Video & Transcript Research : 'minimum capital'

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NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

Senate Chamber Jan 22nd, 2025

New Mexico Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator Padilla, an act relating to public works, adding off-site fabricators to the Public Works Minimum
  • Amending the Landscape Architects Act, lowering the required minimum years of experience for a licensed
  • Senate Bill 82, introduced by **Senator Solz** (member_22677), for the Public School Capital Outlay Oversight
  • An act relating to the public school capital outlay, extending through fiscal year 2027 the provision
  • Amending certain sections of laws from 2021 through 2024, to require General Fund Capital Outlay Appropriations
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Elections - 01/23/25

Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:21:22.080> or<00:21:22.679> uh they come and work at the capital or uh they come
  • and work at the capital or uh with<00:21:23.039> an<00:21:23.159> administrative<00:21
  • not be um permitted the the um minimum not be um permitted the the um minimum contribution<00:43
  • Okay, very good, thank you. um uh at that minimum of um of um uh at that minimum of um of $10<01:12:18.960
  • <01:16:12.040> because wish we had this in the capital because wish we had this in the capital
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Capital Investment Committee 1/23/25

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
  • I call the meeting of the House Capital Investment Committee to order on Thursday, January 23rd.
  • Today we have a very exciting day in the House Capital Investment Committee.
  • By law, the Sustainable Building guidelines are required for certain capital construction projects.
  • ignore it so they they do their Capital ignore it so they they do their Capital project<00:22:49.240
  • decided to kind of turn the capital decided to kind of turn the capital Campaign<01:09:42.799>
Keywords: 1183, house
Summary: The House Capital Investment Committee met on January 23 and approved the minutes from the previous meeting. The main presentation was from the Office of the Legislative Auditor on its evaluation of Minnesota’s Sustainable Building guidelines, also referred to as B3. The auditors said the guidelines apply to certain new buildings and major renovations funded with general obligation bonds and are intended to improve energy efficiency, occupant health, and environmental quality. They described the program as involving the Departments of Administration and Commerce, the University of Minnesota’s Center for Sustainable Building Research, and project teams, but found widespread confusion over who is responsible for administering and enforcing the program. The auditors reported that oversight and accountability are limited, compliance is not clearly tracked, and there is no agency assigned to ensure projects follow the guidelines or to require compliance data. They said many projects in a review of 2020 bonding projects had not begun tracking compliance, and that up-to-date data were often missing. They also found the law’s stated program objectives are outdated because the referenced energy-code provision was repealed in 2009, and that measurable goals have not been established for most of the guideline categories. The office recommended that the legislature designate a responsible agency, clarify duties in statute, require compliance monitoring and data collection, update the program’s stated goals, and direct systematic evaluation of cost and sustainability outcomes. Members asked about consequences for noncompliance, funding, and whether cost impacts should be studied first. The auditor said the requirements are legal obligations, but no real enforcement consequences have been used so far, and any consequences discussed have been mostly theoretical. She said the Departments of Administration and Commerce were receiving about $1 million combined to support the contract with the Center for Sustainable Building Research, while other state agencies were not receiving dedicated funding for oversight. In response to questions about costs, she said the overall effect of the guidelines on project costs and sustainability is still unknown, but that the legislature could direct an analysis of cost impacts before taking further action.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Joint Appropriations Committee, June 22, 2026 - AM

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • The same thing occurs with the Wyoming Venture Capital Program.
  • Uh, we look at things like follow-on capital, how much more money has been leveraged.
  • I would advocate to at least I would advocate to at least stay whole at a minimum.
  • And then the third bill deals with the Venture Capital Fund.
  • Wyoming doesn't have the capital markets that other places have.
Keywords: 916, all
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • If you guys would not mind standing, they're here in their capital today. Make them feel welcome.
  • So I think what this does is set that minimum standard.
  • My question is, you say 300 minutes a week with a minimum 30 minutes a day.
  • But we wanted to make sure with the minimum that they didn't go an entire day with none of it.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

EDU Informational Briefing 01-30-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • informational briefings on Hawaii P20 Partnerships for Education and Department of Education budget and capital
  • with that, [laughter] Hawaii P20 Partnerships for Education and Department of Education budget and capital
  • So, it's the minimum Pell amount, but every single kid in any of those Gear Up high schools, if they
  • So, it's the minimum Pell amount, but every single kid in any of those Gear Up high schools, if they
  • See, okay, budget and capital improvements.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
  • University along with their instructor, Justin Sharpless is getting this in the U.S. here in the capital
  • Capital projects are revenues that account for over 15% of the university's budget.
  • The university are component unit, every dollar of funds for capital project.
  • You start seeing more money pumped into capital projects for growth and those types of things as well
  • . >> Yes, certainly capital projects are major contributors to that.
Keywords: 999, senate, all
AR

Arkansas 2026 1st Special Session

ALC-CLAIMS REVIEW/LITIGATION REPORTS OVERSIGHT Mar 16th, 2026

ALC-CLAIMS REVIEW/LITIGATION REPORTS OVERSIGHT

Transcript Highlights:
  • Act statutes, this is one of the things that your Department of Labor has always done: enforce the minimum
  • “But one of the things the Department of Labor has always done is try to enforce the minimum wage laws
  • “To look at child labor violations, minimum wage and overtime violations.
  • Minimum wage, you know, so. Okay, thank you, Madam Chair.
  • And, of course, with venture capital, you never expect that they're all going to succeed.
Summary: The committee first reviewed litigation reports from the Department of Labor and Licensing involving wage claims brought under the Arkansas Minimum Wage Act. Members questioned the department’s authority, jurisdiction, use of attorney fees and costs, and whether defendants had to be licensed. The department explained it has long enforced wage and overtime laws, that the claims were small-dollar cases handled by investigators and counsel, and that one case had been paid and dismissed while others were unresolved or had service issues. The committee voted to review or batch-file the labor cases after discussion. The University of Arkansas System then reported three pending lawsuits: an age- and race-discrimination claim by a tenured professor that was resolved early; an ADA/FMLA retaliation claim by a former employee that survived in part on a motion to dismiss and was moving into discovery; and a Section 1983 claim against a UAMS sergeant arising from a parking-ticket dispute, with the university explaining that only punitive damages could create personal exposure for the officer. The committee reviewed each report and voted to accept them. The Department of Finance and Administration presented a proposed tax settlement reducing a sales-and-use tax assessment from about $48,000 to $20,000 and waiving interest and penalties, which the committee approved for review. The Claims Commission then presented several claims: an unpaid salary differential for a Department of Health employee, reissued warrants, unpaid DHS bills, and multiple negotiated settlements involving ATRS, UAMS, Arkansas State Police, and ARDOT. Members approved or affirmed most of these items, including a $65,000 settlement in the Tetronics/ATRS matter, a $150,000 medical-negligence settlement, and several vehicle-accident settlements. The most extended debate involved a tax-delinquent property sale claim by Sharon Greer and relatives. The claimant argued they were not properly notified and sought the $4,200 excess from the 2009 sale. Land Commissioner counsel explained the excess had escheated to the county after the statutory claim period expired, while members debated sovereign immunity, standing, heirs, and whether the committee could or should award money anyway. The committee ultimately chose to hold the matter over for further review in a future joint session rather than decide it immediately. The committee also heard appeals from dismissed claims, including a UAMS medical-negligence claim, a land-sale notice claim, a pothole claim against ARDOT, and a judicial-immunity claim against the Court of Appeals; most dismissals were affirmed, and the Simpson matter was held over for additional review after the claimant testified.
AR

Arkansas 2026 1st Special Session

ALC-CLAIMS REVIEW/LITIGATION REPORTS OVERSIGHT Mar 16th, 2026

ALC-CLAIMS REVIEW/LITIGATION REPORTS OVERSIGHT

Transcript Highlights:
  • Act statutes, this is one of the things that your Department of Labor has always done: enforce the minimum
  • wage and...” “...things that your Department of Labor has always done is enforce the minimum wage and
  • because we don’t—you know, if we—we don’t handle labor litigation that the big law for and force the minimum
  • , make sure that people are getting paid a fair wage and they’re getting paid...” “...enforce the minimum
  • And, of course, with venture capital, you never expect that they're all going to succeed.
Keywords: 1204, all
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate's concern about the capital Senate's concern about the capital project<00:03:31.440> and
  • We lowered the minimum for the community wealth building program.
  • and that in that case there's a minimum and that in that case there's a minimum maximum.<00:30:51.679
  • We lowered the minimum for the maximum.
  • This one, we're lowered the minimum.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
AR
Transcript Highlights:
  • We did over $500 million in capital improvement projects over the years, food distribution rights, and
  • public... ...million dollars in capital improvement projects over the years, food distribution rights
  • We can't project the future at that level, but I can tell you at a minimum level we're looking at about
  • We can't project the future at that level, but I can tell you at a minimum level, we're looking at about
  • And then it's a matter of if it's a family, if they want to do what we call opportunity capital and sweat
Keywords: 1204, all
Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from its October 27 meeting and then heard testimony on the economic and practical effects of Arkansas’s raw milk law, Act 698. Clinton Ballard of Milk and Honey Hill Farm said the law allowed his family farm to expand from 8 to 12 cows, serve about 150 families, add retail sales of raw cheese, and increase annual sales by roughly $50,000. He argued that raw milk production supports small farms, improves food security by keeping milk production in-state, and should be paired with optional state inspection and certification so producers could access USDA grants and other value-added opportunities. Committee members asked about herd management, safety practices, labeling, consumer education, and whether a voluntary inspection system could be created without leading to more regulation. Ballard said his farm follows sanitary practices, chills milk quickly, uses educational materials for customers, and has not had any reported illnesses among customers. Members also discussed broader concerns about raw milk safety, including E. coli, sick animals, and whether state agencies should provide more guidance or training. Several lawmakers expressed support for consumer choice and for small producers, while others emphasized the need for clear standards and accountability. The discussion also touched on the decline of commercial dairies in Arkansas, the role of the health department, and whether state certification would be limited to in-state sales. The committee then heard a lengthy presentation from Terence Bolden of TLB Enterprises on hydroponic and container-based agriculture as a response to food insecurity and workforce needs. Bolden described retrofitted shipping containers that can grow produce year-round with low water use, and said the model could be paired with career and technical education, drones, robotics, and agribusiness training in schools and communities. He said pilot projects are underway or planned with the Little Rock School District, Southwest High School, UAPB, and other partners, and estimated that five regional hubs could have significant economic impact while creating jobs and reducing food deserts. Members asked about target communities, costs, energy needs, crop types, and how the model would work in rural areas; Bolden said the approach is a public-private partnership intended to support local farmers, schools, and community food access. No votes were taken on Bolden’s proposal, and the meeting adjourned after questions concluded.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • But if they raise the minimum wage anyway, up subject the reason why I bring... this is like business
  • because of that but if they<00:05:35.479> raise<00:05:35.720> the<00:05:35.880> minimum
  • <00:05:36.240> wage<00:05:36.960> anyway<00:05:37.479> up they raise the minimum
  • wage anyway up they raise the minimum wage anyway up subject<00:05:38.520> the<00:05:38.639><
  • these uh bills were previously capital these uh bills were previously heard<00:21:48.760> on<
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The Committee on Labor and Technology met on March 12 in Room 224 at the Hawaii State Capitol and heard testimony on several labor, unemployment insurance, workers’ compensation, collective bargaining, and related measures. On House Bill 202, which would revise the definition of the adequate reserve fund for calendar year 2026 and beyond, the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations strongly supported the bill, saying it would protect the solvency of the Unemployment Insurance trust fund. The department explained that the reserve standard had been lowered from 1.5% to 1% in 2010 and argued that restoring it would better prepare the fund for future shocks. Questions focused on whether the change would affect employers’ costs and whether the trust fund had recovered fraud losses from the pandemic; the department said some fraud had been recovered and additional fraud tools were now in place. The committee recommended passage with amendments, including technical changes and a defective date, and adopted the recommendation. The committee also heard House Bill 477 on the Hawaii Employment Security Law, which the department supported as a modernization of the UI system but asked to amend for clarity, especially on registration-for-work language. The committee accepted those requested amendments and recommended passage with amendments. It then took up House Bill 1026 and House Bills 1027 through 1039, covering emergency appropriations for public employment cost items and collective bargaining for units 1 through 14. Testimony from the Budget and Finance director, United Public Workers, the University of Hawaiʻi, HGEA, UHSC, and others was generally in strong support, with one opposition noted on HB 1038. The committee moved all of those measures together and recommended passage with amendments. In its later decision-making agenda, the committee approved several previously heard bills with technical amendments and defective dates, including House Bill 423 on workers’ compensation, House Bill 480 on workers’ compensation, House Bill 162 on collective bargaining arbitration procedures, House Bill 164 on indebtedness to the state, and House Bill 1152 on tax administration. House Bill 214, relating to government and school resource officers, drew discussion about labor shortages and whether the bill should help train existing school resource officers into law enforcement roles; the committee still passed it with amendments. House Bill 874 on child performers was amended to require trust accounts for certain minors’ earnings and place oversight with DLIR’s Wage Standards Division, and House Bill 159 on qualified community rehabilitation programs was passed with amendments after the committee blanked the $850,000 cap for further discussion. All recommendations were adopted without recorded opposition, and the meeting adjourned.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Education REVISED Apr 7th, 2026 at 10:00 am

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Hours, it's just that the minimum number of days has to move to 173.
  • But the minimum number of days they can attend is 173 under this bill. Thank you, uhm, Chair.
  • When you calculate right across the border in Arkansas, who has a minimum number of days of 183, and
  • schools in my discussions with charter School leaders has been, is really their ability to access capital
  • just don't want you to be surprised that I will be asking for money to put a small amount of seed capital
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

89th Legislative Session Mar 14th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • To HP 1754 by Manuel relating to the minimum duration of certain protective orders or for this subcommittee
  • HB 1760 by Leach relating to the increasing the minimum term of imprisonment, changing the eligibility
  • HB 1871 by Dyson relating to the punishment for criminal offenses of attempted capital murder.
  • HB 2017 by GERD's relating to increasing the minimum term of imprisonment and changing the eligibility
  • HB 2055 by Moody relating to the punishment for a capital felony committed by an individual younger than
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • of $1,800 per pupil. ...General Fund to provide a minimum of $1,800 per pupil in 2026-27 for LEAs with
  • I don't know. ...to provide stability to Tier 2 LEAs by setting an $1,800 per-pupil minimum for the Tier
  • We want to note that, based on existing law, the Tier 2 rate could exceed the $1,800 per-pupil minimum
  • This year's proposal is that additional $62.4 million to set the minimum Tier 2 rate to $1,800 while
  • So this is a minimum eligibility, and those are the priorities. Okay. Okay.
Keywords: 988, house, all
Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Education Finance heard testimony and took up three main budget areas: the Expanded Learning Opportunities Program (ELOP), differentiated assistance and the statewide system of support, and universal school meals with kitchen infrastructure grants. Public commenters and agency witnesses generally supported continued or increased funding for ELOP, with several groups urging stabilization of Tier 2 rates, more support for older youth, and preservation of equity guardrails and local flexibility. On school meals and kitchen infrastructure, testimony broadly supported universal meals and additional kitchen funding, while the LAO questioned the need for a fourth round of kitchen grants and recommended rejecting it until clearer unmet-need data are available. For ELOP, the Department of Finance described the Governor’s proposal to provide $4.7 billion ongoing for the program and $62.4 million ongoing to set a minimum Tier 2 rate of $1,800 per pupil. The LAO recommended instead fixing the Tier 2 rate at $1,579 and tying future changes to program requirements. CDE said the program is showing positive results in attendance and math, but data on enrollment patterns, TK participation, and some overlap with other programs are still being collected. Members raised concerns about possible double-funding with ACEs and 21st Century programs, the lack of site-specific data, and whether the current structure best targets students most in need; the issue was left open. For differentiated assistance, CCEE outlined the current statewide system of support and the Governor’s proposal to shift to universal and targeted assistance with a three-year cycle. Finance said the proposal would provide more stable county office funding, broaden universal supports, and give the State Board more flexibility to revise eligibility criteria; it also proposed $131.9 million ongoing for universal and targeted assistance. The LAO objected to changing the system before the State Board finalizes the new performance criteria and recommended revisiting the proposal later, while several members worried that a three-year entry window and broader board authority could weaken subgroup-based equity protections. The committee also discussed school meal funding, with Finance proposing $1.8 billion for universal meals and $100 million ongoing plus $100 million one-time for kitchen infrastructure, while CDE emphasized ongoing needs, deferred maintenance, and the importance of flexibility for innovative strategies such as food pantries. The committee held the issues open and invited additional public comment before moving on.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

EEP Public Hearing - Tue Mar 24, 2026 @ 9:00 AM HST

Energy & Environmental Protection

Transcript Highlights:
  • >> We do, uh, we sample our water and we have found that we have PFAS but low levels beyond the minimum
  • >> We do, uh, we sample our water and we have found that we have PFAS but low levels beyond the minimum
  • >> We do, uh, we sample our water and we have found that we have PFAS but low levels beyond the minimum
  • <00:34:10.560> level beyond the uh level minimum level beyond the uh level minimum level detection
  • capital GIA for the 2.5 million. capital GIA for the 2.5 million.
Bills: SB3253, SB3154, SB3254
Summary: The committee on Energy and Environmental Protection heard a long series of resolutions focused largely on waste reduction, energy planning, and environmental protection. Early measures included HR 12/HCR 10 on a permanent landfill host benefits program for Honolulu, HCR 148/HCR 157 on a demolition waste reduction working group, and HR 184/HCR 194 on a mattress stewardship program working group. Testimony on these waste-related measures was generally supportive from environmental groups and some individuals, while the Department of Health supported the mattress stewardship proposal. The Department of Health also commented that a proposed study on recyclable/biodegradable/compostable labeling was very broad and would require additional resources to carry out effectively. The committee then took up several energy-related resolutions. HR 192/HCR 202 would create a task force on Hawaii’s future energy pathways, and HR 194/HCR 204 would ask the Public Utilities Commission to conduct a comprehensive analysis of cost reductions and financial risk. The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, the Hawaii State Energy Office, and the PUC offered support or comments on these measures, with environmental and industry groups also submitting testimony. Members questioned the Energy Office and PUC at length about errors in prior analyses, competitive bidding, and whether utility proposals could proceed through waiver processes; the PUC said any proposal would still be reviewed and that it generally prefers competitive bidding, while the Energy Office said some issues were being characterized differently and would follow up on waiver standards. Additional measures addressed data centers, liquefied natural gas, and utility oversight. HR 196/HCR 206 would convene a working group on the impacts of large data centers, and HR 197/HCR 207 would require conditions before the PUC approves LNG-related costs; testimony on LNG was split, with supporters urging caution and opponents arguing LNG should not be pursued. HR 193/HCR 2003 sought a written status update on implementation of the Hawaii Electric Reliability Administrator, and HR 191/HCR 201 and HR 33/HCR 33 dealt with sewage and wastewater issues, both drawing support from environmental and community groups. The committee also heard strong support for HR 141/HCR 149 on Red Hill remediation meetings and HR 190/HCR 200 on reassessing military PFAS cleanup decisions; the Board of Water Supply testified in support and described ongoing PFAS testing and concerns beyond Red Hill. The transcript ends as the committee moved into decision-making, with the chair indicating a recommendation to pass HR 12/HCR 10.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Energy and Natural Resources (04/22/2025)

Energy and Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • > to But at minimum pertaining to But at minimum pertaining to HB566,<00:18:00.240> if<
  • And capital investment projects like this go out over five years or more.
  • <01:04:05.680> And<01:04:06.160> capital electric customers.
  • And capital electric customers.
  • this is a garden variety utility capital this is a garden variety utility capital project<01:20:
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

Senate - Finance Mar 20th, 2025

Senate Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Uh, bill appropriates 1.2 billion, more than 1400 capital projects statewide.
  • We're, we're changing capital slowly.
  • This is 1.8 billion, I think, in capital. Um, Mr.
  • We have like 4 times more capital outlay available to us than we've ever had.
  • The year that we're gonna fix capital and based on your comments now.