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MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency - Room 210; 28 January, 2026: 10:30 AM
Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
Transcript Highlights:
- However, we can help with services, building assessments, recommendations and assessments with museum
- :02:19.840><c> um</c> services, building assessments, um services, building assessments, um recommendations
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- uh</c> recommendations and assessments with uh recommendations and assessments with uh museum<00:02:
- </c> the same group that's going to assess the same group that's going to assess whether<00:31:36.799
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 03/06/25
Environment, Climate, and Legacy
Transcript Highlights:
- Best Buy's practices from other states offer the best path to effective programs that work for consumers
- Best Buy's practices from other states offer the best path to effective programs that work for consumers
- Best Buy's practices from other states offer the best path to effective programs that work for consumers
- best practices Senate file 1346<01:30:27.119><c> would</c><01:30:27.360><c> create</c><01:30:27.840>
- He warned the owner that he was going to kill one of these kiddos with his dangerous practices and his
Committee:
Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
04/13/2026 - House Democratic Caucus Calendar #17
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate, it was amended to add a feasibility study conducted by ADOA and paid by a third party to assess
- Chair and members, HB 2032 as passed the House alters the testing window for the statewide assessment
- and the deadlines by which a local education agency must receive statewide assessment scores and data
- interventions to a third-grade student who does not demonstrate sufficient reading skills on the statewide assessment
- from being longer than six consecutive school weeks rather than four and prohibits the statewide assessments
Summary:
The House Democratic Caucus met on Minority Caucus Calendar items and reviewed several Senate-amended House bills. HB 2003 would lower the learner’s permit age from 15½ to 15 and increase supervised driving time; the Senate added a delayed effective date of December 1, 2026, and the sponsor was said to have refused the amendment after previously concurring. HB 2693 would allow chambers of commerce to set up insurance purchasing pools for small businesses, and the Senate added a third-party-funded feasibility study by ADOA on what it would cost for state health insurance to enter the marketplace; members raised concerns that the study could be used to undermine the state self-insured plan, but no action was taken. HB 2133, dealing with synthetic sexual depictions and online sexual material verification, had multiple Senate changes that removed the synthetic-depiction expansion, added parody/artistic-expression exceptions, altered verification and record-retention rules, and removed AG inspection authority; the sponsor was expected to refuse the changes, and members were directed to stakeholder emails outlining concerns.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
04/13/2026 - House Democratic Caucus Calendar #17
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate, it was amended to add a feasibility study conducted by ADOA and paid by a third party to assess
- Chair and members, HB 2032, as passed the House, alters the testing window for the statewide assessment
- and the deadlines by which a local education agency must receive statewide assessment scores and data
- interventions to a third-grade student who does not demonstrate sufficient reading skills on the statewide assessment
- from being longer than six consecutive school weeks rather than four and prohibits the statewide assessments
Summary:
The House Democratic Caucus reviewed several Senate-amended bills on the Minority Caucus Calendar. HB 2003, which lowers the learner’s permit age and increases supervised driving time, had a Senate delayed effective date added; members were told the sponsor had previously concurred but now intends to refuse. HB 2693, allowing chamber-of-commerce insurance purchasing pools and adding a third-party-paid feasibility study on state health insurance entering the marketplace, drew questions about possible impacts on the state employee health plan and whether the study could be used to undermine the current self-insured system.
HB 2133, dealing with sexual material consent and synthetic depictions, generated the most discussion. The Senate removed the synthetic-depiction language from the revenge porn statute, added parody/comedy/artistic-expression exceptions, narrowed and expanded various verification provisions for commercial entities, removed limits on retaining identifying information, and eliminated AG inspection authority; members were told the sponsor intends to refuse the changes and that stakeholder concerns were outlined in emailed comments from the ASEO of Arizona and the Motion Picture Association. HB 2013, requiring ADEQ to submit exceptional-event demonstrations to EPA for certain wildfire impacts, had a Senate amendment limiting it to wildfires over 25,000 acres and tied to smoke or land damage; the sponsor was expected to concur, though stakeholders’ concerns remained unresolved.
HB 2226, which requires courts to ask about veteran status at initial appearance and provide information about veterans’ services, was amended by the Senate to have the court rather than the prosecutor provide the information; members said the sponsor likely would concur. HB 2032, adjusting statewide assessment testing windows and related deadlines, was amended to extend the testing window to six consecutive school weeks and move the start of testing for grades 3-8 to the second week of April; the sponsor concurred, and members noted that organizations previously opposed had shifted to support. The caucus then adjourned.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- in that practice.
- That is a general kind of area of law I practice in.
- in that practice.
- That is a general kind of area of law I practice in.
- I practice law. I go into a courthouse.
Summary:
The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge, and agreed by unanimous consent to allow cameras on the floor and gallery, excuse several senators, and move to announcements and miscellaneous business. The chamber then adopted a ceremonial resolution honoring Lieutenant Governor Howie Morales for his years of service as Senate president and lieutenant governor, followed by extensive remarks from senators and Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham praising his leadership, fairness, education advocacy, and personal kindness. Morales briefly responded, thanking members, the governor, and his family, and noting he would offer fuller remarks on his final day.
After messages from the House were read, the Senate adopted several committee reports. These included favorable action on Senate Memorial 31; House Judiciary Committee substitute for House Bill 70; House Bill 124, referred to Finance; Senate Joint Resolution 6, referred to Judiciary; Senate Joint Resolution 7; House Bills 103, 154, 165, and 285 as amended; and the Finance Committee’s amended report on House Appropriations and Finance Committee substitute for House Bills 2 and 3. The Judiciary Committee also reported Senate Bill 104 as duly enrolled and engrossed, and the body noted that SB 104 had been signed in open session.
During personal privilege, Majority Floor Leader Peter Wirth discussed a State Ethics Commission advisory opinion on whether legislators who are attorneys may vote on medical malpractice cap legislation, arguing the issue is governed by Senate rules rather than the Governmental Conduct Act. He said he would continue to disclose his interests and vote under Rule 7-5, and also rejected a newspaper suggestion that he had a conflict in sponsoring a judgeship bill for the First Judicial District Court. The Senate then moved into third reading, beginning with Senate Rules Committee substitute for Senate Bill 264, which Senator Duhigg explained as an election-security measure responding to concerns about federal interference, intimidation, and emergency election disruptions; Senator Nava then spoke in support as a co-sponsor.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Local Government Jan 19th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Bill 6077 relates to property assessment appeal procedures.
- or class of personal property is entered on the assessment list at its true and fair value, according
- A taxpayer may appeal the annual assessed value of their property by the county assessor by submitting
- I'm the chief appraiser for the King County Department of Assessments. My name is Jim Hall.
- I'm the chief appraiser for the King County Department of Assessments.
Summary:
The Senate Local Government Committee heard briefings and public testimony on several bills. SB 6064 would let qualifying regional fire protection districts or authorities take over administration and enforcement of the International Fire Code within their boundaries, with notice to counties and equivalent jobs for displaced workers; supporters said it would improve consistency and local control, while counties, fire marshals, and builders opposed it as unnecessary and likely to add permitting complexity and delay. SB 6101 would require county coroners to be appointed rather than elected, while preserving appointed medical examiners in larger counties; the sponsor cited the Yakima County coroner controversy as the reason for the bill, and opponents argued it would reduce voter accountability and could increase costs, though some supporters said appointment would professionalize death investigations and improve consistency. SB 6077 would extend from 21 to 28 business days the deadline for assessors and taxpayers to exchange valuation evidence before property tax appeal hearings, with supporters saying the change would give taxpayers a fairer chance to respond and opponents saying the bill should also address long delays in scheduling hearings themselves.
The committee also heard SB 5820, which would repeal Clark County-specific Growth Management Act authority allowing freight rail-dependent uses on certain resource lands adjacent to a short-line railroad. The sponsor and supporters said the 2017 law was a poorly written special exemption that threatens agricultural and resource lands and should be repealed; opponents, including the railroad operator, business groups, and local officials, argued the rail overlay supports economic development, jobs, and low-emission freight movement and that the county should retain local control. Testimony on SB 5820 also raised concerns about safety, land-use conflicts, and the meaning of “adjacent,” with some witnesses saying the land is currently underused and others saying it is needed for future industrial and rail-served development.
Finally, the committee heard SB 6013, an agency-request bill updating ski-area terminology and safety provisions to include aerial tramways, toes, and conveyors in the state’s ski lift regulations. State Parks supported the measure as a technical update to align safety inspections, insurance requirements, and rider conduct rules with current equipment terminology. The transcript ended before any vote or executive action was taken on these bills, and the chair noted some previously scheduled executive session items were moved to a later date.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Special Committee on Property Tax Reform Feb 19th, 2026
Special Committee on Property Tax Reform
Transcript Highlights:
- If assessments are really elevating and they need to roll back a penny or whatever, they will have that
- You don't get the foundation formula money unless your assessment is at 275.
- And then Hancock revisions, you know, if its assessment goes up, they may need to roll back half percent
- It's going to go up, and now everyone else has to have their tax rate increase around their assessments
- Calculate the levy, apply it to the total assessment and the new construction, reduce, and then come
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Transportation Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Transportation
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm here today to express MAPC's strong support for two of these bills: H. 3756 on parking assessments
- With H. 3756 on parking assessments, this would give cities and towns across the Commonwealth a local
- And so I'm here today to express MAPC's strong support for two of these bills, H-3756 on parking assessments
- With H-3756 on parking assessments, we'll give cities and towns With H-3756 on parking assessments will
- Each year we sat down together and just assessed where I was at, where he felt I was at.
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Transportation
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Transportation heard testimony on a range of bills focused on transportation funding, governance, and equity. Supporters backed proposals to create a North Central Massachusetts intercity passenger rail fund tied to a possible new gaming license (H. 3680/S. 2363), local parking assessments (H. 3756), third-party delivery fees (S. 2356/H. 3774), broader roadway pricing and congestion management measures (S. 2353/S. 2354), tolling equity and regional transit authority advisory boards (S. 2400/S. 2401), and Steamship Authority oversight reforms including board term limits (S. 2395). Testimony in favor emphasized new dedicated revenue sources, commuter rail expansion, regional equity, improved oversight, and better transit access for riders and communities that rely on public transportation.
There was also testimony in opposition to the third-party delivery fee bills from Chamber of Progress, which argued the fee would raise costs for consumers, small businesses, and delivery workers, could reduce demand and jobs, and might not achieve the intended environmental benefits. Associated Builders and Contractors of Massachusetts opposed H. 3633, a transit expansion, electrification, and resiliency bill, specifically objecting to its mandatory project labor agreement requirement and saying it would limit competition and disadvantage non-union contractors and workers.
Several witnesses spoke in favor of the Steamship Authority bill, saying term limits would improve transparency, accountability, and board turnover. The committee also heard detailed support for the North Central rail proposal from a legislator, the North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce, and a transportation advocate, who described the bill as a way to generate long-term bonded revenue for rail infrastructure. After testimony concluded and no questions remained, the chairs entertained and received a motion to adjourn.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- They testified that they spent hours sitting at a computer screen assessing one student at a time during
- And this was to fill just one of the assessment mandates.
- Yet we handcuff these people to a desk to do these assessments. Okay.
- And we pile on more and more and more assessments and tests, and we're not teaching.
- And now I would just look at a student and I would know what their assessment number was.
Committee:
House Government Efficiency
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- They testified that they spent hours sitting at a computer screen assessing one student at a time during
- And this was to fill just one of the assessment mandates.
- Yet we handcuff these people to a desk to do these assessments.
- And we pile on more and more and more assessments and tests, and we're not teaching.
- And now I would just look at a student and I would know what their assessment number was.
Committee:
House Government Efficiency
Summary:
The Committee on Government Efficiency heard House Bill 2226, sponsored by Rep. Riggs, which would require fiscal notes to estimate the employee hours needed to implement new programs, in addition to costs. Riggs argued the bill would help lawmakers understand the real workload imposed by mandates, especially on schools and teachers, and said it was similar to language that previously passed committee. Several members supported the concept, citing burdens on educators and the need for better information, though some questioned the bill’s own fiscal note and suggested fiscal notes should be more accurate or grounded in facts. No vote was taken during the hearing, and the bill was opened to public testimony but no witnesses spoke for or against before the hearing closed.
The committee then heard House Bill 2330, sponsored by Rep. West, an annexation bill. West said the bill would raise the contiguity requirement for annexation from 15% to 25%, bar cities from annexing adjacent unincorporated areas within 24 months of a prior annexation, and repeal a petition-based annexation procedure in certain counties. He argued the measure would slow aggressive annexation, protect rural landowners and county zoning, and reduce strain on roads, schools, water, sewer, and emergency services. Members generally agreed the bill addressed real concerns about strip annexation and overdevelopment, though some questioned whether the 25% threshold was too restrictive and whether the bill should distinguish between voluntary and involuntary annexation. A witness from St. Charles County testified in support, while an opposition witness said the bill reflected a misunderstanding of existing annexation law and noted current procedures already include voter protections and zoning review. The hearing concluded without a vote.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Investing in Disability Services – Senator Jim Abeler Feb 24th, 2025
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We have a system of assessments called MnCHOICES, which is frankly a disaster.
- We spend a half a billion dollars assessing people sometimes.
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- </c><00:02:44.319><c> people</c><00:02:45.319><c> sometimes</c> bium on assessing people sometimes bium
- on assessing people sometimes people<00:02:45.720><c> have</c><00:02:46.400><c> a</c><00:02:46.560><
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Minerals, Business & Economic Development Committee, March 2, 2026
Minerals, Business & Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- institution resolution fund account, similar to what we do for trust accounts, where over time, through assessed
- trust accounts where over time we do for trust accounts where over time through<00:19:35.760><c> assessed
- </c><00:19:36.240><c> fees</c><00:19:37.200><c> the</c><00:19:37.840><c> banking</c> through assessed
- fees the banking through assessed fees the banking commissioner<00:19:38.640><c> would</c><00:19:38.799
- the contingency account, the 2% — that sounds like a silly thing, but it's a really big deal in practice
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Joint Prison Oversight Committee Jan 28th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- <00:32:01.039><c> and</c> they do get the uh evaluations and they do get the uh evaluations and assessments
- :02.960><c> Stan</c><00:32:03.440><c> said</c><00:32:04.240><c> uh</c><00:32:04.320><c> but</c> assessments
- uh like Stan said uh but assessments uh like Stan said uh but those<00:32:04.799><c> are</c><00:32:05.039
- the time, a judge orders a completion of a program while they're incarcerated and they're just practically
- to who gets this treatment or who gets this opportunity needs to materialize into a qualitative assessment
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate - 03/25/26
Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate
Transcript Highlights:
- Department of Commerce technical changes and also intends to align some existing program with federal practices
- We call it often just a community of practice, wanting to get experts together to make sure that we're
- , wanting to get experts practice, wanting to get experts together<00:04:37.480><c> to</c><00:04:37.600
- So, not to take away having to do assessments, not to take away any of the actual work in making sure
- So, not to take away having to do assessments, not to take away any of the actual work in making sure
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- So then, of course, you'd run your assessed value.
- So then, of course, you'd run your assessed value.
- My county in Crook was one of the last two that had not yet assessed that recreational mill.
- </c><00:28:14.799><c> Um</c> assessed that that recreational mill.
- Um assessed that that recreational mill.
Committee:
Senate Revenue
Keywords:
property tax, homeowner exemption, Wyoming, voter initiative, tax legislation, HB0127, recreation mill levy, recreational facilities, public recreation, mill levy, local tax, county commissioners, school district levy, voter approval, ballot measure, general election, tax referendum, special purpose tax, Wyoming taxation, W.S. 18-9-201
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- In 2017, the Texas Water Development Board was tasked to conduct a state flood assessment.
- So, I mentioned earlier the state flood assessment in 2019.
- The TWDB produced a document to do three things: to assess risk and rules; number two, to... ...estimate
- In 2017, coincidentally, we were given money to create the state flood assessment, anticipating that
- Projects can range from project design and feasibility assessments to early warning systems.
Committee:
House Natural Resources
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- And they even practice this.
- I've And and they even practice this.
- </c> and supervised driving practice. and supervised driving practice.
- </c> like the practical? like the practical?
- That's not common practice, practice, practice, not<04:25:40.880><c> just</c><04:25:41.040><c> for</c
Committee:
House Transportation
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
MN House passes omnibus workforce, labor, and economic development policy and finance bill 5/5/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Right now it is still allowed in this country to practice those constitutional rights.
- country to practice those constitutional rights. rights. rights.
- Having said that, you need to assess the bill and what's in it.
- Having said that, you need to assess the bill and what's in it.
- Having said that, you need<02:12:40.840><c> to</c><02:12:40.960><c> assess</c><02:12:41.320><c> the</
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> antiquated and traumatic practice. antiquated and traumatic practice.
- </c> the practice. the practice.
- Thank you." on the practice of seclusion itself. on the practice of seclusion itself.
- . practice. practice.
- </c> us to end this practice. Thank you." us to end this practice. Thank you."
Committee:
Senate Education Finance
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Legislative Session Day 36 (2-27-26)
Kentucky House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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- This practice is directly harming providers, staff, and the families they serve.
- to align with this common sense practice to align with federal<00:49:44.319><c> law.
- House Bill 776, Representative Derek Lewis, an act relating to the practice of dentistry.
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