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• Um but it wouldn't uh the assessment.
• Can you run me through how assessment.
• </c> are very basic questions to assess are very basic questions to assess whether<00:47:51.200><c> our
• I've represented both in my practice.
• I've represented both in my practice.

Bills: HF2233, HF1999, HF1995, HF1614, HF2781, HF1775, HF1316, HF2127, HF2521, HF689, HF2380, HF1273

Keywords: Uniform Special Deposits Act, special deposit, banking law, financial institutions, escrow, escrow account, trust account, security deposit, beneficiary, depositor, creditor process, garnishment, attachment, levy, setoff, recoupment, financial market infrastructure, retirement benefits, compensation, earnest money

Bills: SCR159

Keywords: Waikiki, beach restoration, shoreline management, public access, environmental protection, coastal resources, tourism, economic development, traditional practices, 910, house, all

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• Assessing life cycle greenhouse gas emissions is aligned with the best practices of emissions accounting
• Ecology recommends specifying that the life cycle assessment be conducted by Ecology in a manner consistent
• Ecology looks forward to developing the life cycle assessment methodology that will underpin this program
• Ecology recommends specifying that the life cycle assessment be conducted by ecology in a manner consistent
• Ecology looks forward to developing the life cycle assessment methodology that will underpin this program

Bills: SB5919, SB5816

Keywords: fire safety, insurance incentives, best practices, community protection, voluntary measures, juice grapes, agriculture, commerce, state regulation, market access, 904, all

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• Other practices include a lot of us... ...Other practices include a lot of us.
• That's actually also a form of steering, which is a prohibited practice.
• Just, I mean, Senator Chester did he define some of the best practices.
• wheat as a farming practice.
• I have it as a farming practice to remove stubble.

Bills: SB5871, SB5919

Keywords: motor vehicle, glass repair, insurance claims, consumer protection, regulations, fire safety, insurance incentives, best practices, community protection, voluntary measures, 904, all

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• It basically says, while the best practice is a year, lacking those other problems, we can go to two
• I think the best benefit of this bill is it codifies best practice in the community, number one, and
• Bill is it codifies best practice in the community, number one, and for both patients and practitioners
• The legislation directly addresses concerns over divisive or discriminatory practices that have crept
• In practice, DEI doesn't just give an excuse to discriminate against whites, Asians, and men.

Bills: SB1013, SB1023

Keywords: merit-based hiring, public employees, non-discrimination, employment practices, Arizona Revised Statutes, optometrists, eye exams, eyeglass prescriptions, healthcare, vision care, 1182, all

Bills: HB352

Keywords: HB352, cotton, cotton bale assessment, cotton levy, cotton producers, agriculture, forestry, Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry Committee, per bale fee, commodity assessment, producer referendum, cotton sales tax, Alabama Code 2-8-199, cotton commission, agricultural funding, 1136, house, all

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• Responsible labor practices that protect worker privacy and choice.
• basically, apartment complex, apartment complex is a 20 units or more that they are going to be assessed
• letter 'n' and before the word 'valuation' the word 'the' and inserting the words 'for annual'. assessments
• make sure that it was a long enough runway that the projects could get built without a large tax assessment
• I'm not talking about how the county assessor assesses other properties.

Bills: SB1327, SB1372, SB1403, SB1937, SB277, SB2131, SB1749, SB1348, SB1469, SB2018, SB1931, SB1530, SB2155

Keywords: tourism, recreation, economic development, Oklahoma Commission, executive director, probation, credits, educational advancement, Oklahoma Statutes, criminal justice reform, job incentives, tax rebates, Oklahoma Quality Jobs Program, employment growth, wage requirements, labor organization, incentives, employer practices, union neutrality, worker rights

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• The bill ensures that Oklahoma's use of economic development incentives promotes responsible labor practices
• Two, you practice... And without public disclosure.
• There's three different ways that they can assess a property.
• There's three different ways that they can assess a property.
• I'm not talking about how the county, how the assessor assesses other properties.

Bills: SB1327, SB1372, SB1403, SB1937, SB277, SB2131, SB1749, SB1348, SB1469, SB2018, SB1931, SB1530, SB2155

Keywords: tourism, recreation, economic development, Oklahoma Commission, executive director, probation, credits, educational advancement, Oklahoma Statutes, criminal justice reform, job incentives, tax rebates, Oklahoma Quality Jobs Program, employment growth, wage requirements, labor organization, incentives, employer practices, union neutrality, worker rights

Summary: The committee heard and advanced a series of bills affecting tourism, workforce, economic incentives, labor policy, and housing. Senate Bill 1327 would restore the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Commission’s authority by removing language that made it only advisory and returning hiring/firing power over the executive director to the commission; it passed 10-0. Senate Bill 1403, an Incentive Evaluation Commission recommendation, would require rebate claims to be filed within one year and eliminate a statewide wage threshold for certain job-creation rebates; it also passed 10-0. Senate Bill 1937, the Taxpayer Dollars Protect Workers Act, would make employers in certain incentive programs preserve secret-ballot union elections, protect employee privacy, and bar neutrality agreements tied to incentives; after debate over labor rights and free-market concerns, it passed 8-2. The committee also advanced Senate Bill 277, a committee-substituted version of the Oklahoma State Paid Family Medical Leave Act. The author said the bill was still a work in progress, but the sub removed exigency and safe leave, narrowed family definitions to legal relationships, and reduced employer notice/signage requirements; it advanced 8-0 with title off. Senate Bill 2131 would require tourism facilities and reservation confirmations to provide information on made-in-Oklahoma products via QR code or printed card, and it passed 8-0. Senate Bill 1749 would let local propane dealers and LP gas installers perform certain food truck inspections, and it passed 8-0. Additional measures included Senate Bill 1348, which would give the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission enhanced anti-fraud and appeal authority; members raised concerns about broad discretion, but it passed 8-0. Senate Bill 1469 would regulate earned wage access products, including employer-based and consumer-based services, with fee caps and licensing; it passed 7-1. Senate Bill 2018 would require new multifamily residential rental construction of 20 units or more to be assessed at cost for the first two tax years, beginning with 2027 assessments, and it passed 7-1 after debate over tax impacts. Senate Bill 1931 would add three members to the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission and passed 6-2. Senate Bill 1530 would refine the research and development rebate program and add a 2% bump for projects involving higher education institutions, passing 8-0. Senate Bill 2155 would let the Route 66 Commission enter MOUs with other agencies to carry out its work, and it passed 8-0.

Bills: HB310, HB363

Keywords: campaign finance, electronic notifications, civil penalties, Fair Campaign Practices Act, Secretary of State, foreign contributions, political parties, electoral integrity, state legislation, 1136, house, all

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• sophisticated system of harassment and retaliation toward anyone who speaks up about their business practices
• signing as other, as we would like to see the legislation more closely aligned with national best practices
• studies have shown insurance becomes more cost-effective with the adoption of climate-resilient practices

Bills: SB5928

Keywords: wildfire risk, disclosure, safety, environmental policy, risk assessment, 904, all

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• It does not alter the bond practices surrounding lower-level misdemeanors.
• This practice raises serious public safety concern as it allows defendants to be released from jail.
• We don't know how long this practice has been occurring, but we have discovered it. now, and I think
• We pioneered that practice. we did it successfully but over and over.
• Thank you. of offenses, including some misdemeanors. to assess risk and ensure fair outcomes.

Bills: SB9, SB1047, SB1048, SJR17, SJR49, SB40, SJR1, SJR5, SB 9, SB 40, SJR 1

Keywords: bail reform, defendants, pretrial detention, public safety, criminal justice, charitable bail organizations, criminal procedure, public safety report, victim notification, family violence, bail bonds, public funds, political subdivision, injunction, taxpayer rights, violent crimes, sexual offenses, community safety, constitutional amendment, trafficking

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• It's a common practice for ICE to take custody of a person until their criminal case is disposed of.
• with federal and states in terms of determining someone's immigration status poses a... a lot of practical

Bills: SB9, SB1047, SB1048, SJR17, SJR49, SB40, SJR1, SJR5, SB 9, SB 40, SJR 1

Keywords: bail reform, defendants, pretrial detention, public safety, criminal justice, charitable bail organizations, criminal procedure, public safety report, victim notification, family violence, bail bonds, public funds, political subdivision, injunction, taxpayer rights, violent crimes, sexual offenses, community safety, constitutional amendment, trafficking

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• But practically speaking, when values increase so much that $38,000 is static, a lower percentage of
• Hgart. but practically speaking when values but practically speaking when values increase<00:13:01.360
• Because there's the assessment year and then there's the payable year, but even before that, you know
• So even before you get to the assessment year, taxable year, there's always going to be a lag in those

Bills: HF3396

Keywords: property tax, task force, assessment, state revenue, local government, 1183, house

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• Under the bill, bailiffs of the Court of Appeals would be authorized to conduct threat assessments on
• private physician practices.
• If this legislation makes that practice financially unsustainable, it will push patients to cash-only
• I'll say it that way: this bill has to be substantially rewritten just to make it practical, to make
• As such, I'm intimately familiar with the practical operation of these systems.

Bills: SB6011

Keywords: court security, bailiffs, threat assessment, judicial safety, law enforcement, 904, all

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• The legislature wants to have some data practices involved there.
• I mean, the case says your remedy is with the Data Practices Act, and the Data Practices Act is where
• I mean, the case says your remedy is with the Data Practices Act, and the Data Practices Act is where
• I mean, the case says your remedy is with the Data Practices Act, and the Data Practices Act is where
• I mean, the case says your remedy is with the Data Practices Act, and the Data Practices Act is where

Bills: HF390, HF1202, HF550

Keywords: government data, data practices, record keeping, penalties, legal enforcement, public meetings, transparency, government accountability, interagency groups, Minnesota Statutes, redistricting, Bipartisan Commission, Minnesota Constitution, census, legislative districts, 1183, house

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• So, just to kind of get some real-world experience before you actually say, 'I'm a CPA and I can practice
• I'm a CPA and before you actually say, "I'm a CPA and I<00:08:24.240><c> can</c><00:08:24.800><c> practice
• </c><00:08:26.240><c> And</c><00:08:26.400><c> I</c><00:08:26.560><c> I</c> I can practice and do my
• And I I I can practice and do my thing."
• This bill will allow Alabama to give a multi-state agreement that led license for editions practice across

Bills: HB150

Keywords: improvement district, special assessment, assessment lien, public infrastructure, bond financing, bond interest rate, county commission, tax assessor, tax collector, judge of probate, ad valorem tax, tax lien, tax sale, foreclosure, delinquent taxes, municipal finance, public improvements, infrastructure financing, collection enforcement, property lien

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• Last year we moved to a new model called an assessment model.
• And so what I'm assessment model.
• </c> reinsurance assessments also remain. reinsurance assessments also remain.
• So, I assessment model in the MCHA. So, I appreciate<01:13:24.000><c> that.
• refund on that assessment.

Bills: HF3388, HF400

Keywords: HF3388, Minnesota premium security plan, reinsurance, health insurance, group health carriers, MCHA, MNsure, individual market, premium stabilization, carrier assessment, health insurance assessment, premium security plan account, state innovation waiver, high-risk pool, reinsurance payments, healthcare premiums, insurance carriers, deferral of assessment, financially impaired condition, HF400

Bills: SB206, HB554, SB206

Keywords: codification, laws, Alabama Code, Secretary of State, technical corrections, legislative acts, license plate, military, combat veterans, criminal penalty, distinctive tags, veterans benefits, advising, deceptive trade practices, accreditation, compensation, 1136, house, all

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• Four, develop guidelines and best practices for virtual delivery of instruction, including any days or
• And um the first four entities of this is basically, you know, screen-based instructional practices all
• entities of this is basically you know screenbased<00:05:45.600><c> instructional</c><00:05:46.160><c> practices
• </c><00:05:46.880><c> all</c> screenbased instructional practices all screenbased instructional practices

Bills: HB584, HB604, HB584, HB604

Keywords: marriage, religious solemnization, probate court, marriage license, traditional practices, HB604, Alabama veteran tag program, distinctive license plate, veteran license tag, radiation-exposed veterans, atomic bomb testing, ionizing radiation, World War II veterans, nuclear weapons cleanup, veterans affairs, Department of Veterans Affairs, motor vehicle tag, special license plate, military and veterans affairs, Cold War veterans

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• assessment prior to the release of any funds.
• ..assessment and Medicaid funding program extended for fiscal year 2028.
• The assessment is extended to August 31, 2028.
• The assessment period is extended. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
• They may change the assessment rate each quarter to reduce the number of surplus assessments.

Bills: HB186, HB185, HB184, HB183, HB181, HB312, HB405, HB182, HB460

Keywords: Alabama budget, general fund appropriations, fiscal year 2026, state budget, appropriations act, HB186, executive branch funding, legislative branch funding, judicial branch funding, debt service, capital outlay, corrections, Medicaid, public health, mental health, transportation, education, law enforcement, tourism, veterans affairs