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KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Families and Children. (2-5-26)
Families & Children
Transcript Highlights:
- And one of the big ones is a division of retirement accounts.
- Just uh want to work with you on um on maybe some enhanced counseling.
- </c> you on um on on maybe some enhanced you on um on on maybe some enhanced counseling.<00:27:49.600
- One.
- </c> should do so on the house floor. should do so on the house floor.
VT
Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Caucus of the Whole - 2025-04-08 - 11:00AM
Vermont House Floor Meeting
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Thank you all for all coming together on this. Uh, OK, you want to recognize me on.
- You are recognized on Senate on House Bill 37. OK.
- So only one out of.
- I have one quick question.
- Do you have a committee substitute to sit up on that one too? Uh, I do, OK.
Bills:
HB104
Keywords:
property tax, ad valorem tax, tax rate election, voter-approval tax rate, no-new-revenue tax rate, de minimis rate, local government, special district, tax increase, tax notice, public hearing, tax code, Health and Safety Code, Texas property taxes, taxing unit, election threshold, two-thirds vote, majority vote, budget approval
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- to government budgets, government budget to Texas economy.
- But bringing in follow-on capital, that's, that's not a return on investment. That is attracting.
- I'm not, I appreciate it and I'm not even saying that they're on, on a factual basis invalid.
- Uh, so we have one witness and then we'll. Oh, hang on. Yeah Members, any other questions?
- We are neutral on the bill.
Bills:
HB104
Keywords:
property tax, ad valorem tax, tax rate election, voter-approval tax rate, no-new-revenue tax rate, de minimis rate, local government, special district, tax increase, tax notice, public hearing, tax code, Health and Safety Code, Texas property taxes, taxing unit, election threshold, two-thirds vote, majority vote, budget approval
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Budget Review Subcommittee on Health and Family Services (2-2-22)
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KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uas43L7EID4, 2026-06-21T07:16:59+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Roll Call 01:27
UK Center for Excellence & Rural Health Discussion 03:41
KY Cabinet of Health & Family Services Governor’s Budget Recommendations 37:51, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Transportation Feb 24th, 2026 at 04:00 pm
Transportation
Transcript Highlights:
- The first one is a narrative summary of the budget.
- But it's also our understanding that your budget assumes an underspend on local projects.
- reductions by the House to the local programs budget will have real impacts on projects and programs
- Business and labor are speaking with one voice supporting this budget.
- So thank you for everything you guys are doing on this. I know it's a difficult budget year.
Keywords:
transportation bonds, general obligation bonds, Washington State Department of Transportation, WSDOT, highway funding, road construction, infrastructure financing, motor fuel tax, gas tax, vehicle fees, bond authorization, state finance committee, highway bond retirement fund, corridor projects, interstate improvements, right-of-way acquisition, public-private partnerships, transportation capital projects, local matching funds, emergency clause
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- bill, with House File 1943, omnibus elections budget bill.
- We're not voting on that yet, are we? No.
- </c><00:01:43.360><c> All</c> placement on the general register.
- All placement on the general register. All those<00:01:43.680><c> in</c><00:01:43.960><c> favor?
- that yet, are move we're not voting on that yet, are we?
Keywords:
omnibus, state government, local government, elections, campaign finance, voter registration, absentee voting, election administration, electronic rosters, lobbying, lobbyist disclosure, state budget, appropriations, biennial budget, Minnesota Secretary of State, Minnesota Management and Budget, state personnel, civil service, affirmative action, disability employment
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Joint Meeting of Senate and House State and Local Government (3-6-24)
Keywords:
KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiNwbov9r5c, 2026-06-21T07:17:06+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, This is a Joint meeting of the House Standing Committee on Local Government and Senate Standing Committee on State and Local Government.
Upon adjournment of this meeting the House Standing Committee on Local Government meeting will start.
Meeting Start 00:00:00
Attendance Roll Call 00:00:06
Review of 2024 CDBG 00:02:08, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Agriculture (10-16-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- And in October 2024, somebody showed up on my doorstep on a Thursday, on a sale day, which I’m fixing
- And in October 2024, somebody showed up on my doorstep on a Thursday, on a sale day, which I’m fixing
- Um, I'm probably one of the only ones on here who does have some experience with eminent domain.
- Um, I'm probably one of the only ones on here who does have some experience with eminent domain.
- </c> on them on those legal fees. on them on those legal fees.
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Meeting Start: 00:00:00
Attendance Roll Call: 00:00:24
Approval of September 18, 2025 Minutes: 00:02:03
Discussion on the Condemnation of Agricultural Land: 00:03:12
Discussion on the Kentucky Urban Youth Agriculture Initiative: 00:50:00
Adjournment: 01:19:10, 958, all
Summary:
The Joint Agriculture Committee met in October with a quorum present and approved the September minutes. The main presentation focused on condemnation of agricultural land and eminent domain, featuring testimony from Stephanie Barnett of a family-run livestock and farming business in Todd County, with support from Kentucky Farm Bureau. Barnett described a state road project that would take about 29 feet of frontage and affect entrances, fencing, a sign, drainage, a water well, and parking, saying the process involved poor communication, correspondence sent to the wrong address, and limited opportunity to negotiate changes such as a turning lane or relocated entrances. She said the business was not opposed to progress, but wanted the property restored and fairly compensated for the full impact on the operation, not just the land value.
Committee members broadly agreed that eminent domain is sometimes necessary but should be handled with more transparency, communication, and fairness. Several members said the issue affects both rural and urban property owners and raised concerns about fair market value, compensation for agricultural infrastructure improvements, long-term impacts on farm operations, and the cost and delay of litigation. One member asked about the firm involved and suggested hearing from the people responsible for the correspondence problems; Barnett said she would share names after negotiations conclude. Another member noted that the maps had already been drawn before the landowner was brought in and said local meetings and clearer public input could reduce conflict.
Chairman Dossett said he was interested in pursuing legislation for the upcoming session focused on property owner protection, fair treatment, and fair compensation, not just for agricultural land but for all Kentucky property owners. Members discussed possible ideas such as requiring better notice, more public transparency, and accounting for related costs like wells, fencing, drainage, and access changes. No votes or formal actions were taken beyond the approval of minutes and the discussion of potential future legislation.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
State Committee Meeting - 2025-03-27
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Our budget request is split into one-time requests for fiscal year 2026 and an ongoing increase to our
- With that, I will make one brief comment and say that I personally have met with the AG's office on a
- As everyone on this committee knows, we've not yet received our budget targets.
- We proposed this budget. Thank you, Chair Nash. And thank you. We will ask for a roll call on this.
- They calculate our staffing needs based on the size of our state Medicaid budget.
Keywords:
state government finance, biennial budget, appropriations, Minnesota Management and Budget, Healthy Aging Subcabinet, Office of Healthy Aging, older adults, aging policy, long-term care, caregivers, public health, Medicaid fraud, medical assistance fraud, attorney general subpoena power, fraud enforcement, business filing fraud, Secretary of State, deceptive mailings, consumer protection, certified public accountant
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 3/27/25
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Finally, the bill on the budget side provides flexibility to transfer dollars between accounts within
- One of the questions I have is: how much total FTEs does this add with the governor's budget?
- Our budget request is split into one-time requests for fiscal year 26 and an ongoing increase to our
- </c><00:48:09.120><c> brief</c> with that, um I will make one brief with that, um I will make one brief
- They calculate our staffing needs based on the size of our state Medicaid budget.
Keywords:
state government finance, biennial budget, appropriations, Minnesota Management and Budget, Healthy Aging Subcabinet, Office of Healthy Aging, older adults, aging policy, long-term care, caregivers, public health, Medicaid fraud, medical assistance fraud, attorney general subpoena power, fraud enforcement, business filing fraud, Secretary of State, deceptive mailings, consumer protection, certified public accountant
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 3/5/26
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> one excused. one excused.
- </c><00:20:56.720><c> uh</c> the list goes on and on the operation uh the list goes on and on the operation
- on our local businesses, on our taxpayers.
- the</c> has not been one incident here on the has not been one incident here on the capital<01:09:27.199
- </c> and one excused. and one excused.
Keywords:
civil rights, law enforcement, federal collaboration, accountability, state law, immigration enforcement, economic impact, Operation Metro Surge, study, appropriation, local government, Legislative Commission on Legislative Security, legislator security, elected official security, staff security, statehouse security, capitol security, legislative district safety, political violence prevention, threat assessment
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Hold on, hold on. You can't leave yet. I'm sorry.
- as this one that are expanding it, that it is something that is taking up more and more of our budget
- One, one, one. Thank you. 9-6-11-1-1. Thank you. I've never done this in my committee.
- the budget, so the entire legislature has to vote on every single thing.
- the budget so the entire legislature has to vote on every single thing yep that's my understanding so
Keywords:
mental health, hearings, acquaintance witnesses, patient rights, treatment evaluation, barbering, cosmetology, appropriation, funding, licensing, board operations, peace officer, training, public safety, traffic offenses, judicial system, corrections, recruitment, state budget, crime victims
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- I was actually at one of the briefings on Friday made by the executive, and... ...on Friday made by the
- fixing the budget last year that they gave employees a one-time raise, and then it was in their budget
- is that they're banking on... ...that we have with their budget is that they're banking on is a very
- Under the executive budget, they are only funded one time in '27. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
- Believes that spending on ADE in general will actually come in below budget by $27 million?
Keywords:
stormwater, recharge mapping, water resources, groundwater, appropriation, Arizona, HB2116, Colorado River, litigation fund, water rights, Arizona water law, general fund appropriation, state budget, interstate water compact, Colorado River Compact, water litigation, A.R.S. 45-119, natural resources, water policy, river management
KY
Transcript Highlights:
- We have to all states have to get a revised and approved budget based on the actual dollar amount we
- We have to all states have to get a revised and approved budget based on the actual dollar amount we
- c> issue on the shortages on um what the issue on the shortages on um what the barriers<00:31:09.440>
- on this.
- </c> the ones who weighed in. the ones who weighed in.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Elections, Constitutional Amend. and Intergovernmental Affairs (2-19-26)
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm sure with this budget.
- >> Okay, one more.
- You know, we do have one of the safest elections in a tight budget cycle where we're cutting healthcare
- Um, and they are one Democrat, one Republican.
- </c> get that in the budget. So u I'm a no. get that in the budget. So u I'm a no.
Summary:
The House Elections, Constitutional Amendments, and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee met to consider House Bill 534, sponsored by Rep. DJ Johnson, with a committee substitute. Johnson said the bill was the product of interim work with the Secretary of State’s office, the State Board of Elections, county clerks, KREF, and other stakeholders, and that the committee substitute folded in several election-administration changes. He highlighted provisions clarifying the timeline for felony voter-roll removals, allowing the Board of Elections to work with federal agencies to identify non-citizens on the voter rolls, creating a process for those individuals to prove citizenship and vote provisionally, and changing some KREF board appointments. He also described technical campaign-finance changes and said some provisions might still be adjusted through floor amendments.
Members raised concerns about fiscal impact, timing, and voter privacy. Rep. Bivens questioned the cost and whether the bill could affect voter records; Johnson responded that the bill itself did not require new equipment or broad new spending, though a special election in a local government failure scenario could create costs. Rep. Hancock and Rep. Marzian argued the bill could create unnecessary burdens on county clerks and questioned whether there was a demonstrated problem to justify the changes. The county clerks’ association, through Rockcastle County Clerk Danetta Ford Allen, opposed the bill as introduced, warning that citizenship checks could wrongly remove eligible voters, that online ballot images or cast vote records could threaten voter privacy and facilitate vote buying, and that the emergency clause would force major changes too close to the May primary.
Johnson defended the bill as a targeted response to a real local election failure and said the citizenship data sharing would be limited to name, date of birth, and Social Security number. He also explained that the ballot-image language was permissive and intended to let counties explore emerging technology, but he was open to removing that section or changing the effective date in a floor amendment. He further said he would consider preserving gubernatorial appointments to KREF with Senate oversight instead of shifting appointments to legislative leaders. After discussion, the committee voted 9-2 with one pass to report the bill out, with several members explaining yes votes as support for moving the bill forward while expecting further cleanup, and no votes citing cost, timing, and voter-access concerns.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Education (3-19-24)
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations & Revenue. (7-1-26)
Appropriations & Revenue
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> The baseline budget is a straight-lined budget based on the current enacted budget as revised.
- Well, every one of those schools has a budget. Right?
- Well, every one of those schools has a budget. Right?
- Well, every one of those schools has a budget. Right?
- Well, every one of those schools has a budget. Right?
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Meeting Start 00:00:00
Budget Process 00:02:28
Allotment Process 00:10:30
School Facilities Construction Commission 00:29:10
Role of KDE in School Facilities Funding 00:47:00
Kentucky School Boards Association 01:13:25
Elementary and Secondary School Construction 01:20:40
Perkins V Funding 01:35:32, 958, all
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Appropriations - Education and Environment Division Apr 10th, 2025 at 02:30 pm
Appropriations - Education and Environment Division
Transcript Highlights:
- I've worked with the bank a long time on a lot of different bills and budgets, and there's one consistent
- And that's a big part of our reputation, is delivering on time and on budget.
- It was the one that the original... I don't even know a copy of them on 4-007.
- One question.
- Well, that's the extent of our work on the water committee budget.
Bills:
HB1329
Keywords:
government spending database, public expenditure transparency, open data, government transparency, school district spending, state spending, local government finance, education finance, budget database, expenditure reporting, salary transparency, benefits data, public records, Legislative Management study, North Dakota, school board training, superintendent, principal, business manager, higher education spending
Summary:
The division first discussed Senate Bill 1540 and related amendments involving implementation mechanics, procurement exemptions, and an emergency clause. Bank of North Dakota representatives explained that, based on a timeline review with DPI, the project would be very difficult to implement for the 2026-27 school year without exemptions from state purchasing and IT oversight rules and without an emergency clause; they said the normal procurement process could take about 240 days and that a 15-month implementation window would likely push the start to 2027-28 if those changes were not adopted. Members also raised a separate policy question about a criminal penalty placeholder in the bill, and the committee agreed that the sentence was unnecessary and should be removed. The committee deferred means-testing questions and fiscal-note issues to the next morning, with the understanding that the bill would be drafted in a way that made it workable if it advanced.
The committee then turned to the water budget bill and reviewed the latest amended version, which included changes to the Water Topics process, Southwest Pipeline line of credit provisions, Red River supply funding, Mouse River project amounts, general water funding, studies on Missouri River intakes and water governance/finance, and a carryover/transfer adjustment. Chris Cattermas of the Department of Water Resources said most of the carryover funds were already obligated, with the largest unobligated amount in flood control. After review, Senator Thomas moved a do-pass recommendation on the bill as amended, the motion was seconded, and the committee approved it unanimously. The chair noted that other bills would be taken up the next morning, including 1013, 1014, and 1540.
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Appropriations - Education and Environment Division Apr 10th, 2025 at 09:30 am
Appropriations - Education and Environment Division
Transcript Highlights:
- We're going to start out on House Bill 1329. That was the one on the database and Senator Schaible.
- I guess I even ask why some people vote no on budgets in our chamber, and they cannot tell you.
- So on page one, we did—are you looking at 4,07?
- Okay, so on 4,007 on page one, number one, administrator means the Bank of North Dakota.
- On page one, number one, administrator means the Bank of North Dakota.
Bills:
HB1329
Keywords:
government spending database, public expenditure transparency, open data, government transparency, school district spending, state spending, local government finance, education finance, budget database, expenditure reporting, salary transparency, benefits data, public records, Legislative Management study, North Dakota, school board training, superintendent, principal, business manager, higher education spending
Summary:
The Education Division met with all members present and first took up House Bill 1329, which would create a transparency database and website for school spending information. Senator Schaible offered Amendment 0204 to turn the bill into a study, citing concerns that the proposal would impose major data-collection burdens on 168 school districts, require new data standards and privacy protections, and likely cost far more than the $500,000 in the bill. Several members supported transparency but agreed the implementation costs and technical feasibility were unclear. The committee adopted the amendment 4-1, then passed HB 1329 as amended on a 5-0 vote, with Senator Shively to carry the bill.
The committee then discussed House Bill 1540, the education savings account/voucher bill. Representatives from the Bank of North Dakota and the Department of Public Instruction explained that they had not been consulted on the original drafting and outlined needed administrative changes, including clarifying the Bank as administrator, using a third-party program manager, involving DPI in rulemaking, adding audit and appeal procedures, and adjusting language on eligible purchases and school disqualification. They also said the current timeline was likely too aggressive to launch by the 2026-27 school year and estimated the program would require about 15 months to implement, with a fiscal note now around $5.1 million.
Members also discussed policy-related amendments on means testing and application timing. Senator Shively proposed a 300% of poverty-level means test and a sign-up period to reduce costs and limit open-ended enrollment, while Senator Axman proposed a tiered approach that would keep all students technically eligible but phase in funding levels by income, preserving access for students who qualify for other federal supports. DPI said it could not currently disaggregate some data by family income and that the appeal process and procurement timeline still needed work. The committee did not move HB 1540 out that morning and instead recessed to continue discussion later after members had time to review the administrative and fiscal issues separately from the means-testing proposals.