Transcript Highlights:

• originate from wireless phones, and public safety agencies utilize data-driven platforms and tools to assess
• Progress and innovation continue to demonstrate that analog systems are a less-reliant method for assessing
• Our families have consistently expressed that obstacles... the obstacles to assess... accessing affordable

Committee: House Communications and Conveyance

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This is something that's going to, the policy passes, the assessments are going to be made from here
• and The policy passes, the assessments are going to be made from here into the future.
• as well just put on there that this is a continuing appropriation to DHS for $300,000 for this assessment

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The committee began with roll call and a brief update on remaining work, then took up Senate Bill 2213, the “science of math” bill. Members clarified that the appropriation for the program was not included in the DPI budget and would remain attached to the policy bill for now. The committee adopted the amendment and then gave the bill a do pass recommendation, 21-2. The committee next considered Senate Bills 2036 and 2037, both juvenile justice/Human Services bills involving mental health and criminal responsibility evaluations for minors. Testimony explained that the bills create new processes and require DHS to contract with specialized providers, with appropriations of $500,000 in 2036 and $300,000 in 2037. Members debated whether the funding should come from existing DHS resources or remain as separate appropriations, and whether the programs were one-time or ongoing. The committee adopted amendments on both bills and then recommended both do pass, with 2036 passing 14-6 and 2037 passing 17-4. The committee then heard Senate Bill 2021, the Information Technology Department budget. Representative Bosch outlined major themes in the budget, including migration from PeopleSoft and the mainframe, onboarding/off-boarding automation, double-counting of IT spending, and the transition of education technology from PowerSchool to Infinite Campus. Members also discussed a study amendment related to a statewide enterprise resource planning system, and added language on grant management and compliance management. The committee adopted the amendments and gave the budget a do pass recommendation, 20-0-3. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 2011, the Highway Patrol budget. Representative Pyle explained the House changes, including shifting some one-time costs to the motor carrier electronic permit fund, funding for body armor, breath tests, road course resurfacing, fleet costs, handgun replacement, and carryover authority for federal technology funds. The committee adopted the amendment and then passed the budget 21-0-2. The committee then began Senate Bill 2399, a Human Services bill on Medicaid reimbursement for psychiatric residential treatment facilities, but deferred action after testimony from a facility representative and committee discussion about therapeutic leave days, reimbursement rates, and whether a cap on reimbursable days should be set in statute or rule. The chair said the committee would seek more information from DHS and take the bill up the next day.

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• The distance to the existing cemeteries can create barriers in assessing burial services.
• It will also assess the operational needs of veteran cemeteries.
• HB 2193 would require a comprehensive study to assess the number of veterans eligible for benefits in

Bills: HB101

Committee: House S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs

Keywords: voter approval, local tax, disaster declaration, tax rate increases, community funding

Transcript Highlights:

• And in the and in that toll bridge, do you assess a toll for those people that Cross and yes, we do,
• That is not assessed. There's not a single vehicle that is assessed a toll charge going south.

Bills: HB 767 , HB 1242 , HB 1373 , HB 1404 , HB 1708 , HB 1936 , HB 2041 , HB 2198 , HB 2270 , HB 2315 , HB 2415 , HB 2427 , HB 2455 , HB 2457 , HB 2522 , HB 2523 , HB 2686 , HB 2763 , HB 2775 , HB 2944 , HB 3034 , HB 1683 , HB 1695

Committee: House Transportation

Keywords: highway designation, memorial, Montgomery County, Paul P. Mendes, transportation, HB 1242, Texas Transportation Code, U.S. Highway 281, Brooks County, Ernesto Soliz Cantu, memorial highway, road naming, TxDOT, road signage, commemorative resolution, memorial markers, county road 304, Huppergate Road, Los Robles Trail, Farm-to-Market Road

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• The evaluation will include assessing student outcomes and experiences, The evaluation will include assessing
• training under the Office of Safe Schools, requires reporting for the behavioral threat process or assessment

Summary: The Education Administration Subcommittee heard and advanced a series of education bills focused on transparency, accountability, attendance, school start times, student well-being, and career planning. HB 1321, by Rep. Salsman, would remove public-records and public-meeting exemptions for university presidential searches, eliminate the Board of Governors from those searches, require Board of Governors members to file full financial disclosures and be Florida residents, and expand syllabus posting requirements; it passed 15-0. HB 1079, by Rep. Botana, as amended, broadened eligibility for dropout retrieval programs to include students who withdrew and did not reengage in education, and it also passed 15-0 after a strike-all amendment and supportive testimony from a program provider. The committee also approved PCS for HB 969, by Rep. Kassel, which shifts evaluation of school mental health services to the Department of Children and Families and requires more detailed outcome data, surveys, and reporting related to the Mental Health Assistance Allocation program; it passed 15-0. HB 1367, by Rep. Booth, creates a statewide attendance policy with uniform definitions and reporting requirements to address chronic absenteeism; it passed 15-1 after support from business and education groups and some concern about state control over district policy. PCS for HB 261, by Rep. Gerwig, revises the 2023 middle and high school start-time law by allowing districts to document compliance efforts and unintended consequences rather than fully meet the mandated later start times; it passed 16-0. The most debated bill was HB 1483, by Rep. Valdez, which would align Florida’s school grading scale with the familiar 90/80/70/60 letter-grade standard over a five-year transition and require school grades to appear on student report cards. Supporters argued the current scale is misleading and too lenient, while opponents warned it would sharply increase failing school labels, create costs and turnaround mandates, and confuse parents and students. Despite extensive testimony from school board members, teachers, students, and advocacy groups on both sides, the bill passed 12-4. The committee then quickly approved HB 1245, a one-year Hunger-Free Campus Pilot Program for three universities with the highest share of Pell-eligible students, and HB 571, which expands career planning, paid work experience, and credit-transfer review for students; both passed unanimously.

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• Um, it's regarding the assessments for special districts." >> Yes, I can.
• </c><01:11:08.000><c> for</c> Um, it's regarding the assessments for Um, it's regarding the assessments
• First, it allows municipalities to adopt the special assessment districts.
• And if I also know this bill would add back an entirely new special assessment district section that
• And lastly, if I know the special assessment district would put select property taxpayers on the hook

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> the tax assessors are told how to assess the tax assessors are told how to assess the<00:36:59.800
• The association is authorized to collect assessments from insurance carriers, stop-loss carriers, and
• to fund payments collecting assessments to fund payments to<02:00:38.760><c> Care</c><02:00:39.040><
• </c><02:00:46.000><c> from</c><02:00:46.199><c> insurance</c> to collect assessments from insurance to
• collect assessments from insurance carriers<02:00:47.159><c> stop</c><02:00:47.520><c> loss</c><02:00

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• work with us to ensure robust funding for shark conservation priorities like increased shark stock assessments
• work with us to ensure robust funding for shark conservation priorities like increased shark stock assessments
• work with us to ensure robust funding for shark conservation priorities like increased shark stock assessments
• work with us to ensure robust funding for shark conservation priorities like increased shark stock assessments
• work with us to ensure robust funding for shark conservation priorities like increased shark stock assessments

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• As you remember, the House proposed a 5% assessment with exemptions on dedicated funds.
• The Senate proposal is different in the tax EST, in that it is assessed against the BLT owners instead
• against the um the BLT that is assessed against the um the BLT uh<00:38:05.839><c> owners</c><00:38:
• Moving state assessment and accountability back from the General Fund to the Education Trust Fund.
• That's anything from agency incomes to assessments that are specifically restricted for a purpose, etc

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Summary: The Legislative Budget Assistant staff presented an overview of the Senate changes to the House-passed budget, focusing on revenue estimates, appropriations, and ending balances across the general fund and education trust fund. The presentation emphasized that the Senate’s budget reflected higher revenue assumptions than the House, driven in part by updated April revenue figures, changes to business, tobacco, and real estate transfer tax splits, and different assumptions about video lottery terminal revenue. The Senate also adjusted lapse estimates upward, especially for HHS, after receiving updated information that lapses could be much larger than originally assumed. The presenter walked through the major differences in the surplus statements for fiscal years 2025 through 2027. Compared with the House, the Senate budget generally showed higher revenues, lower or different appropriations in some areas, and larger balances carried forward, including a larger education trust fund balance and a different rainy day fund transfer. The Senate’s approach also changed several policy assumptions, such as maintaining liquor revenue dedication, removing the House’s meals-and-rooms distribution cap, changing the treatment of unique revenue, and altering the process for meeting a targeted revenue amount by giving the governor more flexibility. On the appropriations side, the Senate removed or modified several House reductions and added funding or adjustments in areas including the judicial branch, corrections, HHS, the Human Rights Commission, and certain settlement costs. The presenter also highlighted Senate changes in House Bill 2 and related budget provisions, including a new arts tax credit, a nursing home bed fee, changes to Medicaid premium assumptions, and differences in how motor vehicle inspection repeal and BLT-related revenue are handled. No votes were taken in the portion shown; the discussion was informational and comparative, aimed at explaining the Senate budget changes before conference committee negotiations.

Transcript Highlights:

• One other note is that we will be breaking for lunch sometime around noon, and I will assess where we
• One other note is that we will be breaking for lunch sometime around noon, and I will assess where we
• sometime around noon and I will assess where<00:11:37.920><c> we</c><00:11:38.079><c> are</c><00:11:
• So the students are assessed in various ways.
• So you can assess but you we meeting it.

Committee: House Municipal and County Government

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee convened for a day of public hearings on nine bills, with plans to later execute several early bills and possibly additional measures under House Rule 44. Chair Diane Pauer outlined time limits for sponsors and testimony, announced a lunch break around noon, and noted substitute members would be arriving later. The first hearing was on House Bill 1107, which would allow municipal budget committees to have one to three alternate members. Representative Valon, the prime sponsor, said the bill was intended to help towns like Epping deal with quorum problems during the compressed budget season and noted that alternates are common on other local boards. The New Hampshire Municipal Association testified in support, saying the bill would increase flexibility and help fill seats. Committee members raised concerns about whether alternates should be elected, how they would be selected, whether they would be sufficiently informed to vote, and whether the bill’s one-year term language and rescission provisions were clear. The sponsor and NHMA said the process would be consistent with other local boards, that alternates would typically be appointed after elections, and that they would follow up on possible statutory clarification. The hearing closed with six remote supporters, one paper supporter, and no opposition reported. The committee then heard House Bill 1118, sponsored by Representative Colby, which would raise the daily amount municipal employees may hold before remitting funds to the treasurer from the current $1,500 limit to $3,500. Colby said the existing thresholds are outdated, have not been updated in about 20 years, and create burdens for smaller towns that must make frequent bank deposits, sometimes far from town offices. She said the bill would improve efficiency and allow staff to focus more on serving residents, while still allowing municipalities to keep lower limits if they choose. Members asked about how the remittance process works in practice, what amounts municipalities typically collect, and whether the change reflected a broader trend of updating cash-handling thresholds. The sponsor explained that the bill only changes the dollar thresholds in the relevant statutes and does not require municipalities to adopt the higher limit. The transcript cuts off before any final action on HB 1118 is reported.

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• services for a hours um for assessed services for a total<01:00:34.680><c> of</c><01:00:34.799><c> 12
• My name is Shan O'Keefe, and I just want to again clarify what we're here today because the assessment
• It struggles to complete assessments or authorize the services Minnesotans deserve.
• </c><01:30:49.000><c> or</c> struggles to complete assessments or struggles to complete assessments or
• I asked the staff at Broadwell to do a nursing assessment to allow her to return to Broadwell then as

Committee: Senate Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Committee: House State-federal Relations and Veterans Affairs

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• It’s the state health assessment and state health improvement plan advisory council and the commission
• and state health state health assessment and state health improvement<01:49:54.400><c> plan</c><01:49
• It's the state health assessment<01:50:44.239><c> and</c><01:50:44.480><c> state</c><01:50:44.719><c>
• of</c><01:50:44.800><c> health</c> assessment and state of health assessment and state of health improvement
• Speaker, I would agree with the assessment that the commissioner requested in the bill appears to be

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• </c> consolidated homeless needs assessment consolidated homeless needs assessment stuff.<00:37:00.720
• There is also property tax that is assessed to the land.
• </c><01:43:54.480><c> It</c><01:43:54.719><c> is</c><01:43:54.960><c> assessed</c><01:43:55.280><c> at
• </c> assessed to the land.
• It is assessed at assessed to the land.

Committee: Senate Housing and Homelessness Prevention

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> out we've given out the assessment out we've given out the assessment September<01:19:09.440><c>
• 763, as enacted on November 3, 1999, under Chapter 338, Laws of 1999: You are hereby required to assess
• 763, as enacted on November 3, 1999, under Chapter 338, Laws of 1999: You are hereby required to assess
• 763, as enacted on November 3, 1999, under Chapter 338, Laws of 1999: You are hereby required to assess
• 763, as enacted on November 3, 1999, under Chapter 338, Laws of 1999: You are hereby required to assess

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Education Funding Committee met to review a large package of bills, with the first four—HB 717, 742, 773, and 603—focused on special education aid, formerly called catastrophic aid. Chair Ladin explained that the committee needed to move a special education bill forward by March 4 and was trying to determine which bill would serve as the vehicle. He described the current formula and the difficulty of estimating the fiscal impact of lowering the threshold from 3.5 times the statewide average cost per pupil to a lower level, noting that DOE did not have reliable data on how many students would fall into the lower-cost bands. The committee also noted that several other bills in the package addressed SWEP and adequacy issues, and that HB 510 dealt with due process rather than funding. Mark Mello of the Bureau of School Finance testified that the department only has reliable data for special education expenditures above $70,000 per student, since claims are submitted for reimbursement at that point. He said the bureau was trying to estimate how many students might fall between 2.5x and 3.5x or 3x and 3.5x the average cost, but that the basic answer was they did not know and that any estimate would be difficult. He explained that moving the threshold from 3.5x to 2.5x would create a minimum additional cost of about $13.6 million based on existing claims, not counting new students who would enter the range. Members discussed whether districts already had the underlying data, whether a survey should be required, and how districts know when to begin tracking costs for reimbursement. The committee also discussed proration and the state’s share of special education aid. Mello explained that the current 80% state share is modeled in the formula, but the actual payment has been prorated because appropriations have not matched the statutory liability; he said the state liability was about $50 million, while the budget had provided $34 million, resulting in a 68% payment rate. HB 742 was described as a bill that would eliminate proration by paying the liability directly from the education trust fund with an overflow mechanism. Members also discussed possible alternatives such as changing the state share, using a lower threshold in a transition period, or requiring districts to submit data. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion provided; the committee was still in discussion and considering which bills to advance.

Transcript Highlights:

• They would allow the DOH, DCF, the division, and the DHS, upon notice and hearing, to assess a penalty
• authorizes the Regional Rehabilitation Reentry Center Authority to determine county proportional share assessments
• the Department of Community Affairs is to determine whether the amount of the proportional share assessment
• certain amounts certified by the authority's CFO as the county share of the proportional share assessment

Committee: Senate Senate Budget and Appropriations

Keywords: 1146, all

Transcript Highlights:

• As far as when we're assessing things like impacts to traditional and customary practices, it becomes
• Um, so the question, if I understand it, is about what we're looking at when we assess construction and
• A little bit more and how you will go about assessing a pump installation application and what criteria
• So that's the kind of way that we assess the potential capacity of the well and what the impacts are

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• The timeframes to effectuate a proper assessment of an individual's eligibility and suitability are built
• enacted in 2024, which provided the court and service providers in misdemeanor cases time to properly assess
• oversight of timeliness and appropriateness of voluntary programs with the possibility of medical assessment
• oversight of timeliness and appropriateness of voluntary programs with the possibility of medical assessment

Committee: Senate Public Safety

Summary: The committee heard several bills related to public safety, juvenile justice, mental health, and criminal procedure. SB 1157 by Senator Archuleta would create a framework for less restrictive juvenile placements in the probation setting, with Judicial Council rules on issues such as insurance, staffing, background checks, notice, and zoning. Supporters said the bill would add needed safeguards for youth still serving custodial terms, while opponents argued it would impose rigid standards on a diverse continuum of placements and that the Judicial Council is the wrong entity to set substantive program rules. Members generally supported the goal of accountability, but the bill was not moved because quorum was not yet established at that point in the hearing. SB 1012 by Senator Smallwood-Cuevas, the Fire Camp to Career Act, would require CDCR to connect California Conservation Camp participants to state-approved apprenticeships and require apprenticeship programs to consider prior fire camp training. Supporters, including labor organizations, formerly incarcerated workers, and fire-training advocates, said the bill recognizes real skills gained in fire camps and creates a path to stable employment after release. Committee members largely supported the measure, with one noting that certification still must reflect demonstrated competency. SB 1012 was presented favorably, though the transcript does not show a final roll-call vote before the meeting moved on. SB 1306 by Senator Cortese would align California law with federal exemptions for certain low-concentration GBL chemical mixtures used in semiconductor manufacturing and research. Supporters said the bill would reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens without affecting pure GBL or public safety, and committee members expressed support. SB 1401 by Senator Stern would align felony incompetent-to-stand-trial procedures with existing misdemeanor procedures, including timelines, information-sharing, and conservatorship referral tools. Supporters said it would prevent people from falling through gaps in the mental health system, while opponents warned it could expand court control and weaken confidentiality and due process. The committee passed SB 1401 to Appropriations on a roll-call vote, with members voting aye and the bill held on call for absent members. The committee also heard SB 1027 by Senator Strickland, which would create a task force to study street prostitution, human trafficking, victim services, and community impacts. Supporters from law enforcement, cities, and district attorneys said the bill would help identify victims and develop better statewide responses; some opponents remained opposed to the bill as introduced but said they would review the amendments. Members praised the amended version, and the committee passed SB 1027 as amended to the Governmental Organization Committee on a roll-call vote, with the bill held on call for absent members. SB 1307 by Senator Jones, dealing with fraudulent or forged real estate documents and clouded titles, was also heard; after opposition withdrew, members supported the measure and moved it forward as amended, held on call for absent members. The transcript then shifted to SB 1276 by Senator Rubio, which would clarify that knowingly viewing livestreamed or AI-generated child sexual exploitation is criminalized; the author and witnesses described it as a needed update to keep pace with technology and close loopholes protecting predators from accountability.

Transcript Highlights:

• The timeframes to effectuate a proper assessment of an individual's eligibility and suitability are built
• enacted in 2024, which provided the court and service providers in misdemeanor cases time to properly assess
• oversight of timeliness and appropriateness of voluntary programs with the possibility of medical assessment
• oversight of timeliness and appropriateness of voluntary programs with the possibility of medical assessment

Committee: Senate Public Safety

Summary: The committee heard several bills related to public safety, juvenile justice, criminal procedure, and human trafficking. SB 1157 by Sen. Archuleta would create a framework for less restrictive juvenile placements in probation settings, with Judicial Council rules on issues such as insurance, staffing, background checks, notice to local governments, and zoning. Supporters, including county probation and local government representatives, said the bill would add needed oversight and safety standards; opponents argued it would impose rigid standards on a diverse continuum of community-based placements and that the Judicial Council was not the right body to set substantive program rules. The bill was discussed but no vote was taken at that point due to quorum issues. SB 1012 by Sen. Smallwood-Cuevas, the Fire Camp to Career Act, would connect incarcerated fire camp participants to state-approved apprenticeships and require apprenticeship programs to consider their prior training and experience. The author and supporters from labor, fire training, and formerly incarcerated workers described it as a fair pathway to stable careers and a way to recognize skills gained in conservation camps. Committee members generally supported the concept, with one member noting that certification should still require demonstrated competence. The bill was moved forward after discussion. SB 1306 by Sen. Cortese would align state law with federal exemptions for certain low-concentration GBL chemical mixtures used in semiconductor manufacturing and research, while leaving rules for pure GBL unchanged. Supporters said the bill would reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens and help keep semiconductor work in California; there was no opposition testimony, and members described it as a practical measure. SB 1401 by Sen. Stern would align felony incompetent-to-stand-trial procedures with existing misdemeanor rules, including timelines, information-sharing, and conservatorship referral provisions. Supporters said it would improve treatment pathways and prevent people from being released without care, while opponents warned it would expand court control, weaken confidentiality, and reduce due process protections. The committee approved SB 1401 on a do-pass motion to Appropriations. The committee also heard SB 1027 by Sen. Strickland, which was amended to create a task force to study street prostitution, human trafficking, victim services, and related community impacts. Local officials and law enforcement supported the bill as a data-driven way to address trafficking and neighborhood harms, while some advocacy groups remained opposed to the bill as introduced and wanted to review the amendments. After discussion, the committee passed it as amended to the Governmental Organization Committee. Later, SB 1307 by Sen. Jones, dealing with fraudulent or forged real estate documents and clouded titles, was amended to focus on voiding false instruments in criminal cases; supporters said it would help victims clear title more quickly, and the bill was moved forward on a do-pass motion to the floor. The committee also heard the beginning of SB 1276 by Sen. Rubio, which would clarify that viewing live-streamed or AI-generated child sexual exploitation content is a crime; the author said it closes a loophole created by new technology, and supportive testimony began from child exploitation prosecutors and treatment specialists.

Transcript Highlights:

• that data that the department's currently collecting, they currently have through the MnChoices assessment
• through collecting, they currently have through the<00:24:05.320><c> MnChoices</c><00:24:05.840><c> assessment
• </c><00:24:06.480><c> and</c><00:24:06.640><c> and</c> the MnChoices assessment and and the MnChoices
• assessment and and everything<00:24:07.080><c> else,</c><00:24:07.440><c> the</c><00:24:07.720><c> the

Keywords: 1183, house