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• It has nothing to do with bonding whatsoever.
• It has nothing to do with bonding whatsoever.
• we're here to request bonding easier we're here to request bonding money<01:11:09.560> uh<01:
• <01:20:32.679> for million in general obligation bonds for million in general obligation bonds
• <01:38:23.560> request relevant in terms of a bonding request relevant in terms of a bonding

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: The committee first heard from the Minnesota Department of Administration on the governor’s capital budget requests. Commissioner Tamara Grundal described the state’s deferred maintenance backlog, saying Minnesota owns more than 4,800 buildings across 19 agencies, with an estimated replacement value of $11.2 billion and about $2.2 billion in deferred maintenance. She urged continued bonding support for asset preservation, CAPRA emergency repair funding, Capitol Complex security upgrades recommended by the ACAS advisory committee, and a budget-neutral account to help leverage federal funds for renewable energy storage and electric vehicle projects at state facilities. Members asked follow-up questions about prior security spending and CAPRA use. The commissioner said some 2018 security funds were used for items such as bollards, projectile-resistant glass, key card readers, and security kiosks, but specific details would be provided offline. On CAPRA, staff said recent projects included public safety upgrades, correctional facility repairs, water main and sewer work, roof repairs, lift station repairs, and boiler and steam trap replacements. The commissioner said the account has recently been used heavily, with about $1.9 million remaining, and estimated a typical target range of roughly $3 million to $5 million based on past spending and expected emergencies. A staffer said they did not know whether bonds had been issued ahead of time to fund the reserve and would follow up. The committee then heard from the Department of Public Safety on BCA capital projects. Commissioner Bob Jacobson and Superintendent Drew Evans said the governor’s proposal includes a new Southern BCA regional office and laboratory in Mankato, expansion of BCA regional office and lab space, and a new Minnesota State Patrol headquarters using trunk highway cash. Evans said the Mankato project is needed because of growth in DNA analysis, digital evidence, controlled substances, cyber tips, and sexual assault kit testing, and because the current St. Paul facility is over capacity. He said the new regional facility would improve turnaround times, reduce travel for scientists and law enforcement, support training, and improve evidence intake and crime scene response in southern Minnesota. Senator Pappas questioned the increase in the Mankato project cost from about $48 million to $68.6 million. Evans said the increase was driven by rising construction costs and additional specialized laboratory and support-space needs identified during design work with the Department of Administration. No votes or formal actions were taken during the portion of the meeting provided.

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• We're in 20 years of bonding.
• So on a $350 million bond package, the payment on a 20-year bond is $53 million a year.
• the bonds that we already have, and the bond market was at 2%.
• So you can buy 10- or 20-year bonds, five-year bonds.
• You can buy 10- or 20-year bonds, five-year bonds, and you can sell that in the market.

Keywords: 996, all

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• it's an incredibly safe um, uh, bonding it's an incredibly safe um, uh, bonding opportunity<00:03
• <00:08:40.399> bill didn't pass a pension um bonding bill didn't pass a pension um bonding
• bonding bonding grant.<01:22:32.199> Yeah.
• We're going to have a bonding bill, right? We're going to have a bonding bill, everybody.
• bonding bill, everybody. Let's do it. bonding bill, everybody. Let's do it.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• relating to the determination of state aid, boarding care costs, public improvement construction, bonds
• relating to the determination of state aid, boarding care costs, public improvement construction, bonds
• with bonds and elections.
• Next, the amendment addresses the bond election of municipalities.
• A county, city, public school district, or park district, by a vote of 60%, can issue bonds up to their

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge, a quorum call, and approval of journal corrections. It then handled several House messages, appointing conference committees on Senate Bills 2004 and 2006 and House Bills 1018, 1019, and 1363, and re-referring House Bill 1216 to Appropriations. The chamber also adopted amendments to House Bill 1601, which would have expanded special assistant attorney general authority for certain offices, but the bill failed on final passage after strong opposition centered on preserving the Attorney General’s control and avoiding a solution in search of a problem. A major portion of the day focused on education funding. House Bill 1369 was amended to raise per-pupil aid from 2% and 2% to 3% and 3% and to increase the school construction loan transfer from $75 million to $100 million; supporters said this would help local schools and military base projects, while opponents raised questions about special education placement language and state coordination. The bill passed 44-3. House Bill 1013, the DPI budget, was also amended extensively to adjust staffing, funding sources, grants, meal assistance, teacher training, and other education programs; it passed 45-2. House Bill 2234, dealing with Choice Ready grants, was amended to shift funding away from general funds and toward federal or other sources, but then failed on final passage after the sponsor urged a red vote. The Senate also approved House Bill 1482, restricting bond and indebtedness elections for counties, cities, school districts, and park districts to primary or general election days, and House Bill 1332, creating a value-added agriculture facility incentive program with an emergency clause. House Bill 1010, the Insurance Department budget, passed unanimously after amendments reflecting the merger of the Securities Department into Insurance and adding staff and fee changes, while House Bill 1011, the separate Securities Department budget, failed because its funding was already included in HB 1010. House Bill 1584, a major pharmacy benefit manager reform bill, passed with an enforcement fund and new licensing/enforcement structure despite debate over ERISA and market transparency. In other action, the Senate concurred in House amendments and passed Senate Bills 2226, 2230, 2069, 2082, 2387, 2385, and 2186, with SB 2186 on parenting time interference and a child custody task force passing 27-20 after debate over whether the issue should be left to the courts. Senate Bill 2234, on Choice Ready grants, and Senate Bill 2243, on driver’s license points and traffic penalties, both failed after concurrence motions were adopted but final passage votes were overwhelmingly negative. The chamber also advanced Senate Bill 2291 to conference committee consideration near the end of the transcript.

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• its portion of the private activity bond state ceiling allocation.
• its portion of the private activity bond state ceiling allocation.
• its portion of the private activity bond state ceiling allocation.
• Year there was $9 million that had to be allocated to pay for the extra workers' comp claims.
• We are going to take out a $100 million bond in order to help folks afford health care for 1 year.

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, approved the journal, and received committee and House messages on a large number of bills. Committee reports advanced several measures, including House Bill 1335 from Health and Human Services, House Bills 1281, 1315, and 1255 from Judiciary, House Bills 1345 and 1417 and Senate Bill 139 from Education, Senate Bill 192 from Transportation and Energy, and a number of Appropriations recommendations. The chamber also received House-passed and revisor-transmitted bills, and later laid over the special-order second reading calendar until later in the day. A major floor action was adoption of Senate Resolution 26-009, which proclaimed May 2026 as ALS Awareness Month. The resolution described ALS as a fatal neurodegenerative disease, highlighted the need for research, multidisciplinary care, and support for patients and caregivers, and recognized Colorado ALS advocates and medical professionals. Senators spoke personally about the disease’s impact, including the minority leader’s remarks about his mother’s death from ALS. The resolution passed 35-0, and the current roll call was added as co-sponsors. The Senate then took up third-reading consent calendar bills and passed Senate Bill 186, Senate Bill 188, House Bill 1420, House Bill 1341, House Bill 1015, and House Bill 1423, with recorded no votes on Senate Bill 188 and House Bill 1015. Senate Bill 191, concerning gifts, grants, and donations for nursing-facility reimbursement, was amended on third reading to correct reporting language and then passed 32-3. Senate Bill 125, which would codify disability-rights protections in public schools in response to reduced federal enforcement capacity, generated debate over state responsibility and passed 24-11. Senate Bill 187, creating a commission to study Medicaid and adding managed care entities as stakeholders, passed 31-4 after supporters cited rising Medicaid costs, fraud concerns, and data problems. Senate Bill 189, concerning automated decision-making technology and consequential decisions, was introduced and discussed as an AI-regulation measure, but no final action is shown in the excerpt.

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• Then we also had some of it in general obligation bonds, but some of it was in cash in lieu of bonds,
• <00:46:11.000> uh because it's cash and not geob Bonds uh because it's cash and not geob Bonds
• bill, if there is a bonding bill, all that good stuff.
• <01:15:01.320> financing General obligation Bond financing General obligation Bond financing
• Because our bonding bill isn't going to be that great of a size if we get one done.

Bills: HF919, HF1192, HF212, HF214

Keywords: wastewater, infrastructure, funding, Litchfield, economic development, environmental compliance, Hastings, water treatment, PFAS, nitrates, bonds, capital investment, public health, HF212, Round Lake-Brewster, Independent School District No. 2907, school construction, school building, sales tax exemption, use tax exemption

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• The tax year impacts, as generally understood, are allocated to the following fiscal year. Mr.
• You earlier in my career, I was a municipal bond approving lawyer for the first part of my career, and
• You earlier in my career, I was a municipal bond approving lawyer for the first part of my career, and
• You earlier in my career, I was a municipal bond approving lawyer for the first part of my career, and
• Um, and then I talked to Senator Ralston and found out there was Municipal bond approving lawyer for

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• When we were running into a fiscal cliff in our bonding capacity previously.
• I think if you look at the chart, some key columns we've had today. 11 bond issuances.
• Almost all of our programs are eligible for Texas. water fund allocations.
• uh, on the horizon on where we can best allocate those dollars. Brian, why don't I start?
• That was a one-time allocation.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• This is also a Representative Olson bill, House File 1443, which increases the bonding limit for the
• This is also a House File bonding limit for the state armory building commission.
• We're extremely grateful for the The operating increase and the increase to the bonding authority in
• If you notice on our budget, every discretionary dollar we had, we did allocate towards that.
• I think allocating more money to that is going to be more beneficial for us in the long run, just because

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• um would come in and ask for bonding um would come in and ask for bonding projects<00:48:55.440>
• And then we saw her at a bonding And then we saw her at a bonding tour<00:56:52.760> and<
• And then the 2020 bonding bill it right.
• But uh work with us on a bonding bill.
• <01:32:11.679> because wanted us to uh look at bonding because wanted us to uh look at bonding

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Relating to the allocation of certain constitutional transfer of the monies to certain funds and accounts
• By Isaac relating to the allocation and deposit of certain surplus state revenue to the property tax
• HB 228 by Bell of Montgomery Ruling. to the allocation and disposition of certain surplus state revenue
• Relating to the allocation.
• Against through the private activity bond program referred to the committee on intergovernmental affairs

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• certain compensation, the employment of certain or former members of the legislature of work involving bond
• AG 4641. by bond and reeling, the resumption of services, certain judicial officers, or the judicial
• Information provided by the political subdivisions before an election to authorize the issuance of bonds
• HB 5004 by Matt Cafferly. approval by voters prior to the issuance of revenue bonds by the San Jacinto
• It's you 5035 by Harrison relaying the prohibition on a guarantee public school bonds for the committee

Bills: HB9, HB22, HB908, HB1392

Keywords: property tax, ad valorem tax, tangible personal property, income-producing property, business personal property, tax exemption, local government finance, appraisal district, chief appraiser, rendition statement, property tax relief, small business, commercial property, leased property, related business entity, unified business enterprise, tax situs, Texas Tax Code, local taxing unit, constitutional amendment

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• That is a dynamic conversation with the bonding committee.
• <01:08:57.600> that um it compared to the allocation that um it compared to the allocation
• know what's been budgeted and allocated know what's been budgeted and allocated for<01:30:14.400
• It’s being allocated equally among all recipients.
• It’s being allocated equally among all recipients.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• He said their contracts already have a dispute resolution process that appropriately allocates risk,
• He added that their contracts already allocate risk through a dispute resolution process, and that the
• You know, this is all about risk allocation and what's most appropriate for different entities to bear
• And the government's able to have certain risk allocation factors that is well within their scope of
• And the government's able to have certain risk allocation factors that is well within their scope of

Bills: SB75, SB715, SB776, SB1299, SB1405, SB1968, SB2021, SB2077, SB2148, SB2321, SB2330, SB2411

Keywords: electric generation, reliability, ERCOT, Public Utility Commission, penalties, performance requirements, energy policy, construction contracts, compensatory damages, government delays, contractor, legislation, nonprofit donor privacy, membership lists, supporter confidentiality, volunteer privacy, association rights, public records exemption, Texas Public Information Act, government transparency

Summary: The committee first took up pending business and favorably reported several bills without objection or by recorded vote, including SB 783, SB 1238, SB 1706, SB 1791, SB 458, SB 1644, and SB 1810, with some of them also sent to the local and uncontested calendar. The committee then moved into hearings on additional bills. SB 1968, by Senator Schwertner, would update the Real Estate License Act by repealing subagency, requiring written buyer-agent agreements before showings, and clarifying when a formal buyer representation agreement must be signed. Texas Realtors testified in support, saying the bill modernizes agency rules and increases transparency, while a committee substitute corrected drafting issues. SB 2411, the annual update to the Texas Business Organizations Code, was also laid out and left pending after supportive testimony from the Texas Business Law Foundation and drafting committee representatives. The committee also heard SB 2321, which would codify ERCOT’s current practice of notifying TCEQ when backup generation needs enforcement discretion for grid reliability; Sierra Club and a chamber of commerce witness supported it with suggestions for clearer emissions reporting, and the bill was left pending. SB 2077 would broaden eligibility for the Texas Mutual Insurance Company board by narrowing conflict restrictions tied to insurance-related interests; Texas Mutual supported the change and the bill was left pending. SB 1405, a broadband bill, would align state law with FCC standards and streamline Broadband Development Office processes; it was left pending after supportive testimony. SB 1299, protecting nonprofit donor privacy, drew support from privacy advocates and concerns from one witness about transparency for publicly funded nonprofit operations; it was left pending. The committee then heard SB 776, which would bar government construction contracts from shifting delay damages to contractors when delays are caused solely by the public owner. Contractors, surety representatives, and water infrastructure advocates supported the bill, arguing it would improve fairness and reduce inflated bids, while water utilities and critical infrastructure entities opposed it, warning of more litigation and higher costs; the bill was left pending. Finally, SB 715, which would apply reliability requirements retroactively to all generation resources in ERCOT, drew opposition from renewable and storage groups and support from some critics of renewable subsidies, with witnesses split over whether it would improve reliability or raise costs; testimony was underway when the transcript ended.

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• All right, seeing none. million that was allocated has been million that was allocated has been committed
• for a tier one um uh rhrf allocation for a tier one project<00:26:11.960> and<00:26:12.799>
• Comments: Just like to note that, with respect to a working group for our qualified allocation plan,
• Um, clarify that the bill authorizes revenue bonds and blank out the value of the bonds and the line
• We had a bill to allocate $600 million to DHHL, which is a massive land trust.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Housing held a public hearing on a series of housing bills. HB 1432 and HB 1428 drew support from HHFDC, and HB 1428 also received testimony from Hawaiian Community Assets, which said housing counseling funding is needed to meet demand for financial education tied to affordable housing, and that such counseling can help reduce evictions, prevent foreclosure, and stabilize households. HB 833 on community land trusts received broad support from HHFDC, county housing officials, community land trust representatives, and a local developer; testimony emphasized keeping housing affordable in perpetuity, but also asked for clearer access to financing, longer repayment terms, and inclusion of additional land trusts in the bill. Peter Savio argued that community land trusts are the best way to control demand and keep housing tied to local incomes. The committee also heard HB 19 on the Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund, which HHFDC said should be made permanent because the pilot has been successful, with 81 units in the program and $7.4 million of the $10 million allocation already committed. HHFDC said the fund helps stalled for-sale projects by providing state equity that revolved back when homes are sold. HB 529 and HB 432 were also heard; HB 432 would create a subaccount in the rental housing revolving fund for projects above 60% AMI, and HHFDC said this would help finance housing for households at 65% and 80% AMI. The bill drew support from several housing, business, and industry groups. Several other housing measures were discussed with mixed testimony. HB 419 had HHFDC support, Limby Hawaiʻi opposition, and support from the Grassroot Institute and others; members asked about whether councils approve these projects in one or multiple readings. HB 527 and HB 416 also drew a mix of support and opposition, with questions focused on county approval timelines and whether state-financed projects would still go through normal local review. HB 417 on the rental housing revolving fund prompted questions about how it differs from the Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund and whether it should be more flexible for mixed rental and for-sale projects. HB 418’s proposed working group was noted as potentially unnecessary because HHFDC said a public working group was already being formed. HB 1411 on housing preference raised questions about what happens if a recipient changes jobs, and HB 374 drew an Attorney General’s Office recommendation to remove a duration requirement to avoid possible constitutional travel issues. HB 373 and HB 1492 were also heard, with strong testimony from Peter Savio in favor of a broader trust-based model for affordable housing. No votes or final actions were taken during the hearing.

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• and hope that um you will also allocate and hope that um you will also allocate um<00:15:29.519>
• Actually, this is to authorize the university to issue revenue bonds.
• as candidates for revenue bonds however as candidates for revenue bonds however um<01:38:15.639> there
• Revenue bonds could be part of the solution.
• Senate Bill 1487, relating to the University revenue bonds.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The hearing covered Senate Bill 426, which would create an early learning apprenticeship grant program. Testimony was overwhelmingly supportive from the City and County of Honolulu, the Department of Human Services, the Executive Office on Early Learning, the University of Hawaiʻi College of Education, the Attorney General’s office, the Early Childhood Action Strategy, Hawaii Children’s Action Network, the University of Hawaiʻi’s early childhood educator project, and a Zoom testifier who described the importance of investing in high-quality early childhood education. Committee discussion focused on the program’s estimated cost, with figures of about $14.5 million in 2025-26 and $15 million in 2026-27, and on whether the program would require ongoing base-budget funding. The committee recommended technical, non-substantive amendments, including a statewide-concern amendment and a deferred effective date, and both committees adopted the recommendation by vote. The committees then heard Senate Bill 1622, which would appropriate funds to establish the Aloha Intelligence Institute within the University of Hawaiʻi to support statewide artificial intelligence initiatives. University representatives described the proposal as the product of campus-wide input and outlined five pillars: governance and policy, outreach and engagement, research and development, workforce development, and AI tools for key sectors such as health care, creative industries, manufacturing, data science, astronomy, and climate change. Members questioned staffing distribution, tuition, enrollment timing, housing, campus placement, and whether positions would be permanent or temporary; the university said it planned about 10 positions across campuses, would start with internal resources, and would house the effort under the Vice President for Research and Innovation initially. The committees recommended an SD1 with the appropriation amounts blanked out, a July 31, 2050 effective date, and committee-report language on housing and West Oʻahu, and the higher education and labor/technology committees adopted the amended recommendation. Finally, the Higher Education Committee took up Senate Bill 1488, a housekeeping measure to consolidate existing University of Hawaiʻi conference center statutes into a single revolving fund structure, and Senate Bill 636, which would fund retention and internship coordinator positions and broader enrollment management efforts at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo. SB 1488 drew university support and no opposition. SB 636 prompted substantial questioning about Hilo’s declining enrollment, current retention rate of 72.8 percent, and the scope of the request, which includes not only two named positions but also about $432,000 for enrollment management initiatives such as data analysis, IT support, and other student services. Hilo said it is targeting 3 to 5 percent annual enrollment growth and that the positions would support recruitment, retention, internships, and data-driven enrollment strategy. The committee pressed for a clearer broader plan, but the discussion in the transcript ended before a final vote on SB 636 was shown.

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• because of Nile's law, but that's just dealing with the bond.
• The preliminary wasn't set up just to deal with bond.
• because of Nile's law, but that's just dealing with the bond.
• The preliminary wasn't set up just to deal with bond.
• bonding companies that do... ...for those bonding companies that do not qualify and owe fees or owe

Bills: HB426, SB24, SB106, SB254, HB505, HB458, HB535, HB509, HB320, HB518, HB261, HB426, SB24, SB106, SB254, HB505, HB458, HB535, HB509, HB320, HB518, HB261, SB316, HB228, SB318, SB260, HB132, HB347, HB405, HB86, HB263, HB302, SB336

Keywords: Alabama Ad Valorem Advisory Committee, ad valorem taxes, property tax, real property, personal property, tax assessment, tax collection, county tax officials, Department of Revenue, Commissioner of Revenue, taxpayer representation, resident taxpayers, local government, property tax administration, Association of Alabama Tax Administrators, tax policy, advisory committee, public input, governance reform, body-worn camera

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• So the bonding issue, I think, will be settled in—last time it was settled in the Senate.
• There's anything specifically related to the BAR language related to the bonding bill. Mr.
• Chairman, I don't want to beat a dead horse, but I guess the question is whether we bond or not bond,
• The bond bill passed its first committee already in the Senate. It's going to Senate Finance.
• So if it says same, then you're recommending that we allocate the balance to the agency, right?

Keywords: 996, all

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• We increase the base student allocation by $85, or 1.58%.
• In bonding to build a 600-bed prison hospital.
• I also was looking at the mental health allocation for our public schools.
• There's no increase in the mental health allocation compared to last year.
• That money was allocated under President Simpson.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• <00:32:42.880> occur sanctions from maturity bond occur sanctions from maturity bond occur
• Representative Hicks for her bonding.
• sufficiently uh fund a robust bonding sufficiently uh fund a robust bonding bill<00:51:44.960>
• <00:54:36.240> 15 along with the spreadsheet allocating 15 along with the spreadsheet allocating
• And while shelter capital has $3 million allocated to it in the bill, it is also not adequate.

Bills: HF2434

Keywords: healthcare, personal care assistance, worker retention, disability services, state funding, 1183, house