Transcript Highlights:

• due to Union Pacific's actions to undermine the integrity of the assessment process.
• The other thing I want to address is the safety culture assessment that was done on our company.
• I just want to address the Federal Railroad Administration's assessment of UP's safety culture.
• I believe six months is more than enough time for a manager to assess the job of the worker, and the
• Missed vital assessments, increasing calls to our rapid response team, and increased ICU admissions.

Transcript Highlights:

• There is certainly some of that, but there's all sorts of nuances. statute of claiming the assessments
• over statute of claiming the assessments over a<00:28:48.200><c> 5-year</c><00:28:48.720><c> period<
• Those smaller companies, if they are assessed, you're talking tens of thousands of dollars, not millions
• The model was a lot more complicated. uh into the assessment um uh into the assessment um uh<00:35:49.720
• </c> insurance companies apply assessments insurance companies apply assessments credits<00:41:42.120

Committee: Senate Ways and Means

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So, can't that prosecutor make determinations based on that risk assessment?
• So, can't that prosecutor make determinations based on that risk assessment?
• So, can't that prosecutor make determinations based on that risk assessment?
• </c><00:31:01.279><c> from</c> So, by making that risk assessment from So, by making that risk assessment
• </c><00:31:33.440><c> that</c> that's part of the risk assessment that that's part of the risk assessment

Bills: SF0101

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: Second Amendment, firearm regulation, state legislation, public safety, civil penalties, 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The commission's duties include analyzing school district expenditures, assessing state oversight and
• I think you could make observations about our accountability system, our tests, our assessments, our
• It'll include the psychometricians that may be dealing with assessments down the line.
• and we also were supportive and very publicly engaged in working towards the kindergarten entry assessment
• I went to the office, walked in, just did a quick assessment, and I said, what's happening?

Committee: House House Education Committee of Reference

Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 4043, which would require each school district and charter school, beginning in 2027, to ensure at least one employee at each school is trained in CPR, first aid, and AED use. The sponsor said he intended to amend the bill on the floor to ensure someone is trained at all times and to clarify AED language. The American Heart Association testified neutral with concerns, supporting CPR training but warning the bill could leave gaps if only one person is trained and noting the need for AED access and emergency planning. Parents whose son died in an Arizona kindergarten classroom urged support, saying school staff should be prepared to respond to emergencies. The committee recommended the bill do pass by a vote of 7-1 with four present. The committee then took up House Concurrent Resolution 2015, as amended by a strike-everything amendment supporting at least 60 minutes of daily physical activity for students and prominent display of federal dietary guidelines. A representative of End Chronic Disease testified in favor, arguing schools should help prevent chronic disease through health education and physical activity. The committee adopted the strike-everything amendment and then gave the resolution a due pass recommendation on a 12-0 roll call. House Bill 2621, in its strike-everything form and with a Garcia amendment, addressed enrollment and special education procedures for students in unorganized territory, students using certificates of educational convenience, and children of active-duty military parents. The sponsor explained the bill was meant to clarify confusing law, speed enrollment and evaluations, and reduce delays in services. Champions for Kids supported the measure and the amendments, and the committee adopted both amendments before recommending the bill do pass 11-0. The committee also approved House Bill 2385, which limits superintendent contracts to one-year terms for the first three years unless the superintendent has already been employed three consecutive years; the sponsor framed it as a way to reduce costly early buyouts. That bill passed 7-4. Later, the committee approved House Bill 4106, creating the One Arizona Service Fellowship Program to provide service opportunities, stipends, and tuition awards for young adults, with an amendment changing the stipend contribution formula. The sponsor and supporters described it as a state-based service model inspired by Utah and aimed at education, military families, parks, hunger, and homelessness work; some members opposed it as an unnecessary state mandate or questioned the need for a new program. The committee also passed House Bill 2992, as amended, establishing a pilot program on child sexual abuse and assault awareness and prevention, expanded to K-12 and including grooming/exploitation content. A survivor advocate strongly supported the bill, while some members raised concerns about the funding source and possible unintended consequences. Finally, the committee passed House Bill 2370, which would require school leaders to notify governing boards before modifying weapons detection systems and to report changes within 24 hours; the sponsor cited a fatal school stabbing and other weapons incidents, while opponents argued the bill was too vague and could create operational problems. The committee also adopted a strike-everything amendment to House Bill 4056, allowing legislators making public records requests in their official capacity to avoid fees and requiring electronic production; the sponsor said it was needed after districts sought large fees, while opponents warned it could burden public agencies. The committee then began discussion of House Bill 2478, which would create an Arizona Commission on Student Outcomes to study K-12 accountability, finance, graduation requirements, and related issues, with proposed amendments to add early childhood study and change commission membership, but the transcript cuts off before final action on that bill.

Transcript Highlights:

• but then number two it says the billion but then number two it says the average<00:36:22.160><c> assessed
• </c><00:36:22.640><c> value</c><00:36:23.119><c> of</c><00:36:23.319><c> commercial</c> average assessed
• </c><02:13:00.719><c> for</c> collecting delinquent assessments for collecting delinquent assessments
• for such costs and expenses assess for such costs and expenses provided<02:13:16.520><c> that</c><02
• </c><02:13:49.679><c> and</c> action concerning the assessment and action concerning the assessment and

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several measures, beginning with SB 48 SD2 HD1 relating to combat sports. The Attorney General offered a technical comment on the bill’s effective date, and several testifiers from the combat sports community strongly supported the measure with amendments. They argued that boxing and MMA should be treated separately, that the current regulatory structure has made events too costly and reduced opportunities, and that more local oversight would help revive the sport and give youth a constructive outlet. Committee members questioned whether the bill’s medical staffing requirements would apply to boxing, MMA, or both, and whether the added requirements would increase costs and reduce access. The witness from the combat sports community said amateur boxing is already regulated through USA Boxing, that the DCCA should focus on professional boxing, and that for safety he would support two physicians and one ambulance for boxing and MMA events. The committee then took up SB 117 SD2 HD1 relating to transportation. The Department of Transportation and the Ulon Initiative testified in support, and the bicycling community was listed as supporting as well. Members focused on the bill’s rebate program for electric transportation devices, asking how successful it had been and whether removing the rebate would affect use. DOT said the program began in February 2023 and had issued about 500 rebates totaling roughly $166,000, aimed at helping people without vehicles access transportation options. The department explained that the bill would broaden access and increase the rebate amount, including additional assistance for low-income applicants. Finally, the committee heard SB 897 SD3 HD1 relating to energy and wildfire liability. The Division of Consumer Advocacy, the Public Utilities Commission, the Attorney General, Clearway Energy Group, Ulon Initiative, Kawai K, IBEW Local 1260, and Hawaiian Electric all testified in support, while the Hawaii Association for Justice was listed as opposed but not present. Supporters said the bill would help finance wildfire mitigation and infrastructure improvements through securitization, reduce wildfire risk, and address utility cost and credit concerns. Hawaiian Electric emphasized that the bill is forward-looking, would help protect customers from future wildfire-related cost increases, and requested amendments including a study on a future wildfire recovery fund. In questioning, members pressed Hawaiian Electric on the liability cap, asking whether it would have applied to the Maui wildfires and whether it would cover personal injury or wrongful death; the witness and company counsel clarified that the aggregate cap applies only to qualifying property damage, not personal injury or wrongful death, and said they would follow up on how the cap would calculate in a Maui-type event. Hawaiian Electric also said it would seek financing under the bill if enacted and updated members on settlement funding efforts, including raising the first $550 million in equity and divesting assets to help meet its obligations.

Transcript Highlights:

• The MnDOT assessment study also does not address project viability or feasibility.
• The MnDOT assessment study also does not address project viability or feasibility.
• The MnDOT assessment study also does not address project viability or feasibility.
• The MnDOT assessment study also does not address project viability or feasibility.
• The MnDOT assessment study also does not address project viability or feasibility.

Committee: House Transportation Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Why does... fair assessment or can you maybe fair assessment or can you maybe Enlighten<00:22:39.279>
• </c><00:47:13.359><c> capability</c> and the strategy assessment capability and the strategy assessment
• The firm assesses the plans and reports on performance.
• Well, our MCOs, for example, have to do a health risk assessment.
• They have to perform a health risk assessment on all of their members.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee first reorganized by electing Representative Hart as House co-chair and Senator Douglas as Senate co-chair by acclamation, then approved the December 10 minutes. It then took up deferred and routine contract items, beginning with a Council on Postsecondary Education item that was withdrawn after staff explained the contract had been canceled and should not have come before the committee because the granting authority, not CPE, was issuing it. The committee next reviewed a Department for Local Government contract tied to an Eastern Kentucky flood recovery housing project in Jackson. Members questioned the high per-unit cost and whether renovation was more expensive than new construction. Staff explained the cost included acquisition of an existing downtown building and needed water and sewer infrastructure upgrades, and said developable land was limited in the area. With no motion to object, the contract was allowed to move forward. The committee then considered Kentucky Transportation Cabinet professional services contracts for highway design work. Members asked about the size of the contracts and how much of the available funding is typically used; staff said the contracts are two-year agreements, that the prior cycle reached close to $2 million per contract, and that this year’s limits were reduced because less money is available in the Highway Plan. The committee also approved a PSC amendment contract for the Bridging Kentucky program after staff explained the $150 hourly loaded rate was within the normal range for consultants. Both Transportation Cabinet items were approved without objection. Finally, the committee heard a Kentucky Communications Network Authority contract for an $85,000 study of the dark fiber market. Members asked what dark fiber is, why the study was needed, whether there was coordination with the Office of Broadband Development, and whether existing service meant there was already a market. KCNA said dark fiber is unused fiber that local providers can light to deliver service, that the study was needed because the contractor said no market existed while ISPs said demand exists, and that the report would help both KCNA oversight and broadband development planning. The contract was reviewed without objection.

Transcript Highlights:

• In doing so, they should also release an assessment because I'm curious how releasing the full report
• </c> they should also release an assessment they should also release an assessment because<02:57:33.840
• </c> summary to the public and an assessment summary to the public and an assessment of<02:59:42.840>
• of what the risks would be an assessment of what the risks would be if<03:00:17.080><c> doing</c><03
• the assessment of the risk<03:02:02.400><c> of</c><03:02:02.560><c> it</c><03:02:02.720><c> then</c>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Association's definition is in statute, and it works with the Insurance Department to impose an assessment
• That assessment is used to fund the purchase of vaccines.
• This is about fairly assessing the real total costs and not sticking our children and grandchildren with
• Representative Heath Howard continued that this is about fairly assessing the real total costs and not
• and respond to requests but we to assess and respond to requests but we can<06:02:14.840><c> answer<

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, the national anthem, leaves of absence, guest introductions, and memorial remarks honoring former Representative Carolyn Gargas of Hollis, who was remembered for her long House service, work on child and family issues, and community involvement. The House then adopted a consent calendar and approved a motion to withdraw House Bill 431, which would have created a commission to review draft rules on minimum standards for public school approval and state academic standards; the motion failed after a roll call vote, so the bill remained in play. The House next took up House Bill 109-FN, relative to false reports to law enforcement. The majority supported the bill as a way to add penalties for knowingly false reports about law enforcement officers, arguing officers deserve protection from false accusations and that the knowingly standard is a high bar. The minority opposed it as duplicative of existing law and warned it could chill legitimate complaints against police. After debate and a division vote, the majority committee report of ought to pass was adopted, 198-173. The House also considered House Bill 218-FN, which would provide victims of crime a free police report. The committee amendment changed the bill so victims would receive a written confirmation that a crime occurred rather than the initial police report, to avoid conflicts with right-to-know law and active-investigation confidentiality. Supporters said the change was a small but important clarification agreed to by law enforcement and domestic violence advocates, while opponents argued the original language was already workable and that the floor amendment was unnecessary. A division vote was requested on the amendment, and the transcript ends during that debate before the final outcome on HB 218 is shown.

Transcript Highlights:

• My name is Marisha Paula Elore, and I'm the executive director of the Screen Actors Guild and American
• The regulatory body has the authority to assess fees to support licensing and regulatory oversight.
• It began with just assessing or addressing the needs of, honestly, tourists who were coming over here
• it began um resource for relocation and it began with<05:08:22.600><c> just</c><05:08:22.878><c> assess
• or addressing the needs with just assess or addressing the needs of<05:08:25.520><c> honestly</c><05

Committee: House Finance

Keywords: 910, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So is it a franchise fee assessed to the provider? If it's not a well, it's municipal loan.
• The food safety assessment and protocols that would go into place if this were ever a question.
• System-wide risk assessment in Mexico.
• Assess the risk that we think is happening on the ground in Mexico.
• As well as assessing potential disposal strata.

Committee: Senate Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Summary: During the meeting, legislative members discussed the practice of municipalities diverting water and sewer revenues to their general funds, which impacts infrastructure maintenance and project delays. Vice Chair Sparks proposed limiting public testimony to two minutes, which was adopted without objection. The committee heard from various witnesses, including Perry Fowler from the Texas Water Infrastructure Network, who emphasized that utility revenues should primarily support water services and that transfers should be transparent and justified. He noted that many utilities face financial pressures that could hinder infrastructure projects. Larry French from the Texas Public Policy Foundation highlighted the significant financial impact of water loss and general fund transfers, estimating the annual loss at $1.5 billion. He argued that these transfers can create disincentives for municipalities to address water loss issues. Brian Butcher, Assistant City Manager of Sugar Land, defended the city's cost allocation model for general fund transfers, asserting that they are necessary for equitable service provision and operational efficiency. The committee also discussed the implications of rising construction costs and the need for better procurement processes to ensure effective use of taxpayer dollars. The second part of the meeting focused on the New World Screwworm and the state's preparedness to manage potential infestations. Dudley Hoskins from the USDA outlined the federal response efforts and the importance of collaboration with state agencies. He emphasized the need for ongoing surveillance and the production of sterile flies to combat the pest. Dr. Philip Kaufman from Texas A&M discussed the historical context of the screwworm and the challenges posed by its potential reintroduction, urging proactive management strategies among livestock producers. The committee acknowledged the need for increased resources and research to effectively address the threat of the screwworm.

Transcript Highlights:

• This is an important bill that would require an environmental assessment worksheet for improvements on
• worksheet for improvements on assessment worksheet for improvements on or<00:47:20.320><c> new</c><00
• The environmental assessment worksheet is already woven within the Minnesota statute 103E process that
• The<00:50:49.520><c> environmental</c><00:50:49.715><c> [snorts]</c><00:50:50.040><c> assessment</c>
• The environmental [snorts] assessment The environmental [snorts] assessment worksheet<00:50:50.800><c

Bills: HF4211 , HF3426 , HF4819 , HF3466 , HF3793 , HF3339

Committee: House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Keywords: air pollution, lead emissions, continuous emissions monitoring system, CEMS, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, MPCA, environmental monitoring, emission compliance, air quality, public health, industrial pollution, permitted facility, residential exposure, toxic metals, emission limits, pollution control, stack monitoring, real-time emissions monitoring, natural resources, environment

Transcript Highlights:

• Oh yes, that's the child care allowance portion of the assessment.
• Um so those are two of the assessment.
• She asked whether the evidence-based requirements and assessments, including the statewide assessment
• which I think is thing and assessments which I think is incredibly<00:51:56.480><c> important.
• statewide assessment currently the MCAs?

Bills: HF3714 , HF4399 , HF4176 , HF2544 , HF60 , HF4231 , HF4232

Committee: House Education Policy

Keywords: foster care, child welfare, enrollment priority, education programs, child care assistance, education, school board, elections, local governance, school district, site-governed schools, education reform, local control, autonomy, interchange, bond issuance, transportation, infrastructure funding, Sherburne County, student eligibility

Transcript Highlights:

• They can assess whether or not they think it's right or wrong.
• They can assess whether or not well.
• They can assess whether or not they<00:38:35.520><c> think</c><00:38:35.720><c> it's</c><00:38:36.040
• But there we're not making a moral judgment or any kind of assessment in that respect.
• </c><00:44:16.840><c> in</c> judgment or any kind of assessment in judgment or any kind of assessment

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved the September 19 meeting minutes and then took up a deferred University of Kentucky personal services contract amendment for guardianship services. UK officials explained that the contract covers court-appointed guardians for patients who cannot make medical decisions and are not eligible for state guardianship, with the work funded by UK Medical Center agency dollars rather than the general fund. Members questioned the large increase in the not-to-exceed amount, the number of cases, the hourly billing structure, and whether there are safeguards to prevent unnecessary costs or reimbursement issues if a patient later has resources. UK said the increase reflects shifting work from a prior firm, anticipated new cases, a move from a monthly fee to hourly billing, and the need for a second firm because one prior attorney died and another firm has had difficulty appearing in court promptly. The committee ultimately approved the contract, while Senator Thomas said he would vote aye but urged future review of attorney fee limits and broader guardianship statutes, which he described as outdated and inconsistent. The committee then deferred three Office of Energy Policy memorandum of agreement items to the November 2025 meeting without objection. After that, it approved the remaining agenda items, including the contract lists and deferred items not separately selected for review. The final major item was a University of Kentucky personal services contract related to fundraising and philanthropic outreach. UK representatives said the contract supports marketing and donor engagement efforts to grow the university’s endowment pipeline and philanthropic support. The transcript cuts off before the committee finished its questions or took final action on that item.

Transcript Highlights:

• The two would be one assessment for the municipalities and then another form of assessment which would
• data um for for purposes local assessing data um for for purposes of<00:19:38.720><c> swept.
• </c> apply to those two two assessed values. apply to those two two assessed values.
• Would it be assessed as a whole, or could it be assessed as individual parcels for development?
• > be</c><00:27:46.799><c> assessed</c><00:27:47.679><c> um</c> could it be assessed um could it be assessed

Committee: House Municipal and County Government

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Would that be a fair assessment? Thank you for the question.
• Yes, that would be a very fair assessment. Any other questions? Any other questions?
• I didn't hear the question on what was a fair assessment.
• What was determined to be a fair assessment? Thank you.

Bills: HB1002 , HB1250 , HB2710 , HB3008 , HB3045 , HB3086 , HB3595 , HB3678 , HB3695 , HB3831 , HB4107 , HB4408

Committee: Senate Public Safety

Keywords: stalking, victim notification, law enforcement, harassment, penalties, criminal justice, protection orders, local law enforcement, Public Safety Technology Revolving Fund, grants, state funding, law enforcement technology, Oklahoma Emergency Communications Act, emergency communications, public safety radio, statewide radio systems, land mobile radio, interoperability, Project 25, P25

Summary: The Public Safety Committee met and first held House Bill 3045. It then heard and passed several bills, beginning with HB 1250, which creates a public safety technology revolving fund for Attorney General grants to support the Blue Jay pilot program, a voluntary traffic-stop safety app. Members questioned whether the fund would actually be financed this year and how municipalities would be selected; the author said no funding source was yet identified and the bill was only creating the fund. HB 1250 passed 8-0. The committee also passed HB 2710, creating the Oklahoma Emergency Communications Act and a 15-member board to develop a strategic plan for improving emergency radio communications among state, local, and tribal agencies. The author explained the bill was meant to address communication gaps and interoperability problems, with no fiscal impact. HB 3831, dealing with Oklahoma Task Force One, drew extensive discussion over its funding structure and blank appropriations language. The bill would place the urban search and rescue team in state law and seek a reliable funding source; members discussed the team’s statewide disaster response role, its Tulsa and Oklahoma City bases, and a carve-out excluding wildland firefighting. It passed 8-0. Other measures approved included HB 4408, which sets a protocol for calculating and directing savings from State Questions 780 and 781 into the proper drug diversion account; HB 1002, requiring law enforcement to inform stalking victims about certified domestic violence program advocates; HB 3008, extending the sunset date for the Board of Tests for Alcohol and Drug Influence to 2031; HB 3086, requiring the Department of Corrections director to keep the Board of Corrections informed about budgets and inmate deaths; HB 3595, creating a DPS revolving fund for counties and municipalities to buy vehicle-barrier equipment to prevent crowd-vehicle attacks; HB 3678, expanding electronic-harassment protections for public officials to include municipal officials and school board members; HB 4107, establishing penalties for unauthorized activation or misuse of emergency warning sirens; and HB 3695, revising the definition of great bodily injury in a DUI-related context. HB 3595 passed 6-1 and HB 4107 passed 6-2; the other bills passed unanimously or near-unanimously after brief questioning and debate.

Transcript Highlights:

• We are currently running through and about to wrap up the environmental assessment.
• You have to have sensors that basically translate to the eyeball what you would see in assessment 172
• That's something that is very intuitive we still do The county mileage assessments, so we measure the
• But again, the Minute that we figured that out, we worked pretty quickly to try to assess whether or

Committee: House A&B Transportation Subcommittee

Keywords: 914, all

Transcript Highlights:

• with other categories of workers, the Employment Security Department must issue an overpayment assessment
• notify a striking worker at the time they apply for benefits of the potential for an overpayment assessment
• with other categories of workers, the Employment Security Department must issue an overpayment assessment
• notify a striking worker at the time they apply for benefits of the potential for an overpayment assessment

Bills: SB6134 , SB6136 , SB6188

Committee: House Labor & Workplace Standards

Keywords: unemployment insurance, UI benefits, striking workers, strike, labor dispute, retroactive wages, overpayment assessment, overpayment recovery, Employment Security Department, ESD, claimant notice, benefit recoupment, Washington unemployment law, worker notice, federal unemployment tax credit, state unemployment fund, workers' compensation, industrial insurance, premium rates, rate transparency

Transcript Highlights:

• Free focused assessment: IRP 1005 defines this as an assessment of a specific, narrowly defined issue
• Senators, certain fees and costs and restitution orders may be assessed by a court in juvenile cases.
• Be assessed by a court in juvenile cases. This rule deals with juvenile cases.

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Rules

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• in-home providers, and even low-income parents if their child, when they get to kindergarten, they are assessed
• kindergarten, child uh when they get to kindergarten, they<00:14:15.839><c> are</c><00:14:16.000><c> assessed
• and</c><00:14:16.639><c> determined</c><00:14:16.959><c> to</c><00:14:17.120><c> be</c> they are assessed
• and determined to be they are assessed and determined to be kindergarten<00:14:17.920><c> ready.

Committee: Senate Families & Children

Keywords: 958, all