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  • This innovative model is being replicated throughout the US and submitted for formal adoption by the
  • Today, I call on the legislature to create the Taxpayer Endowment Fund, seeding it with $750 million
  • If we reappropriate $12 million of existing funds, we can add $250 to every Oklahoma kid's account this
  • It's a state that promotes innovation. champions freedom and creates opportunities for its people.
  • Oklahoma was built by entrepreneurs, risk-takers, and innovators who believe in free markets and the
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Delivery of Government Efficiency Apr 30th, 2025

Delivery of Government Efficiency

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  • approval or taxpayer-funded bonds.
  • And is this a choice that we're funding?
  • Because of the funding formula, they get more money, more funds, okay?
  • Fully funding, you know, is H-E-B fully funded?
  • The cost to educate those students is not being matched by the funding, but we're also not getting funded
Bills: HB1540 , HB3837 , HB5571 , SB370 , SB2425
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Apr 23rd, 2025

Pensions, Investments & Financial Services

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  • This local funding restoration bill will ensure the Austin Firefighters Retirement Fund is stable and
  • The Austin Firefighter Pension Fund.
  • retiree from the fund.
  • , or ADEC funding model.
  • Again, I want to emphasize that this pension fund is the best performing pension fund, with over a billion
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Apr 23rd, 2025

Pensions, Investments & Financial Services

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  • This session, we're set to make an extra $1 billion payment into the fund.
  • We'll be at a 29-year funding period, a couple of years clear of that 31-year period.
  • as opposed to asking the pension plan to look for funds within the trust fund itself to finance those
  • would do just that: provide additional funding beyond the legacy payment to pre-fund these benefits and
  • I hope they'll be able to keep that fund in there.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives May 5th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

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  • provides for establishment of the fund, its purpose, transfer and use of monies in the fund, and matters
  • special fund, provide for transfer of monies in the fund.
  • special fund and provide for transfer of monies in the fund.
  • at a law enforcement recruit incentive fund, provide for the use of monies in the sum fund, provide
  • or is the beneficiary of the future medical care funds, any remaining balance in that care fund, what
Bills: HR223 , HR224 , HR225 , HR226 , HR227 , HR228 , HR229 , HR230 , HR231 , HR232 , HR233 , HR234 , HR235 , HR236 , HR237 , HR238 , HR239 , HR240 , HR241 , HR242 , HR243 , HCR94 , HCR95 , HCR96 , HCR97 , HCR98 , HCR99 , HCR100 , HR218 , HR219 , HR220 , HR221 , HR222 , HCR91 , HCR92 , HCR93 , SCR41 , SCR42 , SCR43 , SCR44 , SCR45 , SCR46 , SCR47 , SCR48 , SCR49 , SCR50 , SCR51 , SCR52 , SB259 , SB347 , SB398 , SB469 , SB483 , SB518 , HR37 , HCR64 , SCR11 , SCR22 , HB89 , HB341 , HB451 , HB456 , HB541 , HB579 , HB595 , HB621 , HB818 , HB841 , HB1064 , HB1101 , HB1165 , HB1191 , SB1 , SB23 , SB32 , SB42 , SB43 , SB46 , SB51 , SB110 , SB113 , SB150 , SB154 , SB161 , SB218 , SB220 , SB221 , SB253 , SB289 , SB310 , SB351 , SB399 , SB404 , SB502 , SB123 , SB125 , SB387 , SB401 , HB730 , HCR41 , HCR76 , HCR77 , HCR63 , HCR69 , HCR86 , HR171 , HCR49 , HCR65 , HCR72 , SCR19 , SCR3 , SCR6 , SCR18 , HB64 , HB68 , HB92 , HB130 , HB175 , HB198 , HB437 , HB457 , HB488 , HB646 , HB763 , HB909 , HB971 , HB981 , HB1066 , HB1089 , HB1125 , HB1154 , HB1231 , HB1246 , HB1248 , HB1249 , HB276 , HB508 , HB512 , HB599 , HB632 , HB656 , HB998 , HB1052 , HB1084 , HB1171 , HB1193 , HB1194 , HB1204 , HB1209 , HB1250 , SB47 , SB82 , SB106 , SB206 , SB210 , SB248 , SB305 , SB376 , SB397 , SB441 , SB2 , SB19 , SB24 , SB50 , SB70 , SB96 , SB101 , SB103 , SB104 , SB114 , SB122 , SB159 , SB160 , SB173 , SB180 , SB182 , SB260 , SB412 , SB418 , SB424 , SB442 , SB460 , SB476 , HCR32 , HB911 , HB1223 , HB798 , HB824 , HB989 , HB1140 , HB1166 , HB1244 , HB459 , HB617 , HB804 , HB926 , HB225 , HB955 , HB901 , HB79 , HR20 , HR74 , HB59 , HB284 , HB306 , HB366 , HB393 , HB458 , HB577 , HB582 , HB605 , HB614 , HB682 , HB733 , HB752 , HB773 , HB996 , HB1035 , HB1069 , HB1113 , HB1180 , HB1203 , HB1234 , HB1240 , SB89
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session May 22nd, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

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  • Fund. under the Texas Workers' Compensation Act.
  • Speaker, this is a simple cleanup bill by Senator Perry to eliminate a non-functional fund.
  • How does the threat of harsh enforcement impact medical innovation?
  • Relating to loans and grants awarded from the Texas Energy Fund. The Chair recognizes Ms.
  • its interest and earnings remain in the fund.
Bills: SB263 , SB370 , SB663 , SB924 , SB987 , SB1939 , SB1937 , SB1598 , SB2798 , SB2801 , SB2580 , SB2569 , SB2514 , SB2064 , SB1940 , SB1621 , SB2601 , SB1379 , SB1376 , SB1372 , SB1353 , SB2216 , SB2166 , SB2148 , SB535 , SB777 , SB827 , SB1141 , SB1330 , SB1352 , SB1664 , SB1612 , SB1862 , SB1936 , SB1453 , SB1448 , SB1398 , SB2137 , SB2111 , SB53 , SB226 , SB1677 , SB1723 , SB1839 , SCR8 , SB31 , SB33 , SB3 , SB1405 , SB1948 , SB243 , SB20 , SB217 , SB264 , SB269 , SB650 , SB681 , SB528 , SB502 , SB740 , SB916 , SB995 , SB2581 , SB3031 , SB24 , SB2570 , SB1566 , SB552 , SJR1 , SB646 , SB379 , SB1171 , SB1121 , SB1120 , SB1061 , SB1036 , SB1019 , SB890 , SB11 , SB868 , SB1188 , SB1254 , SB2778 , SB2543 , SB2443 , SB1333 , SB1259 , SB1401 , SB1404 , SB2139 , SB2165 , SB2237 , SB2268 , SB1202 , SB1198 , SB1212 , SB1451 , SB1470 , SB1498 , SB965 , SB1547 , SB1667 , SB1818 , SB1902 , SB2129 , SB2078 , SB2069 , SB1737 , SB1589 , SB1318 , SB387 , SB1150 , SB1574 , SB2127 , SB3034 , SB860 , SB1278 , SB263 , SB370 , SB663 , SB924 , SB987 , SB1939 , SB1937 , SB1598 , SB2798 , SB2801 , SB2580 , SB2569 , SB2514 , SB2064 , SB1940 , SB1621 , SB2601 , SB1379 , SB1376 , SB1372 , SB1353 , SB2216 , SB2166 , SB2148 , SB535 , SB777 , SB827 , SB1141 , SB1330 , SB1352 , SB1664 , SB1612 , SB1862 , SB1936 , SB1453 , SB1448 , SB1398 , SB2137 , SB2111 , SB53 , SB226 , SB1677 , SB1723 , SB1839 , SCR5 , SCR32 , SCR8 , HB3228 , HB2802 , HB45 , HB1318 , HB5560 , HB2894 , HB4344 , HB4238 , HB2775 , HB34 , HB33 , HB 12 , HB148 , HB 130 , HB4273 , HB4850 , HB2733 , HB4783 , SB1833
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Education Oversight Mar 2nd, 2026 at 03:00 pm

Education Oversight

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  • Do you understand my concern that they may not have the funding or the bandwidth to actually accomplish
  • And that is a tall order for funding that we need to address at The issue within this bill is suspension
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Health and Human Services REVISED Feb 23rd, 2026 at 02:00 pm

Health and Human Services

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  • This just makes EMS be considered essential services for the need of drawing down federal funding.
  • What federal funds are you talking about? Thank you for the question, Mr. Chairman.
  • So right now, federal funds can flow directly to rural EMS providers, so some of the funds may not flow
  • This bill has funding available, and we're creating a revolving fund.
  • We have worked with outside groups and have secured funding.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Health and Human Services Oversight REVISION 2: Delayed until 11:30 AM

Health and Human Services Oversight

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  • Otherwise, states are going to have to start kicking in part of the funds for that.
  • Earlier today, we passed some legislation for state funding to go to an organization to help women and
  • We're asking that a fund be set up from the state to help with this.
  • So I think—I don't know that they're not funded well enough, because I believe they are funded well enough
  • So moving to a fee-based system with a revolving fund is the way we're trying to go about it.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Fiscal Responsibility Committee Feb 11th, 2026

Fiscal Responsibility

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  • Ivy's executive order that allows Alabama to participate... ...in the federal tax credit program to fund
  • The funds can be used for tuition, fees, special needs services, tutoring, books, and supplies.
  • They also have to have 90% of the funding that they receive from these income tax donations actually
  • has to go straight to the scholarship fund themselves.
Bills: HB342 , HB342 , HB168 , HB220 , SB187 , SB270 , SB265 , SB220 , SB242 , SB277
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Higher Education Apr 15th, 2025

Higher Education

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  • And we were funded with DoD, DoD's willingness and some state funding. One, the last.
  • Education Fund.
  • The substitute makes the title of the fund consistent with the title of the fund. in the accompanying
  • Research University Fund.
  • In other words, the fund will go much further because the formula funding that comprehensive regional
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Insurance Mar 26th, 2025

Insurance

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  • I see this a lot in the self-funded market, and it should be brought to other areas as well, particularly
  • So, since the self-funded employment plan system already has this, it just makes sense to extend it to
  • Okay, so in the self-funded market, this has been a long practice.
  • It's also my testimony that this is commonplace in the big self-funded employer market.
  • It also requires that funds from the pool may only cover liability from prescribed burns and may not
Committee: House Insurance
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Insurance Mar 26th, 2025

Insurance

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  • But ERISA plans require very large upfront funding, which small businesses can't afford.
  • They're a third-party benefit administrator for risk and self-funded plans.
  • So self-funded plans is... Broader than just ERISA. I know. So ours is actually a 401k based.
  • So we had a choice to make, and we chose to go to a self-funded plan.
  • They said that when they can move an employer over to self-funded and get them in that level funded ERISA
Committee: House Insurance
OK
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  • So this is Just a revolving fund for the Corporation Commission of appropriated dollars that we've already
  • I sent out an email this morning, but the amendment just changes the name of the revolving fund.
  • The Senate wanted to change the name to a workforce talent Recruitment fund, that's the amendment.
  • Members, the House House Bill 2268, the amendment to this, provides $2.5 million in additional funding
OK
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  • And you all like to fund successful programs.
  • Think at different states fund these things in different ways.
  • We're appropriating some funds to different.
  • And when we talk about prioritizing funding, I want to know why we don't prioritize funding around healthcare
  • But there's also responsibility through funding government and funding core functions of government to
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Mar 18th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

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  • Charles Parish, create a permanent fund, provide for monies to be deposited in the fund, and provide
  • Charles Parish, create a permanent fund, provide for monies to be deposited in the fund, and provide
  • House Bill by Representative McFarland to appropriate funds to pay deferred expenses to the Louisiana
  • So we are going to fund the task force and be able to... We have an amendment, Madam Clerk.
  • into another conservation fund, but all the money from the license plates would stay in Louisiana.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Mar 26th, 2026 at 12:10 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

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  • It's obviously a big issue, and how we fund our. Government.
  • I got the impression that one time we had a commissary fund or an account, and somehow those funds will
  • I got the impression that one time we had a commissary fund or an account, and somehow those funds will
  • It's obviously a big issue and how we fund our government.
  • I got the impression that one time we had commissary funds or an account, and somehow those funds will
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Mar 26th, 2026 at 08:30 am

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

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  • It establishes a real property proceeds revolving fund.
  • A couple of years ago, we created a fund for The parking funds to go into that was specifically about
  • So, what is the difference about this revolving fund that's created in the new language from other funds
  • What's different about this fund from the other Funds they've had for capital maintenance.
  • There should be the ability for donors to earmark funds at times.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Mar 26th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

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  • funds, Natural Resources favorably.
  • funds, Natural Resources favorably.
  • House Bill 35 by Representative Wiley provides for the Sheriff's Pension and Relief Fund funding deposit
  • House Bill 35 by Representative Wiley provides for the Sheriff's Pension and Relief Fund, funding deposit
  • locally funded ones?
Bills: HR70 , HR71 , HCR35 , HB31 , HB326 , HB1013 , HB1014 , HB1015 , HB1016 , HR65 , HR66 , HR67 , HR68 , HR69 , HCR33 , HCR34 , HB1006 , HB1007 , HB1008 , HB1010 , HB1011 , SB2 , SB13 , SB24 , SB28 , SB40 , SB47 , SB48 , SB70 , SB79 , SB80 , SB109 , SB127 , SB139 , SB154 , SB181 , SB199 , SB200 , SB208 , SB277 , SB317 , SB336 , SB349 , SB357 , HR15 , HR20 , HCR14 , HB51 , HB58 , HB69 , HB82 , HB93 , HB143 , HB166 , HB199 , HB201 , HB202 , HB218 , HB222 , HB223 , HB224 , HB231 , HB235 , HB246 , HB338 , HB349 , HB352 , HB379 , HB405 , HB429 , HB535 , HB547 , HB577 , HB588 , HB626 , HB636 , HB652 , HB653 , HB669 , HB688 , HB691 , HB721 , HB738 , HB749 , HB806 , HB843 , HB851 , HB857 , HB861 , HB889 , HB904 , HB907 , HB908 , HB929 , HB955 , HB1009 , HB952 , HB8 , HB9 , HB10 , HB15 , HB16 , HB17 , HB18 , HB19 , HB22 , HB33 , HB34 , HB35 , HB44 , HB46 , HB47 , HB48 , HB61 , HB101 , HB126 , HB135 , HB142 , HB164 , HB185 , HB215 , HB226 , HB232 , HB233 , HB242 , HB284 , HB292 , HB297 , HB301 , HB334 , HB436 , HB468 , HB548 , HB571 , HB582 , HB593 , HB594 , HB609 , HB613 , HB712 , HB722 , HB732 , HB746 , HB827 , HB845 , HB848 , HB921 , HB923 , HB951 , HB953 , HB999 , HB53 , HB57 , HB64 , HB102 , HB106 , HB111 , HB137 , HB152 , HB155 , HB177 , HB238 , HB256 , HB258 , HB337 , HB359 , HB363 , HB386 , HB434 , HB546 , HB557 , HB584 , HB661 , HB697 , HB726 , HB727 , HB747 , HB756 , HB758 , HB759 , HB765 , HB767 , HB825 , HB858 , HB930 , HB941 , HB957 , HB964 , HB868 , HB119 , HB140 , HB739 , HB842 , HB875 , HB919 , HB52 , HB228 , HB289 , HB735 , HB796 , HB901 , HB193 , HB400 , HB570 , HB733