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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 4/10/25
Transportation Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- And you can see that they're funded by General Fund, State Airports Fund, and Trunk Highway Fund.
- Fund appropriation.
- revenue fund.
- So this is from the General Fund to the Trunk Highway Fund.
- </c> allocation of searchcharge funds. allocation of searchcharge funds.
Bills:
HF2438
Keywords:
transportation finance, transportation policy, MnDOT, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, Metropolitan Council, highway funding, trunk highway fund, county state-aid highway fund, municipal state-aid street fund, state aid roads, local roads, bridge funding, road construction, transit funding, passenger rail, freight rail, aviation, airport development, safe routes to school
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> tax liability and transfers those funds tax liability and transfers those funds to<00:01:29.440>
- </c> level without the funding to match that. level without the funding to match that.
- So, I did pursue a challenge.
- So, I did pursue a challenge. identical. So, I did pursue a challenge.
- So those funds were not canceled back to the general fund.
Keywords:
property tax, tax refund, taxpayer relief, Minnesota taxation, one-time payment, taxation, property valuation, Tax Court, evidentiary standards, Minnesota Statutes, disparity reduction, aid payments, local government, funding, Fillmore County, education funding, managed forest land, classification, forest management plan, agricultural land
WY
Keywords:
internet crimes, children, task force, law enforcement, funding, education, victim assistance, kratom, regulation, healthcare, age restrictions, manufacturing standards, water conservation, Colorado River, drought, irrigation, water rights, voluntary program, interstate agreements, higher education
WY
Keywords:
internet crimes, children, task force, law enforcement, funding, education, victim assistance, kratom, regulation, healthcare, age restrictions, manufacturing standards, water conservation, Colorado River, drought, irrigation, water rights, voluntary program, interstate agreements, higher education
TX
Keywords:
sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, stalking, higher education, student safety, orientation policies, health physics, workforce development, nuclear energy, radiological safety, scholarship, education, Texas Leadership Scholars Program, student funding, transparency, degree requirements, certificate programs, student transfer, foreign language
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:20:52.400><c> out</c> funds for and so besides the funds out funds for and so besides the funds
- They tie the funding to a registered apprenticeship, and so it would be a per-funding thing.
- ><01:04:18.319><c> for</c><01:04:18.599><c> the</c> funding we fund the wages for the funding we fund
- </c><01:04:34.279><c> to</c><01:04:34.480><c> fund</c> have to fund you know find funds to fund have
- to fund you know find funds to fund both<01:04:34.920><c> the</c><01:04:35.039><c> tuition</c><01:04:
Keywords:
education, special education, apprenticeship, funding, grants, intermediate school districts, teacher apprenticeship, registered apprenticeship, teacher licensure, teacher shortage, workforce development, education finance, K-12 education, higher education, Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, PELSB, Tier 3 license, teacher preparation, mentor teacher, school district
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Government, Elections And Indian Affairs Feb 18th, 2026 at 09:34 am
House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Minerals, Business & Economic Development, February 11, 2026
Minerals, Business & Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- Otherwise, the earnings go back to the general fund.
- So, what this back to the general fund.
- </c> some of those legal challenges today. some of those legal challenges today.
- </c><01:20:28.400><c> that</c> match or qualify for grant funding that match or qualify for grant funding
- Um there was a energy matching funds.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Senate Minerals, Business & Economic Development Committee, February 11, 2026
Minerals, Business & Economic Development
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Appropriations Apr 16th, 2025 at 08:00 am
Appropriations
Transcript Highlights:
- But anyway, does this then set a precedent that we start replacing federal funds with state funds, you
- If you go to page 3, section 7, the transfer of the bioscience innovation grant fund to the general fund
- If you go to page 3, section 7, the transfer of the bioscience innovation grant fund to the general fund
- dollars into the general fund.
- dollars into the general fund.
Keywords:
housing, affordable housing, community development, infrastructure improvement, funding grants, long-term care, infrastructure loan, nursing facilities, financial assistance, North Dakota Century Code, 908, all
Summary:
The Appropriations Committee met to clear several remaining bills and discussed scheduling around upcoming conference committees. The chair noted that full committee meetings would likely be held after floor session, while Thursday and Friday mornings were being reserved for conference committees. Members also discussed how conference committees would be scheduled and where they would appear on their dashboards.
The committee first took up House Bill 1577, relating to wastewater facility grants. Amendments were adopted to create a loan/line-of-credit mechanism through the Bank of North Dakota and the Department of Environmental Quality to keep two canceled federal BRIC-funded projects moving: a lagoon project in Fezenden and a wastewater treatment project in Lincoln. Members emphasized the language was intended to apply only to those projects and to preserve the possibility of federal reimbursement later. The amendment passed 16-0, and the bill as amended received a 15-1 do pass recommendation.
The committee then reconsidered House Bill 1009 and adopted an additional amendment transferring the remaining balance in the bioscience innovation grant fund to the general fund, rather than issuing another round of grants. That amendment passed 16-0, and the bill as amended also received a 16-0 do pass recommendation. Finally, the committee considered House Bill 1619, creating a long-term care facility loan fund and adjusting an existing medical facility loan program. After discussion, members amended the bill to reduce the long-term care fund cap to $10 million per project, set the interest rate at 2%, extend repayment to 30 years, and align the medical facility loan program to 2% with a 30-year term. The amendment passed 14-2, and the bill as amended received a 16-0 do pass recommendation.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Ref, because this bill prohibits Texas courts from hearing constitutional challenges and directs all
- larger than the daily legislative per diem, or from paying... for travel-related expenses with campaign funds
- sacrificed and placed on hold, all while those responsible for this delay flee the state and raise funds
- now they will also be subject to these penalties, which is a reduction in how much money they can fund-raise
- And then can you walk us through the receiving or accepting... or expending funds from a PAC or to a
Bills:
SB 8, SB 1, SB 2, SB 5, SB 10, HB27, HB7, HB17, HB1, SB 9, SB 7, SB 17, SB 4, HB20, HB18, HB7, HB17, HB1, HB20, HB18, SB9, SB7, SB17, SB4, SB1, SR85, SR87, SB8, SB5, SB2, SB10, HB27
Keywords:
sex designation, restroom access, civil penalties, private civil right of action, women's privacy, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, disaster relief, flood preparedness, emergency funding, local government support, meteorological forecasting, abortion, healthcare, jurisdiction, civil action, qui tam
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- outside the bounds to ensure... ...that the Department of State Health Services has the necessary funding
- the House on will appropriate 200 million dollars to cover the projected 25% non-federal matching funds
- As we talked about before, the money will come from the Economic Stabilization Organization Fund, or
- the rainy day fund.
- One was funding for the water rescue at a place called Storm Ranch.
Bills:
SB 8, SB 1, SB 2, SB 5, SB 10, HB27, HB7, HB17, HB1, SB 9, SB 7, SB 17, SB 4, HB20, HB18, HB7, HB17, HB1, HB20, HB18, SB9, SB7, SB17, SB4, SB1, SR85, SR87, SB8, SB5, SB2, SB10, HB27
Keywords:
sex designation, restroom access, civil penalties, private civil right of action, women's privacy, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, disaster relief, flood preparedness, emergency funding, local government support, meteorological forecasting, abortion, healthcare, jurisdiction, civil action, qui tam
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Urban and Rural Development Committee Mar 11th, 2026
Urban and Rural Development
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- 37.120><c> new</c><00:10:37.360><c> literacy</c> The speaker said that districts have already been funding
- Because districts have already are Because districts have already are already<00:10:53.680><c> funding
- /c><00:10:54.079><c> literacy</c><00:10:54.560><c> personnel</c><00:10:55.200><c> and</c> already funding
- literacy personnel and already funding literacy personnel and carrying<00:10:55.680><c> out</c><00:10
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
ECD Public Hearing - Wed Feb 11, 2026 @ 8:30 AM HST
Economic Development & Technology
Transcript Highlights:
- Christine, I'm looking at how this special fund is funded, but it's not very clear to me.
- </c> that they secure into this special fund? that they secure into this special fund?
- </c><00:46:18.640><c> The</c> unstable sources of funding. The unstable sources of funding.
- </c> are all funded by the gambling industry. are all funded by the gambling industry.
- </c> receive the funding needed this year. receive the funding needed this year.
Keywords:
business development, arts, cultural affairs, Hawaii, commissions, administrative transfer, funding appropriation, Hawaiian culture, sense of place, land management, environmental stewardship, cultural preservation, 910, house, all
Summary:
The committee heard several bills related to permitting and economic development. On HB 2603, relating to permits, the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development said it supported the measure with comments. Committee discussion focused on the fact that the state’s facilitated permit process appears to have been rarely or never used, the need to identify specific projects that would use it, and whether DBEDT would need dedicated staffing to administer it. DBEDT said it had found no projects under the current process, had no capacity to run the program as structured, and estimated it would need about 7 to 9 FTEs, including permitting, coordination, data, systems, and possibly legal support. The chair suggested exploring a staff assignment and comparing the concept to federal FAST-41-style expedited permitting.
On HB 2140, relating to essential permitting positions, the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development again supported the bill with comments. Testimony and questioning centered on a pilot program to help counties pay competitively for permitting staff. A DBEDT representative said the issue of competitive pay affected both county and state permitting offices and that the bill was intended as a temporary pilot, though a more permanent solution would be preferable. When asked how counties would fund the salary support, the witness said that was not yet discussed with the counties and agreed to follow up. The committee also noted the bill applies to participating counties.
On HB 2598, relating to the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation, the State Procurement Office and HTDC offered comments, and the Department of the Attorney General raised constitutional concerns. The AG said the bill’s residency-based certification requirements, when tied to procurement, could implicate the dormant Commerce Clause, and that the required 1% contribution tied to state contracts raised unconstitutional-conditions concerns. In questioning, the AG characterized these as legal risks rather than automatic lawsuits. The committee did not take a vote.
The committee then heard HB 2141, relating to state enterprise zones. Taxation, DBEDT, HCDA, the University of Hawaii Cancer Center, and HTDC testified in support, while the Tax Foundation noted the program was intended to help economically depressed areas create jobs. HTDC said the bill would help preserve the Maui Research and Technology Center’s enterprise-zone status after rezoning. Committee discussion focused on whether the enterprise zone program is being used effectively, how the bill might attract businesses to areas where the state is investing, and whether the program’s labor requirements are too burdensome for new businesses. DBEDT explained that the program requires a 10% workforce increase in the first year, which must be sustained, and said it promotes the program through county coordinators and in-person outreach. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion provided.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Travel, Recreation, Wildlife & Cultural Resources, February 10, 2026
Travel, Recreation, Wildlife & Cultural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- I grew up in rural Oregon and I am very familiar with the repair challenges that we have all over the
- Uh, we are at the forefront of identifying the challenges that people have fixing and maintaining their
- And you know, as a former legislator, look, I get the challenges of unintended consequences.
- <00:53:05.359><c> the</c> former legislator, look, I get the former legislator, look, I get the challenges
- </c> challenges of unintended consequences. challenges of unintended consequences.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Senate Travel, Recreation, Wildlife & Cultural Resources, February 10, 2026
Travel, Recreation, Wildlife & Cultural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:03:10.400><c> So</c> This one was funded last year at 150.
- So This one was funded last year at 150.
- as opposed to cheat grass funds.
- This is our large project funding bill for the Wildlife Trust.
- Um, for the project funding bill.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Appropriation and Revenue. (2-4-26)
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> 2022 from the budget reserve trust fund. 2022 from the budget reserve trust fund.
- </c><00:31:47.200><c> are</c> discussions but all other funds are discussions but all other funds are
- funds have been about half of those funds have been dispersed<00:32:06.159><c> because</c><00:32:06.399
- These are funds.<00:40:45.040><c> These</c><00:40:45.280><c> are</c><00:40:45.440><c> funds</c><00:40
- These are funds that if they were funds.
Keywords:
Meeting Start 00:00:00
Roll Call 00:00:04
Economic Development Projects Funding 00:01:25
Blue Oval SK 00:05:20, 958, all
Summary:
The committee met with a quorum to hear a recap of the 2021 special session legislation, Senate Bill 5, and then receive testimony from the Secretary of Economic Development on the Blue Oval SK project and related economic development issues. Staff explained that Senate Bill 5 appropriated five amounts from the budget reserve trust fund for a project tied to a minimum $2 billion investment: $350 million for forgivable loans through the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, $10,639,600 to pay off a Hardin County loan tied to 47 tracts of property, $20 million for Bluegrass State Skills Corporation training grants, $5 million for KCTCS training grants, and $25 million for a KCTCS on-site training center. Staff also noted there were no job-related requirements in the bill itself.
The secretary said the Blue Oval SK incentive was structured as a $250 million forgivable loan rather than the state’s usual pay-as-you-go incentives, with clawback provisions tied to jobs, wages, investment, and changes in ownership or operations. He said the project had already exceeded the $2 billion investment threshold, that corporate guarantees were required from SK On and Ford, and that the agreement’s compliance period begins in December 2026 with payments starting in March 2027 and running through 2038. He said the state’s goal after the joint venture dissolution was to protect taxpayers, support affected workers, and preserve future job creation, while also ensuring the money would be repaid if performance targets are not met.
Members asked about the workforce impact, the training programs, and whether the jobs targets would be revised. The secretary said the project had about 1,850 workers at the site, with both production and salaried employees affected, and described state-led job fairs, a job portal, and other rapid-response efforts to help displaced workers find new jobs or training. He said Ford had agreed to continue discussions, invest an additional $2 billion in the site for energy storage solutions, and pursue roughly 2,100 new jobs, while the state sought to keep the company accountable for the full repayment obligation if jobs are not created. One senator raised broader concerns about mega-projects displacing small businesses and creating infrastructure burdens in surrounding communities.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
ECD Public Hearing - Fri Jan 30, 2026 @ 10:00 AM HST
Economic Development & Technology
Transcript Highlights:
- reporting requirements as well as the appropriation which will be coming from the charity special fund
- reporting requirements as well as the appropriation which will be coming from the charity special fund
- We also worry about the constitutional challenges.
- So, a lot of the overly challenges.
- </c><00:55:04.800><c> uh</c> defense attorneys will challenge uh defense attorneys will challenge uh
Keywords:
economic development, business, state statutes, Hawaii Revised Statutes, legislation, development strategy, state funding, infrastructure, employment opportunities, legislative intent, state legislation, development initiatives, 910, house, all
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on several bills, beginning with HB 1829 on marine affairs. Most testimony was in strong support, with speakers from state agencies, ocean-tech companies, startups, nonprofits, and community groups backing the creation of an Office of Marine Affairs and a marine affairs coordinator under HTDC. Supporters said the measure would better coordinate ocean policy, strengthen the blue economy, and help Hawaii capture jobs, investment, and innovation in marine-related industries. No vote or final action was taken in the portion provided.
The committee then took up HTDC-related measures, including HB 1615 and HB 1613, which also drew broad support from business, technology, and economic development interests. Testifiers said the bills would strengthen Hawaii’s technology and innovation ecosystem, support advanced manufacturing and cybersecurity, and help build a more diversified economy with higher-wage jobs. The committee also heard HB 1607 on public procurement and HB 1772 on small business procurement; state procurement staff and several business groups supported efforts to expand opportunities for local firms, while one speaker from the city’s economic revitalization commission argued that a flat 5% preference could help keep more revenue and jobs in-state.
On HB 1636 relating to shopping carts, the Hawaii Food Industry Association and Retail Merchants of Hawaii testified in opposition, saying the bill would penalize businesses for carts that are stolen rather than abandoned and would add costs that could especially burden small and local retailers. HB 1810 on charitable solicitation drew support from Goodwill Hawaii and other nonprofits, who said the bill would improve transparency around donation bins and protect donors from misleading for-profit collection practices; the Attorney General’s office asked for a delayed effective date to allow system changes and staffing. HB 1782 on AI and the protection of minors received broad support from state agencies, educators, and advocacy groups, but some business and retail representatives urged narrowing the definition of covered AI services so ordinary customer-service chatbots would not be swept in. Finally, HB 1759 on theft drew opposition from the Public Defender’s Office, which said the bill could create overly harsh penalties and should include defense representation on any task force; the office also noted existing laws already address conspiracy and related conduct.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate - Health and Public Affairs Jan 26th, 2026 at 01:45 pm
Senate Health & Public Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- We created a fund called the New Mexico Capital Fund for big infrastructure projects.
- We combined other state funds. We combined capital funds. And we combined capital funds. Bonds.
- We combined other state funds. We combined capital funds and got to the total of $547 million.
- And parking under university is a universal challenge, and we also have that challenge.
- What is a total all for funds out of this trust fund issue? Madam Chair, Senator Scott.