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CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • that end, we have scheduled a tentative hearing in April to review any federal policy changes and assess
  • The Department of Finance will of course assess that.
  • Yeah, so we are that We are continuing to assess the situation.
  • That's something that we are actually assessing. I'll defer to Adrian Barraza.
  • So we're continuously assessing, and at this time, we don't have any other information.
Keywords: 988, house, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 2/25/26

Commerce Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:03:02.720> on<00:03:02.959> the funded by a an assessment on the funded by a an
  • assessment on the insurance<00:03:03.760> companies<00:03:04.640> that<00:03:04.959>
  • they would um support assessing they would um support assessing insurance<00:03:46.560> companies
  • <01:19:10.080> against<01:19:10.480> the from uh assessments against the from uh assessments
  • money to pay their part of the assessment.
Keywords: 1183, house
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection - 03/26/26

Commerce and Consumer Protection

Transcript Highlights:
  • <01:19:37.600> on With over 266 million in assessments on With over 266 million in assessments
  • <01:19:58.440> also should reinsurance assessments also should reinsurance assessments also
  • dates and just letting this assessment dates and just letting this assessment continue<01:27:43.840
  • assessment assessment um um um as<01:29:29.680> an<01:29:29.800> ongoing<01:29:30.640>
  • considerations of future assessments considerations of future assessments will<01:32:39.600>
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Committee on Jobs and Economic Development - 02/12/25

Jobs and Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • for that additional assessment are 0.5%, 10%, and 14%.
  • the UI tax rate an additional assessment the UI tax rate an additional assessment is<00:09:04.200
  • In 2025, the base rate is 4% with a 5% additional assessment.
  • DOL has to assess program performance over the country.
  • DOL used to assess program performance.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 2/10/25

Agriculture Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • The IPCC Sixth Assessment Report in 2023 highlighted that use of SAF is the best lever to decarbonize
  • in its six assessment report in 2023<00:20:52.679> in<00:20:52.919> other<00:20:53.200
  • I also want to highlight in assessment I also want to highlight in particular<00:42:07.880> that<
  • the feed stock production assessment the feed stock production practices<00:42:49.160> reduced
  • That also would factor into that overall life-cycle assessment.
Keywords: 1183, house
Summary: The House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee held an introductory meeting that began with housekeeping, a correction to the committee rules (the room number should be G3, not G35), and member and staff introductions. Members described their districts, agricultural ties, and priorities for the session, including consumer food costs, urban agriculture, farm economics, livestock disease preparedness, and support for Minnesota’s agricultural sectors. No votes were taken during the introductory portion. The committee then turned to sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Deputy Commissioner Andrea Veble of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture said the Walz administration strongly supports SAF because of its potential for agriculture, forestry, and clean energy, and reviewed Minnesota’s 2023 SAF tax credit and related sales tax exemption. She said the state has feedstocks and should continue investing so Minnesota can attract SAF production and support rural jobs. Jeff Davidman of Delta Airlines testified that aviation is difficult to decarbonize and that SAF is the airline industry’s main path to net zero by 2050; he cited current use of SAF, the need to scale production, and Minnesota’s role in supplying feedstocks and hosting future production. Peter Frost of Greater MSP described the Minnesota SAF Hub as a public-private partnership aimed at building the full SAF value chain in Minnesota. He emphasized that Greater MSP is coordinating investors and partners to grow the regional economy and said the SAF effort is intended to create jobs and economic development. Committee members did not ask questions during the portion captured, and no formal action or vote was recorded on the SAF presentations in this transcript excerpt.
CO

Colorado 2026 Regular Session

Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 118 May 12th, 2026

Colorado House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • and allocate enterprise fees and assessments.
  • The supplemental assessment...
  • It does not currently assess insurance companies.
  • An assessment as to whether, to the G.
  • It's already assessed. So I urge an I vote. >> Further discussion on the amendment.
Keywords: 981, all
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • We do a clinical assessment on them if they choose so.
  • Uh we do a clinical assessment activity.
  • They've done 819 assessments.
  • They've done 819 assessments.
  • So 99% of They've done 819 assessments.
Summary: The Interim Joint Committee on the Judiciary met on November 6, 2025, approved the minutes, and welcomed guests including Kentucky Specialty Courts manager Elizabeth Nichols and Boyle/Mercer Family Court Judge Bruce Petri. The committee then heard the Chief Justice of Kentucky, Deborah Lambert, deliver her state of the judiciary address, focused largely on judicial branch funding, facilities, technology, and specialty court programs. Chief Justice Lambert said the branch is facing a projected $14.3 million shortfall for fiscal year 2026 and asked lawmakers for supplemental support, access to reserve funds, and higher base appropriations to cover inflation and nondiscretionary costs. She also requested a 15% across-the-board pay increase for judicial branch employees, citing salary gaps with other state workers and declining judicial compensation relative to national averages. She emphasized that the branch has received a clean FY 2025 audit and said the requests were intended to sustain current operations rather than expand them. A major portion of her remarks covered court technology and facilities. She described the move to Chamberlain during Capitol renovations, the purchase of that building as a cost-saving measure, and the need to fund courtroom audio/video systems and a new statewide case management system. She also discussed courthouse maintenance, flood damage, mold issues, security system upgrades, and the $47 million asset preservation fund created last session, while asking for additional local facilities funding and one-time disaster-related support. Lambert highlighted specialty court and statewide program results, including foster care review boards, family recovery courts, court designated worker programs, drug and mental health courts, and the Judicial Commission on Mental Health. She thanked legislators for prior bills and support, including House Bill 1, Senate Bill 26, and the CES law, and said 2026 recommendations will focus on civil commitment reforms under KRS 202C. During questions, Senator Wheeler asked whether some courthouses are being overbuilt; Lambert said most facilities are inadequate, though some may be larger than needed, and that future needs and population changes must be considered. She also noted that virtual hearings and technology have improved efficiency. No votes or formal committee actions were taken beyond approving the minutes and receiving the presentation.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

JLARC I-900 Subcommittee for SAO Performance Audits May 14th, 2025

JLARC I-900 Subcommittee for SAO Performance Audits

Transcript Highlights:
  • Next, we evaluated five leading practices to assess how Ecology is engaging with the surrounding communities
  • be doing more to ensure use of tribal exposure scenarios in setting cleanup levels and plans and assessing
  • You're revising the site hazard assessment, SHARP program.
  • You're revising the site hazard assessment, sharp program.
  • And that's one of the benefits of doing this new SHARP assessment of all the sites, including those that
Summary: The I-900 Subcommittee held a public hearing on the State Auditor’s performance audit, Community Engagement During Contaminated Site Cleanups. Auditors said Ecology directly conducts or supervises cleanup at only about 8% of active contaminated sites, while most sites are handled by third parties or have no cleanup plan yet. The audit found that Ecology generally met legal requirements at the sites it oversees, but community engagement varied, was not consistently tailored to local needs, and lacked a systematic “lessons learned” process. Auditors also found inconsistent coordination between Ecology and the Department of Health, and limited guidance for staff on when to collaborate. Tribal feedback was mixed: some tribes said engagement met their needs, while others wanted earlier and more tailored outreach. Committee members pressed the auditors on why many third-party-managed sites appeared to have little or no public involvement, and whether Ecology has broader authority to require public engagement and oversight. The auditors responded that their review focused on community engagement requirements, not the full cleanup permitting process, and said the gap they identified was the lack of required oversight for third-party engagement. Members also asked about tribal engagement, exposure scenarios, and the meaning of “active” and “planless” sites. Ecology officials said they agreed with many of the findings, were already taking steps to improve community research, lessons-learned reviews, tribal guidance, and coordination with Health, and had recently launched a public email notification system for site status changes. They also said some recommendations would require additional funding or staff resources. Public testimony supported stronger community engagement and more resources for Ecology. Washington Conservation Action said contaminated sites disproportionately affect communities of color and low-income communities, praised the audit for highlighting the need for better site-specific engagement, and urged full funding for MTCA-related work. The hearing ended with the chair inviting written comments and adjourning the meeting.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Apr 17th, 2025

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • That is tab four is assessment of homestead property. SB 176 by Senator DiCeglie.
  • during its elevation up to 110% of the previous homestead square footage without increasing the assessed
  • Portions of the property exceeding 110% or 2,000 square feet will be assessed at just value. Mr.
  • On tab 3, you will find SJR 174, assessment of homestead property.
  • S.J.R. 174, assessment of homestead property. Senator DiCeglie, you're recognized. Thank you, Mr.
Summary: The Appropriations Committee met with a quorum present and took up a long agenda of House and Senate bills, many of them conforming or “orphan” measures that were amended with delete-all or strike-all amendments to place them in conference posture. Among those reported favorably were HB 5015 on the State Group Insurance Program, HB 5009 creating the Florida Accountability Office, HB 5013 on state-funded property reinsurance, HB 5201 on state financial accounting, HB 5203 on the Capitol Center, and HB 5501 on documentary stamp tax distributions. The committee also approved SB 1292 on public records exemptions for certain email addresses, SB 1290 on highway safety and motor vehicle agency changes, SB 26 on an uncontested claims settlement, SB 176 and SJR 174 on homestead property assessment for flood-mitigation improvements, and SB 1122 on Florida Virtual School procedures. Several substantive bills drew discussion. SB 924, covering fertility preservation services for cancer patients under the state health plan, received supportive comments from members and was reported favorably. SB 1160 expanded health insurance premium coverage for law enforcement officers and their families when catastrophic injury or death occurs in the line of duty or during official training, and it also passed. HB 1662, the Department of Transportation package, established or revised programs involving the Florida Transportation Academy, transportation research, rural transit, airport and seaport accountability, advanced air mobility, landscaping, and HOV lane changes; it was amended after testimony from the Florida Airports Council about landing-fee language and questions from members about AAM and HOV lane implementation, then reported favorably. The committee also heard and approved SB 600, which codifies a statewide manufacturing office and creates a Florida manufacturing promotional campaign and grant framework, and SB 602, the fee bill tied to that campaign. That pair prompted the most extensive debate, with members asking about grant structure, eligibility, oversight, and whether the program could become a “slush fund”; the sponsor and Florida Makes said the program is aimed at small manufacturers, would be subject to rulemaking, and is intended to support training and modernization. SB 602 passed on a mostly party-line vote with Senator Pizzo voting no. At the end of the meeting, members recorded additional votes on selected bills, and the committee adjourned without further business.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
  • RECORDS WILL NO LONGER BE CONFIDENTIAL AND EXEMPT UNDER THIS AMENDMENT INCLUDING AN INSOLVENCY ASSESSMENT
  • THEY WERE NINE ASSESSMENTS ACROSS THE STATE AND THE GOVERNOR AND THE FIRST LADY ACTUALLY KICKED IT OFF
  • NEUTRALITY ASSESSMENT FORM BY SENATOR GRALL. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO EXPLAIN THIS BILL.
  • THIS ASSESSMENT FORM CONTAINS AND THIS IS FOR INCREASED RISK OF ABUSE.
  • SB 1640 IS A PUBLIC RECORDS BILL THAT MAKES THIS ASSESSMENT FORM CONFIDENTIAL AND EXEMPT FROM PUBLIC
Keywords: 999, senate, all
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

March 27, 2025 - 12:30 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • The PCS also authorizes the Legislature to limit the increase in the assessed value of real property
  • The bill creates the... ...exemptions and assessment limitation authorized by the HJR for written leases
  • It provides guidance to the public and property appraisers for how property should be assessed in the
  • The bill creates the exemptions and assessment limitation authorized by the HJR for written leases of
  • It provides guidance to the public and property appraisers for how property should be assessed in the
Summary: The Ways and Means Committee met on March 27, 2025 and first considered HJR 1257 and its implementing bill, HB 1259, which would create two $25,000 property tax exemptions and an assessment cap for long-term rental properties owned by Floridians who also have a homestead in the state. Supporters argued the measure would increase long-term rental supply and help Florida residents, while opponents from counties and cities warned of a large revenue loss, potential tax shifts to businesses, and weak guardrails against abuse. Members raised concerns about wealthy owners holding many condos, possible family-member workarounds, and whether savings would actually reach tenants. The committee adopted an amendment to the implementing bill, then reported both measures favorably after party-line-leaning debate and recorded votes. The committee then unanimously reported HB 761, which limits deferred ad valorem and non-ad valorem tax relief to properties with a just value of $1 million or less and raises the minimum tax certificate sale amount from $250 to $500. Members also unanimously approved CS/HB 733 on brownfields, which expands and clarifies the state brownfields program, and two Osceola/Sunbridge local bills, CS/HB 4043 and HB 4059, dealing with special district infrastructure and district boundary expansion subject to voter approval. HB 995 on Areas of Critical State Concern, focused largely on the Florida Keys, was amended to remove the ad valorem tax exemption portion and to adjust the growth cap from 500 to 825 units, then was reported favorably. Later, the committee approved HB 6021, which repeals sales tax on all bullion purchases of gold, silver, and platinum, with supporters calling it a sound-money measure and critics asking about future revenue effects if related legal-tender legislation passes. Finally, the committee passed HB 1339, which excludes wind-damage mitigation improvements from assessed value for property tax purposes, after adopting a clarifying amendment about secondary water barriers. Throughout the meeting, most bills were reported favorably, often after brief debate and with little or no public testimony beyond support or opposition from affected local-government and industry groups.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Municipal and County Government (02/04/2025)

Municipal and County Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • from now that land has to be assessed from now that land has to be assessed and<01:41:50.400>
  • <02:11:09.960> Standards direction from the assessing Standards direction from the assessing
  • some of the larger assessing some of the larger assessing issues<02:20:20.479> thank<02:20
  • the municipality are onto the assessing the municipality are onto the assessing office<04:34:01.039
  • Community um for the ease of assessing Community um for the ease of assessing purposes<04:57:38.958
Keywords: 1189, house, all
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Science, Technology and Telecommunications Sep 23rd, 2025

Science, Technology & Telecommunications Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • And then the last one's a big one: it's our risk assessment.
  • On page number 10, you'll be looking at the enterprise network assessment.
  • Once again, we are using the standardized NIST framework to assess this.
  • We leverage other mechanisms for some of our special projects, like the risk assessment.
  • We had to go with what was given, so we are doing the assessment now.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Legislative Health and Human Services Sep 12th, 2025

Legislative Health & Human Services Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • It said LFC staff compared kindergarten assessment outcomes for students who attended various programs
  • Since this assessment tool is gonna be put on tablets, and there are some families who do not believe
  • I will also, looking at slide five, the needs assessment.
  • that is closely aligned with the Head Start needs assessment requirements.
  • When you implement a program, you need to assess its impact on rising health care costs.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

May 13, 2025 - 02:00 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • The other thing I mentioned: special assessments are treated separately.
  • reported under permits fees and special assessments, not as a part of taxes.
  • The other thing I mentioned, special assessments are treated separately.
  • reported under permits fees in special assessments, not as a part of taxes.
  • Special assessment charges for public services was most common among those 51 counties.
Summary: The Select Committee on Property Taxes met for a listening session focused on a presentation by Amy Baker of the Joint Legislative Office of Economic and Demographic Research on local government revenues and expenditures. Baker reviewed statewide financial data for counties, municipalities, and independent special districts, using 2018-19 as a baseline year because it was stable and pre-COVID. She explained that counties rely heavily on taxes, with ad valorem taxes making up about 73% of county tax revenue and about 24% of total county revenues statewide, while municipalities rely more on charges for services and have a lower statewide ad valorem share of about 14.7%. She also noted wide variation across local governments, with some counties and cities highly dependent on property taxes and others using them minimally or not at all. Special districts were shown to be very different from counties and cities, with hospital-related revenues and expenditures dominating many of them, while water management districts were more reliant on ad valorem taxes and focused expenditures on the physical environment. Baker also summarized expenditure patterns: counties spent the largest share on public safety, while municipalities spent the largest share on general government services, followed by physical environment and public safety. She emphasized that local government structures vary widely and that the committee should study what characteristics are associated with greater property tax reliance. She said the next research steps would be to extend the analysis through later years, including the COVID and inflation period, and to examine institutional and legal factors that shape local fiscal structures. Members asked about unfunded mandates, fuel taxes, reserves, school taxes, millage rates, and how property taxes relate to specific services such as police and fire. Baker said the current analysis did not yet account for mandates or school taxes and that further work could examine links between revenues and expenditures, commercial versus residential tax burdens, and other factors. After the presentation, members reported back on local meetings with counties and municipalities. Several described large differences in millage rates, revenue mixes, and the impact of any property tax changes on fiscally constrained counties versus larger, wealthier ones. Concerns were raised about how local governments would replace lost revenue, especially for public safety and emergency response, and members discussed the need to consider both revenue replacement and ways to rein in spending. The co-chairs said the committee would continue gathering information, send members follow-up homework and requests for panel suggestions, and invite additional input from constituents, stakeholders, and local governments. The meeting ended with no votes or formal actions beyond adjournment.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Because I think that the broad assessment—I won't speak for my colleagues—my assessment is that DSGS
  • And I guess just my closing comment: I think that if the assessment is that DSGS...
  • So as we are making assessments about cost-effectiveness, we need to include that calculation.
  • I’m the Director of the Energy Assessments Division at the California Energy Commission.
  • In terms of growth, our office conducts annual reviews to assess our needs.
Summary: The committee first heard Issue 1 on trailer bill language to redirect funding for emergency demand-response programs. The Department of Finance proposed using about $26.9 million in General Fund originally set aside for the Distributed Energy Backup Assets program to bolster the Demand-Side Grid Support Program for summer 2026, and using about $70 million in CalCHAP interest to support ratepayer-funded demand response in summers 2027 and 2028. The CEC and CPUC said they are working on a transition from DSGS to ELRP or a successor program, while the LAO noted the General Fund money would otherwise revert to savings. Members pressed the administration on whether demand response remains important, whether DSGS has been successful, and whether the state should keep funding it through the CEC rather than shifting to a ratepayer-funded CPUC program. The CEC and CPUC said the programs are not directly comparable, emphasized different cost structures and enrollment metrics, and said a CPUC rulemaking is underway with a proposed decision expected in Q3 2026. No vote was taken in the transcript. The committee then took up Issue 2, a budget proposal tied to SB 254 and the new transmission accelerator. GoBiz and the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank described a five-year, roughly $26 million request to staff and administer the accelerator and manage Proposition 4 and AB 1207 funds for transmission financing. Members asked about state liability, ownership of financed lines, FERC revenue requirements, and whether the program would help underserved regions and offshore wind development. Staff explained that the accelerator would only consider projects already identified through CAISO’s competitive transmission planning process, and that state financing would be a small portion of large projects intended to lower overall costs to ratepayers. The LAO said it had no specific concerns but urged the Legislature to ensure the final language matches its intent. The committee also heard Issue 3 on petroleum market oversight. The CEC and its Division of Petroleum Market Oversight requested additional positions and funding to implement ABX2-1 and continue work on supply stabilization, refinery monitoring, and transportation fuels analysis. Members questioned why the work was funded through the Energy Resources Programs Account, whether existing staff from the paused price-gouging work could be reassigned, and whether the program had produced evidence of price gouging or improved supply conditions. CEC and Finance said the new positions are needed because the workload has expanded, while some existing staff remain on related analysis and reporting duties. The discussion ended without a vote in the transcript.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • And the eight beds are considered sort of an assessment and stabilization unit because when we started
  • And I believe that's the assessment that South Carolina made as well.
  • c><00:38:10.079> South that's the assessment that South that's the assessment that South Carolina
  • <00:40:12.079> Um guess assess the legalities of that.
  • Um guess assess the legalities of that.
Summary: The committee met to hear updates from the Department of Juvenile Justice and the Department of Corrections on two related issues: a proposed high-acuity juvenile mental health treatment facility and medical services contracts, including the impact of Wellpath’s bankruptcy proceedings. At the start, the chair agreed to hear the Department of Corrections first so members could get context on the medical contract before turning to DJJ’s proposal. DOC officials said Wellpath, the department’s comprehensive medical and mental health provider since 2013, was awarded its current contract through a 2021 procurement process. They reported that Wellpath’s Chapter 11 reorganization plan had been confirmed and that the company had transitioned ownership to lenders, but had not yet fully completed the bankruptcy process. DOC said there had been no service lapses, no reduction in care, and no known impact on Kentucky vendors or hospitals, and that DOC staff meet with Wellpath almost weekly. Members asked whether the committee had been kept informed and whether the bankruptcy could affect future services or subcontractors. DJJ then presented its concept for a high-acuity facility, explaining that the project is still in the preliminary programming and conceptual stage and has not yet entered the formal design phase with DECA. Officials said the proposal in the capital plan would create a 24-bed facility, with 16 clinical beds and 8 assessment/stabilization beds, to serve justice-involved youth with serious mental health needs. They said the facility would need to separate males and females and high- and low-risk youth, and that current placements often require sending youth out of state to places such as Pennsylvania, Michigan, Georgia, Arkansas, and Texas. Staff said the goal is to centralize treatment, improve safety, and reduce the need for fragmented or out-of-state placements. Committee members questioned the cost estimates, staffing needs, and whether the facility was justified given the small number of youth currently placed out of state. DJJ said the operational estimate includes an unknown medical-contract component and that the number of youth needing the facility can fluctuate because of surges in the juvenile population. Officials also said they had consulted with South Carolina, which is developing a similar facility, and noted that renovating existing facilities was considered but could be more expensive or impractical than building a separate site. No votes or formal actions were taken during the discussion.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (10/22/2025)

Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • They are assessment investigators.
  • They are assessment investigators.
  • They're not assessment workers.
  • . assessment. assessment.
  • >> but for all all assessments. >> but for all all assessments.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Feb 24th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 1118 by Hughes relates to anesthesia coverage and patient assessment requirements for certain
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/18/2026 - House Transportation & Infrastructure

Transportation & Infrastructure

Transcript Highlights:
  • A basic principle of insurance is to mitigate risk and assess risk according to the individual.
  • And the assessments are fees that are charged. Mr. Cole, I'm looking at this again.
  • And the assessments are fees that are charged directly from these fees.
  • Chairman, Representative Martinez, all of these waterfall downstream, the surcharges and the assessments
  • And seeing the surcharges and the assessments that are needed, we need to figure out where this money
Summary: The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee heard a series of transportation, traffic enforcement, and memorial bills. SB 1024, dealing with licensing and registration for roadable aircraft, drew a question about where vehicle license tax revenue would go, but with no sponsor present the committee still advanced it on a do pass recommendation by a 3-2 vote. SB 1205, which creates rules for private-property vehicle booting, was supported by industry and sponsor testimony as a consumer-protection framework modeled on towing laws; it passed 5-0 after discussion of time limits, recordkeeping, dispute resolution, and penalties. SB 1366, creating a temporary study committee on public-property towing and impound practices, was presented as a bipartisan, data-gathering measure and passed 5-0. SB 1232, a billboard/outdoor advertising zoning bill tied to military compatibility and ADOT permitting, was described as a technical cleanup measure negotiated with ADOT and local stakeholders; it passed unanimously 6-0. The committee spent the most time on SB 1624, which would cap photo-enforcement civil penalties at $75 and limit the effect of photo-radar violations on licensing and insurance. Supporters argued the bill would simplify enforcement and reduce reliance on cameras, while opponents from insurers and local governments warned it would mask risk, shift costs to other drivers, and reduce revenue for several state funds and local programs. An amendment was adopted to treat excessive speeding caught by photo enforcement as a class 3 misdemeanor and direct $15 of the penalty to the Peace Officer Training Equipment Fund. The amended bill then passed 4-2, with members citing concerns about school zones, revenue impacts, and the role of photo enforcement. The committee also advanced SCR 1004, a voter referral that would let Arizona voters decide whether cities may continue using photo enforcement; it passed 4-2 after testimony that it was a negotiated compromise preserving local control while requiring a future local vote in affected cities. The final items were memorials naming highways. SCM 1002 would rename a portion of State Route 77 the L.F. Quinn Memorial Highway, and SCM 1006 would rename a portion of U.S. Route 70 the PFC Michael A. Nolene Memorial Highway. Both were described as constituent-driven and appropriate under naming procedures, with members noting Quinn’s long-ago death and Nolene’s service as the first Native American to die in the Gulf War. Both memorials passed unanimously 6-0. Earlier in the meeting, SB 1010 and SB 1552 were announced as held, and the committee adjourned after completing the remaining agenda.