Timm Ormsby — Chair Timm Ormsby opened the House Appropriations Committee work session and introduced the first agenda item, the Washington Department of Children, Youth, and Families, Juvenile Rehabilitation. Shortly after, a witness addressed him and the committee as the hearing began.
Timm Ormsby — Addressed as Chair by the witness.
Timm Ormsby — Addressed as Chair.
Timm Ormsby — The chair was addressed during the question period.
Timm Ormsby — Addressed during the question.
Timm Ormsby — Addressed as Chair Ormsby by the witness.
Timm Ormsby — Addressed as the committee transitions to the next work session topic.
Jennifer Redmond — Jennifer Redmond is introduced as a DCYF representative, then identifies herself as the Assistant Secretary for Juvenile Rehabilitation, and is indicated as the person who will explain the data being presented to the committee.
Jennifer Redmond — The speaker refers back to Jennifer's earlier comments about sentence trends.
Jenny Hedden / Jenny Hedon — Introduced herself as the chief program officer at DCYF; the transcript contains a likely transcription variation of her last name.
Jenny Hadden / Hedden / Hedon — Identified herself as the chief programming officer at DCYF and explained her portfolio.
Jenny Hedon — The speaker refers to Jenny as the person who will discuss the next slide.
Travis Couture — Addressed as Ranking Member by the witness.
Sean Talbot — Introduced himself as acting assistant secretary for the Behavioral Health and Habilitation Administration.
Tony Bowie — Tony Bowie is introduced as the deputy assistant secretary and then identifies himself as the acting deputy assistant secretary for the Behavioral Health and Administration. He proceeds to thank the committee for the opportunity to provide an update on the department’s expansion of bed capacity.
Tisha Kerspom — The chair asks whether Tisha Kerspom will also be presenting and notes she is on the agenda.
Assistant Secretary Bowie — The speaker turns the presentation over to Assistant Secretary Bowie for updates on investments.
Michael Keaton — Referenced by the speaker as having previously described the hospital's therapeutic design.
Mia Gregerson — Addressed as Vice Chair.
Nicole Macri — Addressed as Vice Chair.
Tisha Kirchbaum — Introduces herself as Division Director of Behavioral Health and Recovery at the Health Care Authority and begins testimony on civil/community behavioral health capacity.
HB1813 — The Health Care Authority and Department of Commerce are coordinating as directed in HB 1813.
Joshua Penner — Asked whether the right-sizing approach is a policy choice or legislative requirement and raised concerns about out-of-state placement for complex behavioral health needs.
Joshua Penner — Asked whether HCA inpatient contracted beds and outpatient community services are eligible for federal match, unlike DSHS-delivered services.
Joe Schmick — Representative Schmick jokingly said he wanted to prolong the panel's suffering, then asked about the difference between an IBHTF and an ESF and whether PACT services are home-based or community-based.
Carla Reyes — Introduced herself as Assistant Secretary for the Economic Services Administration within DSHS and began an overview of H.R. 1 impacts on SNAP and long-term services and supports.
Katrina Ocero — Katrina Ocero, chief financial officer at the Washington State Health Care Authority, introduced herself and began briefing the committee on the provisions of H.R. 1 and its impact on Washington State’s Medicaid program.
Planned Parenthood — Named as one of the entities affected by the Medicaid funding prohibition.
Cynthia Holloman — Introduced herself as Senior Budget Advisor for the Human Services Group at the Office of Financial Management and began testimony on marketplace impacts of H.R. 1.
Shay Hamilton — Introduced herself as Senior Budget Advisor for Education and began testimony on downstream education impacts of H.R. 1.
Mary Monroe — Introduced herself as the operating budget coordinator and began the 2026 session budget preview.
Ms. Monroe — The committee thanked Ms. Monroe for her presentation, praised her work, and indicated that she had concluded her remarks and was ready to answer questions.
April Berg — Representative April Berg was recognized by the Chair and then asked for clarification about eliminating the special enrollment period, specifically whether it would affect people on COBRA or those who are getting married.