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• utility or insured replacement cost. utility or insured replacement cost.
• I don't know, but I do think that it makes sense from a cost-benefit analysis.
• costbenefit analysis. costbenefit analysis.
• existing cost sharing mechanisms. existing cost sharing mechanisms.
• c><05:19:13.440> goods that that cost to the cost of goods that that cost to the cost of goods

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• is the correct cost.
• Okay, all right, well then we've got a Mark Martin marginal cost.
• Insurance costs have skyrocketed, and we need some help.
• Look, this analysis is really good.
• And I love your incremental cost return statement that this.

Bills: SB4, SJR2, SB 4, SJR 2

Keywords: property tax, homestead exemption, school funding, state aid, constitutional amendment, SJR 2, Senate Joint Resolution 2, property tax relief, school property tax, ad valorem tax, residence homestead, school district taxes, Texas Constitution Article VIII, public school finance, homeowner exemption, elderly exemption, senior tax relief, disabled exemption, tax year 2025, voter approval

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• need to note that it is going to cost need to note that it is going to cost the<00:19:43.679>
• So I think there's always been a kind of cost-benefit analysis in the past of: we know that school districts
• But it is a large cost upfront, and then you have the costs every year to maintain it.
• But it is a large cost upfront, and then you have the costs every year to maintain it.
• are added costs, but the benefit, right? are added costs, but the benefit, right?

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee held a hearing on House Bill 1571, which would direct the Department of Education to review and revise statewide academic standards and curriculum and make an appropriation. Representative Kristen Noble, the sponsor, said the bill is intended to update outdated standards, especially in math, and to have the department create a list of high-quality curriculum and materials aligned to the revised standards. She noted she would likely amend the bill to change a requirement that districts “shall” select from the list to “may,” and said a misplaced crossed-out section would need to be restored and moved by amendment. She also said assessments would need to be updated to match any new standards. Testimony from Marie Banfield strongly supported the bill and the move away from a mandate, arguing that current standards are outdated and that Common Core and related standards have not improved student outcomes. She criticized the math standards for emphasizing multiple strategies and written explanations over computation, and said stronger standards would better support students, including those with learning or communication challenges. She also argued that New Hampshire should follow examples such as Massachusetts, which she said used rigorous standards successfully. Nate Green of the Department of Education did not take a position on the bill but explained that the bill would affect statewide academic standards, state assessments, and potentially federal compliance. He distinguished academic standards from minimum standards in statute, said any standards revision would require work with content experts, State Board approval, and then a corresponding assessment update that could take about two years. He estimated assessment development costs could range from about $200,000 to $500,000 for minor revisions and $1 million to $2 million for a wholesale new set of standards. He also said the bill would apply to public and charter public schools, not private or homeschool students, and that the department does not currently provide a statewide list of curriculum materials because curriculum decisions have historically been local.

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• analysis of these things. analysis of these things.
• performance relative to that analysis. performance relative to that analysis.
• Cost, and our coordinator, Diana Clapp.
• Cost, anything you'd like to add, former senator?
• ,<03:12:46.320> that's literature, historical analysis, that's literature, historical analysis

Keywords: 916, all

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• I know from my own part, I always appreciated the legal analysis that he would bring with his knowledge
• So I would always be printing off all these bills, 25 bills and analysis, 100 pages every weekend when
• the committee meets. 25 bills and analysis, 100 pages every weekend when the committee meets, and while
• and the deep analysis.
• And it ultimately cost him his life. And that's why he is a hero to so many of us.

Summary: The Assembly convened after an initial quorum call, then proceeded with prayer, the pledge, and routine motions. Members approved several procedural requests, including moving AB 362 to the inactive file and allowing the Natural Resources Committee to hear AB 34 on January 16. The chamber also recognized guests and paid tribute to retiring Republican caucus consultant Daryl Thomas, with remarks from multiple members praising his long service and legal analysis work. The main floor action centered on ACR 116, a resolution honoring Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Members from several caucuses and both parties spoke in support, emphasizing King’s legacy of civil rights, economic justice, nonviolence, and unfinished work. After opening the roll for coauthors, the resolution received 67 coauthors and was adopted by voice vote. The Assembly then took up ACR 118, recognizing Korean American Day; members highlighted Korean American history, community contributions, solidarity with other communities, and the significance of Koreatown and Korean American civic life. That resolution also received 67 coauthors and was adopted by voice vote. The consent calendar was then adopted on a 64-0 vote, including ACR 115 on National Blood Donor Month. The chamber also held an adjournment in memory for former legislator David Kelly, with a tribute to his military service, agricultural background, and legislative work on water conservation and sustainable agriculture. The Assembly announced the upcoming Martin Luther King Day recess and adjourned until Tuesday, January 20 at 1 p.m.

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• We haven't gotten a cost for that because getting that cost would sort of go beyond just the scope of
• We haven't gotten a cost for that because getting that cost would sort of go beyond just the scope of
• We haven't gotten a cost for that because getting that cost would sort of go beyond just the scope of
• cost in fact<01:52:05.679> more.
• <02:02:30.320> All cost 10% less than they do now. All cost 10% less than they do now.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• The changes which reduce program costs.
• There's no cost for this provision.
• So, the bill would or actual costs.
• So, the entire cost of this program was So, the entire cost of this program was paid<01:25:00.880>
• going just at the bare minimum of cost going just at the bare minimum of cost of<01:41:55.360>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We are already invested in thousands of dollars in legal and administrative support, with these costs
• Small towns cannot absorb these responsibilities or costs without substantial support.
• potability, or abundance can be threatened—has to be not only a factor, but a determinant in any site analysis
• industrial-scale infrastructure, a process in itself that's estimated for two or three years on the analysis
• industrial scale infrastructure, a process in itself that's estimated for two or three years on the analysis

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government held a hybrid hearing on late-filed bills and formal petitions, with testimony focused mainly on Senate Bill 3026 and House Bill 5294. The committee heard from legislators and local officials about S. 3026, which would give equal voting access in a six-town regional school district process. Testifiers from the Sixth Town Regional Planning Board and local select boards said the current voting setup is unfair because one town can vote during normal polling hours while others have a narrower voting window, and they argued the bill would ensure equal voter opportunity for a major regional school decision amid declining enrollment and financial pressure on the districts. The committee also heard extensive testimony on H. 5294, a Worthington home rule petition seeking a one-year solar moratorium. Worthington officials, residents, and advocates said the town is facing multiple large-scale solar and battery storage proposals and lacks the staff, legal resources, emergency response capacity, and technical expertise to evaluate them. Witnesses raised concerns about fire risk, groundwater and drinking water impacts, forest and wildlife impacts, decommissioning, and the effect on rural character and farmland, while emphasizing that the moratorium was framed as a planning tool rather than opposition to clean energy. Several speakers said the state’s solar siting and approval process is too complex and top-down for small rural towns, and that volunteer boards are being asked to manage industrial-scale projects without adequate support. One witness from a statewide group said Worthington’s situation reflects broader problems across western Massachusetts and urged the committee to address solar siting more broadly in a future session. The hearing concluded after testimony and committee questions, with no votes or final actions taken during the meeting.

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• We don't have any big cost overruns.
• It depends on the total cost of the project, Madam Chair.
• The overall cost for EDD Next, which is around $1.2 billion in total, that cost...
• The overall cost for EDD Next, which is around $1.2 billion in total, that cost has remained unchanged
• We can do that analysis and follow up with you about that.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• I'm getting back to analysis. >> Okay.
• I I wonder how much would it cost.
• The bill also it's an ex estimated cost The bill also it's an ex estimated cost to<03:15:00.800>
• finished explaining that it it costs finished explaining that it it costs them<03:17:14.720>
• <03:17:37.439> to<03:17:37.760> the building a cost to the building a cost to the &

Keywords: 920, all

Summary: The Alabama Senate convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, confirmed a quorum, excused absent senators, and adopted the previous day’s journal. The chamber also recognized guests, including members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and employees of the Central Alabama Electric Cooperative. A senator then delivered a Black History Month-style presentation highlighting James Weldon Johnson, A. Philip Randolph, Jan E. Matzeliger, and Percy Lavon Julian for their contributions to civil rights, labor, industry, and science. The Senate received House messages referring two Archives and History board appointments to the Committee on Confirmations, then took up numerous committee reports. Several bills from Finance and Taxation, Judiciary, Education Policy, Agriculture, Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development, Healthcare, Tourism, Veterans and Military Affairs, State Government Affairs, and Local Legislation received favorable reports, some with amendments or substitutes, and were advanced to second reading and placement on the next legislative day’s calendar. The chamber also recommitted Senate Bill 266 to the Tourism Committee. The Senate confirmed multiple appointments, including Llaya McNair to the Alabama Trust Fund Board, several members to the Credit Union Administration Board, and Elizabeth Smithart, Leslie Sanders, and Wayne Sers to the Alabama State Board of Human Resources. It then adopted several resolutions, including commendations and memorials, such as resolutions honoring Mary Francis Holland, the Stanhope Elmore boys bowling team, and Alicia Cannon for more than 50 years of service to the Alabama judicial system. The Senate also adopted a resolution creating the Study Commission on Artificial Intelligence and Children’s Internet Safety, after discussion about its purpose, membership, and duties; an amendment to the commission resolution was adopted before the resolution itself was adopted.

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• Ensure cost efficiency and drive continuous improvement and health care.
• That's creating a cost savings for the managed care plan.
• The plans are just sort of seeing this is a cost of doing business knowing that they now have 50 plus
• I'll start with the latter part of your question, specific to behavior analysis since we transitioned
• Is there any indication or have we had any kind of analysis review asked what it was that led to?

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• Uh, it typically involves some sort of life cycle analysis.
• Um, the complexity arises because the boundaries to these systems for the life cycle analysis are often
• data, uh, the reporting of which may not be currently required or otherwise provided, making the analysis
• And we spend about $2 million a year just on energy costs.
• This could Help us tremendously in keeping those costs down through geothermal energy.

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• Even if content can be identified, the committee’s analysis itself notes that determining the current
• Even the cost of hiring lawyers to simply determine which AI outputs may no longer trigger compliance
• We are still reviewing the amendments from the analysis today, but as the bill is in print, we are in
• Let me just also reinforce that the author has agreed to the amendments that are in the analysis.
• So we realize that the amendments are brand new because they are in the analysis only, but just to clarify

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Prosecutors are not to win at all costs, as we all know; it's to do justice.
• was important because the defendant in that case was in custody, and that Brady argument basically cost
• was important because the defendant in that case was in custody, and that Brady argument basically cost
• two weeks around argument basically cost two weeks around approximately<00:38:27.000> of<00:38
• all the data everything all the analysis all the data everything all the analysis goes<01:11:10.960

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• But speaking of that, we have obviously there's cost drivers.
• Do you do cost-benefit analysis of regulations on the industry? Mr.
• But yeah, we should definitely do cost-benefit analysis.
• You know, we're concerned about the cost of insurance; all of us are.
• And if there's ways that we can reduce the cost, that would be a positive.

Summary: The Committee on Director Nominations met with four members present and approved the prior minutes without objection. Chair Jay Kaufman outlined the committee’s role in reviewing executive nominations and explained the hearing process for three nominees: Mary Foote for the Office of Economic Opportunity, Debbie Johnston for the Department of Health Services, and Chuck Bassett. Foote did not appear for her hearing, and members discussed her absence and alleged omissions in her disclosure materials, including prior service with Planned Parenthood-related organizations. The committee then moved to reject her nomination, and the motion passed 3-2, recommending that the full Senate reject Mary Foote. Debbie Johnston, nominee to lead the Department of Health Services, appeared and gave an opening statement describing her Arizona background, prior Senate staff work, and more than 20 years with the Arizona Hospital and Health Care Association. She said her priorities at ADHS include rebuilding trust in public health licensing, improving stakeholder engagement, standardizing rulemaking communication, addressing alleged religious discrimination and retaliation concerns in licensing, and using technology and AI to improve efficiency. In questioning, senators pressed her on her management style, conflict-of-interest safeguards given her prior industry role, enforcement priorities, budget pressures, behavioral health and assisted living oversight, and the department’s response to COVID-19. Johnston said she would follow statutes, recuse herself from enforcement matters involving former contacts, and resign if directed to carry out an unlawful policy. She also said the department does not regulate therapy itself, only facilities, and that it would rely on legal counsel regarding the governor’s conversion-therapy executive order and related federal civil-rights allegations. Several senators focused on public health trust and the department’s pandemic response, with Johnston acknowledging concerns about closures, data collection, and communication during COVID-19 while saying she would review past after-action materials and be better prepared in the future. Public testimony from stakeholders in aging services and health care strongly supported her confirmation, praising her accessibility, responsiveness, and collaborative approach. After testimony, the vice chair moved to recommend Johnston’s confirmation to the full Senate. The roll call was underway when the transcript ended, with several members voting aye and one member expressing reservations about her not reviewing the pandemic after-action report before another crisis occurs.

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• they cannot pay for the compliance costs they cannot pay for the compliance costs or<00:26:53.000
• These are real costs.
• But we also have fuel cost adjustments, transmission costs, and higher demand that are driving costs
• cost adjustments, transmission<00:40:27.480> costs, transmission costs, transmission costs, and
• driving costs up for for our consumers. driving costs up for for our consumers.

Bills: SF0095, SF0107, SF0112

Keywords: driver's license, motor vehicle services, third-party providers, Wyoming, regulatory compliance, motor vehicle, registration, license plate, electronic system, State Department of Transportation, county treasurers, vehicle fees, public records, license plates, replacement cycle, vehicle registration, motor vehicles, state fees, 916, all

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• There were Senate and House analysis done for both bills. Senator Bernard. Thank you, Mr.
• No staff analysis. Leader Berman.
• No staff analysis. Leader Berman.
• It is only second in the cost burden to families under housing costs.
• They get just a free pass out of it all that costs us so much money.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge, and heard several member introductions before moving to the special order calendar. The chamber first took up SB 200/HB 295 on a comprehensive waste reduction and recycling plan, which directs DEP to develop a statewide recycling strategy by 2026 with stakeholder input and a three-year implementation roadmap; the House bill was substituted and passed 38-0. Senators then approved CS/CS/SB 492 on mitigation banking and land development after adopting two McLean amendments, including one on out-of-service credits and another incorporating phosphate mining lands provisions; the bill passed 35-3 after debate over possible constitutional issues. CS/SB 494 on aggravated animal cruelty was also amended and substituted with the House companion to add a searchable FDLE database of convicted animal abusers and a sentencing multiplier, with an agriculture-related exemption; it passed 37-0. The Senate next passed CS/CS/SB 500/HB 711 creating the Spectrum Alert for missing children with autism, including training and coordinated alert procedures, with a House amendment to align implementation timing and funding; it passed 37-0. CS/CS/SB 524/HB 1089 added Duchenne muscular dystrophy to newborn screening tests and passed 36-0. CS/CS/SB 592/HB 393 revised the My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program by lowering approval thresholds, clarifying eligibility and ownership issues, and adding sliding-door wind-driven rain mitigation devices; it passed 37-0 after discussion about funding and insurance premium credits. CS/SB 742/HB 1145 on workforce education allowed charter schools direct access to grant funding and expanded money-back guarantees for certain programs, and it passed 37-0. CS/CS/SB 822/HB 443 on charter schools generated extensive debate and multiple amendments, including a Jones amendment requiring parent acknowledgment of school rules; the bill would expand charter autonomy, reporting flexibility, enrollment capacity, and governance provisions, and it was placed on the calendar for third reading after the amendment process. Later, the Senate passed HB 827 on a statewide study of automation and workforce impact, which would examine job displacement, wages, vulnerable regions, and training needs, by a 35-0 vote. It also passed CS/CS/SB 964/HB 181 on parole guidelines, CS/SB 976/HB 901 on court-appointed psychologists, and CS/SB 1084/HB 1451 on sexual cyber harassment and digitally forged intimate images, all unanimously. CS/CS/SB 1156 on a Home Health Aid for Medically Fragile Children Program was amended to clarify training requirements and passed 37-0 after supportive debate about helping parents care for medically fragile children. Finally, CS/CS/CS/SB 1240/HB 1091 on substance abuse and mental health care was amended to allow designated facilities to retain certain stabilized patients during the 72-hour involuntary examination period and passed 37-0. Several other bills were temporarily postponed, and the chamber also recognized guests and interns throughout the session.

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• their top three challenges this analysis their top three challenges this analysis combines<00:36
• So we excluded that other category from this analysis.
• So we excluded that other category from this analysis.
• It provides statewide access through contracts that are remarkably cost-effective and that keep cost
• <01:29:12.760> being service within two years or costs being service within two years or costs

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We have uh one no-cost renewal this morning for employee assistance services for psychological evaluations
• Sorry about that. >> Adding cost and time. >> Good morning. >> Morning. >> Janna Engles for ADOC. >>
• I was going to mention that they're all the same. >> Uh, they're no-cost time extensions.
• next year and again it's a no cost next year and again it's a no cost increase<00:27:05.840>
• It's for Expert Economic Consulting Services for transfer pricing analysis. >> Any questions?

Keywords: 924, joint, all

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• Additionally, our contractor found that the board revised its fees in 2024 but did not conduct a cost
• analysis to ensure its fees were consistent with statute.
• Absent a documented fee analysis, it's unclear whether current fee levels are appropriate to support
• There's no cost... The fund balance supports our expansion. There's no cost to taxpayers.
• I have to do the workforce analysis in order to support our fee analysis that's upcoming because they're

Keywords: 1182, all