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TX
Transcript Highlights:
- , because y'all are in budgets right now.
- You're launching into budgets right now.
- We are a small county as far as the budget goes as well.
- We receive no direct baseline funding through the state budget; our operating budget...
- Our operating budget is provided by Texas A&M University.
Summary:
The joint Senate and House disaster preparedness hearing convened in Kerrville with quorum, public testimony limited to three minutes and invited testimony to 10 minutes. Leaders from both chambers, along with the lieutenant governor and speaker, framed the hearing as an unprecedented joint effort focused on learning from the July 4 flood, honoring victims, and identifying actions to reduce future loss of life. The committee also heard opening remarks about decorum, logistics, and the intent to continue work in future sessions.
The first panel included Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly, Sheriff Larry Leitha, Emergency Management Coordinator William B. Thomas IV, Kerrville Mayor Joe Herring Jr., Kerrville City Manager Dalton Rice, Upper Guadalupe River Authority representative William Rector, Kendall County Judge Shane Stolarczyk, and Real County Judge Bella Rubio. They described the flood as sudden and catastrophic, with Kerr County reporting 108 deaths and two missing. Local officials emphasized that they received no timely warning of the scale of the event, that responders and volunteers acted heroically under extreme conditions, and that communications, cell coverage, and rural emergency resources were strained. Several witnesses said the county’s existing alert systems were limited by geography, sparse broadband, and the speed of the flood.
Testimony focused on possible improvements, including real-time flood gauges and predictive monitoring, stronger rural emergency management staffing and training, better interoperability and alerting tools such as IPAWS, CodeRED, WENS, and sirens, and expanded broadband and radio coverage. Kerrville asked for a flood warning system before next summer and state help for stormwater, floodplain, and disaster recovery funding. UGRA described its past and current flood-warning and mitigation efforts, including gauge funding, a new software-based flood prediction project, and consideration of additional retention dams. Kendall and Real counties highlighted successful or needed alerting and evacuation practices, while also stressing the difficulty of funding and maintaining such systems in small rural counties. Members asked detailed questions about the timeline of the flood response, low-water crossings, communications failures, sirens, bridges, and whether regional consolidation or additional infrastructure could improve future preparedness.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- I would love to do the budget by the end of April.
- I would love to do the budget by the end of April.
- Representative, do you know when the last time we passed a budget on April 30th? Mr.
- Do you in your bill have any solutions to helping us pass a budget faster? Yes, Mr.
- Forty percent of our budget comes from the federal government.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select Jul 31st, 2025
Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select
Transcript Highlights:
- How that sits side-by-side in setting your budgets, because you all are in budgets right now. launching
- into budgets right now.
- Our road and bridge budget is $1.2 million.
- Like we said, we're all in our budget cycle at this time.
- , our operating budget is provided by Texas A&M University.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
MN House passes HF2432, the judiciary, public safety, and corrections policy & finance bill. 4/25/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- So we're trying to be really practical in our approach to the budget.
- </c> basic bill. our budget was extremely basic bill. our budget was extremely thin<00:07:46.720><c>
- This body is here today to debate bills so that we can pass budgets.
- I hope that you will find pass budgets.
- </c> We have to work together to get a budget We have to work together to get a budget enacted<00:41:
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention - 01/28/25
Housing and Homelessness Prevention
Transcript Highlights:
- That’s certainly stretching family budgets. There’s a lot that goes into that number.
- And this has caused a dramatic increase in security budgets.
- And this has caused a dramatic increase in security budgets.
- And this has caused a dramatic increase in security budgets.
- And this has caused a dramatic increase in security budgets.
Committee:
Senate Housing and Homelessness Prevention
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- , there is the $4.25 million increase to HISC that would bring the baseline budget for HISC up to $10
- The money is encumbered because it's part of the budget, but we haven't expended any because in order
- The $800,000 that was budgeted was originally obligated, but we had to pull it out, and we should have
- but we haven't expended the the budget but we haven't expended any<00:25:44.399><c> because</c><00:25
- </c><00:27:12.760><c> was</c> $800,000 that was budgeted was $800,000 that was budgeted was originally
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, July 23, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- He proposed a budget plan that tried to slash disability benefits by $50 billion over 10 years.
- , the same budget that supports the agency's customer service.
- He proposed<00:27:42.320><c> a</c><00:27:43.039><c> budget</c><00:27:43.520><c> plan</c><00:27:43.840
- ,</c><00:29:43.120><c> the</c> funded by SSA's operating budget, the funded by SSA's operating budget
- 44.720><c> the</c><00:29:44.960><c> AY's</c> same budget that supports the AY's same budget that supports
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Primary and Secondary Education. (2-11-26)
Primary and Secondary Education
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, but we also know budgets are tight, and so if we're able to just maintain that, that would make us
- >> Uh, so we have a budget request for $2 million per year.
- </c> budget bill in HB500? budget bill in HB500?
- request uh, for >> Uh, so we have a budget request uh, for $2<00:30:10.799><c> million</c><00:
- </c> program with a separate budget request. program with a separate budget request.
Committee:
House Primary and Secondary Education
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- You know, the towns also send out the recommendation of their budget committee all the time.
- You know, the towns also send out the recommendation of their budget committee all the time.
- You know, the towns also send out the recommendation of their budget committee all the time.
- You know, the towns also send out the recommendation of their budget committee all the time.
- </c> recommendation of their uh budget recommendation of their uh budget committee<01:27:07.840><c> all
Committee:
House Election Law
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Despite that inflationary adjustment, districts around the state are facing massive budget cuts.
- Carlton is facing approximately a 10% budget cut this year.
- ><c> a</c><00:02:59.280><c> 10%</c><00:03:00.159><c> budget</c><00:03:00.480><c> cut</c><00:03:00.800
- ><c> this</c><00:03:01.080><c> year</c> approximately a 10% budget cut this year approximately a 10%
- budget cut this year when<00:03:02.239><c> you</c><00:03:02.360><c> only</c><00:03:02.640><c> have</c
Committee:
House Education Finance
Keywords:
education, school funding, consolidation aid, financial support, Minnesota Statutes, education finance, ice arena, school districts, cooperation agreement, equal sports opportunities, school milk program, nutrition, food waste, kindergarten, public schools, supplemental revenue, charter schools, funding, state appropriations, general education funding
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm feeling really good, very positive, but I haven't looked at the budget forecast yet, so we'll see
- 00:01:18.000><c> the</c> positive but I haven't looked at the positive but I haven't looked at the budget
- Chair, for just allowing me to welcome our guests. budget forecast in a couple minutes but budget forecast
- Voters will compare any funding cuts in this year's budget to this, and they should.
- </c><01:10:34.920><c> to</c> funding Cuts in this year's budget to funding Cuts in this year's budget
Committee:
House Taxes
Keywords:
property tax, Indian Tribe, tax exemption, Minnesota, public charity, property tax exemption, Minnesota statutes, unorganized territory, federally recognized, soil conservation, water conservation, local government aid, environmental funding, Minnesota legislation, tax credits, sustainable aviation fuel, environmental policy, corporate franchise, Minnesota taxation, tobacco
DE
Transcript Highlights:
- thought we had walked away from the national certifications for teachers and it had to do with the budget
- , I thought we had walked away from the national certifications for teachers and it had to do the budget
- It was a budget. I use a round number of $8 million that was cut to like $4 million.
- good act where they can come up now the grant process for the program that we funded in JFC and the budget
- good act where they can come up now the grant process for the program that we funded in JFC and the budget
Committee:
Senate Education
Summary:
The Senate Education Committee met with enough members present to conduct business and approved the June 17 minutes. It first heard HB 459 with House Amendment 1, which would prohibit the sale of energy drinks on public middle and high school campuses during school hours or school events. The sponsor and Department of Education explained that the bill targets beverages containing caffeine and marketed as energy drinks, not ordinary soft drinks or coffee/tea products. Public testimony from the Medical Society supported the bill on health grounds, while the beverage industry said its companies already voluntarily limit school offerings and that the bill does not reflect current practice. No vote was taken in the transcript.
The committee then heard HB 461, a follow-up to prior legislation on New Castle County property reassessment and school tax rates. Senator Cruz said the bill would let New Castle County school districts adjust and reset tax rates to reflect reassessment changes without increasing projected operating revenue, and that it includes a sunset. DSEA supported the measure, saying fair property values are important to public education funding. The committee also heard HB 452, which would require additional background checks and training for DIAA sports officials and strengthen DIAA enforcement procedures. Members questioned how checks would be handled, who would see the results, and who would provide training; the DIAA compliance coordinator said the checks would be maintained through the state process and that associations would verify eligibility. The bill’s sponsor and DIAA said the goal was to align officials with existing child-safety standards.
Next, the committee considered HS1 for HB 425, which raises the salary supplement from 6% to 12% for nationally certified school counselors, nurses, and school social workers, and allows DOE to identify additional qualifying positions by regulation. Supporters, including school social workers, nurses, and DSEA, argued the change would improve retention and recognize advanced credentials. Senator Hansen raised concerns that school psychologists were not included; sponsors said a broader study and possible future legislation or budget language would address other nationally certified school-based professionals. The committee then heard HS1 for HB 358 on student elopement notifications, inspired by Ace’s Law, but administrators and the chair raised concerns that the bill may be too prescriptive and difficult to implement in practice, especially when schools may not immediately know a student has left campus. Finally, the committee discussed HB 379 on the comprehensive school discipline improvement program; DOE said the substitute was intended to consolidate prevention and intervention supports and avoid competition for funding, while DASA asked that the bill be paused or tabled. The meeting ended before action on the remaining bill, and HB 443 was deferred to a future executive meeting.
AR
Arkansas 2026 1st Special Session
ALC-HOSPITAL, MEDICAID, & DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES STUDY SUBCOMMITTEE Jun 18th, 2026
ALC-HOSPITAL, MEDICAID, & DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES STUDY SUBCOMMITTEE
Transcript Highlights:
- They're on the mandatory side of the federal budget. So what does that mean?
- Cost allocation: we are working with the Federal Office of Management and Budget, OMB, who have invited
- We are working with the Federal Office of Management and Budget, OMB, who have invited us to work with
- Because the cost allocation approval for Arkansas, that's done by the Office of Management and Budget
- And so again, if you have a cost allocation...” “...budget.
Summary:
The committee met to hear an update from consultants Mason Bishop and Cameron Christie on Arkansas’s “one door” or “no wrong door” workforce and social services modernization effort. The discussion focused on moving the state toward a work-first system that better connects job seekers, employers, education, and public assistance programs, with goals of increasing upward mobility, improving labor force attachment, reducing inefficiencies, and adapting to changes such as AI and other economic disruptions. The consultants argued that Arkansas’s current system is fragmented across multiple offices, portals, agencies, and funding streams, and that people often have to navigate separate doors for workforce services, TANF, SNAP, Medicaid, and related supports.
Bishop repeatedly pointed to Utah as the model, describing how that state integrated workforce and human services into a single department, used cost allocation to blend funding behind the scenes, and saw improved customer service and outcomes after reform. He said TANF should be treated as a workforce program, not just a benefits program, and suggested that Arkansas could use TANF and other tools to cross-train DHS staff, co-locate services, and create a more unified service delivery model. Members asked about federal flexibility, waivers, and whether the state could use one large waiver or a broader restructuring to simplify the system. Bishop explained that a federal pilot authority proposal failed in Congress, so the current approach relies on waivers, cost allocation plans, and possible state-level changes.
The committee also discussed the relationship between DHS and workforce offices, the role of local workforce boards, how disability and vocational rehabilitation cases would be handled, and how the governor’s Restore Hope/Hope Hub and faith- and community-based initiatives might fit into the broader plan. Bishop said Arkansas already has rehabilitation services within the workforce department and emphasized that case managers should focus on people rather than programs. No votes were taken. The chair said the committee would revisit case management at its August meeting and adjourned the meeting after thanking the consultants.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- to have continuous monitoring and evaluation of institutional and physical performance, including budgeting
- have a continuous monitoring and evaluation of institutional and physical performance, including budgeting
- , allocation, expenditure, Performance, including budgeting, allocation, expenditure, and stewardship
- If this new policy is instituted, they would get 100% of that salary, which we believe is already budgeted
- when the local school boards do that budget each year.
Committee:
House Education
Summary:
The committee met on May 19, 2026, with a quorum present and first heard a presentation from Superintendent Cade Brumley on Louisiana’s recent education scorecard, which showed the state ranked first nationally in reading growth, second in math growth, and first overall in academic growth from 2022 to 2026. Members praised teachers and the department for the results. The committee then deferred SB 507 at the author’s request.
The committee reported several bills favorably. SB 484 by Sen. Abraham, as amended, transfers selected duties from the Board of Regents to university management boards and Louisiana Works, adjusts authority over certain higher-education initiatives, creates a study of LUMCON’s placement, and adds financial reporting and early-warning requirements for universities. SB 157 by Sen. Jenkins, as amended, creates six weeks of paid parental leave for eligible public K-12 employees for birth, adoption, or fostering, with a reimbursement fund subject to appropriation; testimony emphasized family support, recruitment and retention, and health benefits. SB 83 by Sen. Edmonds, as amended, requires human trafficking prevention and victim-identification training in schools and updates coordination and service language; the amendment made implementation subject to appropriation and clarified the governor’s office role.
The committee also reported SB 450 by Sen. Edmonds, as amended, requiring mandatory reporting of school threats and physical security assessments, with student witnesses and members stressing school safety and the need for funding and practical security measures. SB 132 by Sen. Klein-Peter, as amended, requires exterior master key boxes and updated school mapping data for emergency response, with an amendment exempting districts already using such boxes. Finally, Rep. Carver presented HR 251 on recess for K-3 students, citing Oklahoma’s expanded recess law and research on physical activity and learning, but said he would keep the resolution parked for further discussion rather than seek a vote.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- I just don't see, I just don't see the rationale when we know what our budget situation is going to be
- So with the state's current budget and the budget crisis of us not investing properly and spending money
- So it's a... ...we have a $174,000 budget. It costs $189,000 to do a mile. We have 30 miles.
- So it's a, we have $174,000 budget. It costs $189,000 to do a mile. We have 30 miles.
Committee:
House Rules - Legislative
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Oklahoma Education Commission Apr 30th, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Oklahoma Education Commission
Transcript Highlights:
- dollars And I would say if we added at least another 44,000 dollars, it's about a 200,000 dollars budget
- I I had some money left in my budget, so I bought whiteboard boards that you write on with markers.
- And we spent a we had a budget for other stuff that we did.
- Do you have that involved in the budget?
- of weeks away, but I'm afraid we set the fundraising deadline of the fifth to know like what our budget
Committee:
House Oklahoma Education Commission
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm going to be off island today, but Aaron Conner Jerome from the Department of Budget and Finance will
- island, as well in this state, that are not being maintained because laws went into place with no budgets
- 00:23:51.360><c> no</c> because laws went into place with no because laws went into place with no budgets
- </c> budgets attached. budgets attached.
Bills:
HCR112
Committee:
House Labor
Keywords:
HCR112, House Concurrent Resolution, DHRD, Department of Human Resources Development, civil service, classification system, compensation system, salary study, pay scale, job classification, position classification, state workforce, vacancy rate, hard-to-fill positions, labor shortage, recruitment, retention, public employees, state agencies, labor organizations
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
2026 Legislative Session - Day Forty Nine - Thursday, April 9
Missouri House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We know those who look into the budget, those who do, We know those who look into the budget, those who
- what this bill does is it would give the final remaining million that went to, I guess, the general budget
- It would give the final remaining million that went to, I guess, the general budget directly to the water
- One of the things that I noted when we were looking at this is that their budget is much more than the
Summary:
The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the previous House Journal by a 101-0 vote, and numerous special guest introductions, including student groups, robotics teams, artists, and a choir. Committee reports from Fiscal Review recommended passage of several bills, including HB 1869, HB 2387/HB 2480, HB 2061, HB 2481, and HB 2885.
The chamber then took up Senate changes to HB 2016, a bill addressing anti-Semitism in educational institutions. Supporters said the Senate amendments clarified that schools should consider context, protected criticism of Israel, added charter schools, and required reporting of all Title VI complaints; opponents argued the bill was redundant, could chill speech, and did not match the state’s broader anti-discrimination rhetoric. After a successful previous-question motion, the House adopted the Senate substitute 101-19 and then gave final passage to the bill 100-17.
Several third-reading bills followed. HB 2481, dealing with SNAP and Medicaid-related verification and program restrictions, drew sharp debate over fraud prevention versus added bureaucracy and harm to low-income Missourians; it passed 95-44. HB 1869, creating a process to repair veteran gravestones damaged by natural causes, passed 137-2. HB 2927, requiring written settlement demands in bad-faith liability claims to remain open for 90 days and reference the statute, passed 90-50. HB 2387/HB 2480, reinstating the presidential primary and moving it to the first Tuesday in March, passed 116-23. HB 2885, redirecting the final $1 million from boat registration fees to fund the water patrol, passed 112-27. HB 2517, a real estate wholesaler disclosure bill, passed 130-6. HB 3107 was moved to the informal calendar. Debate also began on HB 1730, which would legalize firearm suppressors in Missouri; supporters framed it as a freedom, hearing-protection, and economic bill, while opponents warned it would make gun violence harder to detect and could aid criminals, but no final vote on that bill appears in the transcript.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Press Conference: Introducing Manufactured Home Park Residents’ Bill of Rights - 03/17/26
Transcript Highlights:
- Maybe it's in his budget. I didn't see it. This isn't even a money thing.
- Maybe it's in his budget. I didn't see it. This isn't even a money thing.
- Question: Senator Eichorn mentioned not seeing this in the governor's budget.
- Question: Senator Eichorn mentioned not seeing this in the governor's budget.
- Question: Senator Eichorn mentioned not seeing this in the governor's budget.
Summary:
Lawmakers and manufactured housing residents discussed a Minnesota bill of rights for manufactured home park residents, aimed at addressing rent increases and private equity ownership of mobile home parks. Rep. Matt Norris and Sen. Liz Bolden described the proposal as a response to out-of-state investors buying parks, raising lot rents, and using enforcement gaps to pressure residents. The bill would define “reasonable rent,” give residents a stronger opportunity to purchase their parks when sold, and strengthen penalties and enforcement of existing protections. Bolden said it is a policy-only bill with no expected fiscal cost and noted it had bipartisan support in the Senate, with a plan to move it from the Commerce Committee to the Judiciary Committee and then to the Senate floor.
Residents from Blaine International Village, Sylvan/Lake Elmo, and Cimarron described large rent increases, higher eviction rates, and what they characterized as predatory management practices by out-of-state private equity firms. Tammy Fry said her rent rose from $425 to $700 after her park was sold to Haven Park, while new residents were paying $1,000; Bree Mafee said Sylvan’s lot rent is $1,060 a month and has risen more than 35% in five years, with evictions increasing from about three a year to more than 40 since 2020. Speakers emphasized that manufactured housing residents are both homeowners and renters, and said the bill is needed to protect families from losing homes they own but cannot easily move.
Several legislators voiced support. Sen. Judy Seeberger said she had seen predatory practices in Cimarron and would vote yes in committee. Sen. Jim Abeler, a Republican, said he had become aware of the issue and could not stay silent, calling the situation wrong and not a partisan matter. During questions, Bolden said the bill includes a reasonableness standard for lot rent increases, with an exception for health and safety needs, and said similar provisions exist in other states. She also said the bill stalled previously due to timing and moving pieces, not a substantive Senate defeat, and residents argued the issue is about housing stability rather than party politics.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Mar 11th, 2026 at 10:00 am
Washington Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- wanted to make sure that all transportation users were contributing to a sustainable transportation budget
- alternative pathway to make sure that all users are contributing to a sustainable transportation budget
- We need to make sure that sustainability of our budget and safety of our transportation system continue
- from the 27th district has gotten to hear that, as did all of her successors who ran the capital budget
- in this place, and probably folks in the operating and transportation budgets as well.
Bills:
SCR8410
Keywords:
returning bills to house of origin, sine die, end of session, legislative procedure, Rules Committee, third reading, unfinished business, pending bills, joint resolutions, concurrent resolutions, joint memorials, special session, bill numbering, legislative records, House of Representatives, Senate, Washington Legislature, session adjournment, procedural resolution, 904
Summary:
The Senate convened on March 9, 2025, approved the previous day’s journal, suspended Rule 46 to allow committees to meet during floor sessions, and referred committee and gubernatorial reports as designated. It also received several new bills and appointments, including Senate Bill 6359, and later suspended Rule 20 to allow additional floor resolutions. The chamber then moved through a series of gubernatorial confirmations, with broad support for Megan Matthews as Director of the Washington State Office of Equity and for several college board trustees, including Robert A. Zupon (Renton Technical College), Denise E. Gideon (Clark College), Adria Buchanan (Clover Park Technical College), Michelle R. Smith (Columbia Basin College), and Edison A. Valerio (Columbia Basin College). Each confirmation passed by majority roll call vote, with some members excused.
The Senate then considered Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2711, a transportation revenue and policy measure. Members rejected the Transportation Committee’s original striking amendment and adopted a narrower striking amendment that, among other changes, repealed the luxury aircraft tax and replaced it with higher aircraft fuel taxes, registration fees, and an annual excise tax, while also making technical corrections and creating a sustainable aircraft fuel account. Supporters said the bill reflected a bipartisan agreement, improved transportation funding, and supported aviation sustainability; opponents argued it would disproportionately burden small aircraft owners and general aviation. The bill passed the Senate on a 33-15 vote.
The final major action was adoption of Senate Resolution 8703 honoring Senator Steve Conway for his 34 years of legislative service. The resolution highlighted his long career in the House and Senate, his leadership on labor, pensions, veterans, and local projects, and his reputation for institutional knowledge and mentorship. Numerous senators from both parties offered personal remarks praising his integrity, advocacy for working families, and support for colleagues. The resolution was adopted by voice vote, and Senator Conway, joined by family and friends in the gallery, offered brief remarks thanking the Senate, his staff, family, and constituents before the chamber recessed for lunch and caucus.