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TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Antonio, and we are a binational financial institution dedicated to the development and financing of environmental
- track record of working alongside the Texas Water Development Board and the Texas Commission on Environmental
Committee:
House S/C on International Relations
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Last session, funding for those suicide barriers was included in the bonding bill.
- </c><00:08:30.440><c> Bill</c> included in the bonding Bill included in the bonding Bill unfortunately
- We got provision in the bonding bill.
- There were people who lost their lives after the bonding bill failed.
- There were people who lost their lives after the bonding bill failed.
Committee:
Senate Transportation
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:33:00.000><c> with</c> family members who want to bond with family members who want to bond with
- It was such a pleasure to see how well bonded they were.
- It was such a pleasure to see how well bonded they were.
- It was such a pleasure to see how well bonded they were.
- </c><01:15:39.679><c> they</c> pleasure to see how well bonded they pleasure to see how well bonded they
Committee:
House Labor
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Higher Education Jul 29th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- The value of the PUF can be leveraged to issue bonds for capital projects at PUF-eligible institutions
- and are AUF eligible, and which institutions are eligible for PUF bonds only.
- On the right are the institutions that may benefit only from PUF bonds, meaning their allowable use is
- and are AUF eligible and which institutions are eligible for Puff Bonds only.
- On the right are the institutions that may benefit only from Puff bonds, meaning their allowable use
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Higher Education met to review interim charges on the Permanent University Fund (PUF), the Available University Fund (AUF), the Higher Education Fund (HEAF), and the Texas University Fund (TUF). Legislative Budget Board staff outlined how each fund works, including PUF’s constitutional role for UT and Texas A&M, HEAF’s capital support for institutions outside those systems, and TUF’s research funding for eligible universities. They also described TUF’s growing corpus and distribution changes, and noted which institutions are nearing eligibility. Committee members asked about distribution formulas, comparisons to other states, and how funds are allocated among system institutions.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on State and Local Government - 03/21/25
State and Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- than bond dollars.
- The<00:10:46.680><c> 2023</c><00:10:47.560><c> bonding</c><00:10:47.920><c> bills</c><00:10:48.200><c
- > included</c><00:10:48.640><c> many</c><00:10:48.920><c> new</c> The 2023 bonding bills included many
- new The 2023 bonding bills included many new capital<00:10:49.520><c> grants</c><00:10:49.880><c> to
- </c> the general fund rather than bond the general fund rather than bond dollars.<00:10:53.760><c> This
Committee:
Senate State and Local Government
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- Last year, we found several significant issues with the Professional Bail Bonding Board. We gave...
- The Professional Bail Bonding Board, we gave them a one-year rollover to see if they could correct those
- The Professional Bail Bonding Board did a tremendous job, and their members of the board fought really
- So would those be checks from the bail bondsman, or would it be someone that is utilizing bail bonding
- Okay, this has not to do with the bail bond administration. Okay, all right.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee (7-8-26)
Transcript Highlights:
- to establish an online permit application and online permit renewal application, update the surety bond
- renewal application, update<00:05:16.560><c> the</c><00:05:16.640><c> surety</c><00:05:16.960><c> bond
- </c><00:05:17.320><c> form,</c><00:05:17.800><c> remove</c> update the surety bond form, remove update
- the surety bond form, remove unnecessary<00:05:18.840><c> and</c><00:05:18.960><c> duplicative</c><00
- to establish an online permit application and online permit renewal application, update the surety bond
Summary:
The subcommittee met with a quorum present, approved the minutes without objection, and then reviewed a series of administrative regulations from multiple agencies. Most of the regulations received staff-suggested amendments and were approved without objection, including fish and wildlife rules on fishing limits and deer hunting on local government property, veterinary board changes to responsible party and veterinary manager requirements, election procedures for safe-at-home voters, attorney general regulatory relief rules, emergency gasoline tax pricing, public pensions updates, controller fraud-prevention policies, physical therapy licensure and English proficiency standards, school nutrition and fee-waiver rules, public health conference procedures, and Medicaid waiver regulations.
Several agencies briefly identified themselves and answered procedural questions, but most items drew no substantive opposition. The Board of Veterinary Examiners regulation included an agency amendment that removed a proposed limit on the number of facilities a veterinary manager could oversee. The Department of Education regulations updated fee waiver and meal program procedures, while the Department of Public Health regulation clarified notification and conference-request procedures. The Department of Revenue and Kentucky Public Pensions Authority items were largely technical or conforming changes, including a special-needs trust definition added for consistency with Senate Bill 85.
The most extensive discussion involved the Department for Medicaid Services’ 1915C child waiver regulations. Kentucky Protection and Advocacy testified in opposition to the waiver’s lack of participant-directed services, arguing that consumer-driven services such as respite and community living support are required and especially important in rural areas and for higher-acuity children. Cabinet representatives responded that the waiver is intended to provide wraparound services to keep children in homes and communities, that it has CMS approval, and that the program is limited to 100 slots with about 21 participants already enrolled. Members did not move a deficiency motion, and the chair indicated the regulations would continue through the process. The meeting adjourned after setting the next meeting for Tuesday, August 11 at 1:00 p.m.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Press Conference: Majority Leader End-of-Session Media Availability - 05/18/26
Transcript Highlights:
- large part became the centerpiece of what we accomplished this session: $1.2 billion in job-creating bonding
- Our Republican colleagues in the bonding deal insisted that it start in January.
- than that, but that was a provision that they insisted on and without it they would take down the bonding
- The car tabs go on the bonding bill? Mhm.
- Yeah, that's not uncommon to see something like that go into a bonding bill.
Summary:
Senate Majority Leader Erin Murphy said the 2026 session ended with major accomplishments despite frustration over what did not pass. She highlighted a $1.2 billion bonding bill, housing and rental investments, property tax reductions, support for HCMC and distressed hospitals, public safety and crime victim funding, IT modernization, and fraud-prevention measures. She also said the Senate pushed a tab fee holiday, though she criticized Republicans for delaying its start until January, and described the session as focused on a “fair deal” for Minnesotans facing higher costs.
Murphy said some of the most difficult work involved human services and fraud oversight. She said lawmakers created an independent inspector general office, funded the Attorney General’s Medicaid fraud unit, added training and electronic visit measures, and included payment-withholding language with due-process protections and continuity-of-care safeguards. She said the Senate tried to balance fraud enforcement with preserving access to Medicaid-funded services, and emphasized that legislators must continue oversight and follow audit recommendations.
She also expressed deep disappointment that a comprehensive gun violence prevention package did not pass the House, saying it included prevention, intervention, harm reduction, school safety, and mental health provisions. She said the package was rejected by House Republicans and that she would keep fighting for it. On immigration enforcement, she said the Senate proposed protections against ICE actions but could not get them enacted. She also discussed campaign strategy, saying Democrats would defend frontline seats and emphasize health care, housing, jobs, and affordability, while continuing to support roads, bridges, and transit.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session May 18th, 2026
Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- account to record levels, or about $8.4 billion, is that it's been recognized by Wall Street, by the bond
- as the reason why we saw two years ago a historic rise to AA+ for Massachusetts as Massachusetts' bond
- Another factor that led to Wall Street improving our bond rating to a record high level of AA+, because
- Another factor that led to Wall Street improving our bond rating to record high level of AA plus, because
- rating. ...and careful budgeting has also led, as we heard earlier, the Commonwealth to our prime bond
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 44 Morning Session Apr 21st, 2026
Oklahoma House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- clear answer from those opposed to this bill yesterday, so I'll ask you: Have you ever seen a school bond
- just interesting because those opposed to this bill also would probably be opposed to making school bonds
- Representative, would you believe that Oklahoma City public schools put their bond on the November election
- clear answer from those opposed to this bill yesterday so I'll ask you have you ever seen a school bond
- just interesting because those opposed to this bill also would probably be opposed to making school bonds
Bills:
HB4028 , HB4075 , HB4077 , HB4074 , HB4076 , SB1221 , SB1921 , SB2118 , SB1932 , SB2134 , HCR1025 , SB1432 , HCR1024 , HCR1022 , SB1122 , HB4029 , HB4063 , HB4073 , HB4078 , SB1936 , SB44 , SB237 , SB248 , SB1360 , SB985 , SB1204 , SB1239 , SB1307 , SB2143 , SB1428 , SB1390 , SB1400 , SB1405 , SB1732 , SB1832 , SB1859 , SB1989 , SB2018 , SB1427
Summary:
The House opened with roll call, prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several recognitions and introductions, including Deer Creek students, Skiatook Chamber members, Sand Springs youth leaders, and international visitors studying U.S. energy policy. The chamber also honored the Nurse of the Day, Marla Lyceum, and heard a lengthy farewell speech from Minority Leader Munson reflecting on her service, constituent work, leadership, and bipartisan relationships.
Members then took up several special presentations and resolutions, including HCR 1024 recognizing Route 66 Day and its economic importance, HCR 1022 honoring National Lineman Appreciation Day, and a citation for Langston University Day at the Capitol. The House also recognized Deputy Kenton Blumenthal as Oklahoma’s 2025 Officer of the Year for heroic actions during a dangerous pursuit. Later, the House introduced the pages of the week.
On legislation, the House passed SB 1122 on ad valorem tax, which supporters said would equalize tax treatment for broadband infrastructure and promote business fairness, over some concern about tax policy and revenue impacts. The chamber also passed HB 4029, HB 4063, HB 4073, HB 4078, and SB 1936, with emergency clauses adopted on the first four. HB 4063, which referred two previously approved state questions to a special August election, drew extended debate over ballot timing, turnout, and whether combining the questions was appropriate; it ultimately passed and the special election referral was approved. SB 1936, which elevates falsely impersonating a law enforcement officer to a D1 felony, passed unanimously.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs Feb 4th, 2026
Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- not only chaired Ways and Means, but had a lot of interaction with Jay Gonzalez when I was chair of bonding
- on the employer community in addition to the surcharge they are already paying for some of the UI bonding
- on the employer community in addition to the surcharge they are already paying for some of the UI bonding
- We would say, you touch this, beyond this point, your bond rate is going down.
- Oh, because you're worried about bond rating. Because I don't think there's an objective line.
Summary:
The committee heard testimony from Doug Howe of the Mass Taxpayers Foundation and Evan Horowitz of Tufts on the fiscal effects of federal policy changes, especially the OB3 reconciliation law, federal shutdown risks, and Massachusetts budget planning. Howe outlined a framework of direct and indirect federal impacts on the state budget, capital program, and grant funding, emphasizing uncertainty around Medicaid, SNAP, LIHEAP, immigration, NIH funding, and federal tax changes. He said OB3 is expected to reduce federal health spending in Massachusetts by about $3 billion annually when fully implemented, with an estimated 250,000 to 300,000 people losing coverage, and could shift up to $400 million in annual SNAP costs to the state if Massachusetts’ error rate remains above the federal threshold. He also discussed the governor’s proposal to delay conformity with certain federal tax changes and to expand the pass-through entity tax to offset revenue losses.
Members questioned the witnesses about SNAP error rates, unemployment insurance, the use of the stabilization fund, and whether the state should adopt a Maryland-style delay in implementing federal tax changes. Howe argued the stabilization fund should not be used to backfill permanent obligations, but could be used for temporary crises, and said the state should improve data-sharing and administrative systems so eligible residents do not lose MassHealth or other benefits because of paperwork barriers. He also said unemployment insurance remains a major problem and that a broader fix should include benefit, tax, and possibly state contributions. Horowitz took a more aggressive view on using reserves for urgent needs like SNAP, argued the state should harden its budget against volatility, and warned that Massachusetts is increasingly exposed to stock-market-driven revenue swings and to a possible income tax ballot question that could significantly reduce revenues. No votes were taken; the hearing was informational, and the chair asked both witnesses for follow-up written recommendations, especially on system integration and accountability.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House tax panel considers HF526 4/8/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I know you're also seeking bonding dollars and, you know, added strain on communities because there's
- I know you're also seeking bonding dollars and, you know, added strain on communities because there's
- I know you're also seeking bonding dollars and, you know, added strain on communities because there's
- I know you're also seeking bonding dollars and, you know, added strain on communities because there's
- I know you're also seeking bonding dollars and, you know, added strain on communities because there's
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Some of these bonds have passed. 374 government is achieved through an active well-informed electorate
- I'll be testifying in support of SB 533 in the ideal bond. 395 396 more closely approximates the will
- researching the May 2024 election cycle and I collected data from different election notices, the bond
- system so that we we ensure greater public participation as well as community representation in the bond
- What your chart shows here that when they post the amount of the bond, it's quite misleading. 429 is
Committee:
Senate State Affairs
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Rep. Dan Wolgamott departing member remarks 5/18/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And I've loved serving on the bonding committee and the projects from improving roads in my district,
- c><00:10:36.120><c> serving</c><00:10:36.480><c> on</c><00:10:36.600><c> the</c><00:10:36.680><c> bonding
- </c> I've loved serving on the bonding I've loved serving on the bonding committee<00:10:37.920><c> and
- The bond that we all, as a class of 2018, and that we all have as a caucus, I really believe is unique
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Press Conference: Senate Majority Leader Erin Murphy Media Availability - 03/26/26
Transcript Highlights:
- That's critically important to me, and we should do a bonding bill this session.
- How high a priority is bonding this year, especially given that you guys weren't able to get one done
- How high a priority is bonding this year, especially given that you guys weren't able to get one done
- How high a priority is bonding this year, especially given that you guys weren't able to get one done
- How high a priority is bonding this year, especially given that you guys weren't able to get one done
Summary:
Senate leadership said members were working through a fast-paced, intense session before a break, with many committee hearings still scheduled and about 27 bills expected to be heard that day. The leader highlighted several priorities for when lawmakers return, including an independent Inspector General proposal, additional anti-fraud measures, and packages on gun violence prevention and the Metro Surge response. The Metro Surge package was described as roughly 11 bills dealing with masks in essential spaces, aid obligations for federal agents, civil-rights/Bivens issues, and BCA participation in investigations; the broader gun violence package includes school safety, mental health, an assault-weapons ban, and a ban on high-capacity magazines, though it still awaited Finance Committee action. The leader also said bonding remains a high priority and that the Senate plans to continue moving policy quickly after the break.
On budget matters, the leader said supplemental funding is needed for Capitol and Senate building security, largely because of increased personnel and overtime costs. He also said HCMC needs a short-term financing step because it is under financial pressure, but that the issue points to broader instability in Minnesota’s hospital system, especially as other hospitals may face difficulties related to HR1. Other budget-related items mentioned included housing support, rental and heating assistance, energy assistance, small business aid, health care, and food support, with some governor-proposed tax and spending ideas possibly left out because they are not affordable.
The leader said the Senate is still working on fraud legislation, including the Inspector General proposal and related enforcement and oversight measures, and expects House differences to be worked out in conference committee. He described the House as a question mark and said the two chambers are moving at different paces, but he hopes to resolve differences and send bills to the governor. He also noted a rough end to the Senate Jobs Committee, said Senator Champion is considering next steps, and said Senator Mohamed and other DFL members had sent the Attorney General’s anti-fraud bill through a different committee path. He added that legislator safety is a growing concern because members from both parties are receiving threats, and he is working with counsel on possible responses. On guns in the Capitol, he said the issue reflects broader divisions and that current law allows permitted carry after screening, though he is frustrated by those using the issue to provoke emotion.
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- He said that getting rid of bonds and reducing car tabs were related to one another because you can't
- get rid of the tax unless you retire the bonds.
- The state Supreme Court acknowledged the fact that retiring bonds is related to reducing car tabs, yet
- Yet all nine justices said voters were confused because reducing bonds has nothing to do with reducing
- be able to get those taxes gotten rid of because your initiative didn't require the retirement of bonds
Committee:
House Transportation
Keywords:
county ferry district, ferry district, passenger-only ferry, passenger ferry, Puget Sound, Vashon, Seattle, Southworth, county transportation, local taxing authority, property tax levy, general obligation bonds, municipal corporation, public transportation benefit area, WTSC, Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission, ferry terminal, wharf, shuttle service, marine transportation
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Insurance Committee Jan 28th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- It’ll give them an additional funding source for bonds and line of credit.
- There are other markets that play in the reinsurance space, one of which is catastrophe bonds.
- So in December of this year, we secured a $750 million catastrophe bond, which will come into play if
- It's the largest wildfire catastrophe bond ever placed. We still have interest in it.
- We're going to place a second bond with this 3-1 renewal, which will probably be around the $4 or $5
Summary:
The Assembly Insurance Committee held an oversight hearing on the California Fair Plan, focusing on its rapid growth, financial stability, rate adequacy, and role in the homeowners insurance market. Committee members described the Fair Plan as increasingly functioning as a “safety net” rather than a true insurer of last resort, while Fair Plan representatives said the plan was created by statute, is privately funded by member insurers, and is now taking on more business because of non-renewals and limited availability in the admitted market. They emphasized that the plan offers residential and commercial coverage, but not a full HO-3 homeowners policy, and said expanding into that product would require major new staffing, vendor, and claims infrastructure.
A major topic was pricing and assessments. Fair Plan officials said their rates have historically lagged their projected costs, especially because reinsurance costs were not fully recoverable in rates until recently. They reviewed recent filings, including a 2023 filing that was reduced from an estimated 80% need to a 35.8% request after working with the Department of Insurance. They also discussed the plan’s reinsurance tower, a new catastrophe bond, and the $1 billion assessment triggered by the 2025 Los Angeles fires after losses exceeded available capital. They said AB 226 helped secure a $600 million line of credit to reduce assessment risk, and they thanked lawmakers for supporting that measure.
Members raised constituent concerns about coverage limits, underinsurance, and misinformation from agents. Fair Plan officials said they do not deny applicants because their homes exceed the plan’s $3.3 million limit; instead, policyholders can combine Fair Plan coverage with excess insurance. They said broker training and webinars are being expanded to address misunderstandings, and they noted that raising the cap would depend on achieving actuarially sound rates and sufficient financial capacity. Members also asked about smoke claims from the 2025 fires; the Fair Plan said it has paid covered smoke claims under California law, reviewed closed claims, and removed the “sight and smell” language from its policy form after litigation and CDI action.
Public commenters from the insurance industry, builders, agriculture, and nonprofit service providers largely urged faster depopulation of the Fair Plan, more adequate rates, and reforms to the clearinghouse process. Some warned that the Fair Plan is now competing with the admitted market because it can be cheaper in some areas, while others said the plan is still essential because the private market is not serving high-risk or specialized properties. The hearing ended without a vote or formal action, but committee members and Fair Plan representatives agreed to continue working on rate, transparency, and depopulation issues.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- And a gentleman, Draymond Francis, who was given a bond in that particular case.
- Judge Unger actually set the bond because there was no legal authorization for her to do a no bond. .
- ..followed the law and set the bond and has been demonized in the public, has received threats, and has
- They have to make hard decisions every day that deal intimately with our lives, whether it be bond, whether
Bills:
HB2242 , HB2446 , HB2799 , HB4502 , HB2920 , HB2790 , HB5620 , HB5060 , HB5076 , HB5080 , HB5081 , HB5128 , HB5130 , HB3847 , HB5116 , HB2969 , HB4546 , HB4202 , HB5624 , HB3964 , HB4803 , HB872 , HB4775 , HB4777 , HB4961 , HB5570 , HB2988 , HB4260 , HB1375 , HB5009 , HB5411 , HB5134 , HB4388 , HB3095 , HB1387
Committee:
House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- The Committee on Finance, having under consideration House Bill 2918, relating to a new bonding mechanism
- monies from other authorized sources, is insufficient to pay the debt service on general obligation bonds
- The part I’m curious about is that the district can issue new bonds if they need to cover the funds,
- choosing to tax itself at a seven-and-a-half percent rate, Senator Mesnard, in order to pay back the bonds
Summary:
The Senate met in floor session, opened with prayer and the Pledge, and then moved through several Committee of the Whole calendars considering a range of House bills and one concurrent resolution. On the first calendar, members considered HB 2192 on employment/video content matters of public concern, HB 2592 on government information technology and AI-related rulemaking, HB 2752 on the Arizona Commerce Authority trade office, HB 2916 on traffic schools and fingerprint clearance, and HB 2946 on development fees. Amendments were adopted on HB 2192, HB 2592, HB 2916, and HB 2946; HB 2752 received a Mesnard amendment, but an Epstein amendment failed on division after a 7-14 vote. All of those bills were reported out do pass, with HB 2752 retained on the calendar after amendment consideration. The Committee of the Whole report was adopted.
On later calendars, the Senate advanced HB 2918, HB 2999 on infrastructure finance districts/special taxing districts, HB 1418 on county officers/sheriff authority, HCR 259 supporting county sheriffs, HB 2035 on child welfare placement/reporting, HB 241 on child neglect, HB 2594 on court trust confidentiality, HB 2932 on groundwater transportation fees, HB 2109 on distracted driving penalties for motorcycles, HB 2118 on mobile food vendor licenses, HB 2244 on eviction satisfaction of judgment, HB 4011 on HOA duties, and HB 2440 on a transition program. Several bills were amended, including HB 2999, which drew discussion about tax rates, bond coverage, and infrastructure district financing; an Epstein objection focused on homeowner cost uncertainty, but the bill ultimately advanced. HB 2035, HB 2594, HB 2932, HB 2109, HB 2118, HB 2244, HB 4011, and HB 2440 all received do pass recommendations, with some technical or conforming amendments adopted along the way.
The Senate also adopted a proclamation recognizing Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University on its centennial anniversary and welcomed university representatives and students in the gallery. The chamber granted the House’s request to return SB 1113 for further amendment and appointed free conference committees for HB 2133 and HB 2010. Final third-reading votes passed HB 2592, HB 2916, HB 2946, and HB 2999, with recorded roll-call results showing HB 2592 passed 16-9 with 11 not voting, HB 2916 passed 26-1 with 3 not voting, HB 2946 passed 27-0 with 3 not voting, and HB 2999 passed 21-6 with 3 not voting. The Senate then adjourned until the next day.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Preview of the Senate’s 2026 Session – Minority Leader Mark Johnson Feb 16th, 2026
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- >> Well, this session typically is what we call a bonding year or a capital investment year.
- we >> Well, this session typically is what we call<00:04:13.439><c> a</c><00:04:13.599><c> bonding
- 13.920><c> year</c><00:04:14.080><c> or</c><00:04:14.239><c> a</c><00:04:14.400><c> capital</c> call a bonding
- year or a capital call a bonding year or a capital investment<00:04:15.120><c> year.