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AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/20/2026 - House Natural Resources, Energy & Water

Natural Resources, Energy & Water

Transcript Highlights:
  • Eligible and the monies that is used as federal funds, it's not the state general funds.
  • Of the previously mentioned 211 projects funded throughout the water conservation grant fund, 15 of them
  • and the Drinking Water Revolving Fund.
  • The funding mechanism to handle these loans would specifically be the Clean Water State Revolving Fund
  • Funding to address these exists; we talked about that available via the Clean Water State Revolving Fund
Bills: HB2029 , HB2030 , HB2096
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • it tightens up the method of how we calculate the money that goes into the 780-781 Community Safety Fund
  • Did you also include the fact that the legislature must fund these grants according to the identified
  • them deal... ...to go back to counties to help them deal with the issues that they have not been funded
Bills: HB4284 , HB1250 , HB4190 , HB3086
Committee: House Public Safety
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Higher Education Apr 29th, 2025

Higher Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • of the University of Texas at Austin. also a very proud first-generation immigrant from Mexico.
  • Trust in all children, we strengthen Texas for generations to come.
  • I'm here representing myself and Children's Defense Fund Texas, and I'm opposing the bill.
  • I'm a sixth generation Texan, fourth generation educator, and a Ph.D. social worker to speak to you in
  • My name is Rick Noriega, former House member, retired Major General, and author of...
Bills: HB232
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Rules Apr 23rd, 2026 at 08:30 am

Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, we move $1 billion over to this new fund, which we're calling the Oklahoma's Futures Trust Fund.
  • Every year, this money that this fund would generate 20% of it would roll back into the fund to keep
  • They they're their funding streams pretty consistent.
  • Senator, that is funded right now by the TE board, and that could still continue to be funded by the
  • It could also be funded by the legislative control of this new fund as well.
Committee: Senate Rules
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary 2ND REVISED Mar 3rd, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Attorney General is charged with ensuring charitable organizations, professional fundraisers, and
  • professional solicitors follow the requirements in law for registration, solicitation, use of donor funds
  • directors, prohibiting loans to directors, and shores up investigative authority to prevent abuse of funds
  • Currently, we get no funding.
  • So I think if we can find funds, this is a very honorable area to do so.
Committee: Senate Judiciary
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Education Apr 29th, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Since 1987, the Support Fund has provided funds to match private contributions and establish permanent
  • The matching funds are placed with the private funds, and the corpus cannot be invaded.
  • more funding, you know, to appropriately fund their operations where they want. ...through deeper, if
  • more funding, you know, to appropriately fund their operations where they want.
  • and maintain the purpose of the funds at those university systems that receive the funds.
Bills: HB818 , HB1063 , SB28 , SB64 , SB142 , SB234 , SB482
Committee: House Education
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Conservation Feb 5th, 2026 at 09:09 am

Senate Conservation

Transcript Highlights:
  • In essence, this particular measure would appropriate $22,000 from the general fund to the DFA for New
  • Any unexpended balance at the end of fiscal year 2027 reverts to the general fund.
  • fund?
  • Fund them.
  • Martinez, with these projects typically being 100% funded from state funds, or... ...being 100% funded
Bills: SB154 , SB187 , SB193 , SM3
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 4/11/25

Transportation Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • While funding from the motor vehicle sales tax has increased, the state general fund appropriation for
  • The total state funding for transit operating grants in 2025 was 28.2 million in general fund dollars
  • general fund appropriation for the state general fund appropriation for greater<00:53:10.079><c> Minnesota
  • </c><00:53:39.359><c> fund</c> 2025 was 28.2 million in general fund 2025 was 28.2 million in general
  • We urge you to eliminate the cuts in the general fund for greater Minnesota. Thank you.
Bills: HF2438
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 4/10/25

Transportation Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • And you can see that they're funded by General Fund, State Airports Fund, and Trunk Highway Fund.
  • </c><00:10:08.160><c> fund</c> uh decreases the general fund uh decreases the general fund appropriation
  • So it's a general fund in the tales.
  • So this is from the General Fund to the Trunk Highway Fund.
  • Um and so the general fund revenue.
Bills: HF2438
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Feb 11th, 2026 at 06:30 pm

Washington Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • says the Lieutenant General or the Attorney General or the Attorney General investigate wrongdoing,
  • says the Lieutenant General or the Attorney General could just investigate on a hunch, a suspicion, gee
  • And the Attorney General is not a bottomless pit of money.
  • the Attorney General is charged with enforcing.
  • not just have the Attorney General haul off and sue you.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Feb 11th, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Washington Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • fund.
  • All things we look for for our next generation.
  • because a lot of people feel that it's genetic, something that's passed down from generation to generation
  • Funds. Senator Conway. Mr.
  • And this bill is only about— we fund our ports through bonds.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Feb 11th, 2026 at 10:00 am

Washington Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • God, you give generously to anyone who asks for wisdom, and we ask for wisdom and good decisions.
  • Our cities are multi-generational. Help us to serve seniors well in the final season of life.
  • And help us, we pray, to serve the youngest generation well, to protect them, to build up the children
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Feb 11th, 2026

Washington Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • God, you give generously to anyone who asks for wisdom, and we ask for wisdom and good decisions.
  • Our cities are multi-generational. Help us to serve seniors well in the final season of life.
  • And help us, we pray, to serve the youngest generation well, to protect them, to build up the children
  • And we pray... ...the youngest generation well, to protect them, to build up the children.
Summary: The Senate convened with roll call, the colors presented by the Sons of the American Revolution Color Guard, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a prayer by Pastor Jesse Bradley. The journal was approved, and the chamber received House messages announcing passage of several bills, including House Bill 1687, Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1960, House Bill 102, and Substitute House Bill 1. The Senate then adopted Senate Resolution 8684, which honored Washingtonians with ties to Team USA at the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Milano-Cortina. Senator Riccelli spoke in support, praising the athletes’ determination and Washington connections. The resolution passed by voice vote. The Senate next considered gubernatorial appointments. Brian C. Bennett was confirmed 49-0 as Director of the Washington State Lottery, with Senator Lovick speaking in support and highlighting Bennett’s public service and transition-team work. Angela Ramirez was then confirmed 49-0 as Secretary of the Department of Social and Health Services, with Senators Claire Wilson and Christian praising her experience, commitment, and attention to human services issues. After the confirmations, the Senate stood at ease for caucuses.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • So, the particular money for this program is appropriated Just for to fund that position.
  • , I did not have a funding in mind, we could actually do this with no funding, with existing funding,
  • And so this fund is intended to try to provide some of that opportunity for counties.
  • You know, what, this, you're counting on the legislature to fund this, right?
  • , and they haven't been funded.
Bills: HB2993 , HB3850 , HB3595 , HB3763 , HB3760
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Fiscal Responsibility Committee Feb 19th, 2025

Fiscal Responsibility

Transcript Highlights:
  • I think we generally run about 3,500 a year, um, and of course it...
  • I think the retirement system is like 68% funded now.
  • But that funding will drop a little bit.
  • Over that period, they weren't funded to RSA.
  • The funding liability represented...
Bills: SB45 , SB73 , SB169 , HB243 , SB177
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Apr 7th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • revolving fund.
  • I'd just like to know generally What pots of money do the lottery funds go into?
  • And so, you know, generally, those revolving funds, if they If they're not created in a revolving fund
  • I think this was the fund that the attorney general had to issue an attorney general opinion on a Sunday
  • revolving fund.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Finance May 13th, 2026

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is not State General Fund money.
  • No impact to the State General Fund. No, sir. Okay.
  • But we generally use all $6 million pretty much every year.
  • fund, so we're not dealing with anything in our budget.
  • fund, so we're not dealing with anything in our budget.
Bills: HB27 , HB143 , HB205 , HB308 , HB311 , HB417 , HB430 , HB562 , HB812 , HB1129
Committee: Senate Finance