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TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Human traffickers use force, fraud, and coercion to control their victims.
  • It requires a but-for cause, meaning that the trafficker's force, fraud, or coercion must have caused
  • Congress—not the state legislature—limited in who they can grant standing under Article III.
  • that our ability to grant standing is...
  • And of course, the Medicaid fraud statute in Texas was our basis for Senate Bill 8 back in 2010.
Bills: SB10, SB16, SB6, SB 6, SB 10, SB 16
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Health Finance and Policy Committee 3/4/26

Health Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> have access to 200 million in grants. have access to 200 million in grants.
  • The $200 million in grants is separate.
  • </c> grants are separate. grants are separate. &gt;&gt; Thank<00:57:29.839><c> you.
  • When it comes to the grants, question.
  • </c><00:58:38.319><c> um</c> that CMS must follow for the grants. um that CMS must follow for the grants
Bills: HF3439, HF3763
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

EDU-LBT, EDU Public Hearings 02-06-2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> to the workforce PEL grant program. to the workforce PEL grant program.
  • </c> getting, uh, processing federal grants. getting, uh, processing federal grants.
  • , and it's a PEL grant program.
  • Pell Grant and it's a PEL grant program.
  • Madam Chair. workforce PEL grant program. Uh chair is workforce PEL grant program.
Summary: The joint committee first heard SB 3179, which would require the Department of Education and charter schools to report harassment incidents involving educational workers and adopt procedures for handling them. DOE supported the bill, while the Attorney General recommended clarifying amendments to limit the measure to harassment directed at workers because of their position, to limit DOE legal assistance to temporary restraining order actions, and to clarify whether the harassment must come from outside the school system. Members also discussed whether the bill should cover non-DOE individuals on campus, whether investigations could be handled in-house, and whether training should be embedded in existing workday or school-year training rather than added as a separate requirement. The committee later voted to pass the bill with amendments as SD1. The committee then took up SB 2872, which would require retired teachers or administrators rehired into shortage or hard-to-fill positions to be paid the entry-level salary for that position. DOE supported the bill, and the Attorney General requested clarifying language about its effective date and that it would not affect already matured rights and duties. The Employees’ Retirement System administration emphasized that the bill should retain a 12-month break in service to preserve the pension system’s tax-exempt status and noted the importance of consistent classification of eligible positions. Members expressed support for using retired educators to help fill staffing gaps, but no final action was taken in the portion provided. The committee also heard SB 2391, which would provide annual step increases for public school teachers under bargaining unit 5, subject to funding. The Attorney General said the bill could conflict with collective bargaining procedures and Chapter 89, while DOE said unit 5 includes more than teachers and asked that the benefit be considered for other bargaining units as well, with funding provided if enacted. HSTA strongly supported the measure, arguing that annual step movement is already recognized in the collective bargaining agreement as a recruiting and retention tool. Testimony totals were noted as 16 in support, two in opposition, and three comments. Finally, the committee heard SB 3282, which would establish a statewide framework for the federal workforce Pell Grant program to fund short-term workforce education and training. The Attorney General suggested clarifying that the matter is one of statewide concern because UH is involved. UH and the Chamber of Commerce supported the bill, and DLIR testified that it is coordinating with DOE, the Workforce Development Council, and national groups on implementation. Members questioned whether the Workforce Development Council or DLIR should handle rulemaking and administration, and DLIR said the council is advisory while the department has grant administration expertise. The committee then moved into decision-making after discussion of possible amendments and implementation concerns.
ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Appropriations - Education and Environment Division Apr 7th, 2025 at 02:30 pm

Appropriations - Education and Environment Division

Bills: SB2004, HB1600
Summary: The committee reconvened to continue work on water-related appropriations and related bills, with the chair emphasizing the need to move the water bill to conference committee soon because of differences with the House. Members reviewed project funding levels and carryover balances across several water projects, including NAWS, Southwest, Valley City, Cirrus River flood control, Hart River, Redder water supply, municipal and rural water, general water, and discretionary funding. The discussion focused on reduced revenue forecasts, the use of a $150 million line of credit as a working assumption, and concerns about large carryover amounts and piling up cash. No final changes were made to the water funding numbers, but the chair said the committee would revisit the bill after further cleanup of the draft language. The committee then took up House Bill 1600, which would create an immigration law clinic at the University of North Dakota law school. Members agreed the program should be treated as a one-time pilot rather than ongoing general fund spending, so they adopted an amendment changing the $400,000 appropriation to one-time funding from the strategic investment fund. The amended bill passed unanimously, and Senator Meyer was assigned to carry it. House Bill 1417, dealing with parole and probation-related policy, was also amended. The committee removed Section 8, which eliminated the bill’s appropriations language, based on testimony that the referenced funding was already included elsewhere in the budget. The amended bill then passed unanimously. The committee also discussed possible future amendments to water study language, including earlier reporting deadlines and a proposal to require larger new water project requests to go through the Water Topics Overview Committee before being introduced, but no final action was taken on those concepts. Several other bills, including the AI-related House Bill 1448 and law enforcement bonus bill 1193, were left for later consideration.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select Aug 22nd, 2025

Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 3010, which established the Rural Infrastructure Disaster Recovery. ...program to provide grants
  • Under the current statute we passed, grants may only be provided to governmental entities in counties
  • The good news is that there is a new state grant program administered by the Office of the Governor,
  • I think the bill does that by stating that the Office of the Governor can give their grant program to
  • Grants and donations. Members, any questions for Representative Virdell?
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Ways and Means General Fund Committee Mar 11th, 2026

Ways and Means General Fund

Transcript Highlights:
  • . >> House Bill 34 by Representative Robbins, Department of Work First talent recruitment grant program
  • Representative Robbins replied that the program would be a grant program under the Department of Commerce
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Additionally, the 81st Legislature granted a residence homestead exemption to 100% disabled veterans
  • HB 3033 would require the Department of Public Safety to establish and administer a grant program to
  • It also streamlines rules and confidentiality regarding the grant process.
  • attractive state for both business and investment. has firmly established the constitutional legality of granting
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Banking and Insurance Jan 28th, 2026

Banking and Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Chief Financial Officer is authorized to appoint review panel members to assist DFS in the grant
  • review process of applicants for general support grants and specific fire program grants provided by
  • We cannot ever take these men and women for granted, and I ask you for your favorable support.
  • I think that this bill will make meaningful regulation to protect seniors from scammers and fraud.
  • I would like to recognize the Honorable Mayor of the City of Lauderdale Hill, Mayor Denise Grant.
Summary: The Committee on Banking and Insurance met with a quorum present and took up a series of bills, beginning with SB 1286 by Senator Wright. That bill expands the law enforcement recruitment bonus program to include firefighters, creates a DFS grant review panel for fire-related grants, and establishes an institute for PTSD and first-responder behavioral health. Testimony from fire chiefs and others supported the measure, and the committee reported it favorably. The committee then considered several insurance and financial regulation bills. CS/SB 198 by Senator Rousan, as amended, regulates virtual currency kiosks with transaction limits, notice and receipt requirements, and OFR enforcement authority; witnesses described it as a needed anti-fraud measure, especially for seniors, and it was reported favorably. CS/SB 772 by Senator Burgess, as amended, allows limited licenses for portable electronics and eyewear insurance, and CS/SB 1504 by Senator Claudio, as amended, creates a pathway for high school students to qualify for insurance customer representative licensure; both were reported favorably. The committee also approved two cryptocurrency reserve bills by Senator Gruters: CS/SB 1038 creates the Florida Strategic Cryptocurrency Reserve framework, and CS/SB 1040 creates the related trust fund; both received technical amendments and favorable reports. CS/SB 1440 by Senator Martin, as amended, creates public records exemptions and cybersecurity reporting provisions for financial institutions and related entities, and it was reported favorably. Finally, SB 1668 by Senator Burton, which updates the NICA program’s funding and benefit structure, and CS/SB 570 by Senator Polsky, which creates a task force on payment scams, were both heard with supportive testimony and reported favorably. Senators later recorded additional affirmative votes on selected bills before the committee adjourned.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 3/11/25

Children and Families Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Another issue brought up at the Legislative Auditor is how difficult it is to substantiate fraud.
  • Another issue brought up at the Legislative Auditor is how difficult it is to substantiate fraud.
  • Another issue brought up at the Legislative Auditor is how difficult it is to substantiate fraud.
  • Another issue brought up at the Legislative Auditor is how difficult it is to substantiate fraud.
  • </c> department uh not just in an anti fraud department uh not just in an anti fraud measure<00:32:36.679
Bills: HF1169, HF1916
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Edfin Committee Meeting - 2025-04-01

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • House File 2786 would put tighter controls on grants and payments to nonprofit organizations.
  • Here are the components of the bill: First, MDE would be prohibited from issuing a grant or would be
  • required to terminate a grant if a nonprofit entity fails to make...
  • terminate payments if the recipient is the subject of an investigation, allegation, or allegation of fraud
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on County & Regional Government Mar 24th, 2025

S/C on County & Regional Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • that a county auditor or a comparable auditor office report on the disbursement and compliance of grants
  • received under the Senate Bill 22 grant program.
  • as defined in our occupations code, to the list of shared office employees that are eligible for a grant
  • Any authority that would grant that level of restructuring of that water would still be in place.
  • Specifically, it will grant the Harris County Hospital District the authority to employ and commission