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NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Chamber Meeting Jan 27th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Making an appropriation for the University of New Mexico Adult Psychiatric Center.
- Making an appropriation for the Accessibility Act.
- Agriculture, Asset, Gas and Water Resources Committee, which is the House Appropriations and Finance
- House Appropriations and Finance Committee, Ranking Member D. Johnson (member_22651).
- Your House Appropriations and Finance Committee will meet at 1:30 in room 307. Members take note.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Jobs and Economic Development - 04/07/25
Jobs and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> necessary for every direct appropriation necessary for every direct appropriation made<00:03:50.480
- Uh, it is part of an appropriation.
- Uh, it is part of an appropriation.
- Uh, it is part of an appropriation.
- Uh, it is part of an appropriation.
Committee:
Senate Jobs and Economic Development
WV
West Virginia 2026 Regular Session
Senate in Session Mar 14th, 2026 at 11:34 am
West Virginia Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 527, supplemental appropriation to the Department of Health Facilities.
- Engrossed House Bill 5694, supplemental appropriation to the Department of Education.
- Engrossed House Bill 5694, supplemental appropriation to the Department of Education.
- Engrossed House Bill 5694, supplemental appropriation to the Department of Education.
- Engrossed House Bill 5694, supplemental appropriation to the Department of Education.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- That's an indicator that it's a special appropriation and not a growth appropriation.
- The Appropriation Contingency Fund would fund $150 million to the Appropriation Contingency Fund, which
- Yes, a fund transfer, and it's also appropriated to DFA. $10 million as a special, and it would be appropriated
- The legislature and executives should separate deficiency appropriations from supplemental appropriations
- Where after the transfer, exactly where it is going and if it wasn't appropriated for that or not appropriated
Committee:
Senate Senate Finance
AR
Transcript Highlights:
- Well, the Senate passed our appropriation, so I'm asking for a good vote that we could pass their appropriation
- These are all general appropriations.
- Members, this is the appropriation for the Secretary of State.
- These are all general appropriations. And then Senate Bill 74 is also a general appropriation.
- They actually, I believe, had a decrease in their appropriation.
Summary:
The House convened with a prayer and pledge, established a quorum, approved leave requests, dispensed with the prior journal, and received a governor’s communication listing several fiscal-session bills that had been signed into law. The chamber also adopted a consent calendar of resolutions and recognized multiple guests, including law enforcement officers, a doctor and nurse, a House staff member celebrating her 80th birthday, and several student athletic teams and Special Olympics participants.
During the floor session, members heard a personal privilege statement from Representative Dolly Henley apologizing for any confusion about her request to vote no on House Bill 1098. The House then took up appropriations and related budget measures. Senate Bill 1, the Arkansas Senate appropriation, passed 90-1 with the emergency clause. An amendment to House Bill 1034 concerning the Secretary of State’s appropriation was rejected. The House passed a batch of general appropriation bills, then separately passed House Bill 1020, House Bill 1041, House Bill 1098, Senate Bill 2, Senate Bill 14, Senate Bill 26, Senate Bill 68, Senate Bill 69, and Senate Bill 72. House Bill 1023 and House Bill 1053 failed.
Several bills were pulled from batches for separate votes at members’ requests, and the chamber repeatedly noted that some measures contained no appropriation increase while others reflected pay-plan, security, performance-fund, or capital-project adjustments. Senate Bill 69 was described as a supplemental for a University of Arkansas food science building without drawing on general revenue. Most measures passed with strong margins, though House Bill 1023 and House Bill 1053 failed. The House then adopted a motion to adjourn until 3 p.m. Monday, and committee announcements noted House Management would meet 15 minutes after adjournment and that the deadline for submitting resolutions was that day.
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Mar 19th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- I think continuous appropriation means something.
- Provides for an appropriation with the fund that has a continuous appropriation.
- Continuous appropriation.
- I think that if you remove the continuous appropriation and just provide for a regular appropriation
- I think that would be appropriate, yeah.
Summary:
The joint Senate Finance and House Appropriations committee met to revisit the Health and Human Services maintenance budget after the prior appropriation bill failed. Members debated competing FY 2027 budget motions that adjusted the Department of Health and Welfare budget, including reductions tied to House Bill 863’s residential habilitation provider rate changes. One substitute motion to cut the program more deeply failed, while the original motion passed and received a do-pass recommendation. Several members voiced concern about the size of the residential habilitation cuts and the absence of funding for ACT teams, peer support, and other services, while others argued the program’s rapid growth and federal funding dependence justified the reductions. The committee also adopted unchanged standard language from the prior bill and approved new language requiring the department to report by year-end on rules citing Idaho Code 56-202 and to justify or repeal any unsupported rule sections.
The committee then approved language for the Department of Water Resources, including filing-fee language and reappropriation authority for ARPA State Fiscal Recovery Fund money, by unanimous consent. It next considered the Workforce Development Council budget, including consolidation of the STEM Action Center into the council and a budget-neutral transfer among expenditure categories; that motion passed. The committee also approved a FY 2026 supplemental reduction for the STEM Action Center and then a FY 2027 reduction that zeroed out the STEM Action Center’s standalone budget in connection with the consolidation, both with do-pass recommendations.
Finally, the committee considered language for the Office of the Attorney General restoring about $980,000 from the Consumer Protection Fund. After discussion, members removed “continuous appropriation” wording and replaced it with a regular appropriation for a two-year period. Some members objected that the language would divert dedicated consumer-protection money and reduce general fund reversions, while supporters said it would help cover personnel costs and avoid layoffs. The amended language passed with a do-pass recommendation. The chair then announced the committee would meet the next day to address public schools and IDLA and adjourned the meeting.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Government. 2388 appropriation commerce authority. Red and appropriations.
- And appropriations, or excuse me, read and appropriations.
- HB 2418, appropriation major incident, Judiciary and Appropriations.
- HB 2499, appropriations, ESA administration, Appropriations.
- HB 2500, supplemental appropriation, ESA administration, Appropriations.
Summary:
The House convened, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved the prior journal, and recorded attendance at 56 present, zero absent, and four excused. Members then used personal privilege to introduce guests and recognize visiting groups, including the West Valley Regional Chamber, Habitat for Humanity, Special Olympics Arizona, Vitalant, and veterans and military representatives. The chamber and blood donor month proclamations were read, with Representative Bliss recognizing January as National Blood Donor Month in Arizona and Vitalant’s role in supplying most of the state’s blood supply, and Representative Aguilar declaring January 22, 2026, West Valley Regional Chamber Day.
The House handled a large volume of procedural business, including reports of standing committees, first reading and referral of numerous bills and resolutions, and announcements of committee meetings. The bills covered a wide range of topics such as elections, education, housing, taxes, health care, artificial intelligence, veterans, public safety, and energy. Several measures were also withdrawn and reassigned to different committees, including referrals to the Committee on Artificial Intelligence and Innovation, Government, Public Safety and Law Enforcement, and Natural Resources, Energy, and Water.
Members also made brief remarks honoring guests and community causes, including a Veterans Caucus lunch announcement focused on military-family policy and a personal remembrance by Senator Cruz. No substantive floor votes on legislation were taken beyond procedural approvals and the motion to adjourn. The House recessed and later adjourned until 1:15 p.m. on Monday, January 26, 2026.
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
MS House Floor - 15 April, 2026; 1:00 PM
Mississippi House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The removal of these separate, distinct, and complete appropriations does not affect any other appropriations
- All right, there was Appropriations D meeting immediately upon recess in the Appropriations room.
- I'd like to call a full Appropriations A Committee meeting immediately at the conclusion of Appropriations
- All right, Appropriations A, the entire committee will meet immediately after Appropriations D.
- Uh, ladies and gentlemen of the House, we had met Appropriations D and Appropriations A Committee and
DE
Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Capital Improvement Committee Meeting Jun 24th, 2026
Capital Improvement
Transcript Highlights:
- We will now review the final appropriation.
- Total appropriations are $10,036,951.
- So total appropriations for this bond bill are $1,255,990,759.
- Section 3 is the appropriation of general funds.
- This is the continuing appropriations list.
Committee:
Joint Capital Improvement
Summary:
The committee met to finalize the FY27 bond bill, beginning with a roll call and a detailed review of updated appropriation amounts. The Comptroller General walked through major changes across agencies, including additions for OMB, the Department of State, DNREC, Agriculture, Education, and Transportation, and explained the funding sources that would cover the total $1.256 billion package. Members then debated several large items, especially the $110 million appropriation for the Diamond State Port Corporation, the $35 million Legislative Hall addition, the $20 million Community Reinvestment Fund, and the $30 million land and building acquisition line. Questions focused on the port project’s costs, expected jobs, return on investment, and whether the state would face future commitments; Secretary of State Charney Patitofunded Chances and other officials testified that the port expansion would create construction and permanent jobs and support long-term economic growth, while some members remained skeptical and objected to the process and spending priorities.
The committee also discussed school construction funding, with officials explaining that additional money would forward-fund projects already in the pipeline and help districts that had been turned down for certificates of necessity. Other items reviewed included funding for park improvements, marina acquisition, the Plummer Center demolition and transfer, the Pyle Center sewer project, the Site Readiness Fund, affordable housing, the Arts Endowment Fund, an unclaimed property task force, and various transportation and community transportation projects. Several members raised concerns about county distribution, minority-party involvement in negotiations, and the scale of certain appropriations, but the majority defended the package as statewide investment and economic development.
The committee then voted on the Section 1 addendum and a series of new and replacement epilogue sections, including provisions for the port project, Legislative Hall minor capital improvements, land acquisition, affordable housing, the Community Reinvestment Fund, downtown development districts, the Rite Aid demolition, the Site Readiness Fund, school construction formula review, and enhanced school capital funding. Most motions carried, with a few recorded no votes or abstentions on the main addendum. The meeting concluded with a motion authorizing technical corrections by the Comptroller General’s office, followed by closing remarks thanking staff and members for their work and noting that this was likely the final bond committee meeting for some participants before adjournment.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Conference Committee on SF 3472: Extending health care premium reinsurance program - 03/28/33
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> are directly appropriated are directly appropriated on<00:04:42.720><c> line</c><00:04:43.120><c
- This is a one-time appropriation.
- On R8, we have Senate appropriation and House appropriations, which differ and were discussed in the
- senate appropriation and house appropriations<00:24:29.520><c> which</c><00:24:29.760><c> differ</c>
- <00:24:30.080><c> and</c><00:24:30.159><c> were</c> appropriations which differ and were appropriations
Summary:
The committee reviewed a side-by-side comparison and fiscal analysis of Senate File 3472, a reinsurance-related bill affecting the premium security plan account, MinnesotaCare, and related health care funding. Staff explained the Senate and House versions of the bill, including how the Senate proposal extends reinsurance for five years and uses a projected $1.087 billion general fund transfer to fully fund claims and administrative costs through fiscal year 2028, while the House version conditions continuation of the program on federal approval of the state innovation waiver. The fiscal presentation also covered appropriations for MNsure, a mental health parity and substance abuse office, and House provisions for delivery reform and a public option study, along with a House transfer of $110.674 million to the health care access fund.
Members debated the budget horizon and whether costs should be forecast beyond fiscal year 2025. Representative Schultz argued that the spreadsheet understated the broader fiscal impact of reinsurance and warned about future funding cliffs for MinnesotaCare and other health programs, while other members and staff noted that the state’s standard forecast ends in fiscal year 2025 and that the fiscal note only estimated reinsurance costs through the five-year extension. Supporters said reinsurance was the best available option to reduce premium increases, especially in rural areas, and some pointed to a public option as a longer-term alternative. Opponents argued reinsurance does not address underlying health care costs or deductibles and urged consideration of other reforms.
House Research then walked through the policy differences. House-only provisions would change Minnesota Comprehensive Health Association board membership, require platinum plans in certain markets, expand postnatal coverage, require a prescription drug benefit in some plans, set a minimum actuarial value for MinnesotaCare, create an Office of Mental Health Parity and Substance Abuse Accountability, and direct reports on delivery reform and a public option. The shared provisions would extend the premium security program to 2027 and delay the transfer of remaining premium security plan funds to the health care access fund until 2029, with the House language again contingent on federal waiver approval. No formal vote was taken in the excerpt; the chair closed discussion after hearing no further questions and indicated members would be contacted about next steps.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- /c> items related to appropriation bonds for items related to appropriation bonds for the<00:40:58.800
- </c> uh kind of miscellaneous appropriation uh kind of miscellaneous appropriation bonds<00:41:09.640
- </c> infrastructure a smaller appropriation infrastructure a smaller appropriation bond<00:42:57.599>
- It functions like an appropriation bond, except rather than direct appropriation to pay the debt, it's
- Debt Service since to not appropriate Debt Service since appropriation<00:47:54.599><c> bonds</c><00
Committee:
House Capital Investment
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> spreadsheet documents the appropriations spreadsheet documents the appropriations and<00:01:21.840
- So, it's a net zero appropriated.
- </c><00:09:46.160><c> for</c> million per bianium appropriation for million per bianium appropriation
- So those two appropriation here.
- </c> appropriations article. appropriations article.
Committee:
Senate Higher Education
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Conference Committee on HF2431 5/8/25
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> know what that appropriation is for. know what that appropriation is for.
- These are mainly technical differences. appropriations. Um the Senate allows appropriations.
- </c> appropriations were deleted in totality. appropriations were deleted in totality.
- </c> general fund appropriation. Mr. Savory. general fund appropriation. Mr. Savory.
- The state appropriation appropriation.
Summary:
The Higher Education Finance and Policy Conference Committee met publicly to compare House and Senate positions on the higher education budget, with the chairs emphasizing transparency and alternating gavel control. Nonpartisan fiscal staff walked through a spreadsheet of differences across the Office of Higher Education and Minnesota State, including major items such as state grants, childcare grants, work study, tribal college grants, emergency assistance grants, hunger-free campus grants, student parent support, direct admissions, paramedic scholarships, and several medical residency and fellowship programs. The House and Senate also differed on administrative funding, campus sexual assault reporting, and a House FY25 cancellation that would be carried forward.
Members discussed several of the larger policy and funding choices. The Senate explained its increase for Minitex as support for operating costs and statewide access to information. The House explained its cuts to student parent support and other items as necessary to work within a zero target and to prioritize direct aid to students, while the Senate said it focused on direct appropriations and access-related programs. On hunger-free campus grants and emergency assistance grants, the Senate said it was changing the distribution method and direct appropriations rather than reducing the overall money, while the House noted differences in whether nonprofit institutions remained included.
The committee also reviewed Senate-only additions and reductions in Minnesota State, including free course materials, Lake Superior College remediation, and changes to the Kids on Campus appropriation. A representative from Lake Superior College testified that the PAS remediation funding would help address contamination issues at an emergency training site near Lake Superior and that the money was shifted from the Kids on Campus initiative. No final conference agreement or vote was taken in the portion of the meeting provided; the committee continued discussing differences and testimony.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Transportation Finance and Policy Working Group 1/15/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:10:11.399><c> and</c> um general fund uh Appropriations and um general fund uh Appropriations
- Then the state has both direct and statutory appropriations, so there's a general fund appropriation
- Then the state has both direct and statutory appropriations, so there's a general fund appropriation
- Then the state has both direct and statutory appropriations, so there's a general fund appropriation
- Then the state has both direct and statutory appropriations, so there's a general fund appropriation
NV
Nevada 2025 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session May 29th, 2025 at 11:00 am
Nevada Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Assembly Bill 398, as amended, appropriates $45 million in general fund appropriations in both years
- Assembly Bill 398, as amended, appropriates $45 million in general fund appropriations in both years
- In addition, the bill appropriates $19.3 million in general fund appropriations in both years of the
- Assembly Bill 398, as amended, appropriates $45 million in general fund appropriations in both years
- In addition, the bill appropriates $19.3 million in general fund appropriations in both years of the
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 24th, 2026 at 09:09 am
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- So those are those GROW appropriations.
- In addition to this appropriation, you provided the Corrections Department with an $11.3 million appropriation
- Chair, 27 is an item initially appropriated in 2022.
- It says the balance of $5 million appropriated, blah, blah, blah, but in the initial appropriation column
- Do we already have another appropriation of $12 million, and is this from the previous appropriation?
Committee:
House House Appropriations & Finance
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
MS Senate Floor - 19 February, 2026; 10:00 AM
Mississippi Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- ><00:43:13.400><c> junior</c> >> 63 appropriation community and junior >> 63 appropriation
- </c> Appropriation Public Safety Department. Appropriation Public Safety Department.
- </c> Appropriation Tax Appeals Board. Appropriation Tax Appeals Board.
- </c> Those funds have not been appropriated Those funds have not been appropriated now<00:59:32.120><
- </c> the money from somewhere to appropriate the money from somewhere to appropriate it<01:01:42.880>
WV
West Virginia 2026 Regular Session
Senate in Session Mar 14th, 2026 at 11:34 am
West Virginia Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 527, supplemental appropriation to the Department of Health Facilities.
- Engrossed House Bill 5694, supplemental appropriation to the Department of Education.
- Engrossed House Bill 5694, supplemental appropriation to the Department of Education.
- Engrossed House Bill 5694, supplemental appropriation to the Department of Education.
- Engrossed House Bill 5694, supplemental appropriation to the Department of Education.
Summary:
The West Virginia Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, journal approval, and numerous introductions of honorary pages, guests, chaperones, and visitors, including a large McDowell County Day delegation. The Senate also received a governor’s executive message containing 76 nominations, which were referred to the Committee on Confirmation, and then set those nominations as a special order of business for 4 p.m. later that day.
On legislation, the Senate rejected House amendments to Senate Bill 493 on open captioning for motion pictures and requested the House recede, saying the amendments changed the bill’s intent by making captioning mandatory and expanding its scope. The chamber then took up Senate Bill 587 on county officials’ salaries, adopted an amendment restoring county control over future pay increases while keeping a 5% raise, concurred in the House amendments as amended, and passed the bill 34-0 with immediate effectiveness.
The Senate also fast-tracked and passed several supplemental appropriations bills, all by 34-0 votes and all made effective from passage: House Bill 527 for health facilities, House Bill 528 for the Department of Agriculture’s spay-neuter assistance fund, House Bill 5307 for the Division of Culture and History, House Bill 5317 for the Division of Natural Resources, and House Bill 5694 for the Department of Education. The Senate received House Bill 5286 on corrections and referred it to Finance. Finally, the Senate adopted Senate Resolution 66 designating March 14, 2026, as McDowell County Day at the legislature, with remarks highlighting the county’s history and current economic efforts, and then recessed for 30 minutes.
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Appropriations - Human Resources Division Apr 9th, 2025 at 03:00 pm
Appropriations - Human Resources Division
Transcript Highlights:
- The appropriate salary structure, and then, subject to the limitations of the legislative appropriation
- , appropriate budgeting.
- So it may be simpler to just have this be an appropriation, a one-time appropriation to the Department
- We appropriate the dollars.
- of what we appropriated, or spending the dollars outside of the appropriation.
Summary:
The committee took up Senate Bill 2025, the Veterans Home/Veterans Affairs budget, and worked through the long sheet line by line. Members discussed base payroll, salary and health insurance increases, FTE pool adjustments, IT rate increases, operating expenses, transportation grants, the PTSD service dog program, salary equity requests, temporary help/intern funding, a Veterans Benefit Specialist FTE, accrued leave, and several one-time or carryover items including the Fisher House, document scanning, and veterans medical transportation. The committee also reviewed proposed policy language that would shift governance authority for the Veterans Home and Department of Veterans Affairs from the Administrative Committee on Veterans Affairs to the governor, and would remove board authority over salary-setting and related hiring powers.
A major portion of the meeting focused on clarifying the commissioner salary equity line and how the agency had shifted operating dollars to fund the commissioner’s current salary increase. After discussion with agency staff and Lonnie, the committee voted to remove the separate commissioner salary equity increase line and instead restore operating funding, ultimately setting the operating line at $50,000 above the prior amount rather than fully funding the executive request. The committee also approved funding for the Veterans Benefit Specialist FTE, approved a carryforward/exemption for accrued leave, approved authority to accept $200,000 in federal transportation grant funds, approved the $500,000 transfers related to veterans homelessness, and approved the exemption language for certain federal/state fiscal recovery funds after discussing whether the funds were properly obligated.
On the governance amendment, members expressed concern about making a major policy change in an appropriations bill, but also frustration over the board’s salary actions. After debate, the committee adopted the amendment transferring governance authority to the governor by a 7-1 vote. The committee also approved a smaller amount for veteran service officer salary equity than requested, and rejected funding for temporary salaries and an intern. The chair then directed staff to prepare the amended bill for further action, with the committee planning to revisit it once the revised version was ready.
AR
Transcript Highlights:
- This is not part of their appropriation. This would be additional appropriation.
- Again, currently no money, no appropriation, just appropriation.
- Again, currently no money, no appropriation, just appropriation.
- All we're voting for is an appropriation, an unfunded appropriation.
- This is just an appropriation.
Summary:
The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognition of guests in the galleries, including state officers, medical personnel, student groups, and former first ladies. Members adopted consent-calendar resolutions, and House Resolution 1052 concerning Arkansas Girl State was withdrawn after Rep. DeAnn Vaught explained that 150 girls had missed a registration deadline and that the House would instead host an alternative Girls State experience this summer.
The chamber then took up several fiscal-session appropriation bills. Senate Bills 3, 4, 7, 15, 21, and 31, covering appropriations for Shared Services, Health licensing and regulation, Commerce/Insurance, Parks and Tourism, Human Services adult-aging-behavioral health, and administrative courts, all passed with large bipartisan margins. Senate Bill 75, an economic development appropriation for West Memphis, also passed after brief discussion. Senate Bill 77, an unfunded appropriation related to Arkansas Television Network/PBS matching funds, drew extended debate over whether it should support PBS programming, infrastructure, or private-donation matching; it failed on the first vote, was brought back for reconsideration because some members had not voted, and then failed again 73-24.
After the fiscal work concluded, Rep. Meeks moved to adjourn sine die, ending the House’s fiscal session. The House then convened as a caucus to elect the Speaker-designate for the 96th General Assembly. The body suspended the formal election process and unanimously elected Speaker Brian S. Evans as Speaker-designate. Evans thanked members, reflected on the prior session, and pledged continued leadership and accountability before the House adjourned.