Video & Transcript Research : 'classification'

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NM
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Chamber Meeting Feb 2nd, 2026 at 11:02 am

New Mexico House Floor Meeting

HI
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 016 Conference PM - 04-24-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

HI
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 04-24-2026 12:00pm

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

HI
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 229 Conference PM - 04-24-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

HI
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 224 Conference PM - 04-24-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

HI
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 016 Conference AM - 04-24-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

HI
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 224 Conference AM - 04-24-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

HI
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 016 Conference AM - 04-23-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

HI
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 016 Conference PM - 04-23-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

HI
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 04-23-2026 12:00pm

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

WY
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Joint Judiciary Committee, May 13, 2026 - AM

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • each state adopted its classification each state adopted its classification system.<00:21:17.360
  • . classification. classification.
  • classification system? classification system? >> Uh<01:25:19.360> Mr.
  • classification or gradation system. classification or gradation system.
  • to know about classification systems. to know about classification systems.
Keywords: 916, all
VT
VT

Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Caucus of the Whole - Act 73 Overview - 2026-01-16 - 12:00PM

Vermont House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is section classification system.
  • Uh, this would be a classification.
  • Um but further work is classification.
  • on implementing the new classification on implementing the new classification on<00:27:04.559>
  • As both John and Kirby classifications.
Keywords: 926, house, all
Summary: The meeting was a high-level walkthrough of Act 73, with staff from Legislative Council and the Joint Fiscal Office summarizing major education policy, governance, tax, and fiscal changes. The presentation covered class-size minimums and related enforcement, creation of a state aid for school construction program, narrowed tuition eligibility for approved independent schools, changes to State Board of Education appointments, special education reporting and staffing, and a new report on standards for schools deemed small or sparse by necessity. It also noted that some provisions take effect immediately or in 2025, while the major funding and tax changes are contingent on new school districts being operational and a foundation formula report being received, with most of those changes targeted for July 1, 2028. The central fiscal change described was a move from the current locally voted budget and varying homestead tax system to a foundation formula. Under that model, districts would receive an educational opportunity payment based on a base amount per pupil, adjusted by student weights for factors such as pre-K, economic disadvantage, English learner status, and special education, with small-school and sparsity weights replaced by support grants. Districts could still seek limited supplemental district spending above the foundation amount, subject to a cap and a uniform method for raising the funds, with excess collections recaptured at the state level. The presenters also described transition mechanisms to phase in the new system over several years. The tax section explained that Act 73 would replace the current property tax credit with a homestead exemption and create a new non-homestead residential classification intended for second homes and short-term rentals, though further statutory or regulatory work would still be needed to implement it. The JFO presentation emphasized that the act also creates regional assessment districts for reappraisals and includes a transition to smooth changes in education tax rates. No committee vote or formal action was taken during the presentation; it was informational only.
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Taxes - 02/25/26

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um prior year data is classification.
  • Um so this um classification changes.
  • construction uh or classification construction uh or classification changes<01:06:02.319> as<
  • classification changes as part of that. classification changes as part of that.
  • new construction or classification new construction or classification changes<01:16:38.960> uh
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MA
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Correctional Consolidation and Collaboration Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am

Transcript Highlights:
  • How do you look at classification? So we have some information about classification as well.
  • We have this over-classification to As Dave discussed earlier, we have this over-classification to medium
  • So you have a classification system, objective point-based classification system.
  • I'm not a classification expert.
  • Classification system.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The commission on correctional consolidation and collaboration heard testimony focused on how Massachusetts uses custody levels, staffing, programming, and medical release tools, with Prisoners’ Legal Services arguing that the system is overusing expensive high-security settings and underusing step-down options. Dave Rainey said the incarcerated population has dropped substantially over the last several years, but spending and staffing have not fallen in proportion. He argued that DOC overclassifies people into medium and maximum security, relies too heavily on behavioral assessment units that function like segregation, and keeps people in restrictive settings such as Souza-Baranowski and Shattuck Hospital longer than necessary. He also said medical parole is underused and that many people with serious chronic illness or advanced age pose little public-safety risk and should be released through existing legal pathways. Sheriffs and other commission members pushed back on some of those points, emphasizing that staffing needs are driven by the acuity of the current population, that corrections is not overstaffed, and that classification decisions involve serious public-safety judgments. They also stressed that some high-cost medical placements are necessary because people remain under sentence and require care, and that furloughs and other release tools can create security risks if contraband or substance use is involved. The discussion also covered the role of county sheriffs versus DOC in reentry, with several members saying county systems tend to do more day-to-day step-down and release planning, while DOC has more difficulty moving people through lower-security settings before release. Ben Foreman of MassINC offered a more systemwide, data-focused perspective, praising the state’s transparency and arguing that Massachusetts has made major progress in reducing incarceration and increasing public safety. He said the state still has an opportunity to improve by right-sizing facilities, investing in community-based mental health treatment, and using the commission to better understand the capital and operating costs of the current system. In response to questions, he said he was aware of DOC studies on programs like furlough but had not reviewed recent ones, and he noted that total-control facilities like Souza-Baranowski have long been criticized in the research literature for poor outcomes. Nora Wassel of the Women and Incarceration Project then testified that the commission should issue an interim report and scrutinize the planned new women’s prison, which she said is not justified by current population trends or available data. She argued that women are overclassified under DOC’s own tools, that reentry beds and minimum-security placements are underused, and that the system may be failing to account for women’s distinct medical and reentry needs. The meeting ended with continued discussion of reentry, furloughs, day reporting, and whether consolidation should mean fewer facilities, better step-down pathways, or both.
NM
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Legislative Health and Human Services Oct 8th, 2025

Legislative Health & Human Services Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • By the numbers, we used to have around a thousand classifications.
  • We now have 60 new classifications. 59 new classifications.
  • A lot of these were people that were in classifications that were kind of catch-all classifications:
  • That is the major reason for those new classifications. Thank you.
  • With that, do all of these classifications apply to all agencies?
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Taxes Committee 1/22/25

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • The simplified way to think about the effects of these classification rates is that a lower classification
  • a classification a classification rate<00:10:24.440> um<00:10:24.640> sort<00:10:24.839
  • rates is that a lower classification rates is that a lower classific<00:10:29.480> ation<00:10
  • Note that some property classifications have tiers.
  • Note that some property classifications have tiers.
Keywords: 1183, house
Summary: The House Tax Committee met to hear a House Research presentation from Jared Swanson on Minnesota’s property tax system. Before the presentation, the chair announced that the committee would put the governor’s budget on hold until the department could provide the information needed for a proper hearing. The committee then approved the prior meeting minutes without objection. Swanson gave an overview of how property taxes are structured and collected in Minnesota, explaining that the state uses a levy-based system in which local governments set levies and counties collect and distribute payments. He described the property tax cycle, the difference between referendum market value and net tax capacity, and how classification rates shift tax burdens among property types. He also outlined the state general property tax, noting it is split between commercial-industrial property and seasonal recreational property, and reviewed how Minnesota compares with other states, with residential taxes generally around the middle and commercial-industrial taxes relatively higher. The presentation also covered major property tax relief and aid programs. Swanson explained three broad relief mechanisms: shifting burdens through exclusions and classification rates, state-paid credits and refunds, and state aid to local governments or levy reductions. He discussed local government aid (LGA), township aid, and county program aid (CPA), including their funding levels, formulas, and general-purpose nature. Members asked why some cities receive no LGA and how the funds may be used; Swanson said cities with strong tax bases often receive zero aid and that the money generally can be used for the same purposes as property tax revenue. No votes were taken on the presentation itself.
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - 02/24/25

Judiciary and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:15:18.240> even<00:15:18.519> after classification even after classification even after
  • privacy classifications privacy classifications thank<00:16:29.399> you<00:16:29.800>
  • The guide path has been not public classification during the active investigative phase.
  • <00:27:13.399> um investigative outcome classification um investigative outcome classification
  • Non-public classification, or non-public classifications.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MA
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Public Service Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Joint Committee on Public Service

Transcript Highlights:
  • We've taken up items relative to group classifications.
  • Protecting the retirement classification of Barnstable County's police, fire, and emergency dispatch
  • Many have been paying into the retirement system under the Group 2 classification, so it's only fair
  • That classification does not reflect the stress, training, or critical nature of our work.
  • We are asking for accurate classification. The job is not the same as it was 36 years ago.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on Public Service held its 15th hearing of the 194th General Court, focused on retirement group classifications for a range of public safety and related employees. Much of the testimony centered on bills affecting Barnstable County dispatchers and 911 telecommunicators, who argued they should remain in or be moved to Group 2 because their work is highly stressful, life-or-death in nature, and historically had been treated that way. Speakers said the proposed changes would largely grandfather in current employees, would not add costs in some cases, and were needed to correct outdated statutory language and PERAC rulings that had created uncertainty for workers nearing retirement or already retired. Similar support was offered for bills to reclassify 911 dispatchers statewide from Group 1 to Group 2, with testimony from dispatch supervisors, sheriffs, and police associations describing chronic stress, PTSD, staffing shortages, and retention problems. The committee also heard testimony on several other retirement-related bills. Representatives of Massport and campus police supported measures to align retirement benefits for Massport police and public higher education police with other law enforcement groups, arguing they perform comparable duties and face similar risks. The Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association also backed a bill to ease post-retirement earning restrictions for retired police and firefighters so they can continue consulting, training, or advising without penalty. MOSES testified in favor of bills moving certain state employees into Group 2, including forensic scientists at the State Police Crime Lab, DCR aerial foresters, and Department of Correction construction coordinators, citing hazardous work environments and physical danger. Department of Fire Services compliance officers likewise sought Group 4 classification, describing exposure to toxins, fatal fire scenes, and cancer risks. No votes were taken during the hearing. The committee heard extensive testimony from affected employees, union and association representatives, and public safety officials, all urging favorable reports on the bills. At the end of the hearing, the chairs thanked witnesses and staff, and the committee adjourned after a motion and second.
HI
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Restrictive Housing Legislative Working Group (RHG) - Tue Jan 27, 2026 @ 9:30 AM HST

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Your classification will determine the type of housing you receive.
  • <00:49:44.559> to classification system reviewed by Dr. to classification system reviewed
  • <00:56:23.040> and different um risk classifications and different um risk classifications
  • it's been mentioned that classification it's been mentioned that classification is<01:03:18.319>
  • Before changing the policy on classification, the department wanted to have a classification study done
Keywords: 910, house, all
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Proposed new regulations on mopeds and motorcycles approved in House Ways and Means Committee Apr 20th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • And currently there isn't a good classification for an electric motorcycle. of other layers whether it
  • <00:03:30.080> of issue of different classifications of issue of different classifications
  • and the electric motorcycle classification, and it clarifies that for all parties involved.
  • By class, establishing better classification allows local communities to better educate the public, and
  • <00:08:18.360> it establishing better classification it establishing better classification
Keywords: 919, house, all
Summary: The committee took up House File 3785, a bill from Representative DePauw dealing with classification issues for electric bicycles and electric motorcycles. DePauw said the bill responds to concerns raised by a constituent, the Department of Public Safety, insurance companies, and law enforcement about the lack of a clear category for electric motorcycles and the need for clearer rules on where these vehicles may be used and how accidents and liability are handled. Several members spoke in support of the bill’s safety and education benefits, while also noting that the issue is still evolving and may need further work before final passage. The committee first considered and adopted the DePauw A11 amendment, described as a technical amendment to allow the Department of Natural Resources to use appropriated money or license-fee revenue for signage. Fiscal staff explained that the DNR has a $30,000 cost and $32,000 in offsetting revenue in a special revenue fund, but cannot access that revenue without a direct appropriation, making the amendment necessary. Representative Frazier noted the bill still needs additional work and confirmed with DePauw that further changes would be made before the bill reaches the floor. After discussion, including comments about the growing use of e-bikes by seniors, people with disabilities, commuters, and families, the committee voted to advance House File 3785 as amended. The motion to refer the bill to the general register passed on a voice vote, with no opposition recorded.