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WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Transportation Feb 19th, 2026 at 04:00 pm
Transportation
Transcript Highlights:
- interest rather than that interest going to the general fund.
- It uses climate emissions reduction funding.
- We have not had dedicated funding for Washington state ferries.
- It doesn't go into the general fund.
- funding levels for the Washington State aeronautics account.
Bills:
SB6352
Committee:
Senate Transportation
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- It relates to performance tier funding under the Public Junior College state finance program.
- Members, the current funding system rewards public junior colleges for student transfers to public four-year
- Generally, it would expand incentives into the state's outcomes-based funding model for community colleges
- It is funded through the Foundation School Program. It's an estimated appropriation.
- So Blinn normally has an increase in state funding.
Bills:
SB 49
Committee:
Senate Education K-16
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Education K-16 heard several higher education bills and took public testimony on each. Senate Bill 60 would let public junior college libraries donate outdated, duplicative, or valueless materials instead of treating them as surplus property; no public testimony was offered, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 49 would expand performance-tier funding incentives so community colleges are also rewarded for student transfers to private four-year universities; it also received no public testimony and was left pending.
Senate Bill 365 would allow higher education institutions to choose a transcript lookback period between 5 and 10 years for adult undergraduates seeking to waive older transcripts. Senator Eckhardt and witness Daniel Arrevalo described how old academic records can block adults from returning to college; the bill was left pending after testimony. Senate Bill 895 would expand the FAST dual-credit program beyond public school students to include eligible private school and homeschool students, with support from the Texas Private Schools Association, the Texas Homeschool Coalition, and a coordinating board witness explaining the funding structure; it too was left pending.
Senate Bill 1400 would clarify what counts as a transfer for performance-tier funding by allowing students with 30 or fewer prior university credit hours to still be counted as transfer students when moving from a public junior college to a general academic institution. Former Representative Leighton Schubert testified that the change would address funding losses and better reflect modern student pathways; after testimony, the bill was left pending. The committee then recessed subject to the call of the chair.
OK
Bills:
SJR50 , SJR51 , SJR52 , SJR53 , SJR54 , HJR1090 , HJR1091 , HJR1092 , HJR1093 , HJR1094 , HJR1095 , SJR49
Committee:
Senate Administrative Rules
Keywords:
Medicaid, federal funding, state law, healthcare, low-income adults, Oklahoma Constitution, healthcare regulations, Oklahoma Health Care Authority, permanent rules, joint resolution, OHCA, health care rules, administrative rules, major rule, Title 75, Title 317, Oklahoma Administrative Code, OAC 317:30, health policy, state health programs
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Ways and Means General Fund Committee Mar 18th, 2026
Ways and Means General Fund
Transcript Highlights:
- I'll call this Ways and Means General Fund Committee meeting to order. Sorry for the delay.
- If they return to state employment, the state employee is allowed to pay back the retirement funds to
- </c><00:24:22.880><c> uh</c> neighbors helping neighbors fund uh neighbors helping neighbors fund uh
- </c><00:26:08.240><c> that</c> just talking about the funding that just talking about the funding that
- to expend those funds.
Bills:
HB589 , HB591 , HB609 , HB614 , SB57 , SB280 , SB332 , HB589 , HB591 , HB609 , HB614 , SB57 , SB280 , SB332 , HB627
Committee:
House Ways and Means General Fund
Keywords:
Jefferson County, building regulations, zoning, public health, building commissioner, permits, construction, land use, county tax, lodging tax, Henry County, transient accommodations, hospitality industry, local act, sheriff, sheriff's office, task force, abandoned property, stolen property, unclaimed property
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
House Chamber - Wed Feb 4, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 9
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Bills:
HB2028 , HB1859 , HB1851 , HB1660 , HB1890 , HB1892 , HB1893 , HB2122 , HB2012 , HB1770 , HB2121 , HB1979 , HB1650 , HB1982 , HB218
Keywords:
Labor Day, construction workers, tax credit, economic development, state law, employer support, workforce development, employment, career counseling, local economy, high-demand jobs, taxation, apprenticeship, income tax credit, qualified apprenticeship program, HB1660, Hawaii, county labor standards, counties, contractors
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Weninger, yes, for the Permanent Land Endowment Trust Fund.
- It's not the entire funding.
- I said, okay, well, we have a housing fund. The campus has a general fund.
- , how much cash is in the fund.
- , how much cash is in the fund.
Committee:
House Appropriations
Keywords:
brackish water, groundwater, desalination, water resources, feasibility study, environmental impact, dementia care, telementoring, healthcare education, rural communities, grant funding, braille, disability access, education funding, state corrections, inclusion, produce incentive, agriculture, economic support, funding
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 3/10/26
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, I am also the chair of our construction law group, and I have been a construction attorney for over
- <00:24:33.200><c> project</c><00:24:33.680><c> management</c> construction project management construction
- </c> public construction contract? public construction contract?
- Just to remind people, the board is funded through a direct general fund appropriation, but any fees
- Just to remind people, the board is funded through a direct general fund appropriation, but any fees
Committee:
House State Government Finance and Policy
Keywords:
payment transparency, public contracts, contractor rights, government accountability, construction payments, barbering, licensing, examinations, barber schools, public safety, certifications, Barber Examiners Board, data transparency, Legislative Budget Office, state agencies, fiscal notes, public data, standard time, federal law, time zone
TX
Texas 89th Regular
S/C on Telecommunications & Broadband Apr 16th, 2025
S/C on Telecommunications & Broadband
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill does not cut any state funding.
- Cities are able to use those funds as they deem necessary.
- fund.
- It will delay roadway construction, further impacting future availability of funding due to increased
- Therefore, for 10 miles of road construction, it costs about $2.6 million.
Committee:
House S/C on Telecommunications & Broadband
Keywords:
telecommunications, local exchange companies, universal service fund, rate maintenance, business expansion, broadband access, internet service, multiunit residential properties, urban areas, affordability programs, fiber-optic cables, public land, construction permits, environmental impact, notification requirements, municipal projects, infrastructure, facility relocation, public right-of-way, 1184
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Information Technology Oversight Committee (6-10-26)
Transcript Highlights:
- We also encourage you to think about using some of those funds, if NTIA allows this as a usable case,
- according to the timelines set by NTIA, and that's about a four-year construction plan to have every
- </c><01:02:04.760><c> uh</c> ahead and begin construction uh ahead and begin construction uh according
- They're just waiting to connect customers, you know, the funding to connect those customers.
- Uh so that they beading with bead funds.
Keywords:
Meeting Start 00:00:00
KCNA Request for Proposal Process 00:00:01
Overview of KWIC Board and Funding of Kentucky Wired Network Refresh 00:18:10
Zayo Network Services 00:34:40
Discussion of Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) Funding 00:57:32, 958, all
Summary:
The committee first focused on a disputed KCNA procurement for a statewide network-related RFP. Members questioned why the RFP had been labeled non-technical, whether COT should have reviewed it, and whether the KCNA board could direct that it be withdrawn. Finance and Administration Cabinet counsel Barbie Dickens said the RFP was authorized by KCNA working with procurement services after termination of the prior contract and breach notices, was issued in November 2025, paused during a protest, later resumed, and remained an open procurement. She said the agency—not the board—directs the procurement process, though she acknowledged an agency and OPS could cancel or reissue an RFP if needed. Legislators pushed back, citing KRS 154 and House Bill 314 as evidence that the KCNA board controls contracts and operations, and one member said the board had requested the RFP be withdrawn. Dickens said she could not predict the outcome and was not KCNA’s counsel. The discussion also touched on whether the current director had asked to stop the RFP and whether that request had been denied, with no final action taken during the exchange.
The committee then turned to Kentucky Wired Infrastructure Corporation and the Kentucky Wired refresh project. Jim Barnhart described the structure of the nonprofit corporation, the role of Quick and Quack in the financing and operations arrangement, and the board membership, noting that the refresh funding had been approved in the 2024-26 capital budget. He said the equipment upgrade is necessary because of end-of-life hardware and software support issues, and that the refresh would expand capacity, lower risk, and reduce operating costs. Barnhart said some equipment had already been received, the rest would be purchased later, and the project should begin before September and take about a year to complete. When asked about contract disputes involving Ledcor and whether the vendor had an ongoing contract, Barnhart and the authority representative said they had not been notified of any issues and were not directly involved in that contract dispute.
Committee members also raised concerns about a prior market test and whether a lower-cost bidder had been blocked from a previous RFP process. Barnhart said he understood Quack could make that decision and that the Commonwealth did not have input so long as the network was maintained, but he was not involved at the time. A legislator then read from the KCNA statute and argued that the board, not agency staff, is supposed to direct KCNA contracts and operations, saying House Bill 314 did not change those duties. The chair agreed the committee’s intent was for the board to control KCNA and direct contracts, and the discussion ended with a transition away from the KCNA dispute toward future testimony, including a presentation from Zayo Networks on open access networks and broadband infrastructure.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget Human Services Subcommittee Feb 9th, 2026 at 10:30 am
A&B Human Services Subcommittee
Transcript Highlights:
- and the fiscal impact have been estimated at $244,000, with about half of that coming from federal funds
- This bill would create a revolving fund that could save money. I will provide a financial scenario.
- What we don't have is a dedicated revolving fund that specifically addresses that population and that
- I'm not asking for any money to be put into this fund.
- services and PACE would be put into a revolving fund.
Committee:
House A&B Human Services Subcommittee
Keywords:
home care, community services, Oklahoma Department of Human Services, rating system, inspection reports, substantiated complaints, agency oversight, child care, workforce, pilot program, affordable care, income eligibility, long-term care, revolving fund, options counseling, funding, consultation services, Medicaid, community-based services, seniors
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- It's funding. same problem. It's funding.
- </c> less than unequal funding. less than unequal funding.
- </c> the funds. the funds.
- . funding. funding.
- </c> we should increase safe school funding. we should increase safe school funding.
Committee:
House Education Finance
Keywords:
education finance, safe schools revenue, school safety, charter schools, funding, safe schools, school security, school levy, pupil units, safe schools aid, cooperative units, intermediate school district, school resource officer, peace officer liaison, sheriff liaison, drug abuse prevention, gang resistance education, violence prevention, suicide prevention, mental health services
Summary:
The committee first adopted the March 3rd minutes by voice vote after Representative Lee moved them and there was no discussion. Members then reviewed hearing rules on decorum, safety, and participation before taking testimony from Dr. James Densley and Dr. Jillian Peterson of the Violence Prevention Project Research Center at Hamline University.
The presenters summarized research on mass shootings and K-12 school shootings, drawing on a database of homicides in school settings from 2000 to 2025 and a smaller set of 15 K-12 mass shooting cases. They said school shooters are usually insiders, most often current or former students, and typically young males. They described common patterns including a noticeable crisis before attacks, perpetrators viewing the shooting as a final act, studying prior shooters online, and “leakage” in which most tell someone in advance. They also emphasized that many perpetrators use unsecured firearms from family members and argued that prevention should combine reporting systems, behavioral threat assessment, counseling, mentoring, secure storage, and other layered interventions rather than rely on a single solution.
The presenters also discussed broader violence trends in the Twin Cities, saying much school violence is spillover from community violence and that pandemic-era disruptions and weakened trust in institutions contributed to serious violence. They cited a national survey finding that exposure to gun violence is associated with PTSD, anxiety, depression, and fear of public spaces, especially among young people. During member questions, Representative Wam asked for clarification on the data set and the rural/small-town share of the survey sample.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions Mar 23rd, 2026
Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions
Transcript Highlights:
- So these both flow into what we call the marijuana regulation fund.
- After this revenue is deposited in the marijuana regulation fund, we’ll go to the orange section. 85%
- This 15% of the fund goes to what is called the cannabis social equity fund.
- It’s a separate fund, and it was actually established in the 2022 cannabis equity bill.
- It’s a separate fund, and it was actually established in the 2022 cannabis equity bill.
Bills:
H5005
Summary:
The Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions held a hearing on Initiative Petition 25-10 / House Bill 5002, “An act to restore a sensible marijuana policy,” which would repeal Massachusetts’ adult-use cannabis legalization framework. The chair explained the Article 48 initiative process and noted that, if the Legislature does not enact the measure as written, additional signatures would be needed for it to qualify for the 2026 ballot. The committee heard testimony from an expert, proponents of the petition, opponents, and members of the public, and accepted written testimony through March 27 at 5 p.m.
Jessica Trow of MassBudget testified first, focusing on cannabis revenue and spending in Massachusetts. She said legalization has generated nearly $2 billion for the Commonwealth and municipalities since FY 2018, including excise tax, sales tax, local option taxes, fees, and community impact fees. She described how revenues are distributed to public health, the Cannabis Control Commission’s social equity efforts, the cannabis social equity fund, the MBTA, the School Building Authority, the general fund, and local budgets, and argued the industry has supported social equity and community investments.
Opponents of the petition argued that repeal would harm public health, consumer safety, jobs, tax revenue, and social equity programs. Wendy Wakeman, speaking for the ballot committee, said legalization has increased potency, addiction, and mental health concerns, and that the state lacks sufficient data on harms. In contrast, business owners, clinicians, and advocates including Caroline Pino, Kristen Rogers, Drudus Ledbetter, Armani White, Lucas Thayer, and Jeff Rawson said the regulated market provides tested products, jobs, tax revenue, and pathways for people harmed by prohibition, while repeal would push consumers back to the illicit market and undermine equity goals. Committee members questioned witnesses about the evidence base, the role of out-of-state funding, the petition’s impact on existing businesses, and whether narrower regulatory fixes might address concerns instead of repeal. No vote was taken; the hearing was closed after testimony ended.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- This is not only drives up costs for law-abiding Texans, but also funds further criminal enterprises.
Bills:
HB316
Committee:
House Criminal Jurisprudence
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships Mar 24th, 2025
S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, funds have been expended in legal fees, and now an attorney is trying to invade the separate property
- Um, they are now seeking to, because that's invalidated, to partition separate property, lock the funds
- in the registry of the court, and then because the funds are in the registry of the court and the court
- we are On a slippery slope where some attorneys are trying to invade separate property and put the funds
- If I didn't have that and I didn't have the funds, I would have still been in jail till this day.
Bills:
HB116
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Commerce and Economic Development Oversight Mar 3rd, 2026 at 03:00 pm
Commerce & Economic Development Oversight
Transcript Highlights:
- The funds will be used for the way station improvement revolving fund. A yield for questions.
- When I asked him how he proposes that we fund that, his proposal was this right here to increase the
- I'm currently starting My second term on the Construction Industries' Board, where I am currently the
- Yes, so you're familiar maybe with a health savings account, where you can utilize the funds in that
Bills:
HB2929 , HB2956 , HB2955 , HB3128 , HB3880 , HB4294 , HB2970 , HB3338 , HB3443 , HB3783 , HB3800 , HB3818
Keywords:
homeowner insurance, insurance premium, claim history, insurance regulation, at-fault claims, flood insurance, state law, consumer protection, appraisal management, Real Estate Appraiser Board, appraiser registration, background checks, ownership requirements, captive insurance, protected cell, sponsored captive, captive insurer, insurance commissioner, premium tax, dormant captive
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Commerce and Economic Development Oversight Mar 3rd, 2026 at 10:30 am
Commerce & Economic Development Oversight
Bills:
HB2929 , HB2956 , HB2955 , HB3128 , HB3880 , HB4294 , HB2970 , HB3338 , HB3443 , HB3783 , HB3800 , HB3818
Keywords:
homeowner insurance, insurance premium, claim history, insurance regulation, at-fault claims, flood insurance, state law, consumer protection, appraisal management, Real Estate Appraiser Board, appraiser registration, background checks, ownership requirements, captive insurance, protected cell, sponsored captive, captive insurer, insurance commissioner, premium tax, dormant captive
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/26
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
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- um</c> organizations receiving funds um organizations receiving funds um I<01:04:40.640><c> think</c>
- So one quick question: Is the funding this may be doing it saying it is the funding beyond going, or
- So one quick question: Is the funding this may be doing it saying it is the funding beyond going, or
- </c> is one time funding. is one time funding.
Keywords:
workforce development, appropriations, nonprofit organizations, employment services, state funding, paid leave, S corporations, employment law, exemptions, Minnesota Statutes, cancer, healthcare, appropriation, Rural Cancer Institute, Minnesota clinicians, pilot program, nursing, education, University of Minnesota, equity
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Commerce and Small Business Committee Feb 3rd, 2026
Commerce and Small Business
Committee:
House Commerce and Small Business
Keywords:
ad valorem tax, road funding, local government, referendum, Choctaw County, Tuskegee University, education funding, Alabama Education Trust Fund, appropriation, agricultural research, data privacy, consumer rights, personal data, data protection, Alabama Personal Data Protection Act, peer-to-peer car sharing, vehicle insurance, liability, shared vehicles, taxation
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Local Government Feb 3rd, 2026 at 10:30 am
Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- The energy code must be designed to require the construction of increasingly energy-efficient buildings
- Revenue from the excise tax may be used for various purposes, including funding public safety-related
- It allows a regional transit authority to make specified actions related to land use and construction
- to outdated standards. ...in a decade of new buildings being constructed to outdated standards.
- We understand that projects like this take planning, funding, and careful decisions, but asphalt bike
Committee:
House Local Government
Keywords:
municipal permitting, transit projects, high capacity transit, infrastructure, urban development, residential development, commercial zones, mixed-use zoning, urban planning, state regulations, county ferry district, ferry district, passenger-only ferry, passenger ferry, Puget Sound, Vashon, Seattle, Southworth, county transportation, local taxing authority
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget Apr 6th, 2026
Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget
Transcript Highlights:
- to the Taxpayer Endowment Trust Fund.
- assistance revolving fund.
- Revolving Fund.
- Yeah, the legal services revolving fund is a separate fund. Or so being transferred there.
- million in that fund.
Bills:
SB1177
Summary:
The Senate Appropriations Committee met to consider Senate Bill 1177, the general appropriation bill. The chair and budget authors explained that the proposal was built to balance the budget using a mix of general revenue, cash sweeps, and other fund transfers, including money from unclaimed property, revenue stabilization, and other statutory funds. Members also discussed a proposed $35 million OWRB revolving loan fund tied to ARPA interest and a $200 million transfer from the Revenue Stabilization Fund to the Taxpayer Endowment Trust Fund as part of a long-term savings strategy.
A number of agency-specific items drew questions. Members reviewed the OPEB employer contribution reduction, rent coverage for state agencies, child care and Head Start funding, Department of Corrections revenue from ICE-related agreements, sheriff grant funding, and education funding, including about $99 million in additional formula funding, a $2,000 teacher pay raise, and reading-related appropriations such as Strong Readers and Just Right Reader. The committee also discussed mental health funding, including a $30 million consent decree line, a proposed privatization of CCBHC services with an estimated $10 million savings, and related reduction-in-force costs. Other topics included Attorney General transfers and litigation funding, higher education allocations, Langston University extension funding, historical society requests that were not funded, and a biosolids pilot program.
During debate, supporters argued the bill fulfilled the constitutional duty to pass a balanced budget and highlighted increases for education, health care, and water infrastructure. Opponents criticized the use of one-time cash, tax cuts, and what they described as special-project spending, while raising concerns about transparency and underfunded services such as child care and transportation. After debate, the committee voted 18-5 to pass Senate Bill 1177.