Video & Transcript Research : 'financing'
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HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
PSM, PSM Public Hearings 02-03-2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, first from the director of budget and finance, Director Salo or deputy director. it yes you can chair
- I'm the deputy director for the Department of Budget and Finance, and we're here to support this bill
- Department of the deputy director for Department of budget<00:05:29.000>
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Summary:
The Senate Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs met on its 3:15 p.m. reconsideration and hearing agenda. The committee first reconsidered SB 1379 on emergency preparedness and voted to pass it with amendments. The amendments would require HEMA to submit a report to the Legislature on a community readiness centers plan, including public and private sites, funding sources, partnerships, stakeholder coordination, and projected annual funding, due 20 days before the 2026 Legislature convenes. The committee also made technical and fiscal-related changes, including blanking out certain amounts in the bill and committee report while retaining recommended amounts there, and changing the effective date language. The committee then voted unanimously to adopt the amended recommendation.
The committee heard SB 1364, which makes emergency appropriations for law enforcement personnel costs. The Department of Budget and Finance supported the bill but said the figures in oral testimony would be slightly higher than those in written testimony and that updated numbers would be emailed later in the week. Because the exact figures were not yet available, the chair deferred decision-making to February 7, 2025. The committee also heard SB 1451 on critical infrastructure, SB 1452 on the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, SB 1149 on hate crimes reporting, SB 1321 on the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission, and SB 1341 on energy industry information reporting.
For SB 1451, testimony was split, with support from state law enforcement and opposition from the Public First Law Center, which argued the information was already protected under existing law; the committee later adopted a motion to pass the bill with amendments, including a narrower definition of critical infrastructure information and a revised effective date. SB 1452 received support from law enforcement and prosecutors, with a requested cleanup amendment to correct a federal drug-name spelling issue; decision-making was postponed to allow the department to provide language. SB 1149 drew substantial testimony both for and against; supporters emphasized better hate-crime data collection and transparency, while opponents raised concerns about definitions and free speech. The committee adopted amendments and passed the bill, with the chair summarizing the move from the older UCR system to NIBRS and noting a public dashboard expected by September 30, 2025. SB 1321 was passed with amendments shortening the oversight coordinator term from four years to three years, though one senator voted with reservations in favor of a longer term. SB 1341 was passed as is after brief support testimony, and the committee adjourned after completing the agenda.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- In this case, we're looking at creating this as a design-build-operate-finance, design-build-finance-operate
- But design-build-finance and maintain.
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and finance design build finance operate and finance design build finance - But design build finance and maintain. But design build finance and maintain.
Bills:
SR185, HB2452, HB2329, HB2272, HB2273, HB2335, HB1656, HB2207, HB2289, HB1854, HB2581, HB20, HB2296, HB1707, HB2297, HB1890, HB2241, HB2474, HB1688, HB2546, HB1574, HB1546, HB2218, HB1163, HB1514, HB1749, HB2385, HB1576, HB1974, HB2022, HB1973, HB2005, HB1894, HB1515, HB1718, HB1591, HB2475, HB1721, HB1864, HB1946, HB1920
Keywords:
Department of Education, capital improvement program, performance audit, infrastructure, transparency, state bonds, general obligation bonds, GO bonds, bond authorization, state debt limit, constitutional debt limit, Article VII Section 13, Hawaii bonds, state borrowing, public finance, capital improvement projects, supplemental appropriations, judiciary appropriations, refunding bonds, reimbursable bonds
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 03/25/26
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- I'd like to call this meeting to order of the Minnesota Senate Health and Human Services Finance and
- We would also be assessing the financing of human services administration in Minnesota.
- how they finance those. how they finance those.
- We would also be assessing the financing We would also be assessing the financing of<00:56:49.640
- As part of this, we would want to, of course, include financing strategies for financing the administrative
MI
Transcript Highlights:
- The bill will be referred to the Committee on Finance, Insurance, and Consumer Protection.
- The bill will be referred to the Committee on Finance, Insurance, and Consumer Protection.
- The bill will be referred to the Committee on Finance, Insurance, and Consumer Protection.
- The bill will be referred to the Committee on Finance, Insurance, and Consumer Protection.
- The bill will be referred to the Committee on Finance, Insurance, and Consumer Protection.
Summary:
The Senate met with 29 members present and a quorum, opened with invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance, and approved several temporary and full excusals for absent senators. During introduction and referral, the chamber received a large number of new Senate bills and House bills, covering election law, public health, occupational and skilled trades regulation, school code and school aid issues, child protection, cemetery and funeral regulation, insurance, estates, food law, political activity, credit unions, social welfare, transportation, natural resources, and a veterans hyperbaric oxygen therapy grant/fund proposal. All of these measures were read and referred to the appropriate committees; no substantive debate occurred at this stage.
The Senate then moved into the Committee of the Whole and considered Senate Bills 480, 517, and 278. SB 480, dealing with child care organization licensing and regulation, received and adopted a committee substitute and advanced. SB 517, a Revised School Code bill, received and adopted a floor substitute and advanced. SB 278, amending the State Housing Development Authority Act, was reported without amendment and advanced. The Committee of the Whole reported SBs 480 and 517 with amendments and SB 278 without amendment, and the Senate concurred in those recommendations.
On third reading, the Senate took up Senate Bill 49, amending the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Act, and Senate Bill 50, amending the Code of Criminal Procedure. Senator Albert offered an amendment to SB 49 to require citations within six months of a violation, arguing it would align with federal standards and provide certainty; the amendment failed. Both SB 49 and SB 50 then passed by votes of 20-15, with three senators excused. The Senate also suspended the rules to immediately consider Senate Resolution 134, which recognized June 23-29, 2026 as Grassroots Week; Senator Kavanaugh spoke in support, citing civil rights history and modern grassroots organizing, and the resolution was adopted. The chamber then proceeded to statements and adjourned until Wednesday, June 24 at 10 a.m.
AL
Alabama 2026 1st Special Session
Alabama Senate State Governmental Affairs Committee Feb 4th, 2026
State Governmental Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- We also put uh the finance director on there and we thought felt like the secretary of workforce, um
- We also put uh the finance director on there and we thought felt like the secretary of workforce, um
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director <00:12:31.839>on We also put u uh the finance director on We - also put u uh the finance director on there<00:12:32.160>
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Keywords:
elder abuse, financial exploitation, inheritance, joint tenancy, conviction effects, HB110, sunset bill, Alabama Sunset Law, State Board of Medical Examiners, Medical Licensure Commission, medical licensing, physician regulation, healthcare regulation, professional licensing, ethics law, state ethics code, public servants, board members, agency continuation, sunset review
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Higher Education Mar 5th, 2025
Appropriations Committee on Higher Education
Transcript Highlights:
- And to do that, I would like to welcome Tim Jones, who's the Senior Vice Chancellor, Finance, Administration
- State Higher Education Executive Officers Association publishes an annual report on higher education finances
- State Higher Education Executive Officers Association publishes an annual report on higher education finances
- Executive Officers Association publishes an annual report on higher education finances.
- said, I would open it up for any public appearance if we have any of our universities here or the finance
Summary:
The Appropriations Committee on Higher Education received a presentation from Tim Jones, Senior Vice Chancellor and CFO for the State University System of Florida, on the system’s funding methodology, budget structure, tuition, and performance-based funding. He outlined the system’s scale, including 12 universities, more than 430,000 students taking classes, about 78,000 employees, and a roughly $20 billion operating budget. He also reviewed tuition levels, noting Florida’s low resident undergraduate tuition, the lack of tuition increases since 2013, and the distinction between state-set resident tuition and Board of Governors authority over other tuition categories.
Jones described several funding components, including performance funding, preeminence funding, faculty recruitment and retention programs, universities of distinction, nursing pipeline and matching programs, and operational enhancements. He explained that performance funding is based on a 100-point model tied to retention, graduation, employment, and other metrics, with student success plans required if scores decline or fall below 70 points. He said the current performance funding allocation is $350 million and the legislative budget request seeks $400 million. He also said the new SUS 30 strategic plan will lead to updates in the performance metrics and benchmarks, with some changes possibly phased in over time.
Senators asked questions about how the new strategic plan will affect future scoring, how long universities have to improve after declining scores, and how out-of-state enrollment and tuition are handled. Jones said universities will be evaluated on the current metrics for the upcoming budget cycle, while the new plan’s changes will be developed later and may include glide paths. He also said there is no statutory cap on nonresident students, though the Board of Governors has a 10% systemwide guideline under discussion, and that graduate out-of-state tuition varies by program and requires institutional and Board of Governors approval. No votes were taken, no public testimony was offered, and the committee adjourned.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate SessionReading and Referral of Bills Mar 10th, 2025
Texas Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- relating to the exemption from sales and use taxes for firearms or ammunition and other related items to finance
- , relating to the establishment of the Texas Forensic Analyst and Apprenticeship Pilot Program to finance
- , relating to the establishment of the Texas forensic analyst and apprenticeship pilot program to finance
- revenue derived from state sales and use taxes and insurance premium taxes to the Texas Water Fund, to Finance
Summary:
The Senate convened, adopted a motion by Senator Zaffirini to suspend Senate Rule 11.13 so committees could meet during the reading and referral of bills, and then proceeded to first reading and committee referral of a large number of measures. The bills covered a wide range of topics, including judicial qualifications, alcohol sales at racing facilities, health care provider participation programs, abandoned land receiverships, local mental health authority governance, school trustee employment eligibility, DFPS review procedures, groundwater district management plans, early voting by mail, contracts with companies from foreign adversaries, wastewater permitting, nondisclosure provisions involving child sexual abuse, child abuse reporting, veterans’ claims assistance, hotel occupancy tax collection by accommodations intermediaries, apprenticeship grants, Sunset Commission renaming, health care entity ownership reporting, firearms and school trespass offenses, water trust and water bank issues, construction contract trust funds and payments, Medicaid recoupment, colonia real estate contracts, epinephrine use in schools, forensic analyst apprenticeship training, online ticket sales disclosures, and public water system security incident reporting.
The chamber also received and read several resolutions, including SCR 27 authorizing burial of Guy Herman in the State Cemetery, SCR 28 urging Congress to propose a constitutional amendment on regulating money in campaigns and ballot measures, SCR 29 designating El Paso as the official boot capital of Texas, and multiple joint resolutions. Those included proposals on county tax exemptions for rainwater harvesting and graywater systems, creation of a Texas Health Care Workforce Education Fund, authorization of sports wagering, dedication of state tax revenue to the Texas Water Fund, a statewide referendum on standard time versus daylight saving time, and clarification of impeachment-trial and removal provisions for public officers. After the readings and referrals, the Senate adjourned until 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 11.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 3/23/26
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- The hour of 1:00 having arrived, I'll call this meeting of the House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee
- finances for people in agriculture. finances for people in agriculture.
- safety, finance, and policy. safety, finance, and policy.
- Finance and Policy. Finance and Policy.
- That is a motion finance and policy.
Keywords:
eggs, donation, quality assurance, food assistance, charitable programs, agriculture, grain indemnity, financial security, crop insurance, Minnesota agriculture, farm assistance, down payment, state funding, loan modification, rotational grazing, grazing management, livestock, pasture management, soil health, erosion control
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- It's an FN bill, so it will be on the Finance. >> Wouldn't you be shocked?
- >> Wouldn't you be shocked if if if it was waved from finance?
- , would go to finance, would go to finance, >> right?
- FN bill, so it will be on the finance. FN bill, so it will be on the finance.
- waved from finance? waved from finance?
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Capital Projects and Bond Oversight Committee (6-24-25)
Transcript Highlights:
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the <00:20:25.039>finance secretary secretary's level. the finance secretary - We're going to go finance secretary.
- I just want involved with the financing.
- This finance project was identified in House Bill 6 of the 2024 budget, and that is sold.
- This finance project was identified in House Bill 6 of the 2024 budget, and that is sold.
Keywords:
0:00:07 Call to Order and Roll Call
0:00:47 Approval of Minutes
0:01:05 Correspondence and Information Items
0:54:15 Lease Rpt from Postsecondary Institutions
0:56:19 Project Rpt from Finance and Administration Cabinet
1:08:46 Lease Rpt from Finance and Administration Cabinet
1:13:00 Rpt from Office of Financial Mgmt - KIA
1:20:00 Office of Financial Management
1:35:50 Adjournment, 958, all
Summary:
The meeting began with routine business, including welcoming new committee member Senator Reginald Thomas, approving the minutes, and receiving a correspondence report on several information items. Those items included University of Kentucky research equipment funding, UK capital project funding using federal/private funds, debt issues from McGoffin County and Owen County school districts, lease modifications by the Division of Real Properties, asset preservation project revisions at Eastern Kentucky University and Northern Kentucky University, and Kentucky Communications Network Authority (KCNA) information on Kentucky Wired critical infrastructure.
The main discussion focused on a dispute over the Kentucky Wired communication shelters, or “huts,” and related payments under KCNA’s agreement with Asellicom/Excel. Brad Kilby of Asellicom testified that KCNA had not paid for the huts, that Asellicom had not received the alleged $8 million or any later payment, and that Asellicom remained the legal owner. Committee members pressed him on whether payment had been received, whether anyone else might have received it, and whether the lawsuit or dispute resolution process clarified the issue. Kilby said no payment had been received and that the matter was part of ongoing litigation.
KCNA Executive Director Doug Hendricks and General Counsel Adam Atkins then testified. They said a certified check for $8.5 million was mailed in July, based on the Finance and Administration Cabinet secretary’s determination that $8.5 million was due under the model procurement code, even though KCNA had initially requested about $12 million to cover a worst-case estimate. They said the contract allowed payment in full or in tranches, that the huts were completed and operational, and that KCNA had not received documentation supporting Asellicom’s higher $10.1 million claim. Members expressed frustration over the missing check and the broader implications for Kentucky Wired, and one member requested that the committee obtain all agency requests related to KCNA/Kentucky Wired since inception; the co-chairs said they would look into making that information available. No formal vote was taken on the dispute during the portion provided.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Mortgage Finance Authority Act Oversight Jul 21st, 2025
Mortgage Finance Authority Act Oversight Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- The other question that I had was gap financing.
- So when you're financing these, give me just a Quick little breakdown, because I mean you talked about
- gap financing.
- So, it helped them in their getting the finances for projects.
- I'm not a finance guy, but, you know, the cost of money is an issue; the economy is an issue.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- and policy, certain health licensing boards, pharmacy benefits, healthcare finance, etc.
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The <00:12:55.920>House healthcare finance, etc. - The House healthcare finance, etc.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- As we've noted, we have finance clearance. I believe we're waiting for Ways and Means clearance.
- On this one, we are definitely awaiting clearance from Finance and Ways and Means.
- and ways and clearance from finance and ways and means.<02:04:13.520>
So, <02:04:13.760>may - On this measure, I believe we do have Finance and Ways and Means clearance. Yes, we do.
- Center on the Big Island uh in financing Center on the Big Island uh in financing the<02:05:20.480
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Higher Education Mar 26th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm gonna long I got my undergrad in finance and I got my MBA from Florida State. I got my MBA.
- I also hold a certificate in education finance from Georgetown University.
- I had the pleasure of serving on the finance and legislative committees and as chair of the policy in
- And I've already been digging in as this map is mentioned, I've met with the finance folks.
- So as my position on the chair of the finance facilities and operations committee, I plan to oversee
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I'd like to focus on two things in my opening remarks: TDI's method of finance and a brief summary of
- You heard a lot about plumbing during your higher education finance committee hearing.
- I don’t ever remember people talking about plumbers during a finance committee meeting.
- Good afternoon, Madam Chair, members of the Senate Finance Committee.
- So I really would ask that you guys dig into their finances more than what's available.
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Energy and Telecommunications - 05/06/2026
Energy And Telecommunications
Transcript Highlights:
- The bill will move to the finance committee. Next.
- This bill will move to finance. Next.
- This is going directly to Finance, but it has an obvious environmental impact and also requires DEC to
- This bill will move to the Finance Committee.
- It shifts financing for the PSC from utility ratepayers onto us, the people who do the budgeting in New
Summary:
The Senate Standing Committee on Energy and Telecommunications considered a large agenda focused mainly on energy affordability, the CLCPA, utility rates, and renewable energy siting. Senator Mattera and other Republican members argued that the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act has driven up utility bills, harmed reliability, and imposed costs on ratepayers, while Democratic members pushed back that rising costs are also driven by natural gas markets, infrastructure costs, and broader economic factors. Several bills sought to repeal or pause CLCPA-related policies, create a CLCPA task force, impose studies or moratoriums on new energy taxes and fees, and increase transparency around utility surcharges and state energy spending. Supporters framed these measures as ratepayer relief and accountability; opponents said some proposals would undermine clean-energy policy and existing consumer-benefit programs.
The committee defeated S.1167, which would have repealed the All Electric Building Act, and S.1173, which would have created a CLCPA task force. It also failed S.5250, a bill to study CLCPA costs and impose a moratorium on new energy taxes, fees, or regulations, and S.7075, which would have prohibited the system benefits charge on utility bills. Several other bills advanced, including S.1236A on virtual access and electronic filing for Public Service Commission proceedings, S.1552 establishing reduced residential rates for low-income electric and natural gas customers, S.2484 directing a study of replacement timeframes for battery storage and renewable facilities, S.2638 on carbon allowance auction proceeds, S.3247 on electric vehicle charging stations, S.3553 requiring utilities to post promotional and educational materials on their websites, S.4571A creating a floating solar incentive education program, S.5518 shifting Public Service Commission funding to legislative appropriation, and S.6412A requiring itemized ratepayer disclosure of surcharges. S.9251, on labor-related legal costs, was referred to the Labor Committee. S.7710, which would have restricted energy storage systems near schools and homes in New York City, failed after concerns and support were debated. The committee adjourned after completing the agenda.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Good afternoon, I call the meeting of the Education Finance Committee to order. We have a quorum.
- Representative Berg, welcome back to the Education Finance Committee.
- I want to thank you, Madam Chair, Representative Green, and members of the Education and Finance Committee
- you go ahead and move House File 1171 before the committee for possible inclusion in an education finance
- renews his motion that House File 2741 be laid over as amended for possible inclusion in an education finance
Keywords:
HF1966, Minnesota Association of Alternative Programs, STARS program, alternative education, alternative programs, education finance, general fund appropriation, student support services, career readiness, employment skills, academic skills, social skills, student conferences, training grants, Minnesota Department of Education, specialized education, at-risk students, nontraditional education, HF54, Silver Lake
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Banking & Insurance (2-26-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- Being in an insurance and finance background, we worry a lot about money laundering.
- Being in an insurance and finance background, we worry a lot about money laundering.
- Being in an insurance and finance background, we worry a lot about money laundering.
- Representative here does finances, uh, you have to file with...
- I know everybody in here that’s in banking and finance, every year we hear new stories.” sponsor any
Summary:
The House Standing Committee on Banking and Insurance met with a quorum and first introduced a guest before taking up House Bill 701, sponsored by Representative Adam Bowling. The committee adopted a committee substitute by voice vote. Bowling explained that the substitute removed the bill’s mining-related language and added clarification that the bill does not require anyone to accept digital assets as payment. The bill was described as a measure to modernize Kentucky’s approach to digital assets and blockchain technology, protect the right to hold and transact in digital assets, and clarify that certain crypto activities are not securities; it also preserves authority for the Attorney General to pursue fraud under existing consumer protection laws.
Members asked questions about why Kentucky should act before federal regulators fully resolve whether digital assets are securities or commodities, whether the bill affected local zoning authority, and how the measure addresses consumer protection and money laundering concerns. Bowling and a Coinbase representative said the bill is intended to provide clarity, align Kentucky with emerging federal developments, and avoid stifling innovation. They noted that Coinbase remains subject to federal AML/KYC rules and that recent federal litigation over staking and securities issues had been dismissed. Several members said they supported the bill as a way to put Kentucky in a leading position, while others expressed uncertainty about the security-versus-commodity question.
The committee then voted on House Bill 701 as amended by the substitute. The bill passed on a roll call vote, with most members voting yes. Representative Camuel passed, saying she wanted more time to understand the issue, and Representative Grossberg voted yes with reservations. Representative Hancock and others said the bill’s regulatory clarity and consumer protection aspects were important, and Representative Lockett said the measure would help Kentucky be ready once federal regulators decide how crypto should be classified.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- We'll call the Senate Committee Finance to order.
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have <00:14:51.680>to finance staffs will still have to finance staffs will - It's actually the division of finance and auditing.
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And <01:08:15.920>< - House Finance Division One was agency.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs May 11th, 2026
Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Obviously, finance, legal, and administrative support in the debt service, as you mentioned earlier,
- is consumed by funding or financing water loss mitigation and control projects.
- So a better alignment of water finance and utility finances with the utility's needs would stretch those
- They utilize IT, they utilize finance, they utilize all those different departments.
- And it’s a finance conversation that you have offline. Okay. It got screwed up. Okay.