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WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session-Day 14, February 25, 2026-PM

Wyoming House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, there was some good account.
  • . account. account.
  • </c> becoming the new budget reserve account. becoming the new budget reserve account.
  • from the Legislative Stabilization Reserve Account to the Public School Foundation Program Account.
  • from the Legislative Stabilization Reserve Account to the Public School Foundation Program Account.
Keywords: 916, all
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Ways & Means Jan 22nd, 2026 at 04:00 pm

Ways & Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • Research Match Transfer Account and the Foundational Public Health Services Account.
  • The Foundational Public Health Services Account.
  • Revenues to both the Andy Hill Match Transfer Account and the Foundational Public Health Services Account
  • and the public health services account.
  • Services account, and that's a good thing.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Mar 18th, 2025

Alabama Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • ... everything defined as an accountability court because that's the goal: we're holding folks accountable
  • It would just be a type of accountability court.
  • Put all the rest of them over there in accountability court.
  • Accountability courts provide trial judges with options to hold nonviolent criminal offenders accountable
  • was how much was in that bank account.
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Agenda Feb 23rd, 2026

Business

Transcript Highlights:
  • They want the accountability.
  • Is there any specific sort of bank account or receiving account that a 1099 employee would have to have
  • and then $50 into my bank account?
  • covering it come from that account.
  • So the contributions to the account from that account are made the payments to the insurance company
Summary: The committee first introduced a new page, approved the January 27 and January 29 minutes, and then heard House Bill 703, which would consolidate multiple disciplinary provisions into a single procedural framework in Title 67 without changing substantive licensing standards. The sponsor said it was a cleanup measure building on prior code consolidation work, and a contractor group testified in support. The committee voted to send HB 703 to the floor with a due-pass recommendation. The main item was House Bill 704, a universal E-Verify bill requiring employers to verify new hires through the federal system. Sponsors said it would protect Idaho workers and businesses, align with federal law, and create a level playing field; they also said they were open to adjusting the implementation date. Supporters included business, law enforcement, immigrant, and advocacy witnesses who argued it would enforce existing law and reduce unauthorized employment. Opponents, including the Idaho Dairymen’s Association, small business and bookkeeping witnesses, and others, argued E-Verify is flawed, burdensome, and could harm agriculture, construction, household employers, and other sectors; they also raised concerns about biometric language, private complaints to the Attorney General, and possible unintended coverage of service relationships. After extensive committee questioning and testimony, a motion to send HB 704 to general orders failed 11-7. The committee then voted 16-2 to send HB 704 to the floor with a due-pass recommendation, with several members noting they reserved the right to change their votes on the floor. The committee then began House Bill 700, which would add criminal penalties for knowingly hiring unauthorized workers while providing a defense for employers who use E-Verify in good faith. The sponsor and supporters framed it as an enforcement measure, while opponents repeated concerns about E-Verify’s reliability and added burdens; the transcript ends during the sponsor’s closing remarks on HB 700, before any committee action is shown.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Joint Appropriations Committee, January 15, 2026

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
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  • is created into a separate account is created into a separate account<00:09:04.000><c> and</c><00:09
  • , and the large project account.
  • </c><00:52:15.359><c> Um,</c> these accounts. Um, these accounts.
  • </c> into this account. into this account.
Keywords: 916, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • First of all, let me— ...the local control and accountability plan.
  • Districts are not asking for less accountability.
  • Is it accountability?
  • Transparency, engagement, accountability for increasing and improving services, accountability for closing
  • Also, on the Governor's accountability or realignment proposal, we are supportive of drawing clear accountability
Keywords: 988, house, all
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill also improves our accountability system by codifying the accountability refresh process. so
  • House Bill 8 increases oversight of the accountability system and updates the accountability rules in
  • Which school is accountable for that kid?
  • It's big, dealing with accountability and the STAAR test.
  • And yes, we've had plenty of time to talk about accountability.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill also improves our accountability system by codifying the accountability refresh process so
  • House Bill 8 increases legislative oversight of the accountability system and updates the accountability
  • Which school is accountable for that kid?
  • included in accountability anyway.
  • Machine accounting for roughly 75%.
Bills: HB8, HB12, SB 3, HJR1, SB 11, SB 16, SB 14
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Education K-16 (Part II) May 22nd, 2025

Education K-16

Transcript Highlights:
  • Accountability is holding you accountable to the actions you did when no one was looking.
  • When kids are at risk, accountability should never be optional.
  • When kids are at risk, accountability should never be optional.
  • And we need an assessment and we need accountability.
  • system and we need an assessment and we need accountability.
Bills: HB4, HB20
Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 2853, which would allow the UT System Board of Regents to adjust the University of Texas at El Paso student union fee above the current statutory cap, subject to student approval, to help fund a new student union building. Senator Blanco explained the bill and the committee substitute, there were no questions or witnesses, public testimony was closed, and the committee adopted the substitute and left the bill pending subject to the call of the chair. The committee then heard House Bill 610, which would limit severance payments for terminated independent school district superintendents to six months’ salary and benefits. Senator Paxton described large severance payouts and said the bill had passed the House overwhelmingly. There were no witnesses, public testimony was closed, and the bill was left pending. A lengthy hearing followed on House Bill 4623, which would waive school district immunity in certain cases involving negligent hiring, supervision, or employment of professional school employees who commit abuse or related misconduct against students. Senator Paxton and several witnesses, including survivors and parents, argued the bill was needed to address cover-ups, delayed reporting, and repeated failures to remove dangerous employees; some members raised concerns about liability caps, litigation, and how the bill would interact with the Tort Claims Act. The committee also heard from TEA staff and employee-group witnesses who discussed possible injunctions and stronger no-hire protections. Public testimony was then closed and the bill was left pending. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 4, an accountability and assessment bill that would restore A-F ratings, change the state testing system, and replace STAAR with shorter, more instructionally useful assessments. Senator Bettencourt explained the committee substitute, including annual ratings, limits on taxpayer-funded lawsuits, and a phased-in testing redesign with beginning, middle, and end-of-year assessments. Testimony was generally supportive from education and business groups, though some witnesses favored norm-referenced testing while others emphasized criterion-referenced, TEKS-aligned assessments; one witness noted social studies assessments were restored in the bill. The hearing concluded with additional invited testimony and no final vote reported in the transcript.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

JLARC I-900 Subcommittee for SAO Performance Audits Oct 8th, 2025

JLARC I-900 Subcommittee for SAO Performance Audits

Transcript Highlights:
  • In terms of the accountable communities of health, some of the accountable communities of health are
  • So some of the accountable communities of health are quite involved in supporting CARES programs.
  • In terms of the accountable communities of health, some of the accountable communities of health are
  • So some of the accountable communities of health are quite involved in supporting care programs. accountable
  • An evaluation system, I should say, that takes into account many different sectors.
Summary: The Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee’s Initiative 900 subcommittee held a hybrid public hearing on two State Auditor performance audits. The first audit examined efforts to reduce non-emergency use of emergency systems through CARES programs. Auditors reported that Washington has 52 fire-agency-led CARES programs in 26 counties, but many communities without programs said they need one. Major barriers included unstable funding, difficulty hiring qualified staff, volunteer-based rural departments, and lack of statewide guidance. The audit also found that only about half of programs tracked both required performance measures, and it recommended that the legislature consider private insurance reimbursement options and convene a statewide work group to develop guidance, standards, and possible changes to the role of the Department of Health. Agency representatives and fire officials largely supported the findings and emphasized that short-term grants and one-year contracts make programs hard to sustain. Committee discussion focused heavily on financing, especially Medicaid reimbursement and accountable communities of health (ACHs). Auditors clarified that the 10% figure cited in the report referred to direct Medicaid reimbursement for treat-and-refer services, which some agencies do not pursue because the $115 rate is too low relative to the administrative effort. Several fire officials testified that their programs rely on grants and ACH support, but that funding is often year-to-year and uncertain. They also described the value of CARES programs in reducing emergency room use, jail detentions, and long ambulance wait times, while noting barriers to sharing patient records across systems. Members asked whether the new public safety sales tax authority could help, but fire district representatives said it is not a direct funding option for them. The second audit reviewed performance management in the Department of Commerce’s Office of Economic Development and Competitiveness. Auditors found that the division does not yet have a statewide economic development strategic plan and that performance management is inconsistent across its 16 programs. In a limited review, all six sampled programs had goals, but only half clearly identified performance measures and targets, and only three tracked outcomes and published results. The audit highlighted leading practices from other states, including strategic planning, regular progress reporting, aligning program goals with agency goals, and using performance-based contracts and grant monitoring. Recommendations urged Commerce to seek stakeholder input, assess internal and external conditions, set goals and measures, align programs with the strategy, and strengthen monitoring and evaluation. Commerce officials agreed with the audit and said the division is already working toward a strategic plan, with a new assistant director to be hired and a target of completing the work by mid-next year. Members pressed the department on how the plan would connect to workforce, higher education, housing, and other economic development systems, and asked Commerce to return to JLARC next year with progress updates. The meeting ended with instructions for submitting written public comments and notice of the next JLARC meeting schedule.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • care organizations, as well as accountable health communities and accountable communities for health
  • , accountable care And finally, accountable care organizations,<00:50:01.000><c> or</c><00:50:01.320>
  • accountable in an ACH model.
  • accountable in an ACH model.
  • accountable in an ACH model.
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Board met on September 24, 2025, approved the minutes from the September 9 meeting, and then continued its discussion of Medicaid waivers with Leslie Hoffman and Carmen Hancock from the Department for Medicaid Services. Members asked for updates on the 2024 waiver waitlist management assessment recommendations, including aligning waiver policies, standardizing applications and waitlist placement, and modernizing data systems. DMS said that work is being done jointly with Aging and Independent Living and Behavioral Health/Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities through task forces, that ARPA spending delayed action, and that implementation timelines extend through March 2027. The board also reviewed per-member waiver cost averages for fiscal years 2023 through 2025 for ABI, ABI long-term care, HCBS, Model II, Michelle P, and SCL. DMS emphasized these figures were benefit-only averages based on paid claims, not full waiver costs, and explained that true budget neutrality is calculated on an aggregate basis against institutional care comparisons approved by CMS. DMS said all six waivers remain in compliance with budget neutrality and that the most recent 18-month lag review for FY 2022 and FY 2023 found costs at or below institutional care. Members also asked about unused waiver slots; DMS said slots generally cannot be reallocated mid-year if they have been used, except in cases such as death or reserved capacity, because CMS treats participants as unduplicated for the waiver year. A major portion of the meeting focused on the new child waiver created under House Bill 6. Legislators questioned whether the waiver’s design, including the exclusion of participant-directed services and the emphasis on high-acuity children with behavioral health, DCBS, or juvenile justice involvement, matched the bill’s intent to keep children at home. DMS said it used the $14.7 million appropriated for FY 2026 to develop the program, that there is no priority list, and that the waiver is intended to serve the highest-acuity children while also addressing residential needs for those sleeping in offices or placed out of state. Members also raised concerns about the rapid growth of the HCBS waiting list and asked for more detail on age and timing patterns, which DMS said it would provide later. Finally, DMS gave average processing times from application to eligibility determination and from approval to service start, and said the overall average from application to services beginning was about 80 days, while members requested follow-up information on the Carewise assessment contract and related costs.
AR

Arkansas 2026 Regular Session

LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING Jun 5th, 2026

LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING

Transcript Highlights:
  • These changes were not justified, nor were they properly filed with the DFA Office of Accounting.
  • These changes. for uncollectable accounts related to unemployment benefit payments.
  • These changes were not justified, nor were they properly filed with DFA Office of Accounting.
  • Chair, this concludes my presentation. accounting entries. Mr.
  • Martin Talley, I’m the accounting manager at Division Workforce Services.” “Thank you.
Keywords: 1204, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/25

State Government Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • We take our accountability to the public and the state seriously.
  • I've also been an accounting professor at St. Ben's and St.
  • I've also been an accounting professor at St. Ben's and St.
  • The demand for accountants continues to rise while the supply of accountants is declining.
  • Board of Accountancy and the State Board of Accountancy and the State Auditor<00:32:59.560><c> for</c
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • to reoffend, and public safety increases when offenders take accountability for their actions.
  • Confidentiality in circles and restorative practices encourages accountability.
  • Confidentiality in circles and restorative practices encourages accountability.
  • Public safety increases when offenders take accountability for their actions.
  • Confidentiality in circles and restorative practices encourages accountability.
Keywords: 1183, house
WA
Transcript Highlights:
  • and ensures that the investments funded from the account produce the intended results and increased
  • And so this is one I didn't even know this workforce accountability board existed, and so I'm glad...
  • And the only funding that WOSAC receives for this board accounts for one FTE to staff the board, which
  • 98, 99% of the funds coming out of the account.
  • 98, 99% of the funds coming out of the account.
Summary: The Postsecondary Education and Workforce Committee held public hearings on two bills. Substitute Senate Bill 5931 would make administrative changes to the Workforce Education Investment Accountability and Oversight Board, including extending co-chair terms from one to two years, allowing more than four meetings per year, requiring consultation with the Student Achievement Council when evaluating outcomes, and removing the statutory public dashboard requirement. Staff and the bill sponsor, Senator Warnick, described it as a technical, no-fiscal-impact measure requested by the Student Achievement Council. Joel Anderson of WOSAC testified in support, explaining that the board’s role is advisory, that the bill would improve operations, and that WOSAC has spent significant staff time tracking Workforce Education Investment Account spending, especially carry-forward appropriations. The committee then heard Senate Bill 5963, which would modify Passport to Careers and Washington College Grant eligibility. The bill would automatically make Passport to Careers students income-eligible for the Washington College Grant beginning in the 2026-27 academic year, align the Passport financial-need formula with the federal student aid index, and direct Passport funds into the state financial aid account. Staff noted the bill was identical to the House companion. Testimony from WOSAC, the Washington Student Association, and a Western Washington University student representative all supported the bill, emphasizing the high barriers faced by former foster youth and unaccompanied homeless youth and the value of guaranteed, earlier access to aid. Senator Nobles said the bill would fulfill the state’s promise to help these students access higher education and would not increase costs. At the close of the hearing, the chair announced amendment deadlines for possible Tuesday executive action: requests due Monday at 10 a.m. and approval by 6 p.m. The committee planned to caucus and did not meet on Friday.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • , commonly referred to as Trump accounts.
  • I will just point out that there are a lot of different savings accounts, retirement accounts, even at
  • I will just point out that there are a lot of different savings accounts, retirement accounts, even at
  • And we're doing better at our accountability.
  • The big city mayors welcome accountability.
Keywords: 988, house, all
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Mar 12th, 2025

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • , where non-matured deposit accounts are provided that IOTA accounts meet or exceed the same minimum
  • balance or other account requirements.
  • Each law firm has a business operating account and an IOTA, a trust account, which is filled with client
  • It says we have to pay the highest rate available to any other client account that has similar account
  • Generally speaking, checking accounts are unlimited.
Summary: The Judiciary Committee met with a quorum present and considered several bills. SB 106 on exploitation of vulnerable adults would allow service of process on scammers through the same nontraditional communication methods they use; it passed 8-0. CS/SB 280 on candidate qualification would create an enforceable party-affiliation requirement and a private right of action to disqualify noncompliant candidates; it passed unanimously. CS/SB 948 on flood disclosures was amended to extend disclosure requirements to residential leases, condo developer leases, and mobile homes, with tenant remedies if disclosures are not provided and flooding causes major losses; it passed 8-0. The committee also advanced CS/SB 498 on IOTA interest rates after a lengthy debate over legal aid funding and bank regulation. Supporters argued the bill would restore sustainability and fairness to the program by setting alternative interest-rate benchmarks, while opponents said it would cut funding for civil legal aid and that banks participate voluntarily. After testimony from legal aid leaders and bankers, the bill passed 7-2. SB 774, requiring clerks to electronically transmit certain mental health, substance abuse, and risk protection orders to sheriffs within six hours, was presented in response to a fatal Volusia County incident and passed 11-0. CS/SB 752 on defamation and online publication was amended to require removal from a website rather than the internet, then passed 8-2 after testimony from the media, a private attorney, and supporters who said it would help people harmed by false online reports. The committee also heard SB 832 on former phosphate mining lands, which would create a narrow defense against strict liability claims if notice and gamma radiation survey requirements are met. The bill was amended to clarify notice provisions and received support from industry and technical witnesses describing radiation surveys and reclamation practices. The transcript cuts off before the final vote on SB 832, so no committee action on that bill is shown in the excerpt.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Joint Appropriations Committee, January 14, 2026

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • And the other account as of account.
  • We've got an operating account and we've got a special project account.
  • </c> account.
  • I'm sorry. 441, no 446 account account.
  • </c> trust account. trust account.
Keywords: 916, all
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Local Government (Part II) Mar 24th, 2025

Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • rather than a corporate account at headquarters.
  • rather than a corporate account at headquarters.
  • They've got an accounting system, and they can keep up with those numbers and make sure.
  • It's a complex engineering and accounting exercise.
  • We need accountability. Where is this money going to? Why do you need this kind of money?
Summary: The Senate Local Government Committee heard several bills by Senator Bettencourt focused on property tax and local government accountability. SB 32 would provide about $700 million in business tax relief by raising the business personal property exemption from $2,500 to $25,000 and continuing a 20% franchise tax credit for inventory taxes paid. Witnesses from NFIB, the Texas Retailers Association, and Texas Realtors supported the bill, saying business personal property and inventory taxes are burdensome and especially hard on small businesses. After no opposition testimony, SB 32 was left pending. The committee also heard SB 1453, which would change how interest and sinking tax rates are calculated by using only the minimum debt service required under bond schedules, while still allowing a higher rate with a 60% governing body vote and a public explanation. A witness from the Texas Taxpayers and Research Association supported the bill as a way to keep debt rates from rising as property values increase and to preserve tax relief. The bill was left pending after testimony. SB 1883 would tighten rules on local impact fees by requiring 60 days of public availability for capital improvement plans and land use assumptions, raising the approval threshold for adopting impact fees from a simple majority to two-thirds, limiting how often fees can be increased, and expanding notice requirements. Builders and developers testified in support, arguing that impact fees are often poorly reviewed, lack accountability, and are passed on to homebuyers, worsening housing affordability. Committee members discussed adding audit provisions and questioned the lack of city testimony. The bill was left pending with subcommittee action. SB 1452 would require a voter election to decide whether a municipal management district continues to exist, with dissolution if voters reject it; supporters said it would add accountability, while others noted some districts provide essential services and infrastructure. The committee heard testimony from district representatives and builders, then left SB 1452 pending before recessing.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Finance Division II (03/25/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:27:51.760><c> for</c> over to VTS we have to account for over to VTS we have to account for what's
  • </c> don't care about so in the accounting don't care about so in the accounting unit<01:00:06.839><c
  • , so it still appears in the chart of accounts for the state of New Hampshire's accounting system under
  • for the state of New accounts for the state of New Hampshire's<01:19:47.639><c> accounting</c><01:19
  • </c> know bank account but we had to account know bank account but we had to account for<01:22:06.400
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The committee first heard Representative Sweeney present and defend the budget amendment legalizing video lottery terminals (VLTs) and setting a 30% tax rate, with 65% of the tax going to the state and 35% to charities. He argued the lower rate was needed to encourage operators of historic horse racing (HHR) machines to convert to VLTs, saying the higher 45% rate would discourage adoption. He walked through revenue projections for fiscal years 2026 and 2027, estimating significant increases in state and charity revenue as machines transition over time, and said the amendment was designed to expand charitable gaming revenue overall. Several members questioned the assumptions behind his projections and the basis for his analysis, including why his independent research differed from the governor’s and Lottery Commission’s estimates. Sweeney said his figures were based on research into other states and conversations over many years, and he maintained that a 45% tax would likely result in no VLT adoption. Members also debated whether the transition costs for operators would be quickly recouped and whether the state’s share should be larger. One member emphasized that the committee was effectively choosing between a lower operator share and a higher state share, while Sweeney argued the 30% structure would produce revenue for everyone. The committee then moved to other revenue items on the tracking sheet. It voted 7-0 to accept the Lottery Commission’s revised base revenue estimates. Members also discussed an amendment to repeal the local option requirement for Kino games, which would expand Kino availability and was estimated to generate additional lottery profit in fiscal years 2026 and 2027. That amendment drew opposition from members who said local control was an important part of the original Kino policy and that removing it would override municipal decisions. The committee also noted that the VLT/HHR revenue item had already been adopted and was being revisited only to confirm the associated revenue estimates.