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• And four, it clarifies the JDTA shall consider all charges on the assessment.
• We are also working on, in conjunction with this, a revamp of what's called a sentencing assessment report
• The sentencing assessment report is a document that's given to the court before sentencing, so the court
• The sentencing assessment report is a document that's given to the court before sentencing so the court

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• four years, not very dissimilar, I think, to utilities that sort of do this longer-term planning, assess
• And so it just assesses options to reduce emissions, includes best-available technology.
• Assess options to reduce emissions include best available technology.
• Yet this bill moves forward without requiring a meaningful assessment of economic and job leakage.

Bills: SB6172 , SB6246 , SB5932

Committee: Senate Environment, Energy & Technology

Keywords: Washington climate policy, greenhouse gas, GHG emissions, cap-and-invest, carbon market, emissions trading, allowances, covered entity, coal-fired power plant, coal plant, electric utility, electric generating facility, fossil fuels, natural gas, imported electricity, emissions leakage, air pollution, renewable energy transition, industrial emissions, railroad emissions

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• Some things that we've just experienced, the massive flooding, there's assessments that had to be done
• emergencies such as search and rescue, mission-based support, fire, post-hot-spot detection, and damage assessments
• During the recent flooding, over 90 Washington Wing volunteer members provided damage assessments with
• So we have utilized those during our floods, assessing the areas of Plain, Lake Wenatchee.

Bills: SB6084 , SB6044 , SB5950 , SB6046 , SB5763 , SB5784

Committee: Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections

Keywords: elections, double voting, voting twice, multiple voting, same-day election, primary election, general election, special election, cross-state voting, ballot fraud, election fraud, voter misconduct, RCW 29A.84.660, State v. Padilla, civil infraction, class C felony, Secretary of State, Washington elections, election law, voter eligibility

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• they do appraisals unless they make improvements to the property, which would then, of course, be assessed
• 52.240><c> be</c> property, which would then of course be property, which would then of course be assessed
• 00:36:54.720><c> in</c><00:36:54.880><c> for</c><00:36:55.119><c> the</c><00:36:55.359><c> 65</c> assessed
• Uh this locks it in for the 65 assessed. Uh this locks it in for the 65 and<00:36:56.000><c> older.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• DOR must assess interest at the rate provided for delinquent taxes and penalties retroactive to the date
• immediately due based on the schedule that’s identified in the bill, and the Department of Revenue must assess
• immediately due based on the schedule that’s identified in the bill, and the Department of Revenue must assess
• For background, this fee was created by the legislature last year and is an $80 fee assessed on each

Summary: The Senate Housing Committee heard public testimony on several bills. SB 5885 would expand affordable housing on property owned by religious organizations by lowering the density-bonus affordability threshold from 100% to 50% and adding a sales and use tax exemption for qualifying projects. The sponsor and supporters from Redmond, Tacoma, Spokane, faith organizations, and housing nonprofits said the current standard is too restrictive and that churches and other faith groups have underused land that could help meet the state’s housing shortage. A county planning representative raised concern about an unfunded mandate to update local development regulations, and one testifier said the bill should be paired with funding for county planning work. The committee also heard SB 5884, which would expand a sales and use tax deferral program for redevelopment of underutilized property. The bill would broaden eligible land beyond surface parking lots to include vacant, partially used, or underutilized parcels, and would allow cities to approve projects with at least 50% affordable units, or 20% in designated residential targeted areas. Supporters from Spokane, Vancouver, Kent, Bellingham, and the Washington State Association of Counties said the current program is too narrow and should be available in more places, including counties and more cities. Construction industry groups supported redevelopment but objected to a provision tying eligibility to apprenticeship utilization, saying it could disadvantage nonunion contractors and create compliance burdens. For SB 5937, the committee heard testimony on smart access systems in rental housing. The bill would require landlords, upon request, to offer a non-biometric, non-app-based alternative key and to provide privacy policies and limits on data collection for smart access systems. Tenant advocates supported the bill as a privacy and access protection, citing concerns about app-based locks, data tracking, lockouts, and retaliation. Landlord and multifamily housing groups said they were open to the concept but argued the bill was too broad and could impose burdens on small housing providers or simple keypad systems, and they asked for narrower definitions and clearer implementation language. Finally, the committee took testimony on SB 5938, which would make technical changes to the foreclosure prevention fee created last year, including exempting certain reverse mortgages and chattel loans, preventing duplicate charges on some state-backed transactions, and directing Commerce to study a possible state homeowner assistance fund. Homeownership counselors, legal aid, HOA advocates, and equity organizations supported the bill, saying it would clarify fee collection, protect low- and moderate-income buyers from unnecessary costs, and help sustain foreclosure prevention services. No votes or final committee actions were taken in the transcript, and the meeting ended after public testimony.

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• And on national assessments, they score similar or better.
• And<00:34:38.159><c> on</c><00:34:38.399><c> national</c><00:34:38.879><c> assessments,</c><00:34:40.159
• ><c> they</c><00:34:40.399><c> score</c> And on national assessments, they score And on national assessments

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• transition career coaches who assisted this gentleman by conducting an initial CLIFF dashboard assessment
• on the ground, we need to do a better job setting expectations at the beginning during the CLIFF assessments
• important to note that during federal fiscal years 2020 and 2021, the federal government did not assess
• I just want to clarify: would this part of that assessment, would the state be looking at maybe changing

Summary: The Human Services Subcommittee met to receive implementation briefings on House Bill 1267, which was enacted to address benefit cliffs and help public assistance recipients move toward economic self-sufficiency. The Department of Children and Families reviewed SNAP, Temporary Cash Assistance (TCA), and Medicaid-related eligibility and work requirements, including who must participate in work activities, the role of Florida Commerce and CareerSource Florida, and the new standardized intake and exit surveys required by the law. Members also discussed the TCA program’s household-based structure, the 48-month adult limit, and how work requirements differ for SNAP and TCA participants. Florida Commerce and CareerSource Florida then reported on implementation of HB 1267, including the CLIFF financial forecasting tool, case management changes, and survey data collected from welfare transition participants. They said intake surveys showed common barriers such as child care, transportation, and flexible work schedules, while exit surveys showed many participants were employed or had gained credentials, though response rates were low because the surveys are voluntary. A local workforce board, CareerSource Tampa Bay, described using CLIFF in case management and shared a success story about a participant who completed training, earned certifications, and moved into employment. The committee also heard a separate DCF briefing on the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act and its impact on SNAP. DCF said the law expands able-bodied adult without dependents requirements, changes non-citizen eligibility, ends future SNAP-Ed funding, increases state administrative cost sharing, and may require states to share in benefit costs if payment error rates remain above federal thresholds. Members focused heavily on Florida’s SNAP payment error rate, which DCF said was 15.13% for federal fiscal year 2024 and 12.60% for 2023, with the state currently on a corrective action plan. DCF described steps to reduce errors, including more verification of rent and utility expenses, improved income matching, staff training, and system modernization. No votes were taken, and the meeting adjourned after questions concluded.

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• One example of that was what passed last session, which was a pre-enrollment risk assessment for the
• To the extent we can do that, I would like to see some sort of risk assessment capability across these
• We have to triage, we have to assess, we have to prioritize.
• My assessment, right after being at DHS for a few months now, is that it was just simply too easy for

Committee: House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy

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• SCS COC funding, and staff will remove the facility from the facilities assessment database.
• would no longer be eligible for PSCOC funding, and that it would be removed from the facilities assessment
• We have 342 schools out of 708 being assessed. The charter FMR average is 77.22%.
• It's the same assessment for charters and public schools, but that is the difference.

Committee: House Public School Capital Outlay Oversight Task Force

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• Item three is an update to a statewide transit assessment.
• Item three is an update to a statewide<00:21:19.280><c> transit</c><00:21:19.679><c> assessment.
• </c><00:21:20.559><c> We</c><00:21:20.880><c> last</c> statewide transit assessment.
• We last statewide transit assessment.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Capital Project Overview Committee approved the minutes from its February 24 meeting and then received a briefing on the legislative parking garage from Terry Poff, Chief Operating Officer for the General Court. He reported that the pre-stressed concrete garage, being built with panels fabricated by Unistress in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, remains on schedule, with erection expected in late July through August and functional occupancy targeted for March 17, 2026. He said the garage will provide 409 spaces, security cameras, a communications repeater, and a maintenance plan developed from the outset. In response to questions, he explained nearby street excavation is for drainage vaults and oil-water separators, and that temporary closures will be needed during panel deliveries. He also said the garage was designed with future EV charging infrastructure in mind, but current charging stations would need to be located outside the secure facility; he has begun discussions with city officials about possible curbside charging options. The committee then heard and approved a $754,000 capital request for Cannon Mountain/Franconia Notch State Park maintenance projects. The request, recommended by the Cannon Mountain Advisory Commission, covers lodge exterior repairs, lift maintenance, snowmaking pipe replacements and pump controls, and equipment purchases to improve maintenance operations. The committee approved the item after brief discussion. Next, the Department of Transportation presented two toll-credit requests. The first, CAP 250007, sought toll credits to support transportation planning, regional planning commissions, GIS and asset-management work, and related federal planning requirements; members asked about coordination with Granite data and the effect of a prior budget decision on regional planning officers, and staff said the request would not affect the regular federally funded program. The committee approved the item. The second, CAP 25010, sought $245,000 in toll credits for bus terminal improvements, regional mobility management, a statewide transit assessment, and an intercity bus pilot intended to connect Keene with southern New Hampshire or Concord. Members asked about the subsidy structure and ridership reporting; staff said the intercity service would be a net-cost subsidy and agreed to provide updated ridership and route information. The committee approved this item as well. At the end of the meeting, the committee noted that a quarterly capital projects report from DAS and the community college system was informational only, and members opted not to hear a separate presentation that day. The next meeting was set for September 29 at 9:00 a.m., with a request to invite HHS to discuss closed-loop referral system projects. Members also asked for future updates on the planned sale of the Cenuunu Center, and the committee adjourned after a motion carried.

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• I'm just trying to wonder why the penalty is assessed to the wholesale distributor when they're simply
• whoever I'm just it with the label or she whoever I'm just trying to wondering why the penalty is assessed
• Since then, a risk assessment on the area conducted by TAHC determined the risk of bovine TB reestablishing
• Since then, a risk assessment on the area conducted by TAHC determined the risk of bovine TB reestablishing

Bills: HB43 , HB519 , HB 1275 , HB1592 , HB2842 , HB3088 , HB3479 , HB4163 , SB823 , HB609

Committee: Senate Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Keywords: agriculture, finance, young farmers, financial assistance, pest control, honey production, beekeeping, food safety, local regulation, bovine producers, dairy farms, permits, bovine tuberculosis, public health, wildlife management, disease prevention, alert system, Texas A&M, white-tailed deer, public safety

Summary: The Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs met with only four members initially present, so quorum was not established until later in the hearing. The committee heard several agriculture-, wildlife-, and food-labeling-related bills, including HB 3479 on expanding the Rio Grande vegetative management program beyond carrizo cane to other noxious vegetation, SB 823 on shrimp origin labeling and restrictions on misrepresenting imported shrimp as Texas or Gulf shrimp, HB 3088 on giving Texas Parks and Wildlife more flexibility to procure resale goods for park gift shops, HB 1275 on permits for non-bovine dairy farms in certain TB-affected areas, HB 519 on honey production and packaging rules, HB 609 on cleaning oyster cages in-bay with bay water only, HB 1592 on a voluntary AgriLife pest and disease alert system, HB 2842 on targeted urban deer depredation permits, and HB 4163 on limiting city requirements that agricultural operators maintain roadside rights-of-way. Testimony generally came from industry groups, agency resource witnesses, and affected producers, with most witnesses supporting the bills and several bills drawing questions about enforcement, labeling responsibility, and the scope of local authority. The most extensive discussion centered on SB 823, where Vice Chair Hancock and others questioned why wholesalers would be covered if they cannot relabel products. The bill author and restaurant association witness said the measure was intended to improve transparency and allow enforcement against intentional mislabeling, while preserving a good-faith defense and clarifying that the bill does not create a private cause of action. HB 519 also drew supportive testimony from beekeepers and a family farm, who argued that current rules treat honey extraction and bottling too much like food manufacturing and burden small operations. HB 609 was presented as a way to save time and resources for cultivated oyster mariculture by allowing cage cleaning in the bay without soaps or chemicals, and HB 1592 was described as a voluntary opt-in alert system for pests and diseases coordinated through AgriLife and other state agencies. HB 43 generated the most detailed policy debate. The bill would restructure and expand the Texas Agricultural Finance Authority, update grant and loan programs, and create a pest and disease control depredation program. The committee substitute reduced some funding caps, changed references from predators to depredating animals, and made the financial provisions contingent on appropriations. Supporters from Texas Farm Bureau, cotton growers, grain and feed interests, and young farmers described severe drought, inflation, land loss, rising input costs, and shrinking infrastructure as major threats to agriculture, while one witness urged preserving priority for young farmers. After testimony, the committee adopted the committee substitute and reported HB 43 favorably. The committee also voted HB 519, HB 609, HB 1275, HB 1592, HB 3088, HB 3479, HB 2842, and HB 4163 favorably, with several recommended for the local and uncontested calendar. SB 823 was reported from committee on a 6-2 vote after adoption of the committee substitute. The meeting ended with notice that the committee would tentatively reconvene Friday morning and then recessed subject to the chair's call.

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• center moving to Texas versus Oklahoma or wherever else it might be looking, so that ERCOT can then assess
• Equally, regardless of their flexibility, it's a fair assessment. That is correct, sir.
• Do you agree with that assessment? ...And it's the TEF stuff. Sorry.
• Empowering ERCOT to assess this through a stakeholder process in the future. Thank you.

Bills: SB6 , SB11 , SB33

Committee: House State Affairs

Keywords: electric power, interconnection, utilities, ERCOT, large load customers, water supply, sewer service, demand management, school prayer, Bible reading, religious text, public schools, Texas Education Code, student prayer, silent prayer, meditation, religious liberty, First Amendment, Establishment Clause, church and state

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• MEETING I REQUESTED APPROVAL OF THE AUTHORITY TO REVIEW ADDITIONAL UNSOLICITED PROPOSALS AND MAKE AN ASSESSMENT
• BOARD THE TIME AND THE LACK OF SUPPORT THAT WE HAD SO I WOULD THEN HAVE THE APPROVAL AUTHORITY TO ASSESS
• I WAS ADVISED AND RECOMMENDED BY COUNCIL TO TAKE A VOTE TO GET OUR AUTHORITY SO WE CAN REVIEW AND ASSESS
• TO PERFORM A GAP ASSESSMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS AND PUT ALL OF THOSE TO ACHIEVE COMPLIANCE OF WHATEVER

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• And but for the bottom quarter, 3rd, whatever the metric is of of assessment on math and reading, if
• It's we would need to actually see test scores in assessments over just income. You agree?
• It's one mandate that I feel that the state needs to put in place by doing that and having a clear assessment
• As we 22 requires timely sharing the student and assessment data from both school districts and the Department

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• HR 171 requesting the auditor to assess the social and financial effects of proposed mandatory health
• requesting<00:10:21.440><c> the</c><00:10:21.600><c> auditor</c><00:10:22.000><c> to</c><00:10:22.160><c> assess
• </c><00:10:22.480><c> the</c> requesting the auditor to assess the requesting the auditor to assess the

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Health and Human Services committee heard testimony on several resolutions. HCR 190, asking the Department of Health to convene a demolition waste reduction work group, drew only written testimony; the Department of Health provided comments in opposition and the Department of Attorney General Services supported it. HCR 91, on requiring insurers and managed care providers to cover prosthetic and orthotic devices, received supportive testimony from SHIPA and an amputee youth advocate who described the high cost and importance of sports prosthetics. HCR 174, on examining the availability and use of land-based learning programs for youth in the juvenile legal system, drew support from the Office of the Public Defender, youth advocates, and a youth council that described land-based learning as culturally rooted and rehabilitative. HR 171, on assessing the social and financial effects of mandatory coverage for continuous glucose monitors, received support from SHIPA, the Hawaiʻi Medical Association, and kidney care and dialysis groups. HCR 146, on the Elderly Simplified Application Project for SNAP, drew support from disability, hunger, and public health groups, with DHS explaining it could implement the project but would need to do manual certification work until its new system is ready. During decision-making, the committee deferred HCR 190 because the Department of Health said it could not carry out the work group without an appropriation. The committee voted to pass HCR 91 as is. HCR 174 was recommended for passage with amendments to clarify that the resolution would request continued use of land-based learning programs and to reflect existing work already underway. HCR 171 was recommended for passage with amendments to correct a statute description. HCR 146 was recommended for passage with amendments to add language that DHS should apply for and implement the project when capable, acknowledging current system limitations. All recommendations were adopted, and the meeting adjourned.

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• House Bill 3698 provides funding to TWC for the Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment Program
• You can run a calculation that will assess, well, what would happen?
• You can run a calculation that will assess, well, what would happen?
• You can run a calculation that will assess, well, what would happen if people were able to get back to

Bills: HB112 , HB199 , HCR9

Committee: House Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

Keywords: school district, bond issuance, election dates, voter approval, Texas Education Code, HCR 9, Texas State Cemetery, Hill Country flood, July 4 2025 flood, Guadalupe River, Camp Mystic, memorial, monument, concurrent resolution, disaster remembrance, natural disaster, flood victims, survivors, State Preservation Board, Texas secretary of state

Summary: The Committee on Trade, Workforce and Economic Development met with a quorum and moved quickly through a long agenda, hearing testimony and taking recorded votes on several bills. Early in the meeting, HB 2214 was laid out to exempt certain short-term residential leases and leaseback arrangements from flood-disclosure requirements; Texas Realtors supported the change, and the bill was left pending. The committee then voted out a series of pending measures, including HB 46, HB 186 (with a committee substitute), HB 431, HB 1147, HB 1154, HB 2468, HB 2488, HB 2788 (with a substitute), HB 2791 (with a substitute), HB 3260, and HCR 90, all reported favorably to the full House, with HB 1147 receiving two nays and the others passing unanimously or nearly so. A major portion of the hearing focused on HB 112, which would create a Texas Science Park district and commission to support advanced manufacturing and innovation sites. The bill’s author and supporters, including Samsung Austin Semiconductor, the Texas Association of Business, and the Governor’s economic development office, argued it would strengthen supply chains, attract investment, and support national security and workforce development. Testimony described interest from semiconductor and advanced manufacturing companies and referenced the model of foreign science parks such as Sinshu in Taiwan. HB 112 was left pending after testimony. The committee also heard HB 3698 and HB 3699, both related to unemployment insurance administration. HB 3698 would expand eligibility for the Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment program using federal funds, while HB 3699 would tighten the definition of “last work” to help the Texas Workforce Commission investigate UI fraud. Both bills were discussed with TWC resource witnesses and left pending after the committee withdrew the substitutes. HB 1349, which would extend HOA transparency and property-rights provisions to condominiums and refine HOA rules, and HB 621, which would require HOA meeting spaces to be available for residents to reserve for qualified political candidates or elected officials, were also heard and left pending. Finally, the committee heard HCR 9 to designate the first Saturday of each month as Small Business Saturday, HB 199 to index unemployment benefit duration to the state unemployment rate, and HB 3466 to exempt certain cancelable service contracts from Texas’s in-home sales cooling-off law; each drew supportive and opposing testimony and was left pending before adjournment.

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• Following the lead of other states, we propose instituting an assessment to ensure that there's a stable
• other states we propose<00:03:08.879><c> instituting</c><00:03:09.440><c> an</c><00:03:09.640><c> assessment
• </c><00:03:10.080><c> to</c> propose instituting an assessment to propose instituting an assessment to

Committee: Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• niche EA did a review of the performance of the utility systems that were affected by Irma and assessment
• of the programs and on and the effects that help will customers as well as the rate impacts of assessment
• So when do you do the U.S. that like I I know you said that each year you do an assessment to see, you
• know, can you improve the following year for 2024, are you good at doing the assessment this year or

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• have to go through all these tests for the insurance company to determine that, which is a risk assessment
• needs and their IEP team says to promote them, or if they have what we call a reading portfolio assessment
• One of the things we learned was that schools were basically using their what we call formative assessments
• Formative assessments—you know, we try to make everything complicated and have a weird name for stuff

Keywords: 924, joint, all

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• Each person in this room exhales roughly 2 lb... assessment on the highway projects, assessment on the
• ,</c><00:55:32.760><c> it</c> the role of the impact assessments, it the role of the impact assessments
• So, we just disagree on how we're going to get there, but you're just talking about this assessment,
• ,<01:10:12.640><c> and</c><01:10:12.760><c> it</c><01:10:12.840><c> reinforces</c> assessment, and it
• So, the impact assessment will not result in any delay.

Keywords: House streaming session for Wednesday, March 11, 2026, 957, house, all