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TX

Texas 89th Regular

Intergovernmental Affairs Apr 8th, 2025

Intergovernmental Affairs

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  • The details are often kept secret, and there is no comprehensive database of any final agreements.
  • change the number of hospital authority directors. through ordinance unless restricted by existing bond
  • It authorizes the issuance of revenue bonds to fund public health and wellness initiatives.
  • This is an effort to improve governance, and it clarifies some of the bonding authority in this bill.
  • About taxes, and I know to the extent we're dealing with bonds, and I mentioned revenue bonds, these
CA
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  • UC campuses are checking federal government databases daily, something we used to only do once a year
  • We have certainly heard that there might be some bond activity to help support research, which would
  • The second is for those that we do know about, there is not a central database clearing.
  • The second is for those that we do know about, there is not a central database clearing.
  • So it's a two-part: one, a database; the second, a common set of classifications. Ms.
Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Accountability and Transparency held a hearing focused on three issues: federal funding cuts and delays, possible state revenue impacts from reduced IRS enforcement, and the fiscal effects of AB 218 on local governments. The Franchise Tax Board described how state and federal tax systems are closely linked, how most returns are filed electronically through software, and how FTB relies on IRS information sharing for compliance, fraud prevention, offsets, and nonfiler work. Members raised concerns that federal staffing cuts at the IRS could weaken audits of large corporations and reduce California revenue, and asked about VITA and ITIN filers; FTB said it was not aware of VITA reductions, noted ITIN returns are processed the same as other returns, and said ITIN filing appeared slightly down this year. The Department of Finance said it is monitoring federal developments, summarized the continuing resolution and reconciliation process, and noted that California lost nearly $940 million in earmarked federal projects under the CR, while major federal budget decisions remain uncertain until the President’s budget and later congressional action. The University of California reported substantial federal pressure on research, student aid, and health care. UC said hundreds of millions of dollars in federal awards have already been canceled, with additional threats to NIH and DOE facilities-and-administration rates, graduate fellowships, student loan repayment plans, international student visas, Pell Grants, and Medicaid/Medi-Cal funding. Committee members pressed UC on the effects of DEIA-related federal restrictions, the loss of clinical trials and research staff, and the impact on low-income students and patients. UC said it is pursuing litigation with the Attorney General and other institutions, but emphasized that court action is only a temporary solution and that sustained state and private support may be needed. The second panel addressed the fiscal consequences of AB 218, which extended the statute of limitations for childhood sexual abuse claims against public agencies. FCMAT presented a report with 22 recommendations, including better statewide data collection, financing mechanisms, a possible victims compensation fund, and prevention measures. Los Angeles County described a tentative $4 billion settlement tied to AB 218 claims, saying it will require reserves, borrowing, and long-term annual payments through 2050, while also forcing curtailments and cuts to vacant positions to preserve services. Members discussed insurance pools, retroactive premiums, unidentified future claims, and the need for a compensation fund or other financing tools. No formal votes were taken; the hearing concluded with public comment, including testimony from local health officials about nearly $400 million in terminated federal public health grants and the resulting layoffs and service impacts.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

WAL Public Hearing - Thu Mar 19, 2026 @ 9:00 AM HST

Water & Land

Summary: The Committee on Water and Land heard testimony on SB 5253 SD2 relating to conservation and SB 2401 relating to regional shoreline mitigation district, with the chair emphasizing short testimony limits and the need to finish before session. On SB 5253, DLNR said it stood on its written testimony and answered questions about the bill’s proposed nonprofit endangered species sanctuary. Members asked whether existing entities or agreements, such as land trusts, private landowners, and DLNR safe harbor agreements, could accomplish similar conservation goals without creating a new entity. DLNR said similar work already exists, but it was not aware of a comparable sanctuary model in the state. A member also questioned language suggesting for-profit businesses in the sanctuary, and DLNR said the intent appeared to be sales of outreach or similar materials, though it agreed that such activities could be handled by a nonprofit. The bulk of the hearing focused on SB 2401, which would create a regional shoreline adaptation/mitigation framework. The Department of the Attorney General said it had concerns about inconsistent use of the terms “mitigation” and “adaptation,” warning of possible title-subject issues. DLNR said it was neutral on the terminology and more concerned with the substance, and noted that the bill would not waive permits; any plan would still require environmental review and applicable state and county permits. DLNR also supported OHA’s recommendation to consider impacts on Native Hawaiian traditional and customary practices during regional planning, and said the bill’s language on temporary shoreline protection measures could help address the gap between emergency permits and longer-term planning while avoiding a hardening-only approach. The Office of Planning supported the regional planning concept but noted it is not a regulatory agency and would need to work with DLNR and the Land Board. OHA supported the bill’s planning-based approach but recommended amendments to require assessment of impacts on Native Hawaiian traditional and customary practices during plan development and to clarify that environmental review would still apply at the project level. Testifiers from the Ka‘anapali Steering Committee strongly supported the bill, saying it would provide a regional framework for ongoing erosion problems while preserving full regulatory authority and normal permitting, and they proposed amendments to standardize terminology, create a limited pathway for temporary shoreline protection, and address ownership and maintenance responsibilities. Members discussed the meaning of “mitigation” versus “adaptation,” the scope of shoreline hardening, and whether the bill would help the legislature take a broader, more holistic view of shoreline decisions. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion of the hearing provided.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

GVO DEFER, AEN-GVO Public Hearings 02-12-2026

Government Operations

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Summary: The committee met on February 12, 2026, to take decision-making on measures previously heard earlier in the month. Several bills were deferred indefinitely or set for later discussion, including SB 2064 on the Office of the State Architect, SB 3068 on procurement, and SB 3216 after its contents were moved into another measure. SB 2862 on gubernatorial appointments, SB 2781, and SB 315 were all deferred to Tuesday, February 17 at 3 p.m. in Room 225 for further work. The committee also noted that if technical problems interrupted the meeting, it would reconvene later for outstanding decision-making. The committee passed SB 2343 on the Legislature with amendments incorporating language from SB 3216, technical changes, and a defective date of 2525. SB 2075 was advanced as a Senate draft 1 after amendments responding to constitutional concerns raised by the attorney general and SPO. SB 2927 on procurement was also passed with amendments clarifying debriefing requirements and adding technical changes, and SB 2938 on search and rescue was amended to place the position in Hima rather than the Governor’s office before being adopted. SB 3249 on procurement protests was amended to remove the term "frivolous," reduce the forfeiture to half the bond amount, and note unresolved issues, then adopted. The committee also took up SB 3332 on state-funded travel, amending it to remove certain lines, report travel by position number to protect confidentiality, remove subsection G, and add a defective date of 2525; it was adopted. SB 2929 on public notice was amended into a pilot project for counties with populations between 100,000 and 175,000, with a year-end report to the Legislature, and was adopted. Later, the committee returned to SB 2094 on environmental action levels, heard testimony from the Department of Health in support of its current scientific process and from an environmental caucus witness in strong support of the bill’s transparency and petition provisions, and then deferred decision-making to February 17 at 3 p.m. in Room 225. In the joint hearing portion, SB 3233 on agricultural workforce housing drew generally supportive testimony from ADC, the Farm Bureau, the Chamber of Commerce, the Hawaii Farmers Union, and the State Procurement Office, with concerns focused on clarity, flexibility for smaller farms, and avoiding concentration of benefits in one large operation. The committee ultimately recommended passing SB 3233 with the State Procurement Office’s clarifying amendments and the Hawaii Farmers Union’s amendment to ensure workforce housing incentives benefit multiple farmers, and the measure was adopted.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Judiciary Feb 9th, 2026 at 06:43 pm

House Judiciary

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  • HB 165 allows projects that use industrial revenue bonds to also access C-PACE financing.
  • important clarification to ensure that commercial properties operating under an industrial revenue bond
TX
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  • from imposing taxes or exercising eminent domain, and it would continue to be authorized to issue bonds
  • In addition, the bill clarifies the authority of these entities to issue revenue bonds to fund these
  • Also, one of them wishes to issue some revenue bonds, and we needed some clarification that they could
  • For their revenue bonds. Okay, is there any questions?
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Transportation Apr 24th, 2025

Transportation

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  • We are bond counsel to the...
  • and not issue new bonds for capital improvements or refunding bonds for savings.
  • Your bond? Were you talking about going through your bond money?
  • of that bond.
  • Two violations of bond covenants which affect all of the bonds if any Texas city has a bond out there
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Intergovernmental Affairs Apr 15th, 2025

Intergovernmental Affairs

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  • Local tools like bond financing assessments.
  • When bond financing is available, just like for water and sewer infrastructure, we can build. these systems
  • The downgrade of Austin's bond rating reflects continued employee pension challenges and expenditure
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Intergovernmental Affairs Apr 15th, 2025

Intergovernmental Affairs

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  • Um, how much do bonds factor into? Um, let's start with the right.
  • If you were going to divide the rate between the bonds...
  • Can you divide the dollar between the bonds?
  • Okay, again I want to go back to the bonds. Let's do the spending side.
  • I can't say general revenue, just the maintenance and operation versus the bonds of the city.
TX
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  • When the PUA was first founded, it did not have a great bond rating at its inception.
  • As we've had to upgrade our facilities, we do so by going to the bond market, but we have to manage our
  • After the first five years, I can tell you that that bond rating went up substantially.
  • Since I've been on the board, we've gone to bond once and gotten a whole lot better rates than my county
  • It will be funded solely through the sale of water and wastewater services and may issue bonds for infrastructure
TX
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  • comply with school safety mandates this also doesn't include the 2.7 million a year we play pay in our bond
  • Bill 1750 is so important, and like an ISD, I can't call for a bond vote if I need more space for more
  • Charter schools can pledge with their bonds against the Permanent School Fund.
  • There's no local. to tax locally, you can't issue tax-backed bonds like ISDs can, so you've got your
TX
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  • This database process provides evidence-based support over extended time. time.
  • comply with school safety mandates this also doesn't include the 2.7 million a year we play pay in our bond
  • And like an ISD, I can't call for a bond. I can't vote if I need more space for more students.
  • Charter schools can pledge with their bonds against the permanent school fund.
  • There's no ability. to tax locally, you can't issue tax-backed bonds like ISDs can, so you've got your
NV

Nevada 2025 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session May 29th, 2025 at 11:00 am

Nevada Senate Floor Meeting

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  • Assembly Bill 224, by Assembly Member Mosca, provides for the issuance of bonds to assist certain school
  • Assembly Bill 224 by Assembly Member Moscow provides for the issuance of bonds to assist certain school
  • appropriations to the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources for a new website and database
  • the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources: $257,400 for a new website and online database
  • So they have to, out of their per-pupil dollars, bond a building, buy a building, or lease a building
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