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• The biggest part of our exceptional item is to continue to fund 70% across all three major programs,
• Can you tell me a little bit about some innovative programs or increases in funding that... that are
• program. funding.
• That is a huge opportunity for TWU and Texas to leverage state funding with federal funding.
• Attractive, as I said, is that state funding will be matched by federal funding, so really you get. get

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• That's money that is also being cut from Head Start programs, education programs, veteran of a special
• funds are going to be allocated towards that?
• . public safety programs or any other kind of health care programs.
• This bill does not include further appropriation of funds and is not a local program.
• Thank you. funds and education fund in support of SB 509. Thank you.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• programs, like some of our extracurricular programs, are directly funded by the Leech Lake Band.
• some of the uh organizations um to fund some of the the<00:12:24.800> programs<00:12:25.240><
• I can submit and hopefully make our case and win some funding to sustain the program.
• So that's a good example of a program that we really need, but that's hard to find funding for.
• and win some funding to to sustain<00:21:19.240> the<00:21:19.679> program<00:21:20.679

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Will you commit to disbursing all of the already approved funding and the remaining funding consistent
• Well, the one thing about the public markets and ETFs and mutual funds. funds is that they have to abide
• fund.
• So I want to list a few of these important programs, including the Capital Investment Grants Program,
• funding for these important programs?

Keywords: financial regulations, SEC, Comptroller of the Currency, Federal Transit Administration, nominees, Empowering Main Street in America Act, capital formation, economic growth

Summary: The committee meeting focused on several nominees within key financial institutions, including discussions surrounding the SEC, the Federal Transit Administration, and the Comptroller of the Currency. Notable dialogue included concerns over regulatory balance, with various members emphasizing a need to streamline regulations to foster innovation while ensuring accountability and safety for investors. The importance of the proposed 'Empowering Main Street in America Act' was highlighted as a means to facilitate access to capital for small businesses, underlining the current administration's approach towards financial regulations.

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• them state and federal programs and rip them state and federal programs and rip them off.<01:58:
• more flexibility on spending federal more flexibility on spending federal funds. funds. funds.
• And and presently most federal programs programs programs uh<02:13:46.320> have<02:13:46.560><
• <02:14:00.960> funds where uh some of these federal funds where uh some of these federal funds
• <02:14:20.000> funds would be open to directing federal funds would be open to directing federal

Keywords: MS House Floor - 15 January, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, a quorum present, and approval to dispense with the reading of the journal. Members introduced guests from Humphreys County and South Haven, then moved to the calendar and took up House Bill 2, a broad education-related measure. The bill was called up, the rules were suspended, and a committee substitute was adopted. An initial amendment correcting drafting errors in the charter school section and subsection numbering was then adopted without objection. Members then gave extended explanations of HB 2, describing it as a comprehensive school choice and education reform package. Supporters said the bill would create Magnolia student accounts/education savings accounts funded from existing per-pupil dollars, prioritize lower-income families, require testing and financial audits, expand special needs ESAs, and allow public-to-public transfers without a sending district veto. The bill also would expand charter schools into districts with D or F schools, create an accountability dashboard for public and private school reporting, expand the Tim Tebow Act for homeschool extracurricular participation, extend literacy and math requirements through eighth grade, adjust teacher and assistant teacher pay and retirement-related provisions, create a specialized school option program, and require a federal testing waiver. Supporters framed the measure as empowering parents while preserving public schools. During questions, members raised concerns about charter schools, the cost of the program, accountability, and whether the bill would help or harm public education. One member asked whether failing charter schools were addressed; the response was that the bill was aimed at reconstituting the system rather than directly fixing those schools. Another questioned why a child accepted for transfer could still be denied by a receiving district; the bill sponsor said districts would set and publish acceptance policies and could deny students for lack of room. The discussion remained focused on the bill’s scope and policy rationale, and the transcript does not show a final vote on passage of HB 2 in the excerpt provided.

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• <01:15:12.280> Does program. So, what does that mean? Does program.
• At a time when the state budget is already under significant pressure from lost federal funding, the
• So, federal rules actually the program.
• and all respite programs together. and all respite programs together.
• positions to support the program. positions to support the program.

Bills: SB709, SB2089, SB2090, SB2108, SB2211, SB2250, SB2325, SB2803, SB2866, SB3245

Keywords: mental health, crisis intervention, assisted community treatment, treatment orders, law enforcement training, public safety, court-ordered treatment, Medicaid, healthcare access, unlicensed professionals, supervised services, workforce development, mental health equity, child custody, evaluations, licensed counselors, family court, juvenile justice, waiver of jurisdiction, transfer to adult court

Summary: The committee heard SB 709 SD2, which would require the Department of Health to respond to reports involving persons with severe mental illness, assess eligibility for assisted community treatment, and coordinate treatment when appropriate. Testimony from the Department of Human Services and the Department of Health supported the measure, with DOH saying it generally supported the bill but had comments on one section it viewed as unnecessary. The Department of Law Enforcement later explained that the bill would shift certification and standards for crisis intervention officer training from DOH to DLE, while still involving DOH in the training process. Opposition came from the Hawaii Disability Rights Center and an individual testifier, both of whom argued the bill expands state authority over people with mental illness and could worsen forced treatment practices. The Disability Rights Center also raised procedural concerns, saying the bill was effectively moved from a prior administration measure that had not been heard this session, and questioned whether the bill’s changes to assisted community treatment, blood tests, urinalysis, and living arrangements went beyond current law. The individual testifier argued the bill would further entrench harmful psychiatric drugging and urged the committee to defer it. Committee members questioned the administration about the bill’s process, the role of the Attorney General in treatment-over-objection proceedings, and the practical effects of moving CIT certification to DLE. The Attorney General’s office said the bill was intended to fill a gap by allowing it to assist with treatment proceedings, while public defenders would continue to represent respondents and due process protections would remain in place. DLE and DOH said the change would better align certification with law enforcement training needs, improve speed in crisis response, and still keep DOH involved; members also discussed whether WAM counted as a hearing and whether the bill should more explicitly preserve DOH’s role. No vote or final action was taken in the portion provided.

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• And just related to the federal government, because I know a lot of our funding is either matched. and
• The department's primary source of funding is a special fund called the Cannabis Control Fund.
• And the different programs that the state has funded over the years. These aren't additive.
• They are being affected by a federal funding freeze.
• Programming statewide through grants, programs, and services.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• THE BOARD WILL SERVE AS A RESOURCE FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO ASSIST IN THE ENFORCEMENT OF FEDERAL
• IT ALSO REPLACES THE EXISTING UNAUTHORIZED ALIEN TRANSPORT PROGRAM WITH A NEW PROGRAM WHERE THE TRANSPORT
• It's a federal issue to transport. But this program is under the direction of ICE.
• I WANT TO POINT OUT ALSO THAT BECAUSE THESE ARE FEDERAL ISSUES AND WE ALL PAY FEDERAL INCOME TAX, OUR
• or local law enforcement to engage in federal immigration policy or enforce federal immigration policy

Bills: SJR2, SB4, SJR36, SJR2, SB4, SJR1, SJR5, SB9, SB40, SJR2, SB4, SR98, SJR40, SJR41, SJR42, SJR43, SJR44, SJR45, SJR46, SJR47, SCR13, SB6, SB13, SB21, SB826, SB827, SB828, SB829, SB830, SB831, SB832, SB833, SB834, SB835, SB836, SB837, SB838, SB839, SB840, SB841, SB842, SB843, SB844, SB845, SB846, SB847, SB848, SB849, SB850, SB851, SB853, SB854, SB855, SB856, SB857, SB858, SB859, SB860, SB861, SB862, SB863, SB864, SB865, SB866, SB867, SB868, SB869, SB870, SB871, SB872, SB873, SB874, SB875, SB876, SB877, SB878, SB879, SB880, SB881, SB882, SB883, SB884, SB885, SB886, SB887, SB888, SB889, SB890, SB891, SB892, SB893, SB894, SB895, SB896, SB897, SB898, SB899, SB900, SB901, SB902, SB903, SB904, SB905, SB906, SB907, SB908, SB909, SB910, SB911, SB912, SB913, SB914, SB915, SB916, SB917, SB918, SB919, SB920, SB921, SB922, SB923, SB924, SB925, SB926, SB927, SB928, SB929, SB930, SB931, SB932, SB933, SB934, SB935, SB936, SB937, SB938, SB939, SB940, SB941, SB942, SB943, SB944, SB945, SB946, SB947, SB948, SB949, SB950, SB951, SB952, SB953, SB954, SB955, SB956, SB957, SB958, SB959, SB960, SB961, SB962, SB963, SB964, SB965, SB966, SB967, SB968, SB969, SB970, SB971, SB972, SB973, SB974, SB975, SB976, SB977, SB978, SB979, SB980, SB981, SB982, SB983, SB984, SB985, SB986, SB987, SB988, SB989, SB990, SB991, SB992, SB993, SB994, SB995, SB996, SB997, SB998, SB999, SB1000, SJR40, SJR41, SJR42, SJR43, SJR44, SJR45, SJR46, SJR47, SCR13, SB6, SB13, SB21, SB826, SB827, SB828, SB829, SB830, SB831, SB832, SB833, SB834, SB835, SB836, SB837, SB838, SB839, SB840, SB841, SB842, SB843, SB844, SB845, SB846, SB847, SB848, SB849, SB850, SB851, SB853, SB854, SB855, SB856, SB857, SB858, SB859, SB860, SB861, SB862, SB863, SB864, SB865, SB866, SB867, SB868, SB869, SB870, SB871, SB872, SB873, SB874, SB875, SB876, SB877, SB878, SB879, SB880, SB881, SB882, SB883, SB884, SB885, SB886, SB887, SB888, SB889, SB890, SB891, SB892, SB893, SB894, SB895, SB896, SB897, SB898, SB899, SB900, SB901, SB902, SB903, SB904, SB905, SB906, SB907, SB908, SB909, SB910, SB911, SB912, SB913, SB914, SB915, SB916, SB917, SB918, SB919, SB920, SB921, SB922, SB923, SB924, SB925, SB926, SB927, SB928, SB929, SB930, SB931, SB932, SB933, SB934, SB935, SB936, SB937, SB938, SB939, SB940, SB941, SB942, SB943, SB944, SB945, SB946, SB947, SB948, SB949, SB950, SB951, SB952, SB953, SB954, SB955, SB956, SB957, SB958, SB959, SB960, SB961, SB962, SB963, SB964, SB965, SB966, SB967, SB968, SB969, SB970, SB971, SB972, SB973, SB974, SB975, SB976, SB977, SB978, SB979, SB980, SB981, SB982, SB983, SB984, SB985, SB986, SB987, SB988, SB989, SB990, SB991, SB992, SB993, SB994, SB995, SB996, SB997, SB998, SB999, SB1000

Keywords: SJR 2, Senate Joint Resolution 2, constitutional amendment, homestead exemption, property tax relief, school property tax, ad valorem tax, residence homestead, school district taxes, Texas Constitution Article VIII, public school finance, homeowner exemption, elderly exemption, senior tax relief, disabled exemption, tax year 2025, voter approval, November 2025 ballot, local government, Ways & Means

Transcript Highlights:

• It's the amount of money that we will save in federal funding from the... ...systems.
• It's the amount of money that we will save in federal funding from the...
• allocated by this legislature and some funds from the federal government.
• Funds for the local road improvement program and the local bridge replacement program have been a fixture
• <01:07:50.559> Um funded with with the program. Um funded with with the program.

Bills: HF4736, HF4737, HF3806, HF3352, HF4840, HF3748

Keywords: emergency shelter, grant program, homelessness, capital investment, Minnesota Statutes, appropriation bonds, public funding, housing, infrastructure bonds, funding, appropriation, Minnesota constitutional amendment, public debt, state bonds, general obligation bonds, information technology, IT infrastructure, software licenses, technology modernization, capital improvements

Transcript Highlights:

• <03:14:08.560> funds<03:14:09.080> actually question what do federal funds actually
• the next period and have sufficient funding for the tuition program, and that this funding would be
• We've created some new programs. We have the federal funding that comes in.
• We've created some new programs. We have the federal funding that comes in.
• we have the created some new programs we have the federal<04:45:23.200> funding<04:45:23.600>

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• funding.
• program.
• Federal funding is up in the air, as we all know, and so it's hard to know.
• The wood grant programs.
• All of the organizations—federal, state, local, and tribal—that have either a funding stream to offer

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• of those funds for the actual education providers that are doing the funding.
• to me that uh at least 85% of the funds to me that uh at least 85% of the funds that<00:02:29.360
• <00:02:33.160> be uh to the adult education program be uh to the adult education program be
• program in civics. program in civics.
• He did testify that, according to federal rules and the federal dollars that go into adult education,

Keywords: 958, all

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• The workforce reductions, the funding freezes. and the reported hit list of programs targeted for termination
• And we do have some grant programs currently.
• So as we look at those different funds. appreciate the overview related to what those funds have been
• The loan program office.
• funding in the West?

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• We have a massive early childhood trust fund to sustain that programming for the future and others.
• For federal royalties and for oil and gas emergency school taxes, the general fund is only going to receive
• Similarly, the Medicaid Trust Fund will get half of that same windfall from the federal royalty payments
• it gets from every source of state revenue, investment revenue, and federal funding.
• fund, it is over 78% of all early childhood funding, including federal sources and other state sources

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• If use the money uh federal budget cut.
• funding and the state's economic outlook.
• funding and the state's economic outlook.
• funding and the state's economic outlook.
• funding and the state's economic outlook.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committees took up several measures, with most action focused on SB 3125 relating to income tax changes. The chair explained a proposed SD1 that would preserve standard deduction increases and keep tax relief for working- and middle-class households while removing future bracket adjustments for higher-income filers. The Department of Taxation estimated roughly a $122 million gain from the bracket changes, about a $600 million loss from extending certain credits, and about $145 million in claimed credits under the repeal provisions, for a rough net gain of about $250 million. Testimony was mixed: the Governor’s office and DOTAX supported the intent with technical corrections; the Hawaii State Energy Office and several advocates supported the revenue approach; while Grassroots Institute and others opposed rolling back promised tax relief. Renewable energy and solar representatives opposed repeal of credits affecting their industries, and nonprofit witnesses urged preserving state capacity to fund housing, education, food security, and other services. The chair recommended adoption of the proposed SD1 with additional amendments, and the recommendation was adopted with reservations noted by some members. The committees also acted on SB 3169 relating to coastal resilience, SB 2001 relating to the Banyan Drive Community Development District, and SB 3334 concerning deputy superintendent positions. SB 3169 was amended to incorporate Oceanit’s recommendation regarding native burrow sites, make technical changes, and delay the effective and repeal dates; the recommendation passed. SB 2001 was recommended to pass with HCDA amendments, a July 1, 2050 effective date, and additional technical changes, with the committee report to note continued desire for community engagement from descendants; one member expressed concern that lineal descendants should have a more direct role, and the measure was adopted with reservations. SB 3334 was reconsidered to add a blank general fund appropriation to establish two FTEs in the superintendent’s office for deputy superintendent positions; members raised reservations about the role of the Board of Education in evaluations, but the recommendation was adopted. Several other bills were moved with little or no discussion. SB 2338, SB 2431, SB 2438, SB 2593, and SB 2671 were each recommended to pass unamended and were adopted. SB 2662 was recommended to pass with technical amendments based on SPO testimony, with the committee report reflecting concerns raised by the Attorney General and ERS; it was adopted. SB 2563 was deferred indefinitely after testimony from the Statewide Office of Homelessness and Housing Solutions said similar existing programs could address the bill’s concerns and the measure was not needed at this time. SB 3296 was deferred because a House bill on the same subject was already moving over.

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• This repeals various programs that are not funded and not given a base.
• So here's my ask: Fund the programs that are working, listen to the foster youth, listen to the people
• ETV is a federal program designed to help support young people who've experienced foster care between
• And right now, those fosters are at risk because of an unacceptable funding gap in the FIG program.
• We want to make sure that we don't just eliminate the program; at least we can continue to fund the program

Bills: HF2312

Keywords: higher education, college finance, student aid, financial aid, state grants, North Star Promise, scholarships, tuition relief, Minnesota State, University of Minnesota, Office of Higher Education, work-study, child care grants, Indian scholarships, tribal colleges, Hunger-Free Campus, student parents, pregnant students, parenting students, sexual misconduct

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• Some of the funding would go to support the continuation of the internship program, and they already
• program and we do already have funding program and we do already have funding formulas<00:19:16.960
• We pay for those through federal dollars or operating funds.
• We pay for those through federal dollars or operating funds.
• We pay for those through federal dollars or operating funds.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• FDOT administers several key funding programs that ports use for infrastructure and capacity projects
• This program is funded at $25 million annually.
• dynamic with the state, as well as any federal funds that you have received.
• We just finished up a $27 million federally and FDOT-funded infrastructure project that redesigned and
• Without the federal funding and the state funding, a lot of what we need to happen in ports would not

Summary: The Transportation Committee heard SB 356 by Senator Wright, which would create an opt-in framework allowing counties and municipalities to designate certain roads for utility-terrain vehicles (UTVs) under local conditions, including driver licensing, insurance, and speed-limit restrictions below 55 mph. Senator Wright said the bill would give law enforcement clearer authority and mirror the local-option approach used for golf carts. Supporters included a retired Volusia County sheriff and county commissioner, who argued UTVs are safer than golf carts and are already being used on roads, while opponents from the Recreational Off-Highway Vehicle Association and Honda warned that UTVs are designed for off-road use, lack federal safety standards, and pose crash and tire-blowout risks on public roads. Several senators raised safety concerns, especially about speed and crash severity, but the committee ultimately voted to report SB 356 favorably. The committee then held a lengthy discussion on seaport infrastructure and funding, beginning with a moment of silence for JaxPort COO and former FDOT employee James Bennett. FDOT presented data showing Florida’s 16 deepwater seaports generate major cargo volume, jobs, and economic impact, and described state funding programs such as FSTED, SPI, and the construction aggregate grant program. Port representatives from Port Everglades, PortMiami, Port Tampa Bay, and the Port of Palm Beach described record cargo and cruise activity, major capital projects, and the need for continued state and federal support for dredging, bulkheads, cranes, rail, and terminal expansion. Senators asked about ROI, trade shifts, intermodal connections, fuel and LNG availability, leverage and reserves, and operational risks such as flooding, sea level rise, and channel depth; port officials emphasized resiliency, private partnerships, and long-term master planning. The committee also confirmed appointees to the Tampa Hillsborough County Expressway Authority and the Tampa Port Authority in one vote, with no objection. Finally, FDOT presented the statewide mapping programs work group report required by SB 1662, explaining that coordinated statewide use of LiDAR and aerial imagery could reduce duplication, improve emergency management and planning, and support insurance and storm-damage assessment. FDOT recommended a formal statewide coordination program, shared procurement and cost-sharing agreements, dedicated staffing, and statutory updates to Chapter 334 to support interagency agreements and recurring funding.

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• It is all federal funding.
• <00:52:16.280> Two, It is all federal funding. Two, It is all federal funding.
• With that said, half of it says comes from federal funds.
• With that said, half of it says comes from federal funds.
• I think it's unnecessary and interfering with federal changes that are coming to the SNAP program.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• programs, which is allocated through a specific funding model.
• Senator Davis, we are no longer funding the Canadian drug importation program.
• We are funding for $4 million for a new direct-buy program.
• Is that total funding for the voucher programs, and what is the difference of that funding from last
• In Section 88, back of the bill, we identify unexpended federal funds from COVID.

Keywords: 998, house, all