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WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Joint Appropriations Committee, February 5, 2026 PM 2

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
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  • school foundation program and the public school foundation program and 2/3<02:18:05.599> to<02
  • 45% of the SIPA funds are directed to the school foundation program.
  • So all three of these impact the school foundation program. 314 reduces the SFP by $50.8 million. 315
  • reduces the SFP by $55.8 million, and 316 increases the school foundation program by $95.1 million.
Keywords: 916, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session - part 2 May 9th, 2025

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Placement Services Program, which is a very helpful program for people that get jobs when they might
  • This program we needed to...
  • Which is the IPS program.
  • They do support this shift in funding from the EE program to the IPS program because of a surplus in
  • schools.
FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

FL House Floor Session - 2025-04-29 (10:00AM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It sets restrictions on membership on the governing board of a charter school, and it allows a high-performing
  • It sets restrictions on membership on the governing board of a charter school, and it allows a high-performing
  • It also allows for high-performing charter schools to assume the charter of an existing charter school
  • Charter of an existing charter school in the same school district in which the high-performing charter
  • This legislation aligns the income eligibility for the school readiness subsidized child care program
Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and heard several member introductions before taking up the special order calendar. The chamber first postponed CS/SB 80 on state land management, then moved through a series of bills, often substituting House companions when identical or nearly identical. Early actions included unanimous passage of HB 295 on a comprehensive waste reduction and recycling plan, which directs DEP to develop a recycling and waste-diversion roadmap, and passage of CS/CS/SB 492 on land development and mitigation banking after amendments addressing out-of-service credits and former phosphate mine lands; that bill passed 35-3 after debate over possible constitutional concerns. The Senate also passed HB 255 on aggravated animal cruelty, adding a sentencing multiplier and a searchable FDLE database of convicted animal abusers, and HB 711 establishing the Spectrum Alert for missing children with autism, with $190,000 in nonrecurring implementation funds and a July 1, 2026 implementation date. The chamber then approved HB 1089 to add Duchenne muscular dystrophy to newborn screening, and HB 393 revising the My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program to expand eligible mitigation projects, lower the approval threshold, and clarify ownership and reimbursement issues. Members discussed funding levels and whether insurance premium credits would be required, but the bill passed unanimously. The Senate also passed HB 1145 on workforce education, HB 827 on a statewide study of automation and workforce impact, and HB 181 on parole guidelines, all without recorded opposition. CS/CS/SB 976 on court-appointed psychologists also passed unanimously, as did HB 1451 on sexual cyber harassment, which broadened protections against non-consensual and digitally forged intimate images. Later, the Senate approved HB 1156 creating the Home Health Aid for Medically Fragile Children Program, after clarifying training requirements and hearing support that the measure would help families keep medically fragile children at home while compensating trained parents. The chamber also passed HB 1091 on substance abuse and mental health care, with an amendment allowing designated facilities to retain stabilized patients who still meet involuntary examination criteria. Throughout the day, senators used questions and debate to probe charter school governance in CS/CS/SB 822, which was substituted with HB 443 and amended to expand charter autonomy over conduct codes, enrollment, reporting, and facility use while maintaining sponsor oversight; that bill was placed on the calendar for third reading rather than voted on in the excerpt. Several other measures, including SB 716, SB 76, and the final SB 1252 item, were postponed or not reached before the transcript ended.
ND

North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session

Budget Section Jun 24th, 2026 at 10:00 am

Budget Section

Transcript Highlights:
  • The food vendor program, where DPI acts as a pass-through for these school districts and pays the vendor
  • the school district level to implementing the bridge software program.
  • And then we have the DEQ Restoration Program, the Ag Department Pipeline Program, the Ag Department Realty
  • We had one school district.
  • If a school district did not increase their property tax levy this year, does that particular school
Keywords: 908, all
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships Apr 7th, 2025

S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships

Transcript Highlights:
  • It impacted all of middle school and high school for both of them.
  • My daughter turned 18, so she was 17 when she graduated high school.
  • But the day she graduated high school, she left her graduation and she came to my home. Years?
  • All of middle school and all of high school. Until she graduated. And how about your other child?
  • The no contact is a condition of this program.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Housing Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Joint Committee on Housing

Transcript Highlights:
  • The program that Rep.
  • We also manage a fourth bond program, the Home Modification Loan Program, in collaboration with Mass
  • This is where programs like the Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program, the Alternative Housing Voucher
  • primarily in the statewide program.
  • We had folks who were applying whose children, who had been born, were graduating high school before
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on Housing opened its second hearing of the session with remarks from Chairs Haggerty and Cyr emphasizing that the hearing was a broad look at Massachusetts’ housing crisis rather than a single bill. They highlighted topics including zoning, permitting, rental assistance, public housing, homelessness prevention, and housing production. The first witness, Housing and Livable Communities Secretary Augustus, reviewed implementation of the Affordable Homes Act and the state’s new housing plan, citing a 1.6% vacancy rate, a projected need for 222,000 new homes over 10 years, and ongoing efforts such as ADUs by right, fair housing enforcement, eviction record sealing, seasonal communities planning, and new funding for affordable housing, public housing, and the Momentum Fund. He also discussed infrastructure support for municipalities, technical assistance for ADUs, and concerns about possible federal funding cuts. Committee members questioned the secretary about ADU financing and technical assistance, the likely unit yield from the Affordable Homes Act, infrastructure barriers in suburban and rural communities, public housing waitlist management, supportive housing, and federal budget risks. MassNAHRO then testified that public housing authorities are facing rising operating and capital costs, a statewide waitlist nearing 300,000, and uncertainty over federal Section 8 and HUD funding. Witnesses described recent state support for operating subsidies, capital improvements, vacancy turnover teams, and resident service coordinators, while warning that proposed federal cuts could sharply affect voucher issuance and agency operations. CDAC’s executive director Roger Herzog described the agency’s role as a quasi-public source of early-stage financing and technical assistance for nonprofit housing developers, noting its loan capital, supportive housing bond programs, home modification loans, and preservation work under Chapter 40T. He said CDAC has helped produce or preserve more than 55,000 units and stressed the importance of patient capital and preservation tools. CHAPA CEO Rachel Heller urged the committee to focus on production, preservation, planning, and political will, supporting goals for affordability, supportive housing, and homeownership, and endorsing policy changes such as YIGBY, clearer site plan review rules, stronger fair housing funding, and more support for vouchers and public housing. MassHousing then outlined its financing role, including mortgage lending, down payment assistance, the Community Climate Bank, and the Momentum Fund, while noting that permitting delays, capital gaps, and possible federal changes could affect production. Members also asked about transparency, prevailing wage compliance, and a recent internal restructuring related to diversity and business engagement.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 01-23-2026 11:30am

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
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  • Her goal is to become a Priary School.
  • He's at Castle<00:04:00.959> High<00:04:01.120> School<00:04:01.280> in<00:04:01.439
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Keywords: 912, senate, all
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Public Health Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am

Joint Committee on Public Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm joined by Mina Seth, a student at Concord-Carlisle Regional High School and one of my constituents
  • I'm a senior at Concord-Carlisle High School, and I'm supporting the Massachusetts Trauma Response Preparedness
  • You are really just inspiring to be a high school student and to have taken this on yourself.
  • Another survey has shockingly reported that 19% of cases occurred in high school-age students.
  • These programs work.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The committee heard testimony on a wide range of public health and emergency services bills, with many speakers focusing on EMS system failures, hospital service closures, trauma preparedness, epilepsy awareness, drink-spiking response, sudden cardiac arrest, and survivor financial assistance. Several legislators and advocates described the EMS system as underfunded and overstretched, citing long ambulance waits, staffing shortages, and the need for statewide oversight, a special commission, and clearer recognition of EMS as an essential service. A number of speakers also supported bills to preserve essential hospital services after closures such as Nashoba Valley Medical Center and birthing services in Leominster, arguing that current closure rules lack enforcement and leave communities without critical care. Multiple panels testified in support of bills requiring trauma kits in public buildings, public education on SUDEP and epilepsy mortality, and improved cardiac arrest response. Supporters of the trauma-kit bill said public buildings should have bleeding-control kits and trained staff, comparing them to AEDs and first aid supplies. Epilepsy advocates, clinicians, and grieving parents urged a public health campaign on SUDEP, saying families are often not warned about the risk and that awareness could improve medication adherence, reduce guilt, and save lives. On cardiac arrest, EMS professionals and the American Heart Association backed measures to improve telecommunicator CPR, create an AED registry, and strengthen dispatch and training standards. The committee also heard extensive testimony on a bill addressing illicit drink spiking. Senators, city officials, victims, physicians, and an international anti-spiking advocate described cases in which hospitals refused toxicology testing unless a sexual assault was reported, and argued for standardized testing protocols, better data collection, and coordination with law enforcement and licensed venues. Another bill drew a sharp exchange over local public health control and the SAFE 2.0 law, with one senator arguing for more local approval and voluntary participation, while committee members defended the earlier law as a response to inequities in local public health capacity. Finally, advocates from Jane Doe, Inc. supported legislation to provide flexible financial assistance to survivors of domestic and sexual violence, saying unrestricted cash helps survivors meet basic needs, escape abuse, and rebuild stability.
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Standing Committee on Families and Children. (3-5-26)

Families & Children

Transcript Highlights:
  • I will never forget the days when my kids were middle and high school students, and I learned so much
  • I will never forget the days when my kids were middle and high school students, and I learned so much
  • I will never forget the days when my kids were middle and high school students, and I learned so much
  • Yesterday I had the privilege of meeting with the Taylor County High School Smile Club, and due to the
  • Yesterday I had the privilege of meeting with the Taylor County High School Smile Club, and due to the
Summary: The House Standing Committee on Families and Children met and first adopted a House committee substitute for House Bill 669, which would protect federal benefits belonging to children in out-of-home care. The sponsor explained the bill is intended to prevent the state from using a child’s Social Security survivor, disability, or death benefits to offset care costs, instead requiring those funds to be preserved in an account for the child and made available at certain milestones or when the child leaves care. Members asked about who would oversee the funds, how annual eligibility reviews would work, and when the child could access the money; the sponsor said the cabinet would set the review process by rule and that the funds would remain available for the child. The committee approved HB 669 15-0 with favorable expression. The committee then considered House Concurrent Resolution 36, as amended by committee substitute, which creates a child welfare and family court reform task force. The substitute changed the reporting structure to send the task force’s report to the interim joint committee on families and children and the judiciary committee, rather than a now-defunct Health and Human Services committee. Supporters said the task force should review child abuse and neglect, foster care, and family court processes, and gather input from experts and people with lived experience. Members discussed whether the work should be divided into separate family court and child welfare task forces, but the resolution moved forward and passed 15-0 with favorable expression. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 686, which would establish a Kentucky Positive Youth Development Commission and a dedicated trust and agency account to support community-based youth programming up to age 25. The sponsor and witnesses said the bill responds to rising youth mental health concerns, self-harm, and suicide, and would coordinate statewide efforts, support evidence-based out-of-school programming, and provide technical assistance to local partners. Testimony emphasized the importance of connectedness, trusted adults, community-based responses, and using settlement funds from social media-related harms to youth to support the trust. Members asked about how the bill compares with other states and how the “dose-response” language relates to adverse and positive childhood experiences. HB 686 also passed 15-0 with favorable expression. The committee announced its next meeting for Thursday, March 12 at 9:00 a.m. and then adjourned.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations May 5th, 2026

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • school athletics.
  • So this bill is about 90% focused on high school NIL.
  • Mental health, I do believe, as someone who witnessed the suicides in our teens in high school, we shouldn't
  • Mental health, I do believe, as someone who witnessed the suicides in our teens in high school, we shouldn't
  • Just on a lark, I know I want to just recognize a student from Monroe, Louisiana, Sterlington High School
Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 513 by Representative Young, which would regulate name, image, and likeness activity for intercollegiate and interscholastic athletes, especially high school athletes. Young said the bill reflects recommendations from a task force and sets guardrails such as parental consent and prohibited NIL categories. The committee adopted a technical amendment and then reported the bill favorably as amended. Members then heard several Senate bills from Senator Mizell and Senator Cloud. Senate Bill 233 would create a statewide data exchange compact to allow state agencies to share information more efficiently; it was reported favorably. Senate Bill 300 would make various changes to the Procurement Code, including auction techniques, sole sourcing for consulting services in limited cases, and procurement process clarifications; it was reported favorably. Senate Bill 303 would allow executive branch agencies to buy or share technology solutions with other states and use the federal GSA schedule, and it was reported favorably as amended. Senate Bill 411, removing a 20-year lease limitation for certain Orleans Parish state property, was also reported favorably. The committee spent substantial time on House Bill 660 and House Bill 719, both dealing with district attorney funding and staffing. HB 660 would raise the state warrant amount for assistant district attorney salaries from $50,000 to $60,000, with supporters arguing it is needed to recruit and retain prosecutors; an opposition witness argued the state should fund both prosecutors and public defenders more equitably. The committee adopted an amendment making the bill effective only upon appropriation and reported it favorably as amended. HB 719 would increase the number of assistant district attorney warrants statewide, with most of the new warrants directed to Baton Rouge, St. Tammany, and Caddo; it too was amended to be subject to appropriation and reported favorably as amended. House Bill 596, which would have created an inactive well-feet assessment credit for oil and gas operators, was voluntarily deferred after concerns that it could reduce funding for the oil field site restoration fund. Later, the committee reported favorably as amended House Bill 802, which redirects existing revenue to watershed and flood restoration work in the Amite River Basin, and House Bill 940, which creates a task force and rules framework for law enforcement responses to unlawful drone activity. It also reported favorably House Bill 76 on coverage for orally administered anti-cancer medications, House Bill 950 on consumer protection materials for seniors, and began discussion of House Bill 1028, which would require higher Medicaid reimbursement rates for non-emergency medical transportation providers.
FL

Florida 2026 4th Special Session

January 20, 2026 - 01:00 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • Such things are school security and hardening, safety and security for Jewish day schools, capital outlay
  • How does it affect the school? Are we getting...
  • It affects the smaller schools more.
  • Maybe that could help programs like football programs. Go ahead.
  • A lot of times it's for schools; a lot of times it's not for schools.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • The cannabis industry has such high guardrails.
  • It is a high-cost, high-impact threat to public infrastructure, disrupting essential services like communications
  • program.
  • But a module on menopause in grad school is not enough.
  • and the tax loaders, because my SSI program is your tax... ...and the tax lenders because my SSI program
Summary: The committee heard a long agenda of bills, with most measures drawing support from industry, professional, local government, and advocacy witnesses, and several receiving committee amendments before moving forward. AB 8 on hemp and cannabis drew the most extensive debate: supporters said it would close loopholes around intoxicating hemp products, strengthen enforcement, and bring THC products into the regulated cannabis supply chain; opponents, including small cannabis farmers and environmental groups, warned it could undermine Proposition 64’s closed-loop system, harm California cultivators, and reduce tax revenues for youth, environmental, and law enforcement programs. The author said the bill was intended to protect consumers and children and to work further with stakeholders. AB 476 on copper theft was presented as a public safety and infrastructure bill to tighten reporting, documentation, and penalties for scrap metal theft; supporters from cities, utilities, broadband, and recycling-related groups described major losses and outages from copper theft, and the remaining opposition moved to neutral after amendments, with the bill advancing with committee support. The committee also heard AB 985, which would allow nationally certified anesthesiologist assistants to practice under direct supervision of licensed anesthesiologists to address anesthesia workforce shortages. Supporters, including the California Society of Anesthesiologists, medical groups, students, and patients, said it would expand access and bring California in line with other states; nurse anesthesiology groups expressed concerns and sought further clarification, but there was no formal opposition at the hearing. AB 506, aimed at online pet sales, would void contracts that fail to disclose an animal’s origin or veterinary records or that require non-refundable deposits; animal welfare groups said it would curb puppy mill pipelines and deceptive online sales, and there was no opposition. AB 876, on certified registered nurse anesthetists, generated the sharpest health care policy dispute: supporters said it would codify existing practice and clarify CRNA duties, while physicians and medical associations argued it would expand scope too far and reduce patient safety. After a roll call, AB 876 passed the committee 9-0, as amended, to Appropriations. Other bills advanced with broad support after amendments. AB 432, the Menopause Equity Act, would require continuing medical education on menopause-related care for certain physicians; the author and medical experts said the bill addresses widespread gaps in menopause treatment and research, while CMA and ACOG opposed the mandate as an inappropriate CME requirement, though they agreed the underlying problem is real. The bill passed on call, as amended, to Health. AB 759 would allow eligible architectural candidates to use the title “architect in training” to encourage completion of licensure and improve diversity in the profession; it passed unanimously, as amended, to Appropriations. AB 967 would create an optional expedited licensure fee for out-of-state physicians to reduce delays in bringing doctors into California’s workforce; supporters said it would help address shortages and improve patient access, and the bill was presented with support from medical stakeholders.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Mar 5th, 2025

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • The disabilities, individuals that are just getting out of high school, individuals that have maybe been
  • One of our most successful programs is our Apprenticeship Program.
  • The JET program provides equipment to to independent school districts or institutions of higher education
  • These are some of the programs that are managed by this program.
  • Another program is the risk transfer or insurance purchasing program.
Keywords: 1184, house, all
FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

Senate in Special Session E May 29th, 2026

Florida Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • , and $40 million for the workforce development capitalization incentive grant program for public schools
  • The budget includes $23.6 million to support the Community School Grant Program administered by the University
  • six school counties or school districts that it pertains to.
  • That's $7 million that we could use for kids in our district, for an after-school program, for a senior
  • That we could use for kids in our district, for an after-school program, for a senior center.
Summary: The Senate took up the conference report on House Bill 501E, the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2026-27, with Chair Hooper and the appropriations chairs walking through the $114.5 billion budget. Major highlights included pay increases for state law enforcement, firefighters, park rangers, and correctional officers; funding for teacher salary increases and K-12 enrollment stabilization; workforce and university funding in higher education; major Medicaid, nursing home, waiver, and opioid-related investments in health and human services; corrections and prison-capacity funding; transportation, housing, and emergency management spending; and large environmental appropriations for Florida Forever, Everglades restoration, and water quality projects. Members then asked detailed questions about specific items. Senators pressed on the Hamilton Center at UF, the difference between assistant state attorney and public defender pay, declining student enrollment funding, private school scholarship vouchers, mental health funding in schools, the lack of preeminence funding, APD’s iBudget waiver wait list and provider rates, ADAP premium assistance and the return of Biktarvy to the formulary, prison staffing and air conditioning, Florida Forever land-buying versus easements, SNAP and Sun Bucks funding, Hope Florida, election audit funding, and the IDD managed care program. Chairs generally explained the negotiated compromises, noted where funding was flat or omitted, and in several cases said items would be revisited next year or depended on agency implementation. Several senators used debate to praise the budget while also criticizing major policy choices. Leader Berman argued the state should have expanded Medicaid, invested more in public schools instead of vouchers, and accepted federal summer EBT funds. Other senators highlighted local wins such as Biscayne Bay restoration, Tri-Rail, housing assistance, ADAP funding, and declining enrollment support. The transcript ends with debate remarks thanking Chair Hooper for his work on the budget; no final vote is shown in the excerpt.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session May 26th, 2026

California Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And that is daycare facilities, homes, schools, hospitals, and elderly care facilities.
  • One of the bright spots, however, has been the Wildfire County Coordinator Program.
  • This bill will codify the County Wildfire Coordinator Program.
  • This bill will codify the County Wildfire Coordinator Program.
  • limit where they can be located, away from a school or daycare center, 600 feet away.
Keywords: 987, senate, all
DE

Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Capital Improvement Committee Meeting Jun 24th, 2026

Capital Improvement

Transcript Highlights:
  • Under Red Clay, for the AI DuPont High School renovation, an add of $9,308,603.
  • I know that earlier, I guess it was last week, I had 35 students, high school students here, and we were
  • Students, high school students here, and we were all posing on the steps for a picture.
  • It will also offer opportunities to our high school students.
  • It will also offer opportunities to our high school students.
Summary: The committee met to finalize the FY27 bond bill, beginning with a roll call and a detailed review of updated appropriation amounts. The Comptroller General walked through major changes across agencies, including additions for OMB, the Department of State, DNREC, Agriculture, Education, and Transportation, and explained the funding sources that would cover the total $1.256 billion package. Members then debated several large items, especially the $110 million appropriation for the Diamond State Port Corporation, the $35 million Legislative Hall addition, the $20 million Community Reinvestment Fund, and the $30 million land and building acquisition line. Questions focused on the port project’s costs, expected jobs, return on investment, and whether the state would face future commitments; Secretary of State Charney Patitofunded Chances and other officials testified that the port expansion would create construction and permanent jobs and support long-term economic growth, while some members remained skeptical and objected to the process and spending priorities. The committee also discussed school construction funding, with officials explaining that additional money would forward-fund projects already in the pipeline and help districts that had been turned down for certificates of necessity. Other items reviewed included funding for park improvements, marina acquisition, the Plummer Center demolition and transfer, the Pyle Center sewer project, the Site Readiness Fund, affordable housing, the Arts Endowment Fund, an unclaimed property task force, and various transportation and community transportation projects. Several members raised concerns about county distribution, minority-party involvement in negotiations, and the scale of certain appropriations, but the majority defended the package as statewide investment and economic development. The committee then voted on the Section 1 addendum and a series of new and replacement epilogue sections, including provisions for the port project, Legislative Hall minor capital improvements, land acquisition, affordable housing, the Community Reinvestment Fund, downtown development districts, the Rite Aid demolition, the Site Readiness Fund, school construction formula review, and enhanced school capital funding. Most motions carried, with a few recorded no votes or abstentions on the main addendum. The meeting concluded with a motion authorizing technical corrections by the Comptroller General’s office, followed by closing remarks thanking staff and members for their work and noting that this was likely the final bond committee meeting for some participants before adjournment.
DE
Transcript Highlights:
  • High School for a time.
  • high school from each of the three counties, plus one elementary, one middle, and one high school from
  • And I want to make one note: when I talk to high school students or middle school students about artificial
  • One, because we require 100% of our high school juniors to take it.
  • School-based programs access to broadcast DIAA-sanctioned playoff and championship games.
Keywords: 1064, all
ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Budget Section Jun 24th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • The food vendor program, where DPI acts as a pass-through for these school districts and pays the vendor
  • at the school district level to implementing the bridge software program.
  • And then we have the DEQ Restoration Program, the Ag Department Pipeline Program, the Ag Department Realty
  • We had one school district.
  • If a school district did not increase their property tax levy this year, does that particular school
Summary: The Budget Section approved the March 18 minutes and received an OMB update showing the general fund is still ahead of the budgeted starting point, but revenues through May are now about $76 million below the legislative forecast, driven mainly by individual income tax and sales tax shortfalls. OMB also reported the budget stabilization fund is above its cap, meaning a transfer to the general fund is expected, and reviewed oil price/production assumptions, noting continued volatility. Members asked about the income tax netting process, the sales tax decline, oil price discounts/premiums, natural gas taxation, and when the executive branch would present its revenue forecast. The committee then acted on several Emergency Commission requests. It approved, as a group, requests for federal mine reclamation funds for the Public Service Commission, an additional criminal investigator FTE and funding for the Attorney General’s office, and a DPI transfer for bridge software costs. It separately approved DPI request 2164 for $500,000 to support the food vendor program after debate over whether the program’s savings were known and whether the money was simply a pass-through. OMB also reported on federal grants, fiscal irregularities, tobacco settlement proceeds, budget guidelines for agencies, FTE pool usage, vacancy savings, and the DAPL settlement, noting the settlement funds had been deposited and that a deficiency appropriation may be needed later to cover remaining accrued interest. Tax Commissioner Brian Kroshus presented on the primary residence credit program, saying participation has grown sharply and that the current biennium will likely need about $431 million, roughly $22 million above the appropriation. He explained how the credit interacts with homestead and disabled veteran benefits, how the 3% property tax cap works, and why county valuations and mill rates vary. The committee also received a Legacy Fund/Budget Stabilization Fund report showing strong returns, and DOT Director Ron Henke received approval for two Flex Fund highway projects on ND 49 and ND 31. Henke also explained remaining Highway 85 funding and said the department is exploring uses for leftover state dollars. Finally, the Department of Mineral Resources reported on abandoned well plugging and site restoration, noting North Dakota remains in relatively strong shape compared with other states, and DPI began a presentation on gap funding tied to the 3% levy cap, reporting 24 districts received $1.8 million in the first year and projecting higher future needs.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session Apr 30th, 2026

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • John Muir offers an alternative high school experience to 14- to 16-year-olds, ensuring all students
  • Middle School, Shria Rai, a student from Washington High School, and Jody Wong, a student from Irvington
  • High School.
  • Shria Rai, a student from Washington High School, and Jody Wong, a student from Irvington High School
  • Members, it's my honor to welcome the national champions from Oak Ridge High School cheer team to the
Keywords: 988, house, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Health and Human Services - 02/19/26

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • assistance program. assistance program.
  • Uh this is a program payment program.
  • Medicaid program. Medicaid program.
  • . program. program.
  • At this time also, many high school students feel a growing sense of financial pressure to support their
Keywords: 1187, senate, all