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• Is that a fair assessment?
• But Brendan and Drew, I'm going to let you talk about tax expenditure assessment. expenditure assessment
• It's a tax expenditure assessment. It looks like this.
• And then the ten circles represent the expenditures that we've already done an assessment on. an assessment
• And I think we have had some assessment.

Committee: House Revenue Stabilization & Tax Policy Committee

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• Thank you for that, and that is an accurate assessment.
• , annual assessments.
• We pulled data on the exponential growth of the assessments for public entities from their 2020 assessment
• to their 2025 assessment.
• The County of Los Angeles experienced a 248% increase in their assessment.

Summary: The subcommittee heard a series of budget and trailer bill presentations focused on labor and public employment programs. The first item covered EDD Next modernization, where EDD described progress on customer service improvements, fraud prevention, language access, and the Integrated Claims Management System. The LAO urged stronger legislative oversight as the project enters its most difficult phase, and members questioned the revised schedule, total cost, change orders, stress testing, SB 1090 implementation, and how race and ethnicity data will be protected. EDD said the overall project cost remains about $1.2 billion, that the work is being phased with disability insurance and paid family leave first, and that fraud has been greatly reduced since pandemic-era programs ended. Members also asked for follow-up information on SB 590 outreach and equity impacts. The committee then reviewed the California Workforce Development Board’s request to reduce staffing as one-time grant workloads wind down, along with trailer bill language to streamline reporting requirements. The board and Department of Finance said the staffing reductions reflect the end of surge funding and that the proposal would consolidate roughly 10 to 12 reports into one annual report, with additional reporting only if new funds are appropriated for certain programs. Senator Durazo questioned the policy direction of reducing workforce staffing, while the administration said the positions were tied to temporary grant programs and that current staffing is sufficient for ongoing duties. Members also asked about the board’s role in AI-related workforce planning and the rationale for using state funds for the High Road Construction Careers Program. A major portion of the hearing focused on the Subsequent Injury Benefits Trust Fund reforms and related staffing request at DIR. The administration and LAO described rapid growth in applications, backlog, and liabilities, saying the program’s eligibility has expanded beyond its original intent and that liabilities could reach about $30 billion by 2030 without reform. The trailer bill would tighten eligibility, apply the changes to open cases, and use the QME process and contemporaneous evidence to document preexisting disabilities. Members raised concerns about fairness to pending claimants, evaluator capacity, and the relationship to other SIBTF legislation, while the LAO said the proposal largely aligns with its prior recommendations. DIR also presented a request to eliminate vacant positions under a statewide vacancy sweep, which drew criticism from members who argued the cuts could weaken enforcement and backlog reduction efforts; the committee asked DIR to return with more detail on impacts and on its use of temporary-help authority. The final items addressed a request for additional Cal/OSHA investigative staff and a trailer bill to make permanent the revised Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board petition timeline. DIR said the BOI staffing would help investigate fatalities and serious injuries more quickly, while members emphasized the importance of family contact and timely investigations. For the WCAB item, the chair explained that the 2024 change to Labor Code section 5909, which starts the 60-day decision clock when a case is transmitted rather than when a petition is filed, has reduced pending cases and should be made permanent; the remaining backlog was reported at 460 cases, down from 637 before the change.

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• to develop assessment framework to develop definitions<00:17:23.120><c> for</c><00:17:23.280><c> the
• In state procurement, water rate pricing, maybe even assisting in the assessment of agricultural tax
• whether to write the better assess whether to write the necessary<00:53:39.240><c> funding.
• And the group will be tasked with assessing the two-tier system in the bill and determining whether it
• the two-tier system in the assessing the two-tier system in the bill<00:55:26.720><c> and</c><00:55:

Bills: SB2319 , SB2407 , SB2489 , SB2153 , SB2321 , SB2805 , SB3010 , SB2892 , SB2595 , SB2781

Committee: House Agriculture & Food Systems

Keywords: agriculture, biosecurity, grant funding, food security, climate resiliency, agricultural development, Hawaii Island, property manager, agribusiness, state employment, invasive species, lease provisions, environment, food safety, farmers, local food systems, rural development, livestock, forage grasses, pest management

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• Senate Bill 2143 updates how Oklahoma counties assess properties for ad valorem taxes.
• Senate Bill 2143 updates how Oklahoma counties assess properties for ad valorem taxes.
• Assessed, this is kind of where we're going. Follow-up. Thank you. That's helpful.
• How do you answer those critics who would be concerned about privacy and assessment?
• Are you talking about for assessment? So I'm assuming that this would be for-profit owners.

Bills: SB1280 , SB1392 , SB1393 , SB1395 , SB1400 , SB1405 , SB1832 , SB1839 , SB1989 , SB2001 , SB2143

Committee: Senate Revenue and Taxation

Keywords: excise tax, oil tax, natural gas tax, state revenue, Oklahoma Corporation Commission, income tax, tax credit, aerospace sector, employment, economic development, adaptive reuse, affordable housing, urban renewal, economic impact, program, housing, revitalization, urban development, income tax credit, manufacturing

Summary: The Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee took up a mix of tax policy, incentive, and administrative measures, beginning with an annual motion authorizing the chair to request OSBI background checks for any Horse Racing Commission nominees. The committee then passed Senate Bill 1839, as amended, to create a de minimis ad valorem tax exception for personal property valued at $5,000 or less per account. The committee also confirmed Daniel LaFortune to the Oklahoma Tax Commission by a 12-0 vote, with LaFortune emphasizing his IRS background and commitment to customer service and fairness. Several other bills were approved, including Senate Bill 1280 to align the plugging fund sunset date in the tax code with another statute; Senate Bill 1832 to reauthorize income tax refund checkoffs for veterans programs; Senate Bill 2001 to freeze property taxes for three years for homeowners displaced by a turnpike or eminent domain, though members raised concerns about downsizing and future valuation; and Senate Bill 1405 to renew the wildlife diversity checkoff, with testimony clarifying it would fund non-game species rather than predator reintroduction. Senate Bill 1989 also passed, expanding the Oklahoma College Savings Plan to accept digital payment platforms such as Venmo and PayPal, with members discussing how deposits would be tracked. The committee then considered Senate Bill 2143, which would allow counties to use aerial or satellite imagery and fixed-wing aircraft for property assessment while excluding drones; supporters cited efficiency, safety, and accuracy, while opponents raised privacy, foreign-company, and taxpayer-frustration concerns. The bill passed 7-4. Senate Bill 1393, a housing redevelopment tax credit for vacant and abandoned properties, passed 8-3 after discussion about affordable housing requirements and project ranking. The committee also approved three Incentive Evaluation Commission recommendations: Senate Bill 1392 to increase the aerospace engineer employee tax credit, Senate Bill 1395 to limit carryforward of the new jobs tax credit to seven years, and Senate Bill 1400 to consolidate aircraft-related sales tax exemptions. The meeting adjourned after the chairman noted more bills would be heard at a later meeting.

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• assessment.
• Other states have relied on a premium assessment.
• </c> insurers are included in that assessment insurers are included in that assessment and<00:10:32.399
• </c><00:13:17.240><c> to</c> proposing instituting an assessment to proposing instituting an assessment
• </c> itself um creating this assess itself um creating this assess assessment<00:13:44.120><c> uh</c>

Committee: House Commerce Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The rate is 5% on the assessed value of timber when it is harvested.
• remaining funds are distributed to each taxing district in the county in proportion to the timber assessed
• When assessors see what levies they're going to be dealing with, and the assessed value in... orcut and
• When assessors see what levies they're going to be dealing with, adamant the assessed value in. ...what
• levies they're going to be dealing with, add them in, the assessed value in, and then they come up with

Bills: SB5994

Committee: House Finance

Keywords: timber tax, school funding, levy failure, tax distribution, education funding, 904, all

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• assessments, and we're extending simulcasting from December 25, 2025, to December 15, 2027.
• In addition to the $50 million increase in hospital assessments, the Commonwealth will contribute an
• Some notable features of this amendment include increasing the hospital assessment by $50 million in
• fiscal year 2026, modifying the hospital assessment rates applied to the fiscal year 2023 assessment
• High public payer hospitals, assessment changes, and new spending that will require CMS approval.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House took up several routine and ceremonial matters first, including a resolution honoring the Solomon Northup Committee and commemorating the arrival of the Solomon Northup sculpture in Boston, which was adopted. Members also adopted an order extending the Revenue Committee’s reporting deadline on House No. 4606, concurred in a Senate sick leave bank petition for Jeffrey Yatson, and suspended Joint Rule 12 for a similar sick leave bank petition for Jean McCarran. The House then advanced House No. 4413, a bill on the terms of certain Commonwealth bonds, to third reading and later passed it to be engrossed. The main floor debate centered on House No. 4601, the fiscal year 2025 supplemental appropriations bill. The bill was described as a $2.25 billion supplemental budget with a net Commonwealth cost of about $750 million, covering MassHealth, snow and ice deficiencies, Home Base, universal school meals, reproductive health care supports, a sports and entertainment fund, and other items. The bill also included outside sections on public health and finance, and it ratified seven collective bargaining agreements. The House adopted Amendment 70, which added Health Safety Net funding measures, including higher hospital assessments and a $50 million transfer from the Commonwealth Care Trust Fund, after supporters said it would help avert a projected shortfall and generate federal Medicaid revenue. A separate amendment on Home Base eligibility was rejected. The House also adopted a consolidated amendment that included provisions affecting western and central Massachusetts municipal health insurance costs and changes to violent injury benefit language for first responders, including clarifying the definition of a weapon and tightening the standard for covered injuries. Another consolidated amendment was adopted by roll call, and the bill itself was then passed to be engrossed by a recorded vote. The session ended with an order to meet the next day at 11 a.m. and a motion to adjourn in memory of former House members Thomas and George, which was agreed to before adjournment.

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• That is how the department assesses what kind of behavior they are prepared to manage in their home.
• So that is how we assess what kind of behavior they are prepared to manage in their home.
• He followed up, asking, “So there’s no formal assessments or anything that the parents go through?
• —excuse me—Representative Tanner, it is a formal assessment.
• Part of the assessment is looking at whether the discipline used in the home will meet that need for

Committee: House Health and Welfare

Keywords: 989, all

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• standard that exempts the value of assets found on family farms and small businesses from being assessed
• :42.560><c> businesses</c><00:36:43.280><c> from</c><00:36:43.520><c> being</c><00:36:43.760><c> assessed
• </c> and small businesses from being assessed and small businesses from being assessed as<00:36:44.400

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Importantly, H.R. 2240 also calls for a comprehensive assessment of availability and use of mental health
• even know what that means, but a parallel convergent mixed methods case study research designed to assess
• even know what that means, but a parallel convergent mixed methods case study research designed to assess
• even know what that means, but a parallel convergent mixed methods case study research designed to assess
• even know what that means, but a parallel convergent mixed methods case study research designed to assess

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, May 15, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• graphic</c><00:38:19.040><c> up</c><00:38:19.280><c> on</c><00:38:19.359><c> the</c><00:38:19.520><c> screen
• </c><00:38:19.760><c> I</c><00:38:19.920><c> don't</c> little graphic up on the screen.
• I don't little graphic up on the screen.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:07 Roll Call 00:00:25 Discussion of Lexington’s Housing Affordability Partnership 00:02:26 Discussion of Northern Kentucky’s Housing Blueprint 00:30:12 Discussion of Religious Institution Land Use 00:57:33 Discussion of Free-Market Solutions to Kentucky’s Housing Crisis 01:04:18 Adjournment 01:26:37, 958, all

Summary: The committee met without a quorum and began informally, with members noting this was the final information-gathering meeting on housing before a November meeting to discuss findings and report back to the LRC. The main presentation focused on the Lexington Affordable Housing Partnership, a public-private effort supported by a $10 million state allocation. Presenters described Fayette County’s housing shortage, citing a gap of more than 22,000 units, rising home prices, and the challenge of assembling land and capital for affordable projects. The partnership explained that five local banks created a $3 million capital investment fund to buy and hold land at no interest, with deed restrictions keeping the site at 80% or below area median income and allowing the banks to seek Community Reinvestment Act credit. The first project is a 12.5-acre former Transylvania University baseball field, planned for about 242 units, including detached homes, townhouses, garden-style apartments, and senior housing. Speakers said the project required extensive neighborhood engagement and zoning/development approvals, but that the planning phase is now largely complete and infrastructure work should begin soon. Financing details included roughly $64 million in additional funding through tax credit equity, market-rate loans, city support, Kentucky Housing Corporation resources, and donations from nonprofit partners. Developers said the multifamily bond applications are due to Kentucky Housing Corporation the next day, and they expect the land purchase to be repaid into the revolving fund once the property is entitled and closed, allowing the original $3 million to be redeployed for future projects. They estimated rental units could be filled within about six months of completion, while for-sale units would come online over 12 to 36 months. In discussion, members asked about regulatory barriers and project timelines. Presenters pointed to rising construction costs tied to new federal and state requirements, and one member highlighted the need to continue reviewing planning and zoning reforms to speed development plan approvals and reduce delays. The group also endorsed a possible statewide $20 million housing fund, a residential infrastructure fund, and efforts to avoid additional regulatory burdens on housing development.

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• The slide on the screen right now shows the school districts where Northern Lights is in use.
• Chair, turning to... slide on the screen right now shows the slide on the screen right now shows the

Bills: HF1234 , HF1956 , HF1025 , HF1172 , HF791

Committee: House State Government Finance and Policy

Keywords: payment transparency, public contracts, contractor rights, government accountability, construction payments, municipal finance, liquor store, audit requirements, state auditor, local government, historic flag, state flag, display standards, ceremonial, Minnesota Statutes, Ursa Minor, state symbol, Minnesota state laws, constellation, official state designation

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• 01:34:57.600><c> this</c><01:34:57.920><c> this</c> assessing standards board took this this assessing
• assessed values was Walpole's assessed values was significantly<01:56:29.440><c> significantly</c><01
• </c> that same piece of assessment. that same piece of assessment.
• </c><02:00:22.639><c> per</c> we're taking the average assessed per we're taking the average assessed
• </c><05:52:07.200><c> of</c> integrated life cycle assessment of integrated life cycle assessment of

Committee: House Science, Technology and Energy

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Um, there are, of course, the requirements for the MnCHOICES assessment and the elderly waiver assessment
• assessment.
• and the uh the elderly waiver assessment and the uh the elderly waiver assessment<00:37:02.000><c> to
• </c> individualized based on an assessment individualized based on an assessment and<00:42:24.960><c>
• </c><00:52:28.400><c> that</c> program did have a needs assessment that program did have a needs assessment

Committee: House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> what the assessment would consist of? what the assessment would consist of?
• </c> assessments I guess they're assessments assessments I guess they're assessments and<01:37:57.119
• </c> um man mandatory assessment um man mandatory assessment uh<01:38:18.080><c> on</c><01:38:18.320>
• </c> are penalty penalties that are assessed are penalty penalties that are assessed to<01:39:22.239>
• </c> safety or fire service uh assessment safety or fire service uh assessment statewide.<02:16:50.880

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Public Safety

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </c><00:58:14.079><c> the</c> We could go back and we can assess the We could go back and we can assess
• You the A2 amendment for an assessment.
• I think there's more work to be done to assess who exactly that would fall on and how the assessment
• </c> governor had introduced, the assessment governor had introduced, the assessment was<01:41:16.159
• </c><01:41:22.480><c> who</c> more work to be done to assess who more work to be done to assess who exactly

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• This is from Senate File 4551, relating to pre-award risk assessment activities.
• </c><00:20:57.440><c> before</c> um to add more um assessment before um to add more um assessment before
• First, authorizing the commissioner to perform pre-enrollment risk assessments.
• First, authorizing the commissioner to perform pre-enrollment risk assessments.
• assessment assessment um<00:53:55.040><c> or</c><00:53:55.599><c> what</c><00:53:55.839><c> I</c><00

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:15:46.920><c> whether</c><00:15:47.480><c> an</c> better equipped to assess whether an better
• </c><00:18:10.120><c> um</c><00:18:10.640><c> assess</c> capacity to be able to assess um assess capacity
• to be able to assess um assess these<00:18:11.120><c> things</c><00:18:11.960><c> assistant</c><00:18
• Is that a fair assessment? Assistant Commissioner Lee, thank you.
• </c> review of the environmental assessment review of the environmental assessment we<01:23:55.880><c

Committee: House Energy Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• :09.000><c> I</c> come forward with planned projects to I come forward with planned projects to I assess
• whether or not they would assess whether or not they would be<00:26:12.720><c> of</c><00:26:13.159><
• That might take a week or two for it to be assessed and then a final determination to be made.
• </c><00:48:32.599><c> and</c> week or two for it to be assessed and week or two for it to be assessed
• Thank you. risk assessment court or uh process is risk assessment court or uh process is not<01:01:09.079

Committee: House Housing

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Housing Committee heard testimony on several housing-related bills. On SB 26, SD 2, relating to affordable housing, the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development explained a prior transit-oriented development study that identified roughly 59,000 possible units and about 25,000 affordable units from known projects, and said the bill would help fill gaps by evaluating additional public lands for housing suitability and possible co-use with existing facilities. Members asked about the need for resources and staffing to do that work, and OPSD said it would need time and consultant support to carry it out. Testimony on the bill included support from state and county housing agencies and comments from planning and land use entities. On SB 66, SD 2, relating to housing and historic preservation review, SHPD and OHA both testified. SHPD said the bill would not override existing burial-site protections and that county staff with proper qualifications could make historic-property determinations locally, while OHA asked for clearer language requiring consultation when Native Hawaiian historic sites are involved and clearer procedures if an adverse effect is found. Committee members and SHPD discussed whether the bill should explicitly preserve existing Chapter 6E processes, whether counties have qualified staff, and how quickly a county would have to decide if it cannot complete the review itself and must use a third-party reviewer. Supporters said the measure could speed permitting and keep decisions local; one opponent argued it could rush approvals and strain infrastructure. The committee also heard support from housing, construction, business, and food-industry groups, and opposition from some preservation and community advocates. The committee then heard SB 332, SD 1, on foreclosure-related protections, with testimony focused on Lānaʻi and concerns about speculative real estate after the foreclosure moratorium ended. SB 414, SD 2, on restoring access to disaster-affected areas, drew support from HHFDC, DHS, and the Maui Chamber; HHFDC noted DOH plans for a temporary paved access road to the Kayola temporary housing site and said agencies were discussing which parcels would be needed. On SB 102, SD 2, relating to affordable housing and third-party historic review, SHPD said it would need to do more upfront screening and that the bill’s timelines and third-party provisions should be clearer; OHA said the measure should include a sunset and better staffing, and asked that the department fill positions to meet review demand. No votes or final committee actions were reported in the transcript.

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• So then the needs assessments minutes are at the very back of the report.
• So someone calls 988 for help assess.
• We wanted to really assess what are some assets to aging in New Hampshire?
• We wanted to really assess what are some assets to aging in New Hampshire?
• Um the full 52 pages or 56 assessment.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first handled routine business, approving the prior meeting minutes with one abstention from a member who had been absent. It then received an update from DHHS Commissioner Lori Weaver on the department’s rural health transformation grant submission. Weaver said the grant was submitted ahead of the deadline, reflected input from communities and providers statewide, and would now enter a CMS review and negotiation phase. She explained that the governor’s office will oversee the grant with DHHS, that some proposals may be limited by federal parameters, and that the department may need to hire some staff to administer the grant, within the grant’s administrative cap. Members also discussed DHHS budget pressures and staffing. The department’s CFO, Nathan White, reviewed the agency’s budget mix, noting that DHHS accounts for a large share of the state’s operating and general fund budgets, and explained projected general fund lapse estimates, which he said are currently just under $20 million for the department. He also described why lapse projections are difficult to predict in DHHS because many costs are driven by utilization and because some funds are statutorily non-lapsing. White reported that vacancy rates have risen, citing about 400 unfunded positions in the current biennium and the department’s hiring freeze, while emphasizing that direct-care positions are being prioritized. Committee members raised concerns that back-of-the-budget cuts and weak revenue collections could affect the department’s ability to manage lapse projections. The committee then heard from Division of Public Health Director Ian Watt on vaccine policy and federal changes. Watt said New Hampshire continues to support access to safe and effective vaccines, including through the universal purchase program and seasonal respiratory virus guidance. He explained a recent CDC change regarding the MMRV vaccine, which now discourages the combined shot for the first dose in children under four because of febrile seizure risk, while still allowing it for the second dose. Watt said New Hampshire’s school and child care vaccine mandates remain stable, with nine vaccines required for schoolchildren and 10 for child care, and that the state continues to review federal recommendations cautiously. He also said there have been no supply or funding disruptions affecting vaccine access, and that childhood vaccine funding through commercial insurers remains intact. Finally, the Permanent Subcommittee on Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Related Dementias presented its annual report. The subcommittee said it met about six times, heard presentations on state services, silver alerts, brain health awareness, and palliative/hospice care, and began work on updating the state’s Alzheimer’s plan, which had last been updated in 2015-2016. To gather more direct input, the subcommittee formed a needs-assessment work group to develop a survey for people living with dementia, caregivers, and service providers. It recommended integrating Alzheimer’s and dementia materials into chronic disease, aging, and public health outreach; embedding cognitive health into systems of care and the state health improvement plan; adding cognitive health measures to BRFSS; and continuing partnerships with aging and advocacy organizations. Members praised the report and suggested it should clearly identify the subcommittee and include page numbers in future versions.