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NH
Transcript Highlights:
- $540,000 is about 3.6% of Northwood's total budget.
- </c><02:30:41.439><c> built</c> and recommend reasonable budgets built and recommend reasonable budgets
- Uh how could we honestly budget cost.
- Budget capacity, staffing capacity, transportation capacity.
- </c><02:34:13.200><c> budget</c> Bill 101, capacity of what? budget Bill 101, capacity of what?
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Education Funding (05/20/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- Budgets are already complete.
- Budgets are already complete.
- Budgets are already already complete.
- So districts are obviously budgeting for So districts are obviously budgeting for and<03:39:52.479><c
- </c> enacted until the next budget cycle. enacted until the next budget cycle.
Summary:
The committee first took up SB 209, which would require schools seeking building aid for construction or reconstruction projects to use an owner’s project manager. The chair explained an amendment that would remove the bill’s requirement that the manager be engaged before application and instead revert to current law, while updating the project threshold from the older $1 million figure to a more current amount and clarifying that the manager’s role is to protect the project owner’s interests. Members asked about the cost of hiring a project manager over several years before a project is funded, the 1.5% fee in rule, and whether the rules already define the manager’s duties. The chair said the amendment addressed those concerns by leaving the timing to current law and relying on existing administrative rules for qualifications and responsibilities. The committee then voted 18-0 to adopt the amendment and 18-0 to recommend SB 209 OTPA, placing it on the consent calendar.
The committee then moved to SB 99, which concerns allowing students enrolled in career and technical education programs at receiving comprehensive high schools to take additional academic courses there. The chair said the bill was intended to make it easier for students to access CTE without being blocked by scheduling conflicts in their sending schools, and to clarify how agreements between sending and receiving districts would work. He described concerns about the bill’s cost formula, transportation, part-time versus full-time status, and whether the proposal could unintentionally create open-enrollment or athletic-transfer issues. He said the amendment would mirror existing treatment for homeschool and charter school students, use a familiar funding model, and limit participation to students already enrolled in one or more CTE classes at the receiving school.
The chair also emphasized that comprehensive high schools already have a statutory definition and that the bill would help more students participate in CTE, which he said currently reaches only a relatively small share of students statewide. He noted that transportation would be covered only when a CTE bus is available, otherwise students would be responsible for arranging travel as under current practice. After brief discussion, the committee voted 18-0 to adopt the amendment and 18-0 to recommend SB 99 OTPA, also placing it on the consent calendar.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, January 15, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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- </c> vote on a balanced budget vote on a balanced budget amendment<08:11:48.920><c> because</c><08:11
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- </c> question pass a balanced budget question pass a balanced budget amendment<08:12:01.798><c> by</c
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ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Under the current code, they can only capture 1% of that into their budget.
- and go and... ...voters, if they choose, they can do the initiative process and go and lower the budgets
- use the initiative process, get 20% of the signatures, go to the ballot box, and say we want the budget
NY
Transcript Highlights:
- We are certainly asking for that to be pulled from the budget.
- We strongly support what's proposed in the governor's budget.
- And we've been joined by Senator Chris Ryan, who is late, but only because he comes from a budget hearing
Summary:
The Senate Standing Committee on Labor met for its second meeting of the 2026 session, with Chair Senator Ramos welcoming members and inviting Mario Celento, president of the New York State AFL-CIO, to speak. Celento thanked the committee for its past labor-related work and outlined the AFL-CIO’s priorities for the session, including fixing Tier 6 public pensions, responsible regulation of artificial intelligence and autonomous vehicles, child care, staffing ratios in health care, housing-related labor standards, prevailing wage and project labor agreements, and protecting workers from federal actions affecting unions, organizing, OSHA, and collective bargaining.
The committee then took up six bills. It reported Senate Bill 372A, relating to labor law and establishing certain notices, by a vote with one nay and an abstention. Senate Bill 681, concerning fingerprinting or mandatory iris and retina scanning of applicants, was reported with one nay. Senate Bill 1514, relating to support orders for a police classification, was reported unanimously. Senate Bill 4424A, the anti-labor of women rights bill, was reported with abstentions. Senate Bill 4479, requiring the Workers’ Compensation Board and Department of Labor to publish a list of DRMDs as open data, was reported unanimously. Senate Bill 7776A, relating to an act for a thinkless servant form act, was also reported with abstentions. All six bills were moved to the calendar, and the meeting adjourned.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Arts, Entertainment, Sports, and Tourism Committee Jul 8th, 2025
Arts, Entertainment, Sports, and Tourism
Transcript Highlights:
- We need this data, and as you know, through our budget subcommittee, we heard quite a bit about the film
- state, and what we'd like to be able to see through the increase we've had through AB 1138 in our budget
- We know we've increased that through recent budget actions to 750 million dollars, so there is a lot
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- I appreciate the bill sponsor considering all options to help us balance our budget.
- troubled by the dismal jobs report that we saw and really building our economy so that as we work on our budget
- I just hope that we continue to really talk about how we balance our budget in a way... ...that doesn't
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Capital Budget Mar 2nd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- So with that, we have ended our executive session for the capital budget for today.
- We'd appreciate your great thoughts on how we might engage during the interim on capital budget matters
- the floor, meeting adjourned. great thoughts of how we might engage during the interim on capital budget
Summary:
The committee met in executive session to consider Substitute Senate Bill 6076 and Senate Bill 6313. SB 6076 would make changes to the authority of consumer-owned utilities, especially public utility districts, to self-perform certain public works related to non-emitting and renewable resource generation projects. Members adopted Amendment Hatfield 208, described as a technical clarification limiting the self-performance authority to the specific work covered by the bill. The bill was then reported out of committee with a due pass as amended recommendation by a 16-0 vote, with three members excused.
The committee then took up SB 6313, which creates a capital centennial stewardship account. Members adopted striking amendment H3738.1, which instead creates the account as a sub-account within the existing capital building construction account. Supporters said the change was a mechanical simplification that addressed concerns raised in testimony while preserving the bill’s fundraising and project purposes. After adopting the striker, the committee reported SB 6313 out with a due pass as amended recommendation by a 16-0 vote, with three members excused.
The chair then closed the executive session, noted a possible final meeting block on March 11 if needed, and invited interim planning ideas from members. The meeting adjourned after thanks were given to staff and committee members.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget Transportation Subcommittee Feb 9th, 2026 at 10:30 am
A&B Transportation Subcommittee
Transcript Highlights:
- , which has been around for a long time, was more of just a small line item issue inside the ODOT budget
- However, when it's funded, it's kind of funded through it's just a line item directed inside the ODOT's budget
- upon the plan is to put money into it, and then the emergency would go in just like all the other budget
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Select Committee on Native American Affairs May 6th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- There's also been one-time funding for different budget components around PL 280 MMIP.
- I know there's a lot of priorities out there in the state of California budget, but this is one priority
- that we all come together. budget.
- And I think it is a mix of budget and policy and correcting statute.
- So when you prioritize and have those discussions of that budget request for us in Indian country, this
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- When I first came to the Legislature the first time, it was 23 years ago, and I was named Budget Chair
- So budgeting has always been my background.
- Finance, I also oversaw the CDCR budget from that lens and perspective.
- I had always been in the public safety realm or in the budgeting realm.
- And the only other question that I had, one of the two, is obviously the 2020 budget request, AB 134,
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Rules first handled several routine items, including governor’s appointments not required to appear, references to bills, and floor acknowledgments. The committee approved the appointments of Heather Lynn Gonzalez and Allison Salton-Sall to the Court Reporters Board, and then moved on to appointments required to appear from the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). Kathleen Ratliff and Joseph Tuggle, both proposed associate directors in CDCR’s Division of Adult Institutions, testified about their backgrounds and emphasized staff safety, rehabilitation, trauma-informed practices, and the California model. Senators focused heavily on the rollout of the California model, the August 2024 use-of-force incident at Central California Women’s Facility, sexual abuse prevention, retaliation concerns, and prison visitation. Both nominees said the department had improved communication and training, had disciplined or removed staff in response to misconduct, and was working to strengthen PREA reporting, investigations, and family visiting consistency. Public testimony was strongly supportive, and the committee voted 4-0 to send both nominations to the Senate floor.
The committee then heard from Jason Johnson, nominated as CDCR Undersecretary of Operations. Johnson framed his work around rehabilitation, public safety, and culture change, and addressed concerns raised in late opposition letters and a lawsuit alleging retaliation, hostile work environment, discrimination, and whistleblower issues. He said he could not discuss pending litigation in detail, but described his leadership as focused on accountability, professional standards, and improving relationships with staff and community partners. Senators questioned him about parole supervision, risk assessment, contraband interdiction, and the Prison Rape Elimination Act response; Johnson said adult parole uses risk-based supervision and GPS for registered sex offenders, operations is working with correctional safety and law enforcement on contraband and drone interdiction, and CDCR continues to expand reporting channels and training. The committee also discussed the importance of rehabilitation and reentry programs, with Johnson saying most people return to the community and that CDCR must prepare them for successful reintegration.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- When I first came to the Legislature the first time, it was 23 years ago, and I was named Budget Chair
- So budgeting has always been my background.
- , I also oversaw the CDCR budget from that lens and perspective.
- I had always been in the public safety realm or in the budgeting realm.
- And the only other question that I had, one of the two, is obviously the 2020 budget request, AB 134,
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- There have been reports from the Congressional Budget Office, Cato, the American Enterprise Institute
- I just cited reports that have been written by other nonprofits and the Congressional Budget Office,
- It redirects a portion of budget stabilization fund investment earnings to the parity fund.
- I once did that in Cal—I accidentally put a $50 million Democrat amendment on in the budget.
- I once did that in Cal, I accidentally put a $50 million Democrat amendment on in the budget.
Summary:
The committee took up a series of Senate bills, beginning with SB 1421, a contentious measure restricting financial institutions and check cashers from accepting certain identification from unauthorized immigrants and limiting remittance transfers without proof of lawful status. An attempted strike-everything amendment by Rep. Villegas would have redirected the bill to authorize tax-deeded property sales for affordable housing, but the committee rejected that amendment. After public testimony both for and against the underlying bill, the committee voted 6-2 to give SB 1421 a due pass recommendation.
The committee then approved SB 1254, which revises Industrial Commission of Arizona statutes, including renaming certain positions, shifting boiler and elevator oversight, and requiring fee schedules to be posted online. It also passed SB 1515, which creates a public safety parity fund for retention pay and benefits for DPS and corrections employees using investment earnings from the budget stabilization fund; supporters cited vacancies, turnover, and pay gaps, while opponents argued the state should fund raises through the general fund. Both bills received due pass recommendations after amendment adoption and roll call votes.
Other measures considered included SB 1206, which restricts adjusters and contractors from soliciting work during active loss events or emergency responses, with an exception for essential services; SB 1563, which continues the Barbering and Cosmetology Board and lowers certain fee caps; and SB 1649, which creates a digital assets reserve fund, though an amendment to turn it into a transparency measure on employers receiving public assistance was rejected. The committee also passed SB 1290 after rejecting an amendment on emergency price controls and adopting a Carter amendment clarifying HOA executive sessions may be closed only for discussion without action; testimony on that bill focused heavily on HOA transparency versus privacy concerns. Finally, the committee approved SB 1670, a contractor licensing preemption bill, and SB 1671, which continues the Department of Gaming and related commissions and updates reporting and conflict-of-interest requirements, with the department supporting the continuation and amendment language.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Emergency Management Committee Mar 17th, 2026
Emergency Management
Transcript Highlights:
- Although OES has not yet submitted either a budget change proposal requesting authority or legislation
- Although OES has not yet submitted either a budget change proposal requesting authority or legislation
- First, the project is overdue, and future budget needs are unclear.
- cost needed for Next Generation 911, the legacy system, and support for dispatch centers in this budget
- Because what I'm hearing in this venue, as well as budget hearings, is fair questions are being asked
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
CPC-JHA Joint Public Hearing - Thu Feb 19, 2026 @ 2:01 PM HST
Consumer Protection & Commerce
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, we’ve also made a budget request in support of the NIL program at our university, and that budget
- But what they're doing is figuring out how to supplement their budgets, if you will, to cover all of
- , if you will, to cover all their budgets, if you will, to cover all of<00:28:26.480><c> their</c><00
- </c><00:30:40.799><c> is</c><00:30:40.960><c> the</c><00:30:41.200><c> right</c><00:30:41.360><c> budget
- </c><00:30:41.760><c> for</c> what we think is the right budget for what we think is the right budget
Bills:
HB2384
Keywords:
student-athletes, compensation, name image likeness, NCAA, Title IX, transparency, education, Hawaii, athletic programs, 910, house, all
Summary:
The joint committees heard HB 2384, relating to student athlete compensation, with testimony largely in support from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Athletics, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Athletics, and several other supporters. UH Mānoa said the bill would create a framework for name, image, and likeness (NIL) policies, including education, financial literacy, agent regulation, transparency, and reporting. Supporters argued NIL is now a necessary part of college athletics to recruit and retain athletes, keep Hawaiʻi talent in-state, and remain competitive, while also helping student athletes develop as future leaders. One supporter also emphasized the need for financial guidance so young athletes do not mishandle NIL income.
Committee members questioned why the bill would direct public funds to NIL payments rather than broader athletic operations or other student groups, whether other states are funding NIL directly, and whether the approach could create a bidding war. UH representatives said the university already has NIL contracts in place, but the bill would strengthen and formalize policies. They said the requested funding model includes about $5 million for NIL and $10 million for athletics operations, with the NIL amount intended to supplement private fundraising; they also noted UH has raised roughly $1.5 million to $2 million for NIL since July 1 and is targeting $3 million this fiscal year. Members also raised concerns about fairness, public spending priorities, and whether the university’s policies adequately protect student athletes.
The committees voted to pass HB 2384 HD1 with amendments. The chair said the bill should be amended to explicitly state that allocated funds may be used by UH for NIL payments to student athletes, and asked the next committee to examine whether a different payment scheme, similar to those used elsewhere, might be more appropriate for public funds. One member announced a no vote, citing concerns about direct public funding of NIL and unequal treatment of student athletes versus other students. The JHA committee adopted the same recommendation, with some members voting with reservations. Afterward, the meeting moved on to HB 644 HD1 on single-use plastics, where the first testimony was in opposition from the Hawaii Food Industry Association and the Biodegradable Products Institute, both arguing the bill as drafted would improperly exclude certified compostable products and should better align with composting and certification standards.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Chamber Meeting Jan 28th, 2026 at 11:02 am
New Mexico House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- These funds support... ...of dollars annually to the state budget.
- They are the backbone of the state's budget.
- This revenue helps stabilize budgets during economic downturns.
- It drives New Mexico not only in jobs, but in stability in our state budget.
- The oil and gas industry, as you know, provides half of the state's budget.
Keywords:
nurses, health care workers, healthcare workers, frontline workers, hospital staff, clinicians, allied health professionals, support staff, public health, workforce shortage, nursing shortage, safe staffing, patient safety, rural health care, frontier communities, behavioral health, mental health, substance use disorder, substance abuse, health care memorial
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We did not anticipate that a much, a big, a major portion of the budget—72% of the budget for the water—would
- Uh, we did not anticipate that a much, a big, a major portion of the budget, 72% of the budget for the
- Currently, we've got 130,000 acre-feet of water, and the budget for 2014 to 2080, on the average per
- So they wanted to make sure they had a water budget that could accommodate that. So they did.
- So when you go to the next page that goes to the budgets, sources, and uses...
Summary:
The committee met to hear House Bills 27 and 24 on groundwater issues in East Texas, with members and witnesses focusing on a proposed large-volume groundwater export project and the need for more science before major permitting decisions are made. HB 27, which was within the special session call, would direct the Texas Water Development Board to conduct a hydrogeologic study of the aquifers in the affected area and temporarily pause new export permits while the study is underway. HB 24, a separate bill that would limit certain production and export permits to 5% of modeled available groundwater, was laid out but the chair said it would not be moved out of committee.
Testimony on HB 27 was largely supportive, though some witnesses were neutral. Supporters, including representatives from a water supply corporation, the Trinity River Authority, Environmental Defense Fund, and the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, said the region lacks enough hydrologic data, that the proposed pumping could affect private wells, surface water, and local economies, and that the state needs better information on sustainable yield and groundwater-surface water interaction. Several witnesses emphasized that groundwater conservation districts need clearer tools and better data, while also noting concerns about property rights and the rule of capture. Committee members discussed the scale of the proposed project, the absence of a groundwater conservation district in Houston County, and the possibility that the study should examine desired future conditions and maximum sustainable pumping rather than only modeled available groundwater.
The committee adopted the committee substitute for HB 27 and voted it out favorably to the full House with a recommendation that it do pass, be printed, and be sent to the Committee on Calendars. The roll call was unanimous, 11 ayes and 0 nays. After the vote, members briefly reflected on the complexity of the issue and the need to continue working on broader groundwater policy in the interim and next session. HB 24 was discussed later in the meeting, but no final action on that bill was taken in the portion provided.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government
Transcript Highlights:
- In FY 2014, by way of context and background, in the FY 2014 supplemental budget, the legislature granted
- have to appropriate those funds to go into that particular grant program through a bond bill or a budget
- spending for extraordinary special ed costs that could occur unanticipated during mid-year in the budget
- Currently, the FY House budget proposes level funding, and the Senate proposes a 2.2% increase.
- That's why the House budget proposes level funding and the Senate proposes a 2.2% increase.
Summary:
The committee opened its hearing with procedural remarks, including a strict three-minute testimony limit, livestream instructions, and a July 1 deadline for written testimony. Chairs Lewis and Rauch then heard testimony on a wide range of municipal home rule petitions and related bills, with many local officials and advocates being taken out of order because of the large turnout.
A major topic was firefighter residency. Representatives of the Professional Firefighters of Massachusetts and Sen. Keenan supported H. 2260/S. 1449, which would replace the current 15-mile residency rule for non-civil-service fire departments with a negotiable standard, generally allowing residency within 15 miles and permitting expansion through collective bargaining. Supporters said the change would improve recruitment and retention amid the housing crisis and create parity with civil-service departments. Acton Fire Chief Anita Arnhum and Sen. Senna also backed H. 4168 for Acton, making similar arguments about recruitment, paramedics, and the need for local flexibility.
The committee also heard strong support for charter overhaul petitions for Somerville and Lynn. Somerville officials, including Rep. Barber, Mayor Ballantyne, Councilor Jake Wilson, and charter committee member Beverly Schwartz, described a years-long public process to replace an 1890s-era charter with a modern document emphasizing transparency, public participation, clearer governance, and a possible change to the mayor’s term length. Lynn Mayor Nicholson similarly supported a charter update to modernize city operations and financial procedures. Cambridge-related charter and procurement reforms were also briefly endorsed by Rep. Cabral.
Other bills discussed included a proposal by Sen. Eldridge and Rep. Scarsdale to create a state grant program for municipal sustainability directors, and regional school finance bills supported by Rep. Lanatra and Jason Frazier to expand special education reserve funds and create a regional school assessment reserve fund. Acton witnesses also supported library governance changes and a checkout bag charge proposal. The committee heard sharply divided testimony on Quincy’s H. 3897, a 50-year lease extension for Quarry Hills/Granite Links: Quincy officials and business supporters praised the public-private partnership and future investment potential, while residents argued the lease was too long, should be competitively bid, and deserved more oversight and auditing. The hearing also included testimony on Boston trash truck noise restrictions and a PEG access/cable funds bill supported by Mass Access, as well as a Southwick petition to elect part of the Conservation Commission, which one select board member opposed as contrary to current law and good governance.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- Budget on that cycle, on complying with RENA.
- In the seventh cycle, they expect that to balloon up to nearly a quarter of their annual budget.
- The average operating budget of the associations in her district is $117,500.
- Given that we have also, as a state legislature, voted on our own state budget just last night.
- We have also as a state legislature voted on our own state budget just last night.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- In previous budget years, the administration committed the true cost of care.
- We demand that you protect our workforce and change the budget to include the true cost of care.
- Do not let further budget delays break the promise already made to our families.
- I'll remind the Senate Budget Chair that I have to vote on his bills, too.
- I'll remind the Senate Budget Chair that I have to vote on his bills, too.