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• One component of it was a 3-year pilot program, which provided an assessment cap to certain, uh, landlords
• So it would be the assessment value can't go up more than 10% year over year.
• Your assessed value can increase by more than 10% a year. Correct. Got it. All right, that's it.
• This year, just about a month ago, it was held again.
• During my 28-year career with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, which includes over 10 years as a

Bills: HB148, HB203, HJR30

Keywords: HB 148, Texas Education Code, Texas Education Agency, TEA, artificial intelligence, AI, machine learning, automated scoring, constructed response, open-ended answers, student assessments, state testing, standardized tests, public schools, education policy, assessment instruments, school accountability, test scoring, 2026-2027 school year, ad valorem tax

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• In 2007, he was 90 percent disabled for almost 20 years.
• In 2007, he was 90% disabled for almost 20 years.
• These veterans have suffered for years and years and years, and they have lived on this fixed income.
• It should be, you know, 18 years to now.
• It should be, you know, 18 years to now.

Bills: HF3727, HF3684, HF3467

Keywords: veterans property tax, homestead exclusion, disabled veteran, totally and permanently disabled, service-connected disability, property tax relief, market value exclusion, surviving spouse, family caregiver, county veterans service officer, Minnesota property tax, assessment year 2027, homestead tax benefit, veterans tax exemption, DD214, VA disability rating, veterans, veterans affairs, Department of Veterans Affairs, grant standards

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• We do this every year and I don't know if we'll have any nominees this year, but we need to do this in
• The years.
• We have seen changes in properties that are being assessed over the last couple of years, marijuana being
• Pretty much every county I would say is utilizing this year over year.
• Yes, it was a good year.

Bills: SB1280, SB1392, SB1393, SB1395, SB1400, SB1405, SB1832, SB1839, SB1989, SB2001, SB2143

Keywords: excise tax, oil tax, natural gas tax, state revenue, Oklahoma Corporation Commission, income tax, tax credit, aerospace sector, employment, economic development, adaptive reuse, affordable housing, urban renewal, economic impact, program, housing, revitalization, urban development, income tax credit, manufacturing

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• The last year it would be administered is 2026-2027.
• Starting with the 2027-2028 school year, there would be a beginning of year (BOI), a middle of year (
• So the next refresh would happen with the 2027-2028 school year, the same year that the new test goes
• , middle of year, and end of year assessments will look like. ...testing system would look like.
• To the system, these include the beginning of year, middle of year, and end of year assessments, where

Bills: HB8

Keywords: HB 8, Texas public school accountability, school accountability, public school transparency, STAAR, state assessments, instructionally supportive assessment program, Student Success Tool, Texas Education Agency, TEA, accountability ratings, A-F ratings, through-year assessment, benchmark testing, norm-referenced assessment, college career military readiness, CCMR, local accountability plan, school district performance, campus turnaround

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• They are the state standards for the state assessment for the beginning of year and middle of year tests
• year assessments is normed, but their summative assessment is their state summative assessment that
• Mandatory beginning of year assessments tied to accountability are concerning.
• The fourth Monday of August is too late to start beginning-of-year assessments.
• Beginning and middle of year assessments align to TEKS. HB 8 helps educators and families.

Bills: HB8

Keywords: HB 8, Texas public school accountability, school accountability, public school transparency, STAAR, state assessments, instructionally supportive assessment program, Student Success Tool, Texas Education Agency, TEA, accountability ratings, A-F ratings, through-year assessment, benchmark testing, norm-referenced assessment, college career military readiness, CCMR, local accountability plan, school district performance, campus turnaround

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• House Bill 8 repeals the STAAR test effective in the 2027-2028 school year and replaces it with a series
• Additionally, HB 8 improves the end-of-year assessment by developing a new shorter standards-based assessment
• throughout the year to complement the assessments that—” “teachers give.
• Starting with the 2027–28 school year, there would be a beginning-of-year, or BOY, a middle-of-year,
• or MOY, or end-of-year assessment built as a progress-monitoring system.

Bills: HB8

Keywords: HB 8, Texas public school accountability, school accountability, public school transparency, STAAR, state assessments, instructionally supportive assessment program, Student Success Tool, Texas Education Agency, TEA, accountability ratings, A-F ratings, through-year assessment, benchmark testing, norm-referenced assessment, college career military readiness, CCMR, local accountability plan, school district performance, campus turnaround

Summary: The House Committee on Public Education met to hear House Bill 8, which would replace STAAR with a new assessment and accountability system beginning in the 2027-28 school year. The chair described the bill as reducing testing time, limiting benchmark tests, adding beginning-, middle-, and end-of-year assessments, requiring faster score turnaround, involving Texas teachers in test development, and tightening accountability timelines and transparency rules. Members also discussed provisions on A-F ratings, cut scores, CCMR, local accountability plans, and TEA reporting requirements. Committee members and invited witnesses split sharply on the bill’s approach. Supporters, including the chair, TEA Commissioner Mike Morath, and Ed Trust’s Nicholas Munyon Penny, argued the bill would reduce high-stakes pressure, provide quicker and more actionable data, limit over-testing, and better align assessments to Texas standards while preserving criterion-referenced accountability. They said the new system would help teachers and parents intervene sooner and would improve transparency, including parent access to student responses and automatic rescoring in some writing cases. Opponents, including Rep. Hinojosa and student witness Ella Moran, argued the bill still increases testing and replaces one high-stakes test with multiple TEA-created tests. Moran testified that STAAR creates anxiety, disrupts instruction, and does not reflect real learning, while Hinojosa said the House had previously passed a better bill based on a nationally norm-referenced model and criticized the new proposal as a concession to the Senate. Questions also focused on AI scoring of writing, rescoring rates, and whether the bill’s new accountability rules would be reliable and fair. The committee did not take a final vote during the portion provided, but the chair said a vote on HB 8 would be called after public testimony later in the day.

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• </c> fiscal year 27. fiscal year 27.
• </c> scheduled for fiscal year 2028. scheduled for fiscal year 2028.
• </c> next year. next year.
• the school year.
• </c> 10 years. 10 years.

Bills: HF3790, HF3654, HF3371, HF3470, HF1099

Keywords: education finance, lease levy authority, graduation ceremonies, school districts, Minnesota Statutes, local revenue, funding increase, education, state appropriation, local control, HF3371, local optional revenue, school finance, general education aid, school district funding, referendum revenue, referendum market value, equalization aid, state aid, property tax levy

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• It assesses whether or not the funds that are being proposed, special and revolving funds, meet statutory
• ><c> the</c><00:23:04.000><c> funds</c><00:23:04.240><c> that</c> assesses whether or not the funds that
• assesses whether or not the funds that are<00:23:04.559><c> being</c><00:23:04.720><c> proposed</c><
• And I'm hopeful next year we can come, we can talk about the audits where we actually use AI to become
• And I'm hopeful next year we can come, we can talk about the audits where we actually use AI to become

Bills: HB2240, HB2272, HB2273, HB2274, HB2275

Keywords: appropriations, legislative expenses, auditor, legislative reference bureau, state ethics commission, ombudsman, government transparency, HB2272, Act 026, public employment cost items, emergency appropriations, collective bargaining, bargaining unit 11, BU-11, state employees, excluded employees, salary increases, cost adjustments, health premium payments, benefits

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• The rollback rate had not been changed in 30 years. 38 years prior to that, we had a complete overhaul
• for 20 years.
• During my six years...
• We did our first geo election in 27 years, or actually 21 years, here because we need to utilize debt
• All those saw year-over-year growth of 10%.

Bills: SB9, SB 9

Keywords: property tax, ad valorem tax, voter-approval tax rate, no-new-revenue tax rate, tax rate calculation, Tax Code, local government finance, municipality, county, special taxing unit, sales and use tax, property tax cap, tax rollback, tax levy, maintenance and operations, debt rate, disaster relief rate, Texas Legislature, local taxing unit, school assessment

Bills: HB397, HB523, HB397

Keywords: real estate, disclosures, equitable interest, disciplinary actions, Alabama Real Estate Commission, parole procedures, advocacy, parole board, victim representation, inmate rights, HB397, homestead exemption, ad valorem tax, property tax, tax relief, senior exemption, elderly homeowners, retiree exemption, disability exemption, blind exemption

Bills: HB473, HB397, HB397

Keywords: water recreation, public access, water bodies, recreational use, water commissions, real estate, disclosures, equitable interest, disciplinary actions, Alabama Real Estate Commission, HB397, homestead exemption, ad valorem tax, property tax, tax relief, senior exemption, elderly homeowners, retiree exemption, disability exemption, blind exemption

Bills: HB148, HB203, HB360, HB552, HB 1244, HB 1284, HB1533, HJR30, HB148, HB203, HJR30

Keywords: residential property, ad valorem tax, leasing, property appraisal, fair market rent, housing affordability, appraised value, tax limitation, housing market, affordable housing, leased residential real property, rent control, Texas Tax Code, property tax, residential leasing, homestead, tax code, appraisal review board, real estate sales, property tax relief

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• </c><00:05:25.280><c> Uh</c> priorities for this year. Uh priorities for this year.
• </c> well, ADC also applied again this year well, ADC also applied again this year for<00:10:36.480><
• Sunsets the working group on June 30th, Sunsets the working group on June 30th, 2027. 2027. 2027.
• We will give the group 2 years, because I honestly think 1 year is not enough time for something this
• We will give the group 2 years, because I honestly think 1 year is not enough time for something this

Bills: SB2319, SB2407, SB2489, SB2153, SB2321, SB2805, SB3010, SB2892, SB2595, SB2781

Keywords: agriculture, biosecurity, grant funding, food security, climate resiliency, agricultural development, Hawaii Island, property manager, agribusiness, state employment, invasive species, lease provisions, environment, food safety, farmers, local food systems, rural development, livestock, forage grasses, pest management

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• From the general fund of fiscal year 2027. With that, I can take any questions.
• The bill continues to set the regulatory rate wagering assessment at 0.5% for fiscal year 2027 and continues
• 2027 budget, including extending by four years, until 2030, the moratorium on assessing and collecting
• 2028 and does not withstand the 10% cap on the fund for fiscal year 2027.
• I'm pleased to support this balanced budget package for fiscal year 2027.

Bills: HB4154, HB4155, HB4156, HB4157, HB4158, HB4159, HB4160, HB4161, HB4162, HB4163, HB4164, HB4165, HB4166, HB4167, HB4168, HB4169, SB1847, SB1848, SB1849, SB1850, SB1851, SB1852, SB1853, SB1854, SB1855, SB1856, SB1857, SB1858, SB1859, SB1860, SB1861, SB1862

Keywords: general appropriations act, state budget, biennial budget, appropriations, fiscal year 2026, fiscal year 2027, budget bill, spending authority, state spending, agency funding, public funds, executive budget, education funding, health and human services, public safety, transportation funding, legislative appropriations, budget resolution, state finance, government operations

Bills: SB 1468, SB 1612, SB 1789, SB 2530, SB 2571, SB 2717, SB 2967

Keywords: utility systems, Texas A&M, regents authority, construction, improvement, construction contracts, trust funds, property rights, mechanics lien, contractors, trustee liability, mechanic's lien, liability, attorney's fees, windstorm insurance, Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, insurance regulation, administrative penalties, coastal counties, catastrophe year

Bills: SB 1468, SB 1612, SB 1789, SB 2530, SB 2571, SB 2717, SB 2967

Keywords: utility systems, Texas A&M, regents authority, construction, improvement, construction contracts, trust funds, property rights, mechanics lien, contractors, trustee liability, mechanic's lien, liability, attorney's fees, windstorm insurance, Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, insurance regulation, administrative penalties, coastal counties, catastrophe year

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• And last year we got a lot of good funding, and this year looks like it's going to be cut, so we need
• House File 1472 carries a fiscal note of $1.995 million in year 2026 and $2.71 million for year 2027.
• year</c><01:04:15.000><c> 2027</c><01:04:16.000><c> this</c><01:04:16.119><c> isn't</c><01:04:16.480
• ><c> just</c><01:04:16.680><c> a</c> million for year 2027 this isn't just a million for year 2027 this
• </c><01:09:46.560><c> and</c> October and December every year and October and December every year and

Bills: HF1380, HF1166, HF487, HF1553, HF1472, HF258, HF1911

Keywords: psychiatric treatment, human services, mental health funding, per diem rate, Clay County, disability services, assistive technology, remote support, advocacy, training programs, HF487, Wellness in the Woods, Minnesota human services, grant funding, general fund appropriation, peer support, substance use recovery, addiction recovery, reentry services, reentry after incarceration

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• Um, 55 years, three years.
• Agree, the NRC review takes two years to prepare the application, two years to defend it, with 15,000
• This year, we are actually celebrating 85 years of operations here in Texas. Thank you.
• We're thinking 20-25 years ahead.
• years.

Bills: SB1468, SB1612, SB1789, SB2530, SB2571, SB2717, SB2967

Keywords: utility systems, Texas A&M, regents authority, construction, improvement, construction contracts, trust funds, property rights, mechanics lien, contractors, trustee liability, mechanic's lien, liability, attorney's fees, windstorm insurance, Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, insurance regulation, administrative penalties, coastal counties, catastrophe year

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• We do worry, of course, about the assessments.
• We host 9 million tourists a year who speak. than $1.3 billion.
• half a billion dollars assessed to insurance companies.
• So that's what's... determined and voted on every year, that PML.
• The minimum assessments, who actually pays that? Is it across the state by all insurers?

Bills: SB1468, SB1612, SB1789, SB2530, SB2571, SB2717, SB2967

Keywords: utility systems, Texas A&M, regents authority, construction, improvement, construction contracts, trust funds, property rights, mechanics lien, contractors, trustee liability, mechanic's lien, liability, attorney's fees, windstorm insurance, Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, insurance regulation, administrative penalties, coastal counties, catastrophe year

Bills: HB 16, HB 1618, HB 2692, HB 2712, HB 2970, HB 3609, HB 3628

Keywords: water infrastructure, Texas Water Development Board, financial assistance, water supply projects, rural municipalities, water access assessment, aquifer storage, Edwards Aquifer, water injection, environmental regulations, groundwater management, San Antonio River, pollution control, flood management, water quality, conservation district, bonds, utility rates, ratemaking, water services