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HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

JHA Public Hearing - Wed Feb 12, 2025 @ 2:00 PM HST

Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Neil Her, Finance.
  • Neil Her, Finance.
  • Neil Her, Finance.
  • Neil Her, Finance.
  • Neil Her, Finance.
Summary: The committee met on February 12 at 2 p.m. and heard several measures related to corrections, re-entry, law enforcement, retirement benefits, and gun violence prevention. On HB 10002, which would extend the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission coordinator’s term and clarify unannounced inspection authority, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said it had no objection to the term length or to 24/7 unannounced access. The commission’s chair, Commissioner Mark Patterson, asked for a longer term, saying the commission needs more time and stability to manage reform efforts after years without staff during COVID. Community Alliance on Prisons and Carolyn Eaton also supported a longer term, with both suggesting six years would better insulate the position from politics. The chair noted he had asked Chair Bot for background on the prior committee’s changes and said that could be discussed during decision-making. The committee then heard HB 67, which would require DCR to help inmates obtain civil identification documents such as IDs, birth certificates, and Social Security cards as soon as practicable, including for people in furlough or community placement programs. DCR said it supported the bill and described ongoing work with the city and county on ID machines and with agencies on certificates and Social Security cards. The Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Oversight Commission, Community Alliance on Prisons, and the Office of Public Defense all supported the measure, emphasizing that identification is essential for housing, employment, and successful re-entry and noting the disproportionate impact of incarceration on Native Hawaiians. On HB 1183, which would classify certain law enforcement administrators and Department of Law Enforcement employees as Class A members for retirement purposes, the Department of Human Resources Development, the Employees’ Retirement System, and the Department of Law Enforcement all supported the bill. DHRD said it would help recruitment and retention, ERS said it had technical amendments to suggest, and DLE said the change would help with succession planning and allow the governor to appoint the most qualified leader. The committee also heard HB 1045, an emergency appropriation bill to cover payroll fringe benefits for Department of Law Enforcement personnel after salary funding had been shifted to other departments; Budget and Finance and DLE explained the need for the supplemental funding, and no opposition was noted. Finally, the committee took up HB 664, which would create an Office of Gun Violence Prevention, a grant program, a resource bank, and a special fund. The Attorney General recommended adding standards for grant awards and warned of overlap with the existing Gun Violence and Violent Crimes Commission, suggesting consolidation and repeal of the older commission to avoid duplication. Supporters included the Brady Campaign, Everytown for Gun Safety, Moms Demand Action Hawaii, a physician, and an Army veteran, who argued the office would centralize data, coordinate prevention efforts, and help secure outside funding. Testimony was mixed, with the chair noting 37 supporters, nine opponents, and three commenters, but no vote was taken during the hearing.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Local Government Committee Jun 23rd, 2026

Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill delivers more affordable, accessible energy for hardworking Californians in my district.
  • Most utility customers are billed monthly for energy use.
  • This option also allows residents with tight budgets and poor credit to more carefully manage energy
  • Thank you, Vice Chair, committee members, and staff for your hard work on AB 1945, helping to make energy
  • tenant improvements to basic interior remodels to projects necessary to comply with California's energy
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

ACT 310, SLH 2025 Nonprofit Grants Program Informational Briefing 10-30-2025

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
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  • credit and energy efficient...
  • > efficient</c> Clean energy credit and energy-efficient home improvement credits.
  • </c><02:25:24.080><c> and</c> to bring energy sovereignty and to bring energy sovereignty and permanent
  • We are a finance for Huohha Kiholo.
Summary: This joint informational briefing focused on Act 310 grants and aid, with committee members hearing one-minute testimony from organizations first in person and then by Zoom. At the outset, the chairs explained there would be no Q&A during the briefing and asked testifiers to focus on how federal cuts were affecting their work. The meeting was organized by registration number and included both neighbor island and Oʻahu applicants. Testimony centered on organizations seeking state support to offset federal funding losses or anticipated reductions. Health and social service providers described impacts from Medicaid, SNAP, ACA subsidy, Title X, and other federal changes, including Aloha Care, Community Clinic of Maui, Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies, West Hawaiʻi Community Health Center, Hawaiʻi Disability Rights Center, Hawaiʻi Youth Services Network, Alcoholic Rehabilitation Services of Hawaiʻi, and Kokua Kalihi Valley. Other groups highlighted losses affecting food security, housing, disaster preparedness, and climate resilience, including the Kohala Center, Feeding Hawaiʻi Together, Hawaiian Lending and Investments, Dynamic Community Solutions, and the Pacific Tsunami Museum. Several arts, youth, and education organizations also testified, including Hawaiʻi Literacy, Hawaiʻi Youth Symphony, Honolulu Theatre for the Youth, Sounding Joy Music Therapy, Big Brothers Big Sisters Hawaiʻi, Girl Scouts of Hawaiʻi, Kids Hurt Too Hawaiʻi, and US Vets, each requesting funding to preserve programs and staffing. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the briefing. The only action was procedural: the chairs moved through the applicant list, limited testimony time, and then transitioned from neighbor island in-person testimony to Oʻahu and later Zoom participants.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 04/08/25

Environment, Climate, and Legacy

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> large energy generating facilities. large energy generating facilities.
  • If our energy grid Google, or Microsoft.
  • Uh, the data centers became central to Xcel Energy and the city's effort.
  • </c><02:05:27.440><c> To</c> produce 600,000 kilowatts of energy.
  • To produce 600,000 kilowatts of energy.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Economic and Rural Development Aug 11th, 2025

Economic & Rural Development & Policy Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is where I spend about 80% of my time and energy—really trying to recruit companies to lock into
  • be the viable source of energy for the future.
  • Renewable energies should be the viable source of energy for the future because of the eventual low cost
  • Renewable energy so that we protect our families in the future.
  • There's no comparative market rates for them to base their loans and financing off of.
NE

Nebraska 2025-2026 Regular Session

Legislative Morning Session Apr 10th, 2026

Nebraska Unicameral Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • rule, regulation, order, or lawful requirement issued by the Commission pursuant to the act, any financing
  • to parking facilities, change provisions relating to clinical annual assessment, and address clean energy
  • LB 1261, introduced by Senator Kauth, is a bill for an act relating to energy; it amends section 70-670
  • Cancer Prevention Program, prior limits for crisis assistance payments under the Low-Income Home Energy
  • , and Environment, you missed the chance to make it the Water, Energy, and Environment Department.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • The House Budget Review Subcommittee on Economic Development, Energy and Environment, Public Protection
  • Today we have representatives from the Energy and Environment Cabinet.
  • I'm Kenya Stump, director of Kentucky's Office of Energy Policy.
  • We've got to have all of the funds available before Finance Cabinet can put out a bid.
  • ><c> cabinet</c><00:22:52.480><c> is</c> The energy and environment cabinet is The energy and environment
Summary: The House Budget Review Subcommittee heard testimony from the Energy and Environment Cabinet on the state-owned dam repair program and Kentucky’s electric grid resilience program. On dams, Commissioner Tony Hatton explained the legal definition and hazard classifications for Kentucky dams, noting there are 975 regulated dams statewide, including 76 state-owned dams, and that hazard ratings are based on potential loss of life or property damage if a dam fails. He described the cabinet’s screening criteria, including inundation mapping, engineering condition, and compliance status, and said the cabinet uses a design-bid-build procurement process to manage public funds responsibly. Hatton outlined current and planned dam projects funded from the prior biennium, including Willisburg Lake in Washington County, where work will address hydraulic capacity, unstable downstream slopes, and likely require a coffer dam, flood wall, auxiliary spillway, and raw water line replacement. He also said Big Bone Lake State Park Dam will be decommissioned, Clemens Lake Dam at Morehead State University is in design for a major rehabilitation, and additional projects include Marion County Sportsman’s Dam, Chenoa Lake Creek/Canning Creek Dam, and a rehabilitation study for the Mud River at Lake Malone. The cabinet also requested $500,000 for routine repairs and maintenance. Members questioned cost estimates, inflation, and whether it would be better to fund design separately; cabinet officials said estimates are current best engineering estimates, costs have generally stayed within about 10%, and the current funding flow requires all funds to be available before bidding. The committee then received a status update on the electric grid resilience program, a five-year federal formula grant under Section 40101(d) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Officials said Kentucky has received years one through three of funding, which has been allocated to state park facilities and municipal electric utilities, while years four and five have not yet been received and would go to distribution cooperatives and remaining municipal utilities. Projects discussed included upgrades at Ken Lake State Park and Kentucky Dam Village, plus municipal projects in Owensboro, Princeton, Williamstown, and Hopkinsville. The cabinet said the selected projects focus on hardening infrastructure, replacing poles, wires, conductors, and transformers, improving vegetation management, and adding or upgrading outage management systems. Officials reported that all projects are under contract and moving into subcontracting and construction, while the Department of Parks is finalizing an agreement with Western Kentucky Rural Electric Cooperative for the park-related work.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • administration cabinet and other finance administration cabinet and other places.<00:08:44.560><c> Our
  • And the law says, you know, if we still have a liability, then the secretary of finance must ask for
  • And the law says, you know, if we still have a liability, then the secretary of finance must ask for
  • </c><00:45:40.560><c> So</c> uh finances, uh all their facilities.
  • So uh finances, uh all their facilities.
Summary: The committee met to hear a presentation from Dr. Hicks on the governor’s recommended budget for the next biennium. He reviewed the revenue outlook, noting modest general fund growth, a large rainy day fund balance, and the impact of recent income tax reductions. He said the budget was built around recurring reductions, lower debt service and retirement contribution rates, and the use of excess restricted funds, while protecting K-12 education, Medicaid, postsecondary education, public safety, and pension obligations. Dr. Hicks outlined several major spending and reserve proposals, including $350 million from the Department of Insurance’s excess restricted funds to support Medicaid in the first year, $150 million for the affordable housing trust fund, $125 million for rural hospitals, $100 million to offset lost federal ACA premium tax credits, $75 million for utility assistance, and $50 million for food assistance. In education, the proposal included a phased pre-K for all plan funded by sports wagering tax revenue, a 3% annual salary increase for full-time school personnel, continued full funding of teacher pensions, a 2.5% annual increase in SEEK base funding, and additional support for career and technical education and school facilities. He also discussed Medicaid cost pressures, including higher managed care, pharmacy, behavioral health, and nursing facility costs, and explained the expected effects of federal HR1 changes on Kentucky’s Medicaid program. Those changes include work and community engagement requirements and more frequent eligibility redeterminations for expansion members, which the administration estimated would reduce enrollment by about 4,300 in the first year and 28,000 in the second year. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the meeting, which was limited to the budget presentation and member questions.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, May 21, 2025 - Part 2)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • They know the world needs American energy leadership.
  • With more debt financing.
  • America's energy independence.
  • This bill also advances China in the race for renewable energy superiority, at a time when energy demand
  • THIS BILL ALSO ADVANCES CHINA IN THE RACE FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY SUPERIORITY, AT A TIME WHEN ENERGY DEMAND
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Interim Joint Committee on State Government. (6-23-26)

State Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm executive director of the Office for Procurement Services within the Finance Cabinet.
  • I'm the executive director with the Office of Facility Development and Efficiency within the Finance
  • </c> procurement service within the finance procurement service within the finance cabinet. cabinet.
  • </c> and efficiency within the finance and efficiency within the finance cabinet.
  • </c> efforts, and overseeing statewide energy efforts, and overseeing statewide energy management<01:
AR

Arkansas 2026 1st Special Session

JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE Apr 9th, 2026

JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE

Transcript Highlights:
  • Governor's Letter Number 15, Department of Finance and Administration, contains positions.
  • Governor's Letter Number 15, Department of Finance and Administration, contains positions.
  • Governor's Letter Number 27 for Energy and Environment contains special language.
  • Chairman, Number 30, Department of Finance Disbursing Officer, contains special language.
  • Chairman, Number 30, Department of Finance Disbursing Officer, contains special language.
Summary: The committee met briefly to organize a long agenda and stated that its main purpose was to refer letters and requests to the appropriate committees, while passing over items not needing referral until the following Tuesday. No substantive debate on policy issues occurred; the discussion was procedural and focused on routing agency and governor’s letters. Under agency communications, letters from the Auditor of State, Supreme Court, Secretary of State, and Lieutenant Governor were referred to the Personnel Committee because they contained positions. Under the governor’s letters, numerous items were referred either to Personnel or Special Language, including requests involving the Department of Education, Finance and Administration, Health, DHS divisions, Correction, Agriculture, Public Safety, Shared Administrative Services, Commerce/Workforce Services, Energy and Environment, and the Finance Disbursing Officer. Several items contained positions, several contained special language, and some contained both. The meeting concluded with notice of a busy schedule for the following week: Personnel at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday, JBC at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, Claims after JBC on Tuesday, Peer Review after JBC on Wednesday, and Special Language at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday. No votes or substantive actions beyond referrals were recorded, and the meeting adjourned.
AR

Arkansas 2026 Regular Session

JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE Apr 9th, 2026

JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE

Transcript Highlights:
  • Governor's Letter Number 15, Department of Finance and Administration, contains positions.
  • Governor's Letter Number 15, Department of Finance and Administration, contains positions.
  • Governor's Letter Number 15, Department of Finance and Administration, contains positions.
  • Governor's Letter Number 27 for Energy and Environment contains special language.
  • Chairman, Number 30, Department of Finance Disbursing Officer, contains special language.
Summary: The committee met briefly to review a long list of agency and governor’s letters and determine which items should be referred to subcommittees. The chair explained that the main purpose of the meeting was referral only; any letters not acted on would be carried over to next Tuesday’s agenda. Under agency communications, letters from the Auditor of State, Supreme Court, Secretary of State, and Lieutenant Governor were referred to personnel because they contained positions. Under the governor’s letters, several items were referred to personnel or special language, including requests involving the Department of Education, Department of Health, multiple DHS divisions, the Department of Correction, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Public Safety, Shared Administrative Services, Workforce Services, Energy and Environment, and the Department of Finance and Administration. No substantive debate or votes were described beyond the referral decisions. The chair then announced a busy schedule for the following week, with personnel, JBC, claims, peer review, and special language meetings set across Tuesday through Thursday, and the meeting adjourned.
AR

Arkansas 2026 Regular Session

JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE Apr 9th, 2026

JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE

Transcript Highlights:
  • Governor's letter number 15, Department of Finance and Administration, contains positions.
  • Governor's letter number 15, Department of Finance and Administration, contains positions.
  • That takes us to number 27, which is Governor's letter number 27 for Energy and Environment.
  • Chairman, number 30, Department of Finance Disbursing Officer, contains special language.
  • Chairman, number 30, Department of Finance Disbursing Officer, contains special language.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Energy and Natural Resources (02/20/2025)

Energy and Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • Department of energy as well as uh other Department of energy as well as uh other stakeholders<00:11:
  • renewable energy generation, including SMRs as defined, energy efficiency, demand-side load reduction
  • storage</c> energy resources are energy storage energy resources are energy storage electric<00:45:12.480
  • </c><00:45:15.200><c> generation</c> clean and renewable energy generation clean and renewable energy
  • </c> the purpose of distributive energy the purpose of distributive energy resources<00:46:03.680><c>
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on State and Local Government - 03/26/26

State and Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • I've been active in the Minnesota Government Finance Officers Association, have served on the Finance
  • </c> the Minnesota Government Finance the Minnesota Government Finance Officers<00:32:35.640><c> Association
  • I also Finance Officers Association.
  • Section 13 requires agencies to maintain energy and water benchmarks and goals.
  • I will about the energy and water use.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
  • So, this energy management system will be part of that.
  • Interior redesign to allow us, one, to improve the energy efficiency, two, to...
  • Improve the energy efficiency, two, to create additional office space.
  • Uh, we've gone with some energy high...
  • And with me is Danielle Shednay, our Director of Finance.
Summary: The hearing reconvened with testimony from several agencies on their capital budget requests. The Department of Environmental Services requested a little over $38 million, with major emphasis on dam repairs and design work for aging state-owned dams, including a $5.25 million match for possible FEMA BRIC funding at Pawtuckaway/Tuckaway and other projects such as Milton Three Ponds, Murphy Dam, and Lakeport Gates. DES also requested funding for state revolving loan fund matches, a Superfund match for the Savage Well site, IT and air-monitoring upgrades, and a new $750,000 cybersecurity request for water and wastewater systems. Committee members asked about FEMA eligibility, the distinction between design and construction money, and the timing and risk of banking funds if federal grants do not materialize. The University System of New Hampshire requested $20 million in state support, primarily $15 million for a major Diamond Library renovation at UNH to create a student support hub and reduce/repurpose collection space, plus $2.5 million each for deferred maintenance at Plymouth State and Keene State. The Community College System requested about $16.6 million across seven projects, led by critical maintenance, campus safety/security upgrades, IT infrastructure, parking and site improvements, HVAC replacement at White Mountains Community College in Littleton, a building management/energy system, and modernization of NHTI’s dental clinic and radiology spaces. The Department of Education requested $29.5 million, including a $4.9 million internal management platform to replace paper-based and siloed systems, plus career and technical education capital projects; Milford’s CTE project was described as being revised after repeated failed bond votes, while ConVal said its revised project would focus on modernizing existing CTE space and adding a security vestibule. Fish and Game requested $1.075 million for three facilities: Sewall Falls in Concord, the Lancaster Armory, and the Bunker Lane Barn in Durham, focusing on structural repairs, security, reconfiguration, and in one case replacement of a failing barn with a new 40-by-60 building. The department also said hatchery work is ongoing but that it is taking a cautious approach because of the planned New Hampton Hatchery and future capital needs. The Department of Natural and Cultural Resources requested $9.26 million for eight projects, including campground electrical upgrades at Ellacoya and Lake Francis, White Lake water system replacement, Mount Washington fuel tank and safety work, Odiorne Point visitor center work funded through parks revenue, roofing and parking lot repairs, Fox Forest office safety upgrades, and historic site repairs at White Island and Fort Constitution. Members asked about revenue-based capital, the stability of the parks fund, and flexibility in choosing projects as bids come in. The Department of Transportation began its presentation at the end of the transcript, but its detailed requests were not yet discussed.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Then we'll go to the Department of Finance. Jesse, you're on mine. Department of Finance.
  • All right, then we'll go to the Department of Finance. Jesse Rohn-Mine, Department of Finance.
  • And then Dominic Kadar, Department of Finance.
  • And then Dominic Kadar, Department of Finance.
  • Our Department of Finance, any? Noelle Falkaji, Department of Finance, nothing to add at this time.
Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 5 heard updates from the Secretary of State, EDD, the State Controller’s Office, CalHR, and DGS on a range of budget proposals and federal policy impacts. Secretary of State Shirley Weber opened with remarks about California’s election system, emphasizing its safety, transparency, high voter registration and vote-by-mail participation, and the office’s response to bomb threats and other election threats. Her staff then presented funding requests for the Cal-Access Replacement System (CARS) and Help America Vote Act/VoteCal activities, describing them as needed to modernize campaign finance and lobbying disclosure systems and maintain election security and voter services. A major portion of the hearing focused on federal election policy, especially the potential effects of a presidential executive order and the SAVE Act. Secretary of State staff said California would face significant, potentially unquantifiable costs if forced to comply, including new burdens on county recorders, county election offices, and the Secretary of State’s office, and warned of voter disenfranchisement, especially for students, seniors, disabled voters, military and overseas voters, rural residents, and people with limited transportation. Members and public commenters strongly opposed the federal proposals and argued California’s current system is functioning well. The committee also heard that federal HAVA funds were not expected to be at risk because the state draws them down into an interest-bearing account. EDD reported on paid family leave, explaining that recent delays were tied to a system transition and increased claim volume, and said it was simplifying applications and adding staff and automation. Public testimony supported expanding paid family leave to chosen family. EDD also said it is prepared for possible unemployment spikes, citing a recession plan, a command center, and recent hiring. The State Controller’s Office requested funding to continue the Fiscal migration project, which would move the state’s accounting book of record to the new system by July 1, 2026; Finance and LAO had no objections, and the committee expressed support for the project’s progress. CalHR presented a proposal for a statewide recruitment, outreach, and education paid media campaign under AB 1511, saying its current advertising budget is too small to reach diverse communities effectively. The final item addressed Governor Newsom’s executive order requiring a return to office on a four-day schedule. CalHR and DGS said they were working department-by-department to assess space, parking, transit, and other logistics, but had not completed a statewide cost analysis. Members and many public commenters criticized the order, arguing it was rushed, costly, harmful to telework benefits, and potentially disruptive to workers, especially those with disabilities, caregiving responsibilities, or long commutes. No votes were taken during the hearing.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • So we're looking at financing, funding, capitalization options.
  • Tax revenues go down and the cost of financing goes up.
  • And in most cases, even in the financing of a relatively modest home...
  • And in most, even in the financing of a relatively modest home, In the financing of a relatively modest
  • We work on energy and biomass and forest protection and habitat issues.
Summary: The hearing covered a broad set of environmental and water-related bills, with much of the testimony focused on blue economy and circular economy proposals, drought management, drinking water safety, flood resilience, and water infrastructure funding. Supporters of bills such as H. 987 and H. 988 described grant programs for blue economy workforce development, research, small businesses, and public education about a circular economy. Other speakers backed measures on coastal erosion research, recreational boating dredging, cranberry water-right transfers, sand mining oversight, and a voucher program for home water filtration in PFAS-impacted communities. Several elected officials and advocates also urged passage of bills to require private well testing, improve school drinking water safety, and address sand mining pollution and PFAS contamination. Water supply and drought issues drew extensive testimony. Senator Eldridge and others supported legislation to let the state, through DEP and the drought management task force, impose regional water-use restrictions during droughts and make the task force permanent in statute. Advocates from watershed groups, farms, and environmental organizations said the current town-by-town approach is inconsistent and ineffective, and they described drought impacts on rivers, farms, private wells, and wildfire risk. A related bill on private wells was supported as a way to help homeowners test and remediate contaminated wells, especially in rural areas without public water. The committee also heard testimony on a bill to allow the Lynnfield Water District to join the MWRA, with local officials saying the move would help address PFAS and other contamination and improve supply reliability. Another major panel supported a water infrastructure funding bill, arguing that aging drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater systems need major new investment, including support for PFAS treatment, sewer rate relief, biosolids research, and regional interconnections. Members asked about costs, funding sources, and the relationship to existing revolving loan funds; witnesses said the bill would need to be paired with future bond funding and new revenue ideas. No votes were taken during the hearing, and the chairs repeatedly invited written testimony and noted the large number of speakers.
AR

Arkansas 2026 Regular Session

ALC-REVIEW Mar 17th, 2026

ALC-REVIEW

Transcript Highlights:
  • The methods of finance, if you would. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Good afternoon, members.
  • As the chair stated, the first items for your review today are the methods of finance.
  • This is an amendment to an existing method of finance for baseball stadium improvements.
  • These are the methods of finance, Mr. Chair.
  • These are the methods of finance, Mr. Chair. Is any questions on the methods of finance?
Committee: All ALC-REVIEW
Summary: The ALC-Review Subcommittee reviewed seven methods of finance, including university projects at ASU Jonesboro and Mountain Home, Black River Technical College deferred maintenance, UA Batesville’s Farm Project Gateway Center, UAMS PET cyclotron equipment, a new allied health building at UAPB funded by a federal grant, and UCA’s multi-purpose arena design work. The committee also approved an alternative delivery construction project for UAPB’s Allied Health and Sciences Building, with East Harding Construction selected and AMR Architects as designer. Members then approved discretionary grants from the Department of Health and DHS, including support for a heart attack center designation, community health worker training, homeless services funding corrections, behavioral health transition support, and an enabling technology pilot. In the contracts section, the committee reviewed RFQs, construction-related contracts, intergovernmental contracts, and a large slate of out-of-state and in-state contracts covering topics such as seatbelt survey data collection, Medicaid and DHS systems, state hospital staffing and services, veterans’ services, education assessments, and state IT and procurement projects. Several contracts drew extended questioning. Senators and representatives pressed DHS and the Department of Veterans Affairs about heavy reliance on contract nursing and staffing costs, and officials said they were using pay incentives and recruitment efforts to increase state employee staffing. Members also questioned AEDC’s lithium supply chain study and the Department of Education’s security contract, with concerns about projected costs and repeated amendments. The committee held three in-state contracts—Department of Education security services and two DHS staffing contracts—until Friday, then adopted the remaining contracts and received informational reports on contract amendments, executed contracts, and emergency procurements before adjourning.
ND

North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session

Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee Aug 19th, 2026 at 10:00 am

Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • So Xcel Energy, for example.
  • development that we have in energy.
  • The potential for nuclear energy is, I think it's a very deliberate, The potential for nuclear energy
  • I previously was employed as a Department of Energy Fellow supporting Commerce with long-term energy
  • .collection of ranchers and farmers and energy, a little less energy experience.