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• It requires insurers to pay actual cash value within 30 days of an inspection, with interest after 30
• It requires insurers to pay actual cash value within 30 days of an inspection, with interest after 30
• It clarifies how smoke damage is assessed, not whether coverage exists.
• It clarifies how smoke damage is assessed, not whether coverage exists.
• Within the last five years, some figures about how much these assessments have risen...

Summary: The Assembly Insurance Committee met as a subcommittee at first because a quorum was not initially present, then later established a quorum and heard several bills. The main special-order item was AB 1795 (Gibson), which would create statewide standards for testing, inspection, and remediation of wildfire smoke damage in homes, with CalEPA and public health agencies developing science-based standards and insurers required to follow new claims-handling timelines. Supporters, including Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and wildfire survivors, said the bill would bring consistency and safety; insurers and consumer groups generally supported the concept but sought further amendments on scope, standards, and claim handling. The committee voted do pass as amended and refer AB 1795 to Appropriations, with the roll held open for later additions. The committee also considered AB 1576 (Ortega) on the Subsequent Injury Benefit Trust Fund, which would make changes intended to reduce litigation and employer assessments while preserving the program’s purpose of encouraging hiring of workers with prior disabilities. Labor-side witnesses supported the bill as a reform step, while business, public entity, and insurance groups opposed it, arguing it did not address the core structural problems and that a trailer bill was a better vehicle for broader reform. AB 1576 was voted do pass to Appropriations, with the roll held open. AB 1931 (Papan) would create an optional limited-lines license for utilities to offer home protection products for repairs to appliances and utility service lines. Support came from HomeServe, utilities, and industry groups, who said the bill would clarify current law and add consumer protections such as training, disclosures, and a free-look period; there was no opposition in the room. The committee passed AB 1931 to Appropriations. AB 2361 (Pacheco) would limit vicarious liability for peer-to-peer vehicle-sharing platforms like Turo while preserving insurance coverage requirements; supporters said it would align California with other states, while consumer attorneys opposed it as reducing accountability and consumer recovery. The committee passed AB 2361 as amended to Appropriations. AB 2098 (Kalra), heard later, would require employers to allow leave for workers to attend treatment for occupational injuries during work hours, subject to notice and business-necessity limits; labor groups supported it and business and insurance groups sought narrower standards. It was also voted do pass to Appropriations. The committee then completed roll-call add-ons and adjourned.

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• If you're just assessing, say, the raw scrap value of that theft, it really doesn't account for the full
• If you're just assessing, say, the raw scrap value of that theft, it really doesn't account for the full
• Restitution is not limited to the value of the stolen copper.
• SB 1266 serves to inflate value well beyond the actual value of the stolen property for purposes of filing
• For the record, I agree with your assessment. With that, Mr.

Summary: The committee heard several bills, though no final votes were taken because a quorum had not yet been established. SB 493 by Senator Becker would add war or armed conflict to California’s price-gouging emergency triggers, with the author and supporters arguing it would protect consumers from gas-price spikes tied to international conflict. Opponents, including business and housing groups, warned the bill could over-trigger emergency powers and create broad, ongoing price controls. The chair indicated support for an aye-as-amended recommendation once quorum was reached. SB 1056 by Senator Grayson would require protective orders for disclosure of sexually explicit material involving adult victims in specified criminal cases. Denise Huskins-Quinn and Aaron Quinn testified in support, describing how sensitive evidence in their case was copied and handled without adequate safeguards; supporters said the bill would extend privacy protections similar to those already used for child sexual abuse material. Criminal defense attorneys supported the goal but raised concerns about notice procedures and how the bill would apply when material is in the public domain. The chair said the bill filled a gap in existing law and would receive an aye recommendation. SB 1208 by Senator Grayson would let law enforcement seize and return crypto assets used in scams and fraud to victims. The Attorney General’s office and law enforcement groups supported the bill as a tool to recover losses from transnational crypto fraud, while the ACLU and public defenders argued it lowered the burden of proof, raised constitutional concerns, and could be misused against unbanked or low-level defendants. The chair nevertheless said the bill aligned with existing law for stolen property and would be recommended aye. SB 874 by Senator Weber-Pearson would strengthen oversight of Medi-Cal behavioral health treatment services, including requiring background checks for employees of providers and convening a stakeholder workgroup; it drew support from the California Association for Behavior Analysis and no opposition was heard. Later, SB 1266 by Senator Stern would change how the value of stolen copper and related infrastructure damage is calculated, aiming to address copper theft and its costs to cities and utilities. Supporters said the bill would better capture the real harm from thefts that disrupt streetlights, telecom, and emergency services, while opponents argued it would inflate charges, turn many misdemeanors into felonies, and increase court and incarceration costs. The author said he would continue discussions and accept the amendments. Senator Cervantes presented SB 1379, which would separate the Riverside County sheriff and coroner offices and create an independent medical examiner; supporters cited in-custody death concerns and conflicts of interest, while opponents said the problem was not unique to Riverside and that the bill would override local control. Cervantes also presented SB 1418 to extend ballot-custody protections to other election records and equipment after a Riverside County ballot seizure, with support from the Attorney General’s office. Finally, Senator Blakespear began presenting SB 936 on nitrous oxide misuse, describing public health, impaired-driving, and disposal concerns, but the transcript cuts off before the bill’s testimony concluded.

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• That project has been pared down by $2 million with value engineering, but we still have a gap of $10
• That project has been pared down by $2 million with value engineering, but we still have a gap of $10
• That project has been pared down by $2 million with value engineering, but we still have a gap of $10
• the area have already been assessed, so utility would need to fund this strictly on its own.
• the area have already been assessed, so utility would need to fund this strictly on its own.

Bills: HF220, HF230, HF240, HF241, HF295, HF429, HF490, HF505, HF574, HF576, HF581, HF865, HF918, HF1085, HF1449, HF1452, HF1454, HF602

Keywords: HF220, Minnesota transportation, highway user tax distribution fund, trunk highway fund, Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT, transportation finance, dedicated funds, funding restrictions, arts in transportation, cultural strategies, transportation project planning, project design, project construction, placemaking, public art, infrastructure spending, state statutes 161.045, HF230, Wyoming

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• The other 34 states that would show us, I think it's a great idea, but show us the value of bringing
• We are people who value, who have a value that everyone should be safe and able to show up as their full
• We started with a needs assessment and community conversations to seek support.
• Our values are crucial around our team.
• We focused on what our family values. We also value protecting each other.

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• It is often said that a budget is a reflection of our values, and nothing could be truer.
• Conversations that shape those values begin right here, within these walls, at this historic moment in
• The quick math makes clear the nature of these cuts, and so the value of the proposed cuts to Medicaid
• I mean, I think I agree with that assessment.
• We also want to emphasize, as CDSS noted, that counties value a person-centered approach.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• > going<01:06:29.680> to These assessments and I'm going to These assessments and I'm going
• These assessments varied courteous.
• As Albany under these assessments.
• <01:07:36.559> straw<01:07:36.880> that assessments would be the straw that assessments
• <01:07:47.440> tax This storm water drainage assessment tax This storm water drainage assessment

Bills: SF0099, SF0116, SJ0006

Keywords: easement, electricity delivery, public utility, prescriptive easement, landowner rights, surface water, drainage utilities, municipality, elections, environmental management, shared parenting, family law, joint custody, child well-being, parental rights, 916, all

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• We directed the creation of a risk assessment working group led by our pipeline safety division that
• We expect the unions to be very much involved in the risk assessment working group that will be meeting
• We're assessing real-world challenges, and... ...lessons learned.
• Senator Barrett, I'll explain what we call the NPV model, or that's a net present value model.
• GSEP, in its current form, is not delivering value equal to its high price tag.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on two related issues: gas utilities’ climate compliance plans filed with the Department of Public Utilities and the recent DPU orders reforming the Gas System Enhancement Program (GSEP). Chair Creem and other senators emphasized that Massachusetts must reduce gas use, shrink the gas distribution footprint, and move customers to alternatives such as heat pumps, network geothermal, and non-gas pipeline alternatives (NPAs). DPU Chair Jamie Van Nostrand said the new GSEP orders lower the annual revenue cap from 3.0% to 2.5%, phase it down toward 1.5%, eliminate carrying charges, require more rigorous risk prioritization, and push utilities to consider advanced leak technology, relining, repairs, and NPAs. He also described the climate compliance plans as the start of a longer process covering decommissioning, stranded costs, line extension allowances, integrated energy planning, and targeted electrification demonstrations. Senators pressed the DPU and utility witnesses on the lack of specificity in the climate compliance plans, especially the absence of numeric goals for gas usage reduction, customer conversions, and near-term deployment of NPAs. Utility representatives from Eversource and National Grid said their plans include NPA frameworks, integrated energy planning, targeted electrification pilots, network geothermal, and workforce transition efforts, but argued that implementation takes time, requires customer participation, and depends on coordination with electric utilities and communities. They said some NPA and electrification projects are being evaluated now, while larger-scale deployment is expected later in the decade. Senators also raised concerns about line extension allowances, with utilities explaining that new customers may be charged based on whether existing ratepayers would otherwise be harmed, while National Grid said it has begun increasing customer contributions to send stronger price signals. Attorney General Mary Gardner supported the DPU’s GSEP reforms and said the office favors eventually stepping the GSEP cap down to zero by 2030, with repair and replacement costs recovered in base rate cases instead. She argued that the utilities’ plans still rely too heavily on business-as-usual approaches, do not adequately quantify scope 3 emissions, and leave unresolved questions about the obligation to serve and the future of line extension allowances. Advocacy witnesses from the Conservation Law Foundation and Acadia Center were more critical, saying the plans lack the detailed modeling, targets, and transparency needed to show how the utilities will help meet the Commonwealth’s heating and cooling sublimits and broader climate goals. No votes were taken; the hearing consisted of testimony and questioning.

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• We assess patients using our expertise, our eyes, ears, and touch to detect the subtle new... ...using
• , and who... ...shapes not only who has power and agency at work, but whose expertise is valued and who
• We will still need to ensure that they are assessed appropriate damage levels for the harm that they
• I'll let my colleague address the remaining concerns regarding risk assessments and liability.
• From our perspective, the bill appears to treat risk assessments as guarantees against future harm.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• The, what we've always done in the past is the gross square foot calculator value is the maximum that
• Members, um, so that the 91,000 is the new gross square foot calculator value for a school for 500.
• A total calculator value to program, um, the school with some flexible spaces. Um.
• So Uh, I believe that, um, like I said, for Hobbs, for example, that their calculator value for their
• Romero, they, um, that's only their one assessment they've had done so far.

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• cybersecurity, the bill requires every state agency to obtain a DIR-selected information security assessment
• But again, this is general boilerplate, and I agree with your assessment. Let's just get rid of it.
• The world is very different from a threat assessment perspective, as you know uniquely, from where we
• Our foreign adversaries use these attacks to learn our weaknesses, assess patterns, and find ways to
• It's a small burden, but the value is strong. Thank you very much. Members, questions?

Bills: HB146, HB150, HB1500, HB1545, HB1562, HB2067, HB2520, HB2818, HB3214, HB3250, HB3466, HB3512, HB3623, HB4063, HB4395, HB4464, HB4668, HB4690, HB5331, HB3833, HB146, HB150

Keywords: HB 146, Texas Capitol, State Capitol, State Preservation Board, Congress Avenue, Travis County, traffic lanes, lane closure, road closure, municipal authority, local control, Capitol area, downtown Austin, special events, construction traffic plan, pedestrian safety, public works, transportation policy, government code chapter 443, cybersecurity

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• But the risk-based assessment that this bill provides for is to check the risks that we face between
• <00:09:16.279> that<00:09:16.440> this<00:09:16.600> bill risk based assessment
• that this bill risk based assessment that this bill provides<00:09:17.279> for<00:09:18.000><
• Senate Bill 184 relating to the deposit beverage container program increases the deposit and refund value
• and refund value for beverage containers<00:15:49.800> from<00:15:50.040> 5<00:15:50.319

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Agriculture and Environment Committee heard five bills on January 24, 2025. SB 1 would phase out disposable air filters and require reusable air filters by 2030; testimony was limited, with one supporter urging clearer definitions of fiberglass and paper and several opponents listed, and the committee later deferred the bill indefinitely for lack of support testimony. SB 13 would create an aquaculture investment tax credit beginning in 2026; state agencies and several industry groups supported it, while the Tax Foundation raised concerns about loose definitions, internal inconsistencies, and blanks that made the bill hard to estimate or vet. The committee passed SB 13 with amendments and technical changes, and deferred its effective date to July 1, 2015 as stated on the record. SB 177 would shift aquatic livestock import and movement permitting to the Department of Agriculture’s Animal Industry Division, require a risk-based assessment and biocontainment standards, and seek a $1 million appropriation for research and staffing. The Department of Agriculture said the bill would help expand aquaculture while managing risks to native species; aquaculture and farm groups supported it, while Animal Rights Hawaii was listed in opposition. The committee passed SB 177 with amendments, blanking the appropriation for committee report consideration, and deferred its effective date to July 1, 2050. SB 184 would raise the beverage container deposit and refund from 5 cents to 10 cents. Supporters said the higher deposit could improve recycling and environmental outcomes, while opponents, including the Tax Foundation, cited fraud concerns, the program’s existing fund balance, and practical challenges in redemption; the Department of Human Services also noted potential impacts on blind vendors. The committee took the bill up but deferred decision-making until Monday, January 27, 2025, at 10:01 p.m. in Room 224. The committee also heard SB 250, which would increase the income tax credit for interisland transportation costs for agricultural products. Agricultural and industry witnesses supported the bill as a way to offset rising shipping costs and preserve access to markets, while the Tax Foundation preferred direct appropriations over tax credits and objected to missing bill details. The committee passed SB 250 with amendments from the Department of Agriculture and deferred its effective date to July 1, 2050. Separately, a joint hearing on SB 240, the Right to Farm bill, drew mixed testimony: the Department of Agriculture supported further study and raised concerns about the bill’s fragmented approach, while farm, cattle, and other industry witnesses split between support for protecting customary Native Hawaiian subsistence farming and opposition to excluding CAFOs and certain business structures. No vote was taken on SB 240 in the portion provided.

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• It must be protected, valued, and strengthened by every generation.
• It's been said, but it is very true that our budget speaks our values.
• This agreement needed to reflect California's values, not Washington's chaos.
• It's been said, but it is very true that our budget speaks our values.
• This agreement needed to reflect California's values, not Washington's chaos.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Values. I raised my children in ministry. I'm an ordained minister myself.
• But I do believe that it is not just my personal value. I believe...
• I do believe that it is not just my personal value. I believe it is a Louisiana value.
• It is not a Louisiana value. It is not a pro-life value. Not in the least.
• It is a Not a pro-life value, not in the least.

Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 137, which would strengthen penalties for knowingly making threats against schools, school activities, students, or school employees. The author said the bill responds to repeated false threats that disrupt schools, frighten families, and divert law enforcement, and it adds education and parental acknowledgment requirements. Members discussed possible juvenile consequences such as public service or physical work at schools, and the bill drew support from law enforcement, district attorneys, and Catholic bishops. It was reported favorably without objection. House Bill 321 followed, addressing Louisiana’s Safe Harbor law by expressly exempting minors from prostitution offenses and treating them as trafficking victims rather than offenders. The author, clergy, trafficking advocates, and a survivor testified that children involved in commercial sex are typically coerced, groomed, or controlled by traffickers, often family members or caregivers, and should receive protection and services instead of arrest. Witnesses described statewide advocacy and crisis-response services created in 2022, and committee members asked about prosecution of perpetrators and the prevalence of trafficking in rural areas. The bill was reported favorably without objection. The committee then approved House Bill 1246, a response to a fatal drunk-driving crash involving Jada Bright, which would allow law enforcement to keep intoxicated offenders in jail if they are not safe to release. An amendment was adopted to clean up the language, and the bill was reported favorably. House Bill 1104, creating a misdemeanor for possession of motor vehicle key-programming or emulating devices used to steal cars, also passed favorably with support from prosecutors and police. House Bill 552, a cleanup measure replacing references to intoxication with impairment in prior drug-related statutes, was reported favorably as well. Finally, the committee took up House Bill 310, which would require random reassignment when a defendant waives a jury trial in districts with more than two judges, unless the prosecutor agrees otherwise. Supporters said it would prevent judge shopping and address concerns about unusually high acquittal rates before particular judges, while opponents argued it raises due process concerns and effectively lets prosecutors choose the judge. Despite the opposition, the bill was reported favorably. The last major item was House Bill 1107, dealing with post-conviction death penalty cases involving claims of intellectual disability; the bill would set a 75 IQ threshold and create procedures for Atkins claims. Supporters said it would bring finality to long-pending capital cases and follow U.S. Supreme Court guidance, while opponents argued it would be unconstitutional under Atkins, Moore, and Hall because intellectual disability cannot be reduced to a single number. After extensive testimony and debate over amendments, the committee adopted the amendment and then reported the bill favorably.

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• many of these careers can often lead to even higher incomes because of the skills learned and the value
• to offer work-based learning positions to completely inexperienced individuals in exchange for the value
• What state or educational entity will review the programs and assess their rigor to verify?
• To me, it's an opportunity for a value added. I'm getting something if I choose.
• There would need to be a value outside of the pay and a reason to do that.

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• HB 2032, statewide assessment testing window revisions. Education.
• ...property owner to build and improve the value of their land, but you do not increase their assessed
• And it's as good a time as any to talk about how our assessed value in Arizona is whack-a-doodle-do.
• value by 5% year after year after year, so that now our assessed values have really little or no relationship
• to our real values of properties in Arizona.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• BECAUSE THEY WERE ABLE TO SEIZE PHYSICAL WEAKNESSES AND LEARNED THE VALUE OF HIS MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL
• WANTED PEOPLE TO SEE HIS ABILITY AND NOT JUST HIS DISABILITY.\ AND NOT DISMISS HIS POTENTIAL FOR HIS VALUE
• EVAN WOULD WANT LOTUS YOUTH TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE VALUE OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES BECAUSE HE KNEW
• CREATES A TASK FORCE FOR EDUCATOR OR BREACH OF THE McGREGOR MANAGEMENT REGARDING EDUCATOR TRAINING, ASSESSMENT
• SCHOOL IN THE BOTTOM 10 PERCENT OF THE GRADE 3 ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS WERE GREAT FOR MATHEMATICS ASSESSMENT

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• UCOP assessment was scaled back by 10% this year.
• What is the total UCOP assessment that's generated? I believe...
• I believe we're at about $237 million for UCOP assessment.
• That's the assessment to the campuses. Yes, that's correct.
• So it is an effort to keep the value constant over time. Okay.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Education Finance, chaired by Assemblymember Alvarez, held a hearing focused on University of California budget issues. The committee reviewed UC core operations funding, enrollment trends, federal funding threats, Title IX implementation, and basic needs support. Major themes included the end of the Governor’s multi-year UC compact, the state’s fiscal outlook, UC’s enrollment growth, and the potential impacts of federal policy changes on research, health care, and student aid. On core funding, the Department of Finance described the Governor’s proposal to continue compact-related support, defer some payments, and authorize a cash-flow loan. The LAO recommended a smaller or no base increase, earmarking some funds for capital renewal, retiring deferrals when possible, avoiding new compact commitments, and funding UC annually rather than through compacts. UC argued that the compact has supported enrollment growth, student services, and operating costs, but said campuses face rising expenses, structural deficits, and limited reserves. Members questioned the effects of deferrals on students and discussed the need to prioritize less harmful reductions if cuts become necessary. The enrollment panel focused on UC’s growth in California resident enrollment and the nonresident replacement plan at Berkeley, UCLA, and UC San Diego. The LAO recommended maintaining the current enrollment target, funding enrollment separately from base increases, pausing the nonresident replacement plan, and holding enrollment flat in 2027-28. UC said it has already met compact enrollment goals, grown California undergraduate enrollment by about 18,800 students, and that further growth depends on ongoing state support. The committee also discussed the cost of enrollment growth, possible differential nonresident tuition, and a reporting request for UC to analyze the nonresident replacement approach; the motion to adopt supplemental reporting language passed. The hearing also covered federal funding risks, with the LAO and UC warning that federal changes could affect research grants, medical center reimbursement, and student financial aid. UC said research cancellations and suspensions are disrupting labs and graduate student support, while federal health policy changes could increase uncompensated care at UC hospitals. In the Title IX update, UC described its systemwide civil rights structure, annual student training, and campus support offices, and members praised the work while asking about ongoing concerns and intersegmental collaboration. The final basic-needs item began with Finance stating the Governor’s budget does not change ongoing support, but the transcript cuts off before further discussion or action.

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• rockfall monitoring and Assessment rockfall monitoring and Assessment program<00:32:18.399> which
• mechanisms in order to again um assess mechanisms in order to again um assess enhance<03:39:16.120
• Thank you very much. and assess different areas kind of like and assess different areas kind of like
• They find value and meaning in it.
• They find value and meaning in it.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• Is a company doing, like, a values analysis of we don't like what this company is doing or we do like
• We synthesized and shared key findings from our assessment, as well as recommendations for improvement
• Or should we examine whether some of that value could remain here, strengthening our schools, helping
• If structured properly, a state investment could provide New Mexico the same low-risk and high-value
• We are at the crossroads now of deciding the PRC is going to decide pretty soon whether the value of

Bills: SM20, SM9, SJR6, HB124

Keywords: youth violence, violence prevention, violence intervention, community violence intervention, credible messengers, peer support, restorative justice, violence interrupters, juvenile justice, at-risk youth, high-risk youth, public safety, Department of Health, New Mexico, statewide summit, data collection, reporting, interagency coordination, community-based organizations, law enforcement

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• The next highlight is to value people.
• people<00:03:22.879> by is to Value people we value people by is to Value people we value
• They're collaborating with teachers to design and assess curriculum.
• uh with teachers to design and assess uh with teachers to design and assess curriculum<00:34:19.960
• other competing values as well.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all