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FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Appropriations Feb 5th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- forward to supporting it today and would love to help in any way that I can get it across the finish line
- We're not over the finish line yet, but we can see the finish line.
- We, the Florida legislature has given us $500,000 in a in a line item that says, In a line item that
- We have an accurate inventory of where those are at in line today.
- We have an accurate inventory of where those are at at the in line today.
Summary:
The committee took up four bills before moving to a broader discussion of the Emergency Preparedness and Response Trust Fund. SB 434, which would prohibit counties from increasing a home’s assessed value because the owner installed wind mitigation measures, was presented as a homeowner protection measure and reported favorably. CS/SB 110, clarifying that certain 98-year-or-longer residential leaseholders remain eligible for the homestead exemption even if the lease ends at death, was also reported favorably without opposition. SB 856, requiring online real estate listing platforms to display estimated ad valorem taxes using prescribed calculation methods and not the current owner’s tax bill, drew supportive testimony from property appraisers, Zillow, and local government groups; members emphasized transparency for buyers, especially first-time homebuyers, and the bill was reported favorably.
The committee then spent most of the meeting on SPB 7040, which would recreate and extend the Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund through December 31, 2027. Supporters, including the Division of Emergency Management, argued the fund is needed for hurricanes, flooding, other disasters, and rapid response operations, and said the extension preserves legislative oversight that would otherwise lapse. Opponents from advocacy and policy groups argued the fund has been used too broadly, especially for immigration-related detention and enforcement activities, and criticized the lack of tighter guardrails and transparency. They cited deaths in detention facilities, the use of emergency dollars for non-disaster purposes, and concerns about political favoritism and public accountability.
Director Kevin Guthrie testified at length in support of the extension, explaining that the fund is used for natural, man-made, and technological emergencies, that reimbursements from federal and other sources are returned to the fund, and that the state has used it for hurricanes, flooding, civil unrest, international evacuations, and immigration-related operations under Operation Vigilant Sentry. He said the division has sought federal reimbursement for some expenses and that the fund helps the state respond quickly when emergencies arise. Members questioned the size of the fund, the amount spent on immigration-related activities, the status of federal reimbursements, and whether lawmakers should have more oversight or unannounced access to detention facilities. The bill discussion remained ongoing in the portion provided, with no final vote on SPB 7040 shown in the transcript excerpt.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
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this - to starting on line to starting on line 2.11,<00:02:11.280>
there <00:02:11.520>are - So example because it's the first line.
- Chair, I think I'll leave line. And Mr.
- , surplus.
Bills:
HF601
Keywords:
agriculture, depredation compensation, livestock, crop damage, elk, wolves, wildlife management, 1183, house
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session-Day 4, February 12, 2026-PM
Wyoming House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- So the amendment would say: delete 12 and insert 24; line 1, or page 1, line 11; page 1, line 13, delete
- Uh, line 7, delete 2 million and add 2,500. And then delete line through page 2, line 8.
- line 11 page one line one or page one line 11 page one line<00:26:40.880>
13 <00:26:41.840> - after And then um line page two line 10 after And then um line page two line 10 after four<00:27
- page line 15 delete And then line same page line 15 delete team<00:28:02.399>
and <00:28:02.720
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 03/11/25
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
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in reason we have a pretty good surplus in reason we have a pretty good surplus - Uh lines 2.16 leaves many motans behind.
- Where does that line get drawn?
- Where does that line where's subsidy.
- Where does that line where's that<01:33:05.679>
line <01:33:06.000>drawn?
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Our phone lines are answered by a live person as soon as they're They come in, with the exception of
- legal guidance, that operates a lot like the open records phone line at the.
- It's a line item in our Appropriations Act.
- The bottom line? That is basically the bottom line. Okay.
- Chairman. lines or the study of that, has that slowed down the implementation?
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Funding Disability Services / Regulating Artificial Intelligence / Senate Media Service’s Upgrade Feb 23rd, 2025
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- on your show that we had a $18 mentioned on your show that we had a $18 billion<00:09:09.600>
Surplus - and they spent $10 billion Surplus and they spent $10 billion<00:09:11.560>
more <00:09:12.560 - I'm charged a million dollars and I don't get credit for the three, and that winds up in the bottom line
- I'm charged a million dollars and I don't get credit for the three, and that winds up in the bottom line
- I'm charged a million dollars and I don't get credit for the three, and that winds up in the bottom line
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 2/25/26
Children and Families Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- <00:23:26.880>
So don't have the $18 billion surplus. - So don't have the $18 billion surplus.
- Um, as we go forward in session, just because we do not have any surplus money doesn't mean we can't
- <00:26:57.440>
money because we do not have any surplus money because we do not have any surplus - phone lines with questions about the application<00:34:03.120>
process <00:34:03.760>or
Keywords:
HF45, Lake Benton, capital investment, bonding bill, state bonds, bond proceeds fund, Public Facilities Authority, public infrastructure, sanitary sewer, water main, storm sewer, utility replacement, U.S. Highway 75, road reconstruction, municipal infrastructure, local government grant, Minnesota bonding, capital appropriation, food insecurity, prepared meals
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Community Affairs Mar 31st, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill provides that if the State Board of Education deems property to be surplus, it can be used
- What are you maintaining as it relates to a potable water line? It's a simple question.
- It's not for the phone lines that we have in the plant. It is for the water utility.
- No trespassing signs lined up on the beach.
- I believe it's line 64 of the original text of the bill and line 77 of the amendment that says a state
Summary:
The committee first took up CS/SB 1730, a Live Local Act bill on affordable housing. The sponsor described it as a set of technical and policy adjustments to strengthen implementation, including changes to zoning, height, parking, moratoriums, attorney fees, and related land-use rules. An amendment by Senator Claudio was adopted, adding provisions such as a 10-story height limit near single-family neighborhoods, exclusions for certain protected areas, and changes to fee and use definitions. The committee then reported the bill favorably.
Members next considered CS/SB 1674 on unrated bonds for Israel bonds, with a clarifying amendment adopted to make clear the bill applied only to Israel bonds. CS/SB 140 on charter schools was also approved after debate over parent-led conversion of public schools, municipal job-engine charter schools, and surplus school property; opponents warned about local control and impacts on teachers and communities, while the sponsor said the bill preserved district authority and created new school-choice and economic-development options. The committee also passed SB 96, a claims bill for Jacob Rogers, and CS/SB 954 on recovery residences, after strike-all amendments that addressed zoning, ADA concerns, bed caps, staffing ratios, and limits on operation in certain multifamily settings. Senators expressed support for expanding treatment housing but also raised neighborhood and staffing concerns.
The committee then approved CS/SB 1714 on local housing assistance plans, which would allow SHIP funds for limited lot-rental assistance for mobile-home owners and require local plans to address mobile-home park closures. SB 658 on standardized construction lien release forms was reported favorably despite testimony from contractors and lawyers warning about possible effects on lien rights and the separate House proposal. The committee also reconsidered and then approved CS/SB 482 after a late-filed amendment addressing local government art fees and a key issue over defining “extraordinary circumstances,” with counties and cities saying more work remained. Finally, the committee passed SB 24 and CS/SB 4, both local claims bills, CS/SB 712 on synthetic turf and related construction rules, SB 952 repealing the emergency firearms/ammunition restriction, CS/SB 1164 allowing email notice delivery in landlord-tenant matters with opt-in safeguards, and SB 202 on municipal water and sewer rates, which drew extensive opposition from North Miami Beach and Miami Gardens officials over utility surcharges and revenue impacts. The meeting ended with SB 202 still under heavy questioning and testimony about the fairness and financial consequences of the surcharge structure.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Election Laws Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Election Laws
Transcript Highlights:
- After that was finished, the real work began as campaign workers went to surplus voters.
- delegate, you could get an extra delegate, making the case for their candidate and watching those surplus
- afternoon, Chair Hahn and honorable members. finished, the real work began as campaign voters went to surplus
- candidate, you could get an extra delegate, making the case for their candidate and watching those surplus
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Election Laws held a hearing on ranked choice voting, focusing primarily on Boston’s home rule petition (H. 4262) and Bedford’s petition (H. 4916). Committee chairs Dan Hunt and Senator Keenan opened the hearing, explained the three-minute testimony limit, and noted that written testimony would also be accepted. The hearing featured testimony from a wide range of supporters, including advocacy organizations, community leaders, Boston City Council members, and Bedford residents.
Witnesses generally argued that ranked choice voting would produce majority-supported winners, reduce vote-splitting and negative campaigning, encourage coalition-building, and give voters more freedom to rank candidates without fear of wasting their vote. Several speakers emphasized local control and said Boston and Bedford should be allowed to decide for themselves whether to adopt the system. Others highlighted potential benefits for women, historically marginalized communities, and voter participation more broadly. Boston councilors and supporters also described the city’s local approval process and said the proposal would still require voter ratification if enacted by the legislature.
No opposition testimony was presented in the excerpt. The committee took no substantive vote on the bills during the hearing; after testimony concluded, the chairs thanked participants and the committee adjourned.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Confronting Fraud, Waste and Abuse Jan 27th, 2025
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We had an $18 billion surplus.
- two years ago uh we had an<00:02:47.879>
$18 <00:02:48.400>billion <00:02:49.000>Surplus - c><00:02:49.440>
we've <00:02:49.599>heard <00:02:49.840>many an $18 billion Surplus - we've heard many an $18 billion Surplus we've heard many times<00:02:50.599>
on <00:02:50.840>
AL
Alabama 2026 1st Special Session
Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee Apr 1st, 2026
Finance and Taxation Education
Transcript Highlights:
- Seconded Senator Smitherman's got a question. uh, lines 13 on the first page, 13 14, uh, lines 13 on
- You got a line item?
- Now, you see there on page line 11 in the synopsis of HB 237, line 11, you see $400 million, $399.
- Line 11, you see $400 of HB 237. Line 11, you see $400 million,<00:37:23.320>
$399. - another line item. another line item.
Bills:
HB517, HB98, HB235, HB236, HB237, HB238, HB239, HB240, HB241, HB242, HB565, HB517, HB98, HB235, HB236, HB237, HB238, HB239, HB240, HB241, HB242, HB565, SB380
Keywords:
underground damage prevention, one-call notification system, utility locating, excavation safety, dig safe, call before you dig, 811, utility lines, underground utilities, pipeline safety, gas pipeline, electric utility, telecommunications, water utility, wastewater, cable television, locate request, premark, tolerance zone, positive response
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- don't know if there are specific line don't know if there are specific line items<00:21:42.400><
- It got moved to a different line.
- <01:09:06.239>
of class lines because the bottom line of class lines because the bottom line - The top line is the fire members. The next blue line is the police members.
- The green line is the teachers. The orange line is for state employees.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- the E Line and that uh the B line and the E Line and that will<00:12:15.920>
of <00:12:16.040> - , the C Line, and the D Line.
- The B Line will be opening up in June. The E Line will be opening up in December.
- The A Line, the C Line, and the D Line are operating. The B Line will be opening up in June.
- > Light<00:47:42.240>
Rail <00:47:42.800>lines green line and future Light Rail lines
Summary:
The Transportation Committee met on January 29, 2025, to hear the Metropolitan Council’s presentation on the Governor’s proposed agency budget requests. The Council outlined three main budget items: authorization to advance funds to MnDOT to help coordinate a highway project with arterial bus rapid transit construction; a proposal to make free regular-route transit rides permanent for eligible Metro Mobility riders, after a successful pilot that produced nearly 75,000 rides; and a reduction in general fund support for rail operations, which the Council said it could absorb in the near term. The Council also noted it was seeking $15 million in the bonding bill for bus rapid transit, including support for the H Line, and described other capital requests for an infill/infiltration program and regional parks.
Council leadership said the advance-funds proposal would let two projects move together more efficiently, reduce disruption, and potentially lower costs by avoiding repeated reconstruction and maintenance. On the Metro Mobility fare pilot, they said the lower fare increased rider freedom and spontaneity while saving state money because fixed-route service is cheaper than individual Metro Mobility trips. On the general fund reduction, they said the agency is expanding service, opening the Gold Line, B Line, and E Line, and can manage the cut because of its diversified revenue sources, though it could affect future expansion.
Senator Nelson raised concerns about the proposal to expand the Right-of-Way Acquisition Loan Fund to include regional parks and trails, warning that the legislation should clearly avoid creating condemnation authority for park or trail projects, especially where they are adjacent to MnDOT projects. Council staff responded that the program would finance local acquisitions rather than give the Met Council condemnation power, and said they would take the concern under advisement and ensure the legislation is carefully drafted. Members also discussed federal funding uncertainty; Council officials said federal transit operating support is about $30 million and that a pause or cut could affect future capital projects and some existing awards, while the region’s diversified funding base would help cushion operations. No votes or formal actions were taken at the meeting.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Federal Funding Stabilization Subcommittee Nov 7th, 2025
Federal Funding Stabilization Subcommittee
Transcript Highlights:
- You're going to start hearing more and more about programs running out of those surplus funds and needing
- Lines and those programs just aren't big enough once you shrink the pie to pay for the $340 billion in
- being processed by the computer, so the days of the old income support office, where you see long lines
- That would take, if I'm not correct, our total surplus would be... we would have to turn That into just
- So that they would know that they're in line with the thinking of the legislature, and a process for
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Judiciary Feb 11th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- keep provisions which is court approval and transparency, standardize sailed process, oversight of surplus
- It ensures judicial oversight, protect surplus funds and mandates independent professionals to handle
- Thank you, senator saying I along those lines, though, I did want to ask the gentleman defined squatters
- We start with we stab a specific hurricane out lines for members of the public to report misconduct.
- Just following the chairman's a line of questioning.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I understand it, but I also know that the reason we have a surplus.
- But like I said, We're in the financial position we are in today with all this surplus.
- As a surplus, but that for every new dollar coming in, there's a return of appropriated dollars, not
- Surplus to the railroad commission.
Bills:
HB16
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- And one of the things it will do on line 295, page 11, it'll it will do on line 295, page 11, it'll replace
- So saying it's replacing all of line 295. So just strike line 295. And so... 295.
- So just strike line 295. And so it'll pick back up where it says for any at the end of line 295.
- It's pre-existing law, but on line 103... ...It's pre-existing law, but on line 103, where we say "steel
- And then replace line 86 on page four with the replace line 86 on page four with the following: H.
Keywords:
Morgan County, judge of probate, legal qualifications, equity jurisdiction, constitutional amendment, campaign finance, electronic notifications, civil penalties, Fair Campaign Practices Act, Secretary of State, sex offenders, treatment programs, electronic media, post office box restrictions, Class C felony, parole, probation, human cloning, criminal penalties, embryo
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- That's line 10 of the bill.
- That's line 10 of essential programs. That's line 10 of the<01:08:27.359>
bill. - line item. I run a small business. line item. I run a small business.
- It's not a line item. Thank you. It's not a line item. Thank you.
- we'll have some surplus funds as it is. we'll have some surplus funds as it is.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- affect the projected bottom line. affect the projected bottom line.
- Not actually the bottom line. I misspoke. The bottom line is something quite specific.
- Coming from It's line, if you will.
- ,<01:43:02.400>
that's and projected deficit surplus, that's and projected deficit surplus - <01:57:25.880>
in you know, comes across state lines in you know, comes across state lines
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Finance and Tax Feb 25th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- authority to use three previous years of Schimberg's annual reports rather than one year to identify a surplus
- of affordable housing in order to... ...one year to identify a surplus of affordable housing in order
- So, I mean, that's a legitimate question, but the bottom line is, if you look at the counties, they're
Summary:
The Finance and Tax Committee met with a quorum present and took up two bills. The first, SPB 7046, was the Senate tax package. It included changes to Live Local property tax opt-outs, charter school distributions from voter-approved property tax levies, RV park special assessments, fiscally constrained county funding, a permanent sales tax exemption for small propane tanks, a hunting/fishing/camping sales tax holiday, and provisions barring governmental net zero policies. An amendment made the charter-school distribution change prospective starting July 1, 2026. Committee discussion focused heavily on whether the charter-school language would divert money from traditional public schools and on the fiscal-constrained county formula. The bill was reported favorably as a committee bill after a roll call vote, with Senators Bernard and Jones voting no.
The committee also considered SPB 7048, which updates Florida’s conformity to the Internal Revenue Code as of January 1, 2026 and partially decouples from federal tax changes in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The bill addresses bonus depreciation, research and experimental expenses, business meal deductions, and the business interest deduction, with the Revenue Estimating Conference expected to review the fiscal impact later in the week. The Florida Chamber testified that the bill should better align with federal tax relief and reduce administrative burdens, while senators emphasized the need to balance business tax relief with state revenue constraints. SPB 7048 was also reported favorably as a committee bill by roll call vote.