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ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Appropriations - Education and Environment Division Apr 8th, 2025 at 02:00 pm

Appropriations - Education and Environment Division

Transcript Highlights:
  • Each grant is $250,000.
  • They would use these grants.
  • The Attorney General, for instance, would use these grants for UAS grants for local law enforcement areas
  • The rural health grant care grants, that's something we've always funded at $444.
  • You may be... ...division based off the federal grant grants that they receive and then distribute.
Bills: SB2018
Summary: The committee took up Senate Bill 2018, the Department of Commerce budget, and walked through the long sheet and a series of proposed changes. Members discussed restoring a vacant workforce FTE that Commerce said it could fill soon, monitoring federal funding delays but reporting no known cuts, and adjusting several one-time items including Operation Intern, the North Dakota Development Fund, the Global Talent Office, and tourism-related funding. The chair also proposed separating tourism marketing and Good Life funding again, rather than combining them, and members raised concerns about ensuring tourism dollars are used only for tourism purposes. A number of program amounts were reviewed or adjusted in discussion, including UAS grants, Vantus/Beyond Visual Line of Sight funding, Grand Sky, Grand Farm autonomous agriculture grants, base enhancement grants, Native American small business grants, regional workforce impact grants, technical skills training grants, and tribal college workforce grants. Commerce officials explained that some grant language would be changed to require competitive RFP processes, and they clarified that the housing opportunity and community property improvement items were handled in other bills or programs. The committee also discussed apprenticeship efforts across state agencies and Commerce’s role in workforce development. The committee reviewed carryover and exemption language for prior appropriations, including federal weatherization and energy funds, and Commerce said three one-time FTE tied to those federal programs should become ongoing because the federal dollars continue over several years. A motion to add $1.5 million for the North Dakota Safety Council failed for lack of a second. The committee then planned to return the next day to continue work on Commerce and take up the CTE budget, including a pending amendment related to CTE’s possible move from the 15th floor of the Capitol.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • HB 2217 establishes a grant program to equip law enforcement vehicles with bullet-resistant components
  • HB 2217 establishes a grant program to equip local law enforcement vehicles with bullet-resistant components
  • The grant program would be administered by the Governor's Office of Public Safety, Criminal Justice Division
Bills: HB2217
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 4/9/25

Children and Families Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • I think we heard a lot of grant.
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  • The desire for choice and options because some people don't like their children monitored.
  • children monitored. I totally get that. children monitored. I totally get that.
  • I think grants as an incentive are a good thing.
Bills: HF2436
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 4/8/25

Children and Families Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
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  • meals grant program in the omnibus bill. meals grant program in the omnibus bill.
Bills: HF2436
DE

Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Health & Human Development Committee Meeting Jun 18th, 2026

Health & Human Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • SB 296 formalizes a competitive grant process through DHSS and DPH's existing RFP infrastructure, giving
  • state-operated programs, which are included in the draft list HFAC reviews alongside the community grant
  • This designation will also help Delaware compete for federal grants and other funding opportunities that
  • Romer read, incorporating that into the statute allows DIN to better position for grants, outside grants
  • process, those families are often told they must wait until later in the spring before authorization is granted
Bills: SB313, SB296
Summary: The House Health and Human Development Committee met and considered a series of health, human services, and related bills. The committee heard and advanced House Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 13, which standardizes hospital charity care and financial assistance statewide, and Senate Bill 296 with Senate Amendment 1, which restructures the Delaware Health Fund grant process with a more formal, transparent competitive rubric. Both measures received supportive testimony from DHSS, the Delaware Healthcare Association, and the Delaware Nurses Association, and both were released by committee on roll-call votes. The committee also released Senate Bill 313 with Senate Amendment 1, which places a temporary moratorium on acquisitions of nonprofit acute care hospitals by for-profit entities and expands notice/review requirements for sales of hospital real estate; Senate Bill 340 with Senate Amendment 1, which requires long-term care facilities to carry specified liability insurance, with questions raised about the exemption for state-owned facilities; Senate Joint Resolution 20, which directs DHSS to study independent assessment tools for Medicaid home- and community-based services; and Senate Bill 341, which updates Delaware Health Information Network law and formally recognizes DIN as the state’s health data utility. Testimony on these bills was generally supportive, with some discussion on constitutional concerns, insurance coverage, and the rationale for the state exemption in SB 340. Later, the committee advanced Senate Bill 257, which requires new animal shelters to be licensed and inspected before operating and removes a prior exception for certain rescue organizations; and Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 278 with House Amendment 1, which allows earlier pre-authorization for summer child care enrollment and lowers copays for half-day care. Public testimony on these measures came from animal welfare advocates, YMCA representatives, and other stakeholders, all largely in support. Each bill was released by committee, with several votes walked for absent members, and the meeting adjourned after all agenda items were addressed.
TX
Bills: SB22
Summary: The Senate Committee on Finance met, established a quorum, and took up Committee Substitute Senate Bill 22. Senator Huffman moved that the committee report the original Senate Bill 22 as not passed, adopt the committee substitute in its place, and recommend the substitute for passage and printing. The motion was approved on a roll call vote of 11 ayes and no nays. No substantive testimony or debate was included in the transcript excerpt. The committee concluded its business and recessed subject to the call of the chair, with the substitute bill to be reported back to the full Senate with a do-pass recommendation.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • We saw that at Bullock Pen, which was a major project we did up in Grant County.
  • We've got an estimate, but Eagle Lake is going to be a major project. did up in Grant County.
  • Um, there are did up in Grant County.
Summary: The committee heard presentations from the Department for Environmental Protection and the Office of Energy Policy on Kentucky’s state-owned dam repair program and the electric grid resilience program. Commissioner Tony Hatton explained how state dams are defined and classified under Kentucky law, the criteria used to prioritize repairs or decommissioning, and the status of several projects funded in the last biennium. He said the department is using a design-bid-build process, with major work planned or underway at Willisburg Lake, Big Bone Lick State Park Dam, Clemens Lake Dam, Marion County Sportsman’s Dam, Chinoa Lake Creek/Canning Creek Dam, and Lake Malone, and that $0.5 million is reserved for routine repairs. He also described the timeline and cost pressures, noting that construction seasons and bid uncertainty can affect schedules and estimates. Members asked several questions about whether the estimates were current, how accurate the bids tend to be, why the process takes so long, and whether it would be better to fund design separately before construction. Hatton said the estimates are the best current engineering estimates, that costs often stay within about 10% but can vary, and that the overall process is usually closer to two years than four, though delays can occur. He also said all of the allocated dam funds must be available before bids can be let. The committee discussed whether design work can become stale if construction is delayed. Kenya Stump then updated the committee on Kentucky’s electric grid resilience program under federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funding. She said Kentucky has received years one through three of the five-year program and has allocated funds to state park electric systems and municipal utilities, with years four and five not yet received. She identified Ken Lake State Park and Kentucky Dam Village as the two state park projects in progress, and Owensboro, Princeton, Williamstown, and Hopkinsville as the municipal projects selected through a competitive process. She said the projects are under contract or in final negotiations, with municipal construction expected to begin in the first quarter of 2026 and finish by the end of 2026, and explained that the work includes line, pole, transformer, meter, and outage-management upgrades. Members asked about the relationship between this program and prior park appropriations, the timing of agreements with Parks, and whether the park systems could eventually be transferred to the local electric cooperative; Stump said the park agreements are imminent and that the upgrades are intended to bring the systems up to code so the cooperative can maintain them. No votes were taken, and the chair adjourned the committee until the following Wednesday, with a possible time change to avoid a scheduling conflict.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/23/2026 - Senate Military Affairs and Border Security

Military Affairs and Border Security

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 2960 establishes the Veterans Specialty Grant Program and the Veterans Treatment Court Fund
  • The Administrative Office of the Courts must administer the grant program in collaboration with outlined
  • the bill prescribes reporting requirements for data sharing and identifying incarcerated veterans, grant
  • program participants, and a comprehensive report on the grant program.
  • Participants and a comprehensive report on the grant program.
Bills: HB2620, HB2960
Summary: The Military Affairs and Border Security Committee met for its final meeting of the year and approved the minutes from March 16, 2026. The committee then heard House Bill 2960, which would create a Veterans Specialty Court grant program and Veterans Treatment Court Fund, support local veterans court programs, and require coordination between the Department of Corrections and the Department of Veterans Services to identify incarcerated veterans and share information about benefits and services. Representative Travers described the bill as a way to expand diversion and treatment options for veterans dealing with issues such as PTSD, substance use, and reintegration challenges, and a veteran treatment court graduate testified that the program helped him achieve long-term sobriety and stability. Members spoke in strong support, and HB 2960 received a 6-0 do-pass recommendation with one member not voting. The committee also heard House Bill 2620, which would appropriate $300,000 annually for five years to the Arizona Department of Veterans Services for grants to emergency shelters serving homeless veterans, including Central Arizona Shelter Services (CASS). Testimony from CASS explained that the funds would support dedicated veteran case managers, flexible assistance, and faster placement into permanent housing, while a veteran who had stayed at CASS described the shelter’s veteran-specific services and how they helped him begin recovery. Members emphasized the need to address veteran homelessness and the importance of trauma-informed support, and HB 2620 also passed on a 6-0 do-pass recommendation with one member not voting.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/04/2026 - House International Trade

International Trade

Bills: HB2754
Summary: The Committee on International Trade heard a presentation from Monica Villalobos, President and CEO of the Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, who shared trade and economic data on Hispanic businesses and consumers in Arizona and nationally. She emphasized that Hispanics are a major economic driver, that small and medium-sized businesses are central to trade, and that tariffs and border disruptions can disproportionately hurt smaller exporters and importers. She also described the Chamber’s district-level trade profiles and an upcoming business engagement tour to Mexico City aimed at matching Arizona and Mexican small businesses. Members asked about major Mexico trade products, transportation equipment, and what the state could do to support small businesses; Villalobos said access to capital and technical assistance are the biggest needs, especially as some federal support has been cut. The committee then took up HB 2754, which would expand the Arizona Commerce Authority board to include the chairs of the Senate Finance Committee and House International Trade Committee, shift oversight of trade offices to legislative appropriation, require annual reporting on trade office activities to JLBC, and remove the sunset date for the Arizona Competes program. The sponsor argued the bill would restore legislative oversight and give lawmakers a stronger role in trade office decisions and the Competes Fund. Members generally supported the bill’s oversight goals, though some raised concerns about the board changes and indicated they might seek amendments later. The committee voted 5-0 with two present and three absent to give HB 2754 a do pass recommendation. The meeting then adjourned.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Education Jan 30th, 2026 at 09:04 am

Senate Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • But year two and year three, all schools are allowed to apply for this grant.
  • How do we monitor the overall quality of these programs?
  • We report to PED on this grant. We have support from them.
  • They monitor attendance, report cards, and then they also come out and do site visits and monitor what
  • Have the administrative staff to complete grants? Thank you, Chair. Mr.
Bills: SB83, SB106, SB107, SB123, SJR1
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • employees of public institutions of higher education from soliciting or accepting accepting gifts, grants
  • There's also a related section for the public education grant that would be triggered by students who
  • Monitor growth over student progress over time by testing student learning in three stages providing
  • Our progress monitoring data... ...to date suggests that we will achieve similar results on this year's
  • We look at middle of the year NWEA. of other data, that progress monitoring data suggests we'll have
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • SB 2252 proposes research. monitor student learning, provide targeted interventions, and ensure teachers
  • and how they drive effective. customized interventions in the classroom, but the impact of this monitoring
  • Targeted intervention. monitoring and teacher training.
  • There's also a related section for the public education grant that would be triggered by students who
  • The replacement will... monitor growth over student progress over time by testing student learning in
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 2/27/25

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Transcript Highlights:
  • Like this person's job will be not just to monitor but to actually direct whether or not grants that
  • Like this person's job will be not just to monitor but to actually direct whether or not grants that
  • Like this person's job will be not just to monitor but to actually direct whether or not grants that
  • Like this person's job will be not just to monitor but to actually direct whether or not grants that
  • Like this person's job will be not just to monitor but to actually direct whether or not grants that
Bills: HF25, HF1, HF428