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• </c><00:47:12.960><c> is</c> care for Lexi because that funding is care for Lexi because that funding
• </c> Medicaid accounts for 89% of the funds Medicaid accounts for 89% of the funds that<00:51:21.599>
• Each one of us is funded Virgin Islands.
• </c> only struggling with the limited funding only struggling with the limited funding to<01:17:34.719
• </c> there's already an existing funding there's already an existing funding mechanism<01:26:06.560><

Bills: HF2216 , HF1978 , HF2354 , HF1963 , HF1994 , HF1995 , HF1894

Committee: House Human Services Finance and Policy

Keywords: assisted living, nursing home, long-term care, guardian, conservator, resident rights, arbitration, mandatory arbitration, consumer protection, fee increase, rate increase, price hike, private pay, public funds, Medicaid, waiver services, elderly, seniors, older adults, disability rights

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• These programs provide seed fundings for new technologies and innovation across all industry sectors,
• These small businesses can go to another state and get that additional funding. call it pre-clinical
• So it's really at that innovation stage, it's very hard to raise other funds.
• These funds don't take away your equity, it's just a grant from the federal government.
• Might not have any grants to fund it immediately.

Bills: HB186 , HB517 , HB 1093 , HB 1268 , HB1395 , HB186

Committee: House Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

Keywords: social media, children, account verification, data privacy, parental control, property owners' association, residential watering restrictions, vegetation, fine limitations, drought, technology, innovation, economic development, grants, Texas Economic Development, business funding, HB 1395, private passenger vehicle rental, car rental, vehicle rental

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• </c> may require a recipient of State funds may require a recipient of State funds to<00:07:28.319><c
• </c> program um the recipient of State funds program um the recipient of State funds is<00:13:50.160>
• funding from the limited donor funding funding from the state<00:59:48.920><c> could</c><00:59:49.079
• Finally, the state should not fund CPCs because CPCs' use of the funding is not adequately regulated,
• <01:04:14.720><c> in</c> funding in funding in 21<01:04:16.520><c> we</c><01:04:16.680><c> had</c><01

Bills: HF25 , HF1 , HF428

Committee: House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Keywords: pregnancy support, women's health, maternity homes, nonprofit organizations, grant funding, abortion, family services, Office of Inspector General, inspector general, legislative audit, fraud prevention, waste and abuse, public funds, grant oversight, state grants, grant management, whistleblower protection, retaliation, subpoena power, data practices

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• I think maybe it wasn't clear about when the funding had to be expended, so I'm glad we can fix it.
• </c> essentially it's not all state funding essentially it's not all state funding um<00:26:22.320><c
• </c> grantees recipients of those funds grantees recipients of those funds representative<00:26:37.200
• when funds pass from an agency to a nonprofit and then to a school.
• State funds and then tying that into State funds and then tying that into those<00:52:36.920><c> in-person

Bills: HF1 , HF779 , HF1034

Committee: House Education Finance

Keywords: Office of Inspector General, inspector general, legislative audit, fraud prevention, waste and abuse, public funds, grant oversight, state grants, grant management, whistleblower protection, retaliation, subpoena power, data practices, government transparency, accountability, law enforcement referrals, sanctions, debarment, payment withholding, public assistance fraud

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• All right, we were at exactly 1:30 for our first General Fund Committee meeting.
• Our first General Fund Committee meeting of the year.
• $150 goes to the memorial in Tuscaloosa. $150 goes to the Support Program, $350 goes to the community fund
• , and another $350 goes to the emergency relief fund.

Bills: HB30 , HB35 , HB72 , HB89 , HB30 , HB35

Committee: House Ways and Means General Fund

Keywords: elections, post-election audit, election audit, risk-limiting audit, ballot audit, election integrity, voter confidence, Secretary of State, judge of probate, canvassing board, poll watchers, ballot containers, manual tally, recount, county election, statewide election, general election, absentee ballots, provisional ballots, election transparency

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• 250,000 acre-feet of credits... ...over 250,000 acre-feet of credits that we accrued with general fund
• Okay, and where do you get the funds?
• For the ad valorem taxes, we need to go to the CAWCD Board of Directors and request funds for credit
• We are seeking funding to help mitigate some of this. So, Mr.
• So we're looking for funding to help that effort.

Bills: SB1137 , SB1176 , SB1287 , SB1335 , SB1336 , SB1445 , SB1677

Committee: House Natural Resources, Energy & Water

Keywords: underground utilities, utility locating, dig safe, call before you dig, 811, excavation safety, damage prevention, one-call center, locate request, white lining, large project coordination, buried infrastructure, subsurface utilities, utility marking, locator wire, locator strip, interactive positive response system, landlord duties, apartment community, mobile home park

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• And then you also, that particular trust might be classified as what you call a grantor trust.
• And then you also, that particular trust might be classified as what you call a grantor trust.
• And then you also, uh, that particular trust might be classified as what you call a grtor trust.
• And then you also, that particular trust might be classified as what you call a grantor trust.
• And then you also, uh, that particular trust might be classified as what you call a grtor trust.

Bills: HB259 , HB206 , HB207 , HB259 , HB206 , HB207

Committee: House Financial Services

Keywords: income tax credit, tax incentive, recruitment, remote work, remote worker, recruited worker, rural counties, small counties, county population tiers, opportunity zone, teacher recruitment, nurse recruitment, law enforcement recruitment, workforce development, economic development, relocation incentive, Alabama Department of Revenue, nonrefundable tax credit, tax carryforward, state income tax

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• That's the fund that you're safety fund. That's the fund that you're safety fund.
• The are funded out of the general fund. The are funded out of the general fund.
• general fund, the general fund is always suffering.
• and that line items where we funded and that line items where we funded and that funds those funds have
• not been funds those funds have not been funds those funds have not been utilized.

Bills: HJR 4 , HJR 6 , HB 195 , HB 13 , HB 143 , HB 135

Keywords: occupation tax, securities, financial regulation, tax exemption, legislative amendment, capital gains tax, realized gains, unrealized gains, investment income, asset sale, capital assets, wealth tax, estate tax, trust tax, tax limitation, constitutional amendment, Texas Constitution, Article VIII, property tax, sales tax

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• Like hedge funds and investment firms.
• It tells the oligarchs... ...and hedge funds, you're safe.
• Texas homeowners know that their property taxes contribute to public school funding.
• The first item on the agenda is to discuss HB1025, relating to education funding.
• and the Property Tax Reduction Fund, and the State Highway Fund, referred to the Committee on Appropriations

Bills: HJR4 , HJR6 , HB195 , HB 13 , HB143 , HB135

Keywords: occupation tax, securities, financial regulation, tax exemption, legislative amendment, capital gains tax, realized gains, unrealized gains, investment income, asset sale, capital assets, wealth tax, estate tax, trust tax, tax limitation, constitutional amendment, Texas Constitution, Article VIII, property tax, sales tax

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• </c> issues are funded. issues are funded.
• </c><00:36:11.720><c> fund,</c><00:36:11.960><c> not</c><00:36:12.240><c> the</c> cost of the UI trust
• fund, not the cost of the UI trust fund, not the general<00:36:12.680><c> money.
• Um, again, that is somewhat by design because the UI trust fund is meant to help individual businesses
• </c> receives federal funds. receives federal funds.

Bills: HF3489 , HF3393 , HF3785 , SF856 , HF4006 , HF4615 , HF3919 , HF4591 , HF3682 , HF4240

Committee: House Ways and Means

Keywords: grooming, child protection, student safety, sexual exploitation, educator licensing, teacher discipline, mandatory reporting, mandated reporter training, school misconduct, predatory offender, child abuse, sexual abuse, sex trafficking, child sexual abuse material, child pornography, position of authority, school employee, school administrator, license revocation, license suspension

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• While we definitely state funded travel.
• SB 2094 restores that trust. It requires transparency.
• . trust. trust.
• </c><00:14:38.639><c> It</c><00:14:38.880><c> requires</c> SB 2094 restores that trust.
• It requires SB 2094 restores that trust.

Bills: SB2064 , SB2662 , SB2862 , SB2343 , SB2075 , SB2781 , SB2927 , SB3068 , SB3015 , SB2929 , SB2938 , SB3230 , SB3249 , SB3332 , SB3216

Committee: Senate Government Operations

Keywords: state architect, construction projects, design approvals, building codes, state agency oversight, government accountability, external consultants, procurement reform, cost efficiency, in-house expertise, gubernatorial appointments, senate confirmation, executive branch, accountability, civil service, SB2343, Hawaii Legislature, regular session, lengthened session, continuous legislature

Summary: The committee met on February 12, 2026, to take decision-making on measures previously heard earlier in the month. Several bills were deferred indefinitely or set for later discussion, including SB 2064 on the Office of the State Architect, SB 3068 on procurement, and SB 3216 after its contents were moved into another measure. SB 2862 on gubernatorial appointments, SB 2781, and SB 315 were all deferred to Tuesday, February 17 at 3 p.m. in Room 225 for further work. The committee also noted that if technical problems interrupted the meeting, it would reconvene later for outstanding decision-making. The committee passed SB 2343 on the Legislature with amendments incorporating language from SB 3216, technical changes, and a defective date of 2525. SB 2075 was advanced as a Senate draft 1 after amendments responding to constitutional concerns raised by the attorney general and SPO. SB 2927 on procurement was also passed with amendments clarifying debriefing requirements and adding technical changes, and SB 2938 on search and rescue was amended to place the position in Hima rather than the Governor’s office before being adopted. SB 3249 on procurement protests was amended to remove the term "frivolous," reduce the forfeiture to half the bond amount, and note unresolved issues, then adopted. The committee also took up SB 3332 on state-funded travel, amending it to remove certain lines, report travel by position number to protect confidentiality, remove subsection G, and add a defective date of 2525; it was adopted. SB 2929 on public notice was amended into a pilot project for counties with populations between 100,000 and 175,000, with a year-end report to the Legislature, and was adopted. Later, the committee returned to SB 2094 on environmental action levels, heard testimony from the Department of Health in support of its current scientific process and from an environmental caucus witness in strong support of the bill’s transparency and petition provisions, and then deferred decision-making to February 17 at 3 p.m. in Room 225. In the joint hearing portion, SB 3233 on agricultural workforce housing drew generally supportive testimony from ADC, the Farm Bureau, the Chamber of Commerce, the Hawaii Farmers Union, and the State Procurement Office, with concerns focused on clarity, flexibility for smaller farms, and avoiding concentration of benefits in one large operation. The committee ultimately recommended passing SB 3233 with the State Procurement Office’s clarifying amendments and the Hawaii Farmers Union’s amendment to ensure workforce housing incentives benefit multiple farmers, and the measure was adopted.

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• And if you watch the three largest hedge funds talk about— And if you watch the three largest hedge funds
• I'm glad we have the funding to pay for this.
• They're about reporting and about the guardrails around these funds.
• these funds.
• Are we talking about matching federal funds?

Bills: SB20 , SB21 , SB166 , SB177 , SB181 , SB189 , SM6

Committee: Senate Senate Tax, Business & Transportation

Keywords: prior authorization, pharmacy benefits manager, PBM, health insurer, prescription drugs, step therapy, formulary, auto-adjudication, electronic portal, appeals, medical necessity, serious mental illness, mental health, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depression, substance use disorder, addiction treatment, cancer, autoimmune disorder

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• I would really like to drill down on why it’s not, because we, through the water sector and other funding
• I'll trust your number.

Bills: SR86 , SB491 , HB205 , HB210 , HB228 , HB813 , HB1045 , HB1177

Committee: Senate Senate & Governmental Affairs

Keywords: Senate rules, Louisiana Senate, Senate Chamber, smart glasses, recording eyewear, audio recording, video recording, wearable technology, covert recording, legislative security, media access, chamber decorum, Senate President, internal rules, public access, lobbyists, official journal, public notices, competitive bid, Louisiana legislation

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• The bill expands the Childhood Cancer and Rare Childhood Disease Research Fund.
• If DHS does not meet the funding requirement, the Director of DHS must allocate monies from the funds
• appropriations, federal funds, gifts, and donations, in addition to the license plate fee.
• So that's where the funding source has...
• So that's where the funding source has...

Bills: HB2050 , HB2082 , HB2176 , HB2195 , HB2202 , HB2307 , HB2584

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: radiologic technologist, radiologist assistant, radiology, imaging, x-ray, diagnostic x-ray, fluoroscopy, mammography, computed tomography, CT technologist, nuclear medicine technologist, bone densitometry, radiation safety, radiation licensing, scope of practice, health workforce, rural health care, critical access hospital, supervision, telehealth

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• So, this country was built on In God We Trust.
• </c><00:17:37.040><c> My</c> country was built on In God We Trust.
• My country was built on In God We Trust.
• Um, I just don't like the fact that we're holding 25% of the funding.
• I just don't like the fact that we're holding 25% of the funding.

Bills: SB271 , HB511 , SB271 , HB511

Committee: House State Government

Keywords: SB271, Alabama, municipalities, city fees, town fees, franchise fees, utility franchise, natural gas, manufactured gas, gas utility, public streets, public places, right-of-way, municipal consent, gross receipts tax, license tax, privilege tax, Public Service Commission, PSC, utility regulation

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• ><00:42:26.720><c> use</c> currently stealth self-funded and use currently stealth self-funded and use
• </c><00:51:04.240><c> and</c> reductions in specialed funding and reductions in specialed funding and
• </c> this was competing with other funding this was competing with other funding streams.<01:01:39.680
• If you can't fund it, you have to go to the taxpayer.
• And if you can't fund it, you funding.

Bills: HF3422 , HF3461 , HF2904

Committee: House State Government Finance and Policy

Keywords: state grants, grant oversight, grants management, executive agencies, Minnesota Department of Administration, commissioner of administration, fraud prevention, waste prevention, grant monitoring, financial reconciliation, grant compliance, state government, public funds, grant recipients, competitive grants, grant administration, administrative oversight, monitoring visits, grant policy, legislative leave

Bills: HB267 , HB271 , HB267 , HB271

Committee: House Agriculture and Forestry

Keywords: HB267, Alabama, minor consent, medical consent, mental health, school counseling, parental rights, parental consent, parental access to records, health information, health records, vaccine consent, school mental health services, student counseling, youth healthcare, adolescent health, emancipated minor, pregnancy care, sexually transmitted infections, STI treatment

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• And, above all, it was about trust.
• Trust in a framework that would be responsible and safe, but somewhere along the way that trust was broken
• Senate Bill 12, relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds.
• The subject is taxpayer-funded lobbying. It is such a creative bill. It's such a title.
• Taxpayer-funded lobbyists have lobbied against election integrity.

Bills: SB5 , SB11 , SB12 , SB5 , SB11 , SB12

Keywords: hemp regulation, consumable products, cannabinoids, occupational licenses, criminal offenses, SB 11, Texas attorney general, election crimes, election law enforcement, criminal prosecution, Election Code, Government Code Chapter 402, local prosecutors, county attorney, district attorney, grand jury, probable cause reports, state election offenses, voter fraud, election integrity

Bills: SB312 , SB945 , SB946 , SB1367 , SB1861 , SB2044 , SB2337 , SB2403 , SB2819 , SJR54

Committee: Senate State Affairs

Keywords: public school funding, education, budget allocation, financial transparency, state law, local control, fiduciary responsibility, public retirement systems, investment management, proxy voting, financial factors, insurance, political shareholder proposals, fossil fuels, greenhouse gas emissions, environmental regulation, discrimination, credit extension, social credit, value-based standards

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• This was necessary to get a funding round for an entrepreneur here in Austin.
• The entrepreneur chose other means of securing funding.
• Because of the size of the pension funds and the fact that they...
• In other words, most people don't manage their own pension funds.
• fund—all these institutional...

Bills: SB312 , SB945 , SB946 , SB1367 , SB1861 , SB2044 , SB2337 , SB2403 , SB2819 , SJR54

Committee: Senate State Affairs

Keywords: public school funding, education, budget allocation, financial transparency, state law, local control, fiduciary responsibility, public retirement systems, investment management, proxy voting, financial factors, insurance, political shareholder proposals, fossil fuels, greenhouse gas emissions, environmental regulation, discrimination, credit extension, social credit, value-based standards