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HI
Transcript Highlights:
- Let me describe the measure: it actually is a special purpose revenue bond in the amount of $80 million
- to assist Hawaii purpose revenue bonds to assist Hawaii Island<02:04:35.760><c> Community</c><02:04:
- </c><02:05:11.040><c> in</c><02:05:11.360><c> the</c> a special purpose revenue bond in the a special
- purpose revenue bond in the amount<02:05:11.760><c> of</c><02:05:12.080><c> $80</c><02:05:12.400><c>
- And in addition, we would limit 500,000.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Budget Feb 17th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- disability began before age 46 are now eligible to open an ABLE account, up from the previous age limit
- And here we are 60, 61 years later, and I would say limited success.
- Because, I mean, you have limited staff in order to be able to do this.
- So we're really limited in terms of how much we can help with that. Page 174 is the next one.
- But we certainly wouldn't want to aggregate it statewide. No.
Summary:
The committee first heard the Office of State Treasurer’s FY27 budget presentation from Treasurer Vivek Malik. He highlighted record investment earnings, growth in MOBUCK$ linked deposits, record unclaimed property returns, expansion of the MOST 529 plan, and changes to the MoABLE disability savings program. Members then focused heavily on two budget requests: $750,000 for the Show Me My Retirement Savings program and additional spending authority for the Missouri Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (MOST Scholars) program, along with a staffing request for compliance and communications positions. Much of the discussion centered on MOST Scholars’ rapid growth, how applications are prioritized, whether income is reverified, how funds flow through educational assistance organizations, and concerns about marketing, geographic distribution, and the use of public dollars for private schools. The treasurer also answered questions about the 529 plan, the pending lawsuit over the ESA general-revenue transfer, and whether funds should be swept back to general revenue when unused.
Several members raised policy objections to MOST Scholars, including concerns about discrimination by participating private schools, the lack of annual income requalification, and whether the program shifts money away from public education. Other members defended the program as a parent-driven choice option and asked about expanding access, improving outreach, and ensuring the program is fully funded. The treasurer said the office was following the statute as written, that the program’s demand could exceed available resources, and that the office would continue to seek more funding and better outreach. The committee then concluded the treasurer’s budget hearing.
The committee next began the FY27 budget hearing for the Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development. Commissioner Bennett Boggs introduced the department’s leadership team and gave a brief overview of the department’s role in aligning postsecondary education with workforce needs through its coordinating board and strategic planning. The hearing had just started when the transcript ended, and no votes or final actions were taken in the portion provided.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Testimony may be limited to four minutes.
- One would be to remove the three-term limit.
- limit for those above 100, it could help.
- They could start serving additional terms beyond that three-term limit.
- There was some significant pressure put on her to go vote for a bond election.
Committee:
House S/C on Property Tax Appraisals
Keywords:
ad valorem tax, property tax, incomplete structure, human occupancy, tax exemption, HB 5578, Texas Tax Code, Section 6.062, appraisal district, county appraisal district, chief appraiser, budget hearing, public notice, notice of hearing, newspaper publication, website notice, social media notice, online newspaper, county government, property appraisal
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Sheriff's deputies knew where the city limit was.
- Fees to fund and pay off those bonds and now is creating, let's call it what it is.
- First, there must be a limit on the amount of toll revenue transferred out of HCTRA.
- And it was to approve 900 million dollars in bonds and paid off over 30 years.
- That's obligated per bond indenture, and it's not a...
Committee:
Senate Transportation
Keywords:
commercial motor vehicle, truck liability, motor carrier, trucking, civil liability, respondeat superior, negligent entrustment, negligent maintenance, negligent loading, negligent repair, bifurcated trial, exemplary damages, punitive damages, personal injury, collision, employer liability, vicarious liability, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, Texas tort reform, commercial truck accident
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Jan 21st, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- In order to establish two... ...language or condition limitation and restriction language in order to
- The next four items represent requests for language changes to condition, limitation, and restriction
- And all three would likely either require statutory changes or the inclusion of condition, limitation
- They do not have authority to bond or levy.
- They do not have authority to bond or levy.
Summary:
The committee heard a lengthy presentation on the K-12 public school support budget, including how support units, career ladder funding, health insurance, discretionary funding, transportation, facilities, and the Public Education Stabilization Fund (PSIF) work. Legislative Services explained that FY 2026 support units were revised downward, creating a $22.3 million ongoing general fund reduction, and walked through the FY 2027 agency request and governor’s recommendation. The governor recommended no increase for population forecast adjustments, but did recommend some statutory and policy changes, including shifting certain interest earnings to the general fund and reducing funding for some virtual school and IDLA-related items. The agency request also included one-time proposals for a high-needs special education fund and a regional service model for related services.
Members asked extensive questions about how career ladder dollars are distributed, how health insurance and discretionary funds interact, why the health insurance increase in the budget differed from current plan estimates, and how facilities money under House Bill 292 is used. There were also questions about the size and use of the Idaho Career Ready Students fund, the maintenance-of-effort implications of special education funding, and whether some special education costs are being used for student housing or other noninstructional expenses. The superintendent and budget staff emphasized that many of the budget lines are formula-driven or statutorily required, that local districts determine actual staffing and spending within those formulas, and that special education costs continue to outpace available funding.
Superintendent Debbie Critchfield then framed the budget request around enrollment trends, shifting demographics, and the need for more flexibility in how districts use existing dollars. She highlighted proposed categorical flexibility for some funds, changes to digital content and curriculum distribution, continued literacy gains, growth in career technical education programs funded through Idaho Career Ready Students, and the importance of endowment and Millennium Fund support. She also described the special education proposals as a temporary bridge while the state considers larger formula changes and noted a near $100 million gap between special education spending and funding. She further outlined planned federal waiver requests on assessments and flexibility, and said the department is seeking more state control over testing and reporting requirements.
The committee did not take final action on the budget during this portion of the meeting. Members raised concerns about interest transfers from dedicated funds, the complexity of the funding formula, special education accountability, and whether the state should revisit the overall school funding model. Several follow-up data requests were made, including information on health insurance participation, regional special education service needs, and school contingency fund balances.
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Jan 21st, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- In order to establish two... ...language or condition limitation and restriction language in order to
- The next four items represent requests for language changes to condition, limitation, and restriction
- And all three would likely either require statutory changes or the inclusion of condition, limitation
- They do not have authority to bond or levy.
- They do not have authority to bond or levy.
Summary:
The committee received a detailed JFAC presentation on the K-12 public school support budget from Legislative Services analyst Kellan McGurkin, followed by testimony from Superintendent Debbie Critchfield. McGurkin reviewed how Idaho’s school funding formula works, including support units, staff allowance, career ladder salary funding, discretionary funding, health insurance, transportation, facilities, and the Public Education Stabilization Fund. He explained the FY 2026 revised budget, including a reduction in projected support units and an ongoing $22.3 million general fund rescission, and then walked through the FY 2027 request and the Governor’s recommendation. Major FY 2027 items included health insurance adjustments, transportation growth, federal fund authority, and proposed one-time special education initiatives: a $5 million high-needs fund and a $1 million regional service model, both tied to interest or transfers from other funds. The Governor also recommended eliminating or reducing some items, including virtual school-related payments and a reduction to Idaho Digital Learning Academy funding, which would lower the general fund request compared with the agency proposal.
Critchfield framed the budget around enrollment trends, shifting student populations, and the need for flexibility in how districts use existing dollars. She highlighted gains in literacy, graduation rates, dual credit and career technical participation, and said the department wants more categorical flexibility for professional development, technology, and digital content funds so districts can redirect unused money to higher priorities such as literacy or special education. She also described the Idaho Career Ready Students grant as having created 170 new programs and said remaining funds are obligated. On special education, she said costs are growing faster than current funding and argued for a bridge solution while broader funding issues are addressed; she also said the department is pursuing a regional service-center model to help rural districts share hard-to-fill specialists. Critchfield additionally outlined planned federal waivers on assessments and flexibility, and said the state is seeking more control over education decisions.
Committee members focused heavily on funding mechanics, especially whether career ladder and health insurance money is distributed per teacher or through support units, how discretionary funds are used, why insurance amounts in the budget book differed from current projections, and whether districts can use leftover health insurance dollars for other purposes. Members also questioned the proposed special education funding, the use of interest earnings from dedicated funds to support the general fund, the size and use of school contingency balances, and whether the state should revisit the funding formula itself. No votes were taken during this portion of the meeting; the discussion remained in presentation and questioning, with several follow-up requests for data and clarification.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Nov 3rd, 2025
New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- We expect to have roughly $320 million between our severance tax bond.
- They need to bond; that's a piece of it. It does take time.
- The Water Trust Board receives twice the amount of the severance tax bond distribution, but then 10%
- get 4.5% of severance tax bonds.
- What language or real assurance, what bonding capacity, do we really have? What do we really have?
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
03/24/2026 - Senate Natural Resources
Senate Natural Resources Committee of Reference
Transcript Highlights:
- Seeking to remove these protections from endangered Mexican gray wolves or undermining them through limiting
- One of the most important provisions of this bill would provide financial assurance with a surety bond
- And so it seems odd to me that we have this bill and others singling out solar and trying to limit it
- Prescribing by rule may limit the discretion to act in the best interest of the trust.
- Prescribing by rule may limit the discretion to act in the best interest of the trust.
Summary:
The committee first heard House Bill 2787, which would bar the state and its political subdivisions from using personnel or financial resources to enforce or cooperate with the federal Mexican wolf reintroduction program, while exempting the Livestock Loss Board’s livestock loss program. Sierra Club and animal welfare advocates opposed the bill as harmful to wolf recovery and unnecessary given the livestock loss reimbursement data. The committee approved HB 2787 on a 4-3 vote.
Members then considered House Bill 255, which would create a Brackish Groundwater Recovery Program Fund and authorize the Water Infrastructure Finance Authority to administer projects using long-term water augmentation funds. Opponents argued brackish groundwater is still groundwater and pumping it could cause localized impacts and land subsidence, while supporters framed it as a water-supply solution. The bill failed on a 2-4 vote.
The committee next advanced House Bill 2782, requiring disclosure rules for regulatory assets included in utility rates, and House Bill 2781, which would impose financial assurance, insurance, decommissioning, and site-restoration requirements on solar energy power plants. HB 2781 drew stakeholder testimony from solar industry, utilities, and local-government interests; an amendment to revise financial assurance and remove a remediation fund was adopted, but the bill itself then failed on a 4-4 vote. The committee also approved House Bill 2975, which would suspend State Land Department solar scoring maps and require new mining and housing resource maps, despite opposition that it would reduce transparency and favor certain land uses over solar.
Later, the committee approved House Bill 2696, as amended, directing the Arizona Commerce Authority to prioritize fuel and gas price reduction and create a fuel resiliency task force, after debate over whether the bill should focus more broadly on energy resilience and whether the ACA was the right agency. The committee also passed HCM 2009, urging Congress to streamline mining access, compensate states for subsurface mineral rights, and require legislative approval for new national monuments, and HB 2889, which would fund ADEQ monitoring of uranium contamination and create a statewide registry and tribal-partnered monitoring program. Finally, the committee heard HB 2763, which would require a legislative joint resolution before the Game and Fish Commission could close a shooting range; Game and Fish said it would add another step to the closure process and mainly affect the Ben Avery facility, but no vote was taken in the portion provided.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Health & Long-Term Care Jan 23rd, 2026 at 08:00 am
Health & Long-Term Care
Transcript Highlights:
- But there are very specific limits to their scope and their educational options, so they often can't
- But there are very specific limits to their scope and their educational options, so they often can't
- Bond. And our final testifier, Sophie Hins, is no longer with us.
- In limited situations, a vet may provide telehealth services to a patient with whom they do not have
- That's where bonding takes place.'
Committee:
Senate Health & Long-Term Care
Keywords:
dental procedures, sedation, patient safety, multiprovider system, healthcare regulation, chiropractic, animal care, veterinary medicine, license endorsement, nonhuman animals, veterinarian-client-patient relationship, VCPR, veterinary telehealth, telemedicine, teletriage, teleadvice, animal health, licensed veterinarian, Washington veterinary board, prescription drugs
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Radioactive and Hazardous Materials Jul 11th, 2025
Radioactive & Hazardous Materials Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- The long-term liability is a $95,000,000 bond with Westmoreland.
- That's a surety bond, so that's not a self-bond.
- The only time we can take away or reduce the bond is during a...
- Who handles the reduction of bond?
- or insurance bond.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- Yes, this is the time limit of demands legislation Representative Cameron Parker presented.
- However, your amendment includes the entire city limits of Chesterfield.
- It includes clear limits, oversight, and reporting.
- It includes clear limits, oversight, and reporting.
- I put into that bond issue goes toward building the schoolhouse.
Committee:
House Commerce
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- That is mainly due to a successful bond referendum that the district passed in 2015.
- That is mainly due to a successful bond referendum that the district passed in 2015.
- The limited LTFM funds are insufficient to cover the cost, and if they were to bond their annual LTFM
- their annual TFM it they were to bond their annual TFM it would<00:30:02.000><c> tie</c><00:30:02.240
- does not pass they does if that bond does not pass they will<00:36:47.319><c> not</c><00:36:47.480><
Committee:
Senate Education Finance
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Municipal and County Government (02/10/2026)
Municipal and County Government
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> with regards to um local bonding with regards to um local bonding authority authority authority
- </c> um the vote threshold to approve a bond um the vote threshold to approve a bond was<00:13:47.680
- . bonds. bonds.
- it limit public time is to limit it limit public testimony<02:43:42.960><c> to</c><02:43:43.439><c> two
- </c> unreasonably limited. unreasonably limited.
Committee:
House Municipal and County Government
MD
Transcript Highlights:
- Let the past not ever be so dear to them as to limit the future.
- We've got some bond initiatives. Clerk will read the bond initiatives.
- Majority move so we consider the reading of the bond initiatives.
- Let's go with bond initiatives calendar 32.
- The date of maturity of these bonds cannot exceed 30 years.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Consumer Protection & Business Feb 25th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Consumer Protection & Business
Transcript Highlights:
- This would increase the daily transaction limits.
- It would replace the $2,000 daily transaction limit with a transaction limit of $2,500 for new customers
- The second amendment by Chair Wallen, Claude 450, this would increase the daily transaction limits.
- It would replace the 2,000 daily transaction limit with a transaction limit of $2,500 for new customers
- Even if you want to limit it, that's really not fair, and so I ask you to vote for this bill.
Committee:
House Consumer Protection & Business
Keywords:
SB6178, property insurance, insurance claims, assignment of benefits, AOB, post-loss assignment, post-loss benefits, homeowners insurance, policyholder, insured, restoration contractor, mitigation contractor, public adjuster, insurance commissioner, claims handling, consumer protection, void and unenforceable, Washington insurance code, chapter 48 RCW, civil penalty
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 2/26/26
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- There's been a lot of catch their limit.
- </c><00:05:09.840><c> This</c> reach whatever limit that might be.
- This reach whatever limit that might be.
- </c> I do want to point out some limitations I do want to point out some limitations of<01:04:34.799>
- Um, limitations of using a vertical bow.
Bills:
HF624
Keywords:
HF624, Minnesota fishing law, game and fish, walleye stamp, walleye stamp validation, angling, angler, fishing lines, two lines, four lines, open water fishing, ice fishing, Department of Natural Resources, DNR, fishing regulations, fish harvest, conservation, Minnesota Statutes 97C.315, 1183, house
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz delivers State of the State address 4/28/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- moving our state forward is happening in communities across the state as neighbors build and rebuild bonds
- This session, I'm asking you to pass a bonding bill, an additional $907 million.
- <c> a</c><00:26:39.880><c> new</c><00:26:40.040><c> child,</c><00:26:40.800><c> to</c> time off to bond
- with a new child, to time off to bond with a new child, to take<00:26:41.200><c> care</c><00:26:41.360
- That's the work triple-A bond rating. That's the work you've<00:35:56.920><c> done.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm looking at your bill. and a limitation on the amount—a new language would be a limitation on the
- Are there some federal limits now? Elizabeth Warren filed a bill to limit this.
- Are there any limits now? No sir, there are not. There are no federal limits?
- So there's no limits. Are there any things that you're—any of the things that you're trying to?
- None of these—you don't have these federal limitations? Correct.
Bills:
HB551 , HB 1281 , HB1378 , HB1617 , HB2868 , HB2881 , HB3374 , HB4439 , HB4726 , HB4732 , HB4878 , HB4914 , HB4921 , HB4958 , HB5200 , HB5318 , HB5360 , HB5402 , HB5568 , HB5573 , HB5623 , HJR218
Committee:
House State Affairs
Keywords:
political contributions, address privacy, Texas Ethics Commission, election transparency, campaign finance, international organizations, World Health Organization, jurisdiction, state law, enforcement, United Nations, World Economic Forum, attorney general, Texas attorney general, state sovereignty, legal enforcement, Texas Attorney General, electric energy storage, municipal regulation, county regulation
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 2 on Resources, Environmental Protection and Energy May 21st, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- That bond did initiate with the Legislature.
- So this is a time-limited opportunity. There is an option to purchase this property.
- So this is a time-limited opportunity. There is an option to purchase this property.
- I'm not limiting you to just that.
- So under the January budget and the May revision, there's limited discretionary funding.
Summary:
The subcommittee heard an overview of the May Revision from the Department of Finance and the Legislative Analyst’s Office, focused on resources, environmental protection, energy, and related budget issues. Finance said the May Revision keeps the budget balanced in 2026-27 and 2027-28, narrows the structural deficit, and proposes major investments in natural resources, including Proposition 4 bond funding for the Golden Gate Fields acquisition, wildlife refuge and wetland projects, Fort Ord Dunes campground operations, Healthy Rivers and Landscapes, wildfire-human coexistence, and beverage container recycling. The LAO praised stronger-than-expected revenues but argued the state still has a structural deficit and is relying too heavily on reserves, recommending more reserve deposits and fewer new discretionary expenditures.
Members questioned several proposals, especially the Golden Gate Fields purchase and the Healthy Rivers and Landscapes Program. Agency officials said the Golden Gate Fields site is a time-limited opportunity, would be remediated by the current owner, transferred to East Bay Regional Park District after closing, and restricted to park/open-space uses rather than commercial development. On Healthy Rivers and Landscapes, Finance and the Natural Resources Agency said the $25 million request would help launch year one of the program, support scientific monitoring, and maintain commitments to environmental flows and habitat restoration; the LAO said the request was premature because the Bay-Delta plan has not yet been formally adopted and the state’s total funding commitment remains unclear. Officials also discussed water storage, subsidence, and the need for ongoing investments in aquifer recharge, aqueduct repairs, and recycling.
The committee also reviewed a proposed $1 million shift for the Coexisting with Wildlife Initiative. Fish and Wildlife and the Cattlemen’s Association said the money would support limited-term staffing, deterrence tools, and livestock-loss compensation, while acknowledging the amount is modest compared with the need. Members emphasized the growing human-wildlife conflict problem and the importance of nonlethal deterrence and public education. The discussion then turned to greenhouse gas reduction fund revenues and transit; members warned that lower auction revenues and possible CARB rule changes could leave little or nothing for Tier 3 programs such as transit, clean water, and air-quality programs. Finance and the LAO said the Legislature should plan for multiple revenue scenarios and consider whether the existing cap-and-invest spending framework still matches current revenue expectations and priorities.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Transportation Mar 31st, 2026
Joint Committee on Transportation Oversight
Transcript Highlights:
- Modot, in theory, sets speed limits objectively in a brochure entitled Establishing speed limits a case
- I support raising the speed limit.
- I support raising the speed limit.
- When done correctly, maximum speed limits... ...appropriate and enforceable speed limits.
- speed limits or not?
Summary:
The House Committee on Transportation met on Senate Bill 1408, which would allow Missouri to raise the maximum speed limit on rural interstates from 70 to 75 miles per hour. Senator Berger, the bill sponsor, argued the change would better match neighboring states, improve traffic flow, and reflect modern vehicle safety technology. Several members supported the idea as a practical adjustment, while others questioned whether the time savings were worth the safety tradeoff, raised concerns about driver behavior, truck speed governors, road design, fuel use, and the possibility that higher posted limits would lead to even faster driving.
Testimony was sharply divided. Supporters, including a motorist advocate and some committee members, said 75 mph is common in surrounding states and worldwide, that most crashes are caused by inattention rather than speed alone, and that MoDOT should be able to set limits based on engineering and traffic conditions. Opponents included a Hazelwood police lieutenant, AAA, the Missouri Insurance Coalition, and MoDOT Director Ed Hassinger. They argued that higher speeds increase crash severity and fatalities, that Missouri’s roads and traffic volumes differ from flatter neighboring states, and that the bill could disproportionately affect young and older drivers as well as roadside workers. MoDOT said its data shows speed is a major factor in fatal crashes and cited fatality increases in Arkansas and Kansas after those states raised rural interstate limits.
Committee members also debated whether the bill actually mandates 75 mph or merely authorizes MoDOT to set it where appropriate. MoDOT and AAA said any increase should be tied to engineering studies and roadway-specific analysis, while supporters argued the department already has that discretion and that the bill simply removes an outdated cap. No vote was taken in the excerpt. After closing the hearing on SB 1408, the committee moved on to House Bill 3447, a towing and recovery bill that would require more insurance for large commercial vehicles, improve notice and dispute procedures, and address abandoned vehicles; testimony on that bill began with the sponsor and representatives from the towing and trucking industries.