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TX
Transcript Highlights:
- occupancy restrictions limited their ability to find housing that fit both their needs and their budgets
- Needs and their budgets. Housing is more than just a place to live.
- So if you look at our proposed budget for this next year, our capital budget will be larger than our
- operating budget.
- Than our operating budget.
Committee:
House Land & Resource Management
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Carbon Sequestration Programs Study Commission (06/05/2026)
Transcript Highlights:
- I mean, that's just purely just sitting here doing budgets.
- </c><01:24:49.960><c> And</c> just sitting here doing budgets. And just sitting here doing budgets.
- , but I don't know how you would accomplish it anyway since we don't have staff and we don't have budget
- , but I don't know how you would accomplish it anyway since we don't have staff and we don't have budget
- to to do the to do don't have budget to to do the to do these<01:41:28.280><c> things.
Summary:
The meeting opened with a quorum present and approval of the April 17 minutes. The commission then heard a presentation from attorney Jacob Rhodes of Cleveland, Waters and Bass on the history and legal basis of New Hampshire’s timber tax, explaining that timber was historically treated as part of real property, that a 1913 case confirmed that view, and that a 1949 constitutional amendment created a separate timber yield tax to discourage clear-cutting and support forest conservation. He described the tax as a tax on the yield when timber is severed, not an income tax, and noted that towns are reimbursed through a system based on Department of Revenue Administration market data and local reports of cut.
Members and guests asked how “yield” is defined, how the timber tax interacts with current use, and whether carbon sequestration could be treated similarly. Testimony explained that current use generally is not affected by harvesting timber, that towns can tax standing timber under RSA 79:5 but rarely do because it is labor-intensive, and that carbon credits might be valued using a similar market-data approach. Several speakers discussed a prior bill drafted with DRA input that would have treated carbon more like timber, but noted it never fully advanced in the General Court and that the version ultimately discussed by the House differed from the earlier DRA-comfortable draft.
The discussion also covered whether carbon sequestration agreements are effectively long-term leases or transfers of timber rights, with Rhodes suggesting that 99-year arrangements could be taxable transfers of real property under DRA rules, though he had not reviewed specific agreements. DRA staff said they do not currently have a timber-like survey mechanism for carbon and would likely need access to proprietary market data or a subscription service to build one. No formal vote was taken beyond approving the minutes; the commission appeared to agree to revisit the carbon/timber valuation issue and the draft bill at a future meeting.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Disaster Prevention and Resiliency Task Force (7-24-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- I mean, I've been here so long and doing budget work when years where nobody knew what the mesonet was
- </c> along with kind of a bare bones budget along with kind of a bare bones budget of<00:56:36.079><c
- </c><01:23:18.080><c> as</c><01:23:18.320><c> low</c> counties, and may have a budget as low counties
- , and may have a budget as low as<01:23:18.719><c> $5</c><01:23:18.880><c> million</c><01:23:19.600><
- </c> off of your budget? off of your budget?
Summary:
The Disaster Prevention and Resiliency Task Force met with a quorum, adopted the minutes from the previous meeting, and heard a presentation from Western Kentucky University’s Disaster Science Operations Center. WKU described its multidisciplinary disaster science effort, including meteorology, emergency management, the Kentucky State Climate Center, the Kentucky Mesonet, and the Disaster Science Operations Center, which was created in 2021 and serves as an operational hub for forecasting, emergency planning, crisis management, training, and decision support. Speakers emphasized applied learning, student field work, partnerships with industry and event venues, and a five-year NSF/UK-led research project focused on weather hazards, disaster preparedness, and building a statewide disaster database to improve mitigation and resilience. Members asked about flooding, the relationship to EKU’s program, Tennessee’s capabilities, and the timeline and goals for the research project; WKU said the data collection is underway and that the evidence suggests tornado risk is shifting east and occurring more at night.
A WKU graduate student also described the value of hands-on storm-chasing and operational forecasting experience, saying it helped prepare her for work in forecasting and emergency management. Members asked about her motivation for joining the program and about the practical realities of storm chasing. The discussion also touched on whether Kentucky’s tornado risk is shifting east; WKU said the evidence from tornado observations and other studies points in that direction, with added concern about nighttime events and communicating warnings to vulnerable communities.
The task force then heard from Amy Shaquinn of the Mayfield Graves County Long-Term Recovery Group, who outlined the county-level recovery process after the 2021 tornadoes. She said Kentucky ranks among the top states for federally declared disasters, has seen a high number of tornadoes in recent years, and also faces major flood risk and earthquake concerns along the New Madrid fault. Shaquinn stressed the distinction between immediate response and long-term recovery, explaining that response covers rescue, cleanup, temporary housing, and short-term assistance, while recovery is the longer effort to restore survivors to safe, sanitary, and secure housing through local long-term recovery groups. She said community-led recovery is essential and that preparedness and mitigation follow once immediate recovery needs are addressed.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 03/25/25
Environment, Climate, and Legacy
Transcript Highlights:
- And to your testifier, what is your annual budget?
- Um, Senator Green, Ampers's budget is approximately $1.89 million per year.
- I don't have each individual station's budget.
- </c> existed because, uh, there were budget existed because, uh, there were budget cuts<00:53:24.960>
- </c><01:36:25.600><c> to</c> $350,000 from the legacy budget to $350,000 from the legacy budget to assist
Committee:
Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention - 02/18/25
Housing and Homelessness Prevention
Transcript Highlights:
- :47:16.480><c> reconciliation</c><00:47:17.160><c> of</c><00:47:17.240><c> a</c><00:47:17.359><c> budget
- </c> final uh reconciliation of a budget final uh reconciliation of a budget package<00:47:18.000><c>
- that were appropriated, and that was his concern: you're looking at almost a $2 billion all-funds budget
- there is a program called the Green and Resilient Retrofit Program that, uh, in Congress's proposed budget
- </c><01:26:56.360><c> has</c><01:26:56.560><c> been</c><01:26:56.960><c> targeted</c> uh proposed budget
Committee:
Senate Housing and Homelessness Prevention
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- UNH is already navigating declining enrollment and budget pressures severe enough that students have
- </c> money is then included in the budget. money is then included in the budget.
- Inevitably, a hard and fast budget cap forces cuts across the board.
- Letting them decide if they want to manage their budget better. Thank you very much.
- </c> budget better. budget better.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> budget for the Department of Commerce. budget for the Department of Commerce.
- the budget prior to or during the meeting.
- Typically omnibus budget before us.
- </c><01:12:50.880><c> And</c> city's responsibility and budget.
- And city's responsibility and budget.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Science, Technology and Energy (01/28/2025)
Science, Technology and Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- As I think we've talked about, this is not reducing the PUC budget.
- </c> reconfigured Ed via that Year's Budget reconfigured Ed via that Year's Budget Trailer<04:22:44.960
- </c><04:32:09.840><c> Trailer</c> those 80 pages in the Budget Trailer those 80 pages in the Budget Trailer
- together, they had an opportunity in this budget and previous budgets to bring forward some of those
- They had an opportunity in this budget and previous budgets to bring forward some of those considerations
Committee:
House Science, Technology and Energy
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- Not what's in your budget, not how much money you get.
- It wasn't part of the department's general operating budget.
- </c> million budget million budget 25<01:53:55.040><c> million</c><01:53:55.360><c> I</c><01:53:55.520
- And I don't think we we look at budget?
- As we continue to add on budget.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, March 27, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Speaker, we must use budget reconciliation to fully repeal the so-called Inflation Reduction Act, the
- We must use budget<00:17:53.520><c> reconciliation</c><00:17:54.160><c> to</c><00:17:54.400><c> fully
- </c><00:17:54.720><c> repeal</c> budget reconciliation to fully repeal budget reconciliation to fully
- Maybe it's because the Republican budget slashes billions of dollars for Medicaid and food assistance
- budget budget shortfall<04:26:52.000><c> for</c><04:26:52.239><c> just</c><04:26:52.399><c> the</c><
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, February 10, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Musk is out because he's been charged to cut the budget by $2 trillion.
- by $2 trillion charged to cut the budget by $2 trillion and<00:34:41.480><c> as</c><00:34:41.679><c>
- Just watch what happens at the Republican budget hearing that is upcoming.
- The legislation I just introduced is a budget that contains $200 billion in new funding for President
- The emergency border control budget resolution is the first step in the Freedom Caucus's 218 strategy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 4/9/26
Higher Education Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- would show up in the base in the next session when the committee would determine the next biennial budget
- would show up in the base in the next session when the committee would determine the next biennial budget
- :21:41.720><c> understand</c><00:21:42.240><c> more</c><00:21:42.400><c> the</c><00:21:42.480><c> budget
- </c> that maybe we understand more the budget that maybe we understand more the budget implications.<
- that's about I don't item in our budget that's about I don't know<01:12:11.000><c> if</c><01:12:11.080
Committee:
House Higher Education Finance and Policy
Keywords:
higher education, identity verification, enrollment fraud, funding, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, postsecondary education, community college, university, developmental education, remedial education, remediation, corequisite, co-requisite, English composition, college readiness, adult basic education, ABE, student placement, credit-bearing courses, noncredit courses
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, not in the governor's budget.
- Um, also I know you had the unenviable task of having to look at some budget reductions, and some of
- </c><01:04:22.720><c> We</c> given the overall budget picture. We given the overall budget picture.
- I'm director of the Minnesota Budget Project.
- </c> are being impacted in other issue budget are being impacted in other issue budget areas<01:42:10.960
Committee:
House Taxes
Keywords:
local government debt, municipal bonds, county bonds, capital improvements, public financing, bond issuance, public hearing, notice period, bond guarantee, Minnesota Public Facilities Authority, volume cap, private activity bonds, housing finance, residential rental bonds, LIHTC, low-income housing tax credits, redevelopment, courthouse financing, jail financing, law enforcement center
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Jobs and Economic Development - 03/19/25
Jobs and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- Um last budget session was Absolutely.
- We understand that budget targets are tight this year.
- We understand that budget considering.
- And to my knowledge, this organization has not received previous jobs budget funding.
- </c> received previous uh jobs budget received previous uh jobs budget funding.<01:09:46.560><c> Thank
Committee:
Senate Jobs and Economic Development
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
AGR Public Hearing - Wed Feb 12, 2025 @ 9:30 AM HST
Agriculture & Food Systems
Transcript Highlights:
- c><01:00:12.559><c> of</c><01:00:12.760><c> approximately</c><01:00:13.440><c> $3</c> proposing a budget
- That funding helps support work on little fire ants, and that's your general budget, yeah?
- As we noted in our written testimony, HDOA receives less than half of a percent of the state's budget
- of the state's budget to support all<01:52:40.679><c> of</c><01:52:40.840><c> its</c><01:52:41.000><
- Notate what to fight for or not in future conversations on the budget.
Committee:
House Agriculture & Food Systems
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - 02/12/25
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- And shortly, I'll wrap up while I recognize that the committee's budget is likely to be very limited
- And shortly, I'll wrap up while I recognize that the committee's budget is likely to be very limited
- And shortly, I'll wrap up while I recognize that the committee's budget is likely to be very limited
- while I recognize that<00:09:44.959><c> the</c><00:09:45.040><c> committee's</c><00:09:45.480><c> budget
- is likely to that the committee's budget is likely to be<00:09:46.440><c> very</c><00:09:46.640><c>
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
EEP Public Hearing - Tue Feb 4, 2025 @ 9:00 AM HST
Energy & Environmental Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:24:35.919><c> often</c><00:24:36.399><c> there's</c> line ited in the budget often there's line
- ited in the budget often there's multiple<00:24:36.960><c> funding</c><00:24:37.279><c> sources</c><
- And so if we put in the executive budget request, and, you know, there's competing priorities too, but
- </c> interest from the emergency and budget interest from the emergency and budget Reserve<00:39:54.000
- It establishes a green bonds working group within the Department of Budget.
Committee:
House Energy & Environmental Protection
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on House Bill 1077, a governor’s administration bill to increase transient accommodations tax revenue and split it between two new special funds: a climate mitigation and resiliency special fund and an economic development and revitalization special fund for tourism/resort areas. Supporters, including the Governor’s Office, recovery and resilience staff, climate and conservation groups, and several state agencies, said the bill would create a dedicated, more reliable funding stream for wildfire mitigation, coastal resilience, land clearing, infrastructure, and community-led projects. Some supporters also urged changes to the bill, including moving the fund to DLNR, adding DHHL and OHA representation, clarifying community grants, and ensuring the fund can support both state-led and community-led resilience work.
The Attorney General’s office flagged a drafting issue, noting that the bill references fees deposited into the new fund even though the new chapter does not authorize fee collection, and recommended deleting that language or adding fee authority. The Climate Advisory Team representative also suggested adding DHHL to the decision-making body and requiring at-large members to have climate, resilience, conservation, or infrastructure expertise. The Tax Foundation of Hawaii and the Kohala Coast Resort Association opposed the measure, arguing that the special fund structure does not meet statutory criteria, that the bill functions as a tax increase, and that the transient accommodations tax is not being collected equitably across all lodging types before any increase is imposed.
Other opponents, including tourism and lodging interests, warned that hotels and timeshares already bear most of the tax burden and that raising the TAT could hurt an already struggling visitor industry and drive tourists away. Supporters countered that current funding is far short of what is needed and that a dedicated revenue stream is necessary to address climate impacts now. Committee members questioned why the Legislature should cede spending decisions to a separate executive-branch process, and the administration responded that the bill is intended to create a transparent, recurring mechanism for funding priorities that can be adjusted over time. No vote or final action was taken in the portion of the hearing provided.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- In my county alone, the sheriff has overspent his jail budget four of the past five fiscal years and
- In my county alone, the sheriff has overspent his jail budget four of the past five fiscal years and
- And that forced budget cuts in other ways.
- And that was really the... ...to absorb with their budget, and that forced budget cuts in other ways.
- And next, I see we have Assembly Budget Chair Assembly Member Gabriel here to present AB 1806.
Committee:
House Public Safety
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- So in a tight budget year, this is a good plan to do that. So please pass this bill. Thank you.
- Department of Budget and Finance with comments. Good afternoon, Chair, Vice Chair.
- SB 2808 SD1 relating to the budgets. Okay.
- We received testimony from the Department of Budget and Finance with comments.
- Which is something that hasn't really been factored into our budget.
Committee:
House Finance
Keywords:
image-based sexual abuse, working group, gender-based violence, Hawaii Commission on the Status of Women, prevention efforts, survivor protections, new technologies, legal reform, HCR14, House Concurrent Resolution, perpetual easement, non-exclusive easement, state submerged lands, submerged lands, shoreline easement, drainage outfall, stormwater outfall, lagoon outfall, pipelines, Kahala Hotel & Resort
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 03/26/26
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- This is something that we do, I guess, most years or budget year or non-budget years, maybe is a better
- Do you know how we're going to do our budget?
- Next we will move to Senate File 4776. budget year or non-budget years, maybe budget year or non-budget
- 19:27.440><c> our</c> Do you know how we're going to do our Do you know how we're going to do our budget
- Do you feel like commenting that budget?
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services