Video & Transcript Research : 'LBA Briefing on Budget'
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AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- One voting, present, one-n-9-voting. Thank you.
- And their own line on them, there's been very small... ...funded in the budget for almost 15 years, and
- Participating states with a one-to-one match.
- The largest population that is becoming unhoused are elderly people on a fixed budget. ...population
- that is becoming unhoused are elderly people on a fixed budget, and our current administration is making
Keywords:
brackish water, groundwater, desalination, water resources, feasibility study, environmental impact, dementia care, telementoring, healthcare education, rural communities, grant funding, braille, disability access, education funding, state corrections, inclusion, produce incentive, agriculture, economic support, funding
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Civil Rights & Judiciary Jan 16th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Civil Rights & Judiciary
Transcript Highlights:
- We will have a public hearing on House Bill 2248 and executive session on House Bill 2158 and House Bill
- I'll keep this brief.
- Am I in the right one?
- Let's try it one more time. What? I know, I know, I'm the one who messed it up. Okay, okay, okay.
- Two minutes ago I was telling one of the other members on the committee that I'm rusty with committee
Keywords:
corporate filings, secretary of state, business entity filings, annual reports, foreign corporation, domestic corporation, nonprofit corporation, registered agent, trademark assignment, charities division, entity registration, foreign registration, ministerial filing duty, filing refusal, international student exchange, exchange visitor placement organization, doing business in Washington, remote worker, branch campus, notary certification
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Is he on here? Is he on here? Is he on here? He's over there taking a picture of her. Yes.
- Fred Costa, come on down, please have a seat. Roger Abshire, come on down, have a seat.
- I'm here testifying on...
- Ours is on the flag.
- Castillo, come on down. We have a seat for you. Will you come on down? Welcome. And Mr.
Keywords:
public school funding, education, budget allocation, financial transparency, state law, local control, fiduciary responsibility, public retirement systems, investment management, proxy voting, financial factors, insurance, political shareholder proposals, fossil fuels, greenhouse gas emissions, environmental regulation, discrimination, credit extension, social credit, value-based standards
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The Committee on State Affairs will come to order. Will the clerk call the roll? Bettencourt.
- President, I thank each of you for working with all this going on to be here.
- of one of those companies or of a subsidiary or affiliate of one of those companies, to appear before
- the state's public pension investments, or any investment or potential investment, practices on this
- There being 10 ayes, no nays, and one absent, the motion is adopted.
Keywords:
public school funding, education, budget allocation, financial transparency, state law, local control, fiduciary responsibility, public retirement systems, investment management, proxy voting, financial factors, insurance, political shareholder proposals, fossil fuels, greenhouse gas emissions, environmental regulation, discrimination, credit extension, social credit, value-based standards
Summary:
The Senate Committee on State Affairs was called to order and a roll call showed most members present, with one absent. The chair explained that the committee had arranged witnesses for a later meeting but had received responses from some parties declining to testify, prompting Senator Bettencourt to offer a written motion for subpoenas.
The motion authorized the committee chair, under Senate Rule 11.20, to issue subpoenas to BlackRock, State Street, or other financial services companies affecting Texas public pension investments, along with their subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, employees, agents, or representatives. The subpoenas would require testimony and production of records concerning investment practices, the impact on Texas public pension funds, and any investments intended to further political or social causes.
Members discussed the importance of obtaining testimony and the limited but necessary use of subpoena power. The committee then voted, with 10 ayes, no nays, and one absent, to adopt the motion. With no further business, the committee recessed until the call of the chair, planning to return after the local calendar.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Banks continue to discriminate on lending based on emissions.
- You registered on the bill?” “Yes, sir.” “I mean for or on?” “On the bill.” “Yeah, thank you, sir.
- The details on their report are available on my Substack.
- on shareholder value.
- on 1367.
Keywords:
public school funding, education, budget allocation, financial transparency, state law, local control, fiduciary responsibility, public retirement systems, investment management, proxy voting, financial factors, insurance, political shareholder proposals, fossil fuels, greenhouse gas emissions, environmental regulation, discrimination, credit extension, social credit, value-based standards
Summary:
The committee heard Senate Bill 945, 946, 2044, 2819, 2403, 2337, and 312, with all bills left pending after testimony. SB 945 would restrict insurance companies from denying or limiting coverage based on oil and gas activity or ESG-related goals, and supporters argued it would protect Texas energy producers from politically motivated shareholder activism and insurance discrimination. SB 946 would bar creditors from using social credit, ESG, DEI, or religious/political affiliation as a basis for denying or limiting credit; witnesses said it would prevent viewpoint-based financial discrimination and protect access to capital for Texas businesses. SB 2337 would require proxy advisory firms to disclose when recommendations are based on non-financial factors or when they give conflicting advice to different clients; supporters said the measure would increase transparency and curb ESG-driven influence over shareholder voting. SB 312 would direct public retirement systems to focus on financial returns rather than social or political objectives, with the author saying the bill responds to activist pressure on pensions and would reinforce fiduciary duty.
The committee also took up election and ethics measures. SB 2044 would strengthen electioneering restrictions for publicly funded education institutions and personnel, prohibiting use of official resources to promote political agendas; testimony focused on alleged school district electioneering in bond and tax elections. SB 2819 would prohibit county elections administrators from holding certain officer positions appointed by elected officials, addressing potential conflicts of interest. SB 2403, the Texas Ethics Commission sunset bill, would restructure complaint handling with a three-tier violation system, risk-based complaint prioritization, longer response times, bipartisan preliminary review panels, and expanded hearing options; members discussed amendments aimed at dismissing minor complaints, clarifying categories, and adjusting lobbying and penalty provisions, but the amendments were withdrawn during committee consideration.
Across the ESG and finance bills, invited witnesses from the American Energy Institute, Heartland Impact, Consumers Research, ADF Action, Texas Civil Justice League, and related groups generally supported the measures, arguing that banks, insurers, proxy advisors, and asset managers have used ESG or reputational-risk standards to discriminate against energy, agriculture, firearms, and religious organizations. No opposition testimony was presented in the excerpt, and the committee closed public testimony on each bill and left them pending.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/20/25
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, so budget and pricing are<00:28:58.880><c> based</c><00:28:59.120><c> on</c><00:28:59.440><c> local
- They calculate our staffing needs based on the size of our state Medicaid budget.
- They calculate our staffing needs based on the size of our state Medicaid budget.
- Uh, so a brief overview of this bill. This is something March has been working on year over year.
- We're on suicide watch, changing briefs,<01:36:05.600><c> helping</c><01:36:05.920><c> with</c><01:36
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 3/12/25
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- He said he looks forward to working on an actual budget from this committee going forward.
- He said you are in direct control of this budget that is in front of us today, and one of the few things
- </c><00:26:48.000><c> of</c> budget that is disappointing it's one of budget that is disappointing it's
- Just finally, this is the only omnibus budget bill that is being acted on this week.
- one.
Keywords:
Minnesota agriculture budget, Department of Agriculture appropriation, Board of Animal Health, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Office of Broadband Development, farm bill, rural development, agricultural grants, soil health, livestock compensation, crop damage, meat inspection, poultry inspection, county agricultural inspectors, biofertilizer, nitrogen management, commercial nitrogen fertilizer, water quality, farm down payment assistance, beginning farmers
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 3/3/25
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- It wasn't a full request, but we understand the challenges on the budget.
- It wasn't a full request, but we understand the challenges on the budget.
- It wasn't a full request, but we understand the challenges on the budget.
- You heard in the budget overview that the commissioners presented one of the things in the governor’s
- You heard in the budget overview that the commissioners presented one of the things in the governor’s
Keywords:
HF770, Rural Finance Authority, RFA, capital investment, state bonds, general obligation bonds, bonding bill, agricultural loans, farm loans, beginning farmer, new farmer, seller-sponsored loans, loan restructuring, agricultural improvement loans, livestock expansion, modernization loans, rural development, Minnesota agriculture, farm credit, chapter 41B
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Executive Departments and Administration (01/21/2026)
Executive Departments and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> on it. on it.
- Come on. Thank you, Mr. Chairman and committee members. And I will be very brief.
- Um, very brief. I spent 10 years on the Canadian Trade Council.
- I spent 10 years on 10 years very brief.
- </c> one in Berlin, not one. one in Berlin, not one.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Commission to Study Costs of Special Education (06/16/2026)
Transcript Highlights:
- And that's a hard one to do because when we're looking at other aspects of our budget, you're seeing
- And that's a hard one to do because when we're looking at other aspects of our budget, you're seeing
- And that's a hard one to do because when we're looking at other aspects of our budget, you're seeing
- These are all observations from the LBA audit on dispute resolution.
- </c><03:39:42.640><c> So</c> LBA audit on dispute resolution. So LBA audit on dispute resolution.
Summary:
The commission meeting focused on reviewing and correcting draft minutes and then working through a draft report on the cost of special education. Members made mostly clerical corrections, including clarifying references to Spalding, fixing acronyms such as LETRS, and cleaning up membership titles and appointee roles to match SB 57. The minutes were approved as amended, with some members abstaining because they were not present at the prior meeting. The chair also noted the commission’s deadline to complete findings and recommendations by July 1 and said the final report must be delivered to legislative leaders, the governor, the state librarian, and others.
The main substantive discussion centered on the report’s findings about special education funding. Members agreed the report should emphasize that the commission was created to study the cost of special education and reduce reliance on local property taxes. One draft section described FY24 special education funding as coming from three primary state and federal sources totaling about $152 million, or roughly 15% of annual costs, with the remaining 85% paid by local school districts through property tax revenue, estimated at about $825 million. Members discussed adding historical or longitudinal data to show trends over time, and some suggested attaching charts or tables showing funding over the last 20 to 30 years.
A second major topic was demographic data. The draft noted that statewide K-12 enrollment has declined since 2003 while the number and share of students with IEPs has increased. Members questioned whether the data compared like with like, especially given the growth of Education Freedom Accounts and charter school enrollment, and whether the figures included or excluded those students. Several members asked for clearer sourcing from the Department of Education and suggested keeping a list of unresolved questions, including the impact of the shift from ADMA to ADMR and the effect of the EFA program. The discussion ended with agreement to continue refining the report and to gather additional attachments and clarifications before finalizing recommendations.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Joint Legislative Performance Audit Oversight Committee (04/04/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- Okay, we'll move on. One question. I might have missed it.
- Okay, we'll move on. One question. I might have missed it.
- </c> Okay, we'll move on. Okay, we'll move on.
- </c> up on audits? up on audits?
- </c><00:23:08.400><c> the</c> me bring up one that was done on the me bring up one that was done on the
Summary:
The committee organized itself by electing Representative Griffin as chair and a senator as vice chair, then approved the prior meeting minutes. Director Young then gave status updates on several ongoing performance audits. The New Hampshire Commission for Human Rights audit was reported complete, with presentations already made to the fiscal committee and House Judiciary. The special education oversight audit is still in progress, with 17 observations already sent to the department, responses received on 14, partial concurrence on 12, and a full draft report expected in late summer or early fall. The education freedom accounts audit is also underway, with fieldwork focused on eligibility controls and expenses; staffing shortages at the department have slowed the work, and a draft report is hoped for in the fall. The Doorway program audit is in the planning phase, with a report targeted for the end of the year.
Members then discussed whether the committee should do more follow-up on completed audits. Several members said audits often identify issues that remain unresolved for years, and suggested a more active review process, similar to the Health and Human Services Oversight Committee, where agencies would return to report on what audit findings have been fixed and what remains outstanding. Staff noted that any such follow-up would take time away from new audit work, but said they were willing to consider the committee’s direction. Members also discussed using Transparency New Hampshire updates and agency self-reporting to help track progress, and there was general agreement to move toward a system of periodic follow-up on recent audits.
The committee also reviewed suspended and potential audit topics. Two Department of Health and Human Services audits, involving the Bureau of Elderly and Adult Services and out-of-date placements, remain suspended because of ongoing litigation. Two other DHS topics, contract management and the Bureau of Developmental Services, remain on the potential audit list. A member raised a possible Fish and Game topic based on constituent concerns, but agreed to wait after speaking with the new director. The committee concluded by agreeing that the audit division should compile a list of audits completed in the last 10 years, with members to identify which ones they want to revisit first.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm here to introduce House Bill 557 relative to the information that appears on the school budget, uh
- information would appear immediately before the question on the adoption of a school budget.
- on the school district budget<00:23:32.080><c> in</c><00:23:32.679><c> a</c> budget in a budget in a
- </c> I we don't vote on I we don't vote on um<00:24:02.320><c> the</c><00:24:02.760><c> budget</c><00
- cap on future budgets that to pass a tax cap on future budgets that would<01:06:43.760><c> strangle<
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- I um just reread my notes on the governor's budget speech.
- Um LBA can copy down Yes. Um LBA can copy down >> page<00:42:45.400><c> one.
- include it in their budget, but the problem was having April 1st on this.
- include it in their budget, but the problem was having April 1st on this.
- Their budget, but the problem was having April 1st on this.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- The meat of everything here on page nine is our House budget that was put forth.
- The meat of everything here on page nine is our House budget that was put forth.
- Looks like the university system budget is on page 1548 of your big binder.
- </c> work with the LBA on what that language work with the LBA on what that language would<01:56:53.040
- </c><02:10:52.400><c> our</c> present to you on our present to you on our FY2627 FY2627 FY2627 budget
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Chair, is she ready on that one? Oh, yeah. What's the number?
- Well, there's one. Which one is it? Uses? That's a big one. Why don't you go check for him? Okay.
- And then I'll try to get through, you know, on the one...
- Now, that one was much closer; this one was won by 51-49, but no one filed suit over that.
- time or on budget.
Bills:
SB3038, SB3045, SB3065, SB3069, SB3071, HB2025, HB2149, HB3370, HB4205, HB4506, HB5424, HB5652, HB24, HB3687, HB24
Keywords:
Fort Bend County, Municipal Utility District, MUD, special district, Rosenberg, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, TCEQ, ad valorem tax, bond issuance, assessments, fees, taxes, eminent domain, road district, storm drainage, infrastructure financing, development agreement, municipal consent, temporary directors, public utility district
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Let's see, what's this one?
- Six ayes, one no.
- Which one is this? No, this.
- We got one more hold on. Hold on, we have one issue that we have in the meantime.
- Hang on one second, hold on. That's the wrong script for HB 4205 and HB 3687. Hold on, we had two.
Bills:
HB24, SB3038, SB3045, SB3065, SB3069, SB3071, HB2025, HB2149, HB3370, HB4205, HB4506, HB5424, HB5652, HB24, HB3687
Keywords:
groundwater, conservation, water permits, sustainability, resource management, Fort Bend County, Municipal Utility District, MUD, special district, Rosenberg, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, TCEQ, ad valorem tax, bond issuance, assessments, fees, taxes, eminent domain, road district, storm drainage
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance (02/14/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- This budget sends more money to the local level and spends more on education than ever before.
- </c><00:03:30.400><c> year</c> burden on the budget for fiscal year burden on the budget for fiscal year
- c> budget</c><00:18:45.400><c> and</c><00:18:45.520><c> I'm</c> a ton of work on this budget and I'm
- </c><00:40:05.119><c> in</c> governor's budget focuses on uh in in governor's budget focuses on uh in
- We thank the LBA for getting us the budget books to everybody. Happy reading.
Summary:
The Finance Committee heard a briefing from the governor on her recommended fiscal years 2026-2027 budget. She described it as a “recalibration” that reduces general fund spending by about $150 million from the prior budget, avoids tax increases, and aims to protect vulnerable residents while supporting the economy. She said the proposal addresses a projected current-biennium deficit, cites lower-than-expected revenues and off-budget spending, and includes a hiring freeze and other spending reductions. The governor also said the budget is built on current revenue estimates developed with the Department of Revenue Administration and the state’s chief economist.
Major policy areas discussed included education, public safety, health and human services, housing, and workforce development. The governor said the budget increases spending on public education and special education, expands Education Freedom Accounts to public school students, funds a cell-phone-free classroom grant program, continues the community college tuition freeze, and supports workforce training. She also highlighted investments in the Group II retirement system for first responders, Northern Border Alliance and drug interdiction efforts, child advocacy and victim services, mental health services, developmental disability services with no wait list, and a streamlined housing permitting process with a 60-day review target.
Committee members raised questions about the fiscal assumptions, the impact of possible federal funding changes, the Education Freedom Account expansion, dam infrastructure funding, and workforce issues such as state employee pay and vacant positions. The governor said the budget continues funding for federal programs currently assumed, and that she would advocate for block grants and other federal flexibility. On dams, administration officials said the budget includes about $13 million in capital funding, with possible fee increases under consideration. On staffing, the governor said the budget funds the previously bargained 12% state employee increase, includes eight position reductions tied to program changes, and would allow those employees to be rehired if openings arise. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the briefing.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- on on this this discussions we have on on this this topic<00:59:45.440><c> what</c><00:59:45.599><c>
- LBA says on its own website that fiscal transparency is key to a healthy democracy and public scrutiny
- LBA says on its own website that fiscal transparency is key to a healthy democracy and public scrutiny
- LBA says on its own website that fiscal transparency is key to a healthy democracy and public scrutiny
- I ask for your support governor's budget I ask for your support on<02:50:37.880><c> a</c><02:50:38.000
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- proposed budget uh reductions in staff on page six.
- 00:57:03.720><c> One</c> budget in House Bill One budget in House Bill One that<00:57:06.559><c> I</c
- The House budget for this, it's on the compare page number 396. The House budget was $1.7 million.
- One thing that's been, I think, probably on the forefront of our minds as we've navigated this budget
- Get you back on track, hopefully. 2627 budget included staffing and 2627 budget included staffing and
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- So, in the final budget, the following wording was added, and this wording can be found on pages 149,
- c> through</c> >> in the budget those sections one through >> in the budget those sections
- </c><00:09:44.800><c> The</c><00:09:45.120><c> largest</c><00:09:45.600><c> one</c> funding in our budget
- The largest one funding in our budget.
- Those of us that sit on fiscal... every month we see all these grants coming through, and the LBA keeps