordable housing finance, housing bonds, public finance, bond allocation, private activity bond cap, Minnesota Statutes 474A.02, tax committee, natural gas, gas hookups, residential construction, energy policy, local control, state preemption
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 3/4/25
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- . market-based rate setting methodology so market-based rate setting methodology so we<00:11:51.360><
- residential and low intensity<00:19:51.600><c> residential</c><00:19:52.480><c> and</c><00:19:52.679
- </c> referring to children's residential referring to children's residential facilities<00:41:20.240>
- </c><01:09:25.440><c> rates</c> part of the committee that sets rates part of the committee that sets
- :45.679><c> and</c> intensive residential treatment and intensive residential treatment and assertive
Bills:
HF1005
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions, February 25, 2026
Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Senate Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions Committee, February 25, 2026
Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> this is for just residential this is for just residential construction<00:19:30.880><c> and</c><
- </c> family and small-cale residential family and small-cale residential construction.<00:19:35.039><
- </c><01:09:28.000><c> of</c> Hopefully come back with one set of Hopefully come back with one set of
- </c><01:33:12.639><c> energy</c> setting policy uh setting state energy setting policy uh setting state
- </c> industrial consumers, residential industrial consumers, residential consumers<01:34:13.280><c> and
TX
Keywords:
residential property, ad valorem tax, leasing, property appraisal, fair market rent, housing affordability, appraised value, tax limitation, housing market, affordable housing, leased residential real property, rent control, Texas Tax Code, property tax, residential leasing, homestead, tax code, appraisal review board, real estate sales, property tax relief
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- That's Senate Bill 434, assessment of property used for residential purposes, by Senator Lee.
- CS for SB 110 states that individuals holding a 98-year or longer residential lease are eligible for
- Senate Bill 856 requires online listing platforms to include estimated property taxes on any residential
- Just a couple of things, just as a popular term is, level set.
- Just a couple of things, just as a popular term is, level set.
Keywords:
property assessment, wind damage, home improvements, real estate, tax exemption, Florida statutes, ad valorem taxes, property listings, tax estimation, disclosure, Florida, residential property
Summary:
The committee met with a quorum present and took up three property-tax related bills before turning to a broader discussion of the Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund. SB 434, which would prohibit counties from increasing a residential property’s assessed value because the owner installed wind mitigation measures, was presented by Senator Lee and reported favorably. CS for SB 110, which clarifies that holders of 98-year-or-longer residential leases remain eligible for the homestead exemption even if the lease ends at death, was also reported favorably. SB 856, requiring online residential listing platforms to display estimated property taxes using prescribed calculation methods and not the current owner’s tax bill, drew support from property appraisers, Zillow representatives, and others and was reported favorably after questions about transparency and realtor obligations.
The committee then considered SPB 7040, which would recreate and extend the Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund through December 31, 2027. Senator DiCeglie and Division of Emergency Management Director Kevin Guthrie argued the fund is needed for hurricane response, other natural and man-made emergencies, and reimbursement-based spending; they said the extension preserves legislative oversight that would otherwise lapse. Several senators questioned the use of the fund for immigration-related operations, detention facilities, and other non-disaster activities, as well as the lack of additional guardrails, reimbursement timing, and transparency. Guthrie said the division has used the fund for hurricanes, flooding, civil unrest, security operations, and other incidents, and that some reimbursements are still pending from the federal government.
Public testimony on SPB 7040 was largely opposed. Speakers from the Florida Center for Fiscal and Economic Policy, the Southern Poverty Law Center, Florida for All, and others argued the fund has been repurposed for immigration enforcement and detention-related spending rather than true emergencies, and raised concerns about deaths in detention and the absence of competitive bidding and oversight. Guthrie answered extensive questions about the South Florida and North Florida detention facilities, Operation Vigilant Sentry, State Guard support, reimbursement requests, equipment purchases, and legislative access to facilities. The committee did not take a final vote on SPB 7040 within the portion of the transcript provided.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Bill 856 requires online listing platforms to include estimated property taxes on any residential
- consistency, fairness, and predictability in the application of homestead benefits to long-term residential
- consistency, fairness, and predictability in the application of homestead benefits to long-term residential
- So what we've done is, over the last year or two, we've got the usual set of data that we present to
- So what we've done is, over the last year or two, we've got the usual set of data that we present to
Keywords:
property assessment, wind damage, home improvements, real estate, tax exemption, Florida statutes, ad valorem taxes, property listings, tax estimation, disclosure, Florida, residential property
Summary:
The committee heard and passed three bills before moving to a staff presentation on the state revenue forecast and the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act. SB 856, by Senator DeSantis? [sic], would require online real estate listing platforms to display estimated property taxes for residential properties using prescribed methods and DOR-developed formulas rather than the current owner’s tax bill. Supporters from county, city, and property appraiser groups said the bill would improve transparency and help homebuyers avoid surprise tax and escrow increases. The bill was reported favorably after debate about making sure the estimate appears on realtor and platform sites for first-time buyers.
SB 110, by Senator Arrington, was amended and then reported favorably. The bill clarifies that people holding 98-year-or-longer residential leases remain eligible for the homestead tax exemption even if the lease ends upon the tenant’s death, aligning those leaseholds with life estates for estate-planning purposes. The amendment, supported by the Florida Bar’s real property, probate and trust law section, clarified that lease provisions terminating at death are valid under current law. SB 434, by Senator Leak, was also reported favorably; it would prevent property tax assessments from reflecting increased just value attributable to wind-hardening improvements such as stronger roof attachments, shutters, and roof-to-wall reinforcements.
The committee then received an update from staff director Azar Khan on the new general revenue forecast. He said collections had been running slightly above estimate overall, but the Revenue Estimating Conference reduced corporate income tax projections because of weaker recent collections and uncertainty around tariffs, while increasing some other revenue sources. Members then discussed the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which staff said would significantly reduce Florida corporate income tax revenue, with a large first-year impact driven by retroactive provisions such as bonus depreciation, research expensing, and business interest deductions. Senators and the appropriations chair said the forecast and federal changes would affect budget planning, and the committee adjourned after noting the bills had been favorably reported and the meeting was complete.