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KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Families and Children (8-27-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- I am sure that it will be no surprise to you that it is the budget.
- I am sure that it will be no surprise to you that it is the budget.
- </c> surprise to you that it is the budget. surprise to you that it is the budget.
- director to create a state budget director to create a comprehensive<01:11:53.199><c> report</c><01:
- </c><01:20:30.159><c> cycle,</c><01:20:30.480><c> the</c> of programs, the 2024 budget cycle, the of
Summary:
The committee first approved the minutes from its July 30, 2025 meeting. Members then heard a presentation from Roger McCann of the Department for Community Based Services on Kentucky’s 2026-2027 Community Services Block Grant state plan. He explained that the federally funded grant, now about $12 million annually, is distributed through 23 local community action agencies that use flexible funds for locally identified needs such as housing, nutrition, transportation, Head Start, and domestic violence services. McCann said the plan is submitted every two years and that the agencies served about 264,000 Kentuckians and 130,000 families in 2024. Senator Meredith asked whether there was a central place to review local projects, and McCann said regular reports exist and could be shared with members.
The committee then approved the CSBG state plan by roll call vote. After that, members received an update on Kentucky’s state-designated domestic violence shelter programs from Angela Yanelli of ZeroV, Mary Foley of Maryman House Domestic Crisis Center, and Elizabeth Martin of the Center for Women and Families. The presenters described ZeroV’s role as the statewide domestic violence coalition, its 15 member programs across all area development districts, and its contract with the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to provide emergency shelter, supportive services, housing assistance, and batterers intervention programming. They emphasized that services are available 24/7 and are trauma-informed, with a strong focus on children and family support.
The domestic violence providers reported high demand and rising costs. ZeroV said its network served more than 14,000 adults and children in fiscal year 2025, including nearly 900 children in shelter and more than 500 in outreach, while Maryman House reported operating at 90-92% capacity, with 53 households waiting for emergency shelter and 63 more waiting for intake. Maryman House also described an 8-unit transitional housing complex and plans for a 48-unit apartment complex if tax credit funding is approved. The Center for Women and Families highlighted school-readiness support for children, tutoring, counseling, and family services, including back-to-school supplies and rights information for homeless students. No additional votes or formal actions were taken during the domestic violence presentations.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House passes transportation finance bill with increased road funding, transit cuts 4/28/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- One of the big things that we had talked about on our side of the aisle is about the 2023 budget and
- 00:14:31.440><c> 2023</c> side of the aisle is about the 2023 side of the aisle is about the 2023 budget
- </c> budget and how transformational it was. budget and how transformational it was.
- There was a study omnibus budget bill.
- um I think ever, maybe at least budgets um I think ever, maybe at least since<02:01:34.800><c> I've<
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 3/4/25
Children and Families Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- director at the Department of budget director at the Department of Human<00:21:47.480><c> Services</
- </c> commissioner of management and budget commissioner of management and budget that<00:57:03.640><c
- He said you are not going to take, you know, what was our budget, 70 billion?
- He said you are not going to take, you know, what was our budget, 70 billion?
- You are not going to take, you know, what was our budget, 70 billion?
Keywords:
Office of Inspector General, inspector general, legislative audit, fraud prevention, waste and abuse, public funds, grant oversight, state grants, grant management, whistleblower protection, retaliation, subpoena power, data practices, government transparency, accountability, law enforcement referrals, sanctions, debarment, payment withholding, public assistance fraud
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 2/18/25
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- conducting our LURE evaluation, share the recommendations, and then also touch on the governor's budget
- </c><00:01:20.400><c> recommendations</c><00:01:21.079><c> as</c> the governor's budget recommendations
- as the governor's budget recommendations as they<00:01:21.400><c> relate</c><00:01:21.640><c> to</c>
- </c><01:06:28.240><c> proposals</c> week on the governor's budget proposals week on the governor's budget
- </c> maybe even influence the revised budget maybe even influence the revised budget when<01:06:40.200
Committee:
House Human Services Finance and Policy
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Health and Human Services (01/14/2026)
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> a year, which is a remarkable budget a year, which is a remarkable budget impact<04:21:43.680><c
- We do lots of real relief in budgets.
- Families are not failing at budgeting.
- Our state is failing to build budgeting.
- But for those families who don't budget.
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Housing, Construction, and Community Development - 05/18/2026
Housing, Construction, and Community Development
Transcript Highlights:
- And this bill was voted on as part of the Senate and one-house budget resolution this year, and we will
- communities in the Adirondacks, the second-home owners come back when there's a vote on the school budget
- , and they vote down any increases in the school budget because they don't want their taxes to go up.
Summary:
The New York State Senate Committee on Housing, Construction, and Community Development met on May 18, 2026, with a quorum present and several members participating by vote sheet. Chair Brian Kavanagh opened the meeting by noting it was likely the committee’s last meeting of the session and thanked members and staff for their work. Senators also offered brief remarks of appreciation for the chair and the committee’s collaborative process.
The committee advanced four bills. S.2523A (Ramos) would establish a jobs and housing pilot program to create construction jobs and address the housing crisis; it was reported to Finance, with Senator Walsack voting no and Senator Martins voting AWR. S.8612 (Kavanagh) would make clarifying changes to the good cause eviction law; the chair said it had been extensively negotiated with tenant and landlord stakeholders and had broad support, and it was reported with Senators Martins and Walsack voting AWR. S.8918A (Kavanagh) would create the Build Up New York pilot program and a mass timber for affordable housing program, along with related tax credits; it was reported to the floor unanimously.
The committee also considered S.9287 (Hensh), which would create a real property tax exemption for certain full-time residents in certain counties. Members discussed whether the bill would create a new property class or instead shift tax burdens within the one- to four-family home class, and raised concerns about impacts on second homes and local school budgets. Supporters argued it resembled a homestead exemption and could help local residents. The bill was reported to Finance, with Senator Martins voting ADBR. The meeting then adjourned after the final agenda item.
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Higher Education - 04/21/2026
Higher Education
Transcript Highlights:
- Some of them are, some of it obviously is in the budget that we will hopefully enact in the future.
- Some of them are, some of it obviously is in the budget that we will hopefully enact in the future.
- When we were looking over the funding after the Governor's released her executive budget, we did find
Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Summary:
The New York State Senate Committee on Higher Education met on April 21, 2026, with a quorum present and considered nine bills. The committee advanced bills addressing licensing discrepancies for junior and assistant landscape architects (S.1834A), SUNY/CUNY research foundation financial reporting (S.6745), credits for volunteer firefighters and EMTs enrolled in SUNY or CUNY (S.7367), campus pool and health membership for disabled veterans (S.7784A), early licensure eligibility for dental residents in multi-year specialty programs (S.8401A), a 90-day grace period for certain social workers awaiting limited permits (S.9303), interior designer certification standards (S.9673), and a transfer of excess tuition reimbursement account funds to support proprietary vocational school oversight (S.9682). One bill, S.948 concerning occupational therapists, was held pending resolution with the State Education Department.
Members asked questions on several measures, including whether firefighter/EMT credits were tied to service rather than coursework, how the dental residency bill would work in practice, and the funding source and purpose of the proprietary school supervision account transfer. Support was noted for the interior designer bill from ASID, CIDQ, and IIDA, while most other bills had no listed support or opposition memos. The committee explained that the fund transfer bill would move up to $500,000 from a tuition reimbursement account balance above $2.5 million to help the Bureau of Proprietary School Supervision address oversight needs.
All of the bills taken up and moved were reported out of committee, with some sent to the floor and others to the Finance Committee as indicated by the chair. Several were reported without recommendation from individual members. The meeting adjourned at 10:45 a.m.
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Mar 16th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- there wouldn't be funding for all the programs, are we talking about the ones that are on the base budget
- position of not being able to use those dollars specifically for peer supports, since that is a larger budget
- position of not being able to use those dollars specifically for peer supports as that is a larger budget
Summary:
The committee met to discuss funding for behavioral health programs, focusing on the ACT program and peer support, while noting that healthy connections was not included in the day’s action. The chair explained that the proposal would use one-time funding from the Millennium Fund, with a 2027 request of $6 million from the Millennium Fund and $5.8 million from the opioid settlement fund, and that the programs had previously been cut because there was no statutory authority to continue them. Members discussed whether the ACT program could still be funded if the opioid settlement money did not materialize, and the chair indicated that ACT could be prioritized, but not the full package of programs.
Several members supported ensuring ACT was funded even if the opioid settlement dollars were unavailable, citing the importance of the program and the need to address deaths and vulnerable populations. The chair also disclosed a personal connection to the ACT program and stated he would still vote. Representative Green moved to support the 2027 $6 million one-time Millennium Fund request with intent language prioritizing ACT if the opioid settlement funds were not received; Senator Ward Engelking seconded. Senator Semmelroth raised the possibility of amending the motion to address peer support, but Medicaid Director Sasha O’Connell cautioned that peer support is a larger Medicaid item and that Medicaid’s entitlement structure limits the ability to set aside a fixed amount for it if funding is incomplete. Representative Green then chose to stick with the original motion.
The committee approved the motion by voice vote. The chair closed the meeting, directing members to review the green mission-statement language for possible future policy bill language and to provide input later.
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
February 12, 2026 - 04:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- >>Chair Snyder: The Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee will come to order.
- that is the only bill we have on the >>agenda but a number of you have asked questions about the budget
- Just want to share with you the members of the public that I have submitted my budget recommendation
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
February 12, 2026 - 04:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- The IT Budget and Policy Subcommittee will now come to order. Tamara, please call the roll.
- Members, I want you to know that I have submitted my budget recommendations.
- Members, I want you to know that I've submitted my budget recommendations for fiscal year 26-27 to Chair
Summary:
The IT Budget and Policy Subcommittee met with a quorum present and heard two bills. CS/HB 783 by Rep. Sapp would create a coordinated access model pilot program for behavioral health services in Duval, Clay, and St. Johns counties. The bill would contract with the Department of Children and Families and a university partner to provide centralized intake, screening, referral, appointment scheduling, follow-up, and data reporting on outcomes and service gaps. Rep. Young asked about avoiding bottlenecks and what “timely referral” means; Sapp said the proposal is based on an existing Pinellas model and is intended to triage cases by urgency. An amendment clarifying procurement guidelines was adopted without objection, and the bill was reported favorably by a 14-0 vote.
The committee then heard HB 1031 by Rep. Rosenwald, which would establish a callback queue pilot program for select state agencies, including Florida Commerce and DCF, so callers can leave a number and receive a return call by the end of the next business day. Rosenwald said the goal is to improve customer service for issues such as reemployment assistance and benefits access, with no fiscal impact and a required report due by December 31, 2027. Rep. Cross spoke in support, noting callback systems reduce frustration for callers. The bill passed unanimously and was reported favorably by a 14-0 vote.
At the end of the meeting, the chair noted that budget recommendations for fiscal year 2026-2027 had been submitted to Chair McClure. With no further business, the committee adjourned.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
December 3, 2025 - 11:00 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- I WANT TO WELCOME EVERYONE TO THE BUDGET COMMITTEE.
- SAY WE CAN'T AFFORD IT BUT IF YOU LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENS OF THE LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES, 2010 MIAMI-DADE BUDGET
- IT'S NOW 26 BILLION THE BUDGET KEEPS GOING UP AND OVER AND OVER. EVERYONE IN THE MUNICIPALITIES.
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Appropriations - Education and Environment Division Apr 9th, 2025 at 10:30 am
Appropriations - Education and Environment Division
Transcript Highlights:
- Committee, what we're going to do today is finalize and kick out the CTE budget, Engrossed Senate Bill
- So that, members of the committee, is the CTE budget. If there's any questions?
- All right, committee, that leaves us with two budgets left.
Keywords:
career education, funding, appropriation, technical training, workforce development, state aid, school funding, public improvement, construction loans, school district levies, boarding care costs, 908, all
Summary:
The committee met to finalize and advance the Career and Technical Education budget in Engrossed Senate Bill 2019. Representative Richter walked through Amendment 2004, which included increases for salaries and wages, inflationary operating expenses, a $2.5 million federal grant increase, $12.7 million for secondary grant programs and related work-based learning support, a $100,000 increase for Marketplace for Kids, and removal of the STEM initiative and adult farm management from the CTE budget because that program funding was moved to the Department of Agriculture. The amendment also included $750,000 for workforce training branch office positions and set the total general fund appropriation at $64 million.
Members also discussed a $1 million virtual reality career exploration item, which remained in the bill but was shifted to SIF one-time funding. A new $150,000 one-time general fund appropriation was added for CTE moving expenses because the agency must relocate after Legislative Council expands into its current space. Committee members noted that amount may need to be revisited in conference committee once more accurate relocation and rent costs are known.
Levi from legislative staff explained that the exemption language in the bill applies to remaining coronavirus capital projects fund dollars for CTE center construction, allowing those federal funds to be spent before they expire. The committee adopted Amendment 2004 on a 5-0 roll call and then passed Engrossed Senate Bill 2019 as amended on a 5-0 roll call. Representative Richter was named the carrier, and the committee adjourned after noting that higher education and congressional budgets were the remaining items to resolve.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- have to come out of our operating budget if this bill were to be enacted.
- 01:15:41.960><c> have</c><01:15:42.280><c> an</c><01:15:42.440><c> operating</c><01:15:42.880><c> budget
- an operating budget that we administer<01:15:44.880><c> legislation</c><01:15:45.600><c> through</c>
- </c><01:15:50.480><c> if</c> to come out of our operating budget if to come out of our operating budget
- have to come out of our operating budget if this bill were to be enacted.
Committee:
Senate Transportation
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Finance and Policy Committee 3/12/25
Health Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Director Elise Bailey, budget director for the Department of Human Services: Yes, please restate the
- She said what her bill does, and what the governor’s budget does, is something very similar: it says
- She said what her bill does, and what the governor’s budget does, is something very similar: use one
- She said the governor’s budget saves money by carving out the program and running it through DHS, and
- that is probably why the governor included it in his budget.
Committee:
House Health Finance and Policy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/6/25
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- It wasn't a top priority in the 2023-24 budget when we had $18 billion, and so I pushed hard for the
- It wasn't a top priority in the 2023-24 budget when we had $18 billion, and so I pushed hard for the
- Elise Bailey, Budget Director at the Department of Human Services.
- </c><00:48:12.359><c> is</c> went up 8% the governor's budget is went up 8% the governor's budget is
- </c> model of the proposed Governor budget model of the proposed Governor budget goes<00:48:28.599><c
Keywords:
nursing home, employment standards, worker rights, Minnesota Statutes, labor compensation, workforce development, job training, economic stability, low-income, career pathways, education funding, Summit Academy, employment, STEM programming, GED preparation, Neighborhood Development Center, NDC, small business, entrepreneurship, business training
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Natural Resources & Energy (7-2-26) - Reupload
Natural Resources & Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- They might be less likely to have a disconnect, and it helps them budget out the rest of their funds
- But it looked like on slide three, the current proposed presidential budget would be eliminating this
- And so, a lot of those services will be much less expensive from our budget to allow EEC to go ahead
- </c><00:36:40.480><c> and</c><00:36:41.320><c> our</c> of our personnel and our budget and our of our
- We got the 4% budget cut that everyone else did, but we did get a generous budget allocation to meet
Bills:
SB8
Committee:
Joint Natural Resources & Energy
Keywords:
utilities, public service commission, energy regulation, appointment, emergency declaration, tax increases, consumer protection, The first couple minutes of the livestream was cut off. This recording restored the beginning of the meeting
Meeting Start 00:00:00
Attendance Roll Call 00:00:51
Approval of Minutes 00:02:07
Legislator Comments 00:02:18
LIHEAP Public Hearing 00:04:19
PSC Update on RS 26 SB 8 00:32:18
WaterStep Presentation 01:04:08, 958, all
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Carbon Sequestration Programs Study Commission (03/06/2026)
Transcript Highlights:
- We have to think differently because we either have to balance the budget.
- We have to think differently because we either have to balance the budget.
- We have to think differently because we either have to balance the budget.
- We have to think differently because we either have to balance the budget.
- You either have to balance the budget.
Summary:
The meeting began with introductions and approval of the previous minutes, including a small amendment clarifying a note about “leakage” in a prior presentation. The committee then heard a presentation from Sarah Hall of the American Forest Foundation on the Family Forest Carbon Program, which she described as a voluntary carbon and forest management program for smaller landowners. She said the program provides annual payments and technical assistance, requires a forest management plan within two years, and is designed to support improved forest management while still allowing compatible uses such as recreation, hunting, and some harvesting.
Hall emphasized that the program is intended as one tool among many and is not a fit for every property. She said most enrolled landowners did not previously have a forest management plan or work with a forester, and that the program helps bring “unengaged” landowners into active management. She also said the program is compatible with current use and other commitments on a case-by-case basis, and that landowners retain ownership of their land and timber rights while AFF holds the carbon rights for the contract term. She highlighted examples of landowners using the program to support taxes, family ownership, wildlife habitat, timber stand improvement, and continued recreational or business uses.
Committee members asked about registry compliance in New Hampshire and the relationship between carbon markets and the program. Hall responded that AFF handles registry administration for landowners and would follow up on the specific registry count raised by a member. She explained that the program is funded through a mix of carbon market revenue, philanthropy, and grants, and that carbon credits are generated through landscape-level methodology and monitored using randomly selected plots compared with FIA data. She also noted that consulting foresters are key partners in the program and that AFF has paid more than $3 million to consultants nationwide.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 3/25/25
Energy Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- I know the budget is a little tricky this year.
- I know the budget is a little tricky this year.
- I know the budget is a little tricky this year.
- I know the budget is a little tricky this year.
- </c> manner we understand that the budget manner we understand that the budget pressures<01:18:18.880
Committee:
House Energy Finance and Policy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 2/27/25
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Transcript Highlights:
- For the record, I'm BR raon, Deputy Commissioner at Minnesota Management and Budget.
- management and budget um thank you<00:19:06.240><c> for</c><00:19:06.400><c> the</c><00:19:06.520><c
- We have an annual budget of $490,000, about $245,000 per home.
- is going to affect that budget by 1% of the MDH budget and 4% for the existing sexual and reproductive
- is going to affect that budget by 1% of the MDH budget and 4% for the existing sexual and reproductive
Committee:
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Keywords:
pregnancy support, women's health, maternity homes, nonprofit organizations, grant funding, abortion, family services, Office of Inspector General, inspector general, legislative audit, fraud prevention, waste and abuse, public funds, grant oversight, state grants, grant management, whistleblower protection, retaliation, subpoena power, data practices
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Artificial Intelligence and Data Center Committee Jul 15th, 2026 at 09:00 am
Artificial Intelligence and Data Center Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- So agencies weren’t budgeting for wide use of AI.
- I would say our current budget cycles are very long.
- , I don’t know what to budget for, how to budget for today, if it’s going to hit next biennium or if
- I would say our current budget cycles are very long.
- , I don't know what to budget for, how to budget for today, if it's going to hit next biennium or if