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• training, and $1.1 million, which is an increase of $228,911, is provided for the Florida Safe Schools Assessment
• training, and $1.1 million, which is an increase of $228,911, is provided for the Florida Safe Schools Assessment
• "So there are a variety of things that the Office of School Choice will look at when it comes to assessing

Committee: Senate Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• We're building into our funding for local infrastructure standards for safety assessments and the inclusion
• file a report or defend the case in court, but also what's... ...information for us so that we can assess
• Another thing we're doing is we're hiring a contractor to really be able to assess for us what are the

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• to be an erroneous double billing, but ended up being additional fees for the same waste already assessed
• to be an erroneous double billing, but ended up being additional fees for the same waste already assessed
• This time, ended up being additional fees for the same waste already assessed and paid for, this time

Summary: The Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee heard three bills after beginning without a quorum and later establishing one. SB 328 would cap DTSC hazardous waste generation and handling fees for infill housing and master development projects and set response timelines for cleanup reviews. Supporters said the current fee structure has made some housing and remediation projects infeasible, while opponents warned that capping fees for one sector could shift costs to other hazardous waste generators. The committee discussed the need for broader DTSC fee reform, and SB 328 was approved on a 7-0 vote and sent to the Committee on Revenue and Taxation. SB 754 would require manufacturers of disposable menstrual products to test for and disclose concentrations of certain contaminants, with DTSC able to verify results and publish them. Supporters framed the bill as a transparency and public health measure, citing recent studies finding toxic metals in tampons and emphasizing consumer right-to-know. Opponents, including manufacturers and hygiene product groups, argued the bill adds duplicative testing, vague requirements, and public disclosure that could be misinterpreted, and urged amendments. The committee members generally supported the goal of transparency, and the bill passed 5-2 with not voting members, moving to Appropriations. SB 466 would provide temporary legal protections for public water systems that are complying with approved chromium-6 compliance plans while they work toward the new drinking water standard. Supporters from Los Banos, Coachella Valley Water District, and other water agencies said the measure would help avoid costly litigation during a lengthy and expensive compliance period, especially for systems dealing with naturally occurring chromium-6. Committee members raised concerns about limiting recourse for harmed individuals and discussed possible alternative language, but the author said the bill would not affect state enforcement authority. SB 466 passed 7-0 and was sent to the Committee on Judiciary. The committee also adopted a consent calendar of additional measures by voice vote.

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• be enforced, according to subsection D and E, a homeowner is not liable for any fines, fees, or assessments
• the bill includes authority for the agency to issue enforcement actions, suspend regulation, and assess
• interest rate attached to their contract, and by the nature of how it operates, you really can't assess

Bills: HB12 , HB149 , SB229 , SB1361 , SB1749 , SB1897 , SB2113 , SB2566 , SB2677 , SB1652 , SB2327 , SB2344 , SB2696 , HB12 , HB149

Committee: Senate Business & Commerce

Keywords: artificial intelligence, regulation, biometric data, ethical AI, consumer protection, AI governance, automobile sales, finance, retail seller, motor vehicle purchase, motor vehicle sales, pricing restrictions, third-party financing, education, funding, student assessment, accountability, standards, motor vehicle, financing

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• RECORDS THAT WILL NO LONGER BE EXEMPT INCLUDING A RISK INSOLVENCY ASSESSMENT REPORT AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION
• APPLICANT'S BUSINESS PLAN AND INFORMATION REGARDING WHETHER THE APPLICANT HAS A SUFFICIENT PLAN TO ASSESS
• SENT COUNTIES TO MAKE CHLORINATION DECISIONS BASED ON THE COMMUNITY'S NEEDS, VALUES AND SCIENTIFIC ASSESSMENTS

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• They get a community paramedic that will go out and do essentially what we're doing and uh assessing
• a situation and the ability to assess a situation and know<02:07:43.440><c> first</c><02:07:43.679><
• Would that be an accurate assessment? >> Not necessarily. Not necessarily for everybody.
• Would that be an accurate<05:42:04.320><c> assessment?</c> accurate assessment?
• accurate assessment? &gt;&gt; Not<05:42:05.600><c> necessarily.

Committee: House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• And what does that property-assessed valuation do?
• And what does that property assessed valuation do?
• This pertains to the Department of Gaming's regulatory assessment.
• This is about horse racing regulatory assessments and horse gates, so she's out of line and she needs
• Number two, ...certain provisions or delay conformity until they can assess the cost properly.

Summary: The House convened, approved the journal, and spent much of the opening portion recognizing guests and interns from both parties, along with former lawmakers and a newly seated member, Representative Sylvia Allen. The chamber then took up House Concurrent Resolution 2065 honoring the late Alfredo Gutierrez. Members from both parties gave extended remarks about his life as a civil rights advocate, student activist, legislator, and mentor, and the resolution was unanimously adopted and transmitted to the Senate. Family members of Gutierrez were recognized in the gallery during the memorial tribute. The House then moved into Committee of the Whole on the first budget-related measures. On House Bill 4138, the “feed bill”/budget operations measure, Democrats argued the budget favored corporations and data centers over seniors, health care, housing, universities, and vulnerable families, while Republicans defended it as a continuation of prior policy and said it preserved tax conformity and modest agency cuts. After debate and questions, the committee recommended the bill do pass and the House adopted that report, sending HB 4138 to engrossing. The chamber next considered House Bill 4139, the amusement/gaming-related budget bill. Members debated whether it was essentially unchanged from last year’s budget language, with Republicans saying it was a continuation bill and that gaming-related provisions would support rural economies and tourism, while Democrats questioned the broader budget context and its effects on working families. The committee recommended HB 4139 do pass, and the House adopted that recommendation. The House then began debate on House Bill 4140, the state budget implementation bill, focusing on the budget stabilization fund and a proposed government efficiency initiative; discussion was still underway at the end of the transcript.

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• There are basically two here. ...assessment and then the Department of Gaming horse racing.
• And what does that property-assessed valuation do?
• And what does that property assessed valuation do?
• This pertains to the Department of Gaming's regulatory assessment. The...
• Number two... ...certain provisions or delay conformity until they can assess the cost properly.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• If costs downstream are not included in the engineer's assessment of cost to the project downstream,
• We do that by a visual assessment.
• Yes, we agree with your assessment of how you do that.
• And so I challenge them on that assessment. Well, number one, U.S.
• And so I challenge them on that assessment. Well, number one, U.S.

Committee: Joint Agriculture and Water Management Committee

Summary: The committee met for its third interim meeting, approved the prior meeting minutes, and heard a series of statutory reports from the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Water Resources. Chair Hauck noted that Legislative Management had denied the committee’s earlier request for a fertilizer capacity study, and that the committee would also revisit the proposed Union Pacific/Norfolk Southern merger later in the day. Commissioner Doug Goring reported on several agriculture topics, including uncrewed aerial systems grants to detect noxious weeds, irrigation expansion potential, the low-carbon fuels program for ethanol plants, the Environmental Impact Mitigation Fund, model zoning ordinances for animal feeding operations, and fertilizer production and usage in North Dakota. He emphasized that fertilizer supply depends heavily on natural gas and water, that most nitrogen fertilizer is imported, and that large-scale fertilizer plants require very large capital investments. Members discussed fertilizer storage, natural gas pipeline capacity, water availability, and the role of state infrastructure in supporting value-added agriculture. A major portion of the meeting focused on the Department of Water Resources’ economic analysis tool for water conveyance and flood-related projects. Dr. Dwayne Poole explained that the tool was created under 2017 legislation to help evaluate projects expected to cost $1 million or more, and that the department is proposing adjustments to better account for end-of-useful-life conditions and changing hydrologic data. He said the changes would remain focused on direct, demonstrable costs and benefits, not indirect impacts, and would be implemented through guidance and operating procedures rather than statutory changes. Committee members and water users discussed whether the revisions would better reflect real-world conditions, including deferred maintenance, changing rainfall patterns, and downstream effects. A representative from the Water Resource District Association said the group was working with DWR and hoped to review test scenarios before the June meeting. The committee then received a detailed presentation on Devils Lake, its outlets, and the Tolna Coulee control structure. State Engineer John Paskowski reviewed lake history, outlet capacities, sulfate and downstream flow constraints, and the purpose of the Tolna Coulee structure in limiting head cutting and preventing uncontrolled downstream releases. Members questioned whether the structure was effectively a dam, whether the lake would naturally overflow without it, the last time the outlets ran, and whether water quality in Devils Lake has improved over time. Paskowski said the outlets last operated in August 2025, that sulfate levels still limit operations, and that the lake has freshened somewhat but not enough to eliminate water-quality concerns. The discussion also touched on whether water from flooded areas or closed-basin systems could be reused for irrigation, and on the broader implications of wet cycles, inundated land, and drainage management across the state.

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• in</c><00:05:31.120><c> psychiatric</c> Training and experience in psychiatric or mental health assessment
• , ideally we all want the highest level, most experienced psychiatric provider conducting those assessments
• </c><00:20:41.120><c> and</c> or mental health assessment and or mental health assessment and diagnosis
• </c><00:36:16.480><c> Okay,</c> health assessment and diagnosis.
• Okay, health assessment and diagnosis.

Bills: SF0023 , SF0057

Committee: House Labor, Health & Social Services

Keywords: mental health, involuntary hospitalization, examiners, public safety, Wyoming legislature, hospital pricing, healthcare transparency, public health, civil penalties, shoppable services, 916, all

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• Um, we have homeowners who have been paying personal property taxes on properties that are assessing
• Um, we have homeowners who have been paying personal property taxes on properties that are assessing
• > of</c><00:22:08.400><c> what's</c><00:22:08.640><c> actually</c><00:22:08.880><c> causing</c> assessment
• of what's actually causing assessment of what's actually causing causing<00:22:09.760><c> construction
• County coordination, leading to a risk assessment and demolition order for an adjacent structure.

Committee: Senate Public Safety and Military Affairs

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committees first took up SB 3322 relating to law enforcement. Chairs recommended adopting amendments from the Department of Law Enforcement that would exempt plainclothes officers from identification requirements, limit conspicuous agency markings to vehicles used in immigration enforcement operations, and allow a plainclothes officer to wear a mask when within eyesight of an unmasked officer from the same agency while performing official duties. Although there was an initial quorum issue, both committees ultimately voted to adopt the chair’s recommendation and advance the bill as amended. The next major item was SB 3333 relating to property tax treatment for certain housing. Testimony was strongly supportive, including from a Maui County real property tax board member and a representative of Nali Maui, who described homeowners in affordable housing being taxed at much higher rates when exemptions were missed or when resale restrictions kept values below market. The committees recommended passing the bill with amendments, including a deferred effective date of April 19, 2042, and the recommendation was adopted. The committees also heard SB 2422 on a pro housing score program for counties, SB 2981 on eliminating minimum off-street parking requirements in urban districts, SB 2007 on county land use boundary amendments, SB 3028 on restructuring the conveyance tax to a marginal rate system, SB 3033 on public petitions for review of beach structures, and SB 2434 on electric vehicle infrastructure. SB 2422 drew support with a request for flexibility and an appeals process for counties facing extraordinary circumstances; the chair’s recommendation was to pass it with amendments and note a $200,000 implementation study request, which was adopted. SB 2981 received strong support from housing and transportation advocates and was advanced unamended, while SB 2007 drew opposition from the Sierra Club and discussion about the Land Use Commission’s limited enforcement tools and the number of approved but unbuilt units. SB 3028 received mixed testimony, with support for the marginal-rate change but concerns about earmarking and blanks in the bill, and SB 3033 was supported as an early-warning mechanism for erosion-threatened coastal structures, though OPSD said it should not be the regulatory decision-maker. SB 2434 prompted concern about whether utility capacity can support EV infrastructure goals, with the chair citing a recent report suggesting transmission and distribution constraints.

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• And whether it's a grant, which I've already spoke about, or it's programs like Assessments to Action
• </c><00:50:14.319><c> to</c><00:50:14.559><c> action</c> programs like assessments to action programs
• and the assessment to action program.
• and the assessment to action program.
• Outside of the grant and loan program, such as the community needs assessment and the assessment to action

Bills: HB0150

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: Wyoming business council, economic development, task force, evaluation, policy reform, 916, all

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• The House as an alternative has a late penalty or a late renewal penalty that would be assessed against
• The House as an alternative has a late penalty or a late renewal penalty that would be assessed against
• c><00:49:09.680><c> be</c> late renewal penalty that would be late renewal penalty that would be assessed
• against those who uh apply to assessed against those who uh apply to reinstate<00:49:13.359><c> a</c
• security assessments um because those<01:04:18.000><c> initial</c><01:04:18.400><c> reporting</c><01

Keywords: 1183, house

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• It hasn't come out yet; they're assessing what all of these issues are.
• It hasn't come out yet; they're assessing what all of these issues are.
• It hasn't come out yet; they're assessing what all of these issues are.
• It hasn't come out yet; they're assessing what all of these issues are.
• It hasn't come out yet; they're assessing what all of these issues are.

Committee: House Economic Development & Technology

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee on Economic Development and Technology met on March 12, 2025, and heard testimony on several measures. On SB 9, the Hawaii Food Industry Association, the Chamber of Commerce, and the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation testified in support, and there were no questions or objections. On SB 148, the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs offered comments, and a member of the public testified in support of combining boxing and MMA oversight into a single combat sports commission, with amendments to preserve safety standards and separate or distinct treatment for the two sports. Committee discussion focused on whether proposed requirements were primarily safety-related or cost-related, how to handle smaller events, and whether a one-year implementation delay was necessary; the department said many safety provisions already exist in the MMA program, that it was open to continued discussion on costs, and that it needed time to combine rules and appoint new commissioners. The chair suggested possible amendments to account for event size and to reduce burdens on smaller events. The committee then heard SB 816, which drew extensive testimony on providing legal representation for immigrants in immigration proceedings. Supporters included the Hawaii State LGBTQ+ Commission, ACU Hawaii, the Refugee and Immigration Law Clinic, the Legal Clinic, Hawaii Friends of Civil Rights, the Hawaiʻi Coalition for Immigrant Rights, Pride at Work Hawaii, and others. Supporters argued that immigration cases can be as serious as criminal cases, that counsel is essential for due process, and that representation improves outcomes; several also emphasized the economic importance of immigrants to Hawaii. One supporter noted a suggested amendment to include training for attorneys and partners doing deportation defense and asylum work. Opposition came from a Navy veteran who argued the bill would use state resources for a federal issue, create inequities, and impose fiscal burdens. The chair noted 69 testimonies in support and 44 in opposition, and later an additional supporter brought the total to 70 in support. No vote was taken in the portion of the meeting provided. The committee also heard SB 125, with the Department of Economic Development, the Agreed Business Development Corporation, and the Hawaii Food Industry Association in support, and the Tax Foundation of Hawaii offering technical comments about complicated nested definitions in the bill. Testimony on SB 125 focused on updating the Enterprise Zone Program so local manufacturers selling directly to retail could qualify, along with value-added products and certain health-related sectors. Finally, on SB 732, the State of Hawaii Creative Industries testified with comments, raising concerns about county permit-fee waivers, implementation timing, and the bill’s lack of a carry-forward provision for the film tax credit. The witness said uncertainty in the credit was already causing productions to delay coming to Hawaii and urged stability to support the industry and local workers. The committee then moved on to additional testimony on the measure.

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• So, as part of the fiscal analysis, the LBA took the department's work product and then screened it to
• So the first step is to have this hearing to get it on your radar screens.

Committee: House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• and had their own reasons for how they got to the place that they got to, and the best person to assess
• </c> got to and the best person to assess got to and the best person to assess that<01:11:40.159><c>
• The risk assessment is a little bit skewed in favor of males.
• </c> $750 and subject to a penalty assessment $750 and subject to a penalty assessment upon<03:44:57.600
• Um there will be a penalty assessment.

Committee: House Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• system evaluations, right, assessments as scheduled by the state.
• <00:14:32.920><c> system</c> assessment system assessment system evaluations<00:14:35.320><c> right</
• c><00:14:36.199><c> assessments</c><00:14:37.199><c> as</c> evaluations right assessments as evaluations
• She asked how the last assessment told them that students had learned.
• did that they do on the last assessment did that assessment<00:58:31.119><c> teach</c><00:58:31.599>

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Education Policy Committee opened a hearing on HB 748, which would establish a local education freedom account (EFA) program. The prime sponsor, Rep. Kevin Verville, described the bill as enabling legislation that would let local voters decide whether to create a local EFA program by petition and ballot vote, with a 60% threshold to approve or repeal it. He argued that public education is about funding rather than a specific school building, said the proposal would expand parental choice, and cited Deerfield’s move from a single high school option to multiple tuitioned options as an example of local flexibility. Verville said the local EFA would be funded at twice the state adequacy amount, with the district matching the state portion, while other aid categories such as free and reduced meals, English language learner, and special education aid would not be doubled. He said students using a local EFA would still count in average daily membership, that unspent EFA funds would revert to the district, and that the bill would prohibit double-dipping with other scholarship or EFA programs. He also said special education services would remain under district discretion and that local EFA participants would still take statewide assessments for accountability. Committee members pressed him on several issues, especially special education, transportation, and fairness. Rep. Woodcock and Rep. Murray asked whether districts would still have to provide special education and transportation services if a student used a local EFA; Verville responded that special education would remain in the local district at district discretion, while transportation would generally become the family’s responsibility unless already required in an IEP. Rep. Cornell raised an equity concern about no income eligibility cap, asking whether higher-income families should receive the same public support; Verville replied that New Hampshire does not means-test public education and that the local EFA is a public funding mechanism, not a tuition subsidy that would cover full private-school costs. No vote or committee action was taken in the portion provided.

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• And so the whole purpose of this study is to really assess whether or not that was achieved.
• whether or not study is to really assess whether or not that<00:10:41.440><c> was</c><00:10:41.680><
• So what we do to be very conservative is just really assess those coming from outside the state and/or
• So what we do to be very conservative is just really assess those coming from outside the state and/or
• Um, and so we had a number assessment.

Bills: HF4912 , HF4664

Committee: House State Government Finance and Policy

Keywords: electronic pull-tabs, pull-tabs, tipboards, gambling tax, Minnesota Racing Commission, Thoroughbred, horse racing, Minnesota-bred horses, breeders, owners, racing purses, industry subsidy, gambling revenue dedication, problem gambling, compulsive gambling treatment, general fund appropriation, state affiliate National Council on Problem Gambling, racing incentives, equine industry, public officers

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• But by the time they get to second grade, there is no statewide assessment given to our public school
• </c> also the scholarship program does assess also the scholarship program does assess students<01:39
• given to our no statewide assessment given to our public<01:40:27.440><c> school</c><01:40:27.760><c
• </c><02:04:06.800><c> the</c><02:04:07.040><c> schools</c><02:04:07.599><c> that</c> weigh and assess
• the schools that weigh and assess the schools that they're<02:04:08.159><c> offered.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Education Funding Committee met in executive session on a bill concerning school meal access and reimbursement. The bill would address local school districts’ responsibility to provide meals during school hours, reimburse schools for meals served at no cost, and make an appropriation. The committee first moved to retain the bill, with supporters saying it was complex, had uncertain fiscal impacts, and should be considered alongside other related meals bills. Opponents argued the committee already had enough information, that the bill served a small number of students at relatively low cost, and that delaying action would harm children who need food to learn. The committee also heard from Tim Roar, a Keene school business administrator and co-designer of the bill, who explained that the proposal was intended to be an opt-in program for districts, with rulemaking to set participation requirements. He said the bill was meant to target aid to students between 175% and 200% of poverty, reduce bad meal debt, and avoid spending taxpayer money on families who could afford to pay. He estimated the state cost at about $250,000 in year one, with local taxpayer costs around $8,500 for Keene, and said some districts already have systems for online applications while others do not. Committee members questioned him about meal debt, online application software costs, and how districts handle students who reach debt limits. Roar said districts still feed students who are hungry, but use other resources and family outreach when meal debt is capped, and he argued that parents should be responsible for providing lunch when they can afford it. Other members pushed back, saying they had seen students go hungry and that teachers sometimes pay for lunches themselves. One member noted the bill would increase eligibility, make it easier to apply, strengthen personal responsibility, and was not a mandate. The discussion ended without a recorded final vote in the excerpt, though the retain motion remained the central action under debate.

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• This new unit would also conduct ongoing threat assessments to life and safety for state officials and
• ongoing threat assessments to life and ongoing threat assessments to life and safety<01:07:13.359><c>
• The PCA costs are assessed back to the program, so only the PCA's costs are carried here.
• of the extent of the the assessment of the extent of the problem<01:30:30.520><c> and</c><01:30:30.640
• The PCA costs are assessed self-funded.

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: 1187, senate, all