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• We dropped and then we increased.
• We dropped and then we increased.
• has dropped off quite significantly. has dropped off quite significantly.
• <01:33:54.800> by residential housing inventory dropped by residential housing inventory dropped
• > millions And restaurant operators drop millions And restaurant operators drop millions of<02

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Um, the next tranche is will be a drop from 500% to 250%.
• <00:17:36.400> from the next trunch is will be a drop from the next trunch is will be a drop
• As you know, a parent who is a volunteer in schools, I saw too many kids being dropped off at 7:00 in
• As you know, a parent who is a volunteer in schools, I saw too many kids being dropped off at 7:00 in
• So, by the time you drop off and get to work, right? So, you're looking at 9:00 in the morning.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• number of women um leaving their jobs in the first year after welcoming a child and up to a 50% um drop
• saw a 20% drop in the number<00:13:51.200> of<00:13:51.440> women<00:13:52.560> um<
• c> to<00:13:57.279> a<00:13:57.519> 50%<00:13:58.959> um<00:13:59.199> drop
• <00:13:59.519> after<00:13:59.920> five and up to a 50% um drop after five and up to
• a 50% um drop after five years.<00:14:00.880> Research<00:14:01.519> also<00:14:01.920

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum, approved the minutes, and then took up several administrative regulations. The first was an Office of the Attorney General regulation creating an online submission process for an annual certification report to replace prior quarterly notarized certification forms; there were no amendments or questions. The main discussion centered on Personnel Cabinet regulations 101 KAR 2:034, 2:102, 3:015, and 3:045, which include staff-suggested technical amendments and address state employee compensation and leave. The compensation provisions clarify salary and rehiring/demotion rules, increase critical position premiums from one to three, and update weekend premium and ACE award practices. The leave provisions would provide up to six weeks of paid leave per 10-year interval for birth, adoption, foster placement, or a serious health condition, and allow one paid adverse-weather day per year with supervisor approval. Staff explained that annual and sick leave already accrue and roll over, and that the new six-week benefit was intended as an additional enhancement tied to the 10-year and 20-year sick-leave milestones.

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• But those officers that, the 19 officers that were eventually, the charges were dismissed and dropped
• Subsequently, he dropped the charges because clearly the evidence district attorney.
• Subsequently, he dropped the charges because clearly the injuries that had been sustained by many of
• When presented with new evidence, the charges were dropped.
• But we have defense lawyers that are poised to use it. ...at the drop of a hat.

Bills: SB552, SB1099, SB1124, SB1208, SB1372, SB1506, SB1667, SB1804, SB1806, SB1870, SB1936, SB1937, SB2180, SB2405, SB2569, SB2570, SB1646

Keywords: community supervision, criminal justice, illegal alien, deferred adjudication, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, SB 1099, undocumented immigrant, unauthorized immigrant, immigration status, felony sentencing enhancement, criminal penalty increase, Texas Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, affirmative finding, judgment finding, deportation, public safety, immigration enforcement, sentencing reform, felony offense

Summary: The committee heard a series of criminal justice bills, beginning with SB 1870 and SB 1727, both of which were adopted as committee substitutes and reported favorably to the full Senate. SB 1870 would bar local governments from adopting policies that decriminalize controlled substances or direct officials not to enforce state drug laws, with civil penalties enforced by the Attorney General for violations. SB 1727 was described as a technical change to make the draft a formal Legislative Council version of a TDCJ-related assault bill; both bills were also sent to the local and uncontested calendar. The committee then took up SB 2405, the major Sunset bill for TDCJ, the Board of Pardons and Paroles, Windham School District, and the Correctional Managed Health Care Committee. Senator Parker explained that the bill continues and modernizes those agencies, requires a 10-year facilities and staffing plan, expands rehabilitation and reentry programming, improves parole-board consistency and training, and codifies various cleanup and inspector general recommendations. Sunset staff and agency witnesses discussed the bill’s data-sharing, program coordination, and projected savings from reducing delays in parole-voted programming; public witnesses generally supported the post-secondary education and reentry provisions, while some urged stronger statutory direction for Windham and more reform to medically recommended intensive supervision. The bill was left pending. SB 1804, SB 1099, SB 2569, and SB 2570 were also heard. SB 1804 would allow restitution for tattoo removal for human trafficking survivors and remove the age restriction so adult survivors can qualify; it was reported favorably and sent to the local calendar. SB 1099 would increase penalties for certain felony offenses when committed by a person determined to be unlawfully present in the country; immigration and civil rights witnesses opposed it as overbroad and difficult to administer, but it was reported favorably. SB 2569 would modernize unmanned aircraft reporting by requiring law enforcement agencies to post reports on public websites; it passed unanimously and was sent to the local calendar. SB 2570 would create a defense to prosecution for peace officers and correctional guards using less-lethal force weapons within the scope of their training; law enforcement witnesses supported it, civil rights and prosecutor witnesses raised concerns that it was too broad and could weaken existing use-of-force standards, and the bill was left pending for further work.

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• that student emergency grant dollars enabled them to keep students enrolled who were at risk of dropping
• 20:23.919> of students enrolled who were at risk of students enrolled who were at risk of dropping
• Due to severe hardships, including inability to cover child care costs, I dropped out of college over
• out of college child care cost I dropped out of college over<00:25:54.600> six<00:25:54.880><
• These small expenses can be the difference between dropping out and continuing their education.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Um, most places now, after this historic drop in particularly homicides, drop in aggravated assaults,
• Um, most places now, after this historic drop in particularly homicides, drop in aggravated assaults,
• <00:24:04.240> that<00:24:04.559> drop<00:24:04.720> off significant drop off
• . that drop off significant drop off. that drop off between<00:24:05.360> arrests<00:24:05.840
• /c><01:34:54.960> that<01:34:55.360> that drop a drop program, but that that drop a drop

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs held an informational briefing on violent crime clearance rates and what resources law enforcement and prosecutors need to improve them. Chair and members noted there would be no public testimony. The briefing was led by Marshall Clement of the Council of State Governments’ Justice Center, with later participation expected from state and county law enforcement and prosecutorial agencies. Clement argued that solving violent crime is a systemwide issue, not just a local police function, and said clearance rates have declined nationally over decades for homicide, rape, aggravated assault, and robbery. He said Hawaii’s reported data, limited to Oʻahu and Kauaʻi, shows overall violent crime rates are lower than the national average and have been relatively flat with a pandemic-era spike followed by declines in 2023 and 2024. He reported that Hawaii’s overall violent crime solve rate fell from about 52% in 2014 to about 40% in 2024, with 2024 rates of 50% for homicides, 48% for aggravated assaults, and 26% each for rapes and robberies. He also estimated unsolved cases over the past three years at about 17 homicides, 3,300 aggravated assaults, 1,200 rapes, and 1,700 robberies. Members asked about victim and witness support, staffing shortages, the Denver example, whether clearance rates include cases not prosecuted, and whether HPD’s size or structure might affect solve rates. Clement said support can include victim-witness programs and coordinators that help maintain cooperation and trust, especially where clearance rates are low. He said resources, training, technology, and detective caseloads matter, citing Boston, Denver, and Omaha as cities that improved solve rates through relatively low-cost operational changes; he highlighted Denver’s increase in non-fatal shooting clearance from 39% to 65% in seven months after dedicating more resources. He said he had no research showing that breaking up a large department would improve solve rates, and noted that clearance data can include exceptional clearances such as victim noncooperation, prosecutorial declination, or a suspect’s death. No votes or formal actions were taken during the informational briefing.

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• Okay, and the DOJ dropped that settlement here...
• And the DOJ dropped that settlement here with health.
• We need to make a motion to drop the chart, right? Correct. Let's make a motion. We have a motion.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• infectious disease and addiction medicine specialist at Boston Medical Center, and also work in one of the drop-in
• And also work in one of the drop-in sites for people who use drugs that provides a fair amount of wound
• And we welcome anything that you all find to just be dropped in there, whether it's ideally PDFs and
• And we welcome anything that you all find to just be dropped in there, whether it's ideally PDFs and
• an early draft of the presentation, and then a Google Drive folder where folks should feel free to drop

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Working Group on Outreach and Treatment of the Special Commission on Xylazine held its first meeting, chaired by Gabe Adams-Cain in Senator John Villis’s absence. Members introduced themselves and described priorities such as improving education about xylazine, expanding first responder and clinical training, and ensuring patients and providers know how to respond to xylazine-related wounds and complications. Several participants emphasized that outreach should reach both people who have not been exposed and those already affected, and that stigma is a major barrier for patients and families. Discussion focused on the main challenges to treatment and outreach, including limited awareness, inconsistent wound care access, gaps in geographic coverage, cost of supplies, and the need for better training in both outpatient and inpatient settings. Dr. Kimmel noted that harm reduction and outreach programs are already providing much of the care, but often lack specialized staff, sufficient supplies, and standardized protocols. He also said xylazine can complicate withdrawal and make it harder for people to engage in substance use treatment. Members discussed the value of non-stigmatizing, consensus messaging, family support organizations, and existing resources such as PARI, StreetCheck, and state-funded syringe service and naloxone networks. The group also reviewed the commission timeline and next steps. Staff said materials for the December 11 full commission meeting should be submitted by December 2, with draft presentation materials to be shared by December 4 and reviewed by December 9. Members agreed to do additional follow-up research on topics including the cost-effectiveness and contents of self-care wound kits, outreach to family and recovery organizations, incarcerated populations, and geographic access gaps. The meeting ended with agreement to use a PowerPoint-style presentation and to continue compiling research through a shared folder, followed by adjournment at 9:55 a.m.

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• If you leave the state, drop your license, stop working 30 hours or more, and you sell your house, you
• And if you sell the house or drop your license, then we capture that money in the proceeds of the sale
• When that reform was done in 2013, it dropped from 3% to 2%, When that reform was done in 2013, it dropped
• from 3% to 2%, and then the reform in 2020 dropped it from 2% to the formula we have now.

Keywords: 996, all

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• IN THE FLEET WAVE SYSTEM FOR EXAMPLE THERE IS A DROP DOWN MENU.
• THERE IS A DROP DOWN FOR IT WHERE YOU DON'T HAVE TO PHYSICALLY TYPE IT IN.
• THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO FILL THIS OUT SO NO YOU DON'T DO CHEVY YOU DO CHEVROLET BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT THE DROP
• THIS IS WHAT THE FLEET DROP DOWN MENU IS AND IT HAS TO BE THE SAME BECAUSE YOU RECOGNIZE WE HAVE TO CONTINUE
• NOT HAVING A DROP DOWN MENU THAT IS EXACTLY THE SAME ACROSS THE BOARD.

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• On page 11, I think I've already covered this, on page 11, line 23, it states, if WTI drops below...
• If WTI drops below $50 a barrel, then we're going to have to make some changes.
• Madam Chair, I've pointed out that we set a budget one time that way exceeded what the oil actually dropped
• Let me see here, let's drop on down to page 19, line 23.

Keywords: 996, all

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• Does that 28.4% drop in... Does the Black voting population seem race-blind to you?
• A 28.4% drop in the Black population in the redo of District 9.
• Population being African American to 45%, all of this happening while Hispanic voting population dropped
• 7.7% from 39% to 32%, and the Anglo population dropped 4.7% from 19.4% to 14.3%.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• that notice be given to victims of certain orders when a prosecutor decides not to press charges or drops
• HRO), or a Domestic Abuse No Contact Order (DANCO) when a prosecutor decides not to press charges or drops
• Currently, when those charges are dropped, the victim is not notified.
• having an order for protection, OFP, HRO, or DANCO violated and not knowing that the charge has been dropped

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• We'd love to be able to drop the number of hours we need, not only just to get more done but also to
• We'd love to be able to drop the number of hours we need, not only just to get more done but also to
• We'd love to be able to drop the number of hours we need, not only just to get more done but also to
• efficiency we'd love to be able to drop efficiency we'd love to be able to drop the<00:15:14.839
• <00:15:23.040> in for for instance a pretty good drop in for for instance a pretty good drop

Bills: HF627, HF474, HF361, HF1837

Keywords: HF627, fiscal note, fiscal notes, Minnesota Legislature, state government, committee procedure, ranking minority member, minority party, standing committee, Ways and Means, Finance Committee, legislative process, budget analysis, fiscal impact, Minnesota Statutes 3.98, committee chair, legislative transparency, HF474, Hubert H. Humphrey, Henry Mower Rice

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• Students who are suspended or expelled from school once are twice as likely as their peers to drop out
• Students who are suspended or expelled from school once are twice as likely as their peers to drop out
• ...track, they face that increased likelihood of academic failure, grade retention, and ultimately drop
• We also know that when students are suspended only one time it doubles that students risk of dropping
• It doubles that students risk of dropping out of school from 16% to 32%.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Education held a public hearing on a large slate of bills, with much of the testimony focused on school discipline and student equity. Bills discussed included measures to address inequities in suspension and expulsion, clarify school exclusion rules, reduce discipline for dress and grooming violations, and expand protections related to fair educational practices. Committee members repeatedly reminded witnesses of the two-minute limit and asked for written testimony to supplement oral remarks. A substantial portion of the hearing centered on the RAISE Act and related school discipline bills, including H. 730/S. 376 and H. 731/S. 380. Testifiers from advocacy groups, legal services, and the legislature argued that exclusionary discipline disproportionately affects Black and Latino students, students with disabilities, low-income students, and DCF-involved youth. They said current law is overly broad or unclear in areas such as “assault on educational staff,” indefinite suspensions tied to felony complaints, and definitions of weapons, leading to unnecessary removals from school. Supporters said the bills would add due process, clearer definitions, and better accountability, while one legislator testified in support of the discipline reforms and opposed several other bills on the agenda. The committee also heard testimony on H. 576/S. 368, which would prohibit suspensions and expulsions for dress and grooming violations and require clearer, non-discriminatory dress code policies. Witnesses cited research and personal stories about disproportionate enforcement against Black girls, girls of color, non-binary students, and students wearing religious attire, and said the bill would prevent physical contact used to enforce dress codes. Another major topic was H. 641/S. 349, which would add “special medical status” protections in education; supporters said it would prevent exclusion based on medical decisions or conditions, though members questioned how it would interact with existing disability law and vaccination-related school requirements. The committee also heard testimony on H. 625, which would extend the ban on corporal punishment from public to private schools, with witnesses citing research on harm and disproportionate impact. Additional testimony covered bills on accelerated learning and gifted education, with parents, educators, and advocates saying Massachusetts under-identifies advanced learners and lacks adequate acceleration pathways. A senator also testified for S. 406 on recovery high schools, saying the funding formula should be updated to better support students in recovery. No votes were taken during the hearing; the chair closed testimony on several bill groups and noted that written testimony would remain open for a week.

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• Sometimes when a bill is moving kind of fast, you want to drop it and get it heard and move it.
• is moving kind of fast, you you<00:21:09.160> want<00:21:09.320> to<00:21:09.400> drop
• c> get<00:21:10.000> it<00:21:10.080> heard<00:21:10.240> and you want to drop
• it and get it heard and you want to drop it and get it heard and move<00:21:10.560> it.
• the bill, dropping it quickly and<00:21:25.880> moving<00:21:26.120> it<00:21:26.200><

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The program focused first on Minnesota’s energy and affordability agenda, with Senator Nick Frentz discussing the state’s clean-energy leadership, rising electricity demand, and the Senate’s 100% clean energy framework. He said Minnesota’s clean energy growth supports jobs, lowers costs for ratepayers, and includes recent wins such as sustainable aviation fuel tax treatment in the supplemental budget. Frentz also said the Senate passed an energy omnibus bill that continues clean-energy permitting reforms, promotes conservation and demand response, and includes a nuclear study rather than lifting the nuclear moratorium. Frentz spent much of the interview defending data centers as both a challenge and an opportunity. He said large hyperscale projects can create major construction jobs and substantial local property-tax revenue, while a 2025 law requires data-center companies to contribute to low-income energy assistance and report water use. He pointed to the Google data center planned for Pine Island as an example, saying it is air-cooled, will pay $5 million a year, and will fund 1,600 MW of clean energy at its own expense, which he argued could save Xcel ratepayers money over time. He also said climate change is already driving higher costs through homeowners insurance and storm damage. The second segment highlighted Senator Zach Duckworth’s housing and banking bills. Duckworth said Senate File 4168 would make it easier to finance investment properties by giving buyers more flexibility to roll closing costs and lender fees into payments, while keeping strong protections in place for primary residences. He emphasized that the bill is not about predatory lending and is intended to expand options for informed investors. He also described Senate File 4652 as an anti-fraud, no-cost measure that lets bank customers name a trusted contact so banks can alert someone if suspicious activity is detected. Duckworth said both bills passed unanimously in both chambers, and he credited quick action and good working relationships across the aisle for their success. The program closed with a broader reflection on the end of session and the Senate’s political climate. It noted that 15 senators are retiring and two are leaving for higher office, and that final floor votes often split along party lines, including one bill passing 34-33. Several retiring senators used farewell speeches to urge civility, compromise, and putting people first, while the segment emphasized that despite partisan conflict, quiet bipartisan cooperation still produced much of the session’s enacted legislation.

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• We want to ensure that services don't drop off, and we're able to provide that level of continuity.
• I'm looking at this and why we have on that That first chart on page 14, why you have such a major drop
• Went into the trending decline over a period of time that we could get into, but such a drastic drop,
• It dropped. We dropped the ball as a state.
• The ball dropped, and look what happened: no services and no background.

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• Seeberger dropped a cash and bonding bill calling for $16.6 million to help start Hastings' $70 million
• If you look at all the bills that were dropped in the Senate and had their first reading on Thursday,
• ><00:25:01.000> a<00:25:01.200> cash<00:25:01.520> and requirements seberger dropped
• a cash and requirements seberger dropped a cash and a<00:25:01.919> bonding<00:25:02.360>
• in the Senate um bills that were dropped in the Senate um and<00:25:20.799> had<00:25:21.000>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Once the information is dropped, that bill will be put on the House floor.
• The Secretary of State has not completed its work, and when they do, the bill will drop, and HCM 2002
• This measure also requires that a category of ballots called 'late earlys' be dropped off at the polls
• We also have provisions in here to make it much more convenient to drop off those ballot affidavit envelopes
• Just so that people are not having to drive quite so far to drop off these ballots.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The meeting covered a long list of House bills, mostly on third-read consent calendars, spanning appropriations, elections, education, public safety, water, taxation, and criminal law. Early discussion focused on HB 2148, which would give the legislature authority to appropriate non-custodial federal funds, described by the sponsor as a transparency measure. Other measures discussed included HB 2091 on insurance-related assessment limits, HB 2122 on reciprocity for BTR-related professions, HB 2138 clarifying firefighter workers’ compensation coverage, and HB 2008 barring public school libraries from using public money to pay library professional associations. HB 2110, removed from consent, would allow school governing body members to pray at meetings, with members noting Supreme Court precedent supporting such prayer. Several bills addressed school safety and parental rights. HB 2142 would create a School Safety Center at the Arizona Department of Education and allow up to 10% of school safety program funds for administration, with supporters citing an audit and lack of oversight. HB 2249 would expand the Parents’ Bill of Rights to require notice if a school employee facilitates social transitioning of a minor and to provide broader access to educational records, with penalties discussed for violations. HB 2074 would add mandatory reporting for anyone in a medical facility who knows a partial-birth abortion is occurring, and HB 2144 would allow child support calculations to begin during pregnancy based on a confirmed pregnancy test and related DNA testing provisions. The committee also took up election-related measures. HB 2022 would make permanent changes tied to the federal Electoral Count Act, including moving Arizona’s primary earlier to preserve military and overseas voting access, while keeping petition dates valid and preserving existing deadlines for candidates. HCM 2001 urged federal designation of the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization, and HCM 2002 supported a separate congressional effort involving CARE and related federal review and designation processes; members debated the distinction between direct designation and a request for federal investigation. HCR 2001 proposed a constitutional amendment to limit voting to U.S. citizens, require government ID to register, prohibit foreign contributions, and end early voting by the Friday before an election. Water, land use, and tax bills were also reviewed. Measures included HB 2024 on snowpack augmentation as a water supply development project, HB 2029 and HB 2030 tightening how Water Conservation Grant Fund money is used, HB 2053 appropriating $100,000 for updated stormwater recharge mapping, HB 2096 expanding revolving fund uses to address cesspools, HB 2097 capping groundwater withdrawal in irrigation non-expansion areas, and HB 2116 funding potential Colorado River litigation. On the tax side, HB 2016 would remove late-filing penalties when no tax is due, HB 2104 and HB 2105 would protect agricultural property owners from repeated reclassification and require notice of inspections, and HB 2289 would update truth-in-taxation examples to reflect higher home values. The committee also heard bills on criminal penalties and other matters, including HB 2043 on felony murder involving an unborn child, HB 2045 on discharging a weapon near a vehicle, HB 2131 and HB 2132 on weapons trafficking and fentanyl penalties, and HB 2062 authorizing a Buffalo Soldiers memorial in Wesley Bolin Plaza.

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• We dropped off a letter to him, and hopefully we'll have the governor here to present his proposals to
• As we moved into 2021-22, the revenues dropped to $37 billion and then came up in $25,000. how much of
• As we moved into 21, 22, the revenues dropped to $37 billion and then came up in $25,000. 37 billion,
• Their second-largest source would be charges for services, and then you start dropping back a little
• Was right there, and then we start dropping off other uses, cultural, recreation, things like that.

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.