Video & Transcript Research : 'financing'

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KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • But that's this the Finance Cabinet maintains a vendor list.
  • But that's this the Finance Cabinet maintains a vendor list.
  • But that's this the Finance Cabinet maintains a vendor list.
  • But that's this the Finance Cabinet maintains a vendor list.
  • But that's this the Finance Cabinet maintains a vendor list.
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission met on November 18, 2025, approved the October 14 minutes, and then took up five motions in ethics matters 24LEC3 and 24LEC6. Those motions included a renewed motion to dismiss and motion to quash by Representative Daniel Gberg, a renewed motion to compel/sanctions and continuance request by Mr. Jenkins, and competing motions in limine concerning evidence and redaction of deposition transcripts. Vice Chair Mike Schaw was appointed hearing officer for the motion practice, and the commission agreed to hear the motions one at a time in open session. Representative Chris Lily joined later by Zoom. Counsel for Representative Gberg argued the remaining allegations were minor, that the commission lacked key exculpatory materials such as an alleged LRC report, policies, procedures, and training materials, and that the record did not support the ethics charges. She also argued the case had been broadened by extraneous allegations and that the respondent had been unfairly prejudiced. Enforcement counsel responded that he had produced all materials in his possession, that any LRC materials were not in the commission’s custody, and that the commission’s probable-cause findings were based on sworn testimony and affidavits already in the record. He argued the motions to dismiss and for summary judgment should be denied because genuine issues of material fact remained and the commission had already found probable cause on three ethics violations. Commission members questioned both sides about the alleged LRC report and whether it was part of the commission’s record. The chair stated the commission had not relied on any LRC report and had not withheld anything, while another member emphasized that the proceeding concerned alleged violations of the ethics code, not LRC sexual-harassment policy. A commissioner also noted the unusual structure of the proceeding and questioned whether the complaints, taken as true, stated a basis for dismissal. The transcript ends during continued discussion of the standard for dismissal and summary judgment, with no final ruling on the motions captured in the excerpt.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

EDT-WTL, EDT-AEN, EDT Public Hearings 03-18-2025

Economic Development and Tourism

Transcript Highlights:
  • Next up, Director Salivia with the Department of Budget and Finance.
  • I am Lisa Salivia, Director of Finance for the State of Hawaiʻi.
  • Next up, Director Salivia with the Department of Budget and Finance.
  • I am Lisa Salivia, Director of Finance for the State of Hawaiʻi.
  • I am Lisa Salivia, Director of Finance for the State of Hawaiʻi.
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The Senate Committee on Economic Development and Tourism and on Water and Land heard testimony on HB 504, a measure relating to environmental stewardship and funding for natural resource protection and restoration. Supporters included multiple state agencies and advocacy groups, such as DLNR, HTA, Hawaiʻi Ocean Legislative Task Force, Resources Legacy Fund, the Hawaiʻi Climate Action Coalition, and others, who said the bill would create dedicated funding for environmental, climate, and cultural resource needs and help address wildfire, flood, coastal storm, and tourism-related impacts. Several witnesses emphasized that Hawaiʻi’s environmental funding gap is large and that visitor contributions should be directed to stewardship and restoration. Some supporters also urged that the measure be applied equitably across all visitor accommodations and related uses, including cruise ship cabins and state rooms, while a few suggested amendments to broaden coverage or create a working group for implementation. Opposition and concerns focused largely on the bill’s tax structure and legal/administrative issues. The Department of Budget and Finance and the Tax Foundation questioned the reimbursable general obligation bond special fund in part two, suggesting it be converted to a regular special fund or deleted. The Attorney General’s office said part two may violate the single-subject rule in the state constitution and recommended deleting it. The Department of Taxation said the proposed points-and-miles language would be difficult to audit and enforce, and Expedia and others said the proposed tax treatment of loyalty points and certain payment forms would be operationally difficult. Industry witnesses also warned the bill could raise costs in a high-tax destination and asked for more marketing support if the tax is increased. The committee also heard concerns that a new tax on cruise ship cabins could raise federal preemption issues. The chair noted the testimony count as 23 in support, 179 in opposition, and one with comments. No vote was taken in the portion provided, and the hearing ended with questions from senators and agency responses about possible amendments, enforcement, and constitutional concerns.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 3/10/25

Agriculture Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • The hour of 1:00 having arrived, the Committee on Agriculture Finance and Policy is called to order today
  • Department of Agriculture, beginning with the Protection Services Division. 2025 and um it says a finance
  • and policy 2025 and um it says a finance and policy that<00:04:06.840> house<00:04:07.079>
  • This is similar to the 2023 finance bill, and for the most part it's the same writer language.
  • Authority Clause p is the rural finance Authority Clause p is the governor's<00:20:41.400> request
Bills: HF1704
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services (02/10/2026)

Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • So I will have to have to work finance. So I will have to have to work on<00:51:41.520> it.
  • I can tell you if we send kind of a half-baked bill to finance, it's dead because finance is not going
  • <00:55:30.319> committee minations that the finance committee minations that the finance committee
  • well well understand the finance well well understand the finance committee's<00:57:25.680> reputation
  • Um during the financed benefits.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Senate Executive Departments and Administration (01/08/2026)

Executive Departments and Administration

Transcript Highlights:
  • committee so I this is not the finance committee so I don't<01:22:34.880> want<01:22:34.960><
  • I sit on finance as well. So that helps a little bit. >> Okay.
  • I sit on finance as well. So myself. I sit on finance as well.
  • <01:41:25.760> and work to figure out how the finances and work to figure out how the finances
  • I mean my finance committee hat here for just a minute.
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Transportation, Highways and Public Works Jun 22nd, 2026

Transportation, Highways & Public Works

Transcript Highlights:
  • We're able to use some additional means of finance.
  • We're able to use some additional means of finance.
  • We get federal dollars as well as other means of finance.
  • Highway Priority Program, the additional projects through LTIF, capital outlay, and all means of finance
  • an effort within the department to review those projects either on a constructability basis or a financing
Keywords: 965, house, all
Summary: The House Transportation Committee met for an information-only hearing with no votes or formal actions. DOTD Secretary Glenn LaD and Deputy Secretary Beau Black outlined the department’s transformation efforts, emphasizing faster project delivery, improved transparency, and use of technology. They reported major reductions in contractor payment processing time, from roughly 35 days to 15 days or less, and change-order approvals from about 40–45 days to around five days. They also described new tools such as inspection tablets, a project delivery dashboard, e-ticketing, a customer service portal, and a pilot using sensor technology on department vehicles to identify potholes and damaged assets. The department said it is reorganizing district staffing, replacing the old area engineer model with district points of contact for construction, maintenance, and operations, without increasing total staff. Members focused heavily on local maintenance concerns, including potholes, drainage, culverts, mowing, overgrown ditches, and utility-related delays. Several legislators asked how to get quicker responses on routine maintenance and how to distinguish state responsibility from local jurisdiction. DOTD said it would meet with district administrators to address specific problems and clarify jurisdiction, and that the new customer service portal should help track complaints electronically. Members also asked about contractor accountability, utility relocations, and public communication on long-running projects; DOTD said it is improving internal KPIs, coordinating more closely with district staff and public information officers, and considering broader public updates beyond the website. The department also reviewed highway planning and funding. Officials said the Highway Priority Program is being reworked into a more fiscally constrained, staged process that starts earlier in concept development and gives legislators and constituents more feedback before the annual road show. They said the department is using new IDIQ contracting authority to bring in outside help for bridge maintenance and other work, and that bridge maintenance backlogs remain significant. DOTD reported that LTIF 1.0 and 2.0 together cover 91 projects statewide totaling more than $534 million, with over 40 complete, and that LTIF 3.0 adds 39 projects and about $165 million. Combined with other funding sources, the department said its upcoming construction program will include 385 projects worth about $1.73 billion. Legislators generally praised the department’s progress but raised concerns about lingering local problems and the need for clearer communication. Questions were also asked about a barge strike on the Black Bayou Pontoon Bridge, with DOTD saying divers and staff were inspecting the damage and that emergency repairs would likely be needed. After the DOTD update, the new Office of Louisiana Highway Construction, led by Archie Chesson, gave its own update on its first year, describing a small staff, heavy use of consultant and contractor pools, emergency procurement authority, and rapid delivery of rural bridge and roadway projects.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House DFL Media Availability 5/14/26

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • . $1.2 billion was what we could finance this year in a responsible fashion.
  • what<00:15:18.400> we<00:15:18.520> could<00:15:19.080> uh<00:15:19.160> finance
  • <00:15:19.680> this<00:15:19.880> year was what we could uh finance this year was what
  • we could uh finance this year in<00:15:20.120> a<00:15:20.160> responsible<00:15:20.720
  • hospital, and that professional board will have folks on it that have the requisite requirements of finance
Keywords: 919, house, all
Summary: House leaders and members discussed a budget agreement centered on preserving Hennepin County Medical Center, with speakers saying the deal provides $705 million total for HCMC and related hospital support. They said $205 million would go directly and exclusively to HCMC, with a $500 million reserve fund available next summer for hospitals meeting narrow eligibility criteria tied to medical assistance and uncompensated care, plus a $30 million uncompensated care fund and increased Medicaid rates for critical access hospitals. They also said the agreement includes a task force to develop a long-term solution for HCMC and new governance provisions, including a professional hospital board, mediation requirements, and continued reporting on public dollars. The leaders also highlighted other parts of the budget deal, including $1.2 billion in bonding for infrastructure, $125 million for a homestead tax refund that would increase the homestead credit by 12% for qualifying homeowners, and $75 million for county IT modernization with additional ongoing funding and a possible future surplus allocation. They said the agreement preserves three-month Medicaid retroactive coverage for one year despite federal changes, provides $10 million for food banks and food shelves, and includes $12.5 million for school-linked mental health grants, $3.8 million for mobile crisis grants, and $5 million for anonymous threat reporting systems in public and private schools. Members also said the deal does not change existing law on the ballpark tax, which remains tied to Target Field bonds and other statutory obligations, and that NLX and Blue Line transit funding would only redirect to reserve accounts if those projects do not move forward. They said the agreement also includes memorial provisions for former Speaker Melissa Hortman, including a $200,000 appropriation to Helping Paws, renaming Highway 610 as the Hortman Memorial Highway, a memorial garden, and a work group on a Capitol complex state park proposal. In response to questions, leaders said they were frustrated that comprehensive gun violence prevention and some other issues were not included, and they said the session would end with an orderly finish after several long days of final work.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Finance Feb 10th, 2026 at 09:10 am

Senate Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • It aligns financing with the true cost of care, and transparency is built into how the program operates
  • while one could receive a $300,000 loan repayment, and that would certainly help one's personal finances
  • We really believe that the Finance Authority should be at the table for all of these conversations.
  • We really believe that the finance authority should be at the table for all of these conversations.
  • development, work to support around Holloman, and making sure that we have that fund available and financed
Bills: SB241, SB145
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Conservation Jan 31st, 2026 at 09:07 am

Senate Conservation

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator Compass, I'm wondering, does this—this is supposed to go to finance.
  • decided, I just wanted to see if that was something that needed to go to that committee rather than Finance
  • And finance is about the impact on the finances.
  • have some of the same concerns that have gone on, and I'm expecting it will go to Tax instead of Finance
  • And just remember us when we come over to finance, please.
Bills: SB47, SB110, SB122, SB143, SB168
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Legislative Health and Human Services Nov 7th, 2025

Legislative Health & Human Services Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • My name is Simon Miller, and I'm an analyst with the Department of Finance.
  • However, if we look at the report that the Legislative Finance Committee (LFC) put together regarding
  • I am Emily Hilla, a fiscal analyst for the Legislative Finance Committee.
  • Cates, we'll hear from agencies on the budget in LFC throughout the interim, and then HEFC and Senate Finance
  • I'm an analyst at the Legislative Finance Committee.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Land Grant Sep 8th, 2025

House Rural Development, Land Grants And Cultural Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • So with us, we have Jason Quintana with the Department of Finance and Administration.
  • Office of the State Auditor, Office of the State Engineer, Local Government Division, New Mexico Finance
  • Compliance with the current budget submitted. to the Budget and Finance Bureau within LGD, which is the
  • Currently, the Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) is awaiting the distribution recommendation
  • To this day, and they're trying to build resources and finances in which to regain that land.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Federal Funding Stabilization Subcommittee Jul 1st, 2025

Federal Funding Stabilization Subcommittee

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, we really will have to talk to you all as the legislature about how we finance the operations of
  • But if we are going to be making recommendations from this committee to the two finance committees, we
  • are being asked to sort of contribute to the actual SNAP benefit, which has been 100% federally financed
  • And so I'm thinking, has your agency, or maybe the Legislative Finance, you know modeled the cumulative
  • We're going to be working with the agency to figure out a plan for financing what the agency needs and
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Environmental Regulation Apr 17th, 2025

Environmental Regulation

Transcript Highlights:
  • process for LNG facilities can impact customer offtake agreements, construction contracts, and project financing
  • I get time is money, delays can mess up your financing, can cause commodity cost to increase beyond your
  • I get time is money, delays, can mess up your financing, can cause commodity cost to increase beyond
  • For example, if I get my draft permit, is that usually enough for me to confirm my financing and break
  • The fact that that's even a possibility I think would muddy your financing.
Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 1904, which would classify intentionally released helium balloons as litter and create criminal penalties for balloon releases. The author and supportive witnesses argued that balloon releases harm wildlife, livestock, waterways, and infrastructure, and that the bill would close a loophole in current litter law. Several members questioned whether criminal penalties were appropriate, and the author said he was willing to work toward civil penalties and fines instead. No vote was taken, and HB 1904 was left pending. The committee then took up several pending bills and reported them favorably to the full House, including HB 3249, HB 3866, HB 4112, HB 1768, HB 1499, HB 573, and HB 464. These measures dealt with topics such as TCEQ contested-case procedures, outdoor storage containers, high-level radioactive waste, concrete plant permitting and grants, unannounced concrete batch plant inspections, and a scrap tire grant program. Most were adopted with substitutes and passed on recorded votes, generally with unanimous or near-unanimous support. A major portion of the meeting focused on HB 3997, which would create expedited permitting timelines for LNG facilities and related wastewater permits. Industry witnesses said the bill would provide certainty for multibillion-dollar projects without eliminating public participation, while environmental groups opposed parts of the bill that they said could limit contested-case participation and be unrealistic for SOAH timelines. TCEQ staff described the current wastewater permitting process and said some of the bill’s timing provisions could be workable, especially with an expedited fee. The bill was left pending after the author said he would continue working on committee substitute language. The committee also heard HB 1237 on extending the renewal window for expired TCEQ occupational water licenses, and HB 4519, a TERP consolidation bill that would combine several clean transportation grant programs into fewer programs. HB 1237 was left pending without testimony, while HB 4519 drew broad support from environmental and industry witnesses who favored simplifying the program, though some asked for stronger emphasis on particulate matter and hydrogen funding. The committee withdrew the substitute on HB 4519 and left it pending. Finally, HB 5033, which would eliminate the motor vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance program if federal authority changes, drew opposition from environmental and inspection-industry witnesses who warned it would weaken air-quality protections and could remove an important enforcement tool. The author said the bill was intended as a trigger mechanism and would be refined, and HB 5033 was left pending. The committee also heard HB 1227 on municipal solid-waste franchise fees and private-provider access; the author said he would bring a substitute after hearing concerns from cities, and the bill was left pending.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • As well as representatives from the Department of Healthcare Services and the Department of Finance.
  • Is there anything else from DHCS or the Department of Finance?
  • Liz Beth Casio with the Department of Finance.
  • For the population with behavioral health needs, those housing supports may be provided and financed
  • Lightborn and representatives from the Department of Finance and the LAO.
Keywords: 988, house, all
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

HED Public Hearing - Wed Mar 12, 2025 @ 2:00 PM HST

Higher Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill authorizes the Board of Regents to issue revenue bonds for the purpose of financing qualifying
  • Unfortunately, it was not scheduled by Finance.
  • bill already has a blank appropriation and a defective date, but to keep this going and to Senate Finance
  • :32:09.679> by unfortunately it was not scheduled by unfortunately it was not scheduled by Finance
  • members just to refresh your Finance members just to refresh your memory<00:32:12.399> as<00:
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The House Committee on Higher Education heard five bills and later took up one joint Housing/Higher Education measure. On SB 1146 SD1, relating to the Alaw Canal, testimony from DLNR and UH was in support of funding an action plan and pre-engineering concept plan to address debris management and water quality in the watershed; members discussed the cost burden on DLNR and the possibility of identifying upstream sources of debris. On SB 1232 SD2, relating to wastewater systems, the Department of Health, DHHL, and several advocacy groups supported a three-year pilot program at UH’s Water Resources Research Center to test new wastewater technologies, with witnesses saying it could help certify cheaper alternatives and reduce cesspool upgrade costs. On SB 119 SD1, relating to nursing, witnesses supported funding a Bachelor of Science in Nursing program at Maui College. On SB 865 SD1, relating to agriculture, UH CTAHR, the Hawaii Farm Bureau, and many island agricultural groups supported funding for a Kona Cooperative Extension position, with testimony and committee discussion favoring an extension agent over an administrative support role. On SB 1487 SD1, relating to UH revenue bonds, UH supported authorizing revenue bonds for priority capital projects, and members asked for clarification that the measure was a preliminary authorization rather than a specific spending plan. In decision-making, the committee recommended passing SB 1146 SD1, SB 1232 SD2, SB 119 SD1, SB 865 SD1, and SB 1487 SD1 with House Draft 1 amendments, mainly to change defective dates to 7/1/3000 and, for SB 865, to upgrade the position to an extension agent. Votes were unanimous in favor on the measures, with one recusal noted on SB 865 and some members excused on other votes. The committee then recessed and later reconvened for a joint House Housing/Higher Education hearing on SB 1553 SD2, relating to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands. DHHL asked that the bill be deferred because due diligence was incomplete and more discussion was needed with UH and other stakeholders; UH said it was coordinating access to the property and described its current and future use. Both committees agreed to defer the bill.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Veterans and Military Affairs Division 3/5/25

Veterans and Military Affairs Division

Transcript Highlights:
  • move your bill before the division and recommend that it be re-referred to the Human Services and Finance
  • move your bill before the division and recommend that it be re-referred to the Human Services and Finance
  • 02:01.640> and re-referred to the human services and re-referred to the human services and finance
  • policy committee yes thank you finance policy committee yes thank you chair<00:02:06.000> please<
  • Ray renews her motion that House File 1662 be recommended to be re-referred to the Human Services Finance
Keywords: 1183, house
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Ways & Means Mar 3rd, 2025

Ways & Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, I'm not a school finance expert. Our school finance expert is here and she can.
  • , um, but I don't think you can do much about enrichment because as part of the, you know, school finance
  • value loss, but that's a choice that the legislature is making in order not to disrupt the school finance
  • formulas and the public school finance system.
  • property tax system that as values go down, tax rates can go up to compensate, and that's true in school finance
Bills: HB8, HB9, HJR1, HB 22
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • our time and energy since that last report has been spent in a combined effort by our staff and the Finance
  • our time and energy since that last report has been spent in a combined effort by our staff and the Finance
  • Now it's about can we expedite that construction, and in my talks with DECA within Finance Facilities
  • c><00:31:34.120> uh<00:31:34.240> Deca<00:31:34.760> within<00:31:35.159> Finance
  • my talks with um uh Deca within Finance my talks with um uh Deca within Finance facilities<00:31
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The House Standing Committee on Justice, Public Safety, and Judiciary met to approve the February 18 minutes and then heard first from Kentucky State Police Commissioner Philip Burnett Jr. on recruitment, Trooper Academy classes, and the Kentucky Emergency Warning System (KQES) lease program. Burnett said KSP had submitted the House Bill 6 recruitment and retention reports, and he reviewed Cadet Classes 104 and 105, including application numbers, age ranges, and the mix of applicants by education, military, and law enforcement background. He said attrition is driven largely by physical fitness failures and homesickness from the resident academy model, but noted KSP has expanded recruiting and mentoring efforts, including college-credit partnerships and targeted recruiting in western Kentucky. Members asked about academy credit, the physical test, dropout reasons, whether applicants can reapply, and where recruits are coming from; Burnett said some do return successfully and that most candidates come from central and eastern Kentucky, while staffing remains hardest at posts in Mayfield, Madisonville, Henderson, Campbellsburg, and Dry Ridge. Burnett also updated the committee on KQES and the broader radio replacement effort. He described KQES as a 153-tower microwave backbone supporting state and local public safety communications, including DEMA, KET, and seismology equipment, and said KSP is renewing long-term private land leases that were set to expire in the coming years. He reported progress using master agreements and outside leasing firms, with eight leases out for bid and eleven more to follow, plus new interagency leases with the Transportation Cabinet and a site move in Wolf County to Forest Service land. He said about 997 leases still remain to be executed, though some tower sites involve multiple leases, and he expressed optimism that the new process will protect the system’s assets. In response to questions from Representative Sharp, Burnett said he could not give a firm completion date for the new radio system but estimated 18 to 36 months depending on tower construction, and said phase three equipment has already been procured for parts of Posts 8, 11, and 14, including Boyd and Lawrence counties. After KSP’s presentation and questions from Representatives Sharp, Carney, and Decker, the committee turned to the Kentucky Court of Justice. Zach Ramy, director of the Administrative Office of the Courts, introduced himself and began the court system’s budget overview, but the transcript provided cuts off before that presentation continued.
US
Transcript Highlights:
  • One's ability to get a loan to finance their home or start a business was often determined by this.
  • Thank you. ...out the dangers of money laundering and terrorist financing.
  • of places like North Korea, financing of illicit activities. ...Would that put more pressure on you
  • We need to figure out how to help them manage their finances, not force banks to carry an at-risk customer
  • That this committee and the Senate Finance Committee have a hearing to look into this matter to protect
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • The Senate's housing and homelessness prevention committee heard from the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency
  • 20:57.320> the<00:20:57.480> Minnesota<00:20:58.000> housing<00:20:58.600> Finance
  • from the Minnesota housing Finance from the Minnesota housing Finance Agency<00:20:59.640> this
  • developers, mortgage lenders, community organizations, tribal governments, and local governments to finance
  • The state demographer also told senators during the most recent Education Finance Committee meeting that
Keywords: 1187, senate, all