Video & Transcript Research : 'surplus appropriation'
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US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine certain pending nominations. Apr 29th, 2025 at 02:00 pm
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- I For me, getting back to surplus would be my number one priority in this capacity.
- where are the markets, what are the products, and what are those dollar values that get us back to surplus
- the case you're listing here today was fixed and through that avenue make sure that we set the appropriate
- So I don't think that'd be appropriate for me at this stage to have those substantive discussions.
- But I say we have to get to the $60 billion sales number so that we get back into surplus, because America's
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- I support the bill and am happy to move it at the appropriate time. Thank you.
- The motion is due pass to the Committee on Appropriations.
- The motion is due pass to the Committee on Appropriations.
- I'm with the Surplus Line Association of California.
- Since 1994, the Surplus Line Association has been the appointed surplus line advisor organization.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- sheet uh does is we would appropriate sheet uh does is we would appropriate that<00:38:24.119>
- So not appropriate for it to be in here.
- been accounted for on the surplus been accounted for on the surplus statement.<00:51:12.319>
- I think in the original bill there was an appropriation.
- bottom of the list are appropriations bottom of the list are appropriations that that that um<01
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- $100 million going to be is the surplus $100 million going to be is the surplus of<00:15:03.759>
- That might be an appropriate question for slightly later today, right?
- That might be an appropriate question for slightly later today, right?
- That might be an appropriate question for slightly later today, right?
- That might be an appropriate question for slightly later today, right?
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Education K-16 Jan 28th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- This money, like those monies, are coming from our surplus, and we're using surplus dollars for public
- education accountability and dispute resolution of appropriate services.
- So we have decisions as appropriators on what to do with that savings.
- And the fact that the funds that were appropriated last session were...
- Is it any wonder that we have close to a $24 billion surplus?
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Education K-16 convened with a quorum, adopted its committee rules, and heard opening remarks from members introducing staff and outlining priorities for the session. Several senators emphasized support for public education, teacher pay and safety, parental choice, and the combined K-16 jurisdiction of the committee. The chair also reviewed hearing procedures, including public testimony registration and time limits.
The main item was Senate Bill 2, the Texas Education Freedom Act, laid out by Chairman Creighton. He described the bill as an education savings account program intended to expand school choice, with a $200 million universal eligibility pool and an additional $800 million targeted to students with disabilities and lower-income families. He said the bill includes anti-fraud safeguards, criminal background checks for vendors, reporting requirements, data protections, and annual testing for participating students, while not imposing STAAR on private schools or homeschoolers. He also said the bill removes a prior hold-harmless provision for public schools and is separate from public school funding and teacher pay legislation.
Members questioned the bill’s income threshold, lottery and priority structure, treatment of homeschoolers, microschools, charter schools, religious freedom protections, citizenship/lawful presence language, cybersecurity, open records, and disability-related issues, including whether 504 students and foster children should be included. Creighton said the bill is designed to prioritize former public school students with disabilities or lower incomes, while also allowing universal eligibility within the program’s first funding tier, and that the Comptroller would oversee vendor screening and cybersecurity rules. He said the bill does not direct curriculum or interfere with religious beliefs and that amendments may be offered later on citizenship and other issues. After member questions, the committee began invited testimony, starting with EdChoice representative Robert Inlow, who testified in support of SB 2 and cited national growth in school choice programs and studies he said show positive effects for students and public schools.
VT
Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session - 2026-04-29 - 11:00AM
Vermont Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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Appropriations <00:08:42.159> - the Appropriations and Budget Committee. the Appropriations and Budget Committee.
- , Committee on Appropriations, Committee on Appropriations, which<00:42:36.840>
recommends - . the committee on appropriations.
- appropriation discussing the per diem. appropriation discussing the per diem.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Insurance Committee Jun 17th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- The motion is due pass to the Committee on Appropriations.
- The motion is due pass to the Committee on Appropriations.
- The motion is due pass to the Committee on Appropriations.
- I’m with the Surplus Line Association of California.
- Since 1994, the Surplus Line Association has been the appointed surplus line advisor organization.
Summary:
The Assembly Insurance Committee heard several bills, with most of the discussion focused on insurance transparency, claims handling, privacy, and regulatory enforcement. SB 877 and SB 878 by Senator Pérez addressed post-disaster claims practices: SB 877 would require insurers to disclose original and revised loss estimates and related claim materials to policyholders, while SB 878 would add automatic interest penalties for delayed claim decisions or payments and require written identification of disputed items. Fire survivors, consumer groups, AARP, the Department of Insurance, and other advocates supported both bills, while insurer groups moved to neutral after amendments. Both bills were voted out on roll call and reported to the Committee on Appropriations.
The committee also considered SB 1054 by Senator Cabaldon, which would expand data sharing and reporting to improve workforce program evaluation and help counties verify work requirements for Medi-Cal and CalFresh using employer-reported hours worked. County officials, workforce advocates, and the Department of Insurance supported the measure, and no opposition was heard. The bill passed on a due-pass-as-amended motion to the Committee on Labor and Employment.
SB 1209 by Senator Allen, presented with Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara, would give the commissioner stronger enforcement tools to require insurers to carry out corrective actions identified in market conduct examinations, including fines and hearings for noncompliance. The commissioner and author said the bill would close an enforcement gap and improve accountability; there was no opposition testimony, but the bill was left on call after the roll. The committee also heard SB 354 on insurance privacy, presented by Senator Padilla on behalf of Pro Tem Limón, which would modernize insurance privacy rules by expanding consumer rights over personal data, limiting sale and use of sensitive information, and increasing disclosure requirements. Supporters said the bill updates outdated 1980s-era rules, while insurers, agents, and business groups raised concerns about scope, compliance burdens, and small-business impacts. Members indicated the bill was still being negotiated and would return in a revised form in the Privacy Committee.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- So currently in the admitted market, which is our primary Regulatory oversight operates in the surplus
- lines market, which is where this would be a commercial clearinghouse for surplus lines policies in
- And I think we are typically would have or is customary in that in surplus lines market.
- Implementation of this pilot program is subject to annual legislative appropriation where there is no
- The entire program contemplated in this bill is subject to appropriation.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Preview of the Senate’s 2026 Session – Majority Leader Erin Murphy Feb 16th, 2026
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We have a surplus, a modest surplus, and I hope that we are very, very frugal in the session.
- We have a surplus, a modest surplus, and I hope that we are very, very frugal in the session. beholder
- We have a surplus, a modest surplus, and I hope that we are very, very frugal in the session. in eight
- We have a surplus, a modest dollars.
- We have a surplus, a modest surplus,<00:10:40.079>
and <00:10:40.320>I <00:10:40.560>
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Fiscal Committee (12/19/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- extra appropriation extra appropriation that<00:04:30.000>
would <00:04:30.320>allow difference in the appropriation difference in the appropriation between<00:07:06.319>what <00:24:07.280>to fiscal, uh, would it be appropriate to fiscal, uh, would it be appropriate - 00:36:28.079>
$185 only appropriated, I think, $185 only appropriated, I think, $185 million. - have a cushion for what is appropriated? have a cushion for what is appropriated?
Summary:
The Fiscal Committee met on December 19, with Senators Long and Lang serving as replacements. The committee approved the November 21 minutes and adopted the consent calendar after removing two Department of Health and Human Services items for separate discussion. It then took up an HHS request involving nursing facility rates, where Nathan White explained that $2.2 million would be transferred from a long-term care Medicaid eligibility contract to the nursing facilities budget. He said the funds would offset an otherwise projected 3.9% average rate decrease and bring the overall average change to zero for the next six months, with rates reset again in July under state law. Members asked about the budget adjustment factor, bed counts, and whether additional funds could raise rates further; White said the factor is statutory, capped at 28.76%, and that more money would lower the factor and increase rates. The committee also corrected a date in the request from February 1, 2025 to February 1, 2026, and approved the item.
The committee next approved another HHS item related to rural health transformation grants. Members confirmed the request covered the full amount applied for this biennium, and asked about the technology component. HHS said the grant is not solely about AI, but about broader technology improvements such as electronic medical records, back-end systems, and tools to improve access and sustainability in underserved areas. The committee approved that item as well.
The Judicial Council then requested funds for contract attorneys providing indigent defense on a fixed-fee basis. The council said current funds had already been exhausted and that the new appropriation would be used immediately. Members questioned the size of the request and the number of people awaiting counsel; the council reported about 150 incarcerated people and about 300 non-incarcerated people waiting for counsel, more than in recent years. It attributed the increase to competition for attorneys, public defender offices closing intake in some locations because of caseload limits, and broader case and court-system changes. One member raised constitutional concerns about delays in counsel for incarcerated defendants. The committee ultimately amended the request downward to $1 million, approved it, and then approved a motion to place several annual financial reports on file and release them to the public when available. The committee also discussed dashboard reporting from HHS, asking for more detail on community mental health center caseloads and budget-reduction information, and HHS agreed to provide more useful monthly detail.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, the governor thought it was appropriate to shift $460 million... mere 27 pages.
- And now we're looking at a $6 surplus.
- We had an $18 billion surplus two years ago.
- We had an $18 billion surplus forward.
- We had an $18 billion surplus two<02:21:15.200>
years <02:21:15.399>ago.
NJ
Transcript Highlights:
- The fund would be restricted for later appropriations for two purposes.
- And when you add in the $6 billion of surplus, that's $31 billion.
- And yes, we have a $6 billion surplus, but that will not cover the challenges that lie ahead.
- Supplemental appropriation to Hudson County for general operating aid.
- amendments to various provisions of the FY 2026 Appropriations Act.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Finance and Policy Committee 3/17/25
Health Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- She urged support for House File 499 to ensure hospitals can staff appropriately and continue providing
- Minnesota projects a small budget surplus, followed by deficits since 2017.
- Minnesota projects a small budget surplus, followed by deficits since 2017.
- uh the entire uh projected uh um Surplus uh the entire uh projected uh um Surplus that<01:15:30.600
- It does add to health care costs, and we don't think that's the appropriate way to use it.
Keywords:
health insurance, premium security plan, federal funding, state innovation waiver, Minnesota, newborn safety, anonymity, healthcare provider, safe place, child welfare, HF499, nursing, nurse licensure, temporary permit, temporary nursing permit, Board of Nursing, endorsement licensure, reregistration, refresher course, health occupations
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Finance May 14th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- You're first in line, first priority for our overt surplus funds.
- When we get ready to, when we put it in and we start to surplus that.
- I got appropriated. I got some capital money for $12 million. Everybody in here knows about it.
- Sale: That's a $40 million appropriation that they got.
- The funding for FY 26, this upcoming year, we expect another surplus.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Business and Commerce (Part II) Apr 8th, 2025
Business & Commerce
Transcript Highlights:
- Probable Maximum Loss as kind of a backup to make sure that it's appropriate, and it prohibits the inclusion
- assessment would be more than doubled, and that would have an impact on the encumbrance of insurance surplus
- It may come from reserves or surplus.
Keywords:
utility systems, Texas A&M, regents authority, construction, improvement, construction contracts, trust funds, property rights, mechanics lien, contractors, trustee liability, mechanic's lien, liability, attorney's fees, windstorm insurance, Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, insurance regulation, administrative penalties, coastal counties, catastrophe year
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Community Affairs Mar 31st, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- THIS BILL PROVIDES THAT THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEEMS PROPERTY TO BE SURPLUS IT CAN BE USED FOR
- THAT THE SURPLUS PROPERTY NEEDS TO BE USED FOR A GOOD PUBLIC PURPOSE LIKE AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR FIRST
- THEY CAN USE THEIR REAL ESTATE FOR WHATEVER PURPOSE IS AN APPROPRIATE PURPOSE GIVEN US A PRESIDENT SAID
- PROVIDING FOR AN APPROPRIATION TO COMPENSATE FOR INJURIES SUSTAINED AS A RESULT OF THE NEGLIGENCE OF
- WERE YOU PRESENT FOR A MEETING WITH SOMEONE THREATEN FOR COUNTY APPROPRIATIONS TO GET WERE YOU PRESENT
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Leaders React to the New Political Landscape and Share Their Priorities for the Next Session Feb 16th, 2026
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We have a surplus, a modest surplus, and I hope that we are very, very frugal in the session.
- We have a surplus,<00:11:53.279>
a <00:11:53.519>modest <00:11:53.920>surplus, <00 - :11:54.800>
and <00:11:55.040>I <00:11:55.200>hope surplus, a modest surplus, and - I hope surplus, a modest surplus, and I hope that<00:11:55.760>
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carries <00:15:49.920>over Left unspent, the surplus carries over Left unspent, the surplus
Summary:
The program previewed the Minnesota Senate’s new session and featured interviews with Majority Leader Erin Murphy and Minority Leader Mark Johnson. Murphy said the DFL will focus on Capitol security, gun violence prevention, a supplemental budget, bonding/infrastructure, and continued anti-fraud work. She tied the session’s priorities to recent political violence and federal actions in Minnesota, and said she is working on legislation requiring federal agents to follow Minnesota’s rendering-aid law. She also said the Senate will pursue a bonding bill, likely a small supplemental budget bill, and additional fraud-related measures, including an independent inspector general proposal that stalled in the House.
Murphy said the state’s November forecast showed a modest surplus but warned that federal policy changes could worsen the out-year budget outlook. She said the Senate would remain committed to balancing the budget and would not use infrastructure as leverage in negotiations. On fraud, she said the caucus has already passed multiple bills since 2023 and wants stronger enforcement, while expressing concern about prosecutorial capacity. She also emphasized a desire for bipartisan cooperation despite an election year and recent tragedy, saying senators should keep debates focused on policy and maintain working relationships.
Johnson said Senate Republicans will emphasize fraud, affordability, infrastructure, and a broader approach to safety that includes mental health, school safety, and law enforcement training and equipment. He said the Senate has limited jurisdiction over the increased federal presence in Minnesota but can work on areas where bipartisan agreement is possible. He also said the session will be a bonding year, with attention to roads, bridges, water systems, and other capital projects, and noted that the governor’s proposed $97 million bonding bill is far below the roughly $6.5 billion in requests. On the budget, he said the legislature may have limited room to address the projected deficit this session, and he warned that retirements are changing the Senate’s makeup while also creating opportunities for new members and ideas.
NE
Nebraska 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Morning Session Apr 7th, 2026
Nebraska Unicameral Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- So this incorporates then the corresponding appropriation in regard to, I believe, my friend Senator
- It's for appropriations to aid and carry out Legislative Bill 962.
- How much funding is actually appropriated at this point? In this bill? Nothing. No, in general.
- I don't think anything got appropriated this year.
- Would it be more appropriate to put this amendment with that one to address those? Maybe so.
Bills:
LB815A, LB838A, LB912A, LB972A, LB1126A, LB962A, LB1114, LB921, LB937, LB803, LB803A, LB1032, LB1032A, LB1075, LB1075A, LB889, LB878, LB933, LB304, LB304A, LB1096, LB1096A, LB1165, LB1165A, LB958, LB958A, LB762, LB1187, LB966, LB929, LB962, LB753, LB788, LB913, LB1055, LB1195, LB429, LB721, LB722, LB727, LB743, LB745, LB749, LB778, LB787
Keywords:
LB815A, LB815, appropriation, appropriations bill, Nebraska Department of Revenue, Motor Fuel Tax Enforcement and Collection Cash Fund, motor fuel tax, gas tax, fuel tax, tax enforcement, tax collection, cash fund, budget, state spending, per diem, salaries, fiscal year, enrollment and review, final reading, Nebraska
NE
Nebraska 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Afternoon Session Apr 7th, 2026
Nebraska Unicameral Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- So originally, you did come to appropriations asking for an appropriation of $250,000 for the ESUs to
- We are not appropriating the funds.
- They will not be coming back to appropriations. They will not come to appropriations.
- an appropriation.
- So why is this the appropriate remedy?
Bills:
LB815A, LB838A, LB912A, LB972A, LB1126A, LB962A, LB1114, LB921, LB937, LB803, LB803A, LB1032, LB1032A, LB1075, LB1075A, LB889, LB878, LB933, LB304, LB304A, LB1096, LB1096A, LB1165, LB1165A, LB958, LB958A, LB762, LB1187, LB966, LB929, LB962, LB753, LB788, LB913, LB1055, LB1195, LB429, LB721, LB722, LB727, LB743, LB745, LB749, LB778, LB787
Keywords:
LB815A, LB815, appropriation, appropriations bill, Nebraska Department of Revenue, Motor Fuel Tax Enforcement and Collection Cash Fund, motor fuel tax, gas tax, fuel tax, tax enforcement, tax collection, cash fund, budget, state spending, per diem, salaries, fiscal year, enrollment and review, final reading, Nebraska
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Governor Tim Walz Media Availability 12/4/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We have recognized challenges remain over the next four years, but we've grown the surplus.
- <00:02:18.160>
We years, but we've grown the surplus. - We years, but we've grown the surplus.
- <00:19:01.280>
That's surplus and everything's fine. - That's surplus and everything's fine.
Summary:
The meeting centered on Minnesota’s budget outlook, with the governor and budget officials saying the state remains in a stronger fiscal position than expected despite national economic uncertainty. He emphasized that Minnesota has a surplus, historic rainy-day funds, and continued economic growth, and said the administration plans to continue budgeting over the horizon, using inflation assumptions and long-term planning to avoid abrupt cuts. He also defended last year’s budget compromises and said another budget proposal would be released early next year.
A major theme was the governor’s criticism of President Trump and federal actions, which he said were creating economic chaos and harming Minnesotans. He condemned Trump’s comments about Somali Minnesotans and the state, called them racist and dangerous, and argued that elected officials should denounce such rhetoric. He also raised concerns about federal immigration enforcement operations in Minnesota, saying masked agents were causing fear and confusion and that state and local law enforcement lacked communication from federal authorities.
The governor and commissioners also discussed fraud in state programs, saying the state has paused certain programs for 90 days and brought in independent forensic auditors to determine the scope of losses. He said the administration is using new stop-payment authority and referrals to the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to prevent and prosecute fraud, while avoiding broad cuts to programs that help children, families, and vulnerable Minnesotans. In response to questions, he said the fraud total is not yet known, the audit should conclude around the end of January, and the state will use the findings to add safeguards and address program growth and health care cost pressures in the upcoming session.