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• Is so with what you're proposing here, there will be no end of instruction evaluation or assessment for
• So the assessment relies on the college.
• So homeschoolers would be still taking this assessment on that end versus having to take a ticket to
• I don't know how you would get That assessment of how many would qualify, how many that, how many more

Bills: HB3674 , HB4326 , HB4331 , HB3029 , HB2963 , HB3551 , HB2973 , HB3019 , HB3461 , HB2961 , HB3261 , HB3759 , HB3429 , HB3069 , HB3372 , HB3705

Committee: House A&B Education Subcommittee

Keywords: school resource officer, sexual assault training, law enforcement training, CLEET, school safety, mental health, continuing education, HB4326, Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program, Oklahoma's Promise, scholarship, tuition assistance, higher education, State Regents for Higher Education, eligibility expansion, adopted students, foster care, DHS custody, child-placing agency, tribal custody

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• sitting down with the Federal Highway Administration and determining whether this is an environmental assessment
• I think it's going to be an environmental assessment, which typically comes with a 12-plus-month time
• As we go into NEPA, WSDOT's job is to take the project and assess the impacts of that project on the
• They're not environmental assessments or environmental impact statements because it's replacement in

Bills: SB5987 , SB6170

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: SB 5987, SB5987, Fairfax Bridge, State Route 165, SR 165, Carbon River, WSDOT, Washington State Department of Transportation, emergency bridge replacement, infrastructure failure, transportation emergency, climate commitment account, climate investment account, clean energy, climate funding, greenhouse gas reduction, environmental justice, renewable energy, building electrification, industrial decarbonization

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• specifically applies to the following circumstances: when the operation for which a fee would be assessed
• is a landing, including but not limited to a touch-and-go landing, or when the fee would be assessed
• based on an aircraft entering into a specific radius of the airspace of the airport assessing the fee
• The ADS system... radius of the airspace of the airport assessing the fee, and that is the amendment,

Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee met and first considered SB 86, which would make it unlawful for unauthorized aliens to operate commercial motor vehicles in Florida. The sponsor described the bill as a highway safety measure, requiring lawful presence, a valid CDL, English proficiency, and the ability to communicate with law enforcement. The bill also provides for impoundment, custody transfer to federal authorities, a civil penalty on the motor carrier, and an out-of-service order. An amendment was adopted, public testimony included support from the Florida PBA, and the committee reported the bill favorably. The committee then heard SB 706, which preempts naming of major commercial service airports to the state and would rename Palm Beach International Airport as Donald J. Trump International Airport. An amendment was adopted to make the change subject to FAA approval, a trademark agreement, and a reasonable implementation period for Palm Beach County. Palm Beach County representatives supported the measure and the amendment, and the committee reported the bill favorably. Next, the committee approved SB 1670, a specialty license plate bill for the “outsider” plate, after adopting an amendment reducing the Huber Brothers Foundation’s share of proceeds from 25% to 10%. The committee also passed SB 1054, which increases penalties for traffic infractions that result in crashes involving red lights or stop signs, including higher fines, license suspensions, and a one-year bodily injury insurance requirement after injury-causing crashes. Testimony from law enforcement and advocacy groups supported the bill, and it was reported favorably. Finally, the committee considered SB 422 on ADS-B aviation surveillance data. The bill would prohibit use of ADS-B data to calculate or collect landing-related fees, and an amendment narrowed the prohibition to fees tied to landings, touch-and-goes, or entering a fee-assessing airspace radius. Aviation groups, pilots, and airport officials offered extensive testimony, with supporters arguing the bill protects safety and prevents inaccurate or surprise billing, while airport representatives said they use the data for fee collection and operational purposes and wanted further changes. Despite those concerns, the committee reported the bill favorably. The meeting then adjourned.

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• sitting down with the Federal Highway Administration and determining whether this is an environmental assessment
• I think it's going to be an environmental assessment, which typically comes with a 12-plus-month time
• As we go into NEPA, WSDOT's job is to take the project and assess the impacts of that project on the
• They're not environmental assessments or environmental impact statements because it's replacement in

Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee began with a work session on the Fairfax Carbon River SR-165 Bridge closure and replacement. Wilkeson Mayor Jamie Pololi described the bridge as a long-neglected state asset whose closure cut off a gateway community from Mount Rainier access, hurt local businesses and municipal revenue, complicated emergency response, and severed access to public lands. Pierce County’s Melissa Littleton emphasized that the Fairfax closure, along with recent bridge closures from other causes, shows the need for stronger preservation and modernization funding. WSDOT’s Steve Rourke explained that the 105-year-old bridge was permanently closed after structural failure, that a detour route on private property is now the only access for some residents, and that the agency’s planning study considered seven alternatives; the current recommendation is to continue geotechnical work and NEPA review, with construction likely taking 24 months or more once a design is finalized. Committee members asked about detour distance, speeding up the project, emergency authority, historic-preservation issues, community mitigation, and funding needs; WSDOT said about $7 million in existing preservation funds has already been used and more will be needed. The committee then heard public testimony on proposed substitute Senate Bill 5987, which would declare the Fairfax Bridge closure an emergency, direct WSDOT to restore SR-165 access as soon as possible, and give the transportation secretary some emergency authorities. Supporters, including the mayor, residents, recreation advocates, and trail groups, said the bill is needed because the closure was foreseeable, has harmed local economies and recreation access, and lacks a current emergency response pathway. WSDOT testified in opposition, warning that the bill could create false expectations because most of the timeline is driven by federal environmental review and historic-preservation requirements that the secretary cannot waive. The bill drew strong support in testimony, with 606 pro, 1 con, and 2 other recorded on the sign-in tally. The committee also heard Senate Bill 6170, which would raise dollar thresholds for state highway work performed by state forces and for certain contracting rules that help small and disadvantaged businesses compete. Staff said the limits have not been updated since 2005 and the bill would increase the normal state-force threshold from $60,000 to $100,000 and the emergency threshold from $100,000 to $160,000. Senator King, the prime sponsor, said the change would better match inflation and help keep maintenance work in-house when appropriate. Washington Federation of State Employees and WSDOT supported the bill, saying it would help maintenance workers do more timely work without harming existing equity and small-business contracting programs; the committee noted 55 pro and no con on the sign-in tally. The chair then reminded members that amendment requests for the upcoming executive session were due the next day, and the committee adjourned.

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• Well, the residential class percentage of our assessed value went from 81 to just under 72 percent.
• Well, the residential class percentage of our assessed value went from 81 to just under 72 percent.
• says, why are you raising my taxes 4.2% when it should be just 2.5%, but it's, you know, because of assessed
• But if this doesn't happen, our taxes are still not low because we've got very high assessed values.

Bills: H3012 , H4008 , H4435 , H4444 , H4526 , H4547 , H4574 , H4575 , H4576 , H4577 , H4585 , H4605 , H4687 , H4703 , H4722 , H4754 , H4755

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Revenue

Keywords: fines, property valuation, commercial property, real estate, tax penalties, property taxes, local option tax, marijuana sales, Salem, revenue generation, taxation, recreation, local government, commercial activities, Charlemont, property exemption, disabled persons, Swampscott, senior exemption, property tax

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• is already a framework for what happens—both what are the requirements on local law enforcement to assess
• Senator Gonzales, it's my understanding that the word would go out and guys would apply and likely get assessed
• as to whether or not they're appropriate for the treatment... ...assessed as to whether or not they're
• it would be, I guess, as they say, in business, a nice problem to have if we had so many people assessed

Summary: The Military Affairs and Border Security Committee heard two bills. SB 1055 would require immediate notification to ICE or CBP when a person unlawfully present in the U.S. is arrested by state or local law enforcement for a state or local offense. Supporters said it simply strengthens cooperation with federal authorities and clarifies existing law; opponents, including the ACLU of Arizona and several public commenters, argued it is redundant with current statute, could pressure officers to prolong stops or arrests, and would increase fear, racial profiling, and distrust of police in immigrant communities. Members debated whether the bill conflicted with SB 1070-era law and whether it would create new legal liability or merely add a reporting requirement after arrest. The committee voted 4-3 to give SB 1055 a do-pass recommendation. The committee then considered SB 1065, which appropriates $300,640,000 in FY 2027 from the general fund for a Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Military Veterans Fund. Senator Rogers described hyperbaric oxygen therapy as a non-drug treatment that could help veterans with PTSD and improve quality of life, while supporters emphasized the need to explore options for veterans’ mental health and trauma care. Some members said they supported moving the bill forward but had budget concerns or wanted more detail on how veterans would be selected for the program. The committee approved SB 1065 unanimously, 7-0, with a do-pass recommendation, and then adjourned until the following week.

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• already a framework for what happens, both what are the requirements on local law enforcement to assess
• Senator Gonzales, it's my understanding that the word would go out and guys would apply and likely get assessed
• as to whether or not they're appropriate for the treatment. ...assessed as to whether or not they're
• So it would be, I guess, as they say in business, a nice problem to have if we had so many people assessed

Bills: SB1055 , SB1065

Committee: Senate Military Affairs and Border Security

Keywords: immigration enforcement, law enforcement, illegal aliens, state legislation, civil penalties, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, veterans, military health, mental health treatment, funding allocation, 1182, all

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• Their median taxable assessed Charles Chapman: value is $200,000 or less.
• The burden shift will go to businesses and renters because fees, assessments, fire, non-homestead millage
• I would have preferred a step up instead of a full hundred percent assessment.
• I think the way we are trying to do it, we don't know how it will come in with additional assessments

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• Our 3rd advisory opinion, draft advisory opinion addresses whether the TEC has authority to assess the
• Uh, our next group contains appeals where staff is recommending a reduction of the fines assessed during
• Therefore, uh, a fine of $8100 was assessed with two prior violations and the Amount of activity.
• And when the filer filed her PFS and submitted an affidavit of defense for those reports, the assessed

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• The only thing we were unable to assess, and this is common, is that we look at retirement readiness,
• Essentially, we're assessing whether they're sustainable enough that you're staying out of a risk of
• of planning for uncertainty, we look at two things: Have you adopted risk reporting practices to assess
• So, we look for forward-looking… For forward-looking assessment, we're looking for that measure of investment

Committee: House Investments & Pensions Oversight Committee

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• For the current 2024–2025 school year, Puerto Ranzas ISD assessed $39 million in local M&O property taxes
• This bill relates to the terminology used to refer to certain assessment instruments administered to
• This bill relates to an exemption from the assessment required of the Texas Success Initiative for students
• This bill relates to an exemption from the assessment required of the Texas Success Initiative for students

Committee: Senate Education K-16

Summary: The Committee on Education K-16 heard testimony on SB 1635, which would give certain coastal, recapture-paying school districts a credit against recapture payments for mandatory windstorm and hail insurance costs. Senator Hinojosa said the bill is intended to offset unusually high insurance expenses for districts in Tier 1 or Tier 2 coastal zones, and he estimated about a $12 million impact to state revenue. Witnesses from Port Aransas ISD and Gregory-Portland ISD described sharp premium increases, reduced coverage, higher deductibles, and the effect on teacher pay and classroom spending. Senators asked about the number of affected districts, the accuracy of the fiscal estimate, and whether the bill might encourage districts to maintain coverage. Public testimony was closed and SB 1635 was left pending. The committee then took up several other bills and committee substitutes, adopting and reporting favorably SB 2786, SB 2623, SB 646, SB 843, SB 2392, SB 1998, SB 1418, SB 2788, and SB 2076, with most votes unanimous or near-unanimous. SB 2392 was amended to add improper relationship between educator and student to mandatory reporting offenses and to authorize an attorney general civil penalty for failure to report. SB 2623 was revised to clarify duties and exemptions related to the Safe Schools and Neighborhood Task Force and school proximity restrictions. SB 843 would create a TEA database of school district bonds and related projects, and SB 2788 would exempt certain PSAT scorers from the Texas Success Initiative assessment. The committee also heard SB 2929, which would allow referees and other officials at school athletic events to immediately eject disruptive spectators. The Texas Association of Sports Officials testified in support, citing abusive spectator behavior and a shortage of officials. SB 2929 was left pending. Finally, the committee heard a substitute for SB 2927 on 1882 partnerships and a substitute for SB 2619, which would require more transparency and accountability for failing school districts, superintendent hiring, trustee training, and takeover timelines. Testimony on SB 2619 was mixed, with one witness from Texas 2036 supporting parts of the bill’s accountability provisions. The committee adopted the substitute for SB 2619, left it pending, and then recessed subject to the call of the chair.

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• It introduces a mandatory balancing test by the Department of Environmental Protection to assess whether
• Specifically, it changes the due dates for semi-annual assessments to allow financial...
• Specifically, it changes the due dates for semi-annual assessments to allow financial... the due dates
• for semi-annual assessments to allow financial institutions two additional months to calculate...

Committee: Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government heard and advanced a large slate of bills, beginning with SB 978, which directs DEP to report on large sewage disposal facilities, rank them for wastewater treatment upgrades, and provide progress reports; it was reported favorably without public opposition. The committee also adopted an amendment and favorably reported SB 1388, which restricts vessel safety inspections without probable cause, creates a five-year safety decal, addresses spring protection zones, and bars FWC fishing licenses for commercial vessels owned by alien powers. Members raised some questions about spring protections and boating access, and one public witness urged further review of the spring-zone language. The committee then favorably reported SB 880, designating the American flamingo as state bird and the Florida scrub jay as state songbird, after testimony supporting both birds as symbols of Florida’s identity and conservation values. Several other measures were heard and passed. SB 830, dealing with lost or abandoned migrant vessels and aligning with House language, was amended and reported favorably. SB 1326, which requires local plans to maintain hurricane evacuation clearance times and allocates building permits in Monroe County and nearby municipalities, was amended to spread allocations over at least 10 years and then passed. SB 490, expanding off-duty concealed carry eligibility to correctional officers and correctional probation officers and exempting certain public safety personnel from the waiting period for rifles and shotguns, was reported favorably after support from the Florida PBA. SB 26, an uncontested claim bill for injuries from a 2022 crash, also passed, with one member suggesting future consideration of health insurance coverage for victims in similar cases. The committee additionally approved SB 98 on securities regulation and fingerprinting requirements, SB 1212 on firefighter health and safety, SB 196 on labeling food and cosmetics that contain vaccine materials or certain chemicals, SB 1300 restricting oil and gas drilling structures in sensitive areas, SB 1612 on financial institution assessment and stock offering timelines, and SB 492 on mitigation banking and wetland conservation easements. SB 1212 drew strong support from firefighters, while SB 492 drew both support and opposition from environmental and development interests, with concerns raised about wetland function, credit release timing, and conservation easement releases. Finally, the committee unanimously recommended confirmation of 12 appointees to water management district governing boards and adjourned after members recorded individual votes on selected bills.

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• Board of California and Osteopath Medical Board of California and state higher education entities to assess
• That's why I support AB 360 which assesses physician knowledge and helps identify the best ways to bring
• The Life Sciences appreciates the opportunity to support AB 360 today as the bill will assess physicians
• By requiring the assessment of physician training and trends in practice, AB 360 will provide the legislature

Committee: House Business and Professions

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• I think the biggest thing for me in launching any sort of new industry, but also in assessing our lack
• </c><00:28:27.520><c> but</c><00:28:27.679><c> also</c><00:28:27.840><c> in</c><00:28:28.080><c> assessing
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Committee: House Tourism

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• Do we have any sense of what the timing for that assessment is going to be? I don't know.
• So giving an assessment is premature because the value or the cost estimate is going to change.
• In terms of your question about a funding ask, I think we are doing that deep dive, that assessment.
• But, you know, so echoing, I think the Chair's excellent assessment, you know, the definition of insanity

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• TECHNICAL DRAFTING ERROR AND MAKES THE PROVISION RELATED TO THE RELEASE OF THE DEFENDANT HAS BEEN ASSESSED
• FOR PRETRIAL TREATMENT TO APPLY TO ALL CIRCUMSTANCES A DEFENDANT MAY BE ASSESSED. >> Chair Martin: ANY
• WHAT ASSERTIVE DUTY DOES APRIL PIZZO HAVE TO ASSESS THE SITUATION BECAUSE MY CONCERN WAS YOU HAVE TO
• I AM TRYING TO ASSESS WITH ALL THE AMENDMENTS WHAT DOES THE BILL DO NOW AS AMENDED PLEASE?

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• So I think age with us for 3 years for a comprehensive assessment that assesses the health of their organization
• Simulation components applied critical reasoning, skills and enhanced assessment tools.
• Specifics on the number of reported of come through our hot line goes to assessment process and has that

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• projects here and there whether it might be some funding for airports, see some electric Haitian grid assessments
• There's an airport funding for electric chargers and grit assessments in grid upgrades that the all these
• We're talking 12, 14. 24 36 months to do for kind of start to finish to assess and upgrade and make sure
• We saw a lot of strides in that in the U.S. and treat a lot of those point out are still being assessed

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• investigate threats, provide protective investigate threats, provide protective details,<05:13:46.878><c> screen
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• visitors, respond to details, screen visitors, respond to emergencies,<05:13:49.200><c> investigate<

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, April 27, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• I don't see anyone else on screen or in person.
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Keywords: 981, all