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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 3/5/26
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- This is a point-in-time assessment for one month in my city alone.
- 25:37.279><c> examining</c> preliminary impact assessment examining preliminary impact assessment examining
- ><c> 76,000</c> The impact assessment found 76,000 The impact assessment found 76,000 residents<00:25
- 00:26:40.720><c> of</c><00:26:40.960><c> Operation</c> assessment of the impacts of Operation assessment
- With weapon screening in place, carry.
Keywords:
civil rights, law enforcement, federal collaboration, accountability, state law, immigration enforcement, economic impact, Operation Metro Surge, study, appropriation, local government, Legislative Commission on Legislative Security, legislator security, elected official security, staff security, statehouse security, capitol security, legislative district safety, political violence prevention, threat assessment
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- responsible for a person under guardianship, shift the responsibility of determining who requires screening
- Senate Bill 2903 would enhance transparency and ensure courts have the necessary information to assess
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Task Force on Homeowners and Commercial Property Insurance 10/22/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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- It's good assessment in many years.
- assessment? assessment?
- </c> look at two or three years and assess look at two or three years and assess how<01:57:34.239><c>
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2026-03-03 (10:00AM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- CS for CS House Bill 1069, a bill to be entitled an act relating to background screenings.
- CS for CS House Bill 1069, a bill to be entitled an act relating to background screenings.
- And just to remind everyone, this is the background screening bill.
- So that fee would be assessed after we have a designation of the terrorist organization, and then we
- There's no way to really protect someone who has not been level two background screened.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- A lot of that is in screenings.
- Every two years by state law we do, actually four years, we do a needs assessment and we assess what
- Tom Palladino: ...we do a needs assessment and we assess what the greatest needs are for veterans across
- Tom Palladino: ...the grants are awarded after we assess each organization's application.
- After assessing those needs, they act as liaisons to the local agencies and non-profits.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- , environmental impact assessments, cultural impact assessments, and NHPA Section 106s.
- Early screening and evidence-based instruction can change lives.
- screening and Evident Early screening and evidence-based<05:20:11.040><c> instruction</c> evidence-based
- HB 1891 ensures students are screened early and taught effectively.
- simple early screening Without simple early screening and<05:28:45.000><c> without</c><05:28:45.600>
Bills:
HB2459, HB1616, HB1799, HB1604, HB1732, HB1736, HB1931, HB772, HB2153, HB2122, HB2009, HB2012, HB1779, HB2296, HB2397, HB2398, HB1596, HB2233, HB1976, HB1563, HB815, HB1655, HB1851, HB1941, HB2037, HB1635, HB2201, HB1943, HB1163, HB2452, HB2429, HB2148, HB2306, HB2007, HB2049, HB2616
Keywords:
food innovation, agribusiness, food safety, market access, branding, economic diversification, performance indicators, agriculture, aquaculture, commercial activity, swine production, Korean natural farming, housing development, commercial projects, county authority, public works, construction standards, exemption, zoning, housing
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Jan 27th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- One such removal is a reference to newborn screening diseases, as those are now fully and clearly codified
- Our assessment fee for plan year 2025 is $11.75 for health insurance and 75 cents for dental plans.
- You mentioned on the revenue, assessment fee revenue, you said $11, but the slide show says $15.
- Assessment fee revenue. You said $11, but the slide show says $15. Can you confirm for me?
- Total assessment fee revenue for fiscal year 2025 was approximately $15 million. Okay.
Summary:
The committee reviewed several Idaho Department of Health and Welfare rule dockets under zero-based rule review. For the Idaho Reportable Disease Rules, department staff said the revisions mainly reduce duplication and shorten the chapter, while adding viral hemorrhagic fevers and lowering the lead-poisoning reporting threshold from 5 to 3.5 micrograms per deciliter. Members questioned whether stricken language on records access, daycare restrictions, inspection authority, and reporting duties changed policy; staff and the state epidemiologist said the edits were mostly consolidations or removals of language already covered by statute or federal law, and that no substantive reporting requirements were intended to change. Concerns were also raised about limited time to review the large docket, public notice, and trust in the department’s explanations.
The committee approved the radiation control rules, which were described as being reduced by about 70 percent, with incorporation by reference removed and a new requirement that out-of-state licensees register within 30 days. It also approved the docket on use and disclosure of department records, which staff said simply removes repeated references to the Idaho Public Records Act, HIPAA, and other governing authorities without changing what records are protected. The reportable disease docket drew the most discussion; after debate over whether the rule changes were merely cosmetic and how statutory changes affect rules, a substitute motion to hold the docket for one week was adopted on a 5-9 roll call vote, with the docket set for reconsideration on February 3.
Later in the meeting, the committee received Your Health Idaho’s annual report. Executive Director Pat Kelly said the exchange remained financially self-sustaining, had no state funding, and continued to post record enrollment, with more than 144,000 Idahoans selecting plans during open enrollment 2026. He said most enrollees receive tax credits, but the expiration of enhanced premium tax credits drove affordability concerns, increased disenrollment, and shifted many consumers into lower-cost bronze plans. Members asked about plan changes, enrollment math, assessment fee revenue, and the effect of premium increases versus the loss of enhanced subsidies. Kelly said the exchange’s net premium increases were driven mostly by the subsidy expiration, and the committee adjourned after the report.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- So, while that's in our budget, I didn't put it on the screen because the lines start going everywhere
- And then our local authority: we do have home rule powers over local fees, assessments, and charges.
- And you have some ad valorem assessments, and so I want to point out something like a stormwater utility
- I'm just going to hit it really quickly: general obligation bonds, revenue bonds, and special assessment
- septic-to-sewer conversions when you hear special assessments—because it's not always going to be caught
Summary:
The Committee on Community Affairs convened with a quorum and took up SB 308, a bill related to the Florida Museum of Black History. The bill would establish a Florida Museum of Black History Board of Directors and direct it to work with a supporting nonprofit foundation, while also requiring the St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners to provide administrative assistance and staffing until planning, design, and engineering are complete. With no appearance forms or debate, the committee voted the bill favorably.
The remainder of the meeting was an informational briefing from the Florida Association of Counties and the Florida League of Cities on local government budgeting practices. Presenters explained how counties and cities develop budgets, the legal framework governing property taxes and other revenues, the distinction between restricted and unrestricted funds, and the role of constitutional officers, public safety, debt, pensions, and capital planning. They emphasized that most local revenues are restricted by law, that general funds are the main discretionary source, and that local governments must balance annual budgets while meeting mandated service levels.
The presenters also discussed how property taxes, fees, local option taxes, and state-shared revenues support local services, and they highlighted the fiscal pressures created by public safety, emergency management, infrastructure, and retirement costs. Members asked questions about the share of local revenue that is unrestricted and the implications for any proposal to eliminate property taxes. The presenters responded that only a portion of county and municipal revenue is flexible, with much of it dedicated to specific purposes by law.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Joint Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs Committee, May 4, 2026 - PM
Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, let me share my screen here.
- Um, I would like to share my screen and show my slides.
- </c><01:36:29.280><c> and</c> Um, I would like to share my screen and Um, I would like to share my screen
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- ,</c><02:32:44.080><c> written</c> safety culture assessments, written safety culture assessments, written
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Education Pre-K - 12 Feb 4th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- With fidelity in our classrooms, progress monitoring assessments system. The PM ONE PM TWO in PM 3.
- We work with the chamber and we also go out and do the comprehensive local needs assessment to align
- But through our lands, we are also wanting to assess impact of engagement and return of investment.
- Another example of how we assess impact is our engagement.
- We assess that impact through their engagement, the more color we see, the more engagement we have.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 1 on Education Mar 12th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- This state has made deep investments in dyslexia screening, has made deep investments in professional
- We want to deepen the focus on the sex year screening, deepen the focus on professional development.
- However, we note that the proposed 20% increase isn't tied to any particular assessment of costs.
- However, we note that the proposed 20% increase isn't tied to any particular assessment of costs.
- We go in, we look at the district, and then we basically do an assessment.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Health and Human Services Feb 7th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- They perform testing because they have to do a clinical assessment and diagnosis.
- A provider has responsibility to follow state and federal regulations, patient assessment, clinical care
- They perform testing because they have to do a clinical assessment of diagnosis.
- Again, it's for one minute, and there is a timer on the screen.
- Madam Chair, yes, that is an accurate assessment of the bill, of what it presents and why it's being
Summary:
The House Health and Human Services Committee first heard House Bill 256, which would require school cardiac emergency response plans to address sudden cardiac arrest at school athletic activities and ensure AEDs are clearly marked and accessible at those events. The sponsor and an American Heart Association representative said the bill builds on last year’s law and is meant to improve implementation, not add new equipment costs. Members asked about funding, were told the AEDs are already in place, and the bill received a due pass with no opposition.
The committee then took up House Bill 278 on Medicaid reimbursement for toxicology testing in substance use disorder treatment. The sponsor and Southwest Labs argued that current payer policies limit providers’ clinical judgment, that a new flat-rate code for unlimited analytes would improve care, keep Medicaid dollars in New Mexico, and support local laboratories. Several members raised concerns about whether the bill effectively rewrites bundled G-codes, whether it mainly benefits one company, how it affects MCO contracts, GRT/tax issues, and whether the fiscal estimates were realistic. After extensive questioning and conflicting views, a due-pass motion was made but the vote ended in a tie, so the bill did not advance.
Finally, the committee considered House Bill 287 to create a permanent, full-time Health and Human Services Committee with a director and expanded membership, similar to other permanent legislative committees. Supporters from advocacy and policy groups said health care is too large and complex to be handled by a part-time interim committee and that year-round staffing would improve oversight and policymaking. Members discussed committee composition, staffing, subpoena power, and the proposed appropriation, and the sponsor said the bill is a starting point that could be refined later. The committee approved HB 287 on a do-pass motion and then adjourned until Monday morning.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm looking at the screen.
- Our financing is similar to TDI's. and that were financed by an assessment on insurance policies, of
- Member companies must share a portion of TWAIA's losses through assessments as prescribed by statute.
- It's not what I described for TUYES, and one element of its funding structure. are the authority to assess
- And so FairPlan has actually experienced recent deficits and gone ahead. and requested member assessments
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
February 5, 2025 - 03:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- Also, you'll see some other requirements up on the screen. I'm not going to go through all of them.
- And we know that people are making those assessments of what they're going to do.
- I will tell you one other thing that we did this... ...assessments of what they're going to do.
- We deploy damage assessment teams. Our initial focus is cut and toss and clearing roads.
- Assessing any damage, we deploy bridge inspection teams.
Summary:
The Natural Resources and Disaster Subcommittee met to continue its review of hurricane impacts and state response. The committee first heard from the Florida Division of Emergency Management, which described its four core functions—preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation—and highlighted its 24/7 State Watch Office, regional training efforts, and disaster assistance work. Deputy Executive Director Keith Pruitt detailed the state’s 2024 storm response, including Hurricanes Debby, Helene, and Milton, citing large-scale mission support, flood-control deployments, meal and water distribution, power restoration, debris removal, and billions in disaster funding and mitigation dollars. He also discussed debris management challenges and recommended that local governments update and exercise debris plans and maintain contingency contracts.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Ways and Means Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Joint Committee on Ways and Means
Transcript Highlights:
- So I hope it's on your radar screen, and I hope that we can figure a way out of it.
- So I hope it's on your radar screen, and I hope that we can figure a way out of it.
- I hope it's on your radar screen, and I hope that we can figure a way out of it.
- We do have an assessment that has only really risen with just cost of living over the years.
- So there's now this program that is partially funded through assessments, but also through application
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Ways and Means held a hearing at UMass Amherst on Governor Healey’s fiscal year 2027 budget, focusing on energy/environment-related transportation issues and the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. The chairs and members opened with thanks to UMass, university leadership, court officers, and legislative staff, and Chancellor Javier Reyes highlighted UMass Amherst’s research, workforce, sustainability, and transportation contributions, including energy research, transit operations, and partnerships with MassDOT. The hearing then moved to MassDOT and MBTA testimony on the administration’s transportation funding package, including House 2, the FY26 Fair Share supplemental, and a proposed four-year Chapter 90 authorization.
MassDOT officials described the budget as part of a broader multi-year transportation investment strategy, citing funding for operations, snow and ice removal, regional transit authorities, the MBTA, the Merit Rating Board, sustainable aviation fuel credits, micro-transit and last-mile grants, unpaved road improvements, bridge and pavement work, and housing-related transportation infrastructure. They emphasized workforce expansion, capital delivery capacity, safety improvements, and local aid, including the new lane-mile-based Chapter 90 formula intended to benefit rural communities. Officials also discussed major projects and programs such as Grant Central, culvert and unpaved road grants, work zone speed cameras, congestion hotspot fixes, the Sagamore and Bourne Bridge projects, and MBTA operating support and safety upgrades.
Testimony from the MBTA and rail/transit staff focused on improved ridership, service frequency, accessibility, and safety, including progress on the Green Line Train Protection System, reduced delays, expanded bus and commuter rail service, and the South Coast rail extension. Regional transit authorities reported increased ridership and described new fare-free, connectivity, and community transit grants. Aeronautics testimony covered airport capital work, drone and data programs, sustainable aviation fuel efforts, and workforce development in aviation maintenance. Committee members then asked questions, especially about Western Massachusetts priorities, Chapter 90 funding, bridge repairs, snow and ice costs, Cape Cod bridges, Buzzard’s Bay rail, and Compass Rail/West-East Rail. Officials said several federal rail grants were moving forward, that Sagamore Bridge procurement would begin soon, and that the administration remained committed to pursuing federal funding and multi-year transportation investments.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Water and Natural Resources Sep 11th, 2025
Water & Natural Resources Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- More research is desperately needed to flush out Distribution Maps, Species Assessments and Extinction
- And for that, a lot of times, there has to be like a habitat assessment.
- And that involves assessing risk, understanding where we need to put our focus in wildfire mitigation
- The one up here on the screen, Ute Lake Ranch, we're currently on the fifth phase of that one.
- Particularly with this cap, where you get the value assessed, and then you only get 50% of that value
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- down into a computer, and type in the information and wait for that to come back on his computer screen
- And it moves requirements related to assessments from rule to statute.
- It moves requirements related to assessments from rule to statute.
Summary:
The Senate convened with all 35 members present, heard prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and approved the corrected journal. The chamber then received committee reports advancing several measures, including Senate Concurrent Resolution 115, Senate Bills 130, 1301, 1331, 1332, 1308, 1309, 1311, 1317, 1272, and 1283, along with House Bills 587, 528, 558, 500, and several House bills from the House. The Senate also swore in a new class of pages and received messages from the Governor and House. House bills and Senate bills were referred to the appropriate committees or calendar stages as reported.
On final passage, Senate Bill 1254 passed 34-0 with one absent. The bill amends the Chiropractic Practice Act to allow certain certified clinical nutrition chiropractors to prescribe limited products such as vitamins, minerals, fluids, and epinephrine so they can obtain them from pharmacies for administration to patients. House Bill 533 passed 31-4; it removes the vehicle registration sticker requirement, with supporters citing modernization and an estimated $300,000 savings, and opponents raising law enforcement concerns about officer safety and the loss of a visible registration cue. Senate Bill 1258 passed 26-9; it creates a production-based distillery license for qualifying rural distilleries, allowing them to sell their own liquor by the drink on site, with supporters framing it as a small-business and agritourism measure and critics warning against special carve-outs in liquor law.
House Bill 502 passed 35-0, moving Idaho Forest Products Commission rules and related requirements into statute and consolidating definitions and procedures in the code. House Bill 555 passed 34-0, revising the solid waste and landfill regulatory framework by shifting authority to the Department of Environmental Quality, eliminating the health districts’ role, and funding the estimated $400,000 annual cost through user fees. The Senate also held Senate Bill 1264 for one legislative day, received announcements about upcoming amendment deadlines, and adjourned until the next day at 10:30 a.m.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session (Full Formal with Calendar) Feb 12th, 2026
Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I hear all the time about housing providers often screening out voucher holders and ceasing communications
- We're talking about a simple background check, assessing what you've done or what you were incarcerated
- We're talking about a simple background check, assessing what you've done or what you were incarcerated
Summary:
The Senate began with recognitions, welcoming four young women from Quincy and Lawrence who were at the State House advocating on climate issues. The chamber then adopted an adjournment in memory of Nancy Driscoll of Attleboro, with remarks honoring her long public service at the State House and her family’s legacy of service.
The main business was Senate No. 2947, an act regarding fair housing practices in the Commonwealth. Senators Gomez and Payano spoke in strong support, describing housing discrimination against voucher holders and people of color, and explaining that the bill would expand enforcement authority, increase penalties for repeat violations, require annual complaint summaries, and mandate fair housing training for real estate licensees. Senator Lovely also supported the bill, citing her experience in real estate and the need for stronger fair housing education and enforcement.
Several amendments were considered. Senator Tarr’s amendment to add HUD-related certification, notice, and corrective-action requirements for municipalities and public agencies was debated but defeated on a roll call vote, 6-30. Senator Kennedy’s gender-neutral wording amendment was adopted, as was Senator Payano’s amendment requiring publication of suspended as well as revoked licenses. Senator Keenan’s amendment to anonymize complaint summaries was also adopted. Senator Edwards withdrew an amendment on housing access for returning citizens, and other amendments were withdrawn. The Ways and Means amendment, as amended, was adopted, and the bill was ordered to a third reading and then passed to be engrossed by a unanimous roll call vote of 38-0. The Senate then adjourned to meet again the following Tuesday, also noting John Arizian and Nancy Driscoll in memory.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget REVISED: Start time changed to 12:00 PM for Oklahoma State Department of Education
Appropriations and Budget
Transcript Highlights:
- include a $125 million allocation, a national library, school lunch matching at $3.1 million, and assessment
- And so I know that SoonerART is a great way to screen our kids and... Make sure they get services.
- Based upon my assessment, I feel confident that the number is sufficient to meet our current Do you anticipate
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- That's an interesting assessment, though I might, now's not the time, I might disagree with that a little
- That's an interesting assessment, though I might, now's not the time.
- You can see the four ideas that are on the screen there.
Summary:
The committee held an informational hearing on housing affordability and land-use policy, with presentations from Emily Hamilton of the Mercatus Center and representatives from Mountain States Policy Center. Hamilton argued that housing shortages are driven largely by restrictive zoning, parking mandates, permit delays, and building code requirements, and cited examples where deregulation increased housing supply and moderated rent growth. She also discussed accessory dwelling units, state-local cooperation on zoning reform, and building code changes such as allowing single-stair apartment buildings and more units under the residential code. Committee members asked about the role of large investors in housing, the shift toward “missing middle” housing, federal land availability, and whether Idaho’s housing problems are primarily supply- or demand-driven. Hamilton said easing supply constraints is the best long-term response and noted that recent price spikes were also affected by pandemic-era demand changes.
Chris Cargill and Maddie Clark presented polling and research from Mountain States Policy Center showing strong public concern about housing costs in Idaho. They said 86% of Idahoans view affordable housing as a serious problem, 87% support more flexibility for ADUs, 69% favor automatic permit approval if regulators miss deadlines, and 78% think legislators should act. Their research emphasized a supply shortage, construction labor constraints, and the need to streamline permitting, reduce regulatory costs, open more land for development, and support manufactured housing and other lower-cost building methods. They also argued that abundant supply would reduce opportunities for investors to distort the market. Committee members raised concerns about rent control, public housing, single-family home preferences, and whether local zoning is truly a major issue in Idaho.
An Association of Idaho Cities representative, Mr. Wheatley, briefly commented that Idaho already approves more building permits per capita than any other state and cautioned that automatic approval policies could create safety risks if not carefully designed. No legislation was considered or voted on during the hearing, and the chair said the committee would return to minutes later and adjourned after the presentations.