Video & Transcript Research : 'fund perpetuity'
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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Housing Finance and Policy Committee 4/8/26
Housing Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> out of funding conversations. out of funding conversations.
- to to last in for this type of fund to to last in perpetuity<00:31:49.520><c> in</c><00:31:49.640><c
- </c> the available funding. the available funding.
- </c> haven't yet received MHCR funding. haven't yet received MHCR funding.
- . funding. funding.
Keywords:
housing, sales tax, homeownership, rent assistance, community stability, education, counseling, financial assistance, housing development, culturally appropriate services, HF1417, manufactured home parks, manufactured housing, mobile home parks, housing development fund, Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, MHFA, infrastructure grants, infrastructure loans, affordable housing
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- The House Bill 311 increases OSE's funding. The House Bill 311 increases OSCE's funding.
- And if you don't lift the cap, the money right now just goes into the fund, the environmental trust fund
- And if you don't lift the cap, the money right now just goes into the fund, the environmental trust fund
- We have had the funds available in the hazardous waste cleanup fund.
- It goes to the Environmental Trust Fund? That's correct. Okay.
Keywords:
HB 290, Act 426, sunset law, Department of the Treasury, Louisiana Treasury, re-creation, reauthorization, statutory entities, termination date, sunset review, Title 49, fiscal administration, state finance, agency continuation, legislative authority, insurance premiums, Municipal Fire and Police, dedicated fund, assessments, Louisiana legislation
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee May 1st, 2025
Finance and Taxation General Fund
Keywords:
state employees, meal allowance, per diem, travel expenses, Alabama law, HB542, district attorney, prosecutor, supernumerary district attorney, Employees' Retirement System, ERS, Alabama retirement, public employee retirement, pension, retirement benefits, post-retirement employment, salary cap, dual participation, double dipping, District Attorneys' Plan
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Budget Review Subcommittee on General Government (2-23-23)
Keywords:
KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4rBXVyBAeM, 2026-06-21T07:17:03+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start 00:00
Roll Call 01:56
Discussion 02:54 – John Hicks, State Budget Director
Jeremy Slinker, Emergency Management Director
Stephanie Robey, Emergency Management at Eastern and Western Ky
State Aid Fundraising for Emergencies (SAFEFUND)
Fund Appropriations
Safe Fund Process
Application Approval Process, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/18/2026 - Senate Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency
Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency
Transcript Highlights:
- The special fund is waived, and the ICA is required to prepare and file a notice of public information
- dated February 16th at 10:51 a.m. removes the waiver of a payment made in accordance with the special fund
- Can I just ask, where do you get your funding for your organization, NetChoice?
Bills:
SB1176, SB1186, SB1235, SB1286, SB1446, SB1458, SB1515, SB1616, SB1641, SB1668, SB1670, SB1678, SB1747, SB1787
Keywords:
stormwater, water storage, replenishment credits, groundwater, aquifer, Arizona Revised Statutes, disclosure, state contracts, procurement records, donations, transparency, EMS, reciprocity, interstate compact, paramedics, emergency medical technicians, licensure, public safety, military personnel, veterinary telemedicine
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- Since 1987, the Support Fund has provided funds to match private contributions and establish permanent
- I've always been curious about the endowment funds.
- The matching funds are placed with the private funds, and the corpus cannot be invaded.
- and maintain the purpose of the funds at those university systems that receive the funds.
- They're already funded. By whom? By the state? A non-existent board is already funded by the state?
Keywords:
higher education, accountability, curriculum review, faculty governance, disciplinary procedures, SB 28, Act 233, associate educator program, associate teachers, teacher certification, alternative teacher pathway, education workforce, teacher shortage, minimum age, age requirement, Louisiana schools, Title 17, R.S. 17:7.8, educator pipeline, teacher recruitment
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- So we do have a funding gap of $187 million. $134 million to fund projects.
- fund?
- Fund them.
- Martinez, with these projects typically being 100% funded from state funds, or... ...being 100% funded
- see the projects funded.
Keywords:
insurance, wildfire, flood damage, natural disasters, property coverage, water projects, appropriation, New Mexico, finance authority, infrastructure, New Mexico Finance Authority, funding, SB193, acequia, community ditch, irrigation works construction fund, water infrastructure, ditch infrastructure, irrigation, New Mexico water law
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- One, we want to fund the members.
- They're mostly federal funds.
- </c> funds.
- Um the federal funds are on line funds.
- I'll start on line 133: net general fund. The PUC has $3.8 million of general fund spending.
Bills:
HF2438
Keywords:
transportation finance, transportation policy, MnDOT, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, Metropolitan Council, highway funding, trunk highway fund, county state-aid highway fund, municipal state-aid street fund, state aid roads, local roads, bridge funding, road construction, transit funding, passenger rail, freight rail, aviation, airport development, safe routes to school
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- funding for Metro Transit.
- fund.
- The amendment retains the bridge funding that's in the bill but changes the funding source to the Met
- Council's active transportation fund.
- available in the fund.
Bills:
HF2438
Keywords:
transportation finance, transportation policy, MnDOT, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, Metropolitan Council, highway funding, trunk highway fund, county state-aid highway fund, municipal state-aid street fund, state aid roads, local roads, bridge funding, road construction, transit funding, passenger rail, freight rail, aviation, airport development, safe routes to school
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- funding for Metro Transit.
- fund.
- available in the fund.
- available in the fund.
- Uh that fund is dedicated to fund.
Bills:
HF2438
Keywords:
transportation finance, transportation policy, MnDOT, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, Metropolitan Council, highway funding, trunk highway fund, county state-aid highway fund, municipal state-aid street fund, state aid roads, local roads, bridge funding, road construction, transit funding, passenger rail, freight rail, aviation, airport development, safe routes to school
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 4/11/25
Transportation Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:04:05.680><c> changes,</c> because of these funding changes, because of these funding changes
- </c> transportation dollars are being funded. transportation dollars are being funded.
- that fund isn't used, it all goes back to the highway user tax fund.
- So, distribution fund. So, I'd ask fund. So, distribution fund.
- </c> is funded across the state for everyone. is funded across the state for everyone.
Bills:
HF2438
Keywords:
transportation finance, transportation policy, MnDOT, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, Metropolitan Council, highway funding, trunk highway fund, county state-aid highway fund, municipal state-aid street fund, state aid roads, local roads, bridge funding, road construction, transit funding, passenger rail, freight rail, aviation, airport development, safe routes to school
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 4/10/25
Transportation Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- And you can see that they're funded by General Fund, State Airports Fund, and Trunk Highway Fund.
- Fund appropriation.
- revenue fund.
- So this is from the General Fund to the Trunk Highway Fund.
- </c> allocation of searchcharge funds. allocation of searchcharge funds.
Bills:
HF2438
Keywords:
transportation finance, transportation policy, MnDOT, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, Metropolitan Council, highway funding, trunk highway fund, county state-aid highway fund, municipal state-aid street fund, state aid roads, local roads, bridge funding, road construction, transit funding, passenger rail, freight rail, aviation, airport development, safe routes to school
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- It's called the Line Fund, and the line is Linking Industry to Nursing Education.
- This competitive grant program provides matching funds.
- proposed another $30 million for this Line Fund pot, so we're not extending funds or asking for funds
- 30 million for this line fund pot so we're not extending funds or asking for funds we're just asking
- Action Fund.
Keywords:
Charlie Kirk, remembrance, free speech, civic engagement, youth leadership, nursing shortage, health care, education funding, workforce development, LINE Fund, monetary contributions, nonmonetary contributions
Summary:
The Committee on Education Postsecondary met with a quorum and first considered SB 1246, which would expand Florida’s Line Fund for health service workforce shortages. Senator Davis explained that the bill would broaden eligibility beyond nursing to include health science education programs and students, allow matching funds from private contributions, and permit use of funds for scholarships, faculty recruitment, equipment, simulation centers, and facility renovations. Senator Harrell asked for more specificity about which professions would qualify, and Davis said the bill was intended to add flexibility but could be made more concrete. Several witnesses supported the bill, and the committee reported SB 1246 favorably without additional funding being requested.
The committee then took up SB 194, which would designate October 14 as Charlie Kirk Day of Remembrance. Senator Martin said the bill would recognize Kirk’s influence on civic engagement, youth leadership, and constitutional education without creating a state holiday. The bill drew both support and opposition from public speakers, with supporters emphasizing Kirk’s advocacy for free speech and unborn children, and opponents arguing that his public statements on race, civil rights, and Black leaders made him an inappropriate figure for state honor. Members also debated whether statute was the right vehicle for such recognition and whether the bill could encourage future requests for similar commemorations.
A late-filed amendment by Senator Jones would have added George Floyd to the remembrance language, framing the issue as selective remembrance and pointing to Floyd’s death as another national reckoning. Senator Martin opposed the amendment as unfriendly, and it failed on a roll call vote. The committee then debated SB 194 at length, with supporters describing Kirk as a defender of open debate and opponents saying the bill would legitimize divisive rhetoric. The committee ultimately reported SB 194 favorably, with Senators Berman, Harrell, and Jones voting no, Senator Rodriguez and Chair Simon voting yes, and Chair Calatayud casting the deciding favorable vote. The committee then adjourned after a motion to record Tab 2 in the affirmative was adopted.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- use of this fund.
- some off, if you will, to a water fund.
- The fund, absent appropriations from the fund, will continue to grow based on the investment earnings
- So if I just do simple math, we funded the Water Development Board's Swift Fund this year at $2.5 billion
- So there are stimulus funds and then there are certain federal funds that are actually tied to economic
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- We really need to recognize that the state needs to fully fund this to an appropriate level, because
- This is not State General Fund money.
- No impact to the State General Fund. No, sir. Okay.
- The actual fund is for payment of cleanup sites for the state.
- Any money over that $6 million rolls into our ETF fund and then it pays for staff and stuff.
Keywords:
inmates, department of public safety, per diem, local correctional facilities, jail funding, insurance premiums, Municipal Fire and Police, dedicated fund, assessments, Louisiana legislation, hazardous waste, cleanup fund, environmental protection, state treasury, Consumer Price Index, law enforcement, firefighters, health insurance, survivors benefits, Lafayette
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- It can only be used for this fund, and this fund can only be used to reimburse the investigation and
- fund.
- fund. ...has allowed interfund loans from a district's transportation vehicle fund to its general fund
- , capital projects fund, or debt service fund, to balance its budget.
- to another school fund.
Keywords:
mortgage lending, fraud, prosecution, financial regulations, consumer protection, retirement, lump sum payment, benefits, pension, financial security, SB 6065, school district transportation, transportation vehicle fund, pupil transportation, school buses, electric school buses, zero-emission buses, bus fleet electrification, charging stations, vehicle replacement
Summary:
The Appropriations Committee held a public hearing on several bills. Senate Bill 5109 would raise the deed-of-trust surcharge that funds the mortgage lending fraud prosecution account from $1 to $5 and remove the current sunset date. Staff said the change would generate additional revenue for county auditors and the Department of Financial Institutions to contract with prosecutors on mortgage fraud cases. Testimony from King County and the Washington Association of Prosecuting Attorneys supported the bill, arguing the current funding has eroded and the increase would help sustain prosecutions; no opposition was heard.
The committee also heard Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5500, which would require DCYF’s biennial child care report to include a current cost-of-quality study based on a model developed with the early educator design team, in addition to the market rate survey. Child care advocates, providers, and a Ballmer Group representative supported the bill, saying the market rate survey alone does not capture the real cost of high-quality care and that the measure would improve future funding decisions. The fiscal note estimated a small ongoing general fund cost for DCYF to add survey questions and analysis.
Several retirement and human services bills were also heard. Substitute Senate Bill 5834 would broaden use of pension fund interest earnings for fund-protection expenses such as fraud prevention, audits, cybersecurity, and related legal costs, with no fiscal impact reported. Senate Bill 5835 would raise the threshold for DRS to pay a benefit as a lump sum from $50 to $250 per month, with a small systems cost and no actuarial impact. Engrossed Senate Bill 5872 would create the Pre-K Promise Account to receive gifts, grants, and donations for ECAP expansion; supporters from rural health coalitions, Snohomish County, and the Ballmer Group backed the public-private funding mechanism, while DCYF estimated staffing costs to track and administer the account.
The committee also heard Substitute Senate Bill 6007, directing WSIPP to study DCYF’s child welfare screening tools and their effects on outcomes, with a projected state cost of about $234,000, and Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 6019, which would revise home care rate-setting to ensure a larger share of Medicaid rates goes to direct care wages and limit administrative portions to 20 percent. SEIU 775 and a home care worker testified in support, saying the bill would close a loophole and improve caregiver pay. Finally, Senate Bill 6065 would allow school districts in binding conditions or enhanced financial oversight to use transportation vehicle funds more flexibly, including temporary loans or permanent transfers with approval; a rural education advocate supported it as a limited tool for distressed districts. No votes were taken, and the committee adjourned after public testimony on all bills.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:14:43.759><c> are</c> the freeway landfill These funds are the freeway landfill These funds are
- </c> waste management tax to help fund waste management tax to help fund Recycling<00:15:49.160><c> and
- </c> costs continue to increase and funding costs continue to increase and funding fall<00:20:24.120>
- </c><00:24:40.880><c> the</c> that go to the environmental fund the that go to the environmental fund
- ><c> state's</c><00:25:09.080><c> on</c> to the general fund but the state's on to the general fund but
Keywords:
solid waste management, resource management account, environmental fund, taxation, Minnesota statutes, homestead, property tax, classification, disability, resort properties, recreational use, commercial property, tax refund, estimated tax, interest on refunds, income tax, corporate franchise tax, S corporation, partnership, corporation
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- , which is what funds the MFP.
- , which does fund the MFP.
- , which does fund the MFP.
- So who's going to come up with the funding? I'm sorry, who funds this?
- the fund.
Bills:
HB165, HB175, HB198, HB272, HB457, HB488, HB566, HB603, HB763, HB902, HB909, HB971, HB981, HB1066, HB1125, HB1154, HB1231
Keywords:
HB165, lottery proceeds, Lottery Proceeds Fund, Veterans Service Grant Fund, constitutional amendment, veterans, military veterans, veterans' benefits, veterans services, family support, state lottery, education funding, Minimum Foundation Program, problem gambling, compulsive gaming, state treasurer, ballot proposition, constitutional referendum, lottery revenue, Louisiana resident veterans
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate - Health and Public Affairs Jan 26th, 2026 at 01:45 pm
Senate Health & Public Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- We created a fund called the New Mexico Capital Fund for big infrastructure projects.
- We combined other state funds. We combined capital funds. And we combined capital funds. Bonds.
- We combined other state funds. We combined capital funds and got to the total of $547 million.
- And so you're telling me it's already been funded a little bit right now, or not funded at all?
- What is a total all for funds out of this trust fund issue? Madam Chair, Senator Scott.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- I see $0, but it looks like we have a statutorily dedicated fund for $3 million in federal funds and
- So we utilize $3.3 million from that fund to meet that 750 additional... it's called the Cal Fund."
- monies and various Treasury funds.
- Storage Trust Fund.
- The funding is currently in there.
Keywords:
state budget, appropriations, education funding, public health, social services, government operations, state institutions, budget, funding, state general fund, local government, fiscal year, economic development, state treasury, emergency response, education, voting technology, sustainability, revenue sharing, fund distribution