Video & Transcript Research : 'judgment evaluation'

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TX

Texas 89th Regular

Insurance Apr 2nd, 2025

Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • The bill is making no judgments, nothing about the actual interventions themselves.
  • influences the policy underwriting risk, not through established and reliable data metrics or thorough evaluation
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • task force last interim, where our stated goal was to identify ways to improve student outcomes and evaluate
  • 31:05.440> student<01:31:05.760> outcomes<01:31:06.639> and<01:31:06.880> evaluate
  • improve student outcomes and evaluate improve student outcomes and evaluate needed<01:31:07.840>
  • It's very significant. >> And then you did mention that the federal government just won a judgment.
  • I don't know if you want to call it a judgment, but the district had to pay $10 million. >> Well, they
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.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Task Force on Homeowners and Commercial Property Insurance 10/22/25

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • often represent some of the most affordable home ownership options on the market, it is important to evaluate
  • options on the market, it is<00:15:44.000> important<00:15:44.320> to<00:15:44.480> evaluate
  • <00:15:45.040> existing is important to evaluate existing is important to evaluate existing
  • I'm driving and texting and I cause an accident and the person I hurt sues me, I don't pay that judgment
  • My liability insurance pays that judgment. Um, so I wanted to clear that up as well. Mr.
Keywords: 919, house, all
Summary: The task force met on October 22, 2025, with a quorum present and several members participating remotely. Members approved the minutes from the previous meeting. Michelle Urick of the Legislative Coordinating Commission then gave an administrative update on proxy voting and the task force’s operating procedures. She said the enabling statute only authorizes the officially appointed member to act and vote, so proxy voting is not allowed, and votes must be cast in person at the meeting where the item is considered. She also said members may submit written positions, but not vote before or after a meeting. In response to concerns about attendance for future votes, the chair said the January meetings would be rescheduled if possible using a Doodle poll so more members could be present in person. The group also agreed to treat the revised document as operating procedures rather than a formal charter, with no separate adoption action needed at that time. The task force then moved into testimony on homeowners and commercial property insurance. Paul Edgar of Minnesota Realtors said rising insurance costs are adding to housing affordability pressures, citing an increase in the monthly principal, interest, taxes, and insurance payment on a median-priced Minnesota home from $1,622 in 2021 to $2,642 in September 2025. He said higher insurance costs and limited coverage can affect buyers’ financing, especially for condominiums and townhomes, and urged continued work on liability and insurance-related laws that may discourage condo development. He also referenced prior bipartisan reforms to Minnesota’s condominium construction defects law and said his organization supports further improvements to encourage more condo production. Keenan Ravery of the Minnesota Mortgage Association focused on how insurance requirements affect mortgage lending. He explained that lenders require insurance both at origination and throughout the life of the loan, with standards aimed at protecting collateral rather than providing full homeowners coverage. He said replacement-cost coverage has long been the norm, but recent issues with roofs, deductibles, HO-6 policies, and force-placed insurance have become pain points for consumers and lenders. He said his association is working with national trade groups on reforms that could allow more flexibility in coverage types and deductibles, and he expressed hope that Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Federal Housing Finance Agency may announce policy changes in the coming months or by early 2026. No votes or substantive policy actions were taken beyond approving the minutes and agreeing to pursue scheduling adjustments for January.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session 3/17/25 - Part 2

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The question before the body is: Shall the decision of the Speaker stand as a judgment of the House?
  • speaker stand shall the decision of the speaker stand as<01:32:14.719> a<01:32:14.880> judgment
  • of the house a yes or a as a judgment of the house a yes or a green<01:32:18.480> vote<01:32:
  • There being 67 ayes and 66 nays, it is a judgment of the House that the decision of the Speaker shall
  • of the house that the a judgment of the house that the decision<01:34:26.440> of<01:34:26.600
Keywords: 1183, house
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Friday, October 17, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • In so doing, we dare to submit our deeds to your judgment, our will to your correction.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Informal House Session 55 Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am

Massachusetts House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The bill is now in third reading: an act establishing a sick leave bank for judgment.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and then took up a committee report recommending adoption of a resolution honoring the Honorable David T. Donnelly for his decades of service to the Commonwealth. Representative San Angelo moved suspension of the rules, the motion was approved, and the resolution was adopted. The House then proceeded to House 4182, an act establishing a sick leave bank for Fajaro Charlotton, an employee of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. The bill, having been released by the Committee on Bills in the Third Reading and its title changed accordingly, was passed to be engrossed. Finally, the House adopted an order to adjourn when it next adjourned to meet Wednesday at 11 a.m. The chamber then voted to stand adjourned, with the next formal session scheduled for Wednesday at 11 a.m., with roll calls at 1 p.m.
DE
Transcript Highlights:
  • better job of, as you then... ...have to be the one and ultimately in an appellate role to then pass judgment
  • better job of as you then often have to be the one and ultimately an appellate role to then pass judgment
Keywords: 1064, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • They should be made by people who can apply judgment, context, and compassion to their decision making
  • California workers deserve dignity and a real person using judgment and compassion making the final call
Summary: The Assembly Labor and Employment Committee heard several bills focused on worker protections, AI in the workplace, bereavement leave, and construction labor standards. SB 909 by Senator Smallwood-Cuevas would increase public works contractor registration fees, raise prevailing wage and related penalties, and direct half of collected penalties back into the Public Works Enforcement Fund. Supporters said the bill would help combat wage theft and misclassification and strengthen enforcement; opponents argued the higher fees and penalties would burden contractors without fixing enforcement backlogs. The committee voted the bill out on a due pass motion to Appropriations. The committee also approved SB 951 by Senator Reyes, which would require 60-day notice when 25 or more workers are displaced by technology and require reporting on AI-related job impacts. Supporters framed it as a response to rapid AI-driven layoffs and a way to gather real-time data; opponents raised concerns about small employers, proprietary information, and litigation. SB 947 by Senator McNerney, the “No Robo Bosses Act,” would require human review of automated discipline, termination, or deactivation decisions and restrict predictive behavior analysis. Supporters said it would prevent biased or mistaken automated decisions; opponents objected to the inclusion of independent contractors, private rights of action, and other provisions. Both bills were advanced to the Committee on Privacy and Consumer Protection. The committee also passed SB 1149 by Senator Durazo, which would expand bereavement leave to cover a “designated person,” including chosen family relationships. Supporters, including AARP and a witness who described losing a long-term partner, said the bill reflects modern family structures; there was no opposition. In addition, SB 1185 by Senator Cortese, applying skilled and trained workforce standards to pharmaceutical facility construction, was approved despite opposition from business and construction groups who said there was no demonstrated safety problem and that the mandate could raise costs and reduce competition. Several other bills on the consent calendar were also approved, and all measures were reported out of committee.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Labor and Employment Committee Jun 10th, 2026

Labor and Employment

Transcript Highlights:
  • They should be made by people who can apply judgment, context, and compassion to their decision-making
  • California workers deserve dignity and a real person using judgment and compassion making the final call
Keywords: 988, house, all
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Administrative Rules Apr 27th, 2026

Administrative Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • So if there's, I guess what I'm trying to get to is, are the judgments being made by an outside independent
  • This is a broader statement of independence and unbiasedness in judgment.
Bills: SJR50, SJR51, SJR52, SJR53, SJR54
Summary: The Senate Committee on Administrative Rules met with a quorum and considered five Oklahoma Health Care Authority and OMMA rules resolutions. Senate Joint Resolution 50 was presented as a federal-law conformity change allowing licensed professional counselors, LBHPs, and licensed alcohol and drug counselors to work as eligible providers in federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics; despite questions about the fiscal estimate, it passed 9-0. SJR 51 was amended to correct rule citations related to human genome sequencing, then failed on a 4-5 vote after members noted an estimated $860,000 fiscal impact tied to legislation. SJR 52, removing physician visit limits in Medicaid, was described as an access-to-care and rural health measure that could reduce ER use; it passed 8-1. The committee then took up SJR 53 from the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority, which would align rules with statutes requiring prepackaging of medical marijuana products and other provisions. Members questioned OMMA extensively about the economic impact, the discrepancy between the agency’s estimate and Loft’s much larger estimate, and whether the rules were already being implemented under emergency authority. OMMA said the rules mirrored existing statutes and that the cost would fall on the industry and ultimately consumers, not the agency. After debate about regulatory fairness and the effect on the industry, the resolution passed 5-4. Finally, SJR 54, a non-major OMMA rule change renaming the adjudicator from administrative law judge to hearing examiner to match the Administrative Procedures Act, drew concerns about independence and whether OMMA should be required to contract for outside adjudicators. The director said the change was only a terminology alignment and would not alter current practice, and Senator Bergstrom said he would pursue legislation next year to require outside contracting. An amendment changed the committee’s position from disapprove to approve, but the underlying resolution still failed 4-5. The committee then adjourned.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Appropriations and Finance Feb 15th, 2026 at 12:53 pm

House Appropriations & Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • But also recognize that a 4 billion judgment against the state would be overwhelming.
  • page eight, line three, the person has not received any remedy for child sexual abuse to a civil judgment
Bills: HB97, HB280, HB183, HB151, HB202
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session May 1st, 2025

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We also were reminded by Reverend Osha not to jump to judgment, not to jump to judgment.
Summary: The Assembly met with a quorum after a roll call and prayer, then moved through routine business and a lengthy floor debate centered on AB 379, a bill dealing with protections for minors and human trafficking victims. Assembly Member DeMaio first sought to bring the bill up without Public Safety Committee amendments, arguing the committee had gutted the bill and removed felony language for purchasing 16- and 17-year-olds for sex. The body instead adopted a substitute motion to take up Assembly Member Schultz’s floor amendments to AB 379, and the bill became the focus of intense debate over whether the amended language would still adequately protect minors or instead weaken penalties and create a lower standard for 16- and 17-year-olds. Supporters of the amendments, including Schultz, Petri-Norris, Mark Gonzalez, Krell, Wynn, and others, said the changes were intended to strengthen and clarify the law, protect trafficking survivors, and preserve prosecutorial effectiveness while avoiding misinformation about existing law. Opponents, including DeMaio, Gallagher, Dixon, Macedo, Castillo, and others, argued the amendments watered down the bill, failed to restore the original felony treatment for buyers of 16- and 17-year-olds, and amounted to political maneuvering rather than real protection. The chamber also briefly considered a motion to table the amendments, which failed, and an appeal of a ruling on decorum, which was rejected. After debate, the Assembly adopted Schultz’s amendments to AB 379 by a 55-21 vote and then rereferred the bill to the Appropriations Committee. The chamber also handled several procedural items, including re-referrals of other bills, consent calendar actions, and a series of unanimous consent votes on numerous bills and resolutions. The session ended with announcements of committee meetings and the next floor session, followed by adjournment until Monday, May 5 at 1 p.m.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Mar 26th, 2025

Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • The problem is in Florida, you can't collect judgments against people because it's...
  • The problem is in Florida, you can't collect judgments against people because it's next to impossible
Summary: The committee first reviewed the fiscal year 2025-2026 budget proposal for transportation, tourism, and economic development, which totals about $18 billion and includes major funding for the Department of Transportation work program, Visit Florida, affordable housing, library/cultural/historical initiatives, National Guard tuition assistance, and Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles needs. Members approved staff technical adjustments and then adopted the budget proposal as a recommendation to the full Senate Appropriations Committee. The committee then heard and approved CS/SB 666, which creates a specialty license plate for the Miami Northwestern Alumni Association, with proceeds supporting scholarships and school academic, athletic, and arts programs. CS/SB 1318, the hands-free driving bill, drew extensive testimony from the sponsor, law enforcement, advocates, and victims’ families. Supporters argued it would create a clearer, easier-to-enforce prohibition on holding a wireless device while driving and help reduce crashes and deaths; some senators raised concerns about enforcement, privacy, and impacts on drivers with older vehicles, but the bill was reported favorably. The committee also approved SB 1408, designating memorial highways for Tampa Police Officer Jesse Madsen and Charlotte County Sergeant Elio Diaz, and SB 1516, which would create the International Aerospace Innovation Fund administered by Space Florida to support partnerships between Florida and international aerospace companies. Both bills had supportive testimony and no opposition noted. The meeting ended with adjournment after the final votes.
ND
Transcript Highlights:
  • I usually use dynamics, because I think the word dysfunctional is extremely judgmental of just the reality
  • things like showing up consistently when we say we're going to, you know, not showing up with a judgmental
  • things like showing up consistently when we say we're going to, you know, not showing up with a judgmental
  • thinking about schools and thinking about kids and, you know, kids are, we're not very wise in our judgments
  • We're not very wise in our judgments, you know, when we're in high school.
Summary: The committee met to approve prior minutes and then heard a presentation from Dr. Ramona Danielson on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), focusing on the economic and public-system impacts in North Dakota. She explained that ACEs are a population-level measure, not a diagnostic tool for individuals, and said higher ACE exposure is consistently associated with more chronic illness, mental health challenges, child welfare involvement, justice-system contact, and reduced workforce participation. She emphasized that precise dollar estimates are difficult because of the many interacting factors across a person’s life course, but said the direction of the impact is clear and that evidence-based prevention and protective factors can reduce harm. Members asked about definitions of a “healthy family,” same-sex couples, divorce, substance abuse, historical trends in ACEs, and the role of positive childhood experiences and home visiting. The committee then heard from Allison Mahoney and Missy Barranco about evidence-based home visiting programs in North Dakota, including Healthy Families, Early Head Start, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. They described home visiting as voluntary, relationship-based, and tailored to family needs, with referrals coming from hospitals, WIC, human service zones, pregnancy navigators, self-referrals, and other community sources. A parent, Abby, shared that home visiting helped her family after premature births and NICU stays by providing support with postpartum mental health, breastfeeding, developmental screenings, referrals, and parenting guidance. The presenters said the programs are funded through a mix of federal MIECHV/Title IV-E dollars, Medicaid targeted case management, state and tribal funds, philanthropy, charitable gaming, and grants, and they noted that current funding is fragmented and insufficient to serve all eligible families statewide. Members discussed whether the state should expand or better fund these services and how to improve outreach and referrals. Later, the committee received a memorandum on artificial intelligence and sexual exploitation, followed by a presentation from a BCI special agent on how AI is already affecting child exploitation investigations in North Dakota. The memo and testimony described AI-generated child sexual abuse material, deepfakes, sextortion, and risks posed by chatbots, along with relevant federal and state law and recent executive orders. The agent said North Dakota saw 2,698 cyber tips in 2025, the highest on record, and that investigators are increasingly encountering AI-assisted exploitation that is harder to detect and verify. Members discussed the need for child-safety protections, the limits of executive orders, and broader concerns about AI undermining critical thinking and spreading misinformation. No votes were taken on the AI materials during the portion provided, and the committee recessed briefly after the report.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

CPC Public Hearing - Wed Mar 18, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST

Consumer Protection & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • sections uh 6310, it's clear that the policy holder has entered into a settlement or obtained a judgment
  • c><00:11:11.480> or<00:11:11.640> obtained<00:11:11.960> a<00:11:12.040> judgment
  • into a settlement or obtained a judgment into a settlement or obtained a judgment against<00:11:
  • I mean, the settlement doesn't happen, or the judgment doesn't happen, what if it happens? True.
  • I mean, the settlement doesn't happen, or the judgment doesn't happen, what if it happens? True.
Summary: The committee heard SB 1166 SD2, a bill on insurance and climate-related damages that would authorize the Hawaii Property Insurance Association and, in amended versions discussed during testimony, other public and private entities to pursue civil actions to recover losses tied to climate disasters and extreme weather. DCCA’s Insurance Division and the Department of the Attorney General raised legal concerns, saying the bill’s scope may not fit the insurance code section being amended, that it could create subject-matter and title issues, and that some subrogation language may be duplicative of existing rate-filing practice. Lawyers for Justice opposed the measure, arguing it conflicts with existing subrogation law and recent Hawaii Supreme Court rulings that treat the judicial lien process as the exclusive remedy. The American Petroleum Institute also opposed, warning the bill would add liability and litigation risk for companies operating under existing permits and could undermine energy reliability and investment. Supporters said the bill would help shift climate-related insurance costs away from residents and onto fossil fuel companies and other responsible parties. Testimony in support came from the Polluters Pay Hawaii Coalition, Center for Climate Integrity, Hawaii Island Council, Our Hawaii, Sierra Club of Hawaii, and others, who described recent flooding, storm damage, rising premiums, non-renewals, and underinsurance as evidence of a worsening climate-driven insurance crisis. Several supporters urged amendments to give the Attorney General explicit authority to recover insurance-related losses for the Hurricane Relief Fund, HPIA, and private insurers, and to ensure recovered amounts benefit policyholders. Committee members questioned whether HPIA is a private entity, whether the Attorney General could represent it, whether the bill could create double recovery or affect pending climate litigation, and whether insurers would have standing or damages if they are only paying contractual claims. The committee then took up SB 888 SD2, a consumer protection bill that would restrict smart household security device operators from sharing user data with law enforcement without consent or a judicial order, and would bar conditioning device use on such consent. The Office of Consumer Protection testified in support and said an Illinois law could serve as a useful template for exceptions to the warrant requirement. An individual supporter said the measure would protect immigrant communities, judges, and others from surveillance and misuse of private data. No vote was taken during the portion of the meeting provided, and the chair noted additional written testimony submitted in support of SB 1166.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Elections - 02/11/25

Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • Schiller is referring to is the unemployment judge's judgment, and those copies are back there with Mr
  • Schiller is referring is the judgment given by the unemployment judge.
  • Freeman has that could pass out, the actual judgment from the unemployment judge said that Mr.
  • > from<00:32:32.360> the<00:32:32.480> unemployment<00:32:33.000> judge judgment
  • from the unemployment judge judgment from the unemployment judge said<00:32:34.039> that<00:32
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • And then he issued his judgment.
  • The judgment was extraordinarily broad and long and hard, which then caused the out-of-state big poultry
  • That is not nearly as Judge Frizell's judgment that is set for a hearing on my justification to the court
Keywords: 914, all
ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Apr 16th, 2025 at 12:30 pm

North Dakota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • An order of the Attorney General must be stayed pending the judgment or order of the district court and
  • to $400 million for dicamba drift claims from 2015 to 2020, in addition to the other Bader Farms judgment
  • to $400 million for Dicamba Drift claims from 2015 to 2020 in addition to the other Bader Farms judgment
Keywords: 908, all
Summary: The House convened with prayer, roll call, and a quorum present, then took up several procedural motions, including suspending House rules for three legislative days and replacing conference committee members on Senate Bill 2282 and SCR 4007. The chamber also recognized visiting student groups from Grafton/Pleasant Valley and Shiloh School. Later, the House agreed to several conference committee reports and moved a number of measures through final passage or final disposition. House Bill 1428, which would have created a sales tax exemption for clothing sold by thrift stores or nonprofit corporations, drew extensive debate over tax policy, revenue loss, and possible conflicts with streamlined sales tax rules. Supporters argued it would help lower-income shoppers and nonprofit thrift stores, while opponents said it created an unfair advantage and could reduce state and local revenue. The conference report was adopted, but the bill ultimately failed on final vote, 37-54. House Bill 1440, relating to cigar lounges, was amended in conference and then passed 75-17. House Bill 1460, concerning adult foster care for private-pay adults, electronic monitoring, and a legislative study, was also adopted and passed overwhelmingly, 91-1. The House then passed Senate Bill 2224, which revises gaming commission structure and gaming stamp requirements, adds Attorney General enforcement provisions, and includes a $25,000 general fund appropriation, by a vote of 88-0. Senate Bill 2327, which expands uses of the agriculture diversification and development fund and appropriates $15 million to it, passed 74-17 after a member was excused from voting due to a personal interest. Senate Bill 2267, creating a regulatory framework for on-site wastewater treatment systems and shifting licensing authority to the Department of Environmental Quality, passed 82-10, and Senate Bill 2276, addressing joint water resource boards for cross-county projects, passed 90-1. The most contentious debate centered on Senate Bill 2160, which would move the state employee health plan from grandfathered status to a non-grandfathered ACA-compliant plan and appropriate about $6.6 million for the transition. Supporters said it would give the PERS board more flexibility, expand preventive and other benefits, and potentially slow premium growth without charging employees premiums. Opponents warned it could raise out-of-pocket costs, add mandated benefits, and shift costs to employees, while also arguing the bill had not been adequately studied. After extended debate, the House passed SB 2160 by a vote of 55-37. The chamber also concurred in Senate amendments to House Bill 1318, a pesticide labeling bill, and placed it on final passage, but the transcript ends before the final vote on that measure.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Science, Technology and Energy (02/02/2026)

Science, Technology and Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • I would say at 5 megawatts, these smaller systems wouldn't go through the site evaluation committee,
  • I would say at 5 megawatts, these smaller systems wouldn't go through the site evaluation committee,
  • wouldn't go through the site evaluation wouldn't go through the site evaluation committee<02:24:
  • And, or at least the standard that the utilities are using to do evaluations.
  • utilities are using to do evaluations. utilities are using to do evaluations.
Keywords: 1189, house, all