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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Audit Commission 11/4/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Miss Lys, do we have any contracts that we could find?
- Um, Miss Lson, are there contracts with regard to the use of the governor's residence?
- I think what you're asking is if we couldn't provide the kind of contracts or invoices coming out of
- Um, the who contracted, who sent it sounds like there weren't contracts, but who was the agreement with
- and your transparency in in acknowledging<02:04:33.440>
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Summary:
The committee heard a presentation from the legislative auditor on a performance audit of the governor’s office and lieutenant governor’s office covering July 1, 2022 through December 31, 2024. The audit reviewed receipts, inventory, payroll, and non-payroll expenditures and found 12 findings, concluding the office generally did not comply with the criteria tested because of internal control deficiencies. The auditor said four of five prior findings that remained relevant were not fully resolved, and that the problems were widespread across financial operations, creating opportunities for waste and fraud, though no evidence of wrongdoing or misuse of funds was found.
The main findings involved weak segregation of duties, late vendor payments, inaccurate reimbursements and vendor payments, missing documentation, and poor receipt management. Auditors said one employee handled purchasing, receiving, payment processing, and inventory functions without adequate oversight; vendors were often paid late, resulting in more than $1,000 in late/reactivation fees; reimbursements and some state airplane payments contained errors; and many vendor payments, reimbursements, and purchasing card transactions lacked required support. The office also failed to collect about $12,000 for events at the governor’s residence, did not fully process several deposits, and lacked documentation for some billed or deposited amounts.
Members reacted strongly to the repeated control failures and the lack of documentation, with several saying the issues were pervasive and concerning even if the dollar amounts were not large. Questions focused on whether the problems reflected different treatment of vendors versus employee expenses, whether restitution was being sought, and whether legislation was needed. The auditor responded that the state already has the necessary policies and procedures, and that the issue is implementation and oversight by the governor’s office, not new legislation. The auditor also said the governor’s office had been receptive and had begun taking steps to address the findings.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate - 03/10/25
Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate
Transcript Highlights:
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for co-ops all have different contracts for co-ops all have different contracts - Investments were made based on current rules; it is unfair to change that contract.
- finally rural sociologists tell contract finally rural sociologists tell us<00:28:52.080>
that <00:53:59.880>- First is that there's no transparency or consistency on the calculation of these solar fees.
and future without Clarity transparency and future without Clarity transparency
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 056 Mar 11th, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It shows that there's support for transparency and ethical behavior.
- <00:52:00.320>
And transparency and ethical behavior. - And transparency and ethical behavior.
- And to the contract negotiating point.
- They contract with someone, but we site.
Summary:
The House convened with a quorum, approved the journal from March 9, 2026, and made several announcements about committee meetings and visiting student groups. Members also moved out of order to consider Senate Joint Resolution 11, which designates a portion of U.S. Highway 34 in memory of Sergeant John Jack Thurman. Supportive remarks highlighted Thurman’s Marine Corps service at Iwo Jima and his later work in Colorado. The resolution passed unanimously, 61-0, with four excused.
The chamber then took up third-reading bills. House Bill 1213, continuing the Biomass Utilization Grant Program, and House Bill 1185, continuing the Cold Case Task Force and updating its sunset review, both passed 61-0. Senate Bill 7, allowing terminally ill patients to use medical marijuana in health facilities, drew supportive remarks about patient choice and district support and passed 49-12 with four excused.
House Bill 1137, concerning requirements for campaign consultants, prompted extended debate. Supporters argued it would address conflicts of interest and protect candidates from unethical consulting practices, while opponents said the issue should be handled by contract rather than law and warned against further regulation. The bill failed on third reading, 26-35, with four excused. The House then moved to Senate Bill 1 on housing policy; the transcript cuts off during debate, with concerns raised about housing shortages, vacancies, and the risk of a housing bubble.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Education Assessment & Accountability Review Subcommittee. (7-1-26)
Transcript Highlights:
- In September and October there'll be a determination and contract negotiations.
- Again, as you will know, contract negotiations can take a considerable amount of time.
- In September and October there'll be a determination and contract negotiations.
- Again, as you will know, contract negotiations can take a considerable amount of time.
- , because of the trust, the transparency, because of the trust, the transparency, the<00:27:01.880
Keywords:
0:00:03 - Call to Order and Roll Call
0:00:43 - Approval of October 14, 2025 and November 4, 2025 Minutes
0:01:15 - Acceptance of Office of Education Accountability Report: Analysis Of Student Discipline Data in Kentucky Schools
0:02:10 - Implementation Update on 26 RS HB 257
0:49:38 - Career and Technical Education in the Assessment and Accountability System
1:13:50 - Office of Education Accountability Annual Report
1:47:27 – Adjournment, 958, all
Summary:
The Education Assessment & Accountability Review Subcommittee approved the minutes from its October 14 and November 4 meetings and also approved the Office of Education Accountability report analyzing student discipline data in Kentucky schools. The main presentation came from KDE Commissioner Dr. Robby Fletcher on implementation of House Bill 257, which he said has two major parts: selection of a statewide college entrance exam through a new procurement process, and development of locally designed indicators of quality for accountability.
On the college exam, Fletcher explained that the state had to reopen procurement after Senate Bill 197, with the RFP released May 21, vendor questions handled through the Finance and Administration Cabinet, proposals due June 22, and scoring and review expected in July and August, with a vendor decision not likely until October. He emphasized that the exam is a norm-referenced college-readiness measure, not a test of Kentucky academic standards, which are assessed by the KSA. Members asked about the science requirement in statute, the possibility of multiple vendors or district choice, and whether the CLT could participate; Fletcher said vendors must address science in the RFP, multiple vendors could be possible, and any vendor could submit a proposal if it meets the rubric. He also noted that ACT and SAT differ in structure, that either can meet college-readiness benchmarks, and that there were no major complaints about the SAT during its first year of use.
The second major topic was the locally developed indicators of quality under House Bill 257. Fletcher said these are intended to let districts measure themselves against their own goals rather than compare districts statewide, while still aligning with Kentucky standards. He described examples such as achievement, growth, student well-being, safety, fiscal responsibility, civics, internships, apprenticeships, project-based learning, and defenses of learning. He said districts may use local assessments such as MAP, STAR, and I-Ready alongside state data, and that local models should be developed with families, community members, and workforce partners. He added that KDE is providing technical assistance, has applied for a federal CGSA grant, and will use a one-time $15,000 cost offset for districts implementing local accountability models, with a superintendent webcast planned for August.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill strengthens accountability, increases transparency, and encourages early interventions when
- c> accountability, increases transparency, accountability, increases transparency, and<00:41:34.079><
- So this is a revisor contract schools.
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For <01:19:45.520>example, improve transparency. - For example, improve transparency.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session 4/25/25 - Part 2
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
JHA Public Hearing - Wed Feb 18, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST
Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Um maybe now more than ever transparency is important.
- Um maybe now more than ever transparency is important.
- old ones wear out uh or new contracts old ones wear out uh or new contracts are<01:00:54.079>
- significant than in the current contract significant than in the current contract to<01:40:46.000
- So aggressive contracts that Shop gets.
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on HB 1790 HD1, which would require law enforcement and oversight agencies to collect and report data on stops, use of force, and complaints to the Hawaii Crime Lab, which would publish incident-level information and annual reports. Supporters, including the Office of the Public Defender, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the ACLU of Hawaii, Hawaii Justice Rising, and the Policing Project, said the bill would improve transparency, help identify disparities, and support better policy and accountability. OHA requested amendments to ensure Hawaiians are identified as a distinct category in the data, and the University of Hawaii’s Ashley Rubin said the Crime Lab would work with agencies to make implementation as seamless as possible. The Department of Law Enforcement supported the bill’s intent but asked for a longer timeline and culturally appropriate methodology, while HPD opposed the bill as written, saying it would require too many new data points, create a significant administrative burden, and rely on subjective perceptions of race and ethnicity; HPD also noted it is piloting an e-citation system that could help with data collection. Committee members questioned HPD about current manual processes and technology options. The chair reported 18 testimonies total: 15 in support, one in opposition, and two with comments, and no vote was taken in the excerpt.
The committee then heard HB 1611 HD1, which would phase down the general excise tax on groceries and nonprescription drugs until a full exemption takes effect in 2034. The Department of Taxation offered technical recommendations, including clearer definitions for groceries and nonprescription drugs and a technical change regarding the county surcharge exemption. Supporters, including the Hawaii Public Health Institute and the Hawaii Food Industry Association, argued the GET on groceries is regressive and worsens food insecurity, especially for low-income households, and said the bill would provide needed relief. The Tax Foundation of Hawaii offered technical concerns, including a possible wholesale-tax enforcement issue once the exemption is fully phased in. The excerpt ends during testimony on HB 1611, with no final committee action shown.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- So going back to our contract again, we don't contract specific routes. >> The contract structure, we
- don't contract specific routes. don't contract specific routes.
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contract >> The contract structure, we contract >> The contract structure - contract that we have right now. contract that we have right now.
- not fulfilling the contract, right? not fulfilling the contract, right?
Keywords:
public school land transfer, Department of Education, DOE, land conveyance, fee simple title, tax map key, TMK, Act 307, Session Laws of Hawaii 2022, Act 139, Board of Land and Natural Resources, BLNR, Department of Land and Natural Resources, DLNR, Kauai, Maui, Honolulu, Kaimuki Middle School, Wilcox Elementary School, school property
Summary:
The committee heard SB 2613, a cleanup bill relating to public school land transfers under Act 307 (2022), which revises tax map key references and the conveyance process for properties transferred to the Department of Education. The Hawaii State Public Library System supported the measure, saying it would complete the long-unfinished separation of the library system from DOE property control and make future building projects more efficient and cost-effective. DOE also supported the bill and requested an amendment to remove TMK 43-62 parcel 10, the Wilcox Elementary School parcel, so that it could instead be transferred to the county for use with the adjacent park and tennis courts.
Members focused heavily on why land transfers and construction approvals have been slow, especially the need for right-of-entry documents and an MOA for a library construction project. Library and DOE witnesses said the delays stemmed from site-control issues and confusion over property status, and that the bill would clarify which parcels are transferred by operation of law and remove the need for additional transactional documents in many cases. Several members questioned whether the bill actually changes authority or simply clarifies existing practice, and DOE said it wanted legislative clarity so the transfers are unmistakably effective on a date certain.
The committee also discussed a separate section of the bill dealing with public use of school facilities after hours, including parking fees on property under DOE jurisdiction. DOE explained that any parking charges would apply only to property it controls, not county roads, and that fees are set through existing facility-use procedures. Members raised concerns about the pace of land transfers generally and urged DOE to move more expeditiously on pending parcels. The hearing then moved on to SB 2147, which would designate the first Friday in February as Love My Library Day; the library system testified in support as the committee began that measure.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Aging and Long-Term Care Committee Apr 21st, 2026
Aging and Long-Term Care
Transcript Highlights:
- estates are entitled to receive a portion, typically 50 to 90%, of their entrance fee back when the contract
- of a specific unit, but instead place residents or their estates in a queue based on when their contract
- size or desirability, aligns incentives so providers focus on filling all units, and improves transparency
- resident or their estate when they leave the community or pass away under the terms outlined in their contract
Summary:
The Assembly Aging and Long-Term Care Committee heard three bills. AB 1819, by Assemblymember Sanchez, would require buildings serving 50 or more people to have an automated external defibrillator (AED) on site. The author said the bill is a practical way to protect older adults, and supporters included the California Association of Recreation and Park Districts and the California Society for Respiratory Care. The committee moved the bill on a due pass as amended basis and re-referred it to Appropriations, with members voting aye and the roll held open for later additions.
AB 1983, by Assemblymember Blanca Rubio, would allow continuing care retirement communities to use a sequential repayment method for entrance fees, so refunds to residents or their estates would be paid in order rather than waiting for a specific unit to be reoccupied. The author and Erickson Senior Living said the change would make repayment more predictable while preserving consumer protections. Support also came from LeadingAge California and the California Assisted Living Association, and there was no opposition. The committee passed the bill and re-referred it to Human Services.
AB 2037, by Assemblymember Patterson, would create a grant program to help seniors and people with disabilities harden homes and properties against wildfire risk, with the goal of reducing damage and helping stabilize insurance costs. The author and supporters, including the California Foundation for Independent Living Centers, Alzheimer’s Orange County, Alzheimer’s San Diego, AARP California, and the Placer County Board of Supervisors, said the program would help vulnerable residents afford protective upgrades. The committee accepted amendments, passed the bill due pass as amended, and re-referred it to Appropriations. After the main votes, the committee reopened the roll for add-on votes and then adjourned.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 03/27/25
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
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that through our grants and contracts that through our grants and contracts - You have a contract, you keep your contract, or you have a process where you break it over time to soft
- administrator that we would contract administrator that we would contract with.<00:45:06.400>
- for the state's electronic benefits transfer, or EBT, contract, allowing an initial 5-year contract
- And as as my contract, I'm $2.38.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Transportation Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Transportation
Transcript Highlights:
- that impact car rental affordability for all Massachusetts residents, businesses, and government contracts
- Does your bill call for transparency in... ...close to $1,000, like you mentioned.
- Does your bill call for transparency in addition to a cap, whereas the dealers just will have to advertise
- into their inspection system at one time, but then did not make it into a subsequent inspection contract
- at our dealerships it is, and it's supposed to be fully disclosed in the motor vehicle purchase contract
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Transportation held a hybrid hearing on a large slate of bills covering motor vehicle sales, registration, title processing, dealer regulation, and several local matters. Chair Cyrro noted that Senate Bill 2414 had been postponed at the sponsor’s request, though public testimony would still be accepted. The hearing then heard testimony on measures including S. 2367, which would make an insurer primary for losses caused by an insured driver in a rental car; H. 3698 and related bills on codifying registration of 25-year-old imported Japanese kei vehicles; H. 3701 on requiring lienholders to release titles within seven days; H. 3690 on capping dealer documentation fees; and H. 3641 on requiring education for class two motor vehicle dealers. Testimony also addressed e-titling and e-signatures, peer-to-peer car sharing, temporary license plates, duplicate plates, general registration plates for motor vehicle distributors, and a bill to ban tinted license plate covers.
Supporters of the rental-car insurance bill argued Massachusetts is an outlier compared with 47 other states and said the change would improve fairness, competition, and consumer understanding without raising premiums. Dealers and industry groups generally supported e-titling/e-signature modernization and the inspection-related bill, but urged safeguards to preserve title, registration, and insurance verification. The Massachusetts State Auto Dealers Association opposed the doc-fee cap, saying documentation fees are a disclosed cost-recovery tool that varies by dealership. Representatives and advocates for kei vehicles said the RMV’s 2024 reversal showed the need to codify the rules in law, while opponents of the RMV’s approach described it as arbitrary and harmful to owners and importers. Supporters of the dealer-education bill said it would curb unregulated “curbstoning” and help ensure proper title handling and consumer protection.
Several local and specialty bills also drew testimony. Hatfield officials supported a local bill allowing golf carts on certain town roads under strict safety rules, and Representative Ayers testified for a bill banning tinted license plate covers to aid toll collection, law enforcement, and vehicle identification. Senator Lovely and other advocates supported the “Easy ID” license plate proposal, saying it would improve vehicle recognition in crime and child-abduction investigations. The committee took no votes during the hearing and adjourned after public testimony concluded.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
October 8, 2025 - 03:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- We have a shared vision to provide greater access, transparency, and service through our programs and
- Since 1996, the SNAP Education Program, operated through contracted providers, has worked with local
- In federal fiscal year 2024, through contracts with the University of Florida and Feeding Florida, more
- The department has a contract with The Work Number through Equifax to then match what results came in
- The department has a contract with the work number through Equifax to then bounce what results came in
Summary:
The Human Services Subcommittee met to receive implementation briefings on House Bill 1267, which was enacted to address benefit cliffs and help public assistance recipients move toward economic self-sufficiency. The Department of Children and Families reviewed SNAP, Temporary Cash Assistance (TCA), and Medicaid-related eligibility and work requirements, including who must participate in work activities, the role of Florida Commerce and CareerSource Florida, and the new standardized intake and exit surveys required by the law. Members also discussed the TCA program’s household-based structure, the 48-month adult limit, and how work requirements differ for SNAP and TCA participants.
Florida Commerce and CareerSource Florida then reported on implementation of HB 1267, including the CLIFF financial forecasting tool, case management changes, and survey data collected from welfare transition participants. They said intake surveys showed common barriers such as child care, transportation, and flexible work schedules, while exit surveys showed many participants were employed or had gained credentials, though response rates were low because the surveys are voluntary. A local workforce board, CareerSource Tampa Bay, described using CLIFF in case management and shared a success story about a participant who completed training, earned certifications, and moved into employment.
The committee also heard a separate DCF briefing on the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act and its impact on SNAP. DCF said the law expands able-bodied adult without dependents requirements, changes non-citizen eligibility, ends future SNAP-Ed funding, increases state administrative cost sharing, and may require states to share in benefit costs if payment error rates remain above federal thresholds. Members focused heavily on Florida’s SNAP payment error rate, which DCF said was 15.13% for federal fiscal year 2024 and 12.60% for 2023, with the state currently on a corrective action plan. DCF described steps to reduce errors, including more verification of rent and utility expenses, improved income matching, staff training, and system modernization. No votes were taken, and the meeting adjourned after questions concluded.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- IT IS NOT ALWAYS, BUT MOST OF THE TIME IT'S THERE AND IT REPRESENTS A SORT OF CONTRACT IF YOU WILL.
- THAT CONTRACT CANNOT INTERVENE IN CERTAIN WAYS AND THAT CONTRACT.
- WE NEED MORE TRANSPARENCY IN SCHOOLS, NOT LESS TRANSPARENCY.
- ALLOWS THEM TO VOTE, MARRY, BECOME A POLICE OFFICER, BECOME A FIREFIGHTER, ENTER INTO A BINDING CONTRACT
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, June 9, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Larsen: I rise in support of H.R. 1373, bipartisan legislation to promote additional transparency of
- Burchett: I rise in support of the TVA Transparency Act.
- TRANSPARENCY ACT. T.V.A.
- TRANSPARENCY ACT ALLOWS ALL BOARD MEETINGS TO BE HELD IN PUBLIC AND THE T.V.A.
- transparent while ensuring it can serve its customers more effectively.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- services to help support agencies with their procurements, part of our initiative is to ensure transparent
- So we're working with Anna Silva and her team on procuring and putting those contracts out.
- I believe the FY26 majority of the $117 million is designated for contract maintenance.
- Million for contract maintenance and field supplies contingent on Senate Bill 2 passing.
- The goal was to ensure transparency and gain collaborative insights. And with that, Mr.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Fraud Committee Meeting - 2025-05-05
Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- I mean, we have a big problem generally with data silos in the state government, but when those contracts
- with the federal government were It was discovered that most of the contracts are with the state of
- or, in some cases, Representative Anderson and I have been talking about, regarding government transparency
- Well, they have state contracts with these other agencies, too." let them know what you're investigating
- We do run queries, and if we see that that grantee has received a contract or funds from another agency
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Commerce and Economic Development Mar 3rd, 2025
House Commerce & Economic Development Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- And sign a purchase and sales contract like any other buyer.
- contract that a commercial real estate broker or commercial real estate transaction would use.
- In our experience, it is essentially 90 to 120 days from contract to closing, and we have seen a track
- Once a homeowner signs a contract, they close on the purchase.
- The bill also asks for increased transparency and accountability.
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 118 Part 2 May 12th, 2026
Colorado Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We made some amendments to put in third-party contracting that needed to be negotiated from the House
- transit investment... ...to be developed and approved or rejected, with everything leaning toward transparency
- These are all good guardrails for this bill for transparency and financial security.
- I have plenty of people who work in construction, public works, contracting, roofing, and landscaping
- So, this just offers transparency to what we do and just making sure that we are transparent in what
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
2026 Legislative Session - Day Sixty - Wednesday, April 29
Missouri House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- For the sake of that oath, for the sake of transparency, and for the sake of good government, please
- oath to support the state constitution of Missouri, for the sake of that oath, for the sake of transparency
- this measure includes important protections against predatory sale leaseback schemes, requiring transparency
- the body's memory of that, the wholesaler bill is when a wholesaler is going to put a home under contract
- of stating that, one, they don't represent their interest necessarily, and they may transfer the contract
Summary:
The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved the House Journal for the prior day by a 126-0 roll call, and then moved through several points of personal privilege and guest introductions. Members recognized National Fentanyl Awareness Day, honored journalist Ray Hartman with a moment of silence, and welcomed numerous student groups, interns, and other visitors to the chamber.
The main floor action centered on conference committee report HB 2637/HB 3155, a large public safety package. Members discussed its size and scope, including juvenile justice changes, mental health provisions, cyberstalking language, drone restrictions, prosecutorial salaries, and sex offender registry issues. The House first approved a motion allowing conferees to exceed the differences, then adopted the conference report 124-13, passed the bill 119-18, and adopted an emergency clause for the drone-related sections 125-15. Supporters said the bill improved earlier legislation, while opponents criticized the bill’s length and constitutionality.
The House then passed Senate Bill 834, a consumer protection measure combining mortgage modification rules with protections against predatory residential sale-leaseback transactions, by 139-1. Members said it would help homeowners and small businesses and improve transparency. The chamber also passed Senate Bill 937, a land transfer bill authorizing the governor to dispose of certain state properties, by 137-2-1 after a minor amendment, and Senate Bill 938, which raises recording-related fees from $4 to $6 to fund the land survey program and recorder of deeds offices, by 121-21-2. Finally, the House passed House Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 973, a wholesaler/consumer protection bill that was amended to remove a school property right-of-first-refusal provision and add land bank language, by 110-36. The House then announced upcoming committee meetings, noted bills moving to the informal calendar, and adjourned until April 30, 2026.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- forth, but specifically there is a huge amount of need for cross-border trade and investment, legal contracts
- 5294 represents. critical next step in ensuring that medical schools maintain academic rigor, transparency
- The bill also requires transparency from institutions mandating that each Each medical school publicly
- The bill also helps to preserve the integrity of the on transparency in how medical schools evaluate
- By requiring transparency, affirming Neutrality in Admissions and Instruction and Enabling Enforcement
Bills:
HB232
Keywords:
disaster recovery, natural disaster, weather disaster, emergency relief, flood relief, hurricane relief, storm damage, wildfire, tornado, hail, windstorm, extreme heat, ice storm, snowstorm, property damage, personal injury, temporary housing, relocation assistance, lost wages, state emergency management