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HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

HSH Public Hearing - Thu Feb 12, 2026 @ 10:30 AM HST

Human Services & Homelessness

Transcript Highlights:
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  • Uh we have um transitional<00:41:53.599><c> residential</c> transitional residential transitional residential
  • </c><00:47:00.240><c> This</c> relating to youth penalties. This relating to youth penalties.
Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 1877, which would expand the membership of the Hawaii State LGBTQ+ Commission and add a youth seat. The commission’s vice chair supported the bill, saying the commission started with eight members, has growing interest, and would benefit from an odd-numbered board and youth representation. Members asked about quorum, and the commission said it has generally met monthly with only one quorum issue in the past 18–19 months and would work with legislative leaders to have appointments ready if the bill passes. Written testimony included support from Kokopac and one individual in opposition. The committee then took up HB 2006, which would create a cash assistance program for pregnant women and mothers of babies. The Department of Human Services explained current TANF rules, including eligibility requirements, child support cooperation, and work-program participation, and said the state has recently raised benefit levels to the maximum allowed, with a family of three or four receiving a little over $900 per month. Supporters from the Hawaii Public Health Institute, Hawaii Children’s Action Network Speaks, and others argued the bill could reduce child poverty and improve maternal and child health, citing evidence from Michigan’s Rx Kids program and the temporary federal child tax credit expansion. A mother and Oahu Youth Action Board member testified from personal experience about the need for direct support during pregnancy. The committee also noted support from several organizations and about 26 individuals. The committee next heard HB 2167, which would direct the Office of Youth Services to run a pilot program providing financial assistance to homeless youth. The Office of the Public Defender, youth advocates, and several organizations supported the measure, saying even small amounts of help can prevent homelessness and help youth transition safely to adulthood. The Office of Youth Services said it supports the intent of the bill but requested clarification, and committee members discussed whether the program should be run directly or through contracted community agencies, how to set performance metrics, and how to structure the RFP and contract process. The chair indicated the committee wanted to work with the vice chair and OYS offline to refine the bill before moving forward. The committee then began discussion of HB 2224, relating to Medicaid pharmacy benefit management, with testimony generally supporting giving DHS flexibility to negotiate with PBMs.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • It was always the priority to not only pass this bill but to also pass a bill banning the social transition
  • Again, we failed to pass legislation that protected children from social transitioning.
  • Representative Toth referenced one of them: to ban the social transitioning of kids—House Bill 2258.
  • He did a fantastic job discussing his bill, which essentially would ban the social transitioning of our
  • House Bill 1655 would ban social transitioning in public education, meaning that your teachers and counselors
Summary: The committee meeting was characterized by fervent discussions surrounding critical legislation, particularly regarding immigration, children's rights, and election integrity. Key bills such as HB2258, aiming to ban social transitioning for children, and E-Verify legislation were highlighted as urgent priorities. Several representatives expressed frustration over stalled bills and emphasized the necessity of decisive action to fulfill their commitments made during their campaigns. The urgency was marked by the approaching deadline for bill passage, with only days remaining in the legislative session. Members urged House leadership to prioritize these bills, warning that failure to act would undermine public trust in their capacity to fulfill the Republicans' campaign promises.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Children, Youth and Family Services Apr 8th, 2026

Children, Youth and Family Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • mother and I fully intend to support him through that to make sure that he has what he needs to transition
  • mother and I fully intend to support him through that to make sure that he has what he needs to transition
  • into college, to be set up. ...him through that to make sure that he has what he needs to transition
Summary: The committee first announced that Senate Bills 1426 and 633 would not be heard and then took up several foster-care-related measures. Senate Bill 1983, presented by Representative Kane, would require the Department of Human Services to provide aggregated foster care data to private child-placing agencies under contract with DHS so they can better identify shortages, placement needs, and sibling separation issues. Members discussed how the information would be used and emphasized that no private information would be shared. The bill passed 6-0 and was sent to oversight. Majority Leader Lawson then presented Senate Bill 1796, which largely codifies existing foster care administrative rules and adds a 72-hour cap for informal care. Members asked about screening and background checks for temporary caregivers, and Lawson explained that caregivers must be screened and that DHS must verify placements are safe. The bill passed 6-0 and moved on. Lawson also presented Senate Bill 1806, extending foster care eligibility to age 21 for certain youth who are aging out or who achieved permanency after age 16, with education, training, or work requirements. Members discussed the need for post-21 services, possible future review of additional supports, and the bill’s potential to draw federal matching funds. It passed 6-0 and was reported out. Representative Geis presented Senate Bill 1558, which clarifies the definition of a child for licensing level E group homes so a youth can remain in a judge-ordered placement until age 19 to receive rehabilitation services. The committee had no questions or debate, and the bill passed unanimously 6-0. In closing, the chair thanked members for their attendance and work on children and family issues, noted the committee’s accomplishments during the year, and adjourned the meeting.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

HSH Public Hearing - Tue Feb 17, 2026 @ 9:30 AM HST

Human Services & Homelessness

Transcript Highlights:
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  • Second, free youth transit is a proven climate solution.
  • </c><00:20:10.960><c> transit</c> other bills that increase youth transit other bills that increase youth
  • able to get the free youth transit as well.
  • able to get the free youth transit as well.
Summary: The committee heard testimony on several measures related to human services, homelessness, transit, and family supports. HB 2116 HD1, concerning grants from the Office of Community Services to nonprofits providing training and volunteerism opportunities, drew strong support from Catholic Charities Hawaii, Hawaii Children’s Action Network Speaks, and multiple organizations in written testimony. Supporters said the bill would help vulnerable people affected by federal program changes and cuts by connecting them to reintegration and support services. HB 1879 HD1, establishing a subsidized youth transit program coordinated with counties, received extensive testimony in support from the Department of Health, Department of Taxation, Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission, Aloha United Way, Hawaii Bicycling League, Hawaii Appleseed, Hawaii State Youth Commission, Hawaii Public Health Institute, Greenpeace Hawaii, Hawaii Youth Transportation Council, and others. Testifiers emphasized equity, school attendance, reduced transportation costs, climate benefits, and broader access for youth. Several witnesses urged amendments to make the program universal rather than means-tested, and committee discussion noted implementation questions for neighbor islands and rural areas. HB 2214, creating a refundable diaper tax credit for low-income families with children age four and under, was supported by the Hawaii Diaper Bank, Hawaii Children’s Action Network Speaks, and several other organizations. The Department of Taxation recommended making the credit non-refundable and clarifying definitions to aid administration, while supporters argued refundability was important for low-income families who may owe little or no income tax. HB 2310, an emergency appropriation to replenish DHS funds used to provide SNAP benefits during a federal shutdown, also drew broad support from DHS, Catholic Charities, Hawaii Public Health Institute, Hawaii Children’s Action Network Speaks, Hawaii Food Industry Association, Aloha United Way, and others; witnesses praised the state’s rapid response and said the appropriation would prepare DHS for future emergencies. The committee also heard HB 2168 HD1 and HB 2427 HD1 on education for students experiencing homelessness and unaccompanied homeless youth; the Attorney General recommended technical amendments to avoid conflicts with existing law and to clarify McKinney-Vento-related definitions, while advocates stressed the need for school access, transportation, meals, and other supports for homeless and runaway youth.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Early Learning & Human Services Feb 18th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Early Learning & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • My question is around youth who need supportive housing, and so how would this help some of the youth
  • help prevent youth homelessness and serve youth and young adults who are experiencing homelessness.
  • You'll also find within the Office of Homeless Youth the Independent Youth Housing Program, which was
  • The bill expands the age of the youth representatives on the advisory committee to allow for a youth
  • For example, they will no longer refer to youth as street youth, which is considered derogatory.
Bills: SB5957, SB5977
Summary: The committee held public hearings on five Senate bills. SB 5911 would stop DCYF from using benefits or payments of youth in extended foster care as reimbursement for care, require help for youth to become their own payees and set up appropriate accounts, and raise the threshold for conserving funds; supporters said it would improve financial stability and help youth transition to adulthood, while questions focused on payee safeguards and financial literacy. SB 6024 would limit DSHS to one annual routine review of community residential service providers in specified areas and require better document sharing to reduce duplicate oversight; the sponsor and providers said it would cut administrative burden without affecting investigations or protective reviews. SB 5977 would require DCYF to publish reports on near-fatality reviews, with confidential information redacted, and make them available to the legislature and on the agency website; the sponsor and advocates said transparency would improve accountability and prevention, while some testimony urged broader definitions and more timely release of reports, especially in cases involving fentanyl exposure. SB 6184 would update Office of Homeless Youth statutes by aligning parental-notification rules for crisis residential centers, making the Housing Stability for Youth in Courts program permanent and not limited to six counties, expanding community support team eligibility, and changing independent youth housing rules to allow transitional housing, direct flexible assistance, and other administrative updates; supporters said it would streamline programs and expand access. The committee also heard SB 5957, which would expand the Homeless Youth Advisory Committee to include more members with lived experience, including adults over 25 and representatives of disproportionately homeless populations, and allow members who turn 25 during a term to finish serving. Testifiers strongly supported the bill as a way to strengthen youth voice and lived-experience leadership in homelessness policy. No votes were taken; the chair repeatedly paused and resumed hearings, and at the end announced amendment deadlines and that the bills would be eligible for possible executive session the following week.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Early Learning & Human Services Feb 24th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Early Learning & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • Substitute Senate Bill 5911, just as a reminder, is the bill related to funds of youth and extended foster
  • Senate Bill 5957 expands the membership of the Homeless Youth Advisory Committee to include at least
  • over age 25 who experienced homelessness or involvement with a publicly funded system of care as a youth
  • I think that this Office of the Homeless Youth and Prevention and Protection Program Advisory Committee
  • It's intended to update our Office of Homeless Youth, including expanding eligibility for services for
Bills: HB1873, HB2600, SB5957
Summary: The House Early Learning & Human Services Committee held public hearings on House Bill 1873, which would expand Working Connections Child Care eligibility to full-time graduate and professional students with household income at or below 85% of state median income. Staff explained the bill and its copay rules, and Rep. Janice Zahn said the measure would help student parents avoid choosing between graduate school and child care. Student advocates from the University of Washington and Washington State University testified in strong support, describing high child care costs, stipend limitations, and the impact of child care on degree completion and workforce entry. Some members raised questions about likely uptake, cost, and return on investment, and the sponsor said she hoped to gather more data for future versions of the bill. The committee also heard House Bill 2600, which would require DSHS to update the supported living cost report template and convene a work group to develop Medicaid rate recommendations aimed at improving direct support professional wages. Supporters, including SEIU 775 and several direct support professionals, said the bill would add transparency and help ensure state funding reaches frontline workers, citing low wages and high turnover. Opponents from provider organizations argued the current cost report is already detailed and transparent, and warned the bill would add administrative burden and costs without addressing the underlying funding gap. No vote was taken on either House bill during the hearing. In executive session, the committee advanced three Senate bills. It adopted a striking amendment and passed Substitute Senate Bill 5911, which limits DCYF’s use of extended foster care funds and raises the threshold for conserving client funds, by a 9-1 vote. It then passed Senate Bill 5957, expanding the Homeless Youth Advisory Committee, by a 10-0 vote, and passed Substitute Senate Bill 6184, updating Office of Homeless Youth programs and language, by a 7-3 vote. The meeting ended with an interim planning discussion in which members raised priorities including critical incidents and imminent risk definitions, juvenile justice and rehabilitation, homelessness, developmental disabilities, child care funding, and possible committee tours and stakeholder roundtables during the interim.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Health and Human Services REVISED Feb 23rd, 2026

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • agency and an interim commissioner of child safety and well-being will be appointed to begin the transition
  • agency and an interim commissioner of child safety and well-being will be appointed to begin the transition
Summary: The Senate Health and Human Services Committee heard and advanced a series of health, licensing, and child welfare measures. Senate Bill 1806 would allow eligible individuals receiving Oklahoma Department of Human Services services to voluntarily remain in those services until age 21; the author said the title was struck while fiscal estimates were being revised, and the bill passed 11-0. Senate Bill 1430 would shift authority over hiring, supervising, and removing the commissioner of mental health from the governor to the governing board; it passed 8-2 after questions about removal provisions. Senate Bill 206, as amended, added tribal entities to EMS-related essential services to help draw down federal funding, and passed 10-0, while Senate Bill 1849 made a cleanup change allowing the State Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners to approve medical marijuana education for continuing education credit and passed 11-0. The committee also approved Senate Bill 1428, creating an Office of Alzheimer’s and dementia-related services within the Department of Health; the author said outside funding would cover the first two years and the bill would have no state budget impact, and it passed 9-2. Senate Bill 1653 created the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact and passed 9-2 after discussion of closed meetings and compact operations. Senate Bill 1984 updated and clarified the Osteopathic Medicine Act and passed unanimously. Senate Bill 1644 required alpha-gal syndrome to be added to the reportable diseases list and passed 12-0. Senate Bill 1561, requested by regional EMS, added disciplinary steps for ambulance and EMT personnel to avoid automatic disqualification and passed 12-0. Senate Bill 1813 enacted the athletic trainer compact and passed 10-2. The committee then took up major child welfare restructuring. Senate Bill 1570 would create a Department of Child Safety and Well-Being by consolidating DHS Child Welfare Services and the Office of Juvenile Affairs, with a phased implementation timeline and a future board and interim commissioner; members discussed protecting ongoing cases and adding lived-experience representation on the board. The bill passed 12-0. Senate Bill 1796 shortened the period for informal foster care arrangements from seven days to 72 hours and added guardrails for temporary foster care placements; the author said it was intended to prevent harm when children are left with unvetted caregivers, and it also passed 12-0. The committee adjourned after distributing a handout related to the foster care/respite care changes.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 2/25/26

Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
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  • So I'm in full support of House File 3004, the youth force youth workforce digital platform.
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  • When youth can explore strengths.
Bills: HF3004, HF3663
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/20/25

Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
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  • youth we serve in the Twin Cities are youth of color.
  • Eighty-seven percent of the youth we serve in the Twin Cities are youth of color.
  • Eighty-seven percent of the youth we serve in the Twin Cities are youth of color.
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NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Rules Feb 13th, 2026 at 09:19 am

Senate Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • I sit in front of you today with Senate Memorial 20, entitled the statewide youth violence summit.
  • that exist across ...based or research-based youth violence prevention or intervention services that
  • New Mexico lacks a unified statewide vision to address youth violence.
  • talking to youth to hear their perspective.
  • Through the Energy Transition Act, New Mexico has become a national leader in energy transition, attracting
Bills: SM20, SM9, SJR6, HB124
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Education Policy Committee Feb 19th, 2025

Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, we can do a transition of one for one credit.
  • So, we can do that transition as well, and we transcript everything that we do, whether it's science
Bills: SB140, HB102, SB133, SB34
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Children and Senior Advocacy Committee Mar 19th, 2025

Children and Senior Advocacy

Transcript Highlights:
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  • This is for youth sports only.
  • For youth athletic associations with less than 100 coaches, the fine shall be $200. B.
  • For youth athletic associations with 100 or more coaches, the fine shall be $10 per coach.
Bills: SB140, HB235, HB276, HB317, HB340
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Postsecondary Education & Workforce Feb 18th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Postsecondary Education & Workforce

Transcript Highlights:
  • For brief background, Passport to Careers provides former foster youth and unaccompanied homeless youth
  • Unaccompanied homeless youth and former foster youth face unique challenges that the Passport to Careers
  • We're among the 40 states in the nation that provide financial assistance for former foster youth, but
  • years, I urge you to support this bill and to support our former foster and unaccompanied homeless youth
  • youth with support for college or apprenticeships.
Bills: SB5963
Summary: The Postsecondary Education and Workforce Committee held public hearings on two bills. Substitute Senate Bill 5931, a companion to House Bill 2311, would make administrative changes to the Workforce Education Investment Accountability and Oversight Board, including extending co-chair terms from one to two years, allowing more than four meetings per year, requiring consultation with the Student Achievement Council when evaluating outcomes, and removing the requirement for a public data dashboard. Committee staff and Student Achievement Council testimony described the bill as technical, with no fiscal impact, and said the dashboard was never created and was later defunded. The bill’s sponsor, Senator Warnock, and the lone testifier supported it, and no opposition was presented in the hearing. The committee then heard Senate Bill 5963, the companion to House Bill 2586, which would change Passport to Careers and Washington College Grant rules so that students eligible for Passport to Careers—former foster youth and unaccompanied homeless youth—would automatically qualify as income-eligible for the Washington College Grant beginning in the 2026-27 academic year. Staff explained that the bill also aligns the financial need formula with the federal student aid index and directs Passport to Careers funds into the state financial aid account. Testimony from the Student Achievement Council, Washington Student Association, and Western Washington University strongly supported the bill, emphasizing the barriers faced by foster and homeless youth, the high rates at which these students already receive maximum grant awards, and the bill’s role in streamlining access to aid. Senator Nobles said the measure would not increase costs and urged support. At the close of the hearing, the chair said the committee intended to executive both bills on Tuesday if a majority of members wanted that, with amendment requests due by Monday at 10 a.m. and amendments approved by 6 p.m. Monday. The committee also announced it would not meet on Friday.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 2/26/26

Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Today's about youth leadership and youth education when it comes to workforce.
  • Uh on youth and learners in Minnesota.
  • So as we think about transitions, right?
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  • We aim to build an engaged for youth.
Bills: HF3650, HF2238
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 4/16/26

Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
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Bills: HF3732