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HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> Uh federal funding cuts. Thank you. Uh federal funding cuts. Thank you.
  • </c><00:42:33.874><c> [laughter]</c> funding for UH. [laughter] funding for UH.
  • So, the idea of going to the special<01:15:33.040><c> fund</c> special fund special fund &gt;&gt; haven't
  • </c> homeless services special fund. homeless services special fund.
  • </c> portion, self-funding. portion, self-funding.
Committee: House Finance
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • In this funding bill, what exactly are we funding?
  • we will step forward and fund the local match.
  • These are all important things that we're funding.
  • Those must be paid out of personal funds or campaign funds.
  • I must ask each and every one of you, where is the trust? Where's the trust?
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Chamber Meeting Feb 10th, 2026 at 11:16 am

New Mexico House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And so the funding is also tied to employment.
  • So why do we feel the need or the importance to fund, to eventually fund this in the future?
  • Because it's already funded now through grant funding.
  • But how would this funding assist?
  • Why didn't you just ask for funding?
Bills: HB111 , HB103 , HB109 , HB128 , HJM2 , HJM3 , HM7 , HM17 , HM4 , HM22 , HM23 , HM24 , HM26 , HM2 , HM16 , HM11 , HM14 , HM21 , HM34 , HM50 , HB49 , HB60 , HB108 , HB120 , HB124 , HB145 , HB154 , HB158 , HB164 , HB180 , HB291 , HJR6 , HJR7 , HR1 , HJM1 , HM13 , HM47
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Chamber Meeting Feb 10th, 2026

New Mexico House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • They can use their vacancy savings to fund this. They can use their vacancy savings to fund this.
  • So why do we feel the need or the importance to fund, to eventually fund this in the future, because
  • it's already funded now through grant funding?
  • So that means that any work... ...eventually fund this in the future because it's already funded now
  • through grant funding.
Bills: HB111 , HB103 , HB109 , HB128 , HJM2 , HJM3 , HM7 , HM17 , HM4 , HM22 , HM23 , HM24 , HM26 , HM2 , HM16 , HM11 , HM14 , HM21 , HM34 , HM50 , HB49 , HB60 , HB108 , HB120 , HB124 , HB145 , HB154 , HB158 , HB164 , HB180 , HB291 , HJR6 , HJR7 , HR1 , HJM1 , HM13 , HM47
Summary: The House opened with a series of ceremonial recognitions, including Bernalillo County Day, Pecos Elementary, Las Vegas, New Mexico Highlands University, the New Mexico International School, and the Sun Country golf organizations. Members and guests offered brief remarks praising county staff, educators, university programs, and local public service, and several caucus and committee announcements were made. The House also received a gubernatorial message authorizing consideration of House Bill 303, which was then removed from Rules, ordered printed, and referred to the House Commerce and Economic Development Committee. The chamber then adopted a long slate of committee reports, moving multiple bills and memorials forward, including House Bills 294, 298, 38, 127, 151, 165, 47, 63, 64, 184, 200, 309, 311, 329, 310, and memorials 20 and 51. Most reports were adopted without objection, and several measures were advanced with committee substitutes or amended versions. The House then proceeded to third reading on selected bills. On final passage, House Bill 128 passed 61-1. The bill updates presumptive workers’ compensation coverage for full-time firefighters with occupational cancers and other illnesses, and debate focused on the exclusion of volunteer firefighters, the evidentiary burden for exposure claims, and whether the bill should be expanded later. House Bill 109, dealing with the Water Project Fund and allowing the New Mexico Finance Authority to award funds without legislative authorization through December 2029, passed 61-0. House Bill 158, requiring accountability and evaluation plans for agencies receiving growth funds, passed 63-0. House Bill 49, increasing the penalty for serious violent felons who possess firearms or destructive devices to a second-degree felony, was debated extensively over sentencing discretion and the distinction between serious violent and nonviolent felons; the transcript cuts off before the final vote on that bill.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

EIG-PSM Public Hearing 03-31-2026

Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Yeah, I think that's correct, and I think it also opens up other opportunities, such funding opportunities
  • </c> opportunities, such funding opportunities, such funding opportunities<00:13:50.280><c> and</c><00
  • Trust this with you. >> [laughter] >> Thanks. Vote on the lifeguards.
  • </c><00:31:28.680><c> Trust</c><00:31:29.080><c> this</c><00:31:29.280><c> with</c><00:31:29.480><c>
  • Trust this with you. Are you sure? Sure. Trust this with you.
Bills: SCR56 , SCR25 , SCR79 , SCR179 , SCR181 , SCR182 , SR54 , SR22 , SR81 , SR174 , SR176 , SR177
Summary: The committee first heard SCR 56 and SR 54, which recognize open water lifeguards as first responders and acknowledge their role in emergency response and public safety. Testifiers from the Hawaiian Lifeguard Association, Hawaii Water Safety Coalition, Honolulu and Kauai Ocean Safety, and a junior guard all strongly supported the resolutions, describing lifeguards as often first on scene for drownings, cardiac arrest, spinal injuries, flooding rescues, and other emergencies. Several speakers said formal recognition would better reflect the work lifeguards already do and could improve training, support services, pay equity, and access to benefits such as retirement and trauma resources. Members asked about what legal or administrative changes would follow, and the discussion suggested the resolutions were a first step toward broader recognition and related policy changes. The committee then took up SCR 25 and SR 22, opposing federal condemnation or threats of condemnation to take control of Pohakuloa and other state land. The Office of Hawaiian Affairs supported the resolutions, saying Pohakuloa has deep historical, cultural, genealogical, and ecological significance and that any future decisions should go through existing state legal processes with meaningful consultation with Native Hawaiians. Members discussed the role of the governor’s advisory process, the need to follow DLNR/BLNR procedures, and concerns about environmental and health violations at the site. The committee also noted 14 written testimonies in support. Next, the committee heard SCR 79 and SR 81, urging the U.S. Navy to take responsibility for eradicating octocoral and other invasive species in Pearl Harbor waters, including West, Middle, and East Loch. DLNR supported the resolutions, and testimony focused on the spread of invasive coral, the difficulty of eradication, and the limited access state agencies have inside Pearl Harbor. Members raised concerns about contamination, responsibility for the problem, and whether the Navy should fund or carry out the cleanup; DLNR said it could not speak to broader contamination issues but supported the resolution as a way to encourage action. The committee then began discussion of SCR 179 and SR 174, which urge Maui County to enforce fire code provisions on brush clearance, fuel breaks, roadside vegetation clearing, and emergency access, with written support noted from Aloha Independent Living Hawaii.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • ><02:14:00.880><c> continue</c><02:14:01.280><c> funding</c> existing derf funds to continue funding
  • existing derf funds to continue funding this<02:14:02.800><c> program.
  • </c> for additional funding. for additional funding.
  • </c> fund.
  • This allows for transfer of funds fund.
Committee: House Housing
Summary: The committee first took up HB 2611, which would prohibit algorithmic price-setting in Hawaii’s rental market, require public education by the Attorney General, and establish fines and penalties. The Department of the Attorney General opposed the bill, saying its language was too unclear and could expose landlords and agents to criminal and civil liability for ordinary rent-setting practices based on public information or assistance from property professionals. Members asked about antitrust standards, tacit agreement, and whether using county-published affordable-rent schedules would be unlawful; the AG said that would not be unlawful if based on public information and without collusion. Testimony was mixed, with the chair noting support from the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission, Hawaii Realtors with comments, 50501 Hawaii and General Strike Hawaii, Haloha Project, 13 individuals, and one opponent. The committee then heard HB 2102, which clarifies that residential projects involving ground disturbance in high-risk areas remain subject to state historic preservation review and removes an exemption for lands presumed nominally sensitive. The Office of Planning and Sustainable Development and the Department of Planning and Permitting supported the measure, saying it would improve clarity and ensure review focuses on projects most likely to affect historic properties or iwi kupuna, while also urging language refinements to better define sensitive sandy-soil areas and balance preservation with housing timelines. NAP Hawaii opposed the bill, arguing it would undo progress made last session and that the current process already includes protections for inadvertent discoveries and efficiency for lower-risk areas. The Office of Hawaiian Affairs strongly supported HB 2102, explaining it was responding to beneficiary complaints about late-added language in last year’s law and saying the nominally sensitive-area language should be removed because it was adopted without sufficient stakeholder input and could be harmful to iwi kupuna protections. Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation and several individuals also supported the bill. Committee discussion focused on how “nominally sensitive” areas are determined, whether project proponents could self-certify areas as exempt, and how high-density residential projects should be treated; SHPD said it uses survey and monitoring data to map sensitivity, that highly sensitive areas like Kīauea are not nominally sensitive, and that some high-density projects should remain exempt if they do not involve new ground disturbance. The hearing included no final vote in the portion provided, but the chair noted 48 individuals in support and continued questioning on the bill’s definitions and implementation.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/11/2026 - Senate Health and Human Services

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • While funds to over 300 facilities were suspended, the reality remains...
  • DDD and ALTCS have federal Medicaid funding. SMI people don't.
  • And in most cases, it is the state general fund that takes the hit.
  • to transfer the funds whenever. ...requesting to be the designated payee to help secure the funds initially
  • and is happy to transfer the funds whenever someone suitable is located.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Housing Feb 4th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Housing

Transcript Highlights:
  • that time, I've been doing some volunteer work with DESC here in Seattle and Homestead Community Land Trust
  • based on their governing documents, which generally outline their authority to maintain and manage funds
  • It also adds the Washington State Housing Finance Commission and city or county funds designated for
  • The Department of Revenue estimates operating expenditures of $88,000 from the general fund in implementing
  • I'm an attorney with the Citizen Action Defense Fund.
Committee: Senate Housing
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Housing Jan 16th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Housing

Transcript Highlights:
  • In housing trust fund portfolio or buildings and supportive services that are funded by state funding
  • been awarded through housing trust funds, or through city funds, or other available public sources of
  • funding, do count as capital.
  • Ryan Donahue: And simply making it clear that funds that have been awarded through housing trust funds
  • , or through city funds, or other available public sources of funding, do count as capital.
Bills: SB6018 , SB6026 , SB6027 , SB6028 , SB5937 , SB5938
Committee: Senate Housing
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Land & Resource Management Apr 17th, 2025

Land & Resource Management

Transcript Highlights:
  • municipal services, to fund education?
  • They are even exempt from the state overseeing their trust fund. They get to control that.
  • Exempt from the state overseeing their trust fund. They get to control that 100%.
  • And actually, under there, with their current San Jose Cemetery, that trust fund is managed by the city
  • The Pew Charitable Trust recently came out with a report. Is that my time? Okay. Pew...
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Land & Resource Management Apr 17th, 2025

Land & Resource Management

Transcript Highlights:
  • Through the creation of emergency service districts, it has created the local solution for funding and
  • This bill seeks to ensure that bond-funded road reimbursements are tied to current and localized traffic
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs Apr 7th, 2025

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • under the fund.
  • Four years later, the legislature created a trust, the Texas Water Trust, as a program within the Texas
  • , the State Water Implementation Revenue Fund, the Flood Infrastructure Fund, the Texas Water Bank, and
  • SB 2204 would expand this exemption to include the Water Assistance Fund, the Water Loan Assistance Fund
  • , estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Administration of Criminal Justice May 12th, 2026

Administration of Criminal Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • I trust staff that they've done that, but just for clarity, since I didn't see it, we'll make sure that's
  • And so I do have trust that Senator Maisel will—she's been working with both parties and with both sides
  • especially during that testimony of the committee that night by Senator Andrews, was that the locals are funded
  • at a rate seven times less for females than they are funded on a local level.
Bills: HB75 , SB134 , SB201 , SB258 , SB288 , SB313 , SB320 , SB321 , SB325 , SB339 , SB345 , SB393 , SB422 , SB440 , SB470 , SB487 , SB523
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

County and Municipal Government Apr 8th, 2026

County and Municipal Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • SB 2118 is basically just the use of surplus funds from the county sheriff's commissary fund to be used
Summary: The County and Municipal Government Committee considered and advanced several bills related to county purchasing, municipal notice requirements, property liens, county home rule, jail funding, and local fines. Senate Bill 2135 would let county purchasing agents obtain and administer county purchase cards through county depositories, with transaction rules modeled on the state P-card program and still subject to existing purchasing procedures. Senate Bill 483 would authorize county commissioners to create a relocation assistance program. Senate Bill 1198 would require OHCA to release liens on property at the request of a county treasurer. Senate Bill 1265 would extend the deadline for municipalities to publish ordinances from 15 to 30 days, and Senate Bill 2154 would require cities to notify lienholders as well as property owners about outstanding property maintenance balances. The committee also heard Senate Bill 2139, described as clarifying language to a 2024 law after stakeholder discussion, and Senate Bill 1552, which changes population requirements in a 1992 county home rule statute. SB 1552 drew the most discussion, with members asking about its effect on rural counties, the Kenny v. Tulsa County case, and whether any county is currently affected; the sponsor said the bill raises the threshold, affects no counties now, and would still require voter approval and additional charter approval if a county later qualified. The bill passed on a 3-2 vote. Two additional bills were approved with little or no debate: Senate Bill 2118 would allow surplus funds from a county sheriff’s commissary fund to be used for jail operations, inmate care, and related expenses, and Senate Bill 1775 would cap fines in small towns. All other measures mentioned passed unanimously or near-unanimously, and the committee adjourned after completing the posted agenda.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

HSH Public Hearing - Tue Mar 24, 2026 @ 10:00 AM HST

Human Services & Homelessness

Transcript Highlights:
  • and the matching funds that we might expect for...
  • funds, would be 600,000. you.
  • ,</c> that the requested amount of TANF funds, that the requested amount of TANF funds, so<00:45:25.520
  • from our general funds um would be<00:45:28.000><c> 600,000.
  • was $1.7 million to be matched by 62% TANF funds.
Bills: SB2479 , SB2557 , SB2861 , SB3204 , SB3324 , SB3325
Summary: The committee heard testimony on several measures related to criminal procedure, homelessness, family resilience, Medicaid-funded services, and school Medicaid reimbursement. On SB 2479 SD2, the Judiciary testified in neutral opposition with concerns that the bill could require imprisonment even for probation-eligible defendants, expand sentence reconsideration in ways that could undermine finality for victims, conflict with existing sentencing statutes, and require additional judicial resources. The Office of the Public Defender supported the bill’s intent but asked for language changes so people serving sentences could raise the new evidence in Rule 40 petitions and so probation would remain available in appropriate felony cases. Written testimony also included opposition from several county prosecutors and police, and support from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. The chair later deferred SB 2479 SD2, citing unintended consequences and problems with the bill. For SB 2557 SD1, which would require annual reporting by the State Office on Homelessness and Housing Solutions, the office said it supported the intent but noted it already produces annual and quarterly reports, that some requested data is already available, and that staffing and cost constraints could make the new reporting burdensome. The State Council on Mental Health supported the measure and suggested narrowing the reporting language to data on individuals with serious mental illness or co-occurring behavioral health conditions, to the extent practicable and in collaboration with relevant agencies. A committee member asked about the availability of point-in-time count data, and the office explained that some figures may not be available every year and may need to be generated through HMIS. Dr. Jack Lewin testified in support, saying the data would be useful for understanding health care costs. The committee passed SB 2557 SD1 with amendments, including a deferral of the effective date. The committee also heard SB 2861 SD2 and SB 3204 SD1, both family resilience pilot program measures. For SB 2861 SD2, the Office of Wellness and Resilience and DHS supported the bill but requested amendments to clarify that the office’s role is planning and advisory, that DHS is a key partner, and that federal compliance safeguards are included. The chair raised concerns about overlap with DHS’s existing Ka Ohana program and asked for language to avoid redundancy while allowing the bill to cover other at-risk children; decision-making was deferred to the next hearing. For SB 3204 SD1, which would create a peer-navigator-based family resilience pilot, the Office of Wellness and Resilience and DHS supported the measure, with the office requesting a two-year pilot period, and both agencies and several advocacy groups submitted support. The committee discussed funding, the proposed five peer navigators, and whether the pilot should be limited to one or two geographic areas; no final action was taken in the portion provided. The committee also heard and supported SB 3324 SD1 on Medicaid home and community-based services, with the Department of Health emphasizing caregiver shortages and the cost-effectiveness of community care, and SB 3325 SD1 HD1 on public school Medicaid reimbursement, where DOE and the Attorney General requested clarifying amendments to reporting language and position titles.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee 3/25/26

Elections Finance and Government Operations

Transcript Highlights:
  • The HIT fund meets these criteria, and any fund can and should, but ultimately the HIT fund is doing
  • fund.
  • Um the funds of the mission of the fund.
  • equity index funds.
  • </c> And that weakens trust in our system. And that weakens trust in our system.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/26

Human Services Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • And it is infuriating when an agency that both sides of this aisle just don't trust anymore.
  • We don't trust that what you bring us is vetted.
  • We don't trust that what you bring us is vetted.
  • </c><01:43:09.760><c> what</c> trust anymore.
  • We don't trust that what trust anymore.
Bills: HF3935 , HF2216 , HF4354 , HF4210 , HF4212
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Education Feb 10th, 2026 at 10:00 am

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • And I would like it noted that this is my only funding request for the year.
  • So if I can even get this funded, that would be great.
  • This is the school security revolving fund.
  • I wanna thank you because just like the school security fund, this was done.
  • I will be asking for funding through the normal budget process with this.
Committee: Senate Education