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KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Budget Review Subcommittee on General Government (2-23-23)
Keywords:
KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4rBXVyBAeM, 2026-06-21T07:17:03+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start 00:00
Roll Call 01:56
Discussion 02:54 – John Hicks, State Budget Director
Jeremy Slinker, Emergency Management Director
Stephanie Robey, Emergency Management at Eastern and Western Ky
State Aid Fundraising for Emergencies (SAFEFUND)
Fund Appropriations
Safe Fund Process
Application Approval Process, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Administration of Criminal Justice May 19th, 2026
Administration of Criminal Justice
Transcript Highlights:
- The clerks receive no state funds. And so this is an unfunded mandate on the clerk.
- We have some funding. I know Judge Schlegel is the chair. It's under the Supreme Court now.
- We have some funding.
- on what is called the sport fund, which is money that goes to universities to enhance the funds for
- This still gives the sports fund a cap of $20 million, besides a list of fund sources that I've got going
Bills:
HR73, HR272, HR273, HR278, HCR91, HCR99, HCR100, HCR111, HB255, HB261, HB328, HB378, HB479, HB517, HB564, HB778, HB1090, SB135, SB278, SB448
Keywords:
domestic abuse, protective orders, victim protection, Louisiana State Law Institute, mandatory procedures, parental discipline, corporal punishment, child abuse, cruelty to juveniles, juvenile delinquency, juvenile justice, child welfare, DCFS, Office of Juvenile Justice, reasonable discipline, parental rights, family law, law enforcement reports, abuse allegations, single-parent households
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Today we're, of course, utilizing the electronic registration system.
- Funds already invested in this project.
- Historically, it hasn't been utilized that much.
- A lot of times, it's related to utility services.
- This will ensure that the large amount of funding that has come through on COVID and other related funding
Bills:
SB32, SB464, SB996, SB1163, SB1173, SB1277, SB1452, SB1453, SB1548, SB1882, SB1883, SB2016, SB 32
Keywords:
ad valorem taxation, tax exemption, franchise tax credit, income production, personal property, SB 464, school buffer zone, tobacco retailer, vape shop, e-cigarette, vaping, nicotine, tobacco products, retail permit, comptroller, Class A misdemeanor, school proximity, youth access, public school, private school
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/18/2026 - Senate Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency
Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency
Transcript Highlights:
- And it has suitable oversight and penalties when people do the wrong thing.
- The special fund is waived, and the ICA is required to prepare and file a notice of public information
- Can I just ask, where do you get your funding for your organization, NetChoice?
- Many of our TechNet member companies provide various parental control resources for parents to utilize
- We believe that this is the proper way of oversight to ensure patient safety, not the actual licensed
Bills:
SB1176, SB1186, SB1235, SB1286, SB1446, SB1458, SB1515, SB1616, SB1641, SB1668, SB1670, SB1678, SB1747, SB1787
Keywords:
stormwater, water storage, replenishment credits, groundwater, aquifer, Arizona Revised Statutes, disclosure, state contracts, procurement records, donations, transparency, EMS, reciprocity, interstate compact, paramedics, emergency medical technicians, licensure, public safety, military personnel, veterinary telemedicine
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- utility bills.
- We need more funding for transportation, more funding for water and sewer, and more funding for other
- 609 funds.
- That group was funded $136,000 General Fund-State in fiscal year 2026.
- That's why funding matters.
Bills:
SB6294, SB6211, SB5650, SB6033, SB6297, SB6343, SB6067, SB6082, SB6323, SB6324, SB5862, SB5923, SB6151
Keywords:
local government finance, Washington state, RCW, real estate excise tax, REET, sales and use tax, property tax levy, county tax, city tax, affordable housing, housing services, behavioral health, mental health, developmental disabilities, children and families services, youth services, utility tax, low-income utility assistance, veterans assistance, homelessness
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Retirement and Government Resources 2ND REVISED Apr 7th, 2026
Retirement and Government Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- It's going to be funded through private donations.
- We don't have oversight.
- This is dealing with our state agencies and those different funds and resources that they're using as
- This is dealing with our state agencies and those different funds and resources that they're using as
- So would you be okay with state agencies using funds to target folks who might have autism?
Keywords:
state government, vendor contracts, subcontracting, public database, contract assessment, transparency, retirement, law enforcement, Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System, school resource officers, public safety, public finance, contract management, service-driven contracts, state accounting, intangible assets, Oklahoma Police Pension, disability benefits, mental health, retirement system
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Retirement and Government Resources met with a quorum and first took up two executive nominations for Ben Lepak, one to serve as Secretary of State and one to serve in the governor’s cabinet. Lepak described the Secretary of State office’s work on business filings, recordkeeping, and initiative petitions, and said the office’s career staff handled those duties well. Senators asked about fairness in the initiative petition process and administrative rules; Lepak emphasized transparency and ministerial, nonpolitical administration. Both nominations advanced on 8-0 votes.
The committee then considered several House bills tied largely to government transparency and purchasing oversight. House Bill 3415 would require state entities to report contracts and subcontractors, include performance metrics, publicly post contracts and assessments, and document consultant outcomes; it passed 8-0 despite concerns about a $2 million fiscal impact and added OMES workload. House Bill 3414 would require OMES to identify whether contracts are service-based and create a digital warehouse for intangible assets; it passed 6-0. House Bill 3310 would authorize OMES payment-procedure rules, require invoice legitimacy checks and a 60-day payment window, and create compliance reporting with possible budget recommendations for noncompliance; it passed 7-0 after questions about appeals and penalties. House Bill 3413, requiring agencies to include more detail on contractors and consultants in annual budget submissions, also passed 7-0.
The committee also approved House Bill 2206, which moves new school resource officers into a law-enforcement retirement system rather than teacher retirement, with testimony that it would help recruit officers and would apply only to new hires; it passed 6-0. House Bill 3265, which expands who can make PTSD disability determinations for first responders to include psychologists and certain licensed mental health professionals, passed 7-0 after discussion of psychiatrist shortages and concerns about diagnostic standards. House Bill 4486, authorizing a Gold Star monument at the Capitol funded by private donations, passed 7-0. Finally, House Bill 1219, barring state agencies and schools from using state funds or resources to promote LGBTQ or Pride Month events or fly the Pride flag, generated extensive debate over its impact on outreach, public health, education, and LGBTQ Oklahomans; it passed 5-2 and the committee adjourned with notice of a larger agenda the following week.
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Committee Jan 14th, 2026
Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- We're gonna get you on up real quick on 128, the sunset on Alabama sickle cell oversight.
Keywords:
pilotage, commission, statewide laws, maritime regulation, repeal, sunset law, Alabama Surface Mining Commission, environmental regulation, mining, state commission, Alabama Board of Examiners in Counseling, state agency, continuous operation, government efficiency, sickle cell disease, healthcare, regulatory commission, public health, 911 services, 911 Board
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- Amendment 4 provides that an excavator or demolisher utilizing BEAD funding is responsible for repairing
- It requires contractors and utilities to communicate and verify location upfront, helping reduce utility
- It protects against incorrect utility marking and missing or outdated data.
- An excavator or demolisher who is excavating or demolishing utilizing funding provided by the BEAD program
- And now we are depleting those funds at a rapid rate.
Keywords:
child exploitation, online reporting, platforms, cyber crime, PROTECT Act, excavation, demolition, infrastructure repair, BEAD Program, utility damage, construction coordination, contact point, emergency services, telephone charge, wireless service, reporting requirements, communications district, wireless communication, school safety, community permits
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/16/2026 - Senate Military Affairs and Border Security
Military Affairs and Border Security
Transcript Highlights:
- They whisper that we may lose funding, which we know is not true.
- The threats of federal funding are always there.
- National Guard and all the National Guards with the federal government funds it, funds it at the high
- It's about the funding side of it and the political side of it.
- But there's no funding for it, so it's an unfunded mandate.
Keywords:
National Guard, active duty, combat, Arizona, declaration of war, state law, military service, property tax, exemptions, veterans, disabilities, widows and widowers, Arizona Revised Statutes, immigration enforcement, local law enforcement, federal cooperation, law enforcement training, public safety, military affairs, funding
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government & Tribal Relations Jan 13th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
State Government & Tribal Relations
Transcript Highlights:
- We don't want our campaigns funded with rubles or otherwise.
- We don't want our campaigns funded with rubles or otherwise.
- We haven't done more on that, and we are starting to do it now with your help, with the funding.
- We haven't done more on that, and we are starting to do it now with your help, with the funding.
- So many people wanted to help their sibling, but didn't always have the extra funds to spare.
Keywords:
local representation, fair elections, government accountability, voter rights, transparency, foreign nationals, elections, Washington state, voter participation, government oversight, voting rights, uniform standards, overseas voting, civilian voting, state legislation, tribal relations, government, state policy, sovereignty, federalism
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- So we do have a funding gap of $187 million. $134 million to fund projects.
- fund?
- Fund them.
- Martinez, with these projects typically being 100% funded from state funds, or... ...being 100% funded
- see the projects funded.
Keywords:
insurance, wildfire, flood damage, natural disasters, property coverage, water projects, appropriation, New Mexico, finance authority, infrastructure, New Mexico Finance Authority, funding, SB193, acequia, community ditch, irrigation works construction fund, water infrastructure, ditch infrastructure, irrigation, New Mexico water law
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- SB 187, the Water Project Fund. SB 187, the Water Project Fund?
- Fund?
- Water State Revolving Loan Fund.
- Water State Revolving Loan Fund.
- , and uses funds already within the New Mexico Irrigation Works Construction Fund.
Keywords:
insurance, wildfire, flood damage, natural disasters, property coverage, water projects, appropriation, New Mexico, finance authority, infrastructure, New Mexico Finance Authority, funding, SB193, acequia, community ditch, irrigation works construction fund, water infrastructure, ditch infrastructure, irrigation, New Mexico water law
Summary:
The Senate Conservation Committee first took up Senate Memorial 3, presented by Senator O’Malley on behalf of Senator Bergman and a group of Rio Doso High School students and Wild Friends. The memorial asks state agencies to participate in a no-cost workshop on insect identification, ecology, monitoring, and management, and to help educate the public about insects. Students, conservation specialists, and an entomologist testified that insects are essential to pollination, ecosystems, agriculture, and biodiversity, while also noting declining insect populations and the need for more public understanding. Some senators raised concerns about the memorial’s wording, including whether it should be broadened from insects to arthropods and whether the Department of Agriculture, rather than Game and Fish, should be involved. The committee discussed timing and implementation, and the sponsor agreed to work on amendments. The memorial passed on a due pass motion by a vote of 8-0, with one excused.
The committee then heard Senate Bill 154, which would require wildfire-related homeowners coverage to include flood damage caused by post-fire conditions for a five-year period. Senator Duhigg and the Office of the Superintendent of Insurance argued the bill responds to the Ruidoso fires and subsequent flooding, noting that many homes were destroyed by mudslides and that flood insurance is often unavailable or inadequate. Supporters, including Ruidoso officials, affected residents, and attorneys, said the bill would help homeowners recover from cascading wildfire and flood losses. Opponents from the insurance industry and business groups warned the bill would be an outlier, could significantly raise premiums, and might reduce availability of homeowners insurance statewide. Committee members questioned how the mandate would work, whether it should be optional, and how costs would be allocated. The bill passed on a 5-4 vote.
Finally, the committee briefly heard Senate Bill 187, which appropriates $202,000 from the general fund to the New Mexico Finance Authority’s Water Project Fund for future water projects authorized by the legislature. The Finance Authority said the funding would help address a gap between available money and the 113 recommended projects, totaling about $522 million, including water conservation, flood prevention, storage, wastewater, and watershed projects. Members asked for more detail on the locations and types of projects, and the Finance Authority said it would provide the list from the companion authorization bill. The committee then moved the bill forward on a do pass motion.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- One, we want to fund the operations of the Department of Commerce, the Public Utilities Commission, with
- </c> funds.
- Um the federal funds are on line funds.
- </c> are for the public utilities commission. are for the public utilities commission.
- </c> utility planning and coordination. utility planning and coordination.
Bills:
HF2438
Keywords:
transportation finance, transportation policy, MnDOT, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, Metropolitan Council, highway funding, trunk highway fund, county state-aid highway fund, municipal state-aid street fund, state aid roads, local roads, bridge funding, road construction, transit funding, passenger rail, freight rail, aviation, airport development, safe routes to school
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- funding for Metro Transit.
- fund.
- The amendment retains the bridge funding that's in the bill but changes the funding source to the Met
- Council's active transportation fund.
- available in the fund.
Bills:
HF2438
Keywords:
transportation finance, transportation policy, MnDOT, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, Metropolitan Council, highway funding, trunk highway fund, county state-aid highway fund, municipal state-aid street fund, state aid roads, local roads, bridge funding, road construction, transit funding, passenger rail, freight rail, aviation, airport development, safe routes to school
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- funding for Metro Transit.
- fund.
- available in the fund.
- available in the fund.
- Uh that fund is dedicated to fund.
Bills:
HF2438
Keywords:
transportation finance, transportation policy, MnDOT, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, Metropolitan Council, highway funding, trunk highway fund, county state-aid highway fund, municipal state-aid street fund, state aid roads, local roads, bridge funding, road construction, transit funding, passenger rail, freight rail, aviation, airport development, safe routes to school
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 4/11/25
Transportation Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:04:05.680><c> changes,</c> because of these funding changes, because of these funding changes
- </c> transportation dollars are being funded. transportation dollars are being funded.
- that fund isn't used, it all goes back to the highway user tax fund.
- So, distribution fund. So, I'd ask fund. So, distribution fund.
- </c> is funded across the state for everyone. is funded across the state for everyone.
Bills:
HF2438
Keywords:
transportation finance, transportation policy, MnDOT, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, Metropolitan Council, highway funding, trunk highway fund, county state-aid highway fund, municipal state-aid street fund, state aid roads, local roads, bridge funding, road construction, transit funding, passenger rail, freight rail, aviation, airport development, safe routes to school
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.
- revenue fund.
- So this is from the General Fund to the Trunk Highway Fund.
- It broadens the authority for MnDOT to utilize funds that was in a 2023 appropriation related to environmental
- </c><00:26:38.080><c> funds</c> authority uh for MINDOT to utilize funds authority uh for MINDOT to utilize
Bills:
HF2438
Keywords:
transportation finance, transportation policy, MnDOT, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, Metropolitan Council, highway funding, trunk highway fund, county state-aid highway fund, municipal state-aid street fund, state aid roads, local roads, bridge funding, road construction, transit funding, passenger rail, freight rail, aviation, airport development, safe routes to school
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Higher Education Feb 4th, 2026
Appropriations Committee on Higher Education
Transcript Highlights:
- SB 1246 expands the scope of the linking industry to nursing education fund, a line fund that we've heard
- The bill also revises allowable uses of line fund monies for nurses.
- Lastly, the bill revises grant proposal evaluation criteria to include funds that will expand health
- Those funds and working through the line program and seeing that.
- them—funding to continue education for our nursing programs and to grow our nursing programs.
Keywords:
tuition, resident status, incarceration, education, equal access, nursing shortage, health care, education funding, workforce development, LINE Fund, monetary contributions, nonmonetary contributions
Summary:
The Appropriations Committee on Higher Education met to consider one bill, a postponed bill, and a slate of trustee confirmations. The committee first took up CS/SB 1246, which expands the Linking Industry to Nursing Education (LINE) fund to support health science workforce shortages beyond nursing, including allied health programs. The bill also broadens eligible uses of funds, revises matching requirements and grant criteria, and updates reporting requirements. A strike-all amendment was adopted without objection, and the committee then reported the bill favorably after supportive testimony from Florida State College at Jacksonville, the Florida Hospital Association, the College of Central Florida, and the Florida Chamber of Commerce. Senator Davis also noted a favorable vote on the bill for the record.
The committee then temporarily postponed SB 720 at the sponsor’s request. Chair Harrell explained that the bill had been incorporated into a larger committee measure and would likely be heard later in another form. Public witnesses who had come to speak on the bill were not heard because of the postponement.
The remainder of the meeting focused on confirmations for trustees at several state colleges, including Chipola College, Tallahassee State College, Pensacola State College, Palm Beach State College, Pasco-Hernando State College, and St. Petersburg College. The appointees emphasized themes of affordability, workforce training, nursing and allied health success, dual enrollment, community partnerships, and local economic development. After hearing from the appointees, the committee approved a block motion to recommend confirmation of all appointees on tabs 2 through 25. The meeting then adjourned.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- public executive employees contain golden parachutes, payout clauses that result in substantial tax funding
Keywords:
family leave, leave pool, county employee, sick leave, vacation leave, family care, pandemic, guardianship, HB 554, fireworks, Juneteenth, Juneteenth holiday, retail fireworks permit, Texas Occupations Code, Local Government Code, county commissioners court, drought conditions, Texas A&M Forest Service, fire safety, holiday sales
TX
Keywords:
HB 148, Texas Education Code, Texas Education Agency, TEA, artificial intelligence, AI, machine learning, automated scoring, constructed response, open-ended answers, student assessments, state testing, standardized tests, public schools, education policy, assessment instruments, school accountability, test scoring, 2026-2027 school year, family leave