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HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • point of the rent housing revolving fund point of the rent housing revolving fund in<00:06:02.120
  • fund.
  • Right now, the rental housing revolving fund supports LIHTC projects, which are generally capped at 60%
  • Again, HPHA funding, do you have your own dedicated funding source for CIPs and things like this?
  • um to the necessity of getting funded. um to the necessity of getting funded.
Summary: The House Housing Committee opened its Friday morning hearing by noting potentially catastrophic flooding on the island and acknowledging that some members were absent helping their communities, so quorum for voting was uncertain. The committee then heard testimony on several housing-related measures, with most bills drawing support from housing agencies and community organizations and little or no opposition in the room. On SB 2069 SD2, SB 2177 SD2, and SB 2342 SD2, witnesses largely supported the measures. HHFDC supported SB 2069 and SB 2177, and HPHA supported SB 2342. For SB 2342, HHFDC raised concerns that the bill would alter the Qualified Allocation Plan outside the normal open, public process required by federal law and could exclude stakeholders; Kathy Charities echoed those concerns and also objected to changing point allocations in ways that could raise rents and weaken long-term affordability. Members questioned HHFDC about how the QAP is normally updated, the meaning of the point system, and whether a legislative working group could mandate changes; HHFDC said recommendations would still need public hearing and board approval. The committee also heard SB 2060 SD2, which would create a mixed-income subaccount in the rental housing revolving fund. HHFDC said the subaccount would likely use tier-two funds, estimated at about $100 million total, to support mixed-income projects above 60% AMI, citing Front Street Apartments as a possible example. Members asked about project selection and funding needs. On SB 2544 SD2, OHA opposed the bill’s Chapter 6E-related exemptions and mandatory review timelines, arguing that burial review protections should not be weakened and that the SPEED Task Force process was a better venue for streamlining. The sponsor later clarified that the bill was not meant to eliminate the 60-day review process but to make the deadline clearer. For SB 3011 SD1, which concerns public housing and pet ownership, HPHA and several humane organizations supported the measure, saying it would help low-income residents and seniors keep pets and benefit from animal companionship. HPHA explained its existing pet policy, including deposits, monthly fees, and restrictions, and said the requested funding would support ADA-accessible pet areas and related administration. Finally, on SB 2061 SD2, HCDA supported the bill while OHA opposed it unless protections for Hawaiian Crown and Government lands were strengthened. Committee members questioned the project’s 60/40 split between income-restricted and market-rate units, the 10-year owner-occupancy restriction, and the procurement exemption; the sponsor said the exemption was tied to a real estate transaction and that the project would still use 103D-like solicitation procedures. No votes were taken during the hearing, and several items were left for later action because quorum was uncertain.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/26/2026 - House Judiciary

Judiciary

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  • Reentry has been funded by the state in some capacity since FY22.
  • That was actually left out of the funding last year.
  • And yes, you're right, the same fund source, this remediation fund and this opioid money, because there's
  • two funds in there.
  • And we knew that if we put general fund, that's just a very hard sell, right?
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 2/26/26

Commerce Finance and Policy

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  • jurisdiction to recover the funds. jurisdiction to recover the funds.
  • Thank you. in general is people take cash out of in general is people take cash out of their<00:38:41.599
  • 27.839> uh<00:42:28.079> have in recovering funds that uh have in recovering funds that
  • Um, you know, it could be used to fund Um, you know, it could be used to fund cartels<00:58:15.839
  • You are on your way to the general register.
Bills: HF3642, HF2700, HF3615
Summary: The Commerce Finance and Policy Committee met on House File 3642, which would prohibit virtual currency kiosks in Minnesota. The bill was laid over, and the committee adopted a DE1 author’s amendment. Chair Kaggel and Representative Perryman described the measure as a response to widespread scams using crypto kiosks, especially against older adults and other vulnerable people, and said they would continue working with the Department of Commerce and other stakeholders. Testimony from law enforcement and advocates strongly supported the ban. A St. Cloud police sergeant and a Woodbury detective described cases in which victims lost large sums, said the current safeguards and refund rules are being bypassed, and argued that the kiosks are difficult to investigate because funds move quickly and often overseas. An AARP Minnesota volunteer also supported the bill, saying kiosks are a preferred tool for scammers and that existing protections have not kept pace with the problem. The Department of Commerce said it strongly supports the bill and reported that it has received 120 complaints over three years involving nearly $1 million in reported losses, with 2025 the worst year so far. The main opposition came from CoinFlip’s general counsel, who argued that the problem is fraud generally, not kiosks themselves, and said Minnesota already has consumer protections, including refunds for eligible victims. He urged stronger regulation rather than a ban, citing blockchain analytics, hold periods, and 24-hour customer service as alternatives. Committee members then asked questions about how long kiosks have operated in Minnesota, how many there are, who owns them, and the scale of losses; Commerce said there are hundreds statewide, operated by a variety of companies, and that reported losses are likely undercounts.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • As we are revenue-limited, it is essential for cities to generate the funds necessary to provide the
  • Road funding.
  • Road<00:20:54.640> funding.
  • The quality and Road funding.
  • And these funds local governments.
Summary: The committee received reports on special purpose governmental entities from the Department for Local Government and the Fire Commission. DLG staff described SPGEs as limited-jurisdiction political subdivisions and reviewed the department’s registry, reporting portal, compliance monitoring, and planned system upgrades such as a two-way message center, automated noncompliance notices, and tracking for new entities and board expirations. They reported that, as of October 10, 2025, 69% of SPGEs were active and discussed compliance data by cycle, fiscal year, and district type. The Fire Commission reported that fire department mergers have reduced the number of departments by 16 since last year, largely because of volunteer staffing shortages, while financial disclosure compliance had risen to 94%. The commission also noted 509 compliance reviews, 19 in-house inquiries, seven referrals to outside agencies, and one recent federal prison sentence in a theft case. Members asked whether DLG advises SPGEs on tax rates; staff said it only performs calculations and the entities set their own rates. Questions to the Fire Commission focused on whether department reductions meant station closures; officials explained that most changes were mergers that keep physical buildings in place while combining personnel and finances to meet minimum staffing requirements. They said the trend is spread across the state but is especially pronounced in rural areas. The Kentucky League of Cities then presented its 2026 legislative agenda. Its priorities included modernizing city revenue options, increasing equity in road funding, fixing tax increment financing issues, addressing transient room tax collection from web-based platforms, strengthening emergency response coordination, clarifying massage parlor regulation preemption, correcting unintended consequences of House Bill 606, improving newspaper publication rules, and modernizing procurement statutes. KLC also said it supports allowing all cities to collect restaurant tax revenue, wants cities to receive a larger share of road funds and EV-related revenues, and seeks state collection and remittance of any future local sales tax to comply with the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement. Members asked about best-value bidding, road-fund equity, Airbnb tax litigation, EV prevalence, and disaster funding applications; KLC said cities currently must accept the lowest bid, the road split should better reflect city street costs, the Airbnb tax case remains pending, EV data by locality has not been studied, and allowing cities to apply directly for disaster funds would reduce reliance on county officials. No votes or formal actions were taken beyond approving the September meeting minutes.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Children and Youth Health Committee Feb 27th, 2025

Children and Youth Health

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  • crime victims advocate, and I've been asked to read a testimony this morning from Benjamin Bull, the General
  • Benjamin Bull, the General Counsel for the National Center on Sexual Exploitation, that Alabama SB on
Bills: SB186, SB187
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Chamber Meeting Feb 10th, 2026 at 11:16 am

New Mexico House Floor Meeting

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  • Speaker, General Lady, absolutely.
  • So why do we feel the need or the importance to fund, to eventually fund this in the future?
  • Because it's already funded now through grant funding.
  • But how would this funding assist?
  • Madam Speaker, General Lady.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources Committee, February 26, 2026

Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources

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  • Generally, they try to take from 25 to 30 acres of space. I see.
  • <00:09:33.279> generally<00:09:33.760> try<00:09:33.920> to<00:09:34.240>
  • take<00:09:34.560> from<00:09:35.760> 25 the state. generally try to take from 25
  • the state. generally try to take from 25 to<00:09:36.800> 30<00:09:37.120> acres<00:09:
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Appropriations Committee, February 25, 2026 PM 1

Appropriations

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  • There's an appropriated $1,300,000 from the general fund and $1,300,000 from federal funds to the Department
  • Okay, please come forward and fill the seats. from the general fund and $1,300,000 from the general fund
  • This 1.3 million from general fund, 1.3 from federal funds would help with that.
  • <00:04:58.400> get into the general fund and then we get into the general fund and then we
  • This is the only appropriation that is from general funds.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Commerce and Tourism Jan 28th, 2026

Commerce and Tourism

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  • , they want to know that those funds will be... ...expended in the way that they've agreed for them to
  • Over the years, we've observed a growing trend where donors contribute funds to nonprofit endowments
  • Donors typically find themselves without any way to address this problem because the Attorney General
  • Under no circumstances in Senate Bill 1338 do the funds return to the donor.
  • With this assurance, donors will be far more inclined to give generously of their resources than they
Summary: The Committee on Commerce and Tourism considered several bills. SB 1338 by Senator Burton would strengthen enforcement of written endowment agreements for charitable gifts and require legislative approval for new filing or reporting requirements on charities. The sponsor and Philanthropy Roundtable testified in support, emphasizing donor intent and protections for nonprofits; the bill was reported favorably. SB 1324, which was expected to address principal offices of LLCs, was temporarily postponed. The committee also passed CS/SB 1080 by Senator DeSigley, which directs FDOT to adopt rules allowing direct payments to first-tier subcontractors in specified circumstances. A transportation industry representative supported the measure, saying the situations are rare but need a statutory remedy. CS/SB 1582 by Senator Yarbrough, as amended, requires secondhand dealers, secondary metal recyclers, and pawnbrokers to submit transaction data to FDLE for statewide sharing through systems such as LInX; the amendment and bill were both reported favorably, with one witness from the Florida Recycler’s Association opposing the amendment. Senator McLean’s SB 1672, creating a home buyer workforce tax credit for employer contributions to help employees with first-time Florida home purchases, was reported favorably with support from the Florida Chamber of Commerce. SB 1112 by Senator Garcia, relating to the Florida Labor Pool Act, drew extensive testimony from workers, reentry advocates, and supporters who argued it would prohibit placement fees when workers are hired permanently, require annual registration of labor pools, improve accountability, and support stable employment and reentry; the bill was reported favorably. The committee then adjourned after recording votes and other closing business.
NV
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  • For reference, the money committee approved funding for 11 positions in total to be funded with cost
  • Two positions were approved to be funded with general fund appropriations in fiscal year 2026 to provide
  • How much revenue is expected to be generated? Assembly Member Carter: Thank you.
  • and general fund.
  • But there is no intention, and we will not redistribute funds.
Bills: SB507
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Appropriations Apr 29th, 2025

Appropriations

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  • fund.
  • The state broadband fund was funded in part from severance taxes a couple of years ago.
  • fund.
  • for the Economic stabilization Fund or Rainy Day Fund.
  • Its funds within 2 years.
Bills: HB188, HB 265, HJR35
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Health Finance and Policy Committee 3/24/25

Health Finance and Policy

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  • Currently, the hospital surcharge that is 1.56 percent is going into the general fund.
  • the general fund forecast expenditures by the same amount.
  • <00:42:39.359> general general fund straight to the general general fund straight to the general
  • ><00:42:57.440> we're<00:42:57.559> not general fund so we're not we're not general fund
  • fund forecast at reducing the general fund forecast at expenditures<00:43:19.319> by<00:43:19.640
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • funding or state pass-through where the state has administration over the funds, is that a correct assessment
  • funding based on failed health inspections.
  • If it's not resolved then it could result in a reduction in funding.
  • State-funded hospitals.
  • I move the advancement of general order. After that, I would move final passage.