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• A recent assessment by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation identifies a high risk of
• Um, a recent assessment in your packets.
• <00:27:01.279> the<00:27:01.520> neighborhood do it and then assess the neighborhood
• do it and then assess the neighborhood for<00:27:02.159> the<00:27:02.400> cost<00:27:
• <00:57:46.319> a park. they are um they are assessed a park. they are um they are assessed

Bills: HF4234, HF484, HF483, HF2614

Keywords: HF4234, Minnesota private activity bonds, tax-exempt bonds, bond cap, aggregate bond limitation, residential rental projects, multifamily housing, affordable housing finance, housing bonds, public finance, bond allocation, private activity bond cap, Minnesota Statutes 474A.02, tax committee, natural gas, gas hookups, residential construction, energy policy, local control, state preemption

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• Um and tax programs that assess a rate on Medicaid revenue that is higher than other payers will not
• Um and tax programs<00:30:41.120> that<00:30:41.440> assess<00:30:42.000> a<00:30
• on Medicaid programs that assess a rate on Medicaid revenue<00:30:43.600> that<00:30:43.760><
• impact to we are assessing the impact to Minnesota.<00:32:39.279> Um<00:32:39.679> and
• He said that, in terms of scope, they are assessing how many people they are talking about.

Bills: HR1

Keywords: January 6 insurrection, pardon, law enforcement, violent crimes, public safety, justice system, political accountability, 1183, house

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• And the service, as far as we can understand that it's provided, is a vitals check, an assessment to
• Um, and the service, as far as we can understand that it's provided, is a vitals check, an assessment
• If somebody's being assessed for 8 hours a day of needing certain types of services and is routinely
• been built in order to assess somebody in order to ensure some services or some kind of placement or
• some kind of setting versus a situation where maybe there's more inaccurate assessment of their care

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Just so I'm understanding: if you set the value of the property not at its assessed value but at a much
• Just so I'm understanding: if you set the value of the property not at its assessed value but at a much
• value but at a much lower value assessed value but at a much lower value just<00:52:06.240> the
• It will take some time for those valuations to change and for the assessments to be made.
• to be made um would for the assessments to be made um would you<01:03:26.839> add<01:03:27.039

Bills: HF1746, HF2585, HF1159, HF2574, HF2839, HF157, HF158, HF160, HF338, HF512

Keywords: Oakdale, tax increment financing, local government, funding, urban development, tax increment, St. Paul, redevelopment, housing authority, housing trust fund, low-income housing, property taxation, Minnesota statutes, vacant property, housing, commercial to residential conversion, Minneapolis, urban redevelopment, public parks, tax capacity

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• As proposed, the measure contemplates assessed valuations of the buildings and structures only, and in
• that that that's potentially assessment that that that's potentially a<00:47:54.480> high<00:
• that, you know, only, you know, assess that, you know, it<00:58:09.040> might<00:58:09.200>
• <00:58:44.559> valuation<00:58:45.119> for<00:58:45.359> the at only assessed
• valuation for the at only assessed valuation for the building<00:58:45.760> and<00:58:46.000>

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint Senate committees heard HB 108 HD2, which would allow direct shipment of beer and distilled spirits by certain licensees and require liquor commissions to adopt rules. Most testimony came from craft brewers and distillers in support, who said the bill would help small and fragile producers reach customers, move limited or specialty products that wholesalers do not carry, and maintain relationships with visitors after they leave Hawaii. Supporters also argued that direct-to-consumer shipping would not meaningfully increase underage access because common carriers age-gate deliveries and require adult signatures, and that the measure would supplement rather than replace the three-tier system. Opposition came from the Hawaii Food Industry Association and the Hawaii Liquor Wholesalers Association, which said the bill could create problems with minor access and tax revenue and would allow out-of-state manufacturers to ship directly to Hawaii households. Supporters responded that similar concerns were raised when wine direct shipping was adopted and said the existing shipping and reporting systems can track and tax these sales. Several witnesses, including Maui Brewing, Ola Brew, Koloa Rum, Hana Rum, Koulana Rumworks, Koval Distillery, and the Brewers Association, described their small-batch operations, limited distribution options, and the potential for direct shipping to expand sales and jobs. Committee members questioned witnesses about underage access, tax collection, and the impact on the three-tier system. One witness discussed efforts to protect and potentially scale the Hawaiian spirit Okolehao through geographic and sourcing rules. The transcript does not show a final vote or disposition on HB 108 HD2 in the excerpt provided.

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• a risk assessment for every person<01:10:21.280> every<01:10:21.480> organization<01:10
• Um, we also think deeply about risk assessments, so before anyone is awarded a grant, we go through a
• deep risk assessment and then we develop a technical assistance plan based on their risk assessment.
• and then we develop a risk assessment and then we develop a technical<01:13:33.000> assistance
• so if they've never risk assessment so if they've never received<01:13:36.840> a<01:13:36.960

Bills: HF1936, HF849, HF989, HF1130, HF1223, HF1907, HF1847, HF1957

Keywords: workforce development, youth employment, career guidance, education, job skills, Duluth Promise, education funding, career training, employment support, youth apprenticeship, economic development, minority support, internship program, Bloomington, funding, youth mentorship, job training, disadvantaged youth, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Youthprise

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• It's basically an annual fee that would be assessed to each property owner, and for the purposes of our
• We projected the fee would be assessed to all properties within a city and to those properties in the
• We'll move forward to an assessment of city transportation needs, the 2025 update.
• This is an update, the 2025 update, to an assessment of city transportation funding needs that was done
• The first is assessing mission alignment.

Keywords: 904, all

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• thing that DIS does, and I’m sure many other agencies have similar processes, is we do a facility assessment
• So moving on to the process we go through for the capital budget, we do those facility assessments that
• We were able to employ a private consultant to do a facility condition assessment in 2025, which really
• And so do you all jump in and say, go assess it yourself, and say, hey, you know, this, we could invest
• The process of that involves conducting ratio studies to determine the assessment to fair market value

Keywords: 928, house, all

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• Article 2, section 1, beginning on line 12.28, provides MDE the authority to establish alternative assessment
• options for bilingual seals for languages that do not have a nationally normed assessment available.
• However, of all of the languages spoken by Minnesota's multilingual learners, only 10% have national assessments
• Allowing MDE to provide alternative assessment options will allow students to demonstrate the mastery
• Allowing MDE to provide alternative assessment options will allow students to demonstrate the mastery

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Uh, the assessment would be for one governor's tag uh to be used for the governor could use it for his
• Uh, the assessment would be for one governor's tag uh to be used for the governor could use it for his
• Uh, the assessment would be for one governor's tag uh to be used for the governor could use it for his
• Uh, the assessment would be for one governor's tag uh to be used for the governor could use it for his
• Uh, the assessment would be for one governor's tag uh to be used for the governor could use it for his

Keywords: Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks - Room 210, 2 February, 2026; 3:00 P.M., 925, all

Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 2664, which would amend the lifetime hunting license program so anyone under age 18 could buy the license for a $500 fee. After a brief explanation and no questions, the committee adopted a motion for title sufficient and do pass, and the bill was reported. Members then considered Senate Bill 2436, described as a step toward establishing a black bear hunting season in Mississippi beginning with the 2027-28 season. The bill would require the department to set rules based on black bear population data, use a lottery system for tags, create one annual governor’s tag, delay nonresident tags until at least 2032-33, cap those tags at 10%, and add penalties for violations. The committee again moved title sufficient and do pass with a committee substitute, and the bill was reported. The committee also heard Senate Bill 2420, which would clarify last year’s hunting-season extension so that if a season ends on Friday or Saturday, it would continue through Sunday. That bill received a do-pass motion and was reported. Senate Bill 2659, creating a voluntary lifetime conservation legacy license for Mississippians over 65 for a one-time $250 fee, also passed the committee and was reported. Finally, the committee took up Senate Bill 2660, the catfish bill, with testimony from a guest and department officials. Supporters argued the bill was needed to curb commercial harvesting of trophy catfish from the Mississippi River, protect the resource, and support tourism and events such as the Vicksburg catfish tournament. Department staff said a possible approach would be to prohibit transporting live catfish over 34 inches, which they said could help stop the practice without affecting farm-raised catfish. Members discussed concerns about impacts on local fishermen and clarified that the bill was aimed at Mississippi River waters; the committee did not reach a final vote on this bill in the portion provided.

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• One thing I would like to ask though is the assessment that you guys have the students take in regards
• Yeah, and one more addition to Madam Chair's inquiry about the assessment practice.
• And so what the Secretary was referring to, we did an assessment and will continue to do so to enhance
• Some of the key initiatives are a gaps and needs assessment analysis, and we'll talk a little bit more
• They look at it, they assess it, they evaluate it, and they determine we have all these alerts.

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• First, OCS members complete comprehensive risk assessments looking at all of the possible ways that pellets
• You've heard testimony from a previous witness about the existing assessment. ...assessments that the
• This is using peer-reviewed models I created, modeling equations from the EPA's recent risk assessment
• TWA believes sound, objective science is key to any regulatory regime, as Logan said, to properly assess
• Draft risk assessment out there that we've been reviewing, and other folks around the country have been

Bills: HB1341, HB1674, HB4028, SB2321

Keywords: hydrogen sulfide, public health, environmental regulation, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, ground level concentrations, emissions limit, emissions limits, ground-level concentrations, air quality, PFAS, agriculture, environmental protection, health risks, criminal offense, chemical regulation, preproduction plastic, water quality, pollution control, industrial waste, emissions

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• During the Legislature's 60 days, it's going to review and assess the plan through regular policy committees
• We're still assessing the cost at this point because we're still finalizing the plan, but the principle
• We're still assessing the cost at this point because we're still finalizing the plan, but the principle
• Chair, you had also asked a question about additional employees and staff, and in that earlier assessment
• Asked a question about additional employees and staff, and in that earlier assessment of our fiscals,

Summary: The Assembly Subcommittee on State Administration held a budget hearing focused heavily on housing, homelessness, and related administrative proposals. HCD reported that California housing production has increased, with 2023 completions up 13% from 2022 and entitlement and construction timelines improving, while members and advocates criticized the Governor’s January budget for zeroing out or sharply reducing several housing programs. Public testimony urged funding for affordable housing production, preservation, youth housing, CalHome, LIHTC, HAP, and related programs, and several speakers argued the state should not pull back after recent progress. A major policy item was trailer bill language to allow HCD to access “excess equity” in existing affordable housing projects and recycle those funds into new or preserved housing. HCD and the LAO said the proposal could unlock tens or hundreds of millions of dollars, but members wanted guardrails and clearer statutory direction to ensure the funds stay within the intended housing purposes. The committee also discussed encampment resolution funding; HCD said the proposal would shift expenditure deadlines to the date of award rather than appropriation, while the LAO raised concerns about limited outcome data and urged the Legislature to use upcoming reporting before deciding on future funding. The hearing also covered HCD trailer bills to consolidate default reserve funds into a centralized continuously appropriated account and to clarify reporting requirements for early rounds of the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention program. HCD requested funding to implement chaptered legislation, including a new tribal housing program and reporting-related bills, and also sought extensions for certain reappropriations, including Homekey and REAP 2 deadlines. Public commenters and regional agencies supported flexibility for REAP 2 timing and other housing-related adjustments. Finally, the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency presented the Governor’s reorganization proposal to split the current agency into a Housing and Homelessness Agency and a Consumer Protection Agency. The administration said the change would improve focus, efficiency, and coordination, but the LAO and several members questioned whether it would truly save money or improve accountability, especially given the need for new leadership, possible staffing changes, and the fact that the plan had not yet been formally submitted for review. No votes were taken during the hearing.

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• This reads the commission may levy on and collect an annual assessment from each member state to cover
• And I'm just trying to figure out what it says the total assessment shall be approved each year, and
• the assessment shall be allocated upon a formula to be determined by the commission.
• If we pass this, we're giving them the authority to levy an annual assessment, and it just says from
• Then it goes on to say the assessment shall be allocated on a formula determined by the commission.

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• which encourages timely<00:14:14.320> and<00:14:14.440> accurate<00:14:14.759> assessments
• <00:14:15.240> of timely and accurate assessments of timely and accurate assessments of Injured
• Uh, we like risk assessments that inform frameworks and ways to reduce pests coming in through any kind
• c><00:48:41.960> we<00:48:42.119> like<00:48:42.319> Risk<00:48:42.680> assessments
• <00:48:43.480> that support uh we like Risk assessments that support uh we like Risk assessments

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several measures, beginning with HB 205 HD1 and HB 480 HD1 on workers’ compensation. Testifiers from the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations and the Department of Human Resources Development supported the bills, with DLIR saying HB 205 would codify and regulate nonprescription over-the-counter drugs at a reasonable rate, and DHRD saying HB 480 would encourage timely and accurate assessments of injured workers’ physical abilities. No opposition was raised on those measures, and the committee moved on without votes or amendments noted. On HB 331 HD1 relating to permits, the University of Hawaiʻi, the Department of Education, and the Hawaii School Facilities Authority supported the bill, while the Board of Water Supply and Greg Mikan opposed it. Supporters did not elaborate much beyond standing on written testimony, but the School Facilities Authority asked that renovations be added to the definition of repeatable projects. Opponents argued the Department of Planning and Permitting is understaffed and that bypassing or speeding the permitting review process could create problems, especially for projects requiring proper engineering review. No action was taken beyond hearing testimony. The committee also heard HB 72 HD1 on pharmacy technician regulation, with the Board of Pharmacy offering comments and the Hawaii Pharmacist Association, Walgreens, and Mōʻiliʻili Drugs supporting the measure. Supporters said pharmacy technicians already perform essential duties such as vaccinations, compounding, inventory, and dispensing, and argued Hawaiʻi is the only state without an active managed list of practicing pharmacy technicians. On HB 139 HD1 regarding insurance, the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs offered comments, and the Hawaii Society for Clinical Oncologists supported the bill, arguing fertility preservation coverage should not conflict with federal law or the prepaid health care system. On HB 32 HD1 relating to cannabis, the Attorney General and Department of Health raised concerns about allowing purchase before certification is approved, while the Hawaii Cannabis Industry Association supported the bill and suggested lowering the purchase limit from 2 ounces to 1 ounce; the Department of Health said its average turnaround is two to three business days, with about 20% of applications returned for incompleteness and an internal expedited process for certain cases. Later, the committee heard HB 470 HD1 on noise, with the Department of Health supporting the goal of reducing noise pollution but cautioning that regulating intermittent noise like string trimmers is complicated, while the Retail Merchants of Hawaiʻi opposed the bill as a hardship for small businesses and questioned the practicality of battery-powered equipment. Ted Bolan supported the measure, saying it would not ban gas leaf blowers but would require quieter models over time. The committee then heard HB 534 HD1 on labeling requirements, where DLNR and the Department of Agriculture offered comments and several fishing and consumer groups supported the bill. Testimony focused on seafood origin labeling, especially raw tuna used in poke and sushi, with DLNR explaining the bill was being narrowed to avoid federal preemption and to avoid unintentionally covering canned tuna or other processed products. Finally, the committee heard H47 HD1 on aquaculture, with the Department of Agriculture, the Hawaii Invasive Species Council, and the Agribusiness Development Corporation supporting the measure; no votes were taken on any bill during the hearing.

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• These diagnostic assessments must be completed or signed off by a mental health professional, and many
• is completed in a timely assessment is completed in a timely manner<00:44:57.960> while<00:44
• a fee of up to $900, and rather assess a fee of up to $900, and rather than<01:05:19.240> making<
• stabilization, and crisis assessment. stabilization, and crisis assessment.
• ,<02:16:24.840> but<02:16:24.960> that<02:16:25.120> crisis assessment, but that

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• As a psychologist, I did not go in and clinically assess all of these people.
• and clinically assess all of these<00:08:16.240> people.
• , we can do around uh threat assessment, we can do around uh threat assessment, and<00:25:20.720>
• <00:26:56.880> Paul<00:26:57.200> public assessment in the St.
• Paul public assessment in the St.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• That gives us the opportunity to put it on the notice of assessment. They can see it.
• That gives us the opportunity to put it on the notice of assessment. They can see it.
• That gives us the opportunity to put it on the notice of assessment. They can see it.
• That gives us the opportunity to put it on the notice of assessment. They can see it.
• <00:12:34.480> It's of assessment. They can see it. It's of assessment. They can see it.

Bills: HB0101, HB0062, HB0109

Keywords: guardianship, monitoring, ward protection, financial independence, case management, governmental claims, liability limits, inflation adjustment, public safety, local government insurance, property tax, tax exemption, homeowner, armed forces, residency requirement, 916, all

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• <01:20:36.640> to this program called assessment to this program called assessment to action
• And in assessment to action, we action.
• <01:21:17.760> to the exact page where assessment to the exact page where assessment to action
• assessed valuation factor. assessed valuation factor.
• we're taking and and those assessment we're taking and and those assessment action<03:00:02.880>

Keywords: 916, all

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• Board of Optometry Certification process was already an established, psychometrically validated assessment
• I share this information with you to underscore the rigor and depth of this comprehensive assessment.
• <00:24:18.800> No of this comprehensive assessment. No of this comprehensive assessment.
• It does not assess hands-on clinical skills because it does not include live patient interactions. skills
• <00:25:25.800> clinical It does not assess hands-on clinical It does not assess hands-on clinical

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The subcommittee considered an emergency regulation from the Kentucky Board of Optometric Examiners, 201 KAR 5021E, along with a staff amendment to conform the text to KRS Chapter 13A. The regulation was described as implementing an Attorney General opinion and a review of optometrists licensed during the 2020–2023 period when alternative testing and waivers were used during the COVID-19 era. The board explained that the rule requires affected licensees to complete specified examinations or an alternative certification before renewing in 2027, and that it now removes the OEBC Canadian exam as a future pathway while preserving recognition of OEBC results submitted during the period when that option was in effect. The staff amendment was approved without objection. Testimony was sharply divided. Board representatives and the Attorney General’s office said the regulation is needed to protect public health and to bring the licensure review into the formal administrative process. They said the NBEO Part 3 exam is the nationally recognized hands-on clinical licensure test, while the American Board of Optometry certification is a post-licensure credential for already licensed practitioners and is not a substitute for initial licensure testing. They also said no other state uses the ABOC certification for licensure, and that the board’s approach balances fairness, due process, and public protection. Opponents argued the regulation would allow individuals who were improperly licensed to continue practicing without meeting the same standards as other Kentucky optometrists. A representative from the Kentucky School for the Blind Charitable Foundation described cases of alleged inadequate care and urged the committee to require full national board passage before independent practice. Representatives from ARBO and NBEO said the emergency regulation is not justified as an emergency, does not adequately address public safety or fiscal impacts, and exceeds the board’s authority by creating a renewal path for licensees whose initial licensure was challenged. They emphasized that NBEO Part 3 is a practical, hands-on exam and that the ABOC certification is not designed or validated for initial licensure. The committee asked several questions about the differences between the exams, and no final vote on the regulation itself was described in the transcript beyond approval of the staff amendment.