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CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • The unallocated core funds reserves the system-wide has are not enough to cover these shortfalls.
  • These reserves are not significant enough to cover new campus expenditures while we wait to receive the
  • The unallocated core funds reserves, the system-wide has, are not in.
  • The unallocated core funds reserves the system-wide has are not enough to cover these shortfalls.
  • UC campuses have approximately 155 million in unallocated reserves, which is only enough for about four
Summary: The Senate Budget Subcommittee on Education held its first 2026 hearing on higher education, focusing on UC and CSU system updates, student housing, enrollment, and core operations. In opening remarks, the chair noted recent state fiscal stress, the prior rejection of proposed UC/CSU cuts, and the Governor’s proposed 5% ongoing compact increases. UC President James B. Milliken and CSU Chancellor Mildred Garcia described the systems’ public value, research and workforce roles, and the impact of federal actions on grants, financial aid, and campus operations. Both also emphasized Title IX and civil rights efforts; CSU said it had implemented nearly all state auditor recommendations and was on track to finish the remaining one, while UC highlighted its systemwide civil rights and Title IX offices. Both leaders said federal investigations, grant cancellations, and litigation demands were consuming staff time and money, with UC reporting more than 200 grants lost or affected and CSU citing more than $161 million in lost grants and more than 1,600 grants affected overall. The committee then heard on student housing. Finance and LAO staff said the Governor’s budget made no major new housing proposal but continued support for the Higher Education Student Housing Grant Program. CSU reported 12 supported projects that will add about 5,047 beds, most below market rate, with four already open and seven more expected this year; it also said it has about 68,000 beds systemwide, a 92% occupancy rate, and ongoing emergency housing support. UC said the program has supported seven UC projects and two joint community college projects, adding more than 7,000 beds total, but nearly 10,000 UC students were on housing waitlists at the start of fall 2025. UC asked for additional state support, including possible bond funding and a statutory change to allow UC participation in public-private partnership housing projects. Members discussed rapid rehousing, student homelessness, faculty and staff housing, and community college housing partnerships, with both systems describing existing emergency beds and support services. On enrollment, LAO recommended maintaining UC’s 2026-27 resident undergraduate target, funding enrollment growth separately from base increases, pausing the nonresident reduction plan, and holding UC flat in 2027-28. For CSU, LAO recommended revising the 2026-27 target downward to reflect current projections, funding growth separately, and holding 2027-28 flat. CSU said it had rebounded from COVID declines, now exceeds its funded target by about 3,000 FTE, and is shifting about $89 million and 10,000 FTE spots from lower-demand campuses to higher-demand ones while developing turnaround plans for seven campuses with sustained enrollment declines, including Sonoma State. CSU also described direct admissions, transfer success pathways, and new degree programs aimed at workforce needs. UC said it had surpassed its compact enrollment goals, planned to add 2,721 California undergraduates in 2026-27, and was seeking $5.5 million for health professional programs. Members raised concerns about underprepared freshmen, K-12 alignment, nonresident caps at UC San Diego, deferred maintenance, ROTC access, and the need for stronger turnaround plans and teacher preparation pipelines. The final item on core operations addressed the Governor’s proposal to defer 3% base funding again, moving the one-time deferral to 2027-28 and allowing short-term zero-interest loans to cover it.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Judiciary Feb 11th, 2026

House Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • Every Native American client I've represented has come from a reservation.
  • to no longer live in constant fear of punitive damages used to leverage settlements rather than reserved
  • Being a legislator shouldn't be reserved for the 1%, nor should it force legislators to make financial
  • this is not about creating career politicians, but it's about ensuring that public office is not reserved
  • , is not reserved only for those who can afford it. ...office is not only reserved, but not reserved
Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 99, a medical malpractice reform measure. Sponsor Chair Chandler and Minority Leader Armstrong described months of stakeholder negotiations aimed at balancing patient compensation with concerns from physicians, hospitals, and insurers about litigation costs, punitive damages, and access to care. The committee substitute kept the existing monetary damage caps but changed several provisions, including definitions of “occurrence” and “value of medical care,” treatment of future medical expenses, a higher clear-and-convincing standard for punitive damages, a two-step process before punitive damages can be pled, and a lower punitive-damages cap for smaller providers versus a higher cap for large hospital systems. Supporters said the bill would help recruit and retain doctors and stabilize the malpractice market; opponents argued it weakens accountability, especially for corporate and out-of-state hospital systems, and several speakers urged a stronger amendment to preserve patient rights. After debate, the committee voted 10-0 to give the House Judiciary Committee substitute for HB 99 a do-pass recommendation. The committee then heard House Joint Resolution 5, which would amend the state constitution to allow legislative compensation. Sponsors and supporters said paying legislators would make service more accessible to working people, parents, rural residents, and others without independent wealth, and would broaden representation. Several advocacy groups and individual commenters backed the proposal, while members raised questions about the pay formula, with the resolution tying compensation to the state median income. Some members supported the idea but preferred a salary commission or a different mechanism. The committee approved HJR 5 on a 7-3 vote. Finally, the committee began hearing House Memorial 39, which calls for a task force to study the current state of sexual assault examination kits and report on backlog progress. Sponsor Rep. Ferrari and the New Mexico Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs explained that a prior task force a decade ago found more than 5,000 untested kits and led to policy changes, including the Sexual Assault Survivors Bill of Rights and a statewide tracking system. The memorial is intended to reassess whether backlogs remain and recommend further fixes.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Human Services Apr 15th, 2025

Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm open for questions and respectfully reserve the right to close.
  • OK, I reserve my right to close. Thank you.
  • Subject to your questions, I reserve the right to close. Members, any questions?
  • And with that, I, uh, ask for the right to reserve to close unless there are questions, Chair.
  • Unless there are questions, I reserve my right to close. Thank you, members.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Human Services May 20th, 2025

Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm happy to answer any questions. and reserve the right to close. Members, any questions?
  • And there isn't a fiscal note, and unless there are any questions, I will reserve my right to close,
  • Unless there are any questions, I will respectfully reserve my right. To close, Chairwoman.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
  • THE AMOUNT OF $1,998,046 IN GRANTS DONATION TRUST FUND AND TO ESTABLISH $53,653,382 FROM UNBUDGETED RESERVE
  • ESTABLISH $53,653,382 FROM UNBUDGETED RESERVE IN THE GENERAL REVENUE AND MEDICAL CARE TRUST FUND.
  • AND TO PULL OUT 285,813,239 FROM RESERVE. THAT IS THE AMENDMENT. >> Rep.
Keywords: 999, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Floor debate on automatically returning future budget surpluses to taxpayers 3/17/25

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Our school districts do usually have small reserve accounts, anywhere from 4% up to 12%, so, you know
  • </c><01:01:33.440><c> accounts</c><01:01:34.079><c> anywhere</c> have small reserve accounts anywhere
  • funds and had to take out High Reserve funds and had to take out High interest<01:01:59.400><c> loans
  • budget Reserve account our savings<01:02:24.400><c> then</c><01:02:24.599><c> funds</c><01:02:24.920
  • So if one of our communities was hit by floods, that reserve account is not going to be there anymore
Keywords: 1183, house
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Senate Finance (02/17/2026)

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • The National Guard's primary purpose is to act as a combat reserve of the United States Army and Air
  • So a lot of resources have been put into the reserve component, both in the National Guard and reserves
  • </c> resources have been put into the reserve resources have been put into the reserve component<01:35
  • . reserves. reserves.
  • </c><01:37:12.639><c> of</c> allows us to have a ready reserve of allows us to have a ready reserve of
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Ways and Means (04/01/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • Those, unless they become real reserves and then we're required to have real reserves, having precious
  • ><c> have</c><00:23:09.840><c> real</c><00:23:10.159><c> reserves.
  • Uh, and in addition, this bill also sets up a strategic reserve and just sets it aside.
  • </c><02:04:02.639><c> It's</c> reserve and just sets it aside. It's reserve and just sets it aside.
  • </c> reserve funds. reserve funds.
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The committee held a work session on HB 302, which would add precious metals and digital assets as potential investment options. State Treasurer Monica Misipelli said she took no position on the bill and did not see an immediate fiscal impact or operational problem, but explained that the state’s operating funds and rainy day fund require liquidity and stability, so they would not be suitable for volatile assets like precious metals or digital assets. She said the only funds that might potentially use such investments would be certain trust funds held in perpetuity, which are managed by an outside investment advisor under a contract and investment policy. Members asked about the treasurer’s current investment practices, including the types of funds managed, the role and discretion of the investment advisor, the state’s risk profile, and whether the bill would affect existing authority. Misipelli said the office follows RSA 11 and related statutes, with different objectives ranging from conservative to aggressive depending on the fund, and that the advisor meets with the office regularly, with formal performance reviews on a quarterly basis. She also said the office recently centralized management of about 40 trust accounts totaling roughly $60 million into five combined portfolios under a five-year contract with an RFP-selected vendor. When asked whether precious metals or digital assets are already indirectly available through mutual funds, she said that was possible for some mutual funds, but she was not certain about digital assets. Representative Ammon, the bill’s sponsor, said similar legislation had passed the Oklahoma House, the Texas House and Senate, and had advanced in Arizona. He argued the bill was intended to give the treasurer more tools to help balance portfolios and hedge inflation, noting concerns about federal debt and inflation. No vote was taken in the excerpt, and the chair ended the questioning after thanking the treasurer and asking her to remain available in case further questions arose.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

WAL Public Hearing - Thu Feb 12, 2026 @ 9:00 AM HST

Water & Land

Transcript Highlights:
  • . >> Um, noting the reservations of Repoto and no for Sheo. Any other reservations? Any other nos?
  • </c> I'm going to vote with reservations. I'm going to vote with reservations.
  • </c> reservations? Any other nos? reservations? Any other nos?
  • Any reservations? Any nos?
  • Any reservations? Any no?
Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 1846, relating to shoreline mitigation districts. DLNR and the Office of Planning opposed the bill, arguing it would improperly shift regulatory roles between the agencies and prioritize private land interests over public trust and natural and historic resources. Supporters, including the Shoreline Preservation Coalition, Kahana Bay residents, and Hawaii Realtors, said regional planning is needed to address severe erosion, especially in Kahana, and that better coordination between state and county agencies could help move stalled projects forward. Testifiers emphasized that shoreline conditions vary by area and that science-based, region-specific solutions are needed. Members asked questions about whether existing law already allows regional planning and emergency shoreline responses. DLNR said it already has authority to process regional projects and cited an existing draft EIS for Kahana Bay that would proceed through normal permitting and public hearing channels. Supporters responded that the bill would provide a clearer regional planning framework and help communities facing urgent erosion impacts. No vote was taken on HB 1846 in the portion provided. The committee then took up HB 2205, relating to emergency erosion mitigation. DLNR opposed the bill, saying it already has authority to issue emergency permits and had recently done so quickly for a collapsed sidewalk at Queen Surf Beach, and warning that the bill’s language could weaken Act 16 by changing a prohibition on shoreline hardening to a requirement to merely minimize it. Kahana Bay representatives and other supporters argued the bill would create a limited, regulated short-term pathway for emergency shoreline solutions while long-term plans are developed, and said current permits have expired or stalled, leaving dangerous sandbags and no practical relief. Additional testimony from a private homeowner stressed that erosion is threatening homes and that private owners are often bearing the cost of protecting public shoreline access. The discussion remained focused on balancing emergency protection, public access, and long-term shoreline management, and no final action was taken in the excerpt provided.
CO

Colorado 2026 Regular Session

Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 098 Apr 21st, 2026

Colorado House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • , raised, like basically what a conquering army would do to a country by basically destroying its forest
  • a country by basically<02:17:47.719><c> destroying</c><02:17:48.360><c> its</c><02:17:48.559><c> forest
  • ,</c><02:17:49.040><c> its</c> basically destroying its forest, its basically destroying its forest,
Keywords: 981, all
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Executive Departments and Administration (02/04/2026)

Executive Departments and Administration

Transcript Highlights:
  • They own a part of a forest which is in Vermont.
  • > a</c><00:15:01.920><c> part</c><00:15:02.079><c> of</c><00:15:02.240><c> a</c><00:15:02.399><c> forest
  • Uh they own a part of a forest states.
  • Uh they own a part of a forest which<00:15:03.120><c> is</c><00:15:03.279><c> in</c><00:15:03.680><c>
Keywords: 1189, house, all
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Agenda Mar 6th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • So this is what I see as, without using reserve funds, the best possible way to stop the harm that we're
  • And originally, I was in support of this to go to the floor, and I was going to reserve my right.
  • And originally I was in support of this to go to the floor, and I was going to reserve my right to change
  • But at this point, I'm actually going to be supporting the original motion and then reserve my right
  • So I am saying to this legislature, unless you're willing to use reserve funds, which I think we should
Keywords: 989, all
Summary: The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee met to consider several Department of Health and Welfare Medicaid items, Idaho State Police budgets, the Department of Juvenile Corrections, and the Department of Administration and Military Division. The committee first approved a FY 2026 Medicaid forecast supplemental, then approved a budget-neutral FY 2026 hospital assessment fund shift and creation of a separate hospital assessment budgeted program. For FY 2027 Medicaid, members heard extensive discussion of MMIS procurement, estate recovery, program integrity, purchasing staff, hospital assessment alignment, population forecast adjustments, and proposed reductions tied to provider rates and RESHAB. After debate among three competing motions, the committee rejected two alternatives and passed the original motion, which included the governor’s recommended Medicaid adjustments and the $22 million reduction concept, sending it with a do pass recommendation. The committee then approved Idaho State Police Brand Inspection replacement items for trucks and equipment, as well as Idaho State Police division requests for a commercial vehicle safety grant increase, a mobile live scan pilot, and replacement patrol vehicles and equipment. POST Academy replacement items were also approved. For the Department of Juvenile Corrections, members approved clinician service transfer funding from Health and Welfare, replacement items, IT hardware, and restoration of six FTPs and related funding for direct care staff and substance use disorder mentoring services. In the Department of Administration budget, the committee debated Medicaid procurement staffing and related transfers. A substitute motion to fund three FTPs failed, and the committee ultimately approved a compromise motion funding two FTPs, utilities alignment, program transfers, inflationary utilities, IT hardware, and a prior rescission adjustment. The Military Division enhancement request for indirect cost recovery for emergency management and state education assistance funding was also approved. The committee adjourned after announcing its Monday agenda, which included DEQ, public school support and financing, services for the deaf and blind, Idaho Digital Learning Academy, the State Board of Education, and the Department of Education.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Health Care & Wellness Feb 3rd, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • is Allison Ball, and I'm an elected council member for the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation
  • The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation have consistently asserted our inherent right to
  • have regulated studies, surveys, research, and service delivery projects conducted on the Colville Reservation
  • shaping policy and decision-making, it is essential that the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation
  • shaping policy and decision-making, it is essential that the confederating tribes of the Colorado Reservation
Summary: The House Health Care and Wellness Committee held public hearings on four bills and then took executive action on three measures. HB 2555 would require the Health Care Authority to apply for a Medicaid waiver to cover traditional health care practices provided through Indian Health Service, tribal, and urban Indian facilities. Supporters, including the prime sponsor, tribal health leaders, and the Health Care Authority, said the bill would recognize traditional medicine, expand access, and leverage federal funding, though HCA noted the July 1, 2026 waiver deadline and urban Indian reimbursement questions may be difficult to resolve. HB 2685 would codify tribal data sovereignty principles for state agencies, require reporting of notifiable conditions to tribal health jurisdictions, and exempt certain tribal data from public disclosure. Tribal representatives supported the bill as necessary for access, governance, and better public health planning, while the Washington Coalition for Open Government and HCA raised concerns about the breadth of the PRA exemption, undefined ownership interests, and implementation details. HB 2658 would require health carriers to submit standardized public data on behavioral health and other coverage and access metrics, with the Insurance Commissioner posting the information on a public dashboard. Supporters said the bill would improve transparency about mental health parity and help families, employers, and policymakers compare plans; opponents argued it duplicates or complicates recent parity reforms and could be misinterpreted. HB 2683 would shorten carrier credentialing timelines from 90 days to 30 days and require carriers to post billing and coverage information online. Supporters said it would reduce delays for providers and patients, while opponents warned the shorter timeline could be hard to meet and that posting information without login protections could raise privacy concerns. In executive session, the committee adopted two amendments to HB 2168, which concerns overdose mapping data, then reported the substitute bill out with a due pass recommendation by a vote of 16-1. It rejected an amendment to HB 2196 that would have extended PANDAS/PANS coverage to public and school employee plans, then advanced the substitute bill with a due pass recommendation by a vote of 15-2. Finally, the committee passed HB 2545, which would allow ambulatory surgical facilities to perform elective percutaneous coronary interventions, by a vote of 13-4, after members discussed safety, access, and cost savings.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Jefferson County Legislation Committee Jan 21st, 2026

Jefferson County Legislation

Transcript Highlights:
  • I understand when we need reserves, and I am a big fan of reserves too, but if it's just growing and
  • I understand when we need reserves, and I am a big fan of reserves too, but if it's just growing and
  • It doesn't make sense. >> I am a big fan of reserves too, but if it's just growing and we're not spending
Keywords: 1136, house, all
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Transportation May 1st, 2025

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm happy to answer any questions and reserve my right to close. Does anybody have any questions?
  • I ask for your, for your, um, support in this, but I will yield for witness testimony or reserve the
  • I reserve the right to close. Are there any questions? All right, thank you.
  • This is just an omnibus, uh, road naming bill, uh, to kind of have in reserve in case, uh, we need to
  • give him your full attention, difficult questions, and I respectfully request the easy questions and reserve
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Transportation May 1st, 2025

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm happy to answer any questions and reserve my right to close. Does anybody have any questions?
  • I ask for your support in this, but I will yield for witness testimony or reserve the right.
  • I reserve the right to close. Are there any questions? All right, thank you.
  • This is just an omnibus road bill to kind of have in reserve in case we need it in the future for Naaman
  • Difficult questions, and I respectfully request the easy questions and reserve my right.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Criminal Jurisprudence Apr 29th, 2025

Criminal Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • So I would love to take your questions and reserve the right to close if that's okay, Mr.
  • I respectfully reserve my right to close. Thank you. Thank you, Ms. Flores. Any questions for Ms.
  • I yield and reserve my opportunity to close. Any questions for Mr. Hayes?
  • I know we have a resource witness, and unless there are any questions for me, I reserve the right to
  • Chair, I'll be happy to answer any questions, and I reserve my right to close. Let me interrupt.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Human Services Apr 29th, 2025

Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • I reserve the right to close and will defer to any witnesses to speak for the bill.
  • With that, Madam Chair, I reserve the right to close.
  • Thank you, Madam Chair and members, and I reserve the right to close and will answer any questions you
  • Okay, we will reserve your right to close, and we'll proceed with testimony.
  • And if there are not any questions, I will. reserve the right to close.
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Agenda Feb 24th, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • families with at least one parent or legal guardian who is on active duty or on active guard and reserve
  • I recognize that giving active-duty Guard and Reserve Title 10 students preference in the charter lottery
  • I recognize that giving active-duty Guard and Reserve Title 10 students preference in the charter lottery
  • Chairman, I would reserve the right to ask that question of anybody else present here who knows that
  • Well, I don't think you need to reserve that right. You could ask questions as you will.
Keywords: 989, all
Summary: House Education began by approving minutes from February 18, 19, 20, and 23, 2026. The committee then heard House Bill 657, which would change charter school lottery priorities to give military-connected students and foster children greater access, while also allowing charter schools more discretion to set their own enrollment priorities. The sponsor and several military family and charter school witnesses supported the bill as a fairness and stability measure for families facing frequent PCS moves; opponents, including Mountain Home school officials, argued it could significantly harm the local district and that a simpler amendment to the military enrollment statute would address the problem without creating district-level disruption. The committee held HB 657 in committee and then introduced RS-33489, sending it to the second reading calendar with a due pass recommendation. The committee next took up House Bill 711, an alternate authorization pathway for principals and superintendents. Supporters, including the sponsor and the State Superintendent, said it would help rural districts recruit leaders by creating a “grow your own” and executive pathway with mentoring and board approval, while opponents from school boards, administrators, and educators warned that removing the master’s degree requirement and allowing broader use of training funds could weaken preparation and accountability. After testimony and debate, the committee passed HB 711 to the House floor with a due pass recommendation. Finally, the committee considered RS 32862 C1, which would move the STEM Action Center into the Workforce Development Council, reduce overhead, require industry matching funds, and add annual performance reporting for general fund spending. The sponsor said the change would improve efficiency and accountability, and the committee asked about charitable contribution deductions and governance details. RS 32862 C1 was introduced and sent to the second reading calendar with a due pass recommendation. The committee also announced that House Bill 712 would be moved to the next morning’s agenda.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Education Jan 26th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • To require districts to maintain a minimum reserve fund each month with this current apportionment schedule
  • That comes out of the district's reserve funds.
  • That comes out of district's reserve funds.
  • To limit how much a district can have in maximum reserves does not seem realistic.
  • In these districts, reserves are not excess funds.
Bills: HB2440, HB2551, HB2593